SUMMARY OF CIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH ROBERT A. MAHEU
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Document date: 00/00/1975
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CIA RELATIONSHIP WITH ROBERT A MAHEU

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Maheu was told he would receive $35 per day or $17.50 per half

day when his time was involved. He volunteered to place someone

in the Middle East for about one year and also noted that he had

two men on a training mission in the Dominican Republic.

In September 1956, Maheu told his contact in the Office of

Security that he had been approached to consider performing some

investigative work for the Dominican Republic. He was asked to

report fully to the Office of Security in the event he did travel

to the Dominican Republic,

and "che

Stat

ion. in

Cadad Truisilo was

Informed on the matter (See Tab 3).

According to a report in Maheu's file of an FBI interview

with Allan F. Hughes, an associate of Maheu during this period,

Hughes, Maheu, and

John Joseph Frank were involved in selling a

quantity of electronic and X-ray detection equipment to the

Dominicans in 1955-1956. Hughes told the FBI that he visited

the U. S. Embassy in Ciudad Trujillo in 1956 when he traveled to

the Dominican Republic to install the X-ray detection equipment.

During that visit, he reportedly informed the U. S. Ambassador

that Maheu had kept CIA fully informed of the equipment trans-

action with the Dominicans before and after its sale. In October

1957, a dispatch from Ciudad Trujillo transmitted information

concerning Maheu which the Dominican Government had passed to US

officials in an apparent attempt

to quash proceedings against

Maheu's

sometime associate, John

Joseph Frank. Frank, a Washington,

D. C.s

attorney whose activities

on behalf of the Dominican

Republic were under investigation, was indicted on 13 May 1957

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for violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938,

as amended. Frank may have been the source of the information

passed by the Dominicans which alleged that Maheu had been

Involved in violation of the Mann Act with the tacit approval of

the Department of State. Maheu's involvement in the Niarchos-

Onassis matter was also included in the Dominican material (See

Tab 2).

MI. Maheu contacted the Office of Security at this time to

advise that the Mann Act allegations were without foundation and

stated that he would take steps immediately to have his attorney

see that appropriate Dominican officials would retract the charges.

This was subsequently done. Edward Bennett Williams acted as

Maheu's lawyer in this matter.

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two DDP officers contacted the Director of Security and outlined

a project

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In July of 1957, Robert Maheu was given this assign-

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ment. He used a trusted male employee of his organization (since

deceased) and the employee's fiance.

Maheurafter antingensive)

make-up course adminatered the make-up to-the-participants

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detailed.

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ights and camera

when the sion

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aken, only Maheu and the two participants were in the

studio

The project known as "Happy Days," was never completed and the

not

disti

ếd.

Files of this Office reflect that during the 1958-1959

period, DDP officers were put in touch with Maheu by the Office

of Security for assistance in another operation relating to the

• This project was originated in May 1958 when DDP

officers initially contacted the Director of Security and briefed

him on the project. Basically, the project epitalized on the

rulef's knowngweakness to.

somen.

Robert Maheu was given the

assIgnnentato: locate a

female candidate: He advised that a promi

Dentelos Angeles attorneymand-"manmabout town,""could come

with

a quattried wonan..

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was investigated with favorable

results and givera-covert securityapprovalion 2July 1968 but

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approximately 35-years ofrage, considered to

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In August of

1958, the plan was concurred in by the DDP Chief of Operations and

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the DCI.

In September of 1958, Maheu and a CIA officer of the Office

of security met with the attorney in New York City. The attorney

was briefed on Agency interest in the matter. Klater an September

Maheu, met,

with the woman

in New York, city under

Suscrime and

told. her

or governmental ins

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She knew Mãl

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hav ing

been introduced to him soctally.

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same day

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she was

Introduced to a Dip officer known to boch

nal tas). hervoman

was briefed on the assignment,

Indicated thae she

could:

Leave, the country 1045 days.

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tember 1958,

the bor officer again

smel

ith

thei

Lait which time she

Was told she yould beraccompanied bya female

traveling companion,

a no ther

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fficer

allas. She

was told that

panton would ostensibly be

her secretary but would be, in fact, the

person

she

would

ook to for direction.

Records of the Office of Security do not reflect any of the

woman s accivices during the course of her mission.

nown

that she did meet the

Ebut due to unfortunate timing that

had him leaving his country onofftclal businesse she had lictle)

time to

cultivate him. Consequently, the purpose of the mission

was not fulfilled.

he last

aract

She

That with the Agency

was in the formot a telephone call on 12 April 1961 when she

called on a sterile line and talked to a DiP officer whom

e knew

She advided.

that

she had been

asked to give a part

the ruler who would visit her

Shewwanted to know whether

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astanteres ted

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A negative

response was given.'

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In June of 1959,

Security

ded 1o3

of Maheu by the

rational Organization Division (10)

so that Maheu could be approachedrandmadyiged of Agency.

erest

un Internat tonal babor!

Maheu had been hired by a union leader

as a consultant for his Union. Torofticer

to Mahe

py Cover Division.

They wished to provide Maheu with

Entormation to passion to the union

leade

On 7 October 1959, a covert security approval was granted for

Maheu's use in the United States. The request indicatedithat she?

(might be employed by a foreign political leader to handle that

country's public relations in the united"states;

Mahe

er

nvolvenent In-procuransleminine. companionship.tor.therleader

daring

the

latteraserialedto the United States is set forth in

Tab 4.

In August 1963, Maheu was contacted in Los Angeles by a

Cover and Commercial Staff (CCS) officer for the purpose of re-

establishing communication regarding CCS interests after an

undetermined lag in such' communications. The report of that contact

1s contained in Tab 6.

From 1964 to 1966, Maheu furnished public relations cover for

an Agency officer in contact with Soviet Bloc officials in this

country.

In 1966 information was received by the Agency indicating

that the Senate Administrative Practices Subcommittee, under the

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