JEFFREY KAYDEN'S REVIEW OF A SECURITY FILE
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From: ELDER, WALTER, REVIEW STAFF
To: BADER, WILLIAM
Document date: 10/28/1975
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FROM : ELDER, WALTER, REVIEW STAFF

TO : BADER, WILLIAM

TITLE :

REQUEST FOR INFO RE WILEY,_ CHARLES O

DATE : 10/28/75

PAGES : 15

SUBJECTS :

DOCUMENTS RE WILEY, CHARLES W

TABASCAL, ENRIQUE EUGENIO (Y BERENGUER)

ARLINGTON HOUSE, PUBLISHERS

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VENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20508

INVENTORIED:

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Review Staff:

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28 October 1975

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157-10011-10119

Mr. William Bader

Select Committee To Study

Governmental

Operations With Respect To Intelligence

Activities

Washington, D.C:

Dear Mr. Bader:

Attn: Mr. B. Wides

Reference is made to Mr. Jeffrey Kayden's recent

review of the Office of Security file on Charles w

Wiley and to Mr. Kayden's request for Wiley documents

which were forwarded to the SSC via Review Staff

letter dated 2 October 1975.

Prior to Mr. Kayden's review of the Wiley file,

the Office of Security sent a memorandum to the DCI

highlighting several contraversial items in that

file.

This memo was reviewed by the DCI

and he

requested that the

attached Wiley) reports plus the

Office of Security's assessment and processing there

of be forwarded to the Senate Select Committee.

Sincerely,

Wast Elder

Walter Elder

Review Staff

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Reference is made to a memorandum,

captioned as above,

dated 30 September 1975 forwarding copies

of certain documents

from the Office of Security files concerning Chenles V. Wiley.

These documents were requested by Mr. Jeffrey Kayden,

Senate

Select Conmittee Staff, who commenced a review of the Wiley)

files on 29 September 1975.

The Office of Security has concluded a separate review

of the Wiley files and has highlighted certain contents thereof

to the DCI.

The DCI has requested that materials concerning

the following items be provided to the Senate Select Committee

independent of any Senate Select Committee Staff requests, to

wit:

Lee Harvey Oswald

The

files contain a raw, unevaluated report

fron Wilty? containing his reporting of an alle-

gation that Lee Harvey Oswald was in New York

City in the Winter of 1962, having contact with.

a Cuban.

(Attached to instant nemorandum, Tab A, is

a copy of MileyS) original report,

and attendant

conments, suggesting receipt of the report circa

Readily available public and Office of

Security information concerning Oswald makes

makes

no reference to the possibility of his being

in New York City in the Winter of 1962. The

Warren Commission did not pursue such a line

of inquiry.

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There is no evidence in the Miley

files or

the file of the source, Enrique Eugenio Abas call

(Cy Be renguer)), #730643, that this intormation

was processed out of the Office of Security/

Security Research Staff, to which Wiley reported

the information.

as Wiley states in

the report:

urged Abascal to go to the FBI

with the information, and offered to arrange a

meeting. He promised to tell them the story,

and made contact through an agen't (0'Brien)

whom he knew because of past activities."

Regarding Abascal, his Office of Security

file contains the following concerning his

veracity:

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Office of Security/Security Research

Staff memorandum dated 15 August 1960:

"Abascal has for several years furnished

Information to SRS source which has been

proven to be utterly worthless and

usually fictitious."

Office of Security/Security Research

Staff memorandum dated 19 May 1965:

"(Abascal) has furnished source with

intelligence information which appears

to be complete fabrication."

FBI letterhead memorandum dated

30 September 1963 captioned "Moviniento

Democrata Gristiano (MDC)" contains the

following statements about Abagcall by

FBI SOUrCES:

"One would only have to

know Enrique Abascal to know that this

(a Lite magazine article) was nothing

but a publicity stunt on his part and

that he has no importance

whatsoever in

the anti-Castro Movement."

"Sometimes

in dealing with Abascal,

one does not

know whether or not he should pity him

or try to afford him some kind of medical

assistance."

