EVERETTE HOWARD HUNT JR
Originator: CIA
From: PES
To: AC/CB
Document date: 08/30/1971
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Everette Howard Funt, Jr.

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1. Subject, a former GS-15 Operations Officer assigned to

DDP/Europe, is 52 years of age and married. He was employed by

this Agency from November 1949 until his voluntary retirement under

CIARDS on 30 April 1970. He had previously served with the Office

of Strategic Services during World War II. On ó November 1970

Subject was granted a Covert Security Approval for use by Central

Cover Staff with Robert R. Mullen and Company, Washington, D.C.

On 19 July 1971 Subject was reported to have joined the White House

Staff as a Consultant to President Nixon preparatory to the President's

trip to the Peoples Republic of China.

Subject's Agency security

file was revieved by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on 5 August

1971. Subject is a writer of espionage fiction. in 1968 Subject

circubated to the publishing community "Give Us This Day," a nanuscript

written under his former operational alias and dealing with the

events of the Bay of Pigs. The matter came to the Agency's attention

in January 1970.

2.

Subject graduated from Brown University in 1940. He served

with the U.S. Navy from early 1941 until late 1942. After a year

with fime, Incorporated, he entered the Air Force, where he was

detajled to the Office of Strategic Services. He served in the Far

East until January 1946. Subject engaged in writing and then fron

May 1949 until February 1949 was employed by the Economic Cooperation

Administration (ECA) serving in Paris, France, as an aide to

Avarell Harriman.

3.

A background investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau

of Investigation in July 1949 revealed no indication of instability

on Subject's part, but it was later learned that Subject had been

refused an increase in salary with the ECA and had been permitted

to resign.

Subject was at that time described by Paris informants

as highly intelligent and imaginative, but also blindly selfish and

egotistical to both colleagues and superiors. Subject's wife,

Dorothy Louise Goutiere Hunt (0-35570), was investigated for Agency

employment in 1948.

Her former husband was described as

and Subject's wife was described as

and

not inclined to remain in one place for any length of time. She dia

not enter on duty, having accepted a position with ECA in Paris.

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0i2• Paris sources later reported thai Subject's wife was formerly

Sha

was then described

as

By

contrast, Subject was re-investigated by the Agency in July 1970.

lie and his wife have four children. They were described by six

neighoors acquainted with them for up to nine years, as excellent

parents, good neighbors, and fine conmunity citizens.

4. Subject enterea on duty as an Intelligence Officer, GS-13,

in November 1949. In December 1950 he was assigned as Chier of

Station, Mexico City, and then served as Chief oi Mission there

until August 1953.

He served

in Tokyo, Japan, from June 1954 until

February 1957. He was then assigned as Chief of Station, Montevideo,

uruguay.

Subject was Chief of Station in Montevideo until early

1950.

In April 1960 Subject failed to report an accident in which

he damaged a Station vehicle. There were indications that Subject

attempted to use his personal influence with the President of Uruguay

to have his assignment there extended, but he returned to the United

States in June 1950 and was assigned to Mexico City on Project JuARE.

In November 195$ Subject was re-assigned to Headquarters.

5. A cable from Montevideo, dated 6 November 1950, indicates

that. Subject had written forner Uruguayan contacts commenting that

he was working on the Cuban problem and publishing an anti-Castro

newspaper in Miami.

It was recommended that Subject be warned about

such indiscreet remarks, but apparently no action was taken.

6. Subject served in Headquarters assignments until July 1965:

when he was converted to Contract status and sent to Madrid, Spain.

He returned to Headquarters in September 1956 and served in DDP

Staff assignments until his retirement in April 1970.

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" While Subject was stationed in Tokyo, his wife's employment

by the Argentine Ambassador was approved by the Tokyo Station.

November 1962 Subject requested permistion for his wife to worl

for the Spanish Embassy in Washington.

"Subject's wife's employe

was terminating a contract with the Spanish Embassy, the work could

be done at home for the most part, and Subject's wife was apparently

suggested for the job.) This request vas denied, but in February 1953

it was learned that Subject's wife apparently was doing translations

at home for the Spanish Embassy. The matter vas discussed with serior.

Agency officials and arrangements made to terminate the relationshio

on 30 June 1963.

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8. Subject's file reflects that in late 1963 and mid-1964

his office was considering three individuals as possible ghost

writers on Agency projects. Subject initiated the requests, but the

three individuals were not utilized due to questionable loyalty.

9.

On 26 January 1970 a source of the Security Research Staff

learned that Subject was circulating through the publishing comanity

"Give Us This Day,

" a manuscript written under his former operational

alias and dealing with the events of the Bay of Pigs.

Investigation

disclosed that the manuscript had been in the possession of Tom Wallace,

of Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc. as early as 9 July 1968 and that

it was

sent on that date to William F. Buckley, Jr., of the National

Review. The manuscript was sent to the Arlington House and Walker

and Company as well. Both rejected it as too controversial, as had

Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.

10. Subject was interviewed regarding the manuscript on

17 February 1970 by Mr. Karamessines, the DDP. Subject at first

professed ignorance, but when told the title admitted he had written

it for his own benefit as

a historical record.

Subject said he had

shown the manuscript about two years ago to his agent, Max Wilkinson,

and to William F. Buckley, Jr.

He said he had only wanted an opinion

from these gentlemen, and

added that the manuscript had been returned

to him.

he had, he said, not wanted it published.

Subject was

instructed as to the danger of such a manuscript being publishea, and

was to attempt to determine how many copies of it might be in circulation.

He was not to contact Walker and Company, who were the source of the

original information.

11. Subject retired on 30 April 1970. At the time, he listed

his forwarding address as in care of Robert R. Mullen and Company,

Washington, D.C.

On 6 November 1970 Subject was granted a Covert

Security Approval for use by Central Cover Staff with Robert R.

Mullen and Company, Washington, D.C.

12. On 19 July 1971 Subject was xeported by the Jersey City,.

New Jersey, Journal to have joined the White House Staff as a

Consultant to President Nixon preparatory to the President's visit

to the Peoples Republic of China.

Subject's Agency security file

was reviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on 5 August 1971.

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