om P ‘as ? f & a ‘ QRTIONAL FORM NO. 10 ¥ $910=106 ‘ MAY 1SET EDINON ‘A "y GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 ; C3 ‘Tolrcn ee UNITED STATES GOVEN.ANMENT ° SOLE mem tour Bicher : a 4 Cusper —--—__— Memorandum St Cozra Feit ae . Gale TO : Mr. BB. d. Brennan, d¥e; iv DATE: April 16, 1969 Rosen c 1 ullivan r aa Tevel —_—______ wy Trotter ——_____ ~ : AD Tele. Room ——— FROM : §, d. Papic A Holmes iA/ Gandy 2?) SUBJECT: THOMAS “‘RIBA A INTERNAL SECURITY » CZECHOSLOVAKIA A AY 7 The subject has not left the United States, The story or rumor indicating that he may have gone to Czechoslovakia is without foundation. Riha has been having difficulties -frow —— his wife, and he recently “ran away from her." [_|has also received information indicating that the university newspaper at the University of Colorado wiil Ct be printing an article concerning_the subject and will refer Cv co him as an undercover agent of Mrs, Roman stated that subject very definitely is not being utilised by CIA in any CAPAaCLTY . i ACTION: . The above information is being directed to the attention of the Research=Satellite Section, 1 -A. W. Gray (Vizas) Ore 1 - Liaison ope o l= S. J. Papich Be / SIP :clb i! BE eg (4) v Ponty Avy f a a jwient am . ' f . "a ey ,. x é- ae Bon Bie wae ‘ a . , . - a, ? ré eg itrys ae an Fa : “* id . eee ~ “a of - * ~8 ; S wh i bea 4 z Ai< Lid ad is net for dissemi- eee i wp peavest ae u . at 4 "0 d in response to your 7 2d is mo for ae The documer Prone ait 0 “pts age és Url, a tO Oe aoe oce qi ote im portion G meee aor r the cvnkees anaei*s nor he disclosed io UR toriged DE - veel ‘without the express approval of tite Fol. | = on “ > / os - yi fe HW 55100 Docld:32989553 Page 19
= rae eet mens L= Wr, G. W. Abernathy SAC, Benver Lm) 3469 ReBulet 4-16.69, On 4~15~.69 ___oavisca theouch subject had not Lest the Tinited- Beaten. Gubgect hus been baving citficuitios with his . reconthy “ran away fron hex. a “he story of-yuroy ind: the subject may have voue to Czuechoclovakia is withou foundation, (422 2 [nas Atco weceive @ information indicatin ne ‘ the Univergity newonaper at the Tiniversity of Colorade wii pe yerkreckues: an article concerning this subject snd will refor oo 38 Any pertinent infermation received concerning this matter onould he forverded co the furenu by Edtt and no investie gintion nced ce conducted by your ovtice. GVAsimg Subject is a professor at the University of Colorado. fhe Department received a letter dated 4-7-G69 which stated the wi subject disappearcd mysteriously three weeks age. The writer NY. of the letter was concerned that subject might be involuntarily wae! leaving the United States for Czechoslovakia. The above is nS being furnished Denver for its information. Vy Fee se This documes at is prepored in response to } your request end, is not for dissemt- . 1 a anterenscan nation 078 etn mnie Chynesttee, I*3 092% Bon’ ad tn atfitegel _procecdings by vo MAILED 2 your Crim ood the coment mou not be Elsclesed to Wins 16607 wed person- nel without ine express approval of the FBI . ; APR 18 1969 COMM-FBY
{ 1 | { i . i FBI if ! Date: $/15/69 tae following in "(Type in plaintext or code) AIRTEL J ra (Priority) ; ewe ee ee eee eee 1 meer DIRECTOR, FBI (105~78256) FROM : SAC, CHICAGO (105-8544) t SUBJECT: THOMAS”RIBA, aka in the past, furnished the following information to +f ev Oied If + CZ SaQgy ase eee Enclosed for Denver is a copy of Boston reper t SOP S$ dated August 31, 1990, captioned, "THOMAS RIHA, aka S28 THOMAS ANDREW CHARLES RIEA ~ Soviet Intelligence Services = ./.§ Recruitmugt of Studem~is; IS - R. Spt C&-7062-5 an Sovfc@ _ who has furnished reliable information® . | 3 f 3 4 C3 } TN rr * GH an4 fy - SA GEORGE M, WOODLEY on September 15, 1969, According ooh to the source it is rumored amony the Czechs at the Sous University of Chicago (UC) that THOMAS RIHA, a Professor x {eS at the University of Colorado, Bolder, Colorado, was Sap y : "either kidnapped by the Russians, or picked up by a 2: CIA or the FBI.” = ar is <a ™., rd bu gay Oyo se ; RINA entered the United States in 1947 as a student and has been in the United States since that time, except for a period of one year (1958~1959) when he studied at the University of Moscow, Moscow, Russia, sal Le 4 . ee an aa! ae TOE aan ea rs eee rennmnr grau, omens ~ , eo . . Pe, ng mee an i* 3 Some time in 1968, he headed a group of college iad “ ‘ professors on a tour of the Soviet Union, In the group w Pt i was one ANNA HRUSKA, a Czech girl, whom be married in on Bolder, Colorado, after returning to the United States from this trip. The source dogs not know if ANNA HRUSKA iS an American citizen, an exchange student from Czecho- Slovakia or any background information concerning her. be . - ; ede Gh f we AA Gee DR SRT (2) ~ Bureau (RM) * oa s 2 ~- Denver (Encl. 1) (RMD “eke oe 1 + WFO (Info) (RM) = oF vt 2 ~ Chicago aoe 7 ann , gyn” 9878 134~2309) EP. rs, ity ie? ae Be : ~ Piproved: Sent OM Per —_____—_____— Special ot chase in Charge ‘AW 55100 Docld: 32989553 Page ?1
HW 55100 DoclId: 32989553 Page 22 i CG 105~8544. RISA studied at Harvard University, worked at the University of Chicago from 1960 - 1966, and then went to the University of Colorado, Bolder, Colorade, in the Fall of 1966, where he presentiy has a teaching contract, It is rumored that RIHA recently divorced ANNA HROSKA and disappeared from the University and his apartment, leaving behind his clothes and furniture, According to the source, the University of Colerado is unheppy with RIBA for walking cut on his teaching contract and has been attempting to locate him without success, The files of the Chicago Office, in addition to the enclosed Boston report, contains a Department of ; State Form (Request for Security Information), which is dated 2/5/63, ‘this form shows that Professor RISA was proposed for academic exchange with Czechoslovakia by- the Inter-University Committee on Travel Grants, University of Indiana, Bloomington, indiana, At that time, he was assistant proyvessor of Modern Iitussian and European History at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. He resided at 6007 South Woodlawn 1 Avenue, Chicago, fllinois, He was born April 17, 1929, : in Prague, Czechoslovakia, It is not known whether or not HIHA was accepted for this prcogram. In addition to the above, the Chicago files contain a Department of State Form (Visa Action Request) on hehalf of JARMILA ZAKOVA, nee CERVENA, born 4/14/37, in Prague, Czechoslovakia, She was employed as a clerk by the Film and Television Academy, Prague and desired to visit her uncle, THOMAS RIHA, 5801 South Dorchester Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, for a period of two months ‘in August, 1966. It is believed that this THOMAS RIBA is identical with the subject because the Dorchester address is in close proximity to the UC, FAA LOR ren RRM rt EEN tee shine pA een danasument oT x
HW 55100 CG 105-8544 LEADS DENVER AT DPRVFR, COLCRADO. Check indices and conduct, crediv“and criminal on subject and ANNA HRUSKA, : Contact sources in the Czech conmunity for any information they may have regarding the disappearance of THOMAS RIHA. Check marriage and divorce records regarding ‘THOMAS RIHA and ANNA HRUSEA. CHICAGO AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Will maintain contact with Sovunes —“eosarding the above matter. (Ge 2062- ] Docld: 327989553 Page 23
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UN ® STATES DEPARTMENT OF , @.:; FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to 18218 Federal Office Building File No. Denver, Colorado 80202 December 29, 1969 - Rotk ANtook Mrs. Ruth Ann\Cook Casa Lido ‘Brissago, Ticino CH-6614, Switzerland ys GeemMany Sy ‘ Dear Mrs. Cook: S@xiy Sele This is to acknowledge the receipt of your letter Sata dated December 5, 1969 concerning the disappearance of your sO 8: son Thomas Riha. . a a . : ex SO Sh Please be advised that the Federal Bureau of Soa gs. Investigation has no jurisdiction in matters of this nature SE 25 4 and we are not able to conduct an active investigation SRY concerning your son's disappearance. BOR . g os . A : . Ror ON At your request we will place a Missing Persons Riise: Notice with our Identification Division in Washington, D. C. g2e5 If you desire us to do this, please advise. a, 8 - sea : Very truly yours, ads . Na 8 SCOTT J. WERNER eo -3 Special Agent in Charge S23 - 1)- CC Bureau (blind) Poy mM ee Ye w% % 8 PS Ps — —_ JOS FASETL EL ENCLOSURE . ¥ “ 4 ~ i HW 55100 DBocld:329899553 Page 31 L
