Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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(4) Special groups to be contacted: While subject will be concerned principally with the local Communist party, it is not necessary for him to have personal access to any special group.(5) Approximate annual income to be attributed to cover: $10,000 (including allowances).(6) Hours which must be devoted to operational duties: Subject should be able to devote at least 80% of his time to operational activity. His proposed cover will allow him a maximum of flexibility in arranging his cover and operational activity.(7) Physical security requirements: No problems anticipated in this respect.(8) Communications: Subject will utilize station communications facilities and will have regular contact with station personnel.(9) Cover suggestions: In view of subject's previous journalistic experience, listed below, it is believed that it would be most appropriate for him to utilize cover connected with journalism. Probably the most advantageous arrangement would be for subject to become affiliated with one or two relatively small U.S. newspapers who do not currently have representatives in Mexico City. His contributions to such news media should be in the field of feature and human-interest stories, rather than of current events. His salary could, and probably should, be based on a stringer or piecemeal basis, rather than having a fixed income. Since subject is also a competent and experienced photographer, he could be expected to make photographic contributions to the newspapers or magazines he represents.In addition to the above arrangements, it is suggested further that the notional cover (Public Surveys Institute, General Polling Service, Dallas, Texas) previously utilized by subject be continued. Subject maintains that he has developed a very sound and detailed cover based on this notional arrangement and that it would be very logical for him to use it in Mexico. Also, this additional cover arrangement would give subject another means of income together with added social flexibility and geographic mobility.(10) Previous journalistic and writing experience:HOFMAYR's formal journalistic training consists of a two-year correspondence course in fiction writing with the Palmer Institute of Authorship.HOEMAIR has had three short stories published: "Old Saber Nose" in *Boys' Life*, September 1956; "The Golden Liscio," in
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Boys Life, June 1958, and "Palo e 100 Brezas," in Folia,& Rovane magazine, on 9 September 1957. HOEMAYR has done quitea bit of photographic work. While working as a photographerand setting up a small studio in Sen doro, Costa 1cm, in 1952,he did case contract work for the Costa Rican Ministry ofAgriculture. They were so pleased with his work that they hiredhim to eat up their photographic laboratory in the Ministry.this period he had more photographs published, mostly portraitwork. Within the last month, HOEMAYR has had one photograph ofFidel CASTRO published under his by-line, in the New York Mirrorand four similiar photographs have appeared in the New York Times.He expects that several more of his photographs onhis revelationaries will be published, if the news value of themovement continues.HOEMAYR has several personal friends in the newspaper andJournalistic fields. Among them are: Francis Smith, FictionEditor of Boys Life; G. Cordon Teway, Fiction Instructor, PalmerInstitute of Authorship, Hollywood, California; CPO FrancisWilliams, technical writer, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio;Andrew St. George, freelance writer and photographer who alsoworks for Time-Life; Charles Schuman, staff writer and cameramanfor UPI; and Arthur Gregor, scientific writer, MIT and NuclearMetals, Inc., Boston, Mass (married to his wife's sister).
