Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# FEDERAL LUREAU OF INVESTIGAIALL INFORMATION CONTAINEDHEREIN 12 UNCLASSIFIEDDATE 1/24/01 BY SPZALMKP.Date: January 27, 1970.ZDENEK CERVENY, care of Black Bear Inn, Lyons, Colorado, was interviewed at this establishment and advised he was born December 5, 1938, in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia, and holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Czechoslovakia Technical University, Prague, Czechoslovakia. He stated he is the nephew of THOMAS RIHA, a Professor of Russian History at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. He is currently employed as a plant engineer with the Martin-Marietta Cement Company in Lyons, Colorado.According to CERVENY, he came to the United States on November 9, 1968, from Vienna, Austria, destined for the residence of his uncle in Boulder, Colorado. He stated that upon arrival in New York City, he spent several days at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. V. GROSSMAN in Brooklyn, New York, who are the aunt and uncle of HANA RIHA, the former wife of THOMAS RIHA.CERVENY continued that he arrived in Denver, Colorado, via Greyhound Bus on November 16, 1968, and immediately called THOMAS RIFA at his residence in Boulder. He was advised by RIHA that he would be unable to come to Denver to drive him back to Boulder, but that he would have a friend meet him at the bus station. lie stated that approximately one hour later a woman who introduced herself as CALYA TANNENBAUM approached him at the bus station and thereafter úrove him to the residence or THOMAS RIHA at 1655 - 8th Street, Boulder, Colorado. He advised that after TANNENBAUK departed the RIHA residence, his uncle told him that she was a very important persen, and the one who had been influential in getting him into the United States.CERVENY stated he resided with RIHA from November 16, 1968, until January 8, 1969, when he moved to 918 South Logan Street, Denver, Colorado, in order to be closer to the Samsonite Company where he had secured employment in the Research and Development Laboratory. During the period he resided with his uncle, TANNENBAUM visited this residence on several occasions, and on almost every instance reminded him that she was an officer in Military Intelligence; very influential with authorities of the United States Immigration and Naturalisation Service; and that if he did not behave himself in the United States, she would have him sent back to Czechoslovakia. CERVENY stated he never was certainThis document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-nation outside your Committee. Its use is limited to official proceedings byyour Committce and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person-nel without the express approval of the FBI.Lyons, ColoradoOn 1/21/70ofSA'S MERRILL R.Fiis # Denver 47-3190-Doc 1/21/70This document contains neither recommendations nor conclastens et so F31 it is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency, it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.NW 88326. Docld:32989603 Page 162
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DN 47-3190.what, if anything, TANNENBAUM actually did in connection with his being admitted to the United States, as the matter, to his knowledge, was handled by a Czechoslovakian Refugee Committee in New York City.CERVENY went on to state that after he moved to Denver he did not see TANNENBAUM again until March 13, 1969, when she called him on the telephone and suggested he come to her residence at 248 Logan Street, where his uncle was also visiting her. He stated when he arrived at her house, his uncle seemed depressed and upset over the fact that he was having marital difficulties with HANA, and that the marriage would probably terminate in divorce. He stated the purpose of his being invited to TANNENBAUM's residence appeared to emanate from a desire of his uncle to see him, but that nothing of importance occurred during the visit.Following the disappearance of his uncle on March 15, 1969, he stated TANNENBAUM commenced asking him over to her house on the pretense of checking up on his immigrant status; however, it became immediately apparent that the principal purpose of these invitations was an attempt on the part of TANNENBAUM to have sexual relations with him. He pointed out there were times when he entered her residence when she would be partially unclothed, would attempt to sit on his lap, sit close to him while watching television, or would openly suggest that they go to her bedroom for the purpose of having sexual intercourse. CERVENY stated TANNENBAUM was physically repulsive to him, and that he would find an immediate excuse to leave when she commenced making sexual advances to him.During the period when he was visiting the TANNENBAUM residence, CERVENY advised she suggested that she adopt him, and actually started adoption proceedings through an attorney in Denver, STEPHEN L. R. MC NICHOLS, JR.; however, he stated he had no desire whatsoever to go through with this, and told TANNENBAUM so. He stated it was about this time that he began to suspect that TANNENBAUM had no connection with Military Intelligence or had any influence over his immigration status.He stated that in May, 1969, he desired to go to Toronto, Canada, to attent a wedding of some Czechoslovakian friends, and he inquired of TANNENBAUM if such would be legal for him to do. He stated she told him there was nothing for him to worry about; however, she suggested he consult with Immigration authorities in Denver regarding this trip. According to CERVENY, TANNENBAUM acccním him to the Federal vilar: Comer, but refused to them to 31 excuse that she has case.NW 88326 Docld:32989603 Page 163.
