WIDENED INQUIRY ON BAKER IS URGED

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000100250024-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: February 13, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

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Type 'of Investigation'
FEB 13 1964
information he said i:ac bceni
designed to di scredi II li e t.:sti-'
pony of Don B. }:cynobl ,
witness in the Raker erase -whosei
testimony the White blouse h,ts~
ound en:barrassin g.
"Z cannot Say whether tied
resident played any part ins
this disclosure or not. I ";.mid! Alle' e'lly Front
suggest that he vigorously deny:
any implication and sternly dis-1 The Pearson note, running to.
ipline those who have brought, more than 60.0 l:ords, contained;
to White House into this kind! derogatory information alleged-j
of disrepute." l}' from Air Force files ahoutl
Meanwhile, the Defense De- Mr. Reynolds while: he was ai
tartment dealt warily to.lay student at West Point and
with. the question of allethcr!1'hile in the Air Force during
any of its officials had been in World War II. It purportedly
olved and the reported Ii ik? carried the signature of Mr.l
Fridge, identified as Special As-~
Sylvester to '('hi'de , sistant for Manpower and Per-i
Arthur Sylvester, Assistant sonnel.
Secretary of Defeni e for Public The Pearson columns
were
ffcilrs, told reporters at his described in this newspaper last]
egnlar news briefing today week as part of an effort by j
that he would "check" on the persons in or close to the White'
xistence of such a renprt, al- I-louse to discredit the Reynolds'
egedly prepared.within the Air testin-iony two weeks ago in the
oree. Baker case,
'Air Force Secretary Eugene hfr? Reynolds had told the
Zuckery refused to discuss the Senate Rules Committee about
uestion at all, }referring in- the gift of an expensive stereo
uir.ies to Mr. Sylvester. phonograph to Yr. Johnenn,
It is known, hn!wever, that in
-
Benjamin W. Fridge, a civil- then majority leader, in 1959,
fo?mation closely paralici ng
an pcrsonel officer of the Air and also said he had pressure to
some of that it the PratSOiI cni-?
Force whoS e name appears as have him buy advertising tmie
irons did enim.a.lLi from tiotn?cet:
the author of a purported sum-;on a Texas television station
within the \\~hite h o se,
ary of :?l i?. Reynolcis;s bade-Io::mcd by the Johnson family.
In response to a. question from
ground, refused to take cnllsl Mr, eynolds, who is in the
his lunch