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Kissinger / Wiretaps #31879

ABC Evening News for Thursday, Jun 13, 1974
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(Studio) Senator Clifford Case asks administration to cooperate with Senate Foreign Relations Committee's inquiry into Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's wiretap role. Before flying to Austria, Kissinger talked of taps.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

(DC) [KISSINGER - says in 1969, major news leaks occurred. Was decided to reinstitution wiretaps system to protect national security information Procedure legal. Every case authorized by Attorney General and requested by FBI director Only concerned leakage of information President ordered institution of wiretap system. Kissinger supplied names of those who had access to information leaked.]
REPORTER: Ted Koppel

(Studio) Interview part of "Henry Kissinger: An Action Biography" to be shown Friday at 9:30 p.m. EST.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

Reporter(s):
Koppel, Ted;
Reasoner, Harry
Duration:
00:02:10

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