AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER . RECORDS SERIES JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION USSS 179-40006-10302 DOCUMENT 17: FBI REPORTS AGENCY FILE NUMBER ORIGINATOR FROM TO TITLE DATE : PAGES SUBJECTS LANE, MARK: DOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST REVIEW OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS DOCUMENT INFORMATION FBI 08/31/71 49 PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT REFERRED > / | P. 1-48 PLUS 1 UNNUMBERED; BOX F10 Date:08/12/93 Page:1 Docld: 322127702 Page 1
2204 (Fev. 3-3-8 ‘UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION - SECRET. NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION | Copy to: Na. RISeER RESCAD | me | Controlle d /ssere Repot of. SA WAYNE. A. MILLWARD : Office: NEW ORLEANS Date: August 31, 1971 Field Office File #: we (1 oe Bureau File #:  100-409763 Title: MARK LANE hy Character: SECURITY MATTER - MISCELLANEOUS Synopsis: MARK LANE does not have established permanent residence, but travels throughout the U.S. involving himself in various anti-war and anti-Government activities . Subject at present is traveling and Living..with _ CAROLINE J. MUGAR, daughter of wealthy: Bostonian. He. has also associated himself with actress JANE FONDA and Black Panther Party leader HUEY NEWION. Subject has also been involved in the encourafement of. military desertion abroad. Subject and MUGAR dast- known to be in vicinity of Mountain Home Air Forcé Base near Bo oise, Idaho, where he attempted to distribute anti-military ‘paper. BA QS- GS 5 EIN ACME 2 GADR | JFK) DETAILS: CUMENT HAS BEEN LOGGED AND ~~ REVIEWED BY FBUGFK, TASK FOR ake NO. 88- (a2 Wey dy oN on 3 | _RELEASE IN iN FULL : “RELEASE IN PART > ( TOTAL DENIAL downeradin. declassifacw Fhie docwmant ccarain he Your vec: Wand ite Aetther recommendations not conciualons of the FEI, It ja tha property of the FSI and Is loaned “ntents are not te be distributed outeuie your agency. See tenn trees oe sore DoclIa: 322122702 Page 2.
- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE , FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION er SECRET 9 on ~ RECRET:: now FOREIGN DISSEMINATION Copy to: | - Ng. iss Mi Ape BAD , | Sermens e Se Con ira Lhe. d Di SSEPrL Report of: - SA WAYNE A. MILLWARD - + Office: NEW ORLEANS Date:- August 31, 1971 LY Field Office File #: 100-1768 Can 52° Bureau File #: 100-409763 Title: MARK LANE 00% Characte: SECURITY MATTER - MISCELLANEO ous” Synopsis: MARK LANE does not have established permanent residence, but travels throughout the U.S. involving himself in various anti-war and anti-Covernment activities, subject at prese nt is traveling and Living..with. CAROLINE J. MUGAR, daughter of wealthy Bostonian. He- has also associated himself with actress JANE FONDA and Black Panther Party leader HUEY NEWTON. Subject has also been involved in the encouragement of. military desertion abroad. Subject and MUGAR dast-known to be in vicinity of Mountain Home Air Force Base near Boise, Idaho, where he attempted to distribute anti- ~military ‘paper. - P DETAILS: SECRET - NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION/NO DISSEMINATION ARROAD, CONTROLLED DISSEMINATION. ENT BAS BEEN LOGGED AND - LRP PA. Excluded fro atic downegrading And declassifi itkon. “ This doc wmuent SORta your wyency; if and te ne content recommendations not conclusions of the FET, ents cre nat tc be disicibuted | outside your agency Docld:32212202 Page 3
NO 100-17689 - nmb I. BACKGROUND A. Residence and Employment MARK LANE has not been determined to be established at any permanent residence during the past two years, but has traveled extensively throughout the United States and abroad, involving himself in anti-war and anti-Government activities. LANE is an author and lawyer by profession. His last known permanent address was 521 Dumaine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. B. Description Name MARK LANE . Alias Robert Blake Race White Sex Male Born 2/24/27, Bronx, New York Height 670" Weight 180 Build Medium Complexion Olive Eyes ‘Brown Occupation Attorney, author, lecturer SSAN 073~-22-4908 Passport no. E-067352 Characteristics Wears dark hornrimmed glasses, last known to wear a beard. It. ANTI-WAR AND ANTI-GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES SORA ERNMEINT ACTIVITIES In March and April, 1968, MARK LANE was in New Orleans, Louisiana, to assist New Orleans District Attorney JIM GARRISON in GARRISON's prosecution of New Orleans businessman CLAY SHAW for conspiracy in the assassination of President JOHN F. KENNEDY in November, 1963. While in New Orleans, LANE met on several occasions with BOB HEAD and ( Docla: 322127702 Page 4
Docld: 322122702 NO 1000-17689 - nmb DARLENE FIFE, who originated and published the "NOLA Express," a militant underground New Orleans newspaper. LANE reportedly told FIFE that he is a very close friend of District Attorney GARRISON, and was also to assist DARLENE FIFE in covering the trial in New Orleans for the "National Guardian" newspaper of New York City. : LANE reportedly told FIFE that the right-wing element in New Orleans is against District Attorney GARRISON's action against CLAY SHAW, and that he would be willing to accept support from the New Left movement in the New Orleans area. . NO T-1 March 19,.1968 In Volume 1, Number 1, of the "NOLA Express," dated April, 1968, the following interview with MARK LANE took place and is set forth below in its entirety: Page 5
ws a - ST nny eemcnan pir sremaranmer omy et NO 100-17689 NA ve -e . . Oe ” a. ‘ c™ C) : . oo wet . . ~\SY . . wae ue (t Interview with Mark Lane, March 12, 1948 Darlene Fife - What are Garrison's cbjectives? Kerk Lang - Garrison has limited tives, Ea wants the American people to know who killed the president, he wart yrest everyons in his jurisdiction, althouzh he believes no one will go to jail, wanes the remifica tions to be sufficiently great so that the United States gove ont will have vo dissolve the Central Tntell-: Sgence Agerey and find three new iat i i G 4 iW sy oY Q° Bae < © Uy 3 Be 8 he os o s for the organization that will be formed, He . has no Stiusions about permanent change, F «- | Say Garrison gots all his convictions ard it turns out that | igh 1 men in the CTA are Snvolved ard Johnson fleos the country to join ene Are rican deserters in Sweden; what do you think is going to happen? Certainiy there's som: kind of * pgwor vacuunt left, L ~ Well wo are presently residing ina totalitarian stzts ard the fact that there might be a power vacuwa doesn't frighten me, That would be a massive improvement over what we have at the present tims, I don't see President Johnson fleeing to Sweden, { don't think