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Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: 124-90060-10015 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 163-15064-1

Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HQ TO: PA TITLE:

DATE: 07/12/1966 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS: LUCIEN CONEIN

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/15/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA COMMENTS: MEMO

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8-8-98 Bolors 391 MAILED 6 CLASSIFIED BY 5668 DECLASSIFY ON: 25X / (JFK) JUL 131 31966 COMM-FBI

Lat, Paris (163-1071) 7/12/66 EX-103 2 - Orig & 1 Director, FBI (163-15064) /SECRET 1 - Yellow 1 - Liaison 1 - Mr. Flemister LUCIEN CONEIN FPC ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED, EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN Reurlet 6/2/66. OTHERWISE

Bufiles reveal that the name Lucien Emile Conein, born 11/29/19, appeared in a 1963 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) communication indicating Conein at that time was a staff employee of the Agency. The files of the Identification Division contain no arrest record for Lucien Conein(U) IN THIS DOCUMENT. EXCEPT BRACKETS IA HAS NO OBJECTION TO RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR, 5-11-98

Through Liaison channels, Bureau determined that Conein is currently a covert employee of CIA, under the cover of a State Department employee. He is presently in Saigon, South Vietnam, on an extremely xtremely sensitive assignment. CIA has requested that no information be furnished to the French regarding his affiliation with CIA or with regard to his present whereabouts For your information, Richmond determined (by a pretext telephone call) from the present occupant of 1111 Ingelside Avenue, McLean, Virginia, who is presently renting this residence from Conein, that the latter is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the U. S. Army and is presently working and assigned to the U. S. Embassy in Saigon.

No arrest records were located for Conein in either Arlington County or Fairfax County, Virginia. Records of the Credit Bureau, Incorporated, of Washington, DC., reveal a credit report dated 9/21/65, indicating that Lucien Conein, of 1111 Ingelside Avenue, McLean, Virginia, was then married to Ebjette and divorced from Carmen (last nam, not-shown). AP In view of CIA's request, under no circumstances should any information be furnished to the French concerning subject's present affiliation with CIA or his whereabouts. You may furnish the French the results of the credit and criminal checks as noted above. If the French raise the (U) Tolson DeLoach Mohr Wick Casper Callahan Conrad F'elt Gale 3311 2- St. Louis (Enclosure) Foreign Liaison Unit (detached) RosenHCE: jkmm Sullivan A Tavel A Trotter Tele. Room Holmes Gandy SECRET MAIL ROOM TELETYPE UNIT 10/24/94 Classified by so Declassifon: OADR CONTINUED OVER NW 50953 DocId: 32327266 Page 2

Letter to Paris RE: LUCIEN CONEIN FPC SECRE

question of subject's whereabouts, you should inform them that inquiries to date reveal no information concerning his present whereabouts. You may advise the French that Conein's military service record is being reviewed for any pertinent information. St. Louis should promptly locate and review Conein's military service record. According to Army sources in Washington, D. C., Conein's military service record was transferred to the U. S. Army Records Center, St. Louis, on 6/30/62. His military serial number was either 01320769 or 01322769. Furnish results in letterhead memorandum.

Enclosed for St. Louis is one copy of relet. NOTE: Subject was convicted by a French court in 12/47* : to pay his wife (Monique Veber) a monthly sum of 8,000 francs (about $16) for the support of her and two children which resulted from the marriage. Subject has never followed the orders of the court and is currently the subject of an investigation at the request of the Investigative Magistrate in France. Information in the possession of the French indicated that Conein resided at the Ingelside address and they requested investigation by the Bureau to verify his residence and to determine his present situation with regard to employment and standard of living. Legat, Paris, requested Bureau check Bufiles, Ident files, and requested... Bureau have Richmond check credit and criminal records and conduct discreet limited investigation to comply with the request of the French Police. docr In view of CIA's request as indicated in this letter, it is felt that under no circumstances should we make any mention of our knowledge of subject's whereabouts.cu * and was ordered

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