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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
Office of Security
24 October 1960
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ATTENTION
SUBJECT
Support Branch
MORALES, David S.
1. This will confirm the verbal request to Mr. John Lavery
from Mr. J. J. Mullane, Jr. on 13 October 1960 that two backstopped
residence addresses be provided for Subject, one in the Washington,
D.C. area and one in the Los Angeles area.
2 Mr. Lavery also requested to backstop
backstop 
the Washington
address to the extent that Subject's residence at the address arom
5 October 1960 on would be acknowledged. He was to be identified
as a recently returned State Department employee who had secured
a new position with the Department of the Army, since returning
from overseas and resigning from State Department. It was to be
indicated that pending determination of the location of his
assignment, Subject's family had not joined him in the Washington,
D.C. area but were understood to be at the home of his wife's
family somewhere in New England. Subject's employer is the US
Army Staff. Group whose telephone number, left by Subject with the
management of his residence for emergency contact is 016-2255
It was explained to Mr. Lavery that this residence and cover was
necessary to backstop Subject in the event of inquiry arising out
of some private business ventures in which he is currently engaged
in the Phoenix, Arizona areat
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3. Mr. Lavery was requested to provide a second residence
address in the Los Angeles area where Subject's residence from
approximately 1 August 1958 to 14 October 1960 could be acknowledged.
He was to be identified at this residence as a local representative
for a New York City concern, Bartlett and Rogers, and to have done
economic research for them concerned with Latin American trade.
Subject was understood to have been moved by his company to the
Miami area, leaving Los Angeles on 14 October 1960..
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4. Mr. Lavery was advised that for purposes of answering
inquiries in Los Angeles, Subject was to be identified as a
single individual approximately 35 years old, 6 feet tall, 200 lbs.,
swarthy complexion, with dark hair and eyes. He is understood to
have a good position with his employer, and earning, it is estimated
over $10,000 per year.
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JOSEPH F. LANGAN
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