404-10123-410142 _ SUBJECT: Watergate--Frank A. O'Malley Agency activity known as the ! NS j= re] qi wal rt os oy nh ‘< food Ww ws] ifte MEMORANDUM FO} THE. RECORD : - t 4 jad WG ~] at v i. At 3 p.m. on the afternoc Mx. Frederick MN. Evans and Lawrence iirc. Frank A. O'Malley at his resid Drive, Falls Church, Virginia. Mr. from this Agency in * June of 1972. ir. O'Malley was an officer in the Assistance Brench, Retirement iv the Office of Personnel. I to assist personnel retiring post-retirement employment. had been instrumental in the Hunt: an the Robert R. Mullen purpose of this interview was ecditiona al information could with regard to the placement Com: any. oo Iely “pel “Oe w Mono w His m 1) Ke i a ty te" Woh os yA ott wu re < bi WM Au My bel L) rs HON tO go fede an 4 tr H Yo yt be r é jul te cr | Qo Wy fod hI r { GO ork ch ch i O rho ba rh js tri kg ch be Yio ote “sy OF ‘“ J i r wt PB om “nn cr 4 MMO pe eb ~M 0 0 rity fo eb Jeol fet fe Q els wl) oO ea) 10 here 14% ry ad SS if Jodo he, iF fbi pas WO mo "SAS Rt kh fe) Es Ire Moi OD W fete i Bl ck 1 fo 9 3 Bos r fed it be q a) ) Xe tf i q OOF ’ bel bf (bo pie ce cha ech} Ot se ¥ ” Pee r rE ek fs iw Ay i) fe Oo ow O rl 9 SCS HL peed bh ra 69 nm oom ati li pe Srermlne Och co pe oh fede 1 O° So 2 | OQ ce fo pte GO oe Jt BY o ry rts Bir = the oo Fh = a ey 0 Hay Ci i « a bt bf Chih i < beg tory | 2. Mr. O'Malley began 1} the nature of his past Agency lunt and the Mullen Company. prior to.assuming his respons Sib Personnel he had ‘served with Cén area dealing with the funding of cover In this capacity he had become famili Vities of- Mr. Hunt while Mr. Hunt £ Activities Star x primarily an the O'Malley stated that he first can Mullen Company wnen he was attem zation to handle the ‘public relai rs v9 = 44 ¥ te we a 0] } fy we Hy 9 a Rey Vo fet i oO fa ck i rh fs j~t aad Je? Led ae 8) t mo Ice ON ert Ooek ch pe Oph’ ey food Jods Ch jt s mL bye f rd OMA ck = YP Oho rt +) J I py ee rt vw Fh $ ©) wt fa) wom ri FA O jer (D (phen rho ters’ o cr QAM O WM chy eh @ 2 OQ he Ha bis r He) La | perf ch fat 7a On ns im oO bs aa a ECL 0 1 © FF nN hte ep ro (a ’ few Jorury ry : OH 9 Hs ch ! | fp pels eb ra CPO jus fos od he OM ON © ch Mrho o ry ba i) Q A 2 OGD rb ' 4 fend Yo optan TOK ely v9 rr a WOOD ay 9) Fh z] ) rl , ! a 1 go +O O'Malley related that he had the Christiansorn Organizatio: rage ntd ‘ Dees erdaresct At ASH LCS O- i cies: Salli. O'Malley described the nature 4 30) 0 Fk ey 4 chem om | 3) ae rot ND] r ioe a) p . Jes ptr fate yg fo ¢ KI at wer é Q riy ad ae Rie tS fe 0 chy OW rb ers .@) as] YX iy! fey ce be od o Xe o is 4 r
ate ae 7) o, fe with Mr. .Robert R. Mullen as being clo Mx. O'Malley stated that Mr. Mullen was in the habit of confiding to him information concerning other Mellen business contacts and projects. In response to a . specific question, Mr. O'Maliey stated that during the period of his contact with the Muilen Company dealing with the Free Cuba Committee, Mr. Mullen told hin the Howard Hughes Organization was a client o£ the concern- 3. Mx. O'Malley reiterated his.previous statements that Mr. Hunt was referred to his office for placement assistance through the Office of the Executive Director, then Colonel L. K. White. Mr. O'Malley stated that in view of Mr.. Hunt's interests in the public relations. field, it was thought advisable to put Nr. LEL d cordial. Hunt in touch with Nr. Robert Nullen for the purpose of gaining the benefit of Mr..Mullen’s guidance. Mr. O'Malley recalled, -after the