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# DN 47-31903the United States for Canada, he would not be able to return. When he informed TANNENBAUM of this, she told him that she had more authority than the Immigration officials, and advised him to go to Canada regardless, as she outranked the officials in Denver. CERVENY then made the trip to Canada without incident, and learned later that he was actually just fortunate that he was not required to produce citizenship papers at any time.In addition, CERVENY stated that in May, 1969, he met a Czechoslovakian girl in Colorado Springs by the name of MICHEL BDLIKOVA, who was working at the Broadmoor Hotel, and whom he eventually introduced to TANNENBAUM. He stated that TANNENBAUM immediately told the girl of her Military Intelligence and Immigration connections, and advised her that she could arrange to get her a passport to visit relatives in Czechoslovakia. He stated that in October, 1969, BDLIKOVA told him that TANNENBAUM had recently approached her with a letter written in English purportedly from THOMAS RIHA to CERVENY. He stated BDLIKOVA was asked by TANNENBAUM to rewrite the letter in Czechoslovakian, and that he eventually received this letter postmarked from somewhere in Canada. He felt at the time he received the letter that it had not been written by his uncle, and when he was advised by BDLIKOVA that the letter was a hoax, he began to feel that TANNENBAUM was a fraud and that his uncle's disappearance could have been for reasons other than marital discord. He stated that immeidately after being told of the letter by BDLIKOVA in October, 1969, he filed a missing persons notice with the Boulder, Colorado Police Department the following day. He stated the last time he saw TANNENBAUM was just before or after he made this report to the Boulder Police Department.With regard to CERVENY's association with GALYA TANNENBAUM, he recalled that on several occasions she told him that she would like to recruit him into Military Intelligence, as his engineering background and language ability would be "extremely useful to us." She also told him that if he were in the United States "working for the other side," she would shoot him. TANNEN-BAUM also told CERVENY that she had originally met THOMAS RIHA in Chicago, and that after she came to Colorado, he followed her for the purpose of marrying her; however, the marriage did not take place as RIHA was unable to get along with her children. He stated that upon reflection, he feels that his uncle actually believed that TANNENBAUM was connected in some official capacity with the United States Government, and that there was something in their relationship which he feels gave TANNENBAUM some type of influence over the actions of his uncle; however, in conversation with berh his uncle and TAMENPAUN, ne can recall nothing of a concrete nature, and that feeling is protasly a result or antuition more thanNW 88326. Docjd:32989603 Page 164.
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DN 47-3190CERVENY also recalled that in December, 1968, his father visited him, and during the visit, showed him a diamond bracelet which he had smuggled into the United States for the purpose of selling for a relative in Czechoslovakia. He stated his father had previously corresponded with another individual by the name of RIHA in San Antonio, Texas, who was no relation to his uncle, but whom his father had known in Czechoslovakia. According to CERVENY, his father made a trip to San Antonio to leave this bracelet with the RIHA in San Antonio for him to attempt to sell; however, the bracelet was eventually returned to CERVENY from the RIHA in San Antonio, who advised him he could locate no buyer. Thereafter, he showed the bracelet to TANNEN-BAUM, who indicated a desire to buy it. Both went to a jeweler in the Denver Hilton Hotel, who appriased the bracelet at $350. TANNENBAUM, however, offered him $500 for the bracelet, and actually paid him $400 in cash with a promise to pay him an additional $100 later, which he never received.CERVENY recalled another incident which furthered his suspicions of TANNENBAUM in regard to a will which he witnessed at her insistence. By way of background, he explained that in the spring of 1969, TANNENBAUM introduced him to an elderly man by the name of GUSTAV FREDERICH INGWERSEN, a plastics engineer and a native of Germany, who owned some type of plastics plant in Denver, Colorado. He stated he had formerly done some work in plastics, and TANNENBAUM suggested that INGWERSEN might help him get established in this field. As a result of this meeting, CERVENY became friendly with INGWERSEN, and in the company of TANNENBAUM and her two children, made two vacation trips to New Mexico with him. He stated these trips were in either April or May, 1969, and in June, 1969, TANNENBAUM advised him that INGWERSEN had died. Then on July 5, 1969, TANNENBAUM had him visit her residence where she told him that INGWERSEN had drawn up a will and signed it prior to his death, but had neglected to have two witnesses sign it in accordance with Colorado law. She said that INGWERSEN liked CERVENY and had intended to ask him to witness the will, but had died before this could be accomplished. She then coaxed him for over an hour to witness this document, and still believing she was a bona fide official in some Governmental capacity, he affixed his signature to the will.CERVENY concluded by stating that TANNENBAUM had never obtained anything of value from him as a result of her represen-taibons as an officer in litery Entelligense, and the longerNW 88326 Docld:32989603 Page 165
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DN47-31905. he remained in the United States and became acquainted with life in this country, the more suspicious he became that TANNENBAUM was in some way attempting to eventually try to capitalize in some way on his immigrant status. He again pointed out, however that to his knowledge, TANNENBAUM was never able to materially obtain anything of value from him.NW 88326 DocId:32989603 Page 166.
