404-10106-10826]* a a et o ‘ 2 cr Be ~ ‘ te © t w tada se meron cae oer i Wat. ds lolygraphed by Lie -@ FURR on Garrison's Charges. / AGTURNTOGA Beckorounc Use Onhy orca “Avane VEL, slready a fpgitive witness in tha t Reareduce clarrison inquiry, is reported In the Viashington press of 27 carch 1967 as having been polygraphed the previous day on the case under investigation by Garrison. According to the press reports, NOVEL oubmitted to a polygraph examination conducted at MeLean, Virgtnia by Lioyd FURR, In statements to the press, FURR indicated there vase no indication of Jeception to NOVEL's charges that Garrison's case is & ‘fraud. wloyd 2 BR's Relationship to Richard L. BAST and REDEX. ae nce Lioved FURR, a former District of Colum. a ~-rivate detective, i6 & self-proclaimed ; and seund device specialist, He bas received pablicity in the pact ior planting sound devices for the late Fulton Lewis, Jr. in the *¢. “fary's County vice case in 1953 and in 1958 when he ciscov-res lbstening devices Leing used againat Bernard Goldfine. In 1964, inforviation was received that a Washington, D.C. five, PDEA, operated by FURR znd Richard L. BAST, was atte sting to scll electronic equipment to Con:munist China via anagest in Heag “eng. (TSD had unclassified contact with “cpg gn 1962 ta see eqoipment offered far aale by FURR.) Gia policeman and now Kicaare i. CAST, a Swashincton, L.C. private detective, gained noterbety in 1965 by turning up o missing witness, previously uniocated by the Department of Juatice, in connection with the Lobby “iaher case. Hie ks known to operate at least four enterprises: 1) CAPITAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, a upivets itiective agency. 2) REDLA VIETNAM, INC,, a firm t oe} Siti i verte a varicty of commodities ranging from liquor to cubis tates into South Vietnam, including, of iste, U.5. ereeruited mosis civls fer a Saigon nightclub he ts planning; 3) REDE? “any... firm which sella aimert anything to anybody abroad, ather fiom Sauth Victnam, gud 4) CONSO LIDATEL ABRAM 5. pic = firn. which sells sinallbarms to foreign governments cod private incividuals abrose. GLAST alse produces and cictrilutes Us cgitive nucdtio and const: raudie cevices in the U.S. env’
“1 neces meaty et eet a Mento Boe MOT AD ee T, described as “unscrupulous and untrust- 4 rth _ in i.nown to have atter pted to contract «ith another urburets ‘etective for planting a remote-controlled Lamb in the headcuarters of the Haith Secret Polfea, and has been reported to have undertaken similar oxtreme assignments for exile crouns ‘ror Haiti and the Dominicas Republic. (Eased on . ceropat: rry informetion on Mile, DCS, im Marc b 1967, decided noainet nrewious usly contemplated contact with EAST as @ scouret of information on Asia. ) BAST, MSDE. and William WV. TURNER of RACPARTS “tnsl nae gy eravided information that during January 1967, waithiags Wo, ‘SURNER, who identified himself as a free-lance weeite Se wtoited the offices of the Asia Foundatina, requesting aforcation for a magazine article. ile stated that he had on ced ay Sel Stern of New York to gather informstion for _o .rtiele inthe New York Times. 1 @ +--+ arg atvious thet TO turing his visit, however, NER was pritned to 23k questions « financing of the foundation, rather thon its actual - ot cetivities. When TURN ER conclud ci the interview . enlling card with the fir. mame VREDLX-PACIFIC". ns) Saat he had to have nev cards printe:. TURNER, : crete ty Hismissed fromthe 7htin 1961, is noted to have acticle im the Nover ter 1966 fanve of RAMPARTS sing in which he deseribos allerac wiratapping. OL Ghd. Tu COLI YS shots ri, who. tila 1 UO, iP sur - cte., perfor:.ed Ly hha while with the FRI ihe cluimed to represent, is asals Ytor at RAND S ARTS art \facaging, ed SURR ana BAST in CIA hiceting of fixile camneeti5a with RAS 8 a a atau Le sof oncdat vasibte oy ET RTE g orearication and aA MAR Ve icates ‘the only CLA invalver cent in the chain pombe v eoloited ia cubsecucaé att: 2 to tink C i, tic. 9 fair in quection, } thod‘igd, Poolberb bo. owen themes, WE/I and ae Fa batgecu, Jivected @ trer:oTanda:. tu the Chiet,
