Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: CIA
Document date: 8/3/61
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/17/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90138-10035

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-106214-441

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: HQ

TO: CIA

TITLE:

DATE:

08/03/1961

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

BERNON FERGUSON MITCHELL

CIA LIAISON MATERIAL

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

09/28/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

MEMO

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

SECRET

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Papich

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LASR

17-10-28

CLASSIFIED 8Y5668

ASSIFY ON:

REC- 53

EX. - 137

441

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSISORT GE AND/OR,

RELEASE GI CIA INFURMATION

IN THIS DOCUMENT. KP 5-1.2-98

Mate:

IO:

August

1961

DArOCtOr

Central

Intelligence Agency

Attention:

Deputy Director,

Plane

From:

John Lagar Hoover, Director

subject:

BERNON FERGUSON MITCHELL

WILLIAM HAMILTON MARTIN

ALL INFURMATION CONTAINED

EXCEPT

MISCELLANGOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING

(ESPIONAGE)

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.

Beforence is made to your lettor of July 17, 1961,

concerning the captioned individuals. It was requested that

any additional information reflecting upon the relationshiy

o tacose teorges banascue, and Danscos, and bis sister,

442212811

Ceorgos Damascus, ala Darascou,

with Justo Stora

acasus Son the lattor's contacts with rovresentatives or

agents of the Castro govermont in Cuba, os on Bierra s1(5)

continued contacts with Inzantser or other suspect Soviet

officials or agente in this country or elsewhore be forwarded

to your Agency.

13-20-53

Classmed

1303RDOLet

Declassity One

DAER

211224

58510C.

1958-554

ThiS

Bureau has no information rogurding Damascus

his sister.

Where is likewise no in arustion rarlecting ou

the contacta

O1 Lusto Sierra Cacasus Vi representativos or

agents of the Castro governent.

Other than the information

palready in your possossion regarding posaible contacts in 195%

betweon Bierra and Boris h. kazantsev,

thore are no indications S

o1 contacts between these two nen since kazantsev's departure

BY COURIER SVCR

Frett copy

09 AU

With sogard to contacte

between Biorra and

other

Soviet officials,

It was roporcod boy a source

walch

bes furnishod

L1278 10401H0700 10 T00 0864. 1426 11

Siorrs, Virst Secretary, Mexican

number of

Tolson

Belmont.

Mohi -

Callahan -

Conrad -

DeL, oach.

Evans -

Malone

Rosen.

Sullivan

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room

Gandy

Zinchuk,

Division)

secoud

on March 3, 1950,

by Aleksander Ivanovich

Secretary of the

Enbassy of the UssE

(Pross

8520092-3851 p.4)

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 714 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

SUCKET

Director

Central Intelligence Agency

Ions ABoney 1s avare of contnets between Justo

thon first Secretary of the

POLoVey, Attache of the Earsay: 01. 0. Ust

to refer to your sons 34225 dated Fabruary 12, 1951

The Diplonatic List

State publication 7210

65-60372-16)

gane,

1961,

Depirimont of

custo sierre to be Counselor

of tho Mexican Embassy (S)

with onellack Ostornanand one Victor layolnot otherviso s

identifted.

A source of information uno had turnished rorable

intormation in the past reported that in turd one Justo sierras

tho attorney o1 Terry Fairney] an Amrican espatriate 175

lexico City. Merry Fahrey had

associated with prontents

Narls and suspected Nai agents

4165-44570-37) (65-25864-170)

Bureau indicating any relationship between the present counsgiot

Ox the konican ambassy Washington, D.C., and Nicolas beorges

Danascus, his sister, Soviet

agente

Castro, you vill he notified

Director

National Socurity Ageney.

Fort George &. Monde, Maryland

NOTE:

Classified "Secret" because coverage of diplomatic establish-

ments by Bureau is so classified. CIA is engaging in speculation.

Reference letter apparently suggests a theorynthat because Nicolas

Damascus, who reportedly lived at one of the hotels visited by

Mitchell

and Martin in Mexico City, had an apparent client relation-

ship with the law

received a phone call from a representative of the 26th of July

movement, there

might be some answer here as to the defection of

Mitchell and Martin. The logic of all this is not too apparent

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SECRET

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