Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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SECRETctu 12 1953MEMORANDUM FOR: IO DIVISIONSUBJECT: Attempts of Virgil POFA to Secure Employment with RFS Munich1. The information below was reported by a KUBARK source, and was acquired in Munich during October 1952:a. Virgil POPA has renewed his attempts to secure employment with RFS Munich. Subject is in possession of a letter of recommendation signed by Barbu NICULESCU and issued in the name of General Nicoise RADESCU. The letter recommended Subject as a good and capable Rumanian to General Ion GHEORGHE and Alexander GREGORIAN, the latter an RFE employee, and requested them to assist Subject in gaining employment with RFS Munich. Subject has taken the letter to GREGORIAN in Munich, and has visited him several times, in each instance pressing him for a job.b. POPA has explained to GREGORIAN that he wishes to emigrate to the United States, but because he is anti-CIMA, the Sinists have informed U. S. authorities that he is a Legionary. As a result, he was interred at Ellis Island and refused entry into the United States. GREGORIAN is aware that POPA is still an important Legionary leader, and that this explanation is a typical Legionary maneuver.2. It is requested that RFE be informed of the above information.JOHN E. BAKERChief, SS
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- SECRET  SECURITY INFORMATION#764-612 February 1753Dear Oliv۳,Would you be kind enough to pass cuthe enclosed memorandum to Ed Greene.Many thanks.Sincerely yours,KennethKenneth J. WaltersEnc. 1sent is 2433 Holmes un reveFalls Furch, Va.SECRETSECURITY INFORMATION
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COPY12 February 1953110 W. 57th StreetNew York CityDear Ed,I saw your name on a piece of paper today written in recommendation of one Gaica Cantacuzino on 2677th stationery no loss.We are considering him for a job with the Rumanian desk and would be grateful for your comments. He seems, so far as we have been able to determine, to be well equipped but a difficult personality.Hope to see you sometime soon.Sincerely yours,/s/ BobRobert E. Lung(For Edward Greene)
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12 February 1953At 1715 I was called to Brad Connor's office and shown a memorandum dated 10 February 1953, "Meeting with Representatives John Taber and Cliff Clevenger on February 6, 1953 - Baker East and Baker West". The memorandum was signed by General Stonor. Present were:Rep. John TaberRep. Cliff ClevengerDr. Wilson ComptonGeneral Frank SteerI/R - Mr. CrosbyIPO - Mr. ConnorsI - Mr. HarrisIBS/NY - Mr. MortonS - Mr. Barnard- Mr. LourieGeneral Stoner had been discussing the need for money for more installations for VOA. At the top of page 3 of his memo, there is found the following:"Mr. Taber mentioned that we had a large Munich plant. He said that this was the alleged place of employment of Ruby Parsons. He stated that our plant in Munich was not comparable to the large plant built up by RFE, that we felt there should be a closer coordination on a technical level between the various US activities engaged in international broadcasting in Europe and that there wasn't any reason why a single centralized plant should not be able to serve Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, Armed Forces Network, and the American Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia.When liberation of the Peoples of Russia was mentioned as a potential broadcaster, Mr. Taber made notes and said that he would look into the matter. He was told that the single building in Munich erected by RFE could also house all the feeders located in separate sites and separate buildings pertaining to U.S. activities mentioned above. He was particularly interested in this possibility."Mr. Connors told me that he had ordered page 3 of this memo rewritten to omit these two paragraphs before the paper got further circulation. However, he wanted us to know what Stoner had said as shown by these two paragraphs, so that we could take any action we see fit with reference to Taber and Clevenger. Connors said he didn't know how far we cut in the Appropriations Committee. He said that he had warned Stoner "twenty times" not to reveal such things. He stated that Stoner had learned these things while in Germany.
