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TO: ALL SACS PERSONAL ATTENTION
P101 • * Director, FBI (62-100060) - • • •
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ASCASSINATION OF PRESIDENT J0:1.11 FITZG:aALD KENNEDY . LOW..7232:1 22, 1063 DALLAS, TEXAS
James C. Garrison, District Attorn-.7 of E:w Orleans, Louisiana, haa.bodn cone: sting am indo:=Ideat investigation relating to the assansination of President Kennedy,
Eta activities have been the subjoct of numcroun . press releases vhich in ths=acives havo bss= controversial. Eo has been quoted as saying "I have co reason to b:*licve at . this tic° that Lac Harvey Oswald killed anybody in Dalian on Nov. 22." Garrison has been quoted as saying ho had no inten-tionlof calling in the FBI, and "valve been ablo to ca%o care .
progress in throe maths with a handful of7=cen than thoy!vo
-boon able to do in three yearn with 5,000 non."
Due to Garrison's irresponsible actions in connec- tion with this cotter, no contact is being =ado with him or
any member of hie °toff,
You are instructed to insure each employee in your
Division urLd7,rstanCs that if he ir.:* nr.%ed for asy inform-tion relating to thin matter there i6 to bs no ce7nlent cado;
furthcr, ratter is .rot to be din ;used outsido the Eureau.
However, should infor;:atios be cad.: nvaile3lo to you voluntarily
it vill-ba acccptcd, a'.:(1 the Bureau in to be proz;ptly advisod, ro active investigation is to. ba conducted,
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Memorandum TO : Director, Federal Bureau of
Investigation
FROM : The Attorney General
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Irrir Arr. Tele. Re.nm . ?CRS 11..inws Miss Gandy.
DATE: March 13,
129-11
sualEar Assassination of PresiOnnt John F. Fennedy
Warren Commission Records
This is in response to your February 24
memorandum regarding public disclosure of 55 pages
of Warren Commission Document No. 75, which have
been excluded from public disclosure under guide-
lines approved by McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant
to the President. Your memo states that the Bureau
has no objection to public disclosure of these pages.
We understand that in addition to these 55
-6ages there are another appro;:imately 50 pages of
Commission Document No. 75 which have been excluded
from public disclosure under the same guidelines.. We would appreciate your advising us whether the
Bureau has any objection to public disclosure of
these remaining pages.
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Further, it in requested that the Bureau
furnish to the Department copies of all FBI investi-
gative reports (except Commission Document No. 75 and
except infoi:mation which has been furnished in the
series of mepos beginning about February 20, 1967)
'which relat4to the investigation now boing,sonducted
!by New Orleans District Attorney Garrison oik*to any
!alleged New Orleans area plot to assassinate President
!Kennedy. • . .
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t..,- -r ...attached a list of the names which have been noted U0 For such assistance as it may be there
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Nogi.6by the Department as having been mentioned in
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. cp.( Is - C 3/1/ .> NOT RECORDED' .199 MAR 221967
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FROM : The Attorney General
SUBJECT: Assassination of PresiOent John F. Yennedy
Warren Commission Records
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Memoraizchi'm' : Director, Federal Bureau of
Investigation
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Der. Taf.tter
Tele. ithr.m. Miss Miss Gandy.
DATE: March 13,
129-11
This is in response to your February 24
memorandum regarding public disclosure of 55 pages -
of Warren Commission Document No. 75, which have
been excluded from public disclosure under guide-
lines approved by McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant
to the President. Your memo states that the Bureau
has no objection to public disclosure of these pages.
We understand that in addition to these 55
pages there are another approNimately 50 pages of
Commission Document No. 75 which have been excluded
from public disclosure under the same guidelines.
We would appreciate your advising us whether the
,Dureau has any objection to public disclosure of
!these remaining pages. -
Further, it is requested that the Bureau
furnish to 'the Departnent copies of all FBI investi-
. .,! - % gative reports (except Commission Document No. 75 and
A : t • • . except information which has been furnished in the
14-•. ' . " series of mems beginning about February 20, 1967)
- • i r-. ``which relate!,!/to the investigation now- beingsonducted
lby New Orleans District Attorney Garrison oi(*to any
!alleged New Orleans area plot to assassinate President
, ' Wennedy. . .
