Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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3354. Stock Account #3A Delaware corporation with an address in Baltimore which purchases arms, ammunition, and police related equipment in a manner which cannot be traced to the United States Government; the company has no employees and is managed by Headquarters officials in alias.Cover SupportWUDIRK ComplexThe below five entities located in New York comprise a Foreign Resources Division activity which provides commercial cover for certain personnel assigned to the New York Base of FR Division; no commercial activities are undertaken by the companies in the complex, and all revenue comes from Agency sources; two of the entities are in the process of dissolution, and two recently established entities will replace the ones in dissolution.55. WUBODKINA New York corporation with offices in midtown Manhattan which is styled as a management consulting firm; the entity will be dissolved in the near future as soon as other cover facilities are available for the individuals presently cover- ed by the entity; used by New York Base personnel for employ- ment attribution and office space.56. WUCURULEA New York corporation with offices in mid-town Manhattan which is styled as a management consulting firm; the entity will be dissolved in the near future as soon as other cover facil- ities are available for the individuals presently covered by the entity; used by New York Base personnel for employment attribution and office space.57. WUXIPHOIDA New York corporation with offices in mid-town. Manhattan which is styled as a management consulting firm; the entity will continue to provide cover support to the New York Base; used by New York Base personnel for employment attribution and office spaceNOV 6 1975CIA-10-
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58. WUBACHA newly established New York corporation with offices in mid-town Manhattan which is styled as a management consulting firm; was created to replace WUBODKIN and WUCURULE (above); used by New York Base personnel for employment attribution and office space.59. WUKNOXA newly established New York corporation with offices in mid-town Manhattan which is styled as a management consulting firm; was created to replace WUBODKIN and WUCURULE (above); used by New York Base personnel for employment attribution and office space.Single Entities60. LPPIKEA New York importing company with a branch office in a Far East country; the branch office provides cover for one Agency employee; no employees in New York.61. ΜΟΚΙΤΗA Thai company located in Bangkok, Thailand, which functions as a travel agency and provides cover for one Agency employee in Bangkok.62. LKBASEA Virginia corporation located in Washington, D.C., which, in the past, has provided cover and funding for nonofficial cover officers in the middle east; it is styled as a research organization on energy matters and is now in the process of liquidation.63. MKDILLYA Virginia corporation operating out of the residence of its president in Northern Virginia; the company provides cover for one Agency officer who provides behavior psychology assistance to the DDO.
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- 35 -Personnel ServicesSingle Entities64. SLAVEA Delaware corporation having its principal office in Falls Church, Virginia, which provided a centralized facility in the Headquarters area with the capability of fulfilling field and Headquarters requirements for tape transcription and document translation; three employees; steps are now underway to convert two of the employees who were proprietary hires to contract employee status and move the function to Agency controlled buildings.65. MHBOUND/3A California corporation, with its headquarters in Los Angeles, which conducts personnel investigations for security clearances/approvals in those cases where no United States Government interest can be disclosed. It also renders security assistance, i.e., badging, counter-audio inspections, etc., to Agency projects in those cases where United States Government involvement cannot be revealed; the company will be dissolved by 30 June 1976.66. MHCLIMBRepresented as the Washington, D.C. branch office or affiliate of a legitimate New York based public accounting firm, but actually under sole control and administration of the Agency Audit Staff, this facility enables site audits of Agency covert projects by experienced Agency auditors.67. VWCADENZAA Maryland company located in Bethesda, which is used as cover for an Agency employee who provides electoral and political analysis on South American and European elections; he also trains Agency personnel in polling techniques and electoral analysis; no outside business.FROMNOV 6 1975CIAGRET-12-10
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- 36 -## Operational Support### WUTACTIC ComplexThe below 27 companies are managed by the Cover and Commercial Staff to provide operational support mechanisms for DDO foreign operations. Some companies are inactive and held for future use.68. LPCEMENTA Liechtenstein company used to purchase a condominum apartment in France for use as a listening post; net assets $84,226; no employees, being terminated in the near future.69. LPKILTA Latin American company established to provide cover and funds to an East Asian agent; agent exports goods to Latin America for resale; gross sales last year of $1,000; assets $12,870; one field agent.70. LPKNITA Florida corporation formed to provide cover and source of livelihood to an Agency employee in Latin America; employee opened branch office of this parent company and sells sporting goods; gross sales last year (first year of operation) $3,367; assets $14,125; one employee and wife.71. LPPURSUITA Liberian corporation used to backstop a field agent in the renewal of his visa; assets of $375; no employees.72. LPCAMEOA Liberian corporation used as the ostensible employer of two Agency employees in the recruitment of a foreign agent; no assets no real employees.73. LPMISSIVEA Liechtenstein anstalt which holds a mortgage on property in Austria used by a field agent; assets of $788; the mortgage is not recorded on the books of the corporation; no employees.-13-
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74. LPBANGOA Liechtenstein foundation used to give ostensible grants-in-aid to field agents as a source of their livelihood; assets of $165; no employees.75. LPABBEYA Liechtenstein foundation presently inactive; assets $3,202; no employees.76. LPKITTYA Liechtenstein foundation presently inactive; assets $3,205; no employees.77. LPALONEA Liechtenstein foundation presently inactive; assets $633; no employees.78. LPDOUBLEA Liechtenstein company used as a funding channel for a cover placement, assets $2,853; no employees.79. LPRAISINA Liechtenstein anstalt export/import firm formed to provide additional status and prestige to an employee operating in alias; assets $7,942; no employees.80. LPBRAIDA Panamanian company used as a note holder in the sale of an Agency proprietary entity; assets $1,818; no employees.81. LPADVANCEA Panamanian company currently inactive; assets $3,589; no employees.
