LETTER TO LESLIE GELB FROM GEORGE V. LAUDER RE PRESIDENT REAGAN WAS NOT THE ORI

Created: 6/3/1986

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Mr. Leslie

THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Dear Les:

Re your article inune NEW YORK TIMES, attachedhronology of publicized Intelligence on the so-called "Libyan bombing." As is obvious President Reagan Mas not, as you and other Journalists have asserted, the original source of information on this subject. The media have misled the American people on this matter.

CIA told its side, as some of its officials acknowledged at the time, to'show that he hadaluable Informer, contrary to White House assertions of

The fact is that CIA said nothing at all about Yurchenko in other than classified hearings or meetings until he redefected. on't understand what you are getting at. Enlighten me.

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