COUNTERSPY: JORDAN A CASE OF CIA/CLASS COLLABORATION

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COLLABORATION
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SECTION 1 : Programs
of Imperialism
U.S. IMPERIALISM
American technical assistance to Jordan began in
1952. Despite the expressed opposition of the Jor-
danian Parliament, American officials had complete
executive and administrative control over this as-
sistance. With this as a wedge, the US government
increasingly infiltrated Jordan.
By 1957 the US government had replaced Britain as
the imperial power in Jordan. The Eisenhower Doc-
trine, a product of Cold War diplomacy, defined
America's interests in the area. The Doctrine was
proclaimed on January 5, 1957; it offered in part:
"...to secure and protect the integrity and politi-
cal independence of such nations requesting such
aid against overt armed aggression from a nation
controlled by international communism." The Jor-
danian Parliament and people emphatically rejected
the Eisenhower Doctrine.
It was also in this time period that the CIA began
covert payments to Hussein. (See accompanying in-
sert on Latrash.) Quickly thereafter Hussein de-
clared martial law on April 27, 1957, claiming that
he was "pre-empting" a communist plot by Nasserist
Egypt to take over Jordan. On April 29, 1957, U.S.
Ambassador Lester D. Mallory approved a grant of $10
million* in recognition of the "brave steps taken by
his Majesty King Hussein and by the government and
people of Jordan to maintain the integrity and inde-
pendence of the nation." 1
Hence, the US government through the CIA helped
establish a Jordanian police state to serve American
military, strategic and economic interests in the
Middle East.
* Apparently, Washington agreed there was no foreign
intervention. The $10 million grant was issued ac-
cording to the provisions of the Mutual Security Act
of 1954. It was not issued under the Eisenhower Doc-
trine which provided funding for outside communist
intervention.
BLACK SEPTEMBER
The establishment of the Israeli state in 1948
marked the beginning of a watershed period for the
people of the Middle East. The expropriation of
Palestinian land by Zionist settlers was followed
by the forced expulsion of hundreds of thousands of
Palestinians who entered the surrounding Arab states.
Many Palestinians fled to Transjordan which had an-
nexed the West Bank in 1948. This traitorous annex-
ation in collusion with Israel led to the assassina-
tion of the Abdullah Amir, the king of Transjordan
at the time. His grandson, Hussein eventually re-
placed Abdullah as the new puppet king of Jordan.
By the late 1960's the Palestinians had created
"in contempt of the Puppet King" 2 their own de
facto state in Jordan. The Palestinian resistance
used this as their base tor politicizing the Pales-
tinian people and initiating armed struggle against
Zionist occupation of their land. The Palestinians
came to the fore as the most revolutionary force in
the region. For this reason, the Palestinians were
a threat to U.S. imperialism, Zionism and Arab State
capitalism in the region.
The Palestinian resistance was successful in push-
ing forward the class struggle in the Arab world by
exposing the true class character of the Arab re-
gimes. And secondly, the Palestinian resistance
brought into question the imperialist alliance be-
tween the Arab ruling classes and the U.S.
By 1970, the U.S. government perceived the Pales-
tinian resistance as a threat to their military and
economic interests in the region. Following the
Israeli occupation of the West Bank in 1967, a large
influx of Palestinian refugees entered the East Bank
of Jordan. This large influx intensified the Pales-
tinian resistance in Jordan which would eventually
lead to a clash with Hussein's regime.
In collusion with the U.S. government, largely
through the CIA, Hussein's armed forces prepared
themselves for an all out assault on the Palestinians
in Jordan. The CIA set in motion a world-wide black
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propaganda operation. Its objective was to discred-
it and divide the Palestinian forces. 3 Another ob-
jective was to intimidate the other Arab regimes
from assisting the Palestinians.
CIA "bagman" and contact for Hussein in 1957 was:
Born: November 29, 1925 in New York
Married Flor Teresa
1943-46: U.S. Navy
1947: B.A. from Univ. of Southern California
1948: "Government Experience"
1949: S-11* in Calcutta, India
1/51: S-11 in New Delhi, India
51-54: Political Analyst, U.S. Dept. of Navy
1956: CIA Chief of Station under cover of
R-6+ Political Officer in Amman, Jordan
56-57: CIA Chief of Station under cover of
R-6 Political Officer in Amman,Jordan
1960: R-S in Cairo, Egypt
1/65: R-4 in Caracas, Venezuela
2/65: R-4 in Panama
1967: R-3 Political Officer in Accra, Ghana
1971: R-3 Political Officer in Santiago, Chile
1973: R-3 in LaPaz, Bolivia
In 1954, Frederick W. Latrash along with Rayuond
Warren had a hand in: (1)overthrowing Jocabo Arbenz,
President of Guatemala, and (2)installing a fascist,
military junta which superceded Arbenz's democratic-
ally-oiected government. In 1967, Latrash partici-
pated in the overthrow of President Kwame Nkrumah of
Ghana. In 1971, Latrash was assigned as Political
Director of the US Embassy in Santiago, Chile. As
Political Director he helped coordinate the over-
throw of Chile's popularly-elected president,
Salvador Allende.
Latrash is an extremely dangerous person and
should he watched wherever he is. As the above in-
dicates, his last known whereabouts was LaPaz, Boli-
via. CounterSpy welcomes more recent information
regarding this threat to humanity.
*"5-11" S indicates Foreign Service Staff Officer,
number indicates rank.
President's (Nixon) Situation room. Included in the
planning were the Israeli and Jordanian Ambassadors,
Henry Kissinger, Richard Helms from the CIA, David
Packer from the US Department of Defense, and Admi-
ral Thomas Moorer from the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.5
The contingency plans included the activation of
Israeli forces who were prepared to attack Syrian
tanks in Northern Jordan. In West Germany the U.S.
troops were on the alert in case military support
was needed. The U.S. also had access ty Israel's
flight zones if air support was needed.'
On September 21, 1970, Hussein's army unleashed
ten days of death and destruction on the Palestin-
ians. At the same time, the US Sixth Fleet was
rushing towards Jordan. U.S. airborne troops from
the Eighth Infantry Division were prepared to para-
chute into Amman if necessary.7 When the cease-
fire was proclaimed, "The streets of Amman were lit-
eraZZy knee-deep in discarded empty ammunition
crates from the royal tanks. This trash was all
stamped 'Made in the USA' and here and there a red-
white-and-blue emblem announced that the shells were
the gift of the 'People to People' program." 8
David Packard proudly stated after the massacre,
"that Hussein's troops had demonstrated what Ameri-
can-armed and American-trained troops could do..."9
Although Jordan is a constitutional monarchy, po-
litical parties have been banned since 1957. In
1967, Jordan had a sham election in which no poli-
tical parties participated. In November, 1974,
Hussein unilaterally revised the Jordanian constitu-
tion. He dissolved the only elected portion of gov-
ernment, the 60 member House of Representatives, and
created a new Senate with 30 members. In this
change Palestinian representation was reduced from
15 to 7. Hussein also reduced the number of Pales-
tinians who held Cabinet and Ambassadorial posts.