7490000 st ee . . : e Pen . co : - i { . a * . ® . wo ‘ . . ; “076 in which he dccumented a conversation he had on 27 April 1°63, with Raymond CASS/AGNOL, an anti-Duvalier extle fro. :faiti, In the memorandum he relates that the converration took place in the hame of Pichard L. BAST wher v-en had met through a neighter, Lloyd FURR, hecre:.orandun) relates CASSAGNOL's background, family, olitical stance, cte. Reported as significant by Owea la a tricccent Ly BAST that the following week BAST would be sancing a shipload of arms to a CASSAGNOL-affiliated group ia the Dorsiniean Republic. Oven noted: "Raymond Ase GUL, gives appearance of thinking well of Richard INTL. According to CASSAGNOL, his brether, Jacques, also (now2 NAST and respects him, Thus LAST, in spite of cortain ;:reonal shortcomings from the intcllicence standpoint, does represent en established channel to at least one segment of the Usitian opposition to Duvalier. Since according to his wun state sent, HAST is eupplying arms to CASSAGNOL's © serous, further transactions of this type via BAST presumably wold eh Le uifficult to arrange." He also provided @ detailed - (nfer-cation on what he learned of BAST, noting that BAST had cop *) ned Dorrinican distrust of State and AID and the fact that Nott  - ayide-crossed them" (the Dominicans). ; yD BS An PUP report on FAST dated 19 June 1963 reports that Owen, ULoreisn Soarvice secerve Officer, USDS" had rereried 14 May 1963 kis attendance at cinner at PAST's honie on EY xpril }063. “sven told of his meeting with CASSAGHOL, PAST: intention te sell arma to the Dominican Republic and -ogitinn eubles, ete. ile also reports that on 7 May £96%, 1 45ST mete. bia te perform sore translation work, The tranglntion, ie «ate, related to LAST giving a power cf attorney ta one "NS Martine: of the Dominican Republic to prepare -wtction fer legal ecteblshment cf RIP DEA CORPORATION, ., 2 DOW branch of BGAST's firm: According to Gwen, ai the chock was to Le held by the head of the OP National Tecate ney, the head of the DR secret police, aml an “ia... sai}-cannected with Don.inican Renublic police end Latuilic cs: ca geeeps. RAST is ales noted to have teld OQvwen -foaeyp ayfer AGT bad :rade to “bug'the offfce of the Vioinbnican Dae - Aen =) — rey Val
a weretic: af State for the Armed Forces on behalf of Juan AGT did not indicate to Cwen if had performed ere. rns (There is no record of a clearance having been issued for utilisation of Kichard L. BAST or REDE, )
eieennetesnietienar ete 2 games em a New * Orleans. Probe Figure :. In D.C. Area i Ha United Preae International eon) “~e Garden Noyel, the “missing | wifhess' in New Orleans Dist. : Atty. dim Garrison ‘s investiga; tion of an alleged Kennedy |: cassassination consp jracy.: spopped up in a Washington ~ suburb yesterday and toak a lie. ‘detector. test on his charge that! ‘ihe Garrison investigalion.was al: “fraud.” ‘ The oncratar of the paly ‘graph! itest, Lloyd Furr of MeLean, |; ‘Va, said Nove “passed” the ties: test. “He showed no decep-: tians.” Furr said. “poe vou honestly believe Garrison's conspiracy prosect gon ts a fraud” Furr said he asked Novel Yes? te said ~~ Novel replied Navel oa former michichub operator, deft New  dirdeains shertly before a ft and wry, -anvestigating the ASRUASSTE ATION - + dried td subpoena him. : . ia New Orleans, ducdec late; ‘thew Braniff has issued orders , far Novel to post 8 SAG 000) band! ‘ns a material wilness oF he arrested As & fugitive, . Novel's connection with the Garrison investigation has never “been precisely spelled aut.