“BJECT: Mr. E. Howard Hunt REFERENCE: My Memo, 2 Nov 73; Mr. E. Howard Hunt Alias Birth Certificate " Attached hereto is a MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD by Mr. James W. Franklin, Chief, Official Cover Branch, CCS, describing the review of 11 files of the U.S. Passport Office in the na”
“3 a post office box in Washington, D.C. was established for Hunt under the name, Edward J. Hamilton. A rather casual review of the rest of the manuscript indicates general similarity of the descriptive data of the author's ( Edward J. Hamilton's) activities with regard to the Cub”
“STATEMENT BY E. HOWARD HUNT Exhibit 1 A year ago when Congress established the Church Committee, Senator Baker was quoted as saying that I would be an early witness. I was then free on Appeal and readily available to testify concerning CIA involvement in allegedly illegal acti”
“a post office box in Washington, D. C. was established for Hunt under the name, Edward J. Hamilton. A rather casual review of the rest of the manuscript indicates general similarity of the descriptive data of the author's ( Edward J. Hamilton's) activities with regard to the Cuba”
“14-00000 6- il under the impression that Mr. Hunt's writing activities were either being encouraged or subsidized directly by this Agency in any official effort. Mr. Ryan re sponded that he was personally not aware of any such arrangement. He added as an expression of per”
“14-00000 { I / ( i* to provide Mr. Hunt from his private funds, Mr. Richards of the Inspector General Staff opinioned that if the Agency had sponsored the St. John books, it was likely that Mr. Hunt had so informed Senator Baker. . 4. Adding possible weight to this li”
“14-00000 12 SEC. 24. MISCELLANEOUS A. DO YOU ADVOCATE OR HAVE YOU EVER ADVOCATED; OR ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU 1 EVER BEEN A MEMBER OR. OR HAVE YOU SUPPORTED ANY POLITICAL PARTY OR ORGANI- ZATION WHICH ADVOCATES THE OVERTHROW OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL FORM OF GOV- ERNMENT IN THE”
“14-00000 ( o provide Mr. Hunt from his private funds. Mr. Richards of the Inspector General Staff opinioned that if the Agency had sponsored the St. John books, it was likely that Mr. Hunt had so infomed Senator Baker. 4. Adding possible weight to this line of speculation”
“, that I ought to visit Havana to savor the atmosphere and mingle with the Cuban SECRET - 2 - SECRET people. Our cover staff provided me with documentation that would support the operational alias I was to live with for the duration of the Project: Edward J. Hamilton. I drew a tr”
“14-00000 8. Ret. .ning to Mr. O’Mal ley’ s pi cious responsib1litics in coordinating funding for the covert action activities of Mr. E. Howard Hunt, the issue was raised as to whether or not the funding of Mr. Hunt’s projects continued between ‘.July 1965 and September 1956”
“14-00000 / pen ( ( ( 1 21 February 1974 indexed IGW1 6258 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Office of Finance Records - E. Howard Hunt 1. On the instruction of Mr. Steven L. Kuhn, Chief, of Operations, PSI, the undersigned made an appointment for the afternoon o”
“)4-00000 8. Ret.ning to Mr. O’Malley’s privious responsibilities in coordinating funding for the covert action activities of Mr. E. Howard Hunt, the issue was raised as to whether or not the funding of Mr. Hunt’s projects continued between July 1965 and September 1966 while”
“14-00000 / ( J I ( V i 3. Mr. Rocca was thoroughly candid and cooperative during the course of this interview. He was unable to suggest alternate means ofattempting to determine if any official Agency sponsorship of Mr. Hunt did in fact exist. Mr. Rocca did venture th”
“104-10105-10277 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 $ o SECRET 9OGC 74-1755 30 September 1974 3 RE UR P m MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Meeting with E. Howard Hunt Re His Memoirs, ’'Undercover" 1. On 28 September”
“use rejected the manuscript as controversial because they had no way of checking out the facts. الية A review of the first few pages of the manuscript rather clearly show this to be the work of E. Howard Hunt ( OS file #23500), T presently a staff employee assigned to the Europea”
“believe that Mr. Helms desired to improve the image of the intelligence profession and the Agency and that Hunt’s books were a part of the program to do so. lie stated that: .he was never told outright that this was the case, but the response's he recieved lead him to believe”
