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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000400130017-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: June 11, 1962
• Content Type: MFR

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11 June 1962
1. James Cunningham, John McMahon, Shef Edwards, Larry Houston,
and I met with the Acting DCI this afternoon and discussed the Powers'
situation.
2. Mr. McMahon said that Powers has been told that there is White
House pressure, via Pierre Salinger and Bobby Kennedy, for him not to
write. I asked who told Powers, since I had called Salinger at Mr. Houston's
suggestion, and the only one I told was Mr. Houston. Houston pleaded "not
guilty."
3. General Carter mentioned that Mr. Helms had reported that Bobby
Kennedy said he had been approached by Wise and Ross, who have heard that
Powers is writing a book, and they wanted to point out that they had
classified information which they did not use in their U-2 book, so they
wish to protest Powers' doing a book on matters not contained in their book.
1+. General Carter read a memorandum of last Friday signed by Powers
but prepared by a cleared lawyer in which Powers stated that the General
Counsel's office and Security authorized him to enter into deals and to
write a book or articles as he saw fit. Mr. Houston denied any personal
knowledge of such authority but said someone on a lower level might have
done it. Col. Edwards remained silent.
5. Mr. McMahon said that since Powers acted in good faith in paying
a retainer to the lawyer, who was recommended to him by Mr. Houston's office,
that CIA should reimburse Mr. Powers for the expense he had been put to if
he now will not be permitted to write a book. No one objected to this.
General Carter said he thought the idea sounded like a fair and equitable
one.
6. I stated my understanding as a result of my talk with Salinger, who
had talked with Bobby Kennedy, that since CIA controls Mr. Powers, while he
is in our employ, we must see that he does not write nor enter into any
contracts to write, but that in answer to inquiries we will maintain the
President's position that he is a free agent but our Security regulations
still apply.
7. I pointed out that Mr. Powers had submitted to LIFE magazine an
outline of a story he would write for them for a price, and that the press
contact did not come through my office and Powers did not comply with our
regulation. I recommended that Powers be handled like anyother CIA employee
and be required to submit the request to Security, Security in turn would
furnish the papers to us as usual, and I would disapprove the request,
because also the Director is on record as saying he did not wish Mr. Powers
to write or to enter into a contract to write while in the employ of the CIA.
General Carter said this is really a tough one and, the DCI will have to make
a decision, "ut I agree with everyone of you."
STANLEY J. GROd&
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