, ROUTING : + DIRECTOR Mo ' BERN 3 2 1 DCI, p/0c DDP, Get, /ei/st, 4 ¥ ti . te ae 1 , 5 CURE T 3014052 ora 30 Mov 6317 0818 ; SIORITY DIR INFO GNVA CITE BERN 2519 RECORDS OFFICER STAMP llowing ac tion is eoet GPFLOOR 24) | +S norines: D NsIT/ZE - (i~ (oA! - =F a BERN 2507 7 Signed: Natt «iB ODIR 85472 #« y R.O. #1 - Unit 1. FOLLOWING ODENVY REP AND STATION VIEWS RE POSSIBLE - . ; I? ce ~-zen, cite ISSE BY OSTENSIBLE CONSULAR OFFICER peace: s 27% coordina “fav clpria sonTACT, WITHAGIBSON IN SU a a ER REF -B. ODENVY, REP CABLING PLAN TO HIS HoS AND ASKING \PPROVAL.» A. JUDGE LWANITION WILL NOT BE CONCERNED THAT APPROACH = 3 70 GIBSON MIGHT EXPOSE THEIR TECH OP AS LONG AS AMERICAN REP 2 H REFERS TO STATSIDE INVESTIGATION AS SOURCE OF INFO RE GIBSON é Z CONTACT WITH OSWALD. | 3 g B. BASED INFO opENVY BERN FILES APPEARS GIBSON GENERALLY z ks UNCOOPERATIVE, THUS POSSIBLE HE WILL NOT: AGREE TALK 2 ‘|O ATE HIS PHILANDERING AND BLACKMAIL~ a oO RE OSWALD. ODENVY REPORTS REL IS FIRST CONCERN IS SL ACTIVITIES, CITE HIS STATEMENTS THAT H HIMSELF., THEN THE NEGRO RACE AND THAT HE WANTS NOTHING TO po WITH THE UNITED STATES. CLA CATION REV . ae CONDUCTED ONS——7 Do| 239249 bs a | Di ret -S 41 | feet ob AES HW 53320 DBocld:32390516 Page 2?
CONSULA® CON CLASSIFIED MESSAGE re mae es om me ee ime C. IF APPROACH MADE IN SUISSE IT BEST’ DONE: WITHIN | TEXT AND BY GENUINE CONSUL TN “ORDER: AVOID | ANY APPEARANCE OF SECRECY OR STEALTH IN EVENT GIBSON PRESENCE SUISSE AND CONTACT BY AMERICAN AUTHORITIES SUBSEQUENTLY PUPLI } 3 AS IF HANDLED BY EITHER ODENVY OR KUBARK REP BUT ON BALANCE FOR REASONS CITED ABOVE BELIEVE APPROACH BY GENUINE CONCULAR CIZEeD. D. INTERVIEW BY CONSUL NOT LIKELY TO BE AS COMPLETE REP PREFERABLE. CONSUL GO LAUSANNE AND TRY CONTACT GIBSON AT RESIDENCE (2) HAVE CONSUL PHONE AND ASK GIBSON COME BERN FOR INTERVIEW (3) HAVE CONSUL PH | FOR INTERVIEW AT LAUSANNE. . E. CONTACT WITH GIBS AOA dike ON COULD BE MADE (1) BY HAVING ONE AND ASK IF GIBSON WILL RECEIVE CONSUL TEND FAVOR COURSE (1) BECAUSE OTHER COURSES WOULD ALERT GIBSON AND GIVE HIM CHANCE REFUSE ANY CONTACT. FROM GIBSON BUT IM F. BELIEVE INTERVIEWER SHOULD NOT TRY ELICIT INFO _ MEDIATELY INDICATE REASON FOR CONTACT IS TRY CLARIFY ALL BACKGROUND RE PRESIDENT KENNEDY DEATH, tee Rana THAT ASSOCIATE OF OSWALD AND INVESTIGATION IN STATES HAS REVEALED THAT GIBSON FORMER w~ te THAT STATE DEPT HAD ASKED INTERVIEWER © DISCUSS OSWALD WITH GIBSON. G. IF INTERVIEW HELD IN AMCONSUL BERN OFFICE WOULD COVERTLY RECORD IT. 26 ee ee HW 53320 AMB DAVIS AND DCM KELLERMANN BRIEFED RE CASE ON DoclId: 32390516 Page 3 LOY Henrie Cd HOCHineds Yuper -
