Classification: (This form is to be used for material extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) CIA and that] [had known Oswald. In that memorandum, Pes quoted as saying that, according to his records , the a last time he had talked with George deMohrenschildt was in . the fall of 1961. [| __|saia that he had no recollection of ~ . y e es . . Pein eenseed any conversation with deMohrenschildt concerning tbee-Harvex Oswald. The memorandum also says that; kecalls only two occasions when -he met deMohrenschildt -- first, in the spring of 1958, to discuss the mutual interest the two couples had in mainland China; and then in the fall of 1961, when the deMohrenschildts showed films of their Latin American walking trip. ~ Other documents in deMohrenschildt's CIA file, however, indicate more contact between| _jana deMohrenschildt than was stated in the 1977 memorandum by | | In a memorandum dated May l, 1964, from Jto the Acting Chief of the Contacts Classification: Classified by derivation: _ ote PEL O so OPER SS . OL . oth Ree Ara oh anata Aire OIE RIOT, ' A, rien be ae oR, anyone RYTON ES, BIT, ere, Roo renee,
Classification: Car, | (This form is to be used for material extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) 7 ar Division of the cra,| | statea that he had known George deMohrenschildt and his wife since 1957, at which time) | got biographical data on deMohrenschildt after\a trip to So Yugoslavia for the International Cooperation Administration. | Swrs also in that 1964 memorandum that he had seen | deMohrenschildt several times in 1958 and 1959. DeMohrenschildt's EN CIA file contains several reports submitted by deMohrenschildt ’ -to the CIA on topics concerning vugoslavial? including “Lack of Interest in Communist /Ideology," "National Pride/Feeling | ETE, of Superiority over Soviet Satellites," and “Effect of ‘Decentralization in the Oil-Industry." DeMohrenschildt testified before the Warren Commission that he had never been in any respect an intelligence agent. _/ The Committee interview with and its review of the CIA's . ‘ aera e? J catthnan oft we Rcb bebe EDA La otc C7 Reems mans Moore and deMohrenschildt files “Gonfizmed>that ¢ détishyenschilat EAE Classification: Classified by derivation: “ Sa wate TAN, INTO
ARLE Bok oT BO DEE Madr den” PTY ee Tn Aa ert Jicnaboncschey! Arsmpineivnen? ‘ad i Classification: (This form is to be used for material extracted from CliA—controlled documents.) haa (hever been an American intelligence agent. In. this . puving 1959-05, . regard, it should be stressed that} upon returning from trips @S Wany GS” | | . | abroad ,\ 257 900 ‘gf Americans annually provide information to the CIA's Domestic Contacts Division on a nonclandestine basis. Such acts of cooperation should not be confused with” an actual Agency relationship.* <) &- William G. Gaudet William G. Gaudet was- a newspaper editor who was issued . —- 7 . the Mexican tourist card immediately preceding bee—Haxuey. Oswald's on September 17, 1963. Two days later, departed for a three- or four-week trip to Mexico and other Latin *DeMohrenschildt's file also makes reference to an occasion where he may have been involved in arranging a meeting between: a Haitian bank officer and a CIA or Department of Defense official. A Department of Defense official interviewed | by the Committee stated that the meeting was arranged by Department of Defense officials and that deMohrenschildt's presence (in the company of his wife) was unanticipated. The Committee dees-not regard this incident as evidence of any Agency relationship, because there is no indication that any United States governmental official actually solicited deMohrenschildt's assistance with regard to this meeting. Classification: __ Classified by derivation: QT | RPI, ote re me wr: * ; A wis She * SET tgs er, WETTED, RYT,
a | Classification: (This’ form is to be used for material extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) (2 Seen * Borate . * a oa American countries. This happened to coincide with Oswald's . nan 4 visit to Mexico City between September 27, 1963 and October 3 , 1963. After the assassination, Gaudet advised the FBI during an interview that he had once been employed a by the CIA. Speculation about Gaudet's possible relationship { ‘with Lbee~Harvey Oswald wis-oreas&d when it was discovered that ¥ the Warren Commission Report contained a list, provided by the Mexican Government and purporting to include all individuals £ who had been issued Mexican. tourist cards at the same time as rinse rcanar endef ane +H Oswald, which-nevertheress omitted Gaudet's name. A nd \weG Committee deposition, Gaudet testified that his f contact with the CIA was primarily as a source of information \ reflecting —infermahian that he had obtained during his trips : abroad in addition, Gaudet maintained that he occasionally per- é | y formed errands for Agency personnel. Gaudet stated that his é tC 1 Classified by derivation: i - . = oma" sgn, power om “ros ay coclewes te
a) Classification: _ (This form is to be used for material extracted E- from ClA—controlled documents.) 7 last contact with the CIA was in 1969, but that the relationship had never been formally terminated. . : The Committee reviewed Gaudet's CIA file, but found neither any record reflecting a contact between him and the ‘Agency after 1961, nor any indicdtion that he had "performed OE errands" for the CIA.* A memorandum, dated January 23, 1976, , seemed to confirm the absence of any further contact after y this time: £ The Domestic Collections Divison (DCD) has an inactive , f£ile on William George Gaudet, former editor and é publisher of The Latin American Report. The file shows Es that Gaudet was a source of the] |DcD Se Resident Office from 1948 to 1955 during which period he provided foreign intelligence information on Latin Ton American political and economic conditions resulting a i from his extensive travel in South and Central America fe in pursuit of journalistic interests. The file further indicates that Gaudet was a casual contact of the New Orleans Office between 1955 and 1961 when, at various Z 1 times, he furnished fragmentary intelligence and tried E unsuccessfully to obtain financial loans from the Agency, i *The file did contain a routing indication, which the Agency 5” has failed to explain, to the effect that someone "agrees with the manner in which this case is being handled." _/f . ¢ Classification: _ a | ae -. o * i Classified by derivation: ..e “ee =, fo f¢ eat ran a . Ae ~% cat Ge ‘ = . Soe fe pote a «? * are . ee a