124-10217-10036 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 HW 450953 _ AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : JFK Assassination System . Date: Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10217-10036 HQ 2-1821-60, 61 Document Information FBI SAC, NY DIRECTOR, FBI 06/02/1965 20 CASTRO, FIDEL, ASSOC, PLOT TO ASSA,, DETAILS, INTV, VDEH, SUSP, CUBELA, ROLANDO PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1A Redact 02/13/1998 APPROVAL OF CIA INC DID NOTE, 3 S/S, MEMO Docld: 32296260 Page i 5/7/2015
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