At the same time, a large portion of Jordan's popu-
lation is Palestinian - over one million in a coun-
try of 2.57 million.
Under the present constitution, executive power is
vested in the King and his advisors, the Council of
Ministers. In addition, the King has the self-dele-
gated power to appoint and dissolve the Senate and
call elections when he wants. At present there is
not a single elected member in the government., In
Jordan today, formal political participation is non-
existent.
+"R-6" R indicates Foreign Service Reserve Officer,
number indicates rank.
AID's Office of Public Safety (OPS) began training
and arming the Jordanian security forces. Sixty-five
Jordanian officers were trained at the International
Police :Academv in Washington, D.C., for the upcoming
massacre. 4
Washington then instigated an emergency plan for
September, 1970. This plan was coordinated in the
Further illustration of the total denial of popu-
lar participation was seen in the case of the Jor-
danian National Union (JNII), founded by Hussein in
September, 1971. The JNU was the only existing po-
litical organization in Jordan, but it excluded all
leftists and progressives. In March, 1972, the JNII
was renamed the Arab National Union (AN11). By April,
1974, Hussein was suspicious of his own organization.
Hussein promptly dissolved its executive committee
and forced the resignation of its Secretary-General.
In February, 1976, ANU "!as abolish 18 and token polit-
ical participation came to an end.
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Hussein and his clique possess and control almost
all the capital of Jordan. The Central Bank of Jor-
dan, controlled by Hussein, established in 1964, is
the bank of issue having assumed the functions of the
Jordanian Currency Board. It also manages the Ex-
change Control. Its Governor-Director is Said Nabul-
si; its Deputy-Governor is Husayn El-Kasim. The gov-
ernment also runs the Industrial Development Bank
(F. 1965) and a credit insitution, Agricultural Cred-
it Corporation (F. 1960) whose Director-General is
M.O. Qur'an.
Jordan also has 12 commercial banks with 103
branches. Only 4 of them are Jordanian and 3 of the
4 were founded since Hussein's coronation. They are:
Arab Bank, Ltd. (F. 1930; Chairman, Abdul Majeed
Shoman); Bank of Jordan, Ltd. (F. 1960; Chair. and
Gen. Manager, Husni Sido Al-Kurdi); Cairo-Amman Bank
(F. 1960; Gen. Man. Haidar Chukri; Chairman Jawdat
Shash'a); and Jordan National Bank, S.A. (F. 1956;
Chair, and Gen. Man. H.E. Suleiman Sukkar; Deputy-
Gen. Managers H.E. Abdul-Kader Tash and Dr. Abder
Rahman S. Tougan).
The other 8 commercial banks are foreign-owned in-
cluding the Chase-Manhattan which was established in
1976, the year Hussein visited David Rockefeller.
Insurance companies, another large source of capital,
are also divided up between Hussein's clique and for-
eign investors, particularly American and British.
Control and ownership of the forces of production
in the industrial sector are illustrated by the fol-
lowing chart. Phosphates are Jordan's main natural
resource and most important industry. As the chart
shows, Hussein's government owns 81.8% of the Jordan
Phosphate Company. Jordan's other main industry is
tourism. Hussein's government owns 85.7% of the Jor-
dan Hotels and Tourism Co. The rest of the indus-
trial sector is owned by multinationals.
At the expense of the Jordanian people, Hussein
passed the "Law for Encouragement of Foreign Capital
Investment." This law provides attractive economic
incentives for corporate class investors. (See ac-
companying insert.) In the first five months fol-
lowing Hussein's revision of this law (which coin-
cided with the war in Lebanon), 40 American firms re-
locatyd their Mideast regional headquarters to Jor-
dan.ll
- In Jordan the average cost of living index for
all items has risen from 105.9 in 1970 to 204.7 in
1976. The average food index price level rose from
105.4 in 1970 to 277.8 in 1976.13 Furthermore, ac-
cording to a 1977 report prepared by the U.S. Embassy
in Jordan: "At the end of March Z977, the (overall)
Index had increased almost 25% over the same month
in 1976. Prospects for relief in the near future ap-
pear dim." 4
- In 1974, workers in private and government civil
establishments earned monthly wages ranging from
21 Jordanian Dianrs (JD) to 60 JD,15 At the 1973 ex-
change rate of 1 JD to $3.11 (U.S.), the monthly
wages ranged from $65.31 to a maximum of $186.60 per
month.
- For a 40-hour week, the average hourly wage
ranges from $.40 to a maximum of $1.14 per hour.
These are optimal hourly wages of Jordanian workers
and much higher than those of agricultural workers
who constitute 40% of the employment force.
The exact wage figures are not available. The Jor-
danian government refuses to publish them even in
classified reports of the World Bank. (It is rea-
sonable to assume from this refusal that hourly
wages are extremely low,) The Jordan Times, one of
Jordan's major newspapers, regularly features arti-
cles promoting the benefits of tax credits and low
workers' wages for foreign investors. According to
a brochure of the Jordan Information Bureau, Jordan
Business Center of the Mideast: "Jordanian workers
are the envy of the region... High quality doesn't
mean high cost in Jordan. Although Jordan has the
highest quality labor force in the area, wage rates
are much lower than in the neighboring oil-producing
countries."16 Consequently, many Jordanian workers,
approximately 250,000, have emigrated to the oil-
rich peninsula where the wages are higher. Much of
this earned income is sent back to their families in
Jordan.
The low wages paid to Jordanian workers contribute
to higher profits for foreign and national investors,
Because Jordan lacks key natural resources, low
wages are essential to attracting foreign investment.
In fact, Hussein's open-door policy toward foreign
investors is preconditioned by low labor costs. The
social consequences of Hussein's free trade policies
are reflected in the wretched working conditions of
the Jordanian people.
CONTRADICTIONS
The social structure of present day Jordan is
characterized on the one hand, by a small ruling
elite which controls the country's wealth, and on
the other hand, by a large mass of impoverished peas-
ants, urban workers and nomads. Wide-spread poverty,
disease and illiteracy are reproduced daily under
the existing relations of production in Jordan today.
Within the international economy, Jordan is economi-
cally and militarily dependent on the United States.
Recent events in the Middle East region bring this
dependence into a new light.
Due to the war in Lebanon, many multinationals
(over one hundred) have left Beirut - formerly the
financial hub of the Middle East - and have re-estab-
lished themselves in Amman, Jordan. This influx of
foreign capital has radically transformed the eco-
nomic foundation of the Jordanian economy. Between
1972-75, foreign investment income tripled.17 The
Industrial Production Index of Principal Industries
has markedly increased from 139.1 in 1972 to 219.3
in 1976,18 and the number of construction permits in-
creased from 1,593 in 1972 to 3,663 in 1976.19
In the last two years the building industry has
been the most dynamic sector in the Jordanian economy.
