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SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-106

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA GEN. RUE. 'NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SAC', Los Angeles (105-13068)

DATE:

(3)

2/26/64

Director, FBI (105-111366)

JUNE

WALTER HENRYK DUDA

IS - PO

Reurlet 3/15/54.

The bureau agrees with the observations in relet

concerning coverage of subject.

These measures should,

of course, be implemented with scrupulous attention to insure

maximum security.

In view of the references to confidential investigative

techniques in relet,

it is being designated as

"June" and

should be so treated in your office.

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ÓPTIONAL FÓRM NO. 10

5010-101

UNITED STATES GOVI

RNMENT

Memorandum

TO

SAC, Los Angeles (65-6984)

DATE:

1/21/63

V FROM

Director, FBI (65-65884)

SUBJECT:

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONAGE - R

Reurlet 1/11/63 advising that UACB the

program would be resumed on 2/5/63 in your office

and would operate on a five-day basis from Tuesday

through Saturday.

program has been operating in your office since August,

1961, with the exception of the Christmas periods of

been identified or located as a result of your operation.

squad of your office as set out in your airtel of 11/15/62

date, the Bureau feels that it should not be reinstituted

in your office. You should continue the investigation of

any cases currently pending in your office which arose

from Sam Survey and attempt to bring them to a logical

conclusion.

1 - New York (65-18045)

1 - WFO

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SECRET

Letter to Los Angeles

RE: WALTER HENRYK DUDA

105-111366

San Diego should endeavor to obtain copies of all

of subject's letters to Mrs. Stowe in order that the exact

statements of the subject and the pertinent dates will be

available for preparation of the eventual interview with

him. Some plausible reason for wanting this correspondence

can be given to Mrs. Stowe as for example that it may give

pe interesting insight into conditions in Poland during this

If he has been recruited, the subject is possibly

not yet operational but he may be communicating with his

principal in Poland through a mail drop in Poland.

Los Angeles should immediately submit its recommendation

regarding mail cover on subject. When subject is interviewed,

he should be questioned about his relatives and friends and

what reports he has received from them concerning

developments in Poland since his departure. If he fails to

volunteer intormation concerning one of his correspondents,

It may be an indication that this is his mail drop. (S)

It is noted that in a letter to Mrs. Stowe on

9/25/58 the subject stated that he was not a member of the

Polish Communist Party (PZPR), but admitted membership in

October, 1960, when applying for a U. S. visa. When the

FZPR should be explored.

subject is interviewed the glyamatances of his jolning the

further conta fork a osa atly funds cesults of its

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Letter to Los Angeles

RE:

WALTER HENRYK DUDA

105-111366

instigated the charges concerning cement production in order

to put pressure upon him; that in March, 1960, subject may have

agreed to cooperate with the fIS and that in April, 1960, the

charges were disposed of by dropping the serious charges,

sentencing him to six months on a minor charge and giving him two

years probation as a further hold over him. This reconstruction

of what may have happened is, of course, merely tentatives. (5)

Subject was reportedly in prison from April until

October, 1960, and

yet he wrote at least one letter to Mrs. Stowe

during this period. If he was not cooperating with the IS,

it seems unlikely that he would have been permitted to send a

letter from prison to a person in the U. S. with whom he was

negotiating to get out of Poland. (5)

On 10/22/61 subject stated the U. S. Embassy had asked

him to apply for Polish passports for himself and his family

and on 11/13/61 he said their passports had been obtained. Since

the normal waiting period for Polish passports is four months for

persons with clear records, it appears that there must have been

some intervention on his behalf in order for him to obtain these

passports so: quickly. (c)

The information developed thus far tends to indicate

that the subject is identical with the individual named by

CSNY 3581-S. The evidencing of anticommunist sympathies by the

subject since his arrival in the U. S. is merely what might be

expected of a recruited PIS agent.

This case may present,

therefore, an excellent opportunity to penetrate Polish

intelligence.

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

SÁC, Los Angeles

SECRET

DATE: 11/29/62

VFROM :Director, FBI (105-111366)

SUBJECT: WALTER HENRYK DUDA

IS - PO

Re San Diego report of 11/13/62.

The fact that Mrs. Gardner Stowe,who assisted

subject to come to the U. S., has retained all of his

letters to her may be very helpful in this case. It could

probably be presumed that the subject's correspondence was

examined at least on some occasions by the Polish Intelligence

Service (PIS). On 11/16/59 the subject mentioned in one of

his letters that it would be easy to get an entry permit

(into the U. S.) from Germany; his statements in this letter

may have indicated that he was considering an escape of

illegal departure from Poland and may have alerted the

PIS to take action concerning him. On 4/25/60 he was

sentenced by the Polish Court to six months' imprisonment

and two years' probation for producing substandard cement.

The investigation of the subject with respect to this

charge undoubtedly covered several week's preceding 4/25/60.

It will be recalled that CSNY 3581-S reported that subject

was recruited by the PIS about 3/20/60. It appears quite

possible that between November, 1959, and March, 1960, the

ET a may dave en

PIS may have studied his case; that the matter was brought

to a head when he received notice from the U. S. Embassy

in Warsaw on 3/2/60 that favorable action was anticipated

on his U. S. visa application; that the PIS thereupon

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-104

UNITED

STATES GOV

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Memorandum

TO

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SAC, Los Angeles (65-6984)

DATE:

11/23/62

VERON

Director, FBI (65-65884)

SUBJECT:

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONAGE - R

Reurairtel 11/15/62 advising that in order

to properly utilize the manpower in your office on

current espionage cases the Sam Survey was discontinued

as of midnight 11/17/62.

Reairtel pointed out that

consideration would be given on 2/4/63 to the reinstitution

of this program.

Inasmuch as the Christmas rush is currently

beginning, you are authorized to discontinue the

Sam Survey program in your office. You should thoroughly

reanalyze the situation after the Christmas rush has

been completed and submit your recommendations to

the Bureau no later than 1/15/63 concerning the reinstitution

of this program in your office.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES G

NMENT

Memorandum

TO

SAC, LOS ANGELES (65-7236)

FROM

ASAC H. A. ONSGARD

SUBJECT:

VICTOR JAMES KORDEL

ESP - R

DATE:

10/12/62

that the Bureau had

in captioned case

stating that it was desired that the P. O. Inspector be

contacted as to a Gus and Sam type survey.

did not know exactly what was desired, and he said that the

next time the office calls the Bureau if they will advise him

over the phone as to the details, then he will give an oral

answer regarding this.

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2O-OYAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOV

-RNMENT

Memorandum

TO

:

SAC, Los Angeles (65-6984)

FROM

:

Director, FBI

(65-65884)

SUBJECT:

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONAGE - R

CONFIDENTIAL

DATE: 2-13-62

PERSONAL ATTENTION

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Reurlet 1-30-62 which advised that this

program can be extended to include air mail directed

to Mexico City D. Fo, Mexico.

You are authorized to extend your coverage

to include Mexico City in the program.

Furnish to

the Bureau by 4-1-62 the results of the program

conducted in your office from its inception to date.

Summary should include all data concerning operation

oi the program.

including Mexico City phase of it

and should include number of items handled, number

of cases opened and closed and number of Agents used

during program.

You should also include your

recommendation

for future operation of the program.

For the information of Mexico City,

this

case concerns intormation received trom a highly

confidential source which is in a position to furnish

details concerning certain individuals directing air

mail from the US to specified European countries,

Tokyo, Japan, and other points in the Far East.

Due to

the extremely confidential nature of the

investigative technique involved, this matter should

pertaining to it should be maintained in the most

secure manner available.

Legat, Mexico City, should obtain the

information requested by the

Lao promptly.

In obtaining

sources of the purpose of the investigation.

Enclosed is copy of LA 1-30-62 let for

NY and Mexico.

1 - New York (Enc.)

(65-18045)

2 - Mexico City (Enc.)

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FBI

Transmit the following in

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Date:

10-20-61

(Type in plain text or code)

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

To:

SACS LOS Angeles -

Enclosure

Seattle

From: Director, FBI

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONAGE - R

SA James C. Cadigan will arrive Los Angeles 2:35 P.M.,

10/25/61, via UAL Flight 869/853, to give a two-day training

course in chamfering

on 10/26-27/61.

