594 7 an a, a ne INDIVIDUALS LISTED BY PROTECTIVE RESEARCH Name of individual: HART, WILLIAM W. Reason for PRS interest: 12/17/63 subj wrote anonymous letter to Marina Oswald. Degree of threat: 1 2 3 Organizations to which individual belongs: none Nationalistic group: none Date called to Secret Service attention: 12/29/63 Refered by other agency? NO YES Action taken: Interviewed 2/14/64; acknowledged letter but refused to elaborate. Said he is friendly toward Pres. Described by police as harmless mental case. No diagnosis. Location of subject lasts _:Gentral Falls, RI '66 Field Office reporting: Providence Last update: B/1S/67 ee HW 54046 Docld:322741645 Page 290
295 “INDIVIDUALS LISTED BY PROTECTIVE RESEARCH COCHRAN, WILLIAM HORACE _ Reason for PRS interest: 12/24/63 subj advised S.S. that John oa Ferguson had told him he wished the bullet which killed JFK . | Name of individual: had hit LBJ and that he could arrange to have anyone killed. wo Also claimed that Ferguson was affiliated with Castro. _ oe Degree of threat: li. 2 a “3 “Organizations to which individual belongs: none Nationalistic group: none Date called to Secret Service attention: 12/24/63 Refered by other agency? NO" YES Action taken: Investigation failed to substantiate allegations. Interviewed © °° | again in '65 as visitor to New Haven field office offering ser- vices as undercover agent against communism. Not of protective interest. Location of subject last; _7:East Bernard, TX '65 | Field Office reporting: Houston "Last updates 7 7/23/73 HW 54046 .DoclId:322741645 Page 291 ,
296 INDIVIDUALS LISTED BY PROTECTIVE RESEARCH Name of individual: _ FERGUSON, JOHN B. Reason for PRS interest: information rec'd 12/24/63 that subj_ had stated he wished bullet which hit JFK had hit LBJ and he could arrange to have anyone killed. Is also alleged to have nal Castro connections.. Degree of threat: 1 2 _ 3 -Organizations to which individual belongs: none Nationalistic group: none Date called to Secret Service attention: 12/24/63 Refered by other agency? . NO | YES Action taken: Investigation failed to substantiate these allegtions. Location of subject lasts Mackay, TX  '65 | Field Office reporting: Houston Last update: B/TB/ GT mt HW 54046 DBocld:322741645 Page 292
297 INDIVIDUALS LISTED BY PROTECTIVE RESEARCH ‘Name of individual: MASON, JAMES ROBERT WILSON had orally threatened to kill Pres. nt A A Degree of threat: 1 2 er) “Organizations to which individual belongs: none mental confinement ‘62 paranoid schizo; capable of dangerous acts. '. Nationalistic group: none Date called to Secret Service attention: 12/30/63 Refered by other agency? NO. . YES Action taken: Interviewed 1/10/64. Denied threat, exhibited perSGtion complex. Admired LBJ. In ‘68 he appeared at S.S. office to let office know how he was getting along. S.S. keeps tabs: ex. Brezhnev's visit subj was interviewed. Deemed not of protective interest. Location of subject Lasts :Golumbus, GA 73 . Field Office reporting: Atlanta ~ os" bLast update: 7 876/73 HW 54046 _Docld:322741845 Page 293
998° INDIVIDUALS LISTED BY PROTECTIVE RESEARCH. Name of individual: JORDAN, DEWEY A. seem rc ee Reason for PRS interest: 12/63 reported for having made statement during summer '63 that if JFK visited Dallas he would be killed. ‘Degree of threat:. 1 2 3 “Organizations to which individual belongs: none Nationalistic group: | . none Date called to Secret Service attention: 12/17/63 Refered by other agérey? No oo YES Action taken: . ; . Background did not attach sianificance to statement. - 1/20/64 interviewed andidenied making any threats. Not felt to - be of protective interest. . # an Location of subject wast; :Dallas, Tx: '64 : Field Office reporting: Dallas Last update: HW 54046 DocId:32241845 Page 294 —
299 INDIVIDUALS LISTED BY PROTECTIVE RESEARCH Name of individual: Rosen, Daniel _ : Reason for PRS interest: 12/7/63 made statement that postal employee was going to hit Pres. with axe. | . Degree of threat: 1 : oe Qe, "3 Organizations to which individual belongs: none Hospitalized '58-60. No diagnosis Nationalistic group: mone Date called to Secret Service attention: 12/7/63 | Refered by other agency? _NO_ YES Action taken: Interviewed same date, Subj said he was going tote hit by axe. Background showed he ws obsessed with this idea. Not felt of protective interest. Location of subject Last; -BRooklyn 164 Field Office reporting: NY HW 54046 Docld:32241845 Page 295
ee 3000! A INDIVIDUALS LISTED BY PROTECTIVE RESEARCH Name of individual: JONES, RICHARD HAROLD Reason for PRS interest: 12/30/64 visited Palm Beach to be with Kennedy's. Stated he'd rec'd meagage on TV to go to Palm - Beach. Degree of threat: 1 2 3 Organizations to which individual belongs: none hospitalized '57, no diagnosis — “Nationalistic group: none Date called to Secret Service attention: 12/30/63 Refered by other agency? NQ_ YES Action taken: Held by local PD overnight and returned to Boston. Not referred or investigation. Location of subject Last; :Melrose, MA ‘63 Field Office reporting: Boston HW 54046 DoclId:32241845 Page 296
301 INDIVIDUALS LISTED BY PROTECTIVE RESEARCH Name of individual: - HUNT, MERLE GORDON ‘Reason for PRS interest: 12/30/63 attempted to sent telearams to Pres. 12/31/63 several attempts to place phone call to Johnson City towarn Pres. of danger. Degree of threat: 1. 2 . BS Organizations to which individual belongs: none former mental patient, diagnosis not given Nationalistic group: none Date called to Secret Service attention: - 12/31/63 '-Refered by other ‘agency? NO YES Action taken: Interviewed 12/30/65 (?) and his obsession was determined to be a distortion of facts. Not felt to be of protective interest. “Location of subject lasts Sepulveda, CA '63 LA -Pield Office reporting: HW 54046 . DocId: 32241845 Page 297
302 INDIVIDUALS LISTED BY PROTECTIVE RESEARCH Name of individual: BELL, ALLEN Reason for PRS interest: 12/19/63 statement that he would assas- sinate the Pres. - Degree of threat: . 1 2 3 Organizations to which individual belongs: | “none —" .  Nationalistic group: negro Date called to Secret Service attention: 12/31/63 'Refered by other agency? NO YES Action taken: Statement could not be verified. 1/16/64 interviewed & denied statements. Not felt to be of protective interest. Lo i] Location of subject lasts Brooklyn ‘64 Field Office reporting: NY HW 54046. Docld:32241645 Page. 298