RESPONSE TO MR. JULIAN GOODMAN, NBC, CONCERNING NBC CORRESPONDENT WELLES HANGEN

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I MAY 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR: Angus MacLean Thuermer
Assistant to the Director
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Chie , East Asia Division
VIA: Deputy Director for Operations
SUBJECT: Response to Mr. Julian Goodman, NBC,
Concerning NBC Correspondent Welles
Hangen
REFERENCE: Angus MacLean Thuermer memorandum for
DDO, April 13, 1976, Subject: NBC
Correspondent Welles Hangen
1. The attached draft letter for DCI si nature reflects
the following:
discussion with
at the time o r. amen
V U H
files concerned with Prisoner of War intelligence; review
of earlier DCI correspondence on this subject; and discus-
sion with Office of General Counsel in relation to Privacy
Act.
2. We have coordinated with NSA on the possible public
use of the attached draft, including reference to NSA infor-
mation. The mention of NSA, as shown in this draft, is
acceptable to NSA.
several weks onal time
further research on fringe in
formationecoulddbelundertaken.
3. This draft exhausts all the material which is
considered pertinent With
the reporting on prison camps and Communist
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order of battle in the Takeo area could be reviewed. None
of this information seemed significant to the case in the
past; it was not reviewed for this summary because of the
time limitation. If further research should be needed,
n1eis contact on extension
Attachment
As stated
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4 May 1976
Mr. Julian Goodman
Chairman of the Board
National Broadcasting Co., Inc.
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York City, New York 10020
Dear Julian,
When we met in your office
memo dated April 12, 1976, from
on April 13, you gave me a
Susan Grossi Forsyth to
Jay Gerber, summarizing information gathered by NBC on Mr.
Welles Hangen.
At my request thorough checks were made in the files
of Department of State, Department of Defense, and National
S
ecurity Agency,
as well as CIA. No
significant information
was turned up which was not referred to in the NBC summary.
No confirmed, definite information was found as to the fate
of Mr. Hangen. The same leads and disappointing efforts at
follow-up are mentioned in U.S. Government files as in the
NBC summary.
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30 April 1976
Mr. Julian Goodman
Chairman of the Board
National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York City, New York 10020
Dear Mr. Goodman,
It was a pleasure meeting you agai on the 13th of
this month in New York City. You as d me to review intel-
ligence information on Mr. Welles angen, the NBC corres
pondent who was captured by Co unist forces near Takeo,,
Cambodia, on May 31st, 1970. You also gave me a memo dated
April 12th, 1976, from Su n Grossi Forsyth to Jay Gerber,
summarizing informatio gathered by NBC. At my request
thorough checks were ade in the files of Department of
State, Department f Defense, and National Security Agency,
as well as CIA. No significant information was turned up
which was not referred to in the NBC summary. No confirmed,
definite in ormation was found as to the fate of Mr. Hangen.
The same eads and disappointing efforts at follow-up are
mentio d in U.S. Government files as in the NBC summary.
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One of the senior American officials in Cambodia during
1970 was interviewed in connection with this review of
available information. He confirmed from his own memory
that no information was found which indicated Mr. Hangen's
fate. As your summary states, Welles Hangen was riding in
an NBC car driven by a Cambodian named Chay You.Leng. Leng
was captured with the three NBC newsmen and subsequently
escaped. Leng stated that Welles Hangen was captured alive
and was last seen alive on Monday, June 1st, the day after
capture. No source was able to say positively that Mr.
Hangen was seen alive after that date.
On August 24th, 1970, the former Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency, Mr. Richard Helms, wrote to Mr. Robert
E. Kintner, summarizing information available at that time.
A copy of that letter is attached for your information.
Director Helms noted that the most substantial information
came from the NBC driver. His letter also extracted
information from a Cambodian army (friendly forces) report,
dated June 20th, 1970, of the sighting of American, French,
.and Japanese journalists captured by the "aggressors a few
weeks ago". In that report, "aggressors" implied the
Vietnamese Communist forces operating along the eastern border
of Cambodia, in the Takeo area. The Cambodian army report
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said the captured journalists had been seen near the coast
between Kampot and Kep. The location of these towns is
indicated on the attached map. This information is no
longer sensitive and may be used as you see fit. We have
no way to evaluate the information, except that it does
accurately reflect the composition of Hangen's group,
probably was not produced simply to please an American
official, does not contradict the few items of confirmed
information concerning the captured journalists, and cannot
be ruled out in terms of routes or areas denied to the
Vietnamese and Khmer Communist forces at that time.
