(continued ) Sacks read two articles from the "The National Guardian" to the: group. The first was Lane's brief which appeared in thé 12/19/63 issue, and the second was an article by Lane in the 1/9/64 issue. MI 247-S, MI 262-S C ECRET 400-34781-32 p.1,6,7 t ben EE a? BW On 5/14/64, FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover testified in Washington, DC, before the "President's Commission on the Assassina- tion of President Kennedy" (62-109090). He stated that he would put Mrs. Oswald, mother of Lee Harvey Oswald, in-a category of being emotionally unstable. He stated that’ the first indication of her emotional instability was the retaining of a lawyer that anyone , would not have retained if they really were serious in trying to get down to facts. 7 cote, The name Mark Lane was inserted in blue pencil by the word "lawyer." Copy of hearing enclosed OP; }09090- 268 encl.p.6523 NY 1541-S advised that the "National Guardian" (100-357044) 197 East 4th St., NYC, issued a check dated 7/16/64, in the amount of $50.00 to Mark Lane. . . 100-357044-635 p.8,22 (7F On 8/4/64, J. Lee Rankin, General Counsel on the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, furnished a copy of a telegram received by the Commission from Mark Lane. This telegram read as follows: "The current issue of 'Fact' magazine quotes Melvin Belli as stating that a Dallas police officer and another sort on November 23, 1963, to have Ruby approved the idea of killing Oswald request you call Belli at public session regarding possible police participation in murder of Oswald." This information appeared in the file captioned "Jack L. Ruby." 44-24016-1942 p.l encl.p.1l = q . . , L ) Doel d: 32312059 Page 4
The Bureau obtained a copy of the July - August, 1964, issue of "Fact" magazine which carried the aforementioned article captioned "The Bellicose Mr. Belli," written by Warren Boroson. In this article, Mark Lane attributed to Mélvin Belli a statement concerning a Dallas police officer and another individual who sought, on 11/23/63, to have Jack Ruby (44-24016) approve the idea of killing Lee Oswald. LE MOT 44-24016-1943 encl.p.13 QUI E 2 On 9/12/64, individuals who represented the United States Nationalist Party (105-104038) picketed in front of the Jan Huss Theatre, 351 East 74th Street, NYC, where Mark Lane was speaking nightly on the topic "Who killed Kennedy." These pickets carried signs protesting Lane's appearance at the theatre because of his ties to communism. (Agents observed) 105-104038-57 p.5 (ley | The 2/18/63 issue of the "New York Times" reported that Mark Lane and Mrs. Marguerite Oswald were scheduled to speak on that date, at Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, NYC. Their appearance was sponsored by the "National Guardian" (NG). (Details set out) On 9/27/64, the "Daily News," a NYC newspaper, reported that on that date Radio Station WNEW - FM, 565 5th Avenue, NYC, would broadcast a roundtable discussion on the Warren Commission Report. Lane was scheduled to appear on this program. This serial indicated that the NG was a weekly publication which manifested itself as the official propaganda arm of Soviet Russia. 100-340922-494 p.16,17 (6, On 11/15/64, Robert Fink, a recent candidate of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) for Attorney General of the State of Michigan, discussed the Warren Report at a meeting of the Cleveland Branch of SWP. He stated that Mark Lane, a self-appointed lawyer for Lee Oswald, was not allowed to cross-examine witnesses of Oswald's wife. (CV 633-S, CV 230-S) 100-367935-37 p.25 7 SI 100-442814-6 p.23 (10¢ |. ? eg , DocId: 32312059 Page 5
