Results for CIA FILE ON WIROGUE.

“1 - 78 - WIROGUE only as a CIA officer would "normally do when you speak in a derogatory manner of an asset.’ (Hedgman, 8/21/75, P. 101) The Chief of Station maintained that WIROGUE’s proposition to QJWIN to join an "execution squad” could be attributed to WIROGUE’s "fre”

“ugh neither knew of the others CIA connection) and that he approached 13 : 7 'SEGOET 104-10178-10012 the latter on 14 December with an offer of 300 douars per month to participate in an intelligence net and to be a member of an "execution squad." When QJWIN said that he was not i”

“-78- WIROGUE only as a CIA officer would "normally do ... when you 11 speak in a derogatory manner of an asset. (Hedgman, 8/21/75, p. 101) The Chief of Station maintained that WIROGUE's proposition to QJWIN to join an "execution squad" could be attributed to WIROGUE’s ”

“-75- On 19 September 1960 two members of Africa Division met with him to discuss "an opera- tional assignment in Africa Division. connection with this assignment, WIROGUE/1_ In was to be trained in demolitions, small arms, and medical immunization. In October 1960 a cabl”

“Congolese Government to as many countries in Europe as necessary. WIROGUE sounded resolved to complete this mission. He claimed, however, that this mission was simply a cover for his Frankfurt contact with the "Service". .5. WIROGUE talked about himself for about an hour and ”

“where he was known to have a criminal record. WIROGUE implied that he .would obviously tell all to the French • and indicated, that he was not concerned about any actions that - they would take against him. He appeared sure in an extremely vague and confused way that the Fren”

“that he had a driver’s license your peoples gave me with at passport and while mentioning his commission as a major in the Congolese army that he was able to obtain this rank by showing his German Army papers (sic). WIROGUE did not indicate whether these papers were given nin”

“-75- On 19 September 1960 two members of Africa Division met with him to discuss " an opera- tional assignment in Africa Division." In connection with this assignment, WIROGUE/1 was to be trained in demolitions, small arms, and medical immunization.... In October 1960 a c”

“assination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW 65987 Date: 10-28-2021 SECRET November. Headquarters noted the intent to use him as a utility. agent in order to "(a) organize and conduct a surveillance team; (b) intercept packages; (c) blow up bridges; and ”

“can only go along with developments as they occur and try to realise the maximum, benefit from the situation. Headquarters will be kept informed of any changes in the situation, and be provided more specific data when avail- able. 10. In all fairness to WIROGUE, it should be”

“WIROGUE directly- and did not put WIROGUE in touch with (Justin O’Donnell). (Hedgman, 8/21/75, p. 97.) A report on agent WIROGUE, prepared for the CIA Inspector General’s office in 1975, described the training and tasking he received: NW 50955 DocId:32202487 Page 73”

“TCAD 013 E’soE u Uh AWIka .a il miy "tr us wh uba8 - 10 - We do not think that traditional American notions of fair play need be abandoned when dealing with our adversaries. It may well be ourselves that we injure most if we adopt tactics "more ruthless than the enemy”

“cable to 'CIA headquarters (Hedgman, 8/21/75, p. 99): QJWIN WHO RESIDES SAME HOTEL AS WIROGUE REPORTED • LATTER TOLD HIM HE HAD LIVED ALASKA, JAPAN, SOUTH . AMERICA, GERMANY AND OTHER PARTS EUROPE. QJWIN SAID WIROGUE SMELLED AS THOUGH HE IN INTEL BUSINESS. STATION DENIED A”

“to arrive Leopoldville late 2017 8 SECOF NW 65987 Docld:32412227 Page 10 104-10178-10012 'SECCET PRO November. Headquarters noted the intent to use him as a utility. agent in order to "(a) organize and conduct a surveillance team; (b) intercept packages; (c) blow up bridges; and ”

“to CIA headquarters (Hedgman, 8/21/75, p. 99): QJWIN WHO RESIDES SAME HOTEL AS WIROGUE REPORTED LATTER TOLD HIM HE HAD LIVED ALASKA, JAPAN, SOUTH: AMERICA, GERMANY AND OTHER PARTS EUROPE. QJWIN SAID WIROGUE SMELLED AS THOUGH HE IN INTEL BUSINESS. STATION DENIED ANY INFO O”

“WIROGUE ’ directly - and did not put WIROGUE in touch with Justin O’Donnell. (Hedgman, 8/21/75, p. 97.) ■ A report on agent WIROGUE, prepared for the CIA Inspector General's office in 1975, described the training and tasking he received: NW 50955 DocId: 32423539 Page 320”

