</s>204-10105-10277 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET OGC 74-1755 30 September 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD RE-UBSITIONS MEMORDUM FOR E. Howard Hunt Re His Memoirs, "Undercover" SUBJECT: Meeting with E. HOWARD HUNT Re His MEMOIRS, "Undcover!" 1. On 28 September 1974 Ray Rocca, Deputy Chief/CI Staff, and I met in the DCD Washington Field Office with E, Howard Hunt, his attorney William A. Snyder, Jr ., and Snyder's associate Thomas W. Coons. As the meeting began, Hunt asked if it was being tape-recorded; I measured him that he was not. He said he did not care; but, if it were to be recorded, he would like to know. We then embarked upon the review according to the plan under which we then embarked on a review according he would be classified like to then proceed to the remaining 29 years only if Hunt was classified as then the first three. He and his lawyers appeared very cooperative, and accordingly, the meeting continued to cover all 32 items. 2. Changes were agreed to the items set forth in paragraphs 12, 14, and 25 of the CI Staff memorandum of 19 September 1974. These appear at pages 80, 83, and 115 of the gallery proof and concerns the fabrication of the Shanghai post of the Mexican operation, the entry into the Guatemala Embassy in Mexico City, and the joint CIA-Uruguay telephone monitoring operation. The wording of the agreed changes as is shown on the attached copies of the pertinent aged changes is as shown in the attached copy of the document imagery of the galley proof. Essentially, these changes changes disguise the journalists as galley proofs. Essentially. These changes disguise me journalists of the galaxy's deleted the word "Guatemalan" to make the entered embassy non-specific; and delete the reference to listening posts and telephone monitoring to make that paragraph refer to more general terms to our ability to cover targets without referring to the use of electronic surveillance. E-2 IMPDET CL BY 058473 SECRET C1

Summary  
This memorandum details a meeting held on 28 September 1974 between E. Howard Hunt, his attorney William A. Snyder Jr., Snyder’s associate Thomas W. Coons, and Ray Rocca, Deputy Chief/CI Staff, at the DCD Washington Field Office. The meeting focused on reviewing and modifying content in Hunt’s memoir "Undercover" to address classified information. Hunt requested clarification on whether the session would be tape-recorded, which it was not. Discussions centered on revising specific items in the manuscript, including changes to references involving the Mexican operation, Guatemala Embassy entry, and CIA-Uruguay telephone monitoring. Agreed revisions aimed to obscure details about journalists, remove explicit mentions of "Guatemalan," and generalize references to electronic surveillance. The meeting also addressed 29 other proposed modifications to unclassified items, with Hunt arguing many were already publicly available or testified about. Concerns arose over potential publisher resistance to classified changes, leading to a decision against submitting all items as classified. Hunt provided a letter dated 17 May 1974, asserting his manuscript did not violate CIA agreements or espionage laws. Morrison emphasized the need for a press release acknowledging the review, while cautioning against overly harsh language that might be perceived as bad faith.  

Key People  
- E. Howard Hunt (author of "Undercover")  
- William A. Snyder Jr. (Hunt’s attorney)  
- Thomas W. Coons (Snyder’s associate)  
- Ray Rocca (Deputy Chief/CI Staff)  
- John D. Morrison Jr. (Acting General Counsel)  

Key Locations  
- DCD Washington Field Office  

Key Events  
- Meeting to review and revise Hunt’s memoir manuscript for classified content  
- Discussions on modifying references to CIA operations, journalists, and electronic surveillance  
- Consideration of publisher response to proposed changes  
- Exchange about the need for a press release acknowledging the review  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- CI Staff  
- DCD (Directorate of Counterintelligence)

JFK Declassified Files

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