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# SECRETSecurity Information10 February 1953FROM: DEPUTY DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION)VIA: General CounselSUBJECT: Reimbursement of Mr. Francis B. Stevens1. It is requested that approval be given to reimburse Mr. Francis B. Stevens of the Department of State for a trip to Rome Falls, New York. This trip was made at our request and with the approval of the DDP and DDCI, to approach Mr. Nathaniel P. Davis as a possible replacement for Mr. Falknor, head of the Division for Exile Relations of the National Committee for a Free Europe.2. Mr. Stevens was asked to do this work because of his close personal friendship with Mr. Davis. Mr. Stevens is also acting in the capacity of a State Department contact with the National Committee for a Free Europe.3. An accounting of Mr. Steven's expenses is attached. The airline stubs, to be attached to a voucher, are also kept in this office, pending approval of this request.Approved:![signature of General Counsel]General Counsel![signature of Deputy Director (Administration)]Deputy Director (Administration)Attachment: 1 (a/s)THOMAS W. BRADENChiefInternational Organizations DivisionIO/Dr.l:T.fjbDistributionsAddressees - orig & 1Gen.Counsel - lccIO/Dr.l - 1ccCIO - lccRI - lccIO/AD - lccSECRETSecurity Information
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Security Information2159FEB 6 1953MEMORANDUM FOR: DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCESUBJECT: NCFE Support of the *New Leader*REFERENCE: Your Memorandum of 12 January 1953 (ER #3-6149), same subject.1. On 30 January, Saul Lovitas advised our PY Staff by telephone that he had received a call from Spencer Phenix. According to Levitas Mr. Phonix stated that NCFE has decided to provide the *New Leader* with $18,000. $12,000 of this amount will be a direct payment to the magazine for services and the remaining $6,000 will be used to renew 1,000 subscriptions to the United Kingdom.2. The PP Staff is preparing for your consideration a project separate from the above which would envisage sending subscriptions to the *New Leader* to key Socialist and Labor people in certain other priority areas.RICHARD HELMSChief of Operations, DD/PAPP/ACU/lva31 January 1953Distribution:Addressee - Orig & 1Chief of Operations, DD/P - 1CPY - 1CIO - 1APP - 1RI - 1Security Information
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3 Fobruary 1953.My dear Mr. DollarozasI appreciate your letter and your interost. I recall with pleasure our acquaintance during the war and have noted your desire to serve tho "democratic cause".Very sincerely yours,(Signed) ALLEN W. DUELESMr. 3. DeBarcza11, Rangor RoadCroydonH.S.W.Sydney, AustraliaCIO:TB/mf (19 January 1953)retyped O/DDCI:REL/leb (23 January 1953)retyped O/DDCI: AUD/mam (3 Fobruary 1953).Dist:Orig - Addressco1 co DDCI Chrono1 cc - ER1 cc - CIO1 cc - RI1 cc TONIC
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# SECRETSECURITY INFORMATIONMEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, 10 DivisionFROM : Chief, SESUBJECT : Viorel Virgil TILEA1. It is our understanding that Viorel TILEA is currently under consideration for the position of head of Rumanian broadcasts for RFF. In this connection wo call your attention to information in our filos indicating (a) the possibility that Subject is a British Intelligence agent; (b) that a close relationship exists between Subject and Nicolae MALAXA, the well-known Rumanian industrialist now in the United States, and (c) that Subject has ties with fomer King CAROL, MALAXA is currently under scrutiny not only by this Agency but by the 31, the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, the Department of Justice and the House Judiciary Committee, for his alleged collaboration with King CAROL, with the IRON GUARD and later, with the Rumanian Communist Covernment. CAROL'o activities are, of course, & matter of record.2. Numerous usually reliable sources have indicated their belief that TILFA is an agent of the British Intelligence Service. This opinion appears to be held by many knowledgeable Humanian emigros.3. That Subject is definitely linked to Nicolae MALAXA is borne out by the following:a. A report by the FBI on Nicolae MALAXA dated 20 October 1948 indicates that the following telephone calls were made on MALAKA's own telephone in New York:"March 20, 1946. Number called: District 3000, Wash. D.C. Berson called: V. TILFA, Mayflower Hotel. Viorel TILEA is the former Rumanian Minister to the Court of St. James who has been active in Subject's behalf."April 1, 1949. Incoming collect call from V. TILFA, calling from Executive 7300, Wash. D.C."April 11, 1949. Telegram sent to London, International 575, signed VIOREL (VIOREL TILEA).."April 1, 1948. Telegram sent to Paris, Interma-tional 550, signed TILEA.SECRET
