</s>104-10250-10199 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 To : Tertity Chief, Srr 22 June 1951. FROM : Chief, Special Referral Branch : Chief, Social Referral Branch STRECT: HIDLICO, Balmes, Jr. #65C077 The Subject is a covert employee of this Agency now in the Vested states for four weeks training and being considered for vet TV staff / CJB in a highly sensitive assignment. Immigration authorized may submit questions through this Agency which will authorize by the Subject, but requires this Agency to have the Subject tes- tiff if. open: court hear hear must be refused. REFERATIS 1. Reference is made to the letter received by the Alien Affairs staff from the recipient and Naturellization Service and interfere from the re-request of 15 June 1951 to be ascertain the detain to the subject's status with this agency and prepare a rely to TNS. 2. In 17 June 1951 Special Agent Chester, a member of this office interviewed and received a Special Agent Chester, a manager of this office building, and John Doming, Chief, of Panama, Room 220l wurterers wij, WJ, 5456, Preparing the Immigration request. The fel-loving information was obtained during this interview. The Subject Is still a covert employer of this agency, is now in now in The United States (New York City) on home here, and is scheduled to report to Washington, D.C. to convince four week's scheduled to be reported in Washington, 2, 2.0. b. The Subject is presently under consideration by Staff C/T/C/For for an assignment with a high sensitive project under the supervision of Staff C/T. Under this proposed assign- rent any publicity or notoriety that the subject would receive from testifying publicity or questions of the Communist associations from testifying publicly or questions to the Communist association future use with the Staff's project and would include his dise his his return as a covert employees of this Agency. c. If the Staff C. c. cesserliones not materialize, the Fetected will return: C. Cesseriones Not materialize- monday 15 August 1951 as a case officer, and this position- only also be jeopardized by undue publicity. 2/N/N

Summary: The document details an internal agency discussion regarding a covert employee, referred to as "the Subject," who is currently in the United States (New York City) for training and under consideration for a sensitive assignment. The Subject is described as a covert operative of the agency and is scheduled to report to Washington, D.C., after four weeks of training. The document outlines considerations for assigning the Subject to a high-sensitivity project under Staff C/T/C/For, noting potential risks of publicity or Communist associations affecting the assignment. It references an interview conducted by Special Agent Chester on June 17, 1951, and mentions coordination with Immigration and Naturalization Service (TNS) regarding the Subject's status. The text includes administrative notes about controlled interviews, legal objections, and internal agency procedures, though some sections are unclear or fragmented.  

Key People:  
- Chester (Special Agent, interviewed the Subject on June 17, 1951)  
- Dittmer (indicted from a W.I. standpoint, referenced in administrative notes)  
- Hogan (Alien Affairs Staff, contacted William A. Rogan on June 16, 1951)  
- Balmes, Jr. (#65C077, referred to as the Subject)  

Key Locations:  
- New York City (Subject's current location)  
- Washington, D.C. (scheduled reporting location)  
- Panama Canal Zone (mentioned in context of the Subject's background)  

Key Events:  
- Interview of the Subject by Special Agent Chester on June 17, 1951  
- Coordination with Immigration and Naturalization Service (TNS) regarding the Subject's status  
- Consideration for assignment to a high-sensitivity project under Staff C/T/C/For  
- Administrative discussions about controlled interviews and legal objections  

Key Organizations:  
- Immigration and Naturalization Service (TNS)  
- Staff C/T/C/For (internal agency designation)  
- Alien Affairs Staff (involved in coordination with TNS)

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