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- 38 -82. LPGLITTERA Panamanian company which was used as an investment vehicle for funds reserved for new commercial operations requiring Agency investments; The investment project was terminated and all funds returned to the Agency; the company has no employees'.83. LPLOTUSA Panamanian company currently inactive; assets of $2,831; no employees.84. LPVISIONA Panamanian company currently inactive; assets of $2,831; no employees.85. LPRANGEA Panamanian company which holds a note for certain United States Government funds borrowed by a consortium of aluminum companies for the extraction of bauxite in Guinea; purpose of United States Govenment involvement was to insure U.S. control of bauxite extraction activities in Guinea; the note, issued in 1961, was in the principal amount of $2,855,000, balance of $1,752,000 has remained uncollected since 1962, when payments stopped, (at the time the Government of Guinea nationalized the extraction effort); aside from the note, the company has no other assets and has no employees.86. LPSHADEA Delaware company previously used as a holder of a note on a loan to a field agent; company now inactive; assets of $2,829; no employees.87. LPMANTLEA Delaware corporation which is used to collect the proceeds from the sale of Agency proprietary entities and to refund such proceeds to the Agency; at 31 December 1973, total assets $650,220, total liabilities $633,897, total stockholders equity $16,323; no employees.
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3988. LPEPIC    A Delaware corporation based in New York City with a branch office in the Far East which provides commercial cover to a contract employee in the Far East targeted against foreign intelligence; net assets $27,265; one employee.89. LPSHORE    A Delaware corporation currently inactive but retained for future use; net assets of $2,023; no employees.90. LPRERUN    A Delaware company used to provide compensation and tax attribution to an independent contractor, assets of $7,094; no employees.91. LPGRASS    A Delaware company used as the ostensible investors of funds in LPKILT; assets of $1,826; no employees.92. LPSHUFFLE    A New York company incorporated but never opened for business; being held in reserve for possible future use; no assets; no employees.93. LPDAIS    A New York corporation based in New York with a branch office in Europe. Used as the ostensible employer of an Agency employee during his tour in Europe targeted against foreign intelligence; net assets $6,845; one employee.94. LPDUPE    A Massachusetts company incorporated to provide cover and source of livelihood to an Agency employee on a tour in the Near East; assets of $9,647; one employee.
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MiscellaneousSingle Entities95. CATARA Liechtenstein corporation operated by a lawyer in Europe which has been used as the lessee of apartments of operational interest in two European cities; also used as the ostensible employer of certain Agency employees in the Far East when they operate in alias; no real employees; funds have been passed through the company bank account in amounts necessary to meet lease payments and maintain commercial image; net worth of about $5,000 (represents minimum bank balance); company now in the process of dissolution.96. LPBYZAS/BA Swiss entity which holds a current equity interest (30 percent) in a European trucking company; all other owners of the trucking company are unwitting of Agency interest and the Agency has been trying to sell its equity since 1973; both entities provided cover for a career associate for four years; when sale is completed, LPBYZAS/B will be dissolved and proceeds returned to the Agency for credit to Miscellaneous Receipts.97. LPESTATEA Liechtenstein anstalt with no employees which owned a house of operational interest in a European city; the house was recently sold and the entity will be dissolved as soon as the proceeds from the sale are received and the company can be liquidated in accordance with the laws of Liechtenstein; liquidating dividends will be returned to the Agency for credit to Miscellaneous Receipts.
