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6 July 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
The Acting Director
SUBJECT
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Information Provided the Federal Bureau
of Investigation Regarding the Watergate
Incident
1. As a result of our conversation of 5 July, I would
like to summarize the information which has been provided to
you by the Agency in memorandum form (attention Mr. Arnold
Parhan) since the first series of memoranda on the subject
beginning 20 June.
2% On 20 June separate memorandums were sent to you
concerning Messrs. Frank Anthony Sturgis, Eugenio Rolando
Martinez Careaga, Bernard L. Barker and Virgilio Conzales.
The papers detailed available information on the subjects.
We said that Mr. Frank Anthony Sturgis had never been re-
cruited by the Agency, that he was a soldier of fortune but
that he had been associated with an Agency contact, Mr.
Eugenio Rolando Martinez Careaga, since the early sixties.
Their relationship was built on a mutual interest in Cuban
exile activities. Mr. Martinez was recruited in January 1961
and has performed a variety of tasks for the Agency on Cuban
matters up until June of this year. He has been on a $100.00
a month retainer since 1969. Mr. Martinez is a business
associate of Fr. Bernard Barker in a real estate firm in Miami.
Mr. Barker was a regular contact of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation in Cuba when turned over to the Agency in mid-
1959. He was used as a source of information in Cuba until
evacuated in early 1960. He was hired by the Agency in 1960
for work among exile groups and was terminated by the Agency
on 31 July 1966. No Agency contact has been maintained with
him since that date. A thorough investigation of our files:
at Headquarters and by our Station in Miami has failed to
turn up any information regarding Mr. Gonzales' connection
with any Agency personnel or Agency-sponsored activities.
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3. In two memoranda on 21 June we informed you of our
relationship with the Robert R. Mullen Company and the
General Foods Corporation. The utilization of the Robert R.
Mullen Company dates back to June 1963. Mr. Mullon has
provided certain sensitive cover support overseas for Agency
employees. In addition, Mr. Mullen was involved in the
formation of the Cuban Freedom Committee an activity
terminated several years ago. As of 1 May 1970 Mr. Everette
Howard Hunt, who had just retired from the Agency, became a
legitimate employee of Mr. Mullen. In July 1971 Mr. Hunt
informed the Agency he had been assigned to the White House
Staff but continued to devote part of his time to the Mullen
Company. The General Foods Corporation is a client of the
Mullen Company. General Foods is providing certain cover 24
support to two Agency assets overseas. Over the years sixteen
officials of General Foods have been cleared on certain aspects
of our interests. They have not been informed of our use of
the Robert R. Mullen Company. Also on 21 June, in response to
a verbal request of 20 June, we informed you that a check of our
records disclosed no record of Agency involvement with the
Association of National Advertisers or the words "CIF".
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4. In a separate memorandum on 21 June we advised you
that a review of the duties and assignments of Mr. James
McCord provided no indication that he was involved in Cuban
matters and that he was not assigned to the Bay of Pigs
operation. We stated, however, that he might have developed
personal acquaintances which are not recorded in official
personnel and security records. We have no information
regarding Mr. McCord's activities with Cuban exiles since his
retirement. We indicated in the same menorandum that as an
Agency employee, Mr. Hunt was involved in operational activities
relating to Latin American countries and was known to have had
some ties to Mr. Barker. In a separate memorandum of 27 June
regarding Mr. Hunt, we informed you about the issuance of the
alias, Edward V. Hamilton, to Mr. Hunt on 30 September 1960.
This alias was subsequently used by Mr. Hunt for several
drivers licenses. We provided additional information on
this subject in a memorandum of 5 July and also reported that
there is no information in our files to the effect that Mr.
Hunt was issued a Social Security Card or Insurance Policy
bearing the name Edward J. or Edward Joseph Hamilton.
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5. Further, a memorandum was sent to you on 27 June
regarding peripheral Agency contact with an ex-employce
of Mr. James McCord, one Mr. Juan Rigoberto Ruiz Villegas.
Mr. Ruiz was used by this Agency as a translator during the
period June 1969 to June 1971. He has had no affiliation
with the Agency since that time other than a personal
relationship with a current Agency employee. One additional
memorandum was provided you on 5 July regarding a Mr. Ross
Ward Lambert who worked for the Agency as a Contract Employee
from January 1965 until his retirement on 9 August 1971. Cur
Office of Personnel referred Mr. Lambert to McCord Associates
for employment upon retirement. He submitted a formal
application but decided to accept employment elsewhere.
6. In addition to the above cited memoranda and several
lesser items of information provided telephonically to Mr.
Arnold L. Parham of your Alexandria office, the Director of
Central Intelligence informed you orally on 27 June regarding
information available to us on Mr. Manuel Ogarrio Daguerre, a
Mexican national who has offices located in the same building
as the Banco Internacional of Mexico City. In short, Mr.
Manuel Ogarrio Daguerre has not had any operational contacts
with this Agency. On 28 June the Director of Central
Intelligence also informed you orally regarding our information
concerning Mr. Kenneth Harry Dahlberg. The last recorded
contact of the Agency with Mr. Dahlberg was in May 1961.
7.
Our Office of Security is in frequent contact with
members of your staff in connection with the investigations
you are conducting. The above information is for your use
only and should not be disseminated outside your Bureau,
Vernon A. Walters
Lieutenant General U.S.A.
Acting Director
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