SAM JAFFE CALL TO JOHN GITTINGER RE NOSENKO'S CHARGE AGAINST HIM
Originator: CIA
From: MCCOY, LEONARD, CHIEF, CI/R&A
To: THE RECORD
Document date: 02/17/1976
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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17 February 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT:

Sam Jaffe Phone Call to John Gittinger.

1. On 13 February 1976 retired CIA psychologist John

Gittinger called me at the office to say that he had been

contacted by Sam Jaffe and asked to provide information on

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Nosenko's present whereabouts.

He also asked Gittinger if

he was

aware of Nosenko's charges against Jaffe and of in-

formation on Jaffe in some Soviet documents which CIA had.

2. Jaffe had called Gittinger at 'his home on 11

February and again the evening of 12 February.

He declined

to say who had given him Gittinger's phone number and con-

nected Gittinger with Nosenko.

Jaffe

claimed that he had

met Gittinger

in 1960 in connection with the Powers/Abel

exchange with the Soviets.

Gittinger told me that this was

impossible since he had not been involved with Powers in

any way, but that Goodenoe had been the psychologist who

dealt with the Powers problem.

3.

Jaffe recounted the story of the accusations against

him and their effect on his livelihood, and said that he

felt that he must clear himself by getting to Nosenko

directly.

He told Gittinger about the DCI's memorandum

which cleared Jaffe of KGB agent involvement, but said that

the FBI still questioned Jaffe's bona fides.

He asked

Gittinger if he really thought Nosenko was

still in danger

from the Soviets.

Gittinger told him that this was absolutely

true and Jaffe said that he doubted this.

Gittinger gave Jatte no intormation and, in tact,

Is In no position to help Jaffe either to further refine

Nosenko's information or to help Jaffe find Nosenko. Gittinger

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speculates that the

kind of confused story whichl Jaffe

has about Gittinger's involvement with Nosenko most likely

originated with Jim Angleton.

Signed: Leaned McCoy.

Leonard McCoy

Chief, CI/R&A

CC:

ADDO via C/CI

General Counsel

Inspector Genera

Issistant to the Director, Mr. Thuermer

C/ ISG

SUNFDENHAL

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