Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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14-00000104-10121-102632025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992SECRET24 October 1960MEMORANDUM FOR: Office of SecurityATTENTION : Support BranchSUBJECT : MOR'LES, David S.1. This will confirm the verbal request to Mr. John Lavery from Mr. J. J. Mullane, Jr. on 13 October 1960 that two backstopped residence addresses be provided for Subject, one in the Washington, D.C. area and one in the Los Angeles area.2. Mr. Lavery also requested to backstop the Washington address to the extent that Subject's residence at the address from 5 October 1960 on would be acknowledged. He was to be identified as a recently returned State Department employee who had secured a new position with the Department of the Army, since returning from overseas and resigning from State Department. It was to be indicated that pending determination of the location of his assignment, Subject's family had not joined him in the Washington, D.C. area but were understood to be at the home of his wife's family somewhere in New England. Subject's employer is the U.S. Army Staff-Group whose telephone number, left by Subject with the management of his residence for emergency contact, is OX 6-2255. It was explained to Mr. Lavery that this residence and cover was necessary to backstop Subject in the event of inquiry arising out of some private business ventures in which he is currently engaged in the Phoenix, Arizona area.3. Mr. Lavery was requested to provide a second residence address in the Los Angeles area where Subject's residence from approximately 1 August 1958 to 14 October 1960 could be acknowledged. He was to be identified at this residence as a local representative for a New York City concern, Bartlett and Rogers, and to have done economic research for them concerned with Latin American trade. Subject was understood to have been moved by his company to the Miami area, leaving Los Angeles on 14 October 1960.SECRET
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SECRET-2-4. Mr. Lavery was advised that for purposes of answering   inquiries in Los Angeles, Subject was to be identified as a   single individual approximately 35 years old, 6 feet tall, 200 lbs.,   swarthy complexion, with dark hair and eyes. He is understood to   have a good position with his employer, and earning, it is estimated   over $10,000 per year.![signature of JOSEPH F. LANGAN]JOSEPH F. LANGANChief, WH/4/SoSECRET
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# INTERVIEW PROCESSING SHEETSubject: Mosley David L. # 39418Advice received reveals thatthe subject person is scheduled for overseas travel as indicated below -Departure Date 28 Nov 55Title & Grade GS-12 4/ Columbus Det.Destination Cassa Blanca Office & Division VYHCover State Antique Passport Type & No.Return DatePRELIMINARY PROCESSING - A reviewof this file and the above information reveals:*   No special briefing topics or See below*   No special cover problems or See below*   No special debriefing by other or Requires debriefings on (as circled) SI Q CRYPT*   No special badges or credentials or See remarksREMARKSDate of Polygraph 10/53 out 11/53C 10/55INTERVIEW - On the indicated date subject was interviewed on the following points:1. Security regulations in general.2. Travel Precautions (to carry nothing identifying him with CIA).3. Cover Story (nature of cover; adequacyor prior briefing; possibility of inconsistencies; briefing of spouse).4. Personal Affairs (proper handling of bank account, credit accounts, for- warding of mail).5. Personal Correspondence (no mention of CIA in letters to and from subject).6. Personal Conduct (a. general good behavior, b. no black market or currency transactions, c. po undue duriosity in natives in his area, d. no attempts to identify or approach otherCIA personnel in area except for official business and through official channels).7. Other Travel (only official travel in or through Soviet controlled areas).8. Other:ACTION -Security debriefing by the undersigned completes action necessary in this case.The following were obtained from subject and forwarded appropriately for disposition.orSubject was referred to the following for the indicated additional briefing:Subject waspermitted to retain the following for turn in at a later date.By: R. Beria WittesDate: 28 Nov 55X David L Morales
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14-00000104-10121-103412025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992SECRETEYES ONLY4 OCT 1973SUBJECT: Robert A. Maheu1.  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.E2 IMPDETCL BY: 061142EYES ONLYSECRET
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SECRETEYES ONLY5. Some of these 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. (Sec 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 ONLYSECRET2
