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BQ. 87-81067 MURTHA telephoned CRIDEN and: relayed to him the information he ‘obtained from the INS official. MURTHA stressed , however , “that he still desired the sheik to. make investments - in his district. ‘MURTHA then contacted a friend ‘Of his and asked ‘hin what could ‘be accomplished with a forty to fifty million dollar investment, emphasizing that the investors. did not desiré to operate a business. He was. told “that a firm nanied Abéx (Phonetic) might need money or that a barik could be -pur- chased with such an amount. ~He ‘was also told that an invest- ment. of this size would be a help to the .coal producing industry. MURTHA informed: ‘his friend that the respreseritatives of the in= vestor would hire an. expert to éxamine any potential investment "and MURTHA could not guarantee that his recommendations would: be followed. ; * MURTHA" s. friend alsodivised hin that a deposit of . five willion dollars made into a, bank would be considered .an © important. sum. « " MURTHA’ subsequently telephoned: CRIDEN, and told him of. thé information supplied by his friend regarding investments- and . déposits. He also asked CRIDEN to. obtain specifics regard-~ ing the sheik so that they could corimence working with the. ENS toward his entry. into. the USS: : Subsequent %o the above harrative statement, MURTHA ~provided: the following informatim pursuant to. questioning by the interviewing agents: MURTHA has known - -CRIDEN: only since he was - Gontacted: by ‘Him: approximately ‘two to three weeks prior to- interview date. If they had met prior td that it. -was. ‘only on a purely social - Level and was not recalled ‘by MURTHA. ; GRIDEN Said, to the best of MURTHA' s recolleétion, that there was a lot. of mérey available for investment from _ the sheik through TONY and MEL. CRIDEN stated that he had 4 ‘ =3- eh t .