Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# CONFIDENTIALROUTING AND RECORD SHEETSUBJECT (Optional)NOVEL, GordonFROMCurtis Ri Rivers (C)DC/OSB4E27 HqsEXTENSION NO.#526 113DATE1788 31 August 1983TOOfficer designation room number andbuildingDATE OFFICER'S COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whomRECEIVED FORWARDED INITIALS to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.)c/OSB 1 SEP *illegible* mm In response to the attached1983 Incident Report dated 29 August1983, the undersigned, on30 August 1983, telephonicallycontacted Sergeant Haas, who isthe supervisor of DetectiveArthur Troblinger inFort Lauderdale's Organized CrimeDivision. Several attempts tocontact Detective Trollinger on29 and 30 August 1983 had beenunsuccessful. Sergeant Haaswas advised that a Gordon Novel,believed to be identical to theGordon Novel of interest toFort Lauderdale's OrganizedCrime Division, is not now norhas he ever been an employeeor employed in any capacity *with* the CIA. The undersigned addedthat since the late 60's,Gordon Novel has periodicallyclaimed employment with the CIA.Sergeant Haas advised thatGordon Novel is a suspect in a"bomb threat case."CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE IN FULL 1998No further action is contemplatedregarding this matter, and it isrecommended that this case beclosed.*signature of Curtis Rivers**illegible signature*Case closedCL BY 235 967 *signature illegible*DECL OADRDERIVED FROM COV 1-8215. WARNING, NOTICE    INTELLIGENCE SOURCES    OR METHODS INVOLVED610 USE PREVIOUSEDITIONSCONFIDENTIAL
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# INCIDENT REPORT> FROM:> Headquarters Security Branch> Security Duty OfficeDate of Incident 29 August 1983Time of Incident 1245 HoursDate of Report 29 August 1983Time of Report 1430 HoursName NOVEL, Gordon W. (U) Grade NA Office NADOB: 07 February 1938Incident Request for Office of Security Assistance (U)Summary of Information:(305) 761-2314Received a call from Detective Arthur Trollinger, Ft. Lauderdale Organized Crime Division, who requested Office of Security assistance in verifying the employment of SUBJECT with the Central Intelligence Agency. Caller provided the following information. (U)SUBJECT, a convicted arsonist with ties to organized crime, is in the Ft. Lauderdale area. He is claiming to be affiliated with the Agency and under this guise has approached several companies specializing in electronic surveillance. It is for this reason that caller wishes to verify SUBJECT's employemt. (U) Caller provided the following description of SUBJECT:DOB: 07 February 1938HEIGHT: 5'8"WEIGHT: 177 LBS.HAIR: BROWNEYES: BLUEAdvised caller a report of his call would be made and forwarded to the appropriate office for any action deemed necessary. (U)ACTION TAKEN:As stated. Copies forwarded to C/SSD for appropriate action. (U)Contacted and briefed Curt Rivers, SSD, who requested a copy of this report. (C) A check of SRD indices reflects (2) two hits in name of SUBJECT and OSDO indices reflects (1) hit in name of SUBJECT. (U)BHSReporting OfficerLDAChief, Headquarters Security Branch> WARNING NOTICE> INTELLIGENCE SOURCES> OR METHODS INVOLVED> [CONFIDENTIAL]CL BY 039183DECL OADRDERIVED FROM COV-1-82FORM 1798
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13-00000COMTEN NO. 4 LINE EF*** RUFFING COMPUTER CENTER 63.2 ***PLEASE ENTER SWITCHING CHARACTERS: SANCACONNECTEDCOMTEN NO. 4 LINE EF*** RUFFING COMPUTER CENTER 63.2 ***DM072^ENTER PASSWORDREQUEST BEING VALIDATEDJ OS 67 M0526113 HITS= 2NOVEL, GORDON/Y M/Z 2103152NOVEL, GORDON DWANE OR 76 M0592178/Y M /D LTR 21OCT76 VOL 4 OGC RECORDS SEARCH REQ/Z 2743598*** END OF HITS
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13-00000NOVEL, Gordon414 Baybrook Dr.Seabrook, Texas713-474-5108Subject advised that he had an economic formula which would slove the world dollar dumping crisis.IR - 9 February 1973
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# ROUTING AND RECORD SHEETSUBJECT: (Optional)NIS Report on US PersonsFROM:CEBehrensC/PCS/LOG2E03EXTENSION NO.1064DATEJanuary 24, 1980TO: (Officer designation, room number, and building)DATEOFFICER'S INITIALSRECEIVED FORWARDEDCOMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.)REFERENCE1.  Bill O'Donnell    Office of Security Liaison    GH-02Attached is NIS report, which I believe is the only copy sent to this agency. This is of no interest to the DDO but may be of interest to someone in SecurityCRS2.  Security Support/Div.    4E 0277    31 JAN 1980    1/31/803-5 Novell has been of interest to SAG. Suggest the NIS memo be forwarded to SAG for info ED.- Concern with SAG referral. Edw5.  C/SSO    31 JAN 1980    1/31/806.  ADD/PST    C/OPS/PSC    1/31 EB 60    2/1 Ny9.  C/SPG for Review    As Necessary    #9    We ought to clarify with NIS that he was never employed with CIA.RLONG4/30/8010. Dleave herube.
