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[8]| 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KE
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[12]31 January 1969
[14]MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
[15]| B RETURN TO CIA
[16]SUBJECT: Herbert Itkin Do Net Repro
[18]1, A meeting was held on 27 January 1969 with Messrs.
[19]Rocca, Houston, Warner and myself to discuss the ramifications
[20]of the confrontation with the New York FBI office on 17 January.
[21]It was concluded that additiona] information was required on
[23]03 (Thomas L. Roberte\and Robert Delson)?? I contacted the Director
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[27]Security and requested the security files on these two individuals
[28]and was advised that we could not. have the security files but that
[29]Mr. Ward Greene would bring the files to the office and discuss
[30]their contents openly,
[32]32, On 29 Janyary, Mr. Greene brought the security files.
[33]on(R oberta>and (Delson) and was most cooperative in explaining
[34]their contents. Attached is a chronological rundown on the
[35]pertinent information on (Thomas L. Roberts) affiliation with
[36]‘the FBI, CIA and Itkin. 0}
[38]3. On 30 Janua a meeting was heldwith Messrs. Houston,
[39]Warner, Rocca, and(Eugene Milligan, CCS(LPGLOBE, to discuss
[40]the operational use of Mr. (Robertge3 Mr {Robert} has been a
[41]Staff Agent of CIA since 28 August 1961.,, From March 1964 to
[42]Novembe 11964 he spent time in(West Africa) writing a monograph:
[43]on (West African legal)problems. It should be noted that this
[44]task was performed under a grant from a foundation which was
[45]blown in the MHDOWEL exposures. In November 1964 (R oberte)
[46]was assigned for Cover to the (Radio Corporation of America z4
[47]legal) staff where he remained until March 1965 and then went
[48]to (Dakar)
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[60]4, The facts in the attached chronology are subject to
[61]question since they are the result of (Robérts own explanation of
[62]his affiliation with Itkin rather than having been determined from
[63]independent sources, The most critical aspect would appear to
[64]be the knowledge or suspicion that Itkin may have known of
[66]°3 Roberts) affiliation with CLA, This knowledge ie borne out by
[67]the strange way in which Itkin repeatedly brings (Roberts) name
[68]into-the story which Itkin develops about his CIA affiliations, ©
[69]One of the questions,to be answered by (ABGLOBE personnel is
[70]whether or not (Robert reported his activities with Itkin in Geneva,
[71]Switzerland, in March 1966, There appears to be no record of
[73]03 (Roberts ") having explained why he never pursued the Itkin debt or
[74]what his financial contribution was to the (law firm of Itkin, Roberts
[75]and Greenbaum.) o&
[77].5. Mr. Rocca was advised: by Mr. Sam Papich of the FBI -
[78]that the New York District Attorney may be conaidering prosecution
[79]against Roberts)for having abeconded with funds received from
[80]negligence cases. We do. not have sufficient information to evaluate
[81]the likelihood of criminal prosecution. It may be necessary to
[82]discuss this problem with representatives of Mr. Hogan's office,
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[86]6. With regard to Robert Délson) there appear to have been
[87]two opérational considerations, one having been a request to use
[88]him with Project DIPILLAR from November 1953 to February
[89]1955, and then a request in 1963 by the Domestic Operations
[90]Divieion for his use on Project, WUBRINY. In March 1964 DO
[91]Division advised Security that (Delson) was not going to be used
[93]on WUBRINY. Mr. Rocca commented that there are some rather «
[94]ominous allegations against members of the firm of @elson, Levin
[95]and Gordon) indicating that one member of the firm was a card-
[96]carrying member of the Communist Party. At the present time
[97]Mr. Rocca is investigating the DIPILLAR use of Mr. (Delson,)
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[100]JOHN K, GREANEY
[101]Assistant General Counsel
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