MEMORANDUM TO SECRETARY KISSINGER FROM GEORGE BUSH RE AVIATION WEEK STORY AND P

Created: 9/17/1976

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FOR SECRETARY KISSINGER FROM GEORGE BUSH

I DID SEE THAT SLANDEROUS AVIATION WEEK STORY. AVE MADE TWO PUBLIC REFERENCES TO IT. ON TUESDAY BEFORE THE CBS RADIO AFFILIATEPOKE OUT, THEN YESTERDAY BEFORE THE ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS. YESTERDAY'S COMMENTS WERE CARRIED ON TWO OF THE TV CHANNELS HERE.

IN ADDITION, AFTER FAILING TO GET AVIATION WEEK EDITOR HOLTZ ON THE PHONE,ODAY FIREDETTER PROTESTING THIS "SLANDEROUS" COVERAGE. THIS STORY WASIRECT ATTACK ON YOU, BUT IT WASIRECT ATTACK ON THE INTEGRITY OF THE INTELLIGENCE PROCESS AND AN INDIRECT ATTACK ON ME. THE WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT MAY HELPLSO HOPE TO ADDRESS MYSELF TO THIS ON "ISSUES AND ANSWERS" THIS WEEKEND. HARE YOUR OUTRAGE AND WILL DOAN TO HELP SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.