LETTER TO MR. ROBERT W. KOCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000200090044-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2006
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: February 18, 1972
• Content Type: LETTER

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18 February 1972
Mr. Robert W. Koch
Prior to receipt of your recent letter, we made a review
of our records looking for mention of the so-called "Liberator"
pistol at the request of the Guide Lamp Division, the manufac-
turers. No further information was found.
At that time we learned that the Raritan Arsenal
transferred three of the pistols to CIA in 1959. One was
retained for their museum, and the other two transferred
elsewhere. I can only assume that the Raritan Arsenal
might have some record of the disposition of any balance
on hand at the end of World War II.
Today I reviewed the classified file of "Operation
ZEBRA" which lists equipment supplied to the French Fotc
of the Interior, the "resistance." There is no mention of
the "Liberator" or any .45 caliber weapon other than the,
Colt .45. The other weapons were Pistol .380 Service
Revolver and Carbine Caliber .30 111.
Marcel Vigneras was a Lieutenant in the Army assigned to
OSS in 1943. We have no current addresses of former OSS pper-
sonnel. There is an organization with its headquarters in
New York, Veterans of OSS, 460 Park Avenue, New York, Now
York 10022, which has attempted to keep in touch with former
members. They may be able to provide you with an address if
Vigneras has been in touch with them.
Sincerely
Executive Secretary
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