It is noted that Los Angeles has two of the special

steaming units (photograph attached)

used in this work and it is

assumed that they are available and in operating condition.

third unit will be brought by SA Cadigan.

Los Angeles provide secure room of sufficient size to

accomodate fifteen men

and have the following SA's available for

training:

Eugene E. Schmitt

Richard J. Dobens

Harold E. Newpher

advised

William C. Patterson

Richard K. Schwab

10-24-61

• Harry H. Whidbee

Roger S. C. Wolcott

William L. McDermott

John K. Anderson

Frank E. Chovanec

James H. Hoose, JI.

Charles J. Nagle, Jr.

per

Allen

F. Frei

It is believed that two additional chamfering, trained

Agents are sufficient for Seattle

at this time.

Seattle have

SA's Lambert G. Zander and Philip I. Basher report to Los Angeles

by 9:00 A.M., 10/26/61, for training.

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Director, FOl (65-65864)

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64

CONFIDENTIAL

Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO

SAC, LOS Angeles

DATE:

March 24, 1961

FROM

:

Director, FBI

JUNE

SUBJECT:

PROPOSAL TO DETECT SOVIET ILLEGAL

AGENTS IN LOS ANGELES AREA

ESPIONAGE - R

Reurlet 3-16-61.

The Bureau has no objection to your office conducting

a preliminary survey to determine the feasibility of establishing

a proper contact with the U. S. Postal Inspectors in Los Angeles

in connection with this matter. During this survey you will un-

doubtedly ascertain the volume of airmail going to various

countries from Los Angeles.

The Bureau does not desire at this time for you to make

any request to institute special type coverage.

In the past, any

coverage of this nature has required contact by the Bureau at

postal headquarters and postal authorities have been cooperative.

He recently requested and received approval for certain additional

special coverage and in view of this fact we do not desire to make

any additional request at this time.

Also for your information the Bureau contemplates dis-

cussing this type of coverage at the Internal Security-Espionage

Conference scheduled for way & and 9, 1961, which will be attended

by representatives of your office. Los Angeles is one of several

airmail facilities handling mail to foreign countries and it is an-

ticipated the results of your survey will be of interest to others

attending the conference. You are requested to conduct this survey

promptly and furnish the

results to the Bureau with any recom-

mendations you may have.

The New York Office has had considerable experience in

this field and may be in a position to offer suggestions should

special coverage of this nature be instituted by your office at a

later date; therefore, a copy of this letter is being designated

for the New York Office with a copy of referenced letter and a copy

of your letter to the Bureau submitting the results of your survey

should also be furnished New York.

1 - New York (Enclosure)

CASSIFIED BY

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

UNITED STATES GOV-RNMENT

Memorandum

TO

:

SAC, LOS ANGELES (105-13068-A)

DATE: 4/16/64

FROM :

SA HOMER A. PORTER, JR.

TUNE

SUBJECT:

WALTER HENRYK DUDA

IS - PO

On 4/15/64 Postal Inspector WILLIAM LANGSTON, Riverside,.

California, advised he had made arrangement with the mail carriers

who delivered mail to DUDA, 2002 7th St., Riverside, so that in

the event subject places mail on his own mail box to be picked

up, that the Postal Inspector will be advised. LANGSTON will in

turn advise the Squad 6 Agent who is in Riverside at that time.

LANGSION ascertained from the mail carrier that mail

had been delivered within the past week to another man at the

DUDA residence.

The mail carrier could not recall the name of

this individual but believed the name was Polish.

LANGSTON also advised that he would have available in

the near future a list of all mail boxes in Riverside with the

pickup times listed thereon.

In the event subject or subject's wife mail a letter in

any box, the Agent is to obtain the location of the box, check

the list for the next pickup time and call Postal Inspector

LANGSTON, who will then have a collection made of that box and

the mail

will be available in the office of the Postal Inspector.

Inspector LANGSTON also advised that for the time-

being the outgoing air mail which is dispatched approximately

11:55 a.m. Will be available sometime after 10:15 a.m. and

either he or his secretary will cause the necessary trays of out-

going air mail to be brought to the Inspector's office. They

will be available for checking there. Arrangements for only one

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DIRECTOR, FBI (105-111366)

3/16/64

SAC, LOS ANGELES (105-13068) (P)

TUNG

WALTER HENRYK DUDA

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Re NY let to Bureau 3/10/64.

A review of instant file, including referenced com-

munication, reflects subject has communicated with two accommo-

dation addresses for PSS, namely STEFAN STEFANSKI and WATERY

CIESLINSKI. Subject has admitted forwarding materials to these

two individuals and CSNY 3581-5 has identified them as real

persons whose lunction is to turn over Ictters mailed to them

by Iss sources and workers outside ol loland.

contact need me too

It also appears that DUDA may well receive a personal

Subject has stated he "may possibly

be contacted after two years."

CSNY 3581-S has stated this

probably means a personal contact.

Ios Angeles deems the folloing dssirablo;

(1) Ascortaining identity and addresses of persons

to whom

subjest is corresponding

This would include ascor

talning complete messages of pertinent communications to known or

suspected accommodation addresses in Poland.

(2) Ascertaining iext of communications and

identirying post eards subject may reccive from accommodation

addresses in

Poland or a third country.

(3) Ascortaining, by means or a plant and/or appropriate

surveillance, If subject actually receives a personal contact.

This means would also be utilized in the event it becomes

desirable, with prior Bureau authority, to devolop an anonymous

source at subject's residence.

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Lovoloping a cliable source at the place of

employment oi subject uno could keep the Los Angeles Office

advised of travel, vacation plans, hobbles and unusual activitles

of DUDA-

All of the above would be subject to maximum security

being maintainca.

In connection with ltoms 1 and 2 above, the Burcau 1s

requested to grant porniscion to contoct on ctromoly reliable

source in the Postal Inspector's Office, Los Angeles. This

source in the past has rendered valuable

arsistance in the Sam

Survey Program recently functioning in the Los Angeles Office.

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1340 West Sixth Street

Los Angeles, California 90017

September 30, 1964

lIx. J. G. Hudson

Assistant Inspector in Charge

P.0. Box 751

Los Angeles, Califomia 90053

Dear Mr, Hudson:

Reference is made to my requests for mail covers

California,

Please be advised that your office should dis-

continue this coverage. No acknowledgement is necessary.

Your continued cooperation in matters of this nature

is indeed appreciated.

Very truly yours,

WESLEY G. GRAPP

Special Agent in Charre

REGISTERED

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DIRECTOR, FBI

4/10/61

SAC, LOS ANGEIIIS (65-5984)

JUNE

PROPOSAL TO DETECT SOVIET ILLEGAL

AGENTS IN LOS ANGELES AREA

ESPIONAGE - R

ReBulet 3/24/61.

Mr. LEWIS H. STODDARD, Assistant Postal Inspector,

Los Angeles,

California, was contacted regarding this program on

3/29/61 and 4/5/61.

These contacts were handled by mold Super-

VISOT NEAL MC GINNIS and SA JAMES H. HOOSE, JR. and on 4/5/61,

SAC W. G. SIMON also met with Mr. STODDARD.

Mr. STODDARD 15 in charge of the local Postal

Inspector's office, with a stall of Iifteen men and has the

title of Assistant

rosta. Inspector, as the division head office

1s in San Francisco, California. The San Francisco division

covers the States of California, Nevada, Hawall and the trust

territories. Mr. NELSON E. POE

is the Postal Inspector in

charge of the San Francisco division and he has a deputy

Inspector under him.

However, as previously indicated, Mr.

STODDARD 18 the man in direct

i charge of the los Angeles office.

ME. STODDARD mentioned that the los Angeles postal

facilities are second in size only to those of New York City.

There are Alr Ma1l Facilities (AMF) at Seattle, San Francisco,

Denver and Los Angeles:

However, Los Angeles 1s the correction

point for alr mail destined for the Scandinavlan countries

originating in any of the Far Western States.

This 1s based on

the fact that scandinavian Airline System (SAS) flies direct to

scandinavia from Los Angeles and does not have any flights

originating in any of the previously mentioned AMF citles.

No request for special coverage was made of Mr.

