AGENCY : JFK Assassination System Identification Form “Agency Information Date: 5/11/201 Peleased under the John Kennedy FBI Assassination Records RECORD NUMBER: 124-10289-10439 Ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). RECORD SERIES: HQ ase#:NWU 54460 Date: 1O-O3-2017 AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-88521-157 . Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, WMFO TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: - DATE: 07/28/1969 “PAGES: 6 SUBJECTS : . [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: . 1B; 1C;4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/03/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE | COMMENTS : INC LHM, LTR a v9.1- | HW 54460 DocId:32306309 Page 1
e OPTIONAL FORM NG. 10 F i tor 23" MAY 1962 EDITION - pe. ‘ : . xt GSA FPMF (41 cre) 101-11.6 7 o . ° " UNITED STATES GOV} j {MENT . C | 2) M emorandum . DIRECTOR, FBI bites 7H8169 nn? i) AC, WFO ve FT Moc. ; -\ | suBjEcT: MARIO GARCIA”’KOHLY, aka. . a IN IS - CU ie Mr pi) CCELKE ee SRS ro yNar:0 Cen A (Bufile 105-88521) {PQ ING! bases Mw | (WFO file 105-36579) (c) CIA HAS.NO Ob@eriti ths | L/ ' DECLASSHE B eT ALOE al | all » PAUL S. FORSYTH * RELEAS + INFORMATION Vv ~ 2 ; 7 (Bufile 105- ) 3 : : (WFO file 105-12405). we Bt LEM. wee four attachments, dated and captioned as above. -) KB The LHM is classified "Confidential" since it contains. ao 4 information from a source of continuing value and alludes | | to a plot to invade a foreign country. Also enclosed for — © the information of the Bureau are ,three copies of a letter oe prepared(by E. (EARL) M. SCHARA]S€ Washington, D.C.%o (WH). f 8 Mr.{M. DI FEDERICO, President, Firestone International Co. CSS] rt whic in ‘essence isa report on his meeting with PAUL Ss. & : FORSYTH: “, The confidential source referred to in the LHM is "PST [EARL M. SCHARA,| who -provided the information and copies of the attachniénts to SA VERNON H. WEIMAR on 4 6/24/69. [SCHAR ahs employed at the Offices of the[Inter: C> national Divis Firestone 16] Company, Washington, D.C. PSI stated that \0 - interest to theeFBI and he was willing ‘to > Provide a copy of: Dorcas (gy while he one] Comp this matter would be of VHW: dan oe dak = ot wee oe oe Ui bake — LATIN ae Load CUM Gen i eG ‘ . | yy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on ‘the Payal Savings . Plank see | 4 | . - 1 o “a ats Sub as “fee: Bos! PS 7, ae es | | HW 54460 Docld:32306309 Page 2?
HW 54460 | WFO 105-36579 . | ee Qe se his letter\to Mr. (or FEDERICO [to the Bureau, Ne Wout 10 XS) wish for {t™to receive any (type of dissemination outside the Bureau, for obvious ‘reasons AS a matter of informati > PSI (ScHARA}stated that in fact (Firestone \has 7.5 to 8 mil-C liom dollars in property ‘values’ in-Cuba and that this has been acknowledged by the Cuban Claims Commission. As the Bureau i ‘aware, MARIO GARCIA KOHLY has been the subject of ‘past Bureau investigation (see Bufile 105-88521) and the proposition, as offered by FORSYTH, is somewhat typical of. othér ‘schemes in which KOHLY has at- under an anti-CASTRO guise, tempted to obtain money The resumie, pértaining to PAUL SAVAGE FORSYTH lists . employments between :1946 to 1962 with the Reconstruction Finance Corp., the (U,S.) Department of State, CIA and the Office of the Secrétatyof State, In this regard, it is noted that FORSYTH: was;the subject of an AEA-A investigation in 1953, and an ERP“investigation in 1950 (see Bufile 124-4733, WFO file 124-4201). FORSYTH is also mentioned in WFO letter and LHM enclosed therewith, dated 7/28/55 j{and a captioned "UNKNOWN SUBJECT; fAlleged Soviet Representative Who Contacted PAUL S, FORSYTH, June 9, 1955, IS - R.! The foregoing is being provided to the Bureau in the event it is desired.to disseminate same. DoclId: 327306309 Page 3
