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104-10250-10200 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (10/21/1953)

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           Office Memorandum                    *  UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT


           TO.      Deputy Chief, Special Security Division        DATE: 21 October 1953


           FRom     Chief, Special Referral Branch


           SUBJEC:  HIDALGO, Jr., Balmes Nieves
                    #65077



                         1. Reference is made to your memorandum, dated 16 October
                    1953, in which it was requested that appropriate inquiries be
                    made to ascertain the answers to the following questions.

                              a. Can BALMES be made available for testimony
                         before the Subversive Activities Control Board in the
                         United States.

                             b.  If the answer to question al is in the negative,
                         can the FBI interview BALMES wherever he may be outside
                         the United States.

                             c.  Or can questions to be answered by BALMES be
                         submitted to CIA for transmittal to BALMES and the answers
                         given by BALMES be sent back to the FBI via CIA.

                         2.  On 21 October 1953 Mr                       hief, WH/FI
                   was interviewed in his office.  Mr.             ised that the
          -' Subject was presently a Contract Employee whose services are being
                   utilized in 4nder the Travel Control Project. He stated
                   that SubjeY   as  een overseas for approximately one and a half
                   years and that his contract period will probably expire within six
        -          months.  He advised that in answer to question a, Subject can be
                   made available for testimony before the Subversive Activities
                   Control Board in the United States if necessary. He stated that
                 _ Subject's.position was not such that he was indispensable to the
                   Project and that if it was absolutely necessary, he could be
                   recalled to the United States within twenty-four hours. In refer-
                   ence to question b, Mr.          advised that there was no reason
                   why the Subject could not be interviewed b the FBI at his place
                   of duty.  In reference to question c, Mr. CALDWLL)reported that
                   this was the most desirable alternative and that he would prefer
                   the questions to be answered by Subject be submitted to CIA for
                _  transmittal to Subject and that the answers would be returned to
                   the FBI, via this Agency.

                        3.  On 21 October 1953 Mis                  of Staff C
                   reviewed her records and determine d that Subject's true name is
                   identical to the captioned Subject and not as shown in your
                   memorandum of 16 October 1953.

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