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September 1944]

After emerging briefly from hiding in September 1944, DIMITROV again wen

underground engaging in anti-Communist activities, touring various towns

and cities (including sections of Yugoslavia and Macedonia) and urging

members of the Agrarian Party to take positive action against the Commu

nasts •

104 CAGWU, dated 4 October 1950; Memorandum for the Record, 9.5.51

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1943

DIMITROV claimed he began underground anti-Fascist activities in 1943 in

Macedonia and to have worked closely with Dr. George M. DIMITROV (who

headed the left-wing of the Agrarian Party. known as Pladne) during this

time

104 CAGWU, dated 4 October 1950; Memorandum for the Record, dated 9.5.51

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October 1946

DIMITROV arrested by the police. He believes

the reason he was not exe-

cuted was that the communists wanted to use him as a witness against

Nikola PETKOV.

104 CAGWU, dated 4 October 1950; Memorandum for the record, 9.5.51

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23 July 1947

He escaped to Greece.

Memorandum for the Record, 9.5.51

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30 April 1950 (date of information)

The Bulgarians at Lavrion Camp established a new political organization

known as the "P. D. Petkov Organization".

The member, who are listed

in the protocol (attached to the report), have deserted the Bulgarian

perr on by cho

Agrarian Party in an effort to retain their "pure" agrarian character.

In the opinion of the Petkov Organization, the Agragrian Party has been

penetrated by the leftists. Protocol signed on 30 April 1950.

DIMITROV's name appears as a member of the Board of Control.

SO 48993, 16 September 1950

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• October 1950

The QKSTAIR Field Chief learned of DIMITROV through the local peripheral

reporting officer and contacted him

covertly. DIMITROV made six agents

immediately available for infiltration operations.

ATHE 3200 (IN 46672), 25.10.50; Memorandum for the Record, 9.5.51

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• OCTOBER 1950

Early in October 1950, DIMITROV visited the Lavrion Camp where he met

with a number of his Bulgarian friends and advised them that he had been

given a "charter and instructions", by certain members of the American

Embassy, to form a committee of five members for the planning and execu-

tion of a fight for the liberation of Bulgaria. This committee, according

to. DIMITROV, would be established in Athens and would cooperate with other

similar committees which have already been formed in France, Germany, and

other countries. The committee would later expand to 20 members and would

establish a so-called "Democratic Agrarian Bloc". Recruits would come from

among the members and sympathizers of the Bulgarian Democratic Party

(Moushynov) and from the Gichev Agrarians. Eligible Bulgarian emigres

would come to Greece from Western Europe. to assist in the work, and pro-

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minent members of the Gichev Agrarians and of the Democratic Party would

be assisted in escaping to Greece (presumably from Bulgaria) to join the

organization.

DIMITROV listed the organization's tasks as follows:

a. Intelligence activity in Bulgaria.

b. Organization of an underground resistance

movement in Bulgaria, and

c.

Organization of sabotage activity against

Bulgaria.

DIMITROV revealed that he was the president of the organization.

DIMIRTOV took frequent occasion to mention that the

committee had its headquarters in the American Embassy where he has a

room assigned for his own use. He also stated that the commitee maintains

offices at 13 Patission Street, 7th floor, rooms 2-4, and there are alread

that nos

He also stater

plates.

SODB 31992, 14 December 1950

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23: October 1950

provisional

EE Division requests ad/operational clearance for DIMITROV.

Memorandum for II/OS, dated 23 October 1950.

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1 November 1950

DIMITROV again visited the Lavrion Camp to inform his recruitsthat they

would shortly be moved to a pleasant hime in Athens which the Americans

were repainting for the purpose. On the occasion of this visit, the re-

cruits were divided into three groups, as follows:

a. a groupd of 10 men to specialize in intelligence;

a group of 6 men to be trained in radio in Germany

c. a group of. 15 men to specialize in sabotage.

The source of hhe information contained in the SODB 31992 described

DIMITROV as"an unprincipaled opportunist and Greek agent".

SODB 31992, 14.12.50

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During this period of time, DIMITROV was the principal agent

in an ill-fated operation which resulted in a major expose and

trial in Sofia during 1951.

The agents used were those selec-

ted by DIMITROV, at least one of whom was pots probably an

operative of the Bulgarian Militia and acted as the betrayer

of his colleagues.

hobb

aprona pa

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1 aaada

ATHE 1788 (111 29602), Wall, 193103)

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23 January 1951

Chief of EE/l requested that the attached Provisional Operational

Clearance be approved for Dimitri A. DIMITROV be approved. He is

to be usud

as a contract agent in Greece for political, psychological,

and guerrilla warfare operations under Project QKSTAIR.

In view of the fact that recuritment of Bulgarian

agents who ares scheduled shortly to begin covert training must be

accomplished through Mr. DIMITROV, his clearance is needed immediately.

Memorandum for EAD, dated 23 January 1951.

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25 January 1951

Frank G. WISNER, ADPC, approved a Provisional Operational Clearance for

a period of ninety days subject to renewal if the full clearance has not

been granted.

Memorandum for EE/1, dated 25 January 1951

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3 March 1951

DIMITROV signed a memorandum certifying that he had received three hundred

dollars from Lawrence F. MacBRIDE, literary agent, representing a

sum

paid for a complete and unabridged option on the use and possible publica-

tion of three books written by me and brought to Mr. MacBRIDE, in Greek

translation, by ! I who acted in this instance purely informally and

as a friend. The option is effective as of this date for a period of c

six calendar months.

Memorandum dated 3 March 1951 [attachment to SGAA 24772, n.d. not in

: file]

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13 March 1951

Operational Clearance issued to permit the use of DIMITROV's services

as "a contractual agent in Greece engaged in political, psychological,

and guerrilla warfare operations under project QKSTAIR.

Memorandum for Chief, EE/1, dated 13 March 1951

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22 March 1951

QKSTAIR reported that it was considering breaking off association with

DIMITROV because he had become too unpopular and dictatorial and self-

important. There were also indications of serious misappropriation of

funds (NB: This charge was later proven false - see document)

ATHE 4821 (IN 30224), 22 March 1951

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April 1951

Discussions held between ADAMSON and HAND of CIA and Colonels COVERDALE,

and CARLAN, MI. TOD, and Captain VILLEMETTE of G-2. Points (given below)

the Army wants covered in a cable to OSO in Panama.

a. Fort Clayton hospital detention war considered best possibility.

b. Has this been discussed with G-2 USACARIB? If so, does it meet

their approval?

Can it be worked without advising Provost Marshal,

Washington? (so leave in G-2 channels).

AC of S G-2 Washington concurred in principle with proposal of

assistance to CIA in this matter.

As soon as operational details worked out with USACARIB, cable ad-

vising generally that can be effected forwarded by G-2 USACARIB to ACos S

G-2 (personal for BOLLING). Details will come back through CIA.

e. Identification of KELLY (DIMITROV) case.

f. Detention period maximum of one year, relieve Army sooner if CAS

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facility available.

g. Transportation under escort via MATS to military base Panama proposed.

NB (included at bottom of page): ADAMSON reworked cable and read draft

to HAND, CARLAN, TOD, and VILLEMETTE who approved. HAND took draft in

• order to have OSO get it out today.

Note dated 8 April 1951.

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12 April 1951

• DIMITROV told (his handler - CIA) that he was to tell FLORIMOND by 13

April whether he would work with him. DIMITROV asked for instructions.

He was told that hes answer was to be a definte and final no.

He was

not to see the French again.

Memorandum, dated 18 April 1951

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13, 14, and 17 April 1951

DIMITROV saw FLORIMOND on Friday (13th), Saturday (14th) and on Tuesday

• (17th). On the latter day he also saw

a certain French

assistant mili-

tary attache named PIRAY.

Memorandum, 18 April 1951

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18 April 1951 (date of memorandum)

Athens Station describes reasons for distrusting DIMITROV (see document)

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1J

19 April 1951

•. .

According to Yani KOLOMONOS, DIMITROV's friend, stated that the latter

• agreed to meet PIRAY at the French Embassy between 11 and 12 o'clock

on Thursday, 19 April. At this meeting DIMITROV will (1) give the

French detailed accounts of all United States operations of which he is

aware, with special emphasis on Radio Gorianin, and (2) receive for this

information the sum of 10 to 15 million drachmae.

a

KOLOMONOS suggests that this effort of the French might be/communist

inspired attempt to penetrate United States intelligence activities.

Memorandum dated 18 April 1951

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LAAAAD

Circa 21 April 1951

Discussions concerning disposal of DIMITROV since

he had full knowledge

of names of next infiltration teams and general knowledge of operations.

WASH 38789 (OUT 97616), 21 April 1951

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3 May 1951 (dt of memorandum)

W. G. WYMAN, ADSO, informs ADPC of a report from a fairly reliable source,

from an informant who knows DIMITROV from having worked with him, but who

may be somewhat biased:

See document.

Memorandum for ADPC, dated 3 May 1951

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AnHE 4871 (In 30224), 22.3.51

: ATHE 5150 (n 36130), 204,51

FRAM 2910 (m 36297), 21.4.51

ATtE 5265 (1457098), 25-4-51)

ATTà 5282 (Mi 37839), 29.4.51)

ATHE 3900 (In 46672), 25.10.50

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18015

Dim Rol Dimkur Adama

1. May 1924, bon in the village of Medieves Defiet dilai

Bulgara

cathe

wother

91 94

1942- 1943

94a

11943

2. 9. 414t

9.9.44

27.10.44

finished high schant.

studied philialogu

at Sofia elmversity

amed a secet brauch of the Busteran

National Agrarian Union.

i began undelaround activities; worled closeli

with De Gode DimiTRoN

: emerged from hiding to begin works with the

Mushan, Quitcher, Malavier Agrarians.

After events on 4.9.310 went into hiding

aude began con arous to cominasts.

¡ accused by die grieriment of salateden be-

cause he lied sitated acut ties ussia

occupatious traps.

Dume, ensuing, marrha arrested several tinie.

in Ferdinand, Valse, and hom, when released

tom prison, he continued lis illegal achvißes

which seem to have consisted, in Hovelln

His activities often lead him acsos the

Mugastor frontier. Worked in Vaidar Wace.

dona organizug Bulgarian sympathi cess

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los the cause of DE. Gil. DIMITRe, and

upon the advice of a cateir Goneral

KITCHHAROV.

April-Way 1945 : lu Satie in contest with GW. DIMITRe,

Nikale Parkov, and Mara RAIcHEvA

i one rege dig and in are

Sout back to Gulaama, esaped during

Tantri reacised Solia where he was hap

Pete BELGASHIEL, COlonel BAKBLESS

"I tasican sergeant named "But'"

Genéral Craig, and Wro. Minnie BALA.

BAneVA. Tavelled through Bulgaria

organizing "Deset part" - some 250.

тиніям.

Ne saugust 1946

belieres not executed because communists

wisheds to hold him as a witness in

prepaiation for the tial of Mikda Parisal.

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13.10 - 11,1l. 4le i triede in Vatsa Cout di harmia origa

nized subversive groups all over Buigaria"

za an a sailencede on put countril to death, Is years

Walk to

jears, and s years; jasled in seltaly

range sht

d. l: 47

' ried; and sentenced to death by seria

y the court in Las.

i taken to e quadry in lee i

8 July 1947

i escaped fe on quarrys Devia see he

om these to Zerova,

receired help frou Bintish and American

slept on one occasion in sofia house of

Lack HORNER.

28 Jerly

19u7

crossed Gree frantié sourh of Zigtegrade

gue humseif up at schin

*

dated. M. i

57:

c. August 1947.

18 days la transfered to Bihih hesital

in Salonika...

6. mi september 94 sent shes erio, sent his ta plage,

camp at harsion; stayed a manhe,

1948

Athens is here he obtamed, empayme

broadcastrug in Bulgarian, on are

* Athens.

I Kerch vice consal

1949*

i worked for Presse FLoRImanD, Salmuke

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song nor serio

the sana files* he French inteligences net onl

wither desalted as bemy is contest with tenko an

737995470

Me Mee More of

Hi these scument wore assamed y a pantalion of

French inteligence files ri

Mr 1990

opiations out of Athens, kathei Franch intelligenes effice

Was lidle FLeRImenD Freuch vice consul and chief, t

the other neteral in Gieces, operated tru Deloring door

captain de la RoncieR derbed ex mall mou Dideo

Chief.

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30 April 1950

i made a member of ther

nization formed in Loicion. says his id "haid

care: members in his group and sof witerested

supporters. will have 20 surgeners es soonies

he can find the funds to pint and diss

Abute his program,.

1) septemé Aso i organized memoral sávice in baunion

commemolatug the gie anniversary of the

палдша. А Nik

Nikola FETKo

october 1950- march 1951;

Cove on dien

15 vernacy

1951

i Poisinal ogeatinal Clearance apped for

kinew days 251-241.50

i march

•Operational Glepiance grantee

13, 14, 17-Apnt 195)

in direct vidation ot

17 April 1951

19 April 1951

i met French assisteit military attache

PIRAY.

i Picked up by Greek Alien Directorate (over e)

was to meet PiRAy at French Embessy.

li 0) give detailed arounts of US.

operations of which he aware, wish.

special emphasis on Radio Gonanin, and

(a) Peceive 10-15, 000 pes dlachmae bi this

in fration: (Appaicutly dist mit mate

Hes, who as he

had been arrested,

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Te poll

: Principal agent in an 'ill-poled operation

opriation sezucted un a major popose and

hial in Sofia during i9sh the agent, used

* were ture selected by DunThey, at least

one of shon was proberly an aprialive, of

the Bulgarian Milities and acted as the

bekauer,

of his colleagues 7670 99-007

(2)

: Anthough the extent of Suitor's brisedge

of apeiations was limited, it was considere

fore made winh Cres authanties for his

asses inst before his scheduled meeting

with the french representahive to whan he

was to delivér the cuffmation and fron

when he was to receive the money.

twineros

→ DimIRor made six agents immediately apartable

un infitration apciations. Three of these six were suce

fully infiltrated on 10 Decembe, callyung leaflets

signed in the names of the lubaran Demociatie

Paloe, he emigré political graup organized and head

by DimITRoL.

aA pries

ADmITRO remaned under Greck contral unbl he left

ficuce by air to rantefuit.

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5 september 1951 i Left Frankfust for Panora where he

assived in 5 seplember. He was placed in

detention at a hospital in Panama

March 145d : Transfered to SiReBALO

28 July 1952: Opiational cleaianta d cited

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enture taruly

edited as pernament residenta.

04 2he. u

.56

filed a decaration of Luteión se SDC, Chucago

28.1256.

adolias (1966) 9 Htside Avenue, Newake, Id,

+ I+

?11

from,

pedes

TIE

•is,

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Chlol of Stattoo, Athens

Calas, HB

PARAMPART (BADJeCT Ol ROlAReNCe)

883P: PRAR-ODES, 17 JOly 1089

ENEE

acadanta

anthosities.

Later Do made a

mutine tour of

3 the totto age at core

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shou of

ETTO 11851

AT AUB AUA180

NTAN-1067

28 Anguat 1969

201-045145

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arstopiud in tho antun cross- border perations

In

arty 1081, various operational and sdsinletrative difficultte

26E023E

lo renalind thero unt1l

tional knonlodge he bad vas absolate.

B.

ATTOT UNAUCCRANTal OffOrtS tO resettIe KILY 1n 'Brazil,

loan temporary do to do the more arts i ree.

not abanion his In franco and sould take steps to have him

BINOrtS soro unde to ellect ALL!!a

to so avall..

Astor due connideration by the anthorities

aBoRTRad, It was deedded that the beat effective solution

nonld ho to let bin inturate to the United Statos on his own

under the Refugon Roller dot protras.

or the statonent in his lotter to President

Connedy thas ho could Ilborato the Ballas cou

In 1990 JOATa 11 he vare alloved to rura actively alta 1lnanelal

Our 81788 kaouledge that KILLY Man rOpreSANtINE bistole

AR a fIlM producer VAS a 14 Hay 1987 sotten fron the Departeent ol

state adttaing that lilly sus trylag to intoreat then in purchasing

a fonture longth 111s sexipt.

The lAst carrespondence Iron Athens on lILLY le contained

LE NKAA-990 al 26 AprIl 1968, VIITERA bY PALIID L. BACHILAN (P).

On tula occasion IlLLY appaared at the Anarican Babany In Atheas

2sk1ag to talk to the lirat secratary.

Ho 1deat1f1ed binself a6

sonover, the station evidently has no record of his pseudo of lia

early as8oc1at1os with us.

8. A final DOTO, CODCOIHINE HIS nATIJAyO tO the Greel DORRE

as out of

convenience.

He claimed that so and sla former nife agreed to

PASTy In OrdeT tO be ollgible for isnteration to the Unitod States

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BB CLET

FKA7-1087

boy vero in lons, Italy on their 11rat stop toward tunteration.

scordles to illY, this ovent forced thalt retura to Athens shere

the Unlead States.

Richard P. SHBITZ

Tosson H. RAPKE

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DISPATCH

TO

Chief, NE

INFO.

Chief of Station,

Madrid;

FROM

Chief, European Division

Chief of Station, Athens

SUBICY PBRAMPART

Dimitrios DIMITROF

ACTION REQUIRED - REFERENCES

ACTION:

FYI and Direct Traces

LCLASSIFICATION

S-E-C-R-E-T

PROCESSING ACTION

MARKED FOR INDEXING

NO INDEXING REQUIRED

ONLY QUALIFIED DESK

CAN JUDGE INDEXING

MICROFILM

Subject is Dimitrios #*DIMITROF aka General Dico

DIMITROV;

1°24 May 1024 r Bulgaria; CItizenship; Unknown; Occupations.

Movte fIlm producer; Address: No/o Marjorie DARE, 360

West 22nd Street

York, New York; Miscellaneous: Claims to have worked for WOFIRM.

Subject came to Station attention as a result óf a pre-

marital investigation which

being conducted by LEASE on

orn 18 August 1941 in Athens, Greece

married to Subject in

a civil ceremony in Italy on

The marriage was not

recognized by Greek law.

Under separate cover is a copy of the

LEASE memo which outlines subject's allegations regarding

collaboration with WOFIRM.

The marital investigation turned up the following traces

of unknown reliability reported in 1965 that Diko DIMITROFF had

connections with the Bulgarian Intelligence Service and with a

dissident group in Bulgaria. DIMITROFF represents himself as a

film producer".

4.

The only remotely identifiable traces at Athens Station

are on a Dimitri DIMITROV aka Dimitur Adamov DIMITROV, DOB circa

1940,

who was a member of the Bulgarian Agrarian Party and a student

who fled to Greece in 1946.

(Source:

PGA-4769 of 8 March 1950,

file 33-5-2)•

He was 'in contact with the A.D. at that time and

reported that he had an order to go to Washington for a time.

The

above is carded info only with a caption:

"French I.s.".

5.

Subject also has travelled to Italy, France, England, and

-

Switzerland In connection with the movie industry,

but we defer to

Headguarters regarding possible notification of other field stations

until after they have conducted traces. In the meantime we have

nformed libasE, athens that subject has no connection with worth

Att: LEASE Memo; USC

listribution: +1-Ch:

'OSS REFERENCE TO

ef, NE; Att USC

S/C ATTID BI

DATE 1-COS, Madrid; Att.

USYC

1-Chief, EUR; Att. USC

NKAA-2613

CLASSIFICATION

201-045145

HOS FILE NUMBER

1 KM NO w 33-2-1

3301

2E195

S-E-C-R-E-T

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CLASSIFiCATION

DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NO.

CONTINUATION OF

DISPATCH

S-E-C-R-E-T

NKAA-2613

and that his use of the name of the current head of WOFIRM was

probably a means of attracting attention.

the 317.6r71Ci

Oliver M. COAKLEY

1411.04

Walter D. NEWBY

FORM

10-87 53a

(40)

H9E bREVIOUS EDITION

REPLACES FORMS

51-28A ANC

51-28

WHICH ARE OBSOLETE.

CLASSIFICATION

S-E-C-R-E-T

201_-045145

DAGE NO.

CONTINUED

2

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SEGRET

3'

10 May 1967

MEMORANDUM TO: Chief, Office of Security

ATTENTION:

MI. James Thompson, PSD

SUBJECT:

General Dico DIMITROV

REFERENCE:

Memo of 13 March, same topic

1.

General DIMITROV called the undersigned on 30 March to

say hello and request a meeting.

We met for dinner .at the Astoria

Restaurant at 8 p.I., 31 March.

2. During the course of the evening, Dico said he had seen

him that Thursday in order to find out his position on the new

organization the General was in which was holding its first rally.

the next evening in New York. (Ihis organization has something

to do with rabid anti-communism and support for the U.S. in the

Vietnam war.) The General said Helms' position was one of go

ahead; he had no strong feelings, supporting or condemning such

& group.

3.

Dico made further loud comments about support for the

war.

Our waitress overheard and mentioned that she was leaving

the next morning for Saigon to entertain troops and to find out

what the war was really about. Dico made a small scene about how

wonderful this was, ete.

4. The General is the most rabid anti-communist I have ever

For him there can be no compromise between them and the

After continuing on In

Basting be the evenin at he dix not rint ne chen proe do:

Also, he stated at the

to have a combination of drinks fairly fast.

He did not appear

drunk, but with each drink he got louder and louder. The other

diners paid little attention, however, due to music and ocher

covering noises.

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5.

I have not seen the General since that evening.

My

mother saw him one time (3 April) just after his return.

New York, but has not seen him since.

She still contends that

she never mentioned where I worked and says he must have put

two and two together. Any guidance you can provide on this

matter would be appreciated.

Carol L.

Robarge

PI/SIG/SSB

x 1433 Red

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SECRE

1 APR 1967

MEMORANDUS FOR: Diractor or Central Intolligesico

SUBjECT

DIMITROFF. Dimiter Adamalf

[DiCO, Genexa

1. Thia memorandan la sor Information only.

2 On 30 March 1961 tho Subject, who icontiled himsall

as Cienaral Disition, called your Office seating 32 istarvion.

Dartag the afterzoon of the same date too representalines al say

Offca intarulerad the Subjeet in his botal toora is Washington. D. Co

3.. The Subtest stated that he was bors la Bulgaria, la

currestly statelas and has appliod los United States citizonablp.