"Abascall is

merely a pub-

licity seeker."

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It is apparent the Office of Security/

Security Research Staff had reason to

question the veracity of AbasCall precluding

further dissenination of the information;

and that there was a reason to believe

that Abescal would report the information

to the FBI for their action. •

Arlington House, Publishers

The files

contain a raw, unevaluated

report fron Wiley] containing his reporting

of an allegation that CIA had partial

control of, and once attempted full control

of, Arlington House, Publishers.

(Attached to instant memorandum, lab B

1s a copy of@Miley's original report as well

as coples of attendant documents.

The files

contain no further clarification of the

information.)

There is no Office of Security subject

file in the name of Arlington House or

Arlington House, Publishers.

From other sources, it would appear

that Arlington House, Publishers is con-

nected with the conservative causes of

William F. Buckley and the National Review.

Buckley is a former Agency employee and

his close connections with former Agency

employee E. Howard Hunt have recently

received extensive publicity.

It is

believed that numerous former Agency

employees are linked with Buckley's causes,

and this could be the foundation

for the

rumored Agency involvement in Arlington

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randun, that the Wiley, file documents and all statements

contalned therein, even though not classitied as such

carefully and prudently handled

to protect the individuals.

identified therein.

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Information from de

Aba.

aL. (II).

Ro: LEE HARVEY OSWALD. Abascal, met Oswald last winter

in Greenwich Village,

New York City at the "Fat Black

Fussy Cat" (which was much less expensive than it is

nor, with fewer tourists). Abascal saw him there several

times with extreme leftist, peacenik types. He seemed

"loner"

their early thirties. (See below.)

but did associate with a couple in

The last time that (Abascal saw Oswald he got into a

conversation with him, and it almost ended in a fight.

Abascal, lost his temper and wanted to hit Oswald be-

cause of his strong communist position. He was very

pro-Castro and pro-Chinese Reds (but not

what interested (Abascal most was that Oswald had no job

but still had sufficient money.

The couple Oswald associated with were quiet, but during

political discussions the man would feed Oswald key words

or bits of information when he was backed into a corner.

(Note. I urged Abascall to go to the FBI with the information,

and offered to arrange a meeting. He promised to tell them

the story, and made contact through an agent (0'Brien) whom

he knew because of past

activities.)

Sources from inside Cuba have reported that HERBERT MATTHEWS

and two Russians met with Fidel Castro several months ago

and

tried to convince hin to step down in favor of a coalition

govit. that Khrushchev and Kennedy had agreed on. Castro

refused to consider it. (Some Cubans think that Castro is

behind the Kennedy assassination - that he was acting to

block this deal which was to take effect before the 1964

election.)

. (see memo on my telephoned report for exact

publication

nad just finished a trio behind the Iron Curtain.

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12 April 1974

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD:

SUBJECT

wider, chatlesuve

#343 589

A memorandum dated 12 March 1970 seems to pinpoint

the time period during which Wil EXifirst made available to this

office a copy of Howard HUNT's manuscript, "Give Us This Day,"

as being early March 1970. The memorandum from willamy

MILLIGAN to C/SRS advised that WILEY had telephoned from

home that afternoon and had asked if we had received the copy !.

off Hunt Ms. " MittICAN told wise.? that it had come in and

WILEY asked whether he should attempt to determine any more

details concerning the origin of it. MILLIGAN suggested that

WILEY do nothing until we advised him. (Although MiLLiCAN

referred to it as the "Hunt Ms."' in his memorandum, it would

seem that Wil EY. was not aware of the true authorship, at this

point). Wa

EX expressed concern for his friend in the publish-

ing house, who had "filched" the Ms., as he allegedly had

informed WilEY to be very careful with it. MILLICAN advised

that he informed Wilty that in all probability no decision would

be made on this for another three or four weeks.

