Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# SUBJECT: Robert Maheu - King Hussein Incident1. In connection with the official State visit of King Hussein from 16 March through 18 April 1959, the Office of Security was requested to render special support during the Los Angeles and New York phases of the tour. According to NEA personnel Messrs. Norman Paul, Fred Larash and Willias Aras, King Hussein was especially desirous of female companionship during his Los Angeles visit and it was requested that appropriate arrangements be made through a controlled source of the Office in order to assure a satisfied visit.2. On 3 April 1959 Mr. Robert Maheu, a cleared Office of Security contact, was asked to arrange a party for King Hussein at Los Angeles, California. This was done by Mr. Mahou through Mr.  Mr. is a prominent attorney and figure previously granted a covert security approval for use by FE Division. By pre-arrangement, during the course of this party King Hussein was introduced to , a part-time screen and stage actress. For the duration of King Hussein's stay in Los Angeles, 3 through 7 April 1959, he and Miss became intimate friends. It was indicated by Mr. Laïrash, who was integrated into the State party, that King Hussein desired to continue his friendship with Miss and that he wished to meet with her during his stay in New York City from 14 through 18 April 1959.3. On 13 April 1959, arrangements were made to rent the home of , an Office of Security source, at Long Beach, Long Island, for the period 14 through 18 April 1959. The home was to be used as a confidential meeting place for Miss and King Hussein. At the same time Miss was registered at the Hotel Barclay, 11l East 48th Street, New York City, under the name of Mrs. of El Paso, Texas. The publicity touching on the relationship had become more pointed since/Some publicity mention had been made of the background of Miss. Ca 14 April 1959 Mr. LaTrash and Miss were transported to the home on Long Island which was taken over as
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the meeting place for King Hussein and Miss. Later the same day, by pre-arrangement, two Department of State Security Agents, a New York City police lieutenant and a hired chauffeur arrived with King Hussein. Miss remained at the site through 13 April 1959, and King Hussein and his party visited each evening and remained for about four to five hours.4. During the stay at the Long Beach site, Miss discussed the publicity in the case at some length with the Security representatives. She speculated about the possible sources of certain personal information that she felt had been leaked to the press. Additionally she spoke of her deep feeling for King Hussein and commented on how initially sought her out to serve as a party companion for the King. At the time she said she was unclear as to just what part Mr. wanted her to play. In attempting to clarify his case Mr. said, "I am employed by the CIAU We want you to go to bed with him." Miss said she rejected the proposal but finally went to the party. She became quite taken with King Hussein and found him to be most charming.5. All personal contacts by Security representatives in this case were under arias and implied State Department affiliation. There is no record or indication in any of the files in this case that involves Robert Naheu by name of reference. It is believed that Mr. Maheu was never introduced to Miss , and as far as can be determined "fronted" for all arrangements. Office of Security investigation conducted variously from 25 May through 17 September 1959 of reflected no substantive derogatory information regarding her.
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# SUBJECT: The Johnny Roselli Matter1. In August of 1960 Mr. Richard Bissell approached the then Director of Security, Colonel Sheffield Edwards, to determine if the Office of Security had any assets that might assist in a sensitive mission requiring gangster-type action. The mission target was Fidel Castro. Because of its extreme sensitivity, only a small group was knowledgeable of the project. The DCI was briefed and gave his approval. Colonel J. C. King, Chief, WH Division, was briefed, but all details were concealed from any of the JWAVE officials. Certain TSD and Communications personnel participated in the initial planning stages but were not witting of the purpose of the mission.2. Robert Maheu was contacted, briefed generally on the project, and requested to ascertain if he could develop an entree into gangster elements. Mr. Maheu advised that he had met one Johnny Roselli on several occasions while visiting Las Vegas. Maheu knew Roselli only casually through clients but had been given to understand that Roselli was a high ranking member of the "Syndicate" and controlled all of the ice making machines on the Strip. Maheu was asked to approach Roselli, who knew Mahen as a personal relations executive handling domestic and foreign accounts. Maheu was to tell Roselli that he had recently been obtained by a client who represented several international business firas which were suffering heavy financial losses in Cuba as a result of Castro's action. These firms were convinced that Castro's removal was the answer to the probles and were willing to pay a price of $150,000 for its successful accomplishment. It was to be made clear to Roselli that the United States Government was not and should not become aware of this operation.3. The pitch was made to Roselli on 14 September 1960 at the Hilton Plaza Hotel, New York City. Mr. James O'Connell, Office of Security, was present during this meeting and was identified to Roselli as an employee of Maheu. O'Connell actively served as Roselli's contact until May 1962 at which time he phased out due to an overseas assignment. Roselli's
