MEMORANDUM

TO: MIKE MADIGAN
TOM MOORE
BILL MILLER
FROM: HOWARD S. LIEBENGOOD
DATE: DECEMBER 27, 1976
SUBJECT: MARITA LORENZ

Ms. Lorenz called this afternoon to express her desire to come to Washington and tell us "all the things held back on" in New York. Her desire to cooperate has been engendered by two events, i.e., Sturgis told the German press of her FBI spying on the head of the Soviet U.N. Mission and she had a chance encounter with the Soviet on December 26 which frightened her. She claims to want her information in responsible hands as soon as possible and requests we subpoena her (i.e., pay her way) here and make one night's accommodation for her. What do you think? I am to call her back on Monday, January 3 at 212-534-2412. My personal opinion is that we have little to lose if we have time to listen to her.

Howard: I have no objections to her coming down, but would be personally hesitant to invest any more of my own time unless she can provide at least a specific agenda of new information she will discuss.

One possible tactic is to tell her that we are extremely pressed for time and cannot subpoena her until late February unless she gives us specific areas that would allow us to show "our" superiors that talking to her should be given a much higher priority over other committee business.

Tom