The majority of the new houses and apartments are
too expensive, however, for most Jordanian people.
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Table 5.5: GOVERMENT PARTICIPATIONS, 1973
(Thousands of Current Dinars)
Government Government Invest-
Paid-up Capital Investment ment as Percentage
Type of Activity and Name of Company in JDs in JDs of Paid-up Capital
Jordan Cement Company
Jordan Petroleum Refinery Co.
Arab Pharmaceutical
Jordan Paper Industry Co.
The Jordan. Tanning Co.
Jordan Confectionaries and
Chocolate Factories Co.
Jordan Worsted Mills Co.
Jordan Ceramics Factory Co.
Jordan Vegetable Oil Co.
Jordan Dairy Products Co.
Jordan Bakeries Co.
Jordan Agricultural Processing Co.
Industrial Development Bank
Sub-total Manufacturing
Jordan Phosphate Co.
Arab Potash Co.
Sub-total Mining
Irbid Electric Co.
Jordan. Electric Co.
dub-total Electric Utilities
1rdustrial Development Co.
Industrial Commercial Agricultural Co.
Arrva^. Bus Union Co.
:purism Transport Co.
Jordan Hotels & Tourism Co.
tic ly Land Hotels Co.
Aga:a hotels Co.
Agricultural Marketing Co.
Jcr-ar. F" she. I
H?i.,eh H t Springs Co.
housing Bank
Sub-total Others
4,500
2,228
119.5
6,902
500
7.2
375
68
18.1
438
100
23.0
400
100
25.0
199
54
27.1
533
-44
27.0
158
24
15.8
444
179
40.3
79
30
38.1
134
26
19.4
25
1
4.0
2,215
1,099
49.6
16,402
4,553
27.7
6,000
4,904
81.8
1,646
500
30.4
7,646
5,404
51.8
757
179
23.6
2,718
35
1.3
3,475
214
230
71
30.6
767
43
5.6
319
183
57.3
293
25
8.5
723
620
85.7
506
1OC
55.3
293
13o
41.1.4
527
201
38.]
61
16
26.2
62
15
56.2
1,000
200
20.0
4,779
1,824
18.0
Source: Industrial Development Corporation.
It was reported in the Middle East International
that, "the high rate of inflation which has accompa-
nied Jordan's boom has pushed house prices way out
of range of all but the richest sections of the
community."20 New industrial plants and hotels are
also rapidly being built. In the past year, a new
$6 million floating berth was built at the Port of
Aquaba, Jordan's only outlet to the sea, As well, a
new railroad line was built which links Aquaba with
Amman and Damascus. Finally, since 1975 private in-
vestors have been establishing new industrial compa-
nies in Jordan at the rate of 50 a year.21
There has been a systematic public relations cam-
paign in the financial centers of the world to make
Jordan an attractive outpost for foreign capital in
the Middle East. For instance, Time magazine recent-
ly printed a special report on Jordan. The report
said in part:
"A business center of the Arab World and
situated at the crossroads of three con-
tinents, Jordan is today's gateway to the
world's fastest-growing regional market.
Unique trade and investment opportunities
as well as extraordinary business incen-
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Exemption from customs duties and all fees levied on imported goods including ma-
chinery and all equipment needed in the construction of establishments.
2. Exemption from income and social security taxes for 3 years (increased to 6 years in
1975 and to 9 years for projects outside Amman) beginning on the date of production
and reduction of taxes to the extent of 50% for the following 2 years.
3. Exemption of the buildings and grounds of new enterprises from property taxes for 3
years (increased to 5 years in 1975 and to 7 years for projects outside Amman) com-
mencing on the date of production.
tives abound in the Middle East's most
free enterprise-oriented country." 22
It seems rather ironic that Jordan is now the "Mid-
dle East's most free enterprise-oriented country."
It was commonplace not too many years ago to consid-
er Lebanon the free-enterprise gold mine in the Mid-
dle East. Lebanon was for years a show-case for for-
eign investment. Today Lebanon is torn apart by
class struggle - a condition which Western invest-
ment helped create. There are already signs of this
in Jordan.
The massive influx of foreign capital has created
many new jobs and as a consequence the Jordanian
working class has mushroomed in numbers. The Jor-
danian workers are becoming more conscious of them-
selves as a rising force in the Jordanian economy.
An establishment publication, Who's Who in the Arab
World 1974-75, has observed: "Increasing industri-
alization is bringing changes in the relationship
between employers and employees." Concrete proof of
the direction of these changes in the relations of
production has been occurring since 1974. Between
1974-76, despite repressive restrictions, members of
the phosphate (Jordan's key industry), shoemaker,
and dockworker (at Aquaba) unions have waged success-
ful strikes against wage reductions. In this same
Authorization to transfer from Jordan their annual profits in foreign exchange, and
to repatriate it in the same foreign exchange in which it was introduced into the
country.
Government-owned land outside of Amman may be granted free of charge to approved
projects.
Companies locating their regional headquarters in Jordan receive 100% exemption on
income and social security taxes on profits earned outside of Jordan.
Foreign managers and employees of such companies are exempt from taxes on their sal-
ary and other company-related income.
9. These same companies are allowed to open non-resident accounts whereby currency can
be transferred in and out of their accounts with no restrictions.
Limitation of taxes on net earnings of companies at the rate of 25% - this fixed
rate of taxation is in violation of the graduated concept accepted by most nations.
It should also be noted that 100% foreign ownership of local enterprises is allowed
time period, workers in Jordan's cigarette company
also carried out a successful strike against the
stoppage of wages during official holidays.
Hussein and the CIA/corporate class, in their
drive for profits, do not pay the workers in Jordan
even subsistence wages. Even the conservative, Mid-
dle East International, disclosed that "the economic
boom has benefitted the commercial and richer classes
considerably more than the bulk of people.i23 More-
over, Hussein's regime does not provide adequate so-
cial services for the People of Jordan. As infla-
tion and the cost of living continue to rise, class
conflict becomes increasingly visible in all sectors
of production. Even in the military there are signs
of growing discontent. In May, 1977, more than 120
officers and non-commissioned personnel in the Jor-
danian army unsuccessfully attempted to oust Hussein
from power.24 This was the fifteenth assassination
attempt on Hussein's life since he came to power.
Without substantial structural changes, Hussein's
regime will undoubtedly explode at the seams.
Instead of supplying the needs of the Jordanian
people with social services, Hussein and his clique
allocate most of their annual budget for the
police and defense. Between 1972-76, 51% of the
Central Government's recurring expenditures were for
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"Defense" and "Internal Order and Security."25 In
terms of population, Hussein's army of 70,000 is the
largest in the Middle East, (80,000 if the police
are included.)26 Most of Hussein's repression tech-
nology is used by Hussein's regime to curb all forms
of dissent and protest. In addition, the media, the
press and the labor unions are constantly suscepti-
ble to harassment, infiltration and if necessary,
brute force. It has been established, for instance,
that the Union of Petroleum Workers and Employees,
headed by Secretary-General Bhahi Hadi, is infil-
trated by the CIA.