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initial reaction was to avoid getting involved, but throughMaheu's persuasion he agreed to introduce him to a friend,Sam Gold.. Roselli made it clear that he would not wantany money for his part, and he believed that Gold wouldfeel the same way. Neither of these individuals were ever paidout of Agency funds.4. During the week of 25 September 1960, Haheu was   introduced to Gold at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach.   During this meeting Maheu also met an individual identified   as "Joe" who was supposedly a courier operating between   Havana and Miami. Several weeks later Maheu saw photographs   of both of these individuals in the Sunday Supplemental   Parade. They were identified as Momo Salvatore Giancana   and Santos Trafficant. Both were on the list of the   Attorney General's ten most wanted zen. Giancana was   described as the Chicago Chieftan of the Cosa Nostra and   successor to Al Capone. Trafficant was identified as the   Cosa Nostra boss of Cuban operations. Maheu called this   Offico immediately upon ascertaining this information.5. In discussing the possible methods of accomplishing   the mission, Sam suggested that they not resort to firearms   but that he be furnished some type of potent pill that could   be placed in Castro's food or drink. Gold indicated that   he had a prospective nominee in the person of Juan Orte, a   Cuban official who had been receiving kickback payments for   a gambling interest and who still had access to Castro and   was still in a financial bind.6. TSD was requested to produce six pills of high   lethal content which were then delivered to Orta by "Joe."   After several weeks of reported attempts, Orta apparently   got cold feet and asked out of the assignment. He suggested.   another candidate who made several attempts without success.   "Joe" then indicated that Dr. Anthony Verona, one of the   principal officers in the Cuban exile junta, had become   disaffected with the apparent ineffectual progress of the   junta and was willing to handle the mission through his   own resources. Verona asked that he be given $10,000 for   organization expenses and requested. $1,000 worth of communi-   cations equipment. Dr. Verona's potential was never fully   exploited as the mission was cancelled shortly after the   Bay of Pigs épisode. Verona was advised the offer was   withdrawn, and the pills were retrieved. At the height of
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the project negotiations, Gold expressed concern aboutwho he learned was.Gold asked Maheu to put a bug inroom to determine the extent of with.The technician involved in the assignmentwas discovered in the process, arrested, and taken to thesheriff's office for questioning. He called Maheu in thepresence of sheriff's personnel and informed him that hehad been detained. Subsequently, the Department of Justiceannounced its intention to prosecute Maheu along with thetechnician. On 7 February 1962 the Director of Securitybriefed the then Attorney General Robert Kennedy on the circun-stances leading up to Maheu's involvement in the wiretap. Atour request, prosecution was dropped.7. In May 1962 Mr. William Harvey took over as Roselli's   case officer and it is not known if he was used officially   from that point on. It was subsequently learned from the   FBI that Roselli had been convicted on six counts involving   illegal entry into the United States some time during   November 1967. On 2 December 1968 Roselli along with four   other individuals was convicted of conspiracy to cheat   members of the Friar's Club of $400,000 in a rigged gin   rummy game. Mr. Harvey reported his contacts with Roselli   to this office during November and December of 1967 and   January of 1968. Roselli was facing deportation at that   time but felt that he would win an appeal.8. On 17 November 1970 Mr. Maheu called James O'Connell,   Roselli's first case officer, to advise that Maheu's attorney,   Ed Morgan had received a call from Thomas Waddin, Roselli's   attorney, who stated that all avenues of appeal had been ex-   hausted and Roselli faced deportation. Waddin indicated that   if someone did not intercede on Roselli's behalf, he would   make a complete expose of his activity with the Agency. On   13 November 1970 Mr. Helms was briefed on this latest develop-   ment and it was decided that the Agency would not in any way   assist Roselli. Maheu was advised of the Agency's position   and was in complete agreement. He stated that he was not   concerned about any publicity as it affected him personally   should Roselli decide to tell all. Subsequently Roselli or   someone on his behalf furnished Jack Anderson details of the   operation. Anderson wrote two columns regarding this operation
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on 13 January 1971 and 23 February 1971. Roselli was lastknown to be in the Federal Penitentiary in Seattle,Washington.
