Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY## TRAVEL BRIEFING DATA**NAME**BUSTOS-VIDELA, Charlotte**OFFICE**WH**PHONE**x7811**DEPARTURE DATE**30 June 1974**STATUS**PCS**DESTINATION(s)**Trinidad**FILE NUMBER**56840**RANK OR GRADE**GS-1499**COVER**STATE INTEGREE**DEPENDENTS BRIEFED**YES NO**PREVIOUS TRAVEL** yes**AREA** COVER YEARS**AREA** COVER YEARS**AREA** COVER YEARS**EXPERIENCED TRAVEL** - Formal briefing waived YES NO**RISK OF CAPTURE TRAVEL BRIEFING****CATEGORY** A X B C D**SPECIAL BRIEFING PROBLEM**CIA VON A-Z YES NOWHO'S WHO IN CIAHIJACKING NOTICEOTHER**TYPE****SECURITY APPROVAL FOR TRAVEL VERIFIED IN SUBJECT FILE** YES NO**SECURITY APPROVAL FOR TRAVEL BASED ON FILE REVIEW BY BRIEFING OFFICER** YES NO**SECURITY FILE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BEFORE BRIEFING** YES NOEMERGENCY CONTACTS (met on arrival, phone no., alternate action to make contact)SECURITY REGULATIONS (operational talk, documents, indigenous employee hazards)TRAVEL PRECAUTIONS (recognition overseas, camera, black market, currency exchange)PERSONAL AFFAIRS (charge accounts, traffic tickets, litigation, neighbors)PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE (limitations, home address, shop talk)PERSONAL CONDUCT (morals, drinking, representative americans)ASSOCIATION WITH FOREIGNERS (overseas briefing, phase out on return)HOSTILE AUDIO SURVEILLANCE (microphones, shop talk at home-hotels, report to security)COVER PROBLEMS (adequacy, request for briefing on arrival, family knowledge)RESPONSIBILITY ABROAD (local customs, traditions, religion, responsibility for dependents)OTHER✓ TRAVELING w/SPOUSEREFERRED BACK TO CENTRAL COVER YES NOEMERG.DES. - SPOUSE - IF NOT POSSIBLE THEY PARENTS.DATE BRIEFED 6/18/74 BY SECURITY OFFICERFORM 1987 USE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY (4-11-48)11-72 EDITIONS2160
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# SECRET14-00000104-10110-102422025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 199218 July 1963MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Support BranchFROM: Mr. Ramon R. HartSUBJECT: Manuel F. ARTIME Buesa#210 8381.  The first phase of the audio surveillance of the Subject at the SAS safehouse in Bethesda has been completed. The Subject left Washington, D. C., on 13 July 1963. The owner of the listening post, Mr. moved out of his house, bag, baggage, and furniture, on 12 July 1963 enroute to an overseas PCS assignment.2.  Mr. Charles MATT, the case officer in this case, has advised that the Subject, along with a Cuban companion, Mr. Rafael Aurelio QUINTERO Ibarbia (#252 529), will return to Washington, D. C., to be billeted in the Bethesda safehouse on Monday, 29 July 1963. Mr. MATT has fervently requested audio coverage of the downstairs bar and telephone and the main floor living room at this house in order to monitor the Subject's conversations with QUINTERO during the absence of SAS case officers.3.  The case was assigned to the District Field Office, and Special Agent was designated as responsible agent. It is Agent plan to place microphones in the downstairs bar and the main floor living room and a tap on the telephone and string all the wires to a crawl space over the garage. In that latter space, which will be kept locked, he will set up two regular AC-operated tape recorders to be actuated by the two VOR's obtained from Franconia and paid for by SAS. Unbeknown to the Subject and his companion, a case officer will have to service this equipment whenever an opportunity presents itself.![DDS/IOS]![ASST/IOS]![CAD]![CED]![CLAS]![C/S B]![ABTS]![FILES]SECRET> GROUP 1> Excluded from automatic> downgrading and> declassification