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Date: 16 April 1958To: Honor Award BoardThrough:From: Chief, Western Hemisphere DivisionName: CROZIER, Ross L.Position: Career AgentGrade: GS-11Office assigned to : WH/IIIStation: Havana, CubaLegal Residence: Washington, D.C.Citizenship: American, by birthIf any of the above items......Recommended award: Intelligence Star and Certificate of MeritPostumous: No.Name of next of kin: Argentina de los Angeles Cordaro de CrozierRelationship : wifeAddress: Washington, D.C.If previous recommendation were submitted...... Not applicableWere you an eyewitness to the act? NoPersonnel in immediate vicinity or.........Not applicableList any of the above persons.....Not applicableCondition under which act was persformed:Location: I. Sierra Maestra mountains, Cuba, 12-26 March 1958II San Sose, Costa Rica, 1-2may 1953 0400 AM.Not applicable
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Prevailing geographic conditions and obsticles encountered:The area in which Mr. Crozier undertook his mission is the SierraMaestra mountains located in the Criente Province, Cuba, where the Cabanrebel leader, Fidel Castro has been able to hide-cut and the effortsof the Cuban Aray to exterminate him for over a year. The mountainousarea is extremely rough and wild terrain, primarily thicklyvegetated with jungle growth. It is sparsly populated, and the only meansof access are foot paths and mountain trails. The approachesto the area are heavily patroled by Cuban Government troops who are on thealert to all persons to enter or leave the area.Office, component, or station: Station, Habana, CubaInclusive dates for which recommended: 12-26 March 1958Assignment completed: YesNow in same or related assignment: No.Achievement performed:Towards the latter part of 1957, as a result of an increasing numberof alarming reports concerning alleged Communist penetration and supportof Fidel Castro's 26 of July Movement operating in the Sierra Saestramountains, the Western Hemisphere Division became aware of the urgent needto mount an operation to acquire first-hand and reliable information anddata on the Cuban rebel forces. In early January 1958, Ur. Croziervolunteered to undertake the precarious mission to contact Fidel Castroin his mountain retreat in the Sierra Maestras. He arranged for his free
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passage into the Sierras through contacts within the 26 of July Hovement which the Station developed earlier. After the necessary arrangements, Mr. Crozier left La Habana on 5 April 1958 for Santiago de Cuba, from where he left for the Sierras under the escort of a rebel guide who conducted him safely through the Cuban Army lines. During the course of approximately twenty days' stay at the mountain hideout of Castro's headquarters, Mr. Crozier was exposed to many hardsnips and great personal risks. On 26 March 1958, Mr. Crozier accompanied Fidel Castro and a force of xxxxx 200 men on a dawn attack on the town of Manzanillo, where he broke off contact with the Cuban rebels and returned to his base in Habana. Mr. Crozier successfully accomplished his mission by reporting considerable intelligence and operational information of noteworthy value, together with an excellent photographic coverage of his trip.Thesexploits together with the achievement-set forth below, clearly demonstrater deneses Mr. Crozier's adaptability in precarious situations, as well as a deep devotion to his work and to CIA.On 1 May 1953, Mr. Crozier.........(Copy attached report)
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On 1 May 1953, 12. CRUZIER was in charge of an attempt to physically penetrate the home of Manuel MORA Valverde, president of the Costa Rican Communist Party for the purpose of obtaining documents which could te used to prove the Communist Party's control over the partido Progresista Independiente, a front which had been organized to participate in the 1953 elections. The sub-agent who was to actually perform the penetration failed to appear and realizing the urgency of the operation, CROCIER voluntarily made the penstration. At the time aprox (0400) he entered the MORA house, the entire family was known to be sleeping in the rear part of the house. Working quietly and quickly under conditions of considerable personal risk, Mr. CROZIAR succeeded in carrying away approximately 85 percent of the legal PPI documentation and other records as well as a large amount of Communist Party documents such as minutes to meetings, code words, etc. A few days later a high level party penetration reported that the PPI may have been eliminated from the electoral scene due to the almost impossible task of reconstructing the legally required records. However, the PPI was able to reconstruct the records and registered by the deadline of 26 May. According to the Station, "this operation provided the station with a bulk of compromising documents, seriously hampered-PPI-activities because of missing records, almost eliminated them from the scene, spread distrust, suspicion, and confusion among the Political Commission, and, because it was finally attributed to Figuerista elements, enraged the Communists against FIGURES and destroyed any
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SECRETpossibility of en agreement with or support-for-FIGURES-(HRS-A-212). On 29 May a careful slection of the more compromising documents obtained byCROZIER'S penetration was mailed to the head of the Regislative Commission investigating the Communist affiliations of the PPI. On fix-5-June an additional batch of the documents were mailed. These papers were selected for their authentici-ty, i.e. carbon copies of letters previously sent to the Assembly by the PPI,in order to establish the validity of the documents. On 24 July 1953-the -President of Costa Rica signed a bill outlawing the PPI. The participation of Mr. CROZIER in the campaign to prevent the PPI from becoming a legal party is considered to have been instrumental in its success.
