Originator: FBI
From: LEG, PA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 10/08/1959
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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124-10225-10347

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

JFK Assassination System

Date:

• 6/15/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10225-10347

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

100-30067-123, IST NR 123

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

LEG, PA

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS:

10/08/1959

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[Restricted]

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/26/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA

COMMENTS:

INC MEMO, LHM

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DECLASSIFICATICN AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM:

EBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIZICATION CUIDE

DATE 00-15-2023

BY: E541193K42

.. ₫

American umbasiy

Paris 8,

France

SECRED

Date:

October 15, 1959

To:

Director, FBI (100-333702; 100-30067)

From!

Legal Attache, Paris (100-1058)

Subject: JOHN PITTKAN

SECURITY MAZTER - C

MARGARETE ADLER PITAKAN

INTURNAL SECURITY • G

4/23188 SpaRTA/TaL $201,326

Re Paris cables 10/188, 1959.

sps-Muc/mde 10-14-84

(JEK

There are enclosed for the Bureau 5 copios of a letter

head memorandum containing the subatance of a report received

in crench from the Direction de la surveillance du Territolre (DST),

French domestio counterespionage service, on 10/14/59•C

(U)

The D3T has furnished reliable information in the past

and should not be identified in tho event this Information 1s

disseninated by the Bureau.

The enclosed memorandum is classified

conidential since s contains security Information recolved

Iron a confidential source abroad. (a)u

material

There are also enclosed for the Bureau 97 photographs of

obtained by the DST from an anonymous source during

PITIMANS visit In Paris.

These photographs are of material in

thoir baggage which was left in their hotel room between 9/30/59

and 10/1/59 while they were visiting London.

it 1s noted that

these photographs contain addresses from an addresn book, addresses

fron what appears to be a calendar, press carde in possession of

sub joets, notes pertaining to business contacts and one page which

appoars to be a personal code. Also photographed was a map of

Pittsburg with several crossos at various locations.

The significanco

of these marks is not known, but this nay be of interest to the Bureau.

These photographs are being forwarded to the bureau for review and

any further investigation deemed advisable by the Bureau.

(U)

ENCLOSURE

ROC

4 = Curoau d Los Angoles, 1 San Francisco) Enol 102

• London (sent

1 - Paris

direct)

ENPIAM

(6)

NOT RECORDED

199 OCT 1 9 1959

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DECLASSIDICATION AUTHORITY DERIVED ERDU:

EBI AUTONATIC LEELASSIEICATION CULLE

DATE 00-15-2023

BY: E54M93K42

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Rejer to

File No.

DON DENTAL

WASHINGTON 25, D. G.

SECREW

Dotober 15, 1959

JONA PUFIHAR

MARGARETE ADLEL PISINAN

A confidential source abroad, who has furnished

reliasle intomation in the past, furnished the following

Infornation on 10/14/59- 15

JOLD PITZMAY and his wife and children regintered

at the flotel Calllo, 1y rue de l'Arcado, Paris, on 9/24/59.

They departed on the evening of 9/30/59 for London.

tany

returned fron London on 10/4/59 and returned to the Hotel

The joviet diplomat IOWAI 20UDV, an Attache of the

Soviet inbassy, Pario, personally bandied the vise applications

for PITTAN and his family and delivered to PIXItAn the vinas

necessary to enable them to travol to foscon. (g

During bis violt to Paris, PIPIVAl racelvod a visitor,

an Amerioon negro by the name of ELLIUDON, whose exaot Identity

1a unknown.

Le also telophoned a French Cozunist newspayer

reportOr KANCEL PALSIOCILLE.

Classified by Spn TAPle

Declassify on: 04DR 17/88/54

632/88596B5A GaL *211,326

SP8-Mac/ miak (IFK)

ALI, INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS IN LIES FIED

EXCEFT MINE SNORN

OTHERWISE

GIA MAS N& ORJECTION TO

DECLASOIFICATION / NOR

RELEASE OF GIA INFONIATION

IN THS eDGUMENT: 11-9-94

CONDENTIT

SE

ENCLOSURE

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DECLASSIEICATION AUTHCRITY DERIVED EROU

EBI AUTOMATIC LECLASSIEICATION CUIDE

DATE 05-15-2028

BX: E54M93K42

GaJ (HOV. 189-94)

DECODED COPY

Airgram

XXX

Cablegram

Parsons

Rosen

Tamm

Trotter

W.C. Sullivan -

Tele. Room

Holloman

Gandy

SERRET

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DEFERRED

10-8-59

DECLASSIICATION AND/OR,

8

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

TO DIRECTOR

FROM LEG

• THIS DOCUMENT, As Senitige

ms s4t7.xp1-6-98

PARI'S

NO. 626

148-

JOHN

PITTMAN L SM-C; MARGARETE ADLER PITTMAN, IS-G. RE PARIS

CABLE OCTOBER

* LAST. SUBJECTS RETURNED TO PARIS FROM LONDON 7U)

OCTOBER 4 AND DEPARTED PARIS _OCTOBER 7 FOR MOSCOW WITH SOVIET

VISA OBTAINED IN PARIS.

CIA ADVI SED A

REPORT TO FOLLOW. (500)

OPITTMAN, JOHN ORION NORMAN NO PHILOOX

PITTMAN

RECEIVED:

10-8-59

2:23 PM

CTF

11-19-97

CLASSIER 56U8510/K5R

DECLASSIRY CUT 25X,

i. /

(JEK)

702

ATT INFORKAZION CONTAINED

HERBIN IS

XICLASSIFIED EXCEEL

WHERE SHOD OTHER LS.

diased bes mac

Declassity on

OAOR SP

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MCT - 6

PREG 21

EX- 105

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€

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OCT 13 1959

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COPY

UNRECORDED

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wiz;

If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably

paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems.

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