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# SECRETSECUCITY INFORMATIONFrom the same report:"Confidential Informant T-3 advised the Bureau on May 11, 1948 that he had received information that among the members of the Board of Directors of the Rumarden-American Economic Corporation (Bote: This was set up by PALAKA) are Viorel TILEA and Grigore GAFENCU..."From TILEA's own statements to the Bureau in the same report:"...he (TTLEA) could honestly say that MALAXA, in his opinion and in the opinions of many Rumantane, is by far the bost Rumanian citizen. Mr. TILA indicated that there nover had been any question about the charactor of MALAXA and that no one could level any charges against him that would concern his char- acter, morals or patriotism.. Mr. TILEA stated that he was vory sympathetic towards MALAXA at the present time...."b. In the case of a auit brought before the Supreme Court, County of New York, in November 1918, by Mircen A. GROSSU, formerly employed by MAIAXA, against the latter for recovery of certain funds, the following was given as "Third Cause of Action"ו"That on or about the 10th day of August 191, at the special instance and request of the defendant, and upon defen- dant's promiso to ropay the plaintiff the sum of three thousand ($3,000.00) dollars, plaintiff paid to ong Hr. V. V. TILEA, the sum of three thousand (13,000.00) dollars."That no part of the said sis of three thousand ($3,000.00) dollars has been paid to plaintiff by defendant, although demand therefor has boen duly made."c. Another source is quoted as follows in March 1911:There is an important consideration which, in the minds of some Rumanian political exiles, necessitates the greatest caution concerning collaboration with TILEA. It is a well- established fact that TILEA has close business connections with MALAYA and is working hand in hand with him. As TILEA'S collaboration is of no interest for MALAXA from a business point of view, it is clear that the strong ties which exist between them are of another nature. It is obvious to Pumanians abroad that TTLEA should not be included in a Rumanian National Committee."4. Concerning TILEA's alleged ties with King CAROL, the following references are taken from our files:
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SECRETCITY INFORMATIONa. From a report dated 21 August 28th from the London office of OSS:"TILSA's Free Rumanians are also satisfied (with the new developments in Rumania) though more moderately. They too are for MICHAIL and MANIU but they suspect Russian intrigue to be responsible for the latest changes. The fact that ex-King CAROL has expressed his satisfaction is also gratifying for them since several of TILEA's men have not given up the hope of bringing CAROL back to Rumania. They have maintained a correspondance with the ex-King, and they would have much to expect from him if he came back to power. TILEA's followers are likewise very pleased with the fact that most of the men forming the new Government are of the same political color as themselves. They are almost all former King CAROL favorites and good friends of some of the members of the Free Rumanian movement . . ."b. From an OSS report addressed to Mr. Allen W. Dulles from "B.C." dated 5 May 1952:"Regarding the Romanian diplomat who is expected to arrive in New York (as per my recent memorandum) to take over the leader-ship of the Rumanian movement here, my informants believe that he is Mr. Viorel TILEA, the man who started the Free Rumanian movement in England. The British are said to have looked upon him with disfavor. He is a friend of King CAROL and of VIATA. It is reported that Mr. TILEA is to enter the United States via Mexico and it is believed that he may already be there conferring with G.2."c. From a report by Emil CHILEAN in 1948:"DAVILA might be watered down to the point where he is acceptable to the Political Parties, but never TILEA, who is a King CAROL man."d. From a report dated 1951, evaluated as B-3, from a London source, concerning the activities of Father Vasile LEU, the discredited Romanian exile priest who has set himself up as a bishop:"From Istanbul LEU intends to visit Max MIHAI, to request the episcopal crozier. This plan seems to have been worked out by LEU and Mme. Elena LOPESCU. Former King CAROL will apparently finance LEU's bishopric. Informant gained the impression that LEU's plans are supported by Viorel TILEA and Major Gheorghe ILESCU . . ."e. From a report, evaluated as B-3, coming from Paris in November 1952:
