104 10181-10114 . Se ao SEGRET py SGC RETRO TES CUA boy 2977 Background Use Only ‘ Do Not Reproduce 24 March 1967 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, CI/R&A SUBJECT: . Trace Results on Persons Connected with Centro Mondiale Commerciale (World Trade Center) . REFERENCE: Our memorandum of 8 March 1967 on Italian aspects of the Clay Shaw affair 1. The, 5 March 1967 edition of 11 Messaggero contains . 4 story linking Clay Shaw, currently under Investigation in New Orleans for his alleged part in a Kennedy assassination conspiracy, with Centro Mondiale Commerciale (CHC) in Rome. The story mentions four other persons as having been in- volved with CHC: Carlo D'AMELIO, a lawyer and’ former president of CMC; Ferenc NAGY, former Prime Minister of Hungary; Henrich MANDEL-MANTELLO, president of the Italo- American Hotel Corporation, who was managing director of CMC; and George MANDEL, father of Henrich MANDEL-~MANTELLO and founder of CMC. A copy of the Il Messaggero story was forwarded with the reference memorandun. 2. D'AMELIO, Carlo appears to be identical with the Rome tawyer Carlo D'AMELIO listed on page 464 of the 1956 edition of Panorama Bibliografico degli Italiani D'Oggi. According to Panorama, D’AMELIO waS born in May of I902 in Naples, ts a Tawyer and publicist, represented the Savoy (Italian royal family) heirs' claims, and was King Farouk's lawyer. The Il Messaggero story noted above states that D'AMELIO was the lawyer and administrator of the estates of Italy's ex-royalty. OIR-605, 15 January 1953, mentions a fnu D'AMELIO, a lawyer for ex~King Farouk of Egypt. NECA- 5013, 28 April 1955, mentions a lawyer, Carlo AMELIO. This document cannot be located and no further information is available, It seems likely that all the above are identical with the Carlo D'AMELIO of CMC. 3. NAGY, Ferenc, the subject of 201-11893, was a cleared contact of the International Organizations Division. His 201 file contains a number of references to his association with the World Trade Center. (See attachments.) 4. MANDEL-MANTELLO, Henrich s IRA- 32933, 28 January 1963, an otated 2) e
« . * : t SECRET Dan ; that a Heinrich MANDEL~MANTELLO, an Austrian citizen, formerly an Hungarian citizen, is the administrator of the World Trade Center, PERMINDEX, Piazza degli Uffici, Viale del Lavoro, EUR, Rome. He reportedly had contact with Hungarian Minister Gyula SIMO (201-257724), According to the § March 1967 story in Il Messaggero, Henrich MANDEL~MANTELLO's father is George MANDEL. ESBW-T819,-1I7 June 1954, states that George MONTELLO (an alias of George MANDEL) had a son between the ages: of 22 and 26 years old in 1954, ‘It is possible that this is Hentich MANDEL-MANTELLO of Cuc. 3. MANDEL, George (aka MANTELLO, George /and other aliases/) is the subject of 201-11728. ‘He is deScribed as 2D unsavory .person who has been involved in Shady deals wee , Since World War II. (See attachments.) 6. No pertinent identifiable information was found on Nikolaus FISCHER in addition to his being listed in the 1963— 64 Annuario Parlamentare as managing director of CHC. 7. The attached documents are related to an investigation of PERMINDEX initiated by CIA in 1959. This was the result of a query from NAGY asking if CYA would be interested in using PERMINDEX in Some capacity. The decuments did not indicate whether er not CIA decided to use PERMINDEX, = | 8 a ATTACHMENTS: ‘ A - A copy of a 10 November 1959 memorandum from Chief, IOD to Chief, Commercial Staff requesting information on NAGY and PERMINDEY of Basel, Switzerland. (Copy received from Non-official Cover section of Central Cover Staff.) B- A 23 November 1959 memorandum from Commercial Staff to Chief, RID/Index section requesting information on‘ a number of individuals including NAGY, MANDEL, and D'AMELIO, (Copy extracted from 201-11728 on George MANTELLO, ) C ~ A group of documests concerning PERMINDEX and Cuc, apparently in answer to Attachments A and B above. (Copies extracted from 201~-11893 on Ferene NAGY, ) SECRET