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In Jan 1967, VItal prepared a memorandum concerning Arlington House Publishers

which, based or hearsay, indicated that a fight was going on for conürol of the

cozpany. One runor was that cil wanted to ta're over contral. Apparently this

menu. was again brought to the attention of C/S4S in April 1970 with the coment by

SULLIGAN -"In going through sons of

old reports, I found this. Possibly

of interast in view of HUNt's manuscript." The buck slip was fleAl!/ marked "noted 2r"

SER-INSeRT #1.

In June 1970 when I was assigned to thello/sks, thereas a copy of Hurt's

manuscript on the Bay of Pigs being retained in a safe in the C/s00Bl's office.. Sone

time later I leamed that Unsel had apparently obtained it through a contact and

had forwarded/to thes office...as an iten of probable interest. The Agency was able

to ascertain the identity of the author, who turned out to be howard HuNt.

HUNT

was, I believe, at that time enployed by the Agency with DeU. In any case, he was

suproached under some guise and was convinced that it would be incopropriate for him

to have the book published at ahat time. HUNT's file probably contains details

which do not appear in old ips records reduley. I believe some time later, 075.3

1:030::2/7/79F//7Ngy took the copy fromeO. I do not know whet disposition ha

made of it. It is my impression that this was an extra copy and that the copy

that had been loandd to wity/ and through Mater

to SPS had been retarned much

earlier as it was an accountable item for mings contact. The publisher nay have

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AGILED ***HUNT

In a meno. dated 12 March 1970 fo C/SRi UnSalligan advised that Enter had a

telephoned from home that afternoon and had asked if we had received the copy

"of the Hunt ris.

titigan had told him it had core in. Ke

asked whether ho

should attemot to daterming any more details conserning the origin of it, and

Unitgan sugsested that later do nothing until le advised him. Quay expresse

conner for his friend in the publishing houge, who had "filched" the Ms., as

he allegedly had informed WILEY. to be very careful with it. alligan informed

any that in all probability no decision would be rade on this for another

three of four weeks.

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rebrieve aud copies oi the Manuseript and witharaw it imn the

publishars' markei". I supporting neno. identifies the manuerin da Hours itin'

"Ciro Us This Day" -

Ct 19 June 1973, BluDY called to say that he had in his hands a com ac

Hounrd Murd 's manusorist "Give Us This Day". I advised trust that he had probably

forgorten but that wa had had access to it several years ago whon HUll submasted it

to a airierent publisher. (lucy reportedly had made it availabla at tint time).

WILbe said that he balieved that this publisher was gring to take advantage of the

recent publicity (meaning WAGATE apparently) and, of course, oring it out undar

HuN's true nane. I tole him I was sure that we had no inierest in his. cow and that

he coali raturn it to the contuct who made it available to him. Thor vas no further

discussion on the matter and the meno, racording the conversation was routed, as was

the custom, to the C/3A3, who marely initialed it and sent it bacl: to me.

I do not

kno:: if he took any other action or reported it elsewhere.

I..W.Vasaly

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arlington Houss Publisher's.

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Foi many months there has been a figar going on for contro

of plington House.

Forces led by dandy Richorason

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involved in

trying to take over from voil leonifrey.

according to sos. derbert (rat) romerstein: one o≥ the

rectors in the fiant is tont GIs wants to toke over full

contzol-= and that it is negessary for Cia to puan vecadeas

out

or

the picture.

Ransy Richardson,

because of 213

association :itn the Richardson Foundation and Frank

Bernett,

is considered by some to be involved rita Cli

activity.

Frank meyer has attemoted to rally tho arlington House

authors

- those who have roceivea contracts to write books -

behind NoCaffrey. He sent out a latter to all of tho

authors

sugusting that they the the stand that their contracts

are with legalrey personally, not with irlington

House

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This has arteere not with much opposition,

primarily because the authors foal that they toula become

linlo to retura any monoy advancod to them by arlington

House.

james Burcham's name was liatod in Meren's letter

a3 supporting his position.

later Surzhan sent

out his

om letter

stering

that he considered his contert

so so lith arlingtor Horse, not deBarfuay.

lobe: i have many contacts ino aus involves in this

situation in ono way or arotiier..

It rould not be diffiona

to set alaitional infomation il nacossary.?

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