(EST PUB DATE) SUMMARY OF MR. JOHN F. CASWELL'S CONTACTS WITH MR. E. HOWARD HUNT

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01482314
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2017
• Case Number: F-2007-00094
• Publication Date: January 1, 1972

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Summary of Mr. John F. CasN,vell's Contacts with
Mr. E. Howard Hunt
1. In October 1971 Mr. Hunt telephoned then
Chief, European Division, requesting assistance in obtaining some
unclassified research material. Mr. Hunt, who prior to his retire-
ment had been Chief, ETJR/LJ was then working as a part-time
contract officer with the White House staff. referred Mr.
Hunt to Mr. Caswell in his capacity as Executive Officer, European
Division. Mr. Hunt then telephoned Mr. Caswell directly and. re-
quested assistance in obtaining unclassified material from CIA
Library files relative to a famous 1954 case in France involving the
leakage of French Government documents relating to the then Indo-
china War. There subsequently was an exchange of several telephone
calls between Mr. Hunt and Mr. Caswell in order to clarify specific
details of Mr. Hunt's interest in view of the substantial bulk of ma-
terial on the subject of the French leakage.
2. The information (unclassified) relative to the 1954 French
case was forwarded to Mr. Hunt at his temporary office in the Execu-
tive Office Building via regular courier. All of Mr. Caswell's dis-
cussions with Mr. Hunt were by telephone.
3. The only time since his retirement from the Agency that Mr.
Caswell talked in. person with Mr. Hunt was a very brief conversation
on the occasion of the special dedication ceremony for the plaque
honoring Frank Wisner.
4. In late May or early June 1972, at the request of the Director
of Security, Mr. Caswell had a very brief interview with Mr. Arnold
Parham of the FBI, during which the foregoing points were covered.
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