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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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UNITED STATES GC ERNMENT

Memorandum

: MI. W. C. Sullivan

DATE:

FROM : Mr. H. R. Wannall

SUBJECT:

OPERATIONS

LEGAL ATTACHE,

SANTO DOMINGO OFFICE

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1 - Mr. Wannall

1 - Mr. Griffith

This is to recommend that the Central Intelligence

Agency (CIA) be advised that we have set up a regular Legal

Attache Office in Santo Domingo in view of the President's

desire that the fbi remain 1n

Legal Attache, Santo Domingo, be authorized to turn wor

tha;

TWO:

informants over to the Agency.

In accordance with the desire of the President and

recommendation of the Honorable Marvin Watson, Special

Assistart to the Fresident, that tue fol renain in tre Dominican,

Republic, the Director, on 8/2/66, advised the White House

that our

staff in Santo Domingo would be reduced to three men

and that henceforth this office will be manned in a manner

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similar to that of our other Legal Attache Offices. It will not

be an operational office but rather will serve as a strategic

listening post for intelligence data and as liaison with

agencies of the Dominican Republic, as well as other agencies

of foreign governments in that country.

wIn light of this redirection of effort, we instructed

Legal Attache, Santo Domingo, to review his informant coverage.

SFIC

to determine if any of our informants should be made availabe

to the gency for operation

that two informants, @oM-10 and H0Il-I2

Legat tache has recommended

DOM-1Q has been used principally

data

on individuals in Santiago, Dominican Republic.

is

a penetrative-type informant who has gained members it in

Dominican subversive groups: Both of these sources are

operational and are not the type we would contact in a normal

laison capacity.

Continuation of their services under our

current criteria would be a questionable procedure.

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Memorandum N. R. Wannall to W. C. Sullivan

Re:

OPERATIONS

LIGAL ATTACHE, SANTO DOMINGO OFFICE

developed by the New York Office. Legal Attache suggested

the New York Office might have use of informant's services.

This information furnished to New York Office which replied

that in the absense of organized activity informant would be

of no use unless he came to New York with instructions from

Dominican connunist groups to reorganize activity. This,

of course, is not a desirable situation.

OBSERVATIONS:

We believe Legal Attache, Santo Domingo's recommendation

to turn-Don-to and doM-ll over to CIA is sound, even though

both of these sources are in a position to furnish valuable

intelligence information to us.

By making these informants

available to the Agency we will avoid any possible duplication

or conflict. This matter should be discussed with, appropriate

oIticials by our Liaison Agent in order to insure the Agency.

1s fully aware of our current status in the Dominican Republic.

ACTION:

CAL TENNEY, CIA I DESMEND

FIZGERALD, CIA BRIEFED

If you approve:

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PER BELOW: 911/66 4912/66

Liaison Agent will advise appropriate

CIA

In accordance with the desire of the President that

the FBI remain in the Dominican Republic, we are setting up a

regular Legal Attache Office in Santo Domingo consisting of

three men.

will not be an operational office but rather

will serve as a strategic listening post for intelligence data

and as liaison with agencies of the Dominican Republic, as

well as.other.agencies of foreign governments..in that country.

In connection with this reorganization,

we have instructed our

representative in Santo Domingo

to make two informants avail-

able to the Agency in the event it may wish to operate them.

make

The attached teletype, with instructions to

OoM 10 and dor 12 available to

Attache;:

will be sent to

Santo Domingo.

to the

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