As your own NBC summary accurately suggests, the only
other reliable information which was collected in the lengthy
investigation was an interview in 1970 by an NBC interpreter
who visited the town where the NBC driver said the journalists
were first held. At considerable personal risk, the NBC
interpreter, Mr. Chhun Bun San, interviewed the assistant
village headman of Tnol Bot, learned that two correspondents
had been killed near the village about the time of Mr.
Hangen's disappearance, and recovered the two bodies. The
remains were analyzed for dental characteristics by experts
in Saigon, and it was established that neither set of remains
could be those of Mr. Hangen. One of the skeletons was
definitely Asian, and the other was probably Asian, possibly
of mixed descent. One skeleton reflected a height of 5'6",
the other 5'7".
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I mention these details because Director Helms
considered as a hopeful aspect of the case the fact that
Roger Colne was captured with Welles Hangen; Colne had
considerable area knowledge and language ability. Our
information concerning Roger Colne ends on the same note
as the NBC summary - no definite information of survival
or death, simply a blank.
You may have noted that General Vernon A. Walters...
Deputy Director of CIA, testified on March 17th before the
House Select Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast
Asia. He testified that the North Vietnamese had maintained
a very detailed record of Americans captured, and that these
records were believed to be held in the Enemy Proselyting
Branch of the Policy Office of the Ministry of National
Defense. This information may be pertinent to Mr. Hangen's
case, since he was apparently captured by Vietnamese forces
and remained alive long enough so that records of some kind
may have been produced and forwarded to Hanoi through the
Vietnamese military channels.
I hope that this report will be of service to you and
to the family of Mr. Hangen. May I extend to them through
your courtesy my own profound sympathy and respect for
their patient search. I am sorry that it ends on this
inconclusive note.
Sincerely,
George Bush
Director
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6 MAY 1976
Mr. Julian Goodman
Chairman of the Board
National Broadcasting Co., Inc.
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York City, New York 10020
Executive Regietsy
Dear Julian,
When we met in your office on April 13, you gave me a
memo dated April 12, 1976, from Susan Grossi Forsyth to
Jay Gerber, summarizing information gathered by NBC on Mr.
Welles Hangen.
At my request thorough checks were made in the files
of Department of State, Department of Defense, and National
Security Agency, as well as CIA. No significant information
was turned up which was not referred to in the NBC summary.
No confirmed, definite information was found as to the fate
of Mr. Hangen. The same leads and disappointing efforts at
follow-up are mentioned in U.S. Government files as in the
NBC summary.
One of the senior American officials in Cambodia during
1970 was interviewed in connection with this review of
available information. He confirmed from his own memory that
no information was found which indicated Mr. Hangen's fate.
As your summary states, Welles Hangen was riding in an NBC car
driven by a Cambodian named Chay You Leng. Leng was captured
with the three NBC newsmen and subsequently escaped. Leng
stated that Welles Hangen was captured alive and was last seen
alive on Monday, June 1, the day after capture. No source was
able to say positively that Mr. Hangen was seen alive after
that date.
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On August 24, 1970, the former Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency, Mr. Richard Helms, wrote to Mr. Robert
E. Kintner, summarizing information available at that time.
A copy of that letter is attached for your information.
Director Helms noted that the most substantial information
came from the NBC driver. His letter also extracted
information from a Cambodian army (friendly Forces) report,
dated June 20, 1970, of the sighting of American, French,
and Japanese journalists captured by the "aggressors a few
weeks ago". In that report, "aggressors" implied the
Vietnamese Communist forces operating along the eastern border
of Cambodia, in the Takeo area. The Cambodian army report
said the captured journalists had been seen near the coast
between Kampot and Kep. The location of these towns is
indicated on the attached map. This information is no longer
sensitive and may be used as you see fit. We have no way to
evaluate the information, except that it does accurately
reflect the composition of Hangen's group, probably was not
produced simply to please an American official, does not
contradict the few items of confirmed information concerning
the captured journalists, and cannot be ruled out in terms of
routes or areas denied to the Vietnamese and Khmer Communist
forces at that time.
