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—— Po ts, Cunay peice safuumonan PDowr New Or! “+ 287 Batter pia. > Capt, Eddie y, Relkcaksckor, D Chatzmen of the Board —. Eastem agp Lines, Ine. , . Doar Captain Rickenbacker; - ol As 2 Cuben Government, until such ting 83 Fidel Casta ts exslled, Tt is on bshale Of that Orgenionticn that this letter or request is writton, It is requested 7s that you Send to us for t®O OF throg Bonths your Captain Davia y, Forrio, Lot Be explain this request, . ae oom ete ee ee Seer os tt omen 2 demands o¢ the U.S. government, the P.R.p, Was to "Pront® ron the efforts of | the U.ra, ¢, reinstata demeratic Soverzzant in Cube. Tho offort of Apri} 17 + failed, ag you knew, Thereafter, tho morale og the Cubsris in exile, and the os Vadereround Within Cubs fell to comp, Thea aleng cane Captain Forrie. Eg ne - ‘8trongly Prodded cup whole Organi zation Until 4¢ ene rovitaliccd, Thereafter,  ELssidens Clements were removed, Feed Collecting boran, The Underground wag ce reorgenised ang the To-harassment of Castro has begun, ns - Efferts to scat Castro hare been Proceeding oe " Gloag the "Parantlitergs lines ortlined by Prosidans Kennedy , | nd within the » fremevor: of the U,s, Neutrality Act. At this time our efforts arg No2ring 2.8 CLimds, When this Climo: ig Teeched the position of Castro Should be core ' Tapidly y zenable tharesvter, Our dsmptions of. certain izzorts have already _ O8sted Substantial Girest, Do oo. So, . 165 . 63970 Page ; . DoclId: 322 HW 454756 .
cinerea aes ac abi ae enema ee ‘ ( Lh, at ae . eer ‘3; * ERR patie, BY pe er el Tw ae eT Als. Pompe nd fy Nag be Q> Lit ae s 2 HW 54756 avn dae eunenmacpeaminatetiontnaenanr ttm a cinnhsns Spent eee appamnrone = ~2- - , . ‘The roinvagore ting of our pro gron, was: the “result of tha prodding of Captain Ferrie, and his associates, hore in How Orleans. Threugh Him we - have bean able to got the best’ advice in affairs political, economic and military. Further, he has helpad us straighten othor affairs. As a result -* our organisation is running sompother every day and our operetions have - begun. In addition Captain Terrie has been assisting in obtaining needed equipment. likewise, ho has been assisting in ‘tha handling of the refugees. ‘Since events aro avproaching a climax t wo sorely need hia advice oa & ee to day basis. Knowing your own often demonstrated patriotism, we aro Gas ucating that Captain “orrle be given either a 60 or 90 day leave with | oe so that the work at hend ean be completed. At this time he holds in his. hsnds so many threeds which pertain to the security of the Cari bean area that Ro reazonable substitution could be made, - | He hope that you will review this request with favor. Likewise, ony otherhelp or ‘sorvice which you may give us will bo greatly aporect ated. —_ CLLRS fos Bas “SERGIO ARC roacna (E19 caclan re ee . : Official Dolegiy Fon gp es E Frente Revolucty Saris xcecatico WA. J Doclda: 322763970 Page 166
_ kind information in THE Most Reverend MAR CHRISTOPHER M. STANLEY, D.D., O.S.J. ARCHBISHOP PRIMATE OF N. A. THE Mosr REVEREND Mar. Cyrit T. OMMARA, D.D., O.S.J, VICAR-GENERAL Tue Most ReveREND Mar. Rupertus PITT-KETHLEY, D.D., 0.8.5. DEAN OF CONSISTORY THE Rt. REVEREND MGr. Pauct Grecory MASKALE, D.D., 0.S.J. PROVINCIAL CHANCELLOR OF N. A. THE Most REVEREND : : Mer. JouN C. Durry, D.D., 0.58.4. CHAIRMAN OF HOLY syNop ; and Churches,I consecrated J.S.Hartin,or as of and cast hin out of * : Galy | Catholic | Apostolic @hureh SACRED CONGREGATION OF THE CONSISTORY : PATRIARCHY OF ANTIOCH Gov. OF INDIA, Act XX! OF 1860 A.D. ORTHODOX Chancellor's Office, Province of