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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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21 August 1974

MEMORANDUM FOR:

SUBJECT

:

Mr. F. I. G. Coleman

C/OPS/ LSN

FBI Investigation of Allegations

Regarding CIA Activities

1.

Reference is made to your memorandum, dated 30 July

1974 and captioned

as above, requesting that the names o1

certain individuals and organizations be searched in Office

of Security records and the results of such checks which may

be passed

to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

2. The records of this Office contained no prior informa-

tion identifiable with Security Defense System; Intelligence

Services, Ltd:; or Advance Security Corporation.

Our records

reflect no prior information identifiable with Howard Gibson

of Powder Springs, Georgia.

Mitchell Livingston Werbell III, born 8 March 1918

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served in the Office of

Strategic Services briefly from July to December 1945 during

World War II, and has repeatedly come to the attention of

CIA through the intervening years through his activities,

primarily in connection with-the Far East and Caribbean

areas.

He has

a reputation as a "wheeler dealer,. con-man, arms peddler,

and

soldier

of fortune."

4. The foregoing information may be passed to the Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

5. The following information from Office of Security

records was recently passed to Mr. Frank Schwartz, Federal

Bureau of Investigation Liaison representative:

"John Patrick Muldoon - Subject was born 25 August

1937

at Washington, D. C. He entered on duty with the

Agency on 7 January 1958 as a GS-03 Courier.

During his

Agency

career he became an Operations Officer primarily

In the Far

His overseas assignments included

Malaysia) Bangkok,, and areas of Indonesia.

He went on a

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Leave Without Pay status on 19 November 1971, pending

disability retirement.

His retirement became

effective

as a GS-12. At the time of retire-

Maryland.

Bethesda,

ment he residea at 4305 Kentbury Drivetile indicated he

The latest notation in his

may be employed

as the Washington representative of the

firm, Security Consultants International."

probably identical to Steve Van Cleave of Atlanta, Georgia

that he worked for CIA in Latin America under cover of Coca

Cola Company.

He also apparently indicated that he is known

to FBI representatives

in Buenos Aires.

This information is

contained in Agency cables DIR-507298, 30 January 1974, and

DIR-490860, 12 December 1973.

Charles S. Phalen

Chief

Security Support Division

$30.401

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