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# SECRET- 42 -FUNDING AND PAYROLLING MECHANISMSTAB C1. The various types of Funding and Payrolling Mechanisms used by the Agency are described below:a. Devised Facilities--Those Agency-owned and managed mechanisms which are incorporated in U.S. jurisdictions (various States) with nominee stockholders and are used to provide nonofficial cover payroll support to Agency assets who do not have to show highly visible cover employment. They are also used for other nonofficial cover support tasks such as funding of proprietary organizations. No books of account are maintained but annual tax returns are prepared by Headquarters specialists in a manner to make it appear that the mechanism is conducting normal commercial business. Since the tax return cannot be substantiated from commercial records, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) must be notified of Agency interest in the entity in the event of a proposed IRS audit. Management, including direct control of the corporate bank accounts, is effected by specialists at Headquarters. Funds are transferred from Headquarters to the bank account of each entity in amounts and at times necessary to meet funding obligations; otherwise, minimum balances are maintained in the accounts to keep them open.b. Devised Facilities-Notionals--Those Agency-owned and managed mechanisms similar to Devised Facilities except that the mechanisms are not incorporated; they are sole proprietorships. The same administrative procedures are used as for Devised Facilities.c. Notionals--Those Agency-owned and managed mechanisms which are merely business names (not formally constituted or registered) which ostensibly do business at the address of an answering service or witting attorney. Operating officials are usually fictitious and management is effected by specialists at Headquarters. These entities are generally used as funding attribution for monies paid to bona fide corporations in reimbursement of cover costs for Agency assets, and they are also used to fund proprietary organizations. The same administrative procedures are used as for Devised Facilities.2. As of 31 October 1975, the number of mechanisms in each category is as follows:a. Devised Facilities 31b. Devised Facilities-Notionals 67c. Notionals 228Total 326SECRET
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- 43 -# DESCRIPTIONS OF MAJOR HEADQUARTERS-CONTROLLED PROPRIETARIES FOUND ON THE SCHEDULE ATTACHED TO A 24 SEPTEMBER 1975 MEMORANDUM TO THE COMPTROLLER FROM THE OFFICE OF FINANCER1779LPBERRY/BA one man, one secretary accounting and legal firm in New York City which provides services to Agency proprietary clients as well as commercial customers. The majority of the costs of this proprietary are usually subsidized by the Agency, however, during the past 12-month period the proprietary did earn substantial fees from legal clients including a $20,000 fee which was contingent upon the favorable settlement of a civil case.LPPIKEA small importing firm in New York City which provides cover for one Agency officer in the Far East. In the past, the company has earned substantial revenue, however, in recent months and for the next year it is expected that the company will be subsidized completely by the Agency.PDPORTALA complex of companies both in the U.S. and abroad which comprise a worldwide book distribution and manuscript publishing activity. Except for $4,000 to $5,000 a year from outside sources, all proprietaries in this complex are subsidized completely by the Agency.PDLEDGERA small company in Europe which publishes a weekly periodical and disseminates this and other material to recipients in and out of Russia; the various written materials produced for dissemination by the company contain Soviet dissident literature and other articles to encourage and assist activities of moderate segments of Soviet society. This company receives outside revenue from the sale of its publications and over the past 12 months this revenue contributed to approximately one-half of the costs. The balance is provided by the Agency.NOV 4 1975CIASECRET
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- 44 -PDDYNAMICA domestic based corporation with a German branch which fosters the aims of a nationalistic group within the USSR and publishes selected books and periodicals for distribution to members of this nationalistic group. The New York and German offices under this project are largely subsidized by the Agency with some revenue to the German office from the sale of publications.VWCADENZAA one man, one secretary, consulting company which provides Agency officers with training and advice on polling techniques as applicable to foreign operations. This company is wholly subsidized by the Agency.MHBOUNDMHBOUND/3, a security services company which supports Agency programs involving contractor personnel and offers limited services to commercial customers for cover purposes. This company is almost completely subsidized by the Agency.KMJAGGERYA small purchasing company operated by the Agency, Office of Logistics, which provides covert procurement for that office. This company is wholly subsidized by the Agency.QRMYSTICA sole proprietorship in the Washington area ostensibly owned by an Agency employee whose writing and research talents are utilized exclusively by the Agency in support of overseas operations. This company is wholly subsidized by the Agency.WUDIRKA group of three companies in New York which provide cover for personnel assigned to FR Division's New York Base. The three companies involved are supported wholly by the Agency.LPHOCUSA two accountant, one secretary firm in New York City which provides accounting services for Agency proprietary organizations. This company is supported almost exclusively by the Agency.![stamp RE FROM NOV 4 1915 CIA]2SECRET
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LPBYZAS/3- 45 -  A European company with no employees which holds the Agency's interest in another European company which was used in the past to provide cover for one Agency employee. This company is being retained solely for the purpose of holding an Agency investment. Until this investment is sold, the expenses incident to the operation of the company will be wholly subsidized by the Agency.LPPANDAOne company in New York without employees and a one accountant, part-time secretary firm in Europe which provides accounting support to Agency proprietary organizations. This company is almost exclusively subsidized by the Agency.MHMUTUALThis is the Agency insurance complex which, through interest and dividends earned on its investment portfolio, pays for all Project expenses except for funds provided by the Agency to meet the salary costs of staff and contract employees in the complex.LPSUGARA two accountant, one secretary firm in the Washington area which provides accounting services to other Agency proprietary organizations. This company is almost completely subsidized by the Agency.
