”<° -gupgect:. “Agency Contact with-the Immigration and *) 00°" eee Naturalization Service on: Behalf.of Mr.) °*. © we Johnny.-Roselli.. eee ee Tet a agi we Foal wor Sas “L.. Reference: is. made to-a request fo arded..to the -: ‘. . Office of Security on 19 March 1974,.-by Mr.. John C. we, .. Richards, Office of the .Inspector General. |The Subject 3.60 0. 4 -o0£ inquiry is based on a request for information, made on **” “13 March 1974,.by Mr... Terry. Lenzner, Assistant Majority °. “.-.. Chief. Counsel, Senate Select. Committee~on Presidential. ~. Campaign’ Activities, to:MreLyle:L..Miller,:Deputy Legis- “ative. Counsel .<<Mr= Lenaner,.cited:.a°14- May-:1962,. Agency -. : memorandum which; refersito-contact between’ Mr.. Lawrence _ -- Houston, 2-then: General? Counsél; and* the:then: Attorney: * > General;..Mr:. Robert Kennedy, “with: the.,intention..of ="quashing of *a‘Grand* Jury; organized: crime: indictment“against:;Sam* * Gianconni,'(s ic)."(Salvatoré:Giancana),"".Mr2, Lenzner “fs under= ‘Stood to: believe-this=reported;contact .and=the circumstances surrounding: thesintended Agency~utilization-of:-Mr. Glancana: * during<PresidentzJ ohn“ F.¢Kennedy.*s sAdministration..were being : surfaced in 1971"as _partvof,an effort, ‘o-obtain blackmail- “er ‘type~information:.on- certain principals in * the. Democratic: pee - * Party Mr Lenzner specifically. requested: inf imation on. Agency:.contacts tthe: Administration during’ J to this matter. Swit nf 2e . with. the planned utilization’: ‘These+individuals: included“ Mr.. Robert::A.: Maheu,’. who. arranged - contact. with=Mr<Giancana. through Mr.iJ ohnny Roselli; 2Mr 3: - ©" Richard Cain, recently; deceased, who was identified ..in.the. *, > pressas knowledgeable: of: Agency -association. with. Mr.« Glancana;. -"" ‘and Mr. William King Harvey,.retired Staff: employee,-who-j..-.. acted as principal contact with. Mr «Roselli during the. °° late 1960's ‘and up‘until Mrs: Roselli's..incarceration.:.“ ds:.of: all-individuals identified of Mr..Giancana: were searched...” EZ IMPDET - CL BY 061142
. Additionally, the-files of ‘other individuals associated- with ~".- -Mr. Robert A. Maheu were also searched.—Thase included,"Mr. o> . Peter R. Maheu, Mr.-John Meier, and Mz, ms {currently an: Agency conréact- ave ateib Tr (tlie ing § and. 1969]in |: oA 7" 52” Memoranda were located in the File of Nr. Johnny =|” ‘Roselli. which summarize-contact on 26 February 1971, ..0:. initiated by this: Agency. with the Commissioner, Immigration — -. and Naturalization Service,’ Department of Justice, Mr. Raymond...” - “ Miller,:Deputy -Legislative..Counsel;.and-Stanton F.- Ense, Farrell. “‘The purpose of this effort was to. intercede with — the Immigration and Naturalization Service on behalf.of Mr. iu _Roselli.in the action being initiated for deportation. =It. 9-70. was determined that this Agency would be kept informed of the -.. _ progress of the action ‘against ‘Mr. Roselli in an effert.to °°. forestall public disclosure. of his association with the United .— States Government. The Attorney General at the time of these ."" - -eontacts with the Immigration and.Naturalization Service was. 0 oe. - Mr. John. N. Mitchell. 4. 20 rio o ecssfotaet 2 ORES . 2S gt - On. Z1 March 1974, this matter.was discussed with Mr..- John: G. Richards, , Office of the.Inspector.General; Mr. Lyle b- Deputy: Director for: Personnel Security andi Investigations, «- -: ‘Office of Security.’ The Office: of Security file on Mr. -fotinny. Roselli was made-available-to.Messrs..Richards and Miller,.... — ~~ dneluding:the memoranda-cited in-paragraphs..1..and 3 above. *Mr: -M4ller indicated that he planned-to. await..a:follow-up-call =). ~, from. Mr. Lenzner on this Subject. ‘Deputy Director of Security” Personnel Security and Investigations: « 2 . or a2 1 “tammy pom F en SS, ard ‘emma Mea a we ete eee am oe ate ety Omelet!