Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : - CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 ' Docld:32327340 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992? (44 USC 2107 Hote). JFK Assassination System - Date: Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90062-10038 HQ 151-1020-11 Document Information FBI HQ 06/09/1964 11 MARVIN KANTOR PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B; 1C; 4 Redact 06/16/1998 INDEFINITE RPT 5/5/2015
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 ww ne ‘ ' CG 151-206 INFORMANTS Identity MARVIN KANTOR enclosed: in Bureau letter to Chicago, 12/8/60 - Chicago T-2, fi, MOGENS JENSEN, | Chief, Danish Security I | Service, Copenhagen, Denmark /? 105-7568-1 105-7568-28 Information furnished Legat, London, 2/24/60; Legat letter 2/26/60; Information furnished Legat, London, 11/21/60; Legat letter and letterhead memorandum 11/25/60 _B¥- COVER PAGE nett ! ; : Docld: 32327340 Page 2?
‘Réleaged uniler the John F. “~DATE: _ MIKHA ILOVICHV ABARCHALINE Jand REMBERT CAVEN ALLEY at Copenhagen, Denmark ° GR) 4) on February 24, ' ALEXANDROVITCH TCHOURANOV who has been identified as a KGB Officer. -ABARCHALINE has been in Denmark since 1958 and has recently made Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. Al-14-2017 | -_ " | {| | | _ gran CG 151-206 cent QETIAL | DETAILS: | _ Chicago T-1, another government agency which conducts intelligence investigations, on October 26, 1960, furnished ce ; following information regarding contacts between@VLADISLAV C O Chicago T-2, a confidential source abroad, advised 1960, that he considers ABARCHALINE, a clerk at the Soviet Embassy in Copenhagen, probably a cadre worker of the KGB (Soviet Intelligence) Residency in Copenhagen, Denmark. Source advised ABARCHALINE maintains close contact with VLADIMIR. , conspicious e ts, to establish contacts with American students in Copenhagen @ 6) Chicago T-1 stated that on October 29, 1959, (nancuaLtns} cS met ALLEY at the Townhall Square in Copenhagen after which they went to a restaurant and later to a theater. QO! j Chicago T-1 further advised that ALLEY appeared to hav been the individual who arranged for /ABARCHALINEJto meet wanvixC5. KANTOR inasmuch as ALLEY indicated tof ABARCHALINE)on November 5 1959, that he would introduce the lattér to KANTOR that eyening.- It was believed that on that evening ALLEY and(ABARC LINE walked together to KANTOR'S address but failed to see nin. Ge” ; Chicago Tel furnished the following information on 1959 : CH (u) According to the United States Consul in Copenhagen, April 16, -MARVIN KANTOR recently visited the Consulate to have his passport renewed, The Consular clerk noted an unspecified number of visas and entry and exit stamps for Iron Curtain countries, She commented that subject appeared to have done a lot of travelling in Eastern Europe, to which he replied, "Yes, that aids my studies."" The clerk then asked KANTOR if he would like to register with the United States Consulate, after which he inquired, "What does that involve?" .The clerk explained that it provided a means of contact in the event someone in the United States wished to reach him or should the Embassy wish to provide him information which would be in his interest as a United States citizen. According to the clerk, KANTOR very definitely indicated his lack of desire to be registered in the Consulate, He explained to the clerk that he was studying at the University on the G.I. Bill and that he had recently been back in the United States on a visit. : DocId: 32327340 Page 3
Reteases anaet the Jdohn F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 27107 Hote). TE:11-14-2017 é - BEC Wen CG 151-206 \ Mea OF Ce Chicago T-1 advised that a reliable source furnished the following information: KANTOR carries United States Passport Number 439313 and originally arrived in Denmark on. July 26, 1957, Information available to this source indicates that KANTOR'S father, IRVING KANTOR, and mother, SARAH, nee BRODSKI, immigrated to the United States from the USSR approximatety 36 years ago. KANTOR is enrolled ak the University of Copenhagen, specializing in Slavic languages and appears to be working toward a Masters Degree (magistereksamen). The completign of work leading to this degree ordinarily requires five years a: 1e KANTOR claims to receive a stipendium from the United States for three years amounting to $110 per month. When this stipendium expires, KANTOR expects his father to support him financially. On one occasion he stated that he had been home for the Christmas