Cryptonym: WUBRINY-1
104-10436-10014 CONTACT REPORT: A MEETING WAS HELD IN THE LIBRARY OF THE KNICKERBOCKER
4/25/63, Contact Report, WUBRINY-1, Haitian Operation, File IX-92, Chief DO/COEO C. Frank Stone: "A meeting was held in the library of the Knickerbocker Club, 2 East 62nd Street, NYC, at 1530 hours. Present were WUBRINY-1/John Train and the undersigned. Train's meeting with the Ambassador and Clemard Charles was focused "with a discussion of mortgages on real estate in Haiti and Ambassdor's desire to raise money to build a home for rental on the three acre plot that he has recently purchased in Haiti." At the next meeting on April 26, de Mohrenschildt is expected to be there. Train thought they would be discussing mineral concessions in Haiti. Train thought Charles was trying to get the ambassador under "operational control".
104-10070-10076: CONTACT REPORT WUBRINY HAITIAN OPERATIONS
4/26/63: Memo by C. Frank Stone, Chief, DO/COEO file IX-95: WUBRINY-1/John Train reported that Clemard Charles brought George de Mohrenschildt to his WUSALINE/International Capital Corporation office. deM wanted to explore Haiti's resources and start a seisal plantation, as well as a number of business interests in the country. Marginalia at bottom of Section 2, following a description of de Mohrenschildt, states: "See in IX-92 also" and "contact of WUBRINY-1". IX-92 can be found in the post above. "M. de Mohrenschildt (deM) is the son of a Swedish father who was in Baku (note: Russia) on a Nobel Enterprise at time deM was born, left Baku at age 2...WUBRINY-1/John Train says that deM is a geologist who is presently involved in exploring the mineral resources of Haiti and in (establishing a sisal) plantation...a $280,000 survey has been awarded to deM plus a ten year option for a concession on (sisal). deM claims that he has done geological work for the Meek (?) Corporation in offshore oil, the Arabian peninsula, and in mentioning this WUBRINY-1 says deM looked around the room and over his shoulder and said that "my connection with this is, of course, confidential." At the end, after chronicling much more data, chief Frank Stone "congratulated WUBRINY-1 on eliciting such a tremendous amount of information in one short meeting and asked him to keep it up when the meeting schedule for Monday comes off."
104-10164-10110: CHARLES, CLEMARD JOSEPH.
4/30/63: Contact Report - WUBRINY - Haitian Operation, written by C. Frank Stone, III, Chief, DO/COEO: "WUBRINY said that he believed that the meeting that is to be held between Mr. Charles and WUBRINY-1 plus an unnamed party would involve a Mr. Tardieu."
104-10164-10088: CONTACT REPORT: PROJECTS IN GREECE, MARTINIQUE, AND HAITI
5/9/63, Contact Report by Chief,, DOCO C. Frank Stone: "WUBRINY-1 said that Luis Browne is briefed him in (illegible) on the difficulties that apparently have built regarding WUBRINY-4's suspicions and that he plans to have RECKREY devote himself to this soonest...WUBRINY-1 suggested that it might be useful to send him to Greece in conjunction with the Mohawk tire recap plant."
104-10436-10014: CONTACT REPORT: A MEETING WAS HELD IN THE LIBRARY OF THE KNICKERBOCKER
5/15/63 Contact Report by Chief, DO/COEO C. Frank Stone re George de Mohrenschildt: "A meeting was held in Suite 417-8 of the Sheraton-East Hotel, New York City, from 1030 hours till 1720 hours. Present were WUBRINY-1, WUBRINY-2, and the undersigned (C. Frank Stone). I told WUBRINY-1 that we had completed rather exhaustive traces on (de Mohrenschildt) and had obtained a large amount of derogatory information...he had written to the State Department regarding the manuscript of his trip through Mexico with the strong implication that this manuscript would be sent to Russia and that it contained derogatory information regarding the USA. In the letter he had offered to edit out objectionable parts, but WUBRINY-1 was quick to pick up the fact that he probably would like to sell the manuscript as a form of blackmail or obtain other concessions for the editing job." (at p. 7): A 5/9/63 memo to Stone by Anna Panor describes George's brother: "Dimitri von Mohrenschildt, born 11 April 1902 in St. Petersburg, USSR, (is) an editor, an educator, a lecturer, and an author in Russian history and Slavic culture, and one who holds doctorate degrees from Yale and Columbia Universities."
