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14-Q0000 104-10256-10273| 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
July 1972
NEXORANDUM FOR: The Acting Dircctor
Fedoral Bureau 0f Invcstigation
SUBJECT Irfornation Provided thc Federal Bureau
of Investigation Regardirg the katergate
Incident
1 is a result of our conversation of 5 I would
like to swnarize the inforzation which has been provided to
You by the Agency in jencrazdum foTn (attention Nr _ Arnold
Parkaa) since the first series of memoranda on the subject
beginning 20 Jure .
2 . Or 20 June sepatate Feworarduis were scnt to You
concerning Nessrs_ Frank Azthory Sturgis Eugenio Polando
Hartinez Careaga- Bernard Ve Barker and Virgilio Conzales _
The papers
dctziied availabie
infornition on tlie subjects
Wc said that Mr Frank Anthcny Sturgis nad never been Te-
cruited by the Ageicy , tha: te w2s a solaier of fcrturc but
that iic kad bcen associated with an Agency contact, Xr
Eugenio Rolanao Nartinez Careaga, since tkc early Sirties _
Their rclationship was built 07 a mutual interest in Cuban
exile activities Mir Xartincz was rccruited in Januery 1961
ana has perfctzea
a variety 0f tasks for the Azency 0r Cubac
cattcrs up until June of this Year_ We has bccn 0n 3 5100 .00
a month retainer since 1969_ Xr Xiartincz is 3 busincss
associnte TFWr Berrard Barker in a rcal estate firm-in Nizni_
Hr . Barker was 3 regular contact of tke Federal Burczu of
Investigation in Cuba wien turned ovet to the Ascncy in mid-:
1959_ He was uscd a5 a source of inforEation in Cuba until
evacuated in carly 1968 . Xe Kas hired by tre Aecncy in 1960
for wor} among exilc groups and Kas terninated tiie Agercy
on
31 July 1966 _ No Agency cotact has been maintained witi:
him since that date_ thorough invostization of out files
at Heaaquitters and by our Station in Wiami has failed to
turn up eny inforaation regarding Wr Gonzales cornection
wlth any Agency personnel or
Agency-spcnsored activities_
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3 . In two memorznia 0n 21 June Ke inforned You 0f our
rclatioship with tlie Robert R. Sullen Corpany and the
Gencral Foods Corporation_ The utilizazion of tk:c Robert R.
Nullen Conpany cates back to Jinnc 1963 _ Xr _ Mlullen has
provided certain sensitive cover support overseas for Agency
cwployees _ In addition Wr :iullen #as involved in the
formation of the Cuban Freedoa Comittee L 2r activity
terminated sevcral Yezrs 2go _ A5 of 1 siay 1970 Nr _ Everette
Howard Nunt who haa just retired fron the Agency becanc a
legitinate cnployee of Xr Huller. In July 1371 Xr Jiurt
informed the Agency he had becn assigncd to thc #hite Fiouse
Staff but continued to Jevote part of his timc to the }jullen
Conpany_ Thc General Foods Corporation is 2 client of tho
Nullen Conpany . Gereral Foods is providing certain cover 24
support_ to two Agency asscts Over the Ycars sixteen
officials of General Foods have
pecfeezs_cgved
been on certain aspccts
of our interests Tney lavc sot bcen inforsca of oir tisc 0f
the Robert R. 'ullen Co@pany _ AIso on 21 Junc in response to
a vcrbal rcquest .0f 20 June We inforncd You tilat a check 0f our
records disclosed no record of, Agency involvezcnt with the
Association 0f Yational Aivertiscts or the words "CIf"
@t,
4 . In a separate nexorantiur on 21 June we advised You
that 2 review of the duties and assignnents of Kir _ Jancs
McCord providcd n0 indication that hc was 1nvolvea in Curan
matters and that hc v2s not assigned to the Bay of Pigs
opcration _ #e stated, hovever, that he night havc developed
personal acquaintances hich 2re mot recorded in 0Fficia]
personnel and security records #c have no infornazion
regarding Rt _ NcCord' s activitics with Caban cxilcs since his
retirenent_ ~Xe_indicated in the sane_aenorandun that a5 a?
Agcncy erployee _ Mr Hiunt was involved in operational activities
relating to
Latin
Anerican countries and was }nown to have had
some ties to Mr _ Barker In 3 separatc menorandua of 27 Juze
rcgarding Hir Hunt, we inforncd You abouz the issuarce of tkc
alias
9
Edwara V . Wawilton, to Xt Hunt on 30 September 1960 _
This alias w2s subsequently used by :ir_ Xiunt for several
drivers licenses_ Ne provided additional inforiaticn on
this subjcct in a mezorandun 0f 5 July ana also Tcported that
there is no infornation in ouT filcs to the effect tiat Xr _
Hunt #as issued a Social Securi- Card or
Insurance Policy
bear the name Edward J. or Edward Joscph Fanilton _
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5 Further
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a nenorardi Vas sent to You 02 27 June
regarding peripheral Agency con~act withn an ex-erployce
of #r James McCord O}e Xit _ Jian Rigcberto Ruiz Villcgas _
Hr _ Ruiz was uscd by tis Agency s a translator Zurin; the
period Jugc 1963 to Junc 1971 Ke kas had no affiliation
#ith the Agercy sincc tat cie other thzn 2 rersonal
relationship with a currcnt Agcncy ciploycc _ One additional
nemorandun was provided You 0n 5 July rcgarding
2 Mr _ Poss
Ward Lanbcrt who worked for the Agency as 3 Contract Emplcyee
fron January 1965 until nis retirement 0n 9 Ausust 1971 OuT
Officc 0f Personrcl referrcd Xr Lazbert to XcCord Associates
for employeent upon retirerent _ He subnitted a fornal
application but dccided to accept ezployaent elselhere.
6 In addition to the above cited nenoranda ard scveral
lesser itcms of infornation provided tclcphonically to K_
Arnold L _ Parhan 0f Your Alexandria 0ffice, the Director of
Central Intelligence informed You orally on 27 June regarding
inforiation available to Us on #r Xaruel Ogatrio Daguerre 2
Kcxican rational xho has officcs located in the s2w8
building
a5 tke Eanco Intcrnicional of-siexico City_ In sk.ort, Xir_
Hiartel Ogarrio Daguerre Xas not ilad any 'operational contacts
with this Agency _ On 28 Junc ti:e Director of Central
Intelligence also inforncd You orzlly rczarding our inforation
coicerniiz XI- Karieth %ztr; Weklbczg. Thc Jast rcccrzed
contact 0f the Agency with %r Dahlberg was in "a} 1961.
7 . Our Cffice of Security is in frequent contact with
menbes of Your staff in conncction with the irvcstigations
You arc conducting_ Thc akove inforration is for Youlr use
only and should not bc iisscminated outsidc Your Hurczu ,
Vernon A. #alters
Lieutenant Gencral U.S.A.
Acting Cirector
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