Hussein's regime is a puppet regime air excellence.
Propped up by the World Bank, American multination-
als, loans from the Shah of Iran and the reactionary
Arab regimes of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait - not to men-
tion the CIA and direct American economic and mili-
tary assistance - Jordan is the epitome of the neo-
colonial state.
SECTION 2 : Agents
of Imperialism
JORDANIAN EMBASSY/U.S.A.
It is a common practice for foreign intelligence
agents to operate under a military attache cover.
The following individuals are the known Jordanian
military attaches in Washington, D.C.
Office of the Defense and Armed Forces Attache
2319 Wyoming Avenue, N.W. (265-0739)
Washington, D.C. 20008
1. MAJOR GENERAL SHAFIQ JUMEAN
Defense and Armed Forces Attache
3407 East-West Highway (652-0250)
Chevy Chase, Maryland
2. LIEUTENANT COLONEL MOHAMMAD HAKAM KHADRA
Assistant Armed Forces Attache
2319 Wyoming Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Assistant Air Attache
47 S. French St.
Arlington, Va. 22304
4. CAPTAIN MOHAMMAD TALEB
Assistant Military Attache
1200 S. Courthouse Rd.,Apt. 539
Arlington, Va. (979-1480)
5. CAPTAIN SAMIEH A. YOUSEF
Assistant Military Attache (Finance)
c/o 2319 Wyoming Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
6. CAPTAIN ABDEL KARIM S. FANNASH
Assistant Military Attache
1200 S. Courthouse Rd.,Apt. 526
Arlington, Va. 22304
U.S. EMBASSY/AMMAN, JORDAN
The following information and names are provided
to U.S. "business representatives" interested in
Jordan:
AMMAN (embassy), Jebel Amman, P.O. Box 354,
Tel: 44371-6
Ambassador: Thomas R. Pickering
Deputy Chief of Mission: Roscoe S. Suddarth
Economic Section: Lloyd R. George
Commercial Section: Chesley H. Judy
Political Section: Howard K. Walker
Consular Section: Wyatt B. Johnson
Administration Sect.: Gerald E. Manderscheid
Agricultural Sect.: Shackford Pitcher
(Residence in Damascus)
AID: Christopher Russell
Public Affairs Officer: John P. Foster
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According to former State Department intelligence
officer, John Marks: "...CIA personnel abroad are
always given the cover rank of Foreign Service Re-
serve (FSR or R) or Staff officers (FSS or S)--not
FSO." Secondly, " ..where an FSR does appear in the
listing with a political job, it is most likely that
the CIA is using the position for cover.i27 Philip
Agee, who was a deep cover CIA agent for 12 years
confirmed that, "In many countries, CIA personnel
are found in the U.S. Embassy's 'Political Section.'28
Thirdly, Marks adds, "...there is another almost
certain tip-off. If an agent is listed in the Bio-
graphic Register as having been an 'analyst' for the
Department of the Army (or Navy or Air Force), you
can bet that he or she is really working for CIA."29
The following vitae are for known personnel in the
U.S. Embassy in Amman, with the exception of Chesley
H. Judy who was not listed in the Biographic Regis-
ter even though he is supposedly a State Department
officer.
Born August 5, 1935 in Kentucky
Married Michele Lebas
1956: Yale U., A.B.
1958: Oxford U., M.A.
59-60: Program Analyst Dept. of US Air Force
3/61: R-8 (Foreign Service Reserve Officer)
5/61: 0-8; 2/63: 0-7; 5/65: 0-6; 4/67: 0-5;
4/70: 0-4
10/61: General Services Officer in Bamako, Mali
8/63: Detailed to FSI Field School in Beirut,
Lebanon as an Arab language trainee.
8/65: Political Officer in Taiz
1/67: Political Officer in Sana'a, Yemen
8/67: 0-5 in Tripoli
10/69: International Relations Office, State Dept.
1971: Merit Honor Award
71-72: Detailed to Systems Analysis Studies at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology*
6/72: Political-Military Affairs Officer
1/74 Political Officer in Amman, Jordan
1977: Deputy Chief of Mission in Amman, Jordan
The material indicates that all of these officials
with the exception of Shackford Pitcher, have had
the rank of FSR and/or FSS in a foreign post. Second-
ly, Pickering, Suddarth, George, and Walker have also
served as political officers in foreign posts.
Thirdly, Suddarth also served as an analyst with the
U.S. Air Force. Walker served as a research analyst
GS-11 and later changed from "GS" to "R" to "0" ranks
which Marks claims is also characteristic of CIA
agents.
Born November 5, 1931 in New Jersey
Married Alice Stover
1953: Bowdoin College, A.B.
1954: Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, M.A.
1956: U. Melbourne, M.A.
56-59: US Navy Lt. (jg) overseas
6/59: R-8 Foreign Service Reserve Officer, U.S. D
State Dept.
8/59: 0-8; 4/62: 0-7; 2/63: 0-6; 4/64: 0-5;
5/65: 0-4; 4/67: 0-3; 3/69: 0-2; 5/71: 0-1
1/60-4/61: Intelligence Research Specialist *
5/61: Foreign Affairs Officer
9/61: Detailed to US Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency (ACDA)
7/62: Political Officer (ACDA) in Geneva, Switz.
8/64: Detailed to Foreign Service Institute,
language training
3/65: Principal Officer in Zanzibar
9/67: Deputy Chief of Mission - Counselor in
Dar Es Salaam, Nigeria
9/69: Deputy Director Bureau of PoZitieaZ-Military
Affairs
8/73: Special Assistant to Secretary and Executive
Secretary of State
2/74-77: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipoten-
tiary, (AEP) in Amman, Jordan
*Any form of intelligence background is very common
with CIA personnel.
*M.I.T. is the home of the CIA-created Center for
International Studies which has conducted covert
CIA research projects since 1950.
Born September 30, 1942 in Pennsylvania
1964: Brown University, B.A.,Language, German
64-65: Teacher, U.S. public schools
65-67: Peace Corps Volunteer
6/68-1/70: R-6 (Foreign Service Reserve Officer)
Assistant Area Development Officer/AID
in Saigon, South Vietnam*
1/70: R-7; 7/70: 0-7; 11/71: 0-6; 6/74: 0-5
11/70: Consular Officer in Athens, Greece
8/71: International Relations Officer
8/72: Political Officer, State Dept.
1977: Economic section in Amman, Jordan
*The overwhelming majority of R-6/AID development
officers in Saigon, Vietnam were either U.S. mili-
tary intelligence or CIA agents running the U.S./
Thieu pacification program including Operation
Phoenix which was a program of mass murder, tor-
ture, and denial of due process of law against all
Vietnamese people.
Born December 3, 1935 in Virginia
Married Terry Taylor
1957: U. Michigan, A.B.
1958: Boston U., M.A.
