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[9]- 21 August 1974
[11]MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. F. I. G. Coleman
[12]C/OPS/LSN
[14]SUBJECT : FBI Investigation of Allegations
[15]Regarding CIA Activities
[17]1. Reference is made to your memorandum, dated 30 July
[18]1974 and captioned as above, requesting that the names of
[19]certain individuals and organizations be searched in Office
[20]of Security records and the results of such checks which may
[21]be passed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
[23]2. The records of this Office contained no prior informa-
[24]tion identifiable with Security Defense System; Intelligence
[25]Services, Ltd.; or Advance Security Corporation. Our records
[26]reflect no prior information identifiable with Howard Gibson
[27]of Powder Springs, Georgia.
[29]3. Mitchell Livingston Werbell III, born 8 March 1918
[30]in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served in the Office of
[31]Strategic Services briefly from July to December 1945 during
[32]World War II,. and has repeatedly come to the attention of
[33]CIA through the intervening years thrcugh his activities,
[34]primarily in connection with the Far East and Caribbean areas.
[35]He has a reputation as a “wheeler dealer, con-man, arms peddler,
[37]and soldier of fortune."
[39]4. The foregoing information may be passed to the Federal
[40]Bureau of Investigation.
[42]5. The following information from Office of Security
[43]records was recently passed to Mr. Frank Schwartz, Federal
[44]Bureau of Investigation Liaison representative:
[46]"John Patrick Muldoon - Subject was born 25 August
[48]1937 at Washington, D. C. He entered on duty with the *
[50]Agency on 7 January 1958 as a GS-03 Courier. During his
[52]Agency career he became an Operations Officer primarily
[54]in the Far East area. His overseas assignments included
[56](Malaysia, Bangkok, and areas of Indonesia) He went on a
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[70]eave Without Pay status on 19 November 1971, pending
[71]24 @isability retirement. His retirement became effective
[72]on 19 November 1972, as a GS-12. At the time of retire-
[73]ment he resided at 4305 Kentbury Drive, Bethesda,
[74]Maryland. The latest notation in his file indicated he
[75]may be employed as the Washington representative of the
[76]firm, Security Consultants International."
[78]6. Office of Security records reflect that an individual,
[80]probably identical to Steve Van Cleave of Atlanta, Georgia,
[82]had falsely claimed to the State Department in January 1974
[83]that he worked for CIA in Latin America under cover of Coca
[84]Cola Company. He also apparently indicated that he is known
[86]to FBI representatives in Buenos Aires. This information is
[87]contained in Agency cables DIR-507298, 30 January 1974, and
[88]DIR-490860, 12 December 1973.
[90]Charles S. Phalen
[91]Chief
[92]Security Support Division