CONTACTS WITH THE PRESS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79M00467A002700110015-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: November 3, 1976
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
STATINTL FROM
Deputy Assistant to the Director 1x1% `C.` ~;'=
SUBJECT Contacts with the Press
Listed below is a summary of contacts with the press"
reported by Agency personnel for 2 November 1976. Vi
STATINTL
Media Representative Agency Contact Remarks
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Alan Webberman
Oswald and presented us
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Underground Press OA/DCI documents on Lee Harvey
STATINTL Pam Butler
Readers Digest
procedural questions".
When we pressed, she
Again calls to ask that
DCI receive Ed Epstein
for a discussion on 41'`
said this and her various
other recent questions
had to do with Epstein's
book project on Oswald.
We told her it is highly
unlikely that we will
have an input but that the
simplest way for her to get
an answer one way or the
other would be to
formulate all her questions
and give them to us. She
said she had to admit that
even she is not quite
clear on what Epstein
wants but she will try to
find out. This is to be
a biographical book.
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Barry Zorthian Mr. Falkiewicz He is interested in
Time ?
introducing President
of Tire , j i ml ShepI ev
to some people in D.C.,
including Mr. Bush. ',Ir.
Bush already busy on
15 November but we said
Mr. Bush expressed
interest in meeting him
at any time.
Ed Ulsamer Mr. Falkiewicz Lunched together. He
Air Force is interested in assistance
Magazine in preparing annual Soviet
Air Force Almanac
issue of magazine,
particularly for article
on Soviet military
technology.
Miscellaneous Items
STATINTL Bob Heinl
STATINTL Norm Kempster
Los Angeles Times
STATINTL Howard Handleman
U. S. News
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Asks how he can get in
touch with
to talk z,=i >.m about
the death of their mutual
friend, Ambassador
McClintock. We supplied
phone number after check
STAT
We called him to apologize
for not returning his
call late last week. He
said he would like a
briefing on Soviet civil
defense.
Says he has lost Soviet
economy report we recently
sent him and would like
another copy. Will send.
Also would like guidance
on meaning or significance
of the fact that the Syrians
have been letting the
Palestinians return to
Fatahland.
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STATINTL Harold Brecher
National Enquirer
Wants to know whether
Agency has a special
diet for those of its
people who have to be in
top physical condit_io:.
(He himself admitted
that this isn't terribly
exciting. I agreed.)
Barry Schweid
Asks whether we have heard
AP
anything definite about
Helms' resigning as
Ambassador today. Could
not help. Suggested State.
By Cl ark
Newsweek
Mr.
Falkiewicz Re article last Friday
on radio transmissions by
USSR.
STATINTL Tony Green
Asks again about~CIA's
Philadelphia
use of a Fairbanks
Magazine
Research Institute in
tracking extremist groups.
STATINTL Lewis Lapham
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