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# SECRETEYES ONLYSUBJECT: Robert A. Maheu1.  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.E2 IMPDETCL BY: 061142EYES ONLYSECRET
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5. Some of these 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 (1959.9 (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 Atts
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14-00000104-10121-103662025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992SECRETREQUEST FOR APPROVAL OR INVESTIGATIVE ACTION(Always handcarry 1 copy of this form)TO:CI/Operational Approval and Support Division☑ Security Support Division/Office of SecuritySUBJECT:(True name)Robert A. MaheuDATE 7 October 1959FROM: NE/2/Jordan1205 I x3203PROJECTCRYPTONYM, PSEUDONYM, AKA OR ALIASESCI/OA FILE NO.RI 201 FILE NO.SO FILE NO.TYPE ACTION REQUESTEDPROVISIONAL OPERATIONAL APPROVALPROVISIONAL PROPRIETARY APPROVALOPERATIONAL APPROVALPROPRIETARY APPROVALPROVISIONAL COVERT SECURITY APPROVALCOVERT NAME CHECK☑ COVERT SECURITY APPROVALSPECIAL INQUIRY (SO field investigation)COVERT SECURITY APPROVAL FOR LIAISON WITH U.S. OFFICIALSUSE OF INDIVIDUAL OR ACTION REQUESTEDSPECIFIC AREA OF USEU.S. and JordanFULL DETAILS OF USEMay be employed by the King of Jordan to handle Jordanian public relations in the U. S.INVESTIGATIVE COVERIS OR WILL SUBJECT BE AWARE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT INTEREST IN HIM?☑ YES NOIS OR WILL SUBJECT BE AWARE OF CIA INTEREST IN HIM?x YES NOINDICATE SPECIAL LIMITATIONS OR COVERAGE DESIRED IN THE SECURITY OFFICE INVESTIGATIONPer discussion with Mr. J. O'Connell, sufficient Security Office investigation has already taken place.IF NO INVESTIGATION OUTSIDE CIA, EXPLAIN FULLYPRO AND GREEN LIST STATUS Available at OSPRQ 1. OR EQUIVALENT. IN (2) COPIES ATTACHEDPRO II WILL BE FORWARDEDPRQ 11. OR EQUIVALENT. IN (1) COPY ATTACHEDGREEN LIST ATTACHED. NO:FIELD TRACESNO RECORDNO INFORMATION OF VALUEDEROGATORY INFORMATION ATTACHED, WITH EVALUATIONX NOT INITIATED (Explanation) has not been in areaWILL BE FORWARDEDRI TRACES (Derogatory Information and Evaluation Attached)NO RECORDRECORDX NON-DEROGATORYDEROGATORYDIVISION TRACES (Derogatory Information and Evaluation Attached)NO RECORDRECORDX NON-DEROGATORYDEROGATORYSIGNATURE OF CASE OFFICEREXTENSION SIGNATURE OF BRANCH CHIEFJames E. Burkart3203 William R. FreemanSECRET
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# 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992SUBJECT: Robert A. MaheuMr. Robert A. Maheu was born on 30 October 1917 in Waterville, Maine. He graduated from Holy Cross College in 1940 and is married with four children. He was employed as a Special Agent with the FBI from 1940 to 1947, and upon re- signing from the Bureau, formed a private enterprise doing business as "Dairy Dream Products." This venture culminated in bankruptcy in 1952. He then re-entered Government service with the Small Business Administration in Washington, D. C., and was appointed Special Assistant to the Administrator with the specific duty of Director of Security. In February of 1954, he was forced to resign from SBA because of political reasons, determined to be the result of backing the wrong political party in the election. He then set up his own investigative organization known as Robert A. Maheu Associates.Mr. Maheu was recruited by the Office of Security in March of 1954. He was previously known to Mr. Robert H. Cunningham (deceased) who was, at that time, Chief, Special Security Division, through their mutual employment by the FBI. Cunningham saw in Maheu a covert asset who could be utilized by the Office in extremely sensitive cases. With the approval of the Director of Security, Subject was offered a proposition wherein he was to receive $500.00 per month, with the stipulation that he move into his own office and that he be on call for any assignments by the Office of Security. He agreed to this and immediately took steps to move out of his area, where he rented desk space in a suite occupied by Carmine S. Bellino, a former FBI agent and CPA.In July of 1954, Maheu was engaged by "British shipping interests" to check on Aristotle Onassis' activities while in the United States. This included technical coverage of Onassis' New York office. It was later learned that the principal "British interest" was Stavros Niarchus and that the ultimate goal of this task was to scrap the Onassis/ Saudi oil doal. Maheu took the job but conditioned his acceptance with the fact that he would do nothing inimical to the U. S. Government. Any information developed of interest to the United States was to be passed by Maheu to the appro- priate Government agency.
