'CIA AGENT' FINDS BORROWED CLOAK TOO THIN A COVER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400470011-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 19, 1999
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: November 27, 1962
• Content Type: NSPR

By LF.'tGHTON McLAVOULIN
Herald staff writer
-ili(- cloak-and-dagger cares
of Jack C. Leahy ended.Mon
day before he got it off the
?round.
The conservatively dressed
?f.eahv appeared at the Na-
tional Airlines ticket counter in
Miami International A I r It o r t
then. Leahy agreed, and walked
A few mint:tes later, Smith's
phone rang. The man on the
"Mr. Bt-lce" from the CIA.
Stinday night and asked for a sage was that he knew Leahy,
ticket to San Francisco. 11 worked with him and would
Everything l ae fine until
lie tried to pay the $208 phis
cage with a counter check,
offering, identification consld-
ered inadequate by ticket
Leahy said he was with the
Central Intelligence Agency
and he had to get to San Fran.
cisco. Something important for
the national interest. was tip
National's interests, suggested
that Leahy conic back Monday
c,ith more identification. Afterl
Smith please give him t h e
?ticket.
Leahy at'rived on Monday to
pick up the ticket "Mr. Brice"
had OK'd for him.
Smith was still hesitant. He,
called an airport, security offl.i
cer, who questioned Leahy;
briefly and then called the,
FBI.
The FP1 reported Leahy was
not a CIA, agent at all. Ie ruses'
a 54-yesr.old used car sales.
man frock' 2107 NE 17th Ave.,
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