104-10059-10212; 9 June 1973. ae ve ‘MEMORANDUM 1 FOR THE RECORD _ ‘SUBIE ECT: ‘Possible Additional 1 Agency Support Furnished Howard Hunt : - a We have reported eatlier an out-of-channel request by a "Howard Hunt for. a name trace in December 1971 on a Costa Rican. a This was put back: in channels by forwarding the name trace report oe : - to. Peter Jessup, who then held the position of senior Agency officer woe | with the NSC Staff in EOB. oe ae rnc ee Dos 2. “Jessup has ‘submitted | a ‘memorandum. dated 31 | May 1973 i (received 5 in O/IG « on ‘& June) stating that Howard Hunt, ae Ngubmitted - various names , for Headquarters traces - of certain Latin Americans, not in a sealed envelope. . This was hadled orally and by telephone I advised the _ chief of the appropriate division that they were being forwarded and to consult with the DDP about the . _ propriety of responding. I also telephoned the DDP. . ‘I then wrote my own memo to General HAIG calling — his attention to the fact that an individual--I named - . HUNT--was tracing. foreign nationals. without reference to the NSC Staff. tr 7 : Haig is reported by Jes sup as returning the memorandum with, the oo 7 word "thanks" noted on its face. | , 3. We have spoken with Rob Roy Ratliffe, Jessup's successor “with the NSC Staff, who states (in conversations on 6 and 7 June) — _. that it was not customary for Jessup to keep records of this sort - of transaction, and that a’search of the files does not disclose a. copy of the memorandum to General Haig. Mrs. Evelyn De Pue (Jessup's secretary at the time and now Ratliffe's) spoke with Mrs. | at Headquarters, who reported a memorandum from ‘Chief, WH Division, in December 1971 forwarding to Jessup a name trace on a Costa Rican (the one noted above) for Hunt. No - other such records were found. re (att. 40 hoe. # pom) SS nner =. UuUMeDtr ch By.
14-00000 1 _ t 7 4, Jessup is now on TDY at Headquarters and was interviewed _ - a os (7 June by telephone.and 8 June in person). He first recalled that _ ae ; _ “shortly after" Hunt was appointed to the White House--he thinks | "it was to be used. .| before the plumber unit was formed, although this is ex post facto. a  reconstruction--Hunt made a request for name traces on Latin -:." “Ame ricans. He thinks this involved Guatemalans and Costa Ricans. I pointed out that Hunt's White House appointment was 6 July 1971. ‘As Jessup. discussed it he placed the time the last couple of months «: of 1971 or the first month of 1972. He cannot recall how many name . traces were involved, but is certain that the total was more than =~ - one--'just a few; five, three, two or four." He enclosed Hunt's "request in an envelope and forwarded it with a. note that someone: had best check with Tom Karamessines as Hunt was no longer an- _. Agency employee. Jessup says he didn't know what Hunt was doing _ - or what he had in mind, and was concerned that Hunt might make ~~ ' Agency Secret name trace material available to outsiders. - J essup's office routinely handled a low volume of mame trace requests from the . a NSC Staff, but always in such instances he knew who it was for and how = ~ 5. J essup said that his office had little other contact with Hunt. ' He saw him in the elevator in EOB once or twice, but never had '. occasion to discuss business matters. Once someone phoned asking | for Hunt's telephone extension (which was difficult to get, as the ' White House switchboard did not give out numbers freely). Out of - curiosity he also got Hunt's room number and wandered down (he - . recalls it as Room 106 EOB) where he found a sign on the door. ' saying "Plumber," very much as it might have said "Janitor. He: attached no significarice to it.at the time, « the term "“Flumber' meaning . nothing to ‘him. me 6. On. one occasion J essup took his daughter to Blues Alley, ‘and saw Hunt there with some well-to-do Californians. He thought Hunt "had some association with the place as a public relations man, although he thinks it would have to be a very small account. I told him of Hunt's reported interest in jazz, which was news to Jessup. To forestall . Hunt's thinking that he (Jessup) might be playing around with teenagers he took his daughter over to introduce her. His daughter felt that Hunt was a man very pleased with himself. Jessup had no other recollections. OS Pili Breede
14-00000 ; a Mr. Broe (then. Chief, WH Division) has n0 recollection of any _ CO - name traces handled for Hunt other than the one forwarded over his. — ae | . .J2:... + (Broe's) name on 13. December 1971. He recalls discussing that with | / . . °.: his deputy, Jim Flannery. ‘He has discussed this with Flannery, who. - . has. checked the records of WH and has found no other such records. — Po At this time it.seems unlikely that we will answer the questions this | | ee te presents. Was. Hunt's out-of-channel request (which WH put back in. ! . . .. channel) the one Jessup recalls, with embellishments? Or did Hunt . — a . make additional requests, through channels, that were not serviced?) _ wo We have the one recorded name e trace, ona Costa. Rican, and. no > others. 7 aie mi ( Ss. dD. sesomcaed ms 8 Ty oe
14-00000 | SUBJ ECT . ; | Addendum to Chronologies on Watergate” 4 June 1973 - MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Secretary, CIA A Management C Committee . Le On 8 December 1971 Mr. Howard Hunt requested a a CIA employee ee | ; ‘known to him personally, Miss Elizabeth McIntosh, to assist in a name “ os 7 7 ‘trace on a Costa Rican citizen, Jorge GONZALEZ Marten, who claimed ' to be head of the Costa Rican National Independent Party. On 13 December, . 1971 the report was forwarded to Peter Jessup, Senior Staff Officer, ' National Security Council, from the Chief, WH Division. Gonzalez was - reported to be a millionaire, with various holdings in Costa Rica, and an. . unidentified connection with IBM. He had lived in the U.S. fora member “of years and seems to have formed his party in December 1. 7 oo 2. The genesis of the requested name trace is not known, and subsequent usé of the information is not known. signee) » W111tan vz. Broa William V. Broe_ _- Inspector General © - 5 9 50 Cae fo pec # 4018) es OS 573 | an a Ae we a ae en fl ileal = 2 sts
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