14-00000 ‘ee, -§ CONFIDENTIAL ca we inne testa ole label a . 3 ‘ ° . & e SUBJECT: Manuscript and Galley Proof of Undercover: Memoirs of an American Agent by E. Howard Hunt - NOTES: .A. Pages. and lines underlined oo and appearing at the begin- - ning of the items below. refer to the galley proof. -B. Corresponding page and line -. istings as they appear in . the manuscript are provided in brackets at the end of ' each item.” 6 from bottom of page; the name retired under cover and his past relationshdp should no exposed. It is also recommended that efforts be.made to have. the name "John Richardson'' also removed from the same sentence containing Mr. | name. (Page 96, line 17.). " 2. Page 59, line 38 beginnin with "However" and ending .~ | on page 60, line 2 with "milieu". Rutherford T. "Pinky" ance ~~ ol Pets. ees! eo LTA wmA tT aei nme Laest A nae t zc eove 222 S se etirea unacTr er and his CiA reiatisrx hip S$nouaG noe ( 8 exposed. His assignment a 8 a similarly classified. The description of this activity just , >) a couple of pages before the author gratuitous] i : Ny lack of an agreement between the Agency and the 7 (Item 4 below) is potentially an additionally damaging blow to liaison relationships. (Page 100, lines 10-14.) at CONFIDENTIAL ell ee
Weel td Ps Ld g yt. < ." _@ rm, 4 ° t. ., ° 3. Page 63, line 21; the name {'Frank Holcomb" Mr. Holcomb retired under cover and Qs past relatYonship with. the CIA should not be exposed. It is additionally recommended that the entire paragraph wherein Mr. Holcomb's name appears (lines 21-24) should be deleted because it ac- knowledges CIA operations in support of anti-communist political operations in Italy. (page 105, lines 18-21.) , a ky 4. - Page 63, line 30 beginnin with: "By" and ending with Ne “arrangement” on line 33, page 63. it is recommended that this ; passage be deleted since its inclusion not only is not pertinent © I he narrative but it unnecessarily jars jaison with the and is an implied insult to the liaison services. (page 106, lines 4-7.) . . . 5. Page 66 beginning with "Finis" on line 24 and ending : with "world" on line 27. ‘This passage describes a specific CIA Operation which resulted in the production and distribution of . an animated cartoon based on George Orwell's Animal Farm. (Page 111, lines 6-9.) . . Os | a 6. Page 68, the pseudonym "John F. Rittenhouse" on line 34. uN ‘ The author's original CYA pseudonym was classified, and even Y uk though compromised, never appeared in the press and still exists © ftp on various currently classified documents. (page 114, line 23.) “¥ 4 x te 7. Page 71, beginning with "Spanish" on line 28 and ending with "America" on line 20, page 72, and including the footnotes cc on pages 71 and 72. ‘This passage should be deleted because it Sa describes the Agency's role inf eae ssn a 24 "El Campesino's" book, Life and Death in the : (pages 120 [lines 4-20, including footnote] - 121 {lines 1-16, including footnote.]) ~ 8. Page 72 beginning with "Eudocia'" on line 21 and-ending with "Scribner's" on line 32. This. should be dele c. it describes the Agency's role in the transiation,| FY” | of Eudocio Ravines' book, The Yen&i Way. It also describes William Buckley's role in that operation as a. CIA officer. (Page 121, lines 17-23 and page 122, lines 1-6.) 9. Page 73 beginning with "Mexican" on line 5 through "Rivera'’ on line 8. This should be eleted because it not only describes sources and methods but also identifies a specific CIA operation. (Page 122, lines 19-21 and page 123, line 1.) PO Rr ee om - oT ew
14-00000 : G3 ae ¢ WU FIJEN HAL ) 10. Page 73 beginning with "Communism! on line 14 and ending with “reputation™ on iine 15. This passage could serve to identity a former asset in Mexico who is still living. (Page 123, lines 7-8.) . . “* & 3 li. Page 73 beginning with "cover'on line 17 through "tesend" on line 19. This should be deleted because it identifies, \\ a ClA-sponsored cover arrangement in. Bangkok. Furthermore, thi \ particular type of cover, the movie industry, has figured in earlier unfavorable publicity to CIA in other Southeast Asian countries and thus serves to further render suspect the use of such cover in still other areas. (Page 123, lines 10-12.) - 4 12. Page 73 beginning with "planned" on line 22 through “authentic™ on Tine 5 of page 74 and including the ootnote on page 74. This should be leleted because it describes,a specific Operation involving the forgery of a page of the and also includes descriptions of. sources and methods. Page’ 123, - lines 15-23 and all of page 124 including footnote.) 