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104-10105-10126 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (6/3/1976)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch38431 and id is 1 raw text is: 14.1005.10126 3 June 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, External Activities Branch Office of Security FROM : John H. Stein Deputy Chief, Soviet/East European Division. SUBJECT : Manuscript by David Phillips. 1. At the risk of tilting continually at windmills, it is the undersigned's view, and that of innumerable colleagues, that Mr. Phillips' book should not be published. In the first instance, those portions we have read are superficial and give the reader the impression that the profession which Mr. Phillips practiced so well is one of derring-do, frivolity and foolishness. More seriously, the entire book is based on knowledge acquired by Mr. Phillips during his career in the Agency. Whether a given sentence is in the public domain or not, Mr. Phillips should not put his stamp of authenticity on that sentence. If publish Mr. Phillips must, and if the Agency cannot legally stop him, then so be it. Hopefully, while there is still time, someone will push for appropriate legislation to stop this foolishness. 2. While it is perhaps fruitless, we have attempted to identify some of the more damaging items in the text as drafted. These are cited below: a. Page 15: Discussion of back channel communi- cations used to circumvent the Secretary of State seems to be ill-advised and not designed to enhance Agency relations with State. b. Page 23: There begins here a discussion of the use of women by the DDO. While I understand Mr. Phillips' desire to indicate that the DDO does in fact hire women and minorities, this section causes some anguish. At the present time, certainly in the Near East, Eastern Europe, and the Soviet Union, the E2 IMPDET CL BY 018307

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