BACKGROUND ON ITKIN'S NEW YORK LEGAL PROBLEMS
Originator: CIA
From: GREANEY, J.K., OGC
To: MFR
Document date: 04/15/1969
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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15 April 1969

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT:

thomas I. Roberts)

1. Mr. Heinonen called to advise that Mr. (Roberts) would

be available for a meeting on 11 April and asked if I would come

to the @GLOBE downtown office to attend. In preparation for

the meeting I contacted Mr. Rocca to determine what recent

developments had taken place in New York with regard to Herbert

Itkin's accepting the compromise solution reached between Messrs.

Hogan and Morgenthau.

2. MI. Rocca advised that the State of New York had with-

drawn from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of

New York its motion to remand Herbert Itkin to the State of New

York for trial. Secondly, Mr. Rocca stated that the Family Court

of Westchester County had denied Herbert Itkin's request for

rehearing the custody award of Mrs. Itkin's two sons.

Thirdly,

Herbert Itkin had prepared a draft letter to George Washington

University, School of Diplomacy (sic), in which Itkin purported

to offer a manuscript describing his work with the CIA for

publication by the University. Itkin did stipulate that the University

would have to obtain the approval of the DCI before publication of

the book. It is puzzling to fathom Itkin's real motivation in

making this offer.

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I met with Mr. (Roberts on 11 April at the (LPGLOBE

office in Washington and explained to him the developments which

had taken place with regard to Herbert Itkin's legal entanglements

in New York City. I pointed out to M1? Roberts that we assessed

his risk of exposure based upon three possibilities: (a) the

unpublished feature article prepared by Barnard Collier of the

New York Times which relates to Herbert Itkin's career? could

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mention Roberts) in view of his former partnership) with Itkin;

(b) the New York County District Attorney's office has knowledge

of Roberts affiliation with CIA and we are unable to control their

ise of that intormation; and (c) the assumption that Herbert Itkir

as been told by the FBl that Roberts is affiliated with CIA.

I further

explained that at the present time it appears unlikely

that (Roberts) would be directly involved in Herbert Itkin's trial,

but we could not be absolutely certain that such problems would

not arise in the future.

4. With regard to Mr. Roberts) future assignments, I

explained that this was a decision which rested with the DDP,

and particularly the European Division, but from a legal standpoint

we were not going to object to MP: (Roberts) assignment to Paris. 15-4

I did advise Mr. Roberts that it was our opinion that he would be

better off not to return to New York City as conceivably the

District Attorney's office might want to question him further on

his relationship with Herbert Itkin, and we did not think that this

would be too helpful in trying to maintain Roberts) cover. Mr.

Heinonen noted that the (GLOBE office had considered sending

Mr.3(Roberts) to New York to receive some covert training, but in

new of our concern about the New York area, they would make ‹

plans for another location for this training. I asked Mr. (Roberts

to be sure and advise us if he received any communication directly

from Herbert Itkin or any of his associates in the Conestoga, Ltd.

venture, and Mr."Boberts) said that he would comply but doubted

that anyone would attempt to contact him.

5. MI. Heinonen indicated that (L#GLOBE would be in touch

with the European Division during the week of 14 April to assess

tue risk actors involved in Robert Part,

assignment and seek a

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JOHN K. GREANEX

Assistant General Counsel

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