124-10164-10191). ° AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: | FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10164-10151 RECORD SERIES: HQ . AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-109060-8169 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM: DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 02/22/1980 PAGES: 4 SUBJECT: JFK, ASSA, ASSISTAN CE, OPINION, SUSPECTS DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Secret NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: 7 REVIEW _DATE: — 06/30/1997 UPDATE DATE: — 02/12/2001 STATUS Redact ~ RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (1)(B) COMMENTS: INC FBI MEMO HY 50953 Docld: 32168174 Page 1
. SECRET od Nee GENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENGR WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505 U.S. Secret Service ~ Attention: Intelligence Division Chossieed mi aoe, NN Di t ny irector Baeiacay coe CM Federal Bureau: of Investigation 1 Attention: Intelligence Division Deputy Director for OP Or aD ERAL GOVERNMAAD SUBJECR. ae Alleged Information on Assassination of President Kennedy . i. The following information was provided by | yin Ric de Janeiro and is being forwarded for your informa@®ion and such action as you deem appropriate. i a. An unidentified caller phoned the Consul General | i \ in Rio de Janeiro 29 January 1980, to offer "sgGPet informa tion" on the assassination of President John F, Kennedy. - Agency officer interviewed the individual on 30 January 14 Consulate. #-18 DEAL lod - lOoq OCO b. At first, the walk-in refused to identify him- self or give the names of persons in his story, but agreed to } do so after the interviewer impressed on him the importance when evaluating information of the identity of the source and ‘of the other persons involved. The walk-in reluctantly pro- duced an ID card (106%51 issued by the technical police on 8/29/66) identifying himself as street oe WOLD on 3, Ope OCC 0,~ ber19.26 in Sao Paulo of yiuggarian pareimes a MORBALO. According te Kovacs hat age fivekbe retuned Eprone with his parents and lived in Hineary and Yugoslavia, - ., ? a Gag * ae mostly the latter, until 1961 when he” returned to Brazil. ’ He stands about five feet seven inches, stocky buildy"hazél ‘ eyes, no glasses, light brown hair receding at the temples and oo: ri shew even | graying. His hands appear those of a mason, whichzhe*cFains to be. The interview was conducted in Portuguese Sof which, ‘gee APR 10 1980, VATIVE ChgBMe 0352168 sg ALL PORTIONS OF THIS DO Ne ENT DERI 3 Ne Z0 ‘ ARE CLARO ME: S Fi CAR REVU ON Ron D8 ‘ - \ 4 ERIVED FROM ‘ Cyt Loni Gx. s[SIEO e og SS a gine ToD DeS,  ogueRET | . | \ eet fron calm alee Pe _ HY 50953 Docld: 32168174 Page 2?
we oO oe eat, Oo {~ CO Pe SUBJECT - 3 Alleged Information on Assassination of President Kennedy cause of Vlasenco's nationality, and the timing of the assassi- nation six months after the blockade of Cuba, Kovacs concludes that the assassination was ordered by "Brezhnev and Fidel Castro."- e. Vlasenco told Kovacs in November, 1963 that he rented the apartment, dealt in precious stones, and had lived there for four years. Vlasenco was away from the apartment dur- ing the day, dressed well, had no family and no car. Kovacs guesses he saw him three times during the two week period, f, Kovacs asked that the above story be passed to Senator Edward Kennedy, and at first refused to identify himself and the characters in his story to anyone but the Senator or his emissary because he was afraid for his life. It was for that reason also that he claims he did not come forward until now. Kovacs was assured that his story would not appear in any newspaper or magazine (which he feared would happen), but would be sent to Washington by a coded message. Towards the end of the interview Kovacs alluded to his need for money (CR $500,000 about US $11,500) to fund his inventions; one a dirigible which could carry "any amount of cargo," and one a punp which could pump liquids hundreds of miles. When asked if he had made an effort to interest local entrepreneurs, Kovacs replied that he had expended considerable effort, "but they laugh at me." Kovacs appears to have a confused thinking process and lively imagination and his story is contradictory. He probably came forward in the hope that his information would be worth money. We do not know whether he himself be- lieves the story he related. & 2. , Rio de Janeiro has been advised to have no further contact with Kovacs. Should addees wish to pursie the matter, Kovacs’ present address is Rua A, 46, Vila Luiza, Pavuna, Rio de Janeiro. 3, This Agency has no identifiable traces on Kovacs or Viasenco. . CIR 316/00637~-80 HY 50953 Docld: 32168174 Page 3