</s>157-10011-10066 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK Assassination System Date: 7/30/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY : SCCIA SECCIA RECORD NUMBER: 157-1001-100666 RECORD SERIES : MEMORANDUM AGENCY FILE NUMBER : RECORD SEERIES : AGENCY FILENUMUM Document Information ORIGINATOR : ROCK FROM: ROETHE, JAMES N. TO: FILE TITLE: FURTHER INFO OBTAINED FROM BREWER, GEORGE TITLE : FURTHIER INFO OBTAINED FROM BROWER, GEORGE DATE : 02/24/1975 PAGES: 13 SUBJECTS: ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL POLICE BREWER, GEOREG TECHNICAL OPERATIONS SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS CIA - Washington FIELD OFFICE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: CURRENT STATUS: Consulted: 1A: 1:3: Donor Restricted CURRENT STATUS : Respect DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 05/31/1994 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : SSCI Box 286, Folder 11 - - 9/1 NW 50955 DocTd: 32203834 Page 1

Summary  
The document details CIA technical operations conducted by George Brewer at the Washington Field Office between 1960 and 1973, including surveillance activities such as bugging apartments, hotels, and safe houses. These efforts targeted security threats, employees, newsmen, and dissident groups during anti-war demonstrations. The CIA collaborated with local police departments, providing equipment like miniature transmitters, telephone tapping devices, and recording equipment (e.g., Ampex 601 recorder) through training programs or loan agreements. Some items were retained by law enforcement, while others were transferred to the CIA. Security concerns for Director Helms’ Delaware beach house involved coordination with local police. Project PARAGON, a threat against Director Helms and Vice President Agnew, is referenced as an example of surveillance focus.  

Key People  
- George Brewer: CIA staff member overseeing technical operations and equipment transfers.  
- James N. Roeth: Interviewer from the Commission on CIA Activities within the United States.  
- John Hutchinson: Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge at the Washington Field Office.  
- C. Douglas Dillon, David W. Bolin, Nelson A. Rockefeller: Members of the Commission on CIA Activities.  
- Director Schlesinger and Director Helms: Former CIA directors involved in security matters.  
- Osborn: Individual who provided flares and equipment to a police department.  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C. (including Savoy Apartments, Bethesda, Maryland)  
- Montgomery County, Virginia/Maryland  
- Fairfax County, Virginia  
- Lewes, Delaware (Helms’ beach house)  
- U.S. Recording on S. Capitol Street (equipment supplier)  

Key Events  
- Surveillance operations involving bugging apartments, hotels, and safe houses (e.g., 1963 “Mockingbird” case).  
- Supply of miniature transmitters, telephone tapping devices, and recording equipment to local police departments (1967–1972).  
- Loan of photographic equipment to Fairfax County Police Intelligence Unit (1960–1970).  
- Metal detection demonstrations at CIA headquarters for Virginia and Maryland law enforcement (1969–1970).  
- Security threat assessments for Helms’ Delaware beach house, involving coordination with local police.  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), including its Washington Field Office and Surveillance and Technical Unit.  
- Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)  
- Montgomery County Police Department  
- Fairfax County Police Department  
- Commission on CIA Activities within the United States  
- U.S. Recording (supplier of surveillance equipment)

JFK Declassified Files

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