“E exceeded his instructions to avoid making approaches without checking with Leopoldville Station. : : In January 1961, at the request of the Leopoldville Station, WIROGUE was given permission to take flying lessons. By March, he had obtained the position of adviser to the Congol”

“-74- (d) Agent QJWIN Was Asked By Hedgman's Operative WIROGUE to Join an "Execution Squad": December 1960 The one incident where there is an explicit reference to assassination in connection with QJWIN involved his contact with WIROGUE, another asset of the Congo station. ”

“0000 10 DISPATCH SECRET RF0 PROCESSING cm &AB(0 f05 NCOS Chief of Station, Leopoldville ko 0 58190 more eeo per tezl 43-43 onie 0*0000 wtaDlattles desa can-Jut iEi JFRO40 y A&STuac: Chief, Africa Division •.J mniceofim SueACOporational WIROGUE/1 ACTION REQUIRED RE”

“Research Ctr STATEMENT BY "ROBERT MARANA" .- TO FREDERICK BARON ON NOVEMBER 14, 1975 3/31/77 BO 4Y—_ I am a current employee of the Central Intelligence - Agency. My current address is c/o Review Staff, Central In­ telligence Agency, Langley, Virginia. 1. In 1960, I was”

“-74- (d). Agent QJWIN Was Asked By Hedgman's Operative WIROGUE to Join an "Execution Squad": December 1960 The one incident where there is an explicit reference to assassination in connection with QJWIN involved his contact with WIROGUE, another asset of the Congo station. ”

“at Bl - 10 - 3tesa tek We do not think that traditional American notions of fair play need be abandoned when dealing with our adversaries. It may well be ourselves that we injure most if we adopt tactics "more ruthless than the enemy". A second document which represent”

“you? What would you like to do then? WIROGUE continued discussing his interest in working for the "Service" and indirectly made it clear he was not interested in a normal job and life. LACKLEN asked him what country he was a citizen of. WIROGUE stated - that he was stateless”

“proaches without checking with Leopoldville station. 2 SEORET NW 65924 Docld:32345613 Page 3 OLOTILT In January 1961 Leopoldville asked for authority to permit WIROGUE/1 to take flying lessons so that the station plane could be used for clandestine missions (the plane was registe”

“plan.■ Nonetheless, the fact that WIROGUE was to be trained in "medical immunization" (I.G. Memorandum,. 3/14/75) raises the possibility that he was connected to the plot to assassinate Lumumba by means or lethal biological substances. The 1975 report on WIROGUE’s case NW ”

“any great extent, although some assumptions can be made on the basis of circumstantial evidence. *: WIROGUE/1 was an ethnic Georgian recruited and trained for the old REDSOC program. Although born in the Soviet Union, he moved to Western Europe when two years old. He fought in th”

“Nonetheless, the fact that WIROGUE was to be trained in "medical immunization” (I.G. Memorandum, 3/14/75) raises the possibility that he was connected to the plot to assassinate Lumumba by means of lethal biological substances. The 1975 report on WIROGUE’s case NW 50955 Docld”

“6 -77 - vo’ Donnell, O'Donnell men­ tion of WIROGUE 9/11/75; pp: 39-42). tioned that agent QJWIN was considered for use on a "strong arm squad," but said that this was for purposes more general than ) assassinations: surveillance teams where you have to go into crime ar”

“GUE exceeded his instructions to avoid making approaches without checking with Leopoldville Station. : In January 1961, at the request of the Leopoldville Station, WIROGUE was given permission to take flying lessons. By March, he had obtained the position of with [24 ☐[08 in that”

“-76- The cable also expressed Hedgman’s concern about WIROGUE’s actions: ... LEOP CONCERNED. BY WIROGUE FREE WHEELING AND LACK SECURITY. . STATION HAS ENOUGH HEAD- ACHES WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT AGENT WHO HOT ■ ABLE HANDLE FINANCES AND. WHO NOT WILLING FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.”

“deposited. In a Swiss bank. Provision will be made to pay this money back from his profits. After the loan is. paid off, WIROGUE is to keep the profits he may make. He will initially transfer $1000.00 to a bank in Leopoldville. We are certain that he will not abscond with the”

“14-00000 CLASEMCATION DISPATCH SECRET |IS P9o1. esto PROCESSING action minech roa inctaii 29090 Chief of Station, Leopoldville . I witindeking mQVifto INFO.‘.’ oalr ViUtHEP ACAMERS WSA CAN Itc inDainc FROM saesfunct Chief, Africa Division. 0 Operational VC 390 C”

