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Lemberto BESTA

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ApT1l 1955 3 Realdent of Milan et Via Teodosio 23, collaborated Moo

DEMiGAD

...brief period with Remijua

regarding clandestine

traffic in strategie naterials. Lives by. traffickine in elferettos and

other things - not excluding dose. Also meintains contact with

head of french intelligence in Italy In political fleld. Person of

doubtful honesty, braggart and capeble of carrying out eny kindof

activity for money.

(souce Demyod)

"*"-

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15-22

March 195k:

Itel service (Min of Int) offered to turn over to Milan station)

full control of PIC operation in which BEsTA was Involved.

Has werned

"heads off" because of BESIA's extremely bnd reputation - he has been

Impliented in all sorts of conttaband traffic as well as reputation

of completely montin

unanchored intelligence operator.

Now 1953:.

He wes an attempted couble agent operetion b, Ital servica into

Yugo I.S.

petite po in ten dat sheet

4/BR

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