SIODDARD; however, he has been very friendly with this office

and during these two contacts in particular, he was very help-

ful and cordial. He stated he would assist this Office In any

way possible regarding any Investigative problem that might be

encountered. It is believed the program could be successiully

put into operation.

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The Los Angeles AMP - Foreign Unit 10 presently

located at 5741 West 98th Street, Los Angeles,

about one

mile from the Los Angeles International Alrport. The airport

1s being enlarged and modernized. New administrative and a1r-

Iine service bulldings are under construction.

the math a11-

port administration building and the United Airlines building

will be open by the and of June 1961. It is expected that all

other airline passenger service buildings will be completed by

December 1961.

At this time 1t 15 not definitely known where

the new Post Office facility will be located.

Mr. STODDARD

was of the opinion a new postal building will be constructed

on the site of the present main parking lot, but for some time

present facilities will be used.

Following 1s the air mail letter class traffic out-

going from the los Angeles AMP for the week of 3/12-18/61,

which was destined for Scandinavian countries. Mr. SIODDARD

stated this was a typical week,

that 1t 1s based on poundage

records of the carriers involved and that the post office

figures there are 290 atr mail letters to the pound.

Poundage

Departure

Day

Monday

(Letters)

Time

Carrier

160 (46,400)

Tuesday

190 (55,100)

Wednesday

380

(110,200)

132 (38,280)

Thursday

Friday

140 (40,600) . 0

330 (95,700)

11:00 PM

11:30 AM

11:30 AM

11:00 PM

8:45 AM

11:30 AM

TWA

SAS

SAS

TWA

AAL

SAS

Saturday

330 (95,700) /

11:00 PM

TWA

Sunday

70 (20,300)

11:30 AM

SAS

Above figures for letters are higher than actual

count, as letter class mail 1s also used to some extent for

the sending of small packages but the percentage of packages

in this class 18 small.

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SAS flies by direct Polar Route from Los Angeles to

Scandinavia.

From 4/5/61 to 10/1/61, SAS operates on a summer

schedule, with one flight leaving at 11:30 AM, six days a

week, no flight on Wednesdays.

The mall for scandinavia carried by Irans world

Airlines and American Airlines 10 transferred at Idlewild,

New York, but is in sealed pouches and not reworked at that

point, merely transferred from one plane to another.

NK. STODDARD also furnished figures for the total AMF

dispatch for 4/4/61 broken down by major cities and countries

throughout the world.

This scnedule is not being set out in

this letter but is avallable in this file.

There is a constant flow of incoming mall at AMF,

being heaviest from

about 11:00 PM through the early morning

hours. AF starts "tying down" the mail an hour and a half

before flight departure time.

"Tying down" refers to the

final assembly into the sealed pouches, separated as to dest1-

nation,

destination) goes on constantly. AME tries to deliver the

sealed pouches to the air carriers thirty minutes prior to

flight departure but often the dellvery tine is meh closer to

departure time.

It is reconmended that at as early a date as practical,

the Burcau contact postal headquarters regarding this program.

When approval is received, this Office will certainly appreciate

recelving suggestions from the New York Office concerning the

operational details of the program.

For the time being, no further action is being taken

concerning this program by the los Angeles Office.

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DIRECTOR, FBI

3/16/61

JUNE

SAC, LOS ANGELES (65-

PROPOSAL TO DETECT SOVIET

ILTERAD MORIAS IN TOS ANGELES AREA

ESPIUDICE - R

00: In

Utilization of noinal wail channels is a principal

metliod through which Soviet illegals in the Unlica Suates

maintein contact with suporiors broad. Additionally, the

Eurocu has established that Soviet illegal operatives

in this

countsy have utilized a nail cuiout rosident in one of the

Scandinavian countries. In one rothod, the illegal has written

the city name only as a return cadress, as a means of es-

caping detection and as a neans of noting to

the recipient the

origin of the nail.

For the Bureau's inforuation, the Scandinavian

Airlines oricinates flighto from los Angeloo six times & week

dostined to Scandinavian countries and is contracted to carry

internacion :1 m211.

Trans 10210 Airlines hos sori-veckly

flighto lecving los ingeles for direct passage io Paris,

France,

over tho Polar Route and lo contacted to curry international

mail.

Ios Angeles is extronely interested in unearthing

any lost const illegal and particularly any illegal operation

this orfice proposes that

as ovizinca above de greated to unate preacha surver can

Bureau perritosion

be conducted with the end in viow of devermining the icosibility

of cotablishing a proper contaci with the U.S. Fostel

Inspectors in Los Angoles for the ultimate purpose of sur-

veying nail destined to Scandinavian countries.

2- Bureau. (REGISTERED)

, I- Ios Angeles

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Ic 1s felu Chat this program, inich is in partial

effect in inc East, would be of direct bencilt particularly

in the souchern California aroo, which embracco a large seg-

sussentions regarding this propocal are respectrully soli-

citod.

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DIRECTOR, FBI (65-65884)

12/28/61

SAC, LOS ANGELES (65-6984) (P)

SAM SURVEY

ESP - R

ReBulet 12/11/61 requesting comment as to desirability

of having legat Tokyo obtain the names of Soviet personnel

assigned to the Trade Mission in Tokyo.

this office does not consider it necessary to have

Legat tokyo obtain the rames.

Los Angeles w111 continue to

watch for mail addressed to 12 Shinryudo-cho, Anabu, Minato-ku,

Tokyo. If such mail Is also adüressed to the Soviet Trade

Mission, to anyonc with a Russian name, or for any other reason

1s suspects

"nat noil:111 be surycyad. A determination will

then be made resording further investigation of the correspondence.

For the Bureau's Information it is beins mentioned

that a situation exists with Japanese mail which is peculiar to

countries using different alphabets or writing.

International

postal regulations require only that the name of the city and

country of destination be in the languago of the country oi

origin und anyhing else on tic chvelope cun to in any language

desircà.

Ticrefore, & snall percentage of the nuil moniiored

has been found to have Tonjo, Japan, in English and the balance

of the writing on the ensclope in oriental churacters tons oi

the porsonncl ascioned to the survey at los Angoles can rosa

Japanese.

The Bureau is requested to furnish to the los Angeles

and seattle Offices the names and addresses on the Japan Watch

List written in Japanese characters.

It would also be desirable

to include a comment as to the most likely placc this might be

found in relation to the English part of the address.

Perhaps

the translation Section could furnish sample copies.

/2- Barezz (REGISTERED)

I- Boston

(65-4447) (Info) (RECISTERED)

I- New York (65-18045) (Into) (REGISTERED)

In Seattle 165- (Infa (InfaREGISTERED

I- Washington Field (65-8300) (Inio) (REGISTERED)

I- Ios Angeles

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SOPOTONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOVEMENT

Memorandum

TO

:

SAC, Los Angeles (65-6984)

FROM. :

Director, FBI (65-65884)

SUBJECT:

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONAGE - R

DATE:

1-3-62

PERSONAL, ATTENTION

reca

to sam

Reurlet 12-7-61 asking for the names

of the other persons or businesses at the

address occupied by the Tass News Agency, Oslo,

Norway.

CIA had advised that the occupants of

Fougstadgate, Number 9, are the following:

(A firm, and owner

First floor - Tass;

Second ran his card, devisa, disneral

dentist;

Tord f servant ar Isalsen, "official" (possibly

Fourth floor - Mrs. Alette Bolling, and her

daughter, Alfhild.

The above is furnished for your information.

1

- Boston

(65-4447)

1

- New York

(65-18045)

- Seattle

(65-3663)

1

- WFO

(65-8300)

PERSONAL ATTENTION

PERSONAL ATTENTION

PERSONAL ATTENTION

PERSONAL ATTENTION

later

65-1184337

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JAN 3 1962

EBI- LOS ANGELES

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Cos inseles (65-6964)

1-12-52

SAN SURYCY

XEUTICS

this the

Tarant turnt to

ingeles

Dire an a Ba rain the Sapless

Fatch list writrex In Jamese charicters.