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Page Two#210 838SECRET4. The cover story to be used by AgentSLER during   the installation is that he is working on the house at the   request of the leasor, Washington real estate agent, Mr.   Coolando BEREST 67). Mr. THERESE supposedly maintains   the house for a New York lawyer in order to billet the latter's   transient clients. Case Officer MATT has engaged a maid to   clean up the house Mondays and Thursdays; however, she can be   told to stay away if Agent BESLER needs to do work there on   those days. It was also discreetly requested by the undersigned   of Case Officer MATT not to kibbitz too much while the techni-   cians are making the installation.5. It is expected that the audio results of this type   of coverage will be superior to the results of the previous   "radio" phase. The only complication will be in servicing the   recorders on a timely basis.![signature of Ramon R. Hart]Ramon R. Hartcc: #252 5291lgSECRET
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# SECRET14-00000104-10110-10243 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 199218 July 1963MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Support BranchFROM: Mr. Ramon R. HartSUBJECT: Manuel F. ARTIME Buesa#210 8381.  The first phase of the audio surveillance of the Subject at the SAS safehouse in Bethesda has been completed. The Subject left Washington, D. C., on 13 July 1963. The owner of the listening post, Mr. Fred C. THOMAS, Jr. moved out of his house, bag, baggage, and furniture, on 12 July 1963 enroute to an overseas PCS assignment.2.  Mr. Charles MATT, the case officer in this case, has advised that the Subject, along with a Cuban companion, Mr. Rafael Aurelio QUINTERO Ibarbia (#252 529), will return to Washington, D. C., to be billeted in the Bethesda safehouse on Monday, 29 July 1963. Mr. MATT has fervently requested audio coverage of the downstairs bar and telephone and the main floor living room at this house in order to monitor the Subject's conversations with QUINTERO during the absence of SAS case officers.3.  The case was assigned to the District Field Office, and Special Agent Harold G. TITTSLER was designated as responsible agent. It is Agent TITTSLER's plan to place microphones in the downstairs bar and the main floor living room and a tap on the telephone and string all the wires to a crawl space over the garage. In that latter space, which will be kept locked, he will set up two regular AC-operated tape recorders to be actuated by the two VOR's obtained from Franconia and paid for by SAS. Unbeknown to the Subject and his companion, a case officer will have to service this equipment whenever an opportunity presents itself.> [Figure: Image of a table with handwritten checkmarks]> [Figure: Handwritten numbers 252529]> [Figure: RETURN TO CIA stamp]
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Page Two#210 838SECRET4. The cover story to be used by Agent (TITTSLER) during the installation is that he is working on the house at the request of the leasor, Washington real estate agent, Mr. R. V. Cortlandt HERBST(DI 7-8865) Mr. HERBST supposedly maintains the house for a New York lawyer in order to billet the latter's transient clients. Case Officer MATT has engaged a maid to clean up the house Mondays and Thursdays; however, she can be told to stay away if Agent (TITTSLER) needs to do work there on those days. It was also discreetly requested by the undersigned of Case Officer MATT not to kibbitz too much while the technicians are making the installation.5. It is expected that the audio results of this type of coverage will be superior to the results of the previous "radio" phase. The only complication will be in servicing the recorders on a timely basis.cc: #252 52911gRamon R. HartSECRET
