Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). | DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER :. RECORD SERIES : “AGENCY FILE NUMBER : np —————————————— ——————— ORIGINATOR : FROM: ‘TO: TITLE : DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9. Docld: 327196446 Page 1 JPN ASSASSINAUON OYSci Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10265-10439 WMFO 89-75-348A Document Information FBI SAC, WMFO 00/00/0000 3 EVID, AMMO, JFK, LIAISON WITH DOS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 2 Redact 06/29/1994 APPROVAL OF DOS “INC INTV
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collecti ase 7 . ion Act of 19927 (44 USC 210 . DATE: 11-14-2017 7 Hore) FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-60) = J = FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVE @ATION 1. ! Date 4/10/64 a - On January 7, 1964, Mr. JOHN W. SIPES, Deputy Director, Office of Munitions Control (MC), Department of State, and Mr. JOHN F,. DEPENBROCK, Chief, Arms Traffic Division, MC, furnished the following information to Special. Agent (SA) KENNETH J, HASER: . . ; ors igh "An informant of unconfirmed reliability who is an os “officer in a surplus. small arms company, advised the Office Se q/ef Munitions Control on December 18, 1963, that he was in re 4 possession of ‘firm evidence-that the ammunition used to. ee a J) assassinate President KENNEDY was imported into the United yee (or ch States in contravention of Section 414(b) of the Mutual ~ positively identified as Winchester Western 6.5 mm. (Italian); . ‘that the ammunition was manufactured by Winchester in 1951-2; ’ Security Act of 1954, as amended. Ke and that it was furnished to the Government of Greece under “The informant stated that the ammunition had been el the Greek Aid Program in 1952 or 1953, Further, the informant’ : is stated that two lots of this ammunition were exported from Greece ° to Canada by a Greek national named FONTINELLIS who was acting as an agent for International Firearms, Montreal, Canada. He advised that Mr. SUCHER is the principal stockholder in vy, International Firearms Company. The informant continued that y one of the two lots of the subject ammunition was sent from States in contravention to the section of the law that ah q\ Greece to Canada after February 1, 1962. The informant f . Na restricts the return to the United States for resale any ammunition alleges that this ammunition was imported into the United Fé of United. States manufacture furnished to foreign governments by ‘\. the United States under any foreign assistance program. He further alleges that there was no other ammunition of this type available in the United States, as it was manufactured specifically for the Greek Government under the Greek Aid Program. The informant has reason to believe that the ammunition was. imported from Canada under the provision of the International Traffic in Arms regulations which exempts imports from Canada where the ammunition has come from a third country and has been in Canada more than one year. (22 CFR 123.23c) ee | 69-15 - 48 On 1/7/64 at Washington, D, C, = File #___WFO 105-8711 2 by SA KENNETH J, HASER:kls ______________ Date dictated ___ 4/8/64. This document containa neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI -and is loaned to . your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. Docld:37196446 Page 2? |
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 27107 Hote). ~ DATE: 11-14-2017 @ o. Regarding the information furnished by Mr. JOHN W. SIPES, Deputy Director, Office of Munitions Control (MC), United States Department of State and Mr. JOHN F. DEPENBROCK, Chief, Arms. Traffic Division, .MC,..USDS, concerning ammunition possibly used in the assassination, Mr. SIPES identified his informant as Mr. PETER BEER, official of International. Armament Corporation (INTERARMCO), Alexandria, Va., a natural- ized United States eltizen. REVIEWED BY-BBIZJFK TASK FORCE ON _dIf _4 | O RELEASE IN FULL RELEASE IN PART O TOTAL DENIAL Docld: 327196446 Page 3