“14-00000 OLUACI 4. As I was leaving my office, Mr. Tegethoff called Mr.: :Franklin a second time to say that in the evening of 20 June 1972, - Mr. John King, Department of State’s Press Office, and Mr. John , Unumb of CIA had discussed press inquiries in regard to Mr. Hunt”
“4-00000 104-10105-10293 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 / L - OGC 74-1755 SECRET 30 September 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Meeting with E. Howard Hunt Re His Memoirs, "Undercover" 1. On 28 September 1974 Ray”
“1 4-00000 f ( ( t. ( ( 3. Mr. Roccawasthoroughly candid and cooperative during the course of this interview. He was unable to suggest alternate Deans of attempting to determine if any official Agency sponsorship of Mr. Hunt did in fact exist. Mr. Rocca did venture the ”
“14-00000 2 1 .under the impression that Mr. Hunt’s writing activities were either being encouraged or subsidized directly by this Agency in any official effort. Mr. Ryan re sponded that he was personally not aware of any such arrangement. He added as an expression of pers”
“14-00000 / ( \ ( (. 6 February 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD. SUBJECT: Possible Agency Sponsorship of the David St. John Novels 1. The details summarizing an interview on 4 February 1974 with Mr. Walter Pforzheimer, Curator, Historical Intelligence Collection, were ”
“ion officer was admitted." The manuscript goes on to indicate that Hunt had to report to Washington. Hunt's file--Hunt had been assigned to Montevideo, Uruguay and a cable dated February 1960 received in Headquarters from the Chief of Station at Montevideo indicated that Presiden”
“4-00000 SECRET 21 June 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Mr. E. Howard Hunt / 1. On 21 June 1972 Mr. Robert Tegethoff, INR, Department of State, informed Mr. James Franklin, Chief, CCS/OCB, that the Department of State had received press inquiries in regard to ”
“4-00000 C ( \ ( ( . 6 February 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD.. SUBJECT: Possible Agency Sponsorship of the David St. John Novels : 1. The details summarizing an interview on 4 .February .. - ” 1974 with Mr. Walter Pforzheimer, Curator, Historical. Intelligence Colle”
“Logislative Counsel, Mr. Yale responded that he recognized the legitimacy of the in- quiry. Mr. Yals explained that subsequent to initiation of the complete audit being undertaken by Mr. Quinn of -- the Audit Staff, the Deputy Director for Management and Services, Mr. Harold”
“mended, and I agreed, that I ought to visit Havana to savor the atmosphere and mingle with the Cuban NW 65924 Docld:32361620 Page 6 SECRET -2- SECRET people. Our cover staff provided me with documentation that would support the operational alias I was to live with for the duratio”
“Legislative Counsel. Mr. Yale: responded that he recognized the legitimacy of the in quiry. Mr. Yale explained that subsequent to initiation, of the complete audit being undertaken by Mr. Quinn of *- the Audit Staff, the Deputy Director for Management and Services, Mr. Haro”
“was lead to believe that Mr. Helms desired to improve the image of the intelligence profession and the Agency 1 and that Hunt's books were a part of.the program to do so. He stated, that , he was never told outright that this was the case, but the responses he. . recieved lea”
“ember 1956 authorized Hunt to travel to and from Havana on TDY during the period 7-15 December 1956. b) Manuscript, page 8,9--"In 1926, at the height of the Florida boom, my father was practicing law in Miami Beach"; the manuscript goes on to indicate that Subject's father had a ”
“ember 1956 authorized Hunt to travel to and from Havana on TDY during the period 7-15 December 1956. b) Manuscript, page 8,9--"In 1926, at the height of the Florida boom, my father was practicing law in Miami Beach"; the manuscript goes on to indicate that Subject's father had a ”
“14-00000 / ( 1 ( ( 21 February 1974 endevrd IGHII 02008 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Office of Finance Records - B. Howard Hunt 1. On the instruction of Mr. Steven L. Kuhn, Chief of Operations, PSI, the undersigned made an appointment for the afternoon of 20 ”
“14-00000 ( QCP CT o-C.l 1 ICO3 20 December 1973 1 ges MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: E. Howard Hunt 1. I phoned' Paul Burns, Special Assistant to the DDO, and : said that we had some leads that could be followed by whoever has the action in the DDO in tracking ”
“14-00000 SECRET 4 9 May 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR: OPS/RMO SUBJECT : Watergate File Research - Final Report 1. The files of the immediate office of the Chief, OPS/OSG - • have been checked for material relevant to the subject of this memorandum. \ The check included chronolo”
