Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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#ORIG: A. GoodrichUNIT: CI/ICGEXT: 5928DATE: 18 Feb 65TO : LONDONFROM: DIRECTORCONF. CI/IC 2 INFO WE C, FE, F, AOOP, DOP, WH/SA 8, FI/INT 2, CI, CI/OPS, UR, FILETO Y LOND CITE DIR 86097KUDESK LCHARVESTRE: A. LOND 6129 (IN 81502)*B. DELW - 218691. IN ADDITION QUESTION THIRTY-SIX REF B, WE PRIMARILY INTERESTED   IN DESCRIPTION GIBSON'S CURRENT CUBAN CONTACTS AS BASIS FOR FOLLOW UP   REQUIREMENTS. SPECIFICALLY HAS G BEEN IN TOUCH RECENTLY WITH ANY   CUBAN OFFICIALS WHO SUPPLIED INFO ON CUBAN INTERNAL SITUATION, STRUGGLE   BETWEEN CASTRO AND OLD COMMUNISTS, STABILITY OF CUBAN REGIME, OR CUBAN   SOVIET RELATIONS?2. BELIEVE PROBING INTO HISTORY G RELATIONS WITH CUBA AND FAIR   PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE SHOULD BE AVOIDED AT OUTSET SINCE THIS APPEARS   TO BE AREA WHERE HE MOST SENSITIVE ABOUT GIVING POTENTIALLY SELF   INCRIMINATING INFO AND FURTHERMORE OF MARGINAL VALUE.END OF MESSAGE.201-306052*Lond query re rqmts on Gibson's Cuban contacts if any.![signature of John Caswell]DCWE(BC)RELEASING OFFICERREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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1176INDEX: YES NO.CLASSIFT TO FILE NO: 201-306052REF TO FILE NO:FILE RID: RET:CLASSIFIED MESSAGE:DESTROY:FROM: LONDONPERSON/UNIT NOTIFIED: SECRETACTION: WE 8ADVANCE COPY: ISSUED SLOTTEO TUBEDINFO: VR, FILE, FEG, FI, ADDP, DDP, LOHKAE & F/INT/LE18 FEF 1985TOTAL COPIES: 9 RI COPY PUDORYREPRODUCTION PROHIBITEDTIME BYSECRET 161247Z16 FEQ 65 IN 81502DIR CITE LOND 6129KUDESK LCHARVESTREF DIR 84695OELW 21369NOTE NO RQMTS ON GIBSON'S CUBAN CONTACTS INCLUDED REFS. ISTHIS OVERSIGHT, OR IS THERE REASON FOR NOT FOLLOWING THIS LINE?PLS ADVISE, INCLUDING RQMTS IF ANY.SECRET![AF 1/A ABSTRACT]201-306052
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(laughing) That's right. I think that going into that would tale a long time and I'm not that it's also very hard to say,making contacts with the Africans with the Chinese, You say look, we need a car, for political work. The Chinese say turn up a car take your car. If the US embassy turned up a car, they would say take a car from the US Embassy. It doesn't make them any more American agents, It makes then Chinese agents. It's just a matter of who can produce. Africa is full of poor people. Just as the Negro community in the United States is full of poor people. Poor people don't have any sense of loyalty in the ordinary sense of the word. They have a sense of loyalty to their poverty, and colonial experience also mixed in nation-hood. the national sense is extremely weak, They see things in terms of Western Nigeria, former colonial power, that's all.((Holden Roberto is down here. You talked about him. I know about him))You ought to know him better than I do. (laughing) I met him only once and that was in New York. I had a long discussion with him about what 1 to 3 in the morning, and he was terribly afraid that somebody would think he was a Communist. I tried to assure him I didn't think he was a Communist no matter what (laughing).((Did he have anything to do with the magazine))None, because the magazine, while Verges was there in Algiers, and up until Viriato da Cruz changed his position, the magazine when was following the MPLA and only changed about with/Viriato changed from the MPLA to the UPA.Holden went to China and I suppose he give the Chinese some guarantees but I don't know.