Originator: FBI
From: WMFO
To: HQ
Document date: 10/20/1967
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

6/8/2015

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-90151-10010

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-150030-44

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: WMFO

TO : HQ

TITLE :

DATE:

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

10/20/1967

21

ALINE MOSBY

INTER PRESS SERVICE

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/09/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON FIELD

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

WASHINGTON FIELD

INTER PRESS SERVICE (IPS), aka

International Press Service

DOCT 2 0 1967

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

7/20/67 - 10/5/67

REPORT MADE BY

SA JAMES O. WATSON, JR.

CHARACTER OF CASE

TYPED BY

cjb

RA - LATIN AMERICA

IS - LATIN AMERICA

REFERENCES:

SElet to WFO, 9/27/67 (Interoffice);

SJlet to Bureau, 8/28/67;

Wolet to Bureau, 8/31/67: CLASSIFED BY 5668 su/ne

Lalet to Bureau, 8/1/67

Bulet to Wro, 7/31/67;

DECLASSIFY ON: 25%

SA HECAY OLIVER THOMAS, at New York datel

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ADMINISTRATIVE:

Records of Riggs National Bank, Washington, D. C.,

were reviewed by SA WARREN 1. LOVE.

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

3/13/95

DECLAGSINCATION ANDIOR,

RELEASE OF CIA TACOMMATION

BED/GCL

TPL

IN THIS DOCUMENT.MHH 19/98

Case has been: Pending over

Yes l

• No; Pending prosecution over six months

Yes

NO

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

APPROVED

COPIES MADE:

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(105-150030)

2-WFO (97-1847)

Copy to:

C785720 An -150 0 6: B

NIC/OSI/ASCI

by routing slip for

#45.1+3

Date 10-31-67 bY HWL/AL

105115003

Me Faucesa

72 OCT 24 1967

Dissemination Record of Attached Report

Notations

Agency

Request Recd.

Date Fwd.

How Fwd.

By

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REC'D

DOM INTELL DIV.

UcT 30 12 12 PM '67

ĐCT 2F 1967

COPIES MADE.

DATE S: /9:28.BY

DIEdKF RE Aline. mosby.

FOR REVIEW AT FOING AND/OR DELIVERY

TO NSCA RE ROULST DATED 4:08:7.8

(SEE BUFILE 62-117290)

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WFO 97-1847

Logical city and telephone directories, the "Con-

gressional Directory"', and lists of correspondents in the

4/55

to Moscow for three years beginning in 1959

WFO file 134-

tect) advised that a UPI newspaperwoman, ALINE MOSBY, was

found unconscious and partially disrobed in a gutter in

Moscow while she was stationed there.

She was jailed over

night at that time and the incident mentioned in "Izvestia".

MOSBY was reportedly examined at the United States Embassy,

Moscow; the following day, and it was determined she had been

drugged. The episode was considered an attempt by the Rus-

sians to place UPI at a disadvantage if at some future time

UPI should incur the displeasure of the Soviet Government.

To preclude such an eventuality, Miss MOSBY was transferred

by UPI to another post,

thus terminating her career in

MoscOW.

The above information was furnished the Bureau

by WFOlet dated 10/24/62, captioned as described above.

,,For a time ALINE MOSBY was also considered a

suspect in the case entitled "UNSUB; Approximately 30-

year-old Female American Tourist of Interest to KGB For

Possible Recruitment; IS - R"

, Bufile 105-106958, WFO

file 105-47870. Investigation in this case disclosed

that MOSBY was rumored to have undergone an abortion

while in Moscow.!: 'A book entitled "The View From Number

13 Peoples Street"', authored by ALINE MOSBY and pub-

lished in 1962 by Random House, New York, was reviewed

by WFO on 10/17/63, at which time MOSBY was described

as being born and reared in Missoula, Montana, and grad-

uating from the University of Montana.

At the time of

the books publication, Miss MOSBY was with the Paris

Bureau of UPI.

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SECREO

WFO 97-1847

A telephone call to "Life" Magazine, 1120 Connecticut

Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C., during 8/67, by SA JAMES O.

