</s>124-90110-10070 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/2/2015 Identification Form AGENCY: FBI Agency Information AGENCY NUMBER: FBI 124-9010-10077 RECORD NUMBER : HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER :: CR 105-114623-6 AGENCY FILENUMBER : CR 105-11463-6 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HQ TO: CIA TITLE: DATE: 04/10/1963 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS: FRANC PECAR JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: PAPERCY SECRET RESTRICTIONS: CURRENT STATUUM: IB Secret CURRENT STATION: 08/06/1998 DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/05/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA COMMENTS: MEMO NW 50953 DocId: 32334077 Page 1 11

Summary  
This document is a memorandum from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) dated April 10, 1963, regarding an individual named Franc Pecar. The CIA seeks verification of information suggesting Pecar may be associated with Yugoslavia’s Intelligence Service (YIS). Conflicting intelligence reports indicate some sources claim Pecar is a YIS member while others dispute this. The CIA notes that Pecar, who resides in the United States, has been identified as potentially being recalled to Yugoslavia but wishes to remain in the U.S. The agency considers whether to contact Pecar through FBI channels in Yugoslavia to persuade him to return under controlled conditions rather than allowing his voluntary departure by Yugoslavia at the end of April 1963. A prior CIA approach to Pecar via FBI informants in New York in March 1963 was unsuccessful, as State Department denied clearance for such contact due to concerns about his non-involvement in intelligence activities.  

Key People  
- Franc Pecar (subject of the memorandum)  
- Joseph Raymond Merola (possibly a reference or associate mentioned in context)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) personnel  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel  

Key Locations  
- Yugoslavia (contextual reference to Pecar’s nationality and potential recall)  
- United States (Pecar’s residence)  
- New York (location of FBI informants mentioned in March 1963)  

Key Events  
- CIA’s internal verification process regarding Franc Pecar’s alleged YIS affiliation  
- Consideration of contacting Pecar through FBI channels to facilitate his return to Yugoslavia  
- Prior failed attempt by CIA to approach Pecar via FBI informants in New York (March 1963)  
- State Department denial of clearance for similar contact due to concerns about Pecar’s non-involvement in intelligence activities  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Yugoslavia Intelligence Service (YIS)

JFK Declassified Files

124-90110-10070.pdf

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