APPEARANCE AS WITNESS IN BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
Originator: CIA
From: {{DELETION}}, SE/X/LA
To: CHIEF, SE DIVISION
Document date: 02/28/1977
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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28 February 1977

MENORANDUM FOR: Chief, SE Division

ATTENTION

: Division Security Officer

FROM

: Thomas L. Briggs

SE/X/ LA

SUBJECT

:

Appearance As Witness In Behalf of the

United States Government

REFERENCES : A. Memorandum For Chief,

SE Division,

From Thomas L. Briggs dated ll January

1977, Same Subject 03

B. USA v. Gerald P. Hemming, Et Al.

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1. As reported in Paragraph 4 of Reference A, the trial

of: Gerald P. Hemming (Reference B) was severed on 10 January

I was informed of the severance during my pre-trial

conference with AUSA Karen Atkinson in Miami, Florida on that

same day. AUSA Atkinson told me I could return to Washington,

D.C. and she would have the Drug Enforcement Administration

Miami Regional Office inform me if and when the trial was

rescheduled.

to Headquarters on 11 January 1977. I also forwarded Reference

A copies to Office of Security, External Activities Branch

and the Office of General Counsel, Mr. Edmund Cohen.

On 28 February 1977 I was contacted by SA Robert

Fredricks of the DEA Miami Regional Office and inforned that

the lomning trial was scheduled to begin 2 March 1977.

Frodericks asked me to be on standby to

travel to Miami to

appear as a witness on behalf of the United States Government.

SA Fredericks said it was not certain the trial would begin

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on 2 March and he did not know whether I would be needed

as a witness.

3.

I requested that SA Fredericks initiate action to

authorize me to travel to Miami via GTR issued by DEA.

SA Fredericks said he would initiate that action. I am

awaiting further notice from SA Fredericks.

Tronas L Briggs

l'homas L. Briggs

CC- SED, Sccurity Officer

CCS/OCS

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