Tugro, in attried a Photostat of the

Soviet eutsbiishuents in Tokyo vida lle astresses

written in the 3a list Inspire and sith the

Jamunso charactera for lie streas trilica cdrectly

ЗнотЕ: А СОру

of this Photostat is also enclosed for SE:

For pour additiocal tutornacio,

aUdrESs UrItICh In JApanese CHaTacierS MOulA

poraally appear on the deft side of dise arretope.

The verdi

insanese of bicter educational level will write

he suress in burtin an tini on to lori side

the envelope mili erite the adiress agada is

caracters.

ale sinve is fratstel for you tutor-

carlot

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-104

• UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

:

SAC, Boston

FROM

Director, FBI

SUBJECT:

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONAGE - R

DATE5/311/61

(65-65884)

in December, 1959.

prior to its being placed in bags and placed aboard the planes.

This examination is made for a twofold reason:

(1)

To identify persons corresponding with known

Soviet mail drops in Europe

(2)

To identify and locate individuals in the

United States sending letters to Europe which

may be part of a Soviet illegal network.

The latter purpose is accomplished through the knowledge

we have obtained

that illegal agents use certain signs in their

correspondence which can be detected from an examination of the

envelope. In one case a common name and city are used as a return

address

on the letters.

A street and a number are not used

this return address.

In two other cases, it was noted that an

Illegal agent used the same type of return address. Other signs

developed from investigations to date are:

(1) The "ra" in 33rd would be underlined twice

(2)

The name and citybut not the street of a return

address would be underlined

2 - Chicago

2 - Detroit

• Houston

2. Los Angeles

2 - Miami

2

• Newark

2

- New Orleans

- Philadelphia

• San Francisco

2 - Seattle

2 = WFO

1 - New York

T7/1

CAR

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Letter to SAC,

Bos ton

Re: • SAM SURVEY

65-65884

(3) The figure "I" written in brackets after the

date would be a signal for the date of the

meeting.

In addition, British intelligence has advised they also

have noted signs such as the following:

(1) An unusual form of the addressee's name such

as including an extra initial

(2) Addition of bogus initials after the addressee's

name such as D. D. S.

(3) Obvious misspelling of the name of a town or

country on the enverope

(4)

The use of more stamps than necessary on a

piece of correspondence.

Currently New York is handling this program on a

24-hour,

7-day week basis using eight Agents who process about

a half-million pieces of mail per week, At the present time

New York has varying degrees of coverage of airmail to the

following areas:

Denmark Geneva including Lausanne,

including Lausterd, Zurich, Dera, Berlim, Vienna,

Brussels, Bucharest and Rome. This survey does not include airmail

directed

to the Soviet Union.

Each office receiving this letter has direct

airmail

theres an Canada and Mex various notice shours ke a desereet

other than Canada and Mexico.

contact with local 'postal authorities to determine the details of the

handling of this overseas: airmail. During this contact the following

details should be obtained:

(1)

To which city and country is this airmail dispatched

directly from your city?

• (2)

How many flights per day or per week go from your

city to foreign countries?

(3)

What is the volume of mail per flight or per day or

per week?

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Letter to SAC, Boston

SAM SURVEY

65-65884

(4)

Is the mail bagged and bundled in your city

or does it arrive there from another city

already bagged and bundled?

deposited in seattle is processed there, versed and man

, bagged and bundled

anspaect on to los Angeles or San Francisco For eventual

In connection with the conducting of this inquiry,

a contact was made with the Chief Postal Inspector, Washington,

and he was advised of our interest in determining

details of direct airmail flights to countries other than

Conada and Such a in he vas ce set great ticulties

were encountered he would be glad to have them brought to

his attention.

You should also determine the facilities used in

your city for the handling of this mail and advise if these

facilities could be used by Bureau Agents with full security

in the event a monitoring program is established.

Also submit your evaluation as to whether a request

could be made locally to permit Bureau Agents to institute

a monitoring operation on this mail or if it would be necessary

to make inquiry at headquarters level. However, no request for

institution of a monitoring program should be made at this time

on your Snore go on the

and your evaluation should be based on your knowledge of the

local postal authorities.

In the event a monitoring program is instituted, you

will be furnished with specific information and details

concerning the methods which are used to attempt to identify

the particular items of interest in this mail.

For your

additional information, from the experience of the Bureau

with this program to date only a small portion of mail

examined will be of interest to the Bureau.

No requests or other action to institute this

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Letter to SAC, Boston

Re: SAM SURVEY

65-65884

program should be made without furnishing the Bureau

the results of your survey at which time a decision

will then be made by the Bureau on an individual

basis.

This inquiry should be handled promptly

and the results submitted to the Bureau within 30

days from the receipt of this letter in each office.

tickle made

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DIRECTOR, FBI (65-65884)

- 5054

6/12/61

SAC, LOS ANGELES (65-6984)

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONAGE • R

REBulEt 5/31/61.

Reference is also nade to Los

Angeles letters dated 3/16/61, 4/10/61 and Bulet 3/24/61,

all captioned "Proposal

to Detect Soviet Illegal Agents 1n

Los Angeles Area, ESP - R," and all of which deal with this

same program.

Following answers will be in the order of the

questions posed beginning on page 2 of reBulet:

(1)

Copenhagen, Denmark

Os10, Norway

Stockholm, Sweden

(Above includes mail for other points in

Scandinavia)

Paris, France

Iondon, England

Rome, Italy

Milan, Italy

Tokyo, Japan

osaka, Japan

Frankfurt, Gernany

Berlin, Germany

Hamburg, Germany

Manila,

?.I.

Auckland, N: L.

sydney, Australia

All principal cities and countries in

Central and South America

(2)

In this reply only Scandinavia and Europe

are considered; however, figures are available

on all flights.

2- Bureau (REGISTERED)

Rew York (REGISTERED) (Info)

Los Angeles

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Scandinavia:

6 flights per week, none on

Wednesday, Sas departs once

daily at 11:30 a M.

4 flights weekly, including

Wednesday, TWA and AAL carry

mall bagged and bundled Los

Angeles to New. Lock 10g trans-

fer

at NY for Scandinavia.

London:

4 flights per week. PAA.

Prankfurt; Berlin,

Hamburg:

4PAA flights per week.

Paris:

2 flights per week. TVA.

Rome:

Milan:

(3).

Volume per week:

Scandinavia:

2 flights per week. TWA.

1 flight per week.

TWA.

LA to Copenhagen direct via

SAS - 250,000

IA to NY for transfer, via

TWA andAAL - 150, 000

Total - 400,000

Paris:

London:

30, 000

140,000

Rome:

175, 000

Milan:

•Frankfurt:

5,000

150, 000

Berlin:

14,500

Hamburg

24, 000

Above figures are

for the week of 5/7-13/61,

based on poundage

transported air mail class,

290 letters to the pound, and a small percentage

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deduction made to a lesser round figure

because small packages also go in this class

mail.

(4)

Mail is bagged and bundled at LA.

Also LA

1s & collection and dispersal point for the

Far Western States; therefore, some mall 18

also received bagged and bundled, but 1s re-

bagged at LA.

Postal authorities state the los Angeles Air

Mall Facility - Foreign Unit 1s only exceeded

in size by lälewild, NY. .

(5)

Facilities used could be used by Bureau Agents

with full security in the event a monitoring.

program

1s established.

(6): It 1s the opinion of this office that a re-

quest could be made locally to permit Bureau

Agents to Institute a monitoring operation.

For the time being,

no further action is being

taken concerning this program by the Los Angeles office.

An infornation copy has been furnished the New York

Office as Instructed in reBulet 3/24/61.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-104

• UNITED

STATES GOVER

'Memorandum

TO

SAC, Boston

FROM

88/12/61

PERSONAL ATTENTION

/ Director, FBI (65-65884)

SUBJECT:

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONAGE - R

ReBulet 5/31/61 to Boston which requested all

offices

receiving the letter with the exception of New York

to obtain details relative to the handling of direct overseas

airmail in each city and to consider the possibility of

establishing coverage of this mail.

The Bureau is gratified with results of this inquiry

conducted by each office.

The letters received at the Bureau

show that each office has developed the required information

fully and set out results in an intelligible fashion.