ID (continued ) : DATE _. LOCALITY REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP - —_ | cr PAGE NUMBER Workers World Party SE CRET | 2/28/64 Buffalo, NY 100-130466-12 p.6,* (8¥ 2/28/64 Buffalo, NY 100-414928-17 B-Ts" (8y 2/28/64 Buffalo, NY 100-382795-42 p.7,8% (7 2/28/64 Buffalo, NY 100-384566-27 p.9,10* (7+ 2/28/64 ’ Buffalo, NY 100-417953-26 p.8,9* (87 9/11/64 NYC 100-435555-12 p.3,4 (o¥ 9/11/64 NYC 105-133636-2 p.1,4 (13% *Add. info. On 6/20/56, Miss Sorita Puebla, Manager of the Hecla Press, 225 Varick St., NYC (protect identity), furnished information indicating that Mark Lane was then a member of the National Lawyers Guild. On 3/10/65, NY 3868-S advised that Lane was Vice-Chairman of the New York Council to Abolish the House Committee on Un-American Activities (100-434663). Lane had not attendéd a meeting of this organization during the past year. 100-434663: 2p.1,3,18 9 (gy 0 003-81 p.1,3,31 9 MI- 5 (protect identity) advised that according to a secret © source, during the middle of March, 1965, Richard Lord Stark (105-139012) was in Turkey trying to interest a number of individuals, including writers, in Mark Lane, of the “Who Killed Kennedy Committee." Stark, (8) continued ) ; / Docld:32312059 Page 6
oN % (continued ) | with the help of his brother; name unknown, who lived in numkey, tL b was planning for Lane to make a lecture tour of Turkey, to include Ankara and Istanbul. Stark had been in touch with Ralph Schoenman, private secretary to Lord Bertram Russell,* and asked him to send to Turkey copies of statements and articles written by rane (8) 105-139012-3 p.1 (13 ST 105-139012-5 encl.p.1 (l4y *of England According to MCT-46, on 3/23/65, a reliable and secret source in Great Britain advised that an unidentified person connected with the Citizen's Committee of Inquiry (CCI) at 156 Fifth Avenue, NY, was planning to produce a documentary film about China in cooperation with the producer and director of "Point of Order," Arrangements were being made for the film to be made in China, and permission would be requested of the State Department for the _ persons concerned to visit China. If the State Department refused to grant permission, they planned to leave anyway and to face the consequences on their return. Source stated that the unidentified person connected with the CCI was engaged in writing a book and had undertaken to defend a man charged with trying to bitow up the Statue of Liberty. Source suggested that the film producer might be called de Antonio. MCT-46 advised that his Head Office thought that the aforementioned. unidentified. person was Mark Lane, but could not be sure of this. Ss 105-140777-1 p.1 (14 Correlator's Note: According to later information, above unidentified individual was Mark’ Lane, and the producer and director of "Point of Order" was Emile De Antonio. | | DoeId: 32312059 Page 7
This reference, captioned "Robert Steele Collier" (157-2634), Destruction of Government Property -. Conspiracy, contains information concerning the defense of Collier by Attorney. Mark Lane during May, 1965. During the trial, Lane gave an interview on the radio discussing the case. This was believed by the judge to be a breach of the canon of ethics. pet 157-2634-172 p.1,2,3 CECREL (lay a} a : [fe 2233- S*fadvised that during March, 1964, Karel Kyncl (s) 105-1052 a jo alist at the UN, NYC, was in contact with Mar Lane. Kynel.desired another interview with Lane, since the first interview on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy had been Such a success in Europe. Lane agreed to record his comments for Kyncl, on 3/6/64. Helen Janet Meyer (SF - PS; protect identity) advised that the 3/23/64 issue of "L'Unita" contained an article entitled "Attorney Mark Lane Talks to Radio Prague. Meyer stated the article concerned. Lane's "proof" that the assassins of President Kennedy were still free. 5/3/65, Mrs. Jirina Kynclova** invited Lane to a reception be be held on 5/6/65, at the Czechoslovakia Mission to the in NYC. Lane accepted the invitation for himself and his wife. (oe 2233- s*I(s) This serial indicated that "L'Unita" was @ pro-communist Italian-American monthly newspaper. Add. info. 105-105262-88 p.1,2,3,4 (lly *«*Wife of Karel Kyncl. Checks dated 4/28/65 and 5/6/65, in the amounts of $75. 00 and $50. 00, respectively, were made out to Mark Lane and drawn on the bank account of the YAWF (100-438904), 1123 Broadway, NYC. (George Major, Assistant Secretary, Chemical Bank, New York Trust Company, 154 Fifth Avenue, NYC$ protect identity) 100-438904-66 p.4,5 (9¥ -10- | DocId: 32312059 Page 6
