104-10408-10218 , UNITED STATES GOVL AMENT “Memorandun) ~~ -. ). TO  : Chief, SRS. oe DATE: 9 October 1967 Thru : DC/SRS and C/FIOB/SRS FROM : M,. D. Stevens SUBJECT: CAIN, Richard S. #272 14) 1. Reference is made to the attached 5 June 1967 DCS memo-~- randum on Subject, which in turn made reference to previous DCS i memoranda on him on 24 and 25 May 1967 and to an Office of Security memorandum dated 29 May 1967. The 5 June 1967 memorandum enclosed copies of several 1963/1964 documents from the Chicago _ Field Office's file on CAIN, which ADC/PSD forwarded to SRS with ‘the comment that "It appears DCS is cleaning out their files re Lee ‘Harvey OSWALD, et al. sd Se er end 2. Subject, itis obvious, had been a source of information ) \ regarding an alleged discussion of the assassination of President ; Kennedy at a secret meeting of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee ‘ held i in Chicago in February 1963 under the direction of Richard : CRILEY (#346 116). He also was the source of information regarding ; , the alleged attempted recruitment into the Communist Party of young Cubans in the Chicago area by one Guillermo ESCOBAR, who accorde ing to the Chicago office was “one of | } (SAS) leads : obtained from Ralph PEREZ." (Presumably Ralph PEREZ, #444260) j is[s—i‘(téstC*@#NSCd99499. The documents also indicated ' that in February 1964 CAIN was the subject of a conversation initiated _ by Eldon S. COHEN, #38557 o/c, with a representative of the DCS © Ghicago office who believed his purpose was to learn whether or not CAIN was in fact on a twoemonth's sick leave from the COOK County Sheriff's office, as he was said to be, or was on a political under ' cover assignment which COHEN inferred involved tapping the tele~ : phones of gubernatorial candidate Charles H. PERCY and other political figures. a NE ete oe race 6359 1 Excoted roa asteritk sovagrtiay ond wees tre ee
13-00000 | | Tl fe Stee GP BO gest O A Witten note AIRE + w Ot was for the purpose of training Mexican Government agents in police methods, in investigative techniques, and in the use of the lie detector; ; and had added that he was investigating Communism in a certain unnamed : Central American country. deported by the Mexican Ministry (of) Gobernacion for these violations: PR cae TO tH op, regarding him from Mexico City, on 25 April 1962, which mentioned a “Willard d ANDREWS, reputable American businessman i in Mexico," who obviously had had contact of some kind with CAIN; as well as with a CIA representative in Mexico to whom ANDREWS had commented that CAIN claims to have been with OSS during W. W. Il (Acopy of this memo-~- xandurm is attached). In answer to this message which requested traces on CAIN, Headquarters, in furnishing limited information obtained regard. ing him, advised that neither his claimed employment by OSS, nor a claim he made to have worked with Task Force W, could be substantiated. The Station was advised that he did have (or had had) a legitirnate detective . Lsanorstory # in Chicago. 5. The first time CAIN came to the attention of the Security Gifice was when the Mexico Station requested traces on him. Their request stemmed from an unannounced visit he made to the Station, during which he stated that he had an investigative agency in Mexico with branches in Chicago and Los Angeles. He had also stated that his agency in Mexico oem 6. In June 1962, the Mexico Station advised that CAIN was being a. Carrying a loaded revolver and brass knuckles b. Impersonating a Mexican Government official (He. had identification as an investigator for the Mexican Treasury Office. ) c. Violating his tourist permit by working at his iS] xe ryt 3. During review of CAIN's s Security file, I noted 2 message 7 | . | i | detective office and at the Mexican Treasury mt 4 ot of 7 cat POPES GOA 1 AREER “8 ED Oe OO Rit Ne A een meee se ee
13-00000 Cee eal . ‘samen H 7. Subject was subsequently of interest to the DCS.in September |: 1963 when an ad hoc clearance was requested to permit his being asked gto respond to general requirements regarding his knowledge of certain Cuban refugees and their potential for foreign positive intelligence. On 10 September 1963, the DCS was sent a memorandum which furnished ?much of the above information on CAIN. . 8. On 22 May 1967, the Director of Security indicated that he had received information from the FBI which ties Subject to the Mafia in Chicago;fand he directed that the DCS be contacted for information as to whether or not they ever established contact with him and, if so, or what purpose. The DCS was also to be advised that, if they were in contact with him, it was suggested that they break it off. On 25. ay 1967, the DCS advised that there had been no contact with CAIN ‘ |since 1963, and furnished copies of eight reports for which Subject had een the source of information. These had to do with anti-Castro Cuban activities, procurement of arms, etc. - 9, On 29 May 1967, Security advised the DCS that there isa current FBI investigative interest in Subject and recommended that there be no farther contact with him at this time. 10. Thel Sepjember 1967 copy of Life magazine contains an article titled "Brazen E myire of Organized Crime," in.x, hich it 3 is stated tha’ tSam G GIANCANSS Head of the Chicago. Cosa sa Nostra, is "still running ieee ontxol from a hide~out in xicO. .. where «_ he poses as _Riccardo'S LLZETTIOS The real SCALZETTI, GIANCANA's ‘erst while chauffeur and courier, “is more familiar to Chicagoans as Richard CAIN, a well known former Chicago policeman and more recently a private investigator. "
13-00000 15. There is attached a copy of the above referred to September articles in Life magazine, in one of which CAIN is described as the erst- while chauffeur and courier of Sam GLANCANA. The second of these articles makes reference to alleged friendly contacts of Jim GARRISON, of the OSWALD Case, with henchmen of the Cosa Nostra in the Louisiana area, M. D. Stevens Attachments: articles MDS/cer SECRET
13-00000 VEURL | omer" < (the Covert Security Clearance was amended and © approved in March 1951 to include Morgan's use. in providing covert legal support for’ opera- ;tions in the form of a "cut out'",*legal advice, transmission of funds, and other assistance of a legal nature in connection with DDO projects. Since Subject may have been utilized by the DDO, it is felt that any decision to release infor- : j mation regarding Morgan should be deferred to \the DDO. . fit is noted that while only the afore-_ mentioned subject file exists regarding Morgan, in his capacity as Robert A. Maheu’s personal attorney, Morgan is mentioned sporadically in the Maheu, Harvey, and Roselli files. In 1967 Maheu was interviewed and advised that he had - briefed Morgan regarding the details of his involvement in the Agency-sponsored Castro assassination plots. Morgan's current asso- ciation with Maheu, professional and/or personal, is unknown. Morgan is currently practicing law in the District of Columbia law firm of Welch and Morgan. _ ¢. Joseph Shimon--No Office of Security subject file exists regarding Joseph Shimon, aka: Joseph Shiman. However, he is mentioned in the Johnny Roselli file as a personal friend of Roselli. It is further noted in the Roselli file that Shimon knew Maheu, but the nature and extent of their official/social relationship is unknown. Shimon is described as a former District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Depart- ment (MPD) inspector who was discharged from the D.C. MPD as a result of a conviction involving wiretapping. activities. 4, To date, no decision has been made as to the type and form of response to be made to the Dade County Sheriff's Office request. Additionally, a formal request. to the Office of
13-00000 . DeUKET Security has not been received. Office of Security files have been searched and pertinent information reviewed. Pending a decision as to what form the response, if any, will take, it is recommended that the Office of Security files containing information pertinent to the request be retained in a readily available’ status and no further action be taken at this time. LE Curtis R. Rivers pre ony rT Bad) she fae 3