WATERGATE INCIDENT REPORT.
Originator: CIA
Document date: 07/13/1972
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDÈNT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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WATERGATE INCIDENT

1. BACKGROUND

Over the week-end of 1-2 July 1972 James W. McCord

negotiated to retain F. Lee Bailey as his attornay. At a

preliminary hearing in District of Columbia Superior Court

on 6 July 1972, Mr. McCord was bound over to the grand

jury after an unsuccessful attempt by his current attorney,.

Gerald Alch, to have burglary charges against his client

dropped.

Bernard L. Barker has retained as his attorney Henry

Rothblatt, of New York City. Mr. Rotholatt defended Colonel

Oran Henderson during his court-martial in connection with

the Mylai incident in Vietnam.

The remaining three Watergate incident suspects continue

to retain Joseph A. Rafferty as their attorney, although be has

stated that they will soon all have their own lawyers.

2. ROBERT R. MULLEN AND COMPANY

Robert Foster Bennett, Director and Executive Vice-President

of Robert R. Mullen and Company, the Washington, D. C., public

relations firm which employed Everette Howard Hunt, has admitted

to the press a former relationship between his firm, Radio Free

Cuba, and this Agency. Robert R. Mullen and Company currently

provides cover for two Agency assets. Of interest also is the

fact that the mention of Robert R. Mullen and Company in the press

has caused Philip Agee, a disaffected former Agency staif officer

who is planning to write a book about the Agency, to comment that

he is aware of certain cover arrangements entered into by the

Agency and Robert R. Mullen and Company in the past.

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AMERITAS, INCORPORATED

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Ameritas, Incorporated, has now been identified as a legitimate

real estate firm in Miami, Florida. Principal officers are Miguel

A.. Suarez and Bernard L. Barker

AGENCY EMPLOYEE

On 5 July 1972 Donald T. Hester, DDP/Covert Action Stafí,

received an inquiry from Mr. Carl Bernstein, of the Washington

Post, in regard to Howard Hunt. Mi. Hester has been socially

and professionally acquainted with Mi. Hunt for 20 years. An

Office of Security representative plans to contact Mi. Hester

for details.

5. WHITE HOUSE STAFE

Charles W. Colson is a Special Assistant to President Nixon,

and reportedly hired Everette Howard Hunt, Jto, as a White

House Consultant. Mr. Colson was born on 16 October 1931

at Boston, Massachusetts. In 1963 he was employed by Craig

Systems, Incorporated, Lawrence, Massachusetts, and held a

Secret Air Force clearance. In August 1961, he was a legal

consultant to the Controls Division of the Leach Corporation,

Azusa, California, with offices at Gadsby, Hannah, Colson

and Merin,

, 729 15th Street, Washington, D. C. Os 9 September

1964 he was cleared at the Secret level for use on an Agency

contract with the Leach Corporation. The contract, which was

security-supervised by Mi. Louis Edward Sherrard, terminated

on 17 December 1969. MI. Sherrard's relationship with Mr.

McCord has been previously reported.

6. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION INTER VIEWS

A. Stephen T. Anderson

Stephen I. Anderson, as noted previously, was a summer

employee of this Agency in 1963 and 1965, and is currently

a Security Officer for the Committee for the Re-election of

the President.

Mi. Anderson was interviewed by the FBI

on 30 June 1972. He told then he had no knowledge of the

case, explained his relationship with Messrs. McCord and*

Hunt, and identified their photographs.

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B. Juan Rigoberto Ruiz Villegas

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Ruiz Villegas is a former asset of the Santiago, Chile,

Station, and a personal friend of Donald Read Heath. 03

Villegas was interviewed by the FBI on 21 June 1972.

He was asked if he knew why Mr.. McCord had paid

03 Donald Heath by check, and gave the same explanation

reported earlier--that the payments were for odd jobs

he (Ruiz Villegas) performed for Mi. McCord. The

FBI also asked the names of persons employed at

McCord Associates; what work he did for MI. McCord;

whether Mi. McCord ever brought cameras to the office;

and the degree of access Ruiz Villegas had to MI. McCord's

office files. Ruiz Villegas claimed hè answered all questioas

truthfully.

