JFK Assassination System Identification Form Date: 6/15/20} Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-90010-10132 RECORD SERIES: DL AGENCY FILE NUMBER: _ 100-9734-767 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: BROWN TO: DL Released under the John Kennedy TITLE: Lssassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 7 (44 USC 2107 Note}. ase#: Nl 54463 Date: DATE: 03/16/1962 pO-i2—-2017 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : AMERICAN G.I. FORUM [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 09/16/1997 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE ‘COMMENTS : MEMO -_-_—-—_-\ x —TFFSSm''-+--'-'-“ ———————————————————_—_———— ee v9.1 HW 54463 DBocld: 323231276 75 Page 1
< ne ‘been reluctant: to do at. ME a s* - f \ SAC, DALLAS (134-1A-659) 3/16/62 SA U. HARLAN BROWN On a/aiven, DieG=-S, in person, furnished a typevritten roport to SA @, HARLAN. ‘BROWN, which y emer is undated. ‘and haa been serialized as 1S4-1A-658. oy | That report revealed that on Friday, 2/23/62, FRANK MEDRANO visited JOE LANDIN at hie job. MEDRANO infermed LANDIN that the information he had secretly passed out (on J. 8. WALLING) had done the job. WALLING had guddenly withdrawn his candidacy from the. coming elections. According to informant, MEDRANO said goneono had placed the slip of paper (with the information on’ 3.8.) in @ candy vendiag. machine. <A elip of paper would drop out with each piece of candy that was purchased. BEDRANO figured some of WALLING's enenies had. wigged the machine. “MEDRANG ghowed JOR LANDIN the. printing: he had gotten. from Reilly Printing Co. He had the problem f distributiag ‘them. * “He had asked HANK MEYER to help him but BANK RAHO said he couldn't figure out why. HANK did not want to help out. FRANK HEDRANO had asked him three’ - tines for hig help.. MEYER. had promised to find goneene to kelp hin.  2¢ was alleged that one of MRS. STRIPLING's lady friends had volunt ered to help him. On 2/26/62, Informant determined that BILL LOWERY was ‘an contact with. 505 LANDIN at work and told him he had contacted AUGUSTIN: ESTRADA: * Be geaid. they Were going to LANDIN’s house that probably be home sfter 9 o'clock. BFL, LOWERY and ESTRADA went to 19:00 Pale but didn't ‘wait for Bitte. as “LANDIN roturned home at ed - 4241-0508 night, at which time LARNDIN said he had to. work late and would 1 od ' 100-671-8 (Po: OO 2 ~ 1009-10660 (8. Ba er) ae es c = 157=131- (J. ‘Seripiing) = 4100-9734. (G.I. Forum) 1 = ioo-7008 (A: uatrade) Me; -G tf. /¢ 7 : 69- pn rans . © PSEARCHED was INDEXED ., i x 671- 9 ‘Wetor tatters) ~ “| SERIALIZED assis FILED ascsscsscsrnase MAR 1 61962 _ FBI — DALLAS Docld: 3232731278 Page 2?
Vo DL 134~1A-659A Informant further determined that on 9/27/62, LANDIN attended the roguhr meeting of the American GI Forum. BILL LOWERY was one of those present. A dance was planned for March 3. At this meeting BROWNIE TREVINO: reported on a regional meeting that he attended. In his report was the information thet in Slaton, Texas, there were a number of public facilities where . hatin-Americansa were not admitted. | TREVENO added that it seemed that since the “swimming scandal" was aired, the going had become tougher. He informed them that if they wiahed they could send letters (about Sinton) to their Congressman and to other officials. TREVINO was not enthused in making the report on Slaten and the membership devoted their tima and interest to preparing for the . coming scholarship dance. Lo ee Informant could furnish no additional information. . HW 54463 4 SR Chests 8 Me — : vt oa . wot + . ae ‘ “ - ee 3 ocle __i/ Docld: 3232731278 Page 3