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104-10182-10091 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (9/28/1965)

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  REFERENCE - UFGA-23126, 20 SEPTEMBER 1965 - RECET DETENTICN OF AMLEC-3


           1.  WER EELL, 201-259910, WAS BORN 8 MARCH 1918 IN PHILADELPHIA
  DURING WORLD WAR II HE SERVED WITH THE SS  IN BURMA AND CHINA. SHORTLY
  AFTER HIS DISCHARGE, HE OPENED AN ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
  FIRM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA.  THIS BUSINESS FAILED AND HE BECAME INVOLVED
  IN IMPCRT-EXPORT TRADE AND PROMOTION WORK IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE
  CARIBBEAN.  HE WAS GRANTED A PGA ON 13 JULY 1959 BUT WAS CONTACTED ONLY
  OdtASICNALLY AT HEADQUARTERS UNTIL HE WAS TERMINATED IN OCTOBER 1959.
  IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD NO WCRTHWHILE INFORMATICN TO CFFER NOR
  WAS HE ABLE TO DEVELOP ANY. HE WAS ASSESSED BY HEADQUARTERS AS A
  WHELLLR  DEALER'* TYPE WITH CONSIDERABLE INTELLIGENCE BUT UNABLE TO
  REALfZE MUCP OUCCESS IN PROMOTiUN WORK AND THAT HIS-APPROACHES TO KUBARK
  WERi DESI-GNED PRIMARILY TO CBTAIN FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

           2.  IN MAY 1962 WER BELL WAS IN MANAGUA AS VICE PRESIDENT OF
 COMMUNICATIONS  INTERNATIONAL LTD., OF NASSAU, ATTEMPTING TO SELL NATO
 SURPLUS ARMS.  HE WAS ALSO ATTEMPTING TO SELL AN INTERNATIONAL
 INVESTIGATION SERVICE OFFERED UNDER WORLDWIDE INFORMATION SERVICE
 INC., WHICH WER BELL CLAIMED TO OWN.  HE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN EITHER
 VENTURE.

          3.  WER BELL WAS REP.RTED IN THE 0CINICAN REP'JeLIC IN
 DECEMBER 1964 ASSCCATED  WITH FINCA /FRUTAS INTERCCNTINENTALE- -
 C PCR A/, AN ORGANIZATICH WHICH EXPORTS FRUIT FROM THE DCMINICAN REPUBLil
 LATER. OURING THE FlGRTING IN SANTO DOMINGO, HE WAS WITH AMCAR8CN-I
 WHEP THE LATTER WAS WCUNED.

                                                 ERNEST A. LUSBY
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