Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 27107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 v9.1 DoclId:327167057 Page 1 ~ a == - ~~ --- == = ~~~ ---- Identification Form o Agency Information AGENCY:  FBi RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10162-10034 RECORD SERIES : HQ - AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 105-82555-12TH NR 3364 . Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI TO: LEG, PA TITLE: DATE: 04/20/1964 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : LHO, ASSOC, BUCHANAN, THOMAS GITTINGS, ARTICLE, L'EXPRESS DOCUMENT TYPE: |. PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Confidential ; RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 02/04/1994 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS :
[Released/under the Jofimn-F. Kénnedy Assassination Reberds Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC ZIUT Hote). DBPET U1 de 2017 ; > ego. O x Legat, Pirie (100-1793) ; 4/20/64 . . 1 + Branigan perniiite msigg, Se i + Lenihan oO | SHOUAS GITTINGS BUCHANAN, oR, L- J. M. Sizoo | | a SECURITY MATTER ~ ¢ : _ Were mage Paris letters 3/19/64 and 3/20/64 captiongd i “Thomas Gittings Buchanan, Jf., Security Matter ~ ¢.” _.: NO aetive investigation being conducted by. the . _ Ruweau concerning Buchanan. While the Bureau dees not eS Possess confisnatery information regarding Buchanan's “ pileged visite to Pallas and other United States cities to prepare his articles, i¢ ig known that he was in the. | Vaited States and did make soue. inquiries. ‘this information 2, tay be furiished te[Alain Montarras, your witoise] é ~ s Disector, FRE (100~354342) | ~ Sma in the Divection dela Surveillance du ferritoive? C- aL INDEFINITE request in relot 3/20/64 19 a copy of a translation of Buchanan's article in the 3/19/64 issue of the ¥roneh. newspaper “L*iupreas," as well as copies of an article EQ refuting Buchanan end Buchanan’s reply which appeared sf 4a the Hamburg, Germany, newspaper " ¢ KT 8/18/64, vespectively, e translati Die Welt,” on 9/17 and iz lations thereog. ay IE KL mbfyes3 iO! RAY iN 7 i . Suclesed for your information and per your z rd a] ‘ 3 A 8 er MeS Tez ZIA~G. Ne | ReEeteay Gx ORR R/C (ori “ }\~ Foreign Liaison Unit xpute thre for review) / 7 : f UNS + 105-82655 (Lee Harvey-o a HS sus spah:pa ait IKFORWATION a : gkDap S Bip 2p HEREIN IS HECLASMEIER <1 1964 c; _DUPLIGATE.YELIOW, Ctveswise = —- — NOT —“ in i raat BIN BAe EXEMPT 4 . Paris letter 3/19/64 requesting information as to whether Buchanan had actually visited the U. S. and, particularly Dallas, to gather information for his series of articles on the | President's assassination which have been appearing in the French newspaper, “L'Express."' Buchanan admitted Communist Party member- ship pee? 1952, and 1953 and is carried on thé Reserve Index NG HEAD BY Shek SS fie a me DECLASSIFY GN CoA, %@ APR 23 1964) Docld: 327167057 Page 2?
eleased under the John F.~Kennedi\ Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44° USC 2107 Hate). “DATES 11-14-2917 2 — ae eo! © egienentia. Letter to Paris CE tee ‘Res THOMAS GITTINGS BUCHANAN, IR eo 100~-354341 NOTE CONTINUED : “Confidential His articles in “L* Express" have | been. received from Legat, Paris, translated and copies thereof forwarded to the President's Commission. No active investigation being conducted on Buchanan, but information re his presence in the U. S. being furnished Legat for[reference to the pst_[@) which wants to know if Buchanan's articles were or were not written in Paris, If information shows articles prepared An Paris without visit te.U. S.. to get facts, Legat says’ (DST may be able to take some discreet action to discredit or neutralize Buchanan.J Answers to Legat letters held up é) pending receipt of traislations of Buchanan's articles received in Paris 3-20-64 letter and of articles in "Die welt” 3-17-64 and. 3-19-64 which could: so(furnishin to Legat, Paris, in one letter, Legat, Paris, also(furnishing DST appropriate — background information re Buchanan,] Baltimore, Dallas, Miami{ @© and WFO also being furnished copies of translations of Buchanan's articles and "Die Welt” items 3/17 and 3/19/64 for information by separate communication, Above offices being requested to make no inquiry, but to furnish any available RAN information re Buchanan's visit for transmittal to Legat, Paris \\C¢ lo Ph BITS (2 ae 8 FO Docld: 327167057 Page 3