JOSEPH MEROLA/EL SALVADOR CONTACTS.
Originator: CIA
From: DCD/WASHINGTON
To: DCD/MIAMI
Document date: 01/16/1974
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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CITE DOD/WASKIESTON 96868

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MAC VANE !

FROM SUPPORT BRANCH/OSS (RYAN. FOR AMES).....

SUBJECTS NEW CASE GIAB1 - JOSEPH MEROLALEL SALVADOR CONTAGIS

REF8 141H-406-74, 4 JAN 74

1. THIS CASE IS RESPONSIVE TO EJECTIVE C-S, THE EL SALVADOR

DESX HAS ADVISED US OF THEIR STRONG INTEREST IN. IDENTIFYING

THE INDIVIDUAL REFORIED IO BE WORKING FOR INE EL SALVADOR SECRET

SERVICE BY JOSEPH MEROLA. IF POSSIALE, THEY REQUEST THAT MEROLA

IDENTIFY THIS INDIVIDUAL BY NAME AND ALSO PROVIDE GHATEVER ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON HIM. ANY ADDITIDNAL INFORMATION WHICH

MEROLA MAY BE ABLE TO SUPPLY ON IKE EL SALVADOR SECRET SERVICE

WOULD ALSO BE OF INTEREST. .

20 FOR YOUR INFORMATIONS IN THE COURSE OF OUR CORVERSATION WITH

THE DESK, THEY EXPRESSED SURPRISE THAI MEROLA WAS CONSIDERED BY

DED AS A RELIASLE SOURCE. MEROLA HAS DESCRIBED BY THE DESK AS BEING

VERY "UNRELIABLE." WE EXPLAINED THAI MEROLA HAD PROVIDED US WITH A •

NUMBER OF REPORIS OVER IME YEARS BUT WE COULD NOT VOLCH FOR THE

RELIABILITY OF HIS INFORMATION.

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3. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS NEW CASE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. E2 IMPDET CL BY #10653

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