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Senate|June 18, 1975|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 157-10002-10087

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TESTIMONY OF SAMUEL HALPERN

… 87 RECORDS SERIES : TRANSCRIPTR AGENCY FILE NUMBER : R-352 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : SSCIA FROM : - TO : TITLE : TESTIMONY OF SAMUEL HALPERN DATE : 06/18/75 PAGES : 89 SUBJECTS : CUBA ASSASSINATION CASTRO MAFIA SPECIAL GROUP BISSELL, LANSDALE, EDWARD HARVEY …

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Senate|September 1, 1975|REPORT|NAID 157-10014-10151

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… on his ass and not doing any thing about getting rid of Castro and the Castro regime." NAM E This description comes from the testimony of Samuel Halpern, a middle- * level CIA covert action officer, who said Bissell told him about the meeting, and directed him to come up with s …