Jounalist's Note:
In studying the Military Spy Ring this document is the "smoking gun"
evidence that it did exist, and was moving against President Nixon through
leaks to the press. It is still classified "TOP SECRET" at the National Archives.
In the summer of 1986 Mr. Ehrlichman was able to get a copy, legally, from
his files at the National Archives. He sent it to me for use in Silent Coup. A
copy resides in the files of the late Mr. Ehrlichman. In 1991 we published a
clean copy of this transcript in the appendix of Silent Coup.
The document is Admiral Robert O. Welander's confession to having
participated in a spy ring of military officers who stole classified documents. I
feel this is such an important historical document that I want it published in
its "Primary Source" form, especially for researchers, but also for all the other
interested parties that visit the "Research Collection on the Nixon Presidency"
site.
This is not fiction; it is the real thing.
Len Colodny
To view the original document, click here!
To read the clean version in Silent Coup, click here!
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