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124-10273-10070 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (00/00/0000)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch84127 and id is 1 raw text is: 2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 -,f/. .' U GOVENMEWI :-----C-ASBIs1CATON TO MR. BOARDILAN '9 ., ACTION DAT January 22, 1958 fr ..A 7 1 ...r tem su : E GE OF MAIL TO T ... - -a .- r ---- --. se t .Roser A0, ~4 T mm On January 10, 1958, Harry Stone) o -5, ison Representa- Winre .tive with the Bureau, confidentra y advised that hi ervice had Lv determined that viet illegal agents all over the world, when they want a zi et with their p mnipal, are under instructions to send a proper comm icat S 'fo K. S. Smirnov, Central Post Office, Vladimir, U.S.S.R. Mr. Stone stat ti e orementioned information was being made available to the Bureu an the M only. -'. On thd*basis of this information, we immediately instructed the Washington Field and New York Offices to institute confidential inquiries with appropriate Post Office officials to determine the feasibility of covering outgot -:' correspondence from the U.S. to theU. S.S. R> looking toward picking up a communication dispatched to the aforementioned address. On .anuary 21, 1958, SAI Powers the New York Office called advising that his preliminary inquirs at firs disclosed that such coverage could possibly be effected at L.Guardia Airfield. Powers stated that he subset received a cani from the Chief Post Office Inspector who told him that he would be able to make such arrangements and explained that something had happened Washington on a similar matter and that Bureau Headquarters should take up d matter with Post Office Headquarters here in Washington. The Post Office Inspector said that it did not involve our agency and because of what-was going on in Washington at the present time, he just couldn't do it on his own. Almost simultaneous with this advice, Mr. James Angleton of CIA. approached our Liaison Agent, Sam Papich)on a persox.al basis. He indicated that if it were known within CIA at he was volunteering this information to the Bureau, he would lose his job. Mr. Angleton stated it had come to the attentio of CIA, through the Pos Office, that we were making inquiries concerning the coverage of mail to the I. S. S.R , and as a result CIA was expecting to receiv, an inquiry in Washington from the FBI. Mr. Angleton then admitted that this coverage was one of the biggest and most secret operations being conducted by CIA. He stated the coverage is actua'ly made iro .gh the Po t Office in 1New V 0S -I- 8C/ Boardman - :.. ,, 20 Belmont .'.,- A Branigan . '.- . - ro- Room _ *n '5. d - ig [uently not in Le n ork 124-10273-10070|

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