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# 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992SECRETMEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Support Branch DATE: 1 July 1963FROM : Mr. Ramon R. HartSUBJECT : Manuel F. ARTIME Buesa #210 8381. On 24 June 1963, Mr. Charles Matt, SAS/MOB/PM, extension 6488, was referred to me by the SAS Security Officer, Mr. George Ladner, and visited me in Room 4 E 21 to request some operational support beginning 1 July 1963. Mr. Matt advised that two leaders of the Cuban Exile Group were coming to Washington, D. C., on that latter date to confer with CIA and other Government officials, including probably Robert F. Kennedy, the Attorney General, concern- ing the "new program" for the exiles.2. Mr. Matt explained that a covert site (#302 922) located at 9218 Aldershot Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, had recently been procured to billet these exiles and to serve as the meeting place for these sensitive discussions to take place. Mr. Matt said that SAS is vitally interested in what these two exiles say to each other when the U. S. Government officials have departed after a day's discussions. He, therefore, requested that microphones be concealed in the house to monitor their comments.3. Mr. Matt said that the two men would arrive on 1 July and would be in Washington at the house for about a week or ten days. The audio coverage was requested for this entire time. Mr. Matt also said that the house would be retained for several more months and that the two exiles would return to Washington several more times in that period and that an audio surveillance would probably be requested for these latter visits also.4. Mr. George Ladner supplied the true name of the leader of the two men, the captioned Subject. Having been informed by Mr. Matt that the covert site was a private dwelling place in an expensive neighborhood, I assumed that there would be only two methods of making an audio penetration of the premises:SECRETRETURN TO CIABackground Use OnlyDo Not Reproduce
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Page Two#210 838SECRET(a.) Concealing a tape recorder in the attic, base-ment, or garage, and using a voice-operatedrelay to actuate the recorder.(b.) With the use of directories, search theenvirons of the safehouse for the purposeof locating a potential listening post whereradio transmissions could be monitored.5. After checking with Mr. Joseph Langan, Acting Chief,   Operational Support Division, I assigned the case to the District   Field Office and directed some agents to case the house and the   neighborhood to determine which method of penetration should be   used. Mr. John Cryer was designated responsible agent at the   District Field Office, and after a quick survey, he reported that   the concealment and servicing of a tape recorder on the premises   would be impossible and that the only method would be the use of   a transmitter and a nearby listening post.6. Using the directories in SRS, I ran the names of all the   residents of the houses within a quarter-mile of the covert site   through SRD Indices and found one Fred C. Thomas, Jr.[^3] (#57 328),   of 9127 McDonald Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, to be a Staff employee.   Through telephone information, I located Mr. Thomas at the Langley   Headquarters Building and personally contacted him the first thing   in the morning of 25 June 1963. I indicated to Mr. Thomas the fact   that there was a safehouse in his neighborhood which we wanted to   "bug" and that he was the only Staff employee who lived within range   of our covert transmitters. I asked him if it would be too much of   an imposition on him for us to set up a listening post in his house.   Mr. Thomas explained that he was scheduled to depart for Karachi, 10   Pakistan, on a PCS assignment in approximately a month but that he   would be glad to make his home available as a listening post. He   confided that his primary mission in Karachi was to be the audio   penetration of the Communist Chinese Embassy and so he would look   forward to the next week's operations in his home as valuable   training. The next step I took was to set up a meeting among   George Ladner, Charles Matt, Sam Halpern, Executive Officer of SAS,   and myself in Mr. Halpern's Office. I advised Mr. Halpern that theSECRET[^3]: (#57 328)
