424-10058-10418 "JFK Assassination System Date: 11/17/20 Identification Form 3 Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10058-10418 RECORD SERIES: HQ , AGENCY FILENUMBER: — 62-109060-1ST NR 2928 Document Information ORIGINATOR: — FBI FROM: LEG, PA TO: “DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 04/01/1964 PAGES: 3. SUBJECTS : an JFK, ASSA, OPINION, ARTICLES, BUCHANAN, THOMAS GITTINGS . DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1A CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 12/10/1997 OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA COMMENTS : v9.1 BY S2333 Doctd:32138902 Page 1
rs HY 2333 ot — ' 0 ,OPRes5 FORM MO. 10 _ = _ '$010-104~01 = ~ = aN . a" “== UNITED STATE: 4 "ERNMENT CO Memorandum TO ‘ Director, FBI DAES Hw 64 FROM : Legat, Paris (100-1793) (P.) — SUBJECT: THOMAS GITTINGS BUCHANAN, JR. Bufile 100-354341 CIS HAS NO OBJECTION TO Paris 100-1793 DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR, RELEASE OF. CIA. INFORMATION ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT fa JOHN F. KENNEDY, ~""~~--~—. tie pa@ipneees NOVEMBER 22, 1383. . DALLAS, TEXAS. MISCELLANEOUS —- INFORMATION CONCERNING " an Bufile 62-109060 5-1 ACS Paris 62-148 leactt 2 Clascilied b t\ ssity oa GA Re Paris letter 3-20-64, . pena Say a / + "Spey 3 \¥) There is enclosed for the Bureau a copy of t BIUIUTS\ latest article in the series by THOMAS GITTINGS BUCHANAN, JBey which appeared in "L'Express" on 3-26-64, In this article BUCHANAN discusses the people "in power" in Dallas and states that they used gangsters as "front men" in assisting and protecting OSWALD in that city. Without their concurrence, according to BUCHANAN, OSWALD would never have been able to have obtained employment in Dallas. BUCHANAN describes the members of the Dallas Council as being the wealthy and influential people behind the scenes in that community and states that seven members of the Council represent the “cream" of the influential citizens of Dallas. In the latter group he mentions H. L. HUNT, his son LAMAR HUNT, as well as CLINTON and JOHN MURCHISON. Thereafter, BUCHANAN discusses the background and business dealings of HUNT as well as his relations with General EDWIN WALEER and the John Birch Society. BUCHANAN also gees into 8 - Bureau (Enc. 1) (1 - Liaison Section | Pine ASG pee! . 1 - Baltimore, 100-12596 ig ATES 1 - Dallas NOT | RECORDED — 1 ~ Washington Field 100-19194) 199 APR 17 1964 “OTAMTLY PED IN S77 A CONT RIED REP sHD EES ote Ui sce Wisk : (po Pye Be “4 ‘AS 7G Boclda: 327138902 Page 2?
a een x : . e “\ » “F 2* : . Paris 100-1793 | D RET Leg tavive that his orrice had rece ved information that ‘BUCHANAN reportedly is presently employed, on an installation of Bull office machines. being usédrbp ithe. Prefecture of ‘Police in Paris. This information has been furnished to the Prefecture of Police, and while their inquiry is continuing, preliminary results would indicate that the report is untrue In this connection, a copy of the memorandum captioned THOMAS GITTINGS BUCHANAN, JR., which sets forth background information concerning him appearing in Bufiles, and which Was transmitted to the Paris Office by Bulet to Baltimore 3-19-64, was made available to the Prefecture of Police. it appears that the information contained in the menorandun would be of interest to. Ambassador, RALPH SMITH of the local office of U.S.1.S he Direction de la Surveillance dui itoire. (ns omestic counterespionage Service, We are therefore furnishing vpare Ur tat memorandum to them, , =. _,AS mentioned previously, we will continue to” 1 follow this matter closely and promptly transmit to the Bureau any pertinent information of interest, HW 52333 DBoctd: 32136902 Page 3