cot CLASSIFIED MESSAGE 9 NOVEMBER. THEIR VIEWS AS FOLLOWS: ALTHO THEY BELIEVE © ‘SETTER INTERVIEW JOB COULD BE DONE BY ODENVY OR KUBARK ‘REP "HEY APPRECIATE THAT CIRCUMSTANCES MAY MAKE USE OF CONSULAR )FFICER ADVISABLE. (FYI ODENVY REP RELUCTANT UNDERTAKE [TASK BECAUSE OF STANDING INSTRUCTIONS HE NOT TO BECOME LNVOLVZD IN ANY MATTER WHERE HE MIGHT LATER HAVE TO APPEAR \S WITNESS IN COURT PROCEEDING.) THEY WILLING MAKE CONSULAR OFFICER AVAILABLE BUT WISH HAVE INSTRUCTION FROM STATE DEPT TO THIS EFFECT. (FYI AMB WHO HAS JUST TAKEN CHARGE DEFERS TO KELLERMANN VIEWS RE ACTION ADVISABLE.) 3. IT MADE CLEAR TO ANB AND DCM THAT opENvY HAS EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OSWALD CASE BUT THAT KUBARK COOPERATING CLOSELY. DCM SUGGESTED THAT VIEW SLOWNESS OF ODENVY COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL IT PRFERABLE HAVE CONTACT with A a DEPT RE USE OF CONSULAR OFFICER BE HANDLED THRU KUBARK CHANNELS. ELMARD REPLIED STATION ‘PREPARED TRANSMIT ANY MSG AMB DESIRED BUT SUGGESTED AMB WAIT UNTIL opENvY REP RECEIVED GUIDANCE FROM HIS HQS RE CASE. AMB CONCURRED. 4. ELMARD INFORMED AMB AND OpENVY REP HE INTENDED REPLY TO QUERIES WHICH HE HAD RECEIVED FROM KUBARK HOS, WOULD FORWARD FOR HaS INFO ONLY VIWS OF AMB, ODENVY REP AND ELMARD RE POSSIBLE APPROACHES RE GIBSON INTERVIEW, ASK HOS DEFER ANY APPROACH TO DEPT UNTIL ODENVY REP RECEIVED GUIDANCE FROM HIS HAS. De KUBARK ONLY. ODENVY REP CONCERNED AND EMBARRASSED HW 53320 DBocld:32390516 Page 4
IN__10818 PAGE___4 | SG TO HiS “aT FIVE DAYS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE He SENT FIRST ™ tas AND NO REPLY RECD YET. HE HAS SENT ADDITIONAL NIACT . SABLE REQUESTING IMMEDIATE REPLY. 6. CHECK AMEMB BERN FILES REVEALS NO INFO RE GIBSON. Te ANANITION REPORTS THAT INFO FROM LAUSANNE INDICATES s]BSON TENTATIVELY PLANNING GO FRANCE WHEN DEPARTS SUISSE 22T0R TO 15 DECEMBER. PATE HIS DEPARTURE NOT KNOWN. 8, FURTHER INFO FROM 1GARaeLQN CONFIRNS THAT ALBERT SCHYELTZER COLLEGE, CHURWALDEN IS REPUTABLE SCHOOL WHOSE CIRRICULUM PLACES EMPHASIS ON HUMANISTIC STUDIES AND WHOSE GENERAL ORIENTATION 1s AWAY FROM LEFT IN POLITICS. “NO INFO HAS EMERGED AS TO WHY PROCLAIMED MARXIST OSWALD WOULD SEEK TO ATTEND SUCH A SCHOOL. | CA Gevarnents? *Station infoscm tion C7 THUS SOF AH retied Station ca wiscom and sesrticy so. mr gen A a Vee 3 i, ee ee ete 2 zat ied te. Ofbao. acd qeestion kim ahowt 2 possisie Tents WS Os7ali. . ce. ce ce meee cece ne ae Se A A . HW 53320 DBocld:32390516 Page 5