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increaing reports concerningcommit influence and penetrationAs a result of the WHD's needto acquire first handed andreliable information and data onFidel Castro and his rebelforces operating in te freenaMaertia.As a result of an increasing influxof alarming report concerning possibleCommit influence penetrationand support of Fidel CHETRO's26 July Movement operatingin te Seena Maertia, tott becameaware of tu need to mount anoperated be acquire first handedand reliable information on therebel forces.
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# SECRETCONTRACT INFORMATION AND CHECK LISTINSTRUCTIONS: Complete all items, inserting "NA", when items are not applicable. Forward original and one copy for preparation of contract.CASE OFFICERL. D. l'uckettTELEPHONE EXTENSION2555 or 3162DIVISIONTADDATE16 April 1958SECTION 11. NAMEHarold R. NCEMAYR5. PREVIOUS CIA PSEUDONYM OR ALIASESArthur C. VAIVADA7. SECURITY CLEARANCE (Type and date)GGA 3 July 1957 (Amendment in process to in-)9. INDIVIDUAL WILL WORK **G**obile*IONS* i.e., REGULAR OFFICE HOURS AWAY FROM SUBJECT'S HOME AND PERFORMED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A STAFF EMPLOYEE OR STAFF AGENT2. PROJECTLILEGE6. INDIVIDUAL IS PRESENTLY ENGAGED OR HAS BEEN ENGAGED BY CIA OR ITS ALLIED ACTIVITIES IN SOME CAPACITYCareer Agent AS-12 $7,570.008. CONTRACT IS TO BE WRITTEN IN STEGILE FORM I.E., "U.S. GOVERNMENT"10. PROPOSED CATEGORY (Contract agent, contract employee, etc.)Career AgentSECTION IIPERSONAL DATA11. CITIZENSHIP12. IF NGT U.S. CITIZEN, INDIVIDUAL IS A PERMANENT RESIDENT, ALIEN13. AGE    3514. DATE OF BIRTH (Month, day, year)    20 June 192315: LEGAL RESIDENCE (City and state or country)16. CURRENT RESIDENCE (City and state or country)Alexandria, Virginia17. MARITAL STATUS (check appropriate)SINGLE MARRIED WIDOWED ANNULLED SEPARATED DIVORCED18. NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS (not including individual) RELATIONSHIP:Three, wife and two children19. INDIVIDUAL IS RELATED TO A STAFF EMPLOYEE, STAFF AGENT OR AN INDIVIDUAL CURRENTLY WORKING FOR THE AGENCY IN SOME CAPACITYRELATIONSHIP:XSECTION IIIU.S. MILITARY STATUS20. RESERVE21. VETERAN22. IF RETIRED, INDICATE CATEGORY (Longevity, combat disability service disability non-combat)23. BRANCH OF SERVICE24. RANK OR GRADE25. DRAFT ELIGIBLE26. DRAFT DEFERMENT OBTAINED BY CIAUS Air ForceTech SgtSECTION IVCOMPENSATION27. BASIC SALARY28. POST DIFFERENTIAL29. COVER (Breakdown, if any)Income derived from cover will be turned in to Station30. TAXES TO BE WITHHELD BY COVER$7,570.00 p/aNoneSECTION VALLOWANCES (NORMALLY GRANTED ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES)31. QUARTERS32. POST33. OTHER Temporary living allowance, if required, not to exceed additional $136.00    Educational (2 children) $50.00NoneSECTION VITRAVEL35. TYPESPCS DOMESTIC OPERATIONAL FOREIGN OPERATIONAL37. HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS TO BE SHIPPED 38. PERSONAL VEHICLE TO BE SHIPPED 39. TRANSPORTED VEHICLE TO BE USED FOR OPERATIONAL TRAVELNone, China to40. DEPENDENTS STATE RELATIONSHIP, CITIZENSHIP, AGE AND DATE OF BIRTH    Wife, Costa Rican citizen, born 15 March 1918Son, born 4 September 1949 - US citizenDaughter, born 24 June 1951 - US citizen41. PAYMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WILL BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH    CIA REGULATIONSSECTION VII42. PURCHASE OF INFORMATIONCOVER POLICIES AND PROCEDURESOPERATIONAL EXPENSES43. ENTERTAINMENT44. OTHER contract in Mexico. Yes, as
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SI SECRET15 April 1958MEMORANDUM FOR: 3.0./Investigations and SupportSUBJECT: Mr. Charles RicoSUBJECT: Harold F. BOURKE (c), formerly Arthur G. VAITATA (p),S.O. #112569, C-285071. Reference is made to the telephone conversation between Mr. Rice of S.O. and Mr. Sule of WH/III/Mexico (x3162, x2555) concerning an LGHQCTOR examination of Subject. The time agreed upon for this examination was 0930 hours on 21 April 1958.2. A conference will be held at 2011 I Building at 1500 hours 21 April between the task case officer and Mr. Rice.T.N. Dalrymple,Chief, WH/IIIWH/III/Mexico/LSulcingsDistribution:Orig & 1 - Addressee1 - WH/III/Chrono1 - WH/Mexico/Chrono1-SubjectJ01-168881