initial meeting, Hr. Mullen mentioned heving aet Mr. Hunt some years previously in Paris, France. Mr. O'Malley's office arranged interviews with various — organizations including Reader's Digest and the Kennecott Copper Company. Through the offices of the an interview was arranged with the General Hutilen Company Foods Coxpora- tion, a Mullen client. Mr. O'Malley stated there was disappointment that Mr. Hunt had been unsuccessful in "selling himself” during eny of these interviews and thet no job offers had‘resulted. In response to 2 question as to whether or not executive level intere being shown in Mr. Hunt's post-employment placement, Mr. O'Malley recalled that. Mr. Richard Helms, the Director of Central Intelligence, was listed as a charec~ st was. still va ter reference on’Mr. Hunt's resume and that Mr. Helms signed a letter of recommendation to the Kennecott Copper Company on Mr. Hunt's behalf. Mr. O'Malley recalled peing contacted in the last month of Mr. Hunt's A ‘Mr. Mullen, who stated that a decision had been made to expand their operations. In view of this.e Mullen had decided he would himself offer M Mr. Mullen hed stated that he was in Hunt begin work immediately. Howeve called that Mr. Hunt completed retir 1 actually started work for the Mu n Compan a week to 10 days later. ~ —_= xpansion, Mr- . Hunt 2 job oe as cency sexvice by’
ee &. Mr. O'Malley stated that contact was maintained with Mr. Hunt while et the Mullen Company on 2 continuing basis, because Mr. O'Malley wes interested in Mr. Hunt xor possible referral of other Agency retirees. Mr. O'Malley also understood that there wes Cover and Cor- — mercial Steff interest in the Mullen Company, and that Nr. Hunt became instrumental in discussing several aspects — of the cover operations in his capacity es an officer of the company. Mr. O’Malley recalled referring various Agency officers to Mr. Hunt for guidance when these indi- viduals expressed an interest in entering the public. | relations field. Mr. O'Malley did recall disappointment * in feeling Mr. Hunt had generally been less helpful on * these occasions. - Ls 5. Mr. Hunt contacted Mr requesting referral of retirin specixsic qualifications. he ly aixter Mr. Hunt hed assumed the White Hlouse. nh. O7 st ferral of a recently retired Ag previous memoranda. and Ciscuss to recall the name of this ind: State that he is quite certein individual whom he referred. AS Mr. O'Malley said that this ind been known to Mr. Hent, nor hed ¢ for him in any capacity. Mr. 6 request from Mr. Hunt for a r the area of lock <s_and surre;} Mx was prov it is Mr. O'Malley's récollec " bee GQ SS So Oa wl fame bea Oo a o a8 e3 ee Ue << OOM Ee oso oO bend td 4 pale (2d a Yo pe 4 beg jae ey a fle moe Qn: ‘Malley on several occasions Tr cy wee Gu employees with ances occurred apparent— sponsibilities with Bunt requested re- As in o : chk oe Eunt cretary.- - O'Malley wes unebic He did, however, the aritication, point ef cla idvual had not pr 1e previously worked . turned down evicusly aliey also recatled 2 stated that a person with Mr. Hughes Organization in Las Vegas offer of employment. —— 6. Mr. O'Malley then reca £Gk% @ Pucokimemlatigi of &@ Sucu to carry out an electronic coun O'Malley recommended the Wackon device in an undisclosed 4 loczetion ‘ALS understanding that Mr ? neeced in connection with 2 requir cuties involved would include the Mr. Hunt specifica ally /quelificetions was war Malley stated. the opinion that it was his impression that the a. eek ce a Lid. oF monitors Or a dia listenin ideal _he a2ving skills in A resume of Am. ad request from Mr. Hunt Yo sQEVicG orsaur.edcion rmeasures "“sween. bir. t Cornoration. -BMr-e
