MEMO: CROZIER, ROSS L.
Originator: CIA
From: GIKAS, CHRISTOS S.
Document date: 02/03/1969
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

MRIDENTIAL

3 February 1969

SUBJECT: CROZIER, ROSS L.

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The captioned Subject is a former Career

Agent of WH Division who served with the Agency

from 1954 to November 1963. His affiliation with

the Agency was completely covert.

During the late

1950's, he developed personal relationship with Che

Guevera, Fidel Castro and other Cuban revolutionaries.

The Subject's knowledge of those Cuban leaders became

a matter of public record in newspapers, periodicals

and so forth at that time.

As far as it is known,

the Subject's Agency affiliation was never disclosed

publicly.

2.

Following his employment termination, the

Subject obtained

a job in the Office of the Postal

Inspector, U. S.

Post Office Department, Washington,

D. C. That is his current employment.

3. On 14 January 1969, the Subject called me

in EAB and advised that he had been contacted by a

representative of the 20th Century Fox

Movie Firm

Guevera.

He explained that the movie firm wanted to

discuss the following two matters to him: -

a .

how much and how well the Subject

actually knew Guevera and what contribution

the Subject could make to the film with regard

to Guevera's personality, character traits,

habits, and so forth;

b. what contribution the Subject could

make with regard to the promotion and marketing

of the

film.

4.

The Subject stated that he was scheduled to

meet

with the movie firm representatives on 16 January

1969.

He said he had no intention of acknowledging

his former Agency

employment affiliation or furnishing

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any further information attributable to the Agency.

In that connection, the Subject explained that the

reason he contacted the Agency was to obtain approval

to use the cover he was

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Public Service

Institute,

Dallas, Texas? He said as far as he knew,

that cover was never blown and it is now defunct.

told the Subject I would check the matter out and let

him know.

5. Following a review of the Subject's file,

I co-ordinated this matter with the following

individuals:

Fred Bucci, WH/SO

Davis Phillips, WH/COG

Tom Strange, (CCS/NOC) ÷7

Joseph Goodwin, Assistant to the DCI

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gave him permission

to use the (Public Service Institute)

cover in dealing with the movie film people. Further,

I requested that he not make any attribution to the

Agency, or furnish any operational or classified material.

The Subject

stated he understood that and indicated that

he did not intend to damage or embarrass the Agency in

any way.

Then, I told the Subject as a matter of personal

curiosity, I would appreciate hearing from him as to how

he "made out".

7.

On 27 January 1969, I contacted the Subject and

he advised that he had met on 16 January 1969 with a

Mr. Marshall of the 20th Century Fox Movie Firm, New

York City. Apparently, their talk was exploratory and

I gathered rather brief.

According to the Subject, Mr.

Marshall left with a, "We'll call you; don't you call us",

understanding.

The Subject indicated strong doubts that

anything further would develop in this matter.

On 27 January 1969 I advised Mr. Bucci of what

I had learned from the Subject and he stated that he

would pass it on to Mr. Phillips.

No further action

is contemplated and this memorandum is submitted for

record purposes.

Linkl

Christos S!

Gikast

Employee Activity Branch

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