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[16]MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. John Waller
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[19]FROM: arthur C. Close
[20]; Deputy Chief, Cover & ane Staff
[21]SUAJECT: CIA Relations with [iykes ‘Beoanshtp/ Company
[22]REFERENCE: Review Steff, Mexorandun (H5-76-0421/4), dated
[23]a 19 May 1976
[25]; 1. Cover and Comerctel Staff (CC8),files reveal that three CIA
[26]euployees served under cover of the/Lykes Steanship)Coupany. during all
[27]er part of the 1962 through « One Agency officer was placed
[28]abroad under (Lykes/ from 1961 to 1968. A second served under the
[29]gama cover from 1953 to July 1962 before leaving the Agency to take a
[30]bona fide position with the company; he later agreed to assist the
[32]Agency as an intermittent source in from 1964 to early 1967. A.
[33]third officer was placed with /Lykes/ih this country in 1961 end under
[34]went training fn anticipation Of an overseas assignment; he was with-
[35]drawn the following year when the assigament abroad was canceléed.
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