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[32]MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
[34]SUBJECT: The Wackenhut Corporation
[35]3280 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
[36]Coral Gables, Florida
[38]i. Mr. Bannerman, Security Office, arranged through Chief,
[39]CCS for the writer to meet Mr. George Wackenhut, President of
[40]subject, to explore its potential (for cover| support. At 10:30
[41]a.m., on 14 March 1963, Mr. Wackenhut, Mr. Wes Reynolds, and I
[42]met at Mr. Reynold's home, 3809 37th Street, North, Arlington. -
[44]Mr. Reynolds epparentiy represents Wackenhut in the Washington
[46]area, although I did not gather that the firm is. actually
[47]operating here at present. Mr. Wackenhut end Mr. Reynolds, both,
[48]are ex-FBI agents.
[50]2. Waekenhut started his firm in 1954. In 1961 it was
[51]reported to have 1100 employees and anticipated 1961 gales in
[52]excess of $5 million. At present it has offices in Miami,
[54]Coral Gables, Tampa, Jacksonville, Philedelphia, New York City,
[55]Boston, Buffalo, Denver, los Angeles, San Jose (Calir.), Honolulu,
[56]Ben Juan and Ponce, Puerto Rico. Wackenhut freely states that
[57]he trades on the reputation of the FBI by publicizing widely the
[58]21 ex-FBI agents, including two former Assistant Directors of the
[60]3. The Operating Divisions of the company and their services
[61]are described in a Wackenhut brochure as follows:
[63]Investigative Division. .
[64]Performs all types of investigations for attorneys, insurance
[66]companies, banks and other businesses; sets up internal audit
[67]systems to prevent embezzlements, and investigates personal back-
[68]grounds of prospective executives, business partners and associates.
[70]Scientific Services Division :
[71]Conducts pre and post-employment, pre-promotional and speci-
[72]fic lie detector examinations for business and industry; speciel-
[73]izes in technical security and investigetive techniques, scientific
[74]detection devices, and electronic and mechanical security methods
[75]and equipment, and performs electronic "sweeps" to counter business
[76]espionage through the detection of electronie intrusion attempts.
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[81]Internal Intelligence Division
[83]Specializes in exposing and controlling inside thefts that may
[84]range from employee pilferage, through embezzlement of thousands of
[85]dollars, to highly valuable industrial seerets.
[87]Central Clearing Division
[89]Assists personnel end security directors to screen quickly
[90]the backgrounds of present and potential employees through the
[91]messive files of The Wackenhut Yorporation.
[93]Retail Store Protection Division
[95]Increases net profits by reducing inventory shortages through
[96]the control of internal end externel losses with security prograns
[97]desisned to meet the client’s specific needs.
[99]Training Services Division -
[101]Provides specialized training programs for security, fire
[102]fighting, investigative end other personnel of business orgenize-
[103]tions and professional groups.
[105]Industrial Security Division
[106]Provides the essential security services that are required by
[108]all companies seeking or handling government classified contracts;
[109]assists management in disaster and emergency planning.
[111]Fire end Safety Division
[112]Supplies ambulance services, first eid crews, Waekenhut fire-
[114]men fully trained in the technical field of industrial and mmi-
[116]| Cipal fire fighting and equipment, and safety surveys, systems,
[117]and educational programs.
[119]’ Guard Forces Division
[121]Selects, investigates, trains and supervises the uniformed
[122]end plain-clothes guards who protect your operations; also provides
[123]uniformed receptionists and guardettes; makes physical property
[124]surveys to determine security requirements and. establishes security
[125]systems and controls.
[127]4. Mr. Wackenhut wants to expand abroad, in view of his
[128]successful venture into Puerto Rico. However, he has no definite
[129]plens as of the present and seemed to be seeking Grom CIA covert
[130]sponsorship|for entry into areas of interest to us- He is pre-
[131]pared to furnish personnel himself /or to permit integration of A
[132]Agency nominees.{ :
[134]d+ It is not epparent to me that there is any significant
[135]market for Wackenhut's services in foreign countries, except
[136]possibly among American businesses with physical plants overseas.
[137]The nature of these services, I vould presume, would make rather
[138]aifficult acquisition of the necessary occupational permits in
[139]many countries. The potential for clandestine intelligence acti-
[140]vities would be too Spyious to host governments, and the emphasés
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[155]on former FBI personnel probably would enhance such suspicions,
[156]particulerly in Latin Anerica where "FBI" means "intelligence"
[157]since its WW II activities there.
[159]6. CCS/NC on occasion receives requests for advice to busi-
[160]ness orgenizations as to setting up security systems at overseas
[161]installations. We recently referred a request of this type,
[162]involving e« major oil company, to the Physical Security element of
[163]the Security Office. Conceivably, the Agency might make some
[164]arrangement to advise Wackenhut of such requests, providing our own
[165]Security Office 1s satisfied as to Wackenhut's competence. (We 2“
[166]could then place an Agency representative, if desired, An the tean2
[167]dispatched overseas by Wackenhut } should his compeny successfully
[168]secure the contract.
[170]T- Wackenhut seid he would be willing to dispateh teams to
[171]“set up personal security systems for foreign chiefs of state .
[172]whom the Agency wants protected. He is amenable, in fact, to any
[173]reasonable application of his capabilities to Agency problems.
[175]He would be willing to negotiate financing in equitable propor-
[176]tions in the event an overt operation, set up at Agency behest,
[177]were not financially self-susteining.
[179]8. Wackenhut impressed me as a clean-cut, energetic, ambitious
[180]young business man who is obviously proud of what e 3 to be
[181]a superior organization of its type. He is interesthin profits ,
[182]but it is my impression he is sincerely eager to do what he can to
[183]essist the government and feels that CIA offers one possible oppor-
[185]. -tunity. Incidentally, he appears somewhat younger in person then __.
[187]in the pictures appearing in the promotionel material given the
[188]writer. ;
[190]‘9. Copies of this memorandm are being furnished those Agency
[191]- components which might have an interest in utilizing subject com-
[192]peny. Inquirles may be directed to the writer.
[194]FRED R. YOUNGBLOOD
[195]Chief, CCS/HC