HW 535294 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY RECORD NUMBER RECORD SERIES AGENCY FILE NUMBER AGENCY ORIGINATOR FROM TO TITLE DATE PAGES SUBJECTS DOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST REVIEW COMMENTS AGENCY INFORMATION CIA 104-10106-10724 JFK 80TO1357A DOCUMENT INFORMATION CIA WITHHELD MEMORANDUM NO. 9 MEMORANDUM NO. ASSASSINATION 06/05/1968 7 JEK ASSASSINATION BELLI M BECKHAM T WOOD W PAPER SECRET 1B 9 - SUBJECT: Released under the John Kennedy WSsassination Records ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note}. ase#: NW 53294 Date: 6-14-2017 GARRISON AND THE KENNEDY RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS 06/22/04 JFK42 Fill 20040112-1033589 Doclda: 32357869 Page 1 ~ ITEM IS RESTRICTED 104-10106-10724
o AE MORANDU: Ro. 9 SUBJECT: Garriecn and the Kennedy Assasaination i. SUMMARY Janis cnernorandumn provides information about twenty persons who have -not voeu listed orevievsly in this scriss, who are involved ‘inthe Gerrisen case, and whe hare or have claimed fo have a connection with the Central Intelligence Agency. One, Willlam Clarens WOOD, ig e former stali eracleyee. i. SERSONNEL |. Trenae Edward BECKHAM (aka Mara EVANS) 2. GARRKISON eubpocnacd BECKHAM 30 Uceer:nbor 1767 and an Onaha, Mebraska, juége oarégered him to rdturs te Loutaiana 32 January 1968. BEOMHAM eays he heloed fer; gle ARCACRA Benith cates funds for Cuban revoluttonary forces in New Orleana in 1942. SECRHAM is an entertainer-svangelist who uses the siege nasne of Mark EVANS. >. On 3 January 1963 BECKHAM slegedly told David £wiS of Now Orleans that he, SECKMAM, anda Jima LNU “from Cake” ave agente of the CIA. c. RID hee no record of BECKHAM. / 2. Melbin BELLE / 2. BELLI was ea celense ettorney ior Jack RUBY. “". Jin GARRISON was o weekend gueet of BELLI when CARRISON visited Sana Francieco in October 1967. ee GROUP 4 Exclused trom aniomatic downsredine and deslasstileaticn
¢. BELLI was reportedly involved fn dilicte gray tratile wits Morris ELOWITZ th i7$8. ZLOWITZ wee a 6uBoected contact of Lacky LUCIANO. -» 3. Donald Dean BOHNENG (291-815769) a. BONING ta the Latin American Editor of the wihacsl Herald, He was granted a PCA on Zi Aagast 1967 and a CSA on 14 Noversbor 1967. He ts AMCARBOR-3. pb. BOCLNEING reserted he was contacted on 24 March 1966 by & Vineton SMITH who claimed to be lnvestigating Holandsy WASHFEARER for Jira GARHISON. a i. Celenet L. Rebert CASTORR a. Cok. CASTORR allegedly cet with Jack RUBY, Rosert PESRIN, and othera in Dallas ia 1962 to slana Cuban s.saggling operatien. CASTORR ta aleo allegedly an eseociate ef General Edwin A. WALKER. Jeachim JOESTEN and cthers have broadly binted that CASTORKR is agsocisted with CIA. 4. Toere is no recerd of agency aasociation with TDASTORR. Aa SBI report of 13 March 1763 rsperted thet CASTORR had lunch with Viktor Ivanovich MIRONOY (261 -731944), a 133 oiilecr at the Soviet Erubacay in Washington. 4, iLloya J. COBB ~ a. ABS President of the New Crieams Trade Center, COBB was, according te Plot or Pelities. the “base” of Clay SHA b. COBB was gramed a CSC on 3 Ccteber 1953 for use aaa private atloracya' panelice the 20C. COBB was granted a Pha unm 12 Jane 1967 to perosdt contact and eseece nent in connection with his nae on a cleared attorneys’ panes for the GC. Xx&, alichael ibartes CONLEY a. stichar] Charles CONLEY is an apparent US Gercramant sogree of Robert Keancth Bao, is. A Tie. Michael GC. CONLEY apphled for Agenty f eaisleysemt jn 1964. Identity with a, abore, has avt beca : agtaviiaierd. Cr ne
