Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# Tuesday.We do not know what was said, but from a source whom we have no reason to doubt, (an ex-friend of Kelly's who deserted Kelly and came to us to warn us of Kax the situation with the French) we learned that for a sum amounting to 16,000,000 drachmae, Kelly had agreed to give the French the names of all the American staffinvolved in plans to infiltrate Bulgaria, plus information on Radio Parakka Gorianin. Kelly was immediately picked up by the Greek Alien Directorate, acting upon orders from Henry McLean.## 4. Reaction of Others to Kelly(a) The Senior Representative of OPC in Athens, Sept. 1951"Kelly was a notoriously insecure, disreputable, opportunistic individual over whom control, other than physical, was next to impossible to exercise..... He had a positive genius for troubke-making intrigue, rare even in this part of the world; his continued presence in Greece would have rendered impossible any oiling of the stormy Bulgarian refugee waters here. Kelly was tied in even more closely than other Bulgarian agents with the Embassy here.... and could be counted on to use that fact, a matter of common knowledge in the Bulgarian colony, to his own advantage and to the disadvantage of the best interests of U. S. Government policy."(b) Chief of Station, OPC in Athens, May 1951"Kelly, unfortunately, is of an essentially irresponsible Irish nature. Moreover, in his stupidity, he conceives all others to be equally stupid. Early in our relations with Kelly,... we foresaw the need to curb Kelly or to eliminate him from our operations. Since, however, he was still necessary to us, we tried to use him, restraining him and teaching him the while. Kelly, unfortunately, did not learn- he got worse. He 'borrowed' and stole money from many sources. he lied to many people, including us, and he developed an infantile megalomania in which he per- sisted in considering homself the forthcoming Minister-President of Bulgaria. Things took a serious turn when Kelly's committee, men he himself had chosen, came to us behind his back complaining about him. This became more serious when Kelly's closest friend,... deserbed Kekky and came to us apparently in an honest desire to safeguard America and the struggle against Communisn from further involvement with a character as shady as Kelly. Since that time we have kaakad examined more closely into the Kekly affair and have found more lies, more secret agreements, more stolen funds... We have enough proof of Untrustworthiness to have a complete case against Kelly. We cannot continue with Kelly. He is finished."## 5. Kelly's Relation with his Wife(a) From Chief of Station, Panama; "...it was learned through inter- rogation that Kelly has no particular concern or love for his wife."(b) From a letter written by Kekly to his wife; "...I think of you daily and know in detail how you are getting along. I believe you under- stand this both by the money and by all that you are receiving, when you want it. It is I that arranged all that."(c)
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(c) From Memorandum for the Record, 27 Nov. 1951, signed by Wilson Prichett; "Kelly's wife is being supported at the rate of one million drachmas a month through Alien Directorate by (BulgarianProject)"(d) From a letter written by Kelly to a friend in Greece, dated 27 December, 1951. " ... I succeeded in leaving Greece, and freeing my soul from the slavery of Flora.... I want for the present that Flora will lose all traces of me."(e) From Kelly's letter to his wife. ""... you should be happy to ask God to protect us from harm and to unite us soon if possible."
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# MEMORANDUMTO: Gerald I. ManfieldFROM: Terence U. NasmithSUBJECT: Lyle 0. Kelly18 May 1951It occurs to me, lying happily upon my hepatitic bed as I am, that some sort 65 a statement regarding the "demise" of Lyle 0. Kelly might be in order "for the record". I shall discuss two aspects of Kelly in this memorandum, apologizing in advance for the vagueness of the discussion which is due, I shall maintain, to my present horizontal position far from records, calendars and the recollectionful clink of the Ismailic gold pound.1. The good of Lyle 0. Kelly.In the summer of 1950 QKStair was in the ridiculous position of being unable to do anything because the alien support on which it depended, allegedly forthcoming from the reverend Dr. Glantz, was not forthcoming. In a bit of a tizzy, anxious to get cracking, we picked up Lyle 0. Kelly. We suspected at the time that he was not the new "white hope", but we needed someone through whom we could obtain bodies. We obtained bodies through Kelly and actually have accomplished some substantive work. Thus it must be remembered that Kelly performed a useful service for us.2. The bad of Lyle 0. Kelly.Kelly, unfortunately, is of an essentially irresponsible Irish nature. Moreover, in his stupidity, he conceives all others to be equally stupid. Early in our relations with Kelly, before I left LCDrink in October, we foresaw the need to curb Kelly or to eliminate him from our operations. Since, however, he was still necessary to us, we tried to use him, restraining him and teaching him the while.Kelly, unfortunately, did not learn - he got worse. He "borrowed" and stole money from many sources. He lied to many people, including us, and he developed an infantile megalomania in which he persisted in considering himself the forthcoming Minister-President of Dreamland.
