</s>104-10174-10043-2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Dear Mr. Tichbohm: The following is set forth as clarification of your present afusion, and the procedures which will be followed in the conduct of it. Please indicate your agreement by signing below. A. Operational I. You will be briefed generally on some aspects of the Cuban situation while in Washington on this date. 2. You may be major briefing to be given you concerning the local political affairs to be more detailed and more detailed. instructions on your present invasion will be undertaken upon your arrival in Havana. the Cuban arrival arrived in Havana a tourist card will be issued by the Cuban airport authorities in Havana will you give you the name and occupation in the United States and state that you are in that area as a. The United States state and state where you are taking this area Your initial contact in Havana Will will be with IDAH (A.Came and telephone contacted in Havana when making this call, you will identify yourself as you need. I. IDAH will give you a briefing mentioned in paragraph. 2. Boves. IDAH will also provide you a brief introduction to you to put you in contact with about. 6. Indivisible for the purpose of starting your on you with assignment. It is anticipated that other local contacts will visit from It is not anticipated to other local agents and contacts will remain from I. Then talking to you that you make while in Cuba, your cover story will be the following: that you ARE talking to them on the behalf of the American business and investors in on the beharf and directly their local business and investor in the revolutionary laws and to determine the possibility for future financial development and investment. (1/7/1) (1)(13203) 08

Summary  
The document outlines operational and administrative procedures for an individual assigned to conduct activities in Cuba under a covert mission. It details a briefing on Cuban political affairs and local conditions, with instructions for establishing contact through IDAH (a designated entity) upon arrival in Havana. The individual is to use a tourist card issued by Cuban authorities, providing personal information such as name, occupation, and U.S. residence. A cover story frames the mission as representing American business interests seeking investment opportunities under revolutionary laws. Operational guidance includes maintaining expense records and submitting accounting reports to two entities: Almond, Hartford Associates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Henry V. Darkin in Washington, D.C. The document also references a letter from a "cover company" for use only in extreme emergencies.  

Key People  
- IDAH (designated contact in Havana)  
- Mr. Tichbohm (individual assigned to the mission)  
- Almond, Hartford Associates (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)  
- Henry V. Darkin (Washington, D.C.)  

Key Locations  
- Havana, Cuba  
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  
- Washington, D.C.  

Key Events  
- Briefing on Cuban political affairs and local conditions  
- Establishment of contact with IDAH and local contacts  
- Submission of expense reports and accounting to specified entities  
- Use of a tourist card for identification purposes  

Key Organizations  
- Almond, Hartford Associates (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)  
- Henry V. Darkin (Washington, D.C.)  
- Cuban airport authorities (Havana, Cuba)

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104-10174-10043.pdf

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