ACCUSATION OF U.S. BASES IN KENYA: ODINGA LETTER TO CONGRESSMAN WHITE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00148R000200450015-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 12, 2008
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: May 3, 1982
• Content Type: CABLE

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C 0 N F I D ENT I A L STATE 116970
E.O. 12065: GDS 4/30/88 (BAKER, RICHARD W.)
TAGS: MARR, MPOL, PEPR, KE, US
SUBJECT: ACCUSATION OF U.S. BASES IN KENYA: ODINGA LETTER
TO CONGRESSMAN WHITE
2. DEPARTMENT DELIVERED OGINGA ODINGA LETTER TO CONGRESS-
MAN WHITE'S STAFF. PAUL TSOMPANAS. A PROFESSIONAL STAFF
MEMBER OF THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, ON APRIL 29
AND SUGGESTED NO REPLY WAS NECESSARY. IN DOING SO
DEPARTMENT PROVIDED BACKGROUND ON OGINGA ODINGA'S POSITION
IN KENYA AND HIS ATTEMPTS. IN THIS CASE, TO EXPLOIT THE
COMMITTEE'S PUBLIC REFERENCE TO THE RDJTF FOR DOMESTIC
PURPOSES. TSOMPANAS AGREED ON BEHALF OF-.CONGRESSMAN WHITE
WITH EMBASSY'S APPROACH REFTEL A - I.E. THAT EMBASSY
ACKNOWLEDGE LETTER AND REFUTE ITS FALSE ALLEGATIONS OF
U.S. BASES IN KENYA AT APPROPRIATE TIME.
3. PLEASE ADVISE OF ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS AS RESULT OF
ODINGA LETTER. HAIG
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