124-10274-10011
2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
CUL
DS. SECTIAL
Memorandum E. S. Miller to Mr. Rosen
EXPANSION OF FOREIGN LIAISON
Re:
1
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I pointed out that there would be no possibility
of our "doubling up" with Narcotics investigators, explaining
that our functions and methods of operation are totally
different and would actually be incompatible in some areas.
I noted that our modest request had actually been scaled
down before it was forwarded to State and that we had limited.
each office to a single Agent with only one Clerk-Stenographer.
I referred to the detailed explanation for our request which
had been furnished in our letter of 10/14/71 to Mr. Irwin
and stated that we would not have made the request if we
> had not felt it fully justified and responsive to the
President's instruction. I said that we would, however,
carefully consider each part of the request once more to
see if there was any way in which the total number of personnel
involved might be reduced. It was agreed that following this
review, we would meet again for further discussion during
the week of November 29, 1971. Comments and recommendations
concerning the specific areas follow:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Agency for International Development Mission
here has been withdrawn in the face of local criticism of
U. S. efforts to influence the Brazilian Police. We have
been covering this enormous country from our office in
Argentina on a 2,500 mile round trip basis. No criticism
has been made of our liaison contacts with the Brazilian
Police or other agencies, and we feel we should insist on
reopening our office here. By reducing our staff in
Buenos Aires by one Agent and one clerk (which we intended
to do anyway), reopening this office will result in no
increase in personnel.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
JFK (1)(B)
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Chere is an abnormally large percentage of Central
Intelligence Agency personnel here on both an overt and covert
basis;] and the addition of another investigative agency is
feared by the Ambassador as objectionable to the Malaysian
Government which is endeavoring to maintain a neutral position.
State asks that we let them explore the possibility of opening
in Singapore instead of Kuala Lumpur. Singapore is extremely
close and is actually a better location from the standpoint
of travelers both east and west as Singapore is a normal
international aviation stop. We believe Singapore would be
just as good a location as Kuala Lumpur and recommend that
State be asked to make the necessary arrangements without
further delay.
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