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199 MAR 22 1967
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List of Names of Persons Connected with the New Orleans Investigation
Andrews, Dean Adams, Jr. Banister, W. Guy, 4r. Beaubuoef, Alvin Roland Bertrand, Clay Blackmon, Anorow Bringuier, Carlos Jose Coffey, Melvin Stacey Cummings, Raymon Dauenhauer, J. B. David, W. Hardy Ferric, David William Fox, Lawrence Garrison, James
'Gill, W. G. Wray Concern, Pascual Enrique Ruedolo Gonzales, Manuel Garcia Gould, Clay Gurvich, William Hug, Josephine Ivon, Louis Lcwallen, James R. Ldwis, David Franklin, Jr, Marachini, Dante Martens, Layton Patrick Martin, Jack S. Oswald, Lee Harvey Quiroga, Carlos Riley (Reilly) William B. Russo, Perry Raymond Santoine, Robert Milton Sceling, Melvin Shaw, Clay R. Smith, Sergis Arcacha Stanley, Carl John Steele, Charles Torres, Bernardo Torres, Miguel Voebel, Edward Wegmann, Edward F. Wegmann, William J. Zlden, Sam "Monk"
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1 - Uk. Sullivan 1 - Mk. Dranigan 1 - Mr. Raupach 1 . Ut. Lonihan •
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(1)),I To: SAC, !ow Orloans (20-G0)
I From: Director, FDI (G2-10000)
/^4SGASSINAT/0N OF PansinnuT JOM F. REMIT. DY
'--111=I4GOZII2SION1RECOLDS
Attached in a copy of it letter to t!lo rurenu from tho.
Attorney C3ncral dated 3-12-G7 in captioned mlttor. Your attention
in directed to paragraph three of the itttoraoy Geneva's letter,
wherein ho roquosts- to be furnished copies of all FBI investigntivo
roportn donling with any nllogod Now Orloans aroa plot to assansinato
President Konnedy.
You should immediately malro a thorough rovicw of your
Mon concorning both -no Assassination Filo and the Leo Carvoy
Csvald iFilo to locato any information Conlin.; with an alleged
Kew Orleans aron plot to assnsninote President Kennedy. Carlos
o2 reports or lotterhond momoranda reporting-such alleged plots should bo forwarded to tho Duroau for transmittal to tho 1-1p
artmont.
Ono copy of each report or lottcrhond momorandumroporting such plots.
should bo submitted.
- Thin matter must be given your immediato attention in
ordor that this data may bo tura:hod to tho Attorney General at
tho onrliest possiblo date.
It pill not be nocossary for your office tcechech the
list of nnmen attached to the enclosed Attorney Goneral'aletter
through Your indicos. Information conccrning those individuals is
n boing furnishod to the roil:Al-the:it at Soot of Governmont there
(It iparranted an'dovolopments occur involving then.
Enclonuro
MEL:cls (10) MOTE:el/Sea momoranclum Dranigan to Sullivan, captioned as abovo,
dated 3-14.47, prepared by REL:kmg. a LIAR 16.r67
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MAR 1 6 1967
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1 - Mr. Branigan 0!74.,71-- 1 - Mr. Raupach ,--
iusjEcT: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT 1 - Mr. Lenihan . ,.JOHN F. KENNEDY (-WARREN COMMISS ION RECORDS • le
By letter dated 3/13/67, the Attorney•General requested -*1 to be advised by Bureau whether approximately 50 pages of .
ICommission Document Number 75 which has been excluded from `, 'public disclosure can now be made available to public disclosure. The Attorney General also requested to be furnished copies of FBI investigative reports dealing with the investigation being conducted by New Orleans District Attorney Garrison or to any alleged New Orleans area plot to assassinate President Kennedy.
