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' a closer relationship. Sm a EFT ie ne ee Te EEE oe Tee ne Ret nen Smet OnE ity, PRD ce ERE IRS ES ea Re EEE ARE, PARR ER ~22— y Green came to know Spiro T. Agnew in mid-1963 when Mr. Agnew was the County Executive for Baltimore County, Maryland. Although his company received sone engineering contracts from the County,: Green does not recall making any cash payments to Mr. Agnew or to anyone in his administration during these years. Green cultivated his relationship with Mr. Agnew and occasionally had lunch with him. By 1966, they had developed \ “In connection with Mr. Agnew's successful 1966 campaign for Governor, Green gave him approximately $8,000 to $10,000 in campaign contributions. He did so in part because he genuinely admired Mr. Agnew and believed that he would make an excellent Governor. He also knew, however, that Mr. Agnew would be grateful for his support, and he antici- pated that Mr. Agnew would express his gratitude by giving the Green company State work if he were elected. After the inauguration, Green met with Governor Agnew on several occasions in his new offices, usually in Baltimore, but sometimes in Annapolis. At one of these meetings Governor Agnew expressed his concern about the substantial financial obligations and requirements imposed upon him by virtue of his new position. He told Green that as the titular leader of the Republican Party in Maryland, he would need substantial funds in order to support his own political organization. In addition, he believed that he would be called upon to providé financial asSistance to other Republican candidates around the State. Furthermore, he complained that it was extremely difficult for a person in his limited financial situation to bear the personal expenses of high public office, in the sense that his new position would require him, he believed, to adopt and maintain a life style that was beyond his means. He said that he had served as County Executive at substantial financial sacrifice because of the small salary and that, although the Governor's salary represented an increase in income, it would still be insufficient to meet the additional demands that he believed his new position would impose upon him. This was neither the aa