ay e & o '% S a Me | Ti GB EER ERATE TENE thn TEASDALE SVG Mad Tl BESET tees "awe ° . pr? ms fg VG ele ° . 3 a AE - i (UES pea *RIORANDU FOR: -Calef, Comercial Cterff na : of K7 ee Le Pye Fores icy, former Price cinister of Innrory, presently regident in the Utived tates, end o covert exceeints of 10D in Preste dent of Poraindes, a Svics corporatica tith poincizal cffices tu foe. end reprecentatives in various porta of the world, 11a Lorkd Greets Center, in vhich Macy is aleo interested is cscs selec 3 Vita Termine Brochures deceribing these orgmizatlons are altace 2. Nagy has eszed a representative of IoD 1f CIA would be intere GUBTECTs ae ested in: o) Placing en fcorican businesssza cn the Doard of Fornindex. b) Placing a CIA erent cnethe stare of Parcindcs. ¢) Purcicaing como chores in Permindo thyrousn tho clove repre= sentative o3 ths Board in edor to have a voico in tho mooccenent of at. (ogy emhacizca that tho firu io well fincuced ‘esd that this io not a pltch vor fis). 3. The adventeces vidich im Hory'’s Judeccat Pemitnces offers to CIA inciuds onportimity to develop informatio on al ecutesty in ran developing countries of Avia and Afvles; cover; end tho possibility af influcncing the ecconenics of these ecumtoeies to some exient. (Fermincoc | is reported to havo representatives reaciing 52 Coutricsa, including the Bice and several coumtrices of Africa end Asin. i, Permindox has just openc its offices ond exhibit halls in Ram end expects. to be in full operation 4m the spring a? 1960. 3- Before pursuing this further, IOP would sopreciate CU Staff's dudgsent on the followings @) Finencial condition of Perminjex and the Korld Treto ‘Contor. Dr. Nogy eaya that Benca Del Laboro, Ras, Itely cou swirly Tull Geteils on cuch matters. b) Business potenticl of Permindex in the exhibit end inter. national traie ficlds; its cormctitioa; ete. OTe, rol
e) fay eanents Cl migit miso on ths beckcrowd bustnese eerecra and potential of. De Us ietleld}-fonrcing Direetas of . . Pemmindests” Coit Ge DILST5, byosiccas ef tho World Tratg Centers Cy imtging Directer of th2 Verld trece Center. 6. Anything Cf Steff rficht furnich oa the cbove vould to very rich - copreciated, We understend that Lossy Nome, tho U.S. Devertimt of Commerce, nnd ICA have fevorably roported on the possibilities of this orgauniication.s Tate steep one hed COND ITER, JR. Chic? International Orcanications Divieica Attach=ente Grochure deserlbing Permindex 10/1/EBB:ek (6 November 1959) Distribution: . 2 - Addressee . - C/Cover Div. 0 « ¢/cp/oo « c/10 = I0/l Ws bj bs LT eo eey
: soon Fa enem + metint S e MLO PRE ARR Om, SOG AIT He ORES DESY Bieta, fl aye tee - , 4 ry i 23 Eovenber 1959 4 HESORANDUN FOR: Chief, RI Index Section’ Ins RYTENTION: Mr. As Js Zarichak L. va 2001 & Building i ; 1. Thie Staff. hes recently been dested to render a report on fant . & certain orvanization and an affiliate and wo need Rigterical date” ‘ ; soncerning: eoveral individuals, which appear on the attactad list. ° 2s ‘the. fullest inforzation evailatle, including financial. : stancing and integrity, as well as political affiliations, et0., Le CHELSS P. WHITES Comercial Staff > * nec one * whee . Pa viel os ee ate see . Pser Ney . we wR ona Sc Au 7 s a ee tw ‘ 4
14-00000 ae eg ~~. ‘ a 7 Ste "Se - a . - . os Pp o - ie ~ I _~ oS boo a - oe yr ‘ b [ i. Dr. Fereng tay Ee-Prive Minister Hurcary, pre 19h5. Hag : regiced in United States, latterly fres : 1% hae been in Ewitzeriand - Basal. ‘ae ; Recutedly involved 4n PZ®MINDSY Ltd, ? Switcerlard. : 3. Dr. Ernst Zelest Bern, Switserland : &. Count Carlo Di Amealte . Rome. Reportedly President *horid frade i Center*(Centro Murriial Commerciale si Roms) : 5. Georges Mantelles Raturalized Swiss of Hungarian-Rumanian ’ origin. ' . Aleo known as: Osorges Mandel or : Georres Mandel-Montelle. Hay have resiced ate ‘ 1C Avem:e Pechier and : Place Derouleds, 3. deneva . . Te said to have a police dossier of extetsive proportions. 6. Be Ae Kattello ? Rome, Italy. Ia there any comaction with 5 asove? 7e Frite Schurch Fasel, maybe Poze at prasent. 8. Hana Selignan-Semurch Sarel. fanker i 9. Dre Edcar Salin Tassel ¢ y) - a ‘} . ’ ral f f - Lf, ‘ ae, aa ane é ; r- e 3 te Jf < seo WE Mt ae
