Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC PiU? Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 4/14/201 JFK Assassination System Date: Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10331-10240 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: — 100-354341-99 _ Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HQ TO: PA TITLE: DATE: 04/20/1964 “PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : GENERAL EDWIN WALKER DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : Confidential RESTRICTIONS:  1C;4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 09/01/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE ; COMMENTS : ————L———$—— et v9.1 ; . 3 Docld: 32313704 Page 1
[Moa under ohn F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107/Hote). I . 3 e » DATE: EN cal ion ~~ ~ CONFIDENTIAR «= &S ope ) & aoaore , >, Légat, Paris (100-1793) 4/20/64 & S 6! ing [Pbiges ector, FBI (a00-354941) | : wy if  ., . L = Branigan \ ON we iL «= Lenihan THOMAS GITTINGS Ss BUCHANAN, aR, 1-J.M. Sizoo | y (SSECURITY UATTER ~ C | rrr : OFFK Re Paris. letters 3/19/64 ‘ana 3/20/64 ‘captioned “Thomas Gittings Buchanan, Ite, Security Matter - ~~ ¢." eigsaitie’ - 7) fos Declassity ails. CARE,” mae Blo active investigation being conducted by the  « Bareau soicorning 1 Buebanan. - ee the: Bureau does' not = . to ri iad his articles, it is. ‘kiown. that he: was in ‘the: /) zm} United States and dig make some inquiries. {This information Ay " nay ‘be furnished tofAlain Monterras, your neipg, tact | ry 2: in the Direction de da Surveillance du “aoenieoineg CY yf | os Enclosed for your information and per 3 — j Be request in rvrelet 3/20/64.is a copy of a translation of ) Buchanan's article in the 3/19/64 issue of the French at newspaper “L‘'Express,” as well as.copies of an article refuting Buchanan and Buchanan's. reply which appeared rf in the Hamburg, Germany, newspaper. “Die Welt," on 3/17 and | 5/19/64, respectively, and translations thereof. d : “> 1DO> Bost i ee \, 1 - Foreign Liaison Unit (route thru Yor review) \ 1 = 105-82555 (Lee Harvey Oswald) seat 3 4 ap APR 21 1964 } j o_o Le oi > i JMS:pah:pa iJ TAILED El FX. o UTZ ee “ @® 4 APR 211984 | , bog a NOTE: \  Pgris-tetter: 3/19/64 requesting: ‘information as win ; rs) whethes Buchenan’ had actually visited the'U.~S. and,’ particular] Dallas, to gather inforhation for his series of articles.on the President's assassination ‘which: have been appearing in the Frenc ¢ newspaper, "L' Express." Buchafian admitted Communist Party membe 5) ship in- ‘1948, 1952, L$ 953 and is carried on the Reserve Index. 4 Fy lf in | "ta ,fNOTE CONTINUED PAGE TWO | = Callchan Conrad ,DeLoach VOns Gale Rose! sulliveg ras Tave lis a Trotter Tele. Room Holmes }- we ATT ROOM, |_TELETYRE UNIT ner fp DoclId:32313704 Page 2
Released tinder the | F. Kennedy Collection Act of 1992 (44 Sc 3 ote}. .? DATE: 11-14-2017 gy oo BRS OEE RATER AV Tt tes RL. ae be : ‘a iy pete At PAE ; 4 he ~ anu Le at OL obs ; ( Letter to Paris . ' Re: THOMAS GITTINGS BUCHANAN, JR; 100=354341. Be i aa Re ; FY ae ie i aa fo oe S EE ad Type 2 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 iin, the U. S. being furmished Legat for[reference to the pst //C). which wants to know if Buchanan's articles were or were nov written in Paris, If iaformaticn shews articles prepared jn Paris without visit to U. S. to get facts, Legat says DST may be able to take some discreet action to discredit or ueutralize Buchanan d/Amswers te Legat letters held up(C) pending receipt of tralislhtious 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 be furnished to Legat, Paris, im ene letter. KLegat, Paris, alse (fyraishing DST appropriate background inforAation re Buchanan {(j@Baltimore, Dallas, Wiami,(C) and WFO also being furnished copies of translations of Buchanaa‘'s articles and "Die Welt" items 3/17 and 3/19/64. for information by separate communication, Above offices being requested to make mo inguiry, but to furnish any available / information re Buchanan’s visit fer transmittal to Legat, Parisd ee pe eee oe nan dite to ne | Docld: 32313704 Page 3