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# SUBJECT: Special Projects Staff Matter1. On 25 June 1974 Mr. Paul Evans, Security Officer,   Special Projects Staff, DD/S&T, requested that Office of   Security records be checked regarding a Mr. James R. Phelan   and Mr. Wallace Turner who were both of interest in connection   with a sensitive SPS activity.2. A check of FBI and Office of Security records   indicated that Mr. Phelan had written an unfavorable   article about the FBI in 1965 which appeared in the Saturday   Evening Post. Additionally Mr. Phelan testified as a defense   witness in the Clay Shaw conspiracy trial on 26 February 1969.   A review of Agency library sources reflected that Mr. Phelan   had published a number of articles. Mr. Carl Duckett, DD/S&T,   has speculated that Mr. Robert Maheu might have been the   source of Mr. Phelan's information. Several DD/S&T officers   recalled that in approximately December of 1970. Mr. James   O'Connell received a telephone call from Mr. Maheu in which   Mr. Maneu complained that the Agency had embarked on a new   project with the Howard Hughes organization and had not   gone through him. A review of various articles by Mr. Phelan   indicated that he had written several stories concerning.   Maheu's defamation suit against Howard Hughes. In these   articles Phelan reported variously that: Howard Hughes   might have paid Robert Mahen $520,000 a year because of   Maheu's Central Intelligence Agency expertise; Mahou   reportedly claimed that one of his assignments for Hughes   was to get the CIA to serve as a cover for the billionaire's   activities, a request which Maheu says he refused to carry   out; and Maheu claimed that Howard Hughes suggested that   Maheu work out an arrangement whereby he or his organization   could become a front for the CIA, another suggestion which   Marea claims he did not undertake.
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# 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992File24 November 1964Chief, Alien Affairs StaffSantiago ARGUELLES I zquierdo (AAC-1130) - #244420(C)Angel Manuel BENITEZ Benitez (AAC-1131) - #744305(C)Alicio CALAS Roque (AAC-1132) - #737175(C)Alfredo FERNANDEZ Martinez (AAC-1133) - #737177(C)Conrado FERNANDEZ Morales (AAC-1134) - #272300(C)Felix FUENTES Games (AAC-1135) - #284891(C)Orlando GARCIA Duarte (AAC-1136) - #218729(C)Jose Angel GONZALEZ Castro (AAC-1137) - #223976(C)Guillermo GONZALEZ Lazo (AAC-1138) - #733496(C)Jose Severino HERNANDEZ Martinez (AAC-1139) - #283744(C)Pedro LOPEZ Cristo (AAC-1140) - #284375(C)Raimundo MARTINEZ Gonzalez (AAC-1141) - #284148(C)Ricardo Anibal MORALES Navarrete (AAC-1142) - #380858(C)Alberto PEREZ Martinez (AAC-1143) - #223124(C)Manuel A. RIVERO Colona (AAC-1144) - #228117(C)Jorge Delio RODRIGUEZ Triana (AAC-1145) - #744303(C)Mario Andres ROMERO Arias (AAC-1146) - #277933(C)Jorge Luis SILVA Del Monte (AAC-1147) - #218751(C)Juan Cornelio TAMAYO Cordovi (AAC-1148) - #218752(C)1. On 24 November 1964 Bob Gambino, SOD/SO, called and said that subjects will probably be returning to the U.S. around 30 November 1964.2. On 25 November 1964 Jack Scanian, SOD/SO, advised that the arrival would be in the first week of December 1964.3. On 30 November 1964/Jack Scanlan advised that all but AAC-1142 and AAC-1143 would be returning on about 5 December 1964 at midnight on an Agency C-118.4. On 1 December 1964 (Scanlan) advised that subjects (except 1142 and 1143) would probably arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., at about midnight on 5 December 1964 on an Air Force C-118 with tail number 3820. He said that Bob Gambino, Arthur Garza William Robertson) and Dr. (James Fearon, M. D., would also be
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aboard. He said that the plane would also have loose cargoas follows: outboard motors, radio beacons, silence weapons,other weapons, commo gear, medical equipment and parachutedrop equipment. He also said Gambino may be carrying someTSD material. He stated that James Fitchett, under (Air Force)32cover, would be there to transfer subjects to a C-54 for furthertravel to Camp Pickett and that Fitchett would meet the Customsand I&NS men at Base Operations.5. On 2 December 1964 I advised Lawrence Fleishmann,   Deputy Commissioner of Customs of the arrival and told him   of the type of gear aboard. He said he would have his man   meet Fitchett at Base Operations.6. On 3 December 1964, I advised Frank Braden, I &NS,   of the arrival of subjects and the other passengers and that   Customs and his man should meet James Fitchett at Base Ops.OS/AAS/WMK: es 4 Dec 64W. M. Knott
