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AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: 124-90110-10072 RECORD SERIES : HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-114623-7

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ORIGINATOR: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FROM: CIA TO: HQ

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DATE: 04/09/1963 PAGES: 1

SUBJECTS: FRANC PECAR JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/06/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA

COMMENTS: MEMO

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SECRET

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN

WASHINGTON 25. D. C.

RECEIVED IN APR 12 1963 LIAISON

9 APR 1963. MEMORANDUM FOR: Director SUBJECT Federal Bureau of Investigation Attention: Mr. S. J. Papich : [Franc PECAR]

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR, RELEASE CIA INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT, EX LEPT BRACKETS KP 5-26-98

  1. Reference is made to our memoranda CSCI-3/775,509, dated 29 March 1963, CSCI-3/775,572, dated 2 April 1963, and CSCI-3/775,622, dated 4 April 1963, all with the subject as above.

  2. Another office of this Agency has provided the following additional information from Joseph MEROLA concerning Subject.

a. Subject arrived in Miami, Florida, on 4 April and resided with Joseph MEROLA until 6 April 1963 when he was scheduled to return to New York. Subject planned to return to Miami for the period of 12-19 April following which he would go to Vienna for a short visit, returning to the United States about the end of April. Subject's family will remain in the United States.

b. According to MEROLA, Subject met Assistant Attorney General William Kenny in Miami, but MEROLA had no further details on their con- versation except that PECAR appeared most eager to make arrangements to stay in the United States. Subject showed MEROLA and Kenny voluminous documentation.

  1. This office is considering contacting Subject during his visit to Vienna for the purpose of attempting recruitment to return to Yugoslavia. An early reply regarding information available to your Bureau concerning PECAR's activities in the United States would be appreciated.

6 paye statement of berar fumished CIA by Burt datest 4/18/63 FOR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (PLANS): FBIINFO Classified by Declassify on: OADR S. Angleton JAMES ANGLETON APR 15 1963 (See Bufile #62-117290) DECLASSIFIED BY 5.668 SLO/KSR (JFK)

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