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# 13-00000GENDER WILL CHECK CLASSCATION TOP AND BOTTOMUNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL SECRET## OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP| TO  | NAME AND ADDRESS     | DATE | INITIALS || --- | -------------------- | ---- | -------- || 1   | Director of Security |      |          ||     | 4E-60 Hats.          |      |          || 2   |                      |      |          || 3   |                      |      |          || 4   |                      |      |          || 5   |                      |      |          || 6   |                      |      |          || ACTION      | DIRECT REPLY | PREPARE REPLY  || ----------- | ------------ | -------------- || APPROVAL    | DISPATCH     | RECOMMENDATION || COMMENT     | FILE         | RETURN         || CONCURRENCE | INFORMATION  | SIGNATURE      |Remarks:RELEASE AS SANITIZED1998FOLD HERE TO RETURN TO SENDER| FROM: NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NO.       | DATE     || --------------------------------------- | -------- || John K. Greaney, OGC 7D-07 Hqts. x-7531 | 10/20/76 || UNCLASSIFIED | CONFIDENTIAL | SECRET || ------------ | ------------ | ------ |FORM NO. 237 Use previous editionsCIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE AS SANITIZED1998
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13-00000OGC 76-578720 October 1976MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of SecurityDirector of PersonelFROM : John K. GreaneyAssociate General CounselSUBJECT : Gordon Dwane Novel1.  Gordon Novel is scheduled for prosecution in New Orleans on 27 October on charges stemming from a conspiracy to firebomb some buildings on Canal Street. He was mentioned extensively in the James Garrison investigation of the Kennnedy assassination in 1967. Subsequently, Novel filed suit against Garrison and later against *Playboy* Magazine for an article they published which identified Novel as a CIA employee. In 1969 the Agency submitted a certificate signed by the then Director of Personnel, Robert S. Wattles, which certified that Gordon Novel had never been employed by the CIA (copy attached). It may be necessary to submit a new certificate for the upcoming trial in New Orleans. You are requested to search your files to determine whether there is any record of employment.2.  There are two additional defense witnesses that we would appreciate a search as to any employment relationship:(a) Lawrence B. Rohde530 "N" Street, S.W.Washington, D.C.Employed by: Commonwealth Pug Corporation(b) Allan D. Bell, Jr.President, DEKTOR C.I.S. Incorporated5054 Blue Ridge AvenueAnnandale, VirginiaOS 6 4555
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13-00000It is my understanding that these names have all been traced as a request from the Domestic Collection Division with negative results. However, I would appreciate a written response to those traces by close of business 20 October so that certificates can be prepared.3. It is possible that a witness from the Office of Personnel may be required to appear in New Orleans as a rebuttal witness to testify that there was no employment relationship with Gordon Dwane Novel, but this is subject to negotiation with the prosecutor.![signature of John K. Greaney]John K. GreaneyEnclosures
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# CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYWASHINGTON, D.C. 20505OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR## CERTIFICATEI, Robert S. Wattles, am Director of Personnel for the Central Intelligence Agency, and in that capacity have custody of the personnel records of the Central Intelligence Agency. These personnel records are maintained in the State of Virginia. I have directed that a diligent search of the Central Intelligence Agency personnel records be made to ascertain if Gordon Dwane Novel has over been employed or considered for employment by the Central Intelligence Agency. The diligent search has been completed and indicates that Gordon Dwane Novel, at his request on 22 December 1967, was interviewed as an applicant for employment by a member of the Office of Personnel, Central Intelligence Agency. The search indicates also that, based on the information supplied at such interview, the interviewer did not recommend employment and his application for employment was not further processed by the Central Intelligence Agency. The personnel records of the Central Intelligence Agency contain no record of employment of Gordon Dwane Novel by the Central Intelligence Agency.In testimony whereof, I hereunto sign my name this 1st day of May, 1969.Robert S. WattlesDirector of PersonnelCentral Intelligence AgencySTATE OF VIRGINIA )COUNTY OF FAIRFAX) ss.Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of May, 1969.Jessel T. PetersonNotary PublicMy commission expires My commission expires 24 September 1969.(SEAL)
