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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 FF6 A
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SUBJECT C OTS (late TSD) an Jim McCord ! s Cuban Activities:
1 Ben Colling phoned to say that One of the fellows in jail
is still around, and after he out he ' inquired around and no
indication that McCord was ever involved, Hone of the other OTS people
have any recollection of McCord'8 involvenent.
26 I sai d that I Was sure that the mgn who was rolled up
might not have any idea @f McCord '8 invotvement, if indeed he was
involvede If McCord's involvelement Vas merely headquarters plenniis
and no releasing operation was ever undertaken his role might never
surfaceo However , we had been told that planning did involve . TSD
pople at the along with ecurityo For instance, I knew that
the Security man with TSD at the time had a job of hand-kolding with
te families of the three there may be sone TSD record of that_
which would lead to sOneone who would kowo
3 Colling vas pulled out of' a
staff meeting to talk to me ard
said hc would call back letero
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20 Sepieraber 1960
MZMORANDUM FOR: DiRCTCR Or CENTRAL ITELLIGENCE
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SUBJECT Surinary OtDSTESCAEADE Atgio Operation
{Againsitbe Net Clina News Zgency K revara
I 1959, the Nev Chine; Neva Agency {NCNA) openza
2n office in Favana in tke El Medico Buildirg which is occipied
partly by business concerns and partly;usedfotuteside tial-apazt
rent8a Shortly tereafter;? the Havana Staeion obtzined the con `
currence 0f Ambassador Bonsal and Miss Cerolyn 0. Stacey; Zn'
Erbzssy employee, to mourt &n audio operzticr against NCNA through
the wall of tke adjacent apartzent in which Migs Stecey lived. Jn
X6 Noverber 1959, the FE DiviSion sent one cabe Officer Znd one TSD
tecinicizr to Havana}' and the installation of & #iczophone and
recorder vas cotrpleted in Miss Stacey'8 epartmert on 29 November
1959.
2, By June; 1950, it bad becore" eident tbat tio other zoora
occupied by NCNA possibly-houaed comrurcetion equiprent aric
were used for conie-exces, At that tie
ByaR? llls]
FE Division
czse officer, went to Favara ard explored th? possibility o improving
the operation, Fe managed to lease &n, epaztiant directly ovez tne-
NCNA office and artarged ior 3 stay-behizd 2gent to occupy this space:
3. In August 1960, 2 teari Of tkree TSD technicians wbo were
in Havana on a separate SR Division operation agreed to irstzll the
additional equipment required foz the NCNA operztion:' A gecond FE
Division case officer, Robert Neet, caitze dovm to Hevana; and he;
together with the techniciars, ingtalled microphcne and tape
recorder in the 2partrent obtzined
ByOKRSoe
over tbe NCNA cffice:_
6 _ About tkis time the eguipment was reroved fror Miss Stzcey'&
apaztment, with the exception of the plastic proba which was Left
in the wall and plaatered over ,
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4, As an additional security precaution to providz a gafe
haven, and after consultation with the Acting Chief of Stztion,
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to an apartinent in the szrne building Jeased by Mrs. Marjozie
Lennox, 2n Einbzssy secretary, wa8 obtained; Mzs, Lenox w2s
told tbat 2ccess to her apartment was pesded for photographic
surveillance purposea.
5; The Station wras ther faced With Ehe pzobability that tixe
2nd secuzity wouid work egainst holding indezinitely the Zease to
tbe apartment over-NCNA sirce the ovners .oftre building were
cancelling sub-lessors contracts a23 recauling Jeases: it was,
thereiore, decided t3 install transmitter: and Bwvitches in order to:
permit continued monitoring %f the target from #_distant listeting
poge Another: thzee -ian team .of TSD techaicians consisting 08
David L Christ {elias Carswell), Walter E Szuminski {alia8
Taransky) and Thornton J. Arderson {alias Danbrurt} documented
as touzists bad been' sent to Havana to instali audio equipmert in tke
Chinese Natioralist Embessy before it was due to be turned over to
i2 Chinese Cormunit:.. Thia operation aborted, This tear was
sent to work Or the installation 0f the transmnitters in the apart:
ment over te NCNA oifice,
6a At 2400_bourg on 14 Septeznbez, Christ, wko `vith tke
otber technicians v23 yorking in the target apartrrent,. tailed to keep
2 sckeduled 2ppointrert with Neet 4+ 0108 hcez3 on tke lSth of
September, tke apartrent .of Mrs, Lejrox w2s ertered ixto and
s22rcked by Cuban autkozities, 2r8.ske was takan into custoay: A
1540 hours on 15 Septerbez , Nezt, tke stay-behicd agent ena his wife-
were- 'picked up by the' Cuban authorities and detained
7._ As of tcday the agent remains in the custody of the Cuban
2uthorities, His wie ba3 been zeleased and is still in Havana, Neet
5zs relezsed.1715 hours 16 Septerber 2rd has subsequently returred
to Washizgton There he is being debriefed._Mrs. Lennox %a3
Subsequertly releaged axa has also returred to Washington where she
is debriefed, Zre three TSD tecbniciars rerain in confinement,
Tney have been s2en in confinement but not cortacted by an Erbassy
ozicer when %2 first atterpted to secure the raleasz of Mrs. Lenno%
Cbzist was lzst s28n by Neet wker they were jointly interrogated
txe morning of 15 Septerbzz. At th2} tine Christ did not appeaz
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to havz been zaltreated.
