CIA USE OF ROBER R. MULLEN AND COMPANY COVER <SANITIZED>

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01474418
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2017
• Case Number: F-2007-00094
• Publication Date: February 6, 1974

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
6 FEB 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs
SUBJECT
1.
under Robert R.
CIA Use of Robert R. Mullen and
Company Cover
CIA placed a CIA officer
Mullen and Company cover.
when we became aware t17.t this fact might be
we removed the officer
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Executive Registry
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publicized
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2. As a result of recent legislative inquiries to (417.;y1\
Agency regarding Agency use of Robert R. Mullen and Conik,n);,;�)
cover, information was passed to staff members of the kl-W-1)
Congressional Watergate Committee outlining our utilization
of that cover. On 1 February we became aware that at l(m1)
the Washington Post and the New York Times had obtained(b)(3)
outlines of CIA use of Robert R. Mullen and Company cov'ef%'
and that the information would likely be published. We(b)(1)
consequently instructed our (b)(3)
to brief the American Ambassador and with his concurrem-A
security officials (W(1)
officials
briefed the American Ambassador(DO)
and subsequently (W(1)
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WARNING NOTICE
SENSITIVE INII.1 I!GE NU SOIIRCES
AND METHODS INVOLVLU
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SECRET
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3.
security officials were relaxed about the disclosure and
commented that the revelation was the price of democracy.
They volunteered frther that because the Robert R. Mullen
and Company office
it would make it easier for them to handle. A factor that (W(1)
'bute to a minimal reaction from the (b)(3)
is that the officer was not engaged (b)(1)
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in any operations
All operations handled by the officer were compatible
with
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W. E. Colby
Director
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SECRET/SCNSITIVE
MRMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs
SUBJECT CIA Use of RobPrt
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(6 February 1974)
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