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During this operation Maheu had his staff prepare a paper citing dangers to U. S. economy and trade resulting from the Onassis deal. Through contacts in FOA, Maheu had Harold Stassen read this paper in the National Security Council on 22 June 1954. During this same period Maheu briefed Scott McLeod, Assistant Secretary of State for Security and Consular Affairs on the project. McLeod agreed to furnish State commo and pouch facilities subject to Joan Foster Dulles' approval. Additionally, Maheu briefed J. Edgar Hoover and Vice President Nixon.In August of 1954, Maheu advised this Office of his relationship with Niarchus. NEA Division was contacted and expressed interest in this matter. They were put in touch with Maheu and furnished him a commo channel, a pouch system and operational guidance. International litigation erupted as a result of the Onassis/Niarchus matter, and as a result of Niarchus claiming Government privilege in the case, the Agency was subsequently identified as being the Government agency involved. Files of this Office reflect extensive correspondence furnished us by the Office of General Counsel in 1956 regarding the Onassis matter.On 16 August 1954 Subject was granted a covert security clearance for utilization as an agent under Project TWIXT in the Near East. On 30 August 1954 he was granted a similar clearance to permit his use in the United States as a covert associate under Project LPHIDDEN. In November of 1957, a cable from Ciudad Trujillo indicated that Mr. Maheu had allegedly been involved in a violation of the Mann Act in procuring and transporting prostitutes for President Sukarno during Sukarno's state visit to the United States in 1956. Mr. Maheu contacted this Office to advise that the allegations were without foundation and stated that he would take steps immediately to have his attorney see that appropriate Dominican officials would retract the charges. This was subsequently done. Edward Bennett Williams acted as Maheu's lawyer in this matter.In 1957 information was received indicating that during President Sukarno's visit to Moscow in the fall of 1956, he was introduced to a Soviet woman within the Kremlin. He had an affair with her against the admonitions of his advisers. It was reported that the Soviets took detailed films of the affair and that a copy was sent to the PKΙ. In June of 1957 Al Ulmer and Samuel Halpern, FE Division, contacted the2
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Director of Security and outlined a project wherein they envisioned a film being made simulating this affair. It was planned that clips from this film would be inserted in a leaflet for distribution throughout Southeast Asia sug- gesting that Sukarno was compromised by the Soviets. In July of 1957, Robert Maheu was given this assignment. Не utilized a trusted male employee of this organization (since deceased) and his fiance. Maheu after an intensive make-up course, administered the make-up to the participants himself, utilizing available pictures and descriptions of the subjects as a guide. He hired a studio where he was given detailed instruction on the use of the lights and camera. When the film was taken, only Maheu and the two participants were in the studio. The project known as "Happy Days," was never completed and the film was not distributed.Files of this Office reflect that during the 1958-1959 period, FE Division was put in touch with Maheu by this Office for assistance in another operation relating to President Sukarno. This project was originated in May 1958 when FE Division initially contacted the Director of Security and briefed him on the project known as HARPSTAR. Basically, the project capitalized on President Sukarno's known weakness for Caucasion women. Robert Maheu was given the assignment to locate a female-candidate. He advised that a prominent attorney and "man about town, " could come up with a qualified woman. was investigated with favorable results and given a CSA on 2 July 1958 but was not made witting of CIA interest. The female candidate was , a well-to-do widow, approximately 35 years of age, resident of , considered to be highly intelligent and extremely attractive: In August of 1953, the Project HARPSTAR plan was concurred in by the COPS and the DCI.In September of 1953, Maheu and James O'Connell, of this Office, met with in New York City. was briefed on Agency interest in the matter. Later in September Haheu met within New York City under his true name and told her of governmental interest. knew Maheu's true identity having been introduced to him socially by . On the same day (23 September 1958), was introduced to Joseph Smith, FE Division (known to bota and Maheu as Joseph Sims). was briefed on the assignment, indicated that she understood exactly what was3