FORMER AGENCY ASSET IS FATHER OF PARTNER OF

BERNARD I. BARKER

Miguel A. Suarez Fernandez is the father of Miguel A. Suarez

Sarrain, the real estate partner of Bernard L. Barker. Suarez

Fernandez was granted a Provisional Operational Approval in

1962 for use in radio and written propaganda, apparently for

the Voice of Cuba. His file does not reflect whether or not he

was ever used, although one source reported a rumor that he was

one of the directors of Radio Sivan. His Provisional Operational

Approval was cancelled in October 1962.

Suarez Fernandez was born in Las Villas, Cuba, on 5 July 1903.

He received a law degree at the University of Havana in 1924.

Active in Cuban politics, he was elected a senator on four

successive occasions, and served as President of the Senate

from 1945 to 1950. In 1950 he was reportedly associated with

the Revolutionary Insurrectional Union, a gangster-type organi-

zation which he reportedly used to further his political ends.

He was named Minister of State in May 1951, but resigned in

August and went to Spain.

In 1952 he returned to Cuba and

occupied posts under Batista for a short period. In 1954 he was

again elected a senator, representing Las Villas.

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SON OF FORMER AGENCY ASSET IS PARTNER OF

BERNARD L. BARKER

Miguel A. Suarez mentioned in an earlier Watergate

Incident Status Report dated 26 June 1972, has now been

correctly identified as Miguel A. Suarez Sarrain, The

previously reported information about his real estate

partnership with Bernard L. Barker and his Republican

Party activities in Florida is correct. He has not, however,

been in contact with this Agency at any time, and the Agency

has had no contact with his firm, Ameritas.

On the other

hand, his father, Miguel A. Suarez Fernandez, was granted

a Provisional Operational Approval in 1962, as noted

previously.

Miguel A. Suarez Sarrain was born in Cuba in about 1936,

and is a United States citizen. He is married to Yolanda

Suarez Sarrain, was educated in the United States; and passed

the Florida Bar examinations in 1963. Prior to 1965 he

was a law clerk for Attorney Ellis S. Rubin, Miami Beach,

Florida. He also worked as secretary of the Pan American

Drug Company in Miami, of which his father was President.

Suarez Sarrain was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for

mayor of Miami in 1971.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTICATION- INQUIRIES

The Federal Bureau of investigation has inquired regarding

the following additional individuals and activities:

A. William Marihugh

The specific reason for the FBI's interest in Mr.

Marihugh was not stated. MI. Marihugh entered on

duty with this Agency on 31 March 1958. He retired

under a medical disability as a GS-14 Electronics

Engineer on 16 February 1972.

B. Morton Barrows Jackson

MI. Jackson and Everette Howard Hunt are believed to

have beer in contact with each other during early 1972.

Mr. Jackson listed Mi. Hunt as a Character Reference

on his Agency employment application in August 195c.

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Mr. Jackson was a (covert)Agency asset in Bangkok,

Thailand, from February 1951 until January 1954. He

was an occasional contact of the Bern, Switzerland, 15-10

Station later during 1954, but has had no Agency

affiliation since that time. He now practices law in

Los Angeles, California.

C.

Operation Rival

No specifics were provided by the FBI, except that the

query was related to Eugenio Rolando Martinez Careaga.

Agency checks to date have revealed no reference to this

operation.

D. Manuel Giberga

The Miami Field Office of the FBI expressed an interest

in MI. Giberga. Although he expressed interest in Agency

employment in 1966, he has never been an Agency employee.

He was said to be Secretary General of La Cruz (The

Cross) in 1960. This was allegedly a Cuban anti-Communist

underground organization.

