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SECRET DOE-17437 Chief CI/SRS S. H. Johnson 22 September 1955 James A. PERRY 190178

James A. PERRY, Jr., mailed two letters from Washington, D. C., on 29 June 1955, one to his father, and another to Severino D. GOMEZ; however, in so doing, PERRY placed the letter to his father in the envelope addressed to GOMEZ, and the letter to GOMEZ in the envelope addressed to his father. When the letters were received by PERRY, Sr. and GOMEZ, both noting the error, they exchanged letters. However, GOMEZ considered the contents of the letter he had at first received important enough to turn over to his brother M. Leal GOMEZ, who in turn referred it to the Boston Office of the FBI.

The letter, in substance, indicated that while PERRY was serving in South America, under cover for this Agency, he had revealed his true status to his wife's father, EN CONSALTES, on a visit to South America, and who later had revealed this information to PERRY's father. In correspondence following PERRY's father having become knowledgeable of PERRY's true status, he indicates that therein he might have intimated that his work was not so hush-hush, and that on that basis PERRY's father "had dropped his card" in effect, and had told others of PERRY's true status. This letter was a warning to PERRY's father that he should attempt to correct the indiscretion of revealing PERRY's status while he was in South America. The letter refers to other letters which PERRY indicates contained information revealed through indiscretion on his part, and which he asks his father to destroy.

According to our records, PERRY was granted an Operational Clearance on 22 May 1953, for use as a witting informant or as a contract agent on anti-Communist front activities. He was used as a contract agent from September 1953 to February 1955 in Brazil under DIS cover.

He is of Portuguese extraction, and he or his father had changed the family name to SALVES. WESTERN University. prior to attendance at North-

He attended Northeastern University from 1947 to 1951 and received an AB Degree; Boston University from 1951 to 1952 where he received an MA Degree in Latin America Regional Studies; and at Vanderbilt University from 1952 to 1953 where he earned a Ph.D. more than professor-student relationship

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the letter intended for PERRY's father, advised the FBI that he, GOMEZ, had attended Boston University during the period PERRY was studying under HALPERIN. GOMEZ was of the opinion that the HALPERIN-PERRY relationship was more than just the professor-student type because PERRY saw HALPERIN during the evenings, but never told GOMEZ what he discussed with HALPERIN.

GOMEZ also advised that about June 1953, just before PERRY's depart- ure for Rio de Janeiro, PERRY called HALPERIN on the telephone and at that time HALPERIN was under investigation. PERRY told GOMEZ that HALPERIN was in a predicament, and that he, PERRY, felt sorry for him. Earlier PERRY had told GOMEZ that HALPERIN had a lot of influence in Washington, and was going to get a job for PERRY.

According to the FBI, the HALPERIN mentioned above, appears to be identical with Maurice Hyman HALPERIN, former employee of OSS, who was identified in November 1945 by Elizabeth BENTLEY as having furnished information for transmittal to the Soviet.

PERRY recently contacted this Agency requesting permission to state that he had worked for the Agency in his application for employment with USIA. WH Division, to whom this request was forwarded, was advised that PERRY was not to disclose his past employment with this Agency. WH Division, in turn, informed Security of their desires that USIA be informed of PERRY's past connections with this Agency.

Security, on the basis of the above request by WH Division, contacted the appropriate person in USIA and advised them on a controlled basis of PERRY's former affiliation with this Agency.

S. H. Johnson SRS/SEJ:pal

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Report from Mexico City, Mexico Source: LIFEAT/LITHOSPHERS Date of Infor 12 Sept - 21 Oct 55 VERBATIM: The following information concerning American Communists in Mexico and their contacts has been developed.

1. On 12 September a meeting was held of stockholders in the ice cream business which functions under the management of the American Communist, Robert STRAND. This business is believed actually to be owned by the leading American Communist, Frederick Vanderbilt FIELD. The meeting was held at the home of STRAND, and was attended by the American Communists Maurice HALPERIN and Noah SEBORER and possibly by other stockholders ......

