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FROM: Seymour R. Bolten EXTENSION NO. 7520 2 E 14 DATE 19 September 1974

TO: (Officer designation, room number, and DATE OFFICER'S COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom building) RECEIVED FORWARDED INITIALS to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.) 1. Mr. John Morrison OGC 7 D 01 9/19/74 1. Attached is an ad- vance informal copy of our proposed security deletions and revisions of the Hunt galley proof. Please note that this list has not yet been reviewed by Mr. Blee and is, therefore, still subject to change. 2. The DDO panel that reviewed the Hunt manuscript has designated items, numbered 12, 14, 19, 21, 24 and 25, as "hard core," by which we mean that the Agency should insist on their deletion or revision and be prepared to obtain an injunction and engage in litigation should Hunt refuse to cooperate.

Sasvoive Seymour R. Bolten SAB/DDO

CIA HISTUIMICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

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SUBJECT: Manuscript and Galley Proof of Undercover: Memoirs of an American Agent by E. Howard Hunt

NOTES: A. Pages and lines underlined and appearing at the begin- ning of the items below refer to the galley proof.

B. Corresponding page and line listings as they appear in the manuscript are provided in brackets at the end of each item.

3 member 1. Rage 57, line, 6 from bottom of page; the name "Henry Pleasants Mr. Pleasants retired under cover and his past relationship should not be exposed. It is also recommended that efforts be made to have the name "John Richardson" also removed from the same sentence containing Mr. (Pleasants name. (Page 96, line 17.)

  1. Page 59, line 38 beginning with "However" and ending on page 60, line 2 with "milieu". Rutherford T. "Pinky" Walsh retired under cover and his CIA relationship should not bald exposed. His assignment in Paris under student cover/is similarly classified. The description of this activity just a couple of pages before the author gratuitously mentions the advisene lack of an agreement between the Agency and the French barring (DA) unilateral operations in France) (Item 4 below) is potentially an additionally damaging blow to liaison relationships. (Page 100, lines 10-14.)

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  1. Page 63, line 21; the name "Frank Holcomb" Mr. Holcomb retired under cover and his past relationship with the CIA should not be exposed. It is additionally recommended that the entire paragraph wherein Mr. Holcomb's name appears (lines 21-24) should be deleted because it ac- knowledges CIA operations in support of anti-communist political operations in Italy. (page 105, lines 18-21.)

  2. Page 63, line 30 beginning with "By" and ending with V.A. "arrangement" on line 33, page 63. It is recommended that this passage be deleted since its inclusion not only is not pertinent 2Yto the narrative but it unnecessarily jars, liaison with the British and is an implied insult to the French/liaison services. (page 106, lines 4-7.)

  3. Page 66 beginning with "Finis" on line 24 and ending with "world" on line 27. This passage describes a specific CIA operation which resulted in the production and distribution of an animated cartoon based on George Orwell's Animal Farm. (Page 111, lines 6-9.)

  4. Page 68, the pseudonym "John F. Rittenhouse" on line 34. The author's original CIA pseudonym was classified, and even though compromised, never appeared in the press and still exists on various currently classified documents. (page 114, line 23.)

  5. Page 71, beginning with "Spanish" on line 28 and ending with "America" on line 20, page 72, and including the footnotes on pages 71 and 72. This passage should be deleted because it describes the Agency's role in subsidizing, producing and dis- 24 tributing "El Campesino's" book, Life and Death in the USSR. 121 [lines 1-16, (pages 120 (lines 4-20, including footnote] including footnote.))

  6. Page 72 beginning with "Eudocia" on line 21 and ending with "Scribner's" on line 32. This should be deleted because it describes the Agency's role in the translation, publishing 24 and distribution of Eudocio Ravines' book, The Yenan Way. It also describes William Buckley's role in that operation as a CIA officer. (Page 121, lines 17-23 and page 122, lines 1-6.)

  7. Page 73 beginning with "Mexican" on line 5 through "Rivera" on line 8. This should be deleted because it not only describes sources and methods but also identifies a specific CIA operation. (Page 122, lines 19-21 and page 123, line 1.)

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14-00000 CO FIDENTIAL U.A. 10. Page 73 beginning with "Communism" on line 14 and ending with "reputation" on line 15. This passage could serve to identify a former asset in Mexico who is still living. (Page 123, lines 7-8.)

VA 11. Page 73 beginning with "cover" on line 17 through "legend" on line 19. This should be deleted because it identifies. a CIA-sponsored cover arrangement in Bangkok. Furthermore, thig particular type of cover, the movie industry, has figured in earlier unfavorable publicity to CIA in other Southeast Asian countries and thus serves to further render suspect the use of such cover in still other areas. (Page 123, lines 10-12.)

  1. Page 73 beginning with "planned" on line 22 through "authentic" on line 5 of page 74 and including the footnote on page 74. This should be deleted because it describes a specific operation involving the forgery of a page of the Shanghai Post, and also includes descriptions of sources and methods. (Page 123, lines 15-23 and all of page 124 including footnote.)