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# 13-00000SECRET-2-Things took a serious turn when Kelly's committee, men he himself had chosen, came to us behind his back complaining about him. This became more serious when his "closest friend, a Flake, the man who had actually written the books for which Kelly took credit, deserted Kelly and came to us apparently in an honest desire to safeguard America and the struggle against Communism from further involvement-with a character as shady as Kelly.The most serious matter, one which could not be ignored, involved Kelly's relations with the HBFairies. Kelly had advised us that a Fairy Vice Consul from Salonica had contacted him with regard to working together. We told Kelly he might go ahead and continue his relations with this gentleman until we learned exactly what the gentleman wanted. We learned what was wanted and advised Kelly he was not repeat not to see the Fairy agent, or any other Fairies, after a certain Thursday. We know definitely that Kelly did see this Fairy on the following Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday.We do not know what he discussed with the Fairy but we have no reason to doubt the word of his Flake friend which is essentially as follows:That the Fairies were interested primarily in the names and numbers of all the players (us, that is) in plans for infiltration of Dreamland, in information on Radio Gorianin, etc.; that Kelly had agreed to sell this information to the Fairies for a sum of 16,000,000 drachmae and that he had an appointment to complete the transaction at 11 o'clock the following morning.On this information we had Kelly picked up, and are now troubled with the question of disposing of him.Since that time we have examined more closely into the Kelly affair and have found more lies, more secret agreements, more stolen funds, more of that good, Irish whimsicality for which Kelly is already so famous. (Note that even if the hearsay evidence regarding the sell-out to the Fairies is erroneous - although it is backed by several independent bits of substantial evidence - we still have enough proof of untrustworthiness to have a complete case against Kelly.) We cannot continue with Kelly. He is finished.(It is pertinent to note that Kelly's committee, and his party in general, feel no feeling of loss since his removal from active politics. Not a single person has asked about him except his wife whome he continuously disowned who wanted only to know how she might get in touch with him to ask him for some money. The committee and refugees in LCFlake in general, are in much better spirits than they have ever been before. Kelly's removal is in every way a tonic.)SECRET
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SECRET-3-I repeat, however, that at certain juncture in our efforts, Kelly represented the first and only alien body we had and, however unwittingly and briefly, served his country well. One hopes he will eventually come out of his present habitat with somewhat stronger moral fiber.SECRET
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# SECRET9 May 1951MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORDSUBJECT: Development of the Rift with DIMITRI A. DIMITROV1. Biography: (See 104 CAGWU, dated 4 October 1950) Born 7 May 1924 in Medkovets, Bulgaria. Education-studied philology for one year at Sofia University, 1942-43. In 1942 joined secret branch of the Bulgarian National Agrarian Union. Claims to have begun underground, anti-Fascist activities in 1943 in Macedonia and to have worked closely with Dr. G. M. Dimitrov during this time. After emerging briefly from hiding in September 1944, he again went underground engaging in anti-Communist activities, touring various cities and towns, (including sections of Yugoslav/Macedonia) and urging members of the Agrarian party to take positive action against the Communists. In October, 1946, he was arrested by the police. He believes the reason he was not executed was that the Communists wished to use him as witness against Nikola Petkov. On 23 July 1947 he escaped to Greece.2. Initial operation: (See Athe 3200 (IN 46672), 25 October 1950) In October, 1950, the QKSTAIR Field Chief learned of Dimitrov through the local peripheral reporting officer and contacted him covertly. Dimitrov made six agents immediately available for infiltration operations. Three of these six were successfully infiltrated on 10 December, carrying leaflets signed in the name of the Bulgarian Democratic Bloc, the emigre political group organized and headed by Dimitrov.3. Subsequent activities: Dimitrov has supplied an additional 21 agents for QKSTAIR infiltration operations, 15 of whom have just completed training in Germany and are being prepared for infiltration by mid-May.4. Origins of OKSTAIR break with Dimitrov:a. In Athe 4821, IN 30224, Manfield reported on 22 March that he was considering breaking off association with Dimitrov because he had become too unpopular and dictatorial and self-important. There were also indications of serious misappropriation of funds. Manfield felt that Dimitrov's group could continue to be utilized under the leadership of Ivan Donev Ivanov.b. In Athe 5150 (IN 36130) dated 20 April 1951, Manfield cabled that he had had the Greek Aliens Directorate pick up Dimitrov and put him under protective arrest for the reasons indicated above and because Dimitrov was about to sell out to the French. (This was discovered through an OPC penetration of Dimitrov's organization.) He also requested instructions on how to dispose of Dimitrov for a period of three months, which he felt was sufficient time in which to render him harmless to QKSTAIR operations.# SECRET
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c. Wash 38789 (OUT 97616) dated 21 April 1951 stated that there were no facilities in the United States or Germany for handling Dimitrov and pointed out that temporary disposal for three months would be insufficient in view of Dimitrov's detailed knowledge of the names of present agents and his general familiarity with QKSTAIR infiltration operations. It was suggested that the possibility of indefinite confinement by the Greek Intelligence Service should be explored.d. Fran 2910 (IN 36297) dated 21 April 1951 confirmed that there were no facilities in Germany for holding Dimitrov and suggested that he be assassinated.e. Athe 5205 (IN 37092) dated 25 April 1951 requested further investigation of disposal facilities.f. Athe 5282 (IN 37839) indicated on 29 April 1951 that Dimitrov had been transferred from the Greek Aliens Directorate to Makronisis where he would be held by the Greek Intelligence Service.EE 1/CFA/auhCHARLES DADAMSON
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# SECRET14 May 1957MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, SKSUBJECT: Source Lead - Dimitar Adamov DIMITROVREFERENCE: K-49281.  We have been informed by the Department of State that Dimitur Adamov DIMITROV (aka DIKO) is presently in Washington, at the tourist hose of Mrs. Julia Rogers Smith, 2036 P Street, N. W. His visit to Washington is for the purpose of interesting any U. S. Goverment agency in a feature-length film script that he has written. Both USIA and the State Department, the latter due to both lack of funds and not within its responsibility, have refused Dimitrov's offer. Previously, the script was rejected by New York representatives of commercial filming companies.2.  Dimitrov allegedly headed partisan units in Bulgaria and worked for American operational services during World War II, and claims to have known General Clark, head of the Military Mission in Sophia. He escaped to Greece in 1947 and continued his contact with the American operational services, carrying out *anti-Commmist work*. He came to the U. S. with the aid of the Queen of Greece and now lives in Newark with his wife and seven year old child. He is approximately 32 years old.3.  The above is passed to you for your information. While State Department has not seen the film script, they will attempt to borrow it if you so desire. Dimitrov may also be able to provide information of intelligence interest. We should appreciate your comments as soon as possible in order that State Department not be delayed in discontinuing contact with Dimitrov.SECRET
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13-00000SECRETAny questions pertaining to this information may be referred to Mr. William Hopkins on extension 8641./S/ Tennyson LKIMARD J. CARROLLChief, ROM/OTSROM/OIS/WEHopkins/lmsDistribution:Orig & 1 - Addressee1 - RI/AN3 - OISSECRET45145201-520766201-45115
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# Free Europe Committee, Inc.TWO PARK AVENUE NEW YORK 16, Ν.Υ. TELEPHONE: LExington 2-8902CABLE ADDRESS: NATFECOMMApril 12, 1957Dear Mr. Dimitroff:I was most pleased to meet you and to learn of your aspirations to bring into being an Anti-Communist moving picture for use-throughout the world.From what you told me of the scope of this project, I must concur with the opinion given by the head of the Motion Picture Section of the U.S. Information Agency. This is a matter for a major studio.Accordingly, I would suggest first that you prepare a one-page resume of your professional qualifications; second that you prepare in English a brief resume of your proposed film; third that you mail these for consideration to the heads of major motion picture studios, such as, Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, Paramount and 20th Century Fox.Please accept all of our best wishes for your success.Sincerely yours,![signature of Stetson S. Holmes]Stetson S. HolmesSSH:cfMr. Dimiter A. Dimitroff,9 Hillside Avenue,Newark, New Jersey.
