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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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MHFNO: 97-6569968
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ACTION: LA/CAGRR (147) INFO: C/ORMS, CIC/CEGLA, CIC/LA, DDO/WO,
IIDIRPS, LA/CAGAB, LA/RR, LADORECORD, LIMITO, MDSX, ODPD, ODPR, RYBAT,
FILE, C/LA, DC/LA (3/W)
97 6569968
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IN 6569968
TOR: 102355Z JAN 97
BOGO 72820
SECRET 102350Z JAN 97 STAFF
CITE BOGOTA 72820
TO:
PRIORITY DIRECTOR.
FOR: LIMIT LA/CAGRR INFO LA/CAGAB, CIC/LA, LA/RR, IID
SLUGS:
WNINTEL INTEL ZRWAHOO LWDISSEM
SUBJECT: ACCOMPANYING OPS CABLE FOR HLB-15257
REF: A. BOGOTA
B. BOGOTA 72819
97 6569966 (HLB 15257)
TEXT:
1. ACTION REQUIRED: REQUEST UPGRADE OF GIDARK/56'S ACCESS
DESCRIPTION, PER PARA THREE BELOW.
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GIDARK/56 (D/56) COLLECTED REF INFORMATION IN THE COURSE OF
HER DUTIES AS PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR OF COLOMBIAN ARMY
INTELLIGENCE JAIRO DURAN ( (PINEDA)) NINO. D/56 RECEIVED THE REMARKS"
ON WHICH REF IS BASED DURING LATE DECEMBER CONVERSATIONS WITH_COL
PINEDA, INCOMING INTEL CHIEF COLONEL REYNALDO (CASTELLANOS)) AND
DIRECTLY FROM GENERAL MANUEL ((BONETT)) D/56 HEARD BONETT'S COMMENT
* ABOUT DEA'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE<KENNEDY ASSASSINATION>DIRECTLY FROM
HIM DURING A LATE DECEMBER MEETING. [D/56 ALSO SPOKE TO BONETT'S
PUBLIC RELATIONS ADVISOR MONICA ((HARA)), AND TO GENERAL HAROLD
((BEDOYA)) D/56 SPEAKS TO HARA AND PINEDA REGULARLY IN THE COURSE
OF HER NORMAL DUTIES AND D/56 SPOKE TO BONETT AND BEDOYA IN LATE
DECEMBER HOLIDAY PARTIES. D/56 PASSED REF TO C/O STOCKMIER ON 8 JAN
97 DURING A REGULARLY SCHEDULED OPS MEETING.
3. REF PROPOSED SOURCE DESCRIPTION UPGRADES D/56'S ACCESS FROM
INDIRECT TO GOOD. D/56 TOLD C/O STOCKMIER THAT SHE KNOWS NEW ARMY
INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR CASTELLANOS, HAS SPOKEN TO HIM, AND HAS
ACCEPTED HIS OFFER TO KEEP EMPLOYING HER AFTER PINEDA LEAVES FOR
MOSCOW IN COMING WEEKS. GIVING THIS CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT, WE THINK
HER ACCESS IS FAIRLY DESCRIBED AS GOOD IN REPORTS ABOUT THE ARMY.
REPORTS ABOUT OTHER NON-ARMY TOPICS WE PROPOSE CONTINUED USE OF
"INDIRECT" ACCESS IN HER SOURCE DESCRIPTION.
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4. REF IS ORCON BECAUSE IT HAS REMARKS_MADE PRIVATELY BY BONETT
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HIMSELF, AND ACCESS TO SENIOR OFFICERS WHO ARE CLOSE TO BOTH BONETT
AND BEDOYA.
5. FILE: GIDARK/56. CL BY 2171434; CL REASON 1.5
OADR DRV HUM 4-82.
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