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- 59 -V. THE DISPOSAL OF AGENCY PROPRIETARIESa) An OverviewThe Agency has emphasized the degree to which the extensive proprietary system it has maintained in the past has been disposed of in recent years. Indeed, according to the current Chief of the Cover and Commercial Staff, at least in so far as large proprietaries are concerned, "because of multitudinous reasons they will be viewed as the solution of last resort."* Size was a problem and made it "inevitable that cover would not last." Moreover, there simply is not a need, according to the Agency, for the kind of capabilities supplied by an Air America either now or in the foreseeable future. In this regard, the Agency has indicated that no "real proprietaries" are in planning because there are no such operational requirements before the Cover and Commercial Staff (hereafter "CCS"). But the Committee has learned from its study that the Agency retains the* As William E. Nelson, Deputy Director of Operations, noted recently to the Rockefeller Commission:I think by and large that the day of the big proprietary is over. We have attempted over the past few years to try to squeeze down on those kinds of proprietaries and I think we have really gone now to a fairly small number, and a fairly tightly controlled group of proprietaries who are doing legitimate operational jobs, particularly in the media field.Our experience with proprietaries in the past has been if left by themselves, they tend to absorb larger and larger amounts of government money and are not particularly for a business. They are not very viable in the business sense and quickly become suspect as not having any commercial validity. And we have, I think in the past ten years, we have in this past ten years gotten rid of an enormous number of proprietaries in this field. I don't foresee us getting in the immediate future into any expansion of that proprietary record. I think we are about right in terms of where we are now.
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- 60 -capability "in being" to create even large proprietaries.* More- over, numerous "shelf" corporations are kept available to provide cover. These latter entities are generally only of the notional variety and pose no threat either competitively or in terms of domestic activity beyond the Agency's charter. Nonetheless, the Agency has emphasized the need to retain this general vehicle for at least one purpose: to retain assets. The CCS has indicated that a method is needed to keep "good men" who are loyal, but who need continuing work in both their ordinary and also somewhat byzantine fields. Consequently, proprietaries offer a viable alter- native to solve this dilemma of maintaining assets.As a result of this, the Committee studied which proprietaries had been sold or otherwise disposed of during the period from 1965 to 1975. It sought to find out which of those proprietaries so dis- posed of in the last ten years maintained a significant relationship with the Agency by contract or informal understanding for any purpose. More specifically, the Committee sought answers to the following questions:(1) How many proprietaries, by type or function, have been dissolved or sold as a going enterprise or otherwise disposed of by the Agency?* Mr. Nelson closed his recent testimony with a caveat:I can visualize, however, depending on what happens to the Agency in the future, the possibility that we might want to use more proprietaries, particularly in the field of cover if this gets terribly tight or terribly difficult. But the average operational purpose, except for some of these media operations, all we need is cover and I think that most of the proprietaries that we have fall into that category.
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- 61 -(2) How many proprietaries have been sold, or their assets sold, to persons, or a group including persons, who had previously served as directors, officers or employees of the proprietaries?(3) In how many instances were proprietaries sold pursuant to a written agreement, or an unwritten agreement or understanding, that the purchased proprietary, any successor entity or the parties purchasing the proprietary's assets would provide the Agency with goods, services or other assistance? In each case, indicate the nature of the business involved, whether the agreement was written or, if unwritten, the way it is reflected in Agency files, and the amounts of any specific business volume, retainers or financial support agreed to in connection with the proprietary's transfer. This request covers both firm contracts for the provision of goods and services and general agreements that the parties acquiring the proprietary or its assets would provide them, at the Agency's option, if requested to do so.(4) In how many instances did the parties acquiring the proprietary in fact subsequently provide goods, services or other assistance to the Agency, whether or not there was a written or informal agreement of such a relationship at the time the proprietary or its assets were acquired from the Agency? Indicate for each instance the nature of the business, the dollar amounts of the transactions involved and the period of years during which they occurred.Our study revealed that during the indicated period 209 proprietaries were dissolved, sold or otherwise disposed of, thus substantiating the Agency's claim that it had moved decisively to extricate itself from this area of activity.* But in a very real sense it is nearly impossible to evaluate whether a "link" still exists between the Agency and a former asset related to a proprietary because* The Agency's Office of Finance originally compiled a list of 305 cryptonyms of "entities" which were dropped from Office of Finance records at Headquarters during the period 1965-1975. Nineteen (19) other entities were added from other Agency divisions. Later this list was reconciled with other Agency records to eliminate cryptonym changes and other administrative actions not related to the actual disposal of a proprietary organization. Ultimately, these administrative "eliminations" totaled 115.