PARIS PAPER BLASTS CIA BY NAMING SPIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01314R000300480030-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 2, 2004
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: January 14, 1976
• Content Type: NSPR

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NW YORK DAILY Nr~ dS
14 January 1.976
Li-ans Paper''
B-lasts CIA by-
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Paris, Jan. 13 (UPIY -- The
extreme left-wing newspaper
Liberation published today a list
of 32 persons it says belong to
the French network of the U.S.,
Central Intelligence Agency.
Liberation said the list was
;compiled after a long investiga-
,tion by reporters :who were help-
ed by :>ymericans "disgusted by
clandestine intervention of their
government throughout the
world."
Liberation said it was cooper-
ating with the American maga-
zine Counterspy, which last year
? "We don't wish anyone to
meet death," Liberation said in
reference to the slaying last
month of Richard Welch, the
CIA station chief in Athens.
Welch was shot to death by
three gunmen after Counterspy
and an Athens newspaper. -
In Washington, Robert Fun-
sethr a, spokesman -for-the-State
Department, said publication of
the list was "contemptible and
inflammatory."
"Experience has shown that
the printing of such, lists is ex-
tremely irresponsible," Funseth
said. "It can incite lunatics and
fanatics to attack diplomats."
Liberation devoted most _ of
today's issue to its attack on the
CIA and its alleged Paris opera-
tions. It gave the namesof what e
it claimed were CIA agents, in-
cluding, in many cases, their ad-!
dresses, post office boxes on
telephone numbers.
the world.
published the names of alleged
-CIA bureau chiefs throughout
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