  2. Page 77 beginning with "technical" on line 19 through "station" on line 21. This should be deleted because it describes and authenticates a CIA operation. (Page 131, lines 2-4.)

  3. Page 80 beginning with "surreptitious-entry" on line 9 through "Embassy" on line 12, page 82. This should be deleted because it describes a specific, sensitive operation as well aszy sensitive sources and methods including the acquisition of code materials). (Page 136, line 3 through page 139, line 20.)

  4. Page 86 beginning with "Greek" on line 18 through "countries" on line 20. This should be deleted because it identifies a specific operation and the foreign assets involved in its support. (Page 147, lines 6-8.)

  5. Page 95 beginning with "quasi-military" on line 11 through "East" on line 16. This should be deleted because it describes various cover and support facilities used in Far East Asian countries. (Page 163, lines 6-11.)

  6. Page 95 beginning with "Hong Kong" on line 16 through "Branch" on line 19. This should be deleted because it describes an operation conducted jointly with a liaison service in Hong Kong targetted against mainland China and as such is not only damaging to current American detente efforts but is particularly menacing to Hong Kong authorities in view of their proximity and susceptibility to potential Chinese retaliatory pressures. 163, lines 11-14.) substitute (Page

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14-00000. Hatiyi to hel through 18. Page 99 beginning with "disrupting" on line 5 "display" on line 27 and including the footnote on page 99. zy This passage describes specific CIA operations in Tokyo targetted against China and as such are not only damaging to current detente efforts but are also disruptive to liaison relationships with the Japanese .7 (Page 169 line 23 through page 170, line 22, including footnote.) "returned" on line 10. This should be deleted because it deithas CORE 19. Page 102 beginning with "Despite" on line through a and CIA operation カグ/materials. (Page 175, lines 10-15.) 20. Page 105 beginning with "wiretap" on Mne 6 through cauti 20 "surreptitious-entry" on line 7. Ought to be deleted since it Lit refers to sensitive Agency sources and methods. (Page 181, lines 2-3.) fict repho 21. Page 108 beginning with "tap" on line 17 through with various operational proposals, activities including a recruitment of an identifiable individual, as well as with sensitive methods of operation, e.g., surveillance teams. (Page 187, lines 6-24 through page 188, lines 1-15.) "Embassy" on line 7, page 109. This passage deals intermittently dif 22. Page 109 beginning with "FBI" on line 21 through "station" on line 26. The "Ramirez" operation. Describes an operation which began with the FBI's spotting of a possible Soviet intelligence agent. Since this information was then turned over to the Agency, a question arises/concerning the need to seek the FBI's prior comments. (Page 189, lines 6-11.)

  1. Page 111 beginning with "The" on line 22 through "triumvirate" on line 23. It would seem that an effort ought to be made to have this passage deleted of changed since its damage potential to liaison relationships wit With the Uruguayan services is considerable, and it does jeopardize the current careers and livelihoods of the Agency's contacts. who are re- ferred to by date and position and thus, are Mentifiable. (Page 192, lines 21-22.) 2 958

24. Page 115 beginning with "I" on line 23 through "department" on line 35. This passage should be deleted because it describes Agency methods of operation acquisi- tion and passage of information to and from a liaison service as well as an overall Agency program of operational activities zy within Uruguay involving the monitoring of forty-two telephone lines". Page 200, lines 6-18)

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  1. Page 126 beginning with "Chief" on last line through "officers" on page 127, line 5. This passage should be deleted because it specifies the classified activities of a CIA officer, Roger Goiran 03, His assignments in Tehran and Brussels), as well as his involvement in the compilation of a classified "encyclopedic study" are unwarranted disclosures of Agency methods. (Page 219, lines 8-13.)

  2. Page 130 beginning with "Free" on line 20 through "CIA" on line 21. This phrase should be deleted because it could serve to affect the life of one of the principals of the Free Cuba Committee, Mrs. Marieda Bourgin, gin, a former witting contact, who is now employed by the State Department. (Page 225, lines 10-11.)

  3. Page 150, all of lines 14 through 16. It would appear that this description of the author's contact with Dr. Barney Malloy of CIA is very unfair to the latter. It implies that Hunt had a special relationship with Dr. Malloy and an effort ought to be made by OGC to have the author rewrite this version in order to reflect Dr. Malloy's true role in this affair. Page 260, lines 22-23 through page 261, lines 1-2.) CONFIDENTIAL 3 BR C15

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i.e., a 32. Page 220, lines 5 through 10. This passage concern- ing the use of CIA alias documentation by Hunt and others in- cludes loose language which implies that still another set of documents was prepared by the CIA for Hunt's use set of documents which was not mentioned during the recent Congressional "Watergate hearings". As such this is misleading and could serve to create additional difficulties for the Agency. It is recommended that the OGC make an effort to have the author rewrite this paragraph in order that this potentially damaging language be removed from his manuscript. (Page 387, lines 4-9.)

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