In Reply, Please Refer to File No. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Denver, Colorado, received a ‘@ SCE TICE U We? ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Colcrado 1969 REC 36 Denver, December 29, THOMAS RIHA Also Known As Thomas Andrew Charles Riha On December i, 1969, the Denver Office of the letter from Mrs. Ruth Ann Cook, Casa Lido, Brissago, Ticino CH-6614, dated December 5, Werner, who is the Special Agent in Charge of Federal Bureau of Investigation Office. ' HW 55100 a3 pers Mr. Seott the Denver This letter states 1969, addressed to 3 follows: "Dear Sir, "Your name and address was given to me by Mr. Z.\CERVEUY of 918 S. Logan Str. Apt, 302, BDenvar. He is che son of my stepdaughter and working as insencer at Samsonite Manuf. r, pe ° "i write you on behalf of my son (the above young man's uncle) Thomas A. C. Rina, associate professor at U. of Colorado, Boulder, last of 6th Str. in that city. co f pf. att, "T just received to-day a descr? >tion of. the last encounters of my stepgrandson with my son Thomas of the first months of this year. As l have bpecn sick with cancer since 1968 and still am far from well, I was not told anything but that my son after some unpleasantness with an irate uncle of his bride Hana-Hruskova (wedding in Oct. 1968 - divorced filed in‘dan. 1969) had left the U.S.A. zo I received a letter from ” "About 10 days my brother nr. P. PF foul play waS involved in ny son's disappearance - namely some woman by the name of Galia“?annenbaum DoclId:32989553 Page 32 ~- but was well and living in Canada. a ./Xress of Oaklandsthat some)’. °- Seay SO 2 = o™ en xg a Sees &Q~ > se, 2 9 eS us sr r8 oh “out ao 5° & e ® -» s "SS ig Surts S223 cM Mc 3 3 Qes SS & RQ 2 Fro, Ben 2 ~-S Ro - ee O 2 gcse 8 o™ 2 33 Sarg “2 FB Ss 2° Sass RY oy TS a ey * OMe Sle mest D i GH Ya 73 es aN . > Bas oe on 2h of g on § a a Wat Se & Le ae wwe, sh S Qe - 5S Qe 2 ee 8 . SISO mw aS eS) Or cs +8 ‘ SST 1BOHR -S 3 So ya Pe ee Lom Tr remand A ete en mnee nee Vet meen gery ee ee ee
55100 Docld: 32969553 THOMAS RTA of 248 Locan, Denver, who prolaims to be a general in Amay Intelligence, wno nad forsed powers of attorney and cnecks and gotten liold of all the belongings of my son - who was not in Canada - nobody knows where he is and that the police in Boulasr and Denver will not sive any information about him to his friends or lawyer or the above_ mentioned ‘Mr. Cerveny. It appears from my brother's letter that this th Calia Tannenbaum is currently free on bail of a cnarse of forsery of last will of an ol¢C man Cher friend) who died of evanide poisoning. "Near Mr. Werner, I beg of you to tell me what £ should do to help my son - who as the rumour goes - worked for the CIA of which I nav knowledse and to tell me also where he i whether he has met foul olay at the han Mrs. Tannenbaum who apparently is well arm always carries a gun. @ no 8 "All this is nerfectly dreadful to envisage for me, I assure you. I am of respectable middle~ class and never had to do with similar circumstances. "I implore you to help me and advise me as to my son's whereabouts - and what I should do. "Thank you in advance. "/s/ Ruth A. Cook" rhe "Denver Post" newspaper published in Denver, Colorado, contained:two articles in the Sunday edition December 28, 1969 regarding Riha. ‘The first article appeared on page 1 and is captioned "Silence Shrouds Odd Case Of “Missing CU Professor". The second article appeared on page 36 and it is captioned "Prof. Riha's Disappearance Shrouded in Mystery and Silence". A Xerox copy of each of these articles is attached hereto. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FSI and is loaned to your apency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. o% Page 33
“jew, 71 b-6 FF . os (Mount Clipping in Space Below) (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) r o€ ' “. t re : More than nine months ago, a Czecho- even his mother in. Germany—say they : slovakian-born associate professor of Rus- -haven’t heard from him. sian history at the Univ crsity of Colorado . - And, if police do know some answers, ‘ faiied {fo appear to ieach his classes. they aren’t- passing them, along. to, the 7 ” Yle still hasn’t appeared.’ me missing professor’s friends or relatives.. ’ ' Many of those friends are refugees who te Police entered. the case Jast April, vial Se lS ou s - _ " flad to this “land of the free” -from .the * 1a missing person report. Now, though, : an *. they say they aren't really inferested in '¥"@Nny of European countries. And they: : the professor’s disappearance. sender how a mair can disappear, here “ ? Offi say they have-been told.) in America. — teers say ney y ‘They remember’ ‘a - snowy night ‘in , ede ac ng 'Q- aa federal agencies that the Pare se ime Boulder, when a-sereaming ,woman was " lessor iS Okay, Wald play 1S I carried from .the professer’s home. - ¢ 1 The Denver Post —— Denver, Colorado ' 4; i volved. ; a They remember another - wornan, re’ ; But if he’s alive, where is he? ferred {0 by the professor as “Colonel, » __ i . And who are these federal agents who and they remember other things. . ‘| } ry ‘reportedly know the secrets of the pre-- But ihey don’t have the answers.. And j j _ fessor’s disappearance? Police refuse to that’s what they want. ; t a 58Y For the strange story af the professor Dates 72/28 /69 ; - His friends say they don’t know where who droped from sight, turn te Page 36, Edition: Home i ‘the, professor might, be. His relatives— section ¥, ¢ of f Sunday’s Denver _ Bos, Author: ' Editor: Palmer Hoyt ' Title: ’ t st eae pan SRURERERUE PE” ree BORE ane PN TNE ET MRET EIS Noman MA me! > EE THOMAS RIHA 4 eo i fe . ' ; i, Laas : Character: , cn a - | Pa ; ee — ; : eee Cl. ification: , : : ; j : ” Submitting Office: 'Denver fe ' “* . ' .¢ 1 . _] Being Investig ‘ed B , é % % cen SEREEREO = te LR SNE a Ee eee? terme ceHW 55100 Docld: 32989553 Page 34 Niele reee nevtacne ieee ee ee eee IO Ba LN OLEATE IS SOY LPR ON ATO RL CT EEE SATAY he inch OER OU Ty rea en oe ¥ *
>D- 48 OCH “OV: 7-16-83) arly en the ¢ a Prof. Thomes Riha’s sicod open amid 22 ABCTS scattered on his study at the Uni- o. ‘. oO $ 2a oad tf > 28 Cy u ity ef Colore xdo. ivnis was unusual, for Riha aS Enown as an orderly and man, one who didn't - Foaganized laor.ve things at loose ends, But unusual things were oc- ermg in the ue ‘of oes 40, othe most unusual of these ‘fas that he was disappearing “. dropping cut of sight from his +2, his university, his friends "get his relatives, Did he do this by his own | Cpoasing? Did he want to disap; } “Or, cid something else hap-+ ya to Rina? [ “J he dead? Alive? “z4lf he is alive, where is he? What is he doing? ‘s“Mystery bufis would believe {ral when a universily profes- fur disappears, police would "areca for an answer to the « . P Relce, th poe it the strange case of Riha. + VAGCN ANSWERS : “A Lenver Post reporior re- t frore is talk of other : — unidentified — re- “ig Rika to be “alive an Je” — somewhere.” > HW 55100 Docld:32798 <cdle. But if police have strug xere is little evidence cf (Mount Senin in Space Below) Prof, Robert Skotheim, who - shared the CU study with Riha, zeceived a telenhone call from a@ woman in Denver. She wani-: ed to remind Riha about an im- portant appointment he had thai day with the U.S. Immigra- tion Service in Denver. : kotheim placed a memo ft this effect on Riha’s desk and * : left to meet his classes. i At noon, Riha failed to at- - tend a scheduled faculty meet- e ig, Laier that afferncon, a wom- an telephoned, felling a secre- 2 tary-she wanted to pick up Riha's briefease because the fessor had been taken to a hospital after being injured in a fall. NEVER APPEARED ; The wornan never appeared, . jdenily finding nothing amiss, der, where Riha had been liv- ing alone since his estranged wife moved to a Boulder hotel more than a weck hefore. Po- lice talked to neighbors and, ev- "soon left, | By the end of that week, there. still was no information on Riha’s whereabouts, But the ti- tle to his car had been assigned to a Denver couple. And a Boulder real estate firm had received a letter authorizing Riha’s nephew, Zdenek; Cerve- ny, of Denver, to sell the Rina home. On both documents was the signature, Thomas Riha, notarized in Denver. «:. Ro hospital record for Riha ha’ becn found. : The concern for Riha really began building when he failed to meet his classes at CU on Tuesday, March 18. A worried * CU staff member notified Mrs. Riha’s attorney, who contacted Bauldex, paljce. Ge. Sa 1 we cd vasue answers from offi-, ‘ 9553 Page 35 TT te ¥ ae , = eels ? 7 y i cs) i A tt een ? ' i PY k At cyst 4 ot : TUTE. i ‘ee ALE TAN by UN EEE AE Canuniita\? IN \7. Qi CTY —_——- Mey + “ur ke / Gots Ret Ne? ep UN a HS (indicate page, name of ‘. 7 ewe f N newspaper, city and state.) . Seu memes rene wee ee — , | “he 6 on™ if ‘anal ae I ‘ ¢ wn tt H y CW TEN OS Soll care, # . } tos sid ub Lb Net Jiu ud disks . / : i -” peprep erties" ~ ~ Rut which agencies? No one Officers, examined the j | 2 Denver 3 Post Sisif Writer will say. grounds and peered ‘inrougn the! j | . ne ning of Earlier on that strange \ windows of the modest Riha i B: Orr March morning — a Monday -- house at 1055 Sth St. in Boul- i i 1 i é é 36 The Denver Post enver, Colorado he I ! Date: Edition:, Author: Editor: Title: TH As RIHA 12/28/69 Home i | Palmer Hoyt Character: or: Classification: Submitting Office: Denver B CI Being Investigated
