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104-10215-10209 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (9/8/1962)

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8 September 1962


MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORFD:

SUBJECT:  AMWHIP/1 meetings, New York, 13 and l6 July 1962.


          1.  Meeting Times/Location.  Subject was contacted by telephone
by the undersigned  i.n New York at 1330 on Friday, 13 July 1962, and
arrangements were made  to meet Subject the same day at 1700 in his office.
Subject's office is located  on the third floor of 31 West 47th Street,
New York, in the firm of Corleta, Inc., manufacturers and wholesalers of
jewelry.  The meetings were held at this location on Friday from 1700 to
1930, and on Saturday from 1030 until 1215.  The latter meeting was
terminated with a luncheon in a nearby restaurant, which lasted until
1345.  The account of both  these meetings is condensed in the summary
below.

          2.  Purpose of Meetings.  Subject was contacted in New York
for the purpose of  establishing a direct relationship with a Headquarters
C/O, determining the  chances for another attempt at defecting AMLASH/1,
and if encouraging,  setting up arrangements with Subject for his trip
to Helsinki to aid  in the defection effort. It also provided an
opportunity for the writer  to make a preliminary assessment of Subject
prior to working with him  in Helsinki.

          3.  Travel and Financial Arrangements.  Subject agreed to come
to Helsinki and/or  elsewnere, if necessary, to. aid in defection attempt
against AMLASH.  He  objected to an offer to meet his expenses in full
but., as he later confessed, business not being what it was in Havana,
agreed to accept the price of his ticket and all hotel expenses during the
trip.  Entertainment, outside meals, ops costs, etc, he would absorb
himself.  No salary  or bonus was asked for nor offered. He will leave
New York City in order to arrive in Helsinki about 29 or 30 July.  He
was advanced $750.00 for ticket and travel expenses.


          4.  Contact Arrangements. For USA.
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to ask for william  Tho=pson. He is to use his
arrangements will be made there after the initi
incidents of a security nature occurred.  There
jewelry contact (Cuban refugee) in the premises
shown around the layout, but were not introduce
firm.  Only a normal curiosity was displayed or


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