8, Aczor to articles in the Cuban papers the three
technicians were arzeated While in: the apartient over the NCNA
office 2nd completing tha instaliation Of the equiprent. The
press azticle add2 that thekey to Mrs;Lennox'8 epartinent vv23
found O1 ope of the technicians Who identizledthe-apaztmertto
whict it belonged; "All Cubai presa Zeleases bave rezerfed to txs
men by alias 2rd kave %ot; identified thaz &3 Gevernrent Ox Agercy
errployees. It.s urclear' at pfesent whargtory had been Zgreed
upon by the techuiciaas &nd station perSonnel to.be gsed_in te eyent
they were caught ' While being interrogated with Neet; ` Christ
indicated tbat Neet was his boss; acd Neet consistently Genied ZEy
knawleage as to" 'he Was- being hela;:) The: sub-lease for the
epartment in which the mer were caught ig in tbe pare of gtay-
bebind agert_with the orjginal lezse beisz _n te_rarze
240hg
the
Fz Diviaion Case_Officer
9, Initial informztion irdicated that the-thrze tchniciars woula
be charged with espionage "against the People cf Chtna"_ Subgzquent
preas releases bave been unclezr on thib point,_ An atterpt by Consul
Hugh Kesaler to contect the three men at 1730-hom$ on 17 September
wag unsucce:sful:' He 5as rot perrittea t0 sez ther but was tola
were in custoay:
J0, Tke tbree techniciana travelled t0 Caba 2s touzists crdez
vezy light commercial, cover, two. Oi them working tc= 2 'carpany in
New York and the thira; one in Baltirore: In eac cage the cover
company congists 0f a telephone answering service anz 2 rere on the
Goor_ Telephone me3s2ges.and znail eze picked ~g Periodicelly bXE#
Agecy contract ernployee: The ien wefe provided with this covez
a5 well 2s unbackstopped pore adresses for use Vben entering
Or -
leavingrCuba
23 touzibts since the filling out of the landirg cara
required this inioriation, Subseguent to theiz detention tke hore
2adre35e3 have been partially backstopped 30-that izquiries viul
indicate that somneonie with this alizs care had lived in tke apzrtzeat
rou3e in question. Inaorar 23 tne cover comgaxies 2re concerned,
efiorts are b2ing made to provide 2 backstop to witkstand inquirieg
frorn tke press shouid the Cubans reveal tbis iniorzcatior: In viewv
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cf the thirnass of the covez , it is ycertain wnetker this #ill succeed,
11. A cleared 223 # tting lav firm in New Zozk ha3 been brizfed
by Mir. L Fouston on the situatzon vith the tkought tkzt inguiries
received by the cover company could be reierred to the fizr of
lawyers IzOm whom 1o commant would be obtained by the press or
other inquirers: The Zav firm kas bean brieied on te entire sitira
iion.80 tba: mzy:be_in & Pogition to zct ## any action by ter_
appeafs dasirablz Or feasible: J vould not appear that zuch suppozt
oi any kird can be obtained irom tke law firzn or the Jav fizzs,iz:
Cuba wpick are asaociated with tham;
22, Isofar 88 the farilies are corcernea, one of ths 'teshnicians_
i3 a bacheloz_presertly 9n hore leave between t1o tour:s in €apan]
Fis fatiez, 2 cook:in a @iner in the Bostor area, Eas been contactea
by the Cifice 6f Security, and he wvill i2 touch with Security j
be zeceives 2ry inquiries on tbis mnatter , Security, by tke sare
token;, will keep in touck with him a5 the Cubans reveal their inten-
tions and course 0f action
13. The wives Oi the Other two #echnicians %ave been told what
has hzppened ard are being contacted at least once bY TSD
staffers and tbeir ives Who bave been bzieted o tke situation: A
confererce Fvith the t5o wives was beld in TSD' cn 19 Septerber tc go'
over the whole situation and detezznin2 1 there zere any Persoral
problers or wvhich the Agency could be of elp: 707 tb2 timz peing
tke wives 27 #
telling thei: zeighbozs that #heiz Hiabards 2fe cn €
tip. Tlis story wili be adjusted dzpending On wrat couzse Of 2ction
tke Cubzn Goyernment takes; whether tke aliases remzin uabroken
and vhether recognizable pbotogzephs of the individuals 2re released
to tke press, The two wives So far have taken tha bad news erceedingly
Fell;
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20 Septezher 1955
02
NXORA DU ' RE (dESCALADE
record
There is a folder 0f sensitive non-CS/ material pertaintng to this
operation, retired urder Black wrapping, Job #57-86/73, restricted
to Offices of DCL , DD %I, DD? , c/WH, c/H/ PL, clv/ c, c/CI, :/iSD, Director
of Security and General Counsel. Shina Operations is not cited as' 2n
originator, addressee, or info recipient 0f ay Of thnis sensitive
material:
THRiO
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