2 FT eee eee oa at . * , - ers te fe Aten AL An bntenitbaonntuaed YA gis ial Sb se wT + me © hae a - } , Me : ‘ tae ner eee A mem HM Atal ane a sete eee DE ok WP hate” eee md 0 Sais canteen THOMAS RINA, PROFESSOR OF RUSSIAN HISTORY $ “We've been told not to worry,” Boulder officer says. oan —— ee ope cee te ee meee ft — —~ At this same time, oO Riha’s art. works, aporer ee at $19,603, known to have been in Is house ind previous week, rested in a Workveom at the enver Art Muscum and were recorded officially as a gift to the museum from a Denver woman. In the next two months, most}Slovakia. Riha, then 38, t Rika met Hana Hreskova, 24, jin New York Cily sacny bcfore. he ok a group of professurs! co; tour of Ruseia in the surat mes of 1960. Ox his return to the United States later thet sum- mer, Riha again » ¥v Hana, in this country on 2 stident visa from her homeland in Czecho- also of Riha’s househcld possessions | 2S of Czech origin, becoming and the books and papers in his|? Neturalized US. citizen and office had been iransferred to ajreceiving his university educa- house in Denver. His home in Boulder had been sold. Letters tion in this country... On Oct. 13, 1963, Hana ani and checks appeared, signed |Thomas were married in a ate Thomas Riha. His credit “card ‘yas used for the purchase of several thousand dollars in merchandise in the Denver area. One of the typed letters, dated March 30 and signed with Riha’s name, was postmarked April 8 at Montreal, Quebec. This Ietler was sont to a Boul- der insurances’ agency, request- ing cancellation of an insurance policy on Riha’s Volkswagen, Which the writer said had been sold, But were the signatures really those cf Rika? PROPERTY QUESTION it’s the handling of Riha’s property, including the works of art, that particularly bothers the professor’s iriends and rela- afiernoen ceremony at tne wnt (arian Church in Boulder, z wedding reception that cvening at the Black Bear Inn in Lyons, Colo., Thomas obviously was overjoyed. Crossing his arms and clasping them at the elhow as if rocking a cradle, he went around the roorn calling out ex- uberantly that the marriage was “for all life.” : Among the reception guests was a Denver woman — re. ferred to later by Riha as: “Colonel? — with whom Rihs discussed at lengia the bringing! of his nephew, Cerveny, to’ | this country. Cerveny then wes, in Vienna after fleeing from’ Prague in Russian-occupied Czechoslovakia. ' tives, including his mother in! ADMITTED TO U.S. Germany. They claim he wouldn’t give up some of his ipossessions, that they were too dear to him, On Sept. 36, Riha was divorced from his wife, Hana, on her counterclaim of crueliy. Riha vasn’t in court. Before the di- yorce was granted, Riha’s attor- rey questioned the authenticity of letters he had been receiving with Riha’s signature. The lawyer urged a court clarifica- tion of the: altorney’s respon- sibilities toward Riha so that the professor’s legal rights wouldn’t About a month later, Cerveny was admitted on temporary status to the United States as a ‘ICzech refugee, through ar- rangemenis which Cerveny said were entirely normal and rou- tine. , Riha’s plans for a marriage § “for all life’ didn’t take root. Shattering for him and his wife were events at their home early on the morning of March 9. At about 12:30 a.m., guests were leaving a party at the home of CU Professor Richard and Mrs. Wilson, next dc to be “permanently and unjustiy the Rihas. Cne of the gu 7S, . saoriived.? i ~ as Hanson raced io the Bn Professor Robert Hanson, i “'Mrs. Riha standing at a2 YS floor window in her home _ flailing her arms and cryir ict help. iSnow was still on the gf 5 4 house and pulled Mrs. Rin <a ‘the window. A strong oye : what he thought was &- * ‘form clung heavily tv 36 Riha. . | With the aid of WwW, oe . leon toate the ds eee nr then tn 8 ele ala eal a at eer
1 Dx sfa8 3 ‘Don petit on bon Cn Sod by an- sxcedu the Riha house. taal ‘aul report, the of > guve wis version of oe ne woman met thom in front ‘a Thing house and told them, tes. RY4a had Jocked herself in: ey bedroom, frera which cther Kanes Were ccrning, When she nd Tiha threatened to break bedrcom door, the woman: d, Mrs. Riha went to the tow and started serceming. | conversation, the off the won in trisd to Qe was inj io Ring house hat ‘nighe a3 32: ora i an official capacity - mia nad something to do with! Lo Ramigration authoritie in * ents us soa, : . Bub she coukdn’t pre- nee any icentiication. ) Furiker, she teld police Mrs. Raha wast a U.S. citizen, that > visa had expired and that 3 tamigration n authorities in ver had been called. ‘ x her identification, : an Said it was ia her | d outside ihe Tika | Louse. But sue could produc , my an Iliinois driver’s Heanse, pt she Wilson home, the offi- 1 a “AW 55100 ; Boulder, who declined to per- ile “There was nothing urgent DoclId: 32969553 Apparently terrified, Myrs..,, from her purse \|Regosin’s business card and cers 1 ound Mrs. £ ina “Sn an ovi| deat tre aumatic state.” i{Riha took Aiter tailing with Mrs. Riha,;! ihe officers ralvrned to her ft home, where they found a ja rofl. ipleaded for someone to call him. The call was mace, with Mrs, ether and several e echer-soaked! Riha sobbing as sh e told Rego- gauue pads in the bedeovers in sin What had happened. Also talking with Rogosin “during the faif-nour conversation were + Vilson, Hansen and Patrelman ‘Dorsey. Atter the cali was com- 'pleted, police left Mrs. Riha in the custody of the Hansons, who | her nedroom. These items laier | were turned over to her Eoul- } der aliorney, Gerald Caplan. + “Having investigaied inis matter for over an hour and fine ling no evidence of foul » took her briefly to the Rina play,” the officers said in their a a cl’ -home io get some of her report, “we advised Mrs. Riha ‘clothes, They then accompan- io return home, but assured her ting hor to ihe Boulderado Ho- she did not have to.” Sel, where she stayed until she A police check that same ; eff Boulder with her aunt morning with the National April 5 for New York City. Crime Information Center indi VISA NOT INVOLVE cated Mrs. Rina wasn’t among], Recalling this middle-of-the- persons in the United States il-|; jright telephone . conversation, legally, the officers said. Regosin said the trouble at the This was the subsiance of the IRina home that night “had officers’ report, according to enothi ing to do Avith Mrs. Riha’s Police Capt. Willard Spier of ivisa status. “rnit a Post reporter to examine | 2bout her status, nothing press- the report. He relayed verbally | ng, no imminent deportation, ” only those parts of the report, Regosin said. ‘, “he considered pertinent, saying |" Regosin said he was “told b?- the rest consisted of “personal |Mrs.’Riha during the telephon2’ coraments of the officers.” call that night that she had gon2 ODOR STRONG to bed and began to sense a The cdor of ether clingirg strange odor, As it became, to Mrs. Rina was so strong that |Stronger, she became very up- windows in the Wilson house /Set and started screaming, think- had to be opened, Mrs. Wilson ae she was heing overcome by recalled. some chemical. . J At ¥ 1 1 And Mrs. Wilson spoke of is employed, A City oe Mire angry voices rising in the entty" Rha eaid recently that ihe way to her home as her hus-- 7 . : . : ether in h x band confronted Riha who was jn) 1 Der Toom camé from: 3: ee aot he v @ demanding that his wife be sent ae. ents or under the bedroom St thack to his home. —————-- - eT ‘| Riha’s voice was “angry, bel- igerent and frightened” as he told Wilson that the woman | who had cailed “police was, | an intelligence agent of the U.S “| Army, that she was armed and the Wilsons were in danger if they didn’t return his wife, Mrs. Wilson said. Wilson firmly re- fused this demand, ordering Ri- ha out of his house shorily be fore police arrived. In a 2 am. emergency tele- phone call made at the Wilson eo home, Mrs. Riha talked that aa morning with David Regosin, a ~" longtime friend and attorney in New York City. Se ” Page 37 ~ Jf | Her “husbeud’s Tater “disin- peat ance was sg, asthiney unt- rT. sual,” Mrs, Rina seid. ‘ his shaving stuff, his writing stuff, even his suits}. I’ve not heard from him at all, from the time he disannear red ” Aroused from sleen a none call on the nie it of i the cisiurbance af the was Jobn L, recior of the U.S, Inimigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in Denver, * Riha home The call concerned the dis- turbance, Tod dd said in a re- cent interview. “TY domi recall who i came [from and what was said... "Phe caller was informed that appropriate inquiries would be raade.” , CALLED NEPHEW ‘ , On the night of March 13, ‘Rika was in Denver and tele. phoned his nephew to ee : jand see him, Corveny, Rina nephew, said, This was the last time he saw his uncle, Cerveny said. . On the night of Sunday, March 16, Cerveny said, a Den- ver woman telephoned him and said Riha was gone and Cidn’t have a chance to talk to tim. Cerveny was told he vould be hearing from Riha énd would get his uncie’s pow. cr of attorney. He also said he was advised to say that he knew where his uncle had gone and the Riha’s leaving stemmed from his impending divorce. SIGNATURE IN DOUBT The signature, Thomas Riha, appears on at least three decu- ‘nents witnessed in Denver by Swo notaries public after his disappearance. Shown a sct ci six photographs, among which was a recent photo of Riha, the notaries couldn’t pick out Riha as the person who signed the - papers. ; Received in, Boulder «Denver after Riha’s disappeat- fanee, letters signed W ith his im 2 contain glaring isnt ir, , some awkward gram: matical expressions ard 64 + accurate address “sr es + A Ietier written in < Ett ct . nephew does. wet niceties of Riha’s Cory Vony said. Naive 4 Toca, district di- and’: fer “ne jefe? FOC On ee |
