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14-Q0000 104-10122-10346] 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
SENDER WILL CHECK CLAss ATION TOP AND Bottom
UNCLASSIFIED CUNFIDENTLAL SECRET
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP
To NAME AND ADDREsS DATE INITIALS
DDS
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action DiRecT REPLY PREPARE REPLY
APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION
COMMENT FILE RETURN
CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIeNature
Remarks :
Attached are copies of summaries of our
operational involvement with Maheu_ In
addition to giving Mr Helms the originals,
I have also given copies to Mr Houston.
FOLD HERE To RETURN To SENDER
FROM: NAME; ADDRESS AND PhO DATE
Director of Security 6/20/66
UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL SECRET
(40) form No_ 237 Use previous editions
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SUBJECT: Project HARPSTAR
I_ May 1958 3
FE Dvieion initially contacted Director of
Securily 4nd briefod hira On Project: Bagically, Project capitilized
on Prsgidcnt Sukarno'3 weaknobs {or worien, eapacially Caucasian.
Becaugz 0f Our inability to controlled J99et closa to him to dster"
mine hib thinking 4nd plang, and tha tcCent #Pputent pucce99 of
Soviata uge 0f & toman, believed be mzy let down guard and becoma
epun8ive in digcugsion 0 plana witb
* {emale and accept advice
tbat ba would not ordinarily accept Irom
2 man.
Object Locata intelligcnt, attractive, ~motionally gtable,
an4 truatvorthy female who would Accapt 4siznurnt Which would
involve eventual [ntimate relationghip with Sukarno.
3 . Janusry 1958 Gave Robert Mabeu &s8igurznt to locxte
cendidate_ He _dvigad that & prominent attorney and
"man about tow, could come L? with 4 gualfiz 2
vomad_ Nishsu told bc had 4 "client' whoge buginegs
#a
cot Progzaring in an unidentlfied country. Felt could improvo 9itus_
tion If Ar attractlve and intolligent {crale could get to hiss anz,
thrcugh {eminine charz, porsuade his thinking i5
4 more favorible
dizecticn:
wa8 invegtigeted with favorabl: resulta Jnj siven
CSA &a 2 1953, but not Dals witting ef CIA inter3os
5. Cindidaks
4 well-{o-eu #irow,
#pproxieri-tely-33.5473 olz, 7o3iden: 0K congieezed
#gkly int-lllgcnt ind cxtrertely ittractive.
5_ Augst 1933 Project HARPSTAR ?in Coicutzc] &n by
coPS _ni DCI.
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7 - August 27
I
Jogeph Smith, FE Division, introduced
to Maheu 48 Joseph Sirs.
8_ Smith emphagized neod {or
2 solid cover and b-ck- stopping. Maheu guggests, in vibw of cloge relationship
with rrovie colony, may induce who reprebenta gevoral
movde interest?, to 8et Up an arrangement that would al8o
nacessary funding macbaniers. include
9_ Ssptember 23
7
Maheu and O'Connell, Securlty,
met with
i3 New York (Harpahire Fouee).
ngreed, if Rs cO- oparative, would briaf him re Agancy interegt and objective o
Project to marimum efiort fror him. He Bia9ticully and ofierod his complato
9ervice
responded enthu-
and facilitieg to
B31 up
4 secure cover rnechaniam. He su3ga8ted tkat
be told of general Governzzent interest (not CLA) at the outset due to her:
percwptivrnesa which may cauge her to speculate
et & later date.
J0 . Cover Story wculd commisgicn her to perforn
An location gurvey" in certain FE areae fOr the
o: "Jourr-y to the Centar of the
Earth. 2: Thig
sroposed mmiag
copld be done very naturally becauge
relghts to the {ikm and is conterplating
haa thr
shooting it in bezr future.
HX . September 23
arrived New York (St. Mabeu met ber alonc for firet time and told her of Regia).
e8t. She Beemed to ba relieved about
Government inter-
certain miggivinge ghe had of
a99ignment. (She knew tre identity % Maheu, having been introduced
to hir socially by
She alao know that he had
a relatlona organlzation ) Pargonal
1 2. Septerzber 23 (aftermoon) Mabzu introduced "Sirns" 6o
given 2
grictal brlofing On 2s8iJnrcOR:, detaTninirs 4t
rar oca point? wkethar oha
waJ 9till intsrestad, She irdicated
ua !oratood ~xactly what
wae expscted of ber and coul:}
ohe
in '5 Jays.
lcave ccfntzy
'3. Scptezxber 2 } 4
"Sims' 43iin Alet with
bhe w13 tol: ghe would bo at wbicb rize
accompanied by
4 femal: trave_
com- 24nion,
b3 h-r
GS-12) W ould osten-
secretary. but would be, in iact, the rtroon sha xould luok to {or directicn.
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!}. subsequently given several briefin3a by FZ per-
gonn2l, bcth in Ncwv York and Calisornia_ Al under alia329.
P.0_ boxeg and stecilo phonea Iese Iat Lp for comrunications.
45. Covcr arrangement? were corpletcd by
Hc
4rranged for 0 to carzy a letter O[ tntroductlon fror
to 1 hla reprosontati:v in Indonesia:
komm to Sukarno. Also arranged to bave funda placed in
the Indonegian branch 0f Tiventieth Century Fox ln DJARKARTA:
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SEGRET
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15. Recordg of,thie Office do not rcflect any O the activitita
0 during the couree of har misgion, It i9 believsd shs !eft
for Indonesia gomatire in Janary 1959. It i9 knowa that 8h0 did
meet Sukarzo, but due to ulortunate tirnlng that had.him leaving
his country on official buginege, she bad little tlme to cultivata bi-n;
congequently , the purpoge of the migaion wvas not fulsilled. It sholld
b0 noted that Sukarno took Bufficient notica 0f her that during 12 ua-
official visit to tho United Stateg in Juna 1959, he expressed 3 stzo03
desira to 380 bor and dla.