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SECRETPage Three#210 838audio surveillance appeared to be technically feasible since Ihad located a possible listening post. However, I admittedto him that, even though the Office of Security has the "charter"to conduct the surveillance, TSD controls the necessary expensiveequipment; Mr. Halpern must arrange for TSD to transfer thisequipment to the Office of Security. Mr. Halpern declared thatthe procurement of the necessary equipment should pose no problemafter he would make a few telephone calls. I then returned tomy office and made out a list of the equipment which I feltwould be necessary, and awaited advice from him as to whom tocontact in TSD to obtain it.7. After checking with Mr. (H. T. Bent) of the Audio Opera-   tions Branch of TSD as to appropriate equipment and after check-   ing through the specifications in the "Audio Manual" of TSD,   I selected the following:Two voice-operated relays, QSC-2,$1,100 each $2,200.00Two Transmitter Radios, FM, 130 - 140MCS, SRT-6H, @ $275 each 550.00Two Battery Packs, 130 hrs. ops.,UWB-7, $25 each 50.00Two Battery "A", 1.5 volts, Burgess 2 F$. 54 each 1.08One Battery "B", 45 volts, Burgess A-30$1.87 each 1.87TOTAL $2,802.958. About Noon on 25 June, I received a telephone call from   Mr. John W. McBee, extension 2481, of TSD, who told me that every-   thing had been laid on by SAS for me to obtain from TSD anySECRET
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Page Four#210 838SECRETequipment necessary for this operation. Mr. McBee directed thatI fill out a Form #88 and have the technicians hand carry it tothe Franconia Depot in order to obtain the equipment. The use ofthe Form #88 disturbed me in this matter because I had assumedfrom Mr. Halpern that he would arrange it so that TSD would turnover the equipment to us without charge to anyone. The use ofthe Form #88 implies that a division is allocating funds for thepurchase of equipment. However, I filled out the Form #88,listing the above equipment, and walked it down to SAS, where Igave it to Charles Matt to have signed. The form, bearing theSAS Cost Center #3132-5455-3400, was completed and returned tome within an hour, whereupon I gave it to DFO Agent Stan Lach,who drove with it immediately to the Franconia Depot. I calledahead to Bob Woods and Charlie Beall of the T & I Shop at Franconiaand requested that they give a little briefing concerning theoperation of this equipment to Mr. Lach and Mr. Cryer, who was tomeet Mr. Lach there. Neither Cryer nor Lach had ever had anyexperience with any of the pieces of equipment on the list. Mr.Woods and Mr. Beall were quite cooperative in this request.9. Several problems kept appearing and disappearing while   the DFO technicians were transporting, installing, and testing   the equipment. One problem was the payment of the equipment. I,   received a telephone call from Mr. Dayton S. ("Doc") Barrows of   TSD, informing me that SAS had reneged on paying the $2,802.95 for   the equipment, but that if I would tell him what equipment we   wanted, he might be able to arrange to lend it to us. I told Mr.   Barrows that as far as I knew, we had indeed obtained the equipment   with the Form #88, but that if we needed anything else, I would   contact him. Another problem which appeared was the rumor that   it was not two Cuban exiles who would be residing in the safehouse,   but only the captioned Subject and a Spanish speaking Staff employee.   If the rumor were actually true, it would seem that an audio   surveillance of the safehouse would not be necessary. I called   Charles Matt for an explanation, and he informed me that Senor   Artime was going to be the only person living in the house after   each day's discussions were completed - no Staff employee would   be living with him. I asked Mr. Matt to whom Senor Artime would beSECRET
