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![handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch73058 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10128-10223 2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
14 March. 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Security (PSI)
FROM : EJohn B. Scanlon]
Operations Support Branch
SUBJECT : Phillips, David Atlee
#40696
REFERENCE : Deputy Director of Security Memorandum
dated 7 March 1977; same Subject
1. In accordance with referent, the undersigned
met with Subject at his home on 8 March 1977.
2. Subject advised that on or about 1 March 1977,
he received a telephone call at his home from a Mr. Douglas
Day, an author, who gave his phone number as (804) 823-5436.
Although Subject has never met Mr. Day, he recalls reading
a recent review of one of his books in Time or Newsweek.
It was a fictional work on Spain. Mr. Day informed Subject
that he is now working on a non-fictional book on -
Che Guevara. In developing background for this book, Day
will be traveling through Latin America including Cuba.
Knowing of Subject's association with the Agency, he asked
for Subject's advice on how to smooth the way for making
contacts at the U.S. Embassies in these countries and how
to make contact with CIA officials. Day stated that he
would be more than willing to cooperate or work with the
Agency during his trip. Subject told Day that, as simple
as it may sound, he need only to call or write the Agency
stating his intentions and offers.
3. Subject then related that Seymour Hersh telephoned
him about a year ago and stated that he knew all about his
E2 IMPDET
CL BY 064564
R ETURN TO CIA
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