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MEMORANDUM FOB.DR KI INGER

 

Q'This memo supplemenTs earlier information that I communicated orally to-

Gen. Haig pertaining to a prospective story by the N. Y. Times covering

"Hill Sullivan dismissal by J. Edgar Hoover.

'There is little doubt in my mind that the article will be published in one
form.or another. -Ben Welles appears to be very well informed from a variety

Tyof sourc.es, is convinCed that Hr. Hoover should be forced to retire and that 
. the pressure from the Times will further that objective. His editors at
the Times are putting the heat on Welles to submit his article. I believe 

Ithat their objective is also to discredit Hoover and force him out but

probably for other reasons than  -that asserted by Welles.

There is also the possibility that the sullivan case will be supported by
Iliberal Democrats whose motivation will be to discredit Mr. Hoover, and
to cabarrass. the administratidn. This would- provoke a reaction on th 
?part of Hoover's friends of the right wings of both parties. A

Through Deputy Attorney General Martian,. I have kept the Attorney General ..7

Hqinformed of the situation as I have learned it.

If he is not already knowledgeable, the President should be made aware of

rthis potentially "hot potato." From our June meeting, the President is A

aware of'the PFIABs vie s\of the_importance to the National Interest of more"

-;.aggressive clandestine exploitation of foreign intelligence Within the U-S.

NIISullivan has been a strong advocate of such action. His talents and dedication

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will be sorely missed.

In view of the obvious politica? ramifications of the problem, no specific
recOmmendation is made at this time. .

 
   



Ge rge W. Anderson, Jr.t 1=

 

 

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