. Mark Lane, attorney, represented Robert Steele Collier, whose trial began on 5/17/65, in US District Court, Southern District of New York. On 6/14/65, Collier was found guilty of conspiraéy to destroy government property and conspiracy to smuggle dynamite. On 6/17/65, Lane filed a notice of appeal on behalf of Collier and then requested the court, and was granted, permission to withdraw from the case, stating that he had some European commitments and would be travelling in Europe during the next several months. (NY files) 105-99597-27 p.5-7 fhe (1297 / te wd SI 157-2634-101 p.1,2 encl.p.2,3 (14 (Add. info.) On 7/20/65, Mark Lane was present at Workers World Party (WWP) headquarters, 46 West 2lst St., NYC, at which time several members of the NYC Branch of the WWP were engaged in the last stages of mimeographing what could have been the final proof reading and set-up for his book.* He spoke only occasionally to some of the individuals who came.to him with pertinent questions relating to the book. (NY 3527-S) Add. info. ; 100-439791-12 p.20,21 (loy *According to the main file of Mark Lane, he was working on a book concerning the assassination of President Kennedy, "Rush to Judgment." A leaflet entitled "The Indonesian Massacre - Second Biggest Crime of the Centtfy" announced that a "Public Inquest: into the Mass Murder in Indonesia" would be held under the auspices of the YAWF, on 6/2/66, at the McMillan Theatre, 116th Street and Broadway, NYC. Mark Lane was to be one of the speakers. (Confidential Post Office box) 100-430172-534 p.lencl.p.2 (8¢ ma Ft | Doeld:32312059 Page 9 :
(continued ) REFERENCE | SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 105+ 1383156 1249 enel.p.2 SECPRE ] (13 ~-1357 p.2,3 encl.p.2,5 vd (13 x 1636 p.1,2 encl.p. 2, 6 33 ~~3132 p. 65 = 13 ~3274. p.é £28, £39 640, 642, 969 13 x -3628 p, : 13 X -3780 Pncl.p.2,5 13 The US Army Operations and Research Detachment, -prankfurt/ Main, West. Germany (protect identity), furnished a communication, dated 8/3/66, from Emile De Antonio (100-32158) of the Judgment Films Corporation, NYC, to OrganisationBuro der 1X Internationalen Leipziger Dokumentar - und Kurzfilmwoche, 104 Berlin, Luisenstrasse 18, German Democratic Republic. De Antonio enclosed application forms for a film entry in the Leipzig (Film) Festival, for "Rush to Judgment! ~ , written by Mark Lane. If the entry was accepted, De Antonio expected the film corporation to pay his or Lane's travel expenses to the festival. (¢) elassifieD feX Army fs /ET TER DTD 7T- a Y- GS Communication enclosed (ey 32158-20 p.1 encl.p.1,2 On 8/18/66, Mark Lane was scheduled to appear on Radio Station WNBC AM~FM, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC on the program "Long John Nebel vs" (sic). This program was a criticism of the Warren Commission Report. .("New York Times" newspaper, date not stated) 100-340922-505 p.24 (7H In connection with the case "Lee Harvey Oswald" (105-82555), the Chicago Office furnished a memorandum entitled "Discussion of Warren Commission Report by Mark Lane and Albert E, Jenner, Jr. on Jerry Williams Show 8 P.M. to 11:30 P.M., 9/15/66, WBBM Radio, Chicago, Illinois." In\this discussion Lane attempted to. discredit. the work of the Warren Commission and its conclusions, obviously in © (continued ) -13- oo INE TY as porta, rom. pea Seas wah “ons | Doeld:32312059 Page 10
e | C) (continued ) REFERENCE ; SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER [64-330-250-1605](6) (57 205- 340TH 34-289 | SECREL 11 a 11 -291 , 11 -298 . (lly. -400 11 105-67845-15313 ( 105-82555-2499 ( 105-115728-61 . (12¥ ( [105-142706-54 p-i](S) The following references on Mark Lane, located in Personnel Records Unit of the Records Branch, Files and Communications Division, were reviewed and found to be identical with the subject of this summary; however, the information contained therein has- not been included: REFERENCE SEARCH” SLIP PAGE NUMBER . 67-471769-97 Be “99 : 5 KRKEKE REFERENCES NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SUMMARY See the search slip filed behind file for other references on this subject which contain the same information (SI) that is set out in the main file. Differences in source will be noted on the . Search slip. a “4 | “18° ay | GAPS TELE . SE ni! Sty i. OEVAL i" if \, a le gee i ; » DocId: 32312059 Page i1