104-10066-10066 October 7, 1977 _ MEMORANDUM FOR: _ Anthony A. “Lapham oo FROM _ A. R. ‘Cinquegrana | BE Office of General Counsel | , SUBJECT - BLUEBIRD/ARTICHOKE Soft File Review - "Kelly" me re a _ Dimitrov, D.A. Ce . L ‘Ihave been reviewing summary sheets prepared by the Office of . Security concerning several hundred soft files on individuals associated, . _or considered for association, in some way with the Agency's BLUEBIRD/ | ing case which I discussed with Dick Lansdale and which we agreed should | _ be brought to your attention for Your. information and whatever action YOu may deem appropriate. — aS oo 2. Asis indicated i in the attached copy of the soft file summary and. the 27 January 1952 memorandum upon which it is based, D. A. Dimitrov, © designated "Kelly," is a Bulgarian expatriate who appears to have been ~ imprisoned in Greece some time in 1950 and 1951 on false pretenses because _ the Agency feared he would accept an offer from French Intelligence. After six months in custody, he was flown to Panama where he was misrepresented . as a psychopath and confined in a U.S. Military Hospital for several months. _ . | The official security file shows he was then removed from the hospital and) _ held by the Agency at Fort Clayton in Panama for three years. He was then returned:to Greece and ultimately allowed to enter the U.S. as a refugee. _ _It appears from the attached copy of a 7 February 1952 memorandum that... the "Artichoke approach," .i.e., the use of drugs to reverse his hostility - toward the U.S. and U.S. intelligence agencies, was never consummated. _ ' 3, This man has had several contacts with the Agency since coming to the U.S. In 1961 an Assistant to the DCI was contacted by a representative - of Parade magazine who had been informed by Dimitrov of his confinement by the Agency. The Office of Security responded to the effect that this man was disreputable, unreliable, and full of wild stories about CIA. As you will note from the attached transcript of an 8 September interview on Good Morning America, Mr. Dimitrov (now General Dimitrov and known as General Donald A. Donaldson) apparently is alive and alleging that he knows who ordered the assassination of President Kennedy. O110% | . j. | _.. ARTICHOKE activities. In the course of that review I came upon the follow- 2 la Se
14-00000 a cd & he 2 Fr soe a4, Jt 4 ~ * ° eterererss ry) ce yy i: wit ce ‘Su ij . 4, Based solely upon the soft file summary, and prior to reviewing .. the official security file from which I extracted the additional details, it Te appeared to me that the nature of the Agency's treatment of Dimitrov might I . - be something which should be brought to the attention of appropriate - ae officials both within and outside the Agency. The fact that he is still - ers mo _ active and is making allegations connected with the Kennedy assassination ae ‘may add yet another dimension to this * Story. ’ me : Attachment n Lod tuba: wade eotde Frm ae
14-00000 Soft File ‘Sunnary Title of File: “Kelly . Brief Biographic. Data: Kelly’ s ‘true name Gs _ DIMITROV, a 29-year-old Bulgarian who was head of -a small political party based in Greece and. a ostensibly working for Bulgarian independence. Nature of Relationship/Interest: . It was learned - that French Intelligence Service was. attempting . os to bribe KELLY and make him.a double agent and - Bo - Kelly appeared to be interested in.the French offers.’ Accordingly, a plan was made to have KELLY believe .. that he was going to be assassinated and for protec-"  - ~ tion he was placed in custody of the Greek police . who then put him in prison. KELLY was held in the .- ~ prison for six months until the Greek authorities > decided that KELLY was- was a nuisance and they told . “our people to take him back. - He was then flown ae Panama where, through arrangement, he was placed in © oo 7 aU. S. military hospital as a psychopathic patient. — . According to the 25 January 1952 memorandum, KELLY. had been in the hospital for several months and the hospital authorities want him out since he is causing | problems. He is not a psychopathic personality. '-Because of his confinement in a Greek prison and his stay in a military hospital, KELLY became very hostile toward the United States and our | intelligence « opera- . tions in particular. 