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13-00000UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCYWASHINGTONMarch 19, 1957Dear Mr. Dimitroff:Your recent letter to President Eisenhower, outlining a film you propose to make, has been referred to this Agency.Officers of the Motion Picture Service have read your proposal, and feel that the film "Under the Communist Whip", as you described it, would require the spectacular and dramatic skills and talents of one of the major studios which could build into the film the drama and emotional appeal needed in a first-class theatrical feature. This film would demand treatment and re-enactment beyond the scope of the documentary films we produce for use in our overseas information program.We have read with interest the material you submitted, and we wish you success in your project.Sincerely yours,![Signature]Turner B. SheltonDirectorMotion Picture ServiceMr. Dim. Ad. Dimitroff29-19 - 37th AvenueAstoria, Long Island, New York![text]
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# SECRETCOPYSGAM-383028.1.54Senior Representative, AthensATTN: Raymond M. Worner & Alan H. MedhurstAC/SETHROWOFF/BGCONVOY- Contact Report. (THROWOFF/3, Lyle O. Kelly, GOHAVEN)Reference: DIR 338891. Purpose of contacts:a. On 8 January 1954, James P. Entler arrived in DTRABALO to contact Subjects. The primary purpose of the contact was to persuade Subjects to sign the Syros agreement which would result in their being confined to Syros under complete Greek custody and jurisdiction.2. THRONOFF/3:a. THROWOFF/3 was contacted on 8 and 9 January and related to Entler what had developed since they last saw each other in Athens in September 1952. During the course of the discussion the following pertinent comments were made by THROWOFF/3:i. An unidentified Greek Gendarmerie officer told him that KUBARK and not the Greek authorities were preventing his marriage.ii. He was sent to DTRABALO primarily for security reasons.iii. He resisted efforts to teach him Spanish and a trade because he believed that he could not be helped by it, but he did request that he be taught to drive a vehicle.iv. He was accused of threatening a fellow refugee with a knife (he denies this) and as a result was confined for six months.v. He did not resist emigration nor did he insist on being returned to Greece, but he did seek to be united with his fiance.vi. He will not resist emigration from Greece unless his staying in Greece would enable him to marry.C.H.Freer, AC/SEb. THROWOFF/3SE/2 WH/3 FI/ROMC. English, SE/ACHISECRETLot 45145
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# SECRET COPYSGAW-3830b. THROWOFT/3 was set right on point (la) above and the conditions of the Syros agreement convinced him that he was mistaken. Realizing that no other course of action was open to him, THROWOFF/3 reluctantly signed the agreementec. THRONOFF/3 was told by Entlar that this office has no objections to his resuming contact with, or marrying, his fiance, but that such action would require the approval of the Greek authorities,## 3. Lyle O. Kelly:a. Kelly was contacted on 8 Jamary and again on 9 Jamary at his request. Immediately after meeting Kelly on 8 January he made some remark that Entler and those who knew his would probably be working for him at soms future date However, when informed that he was being sent to Syros, he settled down and was most attentive. The following is a list of questions raised by Kelly and the answers given to him:i. Would he be permitted to have his wife and child with him at Syros? Ans. That action would have to be arranged with the Greek authorities.ii. What will prevent the Greek authorities from imprisoning him as soon as he arrived in Greece? Ans. The terms of the agreement specify that he will remain at Syros awaiting emigration unless he is involved in an action which is punishable under Greek law.iii. Does the Greek government have any jurisdiction