commonly known. In the above captioned case, the title of Assistant Deputy Director European Operations is a prime example. It is more believable, and harder to refute, than the title of "the" Director European Operations. Similarly, the stated affiliation with "Global Affairs" is sufficiently broad and non-descript to make it more likely to be believable.


31
Lee Morris, mentioned in the declarations of both Deacon and Karlshoj, is a  retired officer of the United States Navy. In his deposition, Mr. Morris  discussed a project he helped coordinate in Japan. In addition, he  mentioned that funds from that project would have been used to pay the  debts incurred by the "Savage situation" had the project gone through.


32
In an affidavit by Monarch's counsel, Raphael S. Moore, Mr. Moorestated  that he had conversations with one George Willis who lived in Northern  Ireland. Willis had lost money to Savage, and believed that Savage "was  with the [CIA]." Willis also told Moore that he, Willis, had called the CIA  and had been told by someone in the Director's office that Savage was not  an agent, but that if Willis could prove that Savage was such an agent,  they would pay him his loss.


33
On the basis  of  the  evidence  before  it, the trial courte CIA concluded  that plaintiffs had failed to carry their  burden  ofre CIA establishing  a  prima  facie  case  of  authority  by  Savage toe CIA