424-10158-10052 JFK Assassination System Date: 11/18/20 Identification Form . Agency Information AGENCY: — FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10158-10052 _ RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = 105-82555-1ST NR 3214 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LEG, PA . TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 04/01/1964 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : _ LHO, ARTICLE, OPINION, BUCHANAN, THOMAS GITTINGS JR. DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ’ CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1A CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 12/10/1997 OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA COMMENTS : | | | . v9.4 Q BY S23533 Doctd:32165527 Page 1
a en ” a AN fs od FORM HO. 10 es ; ~ 6B10-104-01 + . ; <7 - UNITED STATES €. ERNMENT - Memorandum TO a Director, FBI SECRET DATE: Mm] =64 FROM = Legat, Paris (100-1793) (p.) CLASSIFIED BY See Sco/eee- DECLASSIFY ON: 25X40) 4 nal} TON NR, SIEGE LLAMEOUE = Bufile G2-109060 Paris 62-148 Sek obas rion CONTAINED BLS UNCLASSIFIED WCE ( WHERE SioWs Re Paris letter 3-20-64, ‘ODRERWT SE “OS MT UBJELD TON TO Ba ne Xi There is enslesed fer the Bureau a copy of the latest artiele in the series by THOMAS GiTr iss BUCHANAN, JR., © whieh appeared in "L'Express" on 3-26-64) Ceres | d In this article BUCHANAN discusses the people “im power" in Ballas aed states that they used gangsters as “front men” in assisting and protecting OSWALD in that eity. Without their eoncurreace, according to BUCHANAN, OSWALD would never have been able to have obtained employment in Ballas. SUCHANAN deseribes the members of the Ballas Council as being the wealthy and influential people behind the Ge@nee i= that @temrogity aad states that sever members @f the Council represeat the “eream" ef the influential ¢@itizens ef Balias. Ia the latter group he mentions B. L. HUNT, his gon LAMAR HUNT, as well as CLINTON and JORN MURCHISON. Thereazter, BUCHANAN discusses the background and business Geulings ef NUNT-as well as his relations with General EDWIN | Ce WALEER and the Joha Bireh Society. BUCHANAN alse goes into Bo e- (1 x1 (ees: aes : ) - son on 2 - 1 ~ Baltimere, 1060-12596 0X 8255S — i =~ Dallas “ MOP RRCOLDET LT, =~ 1 ~ Washington Field, 100-19194) 495 APh17 . - oe @ = Baris (100-1793; 62-148) - (10) | 59 Ie 2 yghew! , SECRET | Ist WR. 32/¢ HW 52333 Doctd: 327165527 Page 2 a5¢300~ 9 f eho a CRTEMAT <r ET TW /g Om ¢
HY 2333 Paris 100-1793 ; ! 3-24-64 || wie 32 his office had received information that BUCHANAN reportedly is presently employed .on an installation of Bull office machines béing used by the Brefecture of Police in Paris. This information has been furnished to the Prefecture of Police, and while their inquiry is continulag, preliminary results would indicate that the report is untrue. In this connection, a copy of the. mémorandum captioned THOMAS GITTINGS BUCHANAN, JR. 5 which sets forth background information concerning him appearing in. Bufiles, and which was transmitted to the Paris Cffice by Bulet to Baltimore 3-19-64, was made available to the Prefecture of Police. it appears that the information contained in the memorandum would be of interest to the Ambassador, RALPH SMITH of the local office of U.S.1.8.,#the Direction de la Surveillance au Territoire (psT)-. French domestic tharetore furntching pee’ We are, therefore furnishing copies - of that memorandum to then. _ | | As mentioned previously, we will continue ‘to follow this matter closely and promptly transmit to’: ‘the Bureau any pertinent information of interest. Boclda: 327165527 Page 3 ey ~