MORE, BERNARD L. BARKER | | gePPor te 201333" 1959-1975 , CIAHAS NO Gasection a GECLASSIFICATION ante OS/SAG 4E13 8/22/78 “RELEASE OF THis DosuMENY -- UFGA 25825 Aug 6, 1966 AMCLATTER -1 was terminated effective 7/31/66 . Termination carried out in an amicable manner, AMCLATTER-1 to take job in Chicago. Concerned re: citizenship. Six year association with JMNAVE. Received six weeks basic tradecraft course in New York in Sept. 1964. Started work in 1960 for JMWAVE as Prinicpal Agent, handled a number of political action agents and spotted and developed several candidates for recruitment for the Bay of Pigs. Since much of his activity was more overt than covert, he was thoroughly blown as a CIA asset and eventually became known in the area as a sort of CIA spokesman. Became something of a security problem. -- O&C 75-2190 6/12/75 Barker and Eugenio Martinez in process of cooperating with George Crile and Taylor Branch for book to be published by Harper's. ~~ Memo a RE: Termination of employment for Spencer 0. Terteling 7 ~- 8/8/66 UFGT-17034 Accepted for employment by.the Rauland Corp, Subsidiary of Zenith Radio Corp, Chicago. Worked for Havana Station from mid-1959 until his evacuation and arrival in U.S. 1/18/60. -- Letter to Dept of State from CIA, AAC-1373, 11/12/65 RE: Relatives of Barker, Margarita Lamar Laine and Maria Luisa Lamar Laine, who are in Mexico City, seek visa to U.S. (Barker's ‘ aunts.) wn ~- 11/24/64 INS, Miami Reports files for Bernard Leon Barker cannot be found and that it is lost or misfiled. -~ pio data AKA Terry Bernard Leon Barker Stateless WS Air Force capt, Wa Ti Spouse: Clara Elena Fernandez Ge Barker Prize-fignt manager
-. + BARKER, page 2 . a te paf tt SPLRET -- Memo 8/7/64 RE: Dept of State decision that Barker lost citizenship by accepting employment in Cuban government. App. for immigrant vis. admission of loss of citizenship. Must waif 5 years, petition for naturalization. . -- Dispatch 2/6/62 ( uFGs-f018 RE: Unfeasibility of introducing bill in Congress to allow for citizenhip restored to Barker. Can regain citizenship by applying at nearest consulate overseas for immigrant visa. Mexico City most likely place. (Applied in Caracas, Venez., entered US 3/28/62.) -- \urea]i6973 7/21/64 RE: Paraphrased history of Barker's citizenship problems. Worked in Cuban Police Dept under Prio regime in 1949-1950 — Cooperated with{ ODEARL] in job as liaison, volunteering info. Dr. Mario Lazo called Barker; told him his-services would ,, be needed to fight Communism. CIA assigned him tol \~> ( Organized a group to infiltrate Cuban government. Evacuated to Miami area in 1960 (fall), and was met by Bernard Reichardt. In the course ofhis relationship with him and Howard Hunt, hewas promised that his citizenship status would be inquired into officially. In summer of 1961, Barker drove to\ZRMETAL) and asked Hunt for 3 direct help in the matter. Hunt sent someone to take notes in the matter, he also introduced Barker to(Phillip Toomey) Barker's next JMWAVE supervisor. ad March 1962, cover business provided an opportunity for him to leave the country long enough to re-enter on permanent residence visa. On another cover trip in April 1963, met Bernard Reichardt who said he and Hunt were given to understand that citizenship matter had been taken care of. The Cuban passport used in evacuation procured only after assurance a Fron that it would not adversely affect citizenship. -- Bio Data 7/28/64 . Pigs PDOB: 3/17/17 Havana Cuba Parents: name unk, b. 1/2/98, Columbia, Tenn. Sanders, W.S., Farmingdale, ‘NY Military: US ARMY Corps, Capt, POW, Germany 1942-1958 Employment: Present: Prize fight mgr 1/5¢-12/58: Marianao Municipal Govt - - 1951-1/55: Remington Rand Corp, Havana 1951-51: Owner of farm, Pinar del Rio Prov 1950-51: Cuban Police Dept, Havana Education: 1940-41: University of Havana -. 1936-38: Farmingdale High School, Farmingdale Present: Univ. Of Havana 5°8", 150 Ibs. © yA
er ae oe . Crane anit BARKER, page 3 SLUHC -- Indices search request 7/23/64 - References to Barker . yA File # 127427-15 HFO rpt 1/20/60 p. 2 #219000 Proj JMARC-NYFO rpt 5/3/60, p. 1 # " Proj SEAL, Memo NYFO, 5/9/60 Memo 8/4/61 _ a RE: [Toomey} and Hunt confer with Genereal Counsel -re: Bernard Barker's citizenship. Memo 7/17/61 Indicates Barker in Washington at suggestion of Hunt, re: citizenship matter. Dr. Lazo compiled a formidable file on Barker ca. 1953 and was in communication with Washington legal firm, recalled as that of Edward Bennett Williams, whose office Barker visited on one occasion.. Memo 5/26/64 RE: Barker's polygraph test, 4/16/64. Request for approval - 5/4/60 From JMARC, 5/12/60 Crypt=AMCLATTER-1 To be used in USA as independent contract agent in political action operations in JMARC. Memo 7/31/59 RE: Security investigation of Barker for OA as an informant in Havana requested 4/2/59 Cb1, In 44927 3/19/62 Barker left for Caracas, 3/18. Plans return JMWAVE 3/27-28, after prizefight. Memo 3/16/62 McCarthy of INS advised nothing derogatory on Barker in files. 9/20/61 Memo RE: Barker | From bio data: Informant for FBI representative at AmerEmb, Havana; cooperated with US Treasury officials in the arrest of narcotics smugglers and received commendation for having served as escort officer for Mrs. Truman when they visited Havana. 6/14/61 Letter to CIA from Dept of Justice RE: Understand CIA has no more interest in Barker; will ocnvert his
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OVIL "i Pay Ay pm econ rate gfe ROR By BERNARD L. BARKER DCD DOCUMENTS DCD file 181871 -- Memo re Snate Select Committee request for files 9/25/75 Indicates no DCD contact. 1974 memo issuing instructions not to talk to Barker if contacted. -- 1/16/76 1614002 Jan 76 ** Identities for NFL-062-76 1/14/76. Memo not attached. Bernard Barker=Iden Y. (Memo above made available In DCD file of Grayston Lynch., NFL-002-76. 1/14/76 ‘ Indicates Lynch connected with LNCOLLAR from 1973-1975, having been recruited by Lucien Conein while in retirement from CIA. Barker mentioned in connection with book he was doing with’ GEorge Crile. Lynch describing activities on behalf of LNCOLLAR, difficulties in employment there, problems especially for ex-CIA employees and assets. . NFL-003-76, 1/13/76 Indicates Crile and Taylor Branch may follwo up book on EF. Martinez and Barker with one on Lynch and William Robertson. ne “Lynch wants to beat Crile and Branch to the punch and come out with Bay of Pigs book before the Barker-Martinez story is published. Wants to cover AMLILAC operations - infiltrations into Cuba, eran tal (Comandos Mombisei). Requesting reaction to authoring book. ,