“-76- The cable also expressed Hedgman's concern about WIROGUE's actions: LEOP CONCERNED BY WIROGUE FREE WHEELING AND LACK SECURITY. STATION HAS ENOUGH HEAD- ACHES WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT AGENT WHO NOT ABLE HANDLE FINANCES AND WHO NOT WILLING FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. IF HQS DE”

“ted that NW 65924 Docld:32345613 Page 2 SECRET E2 IMPDET CL BY 018307 5856 (ATP TO DOC# 4048) SEORET WIROGUE/1 was being prepared for deep cover assignment to arrive Leopoldville late November. Headquarters notes He intent to use him as utility agent in order to"(a) organize and ”

“-77- tion of WIROGUE (O’Donnell, 9/11/75, pp. 39-42). Donnell men- tioned that agent QJWIN was considered for use on a "strong arm squad," but’ said that this was for purposes more general than assassinations:. surveillance teams where you have to go into crime areas ... ”

“0311 6117 SECEET MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief of Operation’s, DD/? SUBJECT :Project WIROGUE (Approval). AF - Leopoldville 1. The attached project, originating in AF ..”" Division, is presented for approval for the period 1 November 1960 through 31 October 1962. The purpose on of”

“-10- COS did not recall agent QJWIN. He did recall that O’Donnell may have brought an asset into the Congo to help him. He said, however, that based on our representation that QJWIN was in the Congo in the fall of 1960, he must have known of QJWIN’s activities. WIROGUE CO”

“obviously concerned about his position in the GOC at this time and feels with the diplomatic relations being established between Belgium and the GOC that his position will become increasingly weaker. To reemphasize past assessments of WIROGUE, he is far too disorganized an in”

“14-00000 Gtat- SEUncT He also has invented various labor saving and photome- chanical devices. He has had practical experience in- the forgery and fabrication of documents. WIROGUE/1 • .was brought to the U.S. black for training in connec- ation with the AESENTINEL opera”

“cutri of 02000.00 which constituted in termination bonus, was given hic documentation and tr ported to Germany where contact was broken, de had been given a letter drop with 3R/DCB for future contact, lt wug agreed that he would keep CIA apprised via the kes drop. The only o”

“1 4-00000 WIROGUE, former REDSOX Agent Candidate and AF Division Agent, has been quitclaimed and resettled on the local economy. This dispatch covers the WIROGUE case f rom May. 1962 to March 1964. >Subject arrived in FRANKFURT/MAIN on 22 May 1962 and immediately made tele”

“ds for WIROGUE/1, subsequent to his engagement by the Africa Division, indicate training only in SW. Cover : WIROGUE/1 arrived in Leopoldville on 2 December 1960. His case officer gave him the following instructions: (a) to build cover possibly by opening a photographic shop; and”

“1% phone (Area 2071 544-4-000 TOP SECRET 62 1 What would these assets have been used for, what was 0 2 the search for assets all about? • i Mr. Tweedy. I just do not know. b I Mr. Baron. Let’s turn now to document .that we will £• 1 5imark Exhibit 6, dated January 11,”

“9 CLASSIFIED MESSAGE R. Bouchard .G : Nit : 1.: TE 1 AF//L 6559- 20.Dec 61 knel SECRET AH 13_ 4/1220 —TOUTING 141 -35 1 ■ - ;° LCOFOUVILIS : ■ Greil:4 -2925-4DLV H2Z 0 »: DIRECTOR DSISFG" DEFERD th af,". C/AF 3 ROUTINE INFO : COP, c/C1, C/FI2, S/C2 . ”

“fect such repayments. .For purposes of control and collection, WIROGUE/1 will be required to sign blank checks on his Swiss and African business bank accounts. Glenn Fields Rarph EWowine 11/16/60 Concur: Chief, Africa Division Frank P. Bisky Chief, Finance Division BSA/”

“cepted. The assessment indicated there was little flap potential with WIROGUE/1 since he knew little NW 65924 Docld:32345613 Page 4 : 3 SEGRET موقع SEORET about the Agency. In particular, in the Congo he was aware only of the COS's contact with contact WIROGUE/1 spent most of his”

“October 1960 the case was transferred officially to —the Africa Division. 3. Since that date to the present, every effort has been made to psycho- logically orient WIROGUE/1 for this assignment and to prepare him operationally for its fulfillment. To insure the security of t”

“14-90 CLA6SPCA TON ID AIC- SPteCt AND N4O DISPATCH SECRET LA :667 10 - HEADQUARTERS FILE NO Chief, AF INFO Chief, Ss . ARC. M- DATE .Chief of Station, Leopoldville -"« 29 November 1961 URECr...,, RE: "43 3" - (CHECK X. ONE ZIBST WIROGUE 0 MARKED FOR INDEXING NO INDER”