COMMISSION DOCUMENT NUMBER 75: Commission Document Number 75 is a copy of the report of Special Agent Warren C. DeBrueys dated 12/2/63 at Dallas, Texas, entitled "Lee Harvey Oswald, Internal Security - Russia - Cuba." It consists of 737 pages. Fifty-five pages of this report contains information dealing with David William Ferrie, who was alleged by New Orleans District Attorney Garrison to be involved in the plot to assassinate the- late President Kennedy. Ferrie. died 2/22/67. By memorandum dated 2/24/67, we informed the Attorney General we had no objection if the Department made these 55 pages of our report relating to Ferrie available to the public, but pointed out that the final decision as to public disclosure of such material rests with the Department of Justice. The reason these 55 pages were originally withheld from the public domain was becuhse
, they contained data showing Ferric was a hoMosexual. Following • Ferrie's death, the news media carried numerous articles reporting 0 Ferric was a homosexual and accordingly, we told the Department
i we had no objection if the Department desired to make the . material relating to Ferrie available to the public in the public interest. 1j0 g 0 9 a
NOT 11),'.0111:11 An additional 63 paglgjoARCOrTission Document Number.75'""
is currently being withheld from Public dOmain, sincethese. pages contain information that prohibits public disclosure. oi'i them under guidelines approved V7-MP:-MtGeorge Bundy,.. former Special Assistant to the President. These pages deal with
!confidential bank records, telephone company records, hospital '=records, arrest records of individuals not involved in the !assassination and similar other material which was volunteered' torus in confidence.
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UNITED STATES CCALiAmENT
Memorandum 1 - Mr. DeLoach
Pa : Mr. W. C. suilivie DATE: 3/14/67
0 1 - Mr. Wick
1 - Mr. Rosen FROM : Mr. W. A.(Bfaifigan 1 - Mr. Sullivan
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Memorandum Branigan to Sullivan
Re: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY
62-109060
By memorandum dated 8/10/65 entitled "Public '
Disclosure of Warren Commission Records," we furnished the
Department a list of. FBI documents that we had reviewed in
accordance with Departmental instructions. We listed those
documents which could or could not be placed in the public
domain under the guidelines set by Mr. Bundy. Included in
our list was Commission Document Number 75, and we specifically
pointed out to the Department the exact pages that required .
exclusion from the public domain and the guidelines which
dictated such exclusion. Ve also told the Department that
the final decision as to public disclosure of the material
in question rests with the Department of Justice.
DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST FOR FBI INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS: In his
letter dated 17/57677fhe AttoiliTi7Deneral requested copies of
fall FBI investigative reports which related to the investigation
I now being conducted by New Orleans District Attorney Garrison
or to any alleged New Orleans area plot to assassinate President
Kennedy. The Department stated it did pot desire to be
furnished Commission Document Number 75 or memoranda beginning
about 2/20/67 relating data concerning Garrison's investigation.
The day-to-day developments of the investigation of Garrison
;which comes to our attention through our sources has been
l imkediately made available to the Department. Tie wil
l continue
to make such dissemination. The request el-the Attorney
General'to be furnished all FBI reports relating to any alleged
New Orleans area plot to assassinate President Kennedy is a
sweeping request. Throughout our investigation, we received
a tremendous number of allegations of plots by pro-Castro
Cubans, anti-Castro Cubans, left wing elements, ultra-right
elements and the like. To pinpoint each investigative report
concerning such allegations will necessitate a serial by serial
I
file review. The New Orleans Office can best handle such
review, since all data concerning such plots are contained in
New Orleans files regarding the assassination case and the
Lee Harvey Oswald case. .
ACTION:. 1. Attached is a memorandum to the
Attorney General
referring him to our letter of 8/10/65 and the list attached
thereto which set out the pages to be excluded from the public
domain in accordance with guidelines established by Mr. McGeorge
Bundy, former Special Assistant to the President. We are
informing the Attorney General that the final decision as to
..public disclosure of the material in question presently excluded
in Commission Document Number 75 rests with the Department of
Justice. We are also informing the Attorney General we are
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CONTINUED - OVER
is
11cmorandum Branigan to Sullivan
Re: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY
62-109060
making a thorough review 'of our files and w
ill furnish to
him copies of FBI communications containin
g any alleged plot
in the New Orleans area to assassinate Pre
sident Kennedy.