As a result of the surveys conducted, the Bureau

desires the following four offices to take further steps

to institute the SAM Survey Program covering the countries

specified for each office:

Los Angeles

Seattle

Boston

1

-Chicago

Detroit

Houston

Los Angeles

Miami

• Newark

I - New Orleans

Copenhagen, Denmark;

Oslo, Norway; Stockholm,

Sweden; Frankfurt, Berlin

Hanburg, Germany and Tokyo,

Japan

Tokyo, Japan

Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Germany

• Philadelphia

San Francisco

• Seattle

∞ WFO

• New York

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Letter to SAC,

Boston

Re: • SAM SURVEY

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WFO

AuStria; Belgium;

Denmark; Germany;

Netherlands; Norway:

Switzerland; Sweden.

It is noted that Seattle overseas mail, With the

Seattle.

It is also noted that San Francisco indicated it

was anxious to enter this program but expressed doubt

that it could be done with

security.

San Francisco should

continue to follow this matter closely and advise the

Bureau in the event it is believed such a program may be

instituted with security in that city.

Chicago advised that the facilities are not

available at this time to conduct a secure operation.

Chicago pointed out that new postal facilities were

being constructed which might possibly provide the

necessary racilities for a secure operation Chicago

should rollow this construction to determine if and

when such facilities may become available.

In the event any other office has any change

the facts reported which might permit the secure

operations of this program, the Bureau should be so

New York should prepare a letter for Los Angeles,

seattle, Boston, and Wo setting forth the details of the

operation of SAM Survey in that office in order that these

offices will have the benefit of the experience of that

operation. All offices instituting this program are

autioned that the operation should be kept in a need-to-

now basis in each office and when information is furnishe

to auxiliary orrices coming from this source, thöse offices

should be advised of the highly confidential nature of this

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When it is deemed advisable to conduct

nvestigation of a specific individual, a separat

ase should be opened under the name of that individual

and leads should not be set forth to investigate an

The offices instituting the program should

advise the Bureau when this program begins to operate

in the city covered by that office.

The Bureau should

also be advised of the extent of the coverage and if

changes

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DIRECTOR, FBI (65-65884)

9/20/61

SAC, LOS ANGELES

65-5984)

SAM SURVEY

ESP - R

ReBulets 5/31/61, 8/1/61; New York letter 8/29/61.

Interviews have been had with Mr. OTTO K. OLESEN,

Postmaster, Los ingeles; VI. LEHIS H. STODDARD, Assistant

Inspector in Charge, Los Angeles, who is in charge of the local

office of the Postal Inspector; and IT. ALBERI SIEAD, Super-

Intendent, Air Mail Facility (AMF), Los Angeles International

Airport.

A high degree of interest in the program nas evidenced

and excellent cooperation has been received fron all parties.

As mentioned in los Angeles letter dated i/10/61, the

Foreign Unit of the Alf is presently located in temporary

quarters about a mile fron the airport. The AlF 1s attempting

to take over space presently occupied by TW at the airport

for housing the foreign Unit. TUA expects to nove from the

present space to a new passenger service terminal some time

about November 1961.

If AMr is successful in getting the TWA

space,

the foraign Unit would probably remain at that location

for at least a year or two until a proposed new AMF building

is constructed.

Construction of the "Inspector"s Room" for Bureau

use will probably be completed at the present location during

the week of 9/25/61 and the survey can start operating soon

thereafter. The Bureau will be advised of the actual start of

so so ada dart of

the survey.

The survey nill operate dt the present location

for about six weeks until the Christmas holiday rush makes

continuance impractical. It is anticipated that during the

time between mid-ilovenber 1961, and early January 1962,

the

Foreign Unit will move into the TWA space and a more permanent

"Inspactor's Room" will be included in the remodeling envisaged

by the AvE: It is thought that operating the survey at the

Bureau (REGISTERED)

To Angeles

New York 105-10045) REGISIERED

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present location for even a linited time is desirable not only

because of

the basic purpose of the survey but because the few

weeks will afford valuable training

• to the personnel concerned.

NE. OuSSEN,

N?: STODIARD and Mr. SEAD are the only

Post Office personnel who will be aware of the tre identity

of the Bureau personnel.

Inree of the Agents who will work

the survey have been introduced to AMP foremen as Postal

Inspectors by Mc. STEAD during discussions as to location and

construction of the room to be initially used and 1t 1s

thought the cover can be successiully maintained.

specific reference is made to Bulet dated 5/31/61 and

the mention therein of certain signs used in illogal agent:

correspondence which can be detected fron as examination of

the envolope. It will be appreciated 1f the New Yorl Office

will comment on these signs..

Are there any details additional

to those furnished in reBulet? Have any espionage messages

been identified by these signs or have all been identified

from

the Watch List? What is the average volume of suspect

messages requiring additional technical handling?

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FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56)

FBI

Date: 9/28/61

CODE

Transmit the following in

(Type in plain text or code)

Via

RADIO

URGENT

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM:

SAC, LOS ANGELES (65-6984)

SAM SURVEY, ESPIONAGE DASH R. REBULET AUGUST FOURTEEN LAST.

SURVEY IN OPERATION EIGHT A.M. INSTANT DATE, SEVEN DAYS A

WEEK, AROUND THE CLOCK COVERAGE ON THE FOLLOWING COLON

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK; OSLO, NORWAY; SIOCKHOLM, SWEDEN;

FRANKFURI, BERLIN, HAMBURG, GERMANY; TOKYO, JAPAN, EIGHT

AGENTS FULI TIME. FULL SECURITY ASSURED.

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@ MSGIR. G25

GR. /28

A DATE

Pept 28, 6/

DG 281711

Approved:

Special Agent in Charge

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-104

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

SAC, Los Angeles (65-6989)

DATE:

10/9/61

FROM,

:

Director, FBI (65-65884)

PERSONAD ATTENTION

SUBJECT:

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONAGE - R

ReBulet 9/19/61.

There are attached for each office ten photographs

of envelopes which have been selected by the New York Office

as being the possible product of a Soviet illegal agent. In

the case of the envelopes addressed to Edwin Bron and Ivar

Teikko these have been identified as Soviet illegal agent mail.

These envelopes pertain to a pending case of a highly sensitive

nature.

In view of this, these photographs should be handled

accordingly in each office receiving same.

There is also attached one photograph each of

envelopes number 43 and 45.

These are specimens of incoming

envelopes addressed to Soviet illegal agents.

The above photographs are enclosed for the information

of the offices recently having instituted the Sam Survey Program.

A set of these photographs is attached for the New York Office in

order that it will be aware of the items which have been furnished

to other field offices.

In view of the highly sensitive nature of this Program,

all communications in the file captioned as above should be

maintained under the most secure conditions. In addition, all

information pertaining to this program should be handled on a

need-to-know basis in each office.

Enclosures (12)

1 - Seattle (65-3663) (PERSONAL ATTENTION) (Enclosures 12)

1 - WFO (65-8300) (PERSONAL ATTENTION) (Enclosures 12)

- Boston (64-4447) (PERSONAL ATTENTION)

(Enclosures 12)

1 - New York (65-18045) (PERSONAL ATTENTION)

(Enclosures 12)

1a2

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DIRECTOR, FBI (65-65884)

10/11/61

SAC, LOS ANGELES (65-6984)

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONADE - R

Reference is made to the watch Ilst concerning

Tokyo, Japan, and the address of TONGPREDSIVO NO. 12

shinryudo-cho, Azabu, kinato-ku, Tokyo.

During the two weeks that the Sam Survey has been

In operation in the Ios Angeles office, about ten letters have

been observed going to the above address, none of which were

addressed to TORGEREDSIVO. It appears that this address 1s

quite possibly that of a commercial building in tokyo and

that a number of other business concerns occupy space therein.

It is suggested that legat, Tokyo, either physically

observe the building directory at this address or through use

of a city directory, obtain the napes of all occupants of the

bullding, in order that Offices serving Tokyo mall can elininate

mall directed to business concerns other than TORGPREDSIVO.

Until such information 1s revived from lesal, Tokyo, the above

office will continue to survey all mail destined for

address.

