</s>104-10219-10143 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 ORIO: Anita Potocki CLASSIFIED MESSAGE UNIT: F/D/ ROUTING EX: 1/1/1 5-E-C-R-E.T. EX: 3/4/1 2 4 DATE: 17 April 1961 3 10 - Tokyo CFEFERED FROM: DIRECTOR XC ROUTINE CONF. PRIORITY PRITIALS CONF: OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE INFINITIAL 10 TOKY 101 10 CIE DIR RYBAT LCIMPROVE ZPERFUSAL ZERGRACE REF: TONY-611(IN 248846) 1. APPRECIATE REF, WHICH FIRST REPORT MARTIN CONTACT WITH DR JAKOY Y. FECHER. 2. RE PARA 2B RET, FIND FISCHER QUOTE VOLUNTEERED COMMENTS END QUOTE AND ONI REACTION INTERESTING, ESPECIALLY REPORT QUOTE HE APPEARED INGREDED BY IDEA USE USE HIS PLACE FOR MTOS END QUOTZ. THIS OUT OF CHARACTER IN LIGHT IN HIS KOWN CONTACTS VARIOUS INTEL OFFICERS, INCLUDING KUBARKERS WHO USED HIS RESTAU- RANT FOR MIGS, PRESUME REF QUOTE YURI RASTOVORVOR AMER TEMALE. CONTACT END QUOITE REF QUEF MISS MAUDE L, BURRIS DAC QUOTE MRS. BROWNING END QUOTA, BORN TEXAS, ELDERLY DAC EMPLOYEE OF AFF SCHOOL TOKY, RASTOROVOR'S ENGLISH TEACHER 48-END 53 AND CLOSE CONTACT, BURRS WAS JOINT ODOPAL/BUBARK ASSET THROUGH WHOM ACTUAL DIFECTION CONTACT JAN 54 ESTABLISHED. CF. JACO-1564 COORDINATING OFFICERS RELEASING OFFICER REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROMIBITED. S-E:C-C.R-ET. AUTHENTICATING OFFICER Copy No.

Summary:  
The document contains classified messages from 1961 to 1968 detailing intelligence operations in Japan related to Soviet espionage activities. It references individuals suspected of involvement with Soviet intelligence, including Martin, Fischer, Rastorov, Burriss, Jason, Casey, Rochelle, and Belcher. These individuals are linked to contacts with KGB agents, potential homosexual activity (noted as "HOMO"), and alleged connections to Soviet-financed operations in Tokyo. The text mentions a KGB agent named Antonina Johansson and her association with the Berezka restaurant in Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo, which is suspected of being a meeting place for Soviet intelligence. It also references an individual named Yuri Rastorovor, whose English teacher was Miss Maude L. Burris, and notes that Rastorovor's articles were published in Tokyo News. The document includes requests to trace individuals such as John J. Casey, Joseph A. Jason, and Major Paul Rochelle, with some linked to the U.S. military or intelligence services. References to ONI (Office of Naval Intelligence), ODOPAL/BUBARK assets, and coordination with other agencies are included.  

Key People:  
- Martin (suspected contact with Fischer, Rastorov, and Burris)  
- Fischer (KGB agent; quoted as expressing interest in using his place for MIGs)  
- Rastorovor (alleged KGB agent; associated with Berezka restaurant)  
- Burriss (Miss Maude L., English teacher to Rastorovor, ODOPAL/BUBARK asset)  
- Jason (Joseph A., suspected contact with Rochelle and ONI)  
- Casey (John J., suspected homosexual activity, linked to Mitchell and Martin)  
- Rochelle (Major Paul, DAC employee; connected to J.W. Jason)  
- Belcher (Roland Oran, CT-2 in Hawaii; linked to KAMISETA and MARTINA)  

Key Locations:  
- Tokyo (central location for intelligence operations, Berezka restaurant, KAMISETA contacts)  
- Okinawa, Manila, and other Pacific locations mentioned in relay stations and military postings  
- Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo (Berezka restaurant address)  
- Yokosuka, Japan (Mitchell and Martin's duty station)  

Key Events:  
- 1961: Initial reports of Martin's contact with Fischer and Rastorovor; ONI interest in Fischer's comments.  
- 1954: Establishment of defection contacts via Burriss; Rastorovor's articles published in Tokyo News.  
- 1956–1960: Jason's employment at FEC Signal Service, alleged Soviet financing of Berezka restaurant, and his association with Johansson/Dunataya.  
- 1960–1968: Investigations into Casey, Rochelle, and Belcher; requests to trace individuals linked to ONI or military intelligence.  

Key Organizations:  
- ONI (Office of Naval Intelligence)  
- ODOPAL/BUBARK (intelligence assets)  
- FEC Signal Service (U.S. military communications unit)  
- KGB (Soviet intelligence agency)

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