2. Attached is an airtel to the New Orlean
s Office
furnishing such office with a copy of the
Attorney General's
letter of 3/13/67, and instructing the New
Orleans Office
to review its files and furnish to the Bur
eau for transmittal
to the Department copies of all FBI report
s and-letterhead •
memoranda setting forth information regardin
g any alleged
Now Orleans area plot to assassinate Presi
dent Kennedy.
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March 7, 1007
1 - Mr. Dozen 1 - Inspector Jenson 1 - Er. gullivan 1 - Mr. Dranigan 1 - Ur. Lonihan
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In accoreanco with your request of :'arch 7, 10G7,
this is to advica that while rnt of tho results of our larectigation in ::ca Crleans, Leuiciana, of the
afrassina•
tien of the late President I:cane:1y is available to the
public, thero arc romp documents that aro not available to
the public.
ho data being vithteld from the public is in
accordaaco vith guidelines n:Inrovcd b7 Cr. McCeorge
forcer Crecinl A:Isla-ant to the rzesident. The guidolincs
approved by Cr. Lundy rem% furnich:.:d to this turcau as an
attachment to for=er Attorney General Uic::slas den. Cltmenbach's letter to this rureau dated July 0, 1:C.%
entitled "rublic dicclosuro o2 Varren Com.aission rocords.r
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COTE: -The vast majority of our investigation in row Orleans
is contained in reports which have been made availablo to the
public. Mowevor, soco data vas held bachfrom the public
sinco it fell within the guidelines approved by McGeorge Bundy.
According to the guidelines, the type of data to be held back
fron tho public wore as follows: Statutory requirements which .
prohibit public disclosure; respect of security classification
of the data being reported; data detrimental to the'administra-
tion and enforcement of laws and regulations of the U. S.;
information which would reveal identity of confidential sources;
information consisting of rumor, gossip and the lino, the
disclosure of which would harm or embarrass innocent persons.
Ey letter to the AttOrnoy General dated August 10, leG5, we stated that in our view the final decision as to the public'
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suRitc-r:ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT 1 - Mr. Raupach JOHN FlTZGEltAID KENNEDY 1 - Mr. Sullivan NOVEMBER 22, 1963, DALLAS, TEXAS 1 - Mr. Wick
1 - Mr. Gale C
PURPOSE:
FROM
:Mr. DeLoach
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DATE: March 3, 1967 1 - Mr. DeLoach 1- Mr. Rosen 1 - Air. Malley 1 - Mr. Shroder
To recommend airtel to the field furnishing additional instructions as to the manner information received concerning the assassination of President Kennedy should be handled.
BACKGROUND:
IIy airtel dated 2/24/67, all offices were instructed to accept any information furnished relating to District Attorney Garrison's investi-
gation; to advise the Bureau promptly of data received, but that no active
investigation was to be conducted. In addition, this airtel instructed that
no comments concerning Garrison's investigation should be made and
this matter was not to be discussed outside the Bureau.
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There has been widespread publicity concerning Garrison's •activities in New Orleans and, as a result, we are receiving voluminous information concerning speculation and rumors regarding the assassination. Such information, even though having no apparent connection to developments
in New Orleans, should be completely evaluated at the Bureau prior to conducting further inquiries. Accordingly, attached for approval is an airtel to all SACs, instructing that we should continue to accept any information concerning the assassination; however, no investigation is to
be conducted without first obtaining Bureau authorization.
In addition, field is being instructed to submit the same day data received a letterhead memorandum containing the pertinent information
which can be used for dissemination purposes. In addition, this airtel instructs the field to advise the Bureau by either telephone or teletype of
any pertinent information received or data which by necessity should be linniediately investigated. ,
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Memorandum to Mr. DeLoach
Re: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
ACTION:
Attached for approval is an airtel (plastiplate) to all SACs
in line with the above.
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