2- Bureau

(REGISTERED)

I- Boston (65-4447) (Info) (REGISTERED)

I- New Tork (65-18045) (Info) (REGISTERED)

]- Seattle (65-3663) (Into (REGISTERED)

I- Mashington Fleld (65-8300) (Info) (RÉGISIERED)

, I- Jos Angeles

JEH:fet

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-101

UNITED

STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

SAC, Los Angeles (65-6984)

on 12/2460-214

V.FROM

:

Director, FBI (65-65884)

SUBJECT:

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONAGE - R

Reurlet 10/11/61.

It has been determined that the word TORGPREDSTVO

means "trade representative" and the functions of the office

is similar of that of the Amtorg Trading Corporation.

For the information of the Legal Attache, Tokyo,

there is attached one copy of relet.

Legal Attache, Tokyo,

should discreetly determine, if possible, the type of

building located at the address set forth in relet and als

if possible determine the identity of the other tenants if any

occupying space in that building.

Due to the sensitive nature of the source of

information this information should not be disseminated to

any other U. S. or foreign agency.

1 - Boston (65-4447)

1

New York

(65-18045)

1

- Seattle (65-3663)

1 - WFO (65-8300)

2 - Tokyo (Enclosure)

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DIRECTOR, FBI (65-65884)

SAC, IOS ANGELES (65-6984) (P)

11/8/61

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONAGE - R

Re Ios Angeles letter 9/20/61, IOs Angeles

nadiogram 9/23/61.

The Survey will be temporarily discontinued at los

Angeles at 5:00 p.Il. on 11/9/61.

It 1s tentatively planned

to resume the survey at midnight on 1/7/62; however, the Bureau

will be further advised as to the definite reinstitution of

the Survey.

This temporary cessation of the Survey 1s caused

fIrst by the heavy voluue of tractic becauze of Christwas time

and, secondly, vecause the foreign Unit of the Air Mail Facility

at the los Angeles Internätional Alsport Las Within the nezt

two weeks, moving fron the present temporazy location into a

more or less permanent location at what was formerly the rrans

Horla Alrlines passenger terminal at the airport.

A more permanent type of space will be made available

for our use at the new location.

To date, relations have been excellent with the

Postal authorities Involved and considerable valuable Infor

mation and training has resulted fzon this preliminary opera-

tion of the survey.

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DIRECTOR, FBI (65-65884)

12/19/61

SAC, IOS ANGELES (65-5984) (P)

SAI SURVEY

ESP - R

No Ios Angeles letter 11/8/61.

Relat advised of the probable move of the site of

the survey during the temporary cessation.

The 1ir MaIl Facility (AME) has now comploted the

Love to the former IWA space at the Ios Angeles International

Airport and a permanent type oi room has been allocated for

our use insuring even better privacy and security.

There is no free public parking at the airport.

AMF personnel park their cars at a particular parlains lot

operated by the airport.

The cost is $4.00 per month per car

and a windshield aticker is issued after payment each ronth.

In the interest or protecting our cover it 1s planned

to have SAs working the survey use their own cars or two older

rDI non-radio cars.

These latter cars do not have registration

certificates or any other FBI Identification visible.

UACB the $4.00 per month parking fees will be pald

In cash and recovered

from the Office imprest fund.

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Transmit the following in

TELETYPE

RADFO

Via

FBI

Date: 1/8/62

CODE

(Type in plain text or code)

URGENT

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM:

SAC, LOS ANGELES (65-6984)

SAM SURVEY, ESPIONAGE DASH R. RE LOS ANGELES LETTER TO BUREAU

NOVEMBER EIGHT LAST AND BULET TO LOS ANGELES AUGUST FOURTEEN

LAST. SURVEY IN OPERATION TWEIVE ZERO ONE A.M. JANUARY

SEVEN LAST, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, ROUND THE CLOCK COVERAGE ON

THE FOLLOWING COLON COPENHAGEN, DENVARK; OSIO, NORWAY:,

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN; FRANKFURT, BERLIN, HAMBURG, GERMANY; TOKYO,

JAPAN. SIX AGENTS FULL TIME. FULL SECURITY ASSURED..

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Special Agent in Charge

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DIRECTOR, FBI (65-65884)

SAC, LOS ANGELES (65-6984)

SAM SURVEY

ESP - R

1/30/62

Ios Angeles.

Reference will be made to the following cases:

TORO (BUlIle 65-03142) LAROB (Bufile 105-40154) OXBLOOD

(Bufile 10570109) and GORDON WILTIAM GROVES (BullIe 100-

421783 As the Bureau 15 aware,

these cases have Involved

Soviet espionage against targets In Southern Calffornia and

directed from the soviet Embassy in Menico City.

In the TORO Case upon instruction from the Soviet

principal there was an exchange of letters and post cards

between the Soviet and SD 852-s in 1955, 1955 and 1957- Some

of this mail originated in Mexico but in 1956 the Informant

directed a letter to his principal from san Diego, California.

In 1957 the informant sent a post card to his principal in

Mexico Olty from Arizona.

In the IAROB Case In 1957 the Soviet principal asked

MEX 87 to act as a mall drop for him and furnished the informant

with certain indicators to denote the mail was to be handed on

without opening to the Sovie.

Subsequently In 1959 MEX 87*s

brother, LA 4199-5, also agreed to act as a mall drop to forward

to Mexico City any mail received nich bore the indicators.

1958 the Soviet asked for the address of the mother-in-law of

NEX 87 In Mexico City and this was actually used by the soviet.

While lt 1s true the known mail received In this case on behalf

of the soviet principal in Mexico City has originated in Mexico,

there ane ino items to consider.

and has agreed to act as a mail drop between the United States

and

Mexico City upon specific request of the soviet, even though

such service has not as yet been performed.

asked lEX 87 for some letters from his Iriends without giving the

Informant an explanation. MEX 87 thought the Soviet wanted the

return addresses for later use.

The informant turned over Live

letters to his principal and all had United States return addresses.

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In the OXBLOOD Case in 1958 and 1959 the Soviet

principal gave letters to the informant to mall from Lon

Angeles and Chiaaga, Illinois, to GORDON WILIAM GROVES In

In Jora, caltroma. the sovict tater indicated that provis

had received the letters.

GROVEs moved to Mexico olty but has

recently returned to la J01la.

Very recent developments 1n-

dicate he will become of interest in this case again.

truo the tho lotters in this case were Intra-United States mail

but GROVES apparently had some means of comminication with the

Soviet in Mexico CIty. The CROVES letter was chamfer-trapped.

Above instances indicate the Soviets heve for several

years considered the use of air mail as a means of communication

between the United States and Mexico City.

This office is of the opinion the best chance of

accomplishine the basic purpose of this survey lies in our

developing our own cases through a careful search for indica-

t01s-

Ve avc not relying solely on the Watch Ilat addresses

which have resulted from the excellent job done by the New York

office.

He consider the Witch list of concurrent but lesser

interest than the search for indicators.

While It 15 historicully true the Soviers have used

the same mall drops for mail transmitted from various parts of

the world it is not inconcelvable the soviets would use drops

for agents on the East Coast of the United Scates aliteront from

drops used by agents on the west coast.

tercainty we lanou of

the current Importance of the soviet Embassy in Moxico Cliy as

the center of direction of efforts against the Wester Homophere.

The Los Angeles Alo Mall Facility 1s a collection

point for air mail which has been mailed in the Far Western States

destined for Mexico City.

Ios Angeles has a Mexican population

greater than

any city In Mexico except Mexico CIty Itself.

therezore, the volume of texico city nail is considerable

it is enticipated 1t would be handled by present manpower.

Postal authorities estimate the volume as averaging about 10,000

letters per day.

they state there is a fairly constant flow of

Mexico City mall and the departing flight schewule indicates the

majority of the mail 1s dispatched during Jour 2 (the day shift)*

which is the lightest tour as far as European mail is concerned,

In other words, we will be adding volume but most of it will be

added to our lightest tour.

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Day.

*Sunday

talen son or wind de the ot schedule and volune figures

Departs

Routing

Volume

1135

WAT 601

4,332

1215

CHIA 901

2045

WAI, 791

Monday

1135

AT. 601

1, 833

1215

SMA 90:

Tuesday

1135

WAI, 601

13, 162

1215

CMA 901

wednesday

1135

AT 60

12,079

1215

MA 90

Thursday

*Friduy

*Seturday

1135

1215

1135

1215

2045

1735

1215

2045

NAT 601

12,652

CHEn 901

WAI, 601

13,412

CHA 901

HAT 791

HAL, 601

CMA 901

10,663

WAL 791

50,145

Considerably more mail is handled by WAt than CMA.