Nva., — 603 Cecit Avenue, ‘Louisville Ii,ky. | Jan.9th,3962 A.D. Capt.Criner, Flight Cormander, aastern Air Lines, international Air Port, New Orleans, Louisiana Dear Sir, This office wishes to thank you for the information regarding the former PilotDavid William Ferrie, This mistake on my part hag caused me serious reflection upon my epvisccpate him upon the recomendation of Archbishop John, yesterday ex-Archbishop as our Holy Synod degraded hin the clergy and Church in America,the same also was pre-. Scented Merrie,Neither of them are in no way connected with our Holy Synod or _ Churchés, Please forward to this office the out come of the case of Ferrie that you Said was being triee on the !:th of January, Thanking you once again for your HW 54756 Docld:32263970 Page 167 this matter,I am Siricerely Yours ; a * Archbistop Private of North imerica, Byzantine Patr archy of Antioch,L.z., Catholic. Avostolie Orthodox Church, NOM rare AMG CONSIGN, us IN TAI SULTS Pappy A trary ; | “MARCHAE pup AD cs og ATI sone EUROPAE LATINA | mee send “Et 4ariny f CAM wana. DP rere:
DISTRIcT ATTORNEY PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA 2700 TULANE AVENUE NEw ORLEANS, 19... JIM GARRISON: District ATTORNEY _November 7,°1962_- . PK Mowe Mr. William Bell _ a is ps Legal Department Se 7 an few. Fo eek Cama ae . Eastern Airlines —_ ct Lor Cg Miami International Airport So 4. felon, kop, Miami, Florida Re: David William Ferrie In case No, 171-957, Section "H", Ferrie is Charged with public intimidation Of a State witness in a case pending against Ferrie, In that case Ferrie Was arraigned on September 26, 1961.) However, the Case was never sent to trial, On November 5, 1962, the complaining witness made an affidavit Tequesting | that the Charges be dismissed, This office has not yet made a decision with regard to that affidavit, In case No, 173-891, Ferrie is Charged with extortion. These cases will not come up in the. normal course of the docket, es IM GARRISON DISTRICT ATTORNEY | IG/ je | 6 HW 54756 Docld:32263970 Page 16%
New Jersey, 'Z oe Eber bd 1 hee Sod btd aE ~Sat + 826=-SOUTH WABASH TA Saturday, 20th July 1963 Fon. William Bell, Legal Council, atty, Eastern Air Lines, ct Miami International Airport, - Miami, Fla, My Dear Mister Bell: After my telephone call, snd your conversation with ~ Msgr. Brovm, our "friend", David We Perrie,.fot wind of the storm brewing, It seems that "archbishop" Warchenna, who'se about to be thrown to the wolves by the clersy of that church, in favor of its truce. primate, Archbishop, Cyrus Augustine Starkey, phoned _ this guy, Bishop Eyde in Washington and blew the whistle on things, Tms, it.was that Ferrie never made the scene, as. it were, — Se It seems that Hyde, Marchenna, and some other people tried to take this. Church (old Roman Catholic) ober,. but it failed, oo: we, According to the american year book of Cirches ‘and other official Sorees, the true Archbishén-Primate is: . . Most Reverend Cyrus Augustine Starkey, .. 32 Bast Third Street,. Moorestown, New Jersey, ot ‘It seems efter my alert to hin (Starkey), he sent.in | his Apostolic Legate...a Pather Mario, whose down there}. in Kankakee now Straightening things out but good... £ the very idea, holding a.synod to kick out the true head of things,..,heh, . The main instigaters seem to have been Ferrie, who once}. offered Stariey $1,000.00 if he'd ordain hin (Ferrie), } Hyde, and this nigser, Marchenna, . a How grape -vine has it that Bishop Hyde, who has valid Orthodox Holy Orders (Valette line) may still try to inexpensive Living With FRIENDLY Peopie HW 54756. Docld:322763970 Page 169