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# CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYWASHINGTON, D.C. 20505OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR## CERTIFICATEThis is to certify that Robert S. Wattles, whose certificate is attached hereto, was at the date thereof custodian of the personnel records of the Central Intelligence Agency. In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency to be affixed at Fairfax County, in the State of Virginia, this 21 day of May, 1969.![seal]Lawrence K. WhiteExecutive Director-ComptrollerCentral Intelligence AgencySTATE OF VIRGINIA )}COUNTY OF FAIRFAX) ss.Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd day of May, 1969.Isabel M. PeteriaNotary PublicMy commission expires My commission expires 24 September 1969,![seal]
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Mr. [Swann:] At the request of Helen, Mr. Kuhn's office, Policy Coordination Staff, ext 1623, I asked for a name trace and the files on the following, and gave your name:Mistretta, Vincentb. 13 Jan. 1913, Brooklyn NYFBI has a continuing investigation on Subject who has been interviewed and advised of contacts with CIA between 1970 and 1975. He named two people:6R.T. Conway and a Dr. Jerry Berger. They--the FFBI--want to know if we have these people or any information on this man..SRD is sending file on Mistretta, covert subject 857074; has nothing on Dr. Jerry Berger; there are three files which suggest the R.T. Conway 6 two on (Robert Conways one of which is a retired file, and one on a "Red" Conway].6Do you want any or all of those?Novel, Gordon Michaelb. 7 Feb. 1938 in San Antonio, TexasLives in Houston, Tex. at 414 Baywood Paced Drive.FBI has an active investigation on the Subject and they disseminated a memo dated May 27, 1976 on the Subject but it may or may not have come to Security. SRD is sending his file up.jane macauleyOct. 12, 1976Ordund6(Redlem warf from SRD6 Robuliwa 278-63273-028-701.4.6 [Robert Conway) 21987630-067-001from thesfile
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT# MemorandumCTN : Chief, Security Research Staff, OSITN : Mr. Bruce SolieROM : Director, Domestic Contact Service (Services Division)DATE: 18 April 1967JBJECT : District Attorney Harrison's Investigation Into Alleged Conspiracy to Assassinate President Kennedy -- NO-112-67REFER : DCS Memoranda dated 6 and 11 April 1967, Same Subject1. The enclosed self-explanatory memorandum and attachment from our New Orleans Office may be of interest.2. Copies of the enclosures and the newsclippings mentioned have also been forwarded to Mr. Joseph Goodwin. We regret that we are unable to furnish your Office with copies of the clippings and suggest that you co-ordinate with Mr. Goodwin if they are of interest to you.3. Any questions pertaining to this memorandum should be directed to Mrs. Virginia L. Thorne, Extension 2738.Virginia L. ThorneB. FRANK YOUNGChief, Services DivisionEnclosures: As stated aboveCIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE IN FULL 1998![photo of savings bonds advertisement]Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan
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# SECRETOPTIONAL FORM NO. 10.5010-10-UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTMemorandumTO: Director, Domestic Contact ServiceNO-112-67DATE: 28 March 1967FROM: Chief, New Orleans OfficeSUBJECT: District Attorney Garrison's Investigation into Alleged Conspiracy to Assassinate President Kennedy1. I enclose herewith a memo from Dorothy A. Brandao to me concerning a news broadcast on Saturday, 25 March 1967, in which CIA is mentioned. I also enclose two clippings from the New Orleans Times-Picayune, dated 26 and 27 March 1967, which refer to a lie detector test administered to one Gordon Novel in McLean, Virginia.2. I was out of town on Saturday, 25 March 1967, and did not hear the news broadcast referred to in Mrs. Brandao's memo.Lloyd A. RayLARay/gnEncl. - to Mr. Goodwin, 3 April 67.SECRET
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Memo for Mr. Ray:In Channel 6's news broadcast at 6-6:30 PM, Saturday, 25 March 1967, the local newscaster announced that NBC had located Gordon Novel and had interviewed him in "Washington." The film then switched to a front view of Novel sected in an armchair and showing him answering questions posed by someone off camera. (a) The latter asked if Garrison had promised Novel anything in exchange for his testimony. Novel said that Garrison had asked him if he needed money and had volunteered to give him whatever financial assistance he needed. (b) The interviewer asked what was Garrison's motive in prosecuting the case. Novel eventually said that it was purely political. But before that, he said that Garrison reminded him of Huey Long and of Dr. Goebbels, from what he had read. The interviewer asked this question a second time, couching it in somewhat different terms - what did Garrison hope to accomplish, what was his motive. Novel said that that was a matter of conjunction (conjecture), that he might bring in CIA.At the conclusion of the Washington interview, the film returned to the local newscaster. The latter stated that NBC had informed the NO station that Novel had submitted to a polygraph test in connection with the interview and "had passed it."The attached clippings from the 26 and 27 March issues of the Times-Picayune do not mention the substance of the NBC interview. These articles refer to NBC's having contacted Novel in McLean, Virginia, rather than Washington, D.C.26 March 1967D.A.B.