1968: Boston U., Ph.D.
60-62: US Air Force, First Lt.
60-62: Lecturer, Boston U.
67-69: Assistant Prof., George Washington U.
7/65: Research Analyst, GS-11; 1/67: GS-12;
8/68: R-4, UN Advisor; 1/70: 0-4
5/69: Political Officer in Lagos, Nigeria
7/71: Principal Officer in Kaduna, Nigeria
7/73: International Relations Officer/State Dept.
1977: Political Officer in Amman, Jordan
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1965: Lincoln U., A.B.
1971: American U., M.A.
1966: Vocational Counselor
66-67: Social Worker/U.S. Government
68-71: Institution Counselor/U.S. Government
6/71: R-7; 5-73: R-6 Foreign Service Reserve
officer
2/72: Consular Officer in Monterrey, Mexico
3/74: R-6 in Guayaquil, Ecuador
1977: Consular Officer in Amman, Jordan
Born May 21, 1928 in Singapore, Malaysia
Married Elsbeth Gimmler
1950: Yale U., B.A., Language French
1953: Harvard U., J.D.
53-56: US Army, 1st Lieutenant
56-58: Private Attorney
66-67: Private research fellow
67-69: Private Foundation, executive director
59-61: White House staff assistant
58-59: Legal Liaison Officer/U.S. Dept. of Army
61-66: Legal Liaison Officer/U.S. Dept. of Army
9/69: R-2, Area Coordinator/AID Vientiane, Laos*
10/71: Deputy Director/AID Manila, Philippines
7/73: Agency Legislative Program Coordinator/AID
4/74: Programs Manager/AID
1977: AID in Amman, Jordan
Born June 15, 1932 in California
Married Myra Davis
5/62: S-7 Foreign Service Staff Officer Regional
Administrative Specialist, Frankfurt, Germany
10/62: S-4; 11/73: 0-5; 6/74: 0-4
9/65: S-3 in New Delhi, India
6/67: General Services Officer in Prague, Czech.
3/70: General Services Officer in Tunis
10/72: State Dept. in Saigon, Vietnam
7/73: Administrative Officer/State Dept.
1977: Administrative Officer in Amman, Jordan
Born February 25, 1935 in California
Married Birgitta Brenning
1957: U. California, B.S.
1962: U. California, M.S.
57-58: U.S, Army
1953: Agricultural Placement Office/State Dept.
56-57: Agricultural Economist at Agriculture
Research Service/U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
1961: Assistant, National Board of Agriculture in
Stockholm, Sweden
1/62: Agricultural Economist/GS-9?Foreign Agricul-
tural Service (FAS), Wash., D.C.
1/63: Supervisory Agri. Econ./GS-11; 8/65: GS-12;
1/69: GS-14
8/64: Assistant Agri. Attache, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil*
12/66: Agri. Officer, GS-13 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
1-/70: Chief of Commodity Analysis Branch/Livestock-
Meat Products Division, Washington, D.C.
1970: Certificate of Merit/FAS
9/72: Agri. Attache in Beirut, Lebanon
1977: Agri. Attache in Amman, Jordan
*In 1964 the CIA helped install the fascist military
junta in Brazil.
*On June 7, 1970, then-AID Director, John A. Hannah
admitted in a radio interview that USAID programs
in Laos had been serving as a CIA cover since 1962
(AP, June 8, 1970, also Laos: War and Revolution.
Eds. Nina S. Adams and Alfred McCoy. Harper and
Row, New York, 1970, pp. 381, 408.)
Born February 3, 1929 in New York
Married Ruth Merrill
1950: Fordham U., B.S.
7/62: R-5 Foreign Service Reserve Officer, USIA
9/62: Radio Official/USIA in Athens, Greece
11/63: Detailed to Tehran, Iran for Persian lan-
guage training
6/64: Information Officer in Kabul, Afghanistan
6/67: Press Affairs Officer in Saigon, Vietnam
3/69: Information Officer, R-4 in Accra, Ghana
10/70: i0-4 (Foreign Service Infor. Officer)
3/71: Deputy Director Public Affairs/Senior USIA
Representative USUN (NY)
5/71: i0-3
1971: Member of U.S. delegation to 26th session,
UN-GA
1972: Member of U.S. delegation to 27th session,
UN-GA
7/73: Detailed to FSI
5/74: Press Officer, New Delhi, India
1977: Public Affairs Officer in Amman, Jordan
The following public information, including quotes,
about the American Firms of Connole and O'Connell;
Doremus and Company; Doremus, A.G.; Modern Talking
Picture Service, Inc.; and Mitchell Barkett Advertis-
ing, Inc. is from their Registration Statements (and
accompanying documents, reports, and letters) filed
with the U.S. Department of Justice, as required by
the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as a-
mended.
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One Farragut Square S. Former Address:
Washington, D.C. 20006 1000 Connecticut Ave.,N.W.
202-347-8300 Washington, D.C. 20036
Connole and O'Connell is a law firm established
July 1, 1971, in Washington, D.C. It is owned by
William R. Connole, Quinn O'Connell, Thomas C.
Williams, and Eugene E. Threadgill. The following
persons work at the firm.
WILLIAM R. CONNOLE*
5707 Rockmere Dr. (229-2244)
Sumner, Maryland
b. 12/29/22, Naugatuck, Connecticut
1946: A.B., Georgetown U.
1949: J.D., Georgetown U.
1950: Admitted to Ct. bar
1961: Admitted to D.C. bar
50-55: Chief Counsel to Ct. Public Utilities Comm.
55-60: Commissioner, Federal Power Commission
QUINN O'CONNELL*
6704 Bradley Blvd. (365-3112)
Bethesda, Maryland
b. 5/524, Redfield, South Dakota
Partner
1946: A.B., Georgetown U.
1950: M.F.A., Catholic U.
1955: J.D., Georgetown U./admitted to D.C. bar
56-57: Law Clerk/Judge Danager/U.S. Court of Appeal,
for D.C.
JOHN W. O'CONNELL*
His biography is listed later.
WILLIAM B. O'CONNELL, JR.
1853 Wilson Boulevard (528-2526)
Arlington, Virginia
b. 8/6/32 Washington, D.C.
A.B., Maryland U.
1966: L.L.B, Georgetown Law Center
1966: Admitted to Virgina Bar
1967: Admitted to D.C. bar
ERNEST C. BAYNARD III
615 Tennessee Avenue (549-0344)
Alexandria, Virginia
b. 8/8/44 Washington, D.C.
1966: B.A., Trinity College
66-68: Lt. (jg), U.S. Navy
1971: J.D., Georgetown U./Admitted to D.C. bar
70-71: Lead Articles Editor "Georgetown Law Journal"
71-72: Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Claims
ROBERT J. GRADY
(Reportedly no longer with firm)
THOMAS M. RYAN
b. 10/8/48, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1970: B.A., Notre Dame U.
