DISPATCH: SUBJECT - KEYWAY PBRUMEN AMWHIP/
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: CHIEF OF STATION, (WITHHELD)
To: CHIEF, WE
Document date: 06/14/1965
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Chief, WE

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INFO

Chief Estat on sile

Deputy Chief,

Chief of Station, (Rome) 15-9

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": KEYWAY PBRUMEN AMITR

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ABSTRACT

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02100C MORD SER

i. Da T tune, [OUrROWi/2 sold he was visited at the COMEß abop by two in-

spectors from the foreigi control section of@UOt] The Inepectors questioned

1(QUERONI/2 about ANILP/1, AMHIP/2 and one Domenico-Romano (no Station traces,

an Italian nationel: married to a Cuban.

The Inipectors said they were looking

for all three Individuals who are suspected jevel mugglers and reportedly are

also engaged in the buying and selling of Jewelry and prescious stones seized

by the Castro Government and being disposed of in Europe. (@UCROWL/2 had no

current knovledge of any of. these persons and was honestly unable to help the

Inspectors.

2. Ia late lay the Station received from @UOTA/TI)a bootleg copy of a

report prepared in QUOTA/48'g section (distinct from the section handling for

eign control) on the activities of. Cubans involved in the sale of jewelry and

precious stones confiscated by the Castro Government. Thia report which pur

porte to originate with a reliable source names AMVELP/1,

* "AMWHIP/2 and Domenico

Romano, Italian eitizen and proprietor of & Jevelry store in Rome, as belag &

ring of individuals involved in the disposal in Europe of-the confiscated

The report also states that AMLASH/1 has been involved with the ring

and that ALASE/L delivered Jevela to ANNHLP/2 In Geneva during bie last trip

tó Europe and later was in contact with Romano In Rome•

3. Undoubtedly the questioning of (OJaROHI/2 by the tro QUOIN) Inapectors ol'

was predfeted at least in part on the infornation report prepared in QUOTA/ 48'8)

section..: In any event the persons mentioned in thie report have now come to

ol (QUOTA 'Eattention as suspected smugglers and 1ll1cit jevelry dealere and w1ll

certainly recelve special attention by QUOTA 1l taey agala enter spello

4. It le Interesting to speculate the extent to which ANWMTP/1 and AMVHIP/2

may actually be involved in 11licit business in Burope and to what extent

AMWHTP/1 may use the cover of bts activities for KUBARX to further these tran

act1008. (

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DATE TYPED

14 June 65

DISPATCH STRADI ANO NUMBER

22

OSMA) 19,453

MCADQUARTERS FILE PAMBER

31-267556

DATE DESPAICHED

16 June 65

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