GADHAFI'S CBS INTERVIEW AND RELATED STATEMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP05-01559R000400390001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 28, 1980
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJECTS 'OAOHAFI?'S -CBS (INTERVIEW AND ,RELATED ;STATEMENTS
MuAMMAR
1. COLnOAD~RECEIVED HARRY REASONER OF CBS IN A,TENT NEAR
B GHAZ ON JA UARY 25. I SPENT TWO HOURS WITH REASONER
( ALI AL MOUDAIRIOF THE LIBYAN1PEOPLES BUREAU) WHEN
M BRIEFLY 'PASSED 'THROUGH TRIPOLI .JAN 27 =EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK.
HE-SAID A DECISION WOULD BE MADE JAN 28 WHETHER TO USE
ANY OF 'THE ?TV INTERVIEW ON CBS NEWS OR 'SAVE IT ALL FOP ;THE
60 .MINUTES 3PROGRAM ;TWO IOR ,THREE WEEKSHENCE.
2. 'FROM REASONER'S ;COMMENTS `IT -DOES NOT APPEAR THAT IOADHAFI
SAID ANYTHING,ENTIRELY (NEW :OR :OUT:RAGEOUS :THIS TIME. :THE
OVERALL IMPRESSION ,OF ';THE INTERVIEW WAS,POSITI`VE? EXCEPT ;ON
PALESTINE WHERE'OADMAFI'REPEATED;HI.S CALL FOR,THE REMOVAL OF
ALL JEWS WHO ARRIVED AFTER 1947.'GADHAFI'.S REPLY TO,QUESTIONS
ON AFGHANISTAN WERE SO!NUANCED THAT NEITHER
REASONER NOR HOUDA IR I WAS ABLE ?TO 'GIVE A -CLEAR VERSION