CONVERSATION WITH <SANITIZED>

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01430493
• 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 19, 1972

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director-Comptrolle
Per our conversation on Monday.
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Ho2.3.(22- J. Osborn
Dri-ecto of Security
20 July 1972
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FORM NO. 101 REPLACES FORM 10- 101
1 AUG 54 WHICH MAY BE USED.
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19 July 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Conversation with
1. While on. leave visiting Disney World in. Florida, I
dropped in. to see who lives in Winterhaven, Florida.
retired from the Agency about five years ago on disability due
to a serious heart condition. He was with the Office of Security for
about 20 years prior to his retirement.
2. During a private conversation told me that he had
been interviewed three or four times by the FBI in connection with
the McCord-Hunt affair. I asked him why he had been interviewed,
and he told me that in late 1971 he had been contacted by Howard
Hunt who suggested that he consider an assignment as Security
Officer for the Republican Party. visited Washington in
January 1972 to discuss the proposed position with Howard Hunt
who apparently was acting on behalf of the Republican Party.
furnished a resume to Hunt and discussed the position with him.
Ultimately, he decided not to accept the position because he felt
that his heart condition would not allow him to become involved in
such activity.
3. According to during the meeting with Mr. Hunt
they discussed some of the requirements of the job. At that time
they discussed a need for both a positive and a counteraudio program
and a need for a good security system both before and during the
National Convention, indicated that he sincerely believed that
the Republican Party did need a security officer and a good security.
programmer but felt that he could not afford to accept the job even
though it was a very lucrative offer. Apparently, money was not a
problem.
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4. When declined, he indicated that Mr. Hunt asked
for any other recommendations he might have. According to
he told Mr. Hunt that most of the people he knew were still in the
Agency, but he did furnish the name of who might he
possibly ready to retire from the Agency.
5. informed me that he assumed that the Bureau
obtained his name due to the resume he furnished Mr. Hunt. He
said that the Bureau had talked to him on three or four occasions
and that he had written up about a 40 page statement concerning
his dealings with Mr. Hunt. When asked about Mr. McCord,
said that he really did not know McCord that well and declined any.
knowledge of Mr. McCord's technical capability:
6. indicated that he had not been in. touch
with Mr. Hunt since the early part of 1972 and knew nothing of
the Watergate operation.. He stated that he had gained the impres-
sion from the Bureau interview that the technical devices were being
removed at the time of the arrest and were not being installed as
originally reported.
. All of the above information was volunteered by
and I really did not get involved in any discussion on the
matter other than to comment that I hated to see the Agency's name
connected with such an incident in any way. The above conversation
took place during a 10 or 15 minute period and no other discussion
relating to this incident was held. It is being reported for the record
and for information of the Director of Security.
g-aiarles W. Kane
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