Joint Allied / CONCORDAT · SOLO

Station Rome — released cable

Reference
ROM-MAR-008
Released
13 MAR 1989 / 0600Z
ServiceCIA Station Rome
OperativeSOLO · CIA
DispositionReleased, redacted
Files1 cable

Released Station Rome cable, March 1989. Operational identifiers were processed through the standard release pipeline prior to distribution.

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DTG : 130600Z MAR 89
FROM : STATION ROME (CIA / EUR)
TO : HQ LANGLEY (DDO / EUR)
INFO : C/CI, ROME COS
PRECEDENCE: PRIORITY
REF : ROM-MAR-008

SUBJ: ASSET ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ DEBRIEF — FOLLOW-UP

  1. ASSET MET HANDLER ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ AT ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ON 11 MAR 89 / 1430 LOCAL. DEBRIEF CONDUCTED IN ITALIAN AND ENGLISH. ASSET COOPERATIVE, RECOLLECTION CLEAR.
  2. ASSET REPORTS APPROACH BY SOVIET TRADE DELEGATION CONTACT ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ AT ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ON 09 MAR 89. CONTACT CARRIED FALSE PAPERS IDENTIFYING SELF AS ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓, DUTCH JOURNALIST, ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ CORRESPONDENT.
  3. CONTACT REQUESTED PROCUREMENT-LEVEL DETAIL ON ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ AND OFFERED INITIAL PAYMENT OF USD ▓▓▓▓▓▓ FOR FIRST DELIVERY. ASSET DECLINED. CONTACT ATTEMPTED RE-CONTACT 10 MAR 89 VIA THIRD PARTY; ASSET REFUSED.
  4. ASSET'S COVER AS ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ASSESSED INTACT. NO INDICATION SOVIET SIDE HAS CONNECTED ASSET TO US INTELLIGENCE.
  5. STATION RECOMMENDS: MAINTAIN COVER, REINFORCE BACKSTOPPING, ESCALATE TO C/CI FOR EVALUATION. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓, LOCAL TIME 2030.
  6. RUSSIAN-SIDE NAMES CROSS-REFERENCED IN DEBRIEF: HANDLER REPORTING LINE ▓▓▓▓▓; OPERATION CODENAME ▓▓▓▓▓▓; FALLBACK PRINCIPAL ▓▓▓▓▓▓. ALL UNCONFIRMED; PASSED TO COUNTERINTELLIGENCE FOR EVALUATION.
  7. FILE THIS CABLE UNDER OPS/EUR/ROME 1989-Q1. C/EUR EYES ONLY ON PARAGRAPH 3. END.
DISTRO : DDO/EUR, C/CI, ROME COS DRAFTED : COS ROME RELEASED : COS ROME SIGNATURE : ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓, ACTING
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