1974: J.D., Georgetown U./admitted to D.C. bar
JAMES MARTIN ACHTERHOF*
869 Glenvale Drive
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
b. 3/25/41, Chicago, Illinois
Economist, Hired 4/1/73
Reportedly terminated 1976
STEPHEN JOHN McCARTHY*
His biography is listed later.
*According to sworn, notarized statements these
individuals engage in "political" activity for Jor-
dan, viz., "Oral and/or written factual statements
to select officials concerning Jordan's achievements,
interests, and opportunities to develop public and
private support for Jordanian economic and commercial
projects, and to enhance Jordan's image as a tourist
and investment attraction."
Contract: With Government of Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan
Amman, Jordan
THOMAS C. WILLIAMS*
3306 Stephenson Place
Washington, D.C. 20015
b. 6/29/26, Grosse Point, Michigan
Partner
1952: B.S., Georgetown U.
1957: J.D., Georgetown U.
1958: Admitted to D.C. bar
58-62 and 65-68: Assistant Counsel, U.S. Senate
Subcommitee on Antitrust and Monopoly
69-71: Staff Counsel to U.S. Senator Philip A. Hart
EUGENE E. THREADGILL*
1026 Delf Drive (346-4674 or 356-2449)
McLean, Virginia 22101
b. 5/19/18, Miami, Florida
Partner
1940: A.B., Florida U.
1944: J.D., Georgetown U./admitted to D.C. bar
1950: LL.B., George Washington U..
44-46: Law Clerk/Judge Richardson/D.C. Court of
Appeals
51-55: Trial Attorney, Federal Power Commission
70-71: Member, Board of Contract Appeals, G.S.A.
1971: Assistant General Counsel, Postal Rate Commis.
Nature of Service: Legal/Commercial
Jordanian Agencies Represented: (1) Jordan Embassy
(2) Jordanian
National Plan-
ning Council
Jordanian Contacts: (1) H.E. Zuhair Mufti, Jordanian
Ambassador to U.S. (In 1976,
Abdul Salah)
(2) Dr. Nuri Shafiq, President
of Jordanian National Plan-
Council
Termination: On September 22, 1976, Connole and
O'Connell terminated services required
to register under the Foreign Agents
Registration Code but continued as le-
gal advisors to the Jordan Government.
Total Earnings from Jordan: 2/14/73-9/16/76
$347,411.90
Political Contributions: July 30, 1973, $150 to
U.S. Senator Mike Gravel
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Identified CIA personnel employed by Connole and
O'Connell include:
JOHN W. O'CONNELL
Associate
b. 8/18/21 in Flandreau, South Dakota
married Katherine MacDonald
5900 Searle Terrace
Bethesda, Maryland
1946: B.S., Georgetown U. (Foreign Service School)
1948: J.D., Georgetown U.
1952: M.A., Punjab U. (Fulbright Fellowship)
1958: Ph.D., Georgetown U.
39-48: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Analyst
43-46: U.S. Navy (Lt.)
52-54: University Lecturer
54-60: International research institute associate
60-73: CIA employee
60- : CIA officer in Beirut, Lebanon under cover
of Embassy Political Officer, R-4 (Foreign
Service Reserve Officer)
63-68: CIA Chief of Station in Amman, Jordan, under
cover of R-3.
STEPHEN JOHN McCARTHY
Financial and Investment Consultant, terminated 9/76
b. 12/26/40
Married Jane McMahon
1422 27th St,, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
B.S.
63-64: U.S. Army
64-71: Investment banker
7/71: Protocol specialist, U.S. State Dept, R-4,
Foreign Service Reserve Officer*
11/72: U.S. State Dept., S-2, Foreign Service Staff
Officer*
*FSR and FSS, plus switching from one to the other,
are typical of CIA agents (see Marks cited above).
Doremus and Company is a communications company
founded in 1903 by Dow-Jones, It has facilities and
correspondents throughout the United Kingdom, Europe,
North America, and the Middle and Far East. It is
capable of providing total communications services
including public relations and advertising, and it
utilizes the most modern tools and methods of com-
munication. Finally, it has "served financial, in-
dustrial, and governmental clients in total communi-
cations programs throughout the free world."
Former CIA agent David Atlee Phillips operated in
the Middle East as a "business consultant". In his
book, The Night Watch (Atheneum, New York, 1977)
Phillips also disclosed that American public rela-
tions firms are a common CIA cover overseas.
NEW YORK: 120 Broadway, NYC 10005 (Main office)
660 Madison Avenue, NYC 10021
866 Third Avenue, NYC 10022
ILLINOIS: 208 LaSalle St., Chicago, 111. 60604
Rockford, Ill.("Creative Marketing, Inc.")
CALIFORNIA: 1111 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., Ca. 90017
332 Pinte St., San Francisco,Ca.94104
PENNSYLVANIA: 106 South 16th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
19102
WASHINGTON,D,C: 1701 K. St., N.W., Suite 1000,
Wash., D.C. (opened 3/6/72)
Doremus is incorporated in Delaware. Its regis-
tered office is at:
100 West Tenth Street
Wilmington, Delaware.
The name of its registered agent at that address is
The Corporation Trust Company organized under the
General Corporation Law of Delaware. The name and
address of the incorporator is:
HERSCHEL E. POST, JR.
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, N.Y. 10005
According to Marchetti and Marks (confirmed by
Robert Amory, Jr., former CIA Deputy Director):
"Many of the (CIA) firms are legally incorporated in
Delaware because of that state's lenient regulation
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Identified CIA personnel employed by Doremus and
Company include:
JOHN W. O'CONNELL
Former Chief of Station in Amman (see above), O'Con-
nell for $5000/month provides "Professional consul-
tive services relating to Middle Eastern projects,
programs, and activities of Doremus and Company.
Professional advice, counsel and services to Dore-
mus and Company including the handling of all Dore-
mus and Company activities applicable to the For-
eign Agents Registration Act of Z938, as amended."
RETIRED COLONEL JOHN E. HORTON
Vice President and Manager of Washington, D.C. office
Married Drucie Snyder
Former residence: 8109 Kerry Lane, Chevy Chase, MD.
4 Chalfont Court, Bethesda, Maryland 20016
Born 1/3/19 in Davenport, Iowa
B.A. in Business and Public Adm./U. of Missouri
48-49: Chief of Motion Pictures/Dept. of Defense
48-49: White House Aide to President Truman
Served on Inaugural Committes of Presidents Kennedy,
Johnson and Nixon
Member of: Public Relations Society of America,
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Boy
Scouts, D.C. Rotary Club, Army-Navy Club and Columbia
Country Club. Horton has served clients in the
"aerospace, steel, automotive, textile, food products,
computer technology, systems software industries, and
various national associations."
CHARLES R. PUCIE, JR.
Vice-President
Born 10.8.43 in Ashville, North Carolina
Married Susan
8517 Rosewood Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20014
B.A., Georgetown U. School of Foreign Service
Aviator/U.S. Army
Member: National Press Club and Delta Phi Epsilon
Former corporate financial analyst for the Chase Man-
hattan Bank, N.Y.