a , ae ce CU and . 5 iseribe the! ionist inj & his writ-l a, Rha was the] c. revertid scholarly learned treatises, nware of the nuances uve fomgue, as well as’ leshsh, Russian, Ger- so nad frenca, each of ane Se font y perplex- gon 1in find Few as Hot tao En or was out vague assur as oc ais safety or de nials 2 any Enuwledge of the man Youny a raocnth after Rika espseared, Dr. Joseph Smi- - ey. thar president of CU, said) « contacted “relicble sources” i! . Washingion and was told | Nat Wha vas safe, but was un-’ rz to learn where the profes-, : was or the circumsiances: {his disappearance. ‘glis past week, a CU spokes-{ 1.21 said there’s been no ?: sthap inculry about Riha ao. ‘.2 level of the university ad-i ake ‘akTauion, 5 | HI, | _—ae* ‘ “My understanding is that | vad Gisepecared of his own ac- vvd+or had lo—and there is nee wasting time losking-for ia jusk as a. missing person. ' on t police Lt. Ralph Ruzicka ras in 2 Bouider: “We've been : a ‘by ‘an agency’) not to } . But when we talk to | |. svs friends and associates . - hear the facts, they don’t Pea up logically, and we get ind again.” as Gccuined to identify the f "sey which provided the as- ~ ge about Riha. ii Corveny filed a missing ae 205 Teport on his uncle Oct. : Rovlder police had noth- cid on the Riha disap* ¢ in their files, Ruzicke. , Miss Joyce Lebra, | profes Sor of hist ory! about il Ya, : Rika Gisappeared, « 1 cour CU professors y 3 inicemation abvui-Rita’to HW_55100 DoclId: 329899553 Bowtdes “ireimen Donald ! who filed ont a for ‘at to Lebra nome. Miss Cabra seid she has haard nothing from ‘Boulder police after makiag iii is roport, Cerveny says Denver Detec: live Phillip Villaloves told hiny ihe has been informed that “re- onsibie persons” have said . tha is all right and that the Denver Police Department isn’t abie to proceed with the search for Rina. Denver police, Detective Mixe Aliegretlo says, encouraged Cerveny io file a missing ‘ber- isons complaint on Riha Oct. 28 with Boulder police. ae next day,” Allegretto “Boulder police told us * ead "the FBI told them to forge: about Rika, because they knev:} +3919) "2 ry ali. i ei ‘ 5 t . a 4 where he was and that he way! FDL POSITION But the FBI here insisis it hasn’t jurisdiction in the case. This was determined when iwo inquiries were made as the re- sult of anonymous puone cails ‘eived here by the FBI Aoril 3 and again in September, John 7, Morley, assistant agent in charge, says, | Inquiries made by the FBI, Morley said, were based on ihe fact that a man had been ref ported missing “under wmusuayy circumstances. .” | “We've placed no restrictions jon any other investigative agen- -eies in the area to determine if there is any viclation over which they may have local in- vestigative jurisdiction (in the Riha case),” Morley said. ; i “We know nothing about hir 4 (Riha),” a Central. Intellige nec ‘Agency (CIA) spokesman in j (Denver said. “As far as we * know, Riha left voluntarily. Wei have nothing to do with the man.: He has no contact with our agency.” , However, CU Professor Ste- phen Fischer-Galati reported he jwas told by the CIA carly S last Se ee ‘ {32 ; 4 and well.” t , Page 385 tApri that Riaa was safe end{mother, Mrs. thad Jeté v valuntaily. Fischér- Galati alao said he wrote thelson. The Iciter was directed P S. Justice Department April} personaliy io Scoit Werner, F231 7 and was toid “the matter h sla agen in charge here, She hasn't been referred to proper govern-| heard from her son. ment authorities.” As they spoke warmly of NGO REPLY Riha just recently, his close + He has received no reply toffriends — many of them reve. a Dec. 6 letter, € cirecied to the} gees from Europe — seemed + tame deparimont, Pischer- — |{o be trying to build with words Galaci said. ihe image of the man they Also disclaiming any knowl-|wanied to see again: edge of ihe Riha case is Todd,| “Riha felt positively more an of the immigration service [American ... as a Czech. He (INS) kere. ' _thave quite bitter memory as a “T know nothing about Riba,” youth of the German occupa- Todd.said. tion (during World War I). But a close friend of Riha’s|Riha probably developed a ceep says he contacted the INS twice] sympathy for the Russian lib- ftbout Riha—once in May or |erators, But he missed the part June, when he was told that Ri-| when the Communists take over ‘aa was alive; and the second (because he hed core te men <ime in the fall, when he asxedjhis home in the U.S. by this - whether Riha still were alive time). : and there was no answer. At} “So simple a man, he coul3 this time, Riha’s friend said, he | fit any place. was told by the INS “not to be ‘Ye was very ilusionary . interested” in the Riha case. jen idealistic dreamer... 2 Iid- US. Army Military Intelii- eval- -tainking ra an. But I deny me gence “has never been official- was a syrevathizer of com- ly involved in the Rina ease,” rounism. Le was &@ man whe | i said Col. Lynn Fritchman, com-| adored everything that was tre. manding officer, U.S. Army Re- gron 4, Military Intelligence Group in Denver. . ‘Riha’s friends don’t-know what to believe—hoping the — Another friend said of Rika: ‘vagueassurances they have re- Ge was an extremely onen lceived are valid and that Rihal mon. He made the impressio: lis alive and well. But they fof an absolute, ‘ree man . «.. Idon ’t know. not scared of anything. He hai MOTHER WRITES made it in life. He was a io) Many of them came fo thisjprofessor in his line. country from totalitarian tyran- healthy ... a fantastic cook. nies in Europe, and they ask:|His art pieces were valued in “How can if happen, especially|the thousands. He had a big 1- in this country, that a man can|brery. He was a charming man. tisappear and nothing can be| “Riha was a nibilist, an at%e- known about him for almost alist who jus; yearned for sore year?” kind of ...” From Germany early this Riha’s friend paused, consid- month came a letter written tolered, and then, quite simp! Y; the FBI_in Denver by Riha’ sladded the one word, “Gog.” -_ a pf. Rufh Ann Cons, seeking information about her “Riha was a yery reliable man, You could build a cathe- dral on his word.” Oe ditionally rational. * eA 28 Aree
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ™ a Memorandum | — TO + Me, De d. Brennan, SP Ue DATE: 3/13/70 aoe od Sat FROM : Se do Papich | iy wee SUBJECT: TFROMAS THA NTERRAL SECURITY «= CZRCHOSLOVAKIA 1/12/70 that the subject is not of operational interest te that Agency . JEK Act 6 (1) (B) . es With regard to the subject's alleged disappearance Gid receive a report, which could be characterized as a land a that the subject was experiencing marital difficulties a“: and had left his wite. The Agency does not have any information “7 concerning subject's present whereabouts, ve ws, N ACTION: The above information is being directed to the attention of the Sino-Satellite Section, ae 2 » Me. Gray Gir. Redfield) a“ 1 - Liaison \/ I, L= Hr, Papich Yq SIP swimks U3 A. (4) i fi? ‘ a 47 4 ge z “e ? : eof “ ‘ a Fs J f. f” ye A Fiyte £ GS os cept ey Plea Od camel Pe Se Thi {/OD- (rt > Lhis docrment is are nMEreE in res afot ty SPONSE to your o Py ald mation ovtel> noe Comm*ee, Tis use is ie; afd oh ane your Comire 2g wd the eorter Wao EQ Qe “oe Many not On 2 nel without the cupress oper ar er in aa fetes sed to 2% és not for @ssemi- fale] BPO“CeCiLgs bay wGnthoriged person. IRCA, Wry ee RR ON wo ne, 29 sang > HW 55100 DOC1d? 32989553 Page 39
4 5  ) 5010-106 & ¢ © ae! ‘ eg. FOP SEAL FORM \ <: (oN y; . ; . ata lL - Mr. DeLoach Memorandum Lun. Bishee L = Mr. Malmfeldat > 4 “ * UNL ERD STATES CSERNMENT r| f : Mr. W. €. Sullivan; - 14! 7 DATE: January 13, 1970 Sullivan TO ye 1 - Mr. Sullivan Sullivan ——— , Fey 1 ~ Liaison Soyars — FROM : A, We Gray fy 1 - Mr. Gray Holmes — { L ~ Mr. Redfield Gandy - SUBJECT: THOMAS RIHA aay INFORMATION CONCERNING Af LYS (SINO~SATELLITE) lel 2 Recommend attached letter be sent Attorney General (AG) regarding letter 1/8/69 to him from Congressman Donald G. Brotzman, oh PS Republican, Colorado, referred to-us concerning disappearance of x. 8 subject. Also recommend representative of Mr. Bishop's office 328 personally apprise Congressman of facts. Brotzman, formerly Ss “United States Attorney Denver, 1959-1962; relations cordia’. ees Congressman requested information from AG by isi dicror ened =." concerning subject's disappearance from Boulder, Colorado, 3/69. S23 Be noted Riha may have disappeared because of "domestic complic: ~ SE.3  tiens.