7 OPC was ; considering an "ARTICHOKE" ‘approach, to KELLY | to see if it would be possible to reorient KELLY | ~ favorably toward us. However, OPC advised on 2 February 1952 that some opposition had arisen in . the top level of OPC to the handling of the KELLY ‘case in the manner that had been proposed. - Since _ . this opposition had arisen, nothing would be done - to the KELLY case. ° , ; Period of Relationship: | No dates supplied | _ Indications of Drug Experimentation: — None found Co-optee Interest: Not indicated eee ee eee baten: Cpeasbbia} Dr. Robert Ecke
14-00000 Il. Office of Security File Summary - DIMITROV, Dinitre “"- Adamov (lyle 0. ely) (QKSTAIR) (SHAN/BGCONVOY) © #46165 de Short. Sumuary | of Agency Interest/Use: The file was opened in October 1950, when DIMITROV . was of operational interest to the Agency while . employed for Radio Athens in Greece. Previously, DIMITROV had fled from Bulgaria in July 1947. As of October 1951, DIMITROV was in a hospital in - South America,. ‘apparently under Agency auspices. ‘In 1956 DIMITROV was brought to the United States, . + ‘apparently after returning to Athens from South ©... .. America, and the Agency made no further operational: ©. ~-- use of DIMITROV. In June 1960 DIMITROV [under case = - °#33259--Dimiter DIMITROFF ("Diko")] had contact -= . .° with the Contact Division outlining his background, -~ .. ': Claiming financial difficulties, and requesting the — “. Agency back his plans for covert activity against - ‘' . Bulgaria. The Agency apparently took no action in =~ oi ‘this regard. During this contact DIMITROV claimed. i. that circa 1951 he was held in a hospital/cell . in. | ., ‘Panama City. Oe, . 2. Background Investigations: None” 03, Confirmation of ARTICHOKE/ BLUEBIRD/WRULTRA Interest: -. No Log ee 4. Project Associates: - None
14-00000 \- “Ofc Memoranda in ° “UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT | a TO .) SUBJECT: “FROM + ” Kelly Case eo yas” mo ae . oe ao - ; : —_ oe "DATE: 25 damary 1952 On Friday, 25 January 1952 » the writer was called te the office a oe ot Mr. Bannerman for the purpose of a conference with one meet) :. Es. concerning 1 the instant Case. — fe Lained in substance ‘the 2 Kelly ¢ case a3 ‘Follows: te . Rey, whose real name is Dimitrov), is a 29-year-old Bulgarian and : “.:. was the head of a small political party based in Greece and ostensively working for Bulgarian independance. Kelly was described b ° _... aS being young, ambitious, bright (elementary college education), a Soe . =~ sort of a "man-on-a-horse" typs bat a typical Balkan politician. Ac os me _ > gording te Prichatt, our people discovered that French Intelligence — - > Service Wes@ attempting to bribe Kelly and make hima double agent snk . “. Kelly was looking with favor upon the French offers. mpeabeecac Bes Pte '. plot was rigged in which Kelly was told he was going to be ard as a "protaction”, he waa placed in custody ofthe Greek Police who threw Kelly into a Gresk prison. Kelly was held in tha Greek pri~ os . gon for six months until the Greek authorities decided that Kelly was .. . . @ muisance and they told our people to take him back. Since our |. ' . people were unable to dispose of Kelly in Greace, thay flew him to — _ Panama where, through arrangement, he was placed in a U.S. Military - - . Hospital as a psychopathic patient. Kelly new has teen in the U.S. military hospital, for several months and the hospital authorities now want to get him out since he is causing considerable trouble, bothering _ . “4 other patLonta, etc. Kelly is not a psychopathic personality. — coe explained that they can ‘@ispose of Kelly by. the simple : "process of sending him to a friend of his in Caracas, Venszusla, and as far as they are concerned, that type of disposal is perfectly o.ke ~~ Y . However, bacanse of hig confinement in a Greek prison and his stay in ; 7 a military hospital, Kelly has become very hostile toward the United States and our intelligence operations in particular. Hence, OPC is '-considering an "Artichoke" approach to Kelly to see if it would ba possible to re-orlent Kelly favorably toward us. This operation, which will nacessarily