WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND ARTICLE BY JACK ANDERSON IN WASHINGTON POST FOR 27 APRIL 1971 CAPTIONED 'TELLTALE TRACES OF CIA CACHE FOUND'
Originator: CIA
From: HALL, SARAH K., SRS/OS
To: MEMO FOR THE RECORD
Document date: 04/30/1971
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

B0.31

30 April 1971

NINORINDUN FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND

Article by Jack ANDERSON in

WASHINGTON POST for 27 April 1971

Captioned 'Telltale Traces of CIA

Cache Found"

WITTEN, Leslie Hunter (#606 563 and 67868)

Les WHITTEN, born 2 i February 1928 at Jacksonville,

Florida was considered for employment as a messenger with

RFS, Europe in March 1952. His use was cancelled in May 1953.

It is noted that WHITTEN, Jack ANDERSON'a associate, called

Nir. Goodwin's office on 14 April 1971 and asked 'if CIA has

planned or carried out any landings of any kind against Cuba

since 1962. " ivir. Goodwin declined to comment.

AYERS, Bradley E. (#366 085)

Bradley E. AYERS, born 7 March 1935 at St. Faul, Minnesota,

was security approved in August 1964 for use as a military assignee to

Froject JMWAVE. His employment was terminated in December 1964

when he returned to his parent service. AYERS was a U.S. Army

Captain who had been granted a TOP SeCRaT clearance by U.S. Army

Headquarters, It. Benning, Georgia in January 195S. It is noted from

his file that his wife, Rose Mary Lucy AYERS nee SCHELL had been

employed as a clerk-typist by the FBI from July 1953 to December 1954.

RODERICK, Edward T. ($366 084)

Edward I. RODERICK, born 28 August 1924 at Brockton,

Massachusetts, a U.S. Army Major, was loaned to the Agency for

use at JNWAVE in Nay 1963. Clearance for access to information

classified up to and including TOP SIGRET on a need-to-know basis

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I--9995.

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was granted RODERICK in May 1963. A TOP SEARST clearance

had been issued to him by Headquarters, Ft. leade, Maryland

in Cstober 1959. He also held special clearances. Agency

investigation of RODERICK was cancelled in Decenbe? 1$63 as

notification was received that he was retiring frazI tibe Army as of

30 June 1964. Lie was returned to his parent sestice as di 18 June

126%. It is noted that requests for clearance acrons In ATERS

and ROLERICK were included together in one mezarandun dated

6 iviay 1963.

ICSNER, William H. (#378 094)

William H. LOSNER, born 31 June 1938 = Hicmestead,

Florida, was granted a Covert Security Approval in Liarch 1961

for his use by JMWAVE in connection with finding operations oi

KUVEST companies and individuals. He was Vice-Presicent &

Cashier of the Perrine-Cutler Ridge Bank, Homestezé, Florica.

(see attached copy of Message 149 dtd 22 April 1971 from SAC/MEO).

Sarah K. Hall

SRS/CS

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