that will be the result and I don't think that what takes place in New Orleans in terms of the trial will have that kind of shocking effeet upon the American people, Firstly because they probably won't even know about it since they have to roly upon the media for tho facts ard the media has not ceoved to ba too reli-~ able in this area for the last 43 years, They may hear avout a corviction or tyvo aml Walter Cronkite in stentorian tones will meke some reference to Southern justi ce, So {UT think that what is taking place here will never be accurately r eported just as wnat has been taking place here for mora than the last year hes been distorted by NaC, CES, New York Times, Tins magazine andi most of all Newsweok, the liberal publication, Ard I think that ona cannot expect that the facts which ara presented at the Snaw trial will be genuinely broadcast arournd the country. Fe Explain to me what Garrison is. talking about when he talks about an operatioral level, an intermediate level, ami tnen thea sponsor level, Tn ne er ee ne aren ar re a 400 ee Docld: 322127702 Page 6
NO 100-17689 ee i L - I've recently interviewed a person close) CTA for a rimbe of years, I've talked with hin about ths assassination of tha president end he said it fits inte tho classic pattern of program for “executive action" ar which amy in- telligence azeney in the United Sts ey abroad would have used to bring about the operation, He says the footprints of an intelligence operation are all over Dealey Plaza, He deseribes it as at ons emi of tha chart there is a sponsor; that is the man or organization who wants the ‘job done. At the other end of the chart is tha tarzet: _the target is the objective the Sponsor wants to achieve, It may be the blowing up of a bridge or the sabotagine of a Ship ot assassimatine a head of state, It may be going into an embaesy and reuoving documents, pnotozravhing them ard returning them, In the latter case the objective is rever to Jet aryone know the job has been planned ‘er has been dene, owever when it ecmes to blowing up a bridge or killing a .presig dent, it is of course impossivle to prevent knowledge that the job has been dona ars then it is most important to prevent anyone frem knowing who the real sponsor is, In order to sea te it that the informetion is not divulged first of all the enain of command each person just knows tho person coove him and below him, The chain can be broken at any time by the removal, they call it "permansnt termiratiion" of anyone in the chain, I askod him what was meant by that and he said you kill him, There are a ‘series of false Sponsors that sre also established so that in case anyones is curious, which tha Warren Commission wag not, they will fird false leads, So Af the Come. ission had examined the evidence closely anid fount thore was a conspiracy ari were they curious enousn te find owt who might Kave been balrind the conspiracy they would have uncovered many false leads which were scattered: around Dealoy Plaza live leaves on an autumn day, For example they would have found ont that Jack Ruby was associated with organized crime, There would have been indications that Castro was involved in the assassination. For instance Oswald was planring possibly to so to Cita after the assassination, There are a whole host of clues that point in various directions « the extreme right, extreme left, crganized crime, These are just three exanvles of the clues that were develored but it never got that far because the Comission being a liberal body decided that it hed no coreera with the truth ard that 4 would compromise. True liberalism, The Cormission decided it would compromise because those who planned the assassination envisioned planes taking off the next morming : to bomb China or Cuba or Russia or hopefully sll three, The Presidere aidn't want that to happen and the Comission was estabiisned to conceal the facts and in con~ cealing the facts, they also corcealed any evidence of a conspiracy inecludine the Conspiracy the CIA wanted then to fal: upon = the evidence of a conspiracy of the left involving forsign govermnents, . 2 4 uw a cer = ch oe a F - The CIA was the sponsor. and Kennedy was the target, ard all the pscple Garrison is investigating like Shaw and Fervie were in the intermediate lovel? L - Yes, F ~ Does Garrison have an inside view yet? Has anyona confessed? 5 8 LT Docld: 32212702 Page 7
-.NO._100-17689 se - AOE ENS SAE OP Da RP Oe Gene SIE EOD ene eeST A OETA OF NERD EEO OP Gnt-ene GaN Orem (Mark Lane Interview continued from page 9) L = No one has confessed and IT don't think you can expect many confessions in thia c-~ because if you're convicted without confessing all you ean get-in a conspiracy to ijl” the presidant is 20 years ard you don't serve 20 years, you may just serve 1/3 of th. Ard if you confessed you'd probably be "permanently terminated" by the sponsor, F ~ What kind of support has Garrison received from the press or say a "movement"? I, - Well almost none from the press as you know, The press is almost unanimous, NES ‘had a historically unprecedented program which was the trial of Clay Shaw, It took place on television before 1t took place in real life. Shaw was foum not guilty ard Garrison was fourd guilty. CRS did four, 1-hour programs on the Warren Report deferi- | ing ‘the Report from its critics ard at ors point Walter Cronkite said "Garrison hag made many charges but he hasn't rroven any of them in court." In fact Garrison has made two charges, one erainst Dean Ardrews for perjury ina case closely related to «: assassination investigation ard the other against Clay Shaw, TJIt'!s true he hagntt pres the guilt of Shaw because for over a year now Shaw has been doing everything to prave: that case from coming to trial, About Dean Andrews ~ 3 days after Cronitite said Garrison had not proven anything in court, Dean Anirews was cormvicted of perjury, I watched television the next night to see how Cronkite was going to explain this but he never did, The only movement which has supported Garrison has been the Citizens Commi ittee of Inquiry on various college campuses andi cities which were established sarivy after the assassination for the purpose of making the facts known, Of course RAMPARTS magazine has been very helpful in-terms of publishing new material but one of the - things that dismsys me, that while one would expect attacks from the right, one would expect the left to have a more sophisticated view, a knowledgeable view of what takes place in this society. One would expect the left to support Garrison but the left sée- to be sitting back watching, waiting very cautiously, That's not the position ths ler: should be taking at the present time it seems to me. One of the problems is the atmo: phere around to convince us that Garrison is some kind of mt. One listens long enouz.. ard tenis to believe it and gives that as an excuse for not participating, I think that's unforgiveable, — . Be ee, Docld: 322127702 Page &
