[404-10213-10034] 2 Pa ee as Beate ee, 2 SOT eee ES OEE a pO Se bread Ces RG 70 7 Siena ere. tae ® ~ . = : . a « ° . * ‘ : ° . . v6 . i i 1o 0 AD tert EES REE | yO OL 8 ’ : ° 12 Oo Mm Os aE Sis we 9th cites ee me combORREDUED se satenbnnie we eeemee Sate genge RETURN TO CIA SEERE! “Background Use Only ; . " Do Not Reproduce WH/COS: 344-7§ 10 January 1974 HEHORANDUM FOR: Chief, Hostern Hemisphere Division SUBJECT .¢ Salvatore Glancana and Richard Catn~ REFERENCE - : Chicago Tribune Articles of 23 and 31 a ; Decenber [973 . ee . . . e: . -- J. A routine name check was conducted on Salvatore Glancana with negative results. A check was then nade with the Office of Security to datersina whether thetr records reflected that one Salvatore Gfancana was ever employed by CIA as alleged in the referenced Chicaao Tribune article of 31 December 1973. We were advised that any Inquirfes can= cerning this aatter should be made to Hr. Bracklnrtdgea, Deputy Inspactor General, WI/COG touched base with He. Breckinridge who said that he had received a copy of the referenced article. an . 2. We have developed the following information on Richard Cain, subject of the referenced 23 Decenber 1973 Chicago Tribune article. Richard $. Cain was bora in Chicago, Tiltnois in October 1931. He dropped out of the first year of high school tn 1947 and enlisted fn the U. S$. Aray where he served until discharged in 1550. Following his aray service he was associated with investigative enterprises in Hiam? and Chicago. In 1956 he entered the Chicago Police Departaent (Vice Squad) where he remained unti? 1950. Concurrent with that exploynant he operated the Accurate Laboratories, a private investigative businass. Listed below is a chronology of CIA contacts with Cain: ; . A, Fall of 1960 - Cain initiated contact with the DCD Chicago Field Office and vol~ untarily provided information on the active fties of Cuban exile groups in the Chicago area. . . E2 IAPDET a Whirg Gaede CL BY: 054555 oR Cain & Z7e1yy F130 t eee re co EE OP 8 OGRE | ANI OED Bo wart mo hapten AO | oe Ae AR EAE ERT I xehis fete oe “ oetpetiedigr . es * - BAG - mgt : at PALES GE Pom, sing, mead. Lah HF baa See: . een
14-00000 yea * : - ee ed ot, Wedge. a - *y 8, Mee Or F B. June 1961 - Cain contacted Hr. Lohmann, of the Chicago Field Office’, to report an approach nade toe hia by a fir. Kroupansky who reportedly was negotiating with the President of Panama to investigate coanunism tn Panaza. Cain was to assist Kroupansky in this endeavor. C. Sumser of 1981 ~ Caftn was met In Yexico City by a CIA staffer, identity unknown, - purpose unknown. D. October 1961 = Cain wrote to Hr. Lohmann from Panasa. He reported on his findings of attitudes toward the U. S. in certain Central ’ Acarican countries and offered his services to the Agency. E. April 1962 = Cain wade an unannounced visit £0 Agency representatives Ninston Scott and ol in Mexico City and fnfornead them : sn Tnvestigative agency he had tin Kexfce (with branches tn Chicago and Los Angeles) which — he used to provide police training to Mexican Government agents. Cain could provide no proof of U. S. tizenship. He was told by Messrs. o3 Scott and that tha U. S. Aobassador did not approve o erican citizens becoming involved ia Hextcan polttics. ; F. 4 June 1962 = Cain was deported from Nexico for carrying a loaded revolver and brass knuckles, fopersonating a Mexican Governaant official, and violating his tourist pernit by working. 6. 19 August 1963 - Catn was met at the Lake Shore Drive Athletic Club and Adolphs Club in hicagoe, I nois by WH Division staff officer, 03 and the Chie? of tha Chicago DCO 3. #"contact report states that in the f distant future Cain would like to wort overseas, possibly with CIA. It was pointed out to Cain that his current cooperation with CIA aight be of benefit to him should he apaly for enployzant with CIA in the futura. At this tine Cain worked wo Pow 7
14-00000 NaRTRATENitEEIEES SEP 8 EEREYETIN | © mame + oe Rememeren a Ebe nH Hs tee Ao oe mtmteaens sneee oan: ee tf ee ews ne oo Bw for tha Cook County Sheriff's Office. we : also was in contact with Cubans in the Chicaga area who were involved in ventures which were not coapletely legal. Cain Nas told a? Agency requirements in general, and agreed to assist the Agency by providing infornation on undera cover activities of the Cubans, especially Paulino Sferra and his contacts, providing nares of any Cubans who night ba use?ul to CIA, and noting in particular rumors of any CIA contacts in the Chicago area. . - H. 26 and 30 August 1963 - Infornation froz Cain to the ocD Chicago Office nas passed to the Cuba Desk at Headquarters, The 26 August o. information concerned the Student Directory, a s Cuban exile group located tn Niaail, Florida. a The 30 August inforaationrrepvorted Hiro Cordoze's interest in purchasing arns,. o - IT. 11 September 1963 requested a PCSA/CSA on Cain but $ nO indication it was ever granted, 3. 12 September 1963 ~ Cain reported to the Chicago Field Office information on persons claining to be representatives of the DRE . Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil ~ who purchased aras for the DRE. Cain planned. another meeting with F ged DRE rep- Fesentatives 03 via DCD Nashingten and DCO Chicage; 3 Cain to "get out of the picture’ as soon as possible and to nake no conaltnents. . : K. 1967 ~ The Office of Security files show that the FBI in 1957 Initiated an investigation on Cain because of alleged Mafiz connections, For this reason the F3] recomaanded that CIA terainate its assoclation with Cain. : L. 15 April 1972 = Cain returned to Chicago froz Hextco City, then disappsared about ] Hay 1972 -3-
14-00000 oho . saying he was gotng to Latin Anerica. { Cain allegedly was involved in illegal : ~ international arms de3ls and on varfous : occasions stated he wag worxing for CIA. H. 16 Hay 1972 - An FBI agent in Hextco City asked Mexico City Station for traces on Cain. Aceording to the Fel an Eastern Alrlines pilot had identified Cain as the skyjacker who forced him to fly to Honduras & Hay 1972. . 3. There is no ‘{ndfeatton that a clearance was ever granted for the use of Cain by the Agency or that he recefvad any compensation from the Agency. We have been unable te fubstantiate Cain's claim that he worked for the OSS during 7 Oe cman empEN st Oe e Orville Bathe C/d/COG ~ Distribution: Orig 41 - Addressee 1 = COG Chrone ~ or is nator ‘@. f. of Sec. L. Howe le oot. 323871 DDO/UH/COG/OS:CHopkins:rb (typed 10 Jan. 74) Fo Seen cams 6 ab tb Oe tal ED SAREE SRE mo nO tO eh ASIN MOON RATE = ake ee a eageme 7 state G8 ein atts Sree estates my oe wene amass bam apanentne creme ea ee ape ie ‘ “sme cs = meee at en pasa neta Aemaenoane - RN erie ee ee ee wage wee ee e 2