SUBJECT: LTR DTD 27 JAN 68 FROM THOMAS DE BAGGIO TO MR. HERMAN KIMSEY.
Originator: CIA
From: THOMAS DE BAGGIO
To: HERMAN KIMSEY
Document date: 02/06/1968
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, LEOB/SRS

SUBJECT:

Itr atd 27 Jan 68 from Thomas De BAGGIO to Mr.

Herman KIMSEY

KIMSET, Herman - #7Z129

The Director of Security must be cognizant of the contents of

Herman KIMSEY's Of file as evidenced by memoranda over his signature

of recent date, the most recent being a claim for retroactive medical

GOLEN LEWSKI, Michael

- C.#240003, Vols. I through X

Review of VOLS. IX and X of the OS file on Michael GOLENLEWSKI

reveals that the Director of Security is cognizant of latest develop-

ments in Subject's claims against the Agency.

, The latest memorandu

in the file dated 3 August 1967 recommended that a final stand be taken

with GOLENIEWSKI; that no further efforts be made to placate him and

observed that the news media is no longer listening to his pretension

to be the Crown Prince Alexi ROMANOFF. Vols. IX and X attached.

RICHARDS, GUY - 488

Guy RICHARDS is the author of IMPERIAL AGENT: THE GOLENTEWSKI-

ROMANOV CASE published In November 1966. Attached is a summary of

information on Guy RICHARDS prepared on 15 December 1965 at the time

the Agency became aware of his forthcoming book on GOLENIEWSKI.

Attached also is a memo to the DCI dta 10 November 1966 which is an

analysis of the book.

WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT - #524424 (RICHARDS, Guy)

Reference file contains a transcript of the Barry FARBER Show over

Station WOR-AM, New York, on 3 May 1967 entitled "Journalists Discuss

CIA NAD Espionage"

• RICHARDS was queried regarding his book on

GOLENIHISKI and his views on the CIA.

RICHARDS' replies were critical

of the Agency. Quote RICHARDS: "Now, let's take a look, for example,

at the Central Intelligence Agency in the year 1967. If history were

ever to be made of the great American bureaucracy, I think it quite

correct to say that they would pause and pay homage to a remarkable

fact, namely, that in the form of the Central Intelligence Ageacy, there

has suddenly been created and evolved a great idea, namely, the idea of

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combining the FBI with Santa Claus with the British East India Company

with Barnum & Balley and the Ringling Bros. Circus. And before we

get lost in the derision that this implies, let's take pause on tho

very positive possibilities. One, that this may not be such a bad

Idea at that. It may take its form among the great diversions."

WASHINGION INDEPENDHVT - A524424 (De BAGGIO, Thomas)

Thomas Da BAGGIO, editor of the WASHINGTOiT INDEPENDENT, a newspaper

described as part of the Underground Press Syndicate, was brought to your

attention in May 1967 by Robert ACKERMAN) CIA employee, wao resides 1n

the same apartment house as De BAGGIO and who was concerned about

meeting De BAGGIO because of the nature of the paper published by De

BAGCIO. OS conducted inquiries on De BAGGIO and furnished the results to

Mr. GOODWIN's office who had had a request from De BAGGIO to verify

GOLENIEWSKI'S CIA employment. At the time De BAGGIO called GOODWIN's

office he mentioned he knew Herman KIMSEY but had not seen him recently.

COODNIT's office gave De BAGGIO a "No comment" reply.

Of interest is

Mi. SAYLE's meno for the record dta 6 June. 1967 in which he speculates

that Capital Fill editor for the WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT, Charles BOISE,

may be identical to CarI BLOISE, new

Washington correspondent for

the PEOPLE'S WORLD and reputed stringer for SUNDAY RANPARIS.

Also, of note is the fact that De BAGGIO appeared on the same

Barry FARBER show

as noted above for Guy RICHARDS.

SPECTRUM

OS indices are negative on SPECTRUM. (NOIE: Speculation would be

that SPECTRUM may be a new name for the WASHINGION INDEPENDENT. This

could be verified.)

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20 March 1967

MEMORANDUM FOR :

Office of Security

CI/DDP.

SUBJECT

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Thomas De Baggio

"Washington Independent"

1. An individual identifying himself as Thomas

De Baggio of "The Washington Independent" telephoned

this office on 20 March in an effort to determine if

we could confirm that:

a. Col. Goleniewski had worked for the Agency

which now is holding some of his belongings without

which he cannot prove that he is a Romanov.

b. Herman Kinsey "former Chief of Research

and Analysis for CIA"' is working with Goleniewski

because Kinsey knows he is Romanov. "

2. De Baggio said be knows Kinsey but has not seen

him recently.

3. Our anger to above was the explanation that we

neither confirm nor deny published statements concerning

us, whether true or false, favorable or derogatory, because

of our responsibilities under the National Security Act.

4. De Baggio gave his telephone number as 532-4499. An

individual of the same name and with the same phone number is

listed in the directory at 6100 - 26th N. Arlington, Virginia.

5. Neither this office nor the Library has any record

of De Baggio or "The Washington Independent." Any information

known to addressedwould be appreciated.

Joseph C. Goodivin

Assistant to the Director

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MI. Herman Kimsey

Hotel Vivian

1723 "G" Street NW

Washington, D.C.

Dear Mir. Kinsey:

On a racent trip to Washington, !

and I

had the pleasure of discussing

topics of mutual interest.

One of them was the Romanoff case and of course your name

was mentioned.

It was !

feeling that an article should be

written

about Romanoff for Reader's Digest.

But he

cautioned that no material could be included which wauld

put CIA in a bad light.

He said this was what kept Guy

Richards' book,

IMPERIAL AGENT, from being condensed by

the magazine.

said it was his belief that the

Digest would not print articles which were anti-government

in its view and any article which was critical of CIA was

seen to be anti-governmert by Digest edito=

He suggested

that with your background and contacts you: …i de able

to aid me in the preparat on of such an art....¿

÷: the

extent of guiding me thruigh the üii-rough .... ' of the

case.

I have not yet bezus the preparation of such an article.

I do not believe that l

had your permission in

offering your advice. I would appreciate

your conents

on the idea.

As I have only talked with you briefly during the tia

that I edited and published the Washington INDEP.OET--

and waite sevezal stories dealing with the Roma: '= case--

perhaj. it is not fair to ask any favors of you üt all, or

impinge on your valuable time with long letters requiring

lengthy replies. • But I wonder if you, with your intimate

knowledge of CIA functions, would care to comment on recent

disclosures made in RAMPARIS Magazine. These disclosures,

which were much on ny mind as well

, deal

with Mr. Jim Garrison's investigation into the assassination

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of President Kennedy. In particular I wonder if you would

comment on the disclosures dealing with CIA involvement in

the assassination as well as specifically the following

quote:

"It is fair to say that not much in the way of Caribbean

intrigue went on in those days

without the ClA; or at

least CIA operatives having a finger in it.

Thus the

1 a 10 person"

a weapons expert and

friends that a semi-autonomous CIA clique which had been

profiteering in narcotics and gun-running was implicated

in the assassination.

Several months later,

Underhill

was found dead of a bullet wound in the head; although

police decided it was self-inflicted, the circunstances

indicated otherwise."

Ine article, now on the newsstands, also retails a story

concerning a man presently in the Springfield, Mo., psyche

ward to the effect that CIA was in on the assassination.

I realize that you are no longer connected with the agency

and

any comment which you might make to me would be in

corfidence. I am most interested in whether you have heard

similar rumors or can verify these stories or others. I have

heard and seen documented stories dealing with former CIA

employees who retired in the field only to go into lucrative

business relations within the countries of former assignment,

similar to the way certain Generals and Admirals. are absorbed,

into large defense industries...but nothing as wild as the

RAMPARTS disclosures dealing with illegal activities of payrolle

employees.

I appreciate greatly any help you might be able to give me

on the above.

As I am seldom at the above phone number it is

probably best to send any communications you would care to make

by letter. That way I will be sure to get it and in all

probablity it will be most convenient for both of us.

With warm regards,

Thomas De Baggio

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