Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: AG
Document date: 09/20/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/27/201

AGENCY : FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90147-10086

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 105-93072-82

Document Information

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09/20/1962

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Released under the John

F. Kennedy

ussassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:WW 54464 Date:

10-10-2017

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

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CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

10/19/1998

OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE

COMMENTS : MEMO

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CIA HAS NO OBUSCTION 7O

DECLAS 21

YADON AND.OR

SEGRET

JAA 6/22198

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The Attorney General

SIGNET,

September 20, 1962

Director, FBI

1 = Mr. Belmont

1 = Mr. Evans

1 - Mr. Sullivan

RE

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON

1 - Mr.

Wannall

INTERNAL SECURITY - GUSA

RECISTRATION ACT

CUBA

(17) 20198

-Mr. Dunn

ONEDY SLY.

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DECLARSI

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ssumarized the results of an interview of Gibson,

i rest 27, 1962, we were a ren, antin shich

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"secutive Secretary of the pro-lastro fait Play for Cube

Connittee (FPCC), by our New York City Offlee. It was aoted

hat gibson i fifree his assistance in retura tor timerela

it that, because he obviously was untrustwostry

we were not initiating ary future contacts with him. U

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On September 13, 1962, one of our sources was informed

an FPCC leader in New York Gity, Chat

ey von had Theodo l teen in lee's mallbos in chieh cabion

indicated he was going to leave for Algerta on that date. Gibson

reportedly wrote that he was going to Algeria by way Of Ottaya,

got ne ne

Canada; that Lee was to assune charge of the FPCC; and that s

GIbson's wife and children would follow Cibson to Agerle, le

the near future.

142

On Septenber 14, 1962, another source was advise by

Lee that Gibson'y departure fren the United States Vis unexpected

and that a representative of the Cuban Missten to the dead

Kations had inforned Gibson it would be necessary foexibson t

go to Canada as things vere getting "hot" for Gibsen in chee

United States.

Lee indicated the representative frol the Cuban

Mission 2o the inter fationa sate lareneros anciente

to Gibson.

Lee sald Cisson han galled him fron otte

evening of Septenber 12, 1962,

and instricted that the involves

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The Attornoy General

SECRET

of the Cuban Mission to the United Mations In the trip should

be kept secret.

He further stated that when Gibson arrived at

the Cuban Embassy in Ottawa he vas told he should go to Algeria

and left for that

country

by plane on the morning of September 13,

1962.

12)

Ouz nemorandun

dated August 21, 1962, entitled

"'Vingent Theodore Lee," advised of Lee's plans to travel to

Cuba and of a notification sent the Cuban Ministry of Foreign

RelatIons by the luben Mission te the United Natione indicating

that, upon Lee's arrival in Cuba,

lee would be in a position te

furnish details regarding counterrevoluttonazy activitles in the

4)

United States and could also identify certain individuals who

have defected fron the Castro regime.

thee told the second source

mentioned herein that he probably would not be going to Cuba as

planned since Gibson is "on an extended tour of Algeria" and has

loft Lee in charge of the IPCC. See Indieated that libson probably

would issue a press telease from Algeria in the near future.

1 o The Deputy Attorney General

NOTE:

Copies of memorandum furnished by New York concerning

this matter being furnished CIA, State Department, Internal Security

Division and Criminal Division of Department separately.

source mentioned herein is NY 3467-S and second sourcesis NY 3164-5.

Classified "Secret" since data concerning Lee's plan to visit Cuba

was received from highly sensitive coverage of Cuban diplomatic

activities and unauthorized disclosure would seriously jeopardize

its future effectiveness.

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