Summary of Info.
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Document date: 06/24/1968
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TITLE : SUMMARY OF INFORMATION

DATE : 06/24/68

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SUBJECTS : WILLIAM JOSEPH HERLIHY

AFFILIATION WITH CIA

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : CONPIDENTIAI

RESTRICTIONS : 1C, 3

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CONFIDENTIAL

•24 Jun 68

PREPARING OFFICE

Headquarters, 650th Military Intelligence Detachment, APO New York 09055

SUBJECT

CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION

William J. Herlihy

OF SOURCE:

OF INFORMATION:

LTC, 064739

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USUALLY RELIABLE

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CONFIRMEO BY OTHER SOURCES. 1

PROBABLY TRUE ...

DPOB: 13 August 1929,

FAIRLY RELIABLE

POSSIBLY TRUE

Pittsburgh, Penna

NOT USUALLY RELIABLE

DOUBTFULLY TRUE

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TRUTH CANNOT BE JUDGED :

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION

1.(

LTC William J. Herlihy first came to the operational attention

of the 650th MI Detachment (650th MID) in approximately August 1967

when he misrepresented himself as a member of that unit on two separate

occasions, in both instances to Alta Fowler, the American Consul,

Brussels,

Belgium.

As a result, Herlihy received information to

he had no authorized access from Fowler. This information was subsequent

Iy misrouted a second time by Berliny, Soth My accidentally reached the

responsible authority, that being the

The information

concerned an investigation then being conducted

by the 650th MID,

Its unauthorized release to one of the principals by Herlihy seriously

jeopardized the successful completion of that investigation.

2.UJes On an unrecalled date in the fall, 1967, Herlthy related that

he was having sexual relations with one Isabelle

Walton, and that

Walton might be of interest to intelligence authorities.

A subsequen

check revealed that Walton,

done watten as ined to thanato and since T

January 1968 assigned to Soesterburg Air Base, The Netherlands•

Walte

then and now, was employed as a switchboard operator at shape.

3. 0307 In late December 1967/early January 1968, Herlihy reported te

an agent of the 650th MID that he suspected Walton to be a low level

agent working for the Belgian Communist Party. He further stated tha

he thought Walton could be recruited to work for US Intelligence and,

Intelligence

ranking officers assigned to SHAPE. Additionally, Walton had taken some

personal letters from his apartment and that the contents of the letters

might be detrimental to him.

4.UeT

On 3 January 1968, information was received by 650th MID that

Herlihy's checking account was consistently overdrawn in large amounts.

Further investigation revealed a dividend check endorsed by Herlihy

to Walton.

aye In approximately February, 1968, Herlihy intimated that he

was involved in spotting and recruiting sources for other intelligence

activities, later identified by Herlihy as the 513th MIG, USAREUR.

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CONGDENTE

SUBJECT: William do HerlIhy, L162. 004739

DPOB: 13 August 1929, Pittsburgh, Penna

He stated that Walton and an unnamed Israeli female were

being considered

for recruitment.

Walton.

Herlihy replied by implying that his interest in walton was

motivated by operational considerations.

5U(8) In late February/early March 1968, Deputy J-2, EUCOM, CoL

650th MID, Brussels,

„statedl

chat in mid-December 1967 a Patch Barracks telephone

operator

at

EUCOM had monitored a telephone conversation between an unidentified

ln ma te specimene cents tocol and an unidentified

The conversation included remarks about

the Colonel being blackmailed, and that the Colonel would meet "her"

i can date the dog a to ang

(the unidentified female) in London "that weekend" to discuss the

apparently was in the US.

problem at greater length ITC J. C. Land. CI and Security Branch,

Also mentioned was the Colonel's wife who o

J-2 Directorate, EUCOM, was interviewed on

4 March 1968 and stated that

he was of the opinion that the recipient of the referenced phone call o

was til herliny,

who had been on temporary duty status at EUCOM during"

the period in which the call was monitored.