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# WARNINGTHE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION IS THE PROPERTY OF THE:**NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE**AND IS PART OF THE NIS INVESTIGATIVE FILES SYSTEM WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM VARIOUS PROVISIONSOF THE PRIVACY ACT (5 U.S.C. 552a). REQUESTS FOR ACCESS TO OR DISCLOSURE OF THE ATTACHEDDOCUMENT(S) MUST BE REFERRED TO THE DIRECTOR, NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE. SECNAVINST5211.5 SERIES REFERS.BY HAND DATE: 18 JAN 1980SERIAL:FROM: Director, Naval Investigative ServiceTO: Central Intelligence Agency, Deputy Director for Operations Policy &Coordination Staff, ATTN: Liaison Control, Room 2E0308, Washington, D.C.SUBJ: NOVEL Gordon/CivilianENCL: (1) NAVINVSERVO New Orleans NOR dtd 09 Jan 19801. UNLESS NOTED BELOW, THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION MAY BE DISCLOSED ONLY TO   DOD PERSONNEL WHOSE OFFICIAL DUTIES REQUIRE ACCESS THERETO. IT MUST NOT BE   FILED IN PERSONNEL SERVICE RECORDS OR RETAINED IN OTHER FILES EXCEPT ON A   TEMPORARY BASIS. IT IS FURNISHED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE AND SUBJECT   TO THE DISPOSITION INDICATED:[XX] Final Report for any action deemed appropriate. Any prior reports not enclosedhave been previously furnished.[ ] Pending Report for any future action deemed appropriate. Any prior reports notenclosed have been previously furnished.[ ] No action required. Information is of official interest.[XX] Destroy when it has served the purpose for which provided.[ ] Return to sender within 30 / 60 days.[ ] Return in sealed envelope marked to be opened only by:__________![Signature of D. E. Usrey]D. E. USREYBY DIRECTION![Signature]IT IS CERTIFIED THAT THE RECORD COPIES OF THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS AREBEING RETAINED IN THE NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE IN STRICT ACCORDANCEWITH SECNAVINST 3820.2 SERIES AND DOD DIRECTIVE 5200.27 SERIES.![FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY]If Classified OPNAVINST 5510.1 Series AppliesNIS Document Cover Sheet (NIS Form 5000/7 (12-75))
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# NTS PER ATIONS REPORTCODE: DAHOCONTROL: 01-09-8 ON 08-H067-INTC/FDATE: 01-09-80STATUS: ONLYDISTRIBUTION: //EI-NO022//MADE AT: IN IS A NEW ORLEANSMADE BY: S/AGLOUFFYREQUESTER:SUPPLEMENTAL DATE:SEX: MSOCIAL SECURITY NO.:MILITARY SERVICE NO.:BIRTH:(DATE) (GPC) (PLACE):TITLE: SANOVEL GORDON/CIVILIAN (DIRC SENSITIVE)DCI: 4-8 JAN, 1980O FA: 4-8 JAN 1980/NEW ORLEANS, LAEVAL: F-6SOURCE: VARIOUS1. ON 4 JANUARY 1980 THE REPORTING AGENT RECEIVED A CALL (IN HIS ABSENCE) FROM AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS GORDON NOVEL. HE INDICATED TO THE PERSON TAKING THE CALL THAT THE SUBJECT TO BE DISCUSSED WAS "WASHINGTON". THE REPORTING AGENT RETURNED THE ICAL L AND IN THE ENSUING CONVERSA TI ON NOVEL INDICATED THAT HE WAS IN-VOLVED IN A "COMMERCIAL IVENTURE" AND FELT THAT THE RESULTS MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO CONI". HE INDICATED IN ESSENCE, THAT HIS PRO-JECTI INVOLVED OUTFITTING A "FASTI PATROL CRAFT" WITH VARIOUS MEANS DF TESTING DEFENSE SYSTEMS (NFI). HE INDICATED THE ITAKE FROM THIS PROJECT WOULO PROVIDE INTELLIGENCE DATA ON A VARIETY OF WORLD-WIDE DEFENSE SYSTEMS. HE INDICATE O THE BRITISH WERE INVOLVED IN A SIMILAR PROJECT.2. DURING THE CONVERSA TI ON HE MENTIONED. ON SEVERALI OCCASIONS, THAT HE FELT ON I" WOULD BE THE AGENCY WITHIN THE NAVY ITO RECEIVE HIS II NE OR MATION. WHEN THE MISSION OF NIS WAS EXPLAINED TO HIM HE EX-PRESSED SURPRISE THAT "ONI" NO LONGER EXISTED AND THAT NIS HAQ NO POSITIVE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION MISSION.3. DURING THE COURSE OF THIS ICONVERSATION NOVEL FREQUENTLY REFER KEO TO "MY COMPANY". WHEN ASKED A DIRECT QUESTION REGARDING THE IDENTITY OF HIS COMPANY HE SAID YOU KNOW "THE COMPANY, CIA". HE EXPRESSED DIS PLEASURE WITH CIA AND STATED THAT SHOULD HE EVER INVOLVE HIMSELF IIN A CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE NAVY HE WOULD NOT ALLOW ANY OF HIS INFORMA TI ON ITO BE PASSED TO CIA.4. AT THIS POINT THE REPORTING AGENT INDICATED TO MR. NOVEL THAT NIS WOULD HAVE NO INTEREST IN HIS PROJECT THAT POSSIBLY SOMEONE ELSE WITHIN THE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MIGHT BE INTERES TE O AND THAT IF THE REPORTING AGENT LEARNED OF SUCH HE WOULO RECONTACT NOVEL.5. THE PHONE NUMBER LEFT BY NOVEL WHEN HE INITIALLY CALLED SEEKING THE PEPORTING AGENT IS 504-831-2015. THE NOVEMBER 1979 GREATER IN EW ORLEANS TELEPHONE DIPECTORY INDICATES THAT' 831-2015 IS THE TELEPHONEWARNING ATTACHMENT (1)THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF THE NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICECONTENTS MAY BE DISCLOSED ONLY TO PERSONS WHOSE OFFICIAL DUTIES REQUIRE ACCESSHERETO. CONTENTS MAY NOT BE DISCLOSED TO THE PARTY(S) CONCERNED WITHOUT SPECIFICAUTHORIZATION FROM THE NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE.
