CABLE CONCERNING INFORMATION AND BIOGRAPHIC DATA ON RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR, CIA
To: BERN
Document date: 11/26/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Assassination Records Review Board

Final Determination Notification

AGENCY : CIA

RECORD NUMBER

: 104-10015-10147

RECORD

SERIES

: JFK

AGENCY FILE

NUMBER

: 201-289248

Released under the John

E. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case$ :NW 53199 Date:

06-06-2017

September 10, 1996

Status of Document:

Postponed in Part

Number of releases of previously postponed information: 16

Reason for Board Action: The Review Board's decision was premised on several factors

including: (a) the significant historical interest in the document in question; (b) the

absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause harm to the United

States or to any individual.

Number of Postponements: 10

Postponement # 1 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Crypt

Release Date: 07/2006

Postponement # 2 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Crypt

Release Date: 07/2006

Postponement # 3 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

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be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Crypt

Release Date: 07/2006

Postponement # 4 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Crypt

Release Date: 07 / 2006

Postponement # 5 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Crypt

Release Date: 07/2006

Postponement # 6 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Crypt

Release Date: 07 / 2006

Postponement # 7 (Page 1):

•Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Crypt

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Postponement # 8 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Dispatch Prefixes

Release Date: 10/2017

Postponement # 9 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Crypt

Release Date: 07/2006

Postponement # 10 (Page 2):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may

be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Crypt

Release Date: 07/2006

Board Review Completed: 07/09/96

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

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AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY

RECORD NUMBER

RECORD SERIES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

CIA

:

104-10015-10147

JFK

201-289248

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR :

CIA

FROM

TO

BERN

TITLE

DIRECTOR, CIA

CABLE CONCERNING INFORMATION AND BIOGRAPHIC DATA ON RICHARD THOMAS

GIBSON.

DATE:

11/26/63

PAGES

SUBJECTS

3

GIBSON, RICHARD

BIO DATA

DOCUMENT TYPE

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : SECRET

RESTRICTIONS :

1B

CURRENT STATUS

RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

12/06/93

OPENING CRITERIA

COMMENTS OSWI: VA 1993.12.06. 16:43:42: 180028:

[R]

- ITEM IS

RESTRICTED

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DEB, D/D68, DOP, ADDP, C/EI, C/SR 2, D/OS 2, VR

ADDED: C/WH 5 (ACTION) VR

26 HOL83 IN 68312

IPVEDIATE DIP INFO IMMEDIATE GNVA CITE BERN 2492

SLASSIFICATIOY HAF" 1976

• KIDES! INK

CONDUCTED ON

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SO AFTERNOON 26 NOVEMBER INANITION 17 PASSED TO ODENVY

REF DEAN IVANITION REPORT WHICH QUOTED IN FULL IN ORIGINAL TEXT

4

IN PARA 3 BELOW. ENVY REP IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED EL MARD

4

AND AFTER DISCUSSION REPORT CONTENT IT AGREED THAT ELMARD

• 3

WOLED CONTACT INANITION SOONEST. IN ABSENCE INANITION 2O MATTER DISCUSSE

6

BY PHONE WITH: INANITION 6. ELMARD EMPHASIZED UTMOST IMPORTANCE

WHICH COYOKE ATTACHED TO FOLLOWUP THIS MATTER, RECEIVED PROMPT

ANSWERS TO INITIAL QUESTIONS (SEE BELOW> AND

"ARRANGED MEET WITH

INANITION 2B, INANITION & IN COMPANY WITH ODENVY REP BERN.

2.

SUBJ IS RICHARD. THOMAS GIBSON, BORN 13 MAY 31 LOS ANGELES,

US CITIZEN, RESIDES LAUSANNE SINCE APRIL 63. NEGRO JOURNALIST,

for FOlA Review on

APR.-

1976

Document Number

ACTIVE NEW YORK CHAPTER FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE (FPCC)

SINCE ITS ORGANIZATION IN 6D. BERN FILE REFS ESBA 126590

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TSASO: MESSAGE

IN

68318

PAGI

3..." FOLL TEXT INANITION NEMO.