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UNCLASSIFIEDINTERNALONLYCONF ENTIALSECRETROUTING AND RECORD SHEETSUBJECT: (Optional)Gordon NOVELFROM: George N. Swann 3OS: SSD:OSB4E27EXTENSION NO. 5261135365 DATE 1 September 1976.TO:: (Officer designation, room number, andbuilding):|          | DATE |     | COMMENTS. (Number each comment to show from whom to whom. Draw a line across column, after each comment.) || -------- | ---: | :-: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: || 1. C/OSB |      |     |                                                                                                           || 2.       |      |     |                                                                                                           || 3.       |      |     |                                                                                                           || 4.       |      |     |                                                                                                           || 5. 3     |      |     |                                                                                                           || 6.       |      |     |                                                                                                           || 7.       |      |     |                                                                                                           || 8.       |      |     |                                                                                                           || 9.       |      |     |                                                                                                           || 10.      |      |     |                                                                                                           || 11.      |      |     |                                                                                                           || 12.      |      |     |                                                                                                           || 13.      |      |     |                                                                                                           || 14.      |      |     |                                                                                                           || 15.      |      |     |                                                                                                           |> [Figure: A table filled with data. There are some handwritten entries in the table. ]FORM3-62610 USE PREVIOUSEDITIONSSECRETCONFIDENTIALINTERNALUSE ONLYUNCLASSIFIED
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Administrative - Internal Use Only1 September 1976MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORDFROM: George N. SwannOperations Support Branch/OSSUBJECT: Gordon NOVELSFN 5261131. On 31 August 1976, Major Robert Foster, Defense   Intelligence Agency (telephone 11-50418), contacted   Mr. Robert Hopkins, Office of Security Liaison Officer,   seeking information concerning Subject. He explained that   the Subject, while residing in a local motel, had overheard in   a telephone conversation with a girl. They discussed large   amounts of money with the indication it was illegally obtained.   Also, in this discussion, Subject mentioned that due to this   girl's information, he was arrested by the CIA in February 1976.2. On 1 September 1976, Major Foster was contacted by   the undersigned and advised that the CIA had knowledge of the   Subject, but that he had never in any way been connected   with the CIA nor had we ever arrested him. Major Foster   was informed that the Subject has a long history of imper-   sonating CIA agents or abusing the CIA's name during his   activities. It was explained that based on our information,   Subject appeared to be somewhat irrational.3. Major Foster advised that he also felt the Subject   was a "nut" and appreciated the information offered by the CIA.![signature of George N. Swann]George N. SwannDistribution:Orig - Subject File1 - ChornoOS:SSD:OSB:GNSwann/jbAdministrative - Internal Use Only
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SUBJECT: Gordon NOVELSFN 526113No further action beyond memory.WR, C/053CONCUR C/SSD - RW Lord9/7/76
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8 April 1976MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Operations Support BranchSUBJECT : Gordon Novel#526 113REFERENCES : Domestic Collections Division Memorandadated 25 February 1976 & 1 March 19761. According to the referenced Domestic Collections Division (DCD) memoranda, the New Orleans DCD Office had con- sidered proposals from Subject in October 1975 and on 9 February 1976 which were rejected. During the last contact, the DCD representative requested Subject not contact him again.2. DCD requested Office of General Counsel (OGC) guidance if they should be contacted by the press concerning Subject's arrest for conspiring to detonate incendiary devices in a down- town New Orleans building. OGC recommended that they acknowledge receiving a proposal from Novel which had been rejected. DCD was also informed that Subject had never been employed by the Agency, with the understanding that this might also be made known to any inquiring reporters or United States Attorney. DCD stated that they were pleased with this guidance, since it allowed them to respond candidly to any immediate inquiries and also serves to disassociate the Agency from the difficulties in which Subject now finds himself. It appears that the only action taken in this case is the OGC guidance supplied to DCD and the only CIA interest in Subject is based on his contact with the New Orleans DCD Office..[George N. Swann signature]George N. SwannDistribution:Orig - Subject File1 - ChronoOS:SSD:OSB:alb
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Gordon Novel#526 113Subject has had no association w/ CIA,but has been of past peripheral interest to DCD inlight of his notoriety in the Garrison case. Noaction necessary in OSB!Noted: close case JWK DC/SSD
