See 104-10312-10001 $ o HEMOnASDUM FOR: ARTENPION: FROM; SUBJECT; REFERENCE; 1. Search of Operations Danking and- who results. (C). A. Garrison's probe assassination, In response to referenced the files and indices of “8S conducted on Gordon two individuals who reportedly are Claim CIA connections. COT RELEASE Tp F¢7 TEE prem, bd dog. wales Bede. ls DOR-00780 3} ¢° eg + 983 acting Chief, FPL Group Katherine Stricker (¢c) FPL Group Qe acting Chief, Operations Group PCS/PGLO Trace Request — Gordon and Owen Silvious , Noval FPLG Memorandum dated 27 January 1983 - request, an intensive the Directorate of Noval and Owen Silvious, involved in offshore Following are the Gordon Noval: OG/EIB/NRS surfaced the following: (1) 201-0854822 on Gordon Dwane Novel, born--. - in the United States. Novel is a | So. nic i expert. He ig -: Orleans District Attorney James of President Kennedy's and in a libel suit against Playbo and Jim Garrison based on an article published in the October 1967 edition authored by Jim Garrison. of the CIA and, specifically, bunker in Houma, behalf of CIA. written interrogatories concerning his the raid on aq munitions. Louisiana, had been carried out on However, Novel refused to answer nlleged work with CIA. As a result, attorneys representing Playboy requested the Agency furnish a certificate of WARNING NOTICE INTELLIGENCE Saunce CR METHODS INVOLVED AA OR 6 miter, ete non-employment. Personnel Signed a notarized certificate which stated On 2 May 1969, CIA's Director. of t NOT RELERSC*EE Ja pesca nei DERIVED FROM = S41 ea then E Ole Po ba ey sles bbvetthe ee. — 1 tits
al SST RETHREMS 6 or deuagante 1 rf i that, "Gordon Dwane Novel, at his request on 22 December 1967, was interviewed as an applicant. for employment by a member of the Office of. Personnel, Central Intelligence Agency....Based on the. information supplied at such interview, the interviewer did not recommend employment and his ep application for employment was not further processed ee | by the Central Intelligence Agency. The personnel — . iB records of the Central Intelligence Agency contain no f reeord of employment of Gordon Dwane Novel by the Central. Intelligence Agency." (2) XAN-00209 dated 24 August 1981 on Gordon Novel, the Subject of a litigation file. (3) FBI document, DBB~80563 dated 9 May 1967, Subject: Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Dallas, Texas,. November 22, 1963. Novel, a fugitive witness of Jim Garrison's, called the FBI in New Orleans and advised them to expect a call from Garrison. B. OG/EIB/NRS and DCD surfaced one file. (A185210) _ on Gordon Michael Dwane Novel. Novel initially contacted the DCR/New Orleans Resident Office (NORO) on 31: October. 1975 concerning an operational proposal for CIA's consideration. NORO had a number of meetings with> ‘Novel - to discuss his’ proposal, which was eventually rejected. "> Novel refused to accept the decision and threatened to approach the DCI directly, offering additional supporting | material and attempting to arrange to visit -Headqunrters so that he could defend his proposal in person. Novel's last call to NORO was 26 November 1979 and he was again- advised that NORO had nothing ‘to discuss with hin. ¢s) 3. Owen Silvious: . OG/EIB/NRS-surfnced one document (DIRECTOR 471493 dated 24 October 1973) on Owen Franklin Silvious. Silvious, a businessman, was born 15 January 1959 in Luray, Virginia. He — is married to Nancy Ann nee Goochenur, born 27 December 1942 in Luray. Their permanent address is P.O. Box 62, Luray. Silvious was issued a passport on 27 May 1971 for one month's travel to Europe and the Middle East. No information was , surfaced which would indicate any CIA connection with Silvious. (8S) — 4. No identifiable information was surfaced with regard - to offshore banking by either Noval or Silvious. Per a 28 January 1983 telephone conversation with Katherine Stricker, FPLG, she is checking with IAD/ENO for possible information on offshore banking. (Ss) ee rhe eee - Seis NOT RELEASAZLE Te FOSEIST RAT ald
13-00000 oe : oa ‘ a e sep ge - sO ~- ; Rey § Susanie ff ere a 5. According to information provided this. Directora e. 2 bys DDA/IPD, Gordon Noval was the Subject of: Freedom of. oo Information request F81-0889 and Privacy Act requests - P76-0768, P77-2537 and P81-1233. There is no indication. that» Owen Silvious has. ever been the Subject of an FOIA/PA request. (S) . : . 6. Katherine Stricker, FPLG, was notified | telephonically © of the results of this search on 28 January 1983. (C).- = OR . 2 oc/ere:| Ixo462 CL BY 0236112 (4 January 1983). : = ‘BASED © ON: A review of DO records FILE. IN: 100-139- (x-ref 201-834822) Distributions. Original - Addressee w/ref . “lL = 100-139- ". w/ref 1 ~ OG/DMB (201-834822)- w/ref 1 - DCD (A185210) w/ref .. 1 - OG/EIB Chrono on Gren & sow 28 Va. 3 |v ey RILEPSASEE TST ‘wa