e © i shan + cenflesst bo 4 (HS wos te ml at - : aan - « i . . aegibeid taps Peer ealan - mi ketch! pew depuis Genre Ge minwetine Me bebhc Soke Cao eee PB Sots ie BY . ca Be ‘ SEONT + ° 25 February 1960 ry MEMORANDUM FOR: Io Division, Chief, Branch-l — SUBJECT? P:RMINDLK and World Trade Center femorandum of 10 Novenber 1959 le We rogret to say that up to date the infornation obtained via Agency channels does not vrovide us with sufficient data to form any opinion with respect to the items contained in pararrash 5 of the sub- ject memorandum. Consequently, as we have discussed with you, the only logical source of the essential facts is Dr. Nagy himself. We attach a list of the requirements as we see them. 2.  ‘e have one more line of inquiry out via reliable friends in the hone-of obtaining some up to date information on certain aspects,- althouch we are not too sancuine. Cards are being held very close to the chest. We should have the answer shortly. 3. We shall then try and assemble tha ragged and somewhat con= flicting information that wa have been able to collect and furnish game although it will be of little real value to the main subject matter. he Ore Nagy 18, we are convinced, the only one who can give the necessary information by furnishing the answera and data requested in the attachnent. 7 8 “lato “ _— CHARLES P. WHITE Comercial Staff net nen . tte few . x . 2 2yop — SEOMET peey od by BOF we ET soe Rae eadse Ch aede ed ? Pree ne yak ‘we om desis ds ob Zak Nendo Woe cr se srry Saale iy 8 tay Ja he * ia Lg PB ee ee 8 am gene 4 f ae & :
14-00000 Le Be he Se &» To 5. INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY Da. RADY WITH RESPSCT TO PeRHiNDER Ufo. aw afd SUSSIUVIARY we It has been learned that the orl:inal authorized and paid ap capitals of the two companies involves in the World Exhibit Enterprise, initiated by Dr. Nary, are ae follows: ee. Rorei gn Bquiv U. Go Currensy Carrency PERMINDEX LTD. Registered Jan. 30, 1956 | Swise Corporation Sw Fres 1,000,000 $230,000 CENTRO MONDIALE COMMERCIALE S.P.A. Rejistered April 22, 19583 . Italian Corporation (Affiliate) Lira 1,000,000 $140,000 It is assumed that the eapital of the Rome affiliate is wholly gubseribed end paid up by the parent company, PERMINDEE. Is this a correct assumption? - Has there been any increase in the authorized capital of the Italian company since the inception? If so, to what extent? Nemes of subscribers end amount subseribed? Amount paid up. Vhat was coat of completion of ZUR buildinrs anc vrenaretion ef gana for oponing date of Permanent exhibit? Was this cost borne by owner or lessee? Financial statement aa at December 31, 1959 or sore recent date ef both companies consisting of certified Balance Sheet and Profit and Lose Statement prepared on the accrual basia. Contracted space by Exhibitors by countries for first year commencing May 1, 1960 openin; date and subsequent years if any. Amount of firet year's expected gross income segregated aa to types Amount of first year's expenditures segregated (a) Anmal rent of EUR buildinga (bo) Other departmentalized. February 25, 1960 SERRET