f@ O'Malley recalied that Mr. Hant expressed dissatisfaction with that suggestion in part because of what Mr. unt Yievwed as that firm's political cricntation. Mr. O'Mslley cid not elaborate further on that remark. hr. O'Malley then suggested the use of Anderson Security Consultants, incorporated, | | the Office of ; Security. Mr. O'Malley sta ted that insorar as this —- organization was advertised in the yellow pages and that . Mr. Hunt could be assured ox the reliability of the sex- . vices, he £elt this to be a reasonable suggestion. Hr. , O'Nallisy stated that curing 2 subsequent phone call wren hic. O'Malley asked how his suggestion had worked out, — Mr. Hunt’ responded, "Yes, they had done a Line job." - At this point Mr. O'Malley was asked whether or not from. his associations with Mr.. Hunt he felt Mr. Hunt was in =- : the habit. of meking glib comments which were not meces- Ot sarily accurate in order to pass over &@ subject. Mr OT; salley stated that this was cetegoricelty ‘SO. Hie Suid he was sure that Mr. Hunt had lied to him on a number or - occesions and that,therefore, he was in no position “to - be sure that Mr. Hunt had actually, in fact, used the - . -- sexvices o£ Anderson Security Consultants. Mr. O'Malley volunteered the opinion that he suspected the electronic = |... countermeasures "sweep" was to be carried out in the offices of the Committee to Re-elect the President- oe 7. In response to a question as to whether he had ever referred anyone to McCord Associates, Mr. O'Malley replied that he remembered having referred Walter Braycen- Mr. Brayden for 2 time acted as bedyguare to Mrs. Marthe ~ Mitchell. <As an aside Mr.- O'Malley mentioned that Mr- Brayden had refused to carry a firearm in spite of the fact that Mr. McCord told him he could do so om the author- .. ity of the Attorney General. Asked specifically if he had. ever referred either William Shea or Teresa Shee to fr- - oo, McCord, Mr. O'Malley. stated that he did not recall specif- os ically ¢eferring Teresa Shea and that he was sure that he had not referred William Shea to him. So, contrary to previous statements, it is now Mr. O’Nalley’s belicx that in all probability Mrs. Shea" was not referred by this Agency to Mr. McCord. . Lo.
“6 s. Returning to Mr. O'Malicy's pxrevisus responsibilities Lit coordinating funding for the covert action ectivities : of Mer. E. Howard Hunt, the issue was reised as to whether: © or not the funding of Mr. Hunt’s projects continued between —~ July 1965 and September 1966 while Mr. Hunt was @ contract employee stationed at Madrid, Sosin. Mr. O'Malley recalled that at the time of Mr. Hunt's assignment to Madrid the Statement disseminated for consumption within the Agency - Was thet Mr. Hunt was retiring. Mr. O'Malley statea that - this was not generally believed. Mr. O'Melley was quite certain thet during this period his office hancled no © . project runding for Mr. Hunt. In response to specific . : - question Mr. O'Malley stated that on Mr. Hunt's return to * stalk employment the projects and funding which stopped in July 1965 were again resumed. Mr. Malley W2S not aware Of any project names or funding mechanisms or post-assignment accountings in connection with Mr. Hunt’s activities in _ Madrid. . - te . = % ° - . - - SA tf -~ ZA /Z> oe Frederick N. Evens - Lawrence J. Howe -