</s>104-104-18-10045 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 104-1044-10048-10046- FORZA- FORZA CABLE SEC DISSEM DY. PEN CFA V TOTAL COPIES SECRET RUN BY REPREODUCTION BY OTHER THA REPRODUCTION IS PROHIBITE! PERSON/UNIT NOTIFIED SECRET ISSUING OFFICE IS PROBHIBIT! ACTION UNIT: STAFF ADVANCE COPY ISSUED/SUSED/STOTTED BY A AT 2 2 3 4 Kr-8 RF .- F. FILE. VR. DDO 0GC. ESSs 2 3 4 ACTION UNT. Cevn-3 /C/E/A 3 3 3 4 T 889589 EIA165 PAGE 01 IN 908916 EYES ONLY T 898958 EIAIGS PAGE 0 TOR:0401072 MAY 76 HAGU) 29003 SECRET(T) 09093 EYES ONLY TOR:104010772 MAY 76 STAFF CITE (THE HAGUE) 2903 (BALILES ACTING) (15-4 TOI (LONDON DIRECTOR. (CAKAKT) INFO (PARIS), TOI) (LONDOON) DIRECTOR, (AKAKTA) INFO [PARIS). REF: [LONDON) 2762CIN 906466? 02 13-20 REF: (LOMDON) ELMPLANELNET 1. STATION RECORDS REFLECT THAT WILLIAM L.OLTIMANS (201-155221) is DUTCH FREE LANCE JOURNALIST WHO HAS LONG HISTORY OF SENSATIONAL JOUNALISM AND LANCE LANGESEXUAL ACTIVITY. ALTHOUGH NOT A COMMUNISM AND ESPOUSEES EXTREMELY LEFTIST VIEWS AND FANATICALLY BELIEVES THAT COMMUNISM OFFERS BEST FUTURE FOR INDONESIAIS. ALLEGEDLY HIS GOOD ACCESS TO PROMINENT WITH INDONESIANS IS DUE TOINMENT WITH NUMBER OF

Summary:  
The document contains a classified cable from May 1976 regarding William L. Oltimans, a Dutch freelance journalist identified by the U.S. intelligence community as having ties to KGB suspects in The Hague. It notes his history of sensational journalism and alleged connections with prominent Indonesians, including former U.S. Ambassador Howard Jones and columnist Jack Anderson. The text references ongoing monitoring of Oltimans by intelligence units in London and Paris, with instructions to request further traces on him from the "Symphathier" unit if not already initiated. It also includes internal reference numbers and operational codes related to secure dissemination protocols.  

Key People:  
- William L. Oltimans (Dutch freelance journalist; [SSN REDACTED])  
- Howard Jones (former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia)  
- Jack Anderson (columnist)  
- "Symphathier" unit (intelligence designation)  

Key Locations:  
- The Hague (Netherlands)  
- London (UK)  
- Paris (France)  

Key Events:  
- Monitoring of William L. Oltimans by U.S. intelligence units in 1976  
- Alleged connections between Oltimans and KGB suspects in The Hague  
- Internal intelligence directives to request further investigation on Oltimans  

Key Organizations:  
- U.S. intelligence units (London, Paris)  
- KGB (Soviet Union)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; implied through operational codes)

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