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Page Five#210 838SECRETholding the conversations which we were to record. He replied that he was interested in any visitors which the Subject might receive and any telephone calls which he might make. I suggested that possibly a telephone tap might be sufficient under these circumstances. Mr. Matt disagreed and still requested a micro- phone installation to cover the whole house if possible.10. In addition to the equipment obtained from TSD, the DFO agents took their own SRR-4 tuneable receiver and the SRR-4 charged to the WFO. These receivers would be used in the listening post to pick up the radiations from the two SRT-6H transmitters. It was suggested to the DFO agents to borrow the two WFO transceivers to be used to communicate during the installation between the listening post and the safehouse; however, the agents chose not to use them and relied solely on telephonic communications. The "A" and "B" batteries picked up at Franconia were to be used in the SRR-4 receiver so that checks could be made from an automobile to see just how far the radiations extended around the transmitters. A report on the area covered by the transmitters was requested of the DFO agents.11. The first test of the SRT-6H from the safehouse to the listening post was a failure. Its 50 milliwatt output, ordinarily good for a quarter mile, wasn't sufficient to reach the receiver, 2/10th's of a mile away. Its failure was blamed partly on the distance, partly on the brick construction of the listening post, and partly on the hilly contours of the housing development, which deflected the 135 megacycle, line-of-sight radiations.12. When this disheartening news arrived, I immediately telephoned Mr. Barrows of TSD and requested a pair of the more powerful 150 milliwatt SRT-7 transmitters. I telephoned Mr. Barrows rather than filling out another Form #88 to avoid a possible furor within SAS. Mr. Barrows consented to loan two of these transmitters with their proper receivers on a hand receipt to us, and Stan Lach was dispatched to Franconia to pick them up. An opportunity to test it on 28 June 1963 was thwarted because Mr. Thomas was having foreign visitors in for cocktails that afternoon. But the equipment was installed and tested the next day, Saturday, 29 June, and appeared to work satisfactorily.SECRET
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Page Six#210 838SECRET13. At 1330 hours on 1 July 1963, Mr. Cryer telephoned Headquarters to announce that one SRT-7 transmitter had been installed in the ceiling over the bar and telephone in the basement of the safehouse and that the SRR-1 receiver was picking up the transmissions satisfactorily in Mr. Thomas's basement. The QSC-2 voice-operated relay was also satisfactorily actuating the Ampex tape recorder when conversations began to take place in the safehouse. The AC-powered FM transmitter is crystal controlled to operate at a frequency of 157.4 megacycles in the VHF Band. Its operating range is supposed to be approximately one mile.14. The DFO agents also fitted the transmitter with a hidden switch which would enable the case officers to turn the transmitter off when they are present at the house holding the sensitive discussions and to turn it on when they leave.15. Mr. Thomas[^1] and his wife have consented to do most of the operating of the tape recorder themselves in their own basement. With the use of the voice-operated relay, the monitoring will be almost 100% automatic anyway. No more than one visit a day by a field office agent should be necessary to pick up the day's take and to make minor adjustments, repairs, or corrections to the receiver, actuator, and recorder. Mr. Thomas[^1] is well-known to his friends as a "hi-fi bug", and the presence of the new equipment, in his basement would not raise the eyebrows on any of his visitors some of whom are expected to be foreign dignitaries - Mr. Thomas[^1] will be going to Karachi under Department of State cover.11gcc: #57 328![signature of Ramon R. Hart]Ramon R. Hart![initials enclosed in a circle]SECRET[^1]: 03