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CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE IN FULL 1998TRANSMITTAL SLIP 20 Aug 1981TO: Ops Support Branch HFROOM NO. 4E-27 BUILDING HeadquartersREMARKS:FYIMR. SULLIVANPLS PULL FILE ONHOVEL. DON'T SEEANY ACTION EXCEPTTO ADVISE FOIAOFFICEDone 24 AUGNotifyed WARRENFROM: Chief, Central Staff/DCD PriestlyROOM NO. 913 BUILDING Key EXTENSION 37.67FORM NO. 241 REPLACES FORM 36-8 8/24 Routing to1 FEB 55 WHICH MAY BE USED. SAG for info
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# CONFIDENTIAL14 August 1981MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORDSUBJECT: Telephone Conversation with Gordon NovelGordon Novel called the New Orleans office on 13 August 1981. Ronald Farris was away on Annual Leave and had arranged to have his calls forwarded automatically to the Houston Field Office's listed telephone number. When the call was answered with the Houston number, Novel indicated that he was calling the New Orleans office. He was told that Farris was out of the office for a week and his calls were being relayed to Houston. Novel asked how he would go about obtaining his personal Agency file under the Freedom of Information Act. He was told that he should address a letter to Freedom of Information Coordinator with his request. He then indicated that he had done this already, and the information sent to him was so severely edited and sanitized that it was difficult to make sense of it. He did, however, discover that it contained information that was erroneous and he asked how to go about refuting the misinformation and/or correcting the file. It was suggested that he write a letter detailing the discrepancies and request that a change be made. He did not seem interested in doing that and promptly changed his line of questioning. He asked how he would go about contacting the Director of the Agency directly. He was told that he should use the local representative, Mr. Farris, to relay any information he might wish to get to the Director. Novel indicated that he had only talked to Farris once, but was anxious to bypass the usual channels to avoid having his information mishandled or misconstrued. He was told that Farris was a highly qualified representative of the Agency and the proper individual to contact regarding information he wished to get to the Director's attention. He gave a small sinister chuckle and replied, "We'll see about that," then hung up.Colleen R. WebbDCD/Houston Field OfficeCC: Chief, Central StaffNew Orleans Resident OfficeCONFIDENTIAL
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CONFIDENTIAL29 April 1977MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Security Analysis GroupFROM : Raymond M. ReardonSUBJECT : Pending Litigation - Gordon Novel1. Gordon Novel is a somewhat notorious figure who first came to the attention of this Agency during the Garrision Investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy. From time to time he has claimed to be a CIA employee or to be acting on behalf of the CIA. He has never been employed by the Agency and has had no contacts with the Agency except for occasional visits to Domestic Collection Division offices. He has been in several scrapes with the law, most recently in October 1976 when he was on trial for conspiracy piracy to firebomb several buildings in New Orleans. Mr. Novel has now filed a civil suit claiming alleged violations of his rights and interference with his personal affairs. He is not suing the Agency but he has named Mr. Howard Osborn as a defendant. Mr. Osborn has been in touch with the Office of General Counsel seeking representation by the Justice Department since he feels his being named in the suit probably resulted from his official duties with the Agency.2. On 27 April 1977 Mr. George Jameson of the Office of General Counsel contacted the undersigned to inquire whether we had a file on Novel and if the file showed any reason why Mr. Novel should have named Mr. Osborn as a defendant in the suit. Mr. Jameson was given a rundown on the nature of the information in Novel's file and was also provided with Mr. Osborn's retirement date, 26 February 1974. Mr. Jameson mentioned that most of the alleged activities complained about byE2 IMPDETCL BY 007472CONFIDENTIAL
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CONFIDENTIALNovel occurred in 1975 and there is no apparent reason for Novel having singled out Mr. Osborn as a defendant. Mr. Jameson also requested traces on two individuals who are alleged to have been involved in this matter--Larry Blanscett and Bridget Pfiffer. He was advised that the Office of Security had no record of either of these individuals.3. Mr. Jameson indicated that we would probably be receiving a formal request for pertinent information as this case develops, but he merely needed a preliminary reading in order to determine if Mr. Osborn should be defended by the Department of Justice in this litigation. Aside from indexing the names of Blanscett and Pfiffer to Novel's file, no further action is contemplated by the undersigned.Raymond M. ReardonSecurity Analysis Groupcc: Osborn File2CONFIDENTIAL