2. Allen W. DULLES - a. GARRISON sebsoecaed Mr. DULLES on i& Febreary !368 ao a enaterial witness. b. On? March !963 Jadge tMatthew BRAN? fesued a eecond suspotna for Mr. DULLES. sc. Gn 22 aday 1963 GARRESON'S office accueed the Juetice fepartuent of refusing to cooperate in the sudpeemaing ei tir. DULLES as a witness. B. Wheelaw GORMICKI (293-193323) a. GORNICKI] Is a Pelish fourasHist who was the author of & long article on the GARRISON favestigatica in “Palityra” Wo. 1 (566), Year XE Warsaw, 6 Jamsary 1768. . mn. GORMICHE was the cudject of am ensucceseful recruitment atternet in 1945 while he wes a correspondent at the UN. Lo 9. ifarenall Wileon HOUTS (201 -$331260) a. HOUTS, a former FBI agent, i9 the aathor of an article in Mediesl Eeonosice « March 19468 which criticized the autopay of Precident Kesnedy. nm. HOUTS served with OSS tn Barma daring World war Il and wae davelved ia the misappropriatios of government sroperty. HOUTS unouccegsiully applied fcr Ageacy employment fn iPgod. it. Guy Poreac JOHNSON (201-207873) ~~ py . JOHNSON was an early defense counsel for 4,3 Clay bi aes. a c », A POA wae requested 14 fay 1954 for JOHNSON to be usec on Guain a6 a contract agent for OUKODIAN (tratuing - waae on babean). The regueet for the POA was later cancelled. yd. Willda.a Rh. RLEIN Y a. According to Plot ar Politics KLEIN was an Be ~ eVin
» {ncorpurstor of Friends of Democratic Cuba, along with Gay BANISTER, illiam DALZELL, and Grady C. DURHAM. LEE denied coatact with DURHAM, BANISTER, and iricads gi Demecraetic Cuba. He admitted association with DALZELL te Set upthe Pree Voice of Latim America. KELEN eeeina to be a personal iriend of Jim GARRISON. se. KLEEN arplied for agency e:uploymeat in 1365 put accested a Job with the UZ Navy General Counsel's Cifice. iz. Robert Syveasen LEE a a. (EL was an Assistant District Attorney far Jim GARRISON frown 1 Jenuary 1967 to l Jenuary 1966. 5. LEE apulted for agency employment on 5 January 1968. 13. William Allchard MARTIN (291-283516) 7 a. -4ARTIN wae aa Assistant District Attorney for Jiren GARRISON until Decernber 1967. b. AAR TIA was a OCS contact and source in 1964 and Shswhen he was Director of Internatiors] Relations and World races af Inte rastienal towss in Rew Oricacs. be f ‘ 4 ia. Relmen AORIN (291-199129) ~ a.. UREN is the author of Assassination, 3 yro-Barren GCanrstsatea book. h, :4OREN provided information fo OSS on his inferament im Inde Chica during the early zart of World War I. ee. MOBEIN was considered tor the joo of Preeident of the Com-nittee for a Free Acta in 1951 and the job of President o1 pay OYTTILLAR (Aelia Foundation) éa 1953. tS. Dr. Alten CCHSNER (291-834497) Va a. An FEL conftdentlal informant reported on 24 April 1553 thet Jie: GARRISON beifeves Dr. CCHSNER was a princtzal involved ip the consgiracy te assassinate Presi¢ent Kennedy. 4 Dod
