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[9]FROM
[11]SUBJECT :
[13]Office Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
[15]Deputy Chief, Special Security Division DATE: 21 October 1953
[17]Chief, Special Referral Branch
[19]HIDALGO, Jr., Balmes Nieves
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[22]1. Reference is made to your memorandum, dated 16 October
[23]1953, in which it was requested that appropriate inquiries be
[24]made to ascertain the answers to the following questions.
[26]a. Can BALMES be made available for testimony
[27]before the Subversive Activities Control Board in the
[28]United States,
[30]b. If the answer to question "a" is in the negative,
[31]can the FBI interview BALMES wherever he may be outside
[32]the United States.
[34]c. Or can questions to be answered by BALMES be
[35]submitted to CIA for transmittal to BALMES and the answers
[36]given by BALMES be sent back to the FBI, via CIA.
[38]2. On 21 October 1953 Mr. Qi11ian B. CALDWELL) Ohier, WH/FI
[39]was interviewed in his office. Mr . (CALDWELL Ja, ised that the
[40]Subject was presently a Contract Employee whose services are being
[41]utilized in Panama \inder the Travel Control Project. He stated
[42]that Subject has been overseas for approximately one and a half
[43]years and that his contract period will probably expire within six
[44]months. He advised that in answer to question "a", Subject can be
[45]made available for testimony before the Subversive Activities
[46]Control Board in the United States if necessary. He stated that
[48]«~~ Subject 's. position was not such that he was indispensable to the
[50]Project and that if it was absolutely necessary, he could be
[51]recalled to the United States within twenty-four hours. In refer-
[52]ence to question "b", MrB(CALDWELL) advised that there was no reason
[53]why the Subject could not interviewed by. the FBI at his place
[54]of duty. In reference to question "c", mr XC ATDWELL) L)repor ted that
[55]this was the most desirable alternative and that he would prefer
[56]the questions to be answered by Subject be submitted to CIA for
[57]transmittal to Subject and that the answers would be returned to
[58]the FBI, via this Agency.
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[61]3. On 21 October 1953 iiss (Helen POINDEXTERJof Staff C
[62]reviewed her records and determined that Subject's true name is
[63]identical to the captioned Subject and not as shown in your
[64]memorandum of 16 October 1953.
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[71]h. Inview of the above, no further investigation is
[72]contemplated by this office unless advised to the contrary.
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