Ho rajarad a datalied account of bis forxaos activities so a

Bulgartas Ixoodor, lightsa, claimad that he cooperated vita a

Unlted Stases sallitary minsioa is Bulgaria in the 1910's and

stressed les 1act thas his only godis la lila are the ellirination

óf the maridavide maraco of Communion and tho llboration of

Bulgaria, Ho clalma to have cooperatod la the past wita the

United Stator Informador Agency and Radio I'neo Europo dad

to bave offared bis natulees and those ol his freedora fighters

to former Prosidents Itamas, Elanahowas and Kazzody.

A Tha Subjool claimed to have viaitad your Offles la

April 1962 as a rosal al a Inlaszal trama the libire Horsa. 1a

advinod thas ho la carrantly a Vlco-Pronideas of the Asti-Corali

akat intorantonal dod morks clonely with forsaas United Statas

Ropresenistive Hamilton Fish from Now Yor% who is ons al the pila-

cipal appasors ol this organisados. Dimitron is currently staytag

in Nor York Cly and adviand ibar bo cama to Washiagton 1O Can-

statulato you sa your appolatest as Dixacior of Central Intelli

gence; to adviso you that ho to attomptlug to foxin a World Irlbenal

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Excladad tram autora.,

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to countoract the sadladmerican feeling which Betrayd Fussell

la spreading thibughout tha British lales and Europa; and to seel

$50,000 1I0ss CLA lo enable hims to start production is Greato and

Spain an a sovis concerning the history of Gross mytbology. The

Subjeet claimed that, onco he had successfally completod this

Illsa, he would bo gives world rocogition and could thes do what

ha feels is his real goal la lilo, namely so prodiace films depicting

the avila of comrausiast:

5. A revier of agracy Bles dacionen that, darlag tha

pariad Octobar 1950 through MaIch 1951, the Sabjoct was

utilized by OPC las Attess, Grasca and provided 21 agents f0r

Inflitraton into Balgasis la party 1951, varlous aporational

aed admialatrad)vs diffeulties bagas to martlest themselves

and it man decided that tha subjort shorld be remored irora his

pooition, Is April 195111 came to OPC'S attention that Subject

intosdod to sell bla kaoulodge of CLA's activition to the Ironca

Intolligenco Service: Bocause of operational security conalderadloas

storming front his duplicity and personal mako-up, it mas deezzed.

tzadvisable to leato the Subject at lago in Grosce nad it was

derided that he shorld ho translerIod to the ClA holdlag tactlity

al FOrt Clayton, Panama. Ha sezrained the rs naidl Jaauaxy 1954.

6. Ia May 1953, a ClA cana oflicar mas dispatched from

Haadquartara to Fort Clayton whore he intarrogated tha Stabjock.

It was datormined at that timo that wastavor operational knomledgo

tha Subjoct had of ClA, Its methode, pessonsel and operadons.

Mere obsolato.

7. On or about 12 Jamary 1954, white atlll at Fast

Clayton, tho Subjaci signed a Cartilleato of Undorstandlag ind

was tomporarily removed to Groaco dus to the termination of

the holding facility and the lact thas thera mero no tramediate

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possibilitias to resettia hirs.: CIA made a cocasiltueat to the

Grank authorities that it would not abandos tha Subject la Greeca

and tronid take stope to samove him frora. Greek soil within osa

yeas. Ellarta vero made to ollect tho Subjait's migratios to

Canada, New Zealaad, Avatzalla sad elzorbero, but to so avail..

Attor dan considaration by interested Headquasters slamants and

tho Athens Station. i was decided that the mast alloctlye salation

for thei Subjeez'a disposal wouid bo to let bica insalgrare to lha.

United States on his ows undes tha Refugen Rolled Act programs,

but without any assistance from tin.

3. Sisea blo arrival ls tha Unitod States, the Subject

bas como to out altentios on the lollowing occasions:

On 1% Alay 1957, the Departinant of Stara

informed ClA thas tha Subject had contactad

their Offles and tried to intoreat there lu

parchaslag a fastars longta film script

and sakad if a represantativa of CIA would

like to mont tho Sabjoct and discuas tba

script..: The oiínt was tazzad down.

On 28 June 1969, the Subject attempted to

attango a Innaling with the then Vica-

President Richard M. Nizon. A member

of Mt. Niran's stall turned the matter

ovor to Mr. I: J. Shoridas, Cantzet

Diviatos, Olice of Oparations. MI.

Sharidas intartlesed the Subject st

length, acting as beball of lát. Niros's

stall,. with no CIA coasection. No

coxamitments tara mada to the subject.

3

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On 29 September 1961, the Subject called

the Olfice of the DCI requesting an appoint

most The mattos was malaIred to Me.

Sheridas was savined tire Hill of the Du

Protective Stail to tall the Subjoct that bis

story was a matter of record and that there

would be no purpons in farther intertlema

unless he sad garachlag son to sad

:9. On31 March 1967, la vlos al lhe above information

concorsing the Sabject's past activition, a sopresentative of my

Oftica called the Subject at his hotal in Washington, D. G.. and

advisad him thas the rasuite of bla intorview of 30 March had been

pasaed to appropriata Agency offlelais and that ll ay intarest

developed he would be contreted.

10. No further action will bo taken la thia maiter unloas

requested by you.

Horard J. Osbora

Dixactor al Security

BULLOCK: dr

3 April 1967

Distribution:

Orig. - Return to OS

2 - DD/S

1 - ER

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Anti-Communist International

U.S.A. OFFICE: 2188 BROADWAY - NEW YORK

Ox 7-5895

The A. C. I. is starting V.V. (VICTORY FOR VIETNAM)

RALLIES

SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1967, 7:00 P.M. at 4 W. 43rd St.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CLUB will be the first rally

with these important main speakers.

Adm. Joseph J. Clark (U.S.N. Ret.)

Hon. Hamilton Fish

Vito Battista, Tarpayers Org.

Lee Sterling, American Property Rights Assn.

General Dico Dimitroff

" Mccullogh, Peter Fechter Brigade

Edward Rorer, Aleriean Patflots for Freedom

Jason Friedman, Director Jewish Section of the

A.C. I.

Make reservations either by phone, OX 7-5895 or by

mail, P.O. Box 1095, N. X. 10017.

•Bring your friends.

Be there to help the fighting

boys in Vietnam and the Vietnamese People. Help

the President of the U.S.A. and his Military Leaders.

in Vietnam to win the war in the battlefield, which

will produce the VICTORY PEACE: TALKS •

Mail adress:

P. O. Box 1095

New York, N. Y. 10017

Dr. In. GLASKOW, Chrinn.

N. R. K. JERIC, Treasurer

S. KRAWEC, Publish. Dept.

HASIY SCHIEBER, Gen'l. Sec.

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Anti-Communist International

U.S.A. OFFICE: 2188 BROADWAY • NEW YORK

Mail adress:

P. O. Box 1095

New York, N. Y. 101

thone: 03-78895

r. 15'11. GildSHOt, Chrmn.

П. K. JEIC, Treasurer

KRANEE, Publish. Dept.

noT SCHIEDER, Gen'1. See.

February 19, 1967

KECEPTION TO WELCOME HiS ExCellency BUT DIEM

South Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States,

at the lark Sheraton Hotel in New York City.

To all friends of the ANTI-COMMUNIST INTEKNATIUNAL and parti-

cipating guests. and organizations:

This important event was successful.

Messages of greeting and support arrived from U.S. Senators:

Long and James B.

Rhodes, Robert. J. Corbett,

is nastfiard-

York Frank D. O'Connor; Presidents of the N.Y.C. Boroughs of Manhattan,

Bron to que re Perent MiSsion to me Bad blanta ard Nee Cerieldo

from the Permanent Missions

communist organizations

A large number of representatives of civic, patriotic and anti-

there.

The Honorable Hamilton Fish, a congressman of 40 years, who ori-

ginated

the House Committee: on Un-American Activities was chairman.of

the

eve"these people spoke on behall of their organizations:

Edward Rorer for American Patriots or Freedom;

Arnold McCullogh for Peter Fechter Brigade;

Lee S. Sterling for American Property Rights Assocrationi

Maxwehhhitler

for AlIY (Community Housing Improvement Program,

•"'Juan Lugo of Local 6 of the Hotel' and Club Employees' Union;

Pheneral Dico Dimitrolf of the Bulgarian polotical exiles:

Cathryn Dorney of the American Education association;

Captain Janes Jones, recently returned from long service in Vietnam.

In the name of the Anti-Communist International spoke:

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he

Enden of

safarette

Is Honored In Conferring Its Membership On

GENTRAL DICO DIMITROV

PREAMBLE OF THE ORDER OF LAFAYETTE 1*1

For God and Country, we pledge our support:

To maintain mutual understanding and cooperation

between the United States and France, and to uphold and

defend the ideals of JUSTICE, FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY

and PEACE, for which we fought.

To. Unite the destinies of both Republics in defense of a

free world realizing that any weakening of our traditional

friendship would help World Communism and jeopardize

the survival of Free Nations.

IVE LA FRANCE - GOD BLESS AMERICA

tian

i:

President-General

March 10, 1967

Date

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Unesday, August 4, 1965

MOTION PICTURE DAILY

TELEVISION TODAY

lie •Andrews Signed

or Hitcheock Film

"EIV YORK

- Alfred Hitchcock

signed Julie Ancretus to star. op-

SOUND THE TV CIRCUIT

ite Paul Newman in his forthcom-

tale,

"Tom Curtain," to

bo

insed hy

Universal Pictures.

Міл

with PINKY HERMAN

Iresus will report lo

the

direc

T. UNCHING Friday with Diko Dimitrolt and onjoying the exubornnt

completion.of

• presentation of his plans to produce-direct a $20,000,000 film saga,

her

"The Loves of the Greek Gods,'

" based on Greek mythology reminded

Torn Curtain" will be Hitc

la picture and his first,

ock's

this reporter of the time many years ago when a Boston exhibitor named

his

Joseph E: Levine (whom we met through a mutual friend,

WORL

ntly

signed

three-pic

deal

Deejay Norm Prescott) revealed his ideas of "how to produce and exploit

i Universal. He

plans to

uction Ort. 1,

with

begin

motion pictures" with the result that the following week we printed in

exterior. se-

this piHar a paragraph in which we predicted Levine would "make mo-

nee's to be filmed on foreign loca-

tion picture history by sheer showmansbin.". After fure months in Gotham,

..ind die intertris shut-at -Um=..

finalizing pre-production plans,

Diko leaves Thursday for his office in

:il City Studios.

Madrid where he'll set in motion his ambitious production on this epci

to be. filmed in Greece skedded to start in the Spring of 1988 and

atz

featuring 30 international stars. .

Berle Adams to Direct

Broadcasting Awards

NEW YORK - Berle Adams, v

president of MCA, Inc., has accep

the post of general chairman of

985-68

International

Broadcasti

vards,

accorrling

mpson,

James

president of the Hol

Advertising Club, sponsor of 1

More than 1,000 broadcasting i

ecutives from all over the world.:

expected to attend the judging

radio

and

television

commerct

which will be held this year at 1

Holl anod Palladium Minch i.T

festi

is now in its sixth year.

(Continued from page 1).

pictures for theatrical and tele-

in outside the United States and

madla.

atr. has been afflinted with Hy-

, since 1954 with the formation of

nan's Associated Artists Produc-

s which later became United Art-

Associated.

He

subsequently

al as director of foreign opera-

' for United Artists Associated

United Artists Television.

1G Pact

(Continued from page 1)

•aoeoteal

callig "to

Iselves:'

The fee fornula sets seven base

gories against which payments are

computed. For. an actor who

sed one day in a picture, the base

100; two days, $150; three days,

1; four days, $250; five days or

week, $300; more than one week

not more than two weeks,;: $400;

• than two weeks, $500.

or the first TV release of a flm,

is When ire produces grof

base.

les $125,000, players will receive

Iditional 12% per cent; at $200,-

an additional 25 per cent; al

,COn, an additional 22% per cent;

1070,000).

sin additional

22%

at $500,000,

per

an aditional

20

cent; for each $100,000 above

,000, an aciditional 10 per cent.

"hen in film is released on a major

sri in prime time, players are

•teal In per cent of the

haro

Ins!."

erson Acquires Four

)LLYWOOD-Joseph C. Emer-

president of Emerson Entertain-

Enterprises, announced yester-

the acquisition of four features

Iobal scope

for U.S. release.

in Against the Sun" is a World

Il story shot in Technicolor in

alia.

"Make Like a Thief" is a

story in Technicolor Aimed in

starring

Richard

Long.

se Swords for Rome" was flmed

ly and "Saturday Night in Apple

stars Mimi Hines, Paul Fort

"if Arquette.

TENT TALI

Tho room film effects, one of the many features. of the "Pack & Jing),

MPO-produced "Newport" cigarets commershill for Lennen&

Newel, all of which added up to copping top mized technigue class hehors

MIAMI-Henry Oxell, chief bark

'of the local Vartety Club, Tent: 3

at the Cannes International Film Festival,

were achieved by Eastern Effects,

already is signing up members for ti

Ince,

New York-based Aim opticals and

effects firm which used the new

Variety Club International conventi

in London next April, and so far b

SMELL, Camera. Prexy Maurice Levy of Eastern Elfects has also personall

leveloped several camera techniques as well as improved optical benches i

34 reservations for the Miami-Lisbo

the past decade... . Formerly with Paramount and Universal on the west

London flight.

coast and more recently director of press information and promotion for ABC-

TV's News Division,

Frank Little has joined McFadden,

Strauss,. Eddy

Irwin as account executive.... Young man in a hurry is Michael Stanwood,

a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in 1984, who's already starred

n three Broadway productions, just been signed to a Universal-TV contract

and will debut in the "Kiss Me As You Go" seg of that studio's "Run fos

Your Life" series, starring Ben Gazzara, Barry

Sullivan and Brenda Scott

and megged by Leslie Martinson....

Fund drive, to raise money

Children's Research Foundation,

launched recently, according to Thon

as A. Yawkey, president of the four

dation. At the

same

time, one

the most unusual tieins ever made wi

scheduled

in

connection

with t

You licent

Lucille Ball, who will be CBSeen as Steve Lawrence's first guest : dent Edwin

W. Breed and Jimm

when his program preems Monday, Sept. 13 (10-11 P.M.,

EDT) sat

Fund executive director William :

beside Steve in the howda of Wanda, the pink elephant, when

the

Koster have completed arrangemen

pachyderm strode through Shubert's Alley last Wednesday to highlight

whereby the nirline will supply ai

the program's introduction to N'Yawkers. .

The many luminaries

craft during the

month of

including Rudy Vallee, Johnny Carson, Vaughn. Monroe, who've been

in Boston,

Augu

Portland, Me., New

Ber

ford; Mass., and Manchester, N.H. f

enjoying the Chinese cuisine featured at co-owner Ging Tom's Six Hap-

one-hour sightseeing trip withor

piness may or may not be aware of the fact that the gracious Ging is

the

afth generation of the famous family or restauranteurs.

Hollis

charge to persons contributing $5

more to the Jimmy Fund.

Alpert has written an interesting story on the coming 20th Century- Fox

Northeast pilots and stewardesse

TV CBScience-fiction series,

"Lost In Space," in the current issue of

haye volunteered their services for 2

Woman's Day Magazine. Miss Alpert believes this one could last longer

scheduled flights from Cape Cod. 1

than "I Love Lucy,"

" which is quite a prediction.". . . Freemantle Inter-

White

Mountains, into Main

Vermont and other scenic New Ens

rational's "Romper Room," crented and produced live 13 years ago by

land areas.

Bert & Nancy Claster in Baltimore, is now seen in Canada,

Mexico,

A celebrity

will accom

pany each fight. Baseball's Ted Wi

Bratia lapan, The Philippines, Great Britain and in six markets in

liams will be on the first fight.

Lee Savage, winner of the 1963 Guggenheim Fellowship and well known

creative artist, and Harold Friedman, former veepee and

exec producer at

Elektra Films, have formed a new TV production firm, Savage-Friedman,

Inc.

. Ex-Newspaperman ("Cloveland. Nesus") and formerty ger.

mgr.

WJW-TV, Ben Wickham resigned his post with TV Information Office and

as of next Monday joins MGM-TV as a general sales exec headquartering in

Gotham.

Last CBSaturday afternoon we liked the novel TV'er, profling

lil ole N'Yawk and especially enjoyed the ditty,

"New York's a Great Place

to Be," cleffed by Joan Bender and Bob Hughes. ...

Oficial Films has pur-

chased an as yet unpublished novel entitled.

"Manhattan House" by

David

Rintels,

which will be developed into a full hour dramatic teleseries to be

produced by Robert Blees. This marks Blees' fourth package, the other three

already skedded for launching by Official next season are a dramatic-musical

by. Herbert Baker, a half-hour comedy series,

"Of We Go" by Bob Kaufman

and Bill Fox, and "Meet the Mooses" by Henry Garsson and Edmund Beloin.

.. ABC Films will shoot a pilot for a new music series, featuring "The Song

Spinners" and tentatively slated for a 10 P.M. slot Saturdays over WABC-TV

with additional showings on a syndication basis. Program

will be co-directed

by Hal Tolchin, who recently directed the "Swinging World of Sammy Davis""

special, and Jimmy Starbuck, chortographer on many.

cluding

"Your Show of Shows," "Carol Burnett Show".

others. Exec pro-

ducer will be Stanley S. Greene,

British Admissiong

Declined During May

From THE DAILY Bueras.

LONDON - A drop in cinema ad

missions in the United Kingdom i

May this year produced the lowe:

figure on record since the Board c

Trade has compiled weekly averag

admission

figures.

The figure was

weekly average of 5.5 million durin

May-a- fall of 700,000 on

the 6.

million average weekly admissions i

May 1964.

Takings, however, were equal at

weekly average of & 1.03 million. Th

fall in admissions in May, comparer

with the previous month, follower

the seasonal pattern with a drop o

two million on the weekly

Takings in April average £ 1.38 mil

liori weekly.

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Guidazoal, Janusry 22, 1965

joan allen

none so back de, the Zarzurin Theatre

on juvellaness, A. hus

roundret up a

brilllane aroup of actors.

singers and

dirciors and has come back with ame

really exrlling revirals.

AH'C members and their hushands

ran call do fitts 250 03.75: (herry Da-

n09 25360779:

or jan ('ahangen for

dekets.

Cocklalls Al The Ross, The Roxe A.

Ross' ard carpet was

well and

fruis

rolled out this last

wock

for stelling

and handsome son Ilean taking lense

from the U.S.S. Spring!leld and inking

up old friends in his

one lime slemp.

ing kround.

Amone those welcoming Dean ii n

cocktall party siren by Mary-Alice and

Ross last

Thursday of their Generall.

simo apartment

of

werr serwart

American

Express:

Major

Clark and his wife Almo: wrilor Alfrer

Brown and hls wife Adriana: Jori Mai

піл Сіяттікя.

Адепсу:

head

of the

wile

Major Mikr

Atra

Payne

Trasel

and

his

Nina:

Anni and Dair

Brannon:

American

Tatar:

stage and screen actor

Air

Force

Contractor

Ben

irtine: Ken Crosby of Merrill Lynch

whose

wile Cricket was

not present

bitt

NBS,

according to Ken, "helping

Larry

Fell's

wife

Jranne

have

her

baby.n (It was a boy!!:

Mariano Blltz.

General Motors

Distrtbutor

wlle: Corinne Jordy.

and

his

ex Madrid class

mate of Dean's: Araceli and Fid Krrie

ler;

Tony

Blomfield.

just

returned

from the

U.S.

and

minus his

wile

had &

touch

Cappe The momilde teu haver 1o

Grippe.

Join thelr yacht in Alicante: Col. John

Ferry and

his

Krell of

Casa

wife Carmen:

Franz

Americana

and

his

attractive daughter Olivia; Oliver THit

son, who is with the Banco Español de

Crédito, Banesto; and Nick Fogarts of.

the maintenance company Tumpane.

The Moment De Truth.

Chrintine

Handinz, daughter of the British

Vice

Consul in Madrid, might

well

look

pieased (candies don't count al 181) ay

she cuts a birthday cake dedicated 1o

lochd as lhe soltish amboroy, and his wlho, BET

CHRISTINE HARDINA, Bellian Vico Consul'

PHILLIPA SAMUEL, ANN and ANTHONY

BLACKIL

corrains (loff lo right)

rocent birthday parry.

BRUTOA,

"Minn of the Yearn El Cordobés.

«firerk tiod. To Roll In June. Go

rake of course represented the abull.

ring. complete with foro, molador and

big

oll the way

is Diko Dimitrol

Buigarian - bom

surirds.

Giving her a helping

hand

director

poet,

screen- writer,

and

producer,

who

nashed

others.

Calve

whesse

inther

1s

pians

with

Bruton

Into

our office this week with

the

British

Institute:

Phillipa

Samurs.

daughter

in make the birrest movie of all time.

eyes.

of san samurd, Minister at the Brillsh

Slightly

softly

built,

with

hazel

the

spoken head

of Diko Produc-

F.mhassy:

and

Ann

and

Anthony.

tons Inc.

went on

Hlackir,

whose father sim Hlackir is

to

• teli us more

the

Australlan Consul

Madrid.

General

about his 15-jear-old dream. The Loves

1n

of the

Greek

Gods.

which he plans

to flim in Spain and Greece. Interlors

An old hand at birthday.

what

ofa

rolling sione,

takey credit for

having

and some.

uhristine

her

are to

be

done in Madrld with the

use of the

Bronston equipment. All

exteriors will be shot in Greece involt.

presinus

ones

in

nine

ing

the use of Mount Olympus and

countrles.

continued

SAY YOU SAW IT IN GUIDEROST

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talk

about

spain

3123

continued

other

authentic

sites.

The

producer

went on lo expinin, a plan to bring all

the

'Gods"

minvic."

He

together

make

named

10

such box

this

office

'draws" ns Viclor Mnture to play the.

role of Zeus: Kirk Douglns n5

Adonis;

Tony Curtis as Apollo; Peler Ustinov

Dlonysiss;

and

Jean

Simmons

Athenn.

According

the

producer,

there nre many candidates for the role

of Aphrodite IVenus, but as yet she

has not been named. "I'm using the

Inrgest east ever.» Dimitroff

told us.

unt Olympla alono there will be 30.000

axlras and there are 65 starring roles.n

A 4-hour-long epie, the cost of making

it 1s estimaled

at twenty million dol.

lars and shooting is expected in take

full year,

starting in Junc-Greck

Gods willing!

costa dol

ol

Congranues

like

birds,

tend

Winter.