NO (1700-17689 F-T think one of the eroblens - is that even assuming . everything ¢ Garrison says is true, what happens is that as you say you have to get three new letters for the agercy and everything is tho same again, There ‘have been heads of states assassinated in other countries and nothing changes, Why should it be different here? L = Well that's a very cynical view by those who are sit tting back and taking no po-— sition right now and saying that the truth is not sufficient, the truth must do that which we want it to do; the abstract truth is not sufficient, But I think things will change ~- comes the conclusion that the CIA, an agency of the federal govt, killed Prose ident Kennedy, things can never again be exactly the same in America, I don't think a revolution will take place the next day, I don't think there'ii be rioting in the streets either, but I think there'll be a change in America ard a healthy change, F ~ I know your position on the war in Vietnam, What is Garrison's view on the war? L - I spoke at the La, Polytechnic Institute about 4 months ago. Garrison had been there dust a yoar ago, that was before his investigation began, and they asked if hetd go back to discuss the assassination ard [I said I'd raise the issue with him, I saw him the next day ard told him i was there, He said "I was thare a yoar ago, Did they tell you." I said yes they told ms, He said "Did they tell you what I talked about there." I said no, He said "I was a licutenant colonel in the active reserve, T spoke in favor of the war in Vietnam," He blushed, He said that in his 40's when he came across the Warren Commission report ard the contradictions ani he beran his inves~ tigation, he realized for the first time that honorable men had issued this false re~-. port, It brought a great change in his thinking, Ho is now wholeheartedly sgainst the war in Vietnam and has resigned as a lisutenant colonel in the active reserve andi he believes in the very near future there will be an American Dienbienphu, He says the Amorican people probably don?t realize that those in this country and outside this coun try who oppose our policy in Vietnam ara the only oms today deferling Americas fresdon, NOLA EXPRESS ¢/o SDS=DRU - _ Box 2493, New Orleans La 70116 SPE AE WS GA CPD OS Ce ON Ab SPE VED OHS ONCE MS ENON SagD Gap mE EM CLewED 2 ~ 3rd class / return requested swt Docld: 322127702 Page 93
NO 100~17689 = nmb | | i. . coud On November 1, 1968, MARK LANE, during a speech at San Francisco State College, San Francisco, California stated that a house, "The Black House," had been purchased in Washington, D.C., and that he, LANE, and DICK GREGORY would run ‘an American Government in exile" from this house. LANE further stated that plans were being made for a black inaugural ball to be held owside the White House to coincide with the Presidential inaugural ball. DICK GREGORY is a well known Negro entertainer and comedian who is involved in civil rights activities throughout the United States. NO T-2 November, 1968 In Noveniber, 1968, the Radio Free People, whose address is 160 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, New York 11238, published their first catalog, indicating that they could make available on tapes an interview with MARK LANE. The following is a copy of the brochure~type catalog advertising the tapes: Docld: 32212702 Page 10
NO rooraenes SO GOIN RETBALS or sas GLPiisg DE NaclO Bat ison ECOK CD  Rovenbar 1958 160 Prospect Place B ooxlyn NY 1238 Ofoiitt atied ane Birst tion. -_ . ae 68-1 AN INTERVIEW WITH MARK DANE Tn an Mark Lane, author of Rush + to. SJudenent, was one 70 "0 Fs of the earliest and most cersistent Critics of ce Rese ES the Warren Commission's report on the assassina- eo a ke tion of President John fF. Kennedy. In this intere: i080 Cv feet view he discusses his recent book, A_Citizen's 9 yess 0 ee ate Dissent, which describes tas pr ossure exerced — €o kesp the facts and questions raised by Lane's........ research from being publis hed or. proadcast to. as - the American public, Lane feels that censoring of the mass media may be even more important | than evidence of Cla sponsorship of the assage” On sination, Fortunately, assassination of Preshe (0 UAL: dents is not an everyday. oceurrence, as wcensor= os oe ship is. oe CL oe eee. The interview is conaictea by! “the Rew. ‘Pinley_ oe Schaef of the Washington Square Methodist. Church. - and was recorded in the spring. of 1968. . Se "$3, 90 $4 .4¢ Produced by John Ankele. bot ayeee “ 2. go. 2.56 “Running time: 26 minutes. oy ee pwdnt i : ae “eel uy ee! armen ee - - raat s ene oe oe — OW a a : me . i Ss ; ~ \ ‘ e ~ : -- . e a ¢ Docld: 322122702 Page i1
NO 100-17689 - nmb On February 4, 1969, Special Agents of the FBI observed two Soviet newspapermen, SERGEY A. LOSEV and ENRIKH A. BOROVIK, meet with MARK LANE and an unknown female who was with LANE. BOROVIK and LOSEV spent over an three hours in the company of LANE and the unknown female. ¥) On March 4, 1969, the inauguration of DICK GREGORY as president of "the United States in exile” took place at 12:00 noon at Morgan Community Auditorium, 1733 California Street N.W., Washington, D.C. The oath of inauguration was _administered to GREGORY by JEAN WILLIAMS, a Chicago, Tilinois, attorney. GREGORY announced at this inauguration that MARK LANE had taken the oath of office as vice-president in exile by telephone from New Orleans, Louisiana, on the Same date. During the oath, GRECORY swore to faithfully execute the office of president of the United States in exile, and to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. . NO T-3 March 4, 1969 On April 22, 1969, Sheriff FRANK CLINE, DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, Arcadia, Florida, advised a Special Agent of the FBI that he has recently received information ‘indicating that MARK LANE, a white male, age 42, has recently been in the Arcadia, Florida, area trying to stir up trouble and agitate the Negro population of DeSoto County against Sheriff CLINE. According to CLINE, LANE is the author of the book Rush to Judgement, and LANE has also recently authored an article for Playboy Magazine concerning the recent murder trial of JAMES RICHARDSON, who was convicted in July, 1968, in DeSoto County, Florida, for the murder of his seven children by poisoning. LANE has recently been working closely with attorney JOHN ROBINSON, Flagler Beach, Florida, who was RICHARDSON's defense attorney at the murder trial. LANE and ROBINSON have indicated in numerous news articles that they have developed additional evidence indicating RICHARDSON's innocence. Sheriff CLINE feels that 10. Docld: 32212702 Page 12
