Date:08/16/93 Page:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : NARA RECORD NUMBER : 179-10002-10144 RECORDS SERIES WC DOCUMENT REVIEWED BY FBI FOR HSCA AGENCY FILE NUMBER DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : FBI FROM : TO TITLE DATE : 00/00/64 PAGES : 4 SUBJECTS DINKIN, EUGENE DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : U RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED CURRENT STATUS : P DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 06/10/93 OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS PP. 2-3, 5, 8. CD #788 HW 50529 DoclId:32206591 Page 1
ee @ | ® CH 738 Re: EUGENE B. DINKIN’ _ Captain Cowen also related his conversation to a girl friend named Beth Cox. Her present address, according to Colonel Adams, is Lisa Beth Cox, 616 West 116th Street, New York 27, Nev York. Colonel Adams stated that Bugene B. Dinkin was the = subject of a closed investigation by the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, United States Arny Communica- — tions Zone, Europe. He advised further that according to local Army records at Metz, France, on February 18, 1964, PFC Eugene B, Dinkin, RA 16710292, was reassigned to Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C., as a patient on December 3, 1963 and was ordered to proceed to that destination on or about December 4, 1963. = -. Co, - Ldeutenant Colonel John J. Ward, Registrar's Office, Walter Reed Arny Hospital, Washington, D.C., made available medical files pertaining to Eugene B. Dinkin on March 23, 1964, A review of the narrative summary in this file reflects the following diagnosis made of Dinkin's condition by Captain Avrom C. Segal, subsequent to Dinkin's admission to Walter Reed Army Hospital on December 5, 1963: "Schizophrenic reaction, paranoid type, chronic, moderate, manifested by inappropriate behavior and ideation, intellectualization, grandiosity, . gocial isolation, and delusions of persecution, primarily by the Army; stress, minimal, routine overseas military duty} predisposition, mild . lifelong history of somewhat withdrawn behavior, ae with poor social interaction; impairment for 5c! further military service, marked, extremely poor , motivation for continuing service; impairment . for social and industrial adjustment, slight, - gome residual aloofness, presently in remission." . . re fe | = a Bea —~ ee mew eee er ge ~ ee dee ae ae PPO A ee Pt Ses oie A Cn a, Oe oS MEE a See ee “Sap = . F or teem tt ° agg ety F Sem ed > Sr cs a3 satiny ac Mae try tae See F RN tna r “page cy’ Lee LTA Fe Oe ee : 2 Siw “hus DetEd:4ao0e.
axe “aTaso. Doula 22006591 ~ Bayea NS pibaSeT ae : eet pars Fe a ote ated ate f irs pi Ee . 4 reat ye ne Onn RS ng A See Va age Re: EUGENE 8B, DINKIN - e . On April 1, 1964, Mx. Eugene B, Dinkin, 534 West Oakdale, Chicago, Illinois, advised Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that he had been recently discharged from the United States Army after having been in detention , for four months while undergoing psychiatric tests. . -" "=" ‘Dankdn advised that while stationed in Europe with “the United States Army in 1963, he had begun a review of several newspapers including the “Stars and Stripes" as an - exercise in “psychological sets", He explained that he had taken courses in psychology at college and was extremely interested in this subject matter. He advised that "nsychological sets" was a term referring to a series of events, articles, et cetera which, when coupled together, set up or induce a certain frame of mind on the part of a person being exposed to this series, He stated that this method of implanting an idea was ‘much in use by the "Madison Avenue" advertising people who attempted to influence one who was exposed to these "psychological sets" to "buy" the product being advertised, whether this product was physical or an idea. Dinkin stated that while so reviewing the news~ “papers for “paychological seta", he discovered that "Stare— and Stripes", as well as certain unidentified Hearst news- papers, were carrying a series of “psychological sets" which he believed were deliberately maneuvered to set up a subconscious belief on the part of one reading these papers to the effect that President John F. Kennedy was “soft on communian" or "perhaps a communist sympathizer", Further study of these newspapers and the "psychological sets" contained therein made it evident to Mr, Dinkin that a conspiracy was in the making by the “military” of the United States, perhaps combined with an "ultra-right economic group", to make the people of the United States believe that President Kennedy was, in fact, a communist sympathizer and further, that this same group planned to -3- i sere do D + ne os Se re yee a ree it ey Bn gt OFS ORS Fe eas hg PE RAE ep oS Se SO - ee be RTS of awn ae IN cw Lem Ley
