LETTER TO WILLIAM COLBY FROM ALFRED C. ULMER, JR. RE MENTIONED TO ONE OF THE LADS AT THE EMBASSY THAT I HAD ACCESS TO DATA CONCERNING HOWARD HUNT'S PROPOSED BOOK AND SUGGESTED HE INQUIRE IF THE AGENCY WANTED DETAILS

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01482053
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2017
• Case Number: F-2007-00094
• Publication Date: March 29, 1974

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CONFIDENTIAL
Mr. William Colby
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Langley, Virginia
Dear Bill,
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March 29, 1974
Last week I mentioned to one of the lads at the Embassy
that I had access to data concerning Howard Hunt's proposed book
and suggested he inquire if the agency wanted details.
You probably are already knowledgable or have approached
Putnams in New York, but on the off-chance that you have not, let
me say that an English publishing house interested in publishing the
Hunt book approached me with a chapter by chapter synopsis and asked
for my opinion as to the veracity of some of the subject matter to
be included.
The chapters were on early intelligence experiences in
China, Guatamala, CIA airlines, Hunt's experiences as COS Montevideo
(including his falling out with the two top State officials there
whom he will tear a strip off, but it is old hat), Cuba, service as
"aide to AWD", CIA domestic ops, service in 1964 as a "CIA/White
House spy on Goldwater and who was involved", establishment of a
PR firm with Howard Hughes as client, close relations with Colson
and Erlichman, General Cushman and CIA assistance to Hunt and why
it ended and how Hunt was "abandoned by his former colleagues
including Helms".
I believe Hunt is requesting a $500,000 advance plus
royalties from Putnam. W.H. Allen may publish the English edition
which will probably also be serialized in one of the Sunday news-
papers. It should be sensational reading. Publication in the
U.S. is being rushed.
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Enclosed is an internal memo of Putnam's which gives
more of the flavor of the book than the scenario above. It
appears that a major thrust of his book will be an expose of the
agency.
Sincerely,
Alfred C. Ulmer, Jr.
Encl.
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