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. o Fh sie ee ie dhiceaticesracsitxiok as ne Oe ie hes « Ormonia 1oam nO. 10 } boy tre ° ) He UNITED STATES GOVE! ce NT ¢ —._Memoranaum . 7 / 4 TO + | Mr. Mohr . DATE: February 10, 1962 4 Bo ° } . FROM : Cc. D. DeLoachi . tr Ds 4 - a ° sugject: RUDOLPH IVANOVICH ABEL iva RMATION contaiy ES PIONAG= -R. say Ti. TE FOR FRANCIS GAA OWERS pha Wisa TEE SOVIET 2-10-62 Pursuant to the Director's instructions we have made a very strict | "no comm sent" with respect to numerous inquiries received from the news media begi:.:.ing in the middle of the night of 2- 10- 62 and continuing to the present. se . : As possible interest is the fact that the wire service/cannot determine \t irom the Defense Department, CIA or the White House when and where Powers will i lang : in tie United States oy plane and where he will be taken. The r-ess people tell us that Salinger, Press Secretary of the White Hcuse, atsolutely rv.cses to discuss the case. His attitude, say newsmen, is most so ¢ unusal, znd the news people cannot understand why some announcement cannot be made as to when the man will lend, if he has, and where he will land. Salinger recently said newsmen could not contact Powers for at least ten days. The news people accept this but are baffled by Salinger'’s arrogance and absolute refusal to Giscuss the maiter further. age nieinddply: Another item related by QE 0 Wick this afternoon is ™| Ae % | that ci the White House last night there was a gay farewell party for Mr. and A | Mrs. Stephen Smith. Mrs. Smith is the sister of the President, and Smith himself i. A “pt hie hb oo. ny: was in the State Department. . SEE s2.i0d it was a ‘rip-snortin" affair according t to UPI reporters. |) It did not breakup uncil 5 a.m. today. . fa MEE s2.id we may have noticed that thdiwashington Post’ Home b | Ed?*3" ' today which goes to print shortly before 5 oe carried the full story of . & pos —6 a ar { — ) Mr. vans . 133 FEB 6 1962 xe 7 iar. Sullivan 1 agi Mn 1h A, Jones 2 ey —— a ~~ RaWehaly @ cS Ot 1 4 = 6 57 FEB 20 i re ‘tr. paced ORICINAT, FILED IN Gor $7.9