TUTOR! SERRE 40 NPD SERRE ser wren BerpeetRnNSEECTWSACten wees SECRET 2h March 1960 MEQRASTUN FOR: Chief, IO Divilaion SUATRTs PERMINDEX and Werld Trades Center REFERENCE Your Memorandum Request, 10 November 1959 l. We wrote to Chief, ICAL on 25 February last that we had to ‘date recalved some information via Avency channels but it was not sufficient to come to any intellicent conclusion with respect to the ‘ama contained in paregraph 5 of the memorandua in reference. 2. We, however, were hopeful that more valuable information eceid be obtained throurh another source. This has now been received _ and while it is not complete it does furnish considerably sore infor= mation than heretofore obtained. The Information haa been obteined  - from @ recently formed New York Company as U. S. representative of the World Trade Center and, more particularly, the firm ensaped to premte interest amongat U. 8. industries and obtain contracts for apace for the opening on 21 May 1960, 3, Attached Exhibit °A" gumnarises the information received “and the following coments are offered tharcon: It is conceivable that the capital of tha Italian eeapany is not in addition to that of Permindex as previously 4% hag been stated that Permindex was the investing entity in tie world Trade Center. be Loans fhis information was soucht at the inception of car inquiry for it was inconcsivable that the company could have prepared the buildings for an international exhibit over a pariod of 16 sonthe with only the subscribed capital ag the source of funds. The funds raised from the tuo syndicates mist have provided the cost of manacement and all tho miltiferious clans in preparation for the establishment of the Peruanant International Exhilition, the main ourpose of the orrcanigsation, . dneluding the proparation of the various “Palaces” with all ths utilities required which {n various orees releases and the like bad reached one million dollars. There would also be the down paymant on the 16 year lease referred to later. arial hu: al
14-00000 gt te pee tet ie a y P- "8 Woh ee tede # Ce Operations \ On the basis of hopes expressed in item 2 of Exhibit #48 would appear to be a possibility of cress income from rental ‘ _ ee of 31,625,000 for the initial year, which is apnroximately TO 50% of the potential. Plus admissions of, say, 1,500,000, against : . the hose of 2,500,000, which would return $750,000. This would ‘ give @ total ross income from these two sources of $2,375,000 for . the first year. There.are no figures available of offsetting costs : i of the venture, Including the annual cost of the leased pranisas. i 3 With respect to the cost of finishing the buildings leased ar the : 4 installation of electrical, telephonic and other facilities, it is : net known why the lessecg should be called cpon to meet the cost; ; se . normally tha same would be berne by the owners, in this case the ) Italien Goverment. ; do It ie believed that a considerable number of the estimated attendance is based on 0. S. tourista but we question _ the validity of this theory unless the exhibitors who can take ‘ , orders sre dealing in over-the-counter type of merchsndise, which i ‘would net seem practical. There are other noints of interest for : , the ahort tern tourlst to Rone. @. With rerard to the failure to obtain U. 8. exhibitors and the restrictiong inmosed unon then and other non-menbera of the European industry organisations, as mantioned in Exhibit #A", ; it would seem that there has been a lack of research on the part of management since one of the features stressed was the selling that could be done at the site. This ia contrary to the rules at the Milan Trade Fair which takes place between 12°27 April 1960. he =At this stage, the venture seens highly speculative from an investor's point of view. For, if the present exhibitors failed to rengy their contracta for space at the end of the first year, the possibility of obtaininy replacements and extending the space sold would appear to be rather remote. If the Agreement of Lease signed . ‘ by the Corporation, said-to be fer a period of 19 years, should be breached the penaltiss involved would no doubt be high. Failure to achieve succesa by rental of all space to International Exhibiters on a broad base would be a serious handicap of such proportions that it would be calamitous. 5. The prelininary reports from various consulates and embassies wore virtually uselesa as they consisted principally of propaganda claing to bolster interest in the grandiose plang of the principal or ostensible entrenrenaur. ogee eens Gaudi ad
