' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Sc 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 3/31/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10368-10348 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 62C-HQ-1029205-1815 ‘ Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: AH TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 08/11/1998 ‘PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : a JFKARCA OF 1992 DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 02/23/1999 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 323192714 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-3017... CO ) Oo (12/31/1995) SECRET FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 08/11/1998 To: pEen Attn: Carol Keeley HERU Rome From: Athens , Contact: James P. Shaw, 011-30-1-725-3024 Approved By: Shaw James P cor soi Drafted By: Shaw James P:jps [815 WHERE SHOR CLHESW EA - Case ID #: (U) 62-HQ-1029205 (Pending) 2/19/f? CLASSIFIED OY Title: (U) JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION cA COLLECTION ACT OF 1992 FOREIGN LIAISON ISSUES Synopsis: (@(UlResponse to communication received from HQ; no lead set to Athens. iU) Derived : 3 Declassify Om: lL 1/2017 Administrative: (U) Re HQ EC dated 05/11/98, no lead set to Athens in ACS. Enclosures inadvertently sent to Legat Rome. Enclosures: (U) Enclosed for OPCA are the documents previously provided to Legat Rome for review, which are being returned for appropriate handling. Details: (ee HO EC requested Legat Athens to provide documents to an appropriate agency for review determination and justification for postponement or approval for release. Cr cdo bo Gat orm On 8/10/98, discreet contact with General Marwan Zein =. (protect), Commander, Beirut Police, failed to reveal additional == J identifying data regarding the source of the information On4co contained in re EC, Colonel Nassib Abou-Shakra. (%) LG 8 aot As the Bureau is aware, the security situation in Lebanon CaP — -vemains tenuous at best. It is clear to Legat Athens that 63 Hr Colonel Abou-Shakra, not further identified, appears to have been cay a source of the Bureau, whether a symbol source or merely an om 08 ongoing Legat. contact. Legat Athens does not currently have Net access to records to verify this fact, particularly since the LS) A source was contacted 34 years ago by.Legat. Rome, long before th ti Docld: 323192714 Page 2? a
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 Use 2107 Hote; DATE: 11-14-2p1T . . ; SECRET To:. OPCA From: Athens Re: (JU) 62-HQ-1029205, 08/11/1998 Legal Attache office in Athens was opened. However, direct contact with the Internal Security Forces in Lebanon with regard to information provided to the FBI by a member of its agency, as set forth in attachments to re EC, would merely serve to place the actual source of that information, if in fact he or she still exists, in serious jeopardy. It should be noted, as the Bureau is aware, the Lebanese Internal Security Forces are believed to be penetrated by the Syrian intelligence services .(6) A review by Legat Athens of the information provided (by Cs) Kabou-shakra |reflects that it was public source information of dubious value, manipulated provenance and minimal interest, apparently overclassified when received. For the information of FBIHO, (an 8/7/98 CIA traces were ; conducted re Abou-Shakra, the results of which were inconclusive. ((S) It is the recommendation of Legat Athens that the information be released and made available, but that the source of that information remain protected. Should OPCA or Legat Rome have any questions or follow-up with regard to this matter, please contact Legat James P. Shaw, telephone 011 30 1 725 3024. 1 SECRET. ~. 2 Docld: 323192714 Page 3 7