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SUBJECT: (Optional)

Stephen Van Cleave

REFERENCE:

Telecon Ames/Pangburn,

8 April 1974

FROM:

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William D. Pangburn, Atlanta RO

Washington Field Office

NO.

ATL-53-74.

DATE

9 April 1974

TO: (Oñcer designation, room numbor, and

building)

DATE

RECEIVED

OFFICER'S

INITIALS

FORWARDED

COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom

to whom.

Draw a line across column after each comment.)

1. Support Branch, "DCD

Attn: OSS (EAmes)

Attached is the subject tape

to

use as you see/fit

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3.

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OSS-495-74

13 March 1974

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Mr. Stephen Van Cleave

1. On 27 and 28 february calls were received from Bill

Cantrell, OPS/ITG, and Dave Dewhurst, WH/4/AR, concerning

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information and (Dewar Evanted ta tewise Deo that there was

a file on subject and DCD should be aware of some of his

background. Evan Ames stopped in to see Dewhurst on his

next visit to headquarters and received a fill-in on subject's

background.

2. Subsequently a call was received from Charlotte in

C/WH Division office (x-7350). It was imperative to determine

the exact date of contact with Van Cleave as C/WH, thru

Legislative Counsel, had advised Congress on 7 January 1974

that the Agency had no contact with Van Cleave. Atlanta and

Miami were contacted and date of first contact was set at 25

one gate or tire con

January 1974. Both offices were requested to provide a record

of contact with Van Cave.

Atlanta had several

hours of tape

(from first and second meeting) which Pangburn would have transcribed

and forwarded for the record.

Called John Peterson later and

advised that WH has asked that tapes also be forwarded to

headquarters for retention.

3.

We. were advised that the Congressional inquiry on

Van Cleave resulted from a remark overheard at

a cocktail

party - that Van Cleave had commented that he was working with

CIA under cover.

Van Cleave was scheduled as potential witness

of House Internal Security Committee so House had inquired

asted.

as to whether his appearance would embarrass the Agency. As

noted, response on 7 January was that Agency had no contact with

Van Cleave.

LILLIAN GRANT

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