Congresses,

come

sinuth

winter. Our sunny Coast — six nverage

hours

of

sunshine?

day

from

November in April -- is becoming thelr

favorite

that

winter ground, so much so

a huge congress hnil is now

pianned.

Following the lashion to pick sunny

clines for winter

work, the executive

committee of the International Union

of Architects have just spent six days

at Hotel Per. Espren, Axing the agencin

for their big annual congress in July!

The summer congress, of course, will

be held up north, in Paris. Fings were

hoisted

Airport

the

hotel for each of

and

22 natinn.

alities altending,

including the sham.

sickles

Moscow

more de. The seven free-hour sessions.

esided over by sir Robert Matthrw.

were spent sitting subjects to be dis

cussed

at

the

Paris

congress.

An

Interpreter sent along

he loca

tourist office withered under the cross

fire of langunges, so an urgent call went

out do Fuengirola for Lans, wife of ex-

Sovict

painter, Sacha Inutikoll, who

speaks live languages including

Rus.

sian.

Delegates tnoh a day olf for some

GETTING YOUR HAIR BACK IS

ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, BUT IT

CAN BE SAVED

Not every case is the same l!

YOUX CASE MAY REQUIRE SPECIAL

TREATMENT

sunshine and an extraster tour of the

Coast.

Const

Thry mostly

ha.s

agreed

that:

177e

some fine

sadly

lacksa

builetings,

master plan.

but

sinn,

The

liveragui earles.

salst be:

RIsS

•particularly

impressed by

was

Marbelli's

Cludad Residencind, the State holiday

resort

[or

workcrS.

Local

Spanish

reporters enger for an interview lound

the Russinn rather untalkative, though

he did confess he. liked Flarence. The

delegates rounded all the busy wrek

with

a dinner unis in the hostel, ant

leit

Sailsreny.

rishralfare Castie- A Trerise Center.

The

ruined

Gibrallaro.

ninth-contury

castle

the pine coverrd hill over.

inoking

is pronahty aning lo

be

urbanized as o

tourist

centrr.

has been suggested that in nuditortum.

wilh rooms for gatherings like

tional congresses,

be built

castle walls.

The idea

was pitt

Inga's Mayor, sir.

Rafarl Hirter,

Under

by

сія

Secretary of Tourism.

віт.

lhe

Rodrigurz-Acosta, during his short

visit here last week.

He said Gibral-

faro's

beautiful

should

be

position

stews

utilized

more.

The Mayor

later took a bird's cyc. view of the site

from

the

helicopter of

American

flay

ship,

the

visiting

uss springlion.

Gibralfaro Is & grent favorite with

everyone.

Tourists climb le to rxplore

the castle, gasp at the breathtaking

views of the town and harbor and cat

at the Sinte restaurant built just below.

the castle

walls.

The hill also

nver-

looks the bultring

and. hundrels

malagucins climb it lo

take n fire

peek at. corticins.

Ask for information and a siudy of your

case, and you will learn the cruse of

loss and the appropriate remedy.

ADLER

HAIR TREATMENT CEATER

•(under medical direction)

MADRID: Torre de Madrid 8.º 9 - Tel: 2 41 44 75

BARCELONA: Vía Layerana, 180

- Tel. 2 27 05 74

CPS 872

Ynter Сонгу рот рото днет.

Below

¡ibralinro's battlements, Just a syrar.

throw

comparalively

new cas de Cutura where on Friday

Inst work, the Mnvor opened the lath

Winter

Course for Forelgners.

Mon

than 100 students

have

come

from

many countries for this extensive lun

month course in Spanish language and

culture,

which happens in coinride

with Milagn's cqually famous Winter

Sports Festivnl.

Students are lodged

with local families and most days at.

tend lectures by universily professors.

In on excursions and inke parl in nil

soris of social and rulturnt prents.

Tied in with this yoor's nurse is no

threr.week

exhibition

painlings

by live well known

Alborka, Barhurlilin.

mindles

ka, 7n. luns in Torremolines anal has

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: 1S WHAT 5 AM TRYiNE TO DA NOW.

39 m

DAILY

THE

.: C

INTERNATIONAL

NEWSPAPER

" OF

MOTION PICTURES

Established May 8, 1918

TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1964

TEN CENTS

IT THROWS OUT PAY-TV SUIT

sior

AIB-IT Ancome Hises:

Exhibs Win First

Round in Calif.;

Theatre Take Lurger

S TV Plans Moves

fions

attack on some

prevent a free

tures

in

seven

unched by

the

ation

of

Film

ons, Ralph Het-

association and

the Motion Pic-

America.

said

g to New York.

Pago 5)

Film

A Drive

president

of

¿ill

serve

as

lotion

Picture

American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres showed record income

BY WILLIAM ORNSTETA

for 1963 accompanied by a rise in earnings from the theatre division,

CoOst Editor of THE EULM DAILY

President Leonard H. Goldenson

disclosed

yesterday.

The

AB-PT

Subscriptior

overall income

Jacobellis Case Up

for

was

$386,729,000

TV lost the first round

of &

the

year

compared

to

741,000 in 1962.

$379,-

four-round bout in the Cali-

fornia arena with the Crusade for

To High Court Again

Theatre earnings, not usually re-

Free TV. The initial round dropped

vealed,

were $76,209,000 for 1963

to theatre owners tas dismissal by

compared to

$75,956,000 in

1962.

U.S.

District Court Judge

William

W'ashirpion Berces of THE FILM DAILY

Merchandise sales were $29,918,000

C. diathis of the $117,541,500 anti-

Washington

The

Supreme

(Continued on Pago 2)

trust and conspiracy suit filed last

Court

j'esterday

set

the

long-

Dec. 17 against the Crusade and 21

awaited

second

argument of the

Vico Jacobellis case for next week.

The second arguments will be heard

just before a book obscenity case,

and

the

decision

of the

highest

court to listen again may presage a

more sweeping decision on obscen-

ity in motion

pictures

than has

been handed

down in previous

cases.

Cleveland Heights theatre man-

ager Jacobellis was convicted under

(Continued on Page 4)

MANDEL

goal appeal

Jimmy Grainger Heads

Sales for AllStar

Coast Bureau of THE FILM D.IILY

"Jimmy'

Grainger,

industry

veteran

who

formerly headed RKO Radio Pic-

tures, is back in action with the

formation here of AllStar Films,

new

distribution - production

company.

Grainger,

one-line Fox

(Continued on Pago 4)

and

'Greales!" Campaign

Focus on Piciorial

Except for the picture itself the

photography

in

George

•The Greatest Story

Stevens'

Ever Told"

will

constitute

"the

single

greatest selling

tool," according

to

United Art-

ists plans.

Gabe

Sum-

ner, UA nation-

al

director

of

advertis.

ing,

publicity

and exploita-

tion,

said

terday

yes-

"The

Greatest Story"

promotion

STEVENS

promises to be "the most exten-

(Continued on Pago 4)

defendants, including theatre com

(Continuad on Fago 5)

Naily Fills Skouras

Spot in Magna Pix

Marshall Naify,

United

Artists

president

•of

Theatre

Circuit

and of United California Theatres

has

been

elected

president

of

Magna Pictures Corp. Naity flls

the vacancy in Magna created by

the death of George P. Skouras

Another

vacancy

caused

by

Skouras' death, the presidency of

Todd-AO, has been filled by Salah

Hassanein,

United Artis's

Thea-

tre Circuit Executive Vice-Presi-

dent.

Naify

said that Magna,

which

produced "Oklahoma!" and "South

Pacific"

would step up its picture

production in both in Dimertion

150 For roadshow presentation

5mm for regular release.

odern Art

VY Festival

odern Art may

he few

York

rar, a luseum

ired jesterday.

1 of participa.

decided by the

Pago 5).

British Box Office Attendance Stronger

londor. -

so!. filit, bot ofice receipts and attendance for Januar

1904; were up over. January, lift, statisties of the Board of Trade here

reveal.

Weekly average theatre take in Jan: ary, 1964, was £1.24 million com-.

pared to £1.08 million. Weekly attendance for January, 1964 was 7.9

million compared to 7.6 million in she s'me month last year. (The pound

is at $2.82).

Greek Gods' to Roll in '65

At $20 Million öudget

Diku Prod., Inc., a new Ameri

can-Greek company

with head-

quarters in Athens, plans to pro

duce

"The

Loves of the

Greek

Gods" in Greece and in the Bron-

ston Studios in Madrid at "a cost

(Continued on Pago 2)

ISIT IT TIME YOU CAME HOME TO ROOSTA Pathé

Hollywodd

NewYork

Toronto

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THIS IS WHAT I AM TRYiNG TO DO NONE

THE

INTERNATIONAL

NEWSPAPER

OF

MOTION PICTURES

Established May 8, 1918

DAILY

VOL. 124, NO. 57

TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1964

COURT THROWS OUT PAY-TV SU

IFFPA Moves for

Exhibs Win First

Free Film Flow

In Seven Nations

Madrid-A united attack on some

of the barriers that prevent a free

of motion pictures

nations

will be

in

seven

launched by

International

Federation

of

the

Film

Producers Associations, Ralph Het-

zel, president of the association and

acting president of the Motion Pic-

ture Association of America.

said

here before returning to New York.

(Continued on Pago S)

Mandel Heads Film

Division of UJA Drive

Harry

Mandel,

president

RKO

Theatres,

will

serve

of

as

chairman

of the Motion Picture

and

Amuse-

ment Division

of

the : United

Jewish

Appeal

of Greater New

Theatre Take Lurger

American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres showed record income

for 1963 accompanied by a rise in earnings from the theatre division,

President Leonard H.

Goldenson

disclosed

yesterday. The AB-PT

overall income

$886,729,000

Jacobellis Case Up

the

year

compared to

$379,-

141,000 in 1962

To High Court Again

Theatre earnings, not usually re-

vealed, were $76,209,000 for 1963

compared

to

$75,956,000

in

1962.

Merchandise sales were $29,948,000

Washington

Supreme

(Continued on Pago 2)

Court

jesterday set the

awaited

long-

second argument of the

•Vico Jacobellis case for next week.

The second arguments will be heard

just before a

book obscenity case,

and the

decision

of

the

highest

court to listen again may presage a

more sweeping decision on obscen-

ity in

motion

pictures

than has

been handed down

in previous

cases.

Cleveland Heights theatre man-

ager Jacobellis was conticted under

(Continued on Pago 4)

STV Plans Move

Dy WILLIAM ORNSTEI

Coas Editor of THE Fll

- Subs

TV lost the first rou

four-round bout in ti

fornia arena with the Cr

Free TV. The initial roun

to theatre outers toas dis

U.S. District Court Judge

C. Slathis of the $117,541

trust and conspiracy suit

Dec. 1T against the Crusa

defendants, including thes

(Can

und on Pago!

; Xork.

:''It is most

important

for

bur

industry,"

Mandel

de.

clared "to give

additional

sup

port to UJA in

order that

'may help

te

ease

MANDEL

the problems of

those in need."

Nationwide

UJA goal appeal

is $105,000,000.

Jimmy Grainger Heads

Sales for AllStor

"Molise

olly wood - J. R. "Jimmy"

Grainger,

industry

veteran

who

formerly headed RKO Radio Pic-

tures, is back in action with the

formation here of AllStar Films,

new

distribution - production

company.

Grainger, one-time Fox and

(Continued on Page 4)

'Greates!" Campaign

Focus on Pictorial

Except for the picture itself the

photography in

George Stevens'

"The

Greatest Story

Ever Told"

will

constitute

"the

single

greatest selling

tool," according

to United Art-

ists plans.

Gabe

Sum-

ner, UA nation-

al

director

of

advertis.

ing,

publicity

and exploita-

tion,

said

yes-

terday

"The

Greatest Story"

promotion

STEVENS

promises to be

"the most exten.

(Continued on Page 4)

Naily Fills Skou

Spot in Magnal

Marshall

United

Naify.

Artists

presi

Theatre

and of United California

has

been

elected

presi

Magna Pictures Corp

N

the vacancy in Magna cn

the death of George P. Sh

Another

vacancy

cau

Skouras' dezth, the presi

Todd-AO, has been filled 1

Hassanein,

United Artis

tre Circuit Executive Vir

dent.

Naify said that Magna

produced "Oklahoma!" an

Pacific" would step up its

production in both in Di

150 gor roadshow presenta

in

05mm for regular rele

Museum of Modern Art

May Pass Up NY Festival

The Museum of Modern Art may

not participate in the

New York

Film Festival this jear, a Museum

spokesman acknowledged jesterday.

He said the question of

participa-

tion was jet to be decided by the

(Continued on Pago 3).

British Box Office Altendance Stronger

London — Do!t. tili. bas office receipis and attendance for Januar

1964, were up over. January, i,,.3, statistics of the Board of Trade here

Weekly average theatre take in Jan:ary, 1964, was £1.24 million com-

pared to £1.08 million.

Weekly atteneance for January, 1964 wos.7.9

million compared to 7.6 million in the s'me month last year. (The pound

is of $2.82).

Greek Gods' to Roll

At $20 Million Bur

Diko Prod., Inc., a new

can-Greek company

witl

quarters in Athens, plans

"duce

"The Loves

of the

Gods" in Greece and in th

ston Studios in Madrid at

(Continuod on Pago 2.

Foi Skell!

20d 5i3r

Are Saure

ISIT IT TIME VOU CAME HOME TO ROOSTAT Pathe

Hollywo

New Yo

Toronto

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THE FAM

I DAILY

EsPablished May 8, 1918

Vol. 124, No. 57, Tucs., March 24, 1966 10 CIS.

CHAS. A. ALICOATE : : Edit. in Chiet & Pub.

HARRY WISMER : :

Associate

Publishce

Exccutive Vicc-President

AL

FINESTONE

: Editor

BOONE MANCALL : : Vice-Pres..Die, of Adr.

WILLIAM SPECHT : : ::: Associate Editor

MERLIN LEWIS : :::: Vice-Pecs-Gen. Mgr.

Mondayed's

Sunday:

Yorl

Chas.

Films and

Folk, Inc.

* finale.

'resident

ice Presiden

Second Class postage paid at New

10l0"

SEE:

ill

To 9:1131.

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Address:

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'Becket' Grosses Tops

In First Five Engagaments

Hal Wallis' "Becket"

Shapes up

as one of the top roadshow films

of recent years on the basis

of

its first five engagements in the

U.S.

and

Canada,

Paramount.

according to

In its second week, at Loew's

State here,

"Becket" scored $30,-

070 in six

performances.

Others

include

$16,959,

seven

Warner

Beverly,' Los

shows,

Angeles;

$11,849,

six performances,

Chi-

cago Cinestage; $12,370, seven per-

formances, Eglinton, Toronto.

Brandt to West Coast

For "Weekend' Confabs

Bingo Brandt, vice president of

Brandt Theatres, leaves today for

the West Coast for promotion con-':

ferences with

Emanuel Barling,

distributor of "Weekend" which

opens

at

the renovated

Globe

Theatre here at the end of April.

Brandt will also

discuss picture

possibilities for Lotte Tarp, who

is featured in "Weekend.".

July Release

FANNY

AB-PT Income Rises;

Theafre Take Larger

(Continued from

Page 1)

compared with $75,965,000 in 1962.

The

AB-PT operating

earnings

for 1963 were $7,358,000 or $1.65 a

share compared to

$10,757,000 or

$2.41 a share in 1962.

Goldenson explained the paradox

of lower operating earnings when

the record income exceeded that of

1962 as reflecting

1962-1963

tele-

vision business and the cost of cov.

ering

President

Kennedy's

aSSaS-

sination. He anticipated progressive

improvement during

1964,

better

than 1963.

He noted, too, an improvement in

theatre

business

start in 1963.

despite

slow

AB-PT, he said, con-

tinued its policy of disposing mar-

ginal theatres and attempting to

replace them with modern units in

growing suburban areas. The com-

pany, he revealed, dropped 14 thea-

tres during 1963 and opened three

new ones.

Theatres are under con-

struction in

Charlotte,

N.C.

and

Sunnyland, Fla., and a third is on

the drawing board.

Lery Signs Sandy Oliver

To Compose for 'Fanny'

"folly bod

ollywood Robert Levy, pres

ident of Pebble Productions, has

signed

noted

song

writer and

dramatist Sandy Oliver to write

an original song for the company's

color featurette,

"A Comedy Tale

of Fanny Hill", which begins roll-

ing at Producers Studio in April,

starring Judy Cannon.

Working

title for the tune is "The Song

of Fanny Hill".

Levy has also set Cy Roth as

production manager for the film

which is aimed for July 4 nation-

wide release.

Batschelet Succeeds

Sweeten as Denver Mgr.

Denver, Colo.—Ralph J. Batsch-

elet, manager of the Mayan Thea-:

tre and member of the cabinet of

Fox Inter-Mountain Theatres, has

been named managing director of

the Denver Theatre, according to

Ray W. Davis, area supervisor for

the

Fox organization,

and John

O. Denman, Denver district man-

ager.

Batschelet succeeds

Robert

Sweeten, promoted to national:

vertising

director

for

Natiónal

General Corp.

in

Beverly,

Calif., the parent company

Hills,

Peter Lorre Dega

West Coast Burcau of

THE FILM DAILY

Hollywood

-

Peter Lorre died

here

yesterday. He would

have

been 60 in June.

born

The Hungarian-

actor

was

known

film

audiences for his charactei

rales

in a score of motion pictures,

nost

recently in a series with Am

car. International.

FINANCIAL

: (March 23)

'NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

High

Close

ABC Vending.

ABC-Par

Am. News.

Am.

Optical..

Am.

Seat.

Ampox

Auto.

14%

CBS

Disnoy

East.

MCA

MGM

Not.

36¾

2342

68%

35

16/8

13⅞

34⅛

23⅛

43%

2148

46%

45.

29½

28%

14¼

13⅞

66%

22

56⅛

36

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23%8

68

35

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+

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23/

+

43

21%

46%

44/8

+

128%

28½

14%

13%

65%

214

56%

35%

30

8% -

58

36%

57%

Corp.

77%

36%

7⅞

77%

7¾/

Stan.

15%

15%

26%

22%

26%

22%2

25

• 28⅜

24/2

27/

-

. Radio..84%

83

STOCK

EXCHANGE

Allied Artista.

2⅔

2%

2⅞

Audio Dr..:.

12½.

12%

12⅜ -

Cineramo Inc.:

Filmways

MpO VA.....

Reeves Indus..

8%

12÷8

8⅛

11⅞

8%

11%

Screen Game..

Sonotono

19%

Tochnicolor

.: 18%

TV Indus.:

19

5/

17⅞

19

17% -

Trans-Lux

Net

Chg.

Fis

⅛

1.⅓

V.

Commonwealth Pr.

Du Art Corp....

General Drive-ln

General Artists Corp.

12⅛

12/8

12½ -

OVER THE COUNTER.

(Supplied by the National Association

of Security Dealers)

Bid

5%8

4%

10⅝

712

Asked

61

•Magna Pictures

Medallion

Seven Arts Productio

Skiatron

Subscription TV

Univessal

UA

16¾

10⅝

2%4

11%

66

11%

81

2%

11%

2-%

12⅛

salres

¡er Reado

2½

ometco

34%

36%

'Greek Gods' to Roll in '65

At $20. Million Budget

(Continuod from Page 1)

of $20 million."

Diko Dimitroff, head of the new

company, has set next January for.

start

of

filming. Financing

has

been obtained from a Wall Street

firm,

the

National

Organization

to Assist Small Business.

Shooting on the four-hour wide-

screen production is expected

take

full

to

year.

All exteriors

will be done in

Greece and will

involve the use of Mount Olympu:

itself.

Tuesday, March 24

COMING AND GC

MAX A. COMEN, head of Ciner

and MRS. COHEN returnod yester

Europe.

M. J. FRANKOVICH, Columbia F

head, returned to the coast fron

Paris and Rome.

BERNARD J. GATES, Allied An

national r.p., has returned tram

European trip.

JOSEPH E. LEVINE, Embassy Pict

ident, 10

Boston on

business.

romarrow.

MO ROTHMAN, Columbia Inti

executive v.p., relurned from Bue

following the company's latin Ame

vention in Uruguay.

•LOU FORMATO, MGM assistan

salos monoger, la Soallo and Por

raruens Friday.

WILLIAM J. DEVANEY,

division soles

MIGH

menager in Seal!!

heading for Porllend, Ore.

FRED HYNES, Todd-AO vice-pre

the coast, has relurnad thare les

SHELDON SMERLING, head of 8

terprises,

returned to the

coast

fortnight here on his theatre inters

include Eastern Managoment hous

SAMUEL

TAYLOR, who will :

screenplay los "Three on a Couel

Irving

Pincus production

huddling in Hollywood.

RUTH POLOGE, American intr

nastern publicity director, to Chies

Producer LAWRENCE TURMAN

turned sa. the coast after UA lal

lease of "'The Best Mian."

DIRK BOGARDE

and SARAH I

purnod lo london; diMo JOSEPH IC

directed "The Sarrant," in which

BETTE DAVIS is hero tram the co

PETER GLENVILLE, director of H

"'Becker,""

has returned

lo lons

N. Y. for samorrow's premiero al

Theatre.

'Yesterday' Rolls Bi

In New York and 1

Joseph E. Levine's "Ye:

Today and Tomorrow,"

the

biggest grossing

flm

Manhattan's. East Side, ac

to

Embassy,

which

expected

repo!

first week's

$59,000 at the Festival and

East.

In Los Angoles, the film

$15,304 in first three days

Wilshire, Embassy r

'Selant' Breaks 30.

Record at Little Co

Ely

landau's

"The

broke the "30-year record

Little Carnegie with a fir

'gross of $20,402, the comp

ports.

'Word' Here Today

"TI

File

Given

Word,"

release,

has its U.

mere today at the Beekm

atre under auspices of I

Dora

A.

de Vasconcellos,

General of Brazil.

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MEMORANDUM FOR:

SUBJECT:

DEC 14 150

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR POLICY COORDINATION

Activities of Dimiter Adomor Dinitro in Greece

The following information concerning the activities of

| subject 1a Greece was recently received tom the field. It is

brought to your attention for your information, and for such

comments as you may be able to make....

2.

