- re ewe 6 haemth 2mm menace-1M liEh JRhJ Ull 22 HATIDHAL SECURITY mung 23 19 an F n El n GRIN we new cane-m JERRY not macaw- SEBJECT Booth htlant Eventlui emu-I I have talked to John Deutch and Dan Hurphy about thin matter and told State to put the green release and Congressional consultations on hold C Between them Don and technical people within the intelli- gence community have sufficient doubts about the Freaa panel report to make it very dangerous to proceed without another look Specific questions exiat 1 Reliability of the WELL signal The panel concluded that they aren't conclusive without corroborating data The technical people apparently diaegree 5 2 The ionospheric aignala picked on at ArnaihO The 25x1 panel discounted them thought inter- pretation contained mathematical errorl and lay no 5 3 I m told by Deutch that there is new hydro data the panel didn't have 3 d The queeticn of falloutIr and whether the lack of it discredits the nuclear explanations an much as the panel Deutch and Murphy etill feel that we should come out with a bottom Line that there is no conclusive case For a nuclear source Eut they feel strongly that questions are given a further airingr there will be continued internal dissent and an appearance that policy people including the White House did a whitewash for pclitical reaeona 51 Note that you and I are the only ones who 5eem to see this a a cf the evidence Ecr Deutch Murphy and Harcum it is a c-y a operation- C Harcum thinks it in sufficient that he and I hear Murphy's pre aentation when it is ready- I dieagree I think a larger group including you Deutch Press and Gerry Smith and the CIA should be involved Deutch would prefer a mini-ECG right awav tC e eae Review Me Dhgecncl' To Declesemcallcn Ho Ohm To 2 RECUHHIHDHTIDHI Mt 1n mntinna ta bald rth-r action wading I of additional data vin- run Murphy and any nut lth That gnu Fran Danton Smith In CIA bu tha priuntatiam That fallnwinq the prlmutian a dmiliun be mad- an that to proceed at a cnnvina mini-30C ho rlcunsidar cur SECRET