Page Aj. acein attonot ordination of Ferric there where Hyde now Lives, _ “Bev, George A, Hyde, 1657 Park Road, Nor th ‘est, ee Washing ton lO, D.c. I also have information that . Hyde | is under observation of the police morals squad (vice) there in Washington, Moreover, he's being watched by the hvening Ste ary a newspaper there, . a , : If you put the heat to Hyde, with some of your bull dor ex-fed investigators Fyde will crack...he's weak...And he may turn over some of Ferrie 's old letters to you as evidence... : . oo ; This “guy Joseph A. Oster, of Joo. Oster ee Associates, : Audubon Building there in New Orleans has covies of re ttey s that I.once balked Hyde out of...which were written by & °. Ferrie to Hyde, requesting. ordination, Since then Ferricy | boosted the snk anti...the. price must have been right... or something Your Ppiéna, PS: T'LL BE a? STARKEY 13 HOUSE FOR AWHILE aPTeR LEAVING HBRE,..S0 PLEASE, IF YOU CARE WRITE MB TIRE: “Jack Martin, e/o Starkey, 32 Bast Third St. Moorestown, N.J. PPS: Are you any relation to: wid Len Dunsten Bell... ? : ny fal ae a ball south Ro ae va a eek, oe stabs 8 Ce D peered’ Three, dD. Ca StS SOT HW 54756 DBoctld:32263970 Page 170
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April 3,°1963 fos ee We lon fe arlan In the January 31, 1983 ren re f Prom Southern Nesearch Company. there is the Follow ang ref erence? rn As a result of direct cembact bi mail, a letter was received trom Mr. Yernon D. Me a dinerican Vice Consul, Naphes, Italy, dated December » 19024 ane foli Lowing is quoted from . this letter: te id VAccording to 6} 1@ information availuble at the ConsiZute . Ceneral the Phoenix Li, igts formerly onerated br rake] n by tie name of Frencese fuxoreso WAragona, who also operated several other ‘universities os 0 an Italy. The instituticn was not accredited and according to. : (-.. the Italian authorities confered ‘worthless - seadenie tities , ne ae as well as titles of honcr, also of little value. ' Captain Fervis has taken the: position that b @ has a PheD. and . & Jegitimate one. Therefore, we would SPI reciate your. obtaining the’ original or this lester. Do oo HW 54756 DBocld:322763970 Page 173
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gf . t , S edi NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT asses. Nombes[istict| em No Show 7 & | RREST REPORT 469 | 3) | He13903-61 7 , “Last Name - | S*«@Firstt “Middle. oe - Residence | “ESS Martens Layton ~~  Netreet No. & Street 6037 Laurel Ste ae So, . - : City, Parish, County . . ‘ ALIAS: . State . Complainant and Address Place Arrested 91. ———————___. Arrested Location “Dist. | Zone Date . Time Spanish Ft Blva& | , 12:05AM. ee ential Park _____ 3 8 6 30 61 | P.M. 2 Arresting officers and where assigned - RS 14 Art -107 Sec 5 & 7 Vagrancy by . ae Se loite ering) pending investigation of ' Patn F Lee . Tact Burglary Hold for FRB Go - E Ryan ® “Birthplace (City and Biats) Birth Date Race Sex Age Height Weight | Eyes Hair “Gomp. : N O La. . 219 43 M {18 670. [145 [Brn - bm 1 Ruday Occupation Arrested wit with J Nene ‘ Melvin Seeling Andrew Blacknon IBY a . Remarks: ——— a - — _ n _ This subject and Seelins and Blackzon found in 1961 Plymo' wth 1061 Li c.7 eh 8235, parked near shopping center in Lake Vista. 21 7 __The car belongs to Seeling ton Martens i is second in_conmend to one ACACHA SHITE, Wit, 112 Egret, who is Gon onducting a counter-revolution movement in XN. Q., against Fidel Castro of Cuba. ALSO CO connected wit th this-orgatnization is one CAPTAIN DAVE REE LE, 8, ti, a3 of °331 Atherton Drive, Hetaries Las wheuiee oniven by the three men in Seel lingts car to ACACHA SHITH'S residence at 112 Egret, a short while before being found by the shovoping center by Officers Lee and Ryan. RE ante rrtsteal lane. oO FEI notified. : | _Fingerprint Classification |. Disposition 7 . By A. YD). A. Te ¥F.B.I. Number worst Docld:322763970 Page 175