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYWASHINGTON, D.C. 2050515 FEB 1980MEMORANDUM FOR: The DirectorNaval Investigative ServiceDepartment of the NavyFROM:William R. KotapishActing Director of SecuritySUBJECT:Gordon NovelReference is made to your memorandum of transmittal dated 18 January 1980 which forwarded a Naval Investigative Service Operations Report dated 9 January 1980. The report dealt with a contact of your New Orleans Office with one Gordon Novel. According to the report, during his contact Mr. Novel indicated that he had a relationship with the Central Intelligence Agency. This is to advise you that a check of the appropriate records of the Central Intelligence Agency has determined that Mr. Novel is not and has never been an employee of this Agency.FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE:Edwal JonesWilliam William R. KotapishDistribution:Orig - Addressee1 - AD/Security1 - OS Registry1 - SAG☑ Novel FileOS/PSI/SAG/RMR:jan (14FEB80)![American Revolution Bicentennial 1776-1976]
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# CONFIDENTIAL# CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM# RELEASE IN FULL 199821 OCT 1976MEMORANDUM FOR: General CounselATTENTION : Mr. John K. GreaneyFROM : Edwal JonesDeputy Director of SecurityPersonnel Security and InvestigationsSUBJECT : Gordon Dwane Novel; Lawrence B. Rohde;Allen D. Bell, Jr.1. Reference is made to your 20 October 1976 priority request (OGC 76-5787) which asks that the Office of Security search its indices to determine if any of the above-named individuals have ever been employed by the Agency. Reference is further made to our telephonic response to you on 20 October 1976 confirming that none of these individuals have ever been employed by the Agency.2. This memorandum will serve to confirm the referenced telephonic response. Office of Security indices contain no record in the name of Lawrence B. Rohde, which was also searched in the variation of Lawrence B. Rhode. The Office of Security does maintain files on Gordon Dwane Novel and Allen D. Bell, Jr. and a brief summary of the information contained within these files appears below:a. Gordon Dwane Novel, SF#526 113Mr. Novel has a long history of leaving the impression that he is either employed by or associated with the CIA. Mr. Novel has not, however, ever been an employee of the Agency in any capacity. The Office of Security file on Mr. Novel was established in 1967 by virtue of his involvement with the Garrison investigation of the assassination of President Kennedy. During the ensuing period Mr. Novel has both telephoned and written to the
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# CONFIDENTIALAgency with various proposals, none of which have been followed-up by the Agency. Most recently, Mr. Novel was in contact with the Domestic Collection Division (DCD) in New Orleans, Louisiana, in October 1975 and February 1976 to volunteer various proposals. Mr. Novel's proposals were rejected by DCD, and Mr. Novel was requested to refrain fron future contact with that office,b. Allen D. Bell, Jr., SP#648 216Mr. Bell is President of Dektor Counter- intelligence and Security, Incorporated, Springfield, Virginia, and has appeared widely in the news media as a "wiretapping expert," most recently in connection with the Watergate hearings. Mr. Bell has never been employed by the Agency. The Office of Security file on Mr. Bell was established in 1970 based on a request from the Technical Security Division, Directorate of Operations (TSD) for a Contact Security Approval. Cited approval was granted in November 1971, although Mr. Bell's file does not reflect the specific purpose for the request nor if Mr. Bell was actually contacted. Mr. Bell was also of interest to DCD in October 1973; however, the specific purpose of this interest is not contained within Mr. Bell's file.3. As indicated, a review of our records failed to disclose any indication that Mr. Novel, Mr. Rohde, or Mr. Bell have ever been employed by the Agency in any capacity.![signature of Edwal Jones]Edwal JonesDistribution:Orig & 1 - Addressee1 - OS Registry1- DD/PSI1- SAG1 OGC File1 - Bell File1 - Novel FileOS/PSI/SAG/JSHUNT:jan (21OCT76)
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FORM NO. 238 REPLACES FORM 35-11 MAY 56 WHICH IS OBSOLETE DOCUMENT CONTROL (13-40)MFG 1-76SEC. CL. ORIGIN CONTROL NO.Assoc. General Counsel, OS 6. 4555DATE OF DOC DATE REC'D DATE OUT SUSPENSE DATE CROSS REFERENCE ORPOINT OF FILING10/20/76 10/20/76TO D/Security; D/Personnel OGC 76-5787FROM John K. Greaney ROUTING DATESENTSUBJ. Gordon Dwane Novel AD/Sec 10/20/DD/PSI 10/20DEADLINE--COB 20 Oct 76COURIER NO. ANSWERED NO REPLY 1