NO 100-17689 =~ nmb LANE's recent efforts to agitate among the Negro residents of DeSoto County have been connected with LANE's efforts to obtain publicity concerning the RICHARDSON case, and thereby gain additional financing through LANE's articles and a book which LANE reportedly is planning to write about the RICHARDSON case. . ; LANE has recently been traveling with a white female, known to CLINE as CAROLYN MUGAR, in MUCAR's blue 1967 Volvo station wagon, bearing Massachusetts license L37-018. MUGAR and LANE have recently been residing ina jakeside cottage at Flagler Beach, Florida, which is owned by attorney JOHN ROBINSON. : On April 29, 1969, GEORGE LANE, JR. and VIRGINIA LANE, 565 Retta Esplanade, Punta Gorda, Florida, telephone 639-3928, personally contacted a Special Agent of the FBI at the Sarasota, Florida, Resident Agency. LANE stated that he and his wife are independent reporters, working principally for the United Press International and for the St. Petersburg Times of St. Petersburg, Florida. LANE stated that he, and his wife had covered the JAMES RICHARDSON murder trial in Arcadia, Florida, during 1968, and have been preparing a manuscript with the in- tention of publishing a book about the RICHARDSON murder case. On March 28, 1969, LANE was telephonically contacted by one MARK LANE, who is in no way related to GEORGE LANE, and MARK LANE indicated that he was aware that GEORGE LANE was preparing to publish a book On the RICHARDSON case. MARK LANE stated he wanted to get together with GEORGE LANE in order to read their files and manuscript about the RICHARDSON case. An appointment was made, and MARK LANE met with Mr. and Mrs, GEORGE LANE at their office, 207 Tamiami Trail, Punta Gorda, Florida, at 12:30 AM, March 31, 1969. When MARK LANE appeared for this meeting, he was accompanied by his girl friend, CAROLYN NUGAR, a white female, age approximately 22 years, 5'7" tall, slender build, light shoulder-length hair, driving a dark- colored Volvo station wagon bearing Massachusetts license. 11 Docld: 32212202 Page 13
Co NO 100-17689 - nmb At this meeting, MARK LANE made numerous probing inquiries concerning CEORCE LANE's knowledge of the RICHARDSON case, and appeared to be seeking additional witnesses who might be able to assist in exonerating RICHARDSON. During the course of conversation, MARK LANE stated that he has been in the Arcadia, Florida, area talking to the residents of the Negro section of the town and trying to stir up treuble against Sheriff FRANK CLINE of DeSoto County, Florida. MARK LANE expressed a great deal of animosity toward Sheriff CLINE, and indicated he does not understand how the people of BeSoto County have allowed him to remain as Sheriff. MARK LANE indicated that he intends to continue trying to stir up the Negro residents of DeSoto County against Sheriff CLINE. MARK LANE also inquired about GEORGE LANE's knowledge of any “underprivileged Indians” who might be residing in the Immokalee, Florida, area. From this inquiry, GEORGE LANE understands or believes that MARK LANE is trying, or will be trying in the near future, to agitate trouble in the Immokalee, Florida, area, based on alleged discrimination against the Seminole Indians who reside in that area. . MARK LANE advised GEORGE. LANE that he and Miss MUGAR are presently staying at Flagler Beach, Florida, at a cabin owned by attorneys JOHN ROBINSON and RICHARD WHITSON, wio-represented JAMES RICHARDSON at his murder trial and are still representing RICHARDSON trying to get him a new trial. GEORGE LANE noted that JOHN ROBINSON is a Negro attorney. He stated he believes WHITSON is also a Negro. MARK LANE stated that he and Miss MUGAR are presently traveling extensively throughout the southeastern. part of the United States, frequently visiting New Orleans, Louisiana, as well as going to Boston, Massachusetts, occasionally. They also go to Immokalee and Miami, Florida, on occasion. They apparently travel in the Volvo station wagon, according to GEORGE LANE. 12° Docld: 32212702 Page 14
NO 100-17689 - nmb rm bet: . at, % & 5 3 GEORGE LANE stated that it was his distinct ‘impression: from his contact with MARK LANE. that MARK LANE is an agitator who is interested in stirring up racial disturbances, particularly in the Arcadia and Immokalee , = Florida, areas. GEORGE LANE stated he has brought the above _ information to the attention of DeSoto County Sheriff FRANK CLINE, Arcadia, Florida. ied a a > GEORGE and VIRGINIA LANE advised that during» their meeting with MARK LANE and CAROLYN MUGAR, they received the very definite impression that MARK LANE and -MUGAR are romantically involved, although MUGAR appears much younger than MARK LANE. MUGAR appears to be a "wild, © "hippie'’ type, and during conversation she indicated that _ she assists MARK LANE as a photographer. i GEORGE and VIRGINIA LANE advised that besides the interest which MARK LANE and MUGAR evidenced in the RICHARDSON case, they also appeared very interested in any trouble spots in Florida, such as Negro unrest. and rn . mistreatment of Indians. . . | a On October 29, 1969, a confidential source abroad advised that during the month of October, 1969, an organization known as the "English Language Committee" was created in Paris, France, with the objective of opposing’ the continuation of the war in Vietnam, as well as the following additional objectives: () - 1) Opposition to nuclear armament; 2) Opposition to American imperialism; . 3) Action in favor of recognizing Communist China; (5) 4) Activity against racism in the United States a and throughout the world. me , i Source further stated that during a meeting held on October 15, 1969, at the American Center for Students and Artists, 261 Roulevard Raspail, Paris, France, an initial — _. impetus was given to the English Language Committee by (: © 1 Docld: 32212702 Page 15
