(tog-t0107-10084) oe Fr a “lp 03 RETURNTO CIA OGC 69-0399 Background Use Only Do Not Reproduce 4 March 1969 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 9) SUBJECT: ( oS 1, Messrs, Ward Greene, Office of Security, (Kenneth Heinonen (LDGLOBE Case Officer, and I arrived in Frankfurt, Germany, at*1100 hours, 19 Februar 1969, and were met by a representative of the Mr, Greene and I then were taken to a safehouse and Mr. (Heindrden}waited for Mr. Oo arrive from and then brought him to the safehouse,. It had been agreed upon earlier that the debriefing ef__}wouta not commence ane Thursday morning; however, Mr. @einonen)did discuss general! LPGLOBE matters and some o3 : : broad aspects of the Itkin problem with [len the afternoon of 19 February. Mr. Greene and I went tothe || (5-20 where we met with the (Chief of Base) Mr. McManus, and Chief of Security, Mr. Crawford. 727 o 2, It was decided to start the debriefing from | earliest contact with the FBI, which Coverias in Boston some time in 1950, and proceed chronologically coverin subsequent move to New York Ci then di ss his employment with the law firm of which was followed in 1957 by the formation of the law firm of 68 Subsequently we discussed his employment with CIA, which involved his disengagement from the New York law firm and cover for his various trips to (Africa) We repeatedly stressed his contacts with Herbert Itkin over the years 1955 through 1967. 3, It was considered that[ ‘Thad a very difficult task if he intended to conceal or deceive the Agency about his relation- ships with Herbert Itkin. This conclusion was reached since ould not anticipate what information was available to the debriefers?3 was advised that Mr. Greene was from
14-00000 pl of the Office of Security, which carried with it the inference that he had been privy to all the reports(___pgave to the FBI, Roberts was told that I had dealt with Mr. Hogan's office, the New York District Attorney, and Mr. Morgenthau, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and had talked with Herbert Itkin personally 03 | was fully cooper- ative during the entire debriefing and did not hesitate to discuss any topics. 4. We concluded that has not been involved in any of Itkin's illegal activities si has been an employee of CIA, It is my opinion that individual with a strong sense of dedication to principles’so long as they result in what he considers a worthwhile sense of accomplishment. ,I think it is significant to mention this assessment since| does not give the impression of having been motivated solely by monetary rewards in any of his activities. This lack of concern for money was dis- turbing during certain phases of the debriefing because [do was rather vague about the amount of income he received from the law firm of | is He stated that he used a drawing account and only took what was needed for his living expenses? gives the impression of being a proud individual who is not prone to admit to his personal deficiencies, The (LDGLOBE files contain several references to admonitions given by station representatives to pPfor non-achievement in the operational field. Althoug did not allude to these admonitions voluntarily, hé*did discuss them when asked. : Oo 5. It was our feeling tha did not discuss with Herbert Itkin his employment with CIA, nor did he discuss with Itkin his earlier reporting activities to the FBI.03 was not aware of Itkin's relationship to CIA and did not know of Mario Brod's affiliation with CIA. 6 After the debriefing had been concluded, [)was told of the possible exposure of his employment with CIA by Itkin's defense counsel, F. Lee Bailey, should Itkin be tried in the New York state court.?3 appeared to be genuinely disturbed and expressed bitter feelings toward Itkin since he ; Bar’ La.
14-00000 feels that such exposure could prevent him from performing future operational assignments. He is enthusiastic about his future assignment to and is hopeful that circumstances will permit him to purste'his operational tasks in the very near future, 7. Mr.| left Frankfurt for [|_| the night of 21 February and was told to continue with his disengagement plans as his departure from [ _|had already,,.been announced to his local contacts. It was suggested that( take a boat o3 from to Marseille. After his arrival in Marseille, { | was to proceed to Austria and take a ski vacation which is con- sistent with earlier vacation plans when he traveled from to Austria during the month of March for skiing in previous years. Roberts has been instructed to remain in contact with f(y, LOBE so that further instructions can be furnished him when Pe) 03 a firm estimate of future events with regard to the Itkin trial can be decided. 27, (4 _ 8. On 24 February 1969, I discussed with Mr. David o Murphy, (Chief of Station, | the possible exposure of in the event Herbert Itkin is tried in the. New York state court. I explained how had been al | of Itkin but as a result 9f our debriefing in Frankfurt we had concluded that was not involved with illegal activities with Itkin since has been employed by CIA, Mr. Murphy appreciated being briefed on the complicated case but indicated that he was anxious for to arrive in for his operational assign- ment in view of the priority need for his services in penetrating certain leftist organizations, Mr. Murphy felt that if Headquarters was considering a cooling off. period for oximately three or four months urphy would hope that could spend this time in establishing himself with the target community and not have any station contacts. Mr. Murphy understands that this decision of necessity must be made at Headquarters, but that he as Chier of the station) does not feel that circumstances as they exist today represent a compromise of such magnitude that would preclude operational assignment to : nS . stant General 1 cc: C/EurDiv CCS/LPGLOBE D/Security 3 C/CI/R&A