Originator: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
From: CIA
To: HQ
Document date: 08/15/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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124-90140-10135

2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

JFK Assassination System

Date:

Identification Form

Agency Information

4/17/201

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90140-10135

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 100-379838-2

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

FROM: CIA

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 08/15/1962

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

BERNARD SEYMOUR MERGLER

CIA LIAISON MATERIAL

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/28/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA

COMMENTS: MEMO

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:. Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Attention: Mr. S. J. Papich

FROM : Deputy Director

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SUBJECT : Bernard Seymour MERGLER

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EXCEPT BRACLETS

KP 11-1859712

51D/KSR 12-13-97

1. The following information concerning Bernard Seymour (JFK)

MERGLER was received by this Agency from several different

sources:

Police reported that one Bernard Seymour MERGLER,

In January 1962 the Royal Canadian Mounte

a self-employed Canadian lawyer, had come to their

attention because.of his various activities in

connection with the Cuban government.

He was

active in money raising efforts for

the purpose

of purchasing medical supplies for hospitals in

Cuba; he was reported to be employed by the Cuban

government as one of its legal advisors; and he

had acted as counselor for a Cuban trade mission

visiting Canada.

Subject was born on 13 May

1915 in Montreal

and his home address

was reported as 4867 Cimberland Avenue, Montreal.

It was believed that Subject had traveled to

Cuba on or about 24 October 1961 for an undeter-

mined period.

b.

On 20 February 1962 the same source

reported that Subject's above mentioned trip

to

Cuba was to gather background information on

a

i a volved it a a Canaron i a November,

case turned over to him by the Cuban government;

of ships to Cuba by a Canadian firm.

returned to Montreal from Cuba on 9 November

Subject was furcher described as a genera.

Canada.

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SECRET

GROUP 1

Excluded from automatic

downgrading and,

declassifica!

-4-

Airlines chartered air cargo flight from Canada

to Cuba for the period 15 March through 28

March 1962.

2. This office has no further information on the above

mentioned individuals and would appreciate receiving any

information the addressees may have or may develop on them.

Any additional information which may come to the attention

of this office will be forwarded to the addressees.

3. The information contained in paragraph 1(b) through

(1) above was passed to representatives of the Bureau in

Montreal by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (S)

CSCI-3/772,065

Cc: Immigration and Naturalization Service

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