(tog t0107-10137 we ke ‘ e ewe, of, SF ary ( é * . : ° ‘ Ronee: are, OCC 69-018] 31 January 1969 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD RETURN TO CIA Background Use Onl SUBJECT: He rbert Itkin Do Not Reproduce y i, 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. It_was concluded that additiona) information was required on oF and “1 contacted the Director 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 diacuss their contents openly. “3 2, On 29 Janyary, Mr. Greene brought the security files. on ol 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, 3. On 30 Janua a meetin s held,with Messrs. Houston, Warner, Rocca, an “CCS (LBGLOBE, to discuss the operational use of Mr. Mr; has been a Staff Agent of CIA since 28 August 1961.,, From March 1964 to Nove 1964 he spent time in writing a monograph. a on problems. It should be noted that this . tasK was peériormed under a grant from a foundation which was | blown in the MHDOWEL exposures, In November 1964 was assigned for Cover to the py staff where he remained until March 1965 and then went to {2~ (0 =
14-00000 . . ae , . me ¥ 9 ( 4 The facts in the attached 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 o5 affiliation with CIA, This knowledge ig borne out by _ the strange way in which Itkin repeatedly bring sdiname into-the story which Itkin develops about his CIA affiliations, ~ One of the questions,to be answered by UABGLOBE personnel is whether or not reported his activities with Itkin in Geneva, Switzerland, in March 1966, There appears to be no record of 9 having explained why he never pursued in de Ww. 6 financial contribution was to the | OO .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 abeconded with funds received from negligence cases. We do. not have sufficient information to evaluate the likelihood of criminal prosecution. [t may be necessary to discuss this problem with representatives of Mr. Hogan's office, ber. 6. With regard to | there appear to have been two opérational 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 hie use on tha wae, In March 1964 DO Division advised Security tha was not going to be used on WUBRINY. Mr. Rocca commented that there are_some rather _ominous allegations against members of the firm of | indicating that one member of the firm was a card- carrying member of the Communist Party. At the present time Mr. Rocca is investigating the DTPILLAR use of Mr. JOHN K, GREANEY Assistant General Counsel Pom lathes Attachment LL ot pee 53. C/CHIB KA iz/pd