CIA UTILITZATION OF THE ROBERT R. MULLEN COMPANY

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00573275
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 14, 2020
• Case Number: F-2016-01299
• Publication Date: June 20, 1972

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20 June 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR: Office of Security
ATTENTION Fred Evans
SUBJECT CIA Utilization of the Robert R. Mullen Company
1. The utilization of Robert R. Mullen and Company dates
1963 and grew out of the recommendation of Mr.
a long time cooperative CIA asset. Mr. Mullen has
provided cover for the following:
back to June
(b)(1)
(b)(3)
2. In addition, Mr. Mullen was instrumental in the formation
of-the Cuban Freedom Committee at the request of Mr. Richard Bissell.
Mr. Mullen managed .to keep a low profile in this committee and
avoided public identification with it, except that his company
prepared some brochures for the committee. Also he was the original
owner of the Intercontinental Research Company, Inc., which was used
for its and
becamn one 0. the �irst casualties of Mr. Mullen's name
clz! not 5urfacc: tIlat coliLeAL.
(b)(1)
(b)(3)
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(b)(1)
3. As of I May 1970, Mr. E. Howard Hunt, who had just (b)(3)
retired from CIA, became a legitimate employee of Mr. Mullen. Mr.
Hunt was an overt CIA employee from November 1949 - December 1950;
November 1953 - January 1954; October 1956 - January 1957; and (b)(1)
July 1960 - September 1966. In July 1971, Mr. Hunt informed (b)(3) -
Central Cover Staff that he had been assigned to the President's
White House Staff but continued to devote part of his time to the
Mullen Company. Mr. Hunt is aware of present cover place-
ments under Robert R. Mullen and Company.
4. Another part-time employee, Mu11enis4
bookkeeper and accountant, is a retired CIA finance officer.
5. Aside from a brief use of correspondents in France and
Tokyo in the past, the Mullen Company's overseas efforts have been
largely in the service of providing. CIA cover.
6. Central Cover Staff records
continuing use of Mr. Mullen and his
Mr. Mullen's activities abroad would
closing of Mullen branch offices in
and the current employment of staff agents inl
The staff agent currently under cover in
reveal no compromise of CIA's
company. Investigation of
reveal the opening and
uninterrupted employment with the Mullen Company for almost
years.- Since 1963, of the Mullen Company have been
cleared and made 'witting.
7. Central Cover Staff has no knowledge of Mullen's connections
with the Association of National Advertisers or CIF. INTERPROGRES M(1)
is a new subsidiary of the Mullen Company formed in 1971 as a result (b)(3)
of contacts developed at the Zagreb Trade Fair in Yugoslavia. It is
a pilot operation aimed at expanding east-west commercial relation-
I.-4-1 present Agency integrees in
have tangential tasks of promoting the acceptance of this company
as a Mullen subsidiary.
(b)(1)
(b)(3)
(b)(1)
(b)(3)
(b)(1)
(b)(3)
(b)(1)
(b)(3)
land
has
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8. Mullen has as one of its clients the
tion headquartered in White Plains, New York.
cover for the following:
(b)(1)
(b)(3)
(b)(1)
General Foods Corpora- M(3)
This firm has provided
(W(1);
(b)(3):
(b)(1)
(b)(3)
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Over the years because of personnel changes, of the
General Foods Corporation have been cleared. � Needless to say,.
General Foods Corporation is not aware of our cover use of the
Mullen Company nor is Mullen aware of our use of General Foods.
Chief
Central Cover Staff
Corporate Cover Branch
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