CABLE RE PRESS REPORTS ON DAVID A. PHILLIPS.
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 03/16/1977
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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WNINTEL MHSPLASH

1, FOR THE RECORD, ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT DATED 15

MARCH

ON COMMENTS OF MR, DAVID A. PHILLIPS ASOUT CIA ACTIVITIES IN

CONVECTION WITH CHILE IS RECEIVING WIDE REPLAY IN MEXICAN

PRESS ON 16 MARCH. ALL MEXICAN NEWS ACCOUNTS IDENTIFY MR. PHILLIPS

AS FORMER CHIEF OF GIA'S WESTERN HEMISPHERE DIVISION.

2. THE PUBLICATION OF THE PHILLIPS ARTICLE IS USED AS

PEG BY COLUMNISTS IN SEVERAL NEWSPAPERS TO REHASH THE

CONTROVERSY CAUSED BY REMARKS OF MR. GRADY TYSON ON ALLEGED

AMERICAN ROLE IN CHILE.

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