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0.93A{7-19.77) DEPARTMENT OFJUSTICE EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION COMMUNICATION MESSAGE FORM PAGE 2 CONTINUATION SHEET PAGEHENWO DE HQ OLS6 UNCLAS E_F T O BARRYr JR. THE INFORMATION AT ISSUE INITIALLY APPEARED IN A "NEW YORK TIMES" ARTICLE DATED AUGUST 29:LY84. THE ARTICLE 20 18UNDER THE BYLINE OF LESLIE MAITLAND WERNER QUOTED "LAW ENFORCE- MENT OFFICIALS FAMILIAR WITH THE BARRY INQUIRY" AS ADVISING 16THAT A FGJ, LOOKING INTQ DRUG USE AMONG CITY EMPLOYEES IN WASHINGTON D. C., HAD ASKED MAYOR BARRY IN JANUARY:LY84. 14WHETHER HE HAD OBTAINED COCAINE FROM ONE KAREN JOHNSON- A DO NOT TyPE PAST THIS tINE FRIEND OF BARRY'S WHO HAD WORKED FOR THE D. C. GOVERNMENT. 12_ACCORDING TO THESE "OFFICIALS" BARRY DENIED BEING A COCAINE USER OR HAVING EVER OBTAINED COCAINE FROM JOHNSON. AGAIN tOQUOTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, THE ARTICLE STATED THAT THE FGJ HAD RECEIVED OTHER TESTIMONY CONTRADICTING MAYOR 8BARRY'S STATEMENT AND WAS EXAMINING WHETHER OR NOT BARRY HAD _THE APPEARANCE OF THE "NEW YORK TIMES" ARTICLE, MAYOR BARRY DENOUNCED THE LEAK OF INFORMATION, ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE U. S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, D. C., AND ACCUSED U. S. ATTORNEY EUSAT JOSEPH E. DIGENOVA OF PERSONALLY ENGAGING IN POLITICALLY -MOTIVATED LEAKS TO THE PRESS. INVESTIGATION TO DATE HAS FOCUSED ONLY UPON THE IDENTIFI- DO NOT TYPE MESSAGE BELOW THIS LINE FBI/DOJ