(04-10900-10325 A. NOVEL Is Polygraphed by Lloyd FURR on Garrison's Charges. c. Richard L. BAST and REDEX. ‘conducted at McLean, Virginia by Lleyd FURR. In statements . deception to NOVEL's charges that Garrison's case is a automobiles into South Vietnam, including, of lates VY. S. -rvecruited coke Gordon Dwane NOVEL, already a fugitive witness in the Garrison inquiry, is reported in the Washington prese of 27 March 1967 as having been polygraphed the previous day on the case under investigation by Garrison, According to the press reports, NOVEL submitted to a polygraph examination | to the press, FURR indicated there was no indication of ‘ ~“Lioya ORR, a former District of ¢ ia police and now a private detective, is a self-proclaimed polygraph |! zt" and sound device specialist. He has received publicity in the past for planting sound devices for the late Fulton Lewis, Jr. in the St. Mary's County vice case in 1953 and in 1958 when he discovered listening devices being used againat Bernard Goldfine. In 1964, information was received that a Washington, D. C. firm, REDEX, operated by FURR and Richard L. BAST, was attempting to sell electronic equipment te Commanist Chine via an agent in Hong Kong. (TSP had unclassified contact with _._SURR in 1962 te pee equipment offered for.aale by BURR.) cece Richard L. BAST, a Washington, D.C. private detective, gained noteriety in 1965 by tarning up a miseing witness, previcusly unlocated by the Department of Justice, in connection with the Bobby Baker case. He ie known to operate at least four enterprises: 1) CAPITAL BUREAU al INVESTIGATION, a private detective agency; 2) RET M,_JNG., a firm which irnporte a variety of eonamoa ee Tanging from liquor to private individuals abroad. BAST alee foreige gover distributes beth positive audio and counteraudic devices in the U.S. and Pager se
D. a overseas. BAST, deacribed as “uneerupulous and untrust- worthy", is known to have attempted to contract with ancther private detective for planting a remote-cantrolled bomb in the headquarters of the Haiti Secret Police, and has been reported to have undertaken similar extreme eseiguments for exile groups from Haiti aad the Deminicam Republic, (Baseden derogatory information on file, DCS, in March 1967, decided against previously contemplated cdntact with BAST as a4 source of information on Asia, }. BAST, REDEX, and W CA Staff hae provided infOrmating th William VW. TURNER, whe | identified himeelf aa a free-lance writer, visited the offices of the Asis information for a magazine article, He stated that ke had been asked by Sol Stern of New York te gather information for an article in the New York Times. During his visit, hewever, it became obvious that TURNER wae primed to ask questions about the financing of the foundation, rather than ite actual purpese or activities, When TURNER concluded the interview he left a calling card with the firm feme “EEDER- PACIFIC". reportedly dismissed fsom the FBI in 1961, ie: nes a. he ; reptitious entry, ete., performed by him rotate wit p the FBL, Sel Stern, whom he claimed te represent, its assisfan managing editor of RAMPARTS Magasine, Rele of FURR and BAST in CIA Meeting of Exile (The foregoing has attempted te detail the contact of NOVEL with FURR, FURR's connection with EAST, and a pesajble eomnection between BAST's organization and RAMPARTS, The following indicates the only CIA invelvement in the chain which might be exploited in eebsequent attenrpts te ink CIA to the ontire affair fa: questic On 29 April 1963, RGR a then Chief, WE/3 an Lv) now of Paris. 23, themorandum to the Chiet(l G
Foe eee sn cnemncane pence emcee eet ert: 60 5S AA tte EEG snes annette renee tere erect nnnnn s “27 April 1963, with Raymos CA 5s SEGRET WH/6 in which he documented-e-gon whem Owen had met threagh a neighbor, Lleyd FURR. ‘The memorandum relates CASSAGNOL's background, family, cos: ak EE wepert ex BAST dated 19. daue.1963.rcporte.chat Owen, aE political stance, «fc. Reported as significant by Owen ie a statement by BAST that the following week EAST would be sending a shiplead of agms te 2 GASSAGNOL-affiliated group in the Deminican Republic. Owen soted: “Raymond GASSAGNOL gives appearance of thinking well of Richard BAST. According to CASSAGNOL, his brothers, Saequess also knaws BAST and respects him. Thua BAST, in spite certain pergonal shortcomings from the intelligence atandpoint, doce represent an ectabliched channel to at least one segment of the Haitian oppesition te Duvaller. Since according to his own statement, BAST ts supplying arms te CASSAGNOL's groups, further transactions of thia type via BAST preeumably would uot be difficult to arrange." He alee provided g detailed information on what he learned of BAST, noting that BAST had mentioned Dominican distrust of State and AED and the fact that “GIA deuble-crogsed them" (the Dominicans). "Fereign Service Reserve Officer, USDS" had reported 16 May 1963 kis attendance at dinner at BAST's home en 27 April 1963. Owen told of his mesting with CASSAGNOL, BAST's intention to sell arme to the Dominican Republic and Haitian exiles, etc. He algo reports that an 7 May 1963, BAST asked him te perform come translation work. The tranalation, he atated, related to BAST giving a pawer of attorney te one Lais MORENO Martine: of the Dominican Republic to prepare documentation fer legal establiahment of REDEX CORPORATION, GC POR A, a DR branch ef BAST's firm, According to Owen, 40% of the stock wae to be held by the head of the DR National Security Agency, the head of the DR secret police, and an individual well-connected with Dominican Republic police and intelligence groupe. BAST is also noted to have teld Owen of an offer BAST had made to "bug" the office of the Dominican
ORET Secretary of State for the Armed Forces on behalf of Juan Besch, BAST did not indicate te Owen if had performed the job.. (There is no record of a cleneanes having been issued for utilization of Richard L. BAST or REDEX, )