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BQ87 the entry could be accomplished. He asked criDeN to .obtain information regarding the identity of the. sheik, his country and. when he.desired to'enter the U.S. He. encouraged CRIDEN to take .action to get investments for MuRthA's district. MURTHA was in. telephone-contact with *C.Rl DiE:N on only two occasions subsequent to the meeting with Tony and. MEL. The. first call was primarily.to obtain information' and later to tell him of the results of his conversation with the .INs-official: MURTHA.also, told CRIDEN that his friend had advised him that a .deposit of one million dollars would have no impact on a bank,'as'was suggested at the meeting with Tony and MEI. but that a-sum:of-five million would be' important to a bank.. MURTHA.did not know if CRIDEN-was -aware of any offer of money by coNy and mEL." MURTHA did not feel that the money was.directly offered to'him. It was showmr and a. payment was implied since ToNy or.MEL said that, MURTHA's assistance.was worth "such and such"." But MurtHA was interested in obtaining jobs in his district for some such endeavor as a coke works. MURtHA would not take a phone: number from nony or MEL. and he told them that. he' would deal through cRideN. MURTHA considered CRIDEN the agent of TONy and MEL and wa's sure that. cRiDeN was to be paid. He was -not aware of .CRiDeN acting-in the role of. lobbyist and he had no knowledge or' cRiDen contacting anyone at Ins regarding the regulations for admission to the U.s.. MuRthA was. aware of the, names of two other congress-- men being mentioned at the meeting. with rony andmEL but' he. ,declined to. name' them. One of these congressmen came to. MURTHA and told him that he needed MURTHA's. help: He told. MuRtHA that, they. each had 'a chance*for investment. possibilities in their districts and asked,muRThA if he was interested. MuRTHA replied that he was always interested in investments in his district.