104-10310-10271: MEMORANDUM:MESSRS. GEORGE BUSH AND THOMAS J. DEVINE
On 6/12/63, WUBRINY-1 granted covert security approval. Personal friend and unofficial foreign policy advisor to George HW Bush. "Subject's current role in Project WUBRINY is limited to being a cleared and witting contact in the investment banking firm which houses and manages the proprietary corporation WUSALINE." 1/30/68 memo by DO/CO Gale Allen.
104-10310-10271: MEMORANDUM:MESSRS. GEORGE BUSH AND THOMAS J. DEVINE
1964: "Thomas J. Devine was a former CIA staffer and, later, oil-wildcatting associate with Mr. Bush. Their joint activities culminated in the establishment of Zapata Oil which they eventually sold. After the sale of Zapata Oil, Mr. Bush went into politics, and Mr. Devine became a member of the investment firm of Train, Cabot and Associates, New York." 1975 memo from the Chief, Cover and Commercial Staff. (Paragraph) Also see p. 3, a Gale Allen memo that says that Devine's "current role in Project WUBRINY is limited to being a cleared and witting contact in the investment banking firm which houses and manages the proprietary corporation WUSALINE."
104-10174-10064: FOLDER ON (ASSET)
1966 dossier on Henry Lopez: "DODS indicated an interest in Lopez's background (economics and law) as a possible Latin American specialist for the International Capital Corporation (ICAP/WUSALINE). ICAP is an Agency proprietary corporation, which was established by John P. C. Train, a contract employee of the Agency, who owns and manages the Park Avenue firm of Train, Cabot & Associates/WUSALIFY, a bona fide investment management firm which has the ICAP as one of its subsidiary companies. ICAP does not presently have any contracts in Latin America but has concentrated its activities in Africa and the Far East. Train desires to expand the operations of ICAP into Latin America and was looking about for a Latin American specialist at just the time that WH Division offered Lopez. It appears to be a fortuitous meeting of the minds, i.e. Lopez apparently has many of the attributes and some of the background necessary for the position and Train needs a man. He will be trained by Train and presumably will devote a great deal of his time to ICAP activities. However, he will be made available on short notice for any assignment the Agency may have for him."
9/27/66 cable: "Edward G. Tichborn (note: the pseudonym of Henry Lopez), a long time DYVOUR/Mexico contact agent for political action operations has recently been transferred from Mexico City and assigned to the New York City office of his new cover organization WUSALINE/International Capital Corporation which is a DO (Directorate of Operations) proprietary and a subsidiary of WUSALIFY/Train, Cabot & Associates. Tichborn will accompany WUBRINY-1, the witting head of WUSALINE, on a business orientation trip to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Mexico City 3-10 October." At p. 75, WUSALINE is further identified as a "DODS proprietary". According to this file, Tichborn and WUBRINY-1 have the common background of: 1. Harvard Law School. (Comment: Henry Lopez went to Harvard Law School. John P. C. Train did not, but he did earn his BA and MBA at Harvard, and his father went to Harvard Law School, so this is not an egregious error.) 2. Experience publishing intellectual magazine. (Comment: Lopez published the Dialogos/LIREAM magazine in Mexico City for the CIA, a magazine that was aimed at an intellectual audience (page 91); Train was, rather famously, a founder and managing editor of The Paris Review in the 1950s.) 3. Kennedy campaign activities. (Comment: Lopez had been active in Democratic Party politics in Southern California and undoubtedly supported JFK for president in 1960.)
6/21/67 from DOCO to Chief, DO, re Operational Survey in Spain by Tichborn: "Tichborn's mission is to identify operational targets, primarily in the business community but not excluding those in the military establishment, the Government, and the church, including Opus Dei. Identification is desired of elements, particularly in the business community, who have political influence now and who could be more important after Franco's death...WUBRINY-1 will meet Tichborn on 28 June and make appropriate introductions. At page 16: "The transfer of Tichborn from an exclusive WHD status under UOACE (Note: a Mexican-based project) to a wider-ranging assignment under WHBRINY makes him available for DDP-wide use." Page 63: Train is a highly-trained promoter who is coldly reserved and capable...Train, if let alone, would use 100% of Tichborn's time...we would have to insist that he be available for immediate use and hence could not be on any long-range projects which would be difficult to drop. Train accepted these limitations without any visible annoyances or objections." After leaving Train, the following discussion was: "(Lee Patton) pointed out that he was 'the boss' and responsible for Tichborn's operational utilization. Tichborn was told that Gale is responsible for the Train commercial setup. There appeared to be no doubt in his mind as to who called the shots."