bp. Pr. OCHSNER is Director of the Gchaner Foundation, head of the Ochoner Clinic, aad Precident of the Enformnation Couwnell of America. fe is a world-faneas surgeon. c. Dr. OCHSNER was of contact interest in October 1047 and November 1948. Ho hae been a cleared source since i3 4ey 1933, Tho last official contact with Dre. OCHSNER agrsesally cecurred on 8 Jansary 1962 aad with tha Ochoner Ciinic on 3 November 1963. "i6. Rebert PEARIN Robert. PERRIN. ehegedly met with Jack ROBY, Cab. kL. “Robart CASTORR, and others in allaa in 1962 to vlan a Cuban @uuggling operaties, PERRIN has been accused ef s¢ing a CLA gua-runner fa Spain and ta Cubs. >. A Lt. (fg) Robert Poalloch PERRIN filed a pergenal hintery statement with O85 tn January !944. There fs no indicntion he aver eorved with OFS er wes leter connected with the Agency. 1%. Benjamin &ONNENSERG So a. xtiark LANE said on the acknowledge:ent page of Rash To Judzemest: “Pam deesly indebted to Boxjanuin EGNNENBERG, Ux. whose numerous ard izvaluable suggestions have found their way into tra volame. ; >. Genjar.ia SONNENBERG was granted a CSA on 23 Jume 1959 ior use usdor Project GRENCHANT. The CSA, was revalidated for continued 294 on 26 July 1965. c. Am Apell 959 Duma and Dradstrect rayort listed SONNENBERG aga eirecter of the sablishing firms of Neary Fiolt and Gornpery. Ing., 383 Madison Ave., New York City. Bush Fo Judgement wes published by Holt, Rinehart and Wilson fac., 393 wadigen Ave., ostentibly the Gane company. dé. An October 1954 FEI report said thet in 1933 AMred #. STERM earmarked $3000 tn a bank account fo guarantee a hank losn :nade to SONHRENSERG., y +. ehuit
e. sere 6 no indication that SONNENBERG ever need the tera “junier” and it fe not knows yet ti he has & oop of that mame. , 1s. Air. end Meo. Edgar Bloom STERN (He te 201-178541) | a. Jack ROGERS, the comuclttes counsel for the joint legislative Committee om Un-American Activities fog the Etate of Louleiana, reported to the DCS on } June 1967, that GARERIBON had been receiving centributions and monetary puprort fron Mrs. Edger B. STERN. ». Mra. Edgar B. STERN ia the former Edith ROSENWALD and the lormez pleter-in-law of Alfred X. STERN. «. Clay SHAW attended a rarty givea by “en oid friend”, Edith ETERN, apparently in Octoder 1997. 4. Edger B. GTERN wage granted & covert clearance ie January 1253 for use a8 a donor fa froject LPCOIN. This clearance was cancelled in September 1956. : ce. Pry Maurice STERN, aon ef the above mentioned cosnka, was granted a Maison clearance fn March 1961 when he waa the Deouty Acoistant Secretary ef State for Myblic Affairs. “Dyilas ETERN was eleo naned a9 one of a “board of ndvisers™ x te Hubert HUMPHREY fa 196k. - . ry. s4onroe SULLIVAN a. EZULLIVAN claimed to be with Clay SHAW ia. can Francteca all day 22 November 1963. ». SULLIVAN was granted a CSA on 10 Decarnber s4E2 to permit utilisation uncer Peraject GR ENCHANT. Ee 20a, Willan Clarsas WORD (291-534272) (A BRL WOOD, using the name BIN BOXLEY, ts inve gticatigg GLA and its eperationa for Jim GARRISON, ; bh. PAL WOOD ta belke ved to be {denticel with Wilifacn Clarens WOOD, a former stall enployee of thie Agunacy. & me,
c. Wiliam Clarens WOOD, born iT Auguet 192, waa approved ier CSS uty in Decensber 1944, but was Bot atiliazed. On 13 Deeembeor 1950 WOCD was granted a CEC for utilisation ag a Staff Agent with Project TPFOCUS. Ha sulfered a nervous breakdewa in March 1952. He was assigned to OTE ap an inatructer (GS-11) in May 1952. He regiymed 27 January 1ys3, after his reaigaation had been requetted, because of aicehelism. While under ths influence of gediam geatetzel duriag a cuedical overation in July 1953 WOOD mada statenents showing extre:ns antagentam toward the Ageacy. The FB reported in Avril £957 that WOOD had offered acaistance to the Nationalist Chinese Intelligence Services. DCS requested clearance te use wOOD da February 1967 bu’ dropped the request alter the FBI reperted that be wes drinzing heavily agaia.