According to a fairly reliable informant, Subject,

allegedly acting on instructions from members of the Americar

Embassy at Athens, has lately become very active among Bulgarien

refugees. in Greece. Early in October 1950, Subject visited the

Lavrion Camp where he met with a mmber of his Bulgarian friends

and advised then that he had been given a "charter and instruc

tions," by cartain members of the american. Embassy, to forn a

committee of five members for the planning and execution of a

fight for the liberation of Bulgaria.

this committee, according

to Subject, would be established in Athens and would cooperate

with other similar comuttees which have already been formed In

France, Germany and other countries.

expand

The committee would later

to 20 members and would establish a so called "Democratic

Agrarian Bloc."

•3.

Subject is further reported to have stated that recruits

would come froll among the members and sympathizers of the

Bulgarian Democratic Party (Mouskynov) and from the Gichev

Agrarians:

The members of the leftist Agrarian Party (G.M. Dimitrov

or "Pladne" group) and right-wing elements would be excluded.

Fligible Bulgerian emigres would come to Greece from Western

Europe to assist in the work, and prominent members of the Gichev

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follows:

Subject outlined the tasks of the organization as

Intelligence astivity in Bulgaria,

Organizing an underground resistence novenent in

Bulgaria, and

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Organizing sabotage activity against balgaria

Subject also revealed that the members of the committee

at present were: himself as president; Ivan Miter Fristonov,

secretary; Ivan Donev Ivanov; Dimiter Donev Ivanov; and a fifth

member whose nane was not supplied by source.

In addressing the group at Lavrion, Subject took

frequent occasion to mention that the committee has its head.

quarters in the Americen Inbassy where he has a room hasigned

OOT 005 at 13 Patission Street, 7th Floor, rooms 2u, and he

He also stated that the committee mintains.."

stated that eight Bulgarian-speaking Americans are already work

ing at this address. Possibly in an effort to impress his

listeners, Subject commented that his office had two Bulgarian

typewriters and a car with U.S. A. Iicense plates.

7.

Following his address to the group at Lavrion, Subject

and Ivan Mitey Fristonor, secretary of the so-called committee,

prepared a list of prospective members of the organization baser

on their screening of the refugees at Lavrion on the basis of

and similar factors,

On 1 November 1950, Subject again visited the Lavrion

Camp to inforn his recruits that they would shortly be moved to

a pleasant home in Athens which the Americans were repainting

for the purpose. On the occasion of this visit, the recruits

were divided into three groups, as follows:

A group of 10 men to specialize in intelligence,

b.

A group of 6 men to-be trained in radio in Germany,

and

c. A group of 15 men to specialize in sabotage.

of Group "A" moved to Athens:

According to our source, the radio group comprises

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1l. In submitting the above report our source commented

that Kouyound jiev is a dangerous Commnist, although he did not

cite facts to support this accusation.

Our source also described

Subject as an unprincipled opportunist and Greek agent.

Accord-

ing to our source,

Subject had previously worked for the Greeks

and was in contact with the British last spring.

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Assistant Diréctor

Special Operations

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REFERENCER

Request for Operational Mearance for Subject

dated 23 Detober 1950.

1. Attached 1s additional biographia data on Subject,

formarded for your information.

Gratian li. Tatseritch

Chlaf, FE-I

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DISTER ADANDY DIGITROY

Diniter Adanor Dinitrov was born on 7 May 102h in the village of

Zedkovets, district of Lom, Balgaria. His father was a farner. His

prinary education was complotod 1n Lot. He finished his high seboal

training in 1941-1942 in Softe, and studied philology for one year at

•Sofla Univeralty (1912-193)e

In 1912 he Joinad a secrot branch of the Bulgarian Hational Agrarian

Jnion.: In 1943, ho claims to have began underground sotivitten, dao to

perseoution by "Fascists". On 2 September 19ll, he energed fron hiding

to begin work with vartous Agrarian lascery. After the events of

9 Saptenber-19519 horeter, ho again went into hiding and began aotlvitles

aimed against Coumunists.

On 28 October I9hl, ho allegedly was accused by the goverment of

sabotaga because he bad agitated against the hussian accupation troops.

Durine, the ensuing nonths, ho was arrested several tines in Ferdinand,

Fratsa, and lon. "hes relaaasd fron prizon, ha contimed his fllagal

activities: Ris organisational activitles often lead him acroas the

Tugoslay frontier. Allegedly he worked in Vardar Haesdonta in order

to orranize Pülgarian sympathisors for the Agrarian Party cause. In

April and May 1945, Dinitrov was in Sofia.

At one point he procured

an 1llagal Identity card add under the name "Borls Statior, a member

of tho 2nd Felgrade Shock Brigade", he toured southmester fuzoalaria,

"organizing Agrarian posts", and was eventually captured by the

Yugoslar authorities and sent back to bulgaria.

Daring the elections

of 28 November 1945 he spoke at secret nestings in Vratsa, unzing the

people to defeat the Communiats.

On 16 August 1946, ho nas captured by the police 1n Sorla.

HB

clalas to hars been kept eighteen days without bread and twelve days

without mates, and to have spent lour days on an electrio torture

machine which caused temporary hlindness.

Iron I3 Detober to:

11 November 19h6, he was tried in the iratsa court for having organised

subversite groups all over Bulgaria and sentenced on four counts On

2 June 1947, ho ras tried and sentenced to death by the softa stilltary

Court. On 8 July he escaped from the authorities, and on 23 July 1947

ho crossed the Groat frontier.

No nom worka for laddo Abbons and 117os at Hotel in preor

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REQUEST NUMEDIATE

REGRO CY EASIS OUR LOCAL AND FLANO OLEARANCE TO GET THIS

PROFORE DOSESE DOEN SHES MEN PERO

HELLO CSO CAN SUPPLY TRAINED SABOTEURS, NOT MOW IN

PLANS, CEST FOR TAMINING JOES IN DISTEIN, OTHERS FOR OPS.

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BOHORANDUM EOR$

II/Os

SUbJECT:

Operational Clearance for Dindtr1 Adamow Dindtror

I. It is requested that the necessary investigation be

initlated for the isauance of an operational ciaaranca for

Dimitrt Adamov DimitroT.

2. Subjact u1ll be used in psychologdcal and politteal

martare cperations In treeco in comection with project distalli.

Clearance should peruit occasional irps to such countries as

Italy, France, Gernary, Switzerland, and Ingland.

30.

All possible efforts should be made to prevent any

lo So governent or lla interest being shows in this mare. Els

usefulness tould de severoly restricted, il not eliainated, if

it should become known in sulgarian entgre circles that the le So

governent was intending to utilise his serices.

4 Because of his background and experience subject can maie

significant contributions to CKSTAll operations in Greece. He

1s needed as soon as possible to partioipato in operations which

are already undarwey

A provisional clearance is requested for 17 Nov. 1950.

5• All Biographical data available at present is attachedo

GRATIAN M. LATSEVITCH

Chief, Dirt

Attachmentas: 3

Cc:..

EF-I file

EE-I chrono

OPC file.

OPC

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His youth, energy and capabilities indicate that he might be

come a figure of importance in Bulgarian enigre circles. This

report on him la divided into the following sections:

Biography

Present aesititios

Employneat

b.

Pablications

The "Doneeratie Bloe"

do

Memorial services for

Alkola Patkor

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Biography

The following

no in ten 11a mere supplied by Daitr

His fathar

nas a larmar...

His primary education was completed in Ion. He

finished his high school training in 194101942 in soria

and

studied philology for one year at Sofia lalversity (1942-1943).

to have begun un-

the time.

written to Diko by Dr. Go Mo Din155o0 151947..

work with the behav, he peko, radar to be

the events of September 9, 1944s

horever; he agaia went inte

hiding and began

activities alaad against Canssa1a+8951421011

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ment of sabotage because

occupation troops. During the ensuing months he was arrested

several times in Ferdinand

Tratsa and Lon. When released from

prison, he continued his illegal activities

which saam to have

consisted in travelling from village to village, organizing

loose-knit groups of Agrarians to withstand Commist pressures.

Diko's organizational aetivities often lead him across the

UPOSLAY 11O1LL8X

G. M. Dinitrov, and upon the advice of a certain General

Kitchharor.

Dr. G. M. Dimitrov,

After Diko

asked American and English officers

Bari. He did not raceive such help.

Diko procured an 1llegal identity card and, as "Boris

stoikor, a member of the 2nd Belgrade Shock Brigade,

" he toured

southwestern Ingoslavia,

"organizing Agrarian posts." Erentually,

Dixo nas captured by the lugoslay authorities.

of Greek Macedonia," Diko was sent

Upon the suggestion of "Gosho' ack to hulgaria.

the leader of the partisans

ineluding

Amerjean Sergeant naged "Bucky," General Craig and Mrs. Minale

Balabanore.

When he had recovered his health, Diko left Soffa and

travelled throughout Bulgaria,

organising "secret posts."

Allegedly he organized 250 of these throughout Bulgaria. During

the elections of November 18,

ta Vetsa, urging the people to defeat the contes meet

in August 16, 1940, he was captured by the polico in Sofia.

le claims to have been kept eighteen days without bread ani

twelve days without water,

and to have spent four days ou ar

electric torture machine which caused temporary blindness.

His rindeseribable tortureg" are all described in detall in hia

book "The Liberation of Bulgaria." See enclosure No. 1.) Dike

belleves. that he was not executed because the Commnists wished

to hold him as a nitness in preparation for the trlal of Mikola

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From October 13 to November 11, 1940, Diko was tried in

the Vratsa court for having organized subversive groups all

over Balgaria." The chief prosecutor was a man named cherzer,

the presiding judge was a certain Pencho Spasor. Diko was

sentenced on four counts: to death,

to 3 fears inprisonment. He was jailed and put

contingment.

On June 2, 1947, he was tried and sentanced to death by

the Sofia Military Court. Also, he states, he was tried and

sentenced to death by the court at bon.

In Juas,

1947, Diko was taken to a quarry in Vratsa where

he worked loading rock.

On July &, he escaped fron the quarry

and went to Mesdra. In Mesdra he contacted the post which he

bad established there

and received help in travalling further.

¡o vent to Zyarora and then to Sofla.

Wallo in Sofia he asked

for and received son halp both fron the British and fron the

Anericans.

He claims that on one occasion he slept in the Sofla

house of Jack Horner, of the American Legation. (At this time

Mr. Horner was living in his summer home at Sizeonoro.) Dike

claims also to have stayed with Michael Shipkor.

On July 23, 1947 he crossed the Greek frontier south of

Zlatograd.

He gave himself up the next day at Shabia.

British authorities in Sofia had notified the British in

Salonika, and they made arrangaments for Diko to be admitted

to the British hospital in Xanthi.

After eighteen days in.

the hospital there he was transferred to the British hospital

in Salonika.: After a month and a half in Salonika ho was gent

Greek authorities sent him to the refugee camp at

to Athens piko spent nine months in Lavrio, then went to itheas,

where he obtained employment broadcasting in Bulgarian on Radio

Athens.

His subsequent activitias in Greecs are discussed in

section 2, below.

Diko speaks Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian, some Greek and

a very little English..

2. Activities

a.

Employment.

Diko works for Radio Athens. He broadeasts

every Sunday evening in Bulgarian.

He receives. 30,000 drachnae

per broadsast. 160,000 11 his text is also used la & Greak

language broadcast.

to thirty thousand drachmae to have

Unfortmately. nis test translated inte

however, It costs hin twenty

Greek for the benefit of the Greek censor.

Additional expenses,

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such as those for renting a typewriter and local transporta

tion costs, give bin a net return from this work of about sero

drachmae.

In addition to his money pay, however, theireal.

Government provides him with quarters in a runodora hotal in

New Phaleron and it pays him 2800 drachmae per day subsistance.

(Generally, a refugee is not entitled to subsistence money 11

he has any employment whatosever.

A-Hr. humphries, technical adviser of the BiG at Radio

Athans, allegedly has offered Diko a Job with BBC in London.

Diko has refusad to accept this offer to date, bacause of his

primary interest in organizing refugees into a "Denocratie

Bioe." Should he find it Impossible to aequire funds necossary

for his continued activities in Gresco, however, he plans to

bo

Publicationa

Diko is a prolific author and ig at

present writing an eight part work on Bulgaria to be entitled

"Under the Whip of Stalin."

the eight parts of the book are:

The Liberation of Bulgaria

In the Hands of the Militia

unstica and Communist

Prisons and Campa

Agrarians and Comnunism

Workers and Communian

Army and Communis

(8)

Church and Communign

Dike has already written parts 1, 5 and 7. Parts'1 and 5

They are enclosures No. 1 and

have been pub deseaten. Part 7 (enclosure No. 3) is being pab-

• The

ished by the Greek General Staff and is at the printers at th

present 5ime.

about the sane amount for Part 7, and for subsequent parts.

Diko states that he has written the books which have been

published "for

the Greek audience." He realises that they will

not meet approval in the West, largely because they are too

Also, he has omitted fron the Greek versions of

his book certain anti Monarchist sentiments which he did rot

express "for political reasons." Diko has rectritten the first

two parts of his book "for the American audience" and is vary

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antlous to have them published in the United States. Enclesures

No. 4 and No. 5 are the Greek texts of these revised portions.

than

Diko refers to hingelf often ay "the new Krarchenko: better

Kravchenko."

The Peripheral Reporting Unit asked Mrs. Mary

Johnston, former Press Attache at the United States Legation in

Sofia, to read the Greek text of Diko's books and check on this

' (Diko'g books are available only in Greek at the present

than Kraychenko.". •oMrs. Johnston belleves that Diko 1s an inte

resting and graphie author and that - 1f he could abstala from

frequent use of Balkan epithets o his rork night merit pablica-

tion in Baglish. Mrs. Johnston selected a short passage fron

and leg pigles

Oden.

mistri

almost entirely toward Bulgarian refugees in the camp at Lavrion.

Diko was made a member of the "P. 'D. Petkoy" organization which

was farmed in Lavrion on April 30, 1950. (See CAS report E3295,

September 16

1950.) He has taken over and expanded the actic

vities of this group, and son considers himself Its leader.

will have ninety supporters as soon as he can find the funds to

proofs of his growing strength.

20235

Dilso appears to be an excellent organizer.

he keeps

up-to-date lists of all the Bulgarians in the camp at Lavrion.

The Bulgarians are listed according to Diko's estimate of thair

political position.

Thus, there is a group called supporters,

there is one called Potential Supporters,

there is a group oi

a list of Nationalists, ete.

In general,

Diko makes it a point to visit the camp at lavrion regus

larly, and to bring with hin cigarettes and food which he disc

tributes anong new arrivals.

allegedly, ha tellg these sen

arrivals that the presents are given to

then bacause they arg

#I&

however," Dike adits,

uthis Is a very succesafal

Diko claims that he pays

for these little gifts himself; he emphatically denies having

received outside help in this nattar.

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The basie progran of Diko's Demoeratic Bloc is to be found

in the "Constitution of the Bulgarian National Agrarian Unlos, "

as published in Sofia in 1922.

eared copy of this publication with him. Presunably a copy is

available in Washington.

Diko's group has evolved

a supplementary progran.

plementary programs The points of this supplementary pro-

gram ars liated on enclosure No. 8

In general, Diko's program ap-

pears denocratie and idealistic.

Diko's group is opposed unalterably to the Bulgarian National

Committee and to Dr. G. M. Dimitror.

Dilso states that, although

he worked with Dr.

Dimitrot for many years, he has come to realize

that Dr. Dimitroy la guilty of those same totalitarian and ter

rorist laftist practices of which the Coimunists are guilty.

Diko states that the final break with Dr. Dimitroy came over the

following incident:

Dro Go M. Dimitrot knew that Diko had orga-

nised mazy. secret posts throughout Bulgaria

andy after Diso escaped fron Bulgaria, Dr.

Dimitror asked Diko to nans the posts.

Diko thought it wise not to write down the

names of the persons in charge of the posts,

and was also suspicious of this request.

When Dr. Dimitrov did not receite the infor

mation he wanted, he became very angry and

asbowed his true totalitarian hand.".

(Diko has made available to the Peripheral Reporting Unit

many of hia files, including those on his correspondence with

Dr. Dimitror. It appeary that he does know GeMe and that Galle

at one time thought well of Dito. For Instance, in a letter

Dr. Dimitrov spoke of Diko as a "hero"

cad In a letter dated January 2, 19%3, Dr: Dimitrov stated

that he had seat biko sal clothag and sharing equipment.

(The four Bulgarians

In Lavrion wio stated that they supported Toncho Teney a see

Athens despatch 380, September 1,

1940 so seem to be Dila's

Diko makes it very clear.

almost illogically and

stubboraly clear. that he will continue to work with toncho

Tener only so long as Teney does not change his present program.

Diko seems to suspect that Tener might later evince "Monarchist"

or "Genetoist" tendencies.

Nikola Alexandrey in Italy,

with Panayotxanagetov la Verosuela,

and with other Bulgarian refugees. Enclosure No. & is a trans

lation of part of the text of a letter fron Vakrel Taser, which

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throws sone light on the activitios of the laner clique and

the Barey brothers.

do

Monorial Servicas. for. Nikola Petkor.

On Saturday,

September 23, 1950,

Diko organised a memorial service in Lavrion,

commemorating the third anniversary of the hanging of likola

Petkor.

"Diko stated that about eighty refagses cana to his

church service. (Pictures of the sectolo" the majority ar the

see enclosure No. 10,

indicate that about sixty were present.)

peopla in attendance were Bulgarians, but thare vere also a few

refugees of other nationalities, a Greek priest and sacristan,

and a Lew town offlcials..

The menorial service lasted for more than an hour and ins

cluded a mass, and a speech by Dike.

Diko claims that his

speech was so noring that all of the refugees eried, ineluding

Following the service, Dilo laid & wreath at the tom

soldier's moment and the group repaired to a tavern for ro

freshnents.

among the refugoas..

COST OF MEMORIAL, SERVICE

100,000 drachmae

110,000

3. Wize

5

Cannontal wheat-and-sugar

Candles

200,000

100,000

Food and drink at taters

320,000

870,000

It is interesting to note that no Genetoiats took part in

or attended the memorial service.

This was claimed by Dike, and

corroberated by a Gantoist who visited the labassy early In

October to complain about the "high-handed audacity of Diko ja

pretending to speak for Democracy." (Mote:

The Peripheral

Reporting Unit had been invitad to attend the Monaria, jarvice

but did not do so since it did not wish to appear to spousar

one refugee group as against another.

30. Comments

ake is & pleasant, hara working young man of average

intelligence.

He shows

a politician's gilbaess which is extras

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"Deneracy," four program," ete, without actually saying

anything, yet creating the impression that he 1s all-knowing.

'As an example of Diko's awareness of the politician's

role, It night be mentioned that he now wears a well cut suit

of the iinest materials, a pair of excellant imported shoes,

a silk shirt and a silk tie. Diko is buying these on credit,

at 150,000 drachnas ($10) per month.

He claing that a good

appearanes 1s necessary if he is to inspire the confidenco an

cooperation of the refugees among whon he 1s working.

Diko is a rugged individualist and 1t would seen that his

Individualis is his greatest enemy at present.

He is intola-

rant and suspicious of others, and is the type of person who

would prefer to lead his on small group to suicide than to

follow as a private in a larger army whose ains vare not exaetly

his oui..

There is a very great deal of the charlatan about diko.

CAS spoke with him on two occasions, and then discarded him: as

a "phony." The Peripheral Reporting Unit believes, however,

that, notwithstanding his superficiality and the exaggerations

to which he is prone. Diko has such an intuitive grasp of the

rudiments of political deportment and showmanship, and he is

so devoted to his self-appointed task of organizing his "Deno:

cratic Bloc," that he might becone an Important Bulgarian figure.

Robert B. Menninger,

First Secretary of Embassy®

10 Enclosures:

(Listad on page 9.)

Copias to:

(less enclosures 1, 2,3,4,5,6, and 10)

Paris (PR)

Rome (PR)

Vienna (PR)

Istanbul (PR)

Frankfert (PR)

Trieste (PE)

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ENCLOSURES

1. "Ui ¿nerculepurai TiS Boulyapiog" (Part I - Greek version.

I copy only. Unclassified.)

2o " 'Aypótes sai sopyouvionos" (Part 5. Greek version. I copy

only. Unclassifiad.)

3. "Oi "PãoDO ENEU@EputEs" (Part 7. Greek version. I copy only.

Unclassifled.)

4. " "U pulpos Boulyapixós Expatos" (Part 1. Revised text. 1 copy

only. Unclassified.

5. " 'Aypótes sai Kounovniquos" (Part 5. Revised text. I copy

only. Unclassified.)

Sis newspapers containing articles about or by niko. 11

copy only Unclassified.

7°

8.

9..

10.

Progran of the "Democratie. Bloe." (Confidential.)

Text of letter fron Vakrel Janey to Diko, dated April 15,

1950. (Confidential.)

Seven photographs of Diko and the 1950 Nikola Petkoy Memorial

Service at lavrion. (1 copy only of each.

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"INCIDENT IN VULCHEDRAM"

Excerpt from Agrarians and Communign, by Dimiter Adamar Dimitrov

So one day Iankor ...(was)..' told to go to the "Committee."

the invitation was made personally by Tinko so that it would

not have the meaning and character of an order. (He was the

father of a Communist who probably had an important post in the

capital.)

"We have missed you, lankor, we see nothing of you."

"Oh, well, business you kaow."

"Why don't you com to the office of the People's Conmittee.

so that we can sit and have a talk?"

"To the office?. What would I be doing there?"

"Oh, having a talk."

"What do we have to talk about?"

Twell."

as men and as fellow villagers we have men to

talk about.

Fellow villagers? Tankov felt his blood boiling and

rising to his head.. That expression "fellow villagerg" struck

is sarg as an irony,

as an insult. He felt he was being de

filed by the mouth of that sordid murderer; because it wa

against these fellow villagers that his mania and extremism

had been directed and his fellow villagers had been killed on

his instructions; killed by the rabid mob of the Party during

its first onslaught. And among these fellow villagers whon

this jackal had killed there were his friends: the kind priest,

the teacher and the doctor, all those who were the heart and

mind of the village.

"Like fellow villagers?"

"Anyway,

like friends.

I want to discuss something

with you. It's necessary that I should have a talk with you."

"How I understand.

That's right, be blunt about It. At

what time do you order me to be in your office?"

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"But don't take it that way, Tankov. I am not ordering

you, I'= laviting you."

"Okay, when do you want me to come?"

"Come this afternoon, unleas you'd prefer tonorrow."

"Either today or tomorron makes no difference to ne.

I'm coming this afterneon."

