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This file concerns Clifford Irving's claimed autobiography of Howard R. Hughes, which McGraw-Hill planned to publish in early 1972. The FBI's records include a January 22, 1972 cable involving the Bureau and the Paris legal attaché, referring to the $650,000 McGraw-Hill commitment, checks endorsed to Swiss Credit Bank, and an investigation into the bank account. The release also contains January 1972 newspaper clippings about Hughes's lawsuit to block publication, questions over the alleged Hughes material, and McGraw-Hill's effort to verify the Swiss-bank transactions.

Documents span: 1972 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Clifford Irving, Howard R. Hughes, Robert P. Eaton
Subjects: Howard Hughes autobiography hoax, publishing fraud, Swiss bank account, McGraw-Hill, FBI Paris legal attaché