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# CLASSIFIED MESSAGE## SECRETOR!!UNIT : WH/3/CARIBBEANEXT : 2056DATE: 1 JULY 1958TO : MEXICO CITYFROM : DIRECTORCONF: WH 5INFO : CI, CI/OPS, FI, FI/OPS, S/C 2ROUTINGTO HEXI INFO HAVA CITE DIR 29003REQUEST HAROLD R. NOEMAYR REPORT TO HQS IMMEDIATELY FOR CONSULTATION PRIOR TO APPROX TWO WEEKS TDY CUBA TO REESTABLISH CONTACT FIDEL CASTRO. ABOVE MISSION RELATED TO KIDNAPPING OF U. S. CITIZENS. CALL MR. ROBERT REYNOLDS ON ARRIVAL. ADVISE ETA.END OF MESSAGE![photo of routing table with initials in the initial column]WH/3WH/3/MEXICOORDINATING OFFICERSSECRETREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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# SECRETMr. Arthur G. VaivadaDear Mr. Vaivada:Reference is made to your contract with the United States Government as represented by the Contracting Officer, effective 1 June 1957.Effective 15 April 1958, said contract is amended by revising the first sentence of paragraph two (2) entitled "Compensation" to read as follows:"In full consideration for your services as a Career Agent, you will be compensated at the rate of $7570 per annum. CS-12."All other terms and conditions of the contract, as amended, remain in full force and effect.You will please indicate your approval by signing in the space provided below.UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTBYContracting OfficerACCEPTED:Arthur C. VaivadaWITNESS:APPROVED:SECRET15 april 55201-168881
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SECRET15 April 1958MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Contract Personnel DivisionTHROUGH: FI/OPS/ProjectsAttention: Kiss PaxtonSUBJECT: Arthur G. Vaivada - Amendment of Contract1. It is requested that Arthur C. Vaivada's contract, effective 1 June 1957, be amanded by deleting the first sentence of Paragraph 2 (Compensation) and substituting in lieu thereof the following:"2. Compensation. In full consideration for your services as a Career Agent, you will be compensated at the rats of $7570 per anmea, 03-12."2. All other terms and conditions of the original contract remain in full force and effect.J. C. KingChief, Western Hemisphere DivisionSECRET
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SECRET11 April 1958MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, FI/StaffSUBJECT: Arthur G. VAIVADA - Request for Fromotion....1. It is requested that Arthur G. Vaivada, a Career Agent, be promoted from GS-11 to grade GS-12 for his outstanding performance in carrying out a precarious mission in line with the objectives of Project AMPHODARCH, in which he is the Principal Agent.2. In early January 1958, Vaivada volunteered to undertake a mission to contact Cuban rebel leader Fidel Castro Ruz in the Sierra Maestra mountains in south-eastern Cuba. He arranged for his free passage into the Sierras through contacts within the 26 July Movement which he and the Station developed earlier. After the necessary arrangements, Vaivada left La Habana on 5 April 1958 for Santiago de Cuba, from where he left for the Sierras under the escort of rebel guides. In the course of approximately twenty days' stay at the mountain hideout of Castro's headquarters, during which time he was exposed to many hardships and great personal risks, he accompanied Castro and a force of about: 200 rebels on their dan attack on the town of Manzanillo on 26 March 1958. At Manzanillo, Vaivada broke off contact with the Cuban rebels and returned to his base in Habana.3. During his relatively short stay in the Sierra Haestra mountains, Vaivada was able to gather considerable intelligence and operational information of noteworthy value, together with an excellent photographic coverage of his trip.4. This exploit is another achievement to be added to the impressive past performances of Arthur G. Vaivada, who has always shown a deep devotion. to his work and to the Agency.5. Vaivada was born on 20 June 1922, and has been with CIA since 1949. He has been a career agent since 1 June 1957, ana was promoted to the grade of GS-11 on 1 June 1957. His tour of duty in Cuba was from August 1954 until 31 March 1958.![signature of C. King]C. KINGChief, Western Hemisphere DivisionSECRET
