an ee : 4" ‘OUTGOING .ELEPOUCH  ; ‘]. ij - a, ap “,, _ SIGNAL CENTER use ONLY : ae & I. ‘TEL @ ar er er ee oo” ty I _ CLASSIFICATION oe —_ ee a _ ‘ft: i SECRET | oo OGC SUBJ: ITKIN, HERBERT . | . “MESSAGE HANDLING INDICATOR . BATE - THe Group . ; . DISPATCH NUMBER - oe __. _. ~~ ; | TELEPOUCH _ AFAM@=42125 ne 0 INDEX . 0 No INDEX 0  rerurn to: , . . E 2 IMPDET i 0 IP FILES I> ta Ie uy 0 . CL BY: o34405 TO: RETURN TO CIA Background Use Only S&C RET  TELEPOUCH i TS? | Do Not Reproduce | DISP NO: (FAMU}4L2S ; DATE: Lb NOVEMBER 1973. |, YO: CHILF OF SARE. | . Cit . CHIEF OF STATION, | FROM: CHIEF. EAST ASIA DIVISION cod. SUBJECT: AR. HERBERT ITKIN CRS a Ces MMa pre ot FYT ONLY: : ane h- ON b NOVENEER 1573 ne| PEP) IN WASHTHG- YON. HASD CATRIED TO H@S A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIAN EJUSTICE A. R. MOFF- ITT REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE RELIASILITY OF MR. HERBERT ITKIN WHOM HE DESCRIBED AS A FORMER CIA AND FEI EMPLOYEE. THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS ARE THE GIST OF MR. MOFFITT'S LETTER, WHICH WAS ADDRESSED ETO "MR. WILLIAM CROSEY'. {SIC} DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE: oo: A» MGFFITT HOLDS A COMMISSION TO INQUIRE INTS THE INFIL- =< TRATION OF ORGANIZED CRIME INTO NEW SOUTH WALES. IT IS OF SUBSTANTIAL ih eee ee eee SIMPORTANCE TO HIS INCUIRY THAT HE CONSIDER EVIDENCE GIVEN DURING A COORDINATING OFFICERS . IP USE ONLY RELEASING OFFICER CLASSIFICATION S €& ¢C RE T CROSS REFERENCE REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THF ISSHING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
ZR omy F et i ft ke IWECRET t& ‘eet nie aah  Sureomns | TELEPOUCH SIGNAL CENTER USE ONLY Yr ;>-O oF OF OO: Oo 4 . cyssincetion oo , ee arene : . , e AMPERS RE FO, oo “OGC SUBS: ITKIN, HERBERT .2" ¥ GszssaGe HANDLING INDICATOR,’ : a : DATE - TIME Group . DISPATCH NUMBER o _ o TELEPOUCH =? (CFanuswaes oo oO INDEX . 0 “no’moex ; ve 0 RETURN TO: * aa E 2 IMPDET 0 IP FILES , cL BY: O34qgs5 COURT CASE IN ENGLAND IN JULY 1973 BY ITKIN. B. IN HIS TESTINONY IN ENGLAND AR. ITKIN CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN RECRUITED BY CIA IN AN “UNEDERCOVER CAPACITY" Ik ABOUT 3954. HE CLAIMED HE WAS BITH THE C.I.A. UNTIL MARCH L9b3 AT WHICH TINE BY SOME ASRANGEMENT HE WORKED FO? GOTH THE FBI AND CIA, Ueda dJAwuany S7b&. Ce HOFFITT ASKS FOR INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF MR. ITKIN DURING THE YEARS LSL4 TO 1949 AND FOR COPIES OF "ANY RELEVANT. AFFI- DAVITS OF PERSONS IN AUTHORITY IA THE - Far: OR: ‘CIA USED IN PROCEEDINGS? ¢ | ‘ Le IN USA.” “ 7 \ ES D. MOFFITT ROTED THAT IN THE INTERESTS OF PRIVACY HE ROUT- ae sy HIS LETTER VIA THE AUSTRALTAN-DIPLONATIC POUCH, AnD ASKED THAT Tre REPLY BE RETURNED TO HIF BY THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON. ce RR. MOFFITT’S REQUEST WAS HANDLESD BY THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNCIL £06C? WHO FIADE AVAILABLE FOR MR. MOFFITT COPIES OF THREE AFFIDAVITS {ALL OF WHICH IN PUBLIC DOMAIN} beLevan iT Td HERBERT ITKIN AND HIS APFILIATION WITh THE, CIA. OGC CONCLUDED THEIR REPLY SY SAY- ING THAT, HERBERT ITKIN FURNISHED INFORMATION TO THE CIA OVER A PERTOD OF MANY YEARS. BUT THAT HE WAS NOT SENT TO ENGLAND TO COLLECT ANY COORDINATING OFFICERS IP USE ONLY RELEASING OFFICER CLASSIFICATION CROSS REFERENCE FILE NUMBER 823 PR mm mm me ee et mee wee eee eee
Soi pear ; * duTeoins (-¢LEPOUCH : he an nak” 2° ; ao ae " Po. oe 2s ML tea! SIGNAL CENTER Lx ONLY : -> S ' ‘. od oo AABE cor “ace Tos TPE MRO ee cinontn \, : naa Ks 7 Ee R £ T LOGE _SUBI: ITKIN, HER BERT gee i a ey 4 "MESSAGE HANDLING INDICATOR! —_— 4 oe DATE - Time mE GROUP . GISPATCH NUMBER L a . nee é a (°° TELEPOUCH |" “+ _(ranuSaaes” Cu Tra 0 INDEX tf] nFrven é a . O nerum-ro. . E 2  IMPDET 5 0 iP PLES CL BY: Osuugqs INFORMATION FOR CIA AND'HE DID NOT FURNISH THE CIA WITH ANY INFORMA- | TION WHILE HE WAS IN ENGLAND. | : | | 3. OGC'S REPLY YAS SENT TO AR. MOFFITT IN THE SANE CHANNELS HIS | REQUEST CAME IN. H@S POUCHING COPIES AFFADAVITS. BOTH LETTERS. U/S/C# VIA POUCH EP INPDET-4 DATE: *,!. oe 3 vi fT ts ae cr an nm eee 7 COORDINATING OFFICERS . IP USE ONLY orig] GAR ~ 1OGC MR. GREANY LIN DRAFT} UNITTER7FTILT ANH EXT: SLAL/FOIA « ROCCA {88 DRAFT} THCODORE Ge. SHACKLEY, C/EA RELEASING OFFICER CLASSIFICATION SEF CR ET CROSS REFERENCE