AGENCY INFORMATION Released under the John . Eennedy AGENCY: FBI WSsassination Records : ollection Act of 1992 RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10079-10071 [aa tee stay wove). RECORD SERIES: DL ; ase#:NWU 53932 Date: AGENCY FILE_NUMBER:  89-43-472 . pS-14-2017 Seer DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: = SAC.LA TO: SAC. DL’ TITLE: DATE: 11/22/1963 PAGES: ~ 4 SUBJECT: JFK, SUSPECT, KING, GEORGE JOSEPH JR. DOCUMENT_TYPE: ORIGINAL Unclassified NEW PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT REVIEW DATE: — 11/26/1996 UPDATE DATE: — 01/22/2001 STATUS Redact RESTRICTIONS: JEK Act 6 (4) - COMMENTS: HW 53932 DBocld:32146399 Page 1
2 om. “as - ff wn FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) | | | | \ FBI | Date: 11/22/63 | | Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) | Vio AIRTEL AIR MAIL | | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | SAC, DALLAS SAC, LOS ANGELES (89-75) ASSASSINATION OF - PRESIDENT JOHN F, KENNEDY DALLAS, TEXAS 11/22/63 ASSAULTING OR KILLING FEDERAL OFFICER For information of Dallas, San Francisco by teletype 11/22/63 advised the Bureau and Los Angeles as follows: BOB ST D, Reporter, UPI, advised today he had received info tion from an anonymous source that one GEORGE JOSEPH » JR, of Long Beach, California, allegedly _ the son of a retired admiral and who had been arrested on a - charge of illegally selling machine guns, had been involved with several others in a conversation during 8/19/63, wherein KING and the others discussed the possibility of killing the President. The conversation was supposed to have taken Place in the Long Beach area and KING is supposed to reside somewhere in Southern California near Los Angeles. Los Angeles requested to determine KING's present location and advise Secret Service of the alleged threat. Also advise Bureau as to the results of check, ‘e- Dallas 1 - Los Angeles 3) mjg ey) a 4 Te. _Approved; _.. OY Sent a Per Special Agent in Charge HW 53932 DBocld:32146399 Page 2?
LA 89-75 The following teletype was sent by Los Angeles to the Director and San Francisco at 6:46 p.m., 11/22/63: GEORGE JOSEPH KING, JR. first came to attention of Lo ngeles Office during investigation of WILLIAM POTTER Gar: aka See reports SA HARRY L. GRIFFIN dated | 7/24’ and ioi/63, Bufile 62-105253, San Francisco file 157-310. JAMES KEMBLE LA FLEUR mentioned referenced reports being considered as PCI by. Los Angeles. Bureau reference 107 v eles letter to Bureau captioned JAMES KEMBLE LA FLEUR, 10/31/63. nformation re KING furnished ATTU, Los Angeles by letter Teves. KING arrested by ATTU when he sold sten gun to DESMOND O'NEILL, ATTU Agent. At time of arrest KING gave employer as Wadell and Reed, 9301 Wilshire Bivd., Los Angeles, the firm by which GALE is employed, LA FLEUR recently advised KING had gone to work for La Fleur Corporation of which LA FLEUR is President, Contact with LA FLEUR Corporation today determined KING was at work and in the plant. KING described as white, male, born 8/14/33, Norfolk, Virginia, 6', 175 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes, address 1404 East Second Street, Long Beach, California. Reported to be graduate of Annapolis and son of retired U. S. Navy Admiral GEORGE JOSEPH KING, SR. Information re KING in referenced tel and | descriptive info telephonically furnished to Secret Service Los Angeles today and info confirmed by letterhead memo. — Letterhead memo being submitted. No further action being taken by Los Angeles. Aad 799 YO HW 53932 DBocld:32146399 Page 3
11/22/63 AIRTEL . AIR MAIL TO: SAC, DALLAS FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (89-75) RE: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY DALLAS, TEXAS 11/22/63 ASSAULTING OR KILLING FEDERAL OFFICER For information of Dallas, San Francisco by teletype 11/22/63 advised the Bureau and Los Angeles as follows: . BOB » Reporter, UPI, advised today he had received information from an anonymous source that one. GEORGE JOSEPH KJNG, JR. of Long Beach, California, allegedly the son of a retired admiral and who had been arrested on a ' charge of illegally selling machine guns, had been involved with several others in a conversation during 8/19/63, wherein KING and the others discussed the possibility of killing the President. The conversation was supposed to have taken Place in the Long Beach area and KING is supposed to reside somewhere in Southern California near Los Angeles. Los Angeles requested to determine KING's present location and advise Secret Service of the alleged threat. Also advise Bureau as to the results of check. (2/- Dallas 1 - Los Angeles WGS:mjg (3) HW 53932 DBocld:32146399 Page 4
LA 89-75 The following teletype was sent by Los Angeles to the Director and San Francisco at 6:46 p.m., 11/22/63: GEORGE JOSEPH KING, JR. first came to attention of Los eles Office during investigation of WILLIAM POTTER ORE, aka, RM. See reports SA HARRY L. GRIFFIN dated /24 and 10/11/63, Bufile 62-105253, San Francisco file 157-310. JAMES KEMBLE LA FLEOR mentioned referenced reports { being considered as PCI by Los Angeles. Bureau reference ey, 173. letter to Bureau captioned JAMES KEMBLE LA FLEUR, 10/31/ Information re KING furnished ATTIU, Los Angeles by letter 7/16/63. G arrested by ATTU when he sold sten gun to DESMOND O'NEELL, ATTU Agent. At time of arrest KING gave employer’as Wadell and Reed, 9301 Wilshire Bivd., Los Angeles, the firm by which GALE is employed. LA FLEUR recently advised KING had gone to work for La Fleur Corporation of which LA FLEUR is President. Contact with LA FLEUR Corporation today determined KING was at work and in the plant. KING described as white, male, born 8/14/33, Norfolk, Virginia, 6', 175 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes, address 1404 East Second Street, Long Beach, California. Reported to be graduate of Annapolis ang. son of retired U. S. Navy Admiral GEORGE JOSEPH KRG, Information re KING in veferenced tel and descriptive info telephonically furnished to Secret Service Los Angeles today and info confirmed by letterhead memo. Letterhead memo being submitted. ~ No further action being taken by Los Angeles. ~2. ‘Weywoay J HW 53932 DBocld:32146399 Page 5