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# Journalistic Beckeround - AGV14 April 1955.1) Exployment with dates: None (Free lance).2) Three short stories: "Cld Seber Nose" pub BOYS'LIFE, Sept 1956   "The Golden Discus" pub BOYS LIFE, June 30.   "Duelo a 300 Brezas" pub BOHEIA, Revena, Sept 9, 1957.3) Contributions - Photos: While working as photographer and setting up a small studio in San Jose, Costa Rica in 1952, I did some contract work for the Costa Rican Ministry of agriculture. They were plessed enough with the results to employ me for purpose of setting their photo laborstory within the ministry. During this time I also had some photos published - but cannot recall where and when - mostly portrait work.Currently, I have had one photo (CASTRO Rev) come out in NY Mirror and about four come out in New York Times. About five more will be published if the news value of this movement holds up.4) Connectione - persons known: Francis Smith, Fiction Editor BOYS LIFE. (Correspondence only for about three years now.)   G. Gordon Dewey, Fiction Instruction, Falmer Institute of Authorship, Holly- wood 28, California.   CWO Francis Williams, Technical Writer, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.   Andrew St. George, Time-Life & Freelance writer and photographer.   Charles Schuman, staff writer and camera- man for UP, currently working out of Havana, C.,ba.   Arthur Gregor, Scientific writer, MIT and Nuclear Metals, Inc., Boston, Mass. (Married to wife's sister).Prepared by Vainada Lindsay-SECRET201-168881
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Jounelistic - AGV p.214 April 1958.5) Societies - Memberships:   Completed a two year correspondence course in fiction writing - Palmer Institute of Authorship.Member of the American Legion - Havana.Assessment (sec)a) Last assignment: Arrived Havana in August 1954 with a one-year scholarship at the University of Havana (Pan American Foundation, University of Florida at Gainesville). This cover adequately set up and well back stopped. I travelled to Gainesville, met the man (Curt Wilgus) on that end of the line and the only documentation necessary was a series of letters from the Foundation that indicated my efforts to obtain the scholarship and finally their grant. After arriving, however, and matriculating at the U of H, it became immediately obvious that the nature of my target was such that my presence within the university was more a handicap then an asset. After a few months at the university, I abandoned studies (it was becoming increasingly difficult anyway due to political disturbances) and turned to freelance photography and writing for my cover. For several months I had the photography on just enough of a paying basis that would satisfy any security surveillance.Photography and writing was definitely superior to university as cover, since it then gave me the opportunity to work inconspicuously on penetrations within the university.Concerning general security aspects of that assignment, there was that one incident with the threat to exposure coming out of the death of an amphodarch key agent and my proximity throughout the entire incident. However, there has never been any indication that I was exposed or compromised. The station in Cuba felt that if I could return and operate as free from surveillance as I did, that certainly Cuban security people did not have anything compromising on me.b) Previous assignments: To the best of my knowledge, I have never been exposed or compromised during the years of operation in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Cuba. There was an incident which prompted an early departure from Guetezala for personal and operational security reasons - but again, there was never any further indication as to the validity of the warning. What occurred - the Costa Rican source MARY - apparently learned from high level party sources that "a US agent, specialist in communist matters, had departed San Jose for Guatemala" and of course, this vagery unfortunately coincided with my arrival at Guatemala. At any rate, I was doing very little at Guatemala and would have departed anyway in view of the deteriorating situation of June 1954.