</s>104-10331-10127 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET 11 December 1995 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Historical Review Group FROM: Fredrick C. Wickham, Jr. FROM; Do, Focal Point for ARRB DO, Focal Point for RRB SUBJECT: DO Position on Identification of ERTHYROID/3 1. The DO strongly opposes the release by the ARRB of the phrase "a good KUBARK asset" that was previously withheld in Attachment. The CIA asked the Nicaragua Service to send ERTHYRIOD/3 to Mexico City to help in the interrogation of Alvarado. "The CIA asked asked the Nicaraguan Service to Send ALvarado, "Because this was during the Samoa regime, we have and we also released the encryption ERTHYRID/ 3 and we have released the copytonyTHRYROID3. The interrogation of and we are also released by the Nicaragan interrogator became well known to the Mexicans as the Nicaragua interrogator and, of course, was known by his own service. The phrase "a god Kubarus, however, identifies him as a unilateral source of the Nicaragua Station unknown to the Nicaragua and Mexican Services: 2. The Do often recruits officers, such as ERTHRYRIOD3, who are members of intelligence and police services with ERTHROID /3, has a liaison relationship. These assets provide us with which it has information without the knowledge of the service us and in many cases they provide information about the service itself and its cases they provided information about our service itself itself and all relationship with the CIA would not only personally endanger ERTHRYRID/D3 but could cast suspicion on other recruited officers of other liaison services and compel them to evaluate their unilateral relationships with the CIA. Fredrick c. Wickman, Jr .. CL BY 0695930 REASON 1.5(c) DECL X1 DRV HUM 2-82 SECRET

Summary:  
The memorandum outlines the Department of Defense (DoD) position regarding the release of information related to ERTHYROID/3, an individual involved in CIA operations during the Samoan regime. The DoD opposes the release by the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) of the phrase "a good KUBARK asset," which was previously withheld. The CIA requested the Nicaraguan Service to send ERTHYROID/3 to Mexico City to assist in interrogating Alvarado. The document notes that ERTHYROID/3’s activities were known to both Nicaraguan and Mexican services, with the latter referring to him as an interrogator. The phrase "a good KUBARK asset" is identified as marking ERTHYROID/3 as a unilateral source unknown to both services. The DoD warns that releasing such information could endanger ERTHYROID/3 and compromise other liaison officers’ relationships with the CIA.  

Key People:  
- ERTHYROID/3 (individual involved in CIA operations)  
- Alvarado (subject of interrogation)  
- Fredrick C. Wickham, Jr. (author of the memorandum)  
- CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)  
- Nicaraguan Service  
- Mexican Services  

Key Locations:  
- Mexico City (location of CIA interrogation activities)  
- Nicaragua (context of ERTHYROID/3’s involvement)  

Key Events:  
- Request by the CIA for ERTHYROID/3 to be sent to Mexico City for interrogating Alvarado  
- Interrogation of Alvarado during the Samoan regime  
- Opposition to releasing "a good KUBARK asset" designation  
- Concerns over compromising liaison relationships and operational security  

Key Organizations:  
- Department of Defense (DoD)  
- Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Nicaraguan Service  
- Mexican Services

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