ACURA ec teeenn etree tree 6 The blographical information referred to in your memorandum in reference, paracrash S(c) » was pursued at the cutast. | RI Index Section and would geen to contain no deroratory informae tion except in the caseg o7 HANS SELIOMAN SCHURCH and GEORGES HANTELLO ("3-1"), : ° be On 19 March 1960 an unexpectad revort: wag received, ctf, covering FFRONCE NAGY and Re As MANTLLIO, See Exhibit "3-2", The information contalned thersin wa8, 89 regards FERENCE Corporation, Es 4. MARTELLO, is carticularly damning if trues The contents of this report were that sams day conveyed te you personally and a copy left with yous r , Ce We were advised that a copy had been furnished another . @lement of the Avency. We vere succeasfal in finally obtaining Deak. Personal interview Was Grranzed, but the copy had not yet reached hia. He, however, read the report and atated that the eredibility of the report should ba tested by a thorourh erosg- examination of the source to eliminate the possibility of it being the offspring of an eniere squabble. 7+ With respect to your request in item S(a) and (b) for an expression of our opinion en tha following points: ‘@= Finaneial condition of the subject companies; be Buainese potential of the companies in tha exhibit and international trade fields, we have not been able to obtain ths essential information to determing the financial condition. Ag We suggested in our menorandun of 25 February last, Dr.-Nasy is the only nerson available to supply the financial condition, From what we have so far Rleaned, the prospects of success are precarious and unless exhibitors are found to occupy the whole available space in the exhibition bulldinga, and soon, the first year's exhibit will be unsuccessful with the consequent result that contimation will not be Possible on a profitable baaia (see iten b above). feta Fa’ e
14-00000 Se it Sas been steted by the United States Representative that many firas throughout the world have applied for participation, and many have, meonwhile, signed contrasts. Contracts have bean aligned in England Terael Rhodesia ; Franco Tealy Switzerland “™- Oresce Japan Turkey -, India ~~ forway : - Xt will be noted that no contracts are claimed with any of the Soviet Bloe countries, which may be a consideration in your decision whether to inject anyone into the organization's staff as suggested by the ex-Prime Miniater. . CHARLES P. WHITE “b=
14-00000 EXHIBIT #A8 Data On PERMINOHK = SORLD TRADE CENTER Capital: . Permindex Ltd. ; $230,000 - World Trade Center Ine 259,000 $ 390,000 \ Equivalent of one million Suiss France and ten million Italian Lire respectively. " Lo : ee porelgn Syndicate { , $332,500 y/ American Syndicate ; 500,000 000 2/ 1,332,500 $2,722,500 L/ Supposedly against issue of preferred stock. 2/ To be repaid from incoma. The venture ie still eeseking $250,000 to $500,000 either in the form of icans or as an investment. 2. Gporations fhe orvanization has reportedly leased 80% of the space available in the four biildinga in the EUR croup. One of the four vuildinza is being uaed in comection with tho Olymple Games and nart of another as & Mesum, There are reportedly 25,000 square meters of space available to exhibiters ami the target of rental income is $150 per square meter per anmin. Admission income has been sat at $0.50 and it is hoped that 24 million poreona can be induced to visit the exhibition annually. Additional income is expected from eale of catalogs, wall space (for advertising) and services. Phe exhibition will open on 21 May 1960, However only 50% of the available space has thus fer been contracted for 12 months with an .- option to renew orf an annual basis, Thuis there still remaing the problem of obtaining contracts for the other SOf of the space and te obtain renewals of contracta when the present commitments expire. The principal selling feature to the exhibitor hag been the fact that
