TOFTE SUES CIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000400390006-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 27, 1966
• Content Type: MISC

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Berlingske Tidende 27 October 1966 Page 2
TOFTE SUES CIA
A letter which the Chief of the Intelligence Organization wrote to the
Danish Born Agent has been Removed by CIA
The Danish born intelligence officer Hans V. TOFTE, who was dismissed
from the intelligence organization, CIA, effective 15 October, has taken a
new approach in his dispute with CIA: Hans V. TOFTE has filed a case in
Washington today against CIA's Director, Richard Helms, and three others who
he holds responsible for the disappearance of a letter connected with TOFTE's
connection with CIA. '
Hans V. TOFTE wants the letter returned and if it is not, he wants a
settlement of 25,000, ca. 175,000 Dkr. CIA has earlier stated that the letter
never existed.
Regarding the background of the suit, Hans V. TOFTE's lawyer R. D. SCOTT,
told Berlingske Tidende's Washington correspondent:
As you remember, the CIA-TOFTE Case started when 2 agents from
CIA entered TOFTE's Gaftgetown home and seized some documents
belonging to CIA, but some belonged to TOFTE.
That same evening,TOFTE went to a meeting at CIA Headquarters in
Langley to explain why he had the classified documents in his home
and that some of the documents were private and he wanted and got
them back.
Among the paper was a folder in which TOFTE had his letter of rec-
ommendation and his American citizenship certificate. Later TOFTE discovered
that one of the letters in the folder was missing. It was a letter from
CIA's Director Richard Helms. In the letter)Helms wanted TOFTE to remain
permanently with the Agency in consideration of his outstanding qualifications.
THE TOFTE CIA Affair developed from there as you remember with CIA
annulling his contract on 30 days notice. The dismissal was effective 15
October.
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