WATSON, JR., who did not have need to identify himself, failed

to disclose any information concerning a PAULINE MOSBY or Miss

MOSBY connected with "Life".

It is noted that JOHN SKELLY, during interview

8/17/67, was uncertain of the correct spelling of MOSBY's

name, and in particular was uncertain of her first name,

which, he stated, was PAULINE or a name similar to this.

WFO, therefore, is of the opinion that SKELLY was refer-

ring to ALINE MOSBY.

• (LEOPOLDO ARAGON)is the subject of a case entitled (S)

CLEOPOLDO ARAGON ESCALONG IS - YU", Bufile 134 8477J NFO (53

file 105(56407. (5]

EDGAR TRIVERI is the subject of WFO file 105-

40383, entitled "EDGAR ARNOLD TRIVERI, aka; IS - CU",

Bufile 105-88854.

WFO files contain no additional pertinent in-

formation concerning HUGH O'SHAUGHNESSY or MALCOLM

RUTHERFORD to that available to the Bureau.

WO files contain no information identifiable

with ROGER BECK, DANIEL GOTTLIEB, DWIGHT CLARK, EDWIN

LOUREIRO, the newsletter "Latin'

America"', Volunteers in

Asia or

International Students Fund.

Referenced San Francisco letter advised that

MISE

noted that RUFFIN was working on the Mississipp Summer

Project.

Credit, criminal and informant checks at Palo

Alto, California, failed to produce any information

concerning RUFFIN.

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INFORMANTS

CONTACTED BY

WFO FILE WHERE LOCATED

WF T-1

is Reverend

SA THEODORE

instant file, serial 54

THOMAS BREW,

Society MALINOWSKI

Ch pen were 1(1)

Chaplaing Mercy

Hospital, Baltimore

Md., an established

source (protect) of

the Baltimore Office

= T=2 is 5J (6745/SA JOHN JAMES instant Elle,

former WE (232]s) -

serial 60

WF I-3 iS (CIAJ$P(4)

instant file,

serial 19

WE I-4 ISTUE(1373) 5I((5)

# I-S 16 F 2442 5+15}

105-56407

LEADS

WASHINGTON FIELD

AT WASHINGTON. D. G: 1. vill conduct appropriate

agency and informant checke

to further

identify MICHAEL

HOLT RUFFIN.

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WFO 97-1847

2. Will check records of INS to verify the

548 departure of EDUARDO DIAZ from the United States and

continue to monitor his checking account at Riggs

National Bank.

Ru-statis

3. Will contact HENRY CATUCCI, Western Union

International (WUl), regarding IPS payment for com-

munications services, since it is noted that the checking

account of EDUARDO DIAZ has not disclosed any checks

payable to WUI-

4. Will attempt to identify and locate PAULINE

SHOSBY and submit recommendations for interviewing her.

CLASSIFICATION

This report is classified "Secret, No Füfeign

Dissemination", since the information fromiCIAms so

classified and to protect the identity of [WF_I442-s*](s)

It should further be classified "Secret" to protect

the identity of wr 1373S.S)In the event of downgrading,

this report should be classified no lower than "Con-

fidential" to protect the identity of confidential

Intormants of continuing value and since it discloses

investigative interest in foreign diplomatic officials

and establishments. cu

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CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TONI

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR,

RELEASE OF CIA INFORIVIATION

IN THIS DOCUMENT. MHH 19/98

* STATES DEPARTMENT OF J

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

ICE

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

SA JAMES O. WATSON, JR.

OCT 2 0 1967

Field Office File #: 97-1847

Title:

INTER PRESS SERVICE (IPS)

NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION

SECRET

Office:

Washington, D. C.

Bureau File #: 105-150030

Character:

REGISTRATION ACT - LATIN AMERICA

INTERNAL SECURITY - LATIN AMERICA

91,598

CLASSIRED EY Sled SIN md

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X_

(J74

Synopsis:

On 7/20/67, a confidential informant advised EDUARDO DIAZ waS

given $150 to assist with his educational expenses by the

Maryland Province Mission Bureau, Baltimore, Md., at the re-

quest of Jesuit missionaries in Chile. Informant also advised

DIAZ was reported to be a close associate of the Chilean Am-

bassauor and to be making speeches for the Ambassador when

a

conflict of dates prevented the Ambassador from speaking.