01 those days San Diego males up anu dispatches lexico Oity

mall direct via WAt 791; the balance of the week San Diego mail

15 dispatched via Ios Angeles AMF.

Ints means that on Friday,

Saturday and Sunday, san Diego mall arrives at los Angeles AVE

pouched, sealed and ready to

be placed aboard the plane,

He do

not plan to handle this mail.

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(1) Soviet official establishment addresses

(2) Names and residence addresses of Soviet

official personnel

(3) Names, residence and business adoresses of

OXBLOOD and MEX 87, Including latter's mother-

In-law

(4) Name and address of MES, GORDON WITTIAM GROVES

If she is still in Mexico City

(5) Name and address of GORDON WITTIAM GROVES In

Ia Jolla looking for anything sent by him

(6) Name and adäress of In 4199-S in Los Angeles

looking for anything sent by him that we are

not already aware of.

An extra copy of this letter is being furnished fox

transmitta to legat, mexico city, in event ot approval.

Legat, Mexico City,

1s reonested to furnish the Information In

above items 1 and 2 in the event more current an complete infor

mation is avallable than that luished in the hose recent

report on SODAO, Mexico olty.

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DIRECTOR, FBI (65-65884)

3/30/62

SAC, IOS ANGELES (65-6984)

SAM SURVEY

ESP - R

ReBulet 2/13/62.

The Ios Angeles sam Survey started 9/23/51 at a

location removed from the airport as the foreign Unit, Alr

Ma1], Facility (AMF) was In temporary quarters awaiting the move

of passenger operations to the new Los Angeles International

Airport.

Denmarks so covered stone seeded aner, ern,

Hamburg, Germanys Tokyo, Japan,

This same coverage has remained in effect throughout

the survey and on 2/25/62 Mexico CIty, Mexico, was added to

the coverage.

The survey has always operated seven days a week

around the clock.

originally eight men were assigned full time. From

10/15/61 to 11/9/51 seven men were assigned full time.

Survey was aiscontinued from 11/9/61 to 1/7/62 because of the

holiday confusion and also becauce of the moving of the Foreign

Unit AvE to its new and present location. At both the old

and present location separate, secure space has been provided

for our exclusive use.

Since 1/7/52 six Agents have been

assigned full time.

In regara to volume, it will be recalled that in Ios

Angeles letter to the Bureau dated 4/10/61 and captioned "Proposal

to detect soviet Illegal Agents in Los Angeles Area, ESP-Re 1t

was correctly reported that Postal Inspector I. H. SIODDARD

stated there were 290 air mail letters to the pound. However,

during discussions with AMF Superintendent ALBERT SIEAD at the

2- Bureau (REGISTERED)

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time the Mexico City situation was being analyzed, SIEAD

stated he figures 86 air mail letters to the pound, that the

figure SIODDARD haü in mind relates to one foot of loose

domestic maile

Tests indicate SIEAD's figure Is undoubtedly

more realistic than the figure furnished by STODDARD and will

be used hereafter as the yardstick.

SIEAD further remarked

he figures 305 letters to the foot of loose foreign * ma1l;

however, the Survey handles only tied mall and volume sigures

have been derived from poundage figures.

Until the addition of Mexico Clty mall the volume was

150,000 1teme per week.

Mexico City mall has addea 70,000

foremen state Mexico City mall doubles In volune during the

sumer because of the influx of tourists and agricultural

workers during that time, and that all forelgn air madl in-

creases during the sumer,

Air malt, domestic and foreign

combined, at the Los Angeles AMP Increased 32.7 per cent in

1961 over 1960 and i5 expected to continue to increase.

The survey Is vitally Interested in getting as com

plete and thorough coverage as possible of the pertinent and

avallable mall, with due consideration being siven at all times

Thirty IIve cases have been opened as a result of

the survey.

Two are presently pending. one of these, Unsub,

return address, and was directed to a Soviet espionage mail

drop i. Gormany as furnished by CIA.

cheets made trom tame ta beins constantly evaluated and volume

In view of the strong possibility of positive results

in Identliying Soviet 1llegol sgents In this area in connection

with the above mentioned case, it is recommenäed that this pro-

grari be continued for at least an additional six-nonth period.

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DIRECTOR, FBI (65-65884)

5/9/62

SAC, IOS ANGELES (65-5984)

SA'I SURVEX

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a 14/10% 1/30/52; Insati, lioxico Gly leis 3/25/52

Inds 1s to advise Legat. Mexico Olty, that the Los

Angeles Office is interested in the addresses of all Soviet

official establishnents such as Tass, Soviet Trade Representa-

tion and savexportila.

In this connection it is being mentioned

that on 4/27/62 the survey made avallable an SAS forwarding

advice mens concerning the shigment of two cases of film from

Loscow destined for Mexico Clüy Via WAL. ThiS WELD, On SAS

letternead stationery, was addressed to:

"Sovexportilin General Jeon

32 Calunna Tacubaya

MexiCo D. I'* Mexico"

It is assumed the address would more properly be:

General Leon 32

Colonia Tacubaya

MexICO D.F.* Mexico

An extra copy of this letter is being furnished for

reforal for infornation to Legat,

Mexico City, Pile 65-505.

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DIRECTOR, FBI (65-65884)

9/11/62

SAC, LOS ANGELES (65-5934)

SAIL SURVEY

ESP - R

TO LA let 3/30/62.

The purpose of this letter is to report on progress

during the past six months.

The volume of mail has increased, particularly during

the past four months, Total weekly volume is 250,000 1tems

revlewed.

Sane coverage as to countries renains in effect.

Survey continues to operate seven days a week, around the

clock, with six Agents assigned full time.

Present plans are to terminate the survey on

Saturday, 11/17/62 and resume again in January 1963, after

the Christmas rush in Postal activity. Bureau will be advised

later of definite terminaiion and resumption.

It is recommended that this Survey continue.

This

Office has reviewed several ltems going to addresses on the

ratch Inst and currently is following several matters as yet

unresolved.

It Is expected that positive results will

eventually

result from this progra

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DIRECTOR, FBI (65-65884)

SAC, LOS ANGELES (65-6984)

9/27/62

SANI SURVEY

ESP - R

Re San Francisco airtel to Bureau 9/5/62 captioned

"DE. FRANZ FROELICH, aka, ESP - PO & R" (Bufile 105-104492)

requesting Los Angeles Office to include, if possible, coverage

by its Sam Survey the addresses;

Sra Dr. LUZMIRA DE MIGUEL

Huerfanos 1049

Santlago De Chile

Sra GIOVANNA DE SADATINI

Fledras 160

Buenos Aires, Argentina

These addresses have bech added to the Sam Survey

watch Iist and coverage has been instituted, as the survey is

capable of handling the additional traffic anounting to about

7,000 letters a wcek.

The San Francisco Office is requested, if possible,

to furnish Ios Angeles with suitable handwriting specimens

for FRANZ FROELICH to be used as an additional aid in identilying

mail being transmitted by FROELICH.

3- Bureau (REGISTERED)

1 - 105-104492 (Dr.

2- San Francisco (REGISTERED)

1 - 65-5598 (Dr. FRANZ FROELICIT)

2- Ios Angeles

1 - 105-11824 (Dr. FRANZ FROELICH)

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sAC, Her York (055-18045)

•Diseator, (BI

•(65-65884)

TING, - 1

RexXlet 7/18/61 1hîal

obtain a 115t of the

street

8/28/61

MASONAL, ATTITEN

sted ti

y or sorlet

* Mis per ten ou

EL SAM SUTTRY 1

address

in fact

miere is attached for the laparantion of easi

otfico une Photostat osch of a 11at of affietal Sovie

dallas cata be carto hate a stee

source for the

= states diave.

For the laforanzion

ot settie aley covers only items comtes to Tokyo Sepa

Tort or de sade to obtain the

Soviet establist

ats ini that city.