((Mario d'Andrade))He is the active Secretary - I don't know his official title- of the MPLA, and represents another tendency different from Dr. Neto is the President. He had contacts with *Revolution* and with Viriato da Cruz. He sought to get Viriato to come back to the MPLA. He is a poet also. They are all poets. They are all former students in Portugal. The last time he came through Paris, he saw. After Viriato published his articles, in *Revolution*, he asked for the right of reply which was granted by Verges but he never wrote the article. He could be said to be Neto much more pro-Soviet than pro- (Chinese) if anything. I think that Andrade
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# DISPATCHTO Chief of Station, LondonAttention: KATZENBACHDNFO Chief of Station, ParisChief, LCPIPITFROM Chief, WESUBJECT DEBRIEFING OF RICHARD T. GIBSONACTION REQUIRED REFERENCESRE: ORLA - 42,410, 26 January 19651. On 11 February KUBARK Staff Agent Errol S. KULPA, who had contact with GIBSON in 1363-64, listened to reference tape and made the following comments, which may be helpful to Katzenbach. KULPA felt that the GIBSON that he was hearing on the tape had indeed changed rather radically since the last time KULPA had any contact with him or the Revolution. KULPA remembers GIBSON as anti-white and probably (because of this racial orientation) anti-U.S. KULPA is therefore quite suspicious of GIBSON's motivations and advises that extreme precaution be taken in the handling of GIBSON.2. KULPÅ's view of Gibson's motivations:KULPA has strenuous doubts as to any idealogical motivation on the part of GIBSON. He recognizes the obvious monetary motivation and feels that this probably plays a large part in the man's being willing to talk to ODYOKE. Another very possible motivation is GIBSON's disaffection with VERGES. Parenthetically, KULPA added that in Algiers and probably in Paris, GIBSON was really nothing more than a name that VERGES wanted on the masthead. GIBSON's primary duties as "editor" were probably in the area of translation. In light of this KULPA feels that perhaps some legitimate information of value can be obtained in the area of the Revolution. Again, paren- thetically, it might be noted that KULPA felt that GIBSON was not as "idedistic" as his wife. Where GIBSON might adhere to the aspects of Marxism-Leninism that called for revolutionary change (probably because of his dissatisfaction with a world in which the black man had to endure a certain amount of discrimination), he is not a strict doctrinaire in any of his beliefs. On the other hand, KULPA pointed out that GIBSON's wife (who by the way is a Central European by birth-- not British) is idealistic in the sense that she feels her brand of leftism must be internally and idealogically consistent. (This is why she objected to GIBSON's writing for Encounter and why she probably would get upset if she knew exactly what type of game her husband was currently playing with ODYOKE.)CONTINUED NEXT PAGE...DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBEROELW - 21903DATE 15 FEB 196512 February 1965CLASSIFICATION 201 - 306052S-E-C-R-E-TROUPINGRI (201-306052) CI/ICG A. GOODRICH EXT. 5928ORIGINATING dabCOORDINATINGOFFICEDATEOFFICER'S NAMEAF/1 12 Feb 65 C. Baker (in draft)CA/3 12 Feb 65 W. Raymond (by phone)CO/10 12 Feb 65 B. Brown (by phone)AF/1CA/3CO/10WE/BC/ChronoWE/BC/URELEASINGDATEOFFICER'S SIGNATUREDCHE (BC) JOHN F CaswellDESTROYDICDATSU
