MEMORANDU M THE W H I TE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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The fo llowi n g w a s ov e r h ear d w h il e having br eakfast at Colo n y 7
Res taur ant, Fort M e a d e. M aryl and Ap r il 9t h by a clo s e r elia bl e
friend. The conv er s a tion was be t we e n t h r e e me n , one o f whom
a p p arently w o r k s f o r Mu s k i e, t he s ec on d is Mr. Hoffb e r g e r , ,,~ . rv ' Chairman of the Boa r d, B a lti m ore Orioles~ and Presid ent of Natur a l _~
Bre wery Company of Baltimor e, and t h e t h ird, unident ifi e d.
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The Mus kie s pok e sm a n was d i s c u s sin g strategy and t heir plans. He stat e d M u ski e p l a ns to run in a ll prim a ri es n o t t o j u st win t he nom i n a t i o n (w hi c h h e s t a te d t he y had l ock e d u p no w ) but to s h o w hi s s tr e n gt h a c r o s s t he n a tion . H e s t a ted t h e y n ee d $1. 5 million
to ope r ate befo r e e n ter ing a n y prima r ie s. A l s o he b r o k e out
th e bu d g e t for i n d i v i du a l s tates but t he o nl y u n d e r s t o o d fig u re s
w e r e $ 4 . 5 m illio n for C a lifo r n i a and $1. 5 million fo r Ohio.
M r . Ho H b e r g e r stated h e would h e l p if M uskie assu r ed him h e wo uld maintain his p o s i t i on on I s r a el (w h a t e v e r t h a t i s ) . Aft e r as s ur a n c e by t h e spok e s m a n th a t M u s k i e wou ld n ot ch a n g e b ut wo ul d do a s t h e y h a d agr e e d a t a n e a r lie r m e e tin g , M r. Hoffbe r g s a i d h e w ou l d d ona te $8 0 0, 00 0:. a n d w ou l d d e liv e r it w i t h i n o n e w e ek . O t h e r o bv e r s a t i o n s were : M u ski e will not a nnoun ce i n near fu t u r e . - Mu s k i e satisfied w i t h his standing i n p oll s . Woul d not lik e t o b e hig her at t h i s t ime so lo n g b e fo r e pr imaries . To o h ar d t o s ta y at hig h level. - M u s ki e people do not tr us t H . H . H . who reportedl y ha s p r orn i s e d t o "d e a l" with M u s k i e ,
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