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expected of her and stated that she could leave the country in 45 days. On 24 September 1958 "Sims" again met with at which time she was told she would be accompanied by a female traveling companion, Elizabeth Hogarth (actually Elizabeth Harter, FE Division). was told that "Hogarth" would ostensibly be her secretary but would be, in fact, the person she would look to for direction.Records of this Office do not reflect any of the activities of during the course of her mission. It is known that she did meet Sukarno, but due to unfortunate timing that had him leaving his country on official business, she had little time to cultivate him. Consequently, the purpose of the mission was not fulfilled. The last known contacto had with the Agency was in the form of a telephone call on 12 April 1961 when she called on a sterile line and talked to Mr. Hugh Tovar, who she knew as George Henry. She advised that one had asked her to give a party for President Sukarno who would be in Los Angeles on 21 April 1961. wanted to know whether the Agency was interested in sponsoring this party. A negative response was given.In June of 1959, a covert security approval was issued for the use of Mahen by IO Division in order for him to be approached and advised of Agency interest in Interuational Labor. Files of this Office do not reflect whether or not this was done. On 7 October 1959 a covert security approval was granted for Mr. Maheu's use in the United States. The request for approval indicated that Subject might be employed by the King of Jordan to handle Jordanian public relations in the United States. Mr. Mahou's later involvement in the procurement of feminine companionship for King Hussein during the latter's state visit to the United States is set forth in Attachment A.In August of 1960, Richard M. Bissell, the then DD/P contacted the Director of Security regarding the Roselli matter. Details concerning this are set forth in Attachment B.In 1966 information was received by the Agency indicating that the Senate Administrative Practices Subcommittee, under the chairmanship of Senator Edward V. Long, had advised Maheu that his testimony was desired concerning his relationshin with Onassis, Savros Niarchos, Sam Giancana and. The Subcommittee interest was invasion of privacy and4
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SECRETparticularly the use of audio devices by private investigators. In July of 1966, Senator Long was alerted to the fact that the Agency had had sensitive operational contacts with Maheu. Senator Long was told that the Agency had used Maheu over the years on a number of occasions but that he had never been asked to engage in any wiretapping and had never engaged in any such activities on our behalf. Office of Security files do not indicate whether or not Maheu did appear before this Subcommittee, although it appears that he did not.In January of 1971, in light of the involvement of Maheu in a suit between executives of the Hughes Company and Maheu, the Director of Security recommended to the DCI that all existing clearances with Maheu and Associates be terminated. The DCI concurred in this recommendation.Files of this Office reflect that Subject's company, Maheu and Associates, cooperated with the Agency in supporting the activities of an LPGLOBE agent, Michael G. Merhige, in Ecuador.A memorandum from the Chief, Central Cover Staff to the Inspector General dated 10 October 1973, delineates the relationship between CCS and Robert Maheu and Associates.Information regarding the possibility that Subject was involved in a leak of information concerning a sensitive DD/S&T Special Projects Staff project is set forth in Attachment C.Subject's son Peter Robert Maheu was a staff employee of the Agency and of this Office from 1963 to 1964. He was a clerical employee. In February of 1969, Peter Maheu was granted a covert security approval as an employee of Maheu and Associates for use on Project QKENCHANT.