MEMO: CAIN, RICHARD S. #272 141
Originator: CIA
From: STEVENS, M.D.
To: CHIEF, SRS
Document date: 1967-10-09 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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FROM : STEVENS, M.D.

TO : CHIEF, SRS

TITLE : MEMO: CAIN, RICHARD S. #272 141

DATE: 10/09/1967

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SUBJECTS : OSWALD, LEE HARVEY

CAIN,

RICHARD S

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Chief, SES

Thra : DC/SRS and C/FIOB/ SRS

M. D. Stevens

CAIN, Richard S.

#272 141

9 October 1967

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Reference is made to the attached 5 Jane 1967 DCS memo-

rantum on Subjeck, which in turn made reference to previous DeS

memoranda on him on 24 and 25 May 1967 and to an Offica of Security 211

memorandum dated 29 May 1967. The 5 June 1967 memorandam

enclosad copies of several 1963/1964 documente from the Chicago... ind

Field Office's file on CAIN, which ADC/PSD forwarded to SRS with: cr?-

the corameat that 'It appears DCS is cleaning out their fles re bee drily

Harvey OSWALD, et abl

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are to the -ye0od3!

2. Subject, it is obvious, bad been a source of information

regarding an alleged discassion of the assassination of President

Kennedy at a secret masting of the Fair Piay for Cuba Committee

held in Chicago in Febraazy 1963 under the direction of Richard...

CRILEY ($316 116). He also was the source of information regarding -11

the alleged attempted reeruitment into the Communist Party of young

Gabana in the Chicago area by one Guillermo ESCOBAR, who accordo

ing to the Chicago ofãce was 'one of Horace SPEND's (SAS) leads:r4

obtained from Ralph PEREZ." (Presumably Ralph PEREZ, #144260):|

SPEED is Horace SPEED IL, 1199499. The documents also indicated a

that in February 1964 CAIN was the subject of a conversation initiated

by Eldos S. COHEN, $38557 o/c, with a representative of the DES

Chicago office who believed his purpose was to lears wbether of got 2

CAIN was in lack on a two-month's sick leave from the COOR. County.

Sheriff's office, as he was said to be, or was on a political uncer

cover assigament which COHEN infarzed involved tappiag the tele-

phones of gubersatorial candidate Charles H. PERCY and other

political figares.

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3. Duriag saview of GAIN's Security file, I noted a message

regarding him from Mexico City, on 25 April 1962, which mentioned

a "Willard ANDREWS, reputable American businessman in Mexico,"

who obviously had had contact of some kind with GAIN, as woll as with.

a CIA representative in Mesico to whom ANDREWS had commented that

CAIN claims to have been with OSS during W. W. II lAcopy of this memo-

randam is attached). In answer to this message which requested traces

on GAIN, Headquarters, in furnishing limited information obtained regard-

ing him, advised that neither his claimed employment by OSS, sor a claira

he made to have worked with Task Force Vi, could be substantiated. The

Station was advised that he did have (or. had had) a legitimato detective

laboratory in Chicago:

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4. With rofoxeses to Willard ANDREWS, Security indices contain

no record. I bellove the individual referted to is. Wyllya ANDREWS, "

(Edward) Wyllys ANDREWS I%, 72769, a forines 055/GIA employee wha

has lived in Mexico for many years and has contimed to have social con-

tacts with representatives of this Agency in Mexico as well as with Agency

employees from Headquartera who viait him fros time to time. ANDREWS,

like CAIN, was born la Chieago of parents who also were bors in the general

area of Chiçago.:":?.:

Man timote tole 46:512.

5. The flixtims CAIN came to the attention oi the Security Office

was when the Mexico Station requested traces on him. Their request

stemmed from an naannounced visit he made to the Statios, during which

he stated that he had an investigative agency in Marico with branches in

Chicago and Los Angeles. He had also stated that his agency in Mexico:

was for the purpose of training Mexican Government agents in police

methods, is Investigative techniques, and in the uss of the lie detectori

and had added that he was investigating Communism in a certain unnamed

Central American country.

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507:i6. In Jane 1962, the Mexico Station advined that CAIN was being

deported by the Mexican Ministry (of) Gobernacion for these violations:,

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sca.: Carzying a loaded revolver and brasa knuckles yai.

"wusab." Impersonating a Mesdcan Gavernment official..for.

¿(He bad identification as an investigator for the.