ew] AT + ie“ s05o9% “Re: EUGENE B. DINKIN °° Met eA eT . nay ae Ms hh aes +e should not spend 32 per cent of its income for materials of war, part of which would be financed by any enforced purchases made by him, He stated that he had been outspoken in his views concerning these bond purchases, and that he and others who felt that the compulsory purchase of bonds ‘was an infringement on their civil rights, had been denied — “passes” as a result of their stand, As a result of his opposition to the bond purchases, according to Dinkin, he was removed from his position in the code section and transferred to an Army Depot at Metz, France, On October 25, 1963, Dinkin went to the United States Embassy at Luxembourg where, he stated, he attempted for several hours to see a Mr, Cunningham, the Charge d‘déffaires at the Embassy. He stated that he sent word to Mr, Cunningham that he had information concerning a plot to assassinate President Kennedy, and at one point spoke to Mr. Cunninghan by phone. He said that Cunningham refused to see him in person or to review the newspapers and research papers which Dinkin said were evidence proving his theory of the impending assassination. Dinkin advised that he spent approximately two hours with the United States Marine Corps guard at the Luxembourg Embassy and had generally set forth his theories to this individual, whose nanre he did not know, ; Following this incident, Dinkin was notified by his superiors that he was to undergo psychiatric evaluation on November 5, 1963. Due to this pending development, Dinkin said he went absent without leave to Geneva, Switzer- land where he attempted to present his theory to the editor of the "Geneva Diplomat", a newspaper published in Geneva, Switzerland. In addition to this editor, Dinkin spoke to a Mr. Dewhirst, a "Newsweek" reporter based at Geneva. Dewhirst would not listen to Dinkin's theories. While in Switzerland, Dinkin attempted to contact officials of "Time-Life" publica- tions and succeeded in speaking to the secretary, name unknown, of this organization in Zurich, According to Dinkin, all of Ae cyt xo" Sy Par oe Pare SS Agta Bei neg a koningii RN Grid: 420bEsdE Page OO =" FF + ee po F oaw PO \
+ Sees Tag 8 . = 1 t had S 8 Re; EUGENE B, DINKIN| and notes were missing and presumed that the individual mentioned above had taken them, He never received any receipt for his papers. Mr, Dinkin advised that he had undergone numerous psychiatric tests at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, - er D.C. He stated that he was aware that the Army psychiatrist an \ had declared him to be “psychotic” and a "“paranotic". He — said that several of the tests given him were familiar to him from his studies in psychology at the University of Chicago. Because of his familiarity with these tests, and his background knowledge as to what the test answers should be, he believed it impossible that the results of these 5th, tee itech ar eae ee “ao” tests could have shown him to be "psychotic" and "paranotic”. a so He stated that if he had desired, he could have "faked" the an answers to prove he was sane even if he were, in fact, me mentally disturbed, Mr. Dinkin stated he believed that — tao a the psychiatric evaluation given him by the Army psychiatrist was, in fact, an attempt on their part to cover up the military plot which he had attempted to expose. Dinkin advised that during his detention at Walter _ Reed Army Hospital, arrangements had been made through his — family for him to be given a psychiatric test by a private Ya, ' psychiatrist chosen by his family. He stated when these h arrangements were finally made, he had declined the services of this private physician, Dinkin explained that i hes had reached a point where his only desire was to be ee released from custody and discharged from the Army, He — stated that in order to do this, he had felt it necessary ye to "go along” with the examining Army psychiatrist and Bo pretend that he had, in fact, been suffering from delusions _ but was now cured, He was afraid that should an outside he psychiatrist examine him and be told by Dinkin the facts a as set forth herein, that this psychiatrist would probably hes. believe Dinkin to be mentally disturbed, and this would result ‘ha. in further detention for Dinkin. Mr. Dinkin stated that fn >» ese DE en IT ee a ae OY. nee a ne 6 an 50599" petTtd-Soo06s0T-