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- -_~- w- = es . um . ° . Po- _ ¢ ° ~“ . £ 2s . e ¢ : | J.) Att, 1 to GBCAEBEA, @*** P YJ | oe . 13 October 1957 In June of 1956, a foreign leader . paid a state visit to the United States. At that time, the leader was hesitating between the U.S. and the Soviet Union and was playing the part of a so-called neutral which, in effect, indicated that he favoured the Soviet position. The United States at this tine, was going all out to impress the leader. The foreign leader's Embassy in Washington is represented by a lawyer _ » who, incidentally, had much to do with the writing of the registration (Foreign Agents Registration act). | -The lawyer approached someone in the State Jepartment regarding having women available forthe leadexy The leaderwanted a Latin type, 6° american type and a Nordic type woman available when he felt so inclined. State told the lawyerthat they could not have anything to do with the obtaining of these women officially, but susgested | Robert A. Maheu, a former P.B.t. agent then enzased in the private © investigation business in Washington. Maheu was 2 ciose friend - H of Scott McLeod, chief of State security and now american Ambassa- dor to Ireland. It is believed that the lawyer contacted McLeod although I have no definite proof of this. Maheu agreed to obtain the women for the foreign leader. He contactes Inspector obb of the New York P. D. and wanted .obd to arranze for him and the girls to stay to the waldorf Astoria Hotel, in rooms not too distant from the leader and his party. Robb refused . involve the police in this affair. ~OA4G6S Maheu and the prostitutes subsequently stayed at the 3eliont Plaza Hotel on Lexington Ave., across from the i/aldorf Astcria PROPERTY Ut KQUSE OF FICE HW 532744 DBocld:32202160 Page 4 THE WHITE HOUSE 0
. | : . . Att. 1 to GC ®@ . — oo - 13 Cctober 1957 a, Page 2. where the leader and his party were staying. Maheu used the name of Jordan at the Belmont Plaza. ‘When he received a call from one of | 's secretaries, he would send one of the girls over to the hotel where was living and she would be secretly passed into one of the rooms. The foreign leader's party travelled across the U.5., stopoing at different cities such as Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, ete., and Maheu, alias Jordan followed, staying close by with the girls. Maheu used the name Jordan. Maheu was hired by. the foreign leader's Embassy in Washingtan o through the lawyer. . Maheu did not register as a foreign 6... and secondly, in transferring females across the State line, he violated the ‘white Slave Traffic Act Statute which forbids transferring women across State lines for immoral pur~ poses. Ee undoubtedly violated this statute numerous times, from New York to California and back. Recently, Drew Pearson has accused the State Department of - furnishing women for visiting dignatories, and this is a touchy issue. This whole thing was done with the tacit approval of the State Department. ® | a o1464 : | oe PROPERTY OF = 8 * THE WHITE HOUSE O°FICE ne HW 53244 Docld:32202160 Page 5
oo fem Ln i ele ee hee tN OD, ok Ol re Ee ee Bee eel eee ele - ~- e 4 A . : . . . e e . q . ° . eae. tery t bk tere tert : rors Vets mo hat @ COP YT os 7. 23 October “1957 In September 1955, a wire tap was placed on the telephone of one of Onassis’! shipping companies, in New York City. Payment for this was made by Onassis' brother-in-law and rival hinaros. At that time great concern existed among official circles in the _ United States toward the policy of Saudi Arabia in its contemplating giving to Onassis a monopoly right to carry a majority of the Saudi Arabian Oil from the latter's ports. Niharos, of course, - was interested in breaking this threatened monopoly by his greatest competitor for reasons of business. . | . Robert M. Maheu,. former FBI agent and then and now a private investigator, was hired by Niharos to help break this Onassis © threat. — One of the measures used was to get the United States to put pressure on Saudi Araoia officially and another was to cause Onassis all the difficulty possiole with the American law. Kaheu made numerous trips to Europe and into Saudi Arabia. In- dications were that Onassis had bousht off several 3audi jrabia - governmental officials. | | | CIA, according to Haheu, was interested as were NeLeod of State and the PBI. | Maheu allegedly turned over his investigative < reports to these agencies. | The wire tap in Rew York therefore was an investigative fj technique. Maheu always said it was quasi governmental in view of the fact that the U.S. governient knevi of the tap and gave oo . BOPERTY OF tacit approval. Sn O4AGA. wouee nerie The infor: ation obtained was not startling but naues of certain high governmental officials in the Saudi Arabian csovernment HW 53244 DBocld:32202160 Page 6
eee arr ete Coa be ett ett et a . ae wo, yo fae Ore te ete wha nebeen Giememnnay MeN a FE a delete A Et oe SEG ce an oe FIO Sa SL 8 . . . e -¢ , ne . aN ° o ° “T. : ' on) tha be os ae ey . 43 October 1057 . Page 2. were mentioned. All information obtained was delivered to a man nicknamed Amby who was manager of Ninaros' company Oceanic S.S. Co. in the East fifties between Park and Madison Avenues in New York City. | | When the Grand Jury was investigating the foreign registration | case they went into this wire-tapping situation closely and in / fact contacted some of Maheu's employees. Maheu, I understand, went to someone in the government and pointed out the situation vis a vis the U.S. and Saudi Arabia and it was decided not to proceed further in this matter. It is understood that haheu spoke to tialter Yagely of the Justice Department in reference to M this and he rushed to the Grand Jury Room and told the Grand Jury to forget this. 041455 PROPERTY OF THE WHITE HOUSE arcing _ Ww 53244 DoclId:32207160 Page 7