Originator: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
From: CIA
To: HQ
Document date: 08/12/1974
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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AGENCY:

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RECORD NUMBER:

124-90115-10030

RECORD SERIES : HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

62-108665-79

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

FROM:

CIA

1O: HQ

TITLE :

DATE:

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SUBJECTS :

08/12/1974

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MITCHELL LIVINGSTON WERBELL III

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

08/07/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA

COMMENTS :

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PEGRET SENSITIVE

NTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENC

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505

WARNING NOTICE

SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED

12 AUG 1974

MEMORANDUM FOR: Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation

ATTENTION

SUBJECT

:Intelligence Division

: Mitchell Livingston

WERBELL, III

Reference is made to TDFIRDB-315/07634-74,

dated

"jo August 1974, which reported on the growing

concern of the Bahamian Government about renewed

secessionist activity in Abaco.

addition

norma yo

official Bahamian

ervice, whic

was the source

also provided a

representative of

this Agency on

above report,

August 1974 the

following text of

CIA HAS ME OBJECTION 7679/945

prepared

for the Secretary of the

a

memorandum (itJS)

Bahamian Cabinet:

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR 27

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

ExCEpT FOR

IN THIS DOCUMENT. BRACKETS

1618

"Please be advised that on

3 August

1974, information has been received from

overseas

contacts that Chester

OCHOWSKI, alias

Chester GARY:

has recently

een in touch with

Mitchell LOWERBELL, and

as reported that WERBELL is still planning

unspecified revolutionary activity in Abaco.

also reported that he has the support

some former

Babana

Special

Robert ARMSTRONG

possibility).

that Robert

VESCO might be financing some

of the activity."

The "overseas contact" described above was

the British

AUG 15 1974

Fist

ALL E

HEREIN

TAT: 60/22/961/5668 SLOGA

JFK)

referred torab,ove.

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SCHEDULE OF ELO

SLASSEE OF ENO 652 EXEMPTION CATEGORY 5B (2).

EXEMPT FROM GENERAL DECLASSIFICATION

TO DETERMINE

DATE/OF AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION.

IMPOSSIBLE

58 AUG 221974

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SECRET /SENSITIVE,

3.

The files of this Agency reflect that Robert

ARMSTRONG and Chester ZoCHowsKI are known to your

Bureau and their involvement in this matter has been

Although the Bahamian Services

alias

as

it 1s believed that this

refers to "Chester GRAY."

The above information is being furnished to

your Bureau for whatever action and further dissemi-

nation you deem appropriate. The intormation, however,

nay not be discussed with any foreign nationals,

including the British

and the Bahamians:s)

FOR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS:

Daind 7. Blee

David H. Blee

CIRA-0444-74

SECRET SENSITIVE

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