™ He stated he asked Bureau for report as to what had been S°8 done to locate subject. He wrote that Bureau advised, aside from S8's preliminary inquiries, no-investigation conducted. On 12/31/69 S58 Mr. Bishop did advise Congressman's office FBI had conducted no <3 8 . investigation of disappearance, since no indications of violation SSS 5 of federal law in our jurisdiction. Congressman stated during mor, course of Similar inquiries, CIA advised it had no jurisdiction SSS but understood FBI had looked into matter and might well know gs SS whereabouts of subject and circumstances involved. We did inquire eis of DO Jon 4/15/69 to determine if they had any & Ss interest in subject. They did not. = = © nnn eK Act 6 (1) (B) e ess Sloe A Subject, born 4/17/29, Prague, Czechoslovakia, entered SESS United States 1947; naturalized US citizen 12/52; served US Army Pee g 1953-1955; attended Moscow University 6/58-9/59; prior to dis- £2 Tm = appearance was professor of Russian history, University cf Colorado, “si8 Boulder, We have no information concerning Riha's whereabouts ‘s “2. and have conducted no investigation to locate, CIA advised Liaison gs: 8 1/13/70 Congressman was told CIA was not investigating subject and gues not using him in any capacity. CIA suggested he might check with 8 ors local police and FBI, but did not tell him FBI was investigati 89 go QO fl emf 285. In 12/69 Denver received letter from subject's mothenA=™ NESS requesting information concerning son's disappearance ESDQARES H to5 Office replied this was matter not within jurisdiction of Bureau,” however, offered if she so desired to place his name en-Bureau's _ missing persons list. SAC, Denver, advised reply received from “~~ ithothe¥ 31/13/70 declining to have subject's name placed on list. , Tor eS CODER RK | Gti Enclosure aot fm LL les ro a | JWR sim 4 no ° CONTINUED. - OVER ° ioyye HW 55100 4 DocId: 32969553 Page 40
ye hy “a Memorandum ta sir. W. C, Sullivan RE: THOMAS RIWA ACTION: 1) That approval be granted for attached letter te AG providing him with these facts and advising him that a representative of the Bureau will personally inform the Congressman of them on 1/14/70. wo ra OU ° a\ “ Fame (2) That a representative of Mr. Bishop's office personally contact the Congressman and provide him with these facts. : A ) \ AP . ha if noe 4 \ Ce ye Wig? ‘ a” /te } a8 ce ” ak ? x par nares cf a, ye ~ Cet 4 i Vs \? of \ / i #3473 PAA, Bett we et, Dilys cadiavvund bt peeve’, evs tnteles pedosk dese, /ftartenrta a, & a3 (Zehr } he ene. ferns” Pa tarbtatebeils kK Crrthrehdote rv “renta licg ior rn Cprtet. 2 qeeattvctert tap . /. ~ Be HW 55100 DBocld:32989553 Page 41
—S = any all ¥D-350 (Rev. 7-16-63)" — ae - a Ra PET . eee . a * € a POE ee TS eae Es a Bsa ATE A MYSTESE BAG ° A e ry Ff OS, PATS one Wu Hoy tse. , fad on 7 £ ~ iY i, poy ba ded fey, 3 . SOR oe en BP A ay Rd ger mes omy oy , By FRED GILLICS “Feat “Densrr Post Staff Writer eters and chicks Sick bara 'nev genera) who has been re- Denver Dist. Atty. Mike Mc-l@ppeared. signed Thomas Rtha. 1quested to iook Into. ihe aiscrep- Kevitt said Wednesday his staffsome of these letters have a janie beiween oiliccal  state- is condzeting an “extensive in- Montreal, Quebec, postmark. it ments of federal agencies and vestigation” into the mysterious’ Inquiries at the national level:!appar ently contradictory State- disappearance of Thomas Riha, are being made by Rep. Donald F ments which persons interested ; | University of Colorado profes-*G. Brotzman, R-Colo. To date,? In Riha received vom these : | sor. and is coordinating iis ef-:Brotzman said he has received’ agencies s ortly after he disap- forts with widening probes of [responses from three agencies: |' peared. lf At that time, some of Riha’s the Denver and Boulder Police! --The FBI. which savs it } Depariments and the Boulder jhasn’t and won't conduct an in- friends said they received as- i district attorney. vestigation of Riha’s disappear-’ surance from federal agencies 2 At the request of The Denver ance unless someone comes for- ithat they knew where Riha was ‘ Post. irquiries about Riha also! Ward to indicate that a federal’and that he was “‘alive , : j ere being continued with fed-; Olfense is likely to have been weir ; : » 3 : ed . » i eral agencies in Washington. "involved.’ The agency did, hoiv- + : : « fd , ad ' D.C.. and through Canadian im- eter, acknowledge it has fe- + migration officials. ceived several inquiries about. iRiha. : j Rika, 40. a highly respected —The Central Intelligence f professor of Russian history, ‘Agency (CIA), which said it j was officially listed as missing. thinks the FBI might have some! ; Merch 17 when he failed to knowledge of Riha’s where-| i { i 1 w ve ee appear af his office where his 2bouts. The CIA spokesman said briefcase stood open amid the agency considered the mat- bocks and papers.on his desk, fer when it received inguiries On the same day, Riha’s last March and April and veri- rrized art works rested in a fled that Riha’s disappearance workroom at the Denver Art, dnt have international im\li- was a domestic : tions and Museum, the gift of a Denver ca : . : woman who museum officials malter, in terms of the United ‘say didn’t mention Riha as the ;gtateg” Inquiries directed to the owner of the art works. CIA were turned over to the Less-than two weeks later,'FBI, the spokesman added. He ‘the tille fo Riha’s car had been ‘said the CIA has no direct assigned to a Denver couple. knowledge or reports of a rumor ‘And within two months of his -which has come to its attention: jcisappearance, his home in _ saying that Riha is Somewhere, ‘Bealder had been sold. on the East Coast.” MGNTREAL POSTMARK —The U.S. Army Intelligence: Denver and Boulder law en Command, which says it has no " ° ; 7 f the Riha’ forcement authorities have in- ? ersonal knowledge 0 ‘antes : case, no direct or indirect in- dicated that much of their effort volvement, nor any knowledge involves examination of the var-... facts surrounding Riha’s dis- IDES GOGH involved in ihe | , ments involved in the , appearance. cee 9 eR ten parla NRRL IN OE EB HRCI a eth . me HS : re . . , - . ar . - teaierer of Riha’s properiy and pasesponse from the Tat-attors | and -Brotmian said he is cwalng” “aS. DE omy. 7 (Indicare page, name of newspaper, city end state.) 2 The Denver Post Denver, Colorado L~L4~70 Home Fred Gillies Palmer Hoyt Date: Edition: Author: Editor: Title: Z> THOMAS RIHA Rt CZ Character: [TS = or Classification: LO5~4151 Submitting Office: Denver Cj Being Investigated — fw 55+06—Deera+32989553_ Page 42
. ; ; F . ( ) « me y ‘* tae ean wnt card ~~ the Be The Actorney General y / f a Me Cf Director, FBI ; @, . ; Mes ‘eg 3 mw Tie, Pohoach L ~ ir. Bishop January 14, 1970 L= Me. Ealntelidt 1. Me. Sullivan 27 - Linison boom Me. GPa 1. Hr, Redfield Pefterence is pide ta initer dated danuary 3, 1076, acdregeed to you ivan Conerocsmin Honsld G. Brotevan, &§&S33 Sohorvda, & couy oF whieh is attnehed with ite enclosure. 28 oe G30 Convresenan bad asked for a reply by Janiary 24, 1976, S O° § at. ae | se 58 wa Docember Si, LCS, par suant to the Concresemnun’s F8,2.§ juquivy, this Paurcau advised Ie. Nelort Touning, nis Ss (CvwhNEGewetive Uboo, thar the oy ‘bee eunducted No anvootipa@ Tae EAON COMserniny ble disiuvcearance ia Maven, 1909, of goouss 3253 Haha, PLoTeseor, pmriver PEL EY ox Colorado, conicer, Colorado, SOS since there vere no indications of a violation of fedornt tay 8.7 § Within 2ts jurindzetion. “his curenhu hns no inrormation SSge conce yhning CLiha’s whorenbonts ana bes conducted no investigne §5 = ion to locate Rin. oa eyedbl 215, L003, we did iroauirve of Sars the Contrak Entreliieence i.gency is they had any intorcst in 7 8 Rika ‘snoy did not. “8 58 ase - “pe ae 2 & 3 tn Peceaber, Looo, our Donver Oxfice recolved a woe ptmmencctter froa Ring's nother roaucsting ingermetion contorning tes ; Low son's disaw.carance, he waco vevised this vas a mntter SSeS fo r3t VWitnin tho guricuiction of the oie L2G was told, Lovever fr 58 pe of eae Lf phe oe conived his rene vould be piaced on the YD gv 8 is — -dinsing persons list. tne replied on Janugry 13, 1976, and SS 8 z «i iieclined to have his name placed on the Lict S38 ate . -, 3] 5 ce = | a L The Central Intelilisence Arency advised this Dureau gee eee Gn January LS, 1270, tant Congresrnan Lrotnsan upea iuculry 2G of thou had been advincd that ceoscy was mot investirating HLA aud not using him in-oany capacity. Central intelligence Arencye 3S had surcested ho check with the focal police end the REL but SSF Gid vot tell tue Consressnan the Spt WAS investigating subjecte¢ e 28 (uo A rovnvesentative of che rea wild personally contact, ... .Coupressman Brotgman on January 14, 1970, and averise him of ~~~ the above facts. % ‘ f ‘ Ua . ~~~" Snelosures = 3 £ / \ AO “ :¢ ~ ‘ i et Y fe H THO o HW 557100 BocId: obs tige “4 ek oy ee
rn | ‘oe The Attorney General TLE » NOTE s nos memorandum A, VW. Gray to My, W, C, Sullivan, dated 1/12/70, captioned as above, prepared by JWPikel, Tae onciosures attached to the AG letter have bsea Neroxed Since the oriscinal letter to the AG bore Eurenu administrative markines, CIA information 1/13/70 obtained from John Haury, congressional liaison, by SA Sam J. Papich. SF eee WW 55100 DocId:32989553 Page 44 Ce oe ana