14-00000 erders could be taken on the spot. However it has transpired that . Z thare ayw restrictions which preclude Amsrican firms, or others, who » are not members of European industry organizations fron taking orderas . As of now only four or five U. S. firns have shown interest in participating, because thay feel that they cannot afford met te be represented owlng to the broad line ef oredicts they mamfacture. _¢ agen genrey Min wi .iai
14-00000 ~ 7 . ? . . ; GUBJECT: BACT, Dr. Yerenc; D@MLD, br. Erost W.; F&LaeT, Dr. Ernst; . De ,D'MEELIO, Count Catlo; MARGRLO, Oeorgss; WAHTHILO, E.A.}3 ~ be - CHURCH, Prite; G2L1G@WaN-Gcburch, Bana; and SALIH, Dr. Eagar . 7 1, On &-Pobruary 1957, @ usually reliable source indicated thet, is _— early Novesber 1956, Dr. Perenc AGT, Oscrges MANTELLO and one SELIGMAR, oe robébly identical with Hans SELIGMAN-Schureh/ who was described as & jeel banker", wore im comtact with each other concerning the Eungaries Bevolution.. It should be noted that information in our files indicated ‘i that, @9 early as February 1985, WUFTELLO and BAGT!s secretary; Ionrik.. - “IVES, bed taken an ective interest is the activities of Eungarian refugecs. Source further reported thet HAGY and MARTHLLO wore both actively isterested im the egteblishmat of permanent exibition. grouids in Basel, Switzerland. fre enterprise wes calle’ Permindex and tiie grounds and buildings were to cost fifty million Gviss francs, According to Source, the Besel benker BELIGMAN-/probably agein refers to Hans SKLIGHAN-Schureh/ ves also involved. On 29 December 1956, NAGY held @ press conference at Besel, in-which bs stressed the lmportance of permanent exhibition grounds for Basel. HAGY . slso stated, ecconiing to Source, that Permindex had the becking of "several big finenclers”, 2, Source stated that, Lecausa of HAGT's political noterlety and” MANIALLO's lerg history of Lovolveuest in shady duals, the Swiss police — were watching developments closely, and were ef the opinion that Fornindez woo the ccver for ecue other, os yet winewm, sotivitise om the part of BAOY and NAPIELIO. ‘ 3. Tir files contain the folloving odlitional information coacerning i Bub jocta: . 2. Dr, ‘ereng Wodi: A fully cleared contect of this offics, win political reliability 19 wquestionsble. Several szcelleat biographies of RAGY exist in ths files of the Biogrephies Register, Offioe of Central Referenss, and of the Biogruphic Int7Lligence Division of tha Department of State. ie are uneble to give detailed information concerning HAQT's financial standing and integrity. Should you wish to contect HAGY end question him es to his finencial status, thie offices is in a pesition te — arrange @ woeting between RAUY and a wembor of your office. If you desire further informetion concerning such a meting, eontact Mr. Fewovis Bram, Ertancfion 3252. SECRET CA MILL USE GLY
i 4-90000 SB ant wee ‘ FEIBST, you contact the Biogrephic t 1 ete ete man te att est A ng ot Count Carlo C'AMLIO, KB. A. BANTELW, fr * SEORET b. Dr. Brast-¥. DGELD: ‘information concerning DOXLD can be Yound in be peru g.-of State Forsigr Service Twepate per}, dated 16 Merch 1955, fros turitt, @Fitzerland, D@ELD's nese. le alec included on. the Dopertaant of Come ree, Buresu of, Foreign Commerce Checklist, edition 20 dated 1 April 195 = and edition #24 dated 1 May 1956. ¢. Dr. Ernst FEISST: A man of the sam name, who is probably identical with your subject, wee formerly Sviss Minister 20° fingary. It ts auggéated that, for information concerning Intelligence Division of the Depertieot of State. ; Ll knows to this office, MUFERLLO is 4. Georges MANTELLO: We a concerning MANTELLO, & summary of watch will be furnished you wy ee e. Kans SELIGAN-Gchureh: In eddition to the information omrntrotionn, conte par ce