</s>124-10179-10247 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET Memorandum to Mr. W. R. R ., Wammiti Re: Samuel Adason Jaffe 105-28333 Soviet defector E.Sammy Jaffé was recruited by the KGB, in about 1962 while he was in Moscow, recruiting his relationship with a Soviet female. Soviet de- factor "his relationship with the Soviet female." does not believe the approach was successful. Jaffee reported- to the New York Office in 1963 what he interpreted as a recruit- ment effort and he was extensively reinterpreted as a recruiter- ment effort, and he has was extensively reinvented as an inspector- is no information in Jaffie file that he was ever reported on by Col. Penkovskiy, as Jaffe reportedly has claimed. During to the KGB. Although Jaffes filed that he has ever been reported on to the KGB, although Jaffè denied any overt acts helpful several KGB officers. Both New York and Washington Field Offices came to the conclusion that Jaffae was a KGB agent while in Moscow, but there was doubt that as we were he continued in that Moscow, and but there were doubt that was as we was continued. Our relations with Jaffa were tempered by Jaffey's (Samy) and alligation, and Bureau Agents were contacted with him were circum- spect in any dealings with him thereafter. Jaffe very likely detected a change in the Agents' attitude which accounts for his statement that the felt his relationship within them had cooled off. There is no evidence contained in the Bureau file that either New York or Washington Field or the Bureau has ever taken any action would affect Jaffte field or the Bureau has ever his return from Hong Kong. Jaffle told his handling Agents that his return would affect his finding a job. Following times mentioned in Hong Kong, Jaffe told him his handling agents that me was experienced difficulty in finding a position with the FBI the FBI had never divulged his confidential relationship and the FBI has never dissolved his confidential relationship and would not do so any time in the future. Jaffee's file does disclose that during an interview with Washington Told Agents in 1969, he said he had learned from a British Intelligence connect that Hong Kong that his road from a city city was caused by his refusal to coop- to reach GIA, that city was not caused by this refusal to cooperate- to a CIA contact. to Mislusion who responded that the British-<loc_155><loc_848><loc_885>- CONTINURD - OVESI -2-<loc_478><loc_927><loc_541><loc_940><loc_477><loc_940>-2 -

Summary  
The document discusses Samuel Adason Jaffe, a Soviet defector recruited by the KGB around 1962 while in Moscow. His relationship with a Soviet female is noted, though the recruitment's success is uncertain. Jaffe reported to the New York Office in 1963 about what he interpreted as a recruitment effort, but there is ambiguity regarding whether he was actually a recruiter. No evidence indicates that Col. Penkovskiy reported on him, despite his claims. The FBI’s New York and Washington Field Offices concluded Jaffe was a KGB agent while in Moscow, though doubts exist about whether he continued in that role. His interactions with agents became suspicious, leading to a shift in their attitude, which Jaffe perceived as a cooling of his relationship with them. The Bureau did not take action affecting him or his return from Hong Kong. Jaffe mentioned difficulty finding employment and alleged the FBI had never disclosed his confidential relationship, which would remain undisclosed. In 1969, during an interview, he claimed British Intelligence informed him his recall from Hong Kong was due to refusing to cooperate with GIA, though this was corrected to a CIA contact. The document also references a book by the Council of Foreign Relations and its connection to Jaffe’s recall by ABC. Actions include referring the memorandum to SENSITUDY K. JEN T.H. WOL.  

Key People  
- Samuel Adason Jaffe (Soviet defector, alleged KGB agent)  
- Col. Penkovskiy (KGB officer, no report on Jaffe indicated)  
- Bureau Agents (FBI personnel handling Jaffe’s case)  
- British Intelligence contact  
- CIA contact  

Key Locations  
- Moscow (Jaffe’s recruitment location)  
- Hong Kong (Jaffe’s residence and recall context)  
- New York Office (FBI field office involved)  
- Washington Field Offices (FBI field office involved)  

Key Events  
- Jaffe’s recruitment by the KGB in 1962  
- Jaffe’s reporting to the New York Office in 1963 about a recruitment effort  
- FBI conclusion that Jaffe was a KGB agent while in Moscow  
- Suspicious interactions between Jaffe and Bureau Agents leading to attitude shifts  
- Jaffe’s alleged difficulty finding employment post-return from Hong Kong  
- 1969 interview where Jaffe claimed British Intelligence linked his recall to refusal to cooperate with GIA (corrected to CIA contact)  
- Mention of a book by the Council of Foreign Relations and its connection to Jaffe’s recall by ABC  

Key Organizations  
- KGB (Soviet intelligence agency, recruited Jaffe)  
- FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation, handled Jaffe’s case)  
- British Intelligence  
- CIA (Central Intelligence Agency, referenced in Jaffe’s 1969 claims)  
- Council of Foreign Relations (organization mentioned in the context of a book)

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