13-00000 ee SECRET V IG NO E SENSITIVE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED 9-262 XYAAZ-173¢ MEMCRANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Rankin SUBJECT: © Anonymous Telephone Calls te United States Embassy in Canberra, Australia, Relative to Planned Assassination of President Kennedy . i. I vefer again to paragraph two of your memorandum, dated 12 February 1964, relative to disseminations te the Secret Service made by CIA. 2. On 24 November 1963, CIA received from the Department of the Navy a copy of a cable from the Naval Attache in Canberra, Australia (IN 67327, Top Secret, later downgraded to Secret), reporting a telephone convereation the previous day with an anonymous individual who had described himeclf as a Polich chauffeur for the Soviet Embassy in that city. This individual, while discussing several matters of intelligence interest, touched on the pogeibility that the Soviet Government had financed the assassination of President Kennedy. Reference was made in this cable te the receipt of a similar anonymous telephone call on 15 October 1962. 3, Upon receipt of this cable from Navy CLA took the following action: a. Gabled te Canberra asking full details of the ~ telephone conversation of 23 November and the call made on 15 Cetober 1962. It should be noted that CIA had not previously known of the 1962 telephone call. gee ret 24s. Document sumer (GO “3 0 8 a fo. GEAR led cobaA 2 verre 22 May 6F | va _26i- 299 WARNING NOTICE ENSITIVE a3 amt naan ~ Bo
13-00000 Ty S2NING NOTICE “"] ° aye. sou. 5 AND NY OLED we METH: aos | cio fee. Dhe CLA Staties in Canberra, on 37 November, feraiched ali avetisble taformation on the 1962 telephone ca. it appears thst, eeuree on thal -egcecion stated that “Iren Cartain countriss” planned te pey @ hendred thousand dollare fer the astucatnation él F vreniéeng Kennedy. c. Ca 11 Movember. the CL’. Canberra “tation alze furnished couplete dqgull an the. smrerapenas telephom: call of 25 Mewember 196%. dé. Gm 29 November, ‘ha esorsinatad this iafermetion, as > iepliot ky dey © re Chathetyte the #hity-Gease. Gepartment of State, and Federal Berean of invectigation, «ith « copy to the Secret Service. A copy of thie discemination im ite exact text &. The CIA Station tm Conborre arranged tor discussion of the calle | ia the opinice of the A@sgTalae SUbSrHIas, Ghe Calle? ene a crank. In any eveat, they were net able te ideatiiy any Polich cayployes of the Soviet Embacsy, the sutomebile deacribed by the calier as the one he drove, ot the Heence piste number given by hime. Ne curther information oa this cali has baem received. Aveileble evidence wonld tend te chew thet the caller was ogee type of cvaek. Tile conclusion, hevwrer, cannct be confirmed. 5. Please note thet the mitare ¢f the infermetion in this maemorandua aud ita alfachment requires the axe of = seneltivity Ricsherd Yebme Cepguty Civecter for Flan ‘WARNING. NOTICE SENSITIVE SOURTES AND . METHODS anaes EYED
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OAS WARNING NOTICE — SORE ae & CUT Teletype Ne. 884%, dated 29 Newember 106°, tiled at 117 hours, to tse “hite House, Department of State and federal Bureae of lavestigation, «ith 2 copy te the Secret Service i. Your attention is called te a ceries of anonymous teluphone colle ceade te the ofilee of the U.1. Naval Attsehs in Canberra, Agstreila, Gy 3 man clalmiog te have had huockbadge about « Lovist plet te acecesinate the lete F vecident Kennedy. Ger first recerd Qi thie matter le a Mayal Attechs cable frem Gamkerra eent on 44 Rewember 1963. de M¢ appears that (he caller, whe professes to bx the Pelish cheafieur ef o Soviet Esalseay cor in Canberra, first phonsd in over 4 year ago, on 15 October 1962 repeat 1962. At that tene he talc a stery abow fies Soviet submerinee carrying £06 te 560 Soviet seldieve om their way te Cobs. One parpoce of this treap movement. be eaid, wus te suppert the Governor of Miszissipg!. Be added that there wes a plet te pay ous hasdyed theasand dollars to Rill F reeident Seunasdy. Delind the plot. be eeid, were the “Iron Curtain Countries, “ and “Coromeniet men in Engiaad, Hong Hong and probably veme other caostrine.” se Ga 23 Rovember 196° vogoat 196°, the day after the assaselnation of F resident Kennedy amd ever « yoar alter the first telepheme cali, a siem bellavad to ba the sasee persen phoned the Sunbuesy again aad spoke te the acaiotent Naval Atieche. The caller velerved te his call « year beck and stated ke bad ead that the USS hed pet up 10G, 000 dollars for the ageaccination of P recident Keamedy. &. Giving what he cisimed were farther details about the ageaésinetion, the caller suid that about twe weeks icfors (which «ould have been ia carly November 1961) bs was present when sa Aastralian man, 35 te 46 peare old, and tall, wae dispatched by the Soviets te the United States cerrying « case about 3 to 16 cemimaters long, 56 cemtimeters bigh, end 6.5 centimeters wide. The aunme Vasyl Two was aged in some commeaction ~ith this man. He ves put om 2 plane in Spdmey oud while the caller drove the to Soviet escorts back ta Canberrs:, their shorteavs radio in the car wae going cagetantiy. 4 ehert<avs radia wae going in the imbsesy WARNING NOTICE SENSITIVE SCURCES AND METHODS INV VED en Sr rr hoe
13-00000 t WAKINING NGHIGE eres \" SeNSITI” SOURCES AND | SEGREI (| METH. 25 INVOLVED alco when they arrived there. Cwer thease radios, ene of these Soviets tramsmitted members and “polats .” They remained in the Smbaccy, anc that morning (opperently ¢° Neverber 196°), a mexeage came through and tasete were drunk in Regsian Vodka sad the fussians present eaid., “we hawe achieved what «« want.” %. Tbe caller then gave *intormation” abou$ tha Sertet role in ainking a U.S. Nowy muclear sebraarine and oa Zevict sabversion in Indenesic. He would net identify himeel!. end when he desceibed the car he drives (ac a navy bias 1952 Ealick, Heense plate New South +sles woo Glic) he addad they efon change plates, heve itty eets in reserve, and cam choege them im five seconde. 6. The caller added cams vagus iaformation aboot a women employee of the American Embassy he things worke for the Soviets. The convercation concludes <tth the caller prossieing t te write a letter te the Neval Attachs et the American Embacsy. t. The caller spaze geod Caglich and bie accent amd voice did net change threugheut the comverestion, ao it wae assumed that he wae mot disguising his woice. @. ‘setraliae sethorities working eon this case comsider the caller to be a cremk. They efate that Soviet offices in Awetraliia de aot ace anything but Soviet chaafinure: they have aa recerd o: thaiy using » Pelish chauffear. They are coatinuing thelr iavestigation. WARNING NOTICE SENSITIVE SOURCES AND METHOCS Enuaiven