As your own NBC summary accurately suggests, the only
other reliable information which was collected in the lengthy
investigation was an interview in 1970 by an NBC interpreter
who visited the town where the NBC driver said the journalists
were first held. At considerable personal risk, the NBC
interpreter, Mr. Chhun Bun San, interviewed the assistant
village headman of Tnol Bot, learned that two correspondents
had been killed near the village about the time of Mr. 'Hangen's
disappearance, and recovered the two bodies. The remains
were analyzed for dental characteristics by experts in Saigon,
and it was established that neither set of remains could be
those of Mr. Hangen. One of the skeletons was definitely Asian,
and the other was probably Asian, possibly of mixed descent.
One skeleton reflected a height of 5'6", the other 5'7".
I mention these details because Director Helms considered
as a hopeful aspect of the case the fact that Roger Colne was
captured with r;elles Hangen; Colne had considerable area
knowledge and language ability. Our information concerning
Roger Colne ends on the same note as the NBC summary -- no
definite information of survival or death, simply a blank.
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You may have noted that General Vernon A. Walters,
Deputy Director of CIA, testified on March 17 before
the House Select Committee on ?Missing Persons in Southeast
Asia. He testified that the North Vietnamese had maintained
a very detailed record of Americans captured, and that these
records were believed to be held in the Enemy Proselyting
Branch of the Policy Office of the Ministry of National
Defense. This information may be pertinent to Mr. I-Iangen's
case, since he was apparently captured by Vietnamese forces
and remained alive long enough so that records of some kind
may have been produced and forwarded to Hanoi through the
Vietnamese military channels.
I hope that this report will be of service to you and
to the family of Mr. Hangen. May I extend to them through
your courtesy my own profound sympathy and respect for
their patient search. I am sorry that it ends on this
inconclusive note.
Sincerely,
Is7 Georg Sus6
George Bush
Director
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2h August 1970
Mr. Robert E. Kintner
2727 Q Streets 3t.:1.
Washington,, D. C. 20007
I am writing in rasux to your note of 12 Aug5 197o r.
We have searched our reeor ds here for all iz z atic. aver,,,
able on Hell es H igen and have also consultsd with our colleagus8 j a
Saigon and Phnom Penh. I am afraid the groal is pratt7 thin; with,
respect to solid information and ,st or what is kso-n to us is
probably also already kncan to you. To recaps ho var . this is what
cur inquiries have turned up.
W'elles Hangen was one of a nalti national party- of eight
news;..en and cameranen that disappeared on 31 May about thirty =Lie&
south of Phnom Penh. Apparez ly, the pup wa.s t' eUing aloe
Route 3 on a Journey frc Phn s Peres to ;'a'ia. the party was in
two vehicles, one a jeep., the other an 0x31 sedan. lil-th the jeep
leading, the two-vehicle cone-c^; ran into trouble along P rite 3
thirty r l es outside of Puffin Pert. The jeep was apparently a ushee
and all of its rasser_gers were killed, in; ludi r.; CB-S
_ corzespo*_.dent
George Sy.ert,.son, whose body Has found and recovered rear the ?.cuto 3
anbu.sh site a few days later.
several days a..P er the incident the Czu-,baaaxt driver of the
Opal, in which a_n;an was ri g, reaps erad-in P hnc Per-h- He
claimed to ha-,/n eacan3d fr the g oup's Co z.- - s t Captors aud said
that w erzea3 all persons in the Jeep were kcUed, the group in tha
Obi %including ',-:anger) had been : aptu'?"~ and take. away. Fe furti,h??? r
cLai.2ed that at the the of his escape they were a l alive.
.?othing really p sit ;re has t rt ed up siuc- than.
