</s>104-10121-10341 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET. EYES ONLY 4 OCT 1973 SUBJECT: Robert A. Maheu SUBJECT: Robert a. Maheyu 1. Robert A . Maheus was born on 30 October 1917 in Waterville, Maine. He graduated from Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts in 1940. He is married and has four children. 2. He was employed as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1940 to 1947. Upon resigning from Bureau a venture into private enter- prise culminated in bankruptcy in 1952. Subsequent to his bankruptcy, he was employed in Special Assistant to this bankrupty, he has employed as Special Assistant with the specific duty of Director Business Administration with the he was forced to resign for political reasons from 1954, position. He then established his own investigative position. To establish his own Investigative position. he also established his Own Accountant, and rooted desk space in a suite occupied by Associates, and Bellino, a former Bureau Agent, Certified Public Accountant and currently employed on Capitol Hill with one of the Congress- sional Committees. 3. Mr. Mahesu's organization successfully handled a number of Mr. Mahau's accounts, including Narchos, Schenley Distillers, New York Central Railroad, United Steel Workers Union, and ultimately Howard Hughes. Although he has main- distillers now New York Center Railroad, and Los Angeles, most recently he resided in Las Vegas, Nevada. 4. He has initially recruited by the Office of Secu- rity in 1954 and granted a covert Security Approval on 30 August and was granted a cover letter to the Office for the Office of Security and normal and sensitive assignments for elements of the prosecutor of the Deputy Director for Operations. E2 IMPDET CL BY: 061142 EYES OHLY SECRET

Summary:  
The document details the background and professional activities of Robert A. Maheu, including his birth on 30 October 1917 in Waterville, Maine, and education at Holy Cross College (Worcester, Massachusetts) in 1940. He served as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1940 to 1947 before resigning and entering private enterprise, which culminated in bankruptcy in 1952. Post-bankruptcy, he worked as a Special Assistant for the Bureau of Bankruptcy, later establishing his own investigative firm with an accountant and office space in a suite shared by associates, including Bellino (a former FBI agent now employed on Capitol Hill). His clients included Narchos, Schenley Distillers, New York Central Railroad, United Steel Workers Union, and Howard Hughes. He resided in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the time of the document’s creation.  

Maheu was recruited by the Office of Security in 1954 and granted covert approval on 30 August 1954. He held assignments involving sensitive operations, including facilitating the procurement of feminine companionship for King Hussein during his 16 March–18 April 1959 state visit (Tab 1), an attempt to assassinate Fidel Castro via Johnny Roselli (Mafia) in August 1960 (Tab 2), and cover arrangements with Clandestine Service officers from 1954 to 1970. These included using Maheu Associates for non-official cover purposes, with specific assignments noted in Tabs 3 and others. No contact was maintained with Maheu after the termination of these arrangements.  

Key People:  
- Robert A. Maheu  
- King Hussein  
- Johnny Roselli  
- Bellino (former FBI agent)  

Key Locations:  
- Waterville, Maine  
- Worcester, Massachusetts  
- Las Vegas, Nevada  
- Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.)  

Key Events:  
- Maheu’s FBI employment (1940–1947) and subsequent bankruptcy (1952)  
- Procurement of feminine companionship for King Hussein during 1959 state visit  
- Attempted assassination of Fidel Castro via Johnny Roselli (August 1960)  
- Cover arrangements with Clandestine Service officers (1954–1970)  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Office of Security  
- Clandestine Service

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