AGENCY CONTACT WITH THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE ON BEHALF OF JOHNNY ROSELLI.
Originator: CIA
From: ENSE, STANTON, DD/OS/PS&I
To: MEMO FOR THE RECORD
Document date: 1974-03-25 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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ENSE, STANTON, DD/OS/PS&I

MEMO

FOR THE RECORD

AGENCY CONTACT WITH THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION

SERVICE ON BEHALF OF JOHNNY ROSELLI.

03/25/1974

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SUBJECTS : INS CONTACTED

ROSELLI, JOHNNY

MAHEU, ROBERT

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Agency Contact with

the Immigration and

Naturalization Service on Behalf of Mr.

Johnny Roselli

1.

Reference is made to a request forwarded to the

Office of Security on 19 March 1974, by Mr. John C.

Richards, Office of the Inspector General. The Subject

of inquiry is based

on a request for information,

made on

1s March 1914, by Mr. lerry benzner, Assistant Majority.

Chief Counsel

Senate Select Committee on Presidential

Campaign Activities,

to Mr. Lyles. Miller, Deputy Legis-

lative Counsel.

Mir. Lenzner cited

a 14 May 1962, Agency

memorandum which refers to contact between Mr. Lawrence

Houston, then General Counsel,

and the

then Attorney

General, Mr. Robert Kennedy,

with the intention of "quashing

of a Grand Jury organized crine indictment against San

Gianconni (sic) (Salvatore Giancana)." Mr. Lenzner is

under-

stood to believe

this reported contact and the circumstances

surrounding the intended Agency utilization of Mr. Giancana

duxing President John F. Kennedy's Administration were being

surfaced in 1971 as part of an

effort to obtain blackmail-

type information on certain principals in the Democratic

Party. Mr. Lenzner specifically requested information on

Agency contacis

with the Administration during 1971

relating

to this matter.

2. The files and records of all individuals

with the planned utilization of Mr. Giancona were edentified

These individuals included MI. Robert A. Maheu, who

arranged

contact with Mr. Giancana through Mr. Johnny Rosellin Fie

Richard Cain, recently deceased, who was identified

press as knowledgeable of Agency association with Mi. Giancana;

and Mr. William King Harvey,

retired Staff emploree, tho

acted as principal contact vith Me. Rosalid during the

late 1900's and

up until Mi. Roselli's incarceration.

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Additionally, the files of other indiriduals associated with

Mr. Robert A. Maheu were also searched.

These included, Mr.

Peter R. Naheu, Mr. John Meier, and Mi. Michael Merhige, II,

currently an Agency contract

employee, who was utilized

during 196S and 1969 in Ecuador under a commercial cover

arrangement provided by the Maheu organization.

Memoranda were located in the file of Mr. Johnny

Farrell. The purpose of this

effort was to intercede with

the Immigration and Naturalization Service on behalf of Mr.

Roselli in the action being initiated for deportation.

was determined that this Agency would be kept informed of the

progress of the action against Mr. Roselli in an effort to

forestall public disclosure of his association with the United

States Government.

The Attorney General at the time of these

contacts with

the

• Immigration and Naturalization Service was

Mr. John N. Mitchell.

4.

On 21 March 1974, this matter was discussed with Mr.

John C. Richards, Office of the Inspector General; Mr. Lyle L.

Miller, Deputy Legislative Counsel; and Stanton E: Ense,

Deputy Director for Personnel Security and Investigations,

Office of Security.

The Office of Security file on

Mr. Johnny

Roselli was made available to Messrs. Richards and Miller,

including the memoranda cited in paragraphs 1 and 3 above.

MT.

Miller indicated that he planned

to await a follow-up call

from Mr. Lenzner on this Subject.

Stanton F. Ense

Deputy Director

of Security

Personnel Security and Investigations

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