involve the use of drags.is baing considered by OPC with a possibility that Dr. Ecka and Mike Gladych will carry ont the operatian presumably at the military hospital in Panamas. Also ral ' volved in this would be a Bulgarian interpreter who is a consultan to this Agency since nedther Zeke nor Gladych spealse Bulgarian. _ Mr. “Bannerman pointsd ont td has this type of operation ‘could only be carried out with the authorization of Security and that, ‘under no circunstances whatscever, could amyons but an authorized uD. administer drags to any subject of this Agency of any type. Bannerzan pointed out that there was a strong possibility that the military
14-00000 is one £8 which Security handles j~ ets Aftneng : . Would have to be co-ordinated into the “this. authorities w not permit their hospital 46 be used for/t type of work and also that @ re-conditioning operation of this type might take as. . long as 30-602 Bannerman further pointed out that some if suth ai monn wean, operation were carried on, Security ron haye to be cognizant of it, coe _ m and would possibly - . take over.and ron the operation themselves since this ‘pe of work Tt was agreed between| y Bannerman,- and ths writer that a | conference would be laid on Mo “afternoon when OPC representatives - and the Bulgarian interpreter return from Boston and their tallc with | T. Nites Gladyeh.- At which time, the angles would be explored and a dis~ | |» we patch - .  .. find out whether the Army would permit. such an operation and whether ~ wiervew would be forwardad to our peopls in Panama directing. them to “". the Army would allow the Agency to have-the use of the necessary rooma, | mae oe - medical facilitias, etd. as would be required for this type of operation. | At this time, it was also to be determined. whet cher ue > SAsposal ¢ of € Kelly : ae Sarena could in fact fact be iaid One - i , “This particular ‘operation » was 5 mentioned in , genéral terns to the + writer by Mr. Walter Driscoll approximately thirty days ago on an in- a a 7 i formal. basis but no significant details were given at this’ ‘tine. es _ Wile the technique that Ecke and Gladych are considaring for use Panes oo in this’ case is not known te the writer, the writer believes the aporeach © _: WELL be made through the standard nareo-hypnosis techniqua. Re-eancibiening _: and re-orlenting an individual in such a matter, in ths opinion of-the ~.. i webter, cannot be accomplished easily and will require a great deal, of . .. €id not suggest. -to . time and the % fact that an interpreter is necessary In the case con-— Eval . |. plicates it considerably more. It is also believed that with our present 3 x ~, knowledge, we would have no absolute guarantee that the subject in this” case would maintain a positive friendly attitude toward us even though that. perhaps a total amnesia could be created “ -* there is sce a successful response to the treatment. The writer ee | ‘by a series of electro shocks, but nerely indicated that amnesia under 7 _ tenes treatments 1 were not certain. “a
14-00000 * ~ Off fice « Memora, dun « € “UNITED STAT.. 5 GOVERNMENT TO 3. Pile ae a Sot. oo “DATE: 1  Pebruacy 1982 FROM : Morse Allen SUBJECT: Kelly Case ea On Wednesday, 30 Jamary 1952, at 9: 30 aM, ‘the writer called sip, otestey the Kelly 2. st 20 that the OPC and interpreter had made a trip to Boston and had seen Gladych. stated that Gladych and the interpreter _had reached completa accord on the handling of the Kelly situation. than stated | that he was trying to arrange that the Kelly c @ Linad up completely set up conferences with I & SO relative the trip 4 to ‘Panama: {Promised ' to call the writer at ‘the end of the oa week.” 26 “on/eebruary:: 3982" at , 2: 1 ns mip — “fon called 4 ‘the writer relative the Kelly case. OPC at the top: level, some opposition had arisen to the handling of tha Kelly case in the manner that had been propésed.|__—ss Stated that since this oppesition of the higher-ups had arisen, nothing would be done relative the Kelly cane) atated that he would call immediately _upon new davel. mg these lines. The writer "eee: I & SO would be glad to consider the matter and wo wWMeil it was brought up again and would aval his call relative any new Gem ‘velopment °