In this way Nixon and Haldemann ensured that the CIA's No. 1 and No. 2 ranking officials, Richard Helms and Vernon Walters, communicated to FBI Director L. Patrick Gray that the FBI should not follow the money trail from the burglars to the Committee to Re-elect the President, as it would uncover CIA informants in Mexico.
Nixon dan Haldemann menjamin agar pejabat nomor satu dan dua CIA, Richard Helms dan Vernon Walters, menghubungi Direktur FBI L. Patrick Gray dan meminta FBI untuk tidak mengikuti jejak uang dari para perampok tersebut sampai ke Committee to Re-elect the President, karena akan membuka kedok informan CIA di Meksiko.