Date : 07/20/20 Page : 1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : DOJ RECORD NUMBER : 179-20001-10445 ; RECORDS SERIES : CLASSIFIED SUBJECT FILE 129-11, OFFICIAL MAIL SECT. 13 AGENCY FILE NUMBER : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : FBI FROM : DALLAS, TX TO TITLE : DATE : 03/30/1966 PAGES : 9 SUBJECTS : HILL, JEAN BOWERS, LEE LANE, MARK DE ANTONIO, EMIL DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTIONS : 4 CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 03/14/1997 OPENING CRITERIA : . COMMENTS : 5 ROUTING SLIPS ATTACHED; P. 1-4 Docld: 32207231 Page 1
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dallas, Texas In Reply, e Re Ss, File he ire March 30, 1966 ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT Bé JOHN F. KENNEDY November 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING u On the night of March 28, 1966, Mrs. Jean Lollis Hil F, 9402 Biuff Creek, Dallas, Texas, telephone number EV 1-2271, 5 i ¥ . telephonically contacted the Dallas Office of the Federal Buregii & IT) of Investigation (FBI) and requested that she be contacted bya, *~ Special Agent familiar with the assassination investigation. el oo Ti, = , yy | On the morning of March 29, 1966, Mrs, Hill advised 2° i . that during the past week she has been telephonically contactedy Sim oO : on several occasions by an individual. identifying himself as © 3 De Antonio who indicated he and a Mr. Black were preparing an te educational n documentary concerning the assaSSination™ =: of President Kennedy and desired to interview her in detail. She ™ stated that she had not consented to such an interview but on the evening of March 28, 1966, two individuals identifying them- selves as De Antonio and Black, appeared at her residence for the purpose of. interviewing her. She stated that she questioned them as to the exact nature of their visit and being a school teacher, herself, doubted that they were endeavoring to compile data for any educa tional television documentary relating to the assassination. OISIA E RIMINALGEN. | ols Ly ‘ Mrs. Hill stated that she had previously talked to an no individual named Jones Harris, who was also desiring to interview — her for purposes of a book he was writing and that Jones Harris had indicated to her that De Antonio was one of "Mark Lane's men." Mrs. Hill advised that she specifically asked De Antonio and Black if they were connected. with Mark Lane and De Antonio: admitted that Mark Lane was “one of their backers." She stated De Antonio mentioned that some of the backing was coming from | England for his project. a , of the FRI. te is the property of the _ loaned to your _2gency. it and its OF TUSTICE| R in SS ERARTHNENT “APR 11 1966+ S: fel SECURIT Div. Docld: 32207231 Page 2?
Re: ASSASSINATION.OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY © = : November 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas “N Mrs. Hill described De Antonio as a white male, over six feet tall, weighing about 250 pounds, large build, greyish brown hair, "sloppy looking", and giving the appearance of one who drinks . excessively... She described Black as an Italian-looking individual, very dark complected, well dressed, 5'11", 170 pounds, black hair. Mrs. Hill stated that De Antonio and Black tried to con-. vince her that other witnesses to the assassination had talked .to them freely, and indicated that former Chief of Police Jesse E. Curry, of the Dallas Police Department, would be interviewed by them. They also indicated that they had talked to individuals who were on the railroad overpass near the scene of the assassination on November 22, 1963. She stated they inferred that they had . someone who had seen everything on November 22, 1963, and specifically mentioned that they. had someone who saw the shooting come from some > bushes near the Texas School Book Depository building and that some of.the people they were interviewing had never previously been interviewed by anyone concerning what they saw on November 22, 1963. On March 28, 1966, Lee E. Bowers, Jr., 1923 View Crest, Dallas, Texas, telephone DA 7-2528, telephonically advised the Dallas Office of the FBI that one Robert Blake had approached him on March 26, 1966, concerning the making of a film on the assassin-| ation of President Kennedy. Bowers advised that he did not have time to talk to Blake at the time of. the approach and that Blake was supposed to recontact him later. ; ‘Mrs: Jean Lollis Hill, mentioned above, was a witness to the assassination, and her testimony appears on pages 205 to 223 of Volume VIlof the "Hearings. Before the President's Commission On The Assassination of President Kennedy." ! ; Lee E. Bowers, Jr., mentioned above, was an employee of the Union Terminal Company on duty at the railroad overpass on . November 22, 1963, and his testimony before the President's Commission appears in Volume Vi, pages 284 to 289 of the “Hearings Before the — President's Commission On The Assassination of President Kennedy." _ Previous investigation has established that one Jones ' Harris resided at 242 East 49th Street, New York, New York, in ~ 4 Docld: 32207231 Page 3
Re: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY November 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas February, 1965, telephone PL 5-8310. On February 25, 1965, Florance Gaffney, operator of Belles North Limited Answering Service, basement of apartment house located at 221 East 78th Street, New York, New York, advised that Jones Harris, at the above-mentioned New York:address, was convinced that Lee Harvey Oswald did not assassinate President Kennedy and that Harris believed Oswald was one of the persons appearing in a well published photograph of a group of people appearing in the doorway of the Texas School Book Depository building on the day of the assassination. She indicated that Harris was supported in this theory by a.New York attorney, Arnold Krakower. Mrs. Gaffney described Harris as a free lance writer, white mle, in his early thirties, short stocky build, about 5'6”" tall, Z dark hair, balding, and dark eyes. “ On January 12, 1966, DL T-1, a confidential source abroad, furnished information to the effect that Mark Lane had finished reading the proofs of his book dealing with the assassination of ~ President Kennedy, entitled "Rush .to Judgment. " According to this source, an article appeared in the Danish newspaper "Lolland-Falsters | Folketidende",-on January 4, 1966, which related that a documentary. film of full length was expected to be produced dealing with asSasSination and’founded on Mark Lane's book. The film was to “be made by De Antonio, “nat further identified, and was to be based on pictures t casting System and the Columbia Broadcasting» System. The article indicated that in February, 1966, Lane and his assistan were going to Dallas to talk to witnesses . of the assassination. [c) Warren Alien Reynolds, 8707 Mosswood, Dallas, Texas, advised the Dallas Office of the FBI on March 30, 1966, that he had been recently contacted by an Emile de Antonio. a producer for Judgment. Films Corporation, New York City, New York, formerly associated with BBC-TV, New York City (not further identified). Antonio advised Reynolds that his film company was ‘making an educa-- tional film regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Antonio indicated they were staying at the Arlin Motel, Arlington, Docld: 32207231 Page 4
Re; ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F, KENNEDY oo November 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas Texas, telephone CIrcle 5-2626. He offered Reynolds $300.00 for a filmed interview of his participation in the activities that occurred that day. Reynolds stated that Antonio and his associates had an appointment with him for.later on March 30,1966. Warren Allen Reynolds, mentioned above, was a witness to the shooting of Dallas, Texas, Police Officer J. D. Tippit on .November 22, 1963, following the assassination of President John F, Kennedy on that date. Reynolds' testimony appears on pages 434 to 442 of Volume XI of the "Hearings Before the President's Commission On The Assassination of President Kennedy." , i Docld: 32207231 Page 5