CROWLEY RITTENBURG TELECON ON 20, 21, OCT 59.
Originator: CIA
From: JAMES R MURPHY
To: CHIEF, CONTACT DIVISION
Document date: 10/22/1959
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Cbies, Contact DITlatos, Attn: Suppori (Crouley)

Da : Chles, Detroit office

5. B. Bitterburg, Cleveland Residest Agent

Robert i. lebater

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secretary regarding the hand:

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questions; telepo

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"Is this offlo dalag anything oinceming Webster"s defection

"If noti,.

do they conterulate doing anything"

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"hat would this offlie have done 11 Webater hed retarsed Dorsally?"

2.

Early. on the 21st, after tiying to reach dochran unsuccessfully on

the aftersoon of the

Loth to find that his line was buay, Rittenbary tele

phased the lattor, regardtos thie setter. Rittonburg had a secretary male

sotos on the cell, mittlig to cochran. Cochrer's first question, alter the

mis "Do jou have the mowers to tine questions;" Mittenburg

Informed his,

usual "bello"'"I don't look mything about this man, only what I hare red ln

the поузрарега".

He asked, "Hothing offtelal?": to which fittendurg retterated

"So, only vhat I have foltoved in the press". Cochran vent an to say that "it

urced out 1t's not as bad as It looks on the surface. He bad to socess to :

classified naterial".. Durtag the conversation Rittenbury Infursed lichrea

tost-be had tried to telephons the previous afternoon, but bad found tbe tol-

ipbone busy.

He also exprended his negret that ha had not been in for Cochran's

ristt. and pointed out that the: Istter should have telephoned abead. Rittenburg

sald that he was sorty thist be coulda't be of any help In the ratter, to which.

coctinen replied vith "C'est la vie. Nell mutling I can do for you?".

then

bold "Hot at the noment", ba stated,

"If there 10, call se", for inica Rittenburg

hasked bla before saving "Good-bye".

se ba put forth.

Esidttenburg: Ina.

JARDS Bo. MURPEY

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