Before going there, Jamkor passed by the druggist's,

the only survivor of the circle of intellectuals, and told him

about the invitation Tinko had made to him. He was the only

man with whon he spoke with confidence and with whom he ex-

changed ideas. the druggist rose, shocked, from his desk,

allised his spectacles with sands which were trendlig, then

put his hands on Tankoy's shoulders as if they were expressing

his lote and anciety.

"Be careful, ry friend Yanker.

You are a bit hotheaded

and cannot control your tongue. Mind you don't misbehave.

We need you,

we need you.

lankey laft, greatly moved, and with a decision to listen

to whatever they had to tell him at the People?s Comnittee

without expressing the disgust and Indignation he felt 10r

like a little pupil of the elementary school who 1s

chastised by his master.

"The devil take hin!" he spat-with disgust.

At the People's Comnittee, apart fron the two "eninent"

Party members - Tinko and laney - there was a Russian organt-

zer, a large brute with an elephant neck and with a welle

shaved Asiatic head.

Through his large nostrils, which

one felt

that one was about to see the size of his mind.

that he knew who lankar was, bacause hig grey eyes were ean.

stantly fixed on him, Insistently and inguiringly. Tinke

Introduced him.

"He has a son too, a Party san, our nas."

"Bravo, congratulations, Where 1s he son?" he asked.

"In ooo lhe felt like saying, iell) • Sofia," he

corrected himself.

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"Is he stadying?"

"Yes, he is studying to become a doctor." (He thought to

himself:

a loaier."

"Fine," remarked the Russian with satisfaction.

their science for the benefit of the whole and, of course, for

their own benefit too."

"Yes, yes.. You love them. I have seen that with my own

eyes," agreed Yankoy,

scarcely managing to control himsell.

And there passed before his eyes the tragic scene of the assas

sination of the doctor a few days ago.

After these words had been exchanged and he was sitting

comfortably on his chair,

the Russian opened his legs wide,

assumed a serious air, and started the discussion. He spoke

Bulgarian with great ease, like a Bulgarian.

"The comrades," he said, pointing to tinko and janet,

"spoke to me with flattering

words about you and your home.

You are an honest and industrious fanily, respectable persons,

and such persons who know how to appreciate work and honesty

are valuable and dear. to us.

It, is even more fortunate

because, as I was told, you are on our side.

This is only

too natural, of course, since you have your san...."

"My son has his own ideas and I have mine," Interrupted

Tankor, who had started growing angry.

The Russian pretended not to notice the meaning of the

interruption.

"Yes, I understand.

progressive.

went further ahead.

Your so"fouth has the lead.

being younger and more

1 was about to say...wnat was " saying!

Oh yes, that you

have a son who could go ahead if you, too, helped, and 1f

you didn't it would be the other way. Iou understand what I

mean? 19

Yankov felt that he was choking with anger, but he con

trolled himself. He swallowed his tongue.

"I understand," he said, between clenehed teeth.

"It's good to hear that," added the Russian.

"It shows

that you understand things in the right way, from the proper

angle, lixe a reasonable man and like a father." He looked

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satisfied. He thought that he had scared Tamkor with his

threatening insinuation.

He thought that he had bim now at

his mercy:

"And now let us speak about the specific and interesting

question for which we invited you."

Thet 23

speak," the other man agreed.

*People like you are valuable for us. You are exactly

what is required in each village to serve

as an example to

be followed by others, to overcome the stupid hostility of

the villagers toward our social system and thus to facilitate

its completion.

Such persons offer an lumense service to

our causé.:. That is way we give them our respect and our

confidence, and we reward them richly, both morally and mate-

rially: We know how to honor honest men."

"jes, indeed.

I can see that," said Yankor and threw a

glance at the other two "honest men," Taney and Tinko.

Tankoy's highly expressive bint did not escape the at-

tention of the Russian,

but he pretended not to understand.

The two "honest men" went red to the roots of their ears and

their eyes sparked with anger.

"After all this," the Russian went on, "the only thing

that remains is for me to tell you about my proposal..

You

should enter the kolkhos.

There you will be able to develop

all your activity, you will benefit the social whole and you

will create the fundamental pre-requisites for the proper

development and progress of your son."

lankoy rose.

From the first words the Russian organiser

had uttered he understood what he was about to come to.

And,

of course, he did not intend to accept the proposal for

participation in the kolkhos but had intanded - following the

advice of his friend, the druggist - to express his refusal

In quiet and well chosen words.

But when the Russian had

made his son's progress dependent upon his own consent to be

come an organ of the party - thus indirectly blackmailing

him, and especially when he clearly intimated that he wanted

him to use as the bait for his fellow villagers, his honest

and pure soul revolted.

the wave of anger which he scarcely

managed to control broke out llke a torrent.

The druggist's

prescription

was cast away, forgotten.

"It saens to me," he replied,

"that your affinity with

base

individuals like Tinko and laner

and undoubtedly with

others still worse, has led you to belleve that all the

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Bulgarians are tailored to fit your plans.

For otherwise

you would not have spoken to ma about moral and material

rewards for my person, about coins of treachery, and you

wouldn't have threatened me with the "development? of my

goodalor-nothing gou.

Oh no, Mr. Russian, you are wrong

in thinking that all the Bulgarians take after your

" comrades".

There are a few who cannot be bought, who do

not give way to threats and do not become bait."

He put on his hat and left with dignity.

The others remained there, stupified and spellbound,

looked at the departing Yamkov.

When he had overcome the surprise which had stupified

Tinko got hold of his revolver and hastened to reach

Yancho Yankoy, who was descending the stairs without being

aware of this.

But the kassian organiser stopped him.

"No nonsense. This isn't the time for it. We shall

think over how and when and where it mist be done."

And he did think about it.

A few days later Tankor was

Pound dead in a field outside the village.

He had been

stabbed with wild ferocity.

Tinko and the militia made every effort to find the mur

derers. "And thay lound them.

They were two peasants, the

stolid and incorrigible anti-Communists, who, according to

their own 'confession', written and signed before the militia,

had committed the murder because they were informed that

Yankor had registered for participation in the kolkhos and

because he insistently and persistently had urged his fellow

villagers to join hin..

The two murderers were taken away

for trial and never reappeared.

Tankoy's belongings, in accordance with a statesent which

he had "signed," were taken over by the kolkkoz.

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October 139

PROGRAM DE THE DEMOCRATIC BLOC

& ATHENS 588

1950

of Democracy.

The Bloe refuses to collaborate with Commiste

Leftiat slanents of any type such as the party of Dr. G.

Dimitror, extreme Rightists,

or with the Ivan Mihailor group.

remain purely democratic, in the American manner.

The Bloe will ally Itself with sinilar bloes now

being formed anong Albanian and Iugoslay refugees.

As soon as the Bloc ean procure the necessary funds,

1t will prepare and publish protocols, resolutions, etc,

and distribute these both to Bulgarian emigrants abroad and

The first of these brochures

will explain what the bloe is, what it wants and why it does

The brochure will ask for

the belp of all Democratic Bulgarians.

penetrating and propagandizing Bulgaria.

country.

8.

When the country has been freed, the Bloc desiras

free elections under a democratic system, restoration of all

personal Ireedoms, the adoption of a bill of rights along the

American system, the restoration of private ownership, the

abolition of cooperative farms and the abolition of the

people's courts.

The program advocates just and proper trials of all

Communist leaders os no terrorian.

10.

In external affairs the Bloe advocates Balkan coope

ration and cooperation with all democratic peoples.

CONFIDENTIAL

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Eaclosur

→ to ATHENS 588,

October 13,

$950.

Latter from Vakrel Yaner,

Paris 8, France,

to Diniter Adanor Dinotroy,

, liotel Actior, dew Phaleron, areéco,

dated April 15, 19500

oooooI am here concentrating more on organizational work

so that we can safaguard the idealistic purity of the Agrarian

Union so heavily stapped upon and frightened by the self-willed

and evil activity of the Doctor and those who circle around him.

Here in Paris we finally have an Agrarian Union and we have

published a cireular letter in which ve announce in a clear

manner the division among the emigrants... I sent you some of

these letters and am now again sending you one so that you can

distribute it wheraver necessary and to people wao are interested.

I will await your prompt adrica as to hon lt is recalved. I

know how the Barey people will receive 1t, but now this means

nothing to 13.

The Balgarian problem in ita entirety interesta

us and ve will not allew it to be misused on account of our

National cause.

I have not started a newspaper yet, but averything has

bean thought out and I hope that early next month 1 can ge

lease the first iasue.: It is not easy. Iou know hou poor we

are and it is hard to get money from the poor amigrants.

My material eircanstances

Newsprint is very expensive her? The newspaper has been thought

are not any better than before.

out in its serious form and contents, so many people will bate

to swallow their tongues.

About the National Committee: I have nothing in commor

with than.

My opinion is that all in a very short time wil

be reorganized rom the roots me honest do casere to do

good lor our enslaved bousland.

The temporary leadership of the Bulgarian Agrarian Union

•in edle has been formed to include Engo/ Teney, as aiso Dinke

The fight with the Barsvites has started strongly

and thou i Dimitro to these we shallo

tinue the fight,

and will not stop,

because it is for the pure,

honest triumph of overran Democracy.

The activity on the part of the Baratites about which you

wrote is this:

they want to make a sub-committee and for this

purposa they want Slavi Neikor as a representative.

You 30R

to what lon lerals they have reached and who ara the leaders

for the Doctor! I wonder why up to non the emigrants in treace

have not organized and picked out a committee there, which wil

promilgate common interests and not allow outside interference.

Bare in

My mine

CONFIDENTIAL

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ENCLUSTAIS 9 ATHSAS S66

You had promised me that you rould send me documentation

on the bad activity of the Barevites in Greece but up to no

you haven't done it, which has troubled me.. Iou know that I

aM VBrY atrOAg On promises.

I bellaye the declarations you

have made more than once and shall await the fulfillment as

quickly as possible of these promises.

I had read in the papers about the killing of Marin and

others.

I'd like to have you acquaint me with the circu

stances of the emigrants and what are the frosts, which faces

come out as leaders, what kind of attitude they take, ate. ...

CONFIDENTIAL

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To:

From:

Subject:

18 April 1951

Oliver G. Martell

Terence U. Nasmith

The Hanging of Lyle O. Kelly.

He told us about recent contacts he made with Pierre and Mrs.

Florimond from Salonika.

He denied that he had ever had con-

acts with them previously

We have learned from Ogive that,

n 1999, Kelly worked for Florimond

On Thursday April 12 Kelly stated that he was to tell

Florimond by Friday,: April 13, whether or not he would work with

Kelly asked us for instructions.

We told Kelly his answer

was to bea definite, final no.

In other words he was never to

see the French again. We know definitely, however, that Kelly

saw Florimond on Friday, on Saturday and on Tuesday.

he saw also a certain French Assistant Military Attache named Piray:

Yani Kolomonos, Kelly's friend, stated that Kelly has

agreed to meet Piray

at the French Embassy between 11 and 12 o'clock

on Thursday, April 19.

t this meeting Kelly will (1) give th

renchman detailed accounts of all U. S. intelligence operations o

which he is aware, with special emphasis on Radio Gorianin, and (2)

receive for this information 10 to 15 million drachmae.

It is imperative that this meeting be stopped.

instance, two of the Dreamer radio announcers

known to Kelly

and hated by Kelly:

Since they have relatives inside Dreamland, their

our position should be as secure as possible.

Our Greek informant suggests, not without plausibility,

that this effort of the french might be Communist inspired attempt

to penetrate U. S. intelligence activities.

The Greek bases his

guess only upon the reasoning that normal French intelligence activities

would not be so interested in penetrating U.S. work, since --

allegedly - we are close allies.

We accuse Kelly also of manyyproven lies and of theft of

2. These malpractices, known to us through personal observation

over a period of several months, include such things as the following:

Kelly stated that he wrote three books, for which he

paid a sum of money

He did not write the books as he

himself has testified on the enclosed photostat of a document

which he signed.

b.

On one occasion

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On one occasion Nasmith personally gave Kelly $300

in dollars for an option on his books:

Kelly signed a

receipt for this.

Kelly showed a signed copy of the receipt

to the true author, stating that he could not divide the

money with the author since, although he had signed the

receipt,

he had not received any money -- that Nr. Nasmith

had forced him to sign the receipt so that Nasmith could

steal the $300 for himself.

Money given to Kelly specifically for the purpose of

paying salaries to the members of his Committee was not:

turned over to the Committee in its entirity.

Kelly stated on

several occasions definitely that he no longer had any

connections with Greek authorities. At the time he was making

these statements he was observed by our people to be going imo

residences.

it.)

i we do to ta, a deto only it 2

On at least 4 occasions Kelly has stated unequivocally

that he had no relations with Ibrahim Mohammed.:

A friendly

observer saw Kelly pay Mohammed gold pounds prior to Mohammed's

recent trip to Turkey.

Furthermore, mysterious receipts have

appeared in Kelly's accounts signed by Ibrahim Mohammed.

It is interesting to note that aroused by our continued

interest in Ibrahim, Kelly has given us a long song and dance

intending to force us to drop the subject - about. Ibrahim's

being a Greek spy.

On one occasion Kelly told us about having received

from Major Nikoloupolos of the Aliens Directorate.

is (1) an obvious attempt to drive a wedge between our

closely

cooperating organizations, and (2) evidence of Kelly's untrust-

worthiness.

Kelly has been warned pepeatedly to maintain as good

security as possible regarding the purpose for which he has

rented offices at 13 Patissia Street.

Nevertheless, Kelly has

blabbed his business (and ours!) all over Athens, so

that he isve

constantly visited by all manner of unnecessary.

people including

a galaxy of street walkers.

go. Relly maintains constant relations with

several people

who seem unduly interested in our work.

We do not attempt

to dictate his friends but we do consider it improper when he

deliberately lies in denying to us that he sees such people.

(Example:

A certain Papas,

an elderly Greek who seems to be

working with the french mission here..

3. In addition to the serious charges which we have against

Kelly as indicated above, there is the additional charge equally

serious but less

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but less specific, that he appears actually to be insane,

to be suffering from delusions of grandeur (meglomania).

For

instance, his many references to his future role as

prime minister

of Bulgaria, and his

illustrative anecdotes regarding the purpose

of the meeting recently held between the members of the Committee

and Mr. Manfield.

It is recommended urgently that Kelly be removed immediately

circulation and that the

Aliens Directorate be kind enaugh to.

discuss with us in the next few days or weeks what final solution

we may evolve for the Kelly menace.

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PRECEOLECE VICUTONE

DATE. Wi

22 MARCH 51

30224

FiLE NUMERE

INFORMATION:

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CASH O IGFO PARI & CITE ATHE G

SITEG TO:

SELAYED

AKSTAIR

1O DO YOU KNOW OF DREAMER POLITICAL COMMITTEE CALLED (1) PURPOFTED

TO BE FORMED IN ZRIETAL? HAVE NO DETAILS• POSSIBLY GLANTI

SPLINTER?

_ 2O NEG SUBJECTS POSSIBILITY WE WILL SOON PUT LYLE D. KELLY ON

REASONS SMALL SUCCESS HAS GÓDE TO HEAD AND IS OUT-LANTZING

GLANTZ ON FUNDS AND DICTATOTIAL APFFOACH. THEFEBY BEGINNING TO

ALIENATE FOLLOWERS. ALSO POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN SUEJECT OF WASH

33606 COUT SUEU. DO OKINSANE WOULD CONTINUE UNDEF. "ORE

MATURE AND ABLE LEADEFSHiP OF (2) WHO IS PRESENTLY COL"ITTEE

MEMBER. SHOWDOWN NOT YET OCCURFED THEFEFORE THIS-AS FYI ONLY

UNTIL FURTHEE: INFO FROM US.

IF WE DO REOFGANIZE KELLY WRE

COMSIDES ING POSSIBULITY BRINING (3) FECH HEFAISY TO ADD HIS

TALENTS TO COMVITTEE.: ANY COMMENT FFOW HEJOINT ON THIS?

NEX SUBJECTS FYI (4) OF 19.MAFCH PRINTS LONG AFTICLE CN

KAISCHENE, QUOTES: SOME: TEXTS. WE HAD BELIEVED JAINCE-CUT.

10252 22 MAR 51

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13 Marco 1951

MEMORANDUM FOR:

SUBJECT:

REFERENCE:

Chief,

Dimitri Adanov Dimitron pl

Your request for clearance

dated 23 Octover 1950.

Provisional Clearance approved

25 January 1951.

1.

In viow of the: information and recommendation con-

tained in a memorandum from the Chief, Special Security Branch,

Inspection and Security Staff dated. 10 March

1951,

an Operational Clearance is hereby issued which will permit the

utilization of Subject's servioes as a contractual agent in

Greece engaged in political, psychological and guerrtila warfare

operations under project STAIR.

2: This Clearance is for the particular services for which

it was requested. If at a later date it is decided to utilize

Subject in a different capacity, or otherwise change his status,

the matter must be brought to the attention of the Operational

Security Officer without delay.

3. Attached hereto is a copy of the recommendation upon

which this clearance is based.

FOR THE ASSISTANT DIRECIOR FOR POLICY COORDINATION

low w

R. CORNELISOI

Acting Operational Security Officor

Attachment

Memo dated 10 March 1951.

OPC Registry

II/CS

II/CS

SECRET

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10 March 1951

Dinitri ¿damov Dimitrov

DOCALI

Subjet Relie da keroud to a rama de to 35 colora, so agaris y the

Inform do eager one Cobert agent to the lie 7 one o

that sabjost has avex resided in this sountry..

However, based on the lack of any derogatory information in the ftles of

pertisent goverument agenoles, and the Indices of CIA, this offlon does not wish,

at this tims, to intarpose any objection to the proposed use of the Sablest by this

organization, providing Inspection and Secwity 19 furaished sith the results of

the laid thook whas avatiable.

If the altaation should be altered and Information obtained fron which an

investigation in the United States would be productive, this offloo would gladly

perforn the same.

advance so that no delay 1s caused in the transitics.

Transmitted herewith are the attachments listed below. If it should be

necessary, for aly reason, to return the attachments, it is requested that they

be returned in a sealed envolope marked "Eyes Alone" to the vrites.

FOR THE SECURITY OFFICER, GIA

ROBERT H. CUNHIN

CAttechmenta Ma Cauced cassptto CIA Sual Unicera

dissolame"Cheat. Data

Additional Copy of Sumary

SECRET

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25 January 1951

MEMORANDUM FOR: EE I

SUBJECT:

Dimitri A. Dimitrov

l.. It has been ascertained from the Chief, Special Security

Branch, Inspection and Security Staff, that as of 19 January 1951,

the files of CIA fail to reflect any reason why Subject should not

be operationally utilized by this office.

2. In view of the above and due to the urgency of obtaining

Subject's services,

it is recommended that a Provisional Opera-

tional Clearance be issued for Subject's use as a contractual agent

in Greece for political, psychological, and guerrilla warfare opera-

tions in connection with project CKSTAIR.

3.: Inasmuch as there is a calculated security risk involved in

using an individual on a provisional operational clearance, you

should use precaution in hanaling Subject until a full clearance is

granted.

This Provisional Operational Clearance is recommended for a

period of ninety days subject to renewal if the full clearance has

not been granted:

w.R. linaclesou

W. R. CORNELISON

Acting Operational Security Officer

OPC

AFPROVED:

25 January 1951.

Wowlich

_ FHANK G. WISNER

Assistant Director for

-Policy Coordination

SECRET

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SECIES

23 January 1951

MEMORANDUM FOR: EAD

SUBJECT:

Provisional Operational Clearance for

Dimitri A. Dimitrov.

I. It is requested that the attached Provisional

Operational Clearance for Dimitri A. Dimitro be approved.

Mr. Dimitrov will be used as a contract agent in Greece for

political, psychological, and guerrilla warfare operations

under Project QKSTAIR.

2.

In view of the fact that the recruitment of Bulgarian

agents who are scheduled shortly to begin covert training must

be accomplished through Mr. Dimitrov, his clearance is needed

innediately.

Gratian M. Tatsevitch

Chief, BE-I

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Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO

Acting Chief, SE

DATE: 21 JuLy 1953

FROM : Michael Ao Henovich, SE/2

SUBJECT: Lyle O. KELLY

I. In accordance with your instructions received through Mr. Donald F.

Ewing, CSE/2, and in coordination with Mr. Mahoney of Wi Division, I flew to

DIROBALO, arriving there at noon on 26 May 1953, for the purpose of determining

whether subject bas current operational information concerning SE operations

and personnel that would make him a security risk if he were allowed to ra

settle within the next calendar year.

20. Upon arrival at DIROBALO I discussed the case with KELLI's case

officer, Mr. Philip A. Toney, and the Station Security Officer and learned

that KillY had been in detention until approsimately 15 May when he was released

from confinement and allowed to attend classes and live with other persons who

are being prepared for resettlement.

30

Between 1300 and 1600 hours on 26 May, I reviewed the DIBOBALO Station

files on kater and made an appointment with KilIt's case officer to have a con

ference with KiLLY at 0800 hourg 27 May. It was decided to use the affice of

the Station Security Officer for the meeting because of its inunerability to

other agents and to the laborers who were working in the ares.

The Security

Officer statod that the offico nonld be made available for the time specifiedo

40 At 0800 hours 27 May KuLLI's case officer escorted me to the pre

arranged meeting site and introduced me as Mike Vargas to KELLY who had been

waiting in the office. The case officer informed XELIY that I had arrived fros

Washington, D. C. to discuss his problems with him and would andeavor to resolve

all matters possiblo. KILLY appeared elated and in broken English said that he

was very happy to learn that the organization (I presume he meant CIA) finally

acknowledges him as a friend.. Killy stated that he has been waiting 25 months

to spoak to someone fron Washingtol. The case officer departed fron the roon and

left KaLLY and me standing in the center of the roall.. I asked KaLI to be

seated and told him that I speak Serbo Groatian and inquired if he understood

Serba Croatian. KELLY repliod that ho does speak Serbian and 1s glad that I

speak the languago also because his English was not fluent and he has difficulty

expressing himsell. All conversations hereafter were conducted in Serbo Groatian.

5. I opened the conversation by telling KelLy that his reports and letters

were received and studied very carefully at Washington and assured him that

pressing daties made it impossible for anyone to visit him at any time prior to

the present. KELLY replied that he felt relieved that he was not forgotten by

his friends and that he could now reveal everything that has been a puzzle to

him since his apprehension by the Greeks in 1951, and perhaps learn the causes

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for certain actions that were directed against hin.

KELLy stated that he was

imprisoned a few times and that he suffered terribly during those periods

because of his inability to withstand imprisoment.

In order that I might have a clear picture of his background and

initial contacts with the Americans in Sofia and later in Athens, as well as

his associations with other intelligence services in Bulgaria and Greece, KELLY

stated that he preferred to start from the begirning of his clandestine work in

Bulgaria and chronologically bring me up to date on his activities and ensuing

events. Since much of KIlLY's discussion is repeated in a report he had pre

riously prepared and which is in his files and since a great deal of the dis

cussion had no direct bearing on the purpose of the mission, I will for the sake

of brevity and clarity avoid those portions of his story.

are a loon men the that at aled atron a da re realized

the position the people of Bulgaria were placed in and that under Communism

the people were not going to be any better off than they were under the Fascists

or Nazis.

The only salvation for the Bulgarian people was for the Democratic

powers to achieve control and thereby extend their form of goverment to the

! Bulgarian people. He therefore proceeded to exploit Bulgaria with a vien to

organizing adherents into clandestine groups in order to oerthrow the Communist

goverrment that was in control.

KELLY stated that he had organized over 250

cells consisting of soue 10, 000 persons throughout Bulgaria and Macedonda.

According to KELLY, In 1945 he met the American General Crane in Sofia

and the General requested KILLY to prepare a program of his organization out.

lining its mission, functions, etco. Upon complying with this request KELLY

stated that General Crane inforned him that his progran was very favorable and

that he (General Crane) desired KELLY to work for him. Kill said he agreed

and proceeded personally to exploit the cella of his organization in bulgaria.

% In 1946 while KELLY was inspecting units of his organization in Bulgaria

Nikola Potiot, Agrarian leader In Bulgaria who was also fomenting unrest among

the Agrarian factions. KMII contimed by stating that he remained in prison

for approsimately six months near Vratsa where he was tortued by the polico in

an effort to extract from him information on his organization and people with

whom he was associated, particularly Americans. KilLI said he did not reveal

the information which the police desired.

10. Tarly in 1947 through members of his organization he was able to make

his escape from the prison.

He made his way to Sofia where he tried to contact

Through the Mission secretary, KHLLY made

an appointment to see Mr. Horne and when he did meet him Mr. Horne told him

that he was not

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that he was not avars of anything that had existed between KFL.LY and General

him.

1b. KiLLI realizing that he was wanted in Bulgaria by the police for his

escape fron prison proceeded to work his way out of Bulgaria.

He was assisted

by one Fancha Fernandova near Plovdit. On crossing the Bulgarian border into

Greece Killy stated that he surrendered to a Greek patrol who immediately

channeled him through its interrogation center.

During this procass KHIrY said

he was approached by British Intelligence, a Mr. Andros (possibly Andrews) and

Mr. Scott, and was told that the British had heard of his organization and

wanted him. to work for them. KilLI refused the offer and told the British that

he preferred to work with the Americans. KELLY also said that the Greek IS

had asked him to work for them, and that he refused them also. He was then

placed in a refugee camp In Athens with other Bulgarian refugees.

12. In 1949 during KElLY's stay in the refugee camp he said that he learned

the art of making trinkets as a trade and was allowed to leave the refugee camp

and seek employment in a shop where he could contime his trade. He found a

shop that offered him a job and he accepted.. He stated that he had no intentions

of making a livlihood in that occupation but it did give him an opportunity to

get out of the refugee camp and contime to seek means to combat the Camunists

in Bulgaria.

While on this job Killy mat a Greek woman by the nama of flora

Vavanou who said she had an aunt who lives in Chicago, Illinois. Since they both

wished to go to the United states, they decided to get married and, with an

affidavit of support fron Flora's Aunt, get visas to the U. S.. Their nest

move was to get to Italy through IRO channels.

13. KiLLy claims that he did not loow the Aunt's address of name other

than that she was referred to as Teresa.

KELLY said that he and Flora planned

to separato on reaching the United States. According to KElLI, he checked with

the IRO in Athens and learned that because he was a ulgarian immigrant he was

eligiblo for emigration through IRO and since Flora had probable means of getting

him to the United States he decided to go through with the plan. He married

Flora in February 1949 and by the latter part of March they were en route to

Italyo

I. While In Italy KiLLI stated that Flora communicated with her Aunt in

Chicago who was preparing to process the necessary affidavit for their entry

Into the United States. However, during this period KELLI learned that Flora

was pregnant and according to Italian Imigration officials she could not be

considered for emigration fran Italy until after the birth of her child. On

learning this, KilLI said his whole plan had collapsed and that he could not go

through with it. He decided to return to Athens and leave his wife with her

parents.

They returned to Athens in October 1949. A daughter was born in

November 1949

15. Now that he

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15. Now that he had returned to Athens KELLY's intentions were to earn

sufficient funds ($2000) to build a hone for his daughter. He was not con.

cerned with flora as he had married her for the purpose of getting to the

United States. The marriage was to be a temporary affair as they were not in

love with each other and had no intentions of remaining married. Our information

shows that KiLLY worked for the Propaganda Section of the Greek General Staff

headed by It.- Colonel M. A. Alexandralds on his return to Athens. In order to

earn money KELLI decided to write several books on anti-Communism. Since he

was not fluent in Greek be sought the assistance of a Greek scholar who could

translate his writings from Bulgarian into Creek.

KILLY said he wrote two

texts and turned them over to a Greek educator to translate.

16. In August 1950 KELLI decided to take his texts to the American Embassy

in Athens and inquire as to the possibility of having the texts translated into

English and published in the United States. He said he was directed to a Mr.

Dining (probably Mr. Donald F. Ewing), Chief of Information Service, who in turn

Istroduced him to a Mr. Willard Allan also an official at the American Embassy

in Athens. KilLY stated that after several meetings with Mr. Allan he was asked

by Mr. Allan to work with the Americans. KULY immediataly volunteered and was

told in order to get an organization that could accomplish its mission he would

need several assistants.

He explored the Layrion refugee camp for potential staff

personnel and was given the names of Ivan Hristonov and Ivan and Dimitur Donev

Upon the suggestion of the Americans, KIllY said he accepted the persons namedo

He established a headquarters and proceeded planning operations to penetrato

Bulgaria. Kill claimed the Greeks and certsin Bulgarian emigre leaders in

Greece were opposed to his position with the Americans and did everything

possible to belittle his position and impair his operations. The results of

KElLI's abortive missions into bulgaria are contained in a report which KiLLI

prepared at DTROBALO and which is now in his file.

1% During the period in which he was trying to get his operations

counted into Bulgaria, KiLLY was approached by the French IS to work for them,

MILY statad that he immediately inforned his American superiors regarding thi

French approach and was thereafter directed by the Americans in his dealings

and associstions with the Frerch IS.

KILLY listed the following American personnel with whon he coordinated

KELLY referred to the following Bulgarian personnel as having been associated

with his organization and with whon he was acquainted: Ivan Hristonov, whom he

believes supplanted him in the organization in Athens; Ivan and Dimitur Doney,

who he claims are presently in Argentins; Choyo. Stonorskd (probably Stoyo

Chonovsid); Andon Andonov; Gospodin Gospodinov; Hristo iraikov; Vasil lancher;

Rafail Karakachanov; Dimitur Tabakor; Todor Hadjier and Ivan Gagov.

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Kilty continued by stating that he was apprehended by the Greek Police,

allegedly for sate keeping in April 1951. He was placed in detention and ro

mained under Greek control until his departure from Greece to Frankfurt by air.

Fron Frankfurt he was transported to Panama where he arrived on 5 September 1951.

He was placed in detention at a hospital in Panama and was of the opinion that.

perhaps the hespital was an exterminating establishment for undesirables. Later,

however, he said he learned otherwise and through a friend, Mr. Stanley, learned

that he was sent to Panams to undergo several physical check-ups and that after

that was completed he would be removed to an area some 50 miles sway where he

would enjoy full freedon. Also that he would remain at his new location long

enough to learn a language and prepare himself for resettlement. When he in

quired how long that would be he was told that would be about sir months.

20. In March 1952 KELLY was transferred to DIROBALD. He stated that be

remained at DTROBALO for six months and after that period he confronted the

authorities concerning his release and resettlement.

Approximately one month

later KILI# said he informed the Station authorities that he would leave the

area il they did not release him as initially promised. He stated that he was

apprehended and placed in confinement until his release in May 1953.

21.. KELLY advised that the above is a true account of his past ex

periences and in view of my limited stay in DTROBALO would appreciate any answer

I could give him regarding questions that have never been resolved and con

sequently have disturbed him.. KILLI apparently had a list of questions prepared

which he drew from a notebook and proceeded to read. the questions were as

follows:.

do Why was he apprehended by the Greek Police?

bo Why was he placed in confinement in Panama and later at DIROBALO?

ço.

How much longer must he remain at DTROBALO?

Is there any possibility of his working with the organization

(CIA) to complete the mission he initiated?

What happened to the texts he wrote that weretaken to the

United States by Mr. Willard Allan?

Why haven't any of his old friends visited him during the past

two years?

3 In regards to his family - kitty stated that only as a last

resort and only if he had to remain at DIROBALO would he want his fantly

there. He would prefer working and sarding sufficient money ($2000) to

purchase or build a home for then in Greece and drop the whole matter.

In resplanse to the above questions. I told Kelly that:

He was apprehended by the Greek Police beeause of his proposed

negotiation with the French IS.

Do He was placed

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He was placed in confinement at Panama to undergo mental and

physical check-ups to assure his recovery from the ordeal which he had

undergone. His confinement at DTROBALO was to prevent his contemplated

and announced escape.

miLi's stay at DIROBALO apparently is dependent on his quali

ications to meet resettlement requirements

I told him I was not able to

judge when he had fulfilled those requirements.

There was also the task

involved of finding

suitable positions for individuals with varied skills.

in South America.

do I told KIlLI that there was no opportunity for him to work with

the organization because the men and organization as known to him are no

longer esdstent.

but that I would at that ahead there to wearing to nee

Io KELLY was told that the people when he knew in Athens and Sofia

wers no longer with the organization and therefore it was impossible for

to visit. him.

I told KeLLY that I did not know anything about his wife and child

other than the fact that KILLY was married and that his wife and child

resided in Athens.

I again queried KELLY concerning his wishes regarding

his family. Keliul asked how long It would take to bring the family to

South America if that were possible.. I replied that I had no definite

answer.

KiLLY said that only if he knew he had to renain at DTROBALO

indefinitely would he request to have his wife and child with him.

COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:

Ao: I lound KiLLY to be a frail, nervous, alert,

and extremely talkative

person. During the twelve hour conference with KELLY I frequently interrupted

him to query him on persons and activities he referred to in his story only to

lind him replying briefly and persistently requesting to be allowed to continue

relating his thoughts and feelings.

Bo In relating his story of the organization he established and members

who comprised the organization KILLY appeared to have à clear and concise

picture of operations he directed and names and descriptions of people with who

he had come in contacti

Co It is my opinion that KiLLY knows little about operations in Greece.

I believe KILLY was so wrapped up in his own abortive missions and personnel

difficultios while in Greece that he paid littls, if any, attention to operations

KELLY mentioned nares of agents who are bing

currently used in Bulgarian operations; however, he referred to them as Bulgarians

whom he had not

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whom he had met in Athens and tried to recruit for his organization, or else

he had been told of them by other sources.

In reply to queries and in his own

story, he made no statement which would indicate that he is cognizant of current

Bulgarian operations:

Do I feel confident that KILLY realizes that his chances of resuming his

role in Greece are at an end and therefore he has resolved to do the next best

thing and that is to contact a former Greek companion (Mr. Karapides) who is a

successful business man in Caracas, Venezuela and seek employment. KELLY 18

sager to be resettled and to get out of DTROBALO.

E. I recognize that KHLY is faniliar with certain former operations and

agents involved in those operations which, if revealed to unauthorized persons,

could become embarrassing.

However, I feel that KElLY's knowledge of current

operations is so minute that the security risks involved to our current operations

would be very little, if any, if he were resettled. Therefore, my recommendation

is to process himtor resettlemento

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Chief, FI/STC

MEMORANDUM FOR:

SUBJECT:

REFERENCE:.

Lyle O. Kelly

Memorandun from Acting Chief, Operations, DDP dated

7 Jamary 1953, to Chief, SE

lo Since this Division has no facilities for the disposal of hard-

core cases, the matter of subject's disposal was discussed with the Chief,

DE/lamin after recolpt of reference. In am innitand de ti at arry time in.

20

For your a la la maling anato dispostion ot taia case, the hear

this Division has reached the conclusion, based on facts set forth in the

following paragraphs, that Kelly, 1f released fron confinement; will be a

source of serious embarrassment to CIA.

30. Subject, @Bulgarian refugee in Greece, was the principal agent

in an 11l-isted operation run fron October 1950 to March 1951.

The

operation resulted in a major expose and trial in Sofia during 1951. The

agents used were those salected by Subject, at least one of whom was

•probably an operative of the Bulgarian Militia and acted as the betrayer

of his colleagues.

4o Subject's behavior during his employment was extraordinarily bad

and characterized by a complete lack of seourity and a conscious effort

on his part to aggrandize himself at the expense of the United States and

n18 fellow agentso uniortunately, duriffithe time of his use by us, ho

acquired considerable information about CIA personnel, operations and

installations in Greece..

He was permitted to come and go freely in the certain

CIA offices in the American Embassy.

50

through another informant the Athens Station learned in early

1951 that Subject had contacted French Intelligence officers in Greece

and had agreed to sell complete details on U. S. plana for operations

against Bulgaria for the sun of 16,000,000 drachmae. All subsoquent

information.on this transaction corroborates the veracity of the original

informant's stary including & French document secured through another CIA

channel which shows that as early as 1949 Subject had been an agent of a

Franch Intelligence network run by the Military Attache of the French

Embassy in Athens.

detention

6. At the urgent request of the Athens Station that Subject be

removed inmediately Iron Athens, arrangements were made for bis trang

portation and incarceration at DIROBALO. To facilitate his removal,

Subjoct was told that he was being taken to the United States for a

meeting of important satellits refugee leaders.

He was flown by CIA plane

to Germany, and from there to Panama by U.S. Army plane.

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The American case officer who handled him in Athens reported,

"Early in our relations with Kelly we foresaw the need to curb him or

eliminate him frau our operations. Since, however, he was necessary to

us, no tried to use him, restraining him and teaching him the while.

Kelly, unfortunately, did not leari - he got worse. He "borrowed' and

stole noney from many sources. He lied to many people, Including us, and

he developed an infantile megalomania in which he persisted in considering

himself the forthconing Minister-President of Bulgaria,". During his detention

incarcocation at DIROBALO, we understand that these same character traits

have been evident.

to-sume time

8o This Division belieyes that Subject's confinement should be

continued indesinitaly to preclude the probability that he would agair

try to

contact the French or another Intelligence Service, foreign

Goverments, or the press in order to capitalize on the information he

possesses concerning CIA, its operations against Bulgaria, the details

of his removal fron Athens and information of disposal methods acquire

luring his trearceration-*Banana

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4 april 1952

lo A well-placed, reliable source (A-1) has stated that the 1949 files of

Frencia Intelligence network "Ulysse" of Captain ilichel de la Roncier

(itilitary attache of the French unbassy, Athens) listed ümitri Diwitrov

as an agent and contains the jollowing intornations

"30 yeara old, a seber or the bulgarian Agrarian Party. Le is a

student and fleil to Greece in 1946. He vas in contact nith the British

brothers Baret for Barey) while the later were in Greece. He is a contact

of the Aliens Directorate. He received an order frau the Avericans requesting

him to go to lashington for a tie. His file contains two reports, one

dated f ipil 1949 cortering the military situation and the ither dated

6 April 1949 containing an accuunt of the Grock Govurrent Council al lo

ordination. (Translations of these two docuuents was not made because the

contents no lunges seem to be of any importanca)."

2. His prior connection with the French in 1949 doubtless led Dimitrov to

make the later afer to florinond to sell US information for 16,000,000

drachnae. Florimond was chief of the other french network in Gruece

operating from Salonica whiie de la Funcier conducted French operatius

out or Athen3

3. The Baret or Barev brotners undoubtedly are Tsenko and Ivan Barer, now

in Paris and ione, respectively. They are Buigirins who have and may be

still working with the British.

LT

Above memo given to Col Smith. The info was furnished by Mr. Driscoll of

S0-3• French Intel documents giving the above were intercepted by a

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29. February 1952

MSYORANDUM FORS WH DIVISION

ATTINTIONS

SUBJECTS

Colonal Smith

Kelly Case

furnisbed.

2. All the laforetlot no have concernias lolly's 11fe prior

to his arrival In Grasco was furnlahed by Kally hinsait and la alnost

shally unmabetantiated. This, 1a brlof, 1a Kally's story? to nas

bOrA 7 May 1924 In Medkovets, Balgaria,

he studied philalogy 15s

1942-43 at the University of Josle. In 1942 ha jolned & sacrat branco

of the bulgarian Nationel Agrarian Union and sorked alonely with Dr.

Gooret M. Dinitron 1a artl-fascist sotivitlos (a clain which Dr..

Dinitroy has danlod.) Aftar marglag briafty fron hidtag Is Saptember

1944, he again sent underground, engaging in antd-Comanist setivittes

In vartons altion and tours 1n Bulgaris, Yugoslavia and Macedoria

thora he urgod members of the agrarian Party to take socion agalest

the Consunista, In Detober 1940 ho vas arrastod by the polico,

sextonced to dosth, but not executad as the Coiniats wisted to use

his an a vitners agninat the Agrarian leader Ilkala Potkai. On 23 JalJ

1947 ho escaped to trence.

3.

farther light 1s throns on tally's experiances 11 a manu-

soript whiah he alainod to haro uritton and dalivared to l. 3.

authorities la Grasce with the pripose of findiag a publiaber for

this, and other, matartal. It subsoguently developed that Kally nas

not the anthor of those papars but rather had farnished Information

to a Creak friond (John Galavanos) uho sas the real suthor. A rough

translation of ons of these doousents la enclosed.

4. Because of his undentablo organizational abllity, tremendous

energy and glib; but largaly untruthial, salesmanahip, Kelly vas able

to organizo a group of Balgarian imigranta In Greeco into what he

called the Bulgarian Democratld flos. His use by this agency vas

ballevad advisable insuch as his orgaalzation provided the potential

for rearulting 1nf1ltrat1on agents within a shorter time and with

foras political strings attached than any other emigro groups. Further

moro, hle organisation provided a contaniont nine for uso as & front to

cover operational aotlvition.

do a rosult of the linitod rocogaition

and support given him and of his bie suceess is providing agenta,

Kally devaloped a certain segalonanla and consoquently last his 1n1tial

popularity througa diotatorial conduot and completoly unvarranted

behavior as the futura head of the llberatod Bulgarian stato. As

morican case offlcer wno was intinataly involved with the laily oper

ations at this perlod has furalabed the sollowing statement:

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"Early in our relations with folly we forsas the need to curb

his or oliminato his fros our operations.

Stace, borsver, he was

to many people, Inaluding us, and he dovolopad an infantile naga

lonanta Is inich ho persisted in considering hinnelf the forth-

coming Minister President of Bulgaria."

On the kally crodit aldo, the statement adds:

"He suspected at the time that he vas not the new 'walte hops!,

but me noaded someone through when te could obtain bodles. We

obtained bodias through folly and actually have accomplished some

subatantive work.. Thus It must bo ramembered that Kally perforand

a UsefUl sOrTICO IOT US. "

So: Ise Inoident valch nade of folly an Immediate disposal problem

developed along thase liness In carly 1951 tally inforned a membar of

our staff la lthons that ha had boon contacted by a Prench Vice Consul

1n Salonies with & vlow to obtaining his, Kally's servicon, los the

he failed to do...

dialllusiond with Kelly's darepresentations, inforued as that kelly

had agreed to ¿iro the Fresch completo infornation on l. 'S, plans for

operatioria againat aulgaria for the sun of 16,000, 000 diachute.: All

subsoquent Inforation on this transaction which our Athens station vai

able to leara corroboraton tho veraalty of the acconist

6. Although the extont of Kally's kronlodgo of opazations mas

authoritias for kelly's arront just prior to his schoduled moating with

the french ropresentativo to shon he vas to dalives the information and

fros whon he res to raceiva the money.

In there of these facts, It was

Innediatoly apparent that folly vas of no further operational use and

presented a definito security threat, for ho las revesled as the type

who, in order to reap personal adrantage or to curry favor with potontial

supportoro, vas Ilkaly to roveal to the highest bidder vhataver operational

Inforsation he had fathered.

Tharo haro boon no later devolopsanta

which have changod our position in the nettor.

Intornation conserning subsoquent develorents in the bandlit

of thia ¿Laporal case are already ¿nona to your diviaion.

Enclosuro

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MSHORANDUM FORS THE RECORD

SUBJECIS

Meeting with Cal. Salth af DH to kelly Cass,

30 DAoesber 1957,

lu Monario Potte, Adansen, and C7988 net with Cal. Salth an

20 Depember 195% for the suspone of discussing a se development 15

the tally care and dataraining the fature coursa al ration is regard

o the dlaposal al tellya The sey developant vas the statement la

so Athena Sendor (IA Representative during lis vialt to leshtagto

1n 0ar1] Debember to the effect that tally so longas conatitatos a

soonrity hazard to current Bulgarian operations in Greece since the

konledge that Fally has sbout Bulgarian operations is nou vatdatedo

At proners as far as balgarian operations in trence ara concerted

the anis probion 18 to 100p Iall] out of Grance and, 11 possible,

provent bla direst corretpondenca vith people 17 aspeco, le arder to

preclude his interfering alth and string up the salgarian emigration

in tast. courary.

= It vas pointed sua to CoLo SALds tiat 1A V104 O1 4218 se

lovelopmant, SE/PC faals that 1t 18 son posstble to bagin plarmine

and affecting the parament dloposal al fails. Cal. Salth indiented

¿has ha felt that so Imediate salution mould ba navesnary, an fally

could be trusted as an exploited agert and handled vader the disposal.

and Ishabiiitation projects unich the Wl Division 1s sou devaloping.

i Cal, sidth falt that fally could be hald for a fel nore sonths, 11

83 90011 as poes1bles

"a would brial the CArACas ChIal ai Station and invertigate

Karapideso

ba WH tould attenpt to learn sore fron Panana about I011789

relationshis to farapides.

C. Wit aboald investigate the problem of domentins Kelly jos

?:""

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possiblo dispooal la Careers.

do BB/PC Hould attumpt to check an Iarapiders 1150 and

activition when pa vas in G5US0e.

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1.Financial Finagling in Greece

BULGARIAN

(a) In February, 1951, when Kelly was head of the Democratic Bloc,

three of his men arrived in Athens, coming directly from IRO camps.

They needed shelter, but had no money. They were put on salary, but it

was not enough to cover the sixnonths advance rent which it is the custom

to pay when a lease ls made in Athens. Thus Kelly a advance account wa.

credited with aunts the amount of (danct) $850, which was to be used

to pay the rental advance. the three men were to pay it back in monthly

installments.

Two such installments were paid by the men when Kelly was "interned"

by our people. The men were then able to complain that letty had forced

then into quarters best described as "very inadequate, insecuress and

unhealthy."

Comparing the quallty of the quarters with the amount advanced for

rent, it becomes quite certain that Kelly made some sort of deal with the

landlord in order to make some money.

health and security reasons.

had spent it on hinself.

2. Racinent Manuscript Episode

In December, 1950, Willard Allen, in accordance with a promise made

to Kelly, brought with him to this country three manuscripts, ostensibl

written by Kelly. Allen was to see what he could do to have these manu-

sripts published here. Kelfy hoped to thus exploit and dramatize his

escape from Bulgaria.

cation of the manuscrapts.

On December 14, 1951, in a conversation with Mr. Allen, it was learned

by us that kelly had not written the manuscripts at all. Allen learned this

himself when the real author wrote to him demanding the return of his

works.

credit for the manuscripts. Furthermore, the real author had seen nothing

of the $300 given to Kelly, although they apparently had agreed to go

50-50 on any profits realized from the publication of the manuscrigta.

It 1s clear that Kelly lied to us, and used someone alse's Ilterary

talentsin the hope of gaining noteriety and money himself.

3. Relations with the French

In early 1951, Kelly Informed our people in Athens that a french

Vice Consul fron Salonica had contacted

him in the hope of getting Kelly

to work rethodotect for his country. Kelly was allowed by us to contime

seeing this man until it was determineddjust what the French wanted in the

way of information. tis point was reached,

and Kelly was told not to see

his Frenchman of ay Frenchnen after a certain Thursday.

We know definitely

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Tuesday.

We do not know what was said, but from a source whom we have no reason

to doubt, ( an ex-friend of Kelly's who deserted Kelly and came to us to

warn us of fax the situation with the French) we learned that for a sun

amounting to 16,000,000 drachmae, Kelly had agreed to give the French the

nanes of all the American staffinvolved in plans to infiltrate Bulgaria,

maplus information on Radio fuckalky Gorianin. Kelly was immediately

picked up by the Greek Allen Directorate, acting upon orders from Henry

McLean.

4. Reaction of Othera to Kelly

(a) The Senior Hepresentative of OPC in Athens, Sept. 1951

indiaidual over whom control, other than physical, was next to impossible

to exerciso.....ho had a positive genius for troubke-naking intrigue,

rare even in this part of the world; his continued presence in Greece

would have rendered impossible any oiling of the stormy Bulgarian refugee

waters here. Kelly was tied in eren more clossly than other bulgarian

agents with the imbassy here,... and could be counted on to use that fact,

"overnment policy."

(b) Chief of station, OPC 1n Athens, May 1951

"Kelly, unfortunately. is of an essentially irresponsible Irish

natare. Moreover, in his stupidity, he conceives all others to be equally

stupid…

Early in our relations with Kolly,... we foresaw the need to curb

Kelly or to eliminate him from our operations. Since, however, he was

still necessary: to us, we tried to use him, restraining hin and teaching

hin the while. Kelly, unfortunately, did not learn- he got worse. He

'borrowed' and stole money from many sources. he lied to many people,

including us, and he developed an infantile megalonania in which he per-

considering h8mself the forthconing Minister-President of

sisted "pings took a serious turn when Kelly's committee, men he kinself

Bulgaria.

had chosen, cana to us behind his back conplaining about him: This became

more serious when Kelly's closest friend,... deserbed Kelky and came to

us apparently. in an honest desire to safeguard America and the struggle

against Communisn from further involvement with a character as shady as

Kelly. ... Since that time we have kuwad examined nore closely into the

Kelly affair and have found more lies, more secret agreements, more stolen

funds... Be have enough proof of tintrustworthiness to have a complete case

against Kelly. We cannot contime with Kelly. He is finished."

GDEC

1951 (8)

18 on chlon vi station, ®

Chief of Station, Panama; "...It was learned through inter-

rogation that Kelly has no particular concern or love for his wife."

> Nor 1981 (6) Fron

a lotter written by Kekly to his wife; "...I think of you

daily and know in detail how you are getting along. I believe you under-

stand this both bt the money and by all that you are receiving, when you

want 1t. It 1s I that arranged all that..

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(e) From Memorandum for the Record, 27 Nov. 1951, signed by set

Wilson Prichett; "Kelly's wife is being supported at the rate of one

million drachmas a month through Alien Directorate by (BulgarianProject)"

(a) From a letter written by Kelly to a friend in Greece, dated

27 December, 1951. "

... I succeeded In leaving Greece, and

soul from the slavery

of Flora.... I want for the present that Flora will

lose all traces of me."

(o) From Kelly's letter to his wife.

'"... you should be happy to

ask God to protect us fron harm and to unite us soon if possible."

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18 May 1951

MEMORANDUM

TO:

FROM:

SUBJEST:

Gerald I. Manfield

Terence U. Hasmith

Lyle 0. Kelly

It occurs to me, lying happily upon my hepatitic bed as I an, that

some sort 88 a statement regarding the "denise" of Lyle 0. Kelly might

be in order "for the record". I shall discuss two aspects of Kelly in

this memorandun, apologizing in advance for the vagueness of the dis-

cussion which 1s due, I shall maintain, to my present horizontal position

far fron records, calendars and the recollectionful clink of the Ismailie

gold pound.

I. The good of Lyle O, Kelly.

In the summer of 1950 QiStair was in the ridiculous position of

being able to do anything because the alien support on which it de-

pended; allegedly forthcoming from the reverend Dr. Glantz, was not

forthconing.

In a bit of a

tizzy, anxious to get cracking, we picked

up Lyle 0. Kelly. We suspected at the time that he was not the new

"white hope",

but we needed someone. through whos we could obtain bodies.

We obtained bodies through Kelly and actually have accomplished some

substantive work. Thus it must be remembered that Kelly performed a

useful service for is.

2. The bad of Inde Oe Relly.

Kelly, unfortunately, is of an essentially Irresponsible

Irish nature.

Moreover, in his stupidity, he conceives all others to

be equally stupid.

Early in our relations with Kelly, before I left

LCDrink in October, we foresaw the need to curb Kelly or to eliminate

bim from our operations.

Since, however, he was still necessary to us,

we tried to use him, restraining him and

teaching him the while.

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Kelly, uniortunately, did not learn - he got worse. He "bor-

rowed" and stole money from many sources. He lied to many people, in-

cluding us, and he developed an infantile megalomania in which he per-

sisted In considering himself the forthcoming Minister-President of

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Things took a serious turn when Kelly's committee, men he

himself had chosen, came to us behind his back complaining about him.

This became nore serious when his "closest" friend, & Flake, the man

who had actually written the books for which Kelly took credit, de-

serted Kelly and came to us apparently in an honest desire to safe-

guard America and the struggle against Communism from further involve-

ment-with a character as shady as Kelly.

The nost serdous matter, one which could not be ignored, In-

Kelly had advised us that

a Fairy Vice Consul from Salonica had contacted him with regard to work-

ing together. We told Kelly he night go ahead and contime his relation

with this gentleman until we learned exactly what the gentleman wanted.

We learned what was wanted and advised felly he was not repeat not to see

the Fairy agent, of any other Fairies, after a certain Thursday. We know

definitely that Kelly did see this Fairy on the following Friday, Satur

day, and tuesday.

We do not Inor what he discussed with the Fairy but we have no

reason to doubt the word of his Flake friend which is essentially as

follows:

That the Fairies were interested primarily in the

nanes and numbers of all the players (as, that is) in

plans for Infiltration of Dreamland, in information on

Radio Gorianis, ete.; that Kelly had agreed to sell

this Information to the Fairies for a sum of 16,000,000

drachmae and that he had an appointment to complete the

transaction at Il o'clock the following norning.

On this infornation we had Kelly picked up, and are now troubled with

the question of disposing of him.

Since that time we have exantaed nore closely into the fally

affair and have found more lies, more secret agreements, more stater

tunds, more of that good, Irish whimsicality for which Kelly is already

so famous. Note that even if the hearsay evidence regarding the sell-

out to the Fairies is erroneous - although it is becked by several in-

dependent bits of substantial evidence - we still have enough proof of

untrustworthiness. to have a compete case against Kelly. We cannot

continue with Kolly. He is finished.

(It is pertinent to note that Kelly's connittee, and his party

in general, feel no feeling of loss since his removal from active politics.

Not a single person has asked about him except his wife - whome he con-

tinuously disowned - who wanted only to know how she might get in touch

with him to ask him for some money.

The committee and refugees in

I(Flake in general, are in much better spirits than they have ever been

before. Kelly's removal is in every way a tonie.)

GEORET

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I repeat, however, that at certain juncture in our efforts,

Kelly represented the first and only alien body we had and, however un-

wittingly and briefly, served his country well. One hopes he will

eventually come out of his present habitat with somewhat stronger moral

fiber.

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9 May 1951

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Development of the Rift with DIMITRI A. DIMITROY

1. Blography: (See 104 CAGYU, dated 4 October 1950) Born 7 May

1924 in Medkovets, Bulgaria.

Education-studied philology for one year

at Sofia University, 1942-43. In 1942 joined secret branch of the

Bulgarian National Agrarian Union. Claims to have begun underground,

anti-Fascist activitles in 1943 in Macedonia and to have worked closely

with Dr. G. M. Dimitrov during this time. After emerging briefly from

hiding in September 19k, he again went underground engaging in anti-

Communist activities, touring various cities and towns, (including

sections of Yugoslav/Macedonia) and urging members of the Agrarian party

to take positive action against the Communists.

In October, 1946, he

was arrested by the police.. He believes the reason he was not executed

was that the Communists wished to use him as witness against Nikola

Petkor. On 23 July 1947 he escaped to Greece.

2. Initial operation: (See Athe 3200 (IN 46672), 25 October 1950)

In Oetober, 1950, the OKSTAIR Field Chief learned of Dimitrot through

the local peripheral. reporting offfcer and contacted him covertly.

Dimitroy made sir agents Innediately available for infiltration operations:

Three of these six were successfully infiltrated on 10 December, carrying

leaflets signed: in the name of the Bulgarian Democratic Bloc, the emigre

political group organized and headed by Dimitrov.

3. Subsequent activities: Dimitrov has supplied an additional 21

agents

for QKSTAIR infiltration operations, 15 of whom have just con

pleted training in Germany and are being prepared for infiltration by

mid-bay.

4. Origins of OKSTAIR break with Dimitrov:

a. In Athe 4821, IN 30224, Manfield reported on 22 March that -

he was considering breaking off association with Dimitroy because

he had become too unpopular and dictatorial and self-important.

There were also indications of serious misappropriation of funds.

Manfield felt that Dimitrov's group could continue to be utilized

under the leadership of Ivan Done Ivanot.

b. In Athe 5150 (IN 36130) dated 20 April 1951, Manfield

cabled that he had had the Greek Aliens Directorate pick up Dimitrov

and put him under protective arrest for the reasons indicated above

and because Dimitroy Has about to sell out to the French. (This

was discovered through an OPC penetration of Dimitrov's organization.)

He also requested instructions on how to

dispose of Dimitrov for

a period

of three months, which he felt was sufficient time in

which to render him harmless to OKSTAIR operations.

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c.: Wash 38789 (OUT 97616) dated 21 April 1951 stated that

there were no facilities in the United States. or Germany for han-

ding Dimitror and pointed out that temporary disposal for three

months would be insufficient in view of Dimitroy's detailed

knowledge of the names of present agents and his general famil-

larity with OKSTAIR infiltration operations. It was suggested

that the possibility of indefinite confinement. by the Greek In-

telligence Service should be explored.

there Fran 1900 27) and 20 hot ng a tror and hat-

gested that he be assassinated.

e. Athe 5205 (IN 37092) dated 25 April 1951 requested further

Investigation of disposal facilities.

Athe 5282 (IN 37839) indicated on 29 April 1951 that.

Dinitrov had been transferred from the Greek Allens Directorate

to Makronisis where he would be held by the Greek Intelligence

Service.

CHARLES DOADAMSON

BE 1/CFA/aub

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14 May 1957

NOBAIDIN POR CutoS, SR

UBTIET

Soa6e Lovd o Dindtue Adeney brarnoy

8 10 8923

Ia Me have been informed by the Departutiof Stabé

Chat Diuitur Adamoy DDUTROY (ala MXXO) ta presontiy in

Wasniostonn at the tourtst hons of ftra, Jalta Logere

Snlths 2036 D Strsets 1. V Mla vlalt to Mashlagton 1.

fey the purpose of interesting axy U. 8. Doversent agensy

tn a teature longth flin seript that he tas wristene, Both

UsXt aad the State Departsnt» the latter tue le bota Lacl

of rands and not sithla its responiibillty, bave refosed

Diaitrovis offer. Irousiy, the soript vas rejested by

Xen Tor represestattres of comerelal filning compentes.

7 20

Dinttrov allegedly hended partlamn inits ta

Bulgaria and rerted for inerican operational serices

dorins lorld var Ds and clalms to bave koom General Claxi,

beed of the Mllftary Minlon in Sophla.-Fe-encaped to treece

Ia 1947 and costlaned his coutact with the Anertean operer

cosal serriees, currylog ons "anti-Commniat werk"or he

eane fo the Vo S. With the sid of the. Cuoen of Qreece and

nor lives In Newart wct his mio and seven yeur old ahild.

B9 La approstuatalt 38 years old.

iu-C"ex Mad"aros

To above ts passed to you fer your Infornatios.

1a21e Statn Depertrent han sos sean the 11la Boript, thay

will attonpt so boxson 1t 11 you so dasire Dandtror nay

s1so de able so provide inforatton ot intelligence interest.

ut eToras0d ye dood ss muatnos mol mr sardde prnous a

rdar that State Department not be dslayed la dissoatinain

contact vith Dialtsor®

SEGRET

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Free Europe Committee,

TWO PARK AVENUE

NEW YORK 16, N.Y.

CABLE ADDRESS: NATFECOMM

April 12, 1957

In c.

TELEPHONE: LExiagton 2-8902

Dear

Mr. Dimitroff:

I was most pleased to meet you and to learn of

your aspirations to bring Into being an Anti-Communist

moving picture for use-throughout the world.

From what you told me of the scope of this project,

I must concur with the opinion given by the head of the

Motion Picture section of the U.S. Intormation Agency.

This is a matter for a majgr studio.

Accordingly, I would suggest first that youprepare

a one-page resume of your professional qualifications;

to the heads of major motion picture studios, such as,

Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, Paramount and 20th Century Fox.

Please accept all of our best wishes for your

success.

sincerely yours,

Stetson S. Holmes

SSH: cf

Mr. Dimiter A. Dimitroff,

9 H1llside Avenue,

Newark, New Jersey:

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

WASHINGTON

March 19, 1957

IS M

DBA

Dear Mr. Dimitroff:

Tour recent letter to President Eisenhower, outlining a

film you propose to make, has been referred to this Agenay.

as you described it, would require the spectacular and dram

matic skills and talentsof one of the major studios which

could build into the film the drama and emotional appeal

needed in a first class theatrical feature.

This film would

demand treatment and re-enactment bejond the scope of the

documentary films we produce for use in our overseas informa

tion program.

to have read with interest the material you subuitted,

and we wish you success in your project.

Sincerely yours,

Bshello =

Turner B. Shelton

Director

Motion Pleturo Service

Mr. Dim. Ado Dimitroff

29-19 - 37th avenue

Astords, Long Island, New York

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Sanior Representative, Athens

Raymond W. Horner & Alan B. Medhurs

AC/982

THRONOTE IEGGONVOY

- Contact Repost (THROAT, Lyla 0. Relly, GORAVEN)

DIR: 33889

Referencas

To Pirpose of contaots!

soaplate treak custody and Jurisdiotion.

2a S taorar/38

THRONOFT/3 was contacted on 8 and 9 January and related to Intler what

bad developed alace tbey last san each other in Athens In September 1952

vuring the courge of the discussion the following pertinent comments were

made by TROHQFY/3g

1o An undentified Cruel Gendarmeste Officer told hin that

KUBARK and not the Croek authoritias were preventing hia narriage.

MASAD

11o Be was sent to DIRABALO primarily for security reasons.

113. He roasted efforts to toada him Spanish and a trade

because be belleved that he could not be helped by it, but he did request

that he be taught to drive & vahiale.

mite (so dentes chla) tad ause was contined for state

He ms accused of tbroatoning a fellow refugee with a

he did not resist enigration nor did he insist on being

returned to Greece, but ba did sael to be united with bla fiance.

o He will not resist migration fron Greece unless his

staging la Craose would enable him to mariya

boy THRONOT /3

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GanglIsb, SB/ACHI

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TRONOVT/3 mis told by Batler that this offloe has no objections to

his resuning contaot with, or narrying, bis fiance, but that such aation voul

roguire the approval of the Croak anthorites,

30 io 0

her de

kelly sas contacted on, Jamary and agata on 9 Jamary at his reyest

madlately after meeting lally on & Jeruary he made some remark that Intle

and those who knew bin vould probably be varking for him at nome future datec

Howeves, when inforned that be sas baing sent to syros, be settled down and

was mout attentive The folloing la a list of questions refsed by kelly

and the answers over to hims

1 Mould he- be permitted to have his wife and child with him at

Syros? Ans That action would bave to be arranged with the Creak

autharit.a8.

Med That r31 prevent the Groek authorities tron impraoning bin

as soon as he arrivad in Gracel Ansar The terms of the agreement uA

spestly that he will remin at Syros salting emigration miesa he 1g

131: Does the Greek goverment have any Jurisdiation over him at

the present time which necessitates bis being ratured to Creace? Ho. f

direct answer to this quantion mas given, but kelly was told that it was

necessary to return bin to Greece under the conditions of the Syros agreemente

at this point Kelly mde a statement to his DIRABALO case officer which

Indicated that he ballaved his marriage to a Crock woman gave the Creal

authorites furiadletion over hime

Is this orflos throwing bin out completaly or would they, in

the event of mr er sous emergency, contact him in the future? "'Ans, " This

office will almys keep a chocis on anyone who has ever had comactions mith ite

bo Rolly Indlested that be was andous to discover whether the Americans

os the Crooks were responsible for his being placed In confinement In Greece

In 1951, aad the crime be rus supposed to have connitted, he would raise this:

queatloa should be not axy Anericans (presumably fron thia office) saile he

purpose by saising this question at a future date and he agreed to forget

the natter:

6. Several tines during thn two contasts with felly he asked that Batter

give Kelly's best regards to all who know hin and to mention that he would

aster forget theme

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# 8o COBAVEN UNS contasted only once on 9 Jamary He was told that, in

recogaition for his past services and his escallant bahavion at DERABALO,

those conserned with lia ense vera nalag an affort to obtain bia entry into

the Unitod Statan on the U.S, Army. He is reminded several times during the

discasaion that thin a fart my not be succesatul." Ha ma also told that

Els transfer Dron DIRARALO was necessary la the very nose future and la tha

event that his entry inte the United States a the ViS. Army was still pending

he would be moved to syrosen fa ms told that bis tranaler to Syros would ba

certain in the ovant that be me not permitted to enter the United Statas or

the U,S. Arry. At this point be man asked to sign the Syros agreement, he

refused stating that he could not aign any agreement. which indiested a

voluntary severance of relations with the Ansricans However, GORAVEN added

that he would not resist his transfer to Greece should the Amerions dealre

to send him thers. He pointed out that living conditions at Syzos are suck

tbat his health would cortainly deteriorate and, being a Bulgarian, he could

not Ico formard to faix, tractment at the hands of the Greaks.

D. CAVEN wis Lastrusted not to reveal to dayone what table place during

the discussion and man told that he would sithout quention ba sent to Syros, 1

he rolated thasa instruations. He stated that ha would followinstruction.

and would gledly sign a statement, to that eclect

CHRISTAN M. FREER,

hottag Chies, SE

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SECURITY INFORMATION

CANCELLATION TO DIVISION

Date 28 JUlI

Chief SE/2

ATTENTION: Hemovich

FROM

FI/STC/SPB

SUBJECT: Lyle O. Kelly

1.: The action checked below concerning Subject of this memorandum is

hereby cancelled:

a. Operational Clearance Noc dated. 13 March 1951

b. Provisional Operational Clearance No.

c. Covert Security Clearance dated

d. " Covert Name Check dated.

e.: Other

2. This cancellation action is taken because of:

a. Memorandum dated 28 March 1953

b. Termination of Project:

c. Removal of Subject from Project-

d. Other

Before Subject can be used operationally in the future, it will be

necessary to furnish an up-to-date clearance. request to STC/SPB.

FORM KO:

HAR 1953 57-82

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Security Information

Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO

Chief, Foreign Intolligence

DATE: 21 July 1953

FROM

: Acting Chief,

SE

SUBJIRCT: Lyle O. KELLY

10

As a result of discussions between WHD, SE, CFI, and DD/A, It was

decided to send an SE representative to DIROBALO to intervieN Lyle O. KILLY

for the purpose of determining whether he represented sufficient security hazard

to current SE operations out of Greece to warrant his being retained in marimu

detention.

2. In accordance with this agroement, Major Michael A. Hemovich,was sent

to DIBOBALO where he arrived at noon on 26 May 1953.

30

Major Henavich discussed the case with the case officars concerned

at DIROBALO, and then spent twelve hours talidng to KELI,I.

As a result of

this, it has been ascertained to our satiafaction that KülIT does not appear to

have information of sufficient currency regarding staff or agent personnel, or

current operations, in Greece to make his resettlement within the course of the

next twelve months a serlous security risk.

We therefore recomend that Lyle O. KuLLY be given whatever training

in langaago and trade WI Division feels 1s required, and that efforts then be

made to resettle him in South America. Our only request is that this Division

be kept informed of the progress of this rehabilitation and be advised of the

steps taken to resettlo Kali.

In this connection: it should ba pointed out

that KILLI has a wife and child in Greece.

When querled by Major Henovich

about them, he professed no interest in having the wite or child join hing

stating that he would like to provide sone money for the support of the child

1f and when he got a job and could put aside sone money for this purpose. It

is therefore our intention to have KiLLY write his wife a letter telling her

that he has no further interest in her, that she should obtain a divorce, but

that he will provide her with a certain sum of money for the child. (This sun

will be provided by this Division and will probably be in the neighbortiood of

$1000).

50 Major Hemovich's report is attached herewith.

Addresseo - Orig & 1

WHID

- 1

DD/ A

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Af/SE

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6 Decorabas 1961

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MIMORANDUM

SUBJECI: DimitI! AdamalS DIMITROY

1. Subject was bors on 1 alay 1924 ln Medioveta,

Bulgaria. Ho studled philology for one year at Sella University

from 1942-1943. Daring the war he worked Illegally la Greok.

Macodonia and Vardar, Macedonis to escapo suthorities. He

returned home after the war; he was poor disillusioned by the

Communists, and went to Sofia. Intar he mado a clandestine

witness againet PITKOY. Ho escapad to Greeso la 1947. He

workod tor the Grochs dodog occasional propaganda under nara de

plucas "Diko."

2. la 1950, the Amerlean Embassy is Albens eval-

uated Subject an baving a very great deal of tus charisten about

hiss, and was considered a "phony. " Fowever, notwithoranding

his superficiality and the exaggeration to which he was prose,

Subject had anintuitive grasp of the rudiments of political depart-

3. In Hoverabere, 1950, bacause of his backgroand and

experienco: Sabject was considered an ln individual maa covid

mako significant paychological and political mariare contribations

to operationa in GreAce. Subject was then vory active arcoag

Bulgarian relagecs la Grerco.. Faxly ls October, 1950, ho visited

the Lavidon Carap where be spolo to the Bulgarian refagons and

outlined the tasks that he was to aasume, wbich included intolli

gence activitios in Bulgaria, organizing an underground resistanee

movement is Balgaris, and organixing sabotago activity agaizat

Bulgaria.: Subject mas not security conscions; he revealed the

location of bis offce and told his listoners that die office had two

Bulgarian typewriters and that he had a car with United States

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licease plates. Is April, 1951, Subject was in contact with the.

Franch Vice-Consul and his vile, & l'lench diplomax stationed in

Athons, as olderly Grack who worked and otheruise had class

comections with the Fronch, and other Greek personalities. In

April, 1951, besidos bla mito he had soveral other bed partoers.

Because of the operational security violationa which bad ariaen.

it was recommended urgently that Subject be removed irom cis-

calation.

• Obseryers in Atheas considerod Sabject to be to

dictatorial and self-importeat and ll he was not actually insana, bu

appeared to be sullering irom delunions of grandeur. For lastance,

Pasams on 6 September 1951 and was considared an a souto-poychiassis

6380. On 9 October 1951, he bagan a hunger strike at satdnight and

did not brosk the fast until 9d. d.1a. on 14 October 1951. He asked that

not treat subject adequately.

So: la Jobruary, 1954, Subject mes returned to Croace.

Prior to his retura to Orreco, Subject algaed an agronment which

world have resulted in his continament to Syxos undos complete

Great custody and jurlediction. (Attachment A)

6. In Detabes, 1953, Sabject sought admidalos to the

United States under tha Refuger Bellel PrOgIan. Because years

had pasted alnce he had beon in operational contact with Bulgarian

refugoos, it was fait that Subject should not ba prevented fross eater-

ing tho United St

7.

since entering the United States, Subject has been

a contiaual source ol embaranament.. Els megalomanta le evident

a tha various comminications with government agencies. Fe

rample, he recently commented in one letter tbas he mould lik

to ba appointod Richard Nixon's anti-coramudes adviser tor Albania,

Yugoslavis, Macedonia, Ramania, and Balgaria... He atated lbat he

could liberate all these countrios withls firs yeare if ho mero allowed

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to wark actively with financial support. His fret objective would

be to liberate Bulgaria, hia homeland, make it a free democracy.

and the slat atato of the United Statas..

Somania, and backgre and lie be Sout he dier age deh menta

A. Certificate of Underotanding.:

B. Interriow with Diniter DIMITROFF, 28 Juna 1960.

C. Informal Memorandum from EE/BR. 1 July 1960.

00 Cantact Report, 12 October 1961.

E. Memorandum for the Record, 17 Novesabor 1961.

Attachmenta::

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STANDAND FOAM NO. BA

Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO

: FILE

DATE: 20 Nov 1961

FROM : ACTING CHIEF, RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BRANCH

SUBJBCT:

DEMITER ADAMOFF DIMI TROFF

#46,65

THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF SECURITY ASKED THAT THIS FILE BE DOCU

MENTED TO REFLECT THE FOLLOWING:

FRED BLUMENTHAL OF PARADE MAGAZINE CALLED MR. GROGAN, ASSIS-

TANT TO THE DCI, THIS DATE AND STATED THAT SUBJECT HAD BEEN IN

CONTACT WITH MIM WITH AN ANTI-CIA STORY, DIMITROFF WAS IDENTI-

FIED BY FULL NAME AND BIRTH DATA. HE CLAIMED THAT HIS CODE NAME

WAS "DIKO", THAT HE WAS A MOVIE DIRECTOR AND SCRIPT WRITER AND

THAT HE HAD BEÉN CONNECTED WITH THE UNDERGROUND IN EUROPE. HE

CLAIMED, ACCORDING TO BLUMENTHAL, THAT CIA TOOK HIM TO PANAMA,

HAND CUFFED HIM AND HELD HIM IN CAPTIVITY.

MR. BANNERMAN REVIEWED DIMITROFF'S FILE AND ADVISEO MR.

GROGAN OF THE BACKGROUND IN THIS CASE. MR: GROGAN WAS ADVISED

THAT DIMITROFF IS NOT NOW CONNECTED WITH CIA; THAT HE HAS HAD

PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS, TRIED TO GET MONEY FROM FORMER VICE PRESI-

DENT NIXON TO FINISH A BOOK, MADE WILL CLAIMS ABOUT CIAS TREAT-

MENT OF HIM AND HAS, IN GENERAL, EXHIBITED AN ERRATIC BEHAVIOR

PATTERN, CHARACTERIZING HIM AS UNRELIABLE AND UNTRUSTWORTHY.

Rutely.

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Fum: Chlor, Keshtreten Oft100

Subject: Darter Adamost Distres

- Renewed Effort for CLA Supposit

Interlewed at Length in the Keshtaton Pleld Offloe on 28 Jure

cantitinto.

part

to bin. He seld thet limitroy 1s On the Unlted States payroll

mad bad called lin a traltos to Bulgaria last veek.

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..a

major sonds into this southern ares, so that it could de mulekiy and eltectirels

seBled off. Ibe intted lltions toula bo called to intervene innectatals, a

it has dons ta Karea and the Conga.

of si Inse Bulgaris and hopes that bo een mats it the flIty-flirt sorte of

the lutted States.

To to thesa onds be trota a letter an 15 Juve 1961 to President

Kennedy (copy attachod). When ba did not maestre a reply, ha called

sionally and 109 referred by a sceretary to the Siste Department &

sen to tA: DinitratI needa funds und support fran CIA und cosmenti

that 11 the Agency does not decide to suppart hia 1a is sett-coumnist

soris, he w1ll tuy to uncover the semes al the Us eitizens respoanibla for

recing his inderground activition and for holding hia jolsoner for thre

ears. 1blo, he sadd, be oved to bis supportera because he has been abl

to do sothing althout support...

adoptod. Ino title of the plece la "One Dark Ilght".

F. Jo Sherlden

Enclosura: as noted

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1 July 1960

MEMORANDUN

SUBJECI: Dimitur Adamov DIMITROV aka "Dixo" DIMITROY

1. A review of Agency filos reveals the following data concerning Subject

and his association with CIA.

2. Subjoct was first contacted in October 1950 by the Field Chiaf of OPC

activities in Atheza, Greece. The purpose of this contact was to astess.

Subjees as a principal agent and local point in the recruitment of Bulgarians

to participato: in OPC operations directed against Bulgaria.. For this parposo..

an organization called the Democratie Bloe was establiahed, and Sabject was

placed as ita ostenaiblo organizor and chief.

3. During the pertod October 1950 through March 1951, Subject remained

in the amploy of OPC in Atheas and provided 2l agents for infiltration into

Bulgaria, but he never participated in the cross-border operations.

4. In early 1951, various operational and adminiatrative dificulties

began to manifest themselves and it was decided that Subjoct should be i

removed from hia position. In April 1951 it camo to OPC's attention that

Subjeet intended to sell his knowledge of ClA's activities to the French

Intolligenco Servico. This lait was used as the primary reason for his

removal from active participation in Balgarian operations.

5. Bacause of operational security considorations stemming from bie

duplicity and personal make-up, it was deemed inadvisablo to leave Subject

at large in Greeca and it was decided that he should do transfaried to a CIA

bolding facility.at Fort Claytos, Panama. He was airlifted fross Athens to

Frankfurt where he was hopitalized four days for observation, and then

flown black to Fort Claytos, arriving on 4 September 1951, Ho semained.

there until January 1954.

6. A CIA case officar was dispatched fram headquarters in May 1953

to Fort Clayton where he interrogated Subject. It was determined at that

time that whatever operational knowledge Subject had of CLA, its metboda.

personnel, and operations was obsolete.

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7. With tarmination of the holding facility at Fort Glayton, Sabject

was tomporarily toroved to Grence since there were no other immediate

possibilition to resettle him. (The attached understanding with Subject

was affected ola l2 Janusry 1934 at the time ol his tomoval from l'ost

Clayton.) ClA made s commitment to the Greck authorities that CLA

would not abandon Subjast in treace and would take stops to remove hims

frors Grook soll withis ond year.: Illosta were made to effect Subject's

migration to Canads, Nov Zealend, Australia and elsewhero, but to 20

avall, Altar dus considetation by inturosted headguarters alements and

tho Athans Station, it was doctled that the ban aflectire salutior tax.

Subject's disposal would ho to lot him immigrats to the United States on

his own under the lefuger Bolial Act prograsa, but milhoat any asalatzace

from alA:

8. Staco arrival is the Unitod Statas, Subject has come to our attentios

on the following occasion:

On 14 May 1957, the Departzent of State informed CLA tar

Subjoet bad contacted their affice and tried to latorest thera in

perchasing a lasture longth film acript. At that tire Subject told

tha Department of State that ho was living in Newark, Now Jaraoy,

with his wife and saven-year-old danghter and was in Washington

on a viait. The state Departent had no interest tu the flies script

and asked il members of this Agency would like to meat Subject and

discuss the script... This offer was turned dowr.. The cass officer

involved understood that State Dopartmest then discontinued' all

contact with Subjoct. Those la so further infarmation available.

9: Although ho was considered to be of oparational valuo at the timo be

was originally picked up by alemente al ClA, Subject's sabraquent actioas..

lack of integrity and poor security indicated that he was unworthy of any

•furthes operational consideration. He has a tendency to exaggerato to tha

polat of lylag and become involved in deals of which he was the financial

benefacros,

Throughout all his deals, howovas, thate is the thread of alleged

national pride and desiro to projecs himnall la the fight againat Communiana.

Iboro have bean reported rumore of his baving been a Bulgarian IS agent

even during the time whos he was employed by ClA. No concrete evidence,

bowoves, was actually encovored to substantiato there allogations, which

aro bolioved to bo typieal of desanciatione made by rival poliiical factloas

among emigros.

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10. As the result of the sorter ol Subject's case, it la reconsended

that nothing further be done for him since he dons not posses any damaging

information concarning current operationa and his morary of past aporationa

and personalities is between nine and ten years old... (In vian of the circura-

stancas of terminatios, It should be pointed out to Subject that la preasing

the United States Gorerarent for further assistascabe la liablo for prosecia-

¡on under the espionage and ancracy laws al the United States Covarataezt.)

achi

seats Cortificazion of

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10. Darias 19h8, Continiet agmato vure sons to Abbens to 1112

him.. For tida rasson in past to Italy ad the niggastion of the cresh

soverment. Ia 1949 40179 at Bard, a l (lark Son tha 18 Sabaser 1

treedo, tho tu him sa "11ia", satad Dinitrofi to ratura ta irraço eni

to roner the flest vith lis vergond i1 18 covid be retrad. At 1ts

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THIS

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON

May 27, 1958

Mr. Dim. Ad. Dimitrofi

1424 S. Kenmore Avenue

Los Angeles 6, California

Dear Mi. Dimitroff:

On behalf of the Vice President I wish to ac-

knowledge your lettet of May 20 concerning your plans

to fight Communism.

You may be sure that the Vice President sym-

pathizes with your desire and your firmness of purpose;

however, I must tell you that the State Department and

the United States Information Agency are the operative

agencies in this field.. I can only suggest, therefore,

that as you continue to develop your ideas you keep in

touch with them so that they can give your projects

careful consideration.

&

I know that the Vice President would want me

to extend to you his good wishes and his appreciation

for your generous comments concerning his South Amer-

ican trip.

Sincerely,

93 Culman, ge

R. E. Cushman, Jr.

Executive Assistant

to the Vice President

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

WASHINGTON

May 12, 1958

Dear Mr. Dimitroff:

I appreciated your thoughtful letter of May 5 relative

to the cultural agreement between the USSR and the United

States signed January 27, 1958.

As you know from talking with me, I an fully cognizat

of the problems that exist relative to the Sovlet Union

and their relations with the Free world. It 1s, however,

because of the serious problems that we belleve

it 1s so

very necessary. to reach the people of the Soviet Union by

the means of notion pictures, radio, television and other

methods of cormunication in order that they may have a

better understanding of the freedon and way of life which we

have the great honor and privilege to enjoy.

I assure you that everyone connected with matters relative

to the purchase and sale of American and Soviet motion plotures

1s completely aware of the problems relative to these matters,

as well as to the opportunities which are presented.

Let me thank jou most sincerely for your interest and

assure you that we will not fail to exercise caution and

deliberation in connection with the Implementation of this

agreement.

sincerely yours,

Elselo

Turner Bo Shelton

Director

Motion Picture Service

Mr. Dim. Ad. Dimitroff

1424 S. Kermore Averue

Los Angeles 6, Callloris

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General IDico Dimitrov, Bulgarian Free-

dom Fighter spoke briefly to the assem-

bly as he urged everyone co do all in

their power to overcome the evil of

Communism.

Write your elected offic

ials in Washington telling them how

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CITIZEN-NEWS * * Thursdy, Apdl 10. 1958 Byram Werns

Today County

Tax Deadline

(ounts Tax Collector Ioward

Ryran warned properer punpre

That they must pay current tax

bulls hy 5 p.m. loday or be sub

jord lo pomallies.

Affer tir deadline, dellaquent

laspayres will he charger a sel

fee of 52.50 plus six per cent of

thr. total due.

Pyram said about 76 por rent

of the loral las charge of $63.-

ah, exin has heen collecter

far.".'

Properly dunpes

LATE

may

piss

hills in person

At the lax

col-

lector's office, sin S.

Hill St.

Remittances hy mail will alsn

he acceplable provided they are

pasimarked hy

5 p.m.

However.

Byram ads lind etti.

sens to mail their payments al

least hy noon in make sure they

elcar postoffices.

Dinner-Dance Slated

The Men's Mub of the sun-

air Foundation will hold a din.

ner-dance

DIKO, REFUGEE BULGARIAN ANTI-COMMUNIST Holywood,

April ' 17

at

the

Sportsmen's

Lorge in

North

... claims Reds still peril him

GUARDS AGAINST REDS

Refugee Lives in

Fear of Tormentors

By DIN SHINTON

average person's life," he says..oy the

Bulgarian

Democfatic

square-jawert

Bulgarian

This story is wrapped up in Blor, which survived from 1944

refugee said today' he is living a book Diko has written. It is to 1953.

a life of fear and flight even in based on the facts of his. run.

Alter Diko escaped from his

Angeles

hecause of com- ning fight in Bulgaria with the 1916 imprisonment, he contin-

munist tyranny.

Reds:.

imprisonment

annued the

battle from

Greece,

Diko, a panedonym that nice

death sentence In 1916 after alFour attempts were made

ignited: resistance.

Red betrayal; his

Yores, said that even here he

tricity

torture by

elec- his

at the

hands

of

life but he. kept pounding

had to guard against the venge-

Reds; his forced starvation for like

the out the fight talk in pamphlets

ful hand of his Old World lor-

18 days; his forced thirst

for &ism."

• "Farmers

Commu.

mentors.

the slaughler of

his

In

1953, Uncle

Sam offered

"They sin not give lip. Even parents because they bore a re-him refuge in. Virginia, inelun.

in America the peril is great. I sistance leader.

ing a house.

A car

an always in danger," he said.

Dike

is

Dimiter

He saíd Bulgarian jesistanceicome, he said.

and an in-

But he

insisted

Adamoffiwas

grass

roots

resistanre.lon staying

with the mountain

Dimitroff.

five-font

five,

: 140

"This. was

different from

the people in

Gicece to guide the

pounds. He spells his name with revolls in

Hungary and Po-attack on tyranny.

the double "f'" hecause the Rus-land,"

said Diko.

Fourteen

months

ago Diko

sians like to spell it with a d".

"In Hungary and Poland the decided he must tell his story

He said he

made one. TV. ap-uprising

originated among theile the West.

He came to the

pearance in Hollywood, Which Communists themselves.

Those U.S, as a political refuger

was followed by a threat:

of among the populace who hated

physical

violence, presumably the Reds joined later. But at

Red-inspired.

first it

was an attempt

to sel

SPARKED UNDERGROUND

up a Tilo form of Nationalist

The pocket-sized,

hazel-eyed Communism," Diko explained.

poet and writer once sparked!

ESCAPED TO GREECE

here. I have been writing

the

Bulgarian

undergmund.

His first anti-Red unit in Bul- story.

Besides,

His rame flamer. from resist- garia was: the

Danuhe

Yal-careful

about

have 10

my

ho

disclosing

ance pamphlets to leach Redley Organization for Resistance.

puppets

that.

whereabouts." said Diko.

the pen fan beirhis folded for lack nf outside

mightier than the

sword.

Yankee dedication to hones-

help. ll nas: promptly replacedly and verarity may lose the

His mission toray is to "show

the

fres

world

how

things

cold

WAr

with

Communism,

Diko warned.

were. before and how they are

now and what. ran happon here

OBITUARIES

• "Americans

have

to

he!

toughri, rougher.

They havp

il the Rods take nuer. If thes

learn in lie the

WAY

like, the pirtinie.

t them go

the

JOSEPH N. PAStil

Rers lie. You can't pick up this

alparland acoopt il."

RosarY.

as to Side with

jour

hands."

he!

1. t

whole dir

Maris actins the inviet

f; icte the village of

his!

culture infiltration.

'This is the

father in mort a challenge: the

biggest kind of propaganda. Let

Nazi h and.

W':s" the Reds took over in setty

them show the prisons and the

dauchters,

Mary

AlInE

Mrs. torture camps.

instead of the

Bulgaris Diko stayed

linder-

MRS IDA MI MURBAT

ballels and

the

motion

BrOUr l.

Rejuance is a Pulserian's a

Regen Me fredie

lila. N. Mur.

dures," nald Diko.

pic-

leanes.

fier conturles phe na-

wentern

He hopes

the message will

tins ies wrestird to escape the cannie

get through. But he admits hist

of

church

succceding

ZASA S.

masters.

her honre.

Hohart sivd."

urgings may not sail any ships.

daughter.

"I'm not as impoitant as

Those who choose to fight can!M

fives

many trails blazed. So

n can ars demerry.

"intermeni was," says Diko. "But I'm still

the same fellow."

• Gps akis Diko.

ONE NISS'S MEANING

"I'in

an

anti-communist.

FUNERALS

frel obliged to tell this story.

the story I lived. I feci it would

ho, a crinie not to tell what

communism

meang: ir the

HOLDEN -- Maria

Holden.

Beloved wife of Henry A.:

Holden, sister of Richard D.

and Donald R.

Berry,

"Miss Van Nuys'

Off to Penitentiary

Mrs..

wold.

Anita Baxter

attractive:

Eister-

20,

former

"Hiss Van Nreys." togare a fara-

10.4.55

Thinista

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THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF AI URICAN PENOLIAN

LOS ANGELES BRANCE

Charter ño.1

Dear Penwomen,

A FAPPY NOT CARl Our new year of 1958 begins with our next fleeting -

Tuesday, Januasy lAth, - let's all be there. Our Program starts at 12:00

Noon, at the Hotel Knickerbocker, 1714 Ivar Street, Hollywood, California.

A General Forkshop will be conducted at 11:00 A. li.

Joe Balding will lead us in the Salute To Ihe Flag.

DI. Edna i Phillips, Vice President, will give the Invocation,

I Demitroffe author, journalist, writer and poet, 1s our Guest Speaker.

We look forward with pleasure and anticipation to hearing him speak on

"The Role of the Bulgaria Triters Before and After the Communist Regime.!.

Air. A. J, Burns, Educational lianager of the western Division of the Readers!

Digest, will be presented with great pride. His subject, "Building A Better

Horld Through Better Reading" should strike to all our hearts as uriters.

DI. Iucia Liverette, President, with her husband, Dr. Jack Liverette,

Pastor of the Connunity Church of Los Angeles, will present a liusical

Program of Accordion and Saxaphone Numbers.

Dean Callerias of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church 1s our Honor Guest.

BOARD ITOrING will folliw the Program.

We wish to thank our President again for the most enjoyable time as gueste

1n her home on December 29th.

PlEASE remember to pay 1958 Dues and help our Iressurer to start her work

in our behalf.

DR. HUNA i. PHILLIPS,

Program Chairwar

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

WASHINGTON

July 20, 1957

Dear Mr. Dinitroff:

I very greatly appreciated your thoughtful

letter of July 1? I shall certainly take occasion

to watch the tolevision program to which you refer

at my next opportunity.

Please accopt my best wishes.

Sincerely,

clos

Turner Bo Shelton

Director

Motion Ploture Service

Mr. Dim. Ado Dinitroff

1236 S. Menlo Avenue

Los Angeles 6, California

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