“14-00000 .7 SECRET. 9 May 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR: OPS/RMO SUBJECT : Watergate File Research - Final Report 1. The files of the immediate office of the Chief, OPS/OSG have been checked for material relevant to the subject of this memorandum. The check included chronologica”
“14-00000 ( ( with Mr. Robert R. Mullen as being close and cordial. Mr. O’Malley stated that Mr. Mullen was in the habit of confiding to him information concerning other Mullen business contacts and projects. In response to a specific question, Mr. O'Malley stated that dur”
“on House rejected the manuscript as controversial because they had no way of checking out the facts. A review of the first few pages of the manuscript rather clearly show this to be the work of E. Howard Hunt ( OS file #23500), presently a staff employee assigned to the European ”
“1 4-00000 2 36 Feb 12, Tab 2 19 Jun 72 EVERETTE HOWARD HUNT, JR. 1. Subject, a former GS-15 Operations Officer assigned to DDP/Ecrope, is 53 years of age and married. He served with • the Office of Strategic Services during World War I, and was employed by this Agency f”
“Wh :Ntot ** 1975 265-75 22‘h 1975 U.S.Accused of Refusing Investigate JAfterid the Hunts were _C charged, one of their attorneys, Four oodware Ghenres 7 Philip Hirschkop of Alexandria. - Judge % "Va., asked the Federal courts -50-Million’Theft at H.L.Hunt Concert to requ”
“with a source in the copy right office only to find out that the true name was not given on the copyright application. The mailing address given for the author was checked against a telephone cross reference directory. The address on the copyright application was... identif”
“SSd BOX 2.4 8-10 At State of Florida ) ) SS: of Okaloosa ) County 4 AFFIDAVIT E. HOWARD HUNT, JR., being duly sworn, deposes and says : 1. On January 10, 1976, I was examined by Frederick D. Baron, a counsel for the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Opera”
“produced positive intelligence on the Iberian in target during this period the officials responsible for this effort within the Western European Division - were totally unawareof it. . - .... .. _ ■ 1 ~ 3. Mr. Ryan stated that most of his knowledge of Mr. Hunt’s activity and”
“1 4-00000 , ( ( with Nr. Robert R. Mullen as being close and cordial. Mr. O’Malley stated that Mr. Mullen was in the habitor of confiding to him information concerning other Mullen business contacts and projects. In response to a specific question, Mr. O’Malley stated tha”
“14-00000 ^04-10173-10132) 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 / ( Sutaal I CID 20 December 1973 ges MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: E. Howard Hunt - 1. I phoned Paul. Burns, Special Assistant to the DDO, and ■.. said”
“he has no firm conclusion as to ow the Bureau obtained his name. He stated that he has seen Mr. Hunt on only one occasion in 1959. At that time Hunt was . the Chief of Station, Montevideo. The meeting was occasioned & I I 00160 0”
“1 4-00000______________________ 104-10173-10130 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 CEPECT octal 1 he >- P3D 4U 20 December 1973 ges MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: E. Howard Hunt 1. I phoned Paul Burns, Special As”
“1 4-00000 52 Twu B*M is, Ch>r..7 inj - 06 1 cave staval 'I wowrel trowed PATERIAL RIVIIRED AT CIA HEUKURKTERS Br DOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS STIFF MEEBERS SECRET 15? FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: HUNT, E. HOWARD enmotar% . 3 % won 6%wiel 17 MayOP1948- 2”
“me approached $100,000) I must again pay legal fees occasioned by the interest of the Senate in matter of no iscernible benefit to me. Between last January and April I could freely have traveled to Washington to testify at the pleasure of the Senate. From then on I could' hav”
“14-00000 .( 1-0 15 February 1974 IG Feb 1111, Tub 38 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Interview of Mr. Rogers Brooks on the David St. John Novels 1. At 0930 on the morning of 15 February 1974, the undersigned interviewed Mr. Rogers Brooks, Chief, Contract Personnel ”
“diem. y d. We made a specific analysis of Mr. Hunt’s advance account for the period he was under <’ non-official cover (July ‘65-Sept ‘66) and have E2 IMPDET, CL BY: 006567 CLA• CT”
“officially retired. ■ It is 3 & , specifically noted that Mr.’ Hunt retired 30 April 1970. : - Subsequent to the retirement, a David St. John book appeared . : % in print in 1971 and another in 1972. These manuscripts I. were apparently prepared during the time that Mr. Hunt ”