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imprecise and undetailed ct. tb com
sition of A : report does accurately: reflect the comps,
angers s group, it does not reflect what we would regard
as a probable movement direction for a group of foreign prisoners
captured where Aangen was ambushed. Although we are perhaps blinded
by our own preconceptions, we would have expected the Coats to
move the group in a nortlna3terly direction toward northeaster
Cambodia or Laos,. rather than south westward toward Kampot. appending a map to maks these locations and directiozo a little,
clear6r_)
a
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c in bota Canwoc .a and Viet
including indigenous assets: involved in screening the flow of refugaer
out of Cambodia. So far, we have been unable to pickup even any
new rumors. We understand that various approaches have beers made by-
Private individtzalar including persona affiliated with NBC, to
Poles, to other Cormvunist. sources and even to Sihanouk ?... to no athe
vail,
The only solid lead so far would appear to be the Cambodiazz
driver who, if properly interrogated, might be able to shed
fm-ti er li ht on the $ -? e a little..
g d..ntity of .a. ~.ants captors and the diaectioM
in which the group was headed at the time of the driver's alleged
escape. NBC is own people in Phnom Fe_nh who have nreadyr talc} tt
the driver and have direct access to him are in a much better poitiou =
to do this discreetly than we are.
I realize that the above sheds little new light, and
vides no co=fort. Our best guess -- P--.d ^,d re.~.4 merbe per'
_r, this is only a
gu
his ess -- is that if Hangen survived the first half hour or so after
hiss =.ediate. captures he is probably still-a. prisoner and,, in that
s probably all right. As you well know, the Gists did
take reasonably good care of and eventually released the sip to
captured trio of 'Richard Duduan, Elizabeth Pond, and =.ichael Morrow.
Let me end this letter on one vary z* ld_,.y upbeat note. At
the time of his capture, Hangan appears to have been acc
a French national and forg?t'? resident. t P .sd by
Coins who was servi ~. an-vs o~r C 3adia na.ad ?o~ar
ng as Hgen c ?araan. Colna has consida able
linguistic ability in Cambodian and Vietnamese and a vary detailed
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knowledge of the :hole area. His preserice could be a strory p3uz
factor in Hangen's ehaucas for surrrival.
If anything usal%l cones to our attention., 1 wilt let
yon
know i=ediataly.
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.chile this
imprecise and undatailed report does accura re act the compo-
sition of Hangen's group, it does not reflect what we would regard
as a probable movement direction for a group of foreign prisoners
captured where Hangen was ambushed. Although we are perhaps blinded
by our own preconceptions, we would have expected the Costs to
move the group in a northeasterly direction to, axd Tort tern
Cambodia or Laos, rather than southewastward toward Kampot. (I am
appending a sap to ma's these locations and directions a little
clearer.)
25X1 all of our sources
cone up D=r -KO we nave tappeci con cte in oorh Cambodia and Vietrs,
including indigenous assets involved in screening the flow of rafuoaem
out of Cambodia. So far, we have been unable' to pick up even any
new rumors. We understand that various approaches have been made by
private individuals, including per sons affiliated with _ TBC., to the
Poles to other Co unist sources and even to Sihanouk - to no avail;
The only solid lead so f.a~ would appear to be the Cambodian
driver who, if properly interrogated, r,d.ght be able to shed a little. .
further light on the identity of Hanen's captors and the direction
in which the group was headed at the ti-me of the driver's alleged
escape. NBC's o d-- people in Phnom Penh who have :Already talked to
the driver and have direct access to him are in a much better position
to do this discreetly than we are.
I realize that the above sheds little n Erg light and pro-
vides no comfort. Our best guess -- and remember, this is only a
guess -- i3 that if Hangen survived the first half hour or so after
his i adiate captures he is probably still a prisoner and, in that
sense., probably all right. As you well kno , the C op.,.:_rnists did
take reasonably good care o and eventually released the separately
captured trio of Richard Dudr-an, Elisabeth Pond., and Michael, ;sorrow.
Let me end this letter on o e very mildly upbeat note. At
the tine of his cap tom.: e, Hangen wears to have been accompanied by
a French national and long.ti -;~3 resident of Ce :hoo i.a n:,a..,ec1 Roger
Coln- who was serving as Hansen is ca e a"'an Coma has considerable
linguistic ability in C d bcdi an and :'ietnamess and a vs ;- detailed
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knowledge of the whale area. His preserice could be a strong plus
factor in Hangen's ehanc es for survival.
If anything useful toms to our attention, I Will let you
know isediately.
