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Cryptonym: BKHERALD

Definition:

BKHERALD was the cryptonym for the CIA. Used in the 1970s.

Status:

Documented

Sources:

https://www.archives.gov/files/iwg/declassified-records/rg-263-cia-records/second-release-lexicon.pdf

CIA document: Research Aid: Cryptonyms and Terms in Declassified CIA Files Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Disclosure Acts: Page 14: ..."Term: BKHERALD. Definition: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)..."

104-10061-10115: LIST OF NAMES RE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION INVESTIGATION

This definition was part of a list of cryptonyms provided by the CIA at the request of HSCA staffers: ..."BKHERALD - CIA."

Edward Jay Epstein "Secrets of the Teheren Archive", http://www.edwardjayepstein.com/archived/teheren2.htm

Epstein's article offers the definition as the "CIA Soviet Bloc division".

104-10110-10299: PERSONAL SECURITY QUESTIONNAIRE

In the late 70s, Charlotte Bustos wrote: "My parents, three sisters and their husbands know I used to work for BKHERALD. I have tried to convince them I quit BKHERALD and now work for REDACTED. I believe they suspect I still am with BKHERALD."

Contributors:

Carmine Savastano • Bill Simpich