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A 8 SAS RT RR NR ET BP EE NET DR ED TT I PTE OE a TR FRY TN BN Fa CTR aR TT FH TOSMTS -27~- - . - z= % - = to him over the preceding two years, and, Mr. Agnew continued, he hoped . he could be nélpful to Green with respect to Federal work. This was the i only occasion upon which Green can now recall that Mr. Agnew made any such express statement to him about the connection between payments and favors. Greenjdid not believe that it was necessary expressly to refer Le to specific fayors in return for payments. Indeed, throughout Mr. Agnew's gubernatorial tenure, it had never been necessary to state expressly that Green would receive anything in return for the payments that he had made, because a tacit understanding on this matter was more than sufficient to satisfy Green! and to accomplish his purposes. crebn replied by telling Mr. Agnew that he would be willing to continue to be of financial assistance, but that he was not certain that he could continue to make payments in amounts as great as those he had made durdng. the previous two years. Green knew that contracts awarded by the Agnew Administration would generate income to his company over the next several years, and that therefore he could continue to make payments for Iseveral years. - Green also hoped that his company’s Federal work might increase in amount as a result of Vice President Agnew's. efforts on nis behalf. He did tell Mr. Agnew of one important concern: that the néw administration in Annapolis might take credit for, and possibly demand payments in connection with, projects that had actually been awarded to the Green company by the Agnew Administration. Mr. Agnew, however, confidently indicated that he did not believe that would happen. Green continued to make cash payments to Mr. Agnew after he became Vice President. Payments were made three or four times a year and were personally delivered to Mr. Agnew by Green either in the Vice Presi- dent's of fice in the Executive Office Building in Washington, or at his i f j ! tem ete neil eee men oe