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HSCA|NOTES|NAID 180-10144-10195

SourceHSCATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 180-10144-10195

WC LETTERS

HSCA · From: CIA · Box 23 · Release: Redact

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HSCA|NOTES|NAID 180-10144-10176

SourceHSCATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 180-10144-10176

WC LETTER

… BER: 180-10144-10176 RECORD SERIES : CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 30-12-01 ORIGINATOR: FROM: TO: HSCA CIA TITLE: WC LETTER DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS: DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION: RESTRICTIONS: CURRENT STATUS: DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : 00/00 …

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HSCA|REPORT|NAID 180-10142-10338

SourceHSCATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 180-10142-10338

HELSINKI

… id in fact obtain his tourist USLEANL visa more quickly than was normal at that time. for the ΣΙbidζ Soviet Embassy in Helsinki. (WC letter by J. Lee Rankin to Richard Helms, DDP4-2676, 25 May 1964) The CIA responded to Rankin's request for information About on July 31 …

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HSCA|REPORT|NAID 180-10142-10351

SourceHSCATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 180-10142-10351

Untitled REPORT

did in fact obtain his tourist usund visa more quickly than was normal at that time. for the Στσιαζ Soviet Embassy in Helsinki. (WC letter by J. Lee Rankin to Richard Helms, DDP4-2676, 25 May 1964) The CIA responded to sponded to Rankin's request for information Abou …

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Low confidenceCurated metadataHSCAReportRelease 2021