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CONTINUATION OFCLASSIFICATIONS-E-C-R-E-TDISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBEROKLV - 219033. We are currently having reference tape transcribed and will forward the transcription to the field as soon as it is completed.![signature of JOSEPH S. TIFFANY]JOSEPH S. TIFFANY![signature of STEWART F. ROLNICK]STEWART F. ROLNICK2 - London1 - Paris1 - LCPIPIT
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# MESSAGE FORM 33ORIG: A. GoodrichUNIT CI/ICGEXT 5928DATE 12 Feb 65TO: LONDONINFO: PARIS, LCPIPITFROM: DIRECTORCONF: CI/IC 2INFO ADDP, WE 6, CA 2, CA/O 4, FE L, FI, FI/INTWH 7, VR, FILETO: LONDINFO: PARI, PALPROUTINGDESTROYRETURN TO BRANCHFILE RID84695LCHARVEST/KUDESK/QKOPERARE: A. OELW 21369B. OELA 42410:5 FEB AMFOLLOWING SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS MAINLY DERIVED FROM REF B TAPE, FOR USE KATZENBACH DEBRIEFING GIBSON (G):1. G SPEAKS ABOUT VERGES CONTACTS WITH FLN FEDERATION OF FRANCE AND FACT THAT $75,000 WAS FUNDED TO HIM THROUGH THE FEDERATION FOR REVOLUTION. WOULD BE INTERESTED IN G'S DETAILED COMMENTS ON THE PRESENT ORGANIZATION OF ALGERIANS IN FRANCE: LEADERSHIP, TIES WITH BEN BELLA, TIES WITH ERSTWHILE ALGERIAN OPPOSITION, TIES TO VERGES, SOURCE OF FUNDS, HOW MUCH SENT TO ALGERIA IN FORM OF REMITTANCES.2. ENCOURAGE G TO TELL MORE ABOUT HIS WIFE, HIS WIFE'S CONNECTIONS WITH RABAH BITAT AND LATTER'S WIFE, HER POLITICAL IDEAS AND ANTECEDENTS.3. "VERGES HAS DEBTS AMOUNTING TO MORE THAN $30,000".CAN G GIVE US A BREAKDOWN, ESTIMATE?201-306052CONTINUED NEXT PAGE...![stamp with text RS restricted and AF/L/n]![Signature]
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ORIG. A. GoodrichUNIT CI/ICGEXT .5928DATE: 12 Feb 65TO : LONDON. INFO: PARIS, LCPIPITFROM DIRECTORINFO--- PAGE TWO ---TO LOND INFO: PARI, PALP CITE DIR PH6954.  WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE G TALK ABOUT HIS CONTACTS    WITH ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR CHANDERLI IN GREATER DETAIL. WHAT    FAVORS DID HE DO FOR CHANDERLI AND VICE-VERSA.5.  ANY INFORMATION ON ORGANIZATION, PERSONALITIES AND    ACTIVITIES OF LATIN AMERICAN BUREAU BRUSSELS. ANY INDICATION    THIS BUREAU INVOLVED IN TRAINING OF LATIN AMERICANS IN ALGERIA?6.  INFORMATION ON RELATIONS OF VERGES WIFE WITH ALGERIANS    BITAT AND KHIDER.7.  INFORMATION ON REVOLUTION BUREAUS ABROAD. HOW WERE    STAFFS CHOSEN? WHAT ARE THEIR FUNCTIONS, OVERT AND COVERT?END OF MESSAGE.CA/B3 - F. Raymond (by phone)CO/10 - R. Brown (by phone)AF/1 - C. Baker (in draft)
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# SECRETVR, FILE, FEL CAZ CA/14 01, 61/285 01/12 01/0, F1 F/SPG6,S ECRET 04/1802ZDIR INFO PALP PARI CITE LOND 5957KUDESK LCHARVEST QKOPERAREF LOND 5867 (~71348)*14 FEB 65 IN 738441.  JAGUAR STATE (SHAME-FACEDLY) THEY NOW LEARN GIBSON DEPARTEDLOND 25 JAN FOR ZURICH.2.  OBVIATES NEED FOR IMMEDIATE PASSAGE FUNDS PER REF, BUTWOULD STILL LIKE KNOW STATUS FAIRMAN/GIBSON RELATIONSHIP PRIOR 15FEB.SECRETCFN* CLARIFICATION INSRUCTIONS GIVEN FAIRMAN