Enclosure

Boston

0$ MESOLEL

PERSONAL ATTENTION

PERSCHAL ATILATION

PERSONAL ATTENTION

PERSIMAL ATTENTION

65-6284

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DIRECTOR, FBI (65-65884)

1/17/63

SAC, LOS ANGELES (65-6984) (P)

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONAGE - R

Re Los Angeles airtel 11/15/62 and Bulet 11/23/62.

While the Espionage Squad of this office continues

Its heavy responsibility mentioned in referenced airtel,

It is recommended the SAM SURVEY be reinstituted. This

recommendation is Influenced by bellef in the value of this

program in connection with the nafor problems of identifying

Soviet 1llegal Agents.

The Bureau 1g requested to consider recontacting

CIA to determine 1f there are any additional foreign

accommodation addresses which could be added to the current

watch Ilst.

It 1s proposed to give around the clock

coverage five days a week, Tuesday through Saturday with

five Agents devoting full tine to this assignment..

Sunday and Mondays are the two lightest volume days.

The volume decrease In coverage will be approximately 16 per

cent and

the decrease.of the survey crew froM six to five

men will effect about the same percentage change in man

power.

The efficiency of the nen proposed coverage will be

evaluated by 4/15/63 and the Bureau, New York and WO

so advised....

UACE SAM SURVEY Will resume on Tuesday, 2/5/63

and the

nationallty coverage will be the same as before namely:

Mexico City, D.F.s.

Mexico

Tokyo, Japan

Copenhagen, Denmark

OsioN, Norway

Stockholm, Sweden

Frankfurt, Berlin

Hamburg, Germany

2 - Bureau. (RM)

1 - New York (65-18045) (RM) (Info)

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FD-227 (Rev. 2-12-60)

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

: Director, FBI (Bufile-

DATE: 8/7/62

FROM : SAC, LOS ANGELES (65-7236)

Attention:

SUBJECT: VICIOR JAMES KORDENE

BOP + R

MARGARED KORDETE

ESP " R

Name:

VICTOR JANES KORDELL, MARGARET KORDELE

Address:

4055 Center Street, Baldwin Park, California

Type of Mail:

A11 mail and parcels

Type of Cover:

Addressce, return addresses & postmarke

Period Covered:

thirty days

Purpose of Cover: Determine correspondents of subjects.

Domestic Intelligence Division

Investigative Division

Justification:

(Comment on necessity, desirability, productivity, possibility of embarrassment to Bureau.

If necessary continue on extra page.)

On 7/26/62 when BORIS YASHIN and ALEXET CHIZHOV,

Naval Attache and secretary to the Naval Attache, respectively:

Embassy, Ussh, Washingtons D.U+ Were in los angeles circumstances

suggested a possible covent contact by korpates and the soviers,

A discreet Investigation 1s being conducted to determine contacts

and activities of the KORDaITs.

A mail cover would aid materially

in determining contacts, employment and financial data of KORDELls.

It has been established through an established source that KORDELES

receive mail at the above address; therefore, it is belleved this

cover would be productive,

There is no indication that this would

result in embarrassment to the Fureau.

If authorized:

_ FD-115 will be directed to Postmaster:

(name)

(address)

[X] FD-115a will be directed to Postal Inspector: (name) fire Eul. Hudsony Assistanc

2-, Buresu (REGISTERED)

(address) Inspeetor in Charge, P.O.

EGLa:fet

Box 751, LA 53, Cali£.

(2)

65: 2236-20

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FEL - LOS ANGELES

APPROVED

Date 8-14-622

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- Routing Stip

0-7 (Rev. 4-6-62)

TO: SAC,

Albany

Albuquerque

Anchorage

Atlanta

Baltimore

Birmingham

Boston

Buffalo

Butte

Charlotte

Chicago

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Dallas

Denver

Detroit

El Paso

onolulu

RE:

(Copies to.

Fioustor

Indianapolis

Jacksonville

Kansas City

Knoxville

Las Vegas

Little Rock

Los Angeles

Louisvi-llet

Memphis

Miami

Milwaukee

Minneapolis

Mobile

Newark

New Haven

New Orleans

New York City

VICTOR JAMES KORDELI

ESP - R

MARGARET KORDELL

ESP - R.

ices Checked)

Norfolk

Oklahoma City

Omaha

Philadelphia

Phoenix

Pittsburgh

Portland

Richmond

St. Louis

Salt Lake City

San Antonio

San Diego

San Francisco

San Juan

Savannah

Seattle

Springfield

Tampa

8-14-62

Date

Washington Field

Quantico

TO LEGAT:

Bonn

London

Madrid

Manila

Mexico, D.F.

Ottawa

Paris

Rome

Rio de Janeiro

Tokyo

• For information

I For appropriate action

[ Surep, by

→ The enclosed is for your information. If used in a future report,

all sources, • paraphrase contents.

• Enclosed are corrected pages from report of SA

dated

Remarks:

conceal

See stamped notation.

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Enclosure(s)

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ARTEL

AIRTSI

10/3/62

AIR MAII, - RECISTERED

TO:

FROM:

RE:

DIRECTOR, FBI (65-67719)

SAC, LOS ANGELES (65-7236)

VICTOR JAMES KORDELL, ala Victor Jomes Cordell

ESP - R

MARGARET KORDELL, aka Margaret Cordell

ESP A R

Re Los Angeles airtel 10/2/62.

In view of the cireumstances upon which this matter

is proäicated, the poculiar hablus of the kOrDelis as set out

In referenced alriel and the volume of mail received, with

particular autention dirceted to the two lcttors postmarked in

New York on 9/6/62, Ios Angoles requests Burcau authority to

contact cho Postal

Inspector at los Angeles.

Ints contact 1o

desired to make necessary arrangements with the Post office

Inspector to conduct a lus and Son type survey on KORDELIS!

correspondence.

adequate secure arrangements for such coverage.

Ios Angeles will continue to maintain contact with

Nos. LEANE and attempt to complete a survey of the residence

and noighborhood to determine the feasibility of establishing

an anonyhous source at the restûence. The Eurcau will be kept

advised concerning this.

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OPTIONAL. FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

FROM :

SAC, IOS ANGELES (65-7236) (1)

SA EWING G. LAYHEW

DATE:

11/26/62

SUBJECT:

VICTOR JAMES KORDELI

ESPIONAGE - R

MARGARET KORDELL

ESPIONAGE - R

Re Los Angeles airtel to the Bureau dated 10/2/62,

and memo of the writer dated 10/3/62.

An anonymous source was established ôn 10/31/62.

The contact was relatively brief.

Another contact is

anticipated soon to obtain more information known to the

A Gus survey was instituted on 10/26/62. This

is continued on a daily basis.

Liaison continues to be

maintained with the neighborhood source.

To date no pertinent information has been developed

which will substantiate the suspicion that they are

engaged in espionage.

GL:nll

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED

STATES

GOVE AMENT

Memorandum

TO

SAC, LOS ANGELES (65-7236) (P)

DATE:

12/12/62

FROM : SA CHARLES J. NAGLE, JR.

SUBJECT: VICTOR JAMES KORDELL;

MARGARET KORDELL

ESP - R

The following is subnitted for infernation purposes

only: No aetion is desired; however, It may be of possible

Interest to a reviering agent at some later date.

A. "Gus Survey" was condueted on the above two

individuals at the baldwin lark, California Post Office fron

Friday, 10/26/62, through Monday, 12/10/62.

The writer was accompanied by SA STANLEY E. COUPE

on this survey. From time to time SA's FRANK E. CHOVANEC,

RICHARD L. CROMWELL, and HARRY H. WHIDBEE also assisted in

this survey•

A survey was not condueted on 11/12/62 or

11/22/62 as both of these days vere holidays.

The survey was in aetual operation à total of 34

work days and the following points of interest are set forth:

The KORDELls receive an above average amount

of mail. Most of it comes fron the Fast Coast of the United

States

and most of it is handwritten.

2.

At no tike during this survey did they receive

any bills, that 1s, to say no bills for utilities or from

charge secounts at department stores.

It is also to be noted that they did not reeeive

any advertising literature through the nail.

LEONARD V. LIVINGSTON is the Postnaster at the

Baldwin Park Post Office and LLOYD TROONAS is the Assistant

Postmaster.

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