t NO 100-17689 - nmb i MARK LANE, a lawyer and American writer. (S) Vo NO T-4 October 29, 1969 \. (Another Government agency which eon tints q conducts Mvestipations ‘abroad: advised that°on vised chat}en @ November 14, 1969, MARK LANE was the main speaker at a teach-in against the war in Vietnam held at the University of Munich, Munich, Germany. This meeting was attended by 400-600 individuals, and in his speech LANE likened the atrocities of the Nazis at Dachau, which he had visited, to. those allegedly committed in Vietnam by American soldiers and South Vietnamese supported by American soldiers. LANE | played a tape-recorded interview with an American deserter, the grandson of General JOSEPH STILWELL. LANE also. ‘discussed alleged resistance within the U. S. Army to the. war in Vietnam, claiming that the “brass" was going to extremes to stifle dissent. LANE asked his German audience to assist those soldiers who want to desert or fight the. Army "brass" from within. Finally, he declared that he was returning to the United States within a month, although he | feared possible prosecution for providing assistance to deserters. _ On December 3, 1969, a second confident] source. _abroad furnished the foliowing information concerning MARK LANE: (S) The Communist-front organization "International Association of Democratic Lawyers" (IADL) held its 8th Congress - in Budapest during the pericd March 30-April 3, 1964, attended inter alia by a delegation from the Danish Section of the IADL. One of the delegates was a Copenhagen lawyer a named JORGEN JACOBSEN, who, prior to the Congress, had collected some material concerning the assassination of _°,President KENNEDY. This material was to. be used for a » draft resolution to the effect that the Congress was to © advocate unbiased inquiries into the circumstances surroun- _ ding the assassination and the sequel to it. >) 14. Docld: 32212702 Page 16
NO. 100-17689 - nmb _ | : 7 SEGRE : foo PEW He At the Congress, JORGEN JACOBSEN met the American lawyer MARK LANE, who in his capacity of chairman of the Se "Citizens' Committee of Inquiry" was working on an uO independent inquiry into the murder, having no confidence in. the material prepared by the Dallas Police. (s) oY Between JORGEN JACOBSEN and MARK LANE cooperation was established on this draft resolution, which, incidentally, was adopted by the Congress. This cooperation was developed further, and led to the establishment in Denmark of a so- called "Mark Lane Committee" for the purpose of collecting all available information on the assassination of -the President and informing the public of any hushed-up or Suppressed details concerning the murder (S) oe Following the Congress, however, MARK LANE himself went to Denmark, where, in the “Lawyers'. Debating Club," the "Students’ Association" in Copenhagen, and the "Students! Society” in Arhus, he told about his inguiries so far, aiming at proving that reactionary, fascist circles were behind the assassination of President KENNEDY. (e The Danish "Mark Lane Committee," which may be considered as long since dissolved, comprised a total of 16 indviduals; the founder, JORGEN JACOBSEN, is known as a Communist, whereas the others mainly belonged to cultural, left-wing literary circles. However, the activities of the Committee, mainly based on MARK LANE's inquiries in the United States, failed to bring forth any sensational .. disclosures. The work of the American authorities on the — case was, on the other hand, criticized and the report of the Warren Commission was denounced as a fraud. S) In connection with the references of the Danish © -press to this matter, in November, 1964, the "Berlingske Tidende" published an article, the contents of which MARK LANE / considered defamatory. The result was a libel action against the newspaper, and on November 11, 1965, the High Court found the statements of the paper ill-founded. The responsible S) Docld: 32212702 Page i?
the course of the years since fi we “ . a a ‘ . 4 | cepcy ~ ce) cam feat roa ae NO 1000-17689 - nmb editor was sentenced to pay 2500 D.kr. claim for damages to the amount of no ] was rejected. Jn this case JORGEN JACOBSEN acted as counsel for MARK LANE. S) In 1966, MARK LANE, who in th married a Dane and temporarily settled in Denmark , published a book entitled Rush to Judgment, the Substance of which is that the murder of the Presiden individual, but a conspiracy. Based on this beok, a documentary film was subsequently produced. Moreover, in the assassination, MARK LANE Fave a great number of lectures about his inquiries and, his Opinion of the events in Dallas on November 22, 1963. ) costs, whereas a MARK LANE, who is currently residin United Stats, does not appear to have attr connection with the activities displayed assist American deserters, and so far, noted between him and Danish deserters! July, 1968, however, an TADL meeting too France; an item on the agenda of this me legal basis of refusing to take part in The identities of the Participants of th known, but the fact that the IADL de that the two former IADL delegates a and associated with this Communist front organization seems to indicate that, some time or Other, the idea arose between them to bring American deserters to Denmark in order to confront the authorities of a NATO country with a concrete request for political asylum for American deserters, 6) / _ The case of the two deserter American soldi TED PRICE and REGINALD ALDERTON, which caused so much comment in the Press, should undoubtedly be regarded in the light of this. Escorted by MARK LANE, PRICE and ALDERTON arrived in Denmark by air from France on October 12, 1969, and inmediately On arrival in the airport requested political asylum in Denmark. On arrival, the two deserters were, © , So : | PP Ay oe 16 2 » SEC! g in the . acted notice in in Denmark .to nO connection was committees. Tn k place in Grenoble, eting concerned the wars of aggression. is meeting are not alt with the subject and re personally acquainted ers, Docld: 32212702 Page 16 ess that 5000 D.kr. t was not the work of a Single
NO 100-17689 - nmb _ incidentally, met by the chairman of the "Danish Committee for Aid to US Deserters," KNUD JENSEN, with whom they stayed. JORGEN JACOBSEN handled their interests. MARK LANE indicated to the press that this was a deliberate and planned attempt to obtain political asylum in Denmark for American deserters, and he added that he had filmed the whole trip and the sequence of events up until then for the purpose of showing the film in the United States as a feature of the campaign against the war in Vietnam. S , On November 11, 1969, the Danish Minister of Justice refused the request for political asylum of both: the deserters in question. (s) REGINALD RAY ALDERTON, born February 27, 1947, in | Harvard, Illinois, left Denmark immediately, and on November 13, 1969, he applied for political asylum in Sweden. (2) TED HAGE PRICE, born April 19, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio, was granted temporary residence permit for six months. in Denmark Awhile it is being decided whether he may return to France. (6) | NO TH ; : December 3, 1969 ae SECRET. ¢ Docld: 32212702 Page 19
