(404-10103-10087 to the Central Cover Staff, - ne | Served with the United States Navy from carly 1943 until late 1942, 7 ee ' After a year with Time, Incorporated, he entered the Air Force, . ‘am Increase in salary with the Economic Cooperation Administration . . for Agency oraployment in 1948. Her former husband was described Ske did not eater on duty, having accepted a position with the Economic — _ ,Sangerous individual who underhandedly attacked those parsons i. Subject, a former GS-15 Cperations Officer assigned _— to DDP/Europe, is 53 years of age and married. He Sexved with: 0. "Sede the Cifice of Strategic Services during World War Il, and was employed .. S355 by this Agency from November 1949 until his voluntary retirement a on 30 April 1970. In 1971, Subject served as an advisor to President ©. Nixon in relation to his trip to China, Subject is of current interast . _ 2, Subject graduated from Brown University in 1940. -He 0 where he was detailed to the Oifice of Strategic Services... He served - - - in the Far East until January 1946, Subject engaged in writing, and 7 then from May 1948 until February 1949’ was employed by the Zconomic — Cooperation Administration, Serving in Paris, France, as an aide ta Avarell Harriman, | rr 3. A background investigation conducted by the Sederal Bureau | 7 of Inyestigation in July 1949 revealed no indication of instability on | sore! Subject’s part, but it was later learnad that Subject had been refused and had been permiited to resign. He was described as highly intelligent, 0.) but blindly selfish and egotistical, Se a gk ‘4, Subject'sa wifa, Dorotay Louise Gontisre Hunt, was investigaied ~ as a habitval drunkard, and Subject's wife was described as slightly unstable and not inclined to remain in one place for any length af time. Cooperation Administration in Paris. Onyr Paris sources later reported _— that Subject’s wife was formerly his mistress and was openly flouted 28 Such for several months. She was then described a3 an amoral and RETURNTO.CIA: Background Use Only - Do Not Reproduce: :
14-00000 “fee . 4 5, Subject entered on duty as an Intelligence Cificer, GS-13, on 8 Noversber 1949. i December 1950 he was assigned as Chief - of Station, Mexico City, and thea served as Chiaf of Mission there uatil August 1953. He served in Tokyo, Japan, from June 1954 -— until February 1957. He was then assigned as Chief of Station, | Montevideo, Uruguay Subject was Chief of Station in Montevideo until early 1950. There wase indications that Subject attempted — . to usa his personal influence with the President of Uruguay to havs nts assignment ther? extended, but he returned to the United States — : $m June 1960 and was assigned to Mexico City on Project JMARC. . a ae 6 A cable from Montevides, dated 6 November 1960, indicates... - that Subject had written former Uruguayas contacts commenting that "ha was working 03 the Cusan problem and publishing an anti-Castre ©... te - pawspaper in Miami, Jt waa yecoromended that Subject be warned © about such sndiscreat remarks, put apparently no action was taken. we “ ee jn Noversber 1961, Subject was reassigned to the poP/ .-” wet _Cevext Action Staff, and in January 1962 te the Office of the Chief es, of the same Stati, In July 1962 Sudject was transferred to the DODS | ea “Research and Publications Section in-Washington, and in Iuly 1964 +6 the DODS Covert Action Staff, In February 1955 he moved tothe ©0007 Oifice of the DDP/ Operations Group. From June 1965 to September | 196b Subject served a5 2 Contract Agant in Madrid, Spain, alter ot _ which he served in the DDP as Chief of European Covert Operations © - - patit his retirement on 30 April 1970.- ~ oe moe - 8, On 26 January 1970 a source of the Office of Secuxity chet ele] learned that Subject was circulating through the publishing coramaunity * re _ "Give Us This Day." @ manuscript written under his former operational ‘alias and dealing with the events of the Bay of Pigs, Investigation Dd discloa2d that the manuscript had been in the possession of For Wallace, == of Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc. as early 23 9 July 1968 and that .. it was sent on that date to Williams F. Buckley, Jx., of the Natiooal  -.. : i. Review. The yaanuscript was sent to the Arlington House and Walker ©. ». . nad Company 2s well. Both rejacted it as too controversial, ashad 800 Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. a a ae
14-00000 9. Subject was interviewed recar 17 February 1970 by the DDP, He at first when told the tithe admitted he had wyritien it for his own benefit bye casa bistoyical record, Subdject said ce had shown the manuscript about iyo years ago to bis agent, Maz Wilkinson, and to William FL Buckley, cy. He said he had only wanted an opinion from these gentlemen, aad added that the manuscript had been returned to him. He had, ke said, & not wanted it published. Subject was instructed as to the danger of such & manuscrivt being published, and was to athempk to determina how | many copies of it might be in circulation, He was not to contac: Walker and Company, who were the sonrce of the oviginal infoymation, . 0, A weiavestigation of Subject was conductad by the Offies of Security in Jaly 1970. Subject and bia wife were described by gix neighbors acquainiead with them for ue to nine years, as excellent parents, 2 good neigators, aud fine community cllizens, it, Ong Faly 1972, Subject was x zied by tha Jersey Cit Ty, , ‘New Jarsezy, Jonureal to bave joined the W nite Houses Staffaa a Consuliast to Preajdent Nixea preparatory te tae sesident’s visit to ths Peonles Republic of Chima. ~ 12. Oa § Novernber 1979, Sabject was yrs anted a | Govext Secuxity Approval for ase by Cenizal Cover Stas with Robert R. Mullen and Company, a Public Relations firm with offices at 1729 H Street, North- Ww west, Washington, D.C. Inquiry of the Central Cover Staff on 19 Tune this is a cursent velationship. Suoject, as principal oliics: 3 R. Mulien and Company, is ~F tiling of covey arrange- - Bean na ston, Chie ia connection with az operahional “matter. On if Fune 1972, Mor. Ered lin’hard, Cl Staci, advised that hs will provide information as to the > maiuse of Mo. fingleton’s utilization of Subject. a