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#ALL INFORMATION CONTAINEDHEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEDDate January 27, 1970Mrs. FRANCESCA STEIN, nee Friedel, owner of the BlackBear Inn, Lyons, Colorado, advised she is a citizen of Czechoslo-vakia, and has been in the United States for approximately fouryears. She stated that in about October, 1967, a Mr. STABEN, avisiting Professor from France at the University of Colorado,Boulder, Colorado, and a frequent customer at the Black Bear inn,introduced her to a Professor of History at the University ofColorado by the name of THOMAS RIHA, also a native of Czechoslo-vakia, and that thereafter she and her husband became friendlywith RIHA.Mrs. STEIN advised that in April, 1968, RIHA visitedthe restaurant in the company of a Czechoslovakian citizen by thename of JIRI CERVENY, who advised her that he had a son, ZDENEKCERVENY, who had recently escaped from Czechoslovakia into Vienna,Austria. She stated JIRI CERVENY was from Prague and that ZDENEKCERVENY is a nephew of RIHA. They inquired if Mrs. STEIN would beable to assist his son in coming to the United States, particularly.with regard to obtaining employment for him. Mrs. STEIN advisedboth RIHA and CERVENY that she would attempt to assist in thisendeavor through her attorney, PAUL MORRIS, in Boulder, Colorado.Mrs. STEIN recalled that in September 1968, MORRISand RIHA visited her residence in Lyons concerr.ng ZDENEK CERVENY,at which time MORRIS told her that he knew a woman from Denver,Colorado, by the name of GALYA TANNENBAUM who had a great deal ofinfluence in the Government, and who was referred to by RIHA as"Colonel." She stated that MORRIS and RIHA advised her thatTANNENBAUM would be able to assist them in getting ZDENEK CERVENYinto the United States.According to Mrs. STEIN, shortly after this meeting withMORRIS and RIHA, TANNENBAUM visited the restaurant in Lyons todiscuss the bringing of ZDENEK CERVENY to the United States. Shetold Mrs. STEIN it would be necessary to first check out Mrs. STEINand RIHA for security purposes before bringing CERVENY into thiscountry. She told her that she was a "Colonel in the Immigration,"and showed her a small hand gun which she had in her purse. Duringthis conversation, TANNENBAUM told Mrs. STEIN that she belonged toan extermination group which killed people after the second WorldWar. Mrs. STEIN stated she considered TANNENBAUM to be a "nut" anddid not pursue the matter any further with her, pointing out thatThis document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-nation outside your Committee. Its use is limited to official proceedings byyour Committee and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person-nel without the express approval of the FBI.
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DN81902as far as she was concerned, the immigration matter concerning CERVENY would be handled by her attorney, PAUL MORRIS.Mrs. STEIN continued that in October, 1968, RIHA married a young Czechoslovakian girl by the name of HANA HRUSKOVA, and that subsequent to the marriage, a reception was held at the Black Bear Inn. She stated that while the reception was in progress, TANNENBAUM appeared, uninvited, and immediately sought out RIHA, took him to the bar section of the restaurant, and commenced a long, serious conversation with him which lasted for approximately one hour. She stated that RIHA's bride became extremely upset over this, as TANNENBAUM would not allow anyone to interrupt their conversation. Mrs. STEIN advised that on one occasion she went into the bar to tell RIHA that his bride was becoming very upset, and was answered in an angry manner by TANNENBAUM to "leave them alone." Following this conversation, the content of which is unknown to Mrs. STEIN, she stated RIHA appeared to be extremely upset, and although TANNENBAUM left immediately, RIHA seemed to have lost all interest in the reception.Following the incident during the wedding reception, Mrs. STEIN advised that TANNENBAUM again visited her at the Black Bear Inn concerning the immigration case of ZDENEK CERVENY, during which she mentioned to TANNENBAUM that she owned some property in Lyons on which she desired to build an apartment house. At this time TANNENBAUM told her that she was a Colonel in Military Intelligence, and was soon to be promoted to the rank of General. She told Mrs. STEIN that she could utilize some influence in securing an FHA loan for her; that she had the authority to deport her at any time; and intimated to Mrs. STEIN that for a percentage of the loan obtained, she would obtain same; and if Mrs. STEIN did not agree to this arangement, she would have her deported. Mrs. STEIN again pointed out that she considered TANNENBAUM a "nut," and told her that all of immigration and business dealings were handled through her attorney.Mrs. STEIN stated that to the best of her recollection, the above was the last time she saw TANNENBAUM, and in February, 1969, she made a trip to Columbia, South America, where she had resided for approximately ten years before coming to the United States, and did not again return to Lyons until March 18, 1969, following the disappearance of RIHA from Boulder, Colorado, on March 15, 1969.NW 88326 Docld:32989603 Page 168
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DN 47-31-90.3Mrs STEIN stated she did not believe the representations made by TANNENBAUM that she was connected with the United States Immigration Service, or with Military Intelligence, and that she obtained nothing of value from her.Mrs. STEIN advised that ZDENEK CERVENY eventually came to the United States in November, 1968, and to the best of her knowledge, TANNENBAUM had nothing to do with his entry into this country.