Et A ha “4 i _ - ; . a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CONFIDENTIAL FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION . : n Reply, Please Refer to ' ‘ , . . po Rely er Washington, D.C. 20535 July 28, 1969 MARIO GARCIA KOHLY; _ PAUL S. FORSYTH _ | INTERNAL SECURITY - CU There are attached hereto copies of the following: 1. Copy of a news article which appeared in - the "Washington Daily News," Saturday, April 12, 1969, entitled "Cites 'Signi- ficant' Internal Revolt, Exiles Vow Cuba Landing. " oo 2. Resume dated April, 1969, pertaining to - .-Paul Savage Forsyth. 3. Letter dated May 14, 1969, from Mario Garcia Kohly, Civilian Head of The Cuban Mitary Junta, to Paul S. Forsyth. 4. An agreement dated June 4, 1969, which ' begins "Whereas FDC Resources ‘and Management Corporation... ." a A confidential source; who has provided reliable information in the past and is employed with a major in- dustrial organization, has advised that in late June, 1969, Mr. Paul S. Forsyth visited their Washington, D.C, offices. Forsyth identified himself with’the Cuban Military Junta with Headquarters at 1420 N Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., - and indicated he was a local Washington representative. He CONFIDENTIAL Dec, sate, BY See, i [ks Dy Attachments 4 a owns ond ae Oe declasgificktion JOS- 5550/15] . Re —_ HW 54460 Docld:32306309 Page 4
ON y. ” RE: MARIO GARCIA KOHLY; CONFIVQNTIAL PAUL S. FORSYTH . provided source with copies of the aforementioned attach- ments and thereafter indicated that ostensibly he is repre- senting the exiled President of Ghana, Kwami krumah, who is extremely interested in. investing approximately . $70,000,000 in seven per cent or better mortgages or other suitable investment .in the United States. In that regard, Forsyth is contacting large American corporations to deter- mine if they desire to borrow any funds for capital invest- ment or the like. In doing so, Forsyth is also affording such contacted organizations the opportunity to invest, under agreements such as attachment four, funds with the Cuban Military Junta for the reason indicated therein, this - through the FDC Resources and Management Corporation. Forsyth also told source that Nkrumah may have close to $100, 000,000 available to him (from which the aforementioned $70,000,000 would be taken) in Swiss banks and that it is Nkrumah! s intention to use these funds to invade Ghana and regain control of that country, Forsyth told source that Nkrumah. believes he, Forsyth, and others are working toward that end in Nkrumah's behalf. Forsyth said that in fact it is their. intention to assemble an invasion force, which would be based in Haiti, to train them and then ultimately divert them to an invasion of Cuba, all of this at Nkrumah's expense. - P --Forsyth told source he was contacting source's com- f pany,. since it was his understanding it had valuable assets in Cuba. which. had been seized by Fidel Castro. Forsyth indicated he previously approached the B. F. Goodrich Company with this ° proposal and had been turned down. Forsyth further told source that funds loaned or invested in the United States through Forsyth and/or his associates would have a. .005: ‘servicing fee. Forsyth. also indicated that the .005 servicing fee would -be distributed, ona declining balance basis, in the following manner : f 7 \ a co Yer: SEAAMAAK a o aaa re er ae ra HW 54460 Docld:32306309 Page 5
~ Sy — - LE Vou RE: MARIO GARCIA KOHLY; CONFIDHYITI AL PAUL S. FORSYTH . a 40 per cent to owners, 40 per cent to the Swiss group (presumably this would be Nkrumah and Swiss banks, respectively; Forsyth did not specify), 25 per cent the French group (i.e., FDC Resources and Management) and 33 per cent to the promotional group (i.e., Forsyth and associates, although again he did not specify). _ Source advised he had indicated to Forsyth that he did not believe his company would care to participate in such a program. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of ~ the FBI and_is loaned to your agency; it and. its contents aré not to be distributed outside your agency. \ CONFI obra 3* ? Oo SAN HW 54460 Docld:32306309 Page 6