E. Santiago Morales Diaz

The Miami Field Office of the FBI expressed an interest in

Morales Diaz. He was a member of the Brigade 2506, was

infiltrated into Cuba before the Bay of Pigs invasion, and

evaded capture until August 1961. He was sentenced to

death, then to 30 years. He escaped from prison in 1967,

was recaptured, and as of February 1972 was reported to

used the war name "Felipe" during 1961.

F. Miguel Suarez Sarrain

Mr. Sarrain is the real estate partner of Bernard L. Barker,

one of the principals in the Watergate incident. The data

regarding Suarez Sarrain outlined elsewhere in this memo-

randum was furnished to the FBI.

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G.

Re inaldo Quintero

The Miami Field Office of the FBI expressed an

interest in this individual.

Quintero, also known as "Felipe," was a Cuban

Air Force Captain who was a member or contact

of Unidad Revolucionaria (Revolutionary Unity) in

Cuba.

H. Manuel Ogarrio

aka: Manuel Ogarrio Daguerre

The Federal Bureau of Investigation expressed an

interest in Subject.. Agency traces were negative.

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War Name "Felipe"

The Miami Field Office of the FBI expressed an interest

in this name. Our research led to the possibility that

the name might be linked to Santiago Morales Diaz or to

Reinaldo Quintero.

10.. MEDIA PUBLICITY

The following additional persons have received mention in the

media in connection with the Watergate incident:

A. Humberto Lopes is identified in the press as having been

at the Watergate at the time of the alleged attempt to

install listening devices in the Democratic National

Committee Headquarters. He also has been identified

by the press as a member of the Ex-Combatientes Cubanos

de Fort Jackson, although one report says he is not. No

identifiable data in Agency files.

B. William Alexander, North Miami Beach, Florida, is

mentioned in the press as the former President of

Ameritas, Incorporated. He is an Eastern Air Lines

test pilot, and a veteran of the Bay of Pigs. On the basis

of information available to date, he is not identifiable in

Agency records.

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C.

Leonard Glasser, Miami, Florida, architect, is

mentioned in the press as having been asked by

Bernard I. Barker, to provide him last year with

blueprints of the Miami Beach Convention hall and

its air conditioning system. No identifiable traces.

D. Michael J. Morrissey, Chief Engineer, B. R. Fox

Incorporated, Holmes, New York, is mentioned in

the press as a wiretapping expert. He provided

general commentary on the field of wiretapping. No

identifiable information.

E. Hector de Lara is mentioned in the press as ano

accountant, and Treasurer of Ameritas, Incorporated..

No identifiable data.

F. Robert C. Mardian is mentioned in the press as a

Republican Party official whom Mi. McCord reportedly

called twice during the week before the Watergate

incident. He is a former Assistant Attorney General

in charge of the Division of Internal Security, and was

a special assistant to the former Republican Party

campaign direclor, John N. Mitchell. Mr. Mardian

claimed not to know Mr. McCord, and said he might

have talked to him about clearing a driver for the

Republican Convention. Unidentified press sources state

that Mi. Mardian and Mr. McCord were acquainted in

1969-1970, when Mr. Mardian was General Counsel with

the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

Agency files reflect that MI. Mardian was born on 23 October

1923 in Pasadena, California. The Federal Bureau of

Investigation conducted a favorable background investigation

on him in March 1969. He was granted Special Clearances

by the Agency in December 1970 in connection with his work

at the Department of Justice. The clearances were

dropped when he left there, effective l May 1972.

G. Manuel Artime is mentioned in the press as a Cuban exile

military leader of the 1961 invasion, and one with "links

to the Republican Party. " He is otherwvise listed as Manuel

Artime Buesa. Headquarters files contained extensive data,

but not in relation to the Watergate incident.

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H.

Dorothy N. Berry, of Houston, Texas, is mentioned

in the press as a sister-in-law of James W. McCord,

and one of the officers of McCord Associates. No

identifiable Agency data.

Kenneth W. Parkinson is mentioned in the press as an

attorney representing the Nixon Re-Election Committee.

