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# 13-00000![photo of Jim Garrison]![photo of Oswald and guards]CAST OF CHARACTERS:Richard Nagell was ques-tioned by New OrleansD.A. Jim Garrison becauseNageli claims he fingeredKennedy assassin Lee Har-vey Oswald while workingfor the CIA. Nagell alsosays U.S. Government offi-cials isolated him from histwo children after the as-sassination.![photo of Richard Nagell]still has not got the moneypromised him for his im-prisonment in the UnitedStates."In New York Nagell kept anappointment with a CIA offi-cial he knew only as Buchel.The CIA official told Nagell hehad heard that his wife had di-vorced him while he was inLeavenworth."It might be true," the sourcethrough East Germany and hewould be arrested."The main objective of hisimprisonment was twofold:One concerned a U.S. navalofficer who had allegedly de-fected and Nagell had to findout if he was there. But hismain purpose was to get asmuch information as possibleon techniques of interrogationand methods of treatment ofwere talking about. So theytook him off the train becausehe didn't have a valid transitvisa."They drove to Erfurt (anEast German city), where Na-gell was held for three days ina safe house (a private homeused as a cover for intelligencepurposes). There some men incivilian clothes questionedNagell.## the victim of dagger-in-the-back CIA tactics?noted, "but wouldn't it be nicefor Nagell to know for sure.He assumes his children arestill with his wife."Nagell met Buehel to bebriefed for another CIA assign-ment.Why did he go back to theCIA?"It was the only practicalthing for him to do," thesource said, "because of hisfinancial situation."Almost a month to the dayafter he arrived in New YorkNagell jetted to Zurich."During his last week ofdiscussions with Buehel andanother man in New York,"The FAMILY's source said,"it was Nagell's understandingthat he was to have himselfarrested by East Germanauthorities. All he had to dowas buy a train ticket fromZurich, Switzerland, to EastBerlin. The train would gothe MIS (East German Ministryfor State Security).Everything went accordingto the CIA's plan-up to apoint.In Zurich, Nagell reported tohis CIA contact in the Ameri-can Consulate General. About.the only thing the CIA agentseems to have said to Nagellwas to ask him the train com-partment number on his reser-vation. Nagell told him, No. 46.Early in the morning ofJune 10, 1968, around 12:30a.m. to 1:30 a.m., Nagell's trainstopped after crossing the EastGerman border."He could hear people geton the train and clomp downthe aisle, directly to his com-partment," the source said."There were two men in uni-form and two men in civilianclothes. They asked Nagell forhis passport-by name. Thenthey asked for his transit visa.He didn't know what they"Next he was driven to anEast Berlin political prison forextensive Interrogation. Theyaccused him of espionage andsaid they were going to tryhim."Nagell had been told that ifhe was in East Germany forover three months, his releasewould be effected by the agen-cy (CIA), but he was not toldhow. On his own he started toplay crazy because he wasthere over four and a halfmonths and he began to thinkthere was another reason forhis being there. He felt theCIA had deserted him andthat, quite frankly, he hadbeen sent to Germany to gethim out of sight or to get ridof him."He was released on October23. He didn't know he was go-ing to be released until he wastaken out of prison and drivento a Berlin checkpoint identified to him as Sandkrug-bruecke."Waiting to meet Nagell were,according to the source:*   Andor Klay, head of the    Eastern Affairs Section of the    U.S. Mission in Berlin;*   Wolfgang Vogel, a well-    known East Berlin lawyer who    participated on the Feb. 10.4    1962, exchange of Soviet master    spy Col Rudolf Abel and A-    merican U2 pilot Francis Gary    Powers and other spies and    accused spies:*   Ricey S. New, a wealthy    Washington lawyer, supposed-    ly "a representative - not a    member of the CIA";*   Bruce A. Flatin, head of    the U.S. Berlin Mission's    public safety section, allegedly    "a longtime CIA member-and    Flatin is not his real name";*   Dr. (Capt now Maj)    George Raymond Babineau, a    psychiatrist at the U.S. Army    hospital in Berlin, who ap-    peared in civilian clothes, and*   An unidentified man.Nagell was driven to theU.S. Mission at 170 Clay Alleeand interviewed by Babincau."That was probably becauseNagell had played crazy withthe East Germans," the sourcesaid.Washington lawyer New wasalso present."Somebody brought Nagella cup of coffee," the sourcecontinued. "Nobody else hadcoffee. Nagell drank a smallportion of his coffee. It wasblack but it tasted more bitterthan ordinary coffee. Approxi-mately five minutes later he![photo of Nagell's children]began feeling sleepy andthought he was under the in-fluence of a drug. He went tothe bathroom and looked athis eyes in a mirror. They werealmost pinpoints and he wasfeeling exceedingly sleepy."Back in the room he asked,'Did anybody put somethingin my coffee?'"Dr. Babineau said no; Newsaid nothing. Nagell began tofeel so sleepy he had to oc-casionally stand up to stay a-wake. Finally, he asked to beexamined by a civilian psychi-atrist if there was any ques-tion of his sanity."'No,' the doctor said, 'as faras I'm concerned you're freeto go.'"New spoke to the doctor Ina comerthe doctor keptshaking his head no- andthen New told Nagell, 'I thinkyou ought to leave for theUnited States. The Germannewspapers are going to pickthis thing up any moment andmight want to talk to you. Idon't think you should talk totiiem.'"Nagell said he wanted to goback to Zurich first to pick uphis belongings - to be exact,certain documents in a safe de-posit box. Nagell keeps records,plenty of them."When Nagell was driven toTempelhof Airport, New ac-companied him and walted un-til he boarded the plane. 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