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# 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR CANCELLATION OF OFFICIAL COVER BACKSTOPDATE: 28 DECEMBER 1977 FILE NO. 3190TO: (Check)*   CHIEF, CONTROL DIVISION, OP*   CHIEF, CONTRACT PERSONNEL DIVISION, OP*   CHIEF, ATTN: LA (OPERATING COMPONENT FOR ACTION)SS NUMBER 069-26-3138 RETURN TO CIAEMPLOYEE NUMBER 00766% Background Use Only Do Not ReproduceID CARD NUMBERREF. RETIREMENTSTATUS X STAFF CONTRACTOFFICIAL COVER*   ESTABLISHED*   CANCELLED    X CONTINUEDUNIT DEPARTMENT OF STATESUBJECT BUSTOS-VIDELA, CHARLOTTE Z.KEEP ON TOP OF FILE WHILE COVER IN EFFECTX ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICIAL COVER (BLOCK RECORDS)X BASIC COVER PROVIDEDEFFECTIVE DATE BODOPERATIONAL COVER PROVIDED FOR TDY OTHER (Specify)SUBMIT FORM 642 IMMEDIATELY TO CHANGE TELEPHONE LIMITATION CATEGORY TO CATEGORYX (HHB 20-7)X FORM 3254 W-2 TO BE ISSUED.(HHB 20-11)X SUBMIT FORM 1322 FOR ANY CHANGE AFFECTING THIS COVER. (HR 240-20)X SUBMIT FORM 1323 FOR TRANSFERRING COVER RESPONSIBILITY. (HR 240-20)EAA. CATEGORY I CATEGORY 11X SUBMIT FORM 2688 FOR HOSPITALIZATION CARDCANCELLATION OF OFFICIAL COVER (UNBLOCK RECORDS)EFFECTIVE DATE:FORM 3254 W-2 TO BE ISSUED(HHB 20-7)SUBMIT FORM 642 IMMEDIATELY TO CHANGE TELEPHONE LIMITATION CATEGORY TO CATEGORY(HHB 20-7)EAA: CATEGORY I CATEGORY 11RETURN ALL OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION TO CCSSUBMIT FORM 2688 FOR HOSPITALIZATION CARD.DO NOT WRITE IN THIS BLOCKEAA. CATEGORY I CATEGORY 11X SUBMIT FORM 2688 FOR HOSPITALIZATION CARDREMARKS AND/OR COVER HISTORYSUBJECT WILL BE DENIED FOR ENTIRE PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT EXCEPT FOR US GOVERNMENT APPLICATIONS.DISTRIBUTION:COPY 1 - CD/TRB OR CPD CONTROL VS/TWCOPY 2 - OPERATING COMPONENTCOPY 3 - OS/SRDCOPY 4 - OC/DO/TFBCOPY 5 - CCS-FILE![signature]CHIEF, OFFICIAL COVER BRANCH, CENTRAL COVER STAFFFORM 1551 USE PREVIOUS EDITION4-77SECRET WN-SISM E-2, IMPDET CL BY: 021964 (19-20-43)![unreadable characters]
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# 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992IINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONL# INTERVIEW REPORTNAME OF SUBJECTBUSTOS-VIDELA, CharlotteFILE NO.007-667REASON FOR INTERVIEWRetirement: CIA30 Dec 1977PERMANENT ADDRESSPO Box 3030FALLS CHURCH, VA 22043TEMPORARY ADDRESSHome Tee Phone 281-2258PRESENT TITLE. GRADE AND DIVISIONLADETAILS OF CONTEMPLATED FOREIGN TRAVELGS-14Europe (dates not firm)RETURN TO CIABackground Use OnlyDo Not ReproduceBADGES. PASSES, KEYS AND CREDENTIALSCLEARANCESCommo- 51COVER99 STATE (Retirement under Cover on State)1.  ALL PHASES OF SECURITY WITH RESPECT TO. SUBJECT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO THE ORGANIZATION WERE FULLY AND COMPLETELY DISCUSSED.2.  SUBJECT WAS ADVISED THAT ALL INFORMATION RECEIVED AND COMPILED BY THE AGENCY IS OFFICIAL DATA. AND IS THE PROPERTY OF THE U. S. GOVERNMENT AND THAT NO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE HAS ANY PROPERTY RIGHT IN SUCH INFORMATION.3.  SUBJECT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SECURITY REGULATIONS AND THE SECRECY AGREEMENT APPLY. NOT ONLY TO INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION: BUT, ALSO TO ANY STATISTICAL, ORGANIZATIONAL. OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION OF WHICH HE IS COGNIZANT.4.  SUBJECT WAS INSTRUCTED THAT INFORMATION PERTAINING TO INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS. SOURCES AND METHODS PECULIAR TO THE AGENCY MAY NOT BE DIVULGED TO PERSONS IN OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, EVEN THOUGH SUCH PERSONS ARE FULLY SECU-RITY CLEARED WITHIN THEIR OWN DEPARTMENTS.5.  SUBJECT WAS INFORMED THAT SHOULD ANY QUESTION ARISE ON SECURITY MATTERS HE MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE AGENCY FOR ADVICE AND GUIDANCE.6.  GENERAL: (Comments, criticisms or suggestions and knowledge of any incidents or activities of persons which seemed to have a security significance.)DATE30 December 1977/s/ Thomas A. GainesSIGNATURE OF INTERVIEWERFORM 1099 USE PREVIOUS EDITIONSADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY