Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCYWASHINGTONMay 12, 1958Dear Mr. Dimitroff:I appreciated your thoughtful letter of May 5 relative to the cultural agreement between the USSR and the United States signed January 27, 1958.As you know from_talking with me, I am fully cognizant of the problems that exist relative to the Soviet Union and their relations with the Free World. It is, however, because of the serious problems that we believe it is so very necessary to reach the people of the Soviet Union by the means of motion pictures, radio, television and other methods of communication in order that they may have a better understanding of the freedom and way of life which we have the great honor and privilege to enjoy.I assure you that everyone connected with matters relative to the purchase and sale of American and Soviet motion pictures is completely aware of the problems relative to these matters, as well as to the opportunities which are presented.Let me thank you most sincerely for your interest and assure you that we will not fail to exercise caution and deliberation in connection with the implementation of this agreement.Sincerely yours,Turner B. SheltonDirectorMotion Picture ServiceMr. Dim. Ad. Dimitroff1424 S. Kenmore AvenueLos Angeles 6, California
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![THR]![photo of General Dico Dimitrov]General Dico Dimitrov, Bulgarian Freedom Fighter spoke briefly to the assembly as he urged everyone to do all in their power to overcome the evil of Communism. Write your elected officials in Washington telling them how you feel.
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# THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF AMERICAN PENTOLLENLOS ANGELES BRANCHCharter No.1Dear Penwomen,A HAPPY NEW YEAR! Our new year of 1958 begins with our next Meeting -Tuesday, January 14th, - let's all be there. Our Program starts at 12:00Noon, at the Hotel Knickerbocker, 1714 Ivar Street, Hollywood, California.A General Workshop will be conducted at 11:00 A. ii.Joe Balding will lead us in the Salute To The Flag.Dr. Edna L. Phillips, Vice President, will give the Invocation,I. Demitroff, author, journalist, writer and poet, is our Guest Speaker.We look forward with pleasure and anticipation to hearing him speak on"The Role of the Bulgaria Writers Before and After the Communist Regime."Mr. A. J. Burns, Educational Manager of the Western Division of the Readers'Digest, will be presented with great pride. His subject, "Building A BetterWorld Through Better Reading" should strike to all our hearts as writers.Dr. Lucia Liverette, President, with her husband, Dr. Jack Liverette,Pastor of the Community Church of Los Angeles, will present a MusicalProgram of Accordion and Saxaphone Numbers.Dean Callerias of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church is our Honor Guest.BOARD MEETING will follow the Program.We wish to thank our President again for the most enjoyable time as guestsin her home on December 29th.PLEASE remember to pay 1958 Dues and help our Treasurer to start her workin our behalf.DR. EDNA M. PHILLIPS,Program Chairman
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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCYWASHINGTONJuly 20, 1957Dear Mr. Dimitroff:I very greatly appreciated your thoughtful letter of July 17 I shall certainly take occasion to watch the television program to which you refer at my next opportunity.Please accept my best wishes.Sincerely,Turner B. SheltonDirectorMotion Picture ServiceMr. Dim. Ad. Dimitroff1236 S. Menlo AvenueLos Angeles 6, California
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# 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992OPTIONAL FORM NO. 103010-104UNITED STATES GOVI MENTMemorandumTO : FilesDATE: 29 January 1064FROM : M. D. StevensSUBJECT: THE LEE HARVEY OSWALD CASE #3511641.  According to a newspaper column of "Allen and Scott" in the Chicago American of 6 December 1.963, on the OSWALD Case, Abram CHAYER, Legal Officer of the State Department, was one of two persons immediately responsible for OSWALD's being permitted to return to the United States from the Soviet Union in June 1962. The other individuel named was Llewellyn THOMPSON, the then Ambassador to Russia. Another said to have been involved in the handling of OSWALD's case was Samuel WISE, Counsel of the American Embassy in Moscow.2.  Abram CHAYES, #352234, who as of 16 February 1961 was described as "the new Counsel in State", was granted Security approval for liaison contact with J. Foster COLLINS (in the office of the Chief of the Covert Action Staff) on 6 March 1951. The request for CHAYES' clearance was a "Blanket" request to permit discussion with him of NSC 5412/2 matters on a need-to-know-basis.3.  In September 1961 there was a White House namecheck request on CHAYES' wife Antonia (Toni) Leigh CHAYES, nee: HANDLER.4.  In March 1962, CHAYES was granted a renewal of his liaison contact clearance with C/CA on a continuing basis. This time his contact was Archibald ROOSEVELT, Jr.5.  On 10 February 1962, HUMAN EVENTS reported as follows with reference to CHAYES:"SOFT ON COMMUNISM: Representative Francis E. Walter (R.-Pa.), Chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, has scored the new State Department regulations on passports, claiming they would allow Reds denied passports to "rifle freely the confidential files of the FBI, the CIA and other investigative agencies." The man behind the new regulations, which Walter claims violate the Internal Security Act of 1950, is reportedly State's chief legal officer, Abram Chayes. Chayes, a Kennedy appointee, is an ex-Harvard professor wino was Chester Bowles' top legal adviser when Bowles was Governor of Connecticut. Walter has introduced legislation to remedy the new passport regulations."Document Numberfor FOIA Review on FEB 1977
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6. Samuel WISE, "Counsel in the American Embassy in Moscow" who   is referred to above, may well be Samuel Griffin WISE Jr., #74574,   SD & SSD, who apparently was once a contract employée on AEACTIVE.   The State Department reviewed WISE's file on 2 June 1954; and as of   September 1962 a Samuel G. WISE was Second Secretary of the American   Embassy in Moscow. At that time WISE advised in a cable to the State   DepartmentDAVIS' case is very similar to that ofOSWALD; and he, like OSWALD, lived in the Soviet Union for two yearsafter his defection and prior to making application for return to theUnited States.[^7]7. WISE was an applicant for CIA employment in early 1953 and   was security approved subject to polygraph on 11 August 1953. He did   not enter on duty and in September 1953 the office which had been   interested in him was "no longer interested". On 13 November 1953,   WISE was granted a CSA to permit his use as a contract employee on   AEACTIVE in New York City. His CSA was cancelled on 24 March 1958.8. WISE was named as a friend of William Orville MUNSELL, #61693-DL,   during an investigation of the latter for possible CIA employment in 1952.   WISE, according to MUNSELL's landlady and social acquaintance in Weshington,   D.C. during the period of about a year which ended in April 1952, was the   only person she knew by name with whom MUNSELL was friendly. According   to the informant, WISE was a student at Columbia University whose address   was 423 Furnald Hall. MUNSELL was Security disapproved for CIA employment   in June 1952 because of his close association on a professional and social   basis, while attending Denver University from 1946 to 1951, with person's   of questionable loyality. In November 1954, MUNSELL was of interest to   project FJALIVE with reference to assignment to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;   however, the interested office withdrew their request on him, after   Security advised of the derogatory information regarding him.9. WISE from 1951 to 1954 attended Scarsdale High School in Scarsdale,   New York, which was attacked by a Citizen's Group, which alleged Communist   influence in the school system. He had several questionable associates in   addition to MUNSELL.M. D. Stevens
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# CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH## SECRET2.  The LIEMBRACES have surveilled CRUZ quite often, and only one unusual contact was noted. That was a three hour luncheon with an Argentine leftist, *Maximo SIMPSON Grinberg*, a foreign correspondent in Mexico for the magazine *Medico Moderno*. Generally speaking, CRUZ leaves the Embassy during the working day alone on his errands, rather than with another Embassy employee, which is more often the rule with the other officers. CRUZ usually goes with his wife on errands during the lunch hour or in the afternoon before returning to the Embassy. These errands are on personal business such as to the furniture store, super market, optics, doctor, etc; but also on business, such as to bookstores. CRUZ' days are very long, as can be seen from the attached log.3. While Mercedes and CRUZ are very busy and have many contacts, they do not seem to make close personal friends, and the persons with whom they are in contact appear almost exclusively to be business contacts. The Station has been unable to locate any person who might make a good access agent to CRUZ. None of the Station's agents mentioned in paragraph 6 of HMMA-38920 were close to CRUZ. The closest companion would be the Subject of 201-860095. The Station is reporting separately on its attempts to develop and recruit this person.4.  The Station has even considered approaching CRUZ' maid, especially when it became known she was so unhappy with her lot as a servant. However, since the maid almost never leaves the apartment and she is virtually inaccessible, the Station has been unsuccessful in having any asset establish any degree of rapport with her, although a contact of LITAINT-2 has been able to engage her in telephone contact and hopes to date her eventually.5. Since the Station believes that CRUZ is almost entirely dedicated to press affairs, and no really good access agents are in view, the Station will not make a priority effort to develop an entre into CRUZ' circle except via the operation now underway to recruit 201-860095. If this operation is successful, the Station would have an excellent asset in frequent contact with CRUZ for a better personal assessment and information on CRUZ' assignment in Mexico for the Cubans. Until this type of information becomes available, however, the Station believes it has identified CRUZ' role as almost purely press, and we have been unable to detect any vulnerability data on either CRUZ or his wife.
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![Three people in a picture frame: a man wearing glasses, a woman wearing sunglasses and a boy.]
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SECRET201-337669P-4061November 1970A. Basic Biographic Data1. Full Name: Jesus CRUZ Gonzalez   Jose de Jesus CRUZ Gonzalez (HMMW 15729)2. Nicknames:   "Chaparro" (Shorty) by Sergio Pineda of Prensa Latina3. Date and place of birth:   Jesus: 18 November 1939, Sancti Spiritus, Las Villas,   Province, Cuba   Mercedes: 18 April 19404. Citizenship: Cubn (both)5. Official identity or travel papers:   Arrived Mexico 20 November 1967 with following passports:   Jesus, PP D/67/818   Mercedes, PP D/67/8196. Father:   a) of Jesus:   Jesus CRUZ Morales, Prior to exit from Cuba lived   on a 2 1/2 caballerias farm, Carreno farm, La Chorrera   del Calvario, Havana Municipal District and Province.   Against regime. Arrived U.S. 13 November 1969 on Refugee   Airlift. Died 23 June 1970.
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SECRET-2-b) of Mercedes:Name not known. He is known to have had a "taller" (probably auto repair shop) which was nationalized. He apparently was given nothing for it, just earned a straight salary, which Mercedes' mother said was not enough to live on. Mother wrote Mercedes in May 1968 they were receiving 123 Cuban pesos and she was unable to maintain the house with that. (Source: LISAMPAN/BAKER) (Comment: It is not known whether Mercedes contributes to her parents.)7. Mother:a) of Jesus:Carmen Elodina GONZALEZ Monteagudo. Arrived U.S. 13 November 1969 on Refugee Airlift. Resides 1223 N.W. 111th St., Miami, Tel. 75799866. Lives with daughter. Has high blood pressure.b) of Mercedes:Name not known. Still living in Havana with her husband.8. Spouse:Mercedes MARTINEZ Moreno, born 18 April 1940.Married on 3 September 1960. Cruz was 22, Mercedes 19.9. Children:Ivan, born in Paris 15 October 1962.Abel, born 12 December, about 1966, in Havana.Axel, born the end of 1969 in Havana.Note: Mercedes says she was very ill with her first child. It was born premature and died. (Source: LISAMPAN/BAKER).SECRET
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SECRET10. Siblings:a) of Jesus:Digna CRUZ Gonzalez, h. Humberto YERO Costa whois a naturalized U.S. citizen. Reside: 1223 N.W.111th St., Miami, Florida, Phone: 757-9866 (UFAA 603).Digna has been in u.s. since about 1957. Bornabout 1931. Has a ladies dress store, "Miss Digna'sFashions" at 12320 West Dixie Highway, North, Miami,Florida. Tel: 757-0886.Santa Ma. CRUZ Gonzalez, h. Edmundo LeopoldoALONSO Escalona. 3 children. Reside: 1258 N.W.100 Terrace, Miami, Florida. ALONSO, A 18 219 991,working aluminum factory, but trying to get jobas technician in hospital. In U.S. since 13 November1968.Roger CRUZ Gonzalez, born 1941, w. Caridad GONZALEZBanes, 3 children. Roger is epileptic. Airliftedto Miami in end 1969. Has been receiving medicaltreatment at Jackson Memorial Hospital for hisepilepsy and is responding well. He has had noattacks since starting the pills. He works and isvery happy.Juan Enrique CRUZ Gonzalez, born 14 February 1935.w. Bertha Jose SAINZ Gonzalez, both live Miami.b) of Mercedes:No information on how many sisters or brothersMercedes has. However, according to LISAMPAN, herMother and Father are her only family in Cuba.11. Other relatives by blood or marriage:Jesus is known to have a very large family. SeeUFAA 603. However apparently from the debriefingconducted by WH/Miami of some members, none of thefamily except Jesus is pro-Castro, and none hold highlevel or important positions in Cuba.SECRET
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SECRET-4-Mercedes said in 1968 that her Mother and Father were the only family she had in Cuba. (Note: It was impossible to interpret whether she meant part of her family was outside Cuba, or this was all there was to the family.)LISAMPAN/BAKER: reported in 1968 that Mercedes said she had sent her nephew "Robertico" a pair of stockings.12. Religion:UFAA 603, Source Jesus' sister, said that Cruz' family is large and all are devout Catholics. Nine members are priests or nuns. Until 1956 Jesus CRUZ was a student at La Salle Seminary. An aunt on the father's side was the Mother Superior of a convent in Cuba, and is now in a convent in Spain.Mercedes: No indication