above, the files comtein « copy from the United States! Consul ° of @ letter dated 5 May 1gsh, ricer Minister in Bern. In this General in Basel to the Ame letter the Consul General informs the Minister that the British Conaul General stated that-an important German industrialist vas in Basel in April 1944 on a “peace mission". The United States Consul General wrote that “lt would sppear that Mr. Hane SELIGMAN, a former Berlin panker vho has been conducting @ banking business here gines 1935 under the name of Hans SELIGHAS-Gehurch and Company, Kaufbausgease 7, served aa an intermediary between” the British Comsulate General and @ Basel representative of the Germen industrialist. rtiment identifiable information coneerning the files contain no pe te SCBURCH, or Dr. Edgar SALIN. hi Ne 1G BY SECRET Cla IN FINAL pep ony at Pee eee ee aT) Ae a a Se 1. agit me)
14-00000 * nbjay vce 1. In suetance, the files contain the following information conoeraing Subject who was born Bérub MANDL on Li December 1901, in the Busovina-trincylvanie region of Bast Central Burope, possibly is the villege of Lechiita («7' 01° H 24' 21" K) in. whet le pow Romania. In Juss or July 1942, @ibject took up permanent residence in Bvitserland, end bes festded in Geseva almost contimmusly since thet tim. ; Be Geserally-described' as boing dishonest, unscrvpulous dnd wntrust= worthy, Gubject bes firmly established an unsevory business reputation - ime } im the transactions ho has conducted over tho last twenty years. Te late. | & 1963 of sarily 1984, gubject spent = brief tim, axe source reported that it - peas was tvo weeka, in a Swiss jail for illegal gold transectiong. A vewally reliable source with wide knovladgs of. the European business. commmity once refueed to invest im a firm with which Bubjeot was associated because he vould have nothing to do with such 6 “louche” character. _ 3e Subsect’s cme determinable loyalty is to his Jewish eo-religianiates Boginning in at least geptesteor 19%4, and perhaps starting a few months - earlier, Gubiect supplied Jews trepped ia Inmgary with false documntation - whieh epsbled then to flee Bungary. Subject was able to provide this . ' documentation by virtur of his poaitioa as Zl gelvederian consular representative (his exact consular tills was mot mode clear) in Ganeve during tha latter part of World War IT. I¢ hes teen reported thet | . Subject asaisted porsons net in favor vith the Maci's to escape froa Germany durirg World War IL, ‘The files indicate that Bubdject performed moet of these services without remumeration, however, at least three us- evaluated reports state or imiicete that he sold the false documentation be was able to proviés, . bk, Bvbject has beea fruquently mantiomed in cases of falee documaatatian. “In a report dated 16 Rovember 198, an official French source atated that one RBugene VERTCIAF hed freudulertly obtained Freech passports for Subject, his wife Irens, and their son Beriqus. When qupationed about these passports by the’ French authorities, Subject steted that VEFICIZY had been entrusted with the task of procuring Preach citisassaip for Bubject ami his fenily, thet VERPCLEP wea to prove bs Led sequewé French citisenship by giving Subject and hie fextly French pessports, ead thet Subject hed usver used the French paeaporte VE@TCLEF had given them because ba suspected that thay had ; been obteined irregularly. Gubject's most recent mows involvement with illegal doczmntetion was reported in February 1992, whem Bubject was in eerigug trouble because en Kl Salvadorian peesport be iesued was found in tha possession of an Italien Cammmist arrested for counterfeiting SECRET CIA IHIERNAL USE ONLY a oe were k