He testified at a hearing in the damage suit brought

by the Democratic National Committee against the

principals in the Watergate incident. No identifiable

data.

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Angel Ferrer, Miami, Florida, is mentioned in the press

as having been at the Watergate at the time of the raid.

Ferrer claims he was actually in Miami then. He is

identified in the press as a former member of Ex-Combat-.

ientes de Fort Jackson, a Cuban exile organization. Not

identifiable on the basis of available information.

Charles W. Colson is identified in the press as a Special

Consultant to the President, and Everette Howard Hunt, Jr.,

is alleged to have served as his part-time "consultant."

The news media states that Colson and Hunt are "friends"

dating back to 1966, when they were officers of the Brown

University Club of Washington. Agency traces reflect a

relationship with him as a corsultant to an Agency

contractor between 1964 and 1969 as reported above.

Mario Lazo is identified in the press as a lawyer now living

in Norfolk, Connecticut, who represented Americans in

Cuba, and who asked Edward Bennett Williams help some

years ago to get Bernard L. Barker's citizenship back.

This individual is Mario Lazo y Guiral, a 77 year old

lawyer and writer who represented American interests in

Cuba for many years. He is an American citizen, and

was an "unofficial" contact of the Havana Station. He has

been in frequent contact with the Agency over the years,

and was considered for use as a Spotter in 1962. As recently

as November 1971, Lazo was of interest to the Boston Office

of the Domestic Contact Service. He has had no other official

relationship with the Agency.

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M. Di. Miguel Alvarez, of Miami, Florida, is mentioned

in the press as a contributor of funds to obtain Bernard

L.. Barker's release on bail. DI. Alvarez is a grandfather

of Mr. Barker's daughter, Maria Elena Barker Moffett.

N.

Lee Bailey, nationally knows trail lawyer, has agreed

to meet with James W. McCord to discuss his case with

him, according to press reports. No pertinent Agency

traces

• O. Representative William S. Moorehead is identified in the

press as Chairman of the House Foreign Operations and

Government Information subcommittee, which is looking

into the activities of the Special Analysis Division an Air

Foice Wing involved in wartime information coordinating

activities.

Until January 1972, the unit was commanded

by James W. McCord. Mr. McCord resigned from the

unit because of "pressure from outside ventures and

business activities.

P. Urban A. Lester is identified in the press as one of three

lawyers representing Douglas Caddy. (Douglas Caddy was

brought into the Watergate case by the wife of Bernard L.

Barker. Caddy is a personal friend of Bernard L. Barker,

and is to be called as a witness to explain his own association

with E. Howard Hunt.)

Mr. Lester was born on 24 August 1929 at Knoxville,

Tennessee.

He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree at

Catholic University of America in 1954, and a Doctor

of Laws Degree there in 1959. He was admitted to the

Districi of Columbia Bar in 1962. From 1963 to 1969 Mr.

Lester served as Special Counsel with the Federal Home

Loan Bank, and from 1967 to 1969 represented the State of

Alaska.

He is a member of the Federal and American Bar

Associations, and a Captain in the U. S. Air Force Reserves.

Mr. Lester is associated with Lester and Contrucci, Suite

709, 1776 K Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.; telephone:

(202) 659-9010.

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Q. Jose Garciga is identified in the press as one of the

three subscribers to the articles of incorporation of

Ameritas, and involved with Barker Associates, Miami,

Florida, in the building of the Biarritz Tower, a Miami

condominium.

Garciga may be identical to Jose Ricardo Ramon Garciga

Orbe, born 31 August 1922 in Cuba. He came to the

United States on 9 September 1961. In May 1962, he was

an unemployed accountart, and had been a member of the

MRR, an anti-Castro group. He was interviewed by a

representative of the Contacts Division of this Agency on

6 April 1962, at the request of Robert King Higb, Mayor

of Miami. Garciga Orbe was at that time interested in .

organizing a group to sail close to Cuba to intercept

Cuban radio broadcasts.. He planned to interject dis-

respectiul statements, and to correct any untruthful

statements.

