Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: WANNALL
To: SULLIVAN
Document date: 10/25/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote].

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/27/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90147-10095

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-93072-87

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: WANNALL

TO: SULLIVAN

TITLE :

DATE: 10/25/1962

'PAGES: 2

SUBJECTS :

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/19/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA

COMMENTS: MEMO

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOVERNE

Memorandum

SANITIZED PAGES

CAN THIS DOCUMENT.

FRELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

SDECLASSEIATION AND/OR,

Records Collection Adt di 1992 111 USe 21UY Hotel.

то : W. C. Sullivan.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAIRED

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.

DATE:

October 25, 1962,

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SUBJECT:

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON

REGISTRATION ACT CUBA

SECRET,

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- Mr. Wannall

1 - Mr. Dunn

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

CLASSIFIED BY 5668 Sugar 8/u/98

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X @ (JEK)

Subject is former acting Executive Secretary of pro-Castro:

organization, Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC). He is on the Security

Index:

Following results of interview of subject by New York. Office

8/16/62, it was instructed not to initiate any further contact with

him but to accept any data he might wish to furnish.

Subject is in

Paris, France, and has written letter to Agent of New York Office

offering to "be of use to you.'* Dissemination being made to Central

Intelligence Agency (CIA) and State Department

Memorandum 8/24/62 set forth results of interview of subject

by New York Office 8/16/62 during which he indicated he would assist

of any allegiance to U.9.

Any /ot grace reture state he did not paid art ecause s

FBI.

Interviewing Agents stated Gibson is a weasel-like character

evasive, opportunistic, with very little or no moral fiber at all

Since subject's dislike of FBI indicated he could never be

controlled as source or informant, and since it did not appear that

the risk involved would be worth our attempt to operate him, we instruct-

ed New York not to initiate any further contact with subfect but to

accept any data he might wish to furnish.

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Our interview of subject on 8/16/62 was based on a letter

which had been turned over to CA which indicated that the subject

desired to get in touch with that Ageney discreetly S/Accordingly, we

advised CIA and State Department of results of interview of subject.

We also furnished results of interview to Attorney Generalisince,

during interview,

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 741 U5e

DATE: 11-14-2017

Memorandum for Mr. Sullivan

RE: RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON

105 - 93072

SECRET

A press release of the FPCC dated 9/24/62 indicated that

subject had left the U.S. for a visit to Algeria and was also expected

to visit several African countries. He apparently is visiting these

countries as a journalist. Y

On: 10/1//62 he sent letter to Agent of our New York Office

from Paris, France, in which he stated that "I can still-be of use to

you, even from here, if you think it worthwhile. The Committée could

shut down within a few days without any serious difficulties, expecially

now that Lee has learned he isn't going to get any money from our

friends in the Caribbean. Or as I said before, It could be preserved

and made harmless for use as a cover for an information-gathering

agency." Shee refers to Ted Lee, who is Security Index subject and

who is now acting as head of FPCC. In making mention of the "Committee"

Gibson is referring evidently to the FPCC. 4

OBSERVATIONS:

Data set forth in Gibson's letter and his present whereabouts

would be of interest to State and CIA. It is not felt that his letter

is of sufficient importance to notify the Attorney General; however, (4)

we should advise the Internal Security Division.

ACTION:

IF you approve, attached letter will be sent tagA, State

Department andInternal Security Division setting forth data in Gibson'

letter to our New York Office.

We are advising Legal Attache, Paris,

of subject's presence there.

SECRETI

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