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[8]SUBJECT: (Optionel)
[9]. Stephen Van Cleave
[10]REFERENCE: Telecon Ames/Pangburn, 8 April 1974
[11]MA: - . NO.
[12]FROM: William D.’ Pangburn, ‘Atlanta RO ATL-53-74
[14]Washington Field Office DATE
[15], 9 ‘April 1974
[17]TO: (Officer designation, room number, and DATE
[19]“ building) / OFFICER'S” COMMENTS {Number cach comment to show from whom
[21]Soc INITIALS" fo whom. Draw a fine across column offer each comment.)
[24]Attached is the subject tape
[26]Support Branch, DCD
[27]Attn: OSS(EAmes)
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[42]CONE DER HAL
[44]MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
[46]0SS-495-74
[47]13 March 1974
[49]SUBJECT: Mr. Stephen Van Cleave
[51]_ 1. On 27 and 28 Eebruary call rere received from Bi11
[52]Cantrell, OPS/ITG, and Dave Dewhurst) WH/4/AR, concerning ©
[53]00-A(S)- 322/03435- 74... Cantrell wanted to be sure FBI had
[54]information and (Dewhurst yanted to advise DCD that there was
[55]a file on subject. and DCD should be aware of some of his
[56]background. Evan Ames stopped in to see(Dewhurst) on his
[57]next visit to headquarters and received a fill-in on subject" ‘s
[58]background. sad
[60]2. ‘Subsequently a call was received from Charlotte tn
[61]C/WH Division office (x-7350). It was imperative to determine
[62]the exact date of contact with Van Cleave as C/WH, thru
[63]Legislative Counsel, had advised Congress on 7 January 1974
[64]that the Agency had no contact with Van Cleave. Atlanta and
[66]_Miami were contacted and date of first contact was.set at 25
[68]January 1974. Both offices were requested to provide a record
[69]of contact with Van Geave. Atlanta had several hours of tape
[70](from first and second meeting) which Pangburn would have transcribed
[71]and forwarded for the record. Called John Peterson later and
[73]' advised that WH has asked that tapes also be ‘forwarded to
[75]headquarters for retention.
[77]3; Wa.were advised that ¢ the Congressional inquiry on.
[78]Van Cleave resulted from a remark overheard at a cocktail
[79]party - that Van Cleave had commented that he was working with.
[80]CIA under cover. Van Cleave was scheduled as potential witness
[81]of House Internal Security Committee so House had inquired
[82]as to whether his appearance would embarrass the Agency. As
[83]noted, response on 7 January was that Agency had no contact with
[85]’ Van Cleave.
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