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FileSECRET24 September 1964Allien Affaire LiffereSantiago F. ARGÜELLES Izquierdo (AAC-III)#244620Angel Lesnoi BELTEI Benitez (AAC-IIIR)#744305Alicio CALAS Rogas (AAC-III)#733473Alfredo FERNANDEZ Montanos (AAC-III)#737172Consuelo FERNANDEZ Amble (AAC-III)#811349Fabelo FUENTES Gomez (AAC-II)#346433Celmindo GARCIA Puente (AAC-III)#828729Juan Angel GONZALEZ Centre (AAC-III)#321476Guillermo GONZALES Luna (AAC-III)#739476Jose Gregorio Izquierdo Martinez (AAC-III)#808448Pedro Lopez Cobian (AAC-III)#323275Reimundo MARTINEZ Gonzalez (AAC-III)#328328Ricardo Anibal MORALES navarrete(AVC-1142)#726226Alvaro PEREZ Medina (AAC-III)#253324Manuel A. RIVERO Coloma (AAC-III)#242137Jorge Emilio RODRIGUEZ Triana (AAC-III)#744319Lázaro Andres ROLVERO Arias (AAC-III-46)#277939Jorge Luis SILVA Del Monte (AAC-III)#616751Juan Cornelio TAMAYO Cordovi (AAC-III)#18712REFERENCE: Our letter to LIZB of 23 September 1964 reporting IB Cabana being sent to the Congo by IBDS.SECRET> GROUP 4> Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassification
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SECRET1.  Bob Cousins, AG/CGCR, and Mrs. Braden, GWB, will fly to Camp Pickett, Va., this morning where Mrs. Braden will issue Form I-312's for the indochinese. She will also take two Applications, Form I-131, for the (3) of the nineteen (19) who are permanent residents. The other seventeen (17) are 212(d)(5) refugees.2. Afterwards Cousins will have two put visas on the I-512's.3. The I-512's and Reentry Permits will be issued as valid for twelve (12) months.Barry L. WigginsCG/A&I/Fran as 26 Sept 84SECRET
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EYES ONLYSECRETSUBJECT: Robert A. Maheu4 OCT 19731.  Robert A. Maheu 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 a venture into private enterprise culminated in bankruptcy in 1952. Subsequent to his bankruptcy, he was employed as Special Assistant to the Administrator, Small Business Administration with the specific duty of Director of Security. In February 1954, he was forced to resign for political reasons from this position. He then established his own investigative organization known as Robert A. Maheu Associates, and rented desk space in a suite occupied by Carmine S. Bellino, a former Bureau Agent, Certified Public Accountant, and currently employed on Capitol Hill with one of the Congressional Committees.3.  Mr. Maheu's organization successfully handled a number of prestige accounts, including Niarchos, Schenley Distillers, New York Central Railroad, United Steel Workers Union, and ultimately Howard Hughes. Although he has maintained offices in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, most recently he resided in Las Vegas, Nevada.4.  He was initially recruited by the Office of Security in 1954 and granted a Covert Security Approval on 30 August 1954. He performed many sensitive assignments for the Office of Security, and also accepted assignments from elements of the predecessor of the Deputy Director for Operations.EYES ONLYSECRETE2 IMPDETCL BY: 061142
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SECRET5. Some of those assignments included the following:A. King HusseinThe procurement of feminine companionship to the King) during an official State visit to this country during the period 16 March (1959) through 18 April (1959) (See attached Tab 1--taken from "Family Jewels" memorandum dated 16 May 1973)B. Johnny RoselliThe use of a member of the Mafia in an attempt to assassinate Fidel Castro, initiated in August 1960. (See attached Tab 2--taken from "Family Jewels" memorandum dated 16 May 1973)C. CoverVarious officers of the Clandestine Service met with Mr. Maheu over the years from 1954 to 1970 to determine the feasibility of using his firm for non-official cover purposes. Actual cover uses were provided for one officer in Mr. Maheu's Washington Office from September 1964 to June 1966, and another officer used the cover of Maheu Associates representatives in (Quito, Ecuador) from 1 August 1968 through 31 December 1970. (See attached Tab 3--Director of Security Memorandum to the Director of Central Intelligence, dated 20 January 1971)6. No contact has been made with Mr. Maheu since the termination of the above cover arrangement.3 AttsEYES ONLYSECRET
