{24-10167-10381 s * 3 < “ENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN fe SECRET ¢. WaSHINnGTon, D.C. 20505 r t 4 OCT 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: The Acting Director Federal Bureau of Investigation - ATTENTION * Mr, Arnold L, Parham SUBJECT : ie nor James Woolston-Smith. Science Security Associate a y “ oé ? . ; ‘ Me: WY nid Ms Ala Me le Reference is meade to your request of 3 October 1972 for information concerning the Subjects. "2, Arthur James Woolston-Smith first came to the attention of the Central Intelligence Agency in late 1954, at which time he claimed to be a Security Officer of the International Students' Center, | Harvard University, and claimed a connection with the Canadian - Intelligence Service, We have in our files copies of investigations of Mr. Woolston-Smith conducted by your Bureau in 1956 and 1987 ARTE vie tAHe In Nove » this Agency received a file check - st : request regarding Mr. from the Washington Field Activities Support C er of the Department of Defense, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, The request reflected that Mr. Woolston-Smith was then a private investigator, employed as Vice President, ‘Science Secrrity... Associates, 520 5th Avenne, New York, New York, His residence was listed as unknown, | a ana meeememmnenmmatmed | ctassieizo sy 011696 EXoMeT FROM GERERAL DECLASSIELCATION SCHEDULE OVE G. 1195z, EXEMYTION CaTEGORY: § sacha, x (3) ur ¢ y geagele one oF wore) AUTORATICALLY DECLASSIFIED ON Date Impossible to Determi . (unless impossible, insert date or event)
il 4, This information is provided in confidence, and should not be disseminated outside of your Bureau. Please refer any correspondence on this matter to the attention of the Director of Security, a FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE: Director of Security
SECRET ( =NTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENC . WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505 The. vencloseare. repel Kober Sp ence OLwa Bas been clele ted Siete 7 4 OCT B72 ; Ages wot peru fo Firtaar Tames taee Feton) ~ ~Sen itty « Sabjeet af your rroguury » , pang MEMORANDUM FOR: The Acting Director Federal Bureau of Investigation ATTENTION — : Mr; Arnold L. Parham Robert Spencer Oliver, Sr, Robert Spencer Oliver, Jr. (1 Novembex 1937) Robert Oliver Associates, Washington, D. C, Association of Democratic State Chairmen SUBJECT 1. Reference is made to your request of 3 October 19t2. for information concerning the Subjects, - | & ow byes vee 2 Records of the Central Intelligence Agency reflect that . an individual identified as R, Spencer Oliver, Executive Secretary of the American Council of Young Political Leaders, was one of two leaders of a 19 member American delegation which arrived in Moscow on 29 July 1972 for a 15 day visit to the Soviet Union, The group was organized under the 1972 American/Russian Cultural Exchanges Agreement, and consisted of nearly equal numbers of young Republicans and Democrats, R. Spencer Oliver was identified 2s a Democrat from Maryland, Mr, Oliver left umexpec tedly On. 5 August 1972 to return to Washington, D. CG. . 3. The Washington Star and D Daily News | News of £ 6 September 1972 reported that Spencer Oliver, I ; Executive Director of the State Chairmen's Association (of the Democratic National Cormmmittee) was to testify in the $1 million invasion of privacy suit brought by Lawrence O'Brien, Senator McGovern's Campaign Manager, against the Committee to Re-elect the President, and the.five Watergate suspects, The Washington Post reported on 14 September 1972, that a "listening device'' had been found inside the telephone of R. Spencer Oliver at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters, . crassiFize sy 01169 | -EXZRICT IRM GivrasL DECLSSSIFICATION SCHEOULE Ge £ O. tres. REMPTION Catt GORY: i § 552. oO (oa:  «eecds use or more) 5 Abluss Tice Li? vet Lasulticd 6 GR SECRET _Date Impossible to Determine
SECRET a 4, Files of this Agency contain a Dun and Bradstreet report of 31 October 1969, reflecting that 4 Robert Oliver was | then a Legislative Consultant. He was Chief Executive of Robert | Oliver and Associates, Suite 706, 400 First Street N. W.; Washington, D. C., 20001 - telephone: (202) EX3-6993, The , firm was shown to have one employee, with sales of $100,000 and a worth of $250,000, There was no mention of the terms "Sr," or 'Jr,"' with respect to the name of Robert Oliver, but it may be that this person is one of the Subjects of your inquiry. | | 5, Our records contain no information regarding the Association of Democratic State Chairmen except as noted in paragraph 2 above. 6, This information is provided in confidence, and should not be disseminated outside of your Bureau, Please direct any ‘correspondence on this matter to the attention of the Director of Security. . FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE: Director off ecurity