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SECRETSECURITY INFORMATION"Judgin from opinions gathored here during the last wooksSource is inclined to believe that General Nicolao RADESCU isready to repudiate the King. In much an action he would bebacked by the pro-CAMOL clique Gheorghe PAUT, Prof. NicolesHERESCH, Col. Gheorghe ILIESCU, Viorel TILEA, Coneral IonGheorghe,"5. A member of the National Poasant Party and supporter of Ialiu   MANTU, TILEA broke away from that group around 1935 to Join Alozender   VAIDA-VORVOD who founded the fascist RUMATIAN FRONT. VAIDA-VORVOD,   havini: aided CARMEL in decomin: dictator, became President of the NATIONAL   RENAISSANCE PROT, the totalitarian party set up by CAROL in 1938. ITA-   VOLVON was an advocate of the "mumerus valahichus", an ultra-nationalist   policy aimed at limiting to 54 the number of Jews allowed to practise   professions or to attend universities. In 1938, according to this source,   who is considered usually reliable, TILEA bocame one of the mainstays   of the CAROL dictatorship. Another source, in referring to this ierod,   statos that IILEA who was then Under Secretary of State, acted as lia-   ison botween VAIDA-POROD and the IRON GUARD.6. A source evaluated sa usually reliable stated that in late 1966   TILA wrote to Alexander CRETETANU requesting loan of 30,000 pounds from   the "resistance funds in Switzerland wil.ch CETZIANU controlled, pon   recelving CAPEZIAMU's refusal, TILEA reportedly wrote to the latter that   it would be necessary, since he had not received the treatment to which   he believed he was entitled, "to rovise his attitude (towards CREZIANO)   in futuro."7. In the interests of expediency we have not made an exhausτίνο   search of the files for information on Subject at this time since this   would involve a considerable delay in forwarding information. We are,   therefore, submitting the above in the form of an interim report for   your immediate consideration.
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2 February 1953MEMORANDUM FOR: TO/TONICSUBJECT: Call from Admiral Mitter1. Wants to put Paul Keston on Board - has radio experience. Please secure Security Clearance on him right away.2. Re Yugoslav publication which Adm. Miller called Bill Durkee about and has not yet received an answer. What do our friends across the street think of it? Ask Willa if she has any dope on it. They have run 500 copies off and are just holding them.TWO:1. Ellen will start the clearance on Paul Keston. Cleared back in 195-2. Bill Durkee took this up with Stevens at State who asked that we hold off until Amb. Allen returned from Yugoslavia and they got his views. Ellen talked with Stevens a couple days ago on this and rather than say to go ahead on the distribution of these publications, he asked if we wouldn't hold off a couple more days until Amb. Allen returns. She told Sam Walker this. She has also had a letter from Dolbeare on it so everyone is after her on this.
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28 April 1953MEMORANDUM FOR: DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCESUBJECT: Agenda for discussion with Messrs. Ford, Brophy et al.BACKGROUND:1.  For your information, the following are current facts in the American Heritage Foundation take-over of the Crusade for Freedom:a. The American Heritage Foundation will undertake the Crusade for Freedom subject to reconsideration after a period of one year;b. PRC has recommended the sum of $25,000 be granted the American Heritage Foundation for its preliminary work;c. Two CIA staff agents will be employed on the premises of AHF -- an administrative assistant and a financial man.AGENDA:2. In your discussions with Henry Ford and D.A. Brophy Wednesday, I wonder whether you should make the following points:a. The principal objectives of the AHF program are to provide cover for NCPE-PFE and CIA through a multiplicity of ostensible sources of funds. Fund raising is a distinctly secondary objective.b. For several reasons, cover fund-raising for the Committee for a Free Asia should be carried on outside the Crusade for Freedom activity. We may at some future date wish to transfer the fund-raising for the Committee for a Free Asia to some other organi-sation. In any event, we do not want the Crusade name linked with the Committee for a Free Asia.c. The previous Crusade operations have been inefficiently operated. It has cost a dollar to raise a dollar. We know that AIF will be run on a businesslike basis, as have AIF past operations.