Pucie has "supervised corporate public relations pro-
grams for U.S. and foreign companies in the financial
services, public utility, electronics, aerospace, and
other industries."
STEPHEN JOHN McCARTHY (see above)
Financial and Investment Consultant
RETIRED COLONEL JOHN C. HENRY
(Has not been positively identified as CIA, but he
works out of the same office of Doremus/Jordanian
Information Bureau)
Consultant
Born 11/4/05 in Wickford, Rhode Island
Married Elizabeth
4000 Cathedral Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20016
B.A., Brown University
Former Employee: Providence Journal
34-42: National Reporter for Washington Star
41-42: Pres. White House Correspondents' Assoc.
42-46: U.S. Army Air Corps/Colonel
1946: Sunday Editor for Washington Star
1963: Business News Editor for Washington Star
1970: Pres. Society of American Business Writers
71-73: Consultant to Price Commission
Member: National Press Club, Overseas Writers' As-
sociation and the International Club
The following Doremus employees have been employed
by the CIA or the Department of State:
WILLIAM R. CODUS
Regional Vice-President
Born 12/17/29 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
8704 Steamview Road, Potomac, Maryland
9/69: State Dept. R-l, Assistant Chief of Protocol
for Visits
GEORGE LAWRENCE FISCHER, JR.
Vice-President and Regional Manager, Rockford, Ill.
Born 10/21/32 in St. Paul, Minnesota
3720 Toft Road, Rockford, Illinois
A.B., U. of Minnesota
57-59: C.I.A.
60-64: Director of Public Relations (DPR), Faring-
ton Manufacturing Co.
64-67: DPR, Business Equipment Manufacturers Assoc.
67-68: Special Assignment(?), National Cash Register
Co.
68-71:
DPR, Sundstrand Corp.
1971:
Super. and Gen. Mgr., Daniel J. Edelman
Author:
Optical Character Recognition (Spartan,'62)
Your Career in Computers (Meredith,
'68)
Generation of Opportunity (Paulist,
'68)
Member:
Overseas Press Club and Public Relations
Society of America
WILLIAM T. KETCHAM, JR.
Director
Born 8/2/19
411 East 53rd Street, New York, N.Y.
1950: Appointed FSR-5(Foreign Service Reserve Of-
ficer) and assigned as assistant attorney,
State Department in London on 11/2/50.
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In 1976 among other things Doremus "prepared/
edited speeches, remarks for the following:
His Majesty King Hussein: White House arrival.
White House State Dinner. First National Bank of
Chicago. TuZane University. Bechtel Corporation.
Los Angeles World Affairs Council.
His Excellency Abdul Salah (Jordanian Ambassador to
U.S.): Washington Kiwanis Club. National Associ-
ation of Arab Americans. The American Arab Asso-
ciation of Commerce and Industry. The Philadel-
phia '76 Committee.
Major General Shafiq Jumean: Review of Royal Jor-
danian Army Band at Fort McNair."
"Arranged and assisted at interview (sic) by NBC
radio of Sami Gammo, Charge d'Affaires, Jordan Mis-
sion to the U.N., July Z6, Z976.
"Provided counseling for the Embassy (Jordanian/
U.S.) on the visit of King Hussein.
"Prepared press kit for Jordanian Information Bu-
reau (JIB) for three speeches by King Hussein."
Doremus which has a 1977 contract for $807,000 with
Jordan also arranged completely -- including writing
his speeches -- for Hussein's visit to the U.S. in
April, 1977.
Doremus and Company created and controls an affil-
iated holding company located in Vaduz, Lichtenstein
named Doremus A.G. The directors of Doremus A.G. in-
clude Francis J. Malley, G. Barry McMennamin, and
Franklin E. Schaffer. All of these men are also di-
rectors of Doremus and Company.
Doremus A.G. is a "Lichtenstein corporation, limi-
ted by shares which attempts to obtain advertising,
public relations and other communications services
contracts in the Middle East and elsewhere for Mid-
dle Eastern clients.
"Doremus and Company has an interest in Doremus
A.G. and has assisted it in connection with certain
aspects of its formation and organization, including
giving advice as to the selection of outside audi-
tors and counsel, the selection of offices in Swit-
zerland, the form of its financial statements and
assisting in the development of new businesses out-
side the United states.
"50% of the voting shares (which are entitled to
60% of all distributions and dividends) of Doremus
A.G. are owned by Mrs. Samira M. Khashoggi, a Saudi
Arabian national who is Chairman (sic) of Doremus
A.G. Doremus and Company owns the remaining 50%
of the voting shares (entitled to 40% of all distri-
butions and dividends). Mrs. Khashoggi and Doremus
and Company have each contributed Sfr. 200,000 as
initial capital of Doremus A.G."
MRS. SAMIRA KHASHOGGI
20, George V
Paris 8eme France
Payments to Doremus A.G. are in the form of "an
irrevocable, transferable letter of credit in the
name of Doremus A.G. at the Swiss Bank Corporation,
Geneva, Switzerland." Thus, it provides Doremus and
Company with secret Swiss numbered bank accounts
(which the New York Times, 5/30/77, said "symbolize
the industry's seamier side").
Being incorporated in Lichtenstein also allows
Doremus A.G. to evade the Swiss withholding tax on
dividends and interest payments and to escape Swiss
exchange control laws.
In addition to its personal catering of Hussein,
Doemus conducts two major programs for the Jordanian
government. Colonel John E. Horton wrote the propo-
sals for both programs. One is the "Encouragement
of Investment Program." To quote Horton:
The Encouragement of Investment Program is
perhaps the most topical of the program
projects. The objective is to take advan-
tage of the dramatic shift in economic pow-
er and interest to the Arab world, the de-
terioration of Lebanon as a regional commer-
cial and financial center and the comparative
business benefits which Jordan offers over
its neighbors to convince U.S. and other
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western corporations to select Jordan as the
most desirable site for regional representa-
tion on industrial investment to serve re-
gional markets. This is a valid opportunity.
The promotion program in the U.S. is the
coordinated counterpart of the Encouragement
of Investment Law/Office and Program in
Jordan.
This proposal and its implementation are illustra-
tions of the CIA's servicing, through Doremus, of
the U.S. corporate class and its client regime. In
the last two years, over 100 firms have trans-
ferred their headquarters from Lebanon to Jordan,
and Hussein is now attempting to retain them in Jor-
dan.
The second major program is the Jordan Information
Bureau (JIB, 1701 K St., N,W., Suite 1000, Washing-
ton, D.C.). Again, in Horton's words:
The implementation of the proposed programs
will require identified Washington office
and staff under the recommended label of a
Jordan Information Bureau. The office will
be, in fact, an extension of Doremus and Com-
pany and Connote and O'Connell under the
principles of existing contracts.
The legal and physical requirements for this
office make it preferable to be operated
under Doremus auspices and in space adjacent
to Doremus premises (which is available on
current option).