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# 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 199220 May 1971MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORDSUBJECT: Robert D. Peloquin, PresidentInternational Intelligence, Inc. (INTERTEL)839 17th Street, N. W.Washington, D. C. 20006Telephone: (202)638-2179The undersigned, seeking an employment opportunity in the District of Columbia area or in California, was introduced to Mr. Peloquin on May 10, 1971 by former Agency employee, (Alfred A. Pease) who is currently employed by INTERTEL.This unique corporation, probably created in 1970, first came to the attention of the undersigned when it was publicized in *The Wall Street Journal* on May 4, 1970. There had been an earlier article on April 26, 1970 in the financial section of *The Sunday New York Times*. The new concern has its headquarters in Washington, D. C. at the above address which also serves as the location of Mr. Peloquin's law firm. The Executive Vice President, John D. O'Connell, a former FBI agent and friend of the undersigned, maintains his office at 375 Park Avenue, New York City.At the time of the first publicity, Mr. Peloquin said "His organization will seek to provide the necessary guidance and information to help legitimate companies from blundering into mergers, joint ventures or acquisitions with concerns secretly controlled by the Mafia and other mobsters." For the past several years, Mr. Peloquin, as Vice President of the corpora- tion which controls INTERTEL, Resorts International, Inc., had been in charge of security for Resorts' owned gambling casino on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. He further said that the executives of INTERTEL did not "serve as detectives," they will be consultants only.SECRET
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# The original publicity disclosed that in addition to Washington and New York INTERTEL would open offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Canada. Just how many of these offices are presently opened and active is not known, but it is understood from(A103 Pease that the Philadelphia office will not be opened because of the fact that Mr. J. Shane Creamer is the Pennsylvania Attorney General under a Democratic administration. Creamer was former head of the Pennsylvania Crime Commission. Just why INTERTEL made this change is not known but it would appear that they want no part of Mr. Creamer.In spite of the initial publicity that INTERTEL executives were not would be "detectives," it would appear that since December of 1970 much of their active staff working out of the D. C. office have in fact become just exactly that. INTERTEL was engaged by the Hughes Tool Company to conduct a sweeping and exhaustive investigation into the affairs and past activities of Robert A. Maheu. Four or five years ago the Hughes Tool Company (Howard Hughes himself) allegedly entered into an oil contract with Robert A. Maheu Associates to perform a variety of services apparently undefined for the amount of $525,000 per year. Before the end of 1970 Maheu's contract was rescinded and attorneys for the Hughes Tool Company moved quickly to remove him from authority in the Nevada Operations. According to the newspapers this was done at the express request of Mr. Hughes himself. Preliminary litigation appalled this removal but shortly after the first of the year Maheu filed a suit against the Hughes Tool Company for $50 million to which he said he was entitled as damages for the cancellation of his "lifetime contract."It is doubtful that there was any connection between INTERTEL and the Hughes Tool Company prior to early 1971. They were engaged as an investigative unit under a temporary contract to protect the assets of the Hughes Tool Company and to determine just exactly what Robert A. Maheu was up to. The first contract was temporary and indefinite but currently they are operating under a recently executed five year contract. Howard Hughes reportedly is living in one of the Bahaman hotels owned or operated by Resorts Inter-national.There are those in Las Vegas who do not look on INTERTEL as the "good guys" on the local scene. The suave, popular Mr. Maheu, even though he was discharged and removed by the Hughes Tool Company, remains a popular figure winning considerable-2-SECRET