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# DISPATCHTO: Chief of Station, LondonINFO:FROM: Chief, WESUBJECT: KUDESK/LCHARVESTDebriefing of hichart T. Gibson-irausalitas oi RequirementsACTION REQUIRED-REFERENCES:Ref: OELA - 42,410, 26 January 19651. Forwarded as enclosure are requirements for the debriefing of Subject. Together with the requirements is a KUDESK narrative on VERGES-ANDERSSON-Revolution complex for the background information of Katzenbach. Further background on Revolution can be found, if you have not already done so, in the following dispatches:OBLA - 39,346, 26 Sept '63OELW - 20,852, 16 Dec '63OELA - 40,208, 24 Feb '64OBLA - 40,542, 15 Apr '64OELA - 41,545, 10 Sept '64ORL - 30,251, 24 Sept '642. We have not yet had time to review the tape of your first session with Subject forwarded with Reference, nor do we expect to get a transcription completed in time to reach you by 15 February. The list of names attached to Reference indicate considerable knowledgeability on the part of Subject as well a tendency to pour out his knowledge in a sort of stream of consciousness style. We fear that, if given the opportunity, Subject will take the bit in his teeth and as much money as he can in his hot little hands and be off and running. To prevent this we would like to suggest that the debriefing be set up on a tightly organized, businesslike basis. It would probably be advisable to write up the terms in a Letter of Agreement contract for Subject's signature before getting started, making sure to include a paragraph in which ODYOKE's obligations and promises are limited to the terms specifically enumerated in the document. We think that any meaningful debriefing will take 3-5 days, and there is good reason to believe that Subject will have information of sufficient interest to justify this expenditure of Case Officer time. We do not foresee any long range operational relationship with Subject. While we look at the debriefing as basically a cne-shot proposition there will probably be follow-up questions and, perhaps, specific action requests, requiring a later contact. Therefore, the communication channel to Subject should be left open on a "don't call us, we'll call you" basis.CONTINUED NEXT PAGE...CROSS REFERENCE TO1 ΑΠDISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBEROELW-21869CLASSIFICATIONS-E-C-R-E-TDATE 3 February 1965HQS FILE NUMBER201 - 306,052OFFICEORIGINATINGTYPISTEXT.C/WE/BC/U Jong G. Roberts dab 7220OFFICE SYMBOL DATE COORDINATING OFFICER'S NAMECI/ICG 3 Feb 65 Mr. Goodrich Coord in draftC/CO/10 2/3/65C/CA/3 2/4/65OFFICE SYMBOL DATE RELEASING OFFICER'S SIGNATUREDCWE(BC) 5/4/65 John F. CaswellFORM 53 USE PREVIOUS EDITIONDISPATCH
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CONTINUATION OFDISPATCH3. In line with the need to put the debriefing on a businesslike   (rather than a "flexible") basis, it might be a good idea to start   by getting Subject to supply a personal history statement from the   time of his first entry into leftist political movements to the   present day. (This can be presented to Subject as a basis for us   to formulate meaningful questions, not as any sort of personal   "confession" on his part.) In addition to providing us with a   check on his veracity, this will set the stage for a debriefing   conducted on KUBARK's terms, not Subject's. It is important that   it be made clear to Subject at the outset that we want *facts*, not   speculation, commentary and analysis.4. Please charge payments to Subject for the debriefing to   Acct. Nr. 5137 - 1468 (Hqs. LCHARVEST OOA). Three hundred dollars   for the initial 2½ hours talk with Subject is on the steep side.   We were thinking in terms of $700 for five days debriefing with a   bonus for a copy of the Revolution mailing list.JOSEPH S. TIFFANYfor STEWART F. ROLNICK2 - Load w/2cc encl.