13. Page 77 beginning with "technical" on iine 19 through oN “station” on line 21. This shoul e delete ecause it describes. |- Bnd authenticates a CIA operation. (Page 131, lines 2-4.) ve 14. Page 80 beginning with "surreptitious-entry" on line 9. a through "Embassy" on line 12, page 82. This should be deleted sah because it describes a Specific, sensitive operation as well Asay sAsitive sources and methods including the[f | vp = (Page 136, line 3 through page 159, Tine 20.) me 15. Page 86 beginning with "Greek" on line 18 through "countries" on line 20. This should be deleted because it identities a Specific operation and the foreign assets involved. in its support.. (Page 147, lines 6-8.) - 7 16. Page 95 beginning with "quasi-military" on line 11  - “through "East" on line 16. This Should be deleted because it — describes Various cover and support facilities used in Far East Asian countries. (Page 163, lines 6-11.) 17. Page 95 beginning with "Hong Kong" on line 16 through "Branch" on line 19. This shoul e deleted because it describes “ Gngration cqnduetedfl en ae noe-omay | WD | against mainlan ina an damaging to current American detente efforts but is particularly menacing to Hong Kong authorities in view of their proximity and susceptibility to potential Chinese retaliatory pressures. (Page -163, lines 11-14.) Ky c a We sete 4 be 7) . . 3 iy” 4 CONFIDENTIAL ~~
, © 18. Page 99 be inning with "disrupting" on line 5 through’ Sy ‘"display" on line 27 and including the Footnote_on page 99. sy - TRis passage describes specific CIA operations| ‘including £d6dtnote. ) Gee 19. Page 102 beginning with "Despite" on line My YY 'returned" on line 10. This should be deleted becaus y ribes a specific and sensitive CIA operation inclu ral (Page 175, lines 10-15.) . vreters tc sensitive Jines 2-3.) fv 21. Page 108 beginnin ‘with "tap" on line 17 t ae "Embassy" on line 7, page 109. This passage dea termittently “ With various operational proposals, activities inchding a. , recruitment of an identifiable individual, as wel sensitive methods of operation, e.g., surveillanc (Page 187, lines 6-24 through page 188, lines 1-15.) 22. Page 109 beginning with "FBI" on lgne 21 through Nstation"™ on line 26. The “Ramirez” operation./ Describes an Operation Which began with the FBI's spotting Af a possible Soviet intelligence agent. Since this information was then turned over to the Agency, a question arises /conterning the need to seek the FBI's prior comments. (Pa 18%, lines 6-11.) 23. ‘Page 111 beginning with "The" on line 22 through . “triumvirate” on line 25. It would seem\that an. effort ought to be made to have this passage deleted o hanged since its y 4 amage potential to is considerable, and it does jeop careers and livelihoods of the Agency's c ferred to by date and position and thus, (Page 192, lines 21-22.) . tacts. who are re- re Mentifiable. 24. Page 115 beginning with "I" on line 23 through "department” on line 35. This passage should be deleted because it describes Agency methods of operation --- acquisi- tion and passage of information to and from a liaison service --- as well as an overall Agency g rational activities oy within Uruguay involving the ' [__}- Page 200, lines 6-18. nyt hes Sry
14-00000 -National Press Building". (Page 211, line 4.) A\DUANTIUCINTIA.. ot IN : . . . . . ye poker 25. Page 116 beginning with "technical" on line 10 ZIT through "secrets" on line 29. This passage should be deleted because it aescrives a Sensitive operation conducted | iN) (Page 201, lines 12-23 and page 202, lines 1-9.) eC. 26. Page 122 beginning with ''The" On line 8 through “"Djilas" on line 9. This passage should be deleted because it attests to the Agency's subsidization of publicat2 book. In addition an effort ought to bé.made to h remove or appropriately alter the rest of the. para 27. line 31. It is recommended that OGC's attention this passage in order that they be made aware’of i interpretations. (Page 212, lines 4-5.) , as well “encyclopedic (Page 219, ~ as his involvement in the compilation of study" are unwarranted disclosures of Agency lines 8- 13. ) / 30. Page 130 beginning with "Free" on line 20 through “CIA" on line 21. This phrase shoul 1 b to affect i principals /ok the Free Cuba Committee, a former watting contact, who is now employe y the State Départment. f age\225, lines 10-11.) 31. Page 150, all of lines 14 throughNi6. It would appear that this description of the author's contact\with’ Dr. Barney Malloy of CIA is very unfair to the latter. I i Hunt had a special relationship with Dr. Malloyjand an effort ought to be made by OGC to have the author rewyi this version in order to reflect Dr. Malloy's true role in fhis\ affair. Page 260, lines 22-23 through page 261, lines t- Zz. >
14-0000 2's at * . st e ra . . ee! a 7 e aa » . + lee ‘ 4 . 1 . & . . t nell C CONFIDENT 2. 6 ¢ ‘ 32. Page 220, lines 5 through 10. - This passage concern-— ing the use of CIA alias documentation by Hunt and others in- cludes loose language which implies that still another set of documents was prepared by the CIA for Hunt's use --- i:e., a set of documents which was not mentioned-‘during the recent * Congressional "Watergate hearings". As such this is misleading © and could serve to create additional difficulties for the Agency. It is recommended that the OGC make an effort to have the author rewrite this paragraph in order that this potentially damaging language be removed from his manuscript. (Page 387, lines 4-9.) = Sad a fal Sa