David E. Hanlon Ralph Orcutt Edmund X. Klipa (Possible Contact by the Senate Select Committee Staff)

? 5 MAR'@75 MBMDRAN9U§ FGR; Inspectur General FRQM : Sidney 8. Sasmbridge Acting Birector of Sacurity VIA : fiaputy Qirector far Administration 883356? : Haward R. Hughes 1. Raferanaa is maéa to year requast ef lé March 19?6 far infatuation moncerning the Agency's relatianships with the Howard R. Hughes organizations. It is understoad ghattéhis infbrmatisn is to be used in prsparing a briefing or e fiCI. 2. The files of this Office reflect that variaus companias cennected with the Howard R. Hughes organizations hava been usaé by this Agency over the past Z5 years. The best summary concernin% thesa eannections is contained in a draft summary praviaua 7 prepared by yaur Gffica on 25 March 1§?5. A copy uf this sumary is enclosafi far your cenwunience. The various camponents af the Agency mantioned in the draft summary wauld have the most accurata informatian cancerning tha datails of these uses of the Hughes arganizatians. 3. With reference ta page fuur cf the firaft summary, it should ha noteé that the Gffice of Security is eurrently using Hughas Aircraft Cerporation as a ccvert funding channel far §H3GfiN§{3. To date $535,698 hava been funded thraugh Hughes Aircraft Cerporatien, with a remaining balance af $29,G0$. This balance will be withdrawn prior to SQ June 1976, sin¢e MHB6UND/3 will have been disselved by that date. ww fiidney ?J Sfiémbridge ‘/ .At$ . . . O5 6 1203 D1str1but1on: Orig G I - Adse - OS Registry gg gypggy 1 - DD/A 1 — DD/PSI an av €53.£§2<$9 K 1 - AD/Security 1 ~ SAG O3/PSI/Reardon/Shortley;bQ l—*‘