Herlihy subsequently

admitted to receiving a phone call from Walton at the US Army Special

Security Detachment, EUCOM, but was unable to recall the details of the

conversation.

7.(Uke) On 8 May 1968, Herlthy was interviewed concerning Walton. He

stated that he first met Walton in September 1967, and

that soon there-

after she offered to supply information to him concerning the Communist

and Socialist Parties in Belgium.

Herlihy stated that Walton told him

she had been the mistress of Guy Cudell, a belgian Member of Parliament

and prominent socialist: that Cudell had paid her fare from the Us to

Belgium in 1967; and that she had the keys to Cudell's private office

and apartment.

Walton also told Herlihy that she had been trained in

communist Ideology,

had seen communist films, and had attended communist

lectures with Cudell.

Herlihy stated that he reported this information

to COL John Pratt and continued his association with Walton to gain

further information.

Herlihy further alleged that Walton may have

attempted to gain information from him concerning SHAPE Survey Section,

and that she had taken two personal letters from his briefcase in his

apartment which she believed could cause him embarrassment. Walton

later told Herlihy that she had the letters and would return them to

him at a later date.

Herlihy stated his belief that Walton was a notorious

liar and that she retained the letters to insure that he would not

reveal the details of her personal life.

8. (Ulce) On 8 May 1968, COL John Pratt, Intelligence Division, SHAPE,

stated that in October

1967, Herlihy had reported to him that walton

had offerred her services to US Intelligence and that she may have

attempted to solicit information from him concerning SHAPE.

Herlihy

also reported to Pratt that Walton had taken letters from him and that

she might attempt to use these letters to blackmail him.

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SUboRCI: William J. Herlihy, LTC, 064739

DrOD: 13 August 1929, Pittsburgh, Penna .

Pratt related this information to the 513th MIG and requested that

as a source.

that the 513th MIG had no interest

interest in her and the matter should be passed to counterintelligence

authorities.

attempting to gain classified information from him. Herlihy stated that

Walton admitted that her husband had his letters and that she was

attempting to get them back to return to

herlihy.

Herlihy opined

that

money would be demanded for their return.

To date no such demand

has been made and the letters have not been returned.

Herlihy

that in November 1967 he and Walton went to Bittburg, Germany,

and in December 1967 to Stuttgart, Germany. Herlthy further stated

that in December 1967 he had attempted on one occasion to contact

Co,. 513th MIG, concerning his continued association with Walton which

he had concluded was no longer profitable.

He stated that this attempt

was motivated by his belief that Walton could no longer be trusted

and was of no value to military intelligence.

He was unsuccessful

in this attempt. Herlihy stated that with the exception of chance

encounters at SHAPE

with Walton on numerous occasions.

11. Vos

On 10 June 1960, Isabelle Walton was interviewed and stated

the following: walton first met Herlihy in July 1967 She terminated

the relationship with herlihy in January 1960.

It Serlary 1965.

Walton stated that

she and Herlihy had had an "affair";

that she had had sexual inter-

course with Herlihy.

During her relationship with Herlihy, he told

her that he was legally separated from his wife and was planning to

get a divorce. He told Walton that she should legally separate from

her husband and obtain a divorce also.

For a period of time during

their "affair," Walton seriously considered doing this.

Walton further

stated that Herlihy told her he was an agent of the Central Intelligence

Agency (CIA) and that his assignment at SHAPE was a "cover."

He said

he received his instructions from EUCOM (not further identified) and

that he used the communication facilities of Alta Fowler, the American

because those at SHAPE were not sufficiently secure.

that his real assigment at SHAPE as a CIA agent was to "watch people,

He stated

see what's going on," and report to "the head office of the CIA in

Walton described Guy Cudell as a long-time family friend

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ONFIDENTAL

SUBJEC1: William J. Herlihy, LIC, 064739

JOb: 13 August 1929, Pittsburgh, Penna

who had been helpful to her in finding employment when she came to

Belgium.