NO 100-17689 WAM — smj On February 24, 1970, the San Diego Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) advised that on February 11, 1970, officers of the San Diego Shore Patrol and the San Diego Police Department entered the office: of the Movement for a Democratic Military at San Diego, California to arrest an AWOL serviceman, While at the office, they were given a great deal of trouble by one MARK LANE and two of LANE'ts companions, identified as CAROLINE JANE MUGAR of Belmont, Massachusetts and a DANIEL DRASIN of 31 St. Marks Place, New York, New York, The March 16, 1970, edition of the Seattle Times, seattle, Washington, had an article entitled "Indians: Rally at Courthouse." This article indicated that actress JANE FONDA and approximately 100 Indians were protesting. . outside the United States courthouse at Seattle, Washington on that date before the arraignment of sixteen Indians charged with trespassing at Fort Lawton military -base, The article indicated that MARK LANE was acting as an attorney for Miss FONDA, who had been expelled from Fort Lewis on March 8, 1970, LANE announced that he was filing suit to set aside the orders banning both he and FONDA from Fort Lewis, Fort Lawton, the Yakima Firing Center, and the Vancouver, Washington Barracks, MARK LANE stated, "If BOB HOPE can go there, so can we," The March 17, 1970, edition of the Seattle Post Intelligencer, Seattle, Washington, also carried a story entitled "Fourteen Indians Arraigned for Invasion," This article also indicated that MARK LANE was acting as an attorney for actress JANE FONDA, who was involved in the Indian protest in the Seattle, Washington area concerning military reservations, — On July 1, 1979, MARK LANE appeared with JANE “FONDA, a well-known movie actress, on the DICK CAVETT Nighttime television talk show, During this program, both LANE and FONDA stated that the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) was planning to open an office in Washington, ", Docld: 32212702 Page 70
' NO 100-17689 WAM - smj D., C., which was to be staffed by a former member of the Green Berets. LANE stated that the purpose in opening the office would be to obtain documentation of mistreatment of servicemen by military authorities so as to present this to Congress for a congressional investigation, On August 8,.1970, a press release was issued from the GI office, Post Office Box 9746, Washington, D, C, 20016, under the name of MARILYN MORRHEAD. The press release indicated that the GI office officially opened in Washington, D. C, on August 8, 1970, to represent servicemen and . servicewomen whose rights had been violated by the military, The release.stated that the purpose of the GI office would be to collect, investigate, and document the provisions of the rights of service personnel and that the need for such an office grew out of conversations. between thousands of GI's and veterans with actress JANE FONDA and author MARK LANE during the past few months, The release indicated that the office would be headed py MARILYN MORRHEAD and DONALD DUNCAN, On August 8, 1970, MARK LANE, along with. JANE FONDA and MARILYN MORRHEAD, were at the "B.M.2." Coffeehouse, 918 Ninth Street, N.W., Washington, D, C,, talking to civilians and GI's present at that time, LANE had been present earlier in the day at a press conference called by FONDA and DONALD DUNCAN at the Ambassador Hotel, where they announced the formation and opening of the , G.I. office in Washington, D, C. LANE did not speak at the press conference but did state that he and FONDA were in Washington, D. C,. for only a few days and would be leaving shortly. NO T-6 _ August 8, 1970 On August 22, 1970, HUEY NEWTON, founder and officer in the Black Panther Party (BPP), held a4 press -conference at the home of JANE FONDA, 33 East 74th Street, New York City, New York, . The purpose of the conference was ar Docld: 32212702 Page 71
NO 100-17689 WAM - smj to announce that a rally would be held in support of LONNIE MC LUCAS, August 25, 1970, at New Haven, Connecticut Courthouse, The rally would start as an all-night vicil and would end when the jury reached a verdict in the prosecution of MC LUCAS, who was charged with murder of a fellow BPP member, At the news conference MARK LANF was’ present, NO T-7 August 24, 1970 The Black Panther Party (BPP) is a black extremist organization started in Oakland, California, in December, 1966, It advocates the use of guns and guerrilla . tactics to bring-about the overthrow of the United States Government. On September 7, 1970, MARK LANE was in contact with HUEY P, NEWTON in an effort to make arrangements for a planned filmed interview with NEWTON, . LANE also suggested to NEWTON that a proposed Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention, which was to be held in November, 1970, be filmed; however, he, LANE, desired to discuss the possible filming of the convention with NEWTON. NEWTON stated that he would be available for an interview on the West Coast and would make necessary time for LANE to talk to him. An indefinite commitment was made for the week of September 14, 1970, for the interview, and LANE agreed to recontact the BPP national headquarters , prior to that time for a specific time and date. LANE advised NEWTON that he had been traveling throughout the -country participating and marching in protests sponsored by the Veterans of the Vietnamese War. > NO T-8 September 7, 1970 20 Docld: 32212702 Page 22
NO 1000-17689 WAM ~ smj On September 18, 1970, MARK LANE was present at a meeting with HUEY P, NEWTON at Room 525, Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, 5lst Street and Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, . NO T-9 September 18, 1970 Cn September 28, 1970, a leaflet was obtained in the office of the VVAW under the letterhead of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Inc. (VVAW), 156 Fifth Avenue, Room 508, New York City (NYC). The leaflet bore the caption "Call to the Winter Soldier Investigation (An Inguiry Into U. S. War Crimes in Indochina),."" The substance of the leaflet was to call all Vietnam veterans to join in the forming of a War Crimes Commission, which would investigate American military conduct in Indochina, The investigation was to be held in Detroit, Michigan early in December of 1970, and MARK LANE was listed, along with JANE FONDA and others, and a member of the Steering Committee of the Winter. Soldiers Investigation, NO T-10 September 29, 1970 On November 3, 1970, a representative of the United States Customs Service, Cleveland, Ohio, advised that JANE FONDA arrived at the Cleveland international Airport, Cleveland, Ohio, around 12:01 AM, November 3, 1970, on a flight from Canada, FONDA's baggage was checked by United States Customs personnel at the Customs area of the airport, as a stop had been placed on her by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for possible smuggling of narcotics, as she is an admitted user of marijuana and exponent of drugs. 21 Docld: 32212702 Page 23