holidays from November 25, 1958, to January 30, 1959. He has also stated that he plans to travel to Germany to purchase an automobile, and that from May 31, 1958, to July 9, 1958, he participated in a study trip to Moscow. He has also stated that, if his progress in the Russian language continues, he intends to visit Moscow again for a period of five or six ‘months. Gh ly) A professor at the University has described KANTOR as "very diligent." KANTOR rents a room which costs him DKR 95 per month,, and he eats in an off-campus restaurant which is known for its cheap but sizeable servings of food. It is estimated that subject could cover his food and housing for less than DKR 500 per month; however, this would not leave much left of the $110 for trips to scow and the United States, or the purchase of an automobile. U) . “MARVIN KANTOR, born May 9, 1934, departed from Denmark on May 28, 1959, via the Fedser-Marnemunde Ferry. Marnemunde is located in Hast Germany. ) u Chicago, T-1 stated That on the evening of November 16, 1959, ABARCHALINE \was observed entering a local restaurant with CS ALLEY ahd KANTOR, In the restaurant they joined two unidentified individuals of Oriental appearance at one of the tables. It appeared that all members of the group knew each other as they y immediately entered into a rather animated conversation. They looked at some papers or magazines one of which bore the title - "Soviet Film." Later in the evening, KANTOR left the restaurant alone carrying a newspaper or magazine, ALLEY and (ABARCHALI 63) departed soon after KANTOR and ALLEY returned alone to his residence a short time later (/% Hf : ar ARE Coa PDocld: 323273540 Page 4
AReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 : ‘ 7 ee ° . C No . yer ~ . i Chicago T-2 on November 21, 1960, furnished the following information regarding ALLEY'S meetings with ABARCHALINEAG } which is substantially the same as that furnished by Chicago T-1 but more detailed. : - On October 29, 1959, /ABARCHALINE Jcontacted REMBERT cavenCS} LLEY, JR., and made an appointment to meét him that evening. (of SCABARCHALINE indicated that they would go to "a quiet spot" where here they might talk in peace, These two individuals met at the Town Hall. Square in Copenhagen_shortly before 8:00 p.m. on . October 29, 1959. ABARCHALINEJwas carrying two books and als periodical, They proceeded to a small cafe and while there it C$ was apparent that (ABARCHALINE)gave ALLEY the books and the periodica yay : Chicago T$2 further advised that on November 5, 1959, CYaparcuaina)and ALLEY agreed to meet again and ALLEY indicated he would’ bring "MARVIN" with him. According to Chicago T-2, "MARVIN" is MARVIN. KANTOR,. This meeting was held at_approximately 8:00 p.m. on November 5, at which time, (ABARCHALINE Jhad a book with him. Thef$_I ‘¢ \three, (ABARCHALINE \ ALLEY and NTOR, thén went to KANTOR’S lodgings. Shortly thereafter, ALLEY and{ABARCHALINE Jwent to a restaurant CS after which they proceeded toward ALLEY'S home. When these two , —_ depar ted, (ABARCHALINE was no longer carrying the book and it was CS} ‘apparent to Chicago T-2 that he had given it to ALLEY. On November 16, 1959, (ABARCHALINE] again met ALLEY and CSJ¢ - KANTOR in a restaurant in Copenhagen. In “the restaurant, the three of them conversed with two unknown individuals. Later in the \ evening ,(ABARCHALINE] and ALLEY left the restaurant together.CS_} \ ALLEY was carrying newspaper at the time. One of the — unidentified individuals was later determined to be MORRAY, BROWN, a United States citizen, born March 23, 1934, in New York. The other individual was later identified as AHMED EL BADAWI MOHAMED .ABDEL-SALOM, an Egyptian National, born August 30, 1932, in ~ | ‘Egypt. ae -REMBERT CAVEN/ ALLEY, JR., 1415 Hudson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, was interviewed by SAS LOREN G, ADAMS and RICHARD H. ' WACHTSHEIM on March 28, 1961, and furnished the following information: , From July 3, .1959, until July 19, 1960, he was engaged in travelling and sightseeing in Europe. During the same period he was employed for several months by Danish architectural firms in- ' Copenhagen, Denmark, He furnished the following account of these \travels: ae : N s. /§ )- 1on0-1) ee nee _ ed : DocId: 32327340 Page 5
