</s>204-10107-10059 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET OGC 76-57 10-20-76-7 RETURN TO CIA CS-3640 Background Use Only #18333 Do Not Reproduce MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Contract Personnel Division 7 October 1976 ATTENTION : Mr. Rod Brooks FROM Joel E. Keys, Chief Corporate Cover Branch Central Cover Staff SUBJECT Request for Letter of Agreement : Please prepare a Letter of Agreement between the Agency and 6 (CLOBUE, which, through the President of the firm, the (Cimeth H. Steele) has agreed to place on a retainer in Contract Agent of Europe Division, (CIMETH H. Steel) (COPHONE/1). John M. Murray, Jr. represented the Agency Division, also. negotiations. Identifies will be forwarded under separate than those. 2. Effective 1 October 1976, CLOBUE will place on retainer (TOPHONE)/1 at an annual retainer of $789,000, which will be paid to him in monthly) increments of $750 (BLUE), which will will be overly negotiate a increments with (OPHOPE), which wil make will make entirely clear that both are contract with (CPHONE). which will have no independent particles, that the Company (BLUBLUE, will will no obligation to withhold Federal, or state income taxes, or Social Security taxes, In consideration of the support rendered, the Agency will pay/LLE $10,000 annually or provision is made in this agency will offset any nominal expenses if it incurs in its oversight associations offset the amount of personal services in parts, in this amount to chances that auditing it also serves, in part, to minimize the the notional facility and payments (CO/OHONE/I). 4. The Agency will reimburse(BLUE) in quarterly increments via a controlled contractual arrangement between (BLUBUE and a national facility of the Agency. Cancelled checks will serve as adequate accountings for paid paid bills (BLUES). 5. Please include the usual paragraphs of appreciation, secrecy, and prohibition of bona fide employment. 6. All information relating to this agreement is classified secret. Both the Agency relating to the most stringent safeguards will be taken to protect this information, including the E-2 INDIPET CL BY 055807 WARNING NOTICE 14/0 <loc_91><loc_940><loc_91><loc_966><loc_78><loc_966>SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES CENDET

Summary: The document is a classified memorandum dated 7 October 1976, requesting the preparation of a Letter of Agreement between an unspecified agency (likely CIA) and CLOBUE, a company represented by Cimeth H. Steele. It outlines terms for placing an individual on retainer starting 1 October 1976, with an annual retainer fee of $789,000 paid monthly as $750 to the individual (referred to as "BLUE"). The agreement specifies that the company (BLUBLUE) will not withhold taxes and that the agency will reimburse costs quarterly via a controlled contract. It includes clauses on secrecy, prohibition of bona fide employment, and classification of information as secret.  

Key People: Joel E. Keys (sender), Mr. Rod Brooks (recipient), Cimeth H. Steele, John M. Murray Jr., BLUBLUE, BLUE.  
Key Locations: Not specified in the text.  
Key Events: Preparation of a retainer agreement between an agency and CLOBUE for services related to European operations; establishment of payment terms and confidentiality obligations.  
Key Organizations: Agency (CIA), CLOBUE, BLUBLUE.

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