10d-t0074-10070 ' a8 follows; Le _— eo S supp . Branch/0Ss Zeer ATL~-21-75 sanroRANH FUR. TRE RECORD | 21 Febraacy 1 1975 hit § up to Cali-In to Agency Headquarters /dohn Daniel rrollton, Georgia Wade mt Office ATL~4-75, 14 January 1975, same subject 1. On 13 February 1975, Speetal Agent (fnu) Austin of the Special Investigations office of the US Bureau of Customs Atlanta office (Phone: (404) 526-7731) called and wanted to speak to the writer of thie memeramlum. We vere out of town at the time and he asked the secretary, who took. his call, to have us return his call Tuesday noerning (18 February) when we returned, Wa called Bim back the morning or 18 February 2. Me. Austin said that the reason he was calling wae with regard to a contact he had had from a friend of “Den Williamson” (the individual - whe had called ony Agency and whe wae the subject of the abeve-raferenced — nemorandum). The information that Austin had te impart was essentially ty . 3. Willtamsen's friend, whe was the one that Williamson called us about with regard to information on the shipment of arma and the impending overthrow of a foreign country (see cited mesorandum), had contacted Austin. and asked that Austin try to set up a meeting between him (Hilliemson's friend) and us (Austin and Peterson). He had prowided Auatin with our name and phone number which had been given him by Wilifemgson. We told Austin - thet we-had only talked with Williamson cae time—on the phone—when Williamson had sought to set up a agating between us and bis friend, and . that we had never met Uillianmson's friend and knew nothing abont him other than wheat Williamson had told us on the phone. We told Austin that we kad  givea our name and offieca phone nusber to Williamson because Williamson had said his friend would like to get tn touch with us, and further told him that siace that time (7 January 1975) we had had no call from him—which, ga said, seemed atrange for someone apparently so eager to contact us. ‘We inforzed Austin that we often get crank calls and wa don't just go around meating with people who call up on seme weird subject. We said that we were . surry now that we had ever given Williassen our number. We also told Austin — that the typa ef informarien that Villiamsen spoke of —shipment. of arms to. other countries-—-wags something entirely outaide our area of jurisdictiosr, and that should Williauwsoa's friend call or had he called we would sugess that ne provide his information to the Far. B 2 INPDET CL BY 010650 © Vencaewses teat atonal
14-00000 COMTIBEN TEA ; Go Atlee WAL ATE-21-75 21 February 1975 4. Austia sald that Williamson, hinsalf, had not been in touch with him. We understood Austin to say that Williameon’s friend was a past informer. Austin said that the last time he had talked with hia he had told Austin about a ‘super dopa deal” that apparently Custeas vas never able to confirm. Austin described him as ome who seams to have ‘flights of faney,” and at one point in his conversation with us he said, “I'm ‘yeally a littie leary of the suy.” According to what Auarin said, Williamson's friend had told him that “they (whoever “they may bea) were running gums iuto Nicaragua and inte Maexice supposedly through the Port of Laredo, Texas. Austin said that they had had peapla doing some checking at Laredo and sao far nothing had checked out. 5. Wdiildamgon's friend had told Austin that he “was only going to do thia (provide information) for the money,” and sofaty was discussed. When the figure of $50,000 waa brought up, Williamsen’s friend indignantly told Austia words to the effect: “I can go te the CIA and they will pay me more than that just for tha information.”. When Austin told him to ge ahead, Willdameon's friend said “Well, as a matter of fact, this friend of wine (apparently referring to Williamson) already has." Then he asked that Austin a9 4 favor act as a go~between and set up a meeting for him with us. All of which led to Austin’s calling ua. Wa reiterated to Auatin that ve had vo desire to meet with Willianson's friend. Wa hope ha will get the mesaage and that will be the eud of thie waste of tine. &, We explained to Austin our mission as collectors of foreign infermarion, and Austin said that If anything should turn up that would be of lagitimata interest to us kha would let us know. Austin was very. friendly throughout. and we thanked bis as a matter of courtesy for having gone to the trouble of contacting ua. Joun R. PRIESSOW URPaterson : um : @tFise of Chief, beo| 5 fe t Sranch/0S8s | 22s TOK ervicas Braneh me