MITCHELL DENIES MAIL-OPENING ROLE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-01208R000100240032-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2011
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: October 25, 1975
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

STAT Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/22 : CIA-RDP90-01208R000100240032-2
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Katzenbach had - been in- . 6ividuais involved in the
nmmittee that he thought the formed of at.-least, some mail .:peace movement, teaching
IA was simply coing a o ninon.. ' and 'irnen'sgroups.
mail cover" . operation"., The '-FBI:. records also -iBI officials testified that.
recording information . oil showed a concerted effort by t ev 'conducted eight major
nvelopes) and that the spy-, the Johnson administration to - rlaii-opening projects bet-
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