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This Central Intelligence Agency cable, dated 5 February 1958, replies to a Chicago office message about Leon Davidson. It reports that Davidson sent a copy of his article to the Pentagon, which forwarded it to the CIA without comment. The CIA passed it to Colonel Crogan, special assistant to the DCI, who agreed that nothing could be done. The cable says the Agency wants no further contact with Davidson, fearing it would encourage more speculation.
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'ESE NR29-30 ROUTINE GR329 051931Z CHCO CITE VA 27702 FROM SUPPORT REUR CHGO 9337 X 9337 AS HE PROMISED DAVIDSON X DAVIDSON SENT A COPY OF HIS ARTICLE TO THE PENTAGON. THEY SENT IT TO US WITHOUT COMMENT AND WE SENT IT TO COLONEL CROGAN X COLONEL CROGAN, SPEC ASST TO DCI X DCI WITH REMARK THAT WE DID NOT X NOT SEE THAT ANYTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. HE AGREED. REFERENCE LAST SENT OF YOUR TWX. WE DO NOT X NOT WANT ANY BUSINESS WITH DAVIDSON. IF HE WISHES TO CONTACT THE AGENCY HE ALREADY KNOWS ENOUGH NAMES. WE DO NOT X NOT SEE THAT ANY PURPOSE WILL BE SERVED BY GIVING HIM ANY MORE NAMES OR ADDRESSES. IN ADDITION, IT IS FELT THAT WE WOULD ONLY ENCOURAGE MORE SPECULATION BY HIM WERE WE TO CONTACT HIM AGAIN OR TO OFFER HIM A NEW CHANNEL IF HE SHOULD CONTACT US. SO UNLESS THERE ARE OVERRIDING REASONS IN THE FUTURE WE DO NOT X NOT WANT INVOLVED IN THIS MESS. SORRY TO LEAVE IT WITH YOU BUT THE ONLY PURPOSE WHICH WOULD BE SERVED BY OTHER ACTION WOULD BE TO GET YOUR OFFICE OFF THE HOOK, BY INVOLVING SOMEONE ELSE IN A MATTER IN WHICH WE WANT NO X NO INVOLVEMENT.
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