% Net zg c+ “ DONALD G. BF et? Gy ree re . comMrety TA8 aye. Dear Mr. Attorney General: 4 : ¥ Washington, Brim oss IN « *, ron ar wean we er oe ies a Mi. Mi. My Lael ens suh oa o Ain | A alters ee ee joach 2 | A . ; yh » Mohr 74 mer FTA ee ACLIOGNDESD WEEN kB PoUsS ey vA Fel SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS aad “ “ Mee >OWER . H ANO Pow Wouge of Representatives tM. t Mr. lashington, B.C. 20515 Me. Mr. Mr. January 8, 1970 Mr. necmurmwentess wns | MG ORRICE OF y ttorney General John N. Mitchell F + ot Ss haa ' Department of Justice we JAH 1 2 i076 # Constitution Avenue , D.C. 20530 acd “Vishop-—-—— Casper —— | Callahatt ——— Conrad -—-—— Felt Gale A— Rosen (fji— “Sui liv; 4at___— ys ay — Soyars ————- Tele. Room ———— Miss Holmes ——— Miss Gandy —--—— Enclosed. is a photocopy of an article which was published’ py the Denver Post on December 28, requested by the Denver Post and friends of Dr. 1969. = have been Riha, who is a constituent of mine, to do everything possible to assist in either locating the Professor or in determin- ing additional facts about his disappearance. It seems to me that the interest of the nation in general and the credibility of the FBI in particular is not weil 2. served by the proliferation of a belief that Professor Riha $& is the victim of some kind of international intrigue, if x such is not the case. S °° Despite the implications found in the Denver Post article, Ss I think it is quite possible that Professor Riha left “NEGA - - Boulder because of domestic complicationgerZ PTO EY Gie NeeAe, hoomert FEDERAL RY mi ro Soop {In this spirit I last week asked the FBI ito TAAL de rae geet Jeither formally or informally, with a report on what the mics See Bureau has done to locate Professor Rihas hI WEENIR ED HGZE WSLS last Friday that, aside from a file of inquiries made in : See Be Professor Riha's behalf, the Bureau has ‘Hot| looked, into ) Ses » cee cee eg OS the matter and is not conducting te TUL, pay CES, I so ink rived. the Denver Post. ;. rie Ai. OF itt S28 6) & ' . « - ue . - - eee | = za However, in the course of similar inquiries gdther ace federal agencies, I learned from the Central Intelligence S33 Agency that at one point last year it made some preliminary <8 inguiries, determined that no transactions within its See jurisdiction were involved, and turned over whatever files eos were generated to the FBI. CIA also informed me that it go 8 = unofficially, that the FBI did look into the se matter Murther, whereakou his undsual disappearance™™=—— and that the Bureau may well know the ~ AFG ‘ LO Ino 7 gn fa & ay JAN 19 1970 Lg uMnoh ULE) bibl opp 9 BOR; DU Db UW PIMOGAL SY PietswG) SVT, re ala vA E paoutao S8aldua BY1 WROYIUN JOU a £ Professor Riha and the circumstances behind [ae Ae oY
cot i . 7 “ Attorney General Mitcheil January 8, 1970 Page 2 I now appeal to you to look into the matter and at least provide me with guidance. I am convinced that the speculation will only grow in intensity, and I can see no good purpose in hiding behind a jurisdictional facade if the Professor's current status can be explained in a straightforward manner. Your response by Wednesday, January 14 would be deeply appreciated. Very truly yours, if \ ‘Donald GJ-Brotzman Member of Congress ° Note DGB/tja / Cz ~ Coho nA Hor Bs See fat Ne Enclosure canoes nnwoneienng eer rh fe <A eit ote mea | . nw §5100 Docld:32989553 Page 46 a UNE 20? ESET
6 , RESPECTED CU TEAC.., Shroucde By PP akire ES Dens oePost Stalf Writer Early on the mornng cf March 17, Pref. Taomas Rsha’s briefcase stood open amid xooks end papers seattered on he desk in Ins study at the Uni- sersity or Colorado. This was unusual, for Riha was known as an orderly and organized man, one who didn’t leave things at loase ends. But unusual things were oc- curring in the life of Rvia, 40. a respected professor of Rus- dan history at CU. The most unusual of these was that he was disappearing — dropping out of sight from bs home, his university, Ins frienas and his relatives. Did he do th:s by his own choosing? Did he want to disap- pear? Or, did something else hap pen to Riha? Is he dead? Alive? Vf he is alive, where is he? What is he doing? Mysiery buffs would believe that when a university profes- Sor disappears, police would struggle for an answer to the riddle. But if pohce have strug- gied, there is httle evidence of it in the strange case of Riha. VAGUE ANSWERS A Denver Post reporter re celved vazze arswers frei offi- cers. There is talk of other agencies — umdentified — re- porting Riha to be “alive and well” — somewhere. But which agencies? No one will say. Earher on that strange March morning —- a Monday — Prof, Robert Skotheim, who Shared the CU study with Riha received a telephone call from a woman in Denver. She want- ed to remind Riha about aa im- portant appointment he had that day with the U.S. Immigra- tion Service in Denver. Skotheim placed a memo te this effect om Riha’s desk and left to meet his classes. At noon, Rifa failed to at- tend a scheduled faculty meet- ing. Later that afternoon, a wom- cw. at telephoned, telling a secre tary she wanted to pick up Riha’s briefcase because the professor had been taken to a hospital after being injured m a fall. NEVER APPEARED The woman never appearcd No hospital record for Riha has been found. The concern for Rika really * begar bullding when he failed’ fo meet hus clesses at CU on Tuesday, March 38. A worried CU staff member notified Mrs. Riha’s attorney, who contacted Boulder police. ae Sty HW 55100 Docld:32989553 Page 47 Prof-Rina's Disappearance re © Der fesse s RRETHE DENVER FOS? S.-day Bu ——- oe t 2 ; : ‘ in Mystery and Sile Ofieces examine? the grounds aad peared throush the windows of the modest Riha house at 1955 éth St. in Boul- der, where Riha had been fiv- ing alone since hts estranged wile moved to a Bouldar hofei more than a week before. Po- hee talked to neighbors and, ev- 0 = rit enfhe st idently finding nothing amiss, TON re aut cn soot left, : s  * ~ By the end of that week, there a “ N. still was no information on % Riha's whereabouts. But the ti- tle to his car had been assigned to a Denver couple. And a Bovlder real estate firm had * sewed a lener authorizing x.ha’s nephew, Zdeuek Cerve- ny of Denver, to scl the Riha home. On both documents was the signature, Thomas Riha nolan edn Dee oi, AU this saine tune wom 9f Rita s art works, appraised at $19,605, known to have ben in his house the previous weck, rested in a workroom at tie Denver Art Museum and were recorded offictally as a gift to ythe museum from a Denver jwoman, In the next two months, most tof Riha’s household possessions sand the books ond papers in his ofisce had been transferred to a "house in Denver His home in Boulder had been sold, Letters ant checks appeared, signed Thomas Riha. His credit card was used for the purchase of several thousand dollars im merchandise in the Denver area. One of the typed letters. dated Macch 30 and signed with Rha’s name, was postmarked April 8 at Montreal, Quebre “hs let'er was sent to a Bou!- der Insurance agency, request ing cancellation of an insurance ~alicy on Riha’s Volkswagen which the writer said had been said, But were the signatures really hose: of 1tha? PROPERTY QUESTION kes the handling of Fuhas property, including the works of art, that particularly bothers the professor's friends and rela- ties, including his mother sn Germany, They .claim he woutdn't give up some of his piesessions, that they Were toc dear to kim. On Sept. 30, Rika was divorced from his wife, Hana, on her counterclaim of cruelty. Riha wasn't in court, Before the di- sacce was granted, Rina's attor- nev questioned the authenticity of Ceuers he had been receiving with Rihas signature, The lawver urged a court clarifica- “han of the attorney's respon- sthihlies toward Raha sa thd the professor's legal mghts wouldn't be “permanently and tmnjustly soerificert * FAROE NI ETE TS CAME Te THOMAS RIHA, PROFESSOR OF RUSSIAN HISTORY “We've been told net to worry wider o*fner says. ore te
<a HW 55100 | . "| 4 Docld: 3239689553 P ’ i age _J Yicers gave this version of @ ‘ 0 Rena ovt Hana Uruskova 24, {isn New York Cuy shortly before he took a grouy of professors. on a tour of Kussta in the sutm- mer of 1968, Cn his return to tne United States laier that suny: mer, Ruha again saw Hana, in this country on a student visaj fron her homeland in Czecho-{ slovakia. Riha, then 39, also was of Czech origin, becoming: a naturalized *3.S. cltizen and- receiving bis university educa-i ‘tion in this country. i On Oct, 13, 1968, Hana and’ 1Thomas were married in 3 tate’ ‘afternoon ceremony at the Unt-, tarian Church in Boulder, At a‘ ‘wedding reception that evening lat the Black Bear Inn in Lyons, iColo., Thomas obviously was overjoyed, Crossing ins arms ‘and elasping them at the elbow Sas if rocking a cradie, he went ‘sround the room calling cut ex- ‘yberantly that the marriage (Was “for all life.” Among tbe reception guests was a Denver woman — Te- ferred to later by Ruha as “Colonel” — with whom Riha discussed-at length the bringing of his nephew, Cerveny, to this country. Cerveny then was (a Vienna after Meeing from Prague in Russian-occupied Czechoslovakia. ADMITTED T0 U.S. About a month later, Cerveny was admitted on temporary status to the United States as a Czech refugee, through ar- rangements which Cerveny said were entirely normal and rou- tine, Riha’s plans for a marriage “for all life" didn’t take root. Shattering for bim and his wife were events at their home early on the morning of March 9. At about 12:30 am., guests twere