She stated that no time had Cudell requested information

upon learning of her

his capacity as a CIA agent.

As inducement

be paid a $150 retainer

from UK to US; and that if she "ever got into any trouble there would

be a plane standing by so my children and I would be safe." Walton

described Herlihy as an individual who considers himself

a "007."

She said that Herlihy would call her late at night to tell her he

was going to make a "contact"; that Herlihy stated he would sleep

with women if it was required to get information; that he carried a

gun frequently and on one occasion drew it on two women who surprised

them late at night on a street; that he claimed to have killed a man

who was a double agent behind the Iron Curtain; and that he talked

about his being under surveillance and in danger.

Herlihy related to

walton the name of a confidential source of the 650th MID.

He stated

that he had an Israeli girl working as a source for him, and that he

was protecting a Hungarian girl who would be killed if she returned to

Hungary because she had worked for him.

The Israeli girl is actively

being considered as a participant in an intelligence operation by the

2-3th MiG and as such has been compromised by Herlihy.

described her as his mistress, as were an unidentified Dutch girl,

English girl, and the Hungarian girl.

Herlihy discussed telephone

tapping with

Walton; stated that he

thought his telephone was being

tapped; offerred to

tap her telephone; and showed her some equipment

allegedly used to monitor telephone conversations. Despite her initial

refusal, Herlihy was insistent regarding Walton's recruitment as a

source,

and gave her

some literature concerning espionage cases to

read.

Herlihy revealed to Walton that she would be required to undergo

a polygraph examination prior to operating as a source.

On one occasion

he presented her with a

list of individual characteristics such as

"financial status" and "position" and requested that she fill in the

names and relevant information concerning individuals she had met

through Cudell.

Walton stated that the letters in question had been

left in her apartment by Herlihy and that her husband had taken them

upon arriving in Belgium.

She stated that her husband knew of her

"affair" with Herlihy; that he had threatened to go to ShApE, coniront

While he did eventually go to sHaPe, he took no

The aforementioned letters included a letter to Herlihy from

his wife in the US which gave no indication that Herlihy is legally

letter from a woman identified as Terry Ginotti, an

enlisted man's wife with whom Walton alleges Herlihy had an affair"

(evidence of which is in the letter); a reply to Ginotti's letter in

which Herlihy indicates he is in the process of getting a divorce from

his wife but cannot at the present time afford it. Also included

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CONFIDENT CONI DENTIAL

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SUBJECT: W15 Her t 1229) Pittsburgh, Penna

were various hotel bills and receipts covering some of

the weekends

Walton ahd Herlihy spent together.

Walton stated that Herlihy had

originally requested the return of the letters but had recently said

that he had no interest in them.

Herlihy has related to Walton

some of the details of his activity as cu, 43oth Mi Group in Italy,

including what he considered to be the misuse of Intelligence Contingency

Funds.

He also told her that he was rotating to the head office of

the CIA in Washington when he leaves

SHAPE in July 1968. Walton admitted

calling Herlihy in December 196% while he was on IDy to stuttgart,

stating that she called in response

to a call he had placedto ner,

during which he cited a specific red line on which he could be reached.

She could not recall the details of the conversation, but knew of no

occasion on which Herlihy was mentioned as a subject

of blackmail.

Walton denied having sexual relations with any individuals assigned to

SHAPE other than Herlihy; she denied offering to furnish herlihy with

information concerning the Communist and Socialist Parties in Belgium;

she denied retaining the letters with any thought of blackmail, but

rather to remind herself of the mistake she made with Herlihy.

Walton

described Herlihy as "a disgrace to the American uniform he wears";

as "living on women and what he can get out of them."

12.

On 20 June 1968, a check with the Chief of station, CIA,

srussels, revealed that Herlihy was not presently and had never beer

working for the CIA in any capacity.

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