</s>204-10106-10188 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 DO NOT REPRODUCTUE SUBJECT: Sam Jaffe RETURN TO CIA SUBJEC: Sam Jaeffe 1. Sam Jaeffe's relationship with the Agency predates his assignment to Moscow as an ABC correspondent. During the period 1958-60 while in New York Jaffe was a confidential informant of the FBI on the Soviet contacts in New York. In addition, he had several meetings with the New York office of CIA's Domestic Contact Division. While in Moscow with ABC Jaffe feit he was the subject of a recruitment effort by the American Embassy in Moscow. in the subject: A new addition, it has been reported by the FBI. The FBI covered with the Gary Powers copies of which were both CIA and FBI. Jaffe covered in Moscow in Moscow, trial for ABC and flew on the same plane from New York to Moscow with the Barbara Powers' party. Prior to the FBI, Jaffe has been briefly interviewed by CIA psychologist to war on power's trial, but simply acted as an enterprise in Moscow the newspaper to war with the Power's trial. Prior that he was briefly interviewed in the Soviet Union. beyonding Barbara Powers' power while party party was enroute to a Soviet Union." 2. During this latter part of his time in Moscow Jaffe in contact with a KGB officer, Kukukov, and this party was a matter of record with the FBI. There is some evidence that Jaffe gave given preferential treatment by the Soviet authorities. Some western pressmen felt that Jaffe was as aggressive newspaper, some western pressman felt that JFK was as agreement with his dealings with the KB in a lengthy 1969 interview with his FBI. 3. The detector Nosenko provided information on Jaffe's relationship to the KGB in 1964. However as time went on, further briefings as Nokeko indicated that Nosenko was not as sure about Jaffe's relationship as he had been originally. By 1968 Nosenko as well as positive only Kukuvoo has been in touch with Jaffe. The CIA was not certain that Jaffle was a paid and witting agent. By 1958 Nosenko not certain only Jaffe were in and A. In Dung Jaeffé's tour in Hong Kong, and subsequently in Washington, was was in Dung Jaffee's tour to Hong Kong. He provided good information on a Chinese 24 news official with CIA officers. He served in reporting on a Canadian all organization, the Committee of New China Policy All official contact with Jaffe ended in 1971. 08 8 5. Central to Jaffe"s charges about CIA, which he has made public many times, is Central to Jeffe's belief that the CIA passed derogatory information about him to his employees. Attached is a 24 November 1975 letter from Mr. Colby to Jaffe which states officially channels in information from Mr." Colby <loc_144><loc_774>to Jaffé which states officials that informed information to this letter had<loc_144><loc_773><loc_930><loc_769><loc_144><loc_773>Jaffe has also been assured on this point verbally on at least four other other

**John F. Kennedy**

* No direct connections mentioned in this document.

**The Assassination**

* No information related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy is mentioned in this document.

**Investigations**

* The FBI investigated Sam Jaffe's relationship with the Soviet Union and his potential recruitment by the KGB.
* The CIA was also involved in investigating Jaffe, particularly regarding his claims that they had passed derogatory information about him to his employees.

**Related Individuals and Events**

* **Sam Jaffe**: A journalist who worked for ABC and was investigated by the FBI and CIA due to his relationships with Soviet officials.
* **KGB**: The Soviet Union's intelligence agency, which allegedly recruited Jaffe.
* **FBI**: Investigated Jaffe's activities in the Soviet Union and his potential recruitment by the KGB.
* **CIA**: Involved in investigating Jaffe, particularly regarding his claims that they had passed derogatory information about him to his employees.

**Dates and Locations**

* 1958-1960: Jaffe was a confidential informant of the FBI on Soviet contacts in New York.
* Moscow: Jaffe worked as an ABC correspondent and was allegedly recruited by the KGB.
* Hong Kong: Jaffe provided good information on Chinese officials with CIA officers.

**Significant Events or Activities**

* Jaffe's relationships with Soviet officials were investigated by the FBI and CIA.
* Jaffe claimed that the CIA had passed derogatory information about him to his employees, which was denied by the agency.
* Jaffe submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to CIA, resulting in the release of a large number of documents.

**Evidence, Testimony, or Findings Mentioned**

* The FBI and CIA investigated Jaffe's activities and relationships with Soviet officials.
* Jaffe claimed that the CIA had passed derogatory information about him to his employees, which was denied by the agency.
* A letter from Mr. Colby to Jaffe stated that there was no evidence he had ever been an agent of any foreign intelligence service.

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