jeaving a pariy at the home of CU Professor Richard and Mrs. Wilson, next door to the Rihag. One of the guests, [Professor Robert Hanson, saw Mrs. Riha standing at a first- floor window ta her home, finiling her erms and crying for help. Snow was still on the ground as Hanson raced to the Riha house and pulled Mrs. Riba out the window. A strong odar of: what he thought was chloro. { form climg heavily to Mrs. ‘Riba. » With the ald of Wilson, Han- son took the distraught woman {to thé Wilson home. "POLICE ARRIVE A Boulder police car soon pulled up to the Riha house, with Patrolmen Douglas J. Dor- sey and Dale Stange, who said police had been called by an- other woman in the Rha house. In their official report, the of- | events: The woman met them in front of the Riha house and told them Mrs. Riha had locked herself in ‘her bedroom, from which ether ‘fumes were coming. When she and Riha threatened to break the bedroom door, the woman Said, Mrs. Riha went to the « window and started screaming. In ber conversation, the offi- cers said, the svoman tried to give the impression she was in the Riha house that night as s person in an officlal capacity and had something to do with the: immigration authorities in ‘Denver. But she couldn't pro- duce any identification, t 43 Further, she told police Mrs. Riha ween't a U.S ctuzen, that her vs expired and that the Imnug .1on authorities In Denver had been called Asked for her identification, the woman said it was in her car parked outside the Riha house, But she could produce only an Illinois driver's heense., At the Wilson home, the offi- cers found Mrs. Rike “in an evi- dent traumatic state.” Alter talking with Mrs, Riha, the officers returned to her home, where they found a jar of ether and several ether-soaked gauze pads in the bedeovers in her bedroom. These items later were turned over to her Boul- der attorney, Gerald Caplan. “Having investigated this j tsatter for over an hour and | finding no evidence of foul 1 play,” the officers said in their! report, “we advised Mrs. Riuha to return home, but assured her} she did not have to.” j A police check that same morning with the Nattonal Cnme Information Center indi} cated Mrs. Reha wasn't among! persons in fhe United States il-- legally, the officers said. This was the substance of the, officers’ report, according to Police Capt. Willard Spier of Boulder, who declined fo per- mit a Post reporter to examine the report. He relayed verbally only those parts of the report he considered pertinent, saying the rest consisted of “persona! | comments of the officers.” ‘ ODOR STRONG t The odor of ether clinging: to Mrs. Riha was so strong that windows in the Wilson house uad to be opened, Mrs. Wilson recalled. And: Mrs. Wilson spoke of angry Voices rising in the entry. way to her home as her hus- band confronted Riha who was demanding that his wife be sent *back to his home, Rtha’s voice was “angry, bel-1 Ugerent and frightened” as he’ «told Wilson that the woman who had called police was an intelligence agent of the U.S - Army, that she was armed and the Wilsons were in danger uf! they didn't return his wife, Mrs.- Wilson said. Wilson firmly re- fused this demand, ordering Ri- ha out of his house shortly be fore police arrived. In 2 2 a.m. emergency tele. phone call made at the Wilson home, Mrs. Riha talked that morning with David Regosin, a. Songtime friend and attorney in- New York City, ' {Apparently terrified, Mrs, | Riha took from her purse Regosin's: business card aad pleaded for someone to call him. The call was made, with Mrs. |Riha sobbing as she told Rego- is what had happened. Also talking with Regosin during the half-hour conversation were ]Wilson, Henson and Patrolman: (Dorsey. Alter the call was com-| ipleted, police left Mrs, Riha in jthe custody of the Hansons, who look her briefly to the Riha thome to get some of her clothes. They then accompan- ied her to the Boulderado Ho- tel. where she stayed untlt she ileft Boulder with her aunt {April 5 for New York City. VISA NOT PNVOLVC Recalling this m night telephone co tion, tRegogin said the tra, at the ,Riha_ home that might “had ‘nothing to do with Mrs. Riha’s visa status, ‘ “There was nothing urgent about her status, nothing press- ing, no imminent deportation,” Regosin said. 1 Regosin said ke was told by {Mrs. Riha during the telephone -eall that night that she had gone {o bed and began to sense a strange odor, As it became stronger, she became very Up set and started screaming, think ing she was being overcome by some chemical. : In New Yo.x City, where she is employed at a bank, Mrs Riha said recently that the ether in her room came from the’ vents or under the bedroom door, © Her husbund’s later ‘sap ? "pearance was “something unu- sual,” Mrs, Riha said. “He left: hts shaving stuff, his writing + stuff, even his suit(s). I've j not heard from him at al, | from the time he disappeared.” | Aronsed from steep by a tele-: phone call on the night of the =! disturbance at the Riha home was John L. Todd, district dl- rector of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service INS) tn Denver. . The call concerned the dis- turbance, Todd said in a re- cent interview. “f don’t recall who {it came from and what was said... The caller was feformed that appropriate inquiries would be made.” CALLED NEPHEW On the night of March 13, Riha was in Denver and tele phoned his nephew to come and see him, Cerveny, Riha’s nephew, said. This was the last tirne be saw his uncle, Cerveny said. On the night of Sunday, March 16, Cerveny sax, a Den yer woman telephoned him and said Rtha was gone and didn’t have a chance to talk te him. Cerveny was told he would be hearing from Riba and would get his uncle's pow- er of attorney, He also said he was advised to say that he knew where his uncle had gone and the Riha’s leaving stemmed {rom his impending divorce. SIGNATURE IN DOUBT . The signature, Thomas Riha, appears on at least three docu- ments witnessed in Denver by two nataries publie after his disappearance. Shown a set of six photographs, among which rofthe- notaries couldn’t pick out Riha ag the person who signed the papers. . Received In Boulder and iDenver after Riha’s disappear- lance, letters signed with his ‘name contain glaring misspell- ings, some awkward gram- matical expressions and an in- accurate address for his hume. A letler written in Czech to his nephew doesn't observe the niceties of Riha’s native speech, Cerveny sad. 9553 Page 4800 ‘PERFECTIONIST’ Hana’s colleagues. at CU and his close friends describe the professor as a perfectionist in al things — fscluding his writ ing and speaking Rina was the: author of several scholarly «+ books and learned treatises, 1 and was aware of the nuances: of his native tengue, as well as those of English, Russian, Ger-' man and French, each of which he spoke fluently, Despite these many perplex. ing situations. officialdom seems aot too interested in find ing out what happened to Rika — grinding out vague assur- ances of his safety or denials of any knowledge of the man Nearly a month after Rina disappeared, Dr. Joseph Smi ley, then president of CU, sata he contacted “reliable sources” in Washington and was told { that Riha was safe, but was un-: able to Jearn where the profes sor was or the circumstar ‘ey of his disappearance, This past week, a CU spokes- man said there's been no further inquiry about Rha at ythe levet of te university ad- ministration. In Boulder, Captain Spier says: “My understandine {s that Riha disappeared of ...s own ac- cord—or had ta-—ard there 1s | No use wasting Urne looking for him just as @ mu sing person. There's no suspicicr of foul play any: place.” Bur potice t.t. Ralpn Ruzicka says in Boulder’ “We've been told (by ‘an axency’) not to worry. But when we talk to Riha’s friends and associa’ ss and hear the facts, they don’t stand up lnucally, and we get worried again.” He decitned to identify the agency which provided the as- surance about Rtha. Unul Cerveny filed a missing fersons report on Is uncle Oct. $s, the Boulder pouce had noth. ing official on the Riha disap- pearance in their flies, Ruzicka sax. . However, Miss Joyce Lebra, an associate professor of history ut CU, says that about Ve weeks after Riha disappeared, she and four CU prefessors gave Information about Riha to Boulder Patrolman Donald Alps, who filled out 2 form at the Lebra home. Miss Lebra _said she has heard nothing from Boulder police after making ithis report. . t Cerveny savs Denver Detec- tive Phillip Villatovos told him he has been informed that “re- sponsible persons” have said Riha is all right and that the was'a recent photo’ of tuna, thé Denver Police Department isn't able to proceed with the search for Riha. Denver police, Detective Mike Allegretto says, encouraged -Cerveny to file a missing per- sons comptaint on Riha Oct. 28 twith Boulder police. 1 “The next day,” Allegretto said, “Bouider police told us ‘that the FBI toid them to forget labout Riha, because they knew ‘where be was and that he was ‘alive and well. ' . area SEE PCAEA I BS oN CEA TIS IEA NUD AN LZR ESE, SEC EI REA RO on cena merercie ane et gare te eeepc nortan ane ramen nagett am pegs eA !