REFERRING TO EARLIER CORRESPONDENCE IN WHICH WE CAVE

INFORMAT TON ON GIBSON RICHARD THOMAS, BORN 13 MAY 1931

AT LOS ANCELES, JOURNALIST AND TRANSLATOR, US-PP. NO. 8-131994p

BONGIGED& LAUSANNED WE JUST LEARN FROM A DELICATE SOURCE THAT

GISSAN WAS ACQUAINTED WITH LEE HARVEY OSWALD.

IN A CONVERSATION

23 NUV ENDININGS GIBSON MADE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS

(IN FRENCH)

OF WHICH WE QUOTE-VERBAL-THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS8.

• UNHUN INTERLOCUTOR: SINCERES CONDOLEANCES QUAND MEME.

RISON: AH QUI, ET, PUIS ENCORE, LE TYPE ETAIT UN DES NOTRES.

INCHOIN: C'EST UN DINGUE (FOUS.

CISSON: JAVAIS DE LA CORRESPONDANCE AVEC LUI, CREST UN FOUS

UN ANCIEN MARIN.

UNKNOUN: CA PEUT AVOIR DES CONSEQUENCES INCROYABLES.

GIBSON: OUI, OUI•

JE NE SUIFFPAS MECONTENT NON PLUS,

MAIS C'EST POINT LA FACON DE CHANGER LES IDEES.

UNKNOWN: TU COMPRENDS, SI MAINTENANT, ILS VEULENT ENGAGER UNE

CAMPAGNE POUR ENVAMIR CUBA, IL NºY A PAS DE PROBLEMES!

TOUT DE MEME; C'EST TRES GRAVE.

24 101

CISSON: QUI, MAIS "ALSO" C'EST UN TYPE QUI A ETE PORTE A MA

CONNAISSANCE ILY A DEUX ANS, PARCE QU'IL ETAIT ARRETE

POUR

AVOIR CRIE "VIVE FIDEL" DANS LES RUES DE DALLAS

AU TEXASO ALORS IL Y AVAIT TOUTE UNE HISTOIRE, IL MA

ECRIT DES LETTRES ET IL EST DEVENU MEMERE DU COMITE SUNITELL

IGIBLE)

UNKNON: & INTERGIMPANT DE CUBA?

GIBSON:

QUI, J'AI LA RADIO ICI, ON A DEJA PARLE DE NOTRES

ONA

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CLASSIFIEO MESSAGE

68212 PAGE 3

COMITE CUNITELLIGIBLEY ET TU PENSES, PAUVRE LY §PHONETIQUE?

AW YORKE

UNSNOWNS CE DOIT ETRE ASTREUX.

GIBSON: IL EST DANS UN BAIN ET AUSSI POUR TIBOR (PHONETIQUE)

EE YOUT LE MONDE, MOI DE SUIS TRES CONTENI D'ETRE ICI.

UNSING I CLINE MIEUX TE DERE, LES INTERROGATOIRES NE VONT

PAS FIRE MOUS®

BISONE IL NºY A PAS DE CUNTELLIGIBLE) PAR EXEMFLE,

TOLTE CETTE CORRESPONDANGE EST DEPUIS LONGEMPS DETRUITE, MOI JAI

RULE TOUT CA. ••

AS MENTIONED IN OUR INFORMATION A LIMIT HAS BEEN SET

FOR GIBSON®S DEPARTURE PROM SITZERLAND BEFORE DECEMBER 15, 1963.

BUING TO THE DELICACY OF THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION, WE MUST INSISI

PHAT THE CONTENTS BE LIMITED IN CIRCULATION TO THE STRICTEST MINIMUM

AND SHOULD NOT BE INCORPORATED IN ANY COURT RECORDS.

So STATION COMMENTS PARA S ABOVE FOLLOW IN SEPARATE MSG.

SEBRIT

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