</s>104-10121-10342 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET EYES ONLY REFERENCE D. Background Use City Do Not Get OeRrabe SUBJECT: Robert A. Maheu 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 the Bureau of Venture into private enter- prisigning from a Bureau of Ventures into privateenter- his bankruptcy, he was employed a Special Assistant to the Administrator, Small Business Administration with the specific duty of Director of Security. In February 1954, his specific duty was for Security in February 1954. position. He then established his own investigative organization. He also established a Maheue Associates, and organization known as Robert A .. Maheun Associates, Bellino, a former Bureau Agent. Certified Public Accountant, and currently employed on Capitol Hill with one of the Congress- sional Committees. 3. Mr. Mahey's organization successfully handled a number of prestige accounts, including Nachos, Schenley Distillers, New York Central Railroad, United Steel Workers Union, New Jersey Railroad, and Long Beach, and those he has main- tained offices in Washington, D.C ., and Los Angeles, most recently resided in Las Vegas, Nevada. 4. He has initially recruited by the Office of Secu- Rity in 1954 and granted a Cover Security Approval on 30 August 1954. He performed many sensitive assignments for the Office of Security, and also accepted assignments for elements of the Securty, and a also accepted assignments from Operations. E2 IMPDET CL BY: 061142 EYES CHILY SECRET

Summary: The document details the background and professional history of Robert A. Maheu, including his birth on 30 October 1917 in Waterville, Maine, education at Holy Cross College (1940), and employment with the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1940 to 1947. After resigning from the FBI, he served as a Special Assistant to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, later establishing his own investigative firm, Maheu Associates. The text notes his clients, including Schenley Distillers and unions, and his offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. It references his security clearance (granted 30 August 1954) and assignments for the Office of Security, including tasks related to King Hussein's State visit (March 1955), a Mafia plot against Fidel Castro (initiated August 1960), and cover operations with the Clandestine Service from 1954 to 1970. The document also mentions his use as a non-official cover for activities in Ecuador (August 1967–June 1966) and notes no further contact since 1966.  

Key People: Robert A. Maheu, King Hussein, Fidel Castro, unnamed officers of the Clandestine Service, Bellino (former FBI agent), and members of the Mafia.  

Key Locations: Waterville, Maine; Worcester, Massachusetts; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles; Las Vegas, Nevada; Ecuador (specific location unclear).  

Key Events: Maheu's FBI employment (1940–1947); his work with the Small Business Administration; establishment of Maheu Associates; procurement of feminine companionship for King Hussein during a 1955 State visit; Mafia-assassination plot against Fidel Castro (August 1960); cover operations by the Clandestine Service using Maheu Associates from 1954–1970, including activities in Ecuador (August 1967–June 1966).  

Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Security, Clandestine Service, Maheu Associates.

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