oy (04-10185-10061 Ypl Background Use =, SRM Cua C a Tey | 2 TOP SECRET forra]- 25700 ee en etre sepeee ce hee - Chief, KUDOVE/D  —- - paren nro ATTENTION: James N RABNEY ; : : fasta - 18/3 ‘Chief of Base, 5 . ; OPO l es S98, AD NO MASKED FOR INDESING NO INDEXING REQUIRED JNDEXING CAN BE 1N0GED BY QUALIFIED HQ OESK ONLY ACTION BECK RED * _ FYI. REFERENCES) [ora ? S227 {not sent Headquarters) ee 1. Forwarded as Attachment A in translation and original language + gre three reports on Giovanni SABATTII, Francesco CUCCAGNA, and Guerrino (5-3 BERNARDINI which | obtained from Identity, Forwarded as oehiso B are photographs of the identity curds of these persons which 50 obtained from Identity, 15-3 19-3 2, In reference dispatch |commented as follows: a) According.to Identity, the three individuals mentioned in the respective xeporis are the persons best suited from 4 point of view of ability, reservedness and experience for utilization in sensitive operations, He added that he could ‘have provided us with the names of more individuals all of whom, however, would have presented certain pecullar problems prejudicial to the successful outcome of this type . of operation. On this score, being an old police officer, Identity immediately realized that an illegal entry operation must be in the wind, but did not ask for any details, b) In passing the requested information, identity advised that he remuins at our disposal for any further detalls which might-be needed, If necessary he is personally “+ willing to perform introductions, c) As is evident, the name of Gua VOGRIC (mentioned by CLARKSON as a possibility based on a casual DEBACON reference) did not come up. We, therefore, abstained from making any reference to this person, 3, It may be advisable to make additionz] cheeks regarding the personalities and political leanings of these persons, especially Bernardini, - . 4, CLARKSON nowremembers the name of the individual discussed with RABNEY, SHERIDAN and MAGON ETTI to be CUCCAGNA instead of VOGRIC, However, it may be also advisable for MAGONETTI to obtain a background report on Gus Vogric, ol ; D 5. DEPIGRAsi}was queried about these individuals and contributed practically the same information as MAGONETTI with the exception that Bernardini is Interested in emigraiing to Switzerland, that Sabatii’s itulianized namé is Sabazzi, Further, that Sabazzi is the proprietor of a Fiat model 1100 which he uses to make trips to Yugoslavia from Trieste, allegedly for the mushroom trade; also that Sabazzi is in possession of «n Italian passport valid for forcign travel, .
CONTINUATION OF — pee %> DISPATCH TOP SEGRET forra}- £5700 Page 2 . aud 8, Gericran as furnished with a plan by CLARKSON which we Ff) Le “hope will result inca detailed report containing items of interest te RABNEY, (Repronssa: Sees indicated ‘tiat tlis pian will taxe thuch time since he will have to develop the plan in ‘such a-manher $9 as to allay any suspicion, a 7. Forwarded as Attachment c are[DEPIGRAM }races on the pergons cited above, Approved: Hugh R, SHERIDAN ; Attachments: 4- A, Background reports (translations and originals) . B, Identity Cards Cc. DEPIGRAN races. : D, Identity (under separate cover) : : ab wif pe Distribution: 3 - Wash, w/attachments A,B,C, andD '» Meth Bis or o a 2 — w/attachments A (translations only) and B isd
14-00000 es a Me ie auemmerctc? G te ATTACHMENT TO [GIRA} 25700 BERNARDINI, Guérrino, son of the late Guigt and of the late Ada ORACHEYN, born in Muggia on 8 July 1914, -marricd, ‘Italian citizen, mechanic, residing in Tries.e at No, 49 via Luigi Pirandetlo. Subject resides at the above address, in modest economic circum- stances with his wife Olga GORUP and a son (minor) named Armando, from his salary as a regulator ~ mechanic for the Sidemar firm of Trieste which was terminated 8 August 1960, From this date until the present he is unemployed since he left on his own accord having expressed an intention to cmigrate to some foreign country (unidentified) The archives of the Questura of Trieste indicate that Subject has a criminal record for crimes committed against patrimony and specifically aggravated theft perpre.ated many times against dwellings and shops through the perioration of large holes or entry from the floor of the dweiling or shop to be burglarized, It does not apgcur that Subject is actively interested in politics, however he is in sympathy with leftist parties, When he was detained at the Coroneo prison Subject was noted for his nationalistic sentimenis and on a number of occasions had several scuffles or arguments with prisoners of anti-nationalistic feelings, Subject is in possession of an Italian passport No, 7860915 vulid ~~ for foreign travel until 21 July 1961.