CIA CRITIC ARRESTED AT L.A. AIRPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00845R000100160010-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2010
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 5, 1982
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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Landis suggested t1'
the CIA helped stage
the C041pin.Otile,
confiscated materials
t "weir going
to be
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urned over to the CIA," but
Hollander said the items remained
in the custody of the Customs Ser-:
Hollander "categorically denied
that Landis's earlier criticism of the
CIA had anything to do with the ar-
rest or the confiscation of the
professor's property.:.:.:
A local universit? ._ of ' . In the latef 19-70s,'. Landis pub.
CIA critic was arrested by U S. Cusa fisheda book, ?'Death in Washin
toms agents. who seized his books ' ton,- about the assassination of ()r-'
microfilm, videotapes and slides as lando Letelier, Chile's foreign min-
'he returned to Los Angeles from a ister under the Marxist government
trip through Latin America, off,- of Salvador Allende..
dais said Thursday. In ' the book, Landis
Eyed Landis,' a that the CIA helped stage the
teacher at California State Univere bloody coup that.. overthrew ' Al-
city, Los Angeles, and author of a lende. In his accusations, Landis
book- critical of U.S. intelligence named some CIA personnel, includ-
operations in Chile was taken into ing the CIA's case officer for Chile,
custody at Los Angeles Interna- David 4tleePhillips.
tional Airport on Monday on an auto . Phillips and other' former CIA
theft warrant stemming from a dis- agents have sued Landis? over the
pute with a car rental agency.: book.
Like those of all people passing' I Spokesmen for the-Covert -Action:;
through 'customs here, Landis" I Information Bullentin, published in
name was run through . a'computer I Washington, D.C.% say Landis, is a I
Upon his arrival, "and we got a hit," frequent contributor. His most re- -..
said Jerome Hollander, a public-af- cent article, "CIA Media Operations
fairs officer for the U.S. Customs in ' Chile Jamaica,-.' and Nicaragua;'.
Service. was published in the bulletin on
Wednesda ~~
tivL' "It indicates} that he?was a fn
and the warrant was still i ?_, s
o
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utstandin
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g,oander said. ,On -:
that basis he wasarrested:..
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"The ixisoector then became sus
picious th
h
at
e (Ladis)ih b
n mgte in-:
violation of a . section of the, U.S.` I
Code dealing with sedition ,. The .
microfilm, (Plus) the fact that he..!
came here from - Cuba, . probably`ajj
aroused that suspicion
"'We detained-.r ' - videotapes,.. certain ''items-
the' microfilm'.hooks
and slides-to see whether they.';
were in violation of that section." :;
Landis told his attorney that the.
inspector had advised him that the ;
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