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# SECRET/NOFORNNarrativeHils ANDERSSON, Swedish-born resident of Switzerland, heads a printing and publishing establishment ("Editions la Cite") in Lausanne, said to have been set up in 1957 for the printing and distributing of Chinese literature. (This ties in with other information that the firm was established in Switzerland during the Algerian war in order to publish printed matter banned in France.) Since 1963 the firm had been responsible for the English-language edition of *Revolution*, but in 1964 the printing of the English-language edition was transferred to Paris where *Revolution*'s main office is located. Swiss authorities had ordered ANDERSSON to cease publication of *Revolution*.Revolution has had e complicated history. It is descended from *African Revolution* which first appeared in early 1963) in Algeria. Its editor, Jacques VERGES, is a former member of the French CP who broke with that party over the Algerian question, After VERGES, who briefly headed *African Revolution*, had a falling out with Algerian officials later in 1963, and left that country, he began a new publication in Switzerland using the facilities of the already established ANDERSSON firm. His new publication was called *Revolution*, sometimes known as *Revolution- Asie, latin America, Africa*. (The Algerians continue to publish *African Revolution*, which has no known connection with *Revolution*.) Initially both the English and French editions of *Revolution* were handled by ANDERSSON's firm, but the publishing operations of the French edition were very soon moved to Paris. Later the crinting, too, of the French edition was noved to Paris and only the English edition continued to be printed in Switzerland, VERGES and the main offices ware located in Paris."Currently ANDERSSON is reported to publish *Octobre*, which is described as the organ of an organisation in Switzerland called the "Centre Lenine." Poth *Octobre* ani the *Centre Lenine* are said to be con- trolled by ANDERSSON, but very little information is available about either. The Centre has been described as a prepaganda arm of the Chinese Communists. There is some indication that they also have some connection with pro- Chinese dissident elements of the Spanish CP.ANDERSSON's firm has also printed *Mundo Obrero Pevoluciocario* (MOR),Although the English edition was crinted in Switzerland, its editorial office was also in Paris, headed by Richard GIRSCH, zerican negro. In late Yay and early June 1964 - when it was already apparent that Swiss authorities were going to close down the printing of *Revolution* in that country- GIBSON and Alexandre STRELKOFF went to The Netherlands seeking a fim there to print and distribute the English-language edition. It is not known why this effort vas made instead of transferring the printing directly to Paris as vas ultimately done.SECRET/NCPCOPY
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SECRET/HOFCANthe clandestine publication of a major pro-Chinese Spanish Coreunistgroup called the Partido Comunista Revolucionario. In view of recentreports that the MCR group may merge with one or more of the otherdissident Soanish Communist groups and that a joint organ will bepublished, OR ray soon cease (or may already have ceased) publicatica.What role ANDERSSON may play in new publication efforts of the pro-Chinese Spanish dissidents is not kaowa.The clandestine leadership of the Partido Comunista Revolucionariohas been located in lausanne, Switzerland, with some representation alsoin Faris, but this group has apparently been receiving Chinese fizancialassistance through the GRIPPA party in Belgium. Another mo-ChineseSpanish group in Switzerland, the Oposicion Revolucionario Comunistalocated in Geneva, has been publishing La Chisna. The Chista grouphas reportedly been receiving funds from the Chinese Embassy in Pern.Still another pro-Chinese Spanish group, the Agrupacion ComunistaProletario, has been publishing Proletario, apparently from Paris betwith some representation also reported in Belgium, While the grouphas apparently had some contact with GRIFFA in Belgium, the Paris-basedgroup at one time at least appeared to be sponsored or aided by VERGES.