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# Shaw Trial Attorneys Ordered to Keep QuietNEW ORLEANS (AP)- Criminal District Court Judge Edward Haggerty Jr. today ordered the prosecution and defense in the Clay L. Shaw's Kennedy assassination conspiracy trial to refrain from pre-trial publicity. He told them to quit discussing evidence.The Judge said at a news conference he would invoke the canons of professional ethics "to prevent the flow of prejudicial pre-trial publicity" from either Shaw's attorneys or from Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison's staff.He said the arraignment of Shaw, indicted by the grand jury March 17 on charges of conspiring to assassinate President John F. Kennedy, probably will be held next week.Haggerty said the same security measures in effect at Shaw's preliminary hearing earlier this month would be used at the arraignment. Reporters needed special credentials to cover the hearing and cameras were barred.(Meanwhile, Gordon Novel issued a telephone challenge to Garrison today to prove by lie detector that the probe is not a fraud, United Press International reported.(Novel, who left New Orleans shortly before the grand jury was to subpoena him last week, would not say where he was calling from. Novel reportedly took a lie detector test in McLean, Va., over the weekend, to back up his charges that the investigation is a fraud.).Haggerty has said he does not believe the Warren Commission report on the assassination can be admitted as evidence mainly because the commission's witnesses could not be cross-examined,candidate for attorney general in the last Minnesota election, is on trial in U.S. District Court here charged with fraud and conspiracy in the collapse of the American Allied Insurance Co., of St. Paul, Minn.Kroman had called a news conference for 7 p.m. today when he said he would tell of his private investigation into the assassination of Kennedy. It was not known what Kroman intended to say. A state highway patrolman found Kroman in his locked car at 4 a.m. 24 miles east of Bismarck. Kroman was paralyzed and incoherent, the policeman said. A loaded shotgun was across the attorney's knees.Kroman was taken to a Bismarck hospital, where a doctor said Kroman apparently had suffered an epileptic seizure.# FIGURE IN CASE FOUND STRICKENBISMARCK, N. D. (UPI)-David R. Kroman, an attorney who had promised to make disclosures about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy at a news conference tonight, was found today partially paralyzed by an apparent epileptic seizure.Kroman, 43, a onetime lawyer for the Minnesota Insurance Department and an unsuccessful independent Democratic> [Figure] CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 1998
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# Garrison Seeking Two As Arms Theft PlottersNEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) - Garrison has alleged that Ferrie, Lee Harvey Oswald and Clay L. Shaw plotted in mid-September 1963 to kill President Kennedy. Oswald and Ferrie area dead. Shaw, 4, a retired New Orleans executive, has been indicted on a charge of conspiring to kill the president.Garrison telegraphed arrest warrants yesterday to Montreal for Gordon Novel and to Dallas, Tex, for Sergio Arcacha Smith, based on charges of conspiring to burglarize a munitions bunker in 1961.The warrants for Novel and Arcacha were signed by Criminal Dist. Court Judge Thomas Brahney, who set bond at $5,000 for each. Novel already had a $50,000 bond awaiting him on the warrant for his arrest as a material witness.Garrison obtained a warrant for Novel's arrest last week as a material witness in the probe of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.Arcacha, head of the anti-Castro Cuban Revolutionary Council in New Orleans in 1961, said in Dallas he does not know whether he will fight extradition to New Orleans. But he added, "It is a shame that in this country they do this to honest people."The new charge accused Novel and Arcacha of conspiring with David W. Ferrie to commit simple burglary of a munitions dump in Houma, about 40 miles southwest of New Orleans.The Shaw case is scheduled for arraignment Wednesday...CIA HISTORICAL REPROGRAM adultRELEASE IN FUL 1998
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# CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE IN FULL 1998## New Orleans Probe Figure In D.C. AreaBy United Press InternationalGordon Novel, the "missing witness" in New Orleans Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison's investigation of an alleged Kennedy assassination conspiracy, popped up in a Washington suburb yesterday and took a lie detector test on his charge that the Garrison investigation was a "fraud."The operator of the polygraph test, Lloyd Furr of McLean, Va., said Novel "passed" the lie test. "He showed no deceptions," Furr said."Do you honestly believe Garrison's conspiracy prosecution is a fraud," Furr said he asked Novel. "Yes," he said Novel replied.Novel, a former nightclub operator, left New Orleans shortly before a grand jury investigating the assassination tried to subpoena him.In New Orleans, Judge Matthew Braniff has issued orders for Novel to post a $50,000 bond as a material witness or be arrested as a fugitive.Novel's connection with the Garrison investigation has never been precisely spelled out.[handwritten text] Wash Star 27 Jan '67[handwritten text] 1/27/68[handwritten text] GORDON NOVEL