Vas (33 sed under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). _i1- ‘14- 2017 ip IT? xe 1% ae) CG 151-206 ALLEY stated that he had no permanent travel companion during this period of travel although occasionally he would be with someone for a day or a few hours at a time. He stopped whenever possible at youth hostels and accomplished this travel at an expenditure of approximately $2,000 plus whatever he had earned while employed at Copenhagen. ALLEY advised that while in Copenhagen, Denmark, in eptember or October, 1959, he metta person whose first name was LADISLAV J( phonetic) and whose last name he could not, recall. ne saidgthis person was axelerical employee of (the Soviet 82) Enbassy (th Copenhagen at t e time of this first meeting. ALLEY ecalléd hearing later_that LADISLAV) had been elevated to the pdlesition of (translator, ALLEY described (LADISLAV 5 Ss Fotious: (Coe - Age —80ato 35 Height 5°’ 10" Weight 190 to 200 Build Stocky Hair Light brown, balding, and combed straight back Characteristics Wears glasses Marital Status Married . an ts) ALLEY said that each Thursday night in Copenhagen there was a social gathering at the pavilion on the canal and the main street of Copenhagen. He was not aware of the sponsors of these functions but described them as the place where American and foreign students and others came to meet Danish girls. ‘He recalled that, it was_at one of these functions that he was introduced to(LADISLavV,} He could not recal1C$ exactly the circumstances surrounding his first meeting and felt that he might have been sitting with some of his on following. Ss (GaDISLAV approached them with the introduction following. ALLEY stated that he had heard of this Soviet igdividual prior to the fimstimeeting and had also heard that (LADISLAV )was a very friendly individual who associated frequently with t American students. ALLEY said that he had also met MARVIN: KANTOR, American student of Russian Ancestry and who.was acquainted with{LADISLAV,Jand felt that he may have heard about (LADISLAY} from C$] KANTOR, He said it was possible also that MARTIN KANTOR had introduced him to (LADISLAV on the occasion of their first J meeting. ALLEY added that he felt KANTOR associated with DISLAV\so as to practice speaking Russian. He did not reall 5 that KANTOR was sympathetic to the Communist form of { — Be ~  DocId: 32327340 Page 6
: Assa i vet - onte: ¥ ssination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. | i q | 11-14-2017 CG 151-206 government but onl that he felt a strong tie to Russia because of his ancestry. AY ALLEY said that he met (LADISLAY Sbetween six and ten CsJ times following the first meeting and between September and October, 1959, and January, 1960. He believed most of these meetings were in either September or October, 1959, and November, 1959 ALLEY also believed that most of these meetings with(LADISLAV ae were at the same pavilion on Thursday nights. He yecalled that there were usually others present on the occasions of, these meetings but ae on one occasioni:he and(LADISLAV\had attended a Cs) movie, Y ALLEY stated that in his opinion[{LADISLAV' SJpr inary cs interest was in promoting himself in the (Russian diplomatic C Jos. serviceland his association with Americans and American students was to practice English conversation, He said he had never engaged in any discussion of political matters or political theory with ( a) [LapisLav. ALLEY recalled that they had discussed their respective countries, their background and the backgrounds of their families. He remembered that(LADISLAV)had stated that his own father had cs peen one of the original(@ussian revolutionistS\and that he wasC3 at that time 0 of es er and living on the'farm of the (Russian $] author (foLsTo ALLEY said that(LADISLAV {was a very friendly individual C3 a good conversationalist and excellent company. He said_he certainly did not suspect that (LADISLAV) had any other(5_3 purpose than to converse in English and to seek companionship. (@)(Uy ALLEY said that to the best of his recollection GiaDIsLay) naa never asked him anyy questions concerning his work FSU in Copenhagen. He reiterated that he felt LADISLAV 'S} interest C if it could be described as such, in him was merely Yor , ‘énversation and companionship, ALLEY has not heard from vs Co3Ganisiad) since his return to the United States bug said_he would eel honored if he should hear from LADISLAV](X) VES ; REMBERT CAVEN ALLEY, JR., 1415 Hudson Avenue, Chicago, was recontacted by SAS ADAMS |and NACHTSHEIM on June 6, 1961, and firnished the following: informa tion: oi ; . . , eares a . ALLEY had tried*to,recall the circumstances.surr ound- ing his first meeting' withthe individual he knew as TapisLay) CST Denna: Oy employee of. he [Soviet Embassy] at Copenhagen, $1 Denmark. met He said that to the best of his rec hlection he was Gy{u) | DocId: 32327340 Page 7