• A

second informant reported Kennecott Copper Corporation,

New York, New York, received a letter dated 7/21/67 from Latin

American Newsletters Ltd., London, (England), introducing a

weekly newsletter, "Latin America"', at a yearly subscription

rate of $59 (US dollars). IPS was identified as the principal

source of "Latin America"

• On 8/17/67, JOHN TASKELLY, Public

Information Office, Pan American Union, Wash., D. C., advised

ROBERTO SAVIO, "Director of IPS, has offered SKELLY a position

as IPS representative in Wash., D. C., on numerous occasions.

SKELLY denied receiving offers for this position from officials

of the Chilean Government. SKELLY advised SAVIO also re-

portedly offered the position to PAULINE MOSBY (phonetic), a

correspondent for the Spanish issue of Life magazine, and

to

NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION

SECRET --

1: 091*1290

""".

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grading are deoda

S06821/6

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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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DANIEL

$4,357.73 was deposited t

savings account of EDUARDO

DIAZ, leaving a balance on 7/30/67 of $7,403.98. All funds in

this account withdrawn in early 8/67 and account closed for the

stated reason that DIAZ was returning to Santiago, (Chile).

Three checks totaling $2,547.73, payable to HOLT RUFFIN; were

drawn against DIAZ' personal checking account in early 8/67. On

9/15/61, a check in the amount of $161, payable toi HERMAN

RODRIGUEZ, who may be (identical with HERNAN

RODRIGUEL, Chilear

Assistant Press Attache ashe

Sarawn against the account,

leaving y balance o 9727/67 of $9.30.

One MICHAEL HOLT RUFFIN,

who may be identical with HOLT RUFEIN, was a student at Stanford

University, Palo Alto, California, as of 1965, and while there

was associated with DWIGHT CLARK and the International Students

Fund - Volunteers in Asia. On 9/14 6/, HOLI RUFFIN, self iden-

tified as a correspondent for IPS, was reported by a confiden-

tial source to have contacted (the Venezuelan Embassy, Wash. (SJ

D. C., to arrange an appointment with the Venezuelan Ambassador] (S]

to the US."

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chile

DETAILS: AT WASHINGTON, D. C.

As previously reported in this case, a check in

the amount of $150, bearing number 5173, dated November 25,

1966, payable to EDUARDO. DIAZ, drawn by the Maryland Province

Mission Bureau, 700 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland,

on the Maryland National Bank, Baltimore, Maryland, was de-

posited on November 29, 1966, to the personal checking ac-

count of EDUARDO DIAZ at the Riggs National Bank, Washington, \

D. C.

The above information can be made public only

upon issuance of a subpoena duces tecum.

On July 20, 1967, WF I-I advised that the

Maryland Province Mission Bureau and Seminary Guild, 700

= 2

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SECREO

On April 18, 1962, Prensa Latina entered a

plea of nolo contendere in United States Dis=

trict Court, Washington, D. C., to a charge

of failure to comply with provisions of the

Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as

amended, and was fined $2,000.

In 1963, WF T-4, a confidential informant, identified

LEOPOLDO ESCALONA

ARAGON as a paid source of the Yugoslav In-CS]

telligence Service.

Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service

show that (ARAGON ESCALONA)is a Panamanian national who entered (S

the United States on an 0=1 (native of certain Western Hemisphere

countries) visa in 1954.

Records of the United States Department of State

show

ARAGON ESCALONAJis a free-lance reporter and is associ-(S]

ated

with the publications, "El Dia"', of Mexico and "Expresso"

of Lima, Peru.

Records of the Riggs National Bank, Washington, D.C.,

disclose the following information concerning the accounts of

EDUARDO DIAZ:

On April 27, 1967, the savings account held a

balance of $2,323.05.

On June 8, 1967, $700 was deposited

to the account and on June 26, 1967, $4,357.73 was deposited

to the account. On June 30, 1967, including accumulated

interest of $23.20, this savings account held a balance of

$7,403.98.

