DDO MATERIAL ON PHILLIPS
Originator: HSCA
From: CIA
Document date: 00/00/0000
Document type: NOTES

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KÉNNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

I DO NOT RENOVOCE

DDO material on P;hillips:

To ee polect files on 1951-52 operation in chiRETURN TO CIA

No relevant info.

Was in Cuba in Lb/59.

Phillips cover in jCuba was blown in Sept. 1959.

Phillips work involved propoganda operations.

Worked as a SeiStaff Ax Employee from Jully ix 1955 to January 1956 at which

time he was converted to Staff Agent.

Resigned as Staff Agent on 13 August 1958.

People in Cuba at time who knew sPhillips: Jack Malone and Carlos Todd

Cover approval for Phillips suse in operation approved in 14 May 1959,

requested 1 April 1959. Cover was Proprietor of a television programming

business in Havana.

Contract Agent in Chile, 1952-1954

Contract Agent, PBSuccess and PBHISTORY, 1954 9SWZ00D

Covert Associate, 1954-1955

Staff Agent, Cuba 1956-57

Staff Agent, BexBeirut, Lebanon, 1957-58

5 September 1958 an OA was reguested for Phillips under his Psydo.

POA granted on i& Sept 1958

on the gth.

Cables revéal he is in provess of moving back to US in February 1960.

OA was granted on 12 November 1959.

Phillips contrach was extended for one year on 19 August 1959.

cable says: "Upon arrival New York, Choadon requested phone Charron at

office..." dated July 20, 1959.

This may have bean a TDY.

It was on a movie deal

Cable says that Phillips planning on going to Wash and NY 1l May per HQ intruction

dated 4 May 1959.

This may have been the IDY that didn't happen until later. Another cable

ateed 3 April 1959 saty that hes trip to Washington for consultations before

film megotioations aproved for 6 April 1959.

Document transfer and Cross reference dated 10 December of 1958 on Phillips says:

"There is a restricted CI/OA folder on the subject of this 201 held under

CH11937. "

Contract Employement effective tax 19 August 1958, He was in Havana to begin

assignement in ths general time period also.

Review of 201 file on US Citizen clasifys Phillips as "Former witting collab-

orator (relationship termingated)

Cable from Havana dated 28 April 1960 (Hava 4393)

"1. COS has tentatively approved 19-24 May leave for Aretz order he attend

family business ZRMETAiL.

2. If possible suggest Aretz-Choaden Meeting ZRMETAL 23 May."

Phillips contrach terminated 13 March 1960.

Phillips called to HQ for consultation in February 1960.

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Phillips arrived in Cuba on 24 august 1959 acording to DIR 21429 and Ni

HAVA 860Ex 2603.

This was a return, he was evidently in DC and station said they needed him.

Phillips is in Caracas from 29 September 1861958 to at least 8 Octover &

HAVA cable # 0502 "Phillips Delayed due illness. Arriving CARA 28 Sept.

to director and CARA.

Phillips OA in 1958 requested by Dahlgren.

Phillips took job in Havana after resigning and leaving Lebanon.

Arrived Havana 8/58.

Most conspicuous thing about file is that it does not go beyond the time

he left Havana in 1960.

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