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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ALL1: :ATIC!CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE_1|23/8o_BY_SP 5R6/5m Date of transcriptlo/8/79 HENRY RANDOLPH (RANDY) COLEMAN, self employed, was advised as to the identities of the interviewing Agents and as to the nature of the interview. He was given a copy of an "Advice of Rights" form, which he read and stated he understood but did not wish to sign. He then voluntarily furnished the following information: In June, 1978, Georgia State Senator FLoyD HUDGINS at Columbus, Georgia, had been in touch with him inquiring if he thought that BILLy CARTER might be willing to go on a trip to Libya at Libyan Government expense. CoLemAn stated. he knew nothing about Libya other than that they were having terroristic problems at the time and that subsequently on July 2, l978, Hudgins and a realtor from Atlanta, Georgia, TOM JorDaN, came to Plains, Georgia, with the Ambassador from Libya, GABRIEL SHALOUF; and they all met with BILLY at BilLy's service station in Plains. He advised that there. was some talk of a trip to Libya by shALour; but to his knowledge, no actual invitation was made at that time. : A few weeks later Senator HuDgins called and asked if BiLLy would still like to go to Libya and that all expenses. would be paid by the Libyan Government.. coLeMAn stated that it was his understanding that this was to be a goodwill trip in order for the Libyan Government'to: show the United. States what they had to offer in the way of cultural affairs,. agriculture, and industry. He stated that'he is quite sure the United States did not know anything about Libya; but then when BiLly got back to the United States, the country. would definitely hear about Libya through him. He added he felt the Libyans *just wanted us to know about the country" cOLEMAN stated to his knowledge, the trip had been arranged through the Libyan Government through Senator. HUDGINS and TOM JORDAN of Atlanta, Georgia. He advised that in the latter part of September, 1978, he and BILLy met Senator HuDGIns, along with Georgia 5/2/79 Plains, Georgia investigation ol AT 97-106 SA 87C. SA Pf 5/7/79 Date dictated This document contains nelther recommendations nor conclusions of the F8i. It is the property-of the FB! and is loaned to your agency: