CONVERSATION WITH MR. DAVID CHRIST.
Originator: CIA
From: FI/D/OPS
To: CHIEF, FI/D
Document date: 09/20/1960
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

20 September 1960

MEMORANDUM FOR CHIEF, FI/D

SUBJECT: Conversation with Mr. David CHRIST

1o Pursuant to the request of thier, F1/D, on 19 September 1960,

this memorandum contains the substance of a conversation between hr.

David CHRIST, ISD, and the undersigned.

2. Approximately 1630 hours on 10 August 1900, CHrist visited

the office of the undersigned to state that he would soon be going to

Havana to redo an audio installation In the Hotel Rosita, and possibly

accompany him on the Havana assignmente

In response to the query by

the undersigned pointed out that there was apparently no entry problem

with regard too the Hotel Rosita target rooms, CHRIST changed the basi

for his request in that he mentioned the possible negg for protectior

He went on to explain that HARTER) and his peoplo

could be used to determine whether he, CHRiSt, was under surveillance.

At this juncture, "HARTER entered the undersigned's office, and CHRIST

was no concrete purpose which could justify the assignment of (HARTER

as requested by CHRISt.

3. CHRIST proceeded to Havana on 17 August, returned to Washington

o/a 31 August, and departed again for Havana for the NCNA task 0/a

7 September.

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Arnold M. Silver

FI/D/Ops

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