(EST PUB DATE) (UNTITLED) RE INTERVIEW OF SPECIAL AGENT ASSIGNED TO THE SAN FRANSISCO OFFICE

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00295562
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 23, 2025
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2000
• Publication Date: March 28, 1979

Iffilewas interviewed by both of us in DEA's San Francisco
office on Wednesday, March 28, 1979. =OD is currently a
Special Agent assigned to the San Francisco office of the
During the mid-1950's, Imp was employed as a Special Agent
with the former Federal Bureau of Narcotics in New York, and
during the latter part of the 1950's was transferred to the
San Francisco narcotics office. Concerning the safe houses
in New York City, 4111111stated that only on one occasion had
he been to any of the safe houses, and that was the one he
described as being "in the village." He was unaware of any
CIA involvement in the New York safe houses. In San Francisco,
MIMOIwas aware of the Chestnut Street safe house and of the
fact that the rooms were bugged and that there was a listening
post which also had transmitting equipment. Any time agents
wanted to use the Chestnut Street house for narcotics Investiga-
tion, they had to clear it with White in advance. 4111111Opcommented
that the only person that had free access at any time to the
safe house was Ira Feldman.
Contrary to all other information, INIMpstated that to the best
of his knowledge there was a two-way mirror installed in the
225 Chestnut Street safe house. He stated it was "between
the kitchen and the back porch" and that he "knows it looked
into the living room." He described the mirror as approximately
two and a half feet by One and a half feet. gm was unaware
of any drug testing experiments in the safe houses and could
shed no light as to the identity of any unwitting subjects.
mg commented that former Federal Bureau of Narcotics Special
Agent...MOM" was, for a period of time, Ira Feldman's
partner in San Francisco and also was aware of the existence
of the safe house.