MITCHELL LIVINGSTION WERBELL BIOGRAPHIC SKETCH.
Originator: CIA
From: CHIEF, WHD
To: CHIEF OF STATION, JMWAVE
Document date: 09/28/1965
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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REFERENCE - UFGA- 23126, 20 SEPTEMBER 1965 - RECENT DETENTICH OF AMLEC-3

201-259910, WAS BORN 8 MARCH 1918 IN PHILADELPHIA

DURING WORLD WAR II ME

THIS BUSINESS FAILED AND HE BECAME INVOLVEO

IN IMPERT-EXPORT TRADE AND PROMOTION WORK IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE

CARIBBCAN.

HE HAS GRANTED A POA ON 13 JULY 1959 BUT WAS CONTACTED ONLY

OCCASI CNALLY AT HEADQUARTERS UNTIL ME WAS TERMINATED IN OCTOBER 1959.

IT WAS UETERMINED THAT HE HAD NO WERTIWHILE INFORMATICN TO CFFER NOR

WAS HE ABLE TO GEVELOP ANY.

HE WAS ASSESSED BY HEADQUARTERS AS A

''WIELLER DEALER'" TYPE WITH CONSIDERABLE INTELLIGENCE BUT UNABLE TO

REALIZE MUCH SUCCESS IN PROMOTIUN WORK AND THAT HIS APPROACHES TO KUBARK

MERE DESIGNED FRIMARILY TO GETAIN FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

IN MAY 1962 WER BELL WAS IN MANAGUA AS VICE FRESIDENT OF

SURFLUS ARMS.

SURFLUS ARMS-S METERS ALSO ATTEMPTING TO SELL AN INTERMATIONAL

OF NASSAU, ATTEMPTING TO SELL NATO

INViSTIGATICN SERVICE OFFEREU UNDER WORLOWIDE INFORMATION SERVICE

INC.. WHICH WER BELL CLAIMED TO CWN. HE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN EITHER

WER BELL WAS REFERTEO IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN

DECEMBER 1964 ASSOCIATEO WITH FINCA /FRUTAS INTERCONTINENTALES, - ...

CECR AL. AN ORGANIZATICH WHICH EXTORTS FRUIT FROM THE OCMINICAN REELELIS

LATER: VURING THE FIGHTING IN SANTO DOMINGO, HE WAS WITH AMCARBON -I

WHEN THE LATTER WAS WOUNDED.

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