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Toe cate en we ; %) | SECRET Memorandum to Mr. E. J. O'Malley Re: WILLIAM A. (BILLY) CARTER, III LIBYAN-ARAB-GEORGIA FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY DETAILS: (CONT'D) . Wise continued that he had no independent recol- lection of having received a phone call from Billy Carter in August or September, 1978, during which Carter requested information on aircraft purchases by the Libyan Government. Further, Mr. Wise continued he had no independent recol- lection of having referred Billy Carter to any official in the USDS, for a briefing on the matter. Mr. Wise checked his phone logs for August and September, 1978, but could find no record with which to refresh his recollection. Mr. Wise concluded by saying that he did not deny the con- versation as recalled by Billy Carter took place, just that he, Wise, had no,memory of it at this time. On 6/4/80, Mr. Wise reviewed his telephone log, listing calls he received at the White House, for the period 10/1/78 through 1/11/79. During this time, he received no telephone calls from Billy Carter and has not been asked. by him to intervene with anyone at the U. S. Department of State (USDS) on behalf of Billy Carter or the country of Libya concerning... the sale or release of airplanes to Libya. If he had been °°. asked to become involved in contracts or the sale of airplanes by Billy Carter, he would have referred the matter to the National Security Council (NSC), rather than referring him to anyone at-the USDS. He does not normally deal with the USDS and would not act as a go-between for Billy Carter with that | agency. At this point, he was specifically asked if the log or record of telephone calls were subpoenaed by the court in this investigation if there would be no record of any call _ logged therein from the period 10/1/78, through 1/11/79, from ' Billy Carter to him. He stated "I can't say we (his staff) could not have missed" or failed to record one, but none were found in the review of the log for that period.