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-2-d. We want a dignified operation which will enlist the support of representative groups and individuals. While we are interested in securing real contributions from the public for the Crusade, the Crusade's primary purpose is to serve as a cover. It was and is intended therefore that its tenor be educational -- a dignified presentation to the American public of events behind the Iron Curtain and a request for the public's support of NCFE/RFE efforts to give aid and hope to the satellite peoples.e. We request that before further funds are authorized, a memorandum of understanding along lines of the attached be signed by both parties. (Your attention is invited to the provision requiring two CIA staff agents assigned to AHP staff).(signed)THOMAS W. BRADENChiefInternational Organizations DivisionAttachmentDraft Memo of UnderstandingIO/BrI:WPD-TWB/ehOrig - DUI (TAMU DO/P)1 cc - IO/Br I1 cc - IO/Br II1 cc - CIO1 cc - RI1 cc - CPP
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# Tentative Memorandum of Understanding between Fund and the FoundationSubject to the specific understanding that the Fund shall at all times have authority to veto either in part or as a whole any fund raising or other activities that the Foundation may desire to undertake in its conduct of the Fund's campaign, and equally that the Fund may request that specific action or actions be taken, the Fund agrees:1.  To provide funds for Foundation's overhead and maintenance of a basic staff.2.  That Foundation should continue its normal fund-raising activities, but such activities other than provided for in 1 above and 3 below cannot be financed by the Fund.3.  To approve, by June 1 of each year, a campaign budget for the next fiscal year beginning 1 July, terminating 30 June of the next year.4.  Subject to Fund's budgetary review and policy guidance, to vest in the Foundation management and operational authority over the public fund-raising activities.5.  To designate a competent liaison officer through whom Fund-Foundation relations will be maintained.6.  To provide an administrative assistant and a fiscal officer to work on Foundation premises.7.  To provide thorough fiscal and other procedures.8.  To define and provide a liquidation reserve acceptable to the Fund and Foundation should relations be terminated.The Foundation agrees:1.  To submit by May 1 each year its budget for the next fiscal year following that date.2.  Not to undertake other fund-raising activities which would conflict with the terms and purposes of this Memorandum of Understanding.3.  To observe procedures as provided by the Fund.4.  To employ Fund-chosen administrative assistant and fiscal officer to work on Foundation premises.
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- 2 -5. To have an annual audit by a firm to bo dosignated by the Fund.6. To exercise management and operational authority within the framework of policy guidance provided by the Fund. The primary objective of the fund-raising activities is to provide a multiplicity and variety of plausible, attributable sources of funda. The secondary objective is to raise as large a sum of money annually as is feasible and consistent with the above purpose.7. Provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding will cubee- quently be more specifically detailed and may be amended by mutual agreement between the Fund and the Foundation.____________________Date ______________________________ FUND____________________Date ______________________________ FOUNDATION ______________________________
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HOURLY BROADCASTING BREAKDOWNOriginal Programming Hours Total Broadcast Time| Language       | Weekdays | Sundays | Weekdays | Sundays  || -------------- | -------- | ------- | -------- | -------- || Czechoslovakia | 11       | 11 3/4  | 19 7/12  | 16 7/12  || Hungarian      | 9 1/2    | 10      | 16 3/4   | 16 7/12  || Polish         | 6 5/6    | 6 5/6   | 16 5/6   | 16 3/4   || Rumanian       | 1 1/2    | 1       | 3        | 3        || Bulgarian      | 1 1/2    | 1       | 2 3/4    | 2 3/4    || Albanian       | 1/2      | 1/2     | 1 1/4    | 1 1/4    ||                | 30 5/6   | 31 1/12 | 60 1/3   | 56 11/12 |Program Dept. Personnel - N.Y. (Total) -111Munich (Total) -468-579(Free Lance not Included)
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FBI - Aug'51.State Dept. considerationFurther aquirees resolver in N.Y.O'Connel - 259131 Jan 53Mr. Braden:Ellen says a clearance has been in since 4 Dec 1952 on Allen Michie.Nothing has been done in Security on it and possibly they can get to it next week. O'Connel on 2591 is the one handling it.FBI made a check on him in Aug 51 and found some rather derogatory info.State was considering him for employment and dropped it because of FBI check.Do you want to call Long and tell him clearance has not been secured yet?
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