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Mexicas Tieasury Offies. " "

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Violating his tourist permit by working at his

detective office and at the Mexican Treasury

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7. Sabject was subsequestly of interest to the DCS l1 Septeraber:

1963 whea an ad hoc clearance was reguaated to permit his being asked

to reapond to general requirements regarding his knowledga of certain..

Cuban refugees and their potential for foreiga posiliva intalligenco.. On

10 September 1963, the DCS was seat a memorandur which furnished

sauch of the above isiostation os tAIN.

..'"8i On 22 May 1907, the Director of Sacarity indicated taat 40

had roceived incormation from the FBI which tias Subject to the Malla

in Chicago; and he directed thas the DCS ba contactod for inforozation

as to whether or not they ever established contact with him and. I so,

for what purpose; Tha DCS wis alas to be advized that; if they were

in contact with hirs, it was suggerted that they break it oft. i On: 25. iss

May 1957, the DES advised that there had been no contact with GAIN t

sisca 1963, and furnished coplas of eighi reporta los which Subject had

been the poures of information,: Thess had to do vith anti-dastra Cubas

attries, procuremont of arras; eta:

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I. On 29 May 1967, Security advised the DCS that thare la a

current FBI investigative interest in Subject and recommended that

there be no farther coatact with bica at this time.:

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:10. The 1 Septambes 1967 copy ol Illa magazine containe as 24?

articlo titled "Brazen Empiro of Orgazized Grime," la which it in: iu?

stated that Sars GIANGAÑA, Husd of tho Chicago Cosa Nostra, Is"stall

running things by sesoto control from a hide oat is Mexico.. where

he poses as Ricardo SCALZETTI. The real SCALZETIZ, GLANCANA's

erst whils chaalíear and couries, is more familias to Chicagozas as:':"

Richard CAIN, # well knows former Chicago policeman and more recently

a privato intostigator."':':::

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11. EldonS. COHSN Tibo is mentioned in paragrapa 2 of this.......

mosagrandus as having evidenced an interast in GAIN during the guber-

natorial campaiga of the now Senator (from Ilinois) Charles H. PERGI,

#178329 and #EE-21773, 13 101 PERCY' a Executive Asaistant. COHEN,

who became employed by PERCY is January 1964, following his resigna-

tion from CIA which mas effective 31 December 1963, at the time he con-

tacted a reprozontative of the Chicago Offce of DOS regarding GAIN on

10 February 1964, did not Indicate that he was employed by PERCY. He

said, rather, that he'd been asked by the "PERCY for GOVeInOI" people

to inquire as to GAIN's status.

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12. During the time COHEN was a CIA employee (1949-1963), he

was of concera to the Security Office, due priscipally to the activities:

and proclivities of his wife; Rita C. Heller COHEN, #MS-3185, the f0x-

mor wifs of Irving ROTH, #MS-2001 R. COHEN was the subject of an

Employment Raview Board case in 1956; and in 1956 was disqualified .

a3 a member oi the Junior Career Development Program. It was then

dacided to put hira on a job in FBIS in which he would not be exposed to

highly sensitive roatarial. At the time of his resignation, he was an

I. O. Contact; GS-14, in the Chicago Office of the DDI/OQ Contact

Division.

13. Ia January 1965, tha DCS requested approval to contact

COHEN on an ad hoe basis to participate in tho brialing and debriefing

of his employer, Seator PERCI, who planned an extessive tour of the

Far East. In June 1957, MT. George CART, Lagislative Counsel,

requested a check on COHON stating that there may be occasion to brief

him frors time to time. According to Mr. CARY, COHEN would be

briefed generally on the build up in Cuba but would not ba exposed to

operational information or exotic material.

1. COHEN la currently of interest to this Oflice la consection

with an approach which was made to him by the Second Secretary of

the Romanian Embassy in Washington. An FBI report of l6 August 1967

on Victor DOROBANTU, the Second Secretary, noted the approach but

failed to indicate under what circumstances COHEN furnished the

information regarding his contacts with DOROBANTU. ry si you 2

15. There is attached a copy of the above referred to September

articies in ilfe magazine, in one of which CAIN in daacribed as the erst-

while chauffeur and courler of Sam GIANCANA. The second of these

articles makes reference to alleged friendly contasts of Jim GARRISON.

oí khe OSWALD Case, with henchmen of the Cosa Nostra in the Louisiana

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