MEMORANDUM - CONFIRMATION OF VERBAL REQUEST FOR INSTALLATION OF RECORDING DEVICE IN OFFICE OF MR. WILLIAM D. PAWLEY, MIAMI, FLORIDA
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: CHIEF, WH DIV
To: DIR OF SECURITY
Document date: 10/7/59
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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104-10049-10369

SECRET

7 October 1959

NEURANIUN FOR Direotor of Security

ATTENTION

Fr. Joneph Langdon

Support Branch

2504 I Bullding

SUBJECT.

Confirmation of Verbal Request for Installation of

Recording Device In Office of Fr. Wllian D. Pawley,

Mand, Florida

Io Tida w1l} confirm the verbal request made to Mr. Langdon of

your office by Mr. Florea of WH/ITI on 5 Ootober 1959 for the inatalla

tion of a recording devion in the office of lic. Willan D. Parley 1a

kland, Forida, for the purpose of maling available to the WiD Repre

sentative in Hanl detailed reports of conversations hald by Mr. Pawley

with bia mnerous contacte anong Caribbean revalutionary groupe,

especially anti-CASTAO Cuban exile lenderl. Mr. Pawley has agreed to

thia plan, which was proposed to him verbally by the WHID representative

in Hame

Ro: Mro Pawley 18 a D. So citinen, bors 7 September 1893.

His Long

career in Latin Amrican affaira Included a tour as !. $, Ambassador to

Pera and later to Brantle. In recent yearo be has engaged in petroleu

and mining activities in the Dominican Republle and has served as a

consultant to the Dominican Government. He has cooperated with thin

Agancy on a number of occautons and 15 a personal itlend of the DCI

end of cwf..

A requent for operational approval or security cloarance

for Mr. Pawley a une 1a a spoelfio project was made la 1952 but

cancelled aubsequently because of a change in plans. Hi, Kohler of

CI/OA advised that the Security Office File No, In connection with

this request vas 170135. It is requestod that your office obtain the

neceasary security clearance for fr.. Panley's use by this Agency, ee

outlined in paragraph lo

Зe. Since Mr. Pawleyle office is vacated on weekends, It 10

requested that a representative from your office travel to Mlandoon

Iriday, l October, or Saturday, 9 October, for the purpose of survey

Ing the premises during this verk-end, and that he return to Mland the

following week end to install the recording device, which 1s to be

used only for callers in person, and not by telephone.

On arrival in

Hand, your representative should call kr. Bernard E. Reichhardt, WuD

ropresentative in lilank, who shares an office with the CO Contacte

representative, Room 302, 299 Alhambra Circle,

Coral Dables.

He hone

telephone is MO 5-4238, and his office number is Highland 5-3658.

J. Co King

Chief, WH Diviolon

SECRET

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