</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

Summary: The document details Sam Jaffe's interactions with U.S. intelligence agencies, particularly CIA and FBI, during his time in Moscow as an ABC correspondent from 1958-60. It notes that Jaffe was a confidential informant for the FBI on Soviet contacts in New York and had meetings with CIA's Domestic Contact Division. While in Moscow, Jaffe claimed he was subjected to recruitment efforts by the American Embassy. The FBI reported that Jaffe covered Gary Powers' trial and traveled with Barbara Powers' party from New York to Moscow. Jaffe was briefly interviewed by a CIA psychologist regarding Powers' trial but later acted as a newspaper correspondent in Moscow. In 1964, Nosenko provided information suggesting Jaffe had ties to the KGB, though Nosen't confidence waned over time. By 1968, Nosenko indicated only Kukukov (a KGB officer) had contact with Jaffe, and CIA was uncertain if Jaffe was a paid agent. During his tour in Hong Kong, Jaffe provided information to CIA on Chinese officials and a Canadian organization, though contact ended in 1971. The document references Jaffe's public claims that CIA disseminated derogatory information about him, with Colby's November 1975 letter stating no evidence of Jaffe being an agent. Jaffe also discussed a conversation with British intelligence official Ired Cowen in Hong Kong (06/07) regarding a "security problem," which remains unclear. The text mentions Jaffe's Freedom of Information Act request to CIA and potential appeals under FOIA.  

Key People: Sam Jaffe, FBI, CIA, KGB, Nosenko, Colby, Barbara Powers, Gary Powers, Ired Cowen  
Key Locations: Moscow, New York, Hong Kong, Washington  
Key Events: Jaffe's role as FBI informant, meetings with CIA Domestic Contact Division, alleged KGB ties, coverage of Gary Powers' trial, interactions with Barbara Powers' party, Nosenko's 1964 report on Jaffe, Colby's 1975 letter, discussions with Ired Cowen  
Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), KGB, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

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