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124-10274-10011/ 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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Memorandum E. S . Miller to Mr Rosen
Re : EXPANSION OF FOREIGN LIAISON
I pointed out that there would be no possibility
of our "doubling up" with Narcotics investigators, explaining
that our functions and methods of operation are totally
different and would actually be incompa tible in some areas_
I noted that our modest request had actually been scaled
down before it w2s forwarded to State and that we had limited
each office to a single Agent .with only one Clerk-Stenographer .
I referred to the detailed explanation for our request which
bad been furnished in our letter of 10/14/71 to Mr Irwin
and stated that we would not have made the request if we
had not felt it fully justified and responsive to the
President's instruction. I said that we would, however
carefully consider each part of the request once more to
see if there was any way in which the total number of personnel
involved might be reduced _ It was agreed that following this
review _
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we would meet agaiu for further discussion during
the week of November 29, 1971 . Comments and recommendations
concerning the specific areas follow :
Rio de Janeiro Brazii
The Agency for International Development Mission
here has been withdrawn in the face of local criticism of
U . S , efforts to influence the Brazilian Police We have
belen covering this enormous country from our office in
Argentina on a 2,500 mile round trip basis_ No criticism
has been made of our liaison contacts with the. Brazilian
Police or other agencies
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and we feel we should insist on
reopening our office here - By_reducing our staff in
Buenos Aires by one_Agent_and one clerp Twhich we intended
to anywayl) eopening_this_ office wili Tesult in io
Increase in personnel_
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Uhere is an
abnormally large percentage of Central
Intelligence Agency personnel here on both an overt and covert
basis and the addition of another investigative agency is
feared by the Ambassador as objectionable to the Halaysian
Government which is endeaVoring to maintain a neutral position.
State asks that we let them explore the possibility 0f opening
in Singapore instead of. Kuala Lumpur Singapore 16 extremely
close' and 1s" actually a better location from the standpoint
of travelers both east and west aS Singapore is a normal
International aviation stop We believe Singapore would be
just as_good a location as Kuala Lumpur
apd recommend' that
State be asked to make the pecessary arrangements without
further delay.
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