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104-10219-10282 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Federal Bureau of Investigation

SUBJECT: Georges Papanton MITCHELL; Anastasia Martini DAKARJIN, Espionage – R.

  1. Reference is made to our memorandum of 17 July 1961, captioned as above, and also to your letter dated 26 July 1961, addressed to the Director, National Security Agency, with copy to this Agency, subject: GEORGE Papanton MITCHELL; William Hamilton MARTIN; MISCELLANEOUS – INFORMATION CONCERNED."

  2. The following information supplements the material on Nicolas Georges DAMASCOU aka DAMASCUS aka DAMARCON aka RAMASCUS reported in paragraph A of our 17 July 1961 memorandum, referenced above.

A. Our representatives in Melbourne advised that Australian Security Service indices reflect that Nicolas Georges DAMASCOU aka DAMASCO, Greek national, born 18 March 1931 at Alexandria, Egypt, arrived at Sydney, Australia, on 6 October 1956, aboard the S. S. STRATHNAVER, traveling on Greek Passport No. 8083/1956, issued 8 March 1956 at Alexandria, Egypt. At the time of his arrival in Sydney, DAMASCOU was in possession of Australian Visa No. 154, issued in Cairo on 18 July 1956. He was described as follows: single, 5 feet 10 inches tall, normal build, brown eyes, black hair, occupation "writer". He departed Australia on 28 May 1958 aboard the S. S. ORONSAY, destination not indicated, and as of 18 July 1961 had not re-entered Australia.

B. Our representatives in Mexico City meanwhile had learned that Anastasia Georges DAMASCOU aka DAMASCUS, sister of the above, on 8 July 1960 applied at the Mexican Consulate in San Antonio, Texas, for a Mexican Tourist Card to enter Mexico to visit her brother Nicolas Georges DAMASCOU, then residing at the Hotel

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New York in Mexico City. Her application was not approved as an entity permit, she made no effort to renew her request. The Mexican Government approved her initial application with the condition that she deposit with the Consulate a 10,000 Peso bond, as a guarantee of her intention to deposit Mexico upon expiration of her tourist card. No current information does contain any record of her actual arrival in Mexico following approval of her 8 July 1960 application. The most recent correspond- ence on these case contained in Macao files is dated 25 January 1961, reflecting that Anastasia DAMASCO again requested a Tourist Card on or about the date of the letter, at which time her address in the United States was given as c/o Mexican Consulate, San Antonio, Texas. In reply to her second application for an entry card, an unnamed Alberto Velez again replied with a request that she post a bond to the amount of 10,000 Pesos, to guarantee departure from Mexico upon expiration of her tourist visa. There is no further information currently available on her further travel plans.

C. With reference to Nicolas Georges DAMASCOU, on basis of the information reported in preceding paragraphs, a recheck by our representatives with officials of the United States Embassy in Mexico City indicated that Nicolas Georges DAMASCO, born 18 March 1931 at Alexandria, Egypt, holder of Greek Passport #1981 issued in Alexandria, Egypt, on 8 March 1956 and valid to 10 April 1961, with address of 6 Elizabeth Bay Road, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, Australia, was the recipient of a United States Visa on 26 October 1960. On his application, DAMASCOU indicated that he desired to visit the United States for a period of four months, described as a pleasure trip to visit his sister. The visa application did not include any destination address in the United States. It was also noted that the visa card maintained on Nicolas DAMASCOR in the Embassy in Mexico City contains a notation "10600 to Immigration and Naturalization Service, Los Angeles, May 29 1961."

D. Through a reliable confidential source our representa- tives in Egypt had learned in the interim that Nicolas DAMASCOU, who is identical with the individual described in preceding paragraphs, currently resides in Los Angeles, California, at 1100 North Gardner, Apartment 18, and that he advised his mother and younger brother, still residing in Alexandria, that he plans to marry the daughter of an American official, who is not further identified. The same source also advised that Georges DAMASCOU aka DAMASCUS, father of Nicolas and Anastasia DAMASCOU aka DAMASCUS, died during the summer of 1960. Following the demise of the father, Angelika DAMASCOU nee GAVOURAS, widowed mother of Nicolas and Anastasia

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DAMASCOU, in company of a younger son not identified by name, had planned to migrate from Egypt to join her son Nicolas in the United States. However, prior to the finalization of these plans, Angelika DAMASCOU suffered a stroke, at details concerning which are not known, but she is reported as of this writing still to be partially par- alyzed and obviously to unable to travel. No further information was available on the possible future migration plans of Angelika DAMASCOU nee GAVOURAS and/or of her unidentified younger brother of Nicolas DAMASCOU and of Anastasia DAMASCOU.

E. On basis of the reported filing of an application for a United States Visa in July 1956 at the U.S. Embassy in London by Anastasia DAMASCOU, our representatives in London were requested to institute checks of London indices in the names of Nicolas DAMASCOU and of Angelika DAMASCOU. SA advised that as of late July 1961, they held no traces on Nicolas Georges DAMASCOU aka DAMASIOU aka DALLACS aka DAMASCCA, but that although they had no traces on Anastasia DAMASCOU, they were continuing to check her possible residence in London during 1956, based on the reported visa application data. SA advised that they hold no traces on either Nicolas Georges DAMASCO aka DAMASIOU aka DAMASCUS or on his father Aristotle Georges DAMASCOR.

  1. It is suggested that the indices of the Department of States, Visa Section as well as the indices of the Immigration and Naturaliza- tion Service, Department of Justice, may contain further detailed information on the current immigration status, whereabouts in the United States, and also the contents in the United States of Nicolas Georges DAMASCO aka DALLASCUS and of Anastasia Georges DAMASCOU aka DAMASCUS, and any other members of the family who may have applied for entry visas from abroad.

  2. With regard to Justo SIERRA Casanova, mentioned in above referenced memorandum of 17 July 1961, in connection with Nicolas DAMASCOU aka DAMASCUS, it is suggested that the indices of the Department of State may contain additional information on his activities during his service at the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C.

  3. The information reported above is for the internal use of

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addresses only and may not be further disseminated without the prior permission of the originator.

FOR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (PLANS):

/S/ WILLIAM K. HARVEY

2 cct: National Security Agency Attn: Mr. J. Wesley Reynolds

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