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14-00000was up to late that it was a worthwhile plan. The more good fromSternberg, that to plan 0.G a petal out was dueso use his proper a route. He wilhoul the we of roobor, he werefeartul of 1'rechos wan offerns to rebas ata al uppross of our faces toSternberg, but what to intormace him. In retrospect, Stern orgmight wish to have more resources, based on his dealings with otherto run subject down.10. Our next activity came when we called Sternberg, during, the early after-    noon of October. We were in receipt of an Airtel, which purported us to ask    some questions. We had learned from Sternberg, that the    at IRC. Later that afternoon, Sternberg promised to phone us as soon as a subject arrived.    since Major Prirrom lal had had there as what an appointment would be made.    preliminary indicator of possibilities for a .org. We mentioned this    to Sternberg and Ford .org representative. Later that afternoon, Stern-org    phoned Jack, indicated subject had not shown up at IRC and that Sternberg    would go to subject's hotel (near IRC headquarters).11. The following morning, Sternberg phoned will vehemently indicated    that something was amiss. He had not found a subject in his room at the Hotel    Le Marquis, 12 East 31st Street (near 1 RC), on Monday afternoon. An IFC    employee who had visited the hotel room on the morning, of Tuesday, 5 October,    established that subject had not been near his room at least since the day    before. Subject's belongings, including the briefcase he took wherever he    went, were in the room. Sternberg concluded that subject had left his hotel    room Monday morning and had not returned since then. Sternberg invited us to    inform the FBI. He had no cupinout stipulations to anybody but ourselves.    We notified Sivess, who suspected Sternberg share the FBI himself.    Sternberg Lack and so advised him. Sometime later, the F I supervisor called    us to pass the news to to us. Around noon, Sternberg, had a call from subject, who    said he had chosen to return to Czechoslovakia. Subject answered in this    affirmative when Sternberg inquired whether subject phoned from the Czechoslovak    Mission to the U.H.. The conversation was very short. Sternberg new enough    to inform FPB and the FBI. We expressed the hope that the US Government would    take steps to make sure that subject was exercising free choice. A number of    telephone calls from F I 111 and the FI ensued, in which the latest developments    were played back to us. This office notified Deputy Chief, Contact Division,    by phone.12. During the afternoon, I was advised that [illegible] had received en inquiry    from the Hotel Le Marais. Two Czechoslovak diplomats from the UI Mission    were at the hotel and trying to plain or get a subject's belongings. The hotel manage-    ment wondered whether it should comply. 11 had already hal checked with the FBI,    which had expressed no interest. We thought that we might wish to go through    his briefcase, but told the Haller that we had to check with headquarters    before giving him a reply. Our call reached Desembrook, wit the reply (negative)    came from McConnell. After nomy 20 minutes, we therefore advised INS that CIA    has no special wishes with regard to subject's belongings. Our advice was that    the hotel management treat him bractly as an ordinary John Doe.