Me: FSi POSITION - h - But the FBI mJ it hasn’t jurisdiction in the case. This was determined when two inquiries were made as the re- sult of anonymous phone calls received here by the FBI April 3 and again in September, John FP. Morley, assistant agent in vharge, says, Inquiries made by the FBI, Morley said, were based on the lfact that a man had been re- | {ported missing “under unustal circumstances.” i “We've placed no restrictions lon any other investigative agen- icivs in the area to determine if ithere is any violation over twhich they mav have focal fn- Ivestigative jurischction (in the |Riha case),” Morley said. “We know nothing ahout bir (Riha},” a Central Intelligence Agency (CTA) spokesman in Denver said. “As far as we know, Riha left voluntarily. We have nothing to do with the man He has no contact with our agency.” Hows ver, C1 Professer Ste phen Fischer-caiati reported he was told by the CIA carly iast April that Riba was safe and had {eft votunizrily. Fischer- Galati algo said he wrote the U.S. Justice Department April 7 and was told “the matter has been referred to proper govern- ‘ment authorities.” NO REPLY He has received no reply to a Dec, 6 letter, directed to the same department, Fischer- Galati said. Also disclaiming any knowl. edge of the Riha case is Todd. jof the immigration service 'CINS) here. ' -{ know nothing about Riha,” Todd said. But a close friend of Riha's says he contacted the INS twice about Riha—once in May or jJune, when he was told that Ri- ‘ha was alive: and the second 'time in the fall, when he asked iwhether Riha still were alive and there was no answer. At this time, Riha’s friend said, he was told by the INS “not ic be interested” in the Riha case. U.S. Army Military Intelfi- gence “has never been official- ly involved in the Riha case.” 5 said-Col. Lynn Fritehman, com- ‘ manding officer, U.S. Army Re- gron 4, Military Intelligence Group in Denver. Riha’s friends don’t know “what to believe—hoping the iyague assurances they have re- teeived are valid and that Riha is alive and well, But they don't kno aoe anal ORR pn OE ELT OAL BALD EADIE OND yo (MOTHER “WRITES on Many of them came to this country from totalitarian tyran- nies in Europe. and they ask: “How can it happen, especially in this country, that a man can disappear and nothing can be known about him for almost a year?” From -Germany early this rhonth came a letter wriffen fo {the FBI in Denver by Riza < er cee te smother, Mrs. Ruth Ann Cook, Ison information about her son. The letter was directed i personally to Scolt Werner, FBI ‘agen in charge here. She hasn‘t heard froni her son. As they spoke warmly of *Riha just recently, his close friends — many of them refu- gees from Europe — seemed to be trying to build with words ‘the image of the man they wanted fo see again: “Riha felt positively more an American . . . as a Czech. He jhave quite bitter memory as a youth of the Ger.’ .n occupa- tion (during World War I). Riha prabably developed a deep sympathy for the Russian tib- erators. But he missed the-part when the Communists take-over thecause he had come to make his home in the U.S. by this time). “So simple a man, he could fit any place. , “He was very iusionary “an idealistic dreamer... 4 ib- ;eral-thinking man. But I “deny he was a sympathizer of cim- ,munism, He was a man who ;adored everything that was tra- :ditionally rational. ~Riha was a very reliable “man. You could build a cathe- idral on his word.” ! Another friend said of Riha: . “He was an extremely open iman, He made the impression of an absolutely free man... jnot seared of anything. He had made it in life. He was a top tprofessor in his line .. .. ‘healthy . . . 2 fantastic cook. His art pieces were valued in the thousands. He had a big li- ibrary. He was a charming man. | “Riha was a nihilist, an athe- ist who just yearned for some kind of...” Riha’s friend paused, consid- ered, and then quite simply, added the one word, “God.”
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TO PROM SUBJECT: OPTIONAL FO2M NO. 10 MAY 1967 FOINON GE* DLN. REG. NO. 27 UNITED STATES GOV ERNMENT. Memeorandum aE ee ROO anal daa anedels “cache “e nebee «Moet mks hand anaes ee Me A ¥ ‘ ‘« SOLO 106 . . © dd ‘Jol-or meen i ie ) ok ee pe fey per “fee Achan Conzad - TE enters Felt Mr. Bishop’ :/ pate: 1/15/70 Gate — X Sulliven _ Tavel ey we A N / ie Soyars a M. A Jones: Tele. Room ——__ ff Sag Holmes _. Gandy be ALE , Rememo of 1/13/70 from Mr. Gray to Mr. Sullivan wherein it was recommended and approved that Crime Records Division orally advised Congressman Donald G. Brotzman (R~Colorado) that we have conducted no investigation regarding subject's disappearance and have no knowledge of his whereabouts. 7 THOMAS RIGA INFORMATION CONCERNING (SINO-SATELLITE) Robert Tonsing, Administrative Assistant to Congress~ ‘+ man Brotzman,was furnished this information orally on 1/14/70 by _, Inspector Bowers in the Congressman's absence. Mr. Tonsing was/ § / fi most appreciative of our prompt handling of the matter and asked if“ ij we would send the Congressman a letter confirming this information. Enclosed is an appropriate letter. ‘ RECOMMENDATION: That the enclosed letter be sent. 4 a f-f5 £2 one _ ok y vttey . . ay au pa ae 1- Mr. DeLoach - Enclosure ~ >- a vf ( $ ae i - Mr. Bishop - Enclosure ™ ( A as ES JAN 25 Enelogure , ile Sete via 1- Mr. Sullivan ~ Enclosure eer 1- Mr. Gray - Enclosure Sy — 1- Mr. Malmfeldt ~ Enclosure 7 “ms 1-M. A. Jones - Enclosure a 1 - Mr. Bowers ~ Enclosure } fal” OV eT ooument is prenered in respons to Le etel t0 oe a jot or dissent. et Ge 4 Iho 18° om (9) nation oriss end inn oe. aay mot I bo Giscltsed to Uabior iaed person fet tio the express approval of the Fer. ne SQrepe f | HW 55100 Docla: Sy80 g7u Page 52 .
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oe ten TQ , . PUGMAL Ohi NO. 10 a "2 . ay bees EDITION f 5 £ : . Bit abe. outer mee ee es me a, der: hs oa a + ele x ties + AEA aes tT an eae sts ‘ on tas Si fa : . di Tbeelae tri 92 Bane ener sat aed ameter PAREN oe = GSA PPM yi es Ft HOi-Tt. . _. ; UNIFED STATES GOVE ! .. id fi 7 eee i, 74 Agemoranaum . on DATE: 32/24/69 DIRECTOR, FBI oa e 3 . - oe a . a nts Ab PAT { °7 om ie re > Mt (SSAC, DENVER (47-3190) (C) | : oo ' alya Any Julia OO: DBenver . The bove captioned individual NaS cn Pee. f¢ an impersonation case, twice dined ey oon are being of atances associated with the investigation ore gcanent Circumstances as: eae TaN 4 Ne event ade i! s in the enclos made available in t 5 ived at the inquiries might be received at tn Ab Nd ofl. ol ~ Cit 4) . matter. This document is prepared in response to your re nation outsite your Committee, } _ your Commi’ '-e and the content may not de disclosed to ‘nel. without the express approval of the FBI ‘ quest and is no ‘Its use is limited to official proceeding a cs MAN NK TO aw ote wet TF ie . £2) - Bureau (Encs 4) / en. Ol asd +) . Qtr oo 1 ~- Denver . ‘ - Rd » debe Sureau regarding t t for dissemé- S by unauthorized person- MRS / Ca . ay 7 . (3) - “ 4. \Docla api 99553 Rage 405 R g Ll Savings Plan - ; ' Ray oho S. Scyryes Bands Regularly on the Payroll Ri} 54 BO q- ., ag: fF YY. yee -