NO 100-17689 WAM - smj In the search of FONDA's luggage, United States_ Customs found approximately 2,000 pills, which Customs personne] thought might be narcotics or barbiturates, and FONDA was subsequently arrested in the Customs area of the airport by United States Customs agents for being in possession of these pills and capsules, FONDA also reportedly used profane language when talking to the United States Customs officials arresting her and, while at the airport, FONDA attempted to strike a blow at the United States Customs agent who had arrested her, and she was charged with assault of a United States Customs agent. 5 , ‘ On November 3, 1970, a United States Customs representative indicated that FONDA appeared before United States Commissioner CLIFFORD E,. BRUCE, Cleveland, Ohio, at 2:00 Pil, on charges of assaulting a Federal officer and bringing illegal items inte the United States, FONDA was represented at the hearing by a local Cleveland attorney and also by Attorney MARK LANE of New York, New York, Concerning the hearing, MARK LANE reportedly nade several comments about FONDA's being arrested because of her political views and claimed harassment of FONDA by the United States Government, NO T-11 November 3, 1970 On November 9, 1970, actress JANE FONDA arrived at the Federal Building in Cleveland, Ohio for a hearing accompanied by Attorney MARK LANE and a local Cleveland attorney named IRWIN BARNETT and four or five other supporters. ; MARK LANE was overheard complaining about the fact that this was to be an open hearing, and the authorities were limiting the number of people allowed into the building Docld: 32212702 Page 24
NO 100-17689 WAM ~ smj and hearing room, LANE stormed off, indicating he was going to arrange for all spectators who wanted to attend this hearing to be allowed to do so, Eventually, the hearing got underway before United States Commissioner CLIFFORD FE, BRUCE, and it lasted three hours and ten ininutes. PDuring the preliminary phases of the hearing, MARK LANE argued with the commissioner relative to his representing FONDA at this hearing because he was not. authorized to represent clients in Ohio; however, Commissioner BRUCE allowed LANE to represent Miss FONDA, The defense for FONDA moved to have the charges dismissed against their client but were unsuccessful, The commissioner did allow the Government to amend the - affidavits on which FONDA was arrested, 1 United States Customs Agent RICHARD MATUSZAK testified regarding the arrest of FONDA on November 3, 1870, and the subsequent assault against him by FONDA, MARK LANE cross-examined Agent MATUSZAK for a considerable ‘period of time, and LANE attempted to show that FONDA's name was on a list of people the Government watches because of FONDA's anti-war activity, and this was why she was stopped and checked by the United States Customs Service on November 3, 1970. LANE also tried to bring out that the vials, pills, capsules, etc. that FONDA had in her possession were medicine which would not be checked for. an ordinary United States citizen, but, because FONDA's name was on this list, she was charged with bringing these pills into the United States, In regard to the assault charge against FONDA, LANE tried to bring out the fact that FONDA merely wanted to use the ladies' room after her long flight on the plane and, when the United States Customs agent denied her the _ use of the bathroom facilities, she took action against - ~ him, 23° Docld: 32212702 Page 25
NO 100-17689 WAM - smj FONDA, during the hearing, was noted to turn her chair around sco as to face away from the United States Commissioner and witness, and she faced the audience for a good portion of the hearing, The United States Commissioner, after hearing the testimony, bound VONDA over to the Grand Jury, and once again she was released on the same amount of bail, The hearing then ended, and the spectators plus FONDA and LANE left the building, MARK LANE was noted talking to members of the press and TV in front of the Federal Building, giving details of the charges, case, ete °3 against FONDA, 24 ( Docld: 32212702 Page 276
NO 100-17689 WAM: jm On November 13, 1970, JANE FONDA and MARK LANE appeared in the Fairfield University zymnasium, Fairfield, Connnecticut, where they both lectured on the topic Social Ills and Current Unrest in America." The lecture was open to the.public and was sponsored by the fairfield University Student Government and there were approximately 1400 people in attendance. Reportedly, FONDA received $1500 for her appearance and MAKK LANE received $500 as payment from the Fairfield University Student Government for the lectures. FONDA spoke at great length during the evening; however, ~« MARK LANE, who is currently representing JANE FONDA as her attorney, merely discussed FONDA's arrest at Cleveland, Ohio, on drug charges and described the arrest as a political persecution against his client. NO T-12 November 13, 1970 On December 11, 1970, MARK LANE held a press conference at the Greater Los nents Press Club, Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California, which was attended by 12 : newsmen. LANE was plugging his. new book corncer cning Vietnam, - which he allegedly compiled on the basis of interviews he conducted with 32 returned veterans of the Vietnamese war. At the conference, LANE praised Chinese Communist leader MAO Tse-tung as the greatest authority in the world on guerrilla warfare and quoted MAO Tse-tung as having said, "Guerrillas are the fish and the Vietnamese and peasants are their sea." ‘MARK LANE made numerous charges claiming that Americans are committing genocide against the Vietnamese in South Vietnam and claimed that he had interviewed some 300 returning American G.I.'s who had admitted to him their own respective participation in over 250 massacres of Vietna- i mese men, women and children. When confronted by questions from the newsmen in attendance about statistical validity of LANE's small sampling of over one-million returning G.I. Sy LANE countered by admitting that his number of interviews 25 Docld: 32212202 Page 27 . ‘