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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64)FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONFebruary 3, 1970Date.Miss JOYCE LEBRA, Associate Professor of History,University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1590 Hillside Drive,Boulder, advised she is a colleague of THOMAS RIHA in theDepartment of History and considers herself a close personalfriend.At the outset of the interview, it was explained toLEBRA that the purpose of the interview was to ascertain anyavailable information from her concerning Mrs. GALYA TANNENBAUMon whom this Bureau is conducting an investigation under theFederal. Impersonation Statute.Miss LEBRA advised that to the best of her recollectionRIHA never did mention anyone to her by the name of TANNENBAUM orany individual connected with Military Intelligence or the UnitedStates Immigration and Naturalization Service. She stated thatif TANNENBAUM had been a close friend of RIHA's, this fact wouldprobably have been known to her, as she and RIHA generally asso-ciated with the same circle of friends in the University community.ALL INFORMATION CONTAINEDHEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEDDATE 1/24/01 BY SP2ALMPThis document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-nation outside your Committee. Its use is limited to official proceedings byyour Committee and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person-nel without the express approval of the FBI.1/27/70Boulder, ColoradoFileDenver 47-3190This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agencyIt and its content's are not to be distributed outside your agency.NW 88326 DocId:32989603 Page 170
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# FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONDate: January 28, 1970.STEPHEN FISCHER-GALATI, Professor, Department of History, University of Colorado, advised that he had just returned from a European trip. He recalled first meeting Professor THOMAS RIHA sometime in 1966 at a meeting of the American Historical Society in San Francisco. He advised he also had heard of RIHA prior to their meeting. He advised that after RIHA came to the University of Colorado he knew him as a fellow faculty member of the Department of History and had dinner with him on two or three occasions. He advised their relationship was casual and could not have been considered a profound relationship.FISCHER-GALATI advised he first met GALYA TANNENBAUM sometime in May, 1969, after the disappearance of professor RIHA. He advised his object in meeting TANNENBAUM was to determine if she were a "colonel" as described in hearsay. He advised he was convinced she was not connected with any kind of intelligence work and knew nothing of Eastern European history. He recalled that TANNENBAUM stated she had known RIHA for many years and indicated she had helped RIHA come to the United States but gave no further explanation. He also recalled that TANNENBAUM displayed a "Power of Attorney" document which was contained in a letter allegedly signed by TOM RIHA. He advised the most significant part of the document to him was the date of same, which he easily recalled as January 5, 1968. FISCHER-GALATI pointed out that January 5, 1968, is the date of the overthrow of the Czechoslovakian Government, at which time NOVOTONY was replaced by DUBCEK, and at this same time the official who was in control of passports disappeared and subsequently showed up in Montreal, Canada. He recalled that TANNENBAUM indicated she carried a gun in her purse and that her car had some special equipment, but TANNENBAUM did not elaborate further. He advised that TANNENBAUM was extremely careful in her conversations with him and made no allegations.FISCHER-GALATI advised his second meeting with TANNENBAUM occured on October 1, 1969, at 2:15 p.m., same obtained from his notebook. He recalled that TANNENBAUM called him on the telephone and arranged to meet him in front of the Colorado Book Store in Boulder. He recalled that her car was parked legally at the aforementioned location. He recalled that she was anxious to determine why a check had "bounced" in RIHA's bank account. He recalled she wanted to know if the University was continuing to deposit RIHA's salary to his bank account, as all University facultyALL INFORMATION CONTAINEDHEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEDDATE 1/24/01 BY SPBAUMIPOn 1/26/70 at Boulder, Colorado Denver 47-3190File # dicat?This content contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agencyNW 88326-DocId:32989603. Page.171