over him at the present time which necessitates his being returned to Greece? No direct answer to this question was given, but Kelly was told that it was necessary to return him to Greece under the conditions of the Syros agreement. (At this point Kelly made a statement to his DTRABALO case officer which indicated that he believed his marriage to a Greek women gave the Greak authorities jurisdiction over hin.)iv. Is this office throwing him out completely or would they, in the event of war or some emergency, contact him in the future? Ans. This office will always keep & check on anyone who has ever bad connections with it.b. Kelly indicated that he was anxious to discover whether the Americans or the Greeks were responsible for his being placed in confinement in Greece in 1951, and the crime he was supposed to bave committed; he would raise this question should he meet any Americans (presumably from this office) while he is in Greece. Entler told Kelly that he was not familiar with this aspect of his case, but that in his opinion Kelly would be in prison now if he had committed a serious orine, Kelly was also told that he will serve no useful purpose by raising this question at a future date and he agreed to forget the matterc. Several times during the two contacts with Kelly he asked that Entler give Kelly's best regards to all who know him and to mention that he would never forget them.
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SECRETCOPYSGAW-38304. GOHAVEN:a. GOHAVEN was contacted only once on 9 January. He was told that, in recognition for his past services and his excellent behavior at DIRABALO, those concerned with his case were making an effort to obtain his entry into the United States or the U.S. Army. He was reminded several times during the discussion that this effort may not be successful. He was also told that His transfer from DIRABALO was necessary in the very near future and in the event that his entry into the United States or the U.S. Army was still pending he would be moved to Syros. He was told that his transfer to Syros would be certain in the event that he was not permitted to enter the United States or the U.S. Army. At this point he was asked to sign the Syros agreement; he refused stating that he could not sign any agreement which indicated a voluntary severance of relations with the Americans. However, GOHAVEN added that he would not resist his transfer to Greece should the Americans desire to send him there. He pointed out that living conditions at Syros are such that his health would certainly deteriorate and, being a Bulgarian, he could not look forward to fair treatment at the hands of the Greeks.b. GOHAVEN was instructed not to reveal to anyone what took place during the discussion and was told that he would without question be sent to Syros if he violated these instructions. He stated that he would follow instructions and would gladly sign a statement to that effect.CHRISTIAN M. FREER,Acting Chief, SEAthens: 3 w/attachment under separate cover(2 copies Syros agreement in Greek,1 copy Syros agreement in English)SR-1/CStevens/672/acf/13 JanDist: RIEX/SESE-1SE-2FI/ROWWH/3SECRET
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# SECRETSECURITY INFORMATIONCANCELLATION TO DIVISIONDate 28 July 1953TO: Chief SE/2ATTENTION: HemovichFROM: FI/STC/SPBSUBJECT: Lyle O. Kelly1. The action checked below concerning Subject of this memorandum is hereby cancelled:a. Operational Clearance Noc dated 13 March 1951b. Provisional Operational Clearance No.c. Covert Security Clearance datedd. Covert Name Check datede. Other2. This cancellation action is taken because of:a. Memorandum dated 28 March 1953b. Termination of Projectc. Removal of Subject from Project.d. Other3. Before Subject can be used operationally in the future, it will be necessary to furnish an up-to-date clearance request to STC/SPB.![signature]INITIALSJWA/mhFORM NO. 59-62MAR 1953SECRET201-45145