</s>204-10112-102323 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 RETURN TO CIA Background Use Only, Do Not Reproducouc 21 August 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. F. I. G. Coleman C/OPS/LSN SUBJECT FBI Investigation of Allegations Regarding CIA Activities 1. Reference is made to your memorandum, dated 30 July 1974 and captioned as above, requesting that the names of certain individuals and organizations be searched in Office of Security records and the results of such checks which may be passed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 2. The records of this Office contained no prior informa- tion. Identifiable with Security Defense System; Intelligence Services no prior or Advance Security Corporation. Our records reflector no prior to Advance Security Corporaton. Our Records of Powder Springs, Georgia. 3. Mitchell Livingston Werbell III, born 8 March 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served in the Office of Strategic Services briefly from July to December 1945 during World War II and has repeatedly come to the attention of CIA through the interviewing years through his activities, principal information as a member of the Far East and Caribbean areas, he has a reputation as a "Wheeler dealer, con-man, arms peddler, and soldier of fortune." 4. The foregoing information may be passed to to the federal Bureau of Investigation: 5. The following information may may be issued to Security records was recently passed to Mr. Frank Schwartz, Federal Bureauof Investigation Liaison Representative: "John Patrick Muldoon "Subject was born 25 August 1937 at Washington, D.C. He entered on duty with the Agency on 7 January 1958 as a GS-03 Courier. During his Agency career he became as an Operations Officer primarily in the Par East area. His overseas assignments included (Malaysia, Bangkok, and areas of Indonesia) He went on a 13-24 1/P/N 2.2.1.2-2.00-2/2/1.00/2.0/2-1/2

Summary  
This document is a memorandum dated 21 August 1974 from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to Mr. F. I. G. Coleman of C/OPS/LSN regarding an FBI investigation into allegations about CIA activities. The memo responds to a request from Coleman’s July 30, 1974 memorandum asking for information on specific individuals and organizations in CIA Security records. The CIA notes no prior records on Advance Security Corporation or Powder Springs, Georgia. Mitchell Livingston Werbell III is described as having brief OSS service during World War II and later associated with the Far East and Caribbean areas, characterized as a "Wheeler dealer, con-man, arms peddler, and soldier of fortune." The CIA also provides details on John Patrick Muldoon, a former CIA courier and Operations Officer based in Southeast Asia, who retired in 1972. Additionally, it references an individual likely identical to Steve Van Cleave, who falsely claimed employment with CIA under Coca-Cola cover in January 1974, citing Agency cables from December 1973 and January 1974.  

Key People  
- Mitchell Livingston Werbell III (born 8 March 1918)  
- John Patrick Muldoon (born 25 August 1937)  
- Steve Van Cleave (alleged false claimant)  
- Charles S. Phalen (CIA Chief Security Support Division)  

Key Locations  
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Werbell III’s birthplace)  
- Powder Springs, Georgia  
- Bethesda, Maryland (Muldoon’s residence at retirement)  
- Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Bangkok, Indonesia)  

Key Events  
- Mitchell Livingston Werbell III’s brief OSS service during World War II  
- John Patrick Muldoon’s CIA career as a courier and Operations Officer in Southeast Asia  
- Muldoon’s Leave Without Pay status from 19 November 1971 to 19 November 1972  
- Steve Van Cleave’s false claim of CIA employment under Coca-Cola cover in January 1974  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Security Consultants International (mentioned in Muldoon’s file)  
- Advance Security Corporation (referenced in records)

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