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Telcon
Under Sec Richardson
2/26/70; 11:00 a. m.
K: I have talked to Lee Quspitz of the Ripon Society. I am reasonably
sure on the basis of my conversation, which I am having typed and
will let you read when I see you, that whatever official information
he got, he got out of State.
R: That doesn't wash in the light of the conversations we had with
him a week or so ago which we thought had convinced him this article
should not be published. Then coming back to us this week saying his
original sources convinced him that the story should be published.
K: Morris says he has never talked to Lee Quspitz. He has
talked
to Beal but everyone claims that Brubeck and
have done
most of the talking to him.
R: But only after we were aware of the story. They sent us a story
in
type.
K: They got briefed February 13. He says that after he analyzed the
briefing he concluded he wasn't being told the full truth.
R: What we did at the briefing, so-called, we gave him was an attempt
to correct distortions in the original article which was given to us.
K: I will let you see a memo he sent Morris for me which I have just
had and I will let you see the telephone conversation with Ouspitz.
You can see from the conversation I did not lead Quspitz. I just
wanted to get to the bottom of the thing. I did not tell him I am
outraged at this charge or anything like that.
R: It is quite clear from his presentation on Tuesday of this week.
K/ Were you at that presentation or do you depend on staff people?
R: I depended on Will Hasgings. That he checked the original briefing
with someone at the White House.
K: Yes. Well did he claim he checked it against published sources?
R: That's not possible, I don't think. There are for example on
page 4.
K: I haven't read the damn thing yet.
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