R. Marta E. Palamo is identified in the press as the secretary

of Miguel A. Suarez (Sarrain) at Ameritas, and one of the

incorporators of that firm. No identifiable data.

S.

Maria E. Rios is identified in the press as one of the

incorporators of Ameritas. No identifiable data.

T.

Henry B. Rothblatt is mentioned in the press as the new

attorney (7 July 1972) fox Bernard L. Barker. The press

indicates that Mr. Rothblatt defended Colonel Oran

Henderson in the MyLai massacre case. Agency files

contain references to Mr. Rothblatt's association with the

"Green Berets"' case.

U. Gerald Alch, described in the news media as an associate

of F. Lee Bailey, accompanied James W. McCord to his

District of Columbia Superior Court hearing on 6 July 1972.

Agency files have revealed no record on Mr. Alch.

11. OTHER PERSONS WHOSE ACTIVITIES RELATE TO THOSE OF

JAMES W. MC CORD, JR.

A. Norton R. Schonfeld is mentioned by. DI. Edward M. Gunn .

as Coordinator oi the Law Enforcement Curriculum at

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Montgomery Junior College, Rockville, Maryland. He

is a former Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

and of the Office of Special Investigations. He resides at

6013 Kirby Road, Bethesda, Maryland, No identifiable

traces.

B. Robert H. Mahlback is identified by Di. Edward M. Gunn

as an associate of the Center for Protection and Safety

Studies, Rockville, Maryland, whose Director is James W.

McCord, JI. Agency indices contain no record of MI.

Muhlback.

C. Dennis V. Riley is mentioned by Di. Edward M. Gunn as

an associate of Mr. McCord's in the Center for Protection

and Safety Studies, Rockville, Maryland. Riley is connected

with the Beltway Alarm Service, 11205 Old Baltimore Pike,

Beltsville, Maryland; telephone: 937-8880. Agency indices

contain no identifiable record of Mi. Riley.

D. Margarita Sarmiento Vega is mentioned by Donald Read

Heath as the ex-girlfriend of Juan Rigoberto Ruiz Villegas.

No pertinent Agency traces.

E. Robert I. Houston is mentioned by Stephen Tingley Anderson,

an Agency dependent, as his supervisor at the Committee for

the Re-election of the President.

Agency files-contain only a reference to a Robert Lee Houston,

born 20 October 1914 ai McGregor, Texas; he was denied a

security clearance in 1953 by the United States Coast Guard on

grounds of "questionable loyalty." It is not known whether he

is identical with the Robert L. Houston mentioned by Stephen

Anderson.

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F. Glenn I. Sedam is an official of the Republican National

Committee with whom Donald Read Heath made arrangements

to employ Juan Rigoberto Ruiz Villegas On a part-time basis.

Sedam has had no connection with this Agency.

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ADDENDUM

As of 11 July 1972, Everette Howard Hunt had reportedly agreed

to talk with the authorities if he could find acceptable counsel. Press

reports reflect that he has retained William O. Bittman, of Hogan

and Hartson, 815 Connecticut Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C.

Agency files contain no record of any Agency affiliation on Mr. Bitiman's

part.

MI. Bittman was born on 6 August 1931 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

He received a Bachelor of Science Degree at Marquette University in

1956, and a Doctor of Laws Degree at De Paul University in 1959. Mr.

Bittman was Assistant United States Attorney at Chicago, Illinois,

from 1960 to 1963. He was Assistant Chief of the Criminal Division

1962 to 1963; Special Attorney, Organized Crime and Racketeering

Section 1964; and Special Trial Attorney 1965 to 1967, Department of

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SECESS

• QUESTION #2 - Anything in writing at the time in re requirement

levied on Martinez to report on Hunt.

ANSWER

- No. But see attached explanation by Gonzalez

and Esterline.

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