</s>104-10221-10022 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET F0279.00 Chief, Personal Security Division, 05 16 March 1974 Director, Domestic Contact Service (Chief, Services Division) (C)Mizuel, Mitchell Livingston, III Reconciliation of DOD-Security Cloaricos/Recout Contact - (C]Mizell, Mitchell Livingston, III 10/05-76-71 1. The information reported in the enclosed self-explamatory mounoun, the registrar subject's self-initiated contact with our Hilil Field Office, the General Counsel and will Division have 2. The Office of the General Council and will division have been appointed to subject's recent activities. 3. Any quotaotina pratning to this seoroninus abouia is directed to live. Virginia home, ext. 2739. SECURITY MILLIAM J. VARGHAL Mellouro: As stated above Vithornigv 4.18

Summary  
The documents detail extensive U.S. intelligence agency investigations (CIA, FBI) into individuals linked to potential assassination plots, covert operations, and international activities between 1957 and 1978. Key figures include Mitchell Livingston Verbell III, a subject of multiple security checks from 1957–1974, with references to his alleged ties to Haitian revolutionary activities, passport history, and interactions with FBI agents like Bart Gonzales. A 1967 FBI report notes a phone call from Verbell in Powder Springs, Georgia, discussing a potential assassination plot against a Middle Eastern ruler’s relative, though no specific details are provided. The documents also reference "ABACO" operations, internal security reviews, and administrative transfers between agencies. Other individuals like Mitchell Livingston Werrell III, Louis Posada, David Atlee Phillips, and others are linked to legal cases involving charges of importation, distribution, and espionage, as well as investigations by the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA). Mentions of military service records, covert operations in Latin America, and logistical preparations for alleged invasions (e.g., Haiti) are included. Some entries reference classified material, intelligence sources, and internal agency protocols, with redacted social security numbers noted as [SSN REDACTED].  

Key People  
- Mitchell Livingston Verbell III (subject of investigations; linked to Haitian revolutionary activities, passport history, and "ABACO" operations)  
- Bart Gonzales (FBI agent involved in 1967 call with Verbell)  
- Virginia Thorne (contact for inquiries)  
- John K. Greaney (associate director at Department of Justice)  
- George P. Carling (operations group leader)  
- Mitchell Livingston Werrell III (involved in legal proceedings; charges dropped in 1967)  
- Louis Posada, David Atlee Phillips, David Atlee Collins, Jack Hennessy, Alexander Davidson, Priscilla Johnson, Richard Snyder, William Stuckey, Ed Butler, Samuel Shieses, Warner, Lloyds (linked to assassination conspiracies and intelligence operations)  
- John McConnell (DCS official, Miami Field Office)  
- Verbielt (individual whose charges were dropped)  
- John Greeny, Kitchell L. Werbell, Rud K. Kowdy (linked to legal and investigative contexts)  
- Stephan Van Cleave, Mitchell Wodol, Mike Oliver, Mitchell Verrell, Colonel Robert Bayard, Chuck Hall, Niko Oliver, Congressman Andrew Yanns, Ambassador to the Bahamas, former CIA agents, unnamed individuals in covert operations  
- Rolando Marfarrer/McFerrances (alleged sponsor of Haitian invasion plans)  
- Colonel Reno Leone, Father Jean Baptiste George, Gray, J. Gonzales (involved in military logistics and planning)  
- Rolando Interferrer Rolfe, Diego D. Huddington, Yiguatemo Jepara, Van Cleave (linked to Latin American political activities and coups)  
- Villianason, Carroll, Williamson, George W. Smith, Panguin, Roth, Mitchell L. Hobboll (financial and intelligence-related contacts)  

Key Locations  
- Powder Springs, Georgia (Verbell’s location; planning discussions)  
- Washington, D.C. (CIA headquarters, legal filings, HSCA investigations)  
- Atlanta, Georgia (DCS records, addresses)  
- Miami, Florida (Miami Field Office operations, CIA contacts)  
- Haiti (target of alleged invasion plans)  
- Dominican Republic (military involvement in Haitian invasion planning)  
- Cuba, Vietnam, Thailand (military service and operational contexts)  
- Nassau, Bahamas (covert operations group seeking independence)  
- Maine, CTA (code or acronym), San Pueblo, Los Angeles, California (miscellaneous locations)  

Key Events  
- 1967 FBI report on Verbell discussing potential assassination plot against Middle Eastern ruler’s relative  
- Security checks on Verbell by FBI and CIA (1957–1974); investigations into Haitian revolutionary activities  
- Legal proceedings against Verbielt, with charges dropped in 1967; Mitchell Livingston Werrell III’s case involving importation and espionage charges  
- HSCA investigations into assassination plots and intelligence operations linked to JFK  
- Internal CIA/DCS communications about surveillance, contacts, and classified material  
- Logistical preparations for alleged Haitian invasion (November 22, 1966), including military equipment, transportation via M/V Mudson, and airport at Port-It-Point-Calax  
- Withdrawal of participants due to uncertainty or lack of support in Haitian invasion plans  
- Discussions about establishing a sovereign state in the Bahamas and covert intelligence interactions with CIA offices  
- Military service records of Mitchell Livingston Worrell III during World War II  
- Security clearance revocations, surveillance operations, and internal agency directives on handling sensitive cases  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Domestic Contact Service (DCS)  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSC, HSCA)  
- U.S. Department of Justice  
- Office of the Chief Counsel (OCC)  
- Directorate of Counterintelligence (DCI)  
- Field Offices (Miami, Washington D.C.)  
- U.S. Army (military service records)  
- Office of Preparation (source of intelligence on Haitian invasion plans)  
- Navy representative (involved in report development)  
- Intelligence Services, Ltd. (Atlanta)  
- Coca-Cola Company (mentioned in context of Van Cleaver’s contacts)

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