Always cordially,
Richard Helz
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Angus:
Mr. Bush talked with Julian Goodman today about
the possibility of getting together on Monday,
February 23rd. Mr. Goodman will be out of
the country on Monday but will contact me upon
his return re. setting up a meeting.
Will keep you informed.
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NBC National Broadcasting Company, Inc. Thirty Rockefeller Plaza
New York, N . Y.10020 212-247-8300
Julian Goodman
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
'Dear George:
February 9, 1976
The Honorable George Bush
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
Again, ou con atula_t_ions now that you have
been formally sworn in. You are probably immersed by now
in paper, so. you don't have to reply to this, but I do
hope you will give us a ca 1_1 when you are next in New York
and sit down and to z with a few of us -- He be_r S. Schlosser,
President o NBC; Richar C. Wald, President of NBC News --
about some ofrour common concern s..
strongest representations on his credibility as nothing more
than a working newsman and not an agent of a government.
We would like to discuss anything that is on your mind, but
this is'certainly one of the things on'our minds.
We enjoyed being with you at the Washington Press Club
dinner January 28, and my wife asked me to convey her apologies
for her early departure, but (no reflection on women's lib) Lee
Valeriani's cigar was beginning to get to her.
Hangen, missing seven years next May in the fighting in
Cambodia. "During our early and still unavailing efforts to
find out anything about him, we were advised to make the
Executi a Regiahy
q ell
We are naturally distressed by the degree to which
the use of reporters by the CIA reflects upon and endangers
our reporters all over the world. I mentioned to you Welles
Best regards, and best wishes.
Sincerely,
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2206 K STREET ? SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95816 ? PHON I N C.
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May 5, 1976
Mr. William Colby
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Colby:
The Comstock Club is still very much interested in address our membership. Therefore, I am again renewing having you
vitation.
g our in-
the time of our previous correspondence, o were unable to
fit a visit into your schedule since y
to be in California. You had nou
immediate plans
The Comstock Club, through its open forums has force in northern California because it brings toc~ts memberl
and the citizenry at large, a deeper insight into the basic i
facin ship
g our democratic society. ssues
We heartily look forward to the day when you can be with us, Colby, for we value your responsible ideas based upon valid
periences and Mr.
informed speculation, ex-
Perhaps later this year you can include
Comstock Club during one of your trips to thepWestnCoast. the
Very truly yours,
Tim: jj
Judge Th as J. MacBride
President
OF DIRECTORS: Judge Thomas
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able *Dr. James Bond ? acBride, President ?Donald E. Sams, Vice President ?
William D. Comstock ?p James J. Waterburv Q-_.____
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May 4, 1976
Dear Mr. Lininger,
Thank you for your thoughtful invitation
inviting me to speak to the 'T'ucson Rotary Club.
I'm going to keep this in mind. Perhaps you
and I can discuss it at the Grove this summer.
I will be there the second weekend staying at
my camp - Hillbillies. I'd like to come back
to Tucson, if for no other reason than to check
up on my great friend John Ham.
Warm regards,
Sincerely,
George Bush
M r. Schuyler Lininger
Patron Grande
The Lodge on the Desert
306 North Alvernan Way
Post Office Box 6669
Tucson, Arizona 85733
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306 north alvernon way tucson, arizona 85733
(602) 325-33"
April 27, 1976
Mr. George Bush
5161 Pailisade Lane, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20016
Dear Mr. Bush:
Our mutual friend, John Haugh, suggested that I
er
a fellow Bo
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drop you a brief note.
ou
e going to
have received the announcement that y
da
y.
be speaking in San Francisco to
:I thought how nice it would be if you could try to
lk to our Tucson Rotary Club,
t
a
tie that in with a
which has about 250 members. I happen to be Pres-
ident of the club this year and dy course Doc is
one of our members.
I would appreciate it very much if you would consider
coming to visit us and I am sorry that you are unable
to do it at this time. Doc thought a gentle remin-
der might induce you to keep us in mind for a Wed-
nesday some time in the future.
Incidentally, if you are at The Grove this summer,
I am a member of Faraway which, as you know, is at
the end of River Road.
Thank you again, and with best wishes, I remain,
Cordially,
1 /
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