</s>104-10215-10129 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 MATERIAL REVIEWED AT CIA HEADQUARTERS BY HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINTATIONS STAFF MEMBERS FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: CROZIER ROSS LESTER CROZIER ROSS Lester C-25507 INCLUSIVE DATES: CUSTODIAL UNIT/LOCATION: C/1/4 ROOM: DELETONS, IF ANY: DATE DATE RECEIVED DATE REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAME) SIGNATURE OF REVIEWING OFFICIAL REVEIVED BY HSCA. PERSONAL INFORMATION IN - - - 25507 (COOPERTY IN NO DOCUMENTS MAY BE COPIED OR REMOVED FROM THIS FILE

Summary:  
The documents detail CIA covert operations involving Ross Lester Crozier (C-25507) and other agents in Latin America during the 1950s–1960s. Crozier, a case officer with security clearances, was assigned to Project ANTHOLOGY/LIDERS in Mexico City, with his wife and sister-in-law also granted covert clearances. Administrative records reference operational approvals for projects like LIVILIZER and AMFORDANCE, including conditions on clearance validity (six-month expiration if unused). Crozier’s intelligence training, evaluations, and coordination with CIA offices such as the Office of Security and WH/III/Mexico are noted. Other individuals mentioned include Arthur H. Watvada, a CIA contract agent in Cuba, and Ross L. Crocker, whose operational clearances for Costa Rica involved covert identities and background checks. Projects like AMPHORMARCH, PROCESSESS, and HUMAN are referenced alongside personnel details, but no direct connection to John F. Kennedy or the assassination investigation is established.  

Key People:  
- Ross Lester Crozier (C-25507)  
- Arthur H. Watvada (CIA contract agent, born 1922, Illinois)  
- Harold R. Norwalt (formerly Arthur O. Vaita)  
- Louis Pollett (Case Officer)  
- John B. Brever (CI/OA/JRB)  
- David E. Hanlon (Director of Security)  
- Robert H. Cunningham (Deputy Director of Security)  
- Maurice Brady, J.C. King, F.P. Holcomb, Jason R. Burton  

Key Locations:  
- Mexico City  
- Washington, D.C.  
- Cuba  
- Costa Rica (San Jose)  
- Panama  
- Canal Zone, Panama  
- Illinois  
- Guatemala City  

Key Events:  
- Granting of covert security clearances for Crozier and Watvada in 1957–1958  
- Renewal/amendment of projects such as ANTHOLOGY/LIDERS, LIVILIZER, AMFORDANCE, and HUMAN  
- Background investigations, personal history statements, and passport reviews for operational eligibility  
- Coordination between CIA offices for personnel assignments and security clearances  
- Training schedules and logistical planning for agents in Cuba, Costa Rica, and Panama  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Office of Security (CIA)  
- WH/III/Mexico (CIA division)  
- C/O/A (Counterintelligence Staff)  
- U.S. Army and Air Force  
- Costa Rican government  
- Guatemala City station  
- WID, STC/SPB, FUT (code names or divisions)

JFK Declassified Files

104-10215-10129.pdf

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