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CIA-RDP80R01731R002400090050-6
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 14, 2016
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August 19, 2003
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50
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Publication Date: 
May 18, 1974
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CABLE
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Approved For Release 2003/08/25 : CIA-RDP80R01731 R002400090050-6 25X1 REFSt A. B, 25X1VISIT *The decision on whether or not to reschedule the Monday meeting is left to General 'Walters THERE IS OF COURSE SOME POSSIBILITY THAT GENERAL WALTERS' MIGHT COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PRESS OR 25X1SOME EELS IT UNLIKELY THAT VISIT WOULD COME TO PUBLIC ATTENTION; COS WOULD NOT 25X1 GO QUITE THAT'FAR. NEITHER IS TOO CONCERNED IF OTHER OFFICERS LEARN ABOUT THE VISIT AS LONG AS IT NOT TOO SECRETIVE. THERE IS, IN SUM, SOME POSSIBLITY OF GENERAL WALTERS' VISIT BECOMING KNOWN, AND THEY HAVE TO, WANT TO BE IN BEST POSITION TO EXPLAIN IT IF 25X1 2. COS HAS A SUGGESTION. HAS ACCEPTED THE 25X1 IDEA OF A LATER VISIT, HAS ALREADY BEEN ASSURED HIGH-LEVEL INTEREST THROUGH THESE EXCHANGES. STATION DOES NOT BE IEVE BELIEVE THE RUMORS OF WHICH PERHAPS REMOVES SOME OF THE URGENCY. 25X6 SECRET Approved For Release 2003/08/25 : CIA-RDP80R01731 R002400090050-6 Approved For Release 2003/08/25 : CIA-RDP80R01731 R002400090050-6 25X1 TO HANDLE THE VISIT AT A MORE ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF REPRODUCTION BY OTHEM T W ISSUING OFFICE IS PFOHISMi IF IT WERE POSSIBLE TO RESCHEDULE THE VISIT FOR HE END OF GENERAL WALTERS' TRIP TO F---1OR EVEN LATER, THINGS WOULD HAVE QUIETED LDl\ DOWN MORE AT THEI IAND THERE WOULD BE EVEN LESS LIKELIHOOD OF THE PRESS KNOWING, OR, ALTERNATIVELY, WE WOULD HAVE MORE TIME TO ATTEMPT ESTABLISH OUR NEW LIAISON LINKS AND TJ PERSUADE THE 25X1 DISCRETION. 25X1 3. FYI: THE FOR 20 MAY. E2 IMPDET. S E C R E T STILL HAS HIS APPOINTMENT WITH ILLEGIB S E C R E T 25X1 Approved For ReWe 2003/08/25 : CIA-RDP80ROl731 RCW00090050-6