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United States Department of State

Washington, D.C. 20520

Case No.: 201102469 M !0 ?

M r. Erik Larson

Dear Mr. Larson:

I refer to your letter of September 26, 2009 to the FBI requesting docum entsconcerning Thomas Peter Lantos. The FBI has now referred three documents

containing State Department equities to us for our concurrence in theirrelease. W e have reviewed the docum ents, have no objections to their release,

and are enclosing them herewith.

You w ill note that the FBI has made excisions in the documents. You mayappeal these denials by writing, w ithin 60 days of your receipt of this letter,

to: Director, Office of Inform ation Policy (OIP), U.S. Department of Justice,1425 New York A ve., NW , Suite 11050, Washington D.C. 20530-0001. Theletter and the envelope should be clearly marked "Freedom of Information

Appeal" and the FOIPA request number (1138270-000) should be cited in

the letter.

Sincerely,

Alex G alovichCo-Director, Acting

Office of Information Programs and Services

Enclosures:As stated.



In Reply, Please Refer to

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THOMAS.HISCELLANEOUS

On 5/22/71, Ambassador ROBERT C. HILL, AmericanEmbassy, Madridj Spain, advised that the above-captionedindividual had paid .a courtesy visit to -his office 'on .5/21/71.Dr. LAOTOS .claimed to, be in Spain for the purpose of reviewingFulbrigb^t scholarships. He further advised that he wasconnected with tho University ,pf California and that ^ xe wasa staunch anti-tfomraunist.

The Ambassador further advised tha LANTOS hadinformed hiia that he, LANTOS, inspite.of being a staunchanti-Communist, was able to trayeX freely to Hungary where heencountered no problems,, The Ambassador informed LANTOS thathe, the Ambassador^ although in possession of valid Hungarianvisas, was not permitted to enter Hungary in late February,1959, presumably because of his' known anti-Conuaunist J>z?siti6ri»

LANTOS advised the Ambassador, tnat he was .sure he couldarrange for the Anbassador and the members of his family tovisit Jluhgary, suggesting that such a visit be done inAugus.t of 1971, since he LAKTOS, planned to be there, duringthat time-, - "

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LANTOS also informed the Ambassador that he was happyto see the Spanish Foreign .Minister-, GREGORIO LOPEZ BRAVO,opening Spain's.policy towards, thfe Eastern Coimaunist block

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a;ttnnin& the risk,of permitting the enem.es .of Spaiii to enter "and depart Spainwithout too much difficulties,

In furnishing thfcs information, the Ambassadorrequested any pertinent information that can. be, urnishedhim on a personal confidential basis regarding LANTQS asVhehad been previously informed, that LANTOS was considered anextreme liberai.

Bureau and San Trancisco'requested to furnish anydata they may have regarding subject which can. be furnished toAmbassador HILL"as requested.

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Por the information of the Bureau and San,Jrancisco '

Ambassador .HILL is, good, .friend .and staunch supporter o J f theFBI and has been instrumental in arranging for Legat to - Tiieefa number of important in<3ividuai& of interest- to the Bureau and1its operations 'abroad?



A L L I N F O R M A T I O N C O N T A I N E D .HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT

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DATE: 06-23-2010

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Title of this case istaafcfced "Changed" disclosingsubject's full nano as THOa&S JPSTEB LAHTOS, which appeared~" ""'•" " records, U. 3. Department of Btato l\S - YU; 00:SFtl.

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In contact \iith J03N JXWKIIAET, State and Federal Eolations,National Education Association (HEA), 1201~ * 16thSt., m,Washinston, D.C., where ho (L&NT03) tras attending orientationfor ooacatorc oa new Education Act,, aa representative of.

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Intmttnt. by telephone for purposo of , interviewingcaployoo o f JH E A . "

. o entire security program "eaackcd of policestate tactics and abruptly terminated the telephone -cpnvorsatipn by hanging up tho phono. Investigator observed................. " .highly osc tftaa ^ T i

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dotorainod following Inforoation regarding T H O a A SL A H T O S , f rom filpa o f Passport O ff icbV OSES (ITPtp:.previous infornation f r o m Pasoport .Off ico w aa acat toSF by WOlot, 11/25/57 , titled VISITORS TO X E O l J f C D I I T A I H

LANT03, who resides at 2 FairviOT? Ploco, Uillbrao,California, born 2/1/28, Eudapost, Hungary, woo iacucdPaocjjort # C-.13D003, 5/31/62^ . San Francisco California, forthrbo nxmtbs travpl to, Australia, Japan, ,Hong Kons, Thailand,,,tndo&csia» India, and Wostorn Europe /for purpoco of vioitingf.aoily> research -and jstudy. • . " - / ^

• " , ' , " \ ' " - , < • • ' ;1 , • • / ' - v 1 - • •" ' • : !J?assport 8 C-139903 w as .ronowed- 3/3/05^ San

,3?ranciscor at -which timb I^NTOS expected to dopart frpn ' [BaiJ ?rancisca via T W A V 3/10/65, for proposed ono japnthtrip tp Wp£$tora Europo for purposo of ^uporvising studyabroad prp m.o f, California .State Collogos,

i LAHTOS wasi provlpuolly isoiod' Passport#7/0/61, Smi Francisco .i f or proposed one nth travel to," /voncsuola, Arson tina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, 'and Colombia forpurposo of study.

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