NO -100-17689 WAM: jm compared to the grand total of returning G.I.'s was only a fraction of one percent. He said, however, that he was cer- tain in his..own mind if these-figures were extrapolated un- ~doubtedly, the total number of atrocities would be correspond- ingly greater. mo Several times, LANE told newsmen they should seek out and interview two specific former Vietnamese veterans now in the United States, namely PETER. NORMAN MARTINSON and JAMES HENRY, as both of these veterans could relate data con- cerning atrocities and massacres they had personally witnessed while in Vietnam. LANE did not indicate to the newsmen where these individuals could be located. LANE condemned the training being given to ‘American military personnel prior to service in Vietnam and stated that it is entirely oriented at the genocide of the Vietnamese. He claimed that United States recruits are summarily punished if they refer to Vietnamese, either North or South Vietnamese, by any ether term other than "sooks,' “slants,"' or 'sloths." LANE claimed that these military personnel receive rote training in-chanting over and over more than 100 times daily, "kill,-kill, kilr." . mo ae os no MARK LANE claimed that there has been "a silent , mutiny" going on among United States troops in Vietnam for : somewhat over six months. He stated that enlisted personnel in various Army platoons are holding bounty sessions, during which they pool sums of money, usually from $150 to $300, to be paid out as a bounty for the G.I. who kills his command- ing officer during the next military engagement in the jungles of Vietnam, — L When LANE was asked what he felt should be done about American service personnel who. are.currently being held prisoner in North Vietnam, he responded that he was glad the question had been asked. LANE stated that Americans -who. are concerned about brutalization of United States prisoners abroad should immediately demand full investigation of all Army brigs and stockades throughout the military posts “A Docld: 322712702 Page 2765
WAM: jm NO 100-17689 ‘over the entire United States as this is where the American G.1I.'s are being treated brutally. According to 'LANE, the provisional revolutionary government of Vietnam will release all United States prisoners of war as soon as the United States agrees to unconditionally remove all military personnel in their country. LANE stated that he intended to be in Detroit, Michigan, on January 25-27, 1971, for a massive demonstration against the war in Vietnam but furnished no additional details as to this demonstration, On December 12, 1970, MARK LANE was the guest speaker at a public meet ing of the Los Angeles Out-Now Coalition (LAONC), held at Embassy Auditorium, 843 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California. The LAONC was organized on November 7, 1970, as a permanent anti-war coalition of organizations and- individuals in the Los Angeles area. The purpose of the organization was to continue the fight to force the United States Government to get out of Southeast Asia, now. At this speaking engagement, LANE stated that he supported the National Liberation Front in Vietnam entirely. He also stated that in January of 1971, 1500 ex-G.I.. veterans of the Vietnamese war would be meeting in Detroit, Michigan, to speak out against the atrocities committed in Vietnam and in Canada. LANE stated that simultaneously with the meetings in Detroit, a group of Vietnamese would be meeting across the United States border in Canada and that the G.1. veterans and the vietnamese would be corresponding via closed circuit _ television and that the G.1. veterans of the United States would eventually cross over into Canada and sign a peace treaty with the Vietnamese. NO T-14 December 14, 1970 Docld: 32212702 Page 29
NO 100-17689 WAM: jm On December 16, 1970, MARK LANE spoke to several hundred students at the Hancock Auditorium located on the campus of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. In his speech, LANE again mentioned the fact that a meeting of G.I. veterans of the Vietnamese wat would be held in Detroit, Michigan, from January 31, 1971, to February 2, 1971. LANE stated that at least 150 G.1I.'s would testify that they were war criminals forced to commit atrocities against the Vietnamese people by their superior officers and the NIXON administration. LANE stated that he expected as many as 2000 veterans to attend the meeting and following the tieeting, the veterans would proceed from Detroit, idichigan, to Windsor, Canada, to meet with representatives of the Viet- namese people. NO T-15 December 16, 1970 On December 21, 1970, MARK LANE met with HUEY NEWTON, Black Panther Party (ppp) leader, at the Hotel Huntington in San Francisco, California. LANE and NEWTON had extensive discussions regarding BPP fund-raising activities and publi- city matters, as well as other matters regarding the BPP activities. The BPP is a black extremist or- ganization started in Oakland, California, in December, 1966. It advocates the use of guns and guerrilla tactics to bring about the overthrow of the United States Government, LANE stated that he intended to remain in San Francisco until the next day when he intended to go to Los Angeles, California, where he would remain at the Beverly Hills Hotel for a period of two or three days. LANE indicated that ie had been working in the area of Detroit, Michigan, and Canada in the recent past and that he was involved in war crimes investigations and stated that he had arranged for approximately eight to ten Vietnamese 28, Docld: 32212702 Page 30
NO 100-17689 WAM: jm ¢ citizens to be in Canada to testify regarding war crimes of the American soldiers in Vietnam, LANE also stated that one of the panels of investi- gation would hold hearings regarding racism in Vietnam as practiced by members of the émerican Military. He indicated, that testimony would be solicited regarding black servicemen who have been brutalized within American stockades and brigs and attempt to create the impression that everyone should be concerned about servicemen in such a situation as they are about American servicemen presently being held prisoners in North Vietnam. LANE stated that he hoped to portray the Situation of these stockades and brigs with respect to such facilities located in the United. States, West Germany, Japan, Okinawa and South Vietnam, NEWTON told LANE that he thought his idea of the war criminals investigation was a good idea but did not give any indication that the BPP intended to Participate in the investigation, NO T-13 December 21, 1970 The winter soldiers investigation was held in Detroit, Michigan, on January 31, February 1, and February 2, 1971, at the Howard Johnson's Motel, 3rd and West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan. MARK LANE and CAROLYN MUGAR were in Detroit for the investigation and resided at the Howard Johnson's Motel during that time. LANE and MUGAR left the Howard Johnson's Motel on February 3, 1971, and have not returned to the Detroit area since, NO T-16— February 23, 1971 29 Docld: 32212702 Page 31