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1.
According to a newspaper colum of "Allen and scott" in the
Chicago American of 6 December 1963, cu the 0 MALD Onue, Abram (HAYES.
Legal Officer of the State Department, was one of two persons 12-
meiliately responsible for WALD's being permitted to return to the
ited States from the Soviet Union in June 1562. The other individual
nized was Llewellyn THC, the then Albassador to Puncia. Another
said to have teen Lavolved in the handling of OLD's cabe was Untimel
VIE, Counsel of the American Embassy in Moscow,
2. Abree (HAYES, 352234, who as of 16 February 1961 was described
as "the new Counsel in state", was granted scurity, approval for liaison
contact with J. Foster POLLIN (in the office of the Chief of the Covert
Action Staff) on 6 Karch 1961. The request for CHAYES' clearance vas a
"Blanket' request to permit discussion with him of FSC 5412/2 ratters ca
a need-to-know lasis.
3. In September 1961 there was a White House namecheck regest on
CHAYES' wife Antonia (Toni) Leigh CHAYES, nee: HANDLER.
4. In March 1962, CHAYES vas granted a reneval of his liaison
contact clearance with C/C on a continuing basis. This time his contact
was Archibald 300EVELT, Jr.
5. On 10 February 1962, NUMAN EVENTS reported as follows with
reference to CHAYES:
"FOFF ON
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Representative Francis E. Walter (R.-Pa.),
Chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, has
scored the new State Department regulations on passports, clain-
ing they would allow Reds denied passports to "rifle freely the
confidential files of the PRI, the CIA and other investigative
agencies." The man behind the new regulations, which alter
claims violate the Internal Security Act of 1950, is reportedly
State's chief legal officer, Abram Chayes. Chayes, a Kennedy
appointee, is an ex-Harvard professor who was Chester Dovies'
top legal advicer when Bowles was Governor of Oxonecticut.
Walter has introduced legislation to remedy the new passport
regulations."
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6. Sarel WISE, Counsel in the American Imbassy in Moscow' who
is referred to above, may well be ael Griffin WIFE Jr., 172574,
D&, who apparently was once a contract employee an ATTVS.
The State Department reviewed WISE's file on 2 June 1954; and as of
Leptember 12 Januel . s Record Decretary of the Merican
bassy in Moscov. At that timevised in a cable to the State
Department that it appeared that bruce Frederich DAVIC, 352017, who
defected from the laited States Army in Germany on 13 August 1960, had
not expatriated himmelf. DAVIS' case is very similar to that of
OW; and to, like:COWALD, lived in the Soviet Union for two years
After his defection and prior to making application for return to the
United States.]
7.
THE us an applicant for CIA employment in early 1993 and
vas security approved subject to polygraph on 11 August 1955. He did
not enter on duty and in lepturier 1953 the office which had been
interested in kin was 'no longer interested" Ca 13 Loverber 1953,
WIE vas granted a CSA to permit his use as a contract employce on
AFACTIVE in New York City. His C van cancelled on 24 March 1950.
61603-DL.
8. VICE was named as a friend of William Orville HUNCIL,
Curing an investigation of the latter for possible (IA employent in 1952.
VISE, sccording to MNSELL's landlaly and social acquaintance in Washington,
D.C. during the period of about your mich ended in ril 1992, was the
caly person she know by nase with iom HELL was Prically. According
to the informant, NICE was a student at Coliabia Cniversity sque adress
vas 423 Aunald Hall. MNL van security disproved for 18 employment
in June 1952 because of bis close association on a professional and social.
basis, while attending Denver University from 1946 to 1951, with persons
of questionmble loyality. La November 1954, 107LL was of interest to
project FJALIVS with reference to assignment to Dhahran, Imuii Arabia;
however, the interested office withdrew their request on tin, after
Security advised of the derogatory information regarding him.
9. VICE from 1951 to 1954 attended Scarsdale High School in Scarsdale,
New York, which was attacked by a Citizends Group, which alleged Communist
influence in the school syster. He had several questionable associates in
addition to MURELL.
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