INFORMATION PROVIDED THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE WATERGATE INCIDENT

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01482009
• 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: July 6, 1972

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6 July 1972
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The Actin-,ircctor
Federal Eureau or invcoti:7-tien
Information Provided the Federal PurPau
of investication P.c.:,ardi-'g the Waterzate
Incident
1. As a result of our conversation of 5 July, 1 :ozTid
113:o to summarize the information:1,:hich has been rrovied to
you by the A7.ency in memoranc:un form (attention "r. Arnold
Parha:;) since the first series of memoranda on the su5joct
beginning 20 June.
2, On 20 June serarate rzemorP.ndums were scrlt to you
corcernin7 :.!ossrs. rr,7-1- Anthony Sturr.is, Lu5-;enio Polar:tic
:4artinez Cereoza. i;ernard L. .f.arl:er and Viro Gonzales.
The panors detailed availahle information on the sul)jects.
snirl t?lat prank Antony Sturzis had never 1;cen re-
cruit,...:d by the Ac,ency, that ho was a soldier of fortu:',a but
that he had been associated with an Aqency contact,
Ew:cnio Rolando :artizez Careac:a, since the early sixties.
Their relationship wasbuilt on a mutual interest in u!--an
exile activities r artinez was recrIlited in Januar"( -11
and has performed a variety of tasks for the Aency on 'Cuan
Liatters up until June or this year. :le has been on a
a month retainer since r. artinez is a 1.,usiness
associate of ;!..r. Bernard :irker in a real estate fir:1. in
Larker was a re;tular contact of the Federal F,urcau of
investicr.ation in Cuba when turned ovnr to the A7,encv in mid-
195). Ho was used a.s a source of info=ation in Cuba until
evacuated in early 196G. was hired by the Aciency in ,
for work anon exile groups and was terminated by the i,`,:encv
on 31 July 71.36. No Agency contact Has 1:cen maintaincd with
him since that c!ate. A thorou!-:11 investi:Tation Of our files
at Headquarters and by our Station in fiami has failed to
turn up any infermation rec:ardine: flr. Genzalcsi cernecT-ion
with any Agency personnel or Agency-sponsored activities.
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5. Iu two memoranda on 21 June we informed you of our
-relationsin with the Robert R. :1.111on Conlmny and th,'
The utilization of the aoort R.
Comnany dates back to Juno 1D53.r. u1lcn as
provided certain sensitive cover support overseas for Ac,rency
employees.- in addition, was involved in the
formation of the Cuban Freedom Committee -- an activity
terminated several years ago. As of I :lay 11?7r1 '-fr. Everette
floward tiunt, who had just retired from the Agency, becar.e a
legiti=ate employee of_:fr. flullen. In July 1D71 I:unt
inform-ed the Agency her-had been assi-nod to the White 17o use
Staff but continuea to Lovo..e part or .115 time to the nillen
Commlny. I
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L.,%1S0..on.2.1 June. in res7:onse to
a verbal request oz.,. a,,,-::ne,:wc..in-or ...!:a rled you t l: 'a uhec of our ,
records disclosed norecord-ot A^encv Lvvolvement with:the
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Association:OtyNationalAuvertisers.:or the words
In a-separate memorandum on 21 June we advised you
that a review of the duties and assi=ments of 7ir. James
mrcord providc6 no indication ttlat he was involven in L--an
mattcrs and that he was-not assitned to the Pay of P3..73
operation. We stated, however, that he micrht have dr.:ve1e-n:7d
personal acquaintances whicl. are not recorded in official
personnel and security, records. We have no information
regarding ii-..,fcCord!s.'activities with Cuban exiles since his
retirement. ne indicated in tne same nemorandum that as aa
Agency employee. 'Ai% Hunt was invoivea in operational activities
relating to Latin American countries and was known to have had
some ,ties to,,IY�Barr.er.- in a separate memoranaum or LI .June
re7,arding Hunt, we inforned you a'sout the issuance of t:le
alias, Edward V. Hanilton, to Eunt on 30 September Ufl
This alias was subsequently used by !:r. Hunt for several
drivers licenses. ;:e provided additional infermation on
this subject in a memorandum of 5 July and also reported tHat
there is no information in our files to the effect ti -t nr.
Hunt was issued a Social Security. Card or insurance Policy
bearing the name Edward .J.. or Edward -Joseph Hamilton.
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5. Further, a nemorandum was sent to you on 27 June
regarding peripheral :1,-lency contact with an ex-ez:7)lovee
of :1r. Janes oCord.
lie has had no affiliation
wlth tho 17.ency. since that ti7le other - than a personal .
relationship.with-a current A17.ency employee. One additional
menorandum as nrovided you on 5 July recIardinc:-P r. P.oss
Ward Lambert
6. In addition to the above cited merzoranda and several
lesser items of information provided telephonically to vr.
Arnold L. Parham of your Alexandria office, the Director n;
Central Intell1c7once inforr.ed you orally on 27 June re7ardin7
information availaole to us on !Ir. ..:anuel Cgarrio i:ac!uerre, a
Mexican national 'who has offices located in the sa:ae building
as the Banco Internacional of :-;exico City. In short. !:r.
1.1anuel Otzarrio Da:zuerre has not had any operational ,-..ontacts
with this A:lency. C:n 7.3 Juno tl:d r:irector of Central
.intellicr.enco also inforned you orally rezard1n7. our infornation
coAcernin� �& &..L ;:arry Dahl:cr7;. Ma last *_*j 1.
contact of the Agency with 'jr. Dahlberg was in *.lay 1961.
7. Our Office of Security is in frequent contict with
members of your staff in connection with the investi.7ations ,
you are conductinz. Th..: above information is for your use
only and'should not be disselainated outside your .1.;ureau,
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