14-00000 ote ST RET LAE A ghey 0 BY, oo iete Te. sooording a “saree of Known roliability” hed supplied (ungok Beak) wood by officials ef the Taseum servios. Ferecns vbo applied fer Yugesley viese the List and, if their naese appeared therein, 4% was necessary te ocek te Let ees of che Poteral secrutariat of Foroten 20 Oro et of Interval Affeire. The basia upen vaich the List teriet  poarca of the informstion ea the List wore ‘mena wes LLL. ef tha list, under the heeding TEL LO-MARDEL to the Bureau's sourODs Ce pege il ® en eutry for MW. appsered aliases) born"12/11/01; Loechnitts. 35 Rae 19 4 SECRET CIA INTERNAL USE ONLY 1 ‘ - tpeguar” Hi Galvodorien ‘Candal isi Gqneva bed reesutly ae ey referred the astter to the Ovies , Caargs, (ems of Gub ject ‘a se
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REN OTD AE ta hee tL oye ee ape > Te + at + SP Naess meant mast aren MES Ab idnen te ihe ttt etnttet tremens tats OUREES 1 al tfblactt : 0 a1 deere, (erent es memento WEAR RS. Om nt tne - sh, ‘wt vate mee me te oe cee ONT ERY OoeD come cen e OEE 3o 6. SECRET kecording to inforeation I bave received fra Wungartan refucees, Mastello nested a reruteble front mn and “persesded® Verenc Ragy tc become preaidest of Mastello'e ousiness orgadization, Poreindéz Ltd. do-Mastelle mamged to smajygie considerebia funds from : Rongary, to vhica be added ‘arge ove in italy, it was not toe “dealt for hia te ortain Hejy'> services for the corporation. egy is ‘a larye.ealary, cumias'on and coherouag expemse account. ie treqésatly trevele to trope ‘a1 tusinées*. in addition, Ris family elao tewwfite f-cm his apeciation «!th Manteilo; Sagy*e daughter end som-in-iaw, *riiyoe tiearecrmeiat ‘a formar Av - security poilce - officer) are seit paid am: lovers cf tha organisation's Itaijan affiliate in Pax, , . - Feruinder, sop>revisted jorm of Fermamea, listustriai naabitiea, is also known to Fungariaa refugees es an organisation deriving ite some from Latin and Neagarien, a well-knan "lingulatic® phesomencn in Himgerian Communit terminology. The Dar ‘Latia! ia reraindes. — meens Lemgaghout ithat ts, trrenghout the world); adad (iungaries) denoting the word ayerybiin: and aa (amgarlan) meaning the edoreviated fore of axspari oc BEALLNIT So The uryaal sa tian hes mage warehouses 13 Suitserlend wma Seas, iteiy. Hagy failed to cotain permiseion te gatablish em affiifate fa austria.. : beard tae Tel. welh, purors ciredialin: amuaz mutgarian raMgees * conceriing the activities ef . emlmier: @. it arranges world faire for fat feos. b. I% delivers agricultural saclinary ta variom interrational exhibitions, In thie respect, “34 services of the forser Prime Hintster, a faruer, are beneficial to Peruindex. 6. It emga,es is emgyziing ares to asia ang africa. 8 After sorld ser Ti, {t purchased surplus and chgotete US arwa, whieh were urimartly geld is Afyica. .. Bees fide refuasa:, wav tave littas respec. fas ongy, are arreid tim’ thesg international manipulations 113 sooner or Later bring dtseretit Lo the goad uame of ganuisely ants-Commntst @ungarians. Jaen Soe Seder tee te a atly ae we r eee enema ee oe ERO ti ae ere snes fe AEE 2c tener Sateen eetetontbtEne di cntenamtnaprebioetretGfcmnten + coe En - - _— Perce eee oe te winnie an panne 6 seein = eterna oe
* sot nS One, cr a a” ORS te ae ew ye Be oe Et wp ty 7 4 . 7 a ‘ot a " ; nr an nt A te Baa | eine tall e h ne deans rae ae sy a4 a0 AR Me 8, a eee rn y elite” dacs diet ; ae aha . nab Coe ler stele oe ett eak * ' “ rs § April 2960 MEMORANDUM. FCH: Chief, IC Division/zranch-1 SUBJECT: _ PERMINDEX Personalities - OO-A 3,15h,897 Le Eere is a supplemental pPlece of information concerning Mantello » to that contained in Q0-A 3,153,706 previously furnished you. This wags received today. 22 It is noted that the subject is steted as the founder of Permindex Ltd. whereas, eccording to corporate informatioa, he 1a Managing Uirector of World Trade Center with which Permindex is closely associated. Cocites Ais CHARTS P. WHITS . Commercial Staff we P.S. (Emmons: I shall give you this when I see you on the 7th.) Ciaregond, . j + ‘ xe ger rer re : - ee ea os “=: ‘ + tes mo . > wee! wine & " ea poabicabck ims disie cade as Sigel :