404-10107-10135 Ay pod OGC 69-0181 31 January 1969 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 8 RETURN To CIA SUBJECT: Herbert Itkin Do Not Rae Only roduce 1, A meeting was held on 27 January 1969 with Messrs. Rocca, Houston, Warner and myself to discuss the ramifications of the confrontation with the New York FBI office on 17 January. additional information was required on and > ¥ contacted the Director “of security and requested the security files on these two individuals and was advised that we could not have the security files but that Mr. Ward Greene would bring the files to the office and discuss their contents openly, ra) 29 Ffanuary, Mr. Greene brought the security files on an and was most cooperative in explaining their contents, “Attached is a chronological rundown on the pertinent information on affiliation with the FBI, CIA and Itkin, 03 ro 3. On 30 Januar a*eetin s held° with Messrs. Houston, Warner, Rocca, and CCS/EPGLOBE, to discuss the operational use of ee been a Staff Agent of CIA since ugust 1961 om March 1964 to aipyember 1964 he spent time cfd wttng a monograph o problems. shou e noted that this task was performed under a grant from a foundation which was blown in the MHDOWEL exposures, In November 1964 OF was assigned for Cover to the| uy staff where he remained until March 1965 and then went to {2~ (0
14-00000 & 4 o8 4, The facts in the attached chronolo are subject to question since they are the result of own explanation of his affiliation with Itkin rather than having been determined from independent sources, The most critical aspect would appear to be the owledge or suspicion that Itkin may have known of tation with CIA, This knowledge is borne out by the strange way in which Itkin repeatedly bring: name into the story which Itkin develops about his C aifiliations. One of the que be. answered by “*PGLOBE personnel is whether or no reported his activities with Itkin in Geneva, ~ Switzerland, in March 1966. There appears to be no record of 9 aving explained why he never pursued the Itkin debt or what his financial contribution was to the 5. Mr. Rocca was advised by Mr. Sam Papich of the FBI that the_New. York District Attorney may be considering prosecution against for having absconded with funds received from negligence cases. We do not have sufficient information to evaluate the likelihood of criminal prosecution. It may be necessary to discuss this problem with representatives of Mr. Hogan's office. az ; 6. With regard ta |there appear to have been two operational considerations, one having been a request to use him with Project DTPILLAR from November 1953 to February 1955, and then a request in 1963 by the Domestic Operations Division for his use on Project WUBRINY. In March 1964 DO Division advised Security that] as not going to be used on WUBRINY. Mr. Rocca commiénted that there are_so ominous allegations against members of the firm of b& indicating that one member of the firnt-was—a-cara=— carrying member of the Communist Party. At the present time Mr. Rocca is investigating the DTPILLAR use of Mef - JOHN K oes _ Ags ; cetant Gene ral Counsel Attachment ... ce: C/CI/R&A ( 2pj
14-00000 & 7 March 1966 15 March 1966 ob Nov 1966 Nov 1967 received letter from Itkin but his secretary advised that in Austria. Itkin contacted in and set up meeting in ak {o t Meeting at| lin p Present were Itkin an and Meeting lasted three days. Oo projects get off the ground, "Had Tanch with Itkin an e press about the lin New York Ci met a apartment with Itkin an ather, | again at a dinner given by again in New York and contacted Itkin. ot was on vacation Last time scandal, saw or heard of Itkin until he read in i
14-00000 eH lay Nov 1949 Jan 1950 Nov 1950 Aug 1955 Nov 1955 June 1956 Fall 1956 Apr 1957 6 Apr 1961 1 June 1961 % Oo volunteered his services to | not accepted. [pete United States to study ix | From Nov. 1950 until ov. 1955 reported on security matters to th Office, Labor Youth League. a oor, oe? Itkin to work for says he wa ow .on the National Lawyers Guild. | lmoved to New York City. Was a office reporting Restumed service paid informant of d profit-sharing plan to not accepted. 5 of resigned from to form a new! aS (No mention of financial arrangement of setting up new firm.) ems to Washington and talked with obert Amory about _employment with CIA since Amory had been a was sent to overt CIA personnel recruiter | - and filled out an application for employment with CIA, | took a leave of absence from the which was_ to xt : from 1 June 1961 through 31 May G9e3J ps : ont Wa
14-00000 "Bld 12 July 1961 25 July 1961 Aug 1961 Sept 1961 24 May 1963 May 1965 26 May 1965 16 June 1965 10 Nov 1965 Jan 1966 Feb 1966 06 was to receive per week from the firm while on the leave of absence, did receive the followin payments: G 3 % (Sept) 1961 2) @ ‘Bec 1961 - “4 Go Jan) 1962 BC] guil 1962 -C 4% 4G (i8 June) 1962 & NOTE received only > he should have . received([___ advised nh still reporting to them in New York. Wwas given CIA polygraph interview. |approved by Office of Security for CIA employment as a Staff Agent. z4 jadvised they had broken off all contact with ag ob wrote letter to] _) withdrawing his membership effective 61 May) 1963. az om received a check from Jtkin for $2,500 but with the stipulation tha send $1,250 to England in order to get the money out of reach of Itkin's first wife. i2-lo [arrive 10 \ | sent $500 to Itkin,in England after aski in about a desk and chair to be sent to in ro |forwarded money to Aida Itkin in England. Itkin advised about the formation of Itkin wrote to about Senator Lodge.