Mercedes is Catholic nor agnostic. In March 1968 she said she didn't think the Soviets should have held a reception of the Soviet poet Yevshenko in view of the death of the Soviet astronaut GAGARIN a few days before.13. Education:Jesus: UFAA 603. Was a student at La Salle Seminary in Havana from 1946 to 1956 studying to be priest. Left in 1956 to attend high school. He was graduated in 1957.Mercedes: Said she did not study either at secundaria or preparatoria. (This means no high school education.). Instead she said she studied some commercial courses. (Note: She is a good secretary, and takes shorthand and types. Source: LISAMPAN/BAKER.)SECRET
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SECRET-5-14. Languages:Jesus: speaks some French (was stationed in Paris)Mercedes: speaks some French and some English. She thinks the English has been useful, but Jesus apparently refuses to learn English and has chided Mercedes about her having studied it. Mercedes is proud of her French and likes to correct people's pronunciation of French words. She says that when she speaks a lot of English it is hard for her to express herself in French. She has no trouble translating either French or English. She studied English for 5 years. (LISAMPAN/BAKER) (Source: Sation appraisal of Mercedes' English is that it is only fair.)15. Military service:Not known.16. History of employment:a) Jesus:1958 or 59: Western Union in Havana. (This is where Jesus met Mercedes who was also working for Western Union.)Nov. 1961 - Sept 1964: Jesus was Press Attaché in Paris. (Mercedes worked in Paris as personal secretary to Amb. CARRILLO. The Cuban Diplomatic and Consular Missions Abroad listed Mercedes as an Attaché in Paris in January 1963. It was also reported she was Foreign Service II Assistant which is an Attaché.)SECRET
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SECRET-6-HMMA 36071 reported Mercedes said she was in Paris only during 1962 and 1963, but Jesus remained until 1964.LISAMPAN/BAKER reported on 21 August 1968 that Mercedes said she was separated from Jesus for 9 months while he was in Europe, serving in Prague.LISAMPAN/BAKER, 1968, Mercedes said that Mexico was colder than Paris, and later Prague. Said she arrived in Prague in full winter.1965-1967: Jesus was in Cuba working for the Foreign Ministry (Source: Digna, the sister. Digna, however, was wrong about the dates of Jesus' assignment in Paris which she gave as late 1962 to late 1965) (Note: Possibly he was in Prague 1964-65.)Mercedes may have worked in the Cuban Foreign Ministry during the same period. ΗΜΜΑ 35071 reported she worked in the "Direccion" with a girl who was going to marry Pedro LLOPIS Salles, a courier.LISAMPAN/BAKER reported on 8 August 1968 that Mercedes made reference to the fact she worked in the "Ministry".LISAMPAN/BAKER reported in November 1968 that Mercedes gave instructions on typing of "Confidential" correspondence. She said one copy goes to Raul ROA (Foreign Minister). She said, "Don't forget, I worked within the Secretary". ΗΜΜΑ 36071.20 November 1967 CRUZ arrived PCS in Mexico as Press and Cultural Attaché (Second Secretary). Mercedes became the private secretary for the Ambassador. (Note: She is one of two secretaries who are paid in the Embassy.)17. Record of arrests:Not known.SECRET
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SECRET-7-18. Physical description:|                        | Jesus        | Mercedes                                                                          || ---------------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- || Sex:                   | Male         | Female                                                                            || Age:                   | 31           | 30                                                                                || Apparent age:          | 35           | 30                                                                                || Height:                | 5'6"         | 5'5"                                                                              || Weight:                | 150 lbs.     | 120 lbs.                                                                          || Build:                 | Medium       | Medium                                                                            || Posture:               | Regular      | Regular                                                                           || Face:                  | Oval         | Oval                                                                              || Eyes:                  | Dark         | Dark                                                                              || Hair:                  | Black        | Black (dyed)                                                                      || Beard or mustache:     | Clean shaven |                                                                                   || Complexion:            | White        | White (One reference to her as mulatto. Has full lips but does not look negroid.) || Teeth:                 | Regular      | Regular                                                                           || Scars:                 | None known   |                                                                                   || Habits of dress:       | Suit         | Desses quite well                                                                 || Ethic type appearance: |              | Latin                                                                             |SECRET
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SECRET-8-|                             | Jesus                             | Mercedes || --------------------------- | --------------------------------- | -------- || General appearance:         | good                              | good     || Prominent features:         | none                              | none     || Other identifying features: | always wears prescription glasses |          |B. Curriculum Vitae (Chronologically by year from birth to present.)Jesus' youth was that of a normal middle class Cuban. The father had a small farm and from the profits gave his family a comfortable life. They were not, however, rich or from the upper crust of the social ladder. Jesus' sister said "we had everything we needed. We were middle class Cubans, not rich, but not poor." Jesus was a student during the Batista era before Castro. He did not have to work; he just asked father for his expense money. Sister thinks Mercedes was from a middle class family. (UFAA 2430, 22 October 1970)Apparently in Havana, then Paris, Havana, Mexico City. See Job history. Some question whether they went to Prague, when, why, and for how long, possibly this was after Paris.C. Personal and Private Data1. Address and telephone number of present residence:Amsterdam 218, Apt. 201Mexico City, Mexico (DOI: November 1970)Phone: 574-0224SECRET
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SECRET-9-2. Nature and description of lodging and surroundings:a) previous apartment in Mexico City was only one bedroom apartment. They lived there during their first tour until Mercedes went home to have her third baby. In January 1969 she said that when she returned from Cuba she would seek new quarters. Her apartment was uncomfortable and she couldn't receive people there, they always had to eat out. Mercedes indicated to a Embassy officer she would not ask for authorization from Havana first as she might be turned down, then she would not be allowed to move.She indicated she brought from Recuperación de Bienes a dining room and living room furniture. She bought in Mexico her beds, and a refrigerator out of her own salary. She thought she fared worse than other employees.b) In early 1970 they rented their present apartment, which has three bedrooms and two baths, plus a maid's bedroom and bath. Living room, kitchen, dining room.3. Location of resident, with respect to target installation:15 blocks almost directly East from the Embassy.4. Servants:Clara Santa, Cuban, negro. Has special Cuban passport and is in Mexico as part of Cruz' household. Born about 1936. Called a "technical export".In 1968 the Felix LUNA (201-759016) family also had a Cuban maid which they brought with them when they came PCS. That maid is no longer here. She was also negro.July 1968 Carlota, the other maid, said she saw the records, and they were to get 1,000 pesos salary. But deductions were to be made for food, etc. In mid-1968 both Carlota and Clara Santa each got 500 pesos (U.S. $40) per month. Mercedes always pays ClaraSECRET