“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”
“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”
“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 / 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”
“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”
“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 ”
“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”
“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”
“&olim “hxlB%. Him # Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 A. Yes. 2 : 2. at the moment. Is it possible that he was with 3 . Domestic Operations Division in the field of proprietaries 4 - engaged A. I guess you are right, yes. I believe he was there. 6 0 Did you personally know H”
“, HUNT- Cant’d. -2- opportunity, for the allegations had gained wide credence while own delayed response appeared only incompletely in the press. Still, nothing was heard from the Committee. In December 1975 John Crewdson of the New York Times interviewed me in prison. He”
“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 ”
“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”
“0 Or the period leading up to the Bay of Pigs? Phone (Area 202} 544-6000 1 No . 6 0 And you were not involved in this program at all during 0 i the same time that E. Howard Hunt was involved in it? No . 0 Do you know what the position was Mr. Hunt occupied in: conn”
“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”
“ben’ die “ed ill ‘, four 1 Photnt (Area 202) 544-6000 A. Yes. 2 at the moment. Is it possible that he was with = Domestic Operations Division in the field of proprietaries : engaged A. I guess you are right, yes. I believe he was there. 6 0. Did you personally know H”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“Gr‘slim “hut are, film dl Phone (Area 202) 5446000 A. Yes. 2 J 2 at the moment. Is it possible that he was with 3'■ Domestic Operations Division in the field of proprietaries engaged A. I guess you are right, yes. I believe he was there. 6 0. Did you personally know ”
“HSCA, dtd 18 Jan 78 1. This memorandum is in response to the request in paragraph 4 of Reference A. 2. CCS maintains a file on one of the 24 individuals identified in Reference B, as follows: E. Howard Hunt Approximately 100 documents con- cerning the establishment, maintenance a”
“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 ”
“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 ( 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 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”
“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”
“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”
“or illn Dhud i’h. Ihm & Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 iday to the next where he was? A. No. Q Have you ever conducted any kind of inquiry on behalf jof the Agency as to where he was on November 22, 1963? A. Yes. 1 Q And when did you conduct that inquiry? / A. I have do”
“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”
“, 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”
“n Or the period leading up to the Bay of Pigs? Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 A. No • 0 And you were not involved in this program at all during 1 the same time that E. Howard Hunt was involved in it? a No . 0 Do you know what the position was Mr. Hunt occupied in C connec”
“4 © A. Ltr from William A. Snyder, Jr. to Mr. Clapper - Re: E. Howard th* Hunt, Jr. - 6 May 75 9 72 B. Memo from Knoche to Olsen - 12 Mar 75 80% Note. C. Ltr from Clapper to Mr. Howard St. John Hunt- 25 Apr 75 D. Memo from Clapper to Olsen - Subj: Phone Interview w/”
“)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”
“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”
“tod Tus I. Me • Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 - 1 day to the next where he was? A. No, Q. Have you ever conducted any kind of inquiry on behalf 1 of the Agency as to where he was on November 22, 1963? A. Yes. 0. And when did you conduct that inquiry? / 1 A. I have done ”
“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 ”
“recall the name of this individual. He did, however, state that he is quite certain Mr. Hunt turned down the individual whom he referred. As a point of clarification, Mr. O’Malley said that this individual had not previously been known to Mr. Hunt, nor had she previously work”
“SECRET 89 Phone (A rea 2 0 2 )5 4 4 -6 0 0 0 1 A. Yes. 2 Q -- at the moment. Is it possible that he was with Domestic Operations Division in the field of proprietaries". 4 .engaged — 5 A. I guess you are right, yes. I believe he was there. 6 Q Did you personally know”
“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”
“14-00000 ( COncIUERT! 1 4 ( NER 20 December 1973 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: E. Howard Hunt . - 1. I spoke with Fig Coleman about Hunt's assignment to Spain. I had spoken with him back in August when we were inquiring into .... reported activities .involving Mr”
“is 0 Or the period leading up to the Bay of Pigs? Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 - A. No. 2 : 0. And you were not involved in this program at all during ;the same time that E. Howard Hunt was involved in it? 4 No • 5 Q Do you know what the position was Mr. .Hunt occupied”
“14-00000 (COIFIBERTIAZ ( 00 20 December 1973 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: E. Howard Hunt 1. I spoke with Fig Coleman about Hunt's assignment to Spain. I had spoken with him back in August when we were inquiring into reported activities involving Mrs. Hunt. 2. ”
“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”
“14-00000 ( SECRET 2 7 FE5 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR: Inspector General SUBJECT : Howard Hunt 1. At the recent request of the Deputy Director for Management and Services, the Office of Finance has searched its records to determine if we could find any payment to Mr. Hunt in”
“this individual. He did, however,- state that he is quite certain Mr. Hunt turned down the individual whom he referred. As a point of clarification, Mr. O’Malley said that this individual had not previously been known to Mr. Hunt, nor had she previously worked for him in any”
“14-00000 ( 1 15 February 1974 IG Feb 11, Tab 38 MEMORANDUM FOR TUB 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 Divis”
“. 4-00000 *4 0 SEGAEI J__o 3/0 MEMORANDUM FOR: Office of Finance THROUGH ; Chief, Contract Personnel Division SUBJECT : Engagement of E. How.rd Hunt .8 Indenendent Contr ctor Under Men orindum of Or I Contract 1. Effective 2 November 1970, subject was retained under ”
“interview was arranged with the General Foods Corpora tion, a Mullen client. Mr. O'Malley stated there was disappointment that Mr. Hunt had been unsuccessful in "selling himself" during any of these interviews and that no job offers had resulted. In response to a question a”
“14-00000 SECRET 27 FE6 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR: Inspector General SUBJECT : Howard Hunt 1. At the recent request of the Deputy Director for Management and Services, the Office of Finance has searched its records to determine if we could find any payment to Mr. Hunt in an ”
“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 { 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”