AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : . AGENCY. FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : ; FROM: TO: | TITLE : DATE: ; PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : ~ RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : COMMENTS : v9.1 DoclId: 32309310 Page 1 OPENING CRITERIA : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10298-10097 HQ 29-3 1889-176 Document Information FBI SAC, DE DIRECTOR, FBI 11/27/1963 4 [Restricted] PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified Consulted Redact 10/21/1996 APPROVAL OF DOJ REFERRED TO DOJ, INC A/T 4 37 Date: 4/21/261
ee — aava9763 hae fo} vi ee ! “h To: sac, Detroit peo From: Director, rai * Yoo-sn e809 —| T oo JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA; 7 | i DOMENICK EDWARD. BARTON, Aa BT AL, iy ve! oui ‘y (00: “Botroit) “ Bo BY oft BonLears Re Detroit airtel dated anyav/es, LHM enclosed with Detroit ‘girtel dated 41798769" is’ ‘potng\ disseminated in its present form; however, in your next contact with Department Attorney William Prench you should xegolve: the JK, points raised by the Bureau in “its. ‘airtel of 11/26/63 as to. ‘whether or. not a need exists for concealing eather French's. identity as. thes\\: person who furnished this. information or the identity of: Rabort CG. OW Meissner as. French's source in future Lis, vowels \ In ‘future communications furnishing this, ‘eee. abibaiacn you should clearly set forth the date and manner under which) such information was obtained. os i « Chicago - (29-1999) (Info) ao ; “ LRK: ll Tolson MAILED 2 Belmont Mohr es a +, Casper NOY % if 1963 Callahan Conrad COMM.FBI DeLoach ~ Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter eae Tele. Rodin ib ta i Holmes Gandy. f i "MAIL ROOM CY} TELETYPE unit LI 1 1é Docld: 32309310 Page 2?
7 any ( o Transmit the following in -EDS56 (Rev. ol 2-13-56) .o > rs) SO ° | f) ; a AIRTEL AM i I~" JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA; ~— Mr. Tolson Mr. Belmont____.. Mir. Mohr Mr. Conrad... , Mx. Evans._._ff § t Mr. Rosen. gM a iy & 4 OVER TST CANTY TAURI, fob = FBI Date; 11/27/63 (Type.in plain text or code) | Mr. Tavel.nn ~ 4 ‘ { Mr. Trotter wu. { Tele. Room. | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | Miss Holmes. | i Miss Gandy... i TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (29-31889) eee is: FROM: SAC, vue (29-1432) (P) HEREIN, {S UNCLASSIFIE H, ia Bre DOMINICK EDWARD BARTONE, aka; ET AL FRA; ITSP; MF; FBW; CONSPIRACY (00: DETROIT) ReBuairtel 11/26/63. Information set out in Detroit LHM dated 11/22/63 was made available at Detroit on 11/21/63 by Department Attorney William French in the form of an undated blind memorandum which he said was dictated by Robert C. Meissner on 11/19/63 a, concerning a meeting with Joseph F. Verhelle on 11/18/63, "| ins Mr. French requested that the information be summarized in the same manner as in three previous letterhead memoranda (dated 11/7,8,and 12/63) containing information from the same source, Mr. French had previously requested that Meissner's identity be concealed because of the confidential basis upon which the information had been furnished to him by Meissner and the sensitive nature of the matter in which | the Department was seeking Meissner'’s cooperation, particularly the possibility of an attempt to influence the judge or jury ‘in the forthcoming trial of James R. Hoffa at Chicago. Mr. French advised that on 11/22/63 Meissner would be in telephonic contact with French or Department Attorney Thomas McKeon at Detroit, and it would be known whether Verhelle had confirmed arrangements to meet Meissner in Chicago on 11/25/63. Mr. French left Detroit before there was any further discussion with him concerning the proposed LHM. Mr. McKeon advised on 11/22/63 that no further word had been received by him from Meissner regarding, the proposed: meeting with - Verhelle on 11/25/63. The LHM was submitted on the basis of Mr. French's remarks on 11/21/63. “~L - Detroit REC- VGW/vw W227, —_ Special Agent in Charge Approved: Et _Seeetat Agent in howe Docld:32309310 Page 3 SEY rT Ere RE CUTE MMT,
DE 29-1432 — Inasmuch as the Bureau has advised in reairtel that the LHM will be disseminated only to the Criminal Division of. the Department, there is no known reason for _Meissner's identity to be concealed, other than Mr. French's original request, as mentioned above, Mr. French probably will not be available at Detroit for further discussion of this point prior to next week. If the Bureau desires to withhold dissemination of the LHM until that time, it will be determined from him whether there is any objection at this time to disclosing Meissner's identity in the LHM, and if there is no objection by him, an amended LHM will be submitted immediately. Otherwise it isbelieved the LHM could be disseminated in its present form. -2- So LASS DoclTd:32309310 Page 4