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104-10124-10171 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (03/27/1978)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch72953 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10124-10171  2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992








                                                        2 7 MAR 1978



         MEMORANDUM FOR:  Assistant  for Public Affairs to the
                          Director  of Central Intelligence
         FROM:            Robert W.  Gambino
                          Director of  Security

         SUBJECT:         Gordon Barton McLendon   (U)                   .



              1.   (UL) Reference .is made to the attached Washin ton
         Post article of 22 March 1978, which  suggests that Su ject
         hs  proposed a weekly television series  on the Central
         Intelligence Agency.

              2.   (AIUO) Office of Security records  reflect that
         Subject was born 8 June 1921 in Paris, Texas  and that he
         served in the United States Navy during World  War II.  He
         was graduated from Yale University in  1946, and later attended
         Harvard Law School.  As of 1952 he was serving  as President of
         the Liberty Broadcasting Company.

              3.  . (S) In early 1952 the Directorate of Operations (OPC)
         requested a Covert Security Approval so that  his firm might
         provide accreditations          to a contract  agent.  The
         request was subsequently  enie  following a  field investiga-
         tion which disclosed a question concerning his  business
         practices.  It was brought to light that the  Liberty Broad-
         casting Company suspended operations in May  1952 and went into
         bankruptcy the following month.

              4.  (S) In December 1965 the Directorate  of Operations
         again requested a Covert Security Approval on  Subject in his
         position with the McLendon Broadcast System, Dallas, 'Texas.
         A field investigation in January 1966 was basically  favorable.

              5.  (C) His 201 and security files show no  evidence of
         operational interest after 1966 and inquiries with  appropriate
         Directorate of Operations components indicate he  probably was
         never contacted or utilized in any capacity.



                                                 Robert W.  Gambino

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