17. The lagt kow contact Ohad with the Agency wa9 in
tho form of a telephone call on 12 April 1961 whan ghe called on the
sterile Iine and talked to Hugh Tovar, who 8ha knew 48 Georga Fienry-
She adviged tbat asked her to give a. party for Presi-
dent Sukarno wbo would be in Los Angeles on 2 } April 1961. She
wanted to know whether Henry'a People were interegted in gpongor-
this Farty. A negative reaponge wa9 given.
18. It i0 not know where Bhe i8 or what her activitieg are at
the progent time, but presumably ehe i9 etill in the Los Angal.g
area_
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PROJECT NQRZQLK
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I. In with the Stata vigit odKing Hugaein)
from 16 (1959)thru 18 (959) the Offlce of Security Ivaj
requegted to render gpecial support during the Los Angeles and
New York phages of the'tour:
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03
03 2.
According to (EABgrsonnel Mesgra.' (orman Pau}
Fred LaTraghland (illlam Arzyy the Subject was particularly
desiroua of femala Companionship during his Lob Angelej visit;
and
it wab requeated that appropriate arrangementa be made througb a
controlled gource 0f the Office of Security, in order to ingure a
gatigfied vigit. In addition, other supportive gervice, such 28 car
rentale, living accommodations, etc. Wera required and authorized
under (VEA)Division Project NORFOLX .
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On 3 April(959 Mra-Robert Mahou was asked to arrange
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party for(King Husgeid) at Lo? Angelea, California. He did tbis
through Mr. a prominent # attorney
and figure previously granted a CSA for use by FE Divigion:
prearrangement, during tbo corge of thia party, Hus9ein)06
vag introduced to 2 part-time and
For the duration of(King Hussein)} stay in Los Angeles, 3 April
thru 7 '0959} he and became frienda.
Accordingly, it wag indicated by Mr; (Fred Lafrabh;
who wag
integrated into the Stata party, that Huaseia)degired to con-
tinue hig frlendship with Pind that be wished to meet
with ber during hig stay in New York Clty from 14 April thru
18 April(19598q
4. Because of the publicityGthat had attended the relationship
between and King Hussein)in Los Angeles, the Office
of Security was requested by NEA to facilitate the arrange-
mentg for the visit In New York
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5. ~On 13 April(0959) arrangements were made to rent tbe
home of & a Security Office source, at
Beach; Long Island, for the period 14 April thru 18 Aprill
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as a
confidential meeting place foren and(King Husseis,) 0 6
At tbe same time, wa; registered at the Hotel"
Barclay, 121 East 48th Street, New York under the nace af
Mrg, of El Paso, Texaa. The publicity touching
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King By
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on.tha relationahip became moro pointed,
s0m8 public mention bad
been made 0f th0 Ebackground 0f3 and thus it becama
increagingly important that the New York meeting be carefully azzanged
6 On 14 April
6959,) Mr. GGred LaTraab)and
after appropriate gecurjty arrangements, werc tranaported to
Beach, Long Iskand, where the residenca 0fx
wag taken oyer 29 the meeting place between 6ingHiusaei))
and
Later the Bam0 day . by prearrangesnent; two Department
of Stato Security Agents, a New York City Police Lieutenant and
a bired chauffowr with (ing Husaein)_
remained
at tho gito tbru 18
FApiid959)
and(ing Husainand
party visited
each evening. reraining for about four to five houra.
7 . During the etay at the Long Beach gite;
discuaged the publicity in the cage at aome length with the Security
representative. She 9peculated about the pogeible sources of certain
peraonal information that ghe felt bad beep leaked to tbo prese.
O She spoke of ber depth of feeling for(ingkHugaei)and commented
on how Mr. had initially gought her out to serve
23 a party companian forltke King) At te time, bba said she waa
unclear 28 to just what part Mr. wanted her to play and i3
attempting to clarify his request, aaid, "I am erployed
the CIA We want you to go to bed with him. " continued
to gay that Bhe rejected the propogal, but finally went to the party 06
and that it doveloped that tho relationghip betwaen her anaKing fitajein)
transcended what had been guggested.
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8 Followdeg the departure ofk<ing fussei-)for (ordan)
at the request of(NZA Division,; the Office of Security as9isted in
arranging mean3q%f communicatian betyeen andthe
King:| From Mey(1959 thru October(1960,) the Security Office
a89iated the(NEADiviaion in the bandling andaexamination of personal
correspondence Batweene and (he King) The lst-recorded
action by the Security Office in thi8 case was ]0 October(1960.
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9: All peraonal contacts by Security representatives in te
case were uder alias and implied Staie Departrent affiliation
10. Tharo i9 no record Or indication in any of tha files in
this ca9e tbat involves Robert Maleu by name or reference: Mabeu,
a9 we underatand it, never was introduced to and, as far 23
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can be deterrined, "fronted" for all arrangements.
11. Securit_Office investigation conducted variously from
25 througk 17 Sexternbro9 ge
of reflected no gub-
3tantivo derogatory germane to tbe cage.
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