ANONYMOUS LETTER RE JOHN J. CAULFIELD

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01482074
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2017
• Case Number: F-2007-00094
• Publication Date: March 15, 1974

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Stan: Attached is for transmittal to the
FBI per our telephone conversation this
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Exec. Secretary,
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Deputy General Counsel
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15 March 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting Director of Security
SUBJECT : Anonymous Letter Re John J. Caulfield
REFERENCE : Memo to D/FBI fr Acting D/Security dtd
5 March 74, Same Subject
In accordance with the DCI's instructions, it is requested
you forward the attached anonymous letter in accordance with that
procedure established in the referent memorandum.
cc: IG
OLC
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Office of General Counsel
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5 MAR 1974
OGC SUBJ: WATERGATE
(case filed)
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Watergate lacideat Anony:aous
Concerning Jo 4n J. Caulfield__
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Forwardal .hereitith for your Infarmation aa any
nctiou you nay delsa atIpropriate is �aa anonyuous1.ttr,
dat44 27 retireary 104j, which w.;.,s recoiva4 *. the Central
Litelligeuce 4eac7 on Or atAout 1.:"..nrch 1174.
Z. The letter aakes refereace to 15 allezed con-
spiracy to overthrow tho President. Ina writer clakos that
a conspiracy Aisuaaed *aateriate' was LepldAtauted el
Aoteard :cluut aad G. Gordon 1.1day atiU .an be llro%en throult
its weal.est link. John J. Caulfloi.;." Ina writer says that
Pr. Cau1fie14 was entrap-pea in the conspiracy and kriows a
good doal, although� not all, about it. Me ariter says
further that Ar. Caulfield is sufficiently frizhtene.f. and
sick at !wart "to finally -areak dowa and brea:4 opon a con-
spiracy vlUch nas rea.ainea secret and closua for far to
long."
3. This Office will you advisea of
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Director of Security
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11 March 1974
John J. Caulfield never, never, never transmitted an offer of
clemency, or any other offer of that kind, to James McCord or to
anyone else, via John Dean or any other person. Caulfield was
forced by threats to make such statements and desperately wants
to tell the truth, but has been and is being terrorized into
sticking to these lies. Caulfield therefore remains the weak
link that can be broken in order to break the chain of conspiracy
aimed at overthrowing the President and dangerously--perhaps
irreparably--weakening the American government in preparaticn
for its eventual takeover through a seemingly "free" elective
process.
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4 March 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Anonymous Letter Re John J. Caulfield
Office of Security, advised me this afternoon
that he had passed the original copy of the attached anonymous
letter regarding John J. Caulfield on to the FBI, who in turn will
pass it on to the Special Prosecul-^�,-
Attachment
cc: OLC
IG
Executive Secretary
C8a6t,
Deputy General Counsel
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z/27/74
The conspiracy to overthrow the President and, with it weaken the American
government sufficiently for its 'quiet" overthrow -- a conspiracy mis-named
"Watergate" -- a conspiracy implemented by E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy,
can be broken through its weakest link, John J. Caulfield. Mr. Caulfield
knows a good deal about the conspiracy into which he was entrapped, although
not all of it. He knows enough, however, and is sufficiently frightened and
sick at heart, to finally break down and break open a conspiracy which has
remained secret and closed for far too long.
EISEHHOWER�US
Mr. William Colby, Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
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