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* JAMES LEIGH WHITE BORN IWA VERMONT NEWSPAPER CONFESPONDENT AND AUTHOR SINCI: 1939, IN MEXICO CITY SUNE-AUGUST 1941, WIFE MARIA CRUZ CARROCERA MIRTE HORN 191 SPAIN; SYLVIA AGELOFT, MISTRESS OF JACQUES MORNARD AND REPORTEDLY IN MEXICO CITY

AT-TIME TROTSKY MURDER, SISTERS LOA AND RUBY: CONGLIATA DE LA NORA ALLEGEDLY KILLED IN GUATEMALA: FERNANDO DE LOS RIOS BORN SPAN 1997, SPANISH REPUBLICAN AMBASSADOR TO U.S. RORTED RECENT YEARS REPRESENTATIVE SHAN SH PUNTA OF LEDERATION. MEXICO CITY: ALVAREZ DEL VAYO FORN SPAIN 1971 WAS ACTIVE SPANISH RESUGIE ACTIVITIES IN NEW YORK, SON QUANN LONDON WWII; JULIAN CORKIN PROMINENT TROTSKYITEN U.S. AND SPAIN IN 40S. WRITER CLOSE TO TROTSKY PRIOR TO MURDER: NANCY 19 Jul 55 INSTONS REPORTED KEY CP OFFICIAL IN MEXICO

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STAND OPERATED HOTEL MEXICO CITY WITH HUSBAND ARCILE OHISTONE WHO WAS FORMERLY WITH LONDON NEW CHRONICLE AND SAID TO DEI RISSA AT PRESEST MAXIM LEIDER ALIS LEBERMAN

NOPN897 WARSAW REPORTED LIVING NG CUERNAVACA, MEX.CO IN 1951 WITH ALBERT WALTZ FORMERLY OF HOLLYWOOD, ACCUSED BY CHAMBERS OF SETTING UP SOVIET COVER COMPANY I1 1934, HAS HAD CONNECT ONS WITH ANNA SECILES AND BOUD VERGE, FRANK JELLINEK AND HAN HOFFMAN WHO WAS REPORTEDLY TREATING

LEDER 1953 FOR PSYCHIATRIC DISTURBANCE. WIFE MINNA REPORTED TEACHING AMERICAN SCHOOL MEXICO CITY 1953, REPORTED IN CONTACT

WITH MAURI HALPERIN WAS RECIPIENT FROM FOLSI: BANK WARSAW 1953: VITTORIO VIDALI ALIAS CARLOS CONTRERAS HEAD OF

CP TRIESTE INTERMITTENTLY EN U.S. AND MEXICO DURING 1940'S. SUSPECTED DIRECTED MURDER TROTSKY: POMELLE MARIA JOAN

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REPUBLICAN DIPLOMAT JOSE JARE ACO (3) PEREZACID WHO WAS REPORTED IN MEXICO CITY 1943; FRANK ELL NEK CORESPONDENT OVERSEAS NEWS AGENCY 1943 IN MEXICO.

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SUBJECT OF DOCUMENT DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION RI FILE NO. 201 66549 DIPATCH OR SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL NO. H-1117 DATE 6 June 1955 Noah SEBORER and Family SOURCE CRYPTONYM DATE OF INFO. EVALUATION ANALYST DATE PROCESSED LITHOSPHERE B-Doc D Heron 9 Sept 57 DISSEMINATED IN DOCUMENT DISPOSITION

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Report from Mexico City, Mexico Date of Infor 12 Feb - 12 May 55

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II. Contacts

Set out below is a listing of contacts known to have been made by Noah and Anne SEBORER during the period covered in this reporti .....

Maurice HALPERIN was dismissed from Boston University because of refusal to answer questions before a Congressional Committee. With him in Mexico are his son, David, his wife Edith and, at least during part of April, his or his wife's father. Noah SEBORER suplied Yiddish newspapers for the father to read. The HALPERINS dined at the SEBORERS 14 May 1955. HALPERIN is believed to be engaged in the trucking transportation business in connection with the firm E.A. Ojeda at Isabel la Catolica 38-610. ..... 6 June 65 201-128561

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