(CRIPFA has played an active role in trying to bring the differentSpanish dissident groups to a merger.)The relationship between GRIPPA and ANDERSSON, GRIPPA and VERGES,and VERGES and ANDERSSON is anything but clear. Some part of theconfusion may result from GRIPPA's driving efforts to function as thedirector of Chinsse political operations in Furope, and to try to bringthe activities of others under his control.a. GRIPPA was once reported to have said be had "lostconfidence in Revolution. Among his reported reasons was abelief that VERGES wanted to be designated absolute leader inEurope for the "revolutionary movement." Somewhat later GRIPFAvas reported as saying that the Chinese were no longer subsidizingRevolution and that it was now being backed by Faris editorFrancois FASPERO,b. GRIFFA or his aides also appear to have been responsiblefor stories circulating among some pro-Chinese European dissidentsthat ANDERSSUF had been written off by the Chinese as a "Trotskyite."GRIFPA has also been quoted as saying that the printing of MCRvould be transferred from Lausanne to Belgium and to GRIFPA's ownpublishing facility. (This is not known to have taken plar:.)c. There have been reports, unexplained, that there is badblood between VERGZS and ANDERSSON.SECRET/MOPORN
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REQUIREMENTSANDERSSON1.  Life story, with particular coverage of the founding of his firm'ditions la Cito" in Switzerland. Dates, contacts, financing. Biographie data also on als wils.2.  Detalle en "Centre Lenine" and its publication Octobre. hay founded, by whom, bow financed, present acalrities?3.  Details of relationship between ANDERSSON and the MOR group of deeláect Spaoloh Communists. How were they put in contact wish each other, bez la MOR priating financed? Does ANDERSSON play any role vis-a-vis other Spanish dlasident groups?4.  Methods and channels by which he has contact with the Chinese Communists?5.  Full details en the relationship between ANDERSSON and VERGES, past and present?Revolution6.  How is "Revolution" financed? We should like to save the whole funding elsustion described: amount of support, from what sources, method of treasmittale, payment of editorial and publication costs,7.  Life story of VERGES, ita partieaiar coverage of ported 1962 to prese us. Who invited him to Algeria in 1953, vay did we quarrel with the Algerians? Whe directed him to ANDERSSON la Switserland, why ild Revolution's main affles move to Paris? DAM VERGES Uve In Switserland in 1963. where and for how Icag?8.  Why was the English-language ecision continued with ANDERSSON's firm?9.  Blegraphle data on members of editorial staff.a.  ithat is the magazine's policy toward the use of vertager correspondents?10. Relationship of VERCLS to pro-Chinese alsoldent spanish factions, in particular the group publishing Proletario.11. Any lafo en the mechanics of international distribution of Revolution. Hew are mailing lieto compiled? Use of foreign cistributers? (NOTE: we are keenly laterested in procuring a copy of the malling list.
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-2-12. Methods and channels by which VERGES has contact with the Chinese    Comraunists or any others who currently provide him wita bacing.13. with whom does VERGES asseclase most closely la Paris?14. With which Algerians is VERGES la contact today. How and where te    this contact maintained?15. Discreet probing on STRELKOFF and his orientation and sponsorship lo    also indicated.16. What are the functieas of the advisory board of Revolution? Wers merabers    chosen by Vorges? How do they commuelcate with VERGES?17. What geldance If any do the financial sponsors of Revolution give the    editorial staff? Do they supply packaged articles whe decides what    articies are to be used in the different language céltloas?18. Complete review of CIBSON's relationship with Vorges. When and where    did they meet, under what circumstances? what briefing did Verges give    GIBSON concerning the purposes, sponsorship and line of Revelation?19. What exactly were the duties of GIBSON la Paris and Lassanne on Revolution?20. Dees "Revolution" grant reprist anthorisation? If so, do you know of any    pubilcations that have carried "Revolution" material?21. What is the scarce of photographs used by the magasino?CRIPPA12. Empiain bie relationship to other pre-Chinese dissident factions la Westera    Eeropeen CPs. Is he in contact with VERGES? With ANDERSSON? Detalle.23. Why was GRIPPA not asked to assist in finding a new printer for the English    edition of Revolution?24. Has he ever made say financial contributions to VERGES or ANDERSSON?FRONT GROUPS25. All information available ea Lisael Morrison, laclinding biographic data,    current status of Gibsen-Morrison relationship.