JIB, through the auspices of Doremus and Connole
and O'Connell, performs large-scale, multiple tasks
in the interest of the U.S. corporate class and its
client regime in Jordan. Included in these tasks
are the following:
1) Publication and distribution of Jordan and Jor-
dan Newsletter. Jordan is the in-flight magazine of
ALIA (Jordan's airline owned, in part, by Hussein).
Both magazines advertise and encourage investment
and tourism.
2) Control and production of "news handlings, press
conferences, press kits, and news releases" regard-
ing Jordan and its "economic activity."
3) Insertion in the U.S. "print and broadcast media
feature placements on a variety of stories of impor-
tance to Jordan."
4) A media clipping service monitoring all publica-
tions on Jordan; this would include anti-imperialist
articles on Jordan, too.
5) Promotion of speaking engagements and world-wide
film distribution which "compliment the economic de-
velopment and/or tourism for Jordan in the U.S."
6) Development of "special publics whose business
and cultural interests are currently oriented through
the Mideast." This is done through Arab-American or-
ganizations such as the American-Arab Association for
Business and Industry; Arab-Americans Investor Group;
and the Mideast Institute. "In addition, there is a
multi-million population of Arab-Americans in the
United States with whom appropriate communication
methodology can be researched and instituted."
7) Briefing of U.S. travelers, particularly business-
people, to and from Jordan.
8) Finally, through the auspices of CAMBRIDGE RE-
PORTS, INC. (12-14 Mifflin Place, Cambridge, Ma.,
02138), JIB and Doremus provide national public sur-
veys which surveil, monitor, and analyze American
tourists and investors,
The imperialist objectives of the above-mentioned
programs are obvious. At the same time, JIB provides
a structure for standard intelligence operations. It
controls, handles, and monitors all traffic between
Jordan and the U.S. through its surveys and offices;
and it monitors, interrogates, and briefs travelers
to and from Jordan. It surveys and monitors Arab-
Americans in the U.S. It plants features in the U.S.
print and broadcast media. In Jordan, JIB exercises
extensive control over the Jordanian print and broad-
cast media such as "Radio Jordan: and the official
"Jordan News Agency" headed by Director General Yusef
Abu Leil. JIB's office in Amman serves as a "liaison
with all government agencies. ..in coordination with
the Ministry of Culture and Information" (standard
coordinator of intelligence operations); and "pro-
vides Washington with news developments in Jordan...
and will respond (sic) to pertinent news requests
from Washington."
Inside sources have confirmed that JIB is, in fact,
a CIA/Jordanian intelligence operation. CIA person-
nel involved with JIB include: John W. O'Connell,
Colonel John E. Horton, Charles ("Chuck") R. Pucie,
Jr.,and Stephen John McCarthy. As mentioned above,
John C. Henry works out of the same office. Also
working out of the same office since September, 1976,
HELEN KHAL
Doremus Account Executive
1221 Massachusetts Avenue, Wash., D.C.
Born 2/9/23 in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Horton's proposal for JIB included a Jordanian
counterpart in the Washington, D.C. office:
MICHAEL HAMARNEH
Jordanian director of D.C.'s JIB
7704 Iroquois Court (893-0739)
Falls Church, Virginia 22043
Included in Hamarneh's functions at JIB is publica-
tion of the quarterly, "Jordan," Editors of "Jor-
dan" have been JOHN FISTERE and STERLING SLAPPEY.
Contributing authors have included RAMI G. KHOURI
and BARBARA SCHWEITZER, wife of NASRI ATALLAH, for-
mer Jordanian Embassy press attache in Washington,
D.C. "Jordan's" continuing theme is the attraction
of Jordan for foreign imperialists.
Hamarneh is also the First Secretary/Press for the
Jordanian Embassy,
Also included in Horton's proposal was an American
counterpart in the JIB office in Amman, Jordan:
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J. DUNCAN MUIR is a Doremus employee with an address
in Jordan.
Born 4/21/38 in Warren, Ohio
160 East 88th St., New York, N.Y. 10028
P.O. Box 5164, Amman Jordan
Account Executive, hired 4/22/74
(Muir's registration statement was notarized by
THOMAS A. RUTH, U.S. Vice Consul in Amman, Jordan
The following firms were also under contract to Jor-
dan: Modern Talking Picture Service, Inc., Mitchell
Barkett Advertising, Inc., and Jordan Tourism Office.
MODERN TALKING PICTURE SERVICE, INC.
a) 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10020
b) 1212 Avenue of the Americas, NYC (765-3100)
c) 315 Springfield Ave., Summit, New Jersey(277-6300)
d) 2323 New Hyde Park Rd., New Hyde Park, N.Y.
(437-6300)
Modern Talking Picture Service (MTPS) is a film
distributor incorporated in Delaware. On December 1,
1969 "MTPS, Inc. was acquired by the KDI Corporation
of Cincinnati, Ohio and is now a wholly owned subsi-
diary of that corporation." On May 17, 1976, MTPS
Vice President, ROBERT KELLEY contracted with MICHAEL
HAMARNEH of the JIB for the "free loan distribution
of fiZm(sic) Jordan to community audiences."
MITCHELL BARKETT ADVERTISING, INC.
270 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016 (686-2740)
Barkett was founded in February, 1970, in New York
City. It is a public relations and advertising
firm. According to Mitchell Barkett: "The sole
owner is Mitchell Barkett, President and Margaret
Barkett, Secretary and Treasurer (sic). We control
all the company stock and run the entire business.
Margaret does the bookkeeping and Mitchell contact,
creatives services. The agency is very small."
MITCHELL BARKETT
10 Oriole Ave., Bronxville, New York
Born 10/5/16 in Hickman, Kentucky
ALIA, Royal Jordanian Airline (725-0044)
280 Madison Ave., Suite 802, New York, N.Y. 10016
SARI NASHASHIBI, manager
Betwen June, 1973, and June, 1975, Barkett received
$7,765.17 from ALIA.
JORDAN TOURISM OFFICE (JTO)
280 Madison Ave., Suite 802, NYC 10016
According JTO: "There is no funding of the Jor-
can Tourism Office from our foreign principal. The
Jordan Tourism Office occupies the same premises as
ALIA,...and the only form of services performed are
in the nature of providing information to the public
upon request in the form of brochures, pamphlets,
ets. The same type of material used and available
to ALIA -- the Royal Jordanian Airline."
ELIAS M. JISER
Born 5/1/33 in Haifa, Israel
223 96th St., Brooklyn, New York 11209
Jiser, a Lebanese national, as of 1975 was manager
of ALIA out of Suite 1210. He terminated as Director
of JTO on 1/1/75. Succeeding Jiser as Director of TO
JTO was:
YUSEF PANO
360 East 72nd St., NYC 10021 (628-0489)
AFTER THE CIA PAYMENTS STORY ON HUSSEIN:
ARAB STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED IN THE U.S.
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