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ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET
SUBJECT: (Optional)
Stephen Van Cleave
REFERENCE:
Telecon Ames/Pangburn, 8 April 1974
FROM:
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NO.
William D. Pangburn, Atlanta RO
Washington Field Office
DATE
TO: (Officer designation, room number, and
building)
1. Support Branch, “DCD
Attn: OSS (EAmes)
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DATE
OFFICER'S
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3-32
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USE PREVIOUS
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ATL-53-74
SECRET
9 April 1974
COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom
to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.)
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
CONFIDENTIAL
OSS-495-74
13 March 1974
SUBJECT: Mr. Stephen Van Cleave
1. On 27 and 28 February calls were received from Bill
Cantrell, OPS/ITG, and Dave Dewhurst WH/4/AR, concerning
00-A(S)-322/03435-74.03 Cantrell wanted to be sure FBI had
information and (Dewhurst wanted to advise DCD that there was
a file on subject and DCD should be aware of some of his
background. Evan Ames stopped in to see Dewhurst on his
next visit to headquarters and received a fill-in on subject's
background.
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2. Subsequently a call was received from Charlotte in
C/WH Division office (x-7350). It was imperative to determine
the exact date of contact with Van Cleave as C/WH, thru
Legislative Counsel, had advised Congress on 7 January 1974
that the Agency had no contact with Van Cleave. Atlanta and
Miami were contacted and date of first contact was set at 25
January 1974. Both offices were requested to provide a record
of contact with Van Cleave. Atlanta had several hours of tape
(from first and second meeting) which Pangburn would have transcribed
and forwarded for the record. Called John Peterson later and
advised that WH has asked that tapes also be forwarded to
headquarters for retention.
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3. We were advised that the Congressional inquiry on
Van Cleave resulted from a remark overheard at a cocktail
party that Van Cleave had commented that he was working with.
CIA under cover. Van Cleave was scheduled as potential witness
of House Internal Security Committee so House had inquired
as to whether his appearance would embarrass the Agency. As
noted, response on 7 January was that Agency had no contact with
Van Cleave.
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