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: 32337766 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90138-10035 HQ CR 62-106214-441 Document Information FBI HQ CIA 08/03/1961 3 BERNON FERGUSON MITCHELL CIA LIAISON MATERIAL PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B; 1C Redact 09/28/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO Date: 4/17/201
Reléasé@a@\under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of. 1992 (44 USC Fi07 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 TIONG ALL LNFURM, ae ee ee BY COURIER SYC, a oy From: John Edgar Hoover, Director Ot BERNON FERGUSON MITCHELL - Emond SECRET — - = Papich “f~ - Whitson CIA HAS NO CRJECTION TO EX. - 31 DECLASSIES AT Civ AND/OR, a 444 | . RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION /* oo IN THIS DOCUMENT. yp 5 42-9 August 3, 1961 Director . Central Intelligence Agency Attention: Beputy Director, Plane _/ Subject : WILUIAN BAMXLTON MARTIN MISCELLANIZOUS ~- [INFORMATION CONCERNING aS (ESPIONAGE) | ; .. Beference is made to your lettor of July 17, 1961, concerning the captioned individuals, It was requested that % any additional information reflecting upon the relationship — S22 of Nicolas Georges Damascus, aka Damascou, and bis sister, ‘ So Anastasia Georges Damascus, aka Damascou, with Ljusto Sierra aS Casasus a the latter’s contacts with representatives or = agents of the Castro government in Cuba, or on (Bierra’s (Ss) continued contacts with Kazantsev or other suspect Sovie? RWI SK, officials or agents in this country or elsewhere be forwarded ~ zw WY) bowl FxQ ae to your Agency «CS) fhis Bureau has no information regarding Danageus ox t Yais Sister. Wilhore is likewise no ingarmation reflecting on x the contacta Se [Justo Siorra CasasusPvih representatives or Other than the information 7 . SS agents of the Castro government, already in your possession regarding posgible contacts in 1954 petween|Sierral and Boris A. Kazantsev, there are no indicat ioas(S) ef contacts botween these Lwo,men since Hazantsev’s departwre rom the U.S. June 23, 19644) : With regard to contacts betwoen [Sierr Soviet officiais, it was reported by. a source which hag-furnished “yyeliable information in the past: that in March of 1950 Bon dusto jSierra, First Secretary, Mexican Embassy as among a mber of ate wag had accepted an invitation to attend a given on March 3,''1950, by Aleksander Ivanovich © ad other br fore & inlom Toke" ————sevek tase pale ty iscoud Secretary of iy Epbassy of the USSR (Presa vette yor _@Anehuk, Seeo ; a" ——BAavision) (By G5} 80092-3851 p.4 U) Ar Fs ? Conrad —_____ as pe DeLoach A, peed J ie PNY pee wee ge Evans Hig a0 10 ile Yoo 4 eee Ee pie k Sa ioe EW emi “ES er ieee nC) NOTE PAGE 2 Rosen yg bla SECRET iN AS fp LOPE Gy cag eens Sullivan . . . 4 Mea, ar te : Tavel \ a cop Trotter yy, nee Tele. Room ____ ; (} \ Ingranyt : ; 10 : ; eons EAU G LON - TELETYPE untr L_] Doclda: 32337766 Page 2?
Released finder the John F. Kennedy DATE: 12-14-2017 — ~ a Director OS \Central Intelligence Agency - to vefer to your SoDp 34226 dated February 12, 105 ‘State pabileation moe Jus - _ Your Agency is aware of. contacts etween/ Justo Sierra, then Pirst Secretary of the #eyiaon Rabass | with G P. (S) Pokroveky, Attache of the Babdsy: ofthe. USSR. You may wish iy 5-60372-16) fhe Diplomatic pows Or. (rusts 1961, Depts sto Sierra to of the Mexican Embasev? ome] f id fi oO With regard to the practicg,of law in Hexico City on the part of jJuste Sierra Casasue fa foreign souree in 1943 advised that ond [Justo Sierralhad a law office in. Mexico, Dots (S) with one Linck Oskérmanjand ofe [Victor Haye Jnot otherwise Q identified. A source"ef information who Had furnished. re raable information 4m the past reported that fn 1946 one (Justo Sierra fs Was the attorney of erry Pahrney] aa Amorican expatriate ATS) é ‘Mexico City. [Merry Pahrney]had ssceciated vith proninon > ¥s\65-44570-37) (65-25864-170) fad : Nagis and suspected Nari, agents (3) oe Should any information dows to the attontion_of this Bureau indicating any relationship between the present/ Counselor -Of tho Vexican ambassy 3] Vashington, B.C,., and Nicolas orgen(5) Damascus, his sister, Soviet agents or representatives of Castro, you will be notified (12) - [ Director National Security Agency — Port George G. Meade, Mary: wet and|\- NOTE: Classified "Secret" because coverage of diplomatic establish- “ments by Bureau is so classified. CIA is engaging in speculation. Reference letter apparefiitly suggests a theorynthat because Nicolas Damascus, who reportedly liwed at one of the hotels Wisdtted by ‘Mitchell and Martin in Mexico City, had an apparent client relation- _ Ship with the law office in Mexico City of the present {Counselor of the Mexican Embass n Washington, .D.C., who has recen ly as 1954 broke a luncheon efigagement with a Soviet diplomat and in 1957 received a phone call from a representative of the 26th of July movement, there might be some answer here as to the defection of | Mitchell and Martin, The logic of all this is not too apparent ¢@ } Doclda: 32337766 Page 3