DONOVAN'S ROLE AS 'AGENT' DENIED

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000200010063-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 63
• Publication Date: October 12, 1962
• Content Type: NSPR

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OCT 12 1962
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ROLE arl threats by an enemy nv-ij !'Ilum t outs Fuuc lon mss
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"f)ptilisistic" Donovan return ie tige of the United ''Sts Will Assistant $etretary largely'
from talks in Havana .. Page`, e_ forever irreparably, h ed, r ite ated e vtbts of Dean Rti tr;
declared Cramer. #ary i 'St e, Saying tIie~Ad-'
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State for Latin American, Affair! 4 veteran of, the anis, - mer- The Administration, Marlin said,
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arks, Lord help i that `+ rFl nov ? .w e" to try to accomplish this
Martin said that Donovan, the IF
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of c s Senate and the man wh Cramer has bees one? e blockade of theisland d state.
n, abated the release of Franc most vocal agitator in Coe choice of means fotdealing
or action against Cuba. the. problem hs Ro be
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town on several details.
Demands Investigation
Cramer ? (R., Fla.) demanded a diate investigation on r
sentative Cannon (D., Mo.), chair
man of the House Appropriation,
Committee, and Representzti'
Morgan (D., Pa.), chairman o,
Cramer said he was "deeply
disturbed" that "dollars fron
CIA funds" might be -used to pa;
Castrdt 'for the prisoners' frep
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"This is about the gre