It is noted that information previously reported

in this case reveals that $700 cash was withdrawn

from the

personal checking account of EDUARDO DIAZ on June

7,

•1967,

and on June 26, 1967, a check in the amount of $4,357.73

payable to the Riggs National Bank for the savings teller

at the Farmers and Mechanics Branch, Wisconsin and M Street,

No No, was drawn against this checking account.

DUS

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REVIEWED BY-GA/JFK. TASK FORGE

REVIEWED BY PENOR JAIR PONCE

ON

19/99

SECRED

ON

3/10/99.00k

I RELEASE IN FULL

RELEASE IN PLAL

RELEASE IN PART

RELEASE IN PANT

C7 TOTAL DENIAL

TOTAL DENIA

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On August 3, 1967, a check payable to the Chesapeake

and Potomac Telephone Company in the amount of $84.87 was

drawn against the account.

On the same date, a check payable

to the National Press Building in the amount of $157.75 was

drawn against the account.

On August 4, 1967, a check payable to Underwood

and Underwood in the amount of $140 was drawn against the

account. This check was endorsed by the payee and the Chase

Manhattan Bank, New York City.

On August 17, 1967, a check in the amount of $46,

payable to EDWIN LOUREIRO, endorsed by LOURETRO and the

American Security and Trust Company, Washington, D. C., was

drawn against the account.

On September 15, 1967, a check in the amount of

$161, payable to HERMAN RODRIGUEZ, endorsed by the payee and

Riggs National Bank, Washington, D. C., was drawn against

the account.

As of September 27, 1967, the account held a

balance of $9.80.

The above information cannot be made public except

upon issuance of a subpoena duces tecum to MI. E. W. STEARNS,

Vice-President and Cashier, Riggs National Bank, Washington,

D. C.

The August, 1967, "Diplomatic List"

_ published by

ine United States Department of State, lists HERNAN RODRIGUEZ LS-

as Assistant Press Attache, Embassy of Chile, Washington, D.C:

The 1966-1967 "Washington/ Metropolitan Area Tele-

phone Directory", published by the Chesapeake and Potomac

Telephone Company, lists an EDWIN C

LOUREIRO at 191 BIltmore.

No He, and an EDWIN C. LOUREIRO, a/photographer, at 2439 18th

Street, N. W.

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On September 12, 196/, records of the

Stanford Bank,

Palo Alto, California, disclosed that M. HOLTS

Office Box 8765 and Box 4543, St

Stanfor Post office

Palo Alto,

California, maintains a commercial

account at that bank.

BrAZIL

BUTTIN's employer was listed as DICHT CLARK ASSOciatE DIreCtoR

Volunteers in Asia.

The above information cannot be made public except

upon the issuance of

a subpoena duces tecum directed to

RICHARD FROLICH, Cashier, Stanford Bank, Pal 1-26 Carifornia.

records of the Stanford Post Office, Palo Alto,

California, show that DWIGHT D

CLARK, 2000 Wittiams Street

Palo Alto, California, holds Post Office Box 4543 on behalf

of the International Students Fund - Volunteers in Asia, and

HOLT RUFFIN holds Box 8765.

The 1962

Stanford University Student Directory

lists MICHAEL HOLT

RUFFIN as a freshman with a home address

of. Brazil.

The 1963 Directory lists him as a sophomore

residing in Stern Hall, a campus dormitory. The 1964 and

1965 Directories list him as a history major with a home

address of the Bahamas.

On September 14, 1967, WF T-5 reported that on

the same date he learned the following from the secretary

of Venezuelan Ambassador to the United States ENRIQUE

TEJERA PARIS:

m a so ca

On September 14, 1967, HOLT RUFFIN, self identified

às a correspondent for Inter Press Service, contacted the

Embassy a Venezue a to The informan nation: (53

ment with Ambassador TEJERA PARIS.

that RUFFIN did not disclose his purpose in wishing to see

(the Ambassador and he was asked to _contact the Embassy)the (sT

following week since the Ambassador was out of town for theS

week

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