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[2]104-10256-10068) | 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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[8]21 August 1974
[10]MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. F. I. G. Coleman
[11]C/OPS/LSN
[13]SUBJECT : FBI Investigation of Allegations
[14]Regarding CIA Activities
[16]1. Reference is made to your memorandum, dated 30 July
[17]1974 and captioned as above, requesting that the names of
[18]certain individuals and organizations be searched in Office
[19]of Security records and the results of such. checks which may
[20]be passed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
[22]2. The records of this Office contained no prior informa-
[23]tion identifiable with Security Defense System; Intelligence
[24]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 withthe Far East and Caribbean areas.
[35]He has a reputation as a "wheeler dealer,.con-man, arms peddiler,
[36]and soldier of fortune."
[38]4. The foregoing information may be passed to the Federal
[39]Bureau of Investigation.
[41]5. The following information from Office of Security
[42]records was recently passed to Mr. Frank Schwartz, Federal
[43]Bureau of Investigation Liaison representative:
[45]“John Patrick Muldoon - Subject was born 25 August
[46]1937 at Washington, D. C. He entered on duty with the *
[47]Agency on 7 January 1958 as a GS-03 Courier. During his
[48]Agency career he became an Operations Officer primarily
[50]n the Far, East area. His overseas assignments included
[51](Malaysia (angkok and (areas of Indonesia. He went on a
[53]B-l (3-9 [3~ 20
[55]Leave Without Pay status on 19 November 1971, pending
[56]disability retirement. His retirement became effective
[57]on 19 November 1972, as a GS-12. At the time of retire-
[58]ment he resided at 4305 Kentbury Drive, Bethesda,
[59]Maryland. The latest notation in his file indicated he
[60]may be employed as the Washington representative of the
[61]firm, Security Consultants International."
[63]6. Office of Security records reflect that an individual
[64]probably identical to Steve Van Cleave of Atlanta, Georgia,
[65]had falsely claimed to the State Department in January 1974
[66]that he worked for CIA in Latin America under cover of Coca
[67]Cola Company. He also apparently indicated that he is known
[68]to FBI representatives in Buenos Aires. This information is
[69]contained in Agency cables DIR-507298, 30 January 1974, and
[70]DIR-490860, 12 December 1973.
[74]Charles S. Phalen
[75]Chief ;
[76]Security Support Division
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