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# OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP| TO  | NAME AND ADDRESS | DATE | INITIALS || --- | ---------------- | ---- | -------- || 1   | PC/OSB           |      |          || 2   | C/OSB            |      |          || 3   |                  |      |          || 4   |                  |      |          || 5   |                  |      |          || 6   |                  |      |          || ACTION      | DIRECT REPLY | PREPARE REPLY  || ----------- | ------------ | -------------- || APPROVAL    | DISPATCH     | RECOMMENDATION || COMMENT     | FILE         | RETURN         || CONCURRENCE | INFORMATION  | SIGNATURE      |Remarks:According to DCD memo dtd 1March76, 25 Feb 76 and 1 March 76, they had the New Orleans DCD office had considered a proposal from NOVEL in Oct 75 and 9 Feb 76, when the DCD representative advised NOVEL not to contact him again.DCD requested OFC que guidance if any media enquiries should materialize and they recommended that they acknowledge they had received a proposal for NOVEL and had rejected it. DCD was also informed that NOVEL had never been employed by the Agency.FOLD HERE TO RETURN TO SENDERFROM: NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NO.![signature] 3UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL SECRET
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# 13-00000# -42-76# 25 February 1976# MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD**SUBJECT:** Gordon Novel's Arrest on Bomb Conspiracy Charges/Claim of CIA Association**REF** : (a) NO-39-76 dated 20 February 1976, Subject: Gordon Novel(b) Houck Watts Telecon of 24 February 1976, Same Subject31.  The US Attorney in New Orleans, Gerald Gallinghouse, called the New Orleans Resident Office on 24 February 1976 to advise me that Gordon M. D. Novel had been arrested by agents of the US Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau (ATF) for conspiring to detonate incendiary devices in a downtown New Orleans building on Mardi Gras, 2 March 1976. Novel had apparently described such a plot in a conversation he unwittingly held with an undercover ATF agent.2.  I confirmed to Gallinghouse that I had had a number of contacts with Novel since October 1975 concerning a proposal which Novel had offered for CIA consideration. I told Gallinghouse that the proposal had been rejected by the Agency, but that I had again seen Novel on 9 February 1976 to accept additional material in support of his proposal. At that time, I also asked Novel not to contact me again. I assured Gallinghouse that at no time had Novel been an Agency employee, nor had he ever had any formal relationship with the Agency. Gallinghouse thanked me for explaining the nature of our relationship with Novel, and he suggested that he might recontact me later if necessary for more details.3.  In the referent telecon, I briefed the Deputy Chief of Operations, Ed Watts, on the development and asked him how I should respond if Gallinghouse sought access to the office file on Novel. Mr. Watts recommended that I try to avoid giving the US Attorney direct access to the file, but that if Gallinghouse should ask to review the file, I should refer the request to Headquarters for resolution.4.  Mrs. Gordon Novel called shortly after my conversation with Messrs. Callinghouse and Watts. She said that her husband had asked her to call me to insure that federal authorities were aware that her husband had been actively discussing a proposal for the Agency with me. Mrs. Novel said that her husband had been denied boud, and that he hoped his contacts with a DCD officer might somehow convince federal authorities that he could be safely released on bond after all. Otherwise, she said, he might be detained through the Mardi Gras holiday as a precaution. She assured me that Novel had made no effort to persuade the authorities that he is a CIA officer or employee.E2 IMPDET CL BY 003820CONFIDENTIALУж
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13-00000NO-42-7625 February 1976-2-5. So far, there has been no publicity given to Novel's arrest or the charges against him. We will continue to monitor the situation for any further developments suggesting a formal relationship between the Agency and Novel.3[PETER HOUCK]Pllouck/slmcc: DCD, Deputy Chief of Operations (Watts)DCD, OSG/OSB (Hale) 3DCD, Information Control BranchCONFIDENTIAL2/mc
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# 13-00000Chief, Domestic Collection DivisionTN: Deputy Chief of Operations (Ed Watts)Chief, Dallas Office/New Orleans Resident OfficeGordon NovelTO: (a) [Houck] Watts and Greaney [Houck] telecons of 1 March 1976(b) NO-42-76 dated 25 February 1976, Same SubjectNO-43-761 March 19761. Attached are copies of two local news items concerning the recent arrest of Gordon Novel for the illegal possession of an explosive device and for conspiracy to bomb several buildings in downtown New Orleans. In the article dated 1 March and in recent television news coverage of the affair, Novel has been quoted as saying that he is involved in an important US Government intelligence project and is in frequent contact with on official of the Defense Department. As we reported in the referent memo, Novel told the US Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau (ATF) agents who arrested him that he was working on a CIA project, a claim he said they could verify by calling the New Orleans Resident Officer.2. So far, there have been no public statements linking Novel's recent activities to the Agency. In the referent telecons, however, we requested guidance in responding to any media inquiries which might materialize. John Greaney, Office of General Counsel, recommended that we acknowledge, if asked, that Novel had offered the Agency a proposal which had subsequently been rejected. Mr. Greaney also confirmed that Novel has never been employed by the Agency, a fact which we might also make known to any inquiring reporters or to the US Attorney, if necessary. We are pleased with this guidance, since it allows us to respond candidly to any media inquiries, and it also serves to disassociate the Agency from the difficulties in which Novel now finds himself.3. We will keep you informed of any further developments in this matter which relate to the Agency or to our contacts with Novel.FHouck/slmAttachment: As statedcc: Office of General Counsel (John Greaney)LCD/OSG/OSB (Craig Hale)E 2 IMPDET CL BY 003820CONFIDENTIALJ. WALTON MOORE