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104-10103-10042 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (2/21/1974)

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                                 21 February 1974



MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT:  Watergate--Frank A. OtMalley


     1.  At-3 p.m. on the afternoon of 19 February 1974P
Mr. Frederick N. Evans and Lawrence J. Howe interviewed
Mr. Frank A. O'Malley at his residence, 6419 Lakeview
Drive, Falls Church, Virginia. -Mr. 'O'IValley retired-
from this Agency in June of 1972.  Prior to -retirement
Mr. O'Malley was an officer in the External Employment
Assistance Branch, Retirement Activities Division of
the Office of Personnel.   It was Mr. O'Malley's function
to assist personnel retiring  from'this Agency in finding
post-.retirement employment.  In this capacity Mr. O'Malley
had been instrumental  in the placement of Mr. E. Howard
Hunt in the Robert R. Mullen public relations firm.  The
purpose of this interview was  to attempt to. determine if
additionali nformation  could be developed from Mr. O'Malley
with regard to the placement  of Mr. Hunt with the Mullen
Company.

     2.  Mr. O'Malley began  the interview by recalling
the nature of his past Agency  associations both with Mr.
Hunt and the Mullen.-Compahy.  Mr. O'Malley stated that
prior to assuming his  responsibilities in the Office of
Personnel he had  served with Central Cover Staff in the
area dealing with  the funding of covert action projects.
In this capacity  he had become familiar with the acti-
vities of Mr. Hunt  while Mr. Hunt functioned on-the Covert
Activities Staff  primarily in the propaganda field.  Mr.
O'Malley.stated  that he first came in contact with. the
Mullen  Company when he was attempting to find an organi-
zation to handle  the public relations effort of a covert
Agency activity  known as the Free Cuba Committee.  Mr.
O'Malley related  that he had arranged this cover through
the  Christianform Organization and that his duties in-
volvbd  all aspects of the funding of this activity.  Mr.
O'Malley  described the nature of his working relationship


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