Part 109, page 7

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then explained that if he had made such a call it was because he was "smashed."

[REDACTED] was then exhibited a photograph of a white male dressed in a sweater and tie with dark sunglasses standing at the corner of 5th and Pacific in Bremerton, Washington, and asked if he knew this individual. [REDACTED] upon observing this photograph stated that this picture was not of him and it was not of his father and it was not of his brother. He further stated that he did not know this individual and maintained that he did not introduce CARL FLEMING of Newsweek Magazine to this man in the photograph or to anyone else and that he did not introduce anyone to the man in this photograph.

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[REDACTED] then stated the only time he saw CARL FLEMING was on Friday, during the latter part of February, exact date not recalled and that he was interviewed at length by Mr. FLEMING for personal background information and after a detailed and lengthy interview they ended up having dinner along with [REDACTED] at the Windjammer Restaurant in Seattle. At this point in the interview [REDACTED] was interrupted by his wife who momentarily came into the kitchen where the interview was being conducted, and she stated that they saw CARL FLEMING on a Monday instead of a Friday. [REDACTED] then said this may have been so. At this point [REDACTED] was asked if Mr. FLEMING had paid him any money whatsoever and [REDACTED] advised that CARL FLEMING had paid him [REDACTED] in cash for expenses incurred for this story and that this occurred on the day that he and his wife had dinner with Mr. FLEMING and that he had given Mr. FLEMING a [REDACTED] for this [REDACTED] payment. [REDACTED] then admitted telephoning CARL FLEMING a number of times at the Edgewater Inn in Seattle after their interview which was on a Monday, but maintained that he never got in touch with Mr. FLEMING. He then explained that if any of the telephone calls he made to the Edgewater Inn on the day following his interview by FLEMING were over three minutes in length, it was because he had Mr. FLEMING paged. He further stated that the reason he called FLEMING was to see if FLEMING was going to [REDACTED] and if and when he was going to meet the first down payment of [REDACTED]

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