MCLENDON, GORDON BARTON
Originator: CIA
From: DO/OO
To: CHIEF, PERSONNEL SECURITY DIVISION,
Document date: 12/30/1965
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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REQUEST FOR APPROVAL PR

INVESTIGATIVE ACTION

I copy of this form)

PLEASE COMPLETE EACH SECTION AND APPROPRIATE BLANK

CIA HISTORICAL RLVILV FROUNAM

RELEASE AS SANITIZED

DATE

1998

30 December 1965

TO:

FROM:

CI/OPERATIONAL APPROVAL AND SUPPORT DIVISION

DO/00

¡CHIEF, INVESTIGATION AND SUPPORT DIVISION. OFFICE OF SECURITY

XICHIEF. PERSONNEL SECURITY DIVISION. OFFICE OF SECURITY

PROJECT

SUBJECT:

(True name)

MCLENDON, Gordon Barton •

CRYPT-NYM. PSEUDONYM, AKA OR ALIASES

•2 WIJENIREE

CI/DA FILE NO.

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201 FILE NO.

SO FILE NO.

PROVISIONAL OPERATIONAL APPROVAL

OPERATIONAL APPROVAL

PROVISIONAL COVERT SECURITY APPROVAL

COVERT SECURITY APPROVAL

CONTRACT TYPE A

1. TYPE ACTION REQUESTED

PROVISIONAL PROPRIETARY APPROVAL

PROPRIETARY APPROVAL

COVERT NAME CHECK

SPECIAL INOUIRY (SO field investigation)

CONTRACT TYPE B

2. SPECIFIC AREA OF USE

US

Subject will be contacted and assessed on a witting basis in support of luvIRh.

Subject is President of McLendon Corporation of Dallas, Texas and is also owner of

several radio stations. He was born in Paris, Texas on 8 June 1921. He resides at

9300 Douglas Street, Dallas, Texas and has a ranch in Denton, Texas. During World

War II, he served as a Japanese Language Officer in intelligence for the US Navy

fram 1943-45. He is the author of "The 01d Scotchman's Scrapbook"

4. INVESTIGATION AND COVER

YES

A. U.S. GOVERNMENT INTEREST MAY BE SHOWN DURING INVESTIGATIONI

B. CIA INTEREST MAY BE SHOWN DURING INVESTIGATIONI

x

C. IS SUBJECT AWARE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT INTEREST IN HIM?

D. IS SUBJECT AWARE OF CIA INTEREST IN HIM?

E. INDICATE ANY LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE IN THE INVESTIGATION

OF

SUBJECT.

F. SUGGEST "COVER PRETEXT" TO BE USED IN CONDUCTING PERSONAL INVESTIGATION OF SUBJECT.

G.

DO YOU PLAN TO MAKE SUBJECT WITTING OF AGENCY OR GOVERNMENT INTERESTI

IF NO INVESTIGATION OUTSIDE CIA. EXPLAIN FULLY

YES

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I NO

5. PRQ AND GREEN

LIST STATUS

PRO I, OR EQUIVALENT. IN (2) COPIES ATTACHED

PRO II WILL BE FORWARDED

PRO 11, OR EQUIVALENT, IN (1) COPY ATTACHED

GREEN LIST ATTACHED. NO:

INO RECORO

WILL FORWARD

6.

R1

TRACES

NON-DEROGATORY

DEROGATORY ATTACHED

7. DIVISION

TRACES

NO RECORD

WILL FORWARD

NON-DEROGATORY

DEROGATORY ATTACHED

8. FIELD

TRACES

NO RECORD

NO

DEROGATORY INFO.

LIST SOURCES CHECKED

NOT INITIATED (Explanation)

SIGNATURE OF CASE OFFICER Peter Beers

WILL FORWARD

DEROGATORY ATTACHED

SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION ATTACHED

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Shorter

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