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ney so cor: LUPs LOUGENS GS BeLEmquency & gauss 5, ol ~ : District 34 Sh Offense —i:tisitidetien——__—_ Date of offense ___— .__ tem No. 15 SSL ae here off ense occured} ~~ aidiade oe - . VO HEE TUS = he ap oo a i This offense” is ; declared: Unfounded —_— Cleared by arrest —zy —__ Not cleared 7 "Partly cleared —_________... Cleared by identification {If property is involved, show. here, ype and value of property recovered, of if the ‘case may be, additional property reperted stolen) a - a, STOLEN oo - RECOVERED .. Currency and negotiables $—_________ ' Jewelry and precious metals Le : i Furs. . Clothing . Miscellaneous (nclude costume jewelry) TOTAL VALUE (FULLY DESCRIBE STOLEN OR RECOVERED PROPERTY (Serial No., Brand, Ete.) under “Details” below. . DETAILS: oo, Cn , pbursday norning fugust 2hy 1951, Inves ticatine officers reesived a. Phone ¢ sll fyon Mr, Alexander I sOndry, WhO stated 4 shat Juvenile Bichael  _ Crouches bid coma to his residence on the nisht of ied inesday Auguss 23, 1951, and told of beins; contacted by David Ferrle. Tho boy tokiur. Landry that | Forrie was trying to get nin (oroushet) to drap the CHEPEES Investigating. » officers inmediately contacted Michael Crouchet at his cipleyers by phenes | Crouchet stated thut Ferrie cone. to tha store where he is entloyed, ate 5525 Ste Glaude Avee, at 2:1 Loe Ausust @33 1S51. According to Crouchst, Forric - wes with another person, when_hks. i erocuccd as & cuben, who had juwssedin — the regens invasion o: of Subs. Serr S Crouchet stated, aesied hin to olen e@ Parer stating the he(Crouchst )had “nade the statement to the rolice ows of enpexr for Capt Frerrise Crenchet sai would have to sign the paper ox be as: bY AVeStIesa ating ofyieers that he “Signed tne jane 5 Shon hin SP Pervis because ha was afraid. Crouchet said also that he told hin parenta abous Ferriets ‘Wisit to che store after he knocked off frou work, ari later that oishs, - he went to see im. Alexander semdry about it.  Crouchet stated that ho asked Me, Landry to notify investigating offi erse e On fusust 2h, 2061, inv estiseting officer nt Markert where Croueket is exr ployed, and ea full Cyrenritie taken from hin relative to.tha visit uade by Ferrie. Thi: better exrlein the oecurrence, hich also deseribes “the S end enother whe was sitting outside the store in Fetrie's ca thoneht that one of ts unimoia subjects + was know by the naz Crouchet stat ed that. Perrie stay din the stere from cebout 2:1: Hot 32000, end J later hea ‘he (roucket ) § waiting outside kmoc Red ofS Ferrie we ating officers. sxolse Ath La, Georges Se Puce: Le, OF 5523 Ste Claude \V@e, Oxner of the Grocery Store. Ere Puglia Senend that aiter lunch at aprox ctrately 2: 239FN, ke noticed tro men sreskins with Crouches in the store. Hr. Fuslia identifie oc. one of the suogects as having painted .. Hye brows end was losing his hais, waien very Yell fits Dave Forrie, Hp. FPusida identified the other subject a as being about 20 years old, talle Re Fournier 25-62 6, Jonan 8-25-61 ste fugust C, Lang 6-25-62 Cee ee Se ee fe Aavestigating Officer Date. a Investigating Officer Date : Command: ing Officer . Date ‘Juvenile - J a le District, or Bureau = a - _ District or Bureau swete : _Distriet ¢ or. ‘Bureau vuvendia | HW 54756 DBocld:322763970 Page 173
is Fi glia of 55 23 Ste Cleude, “Investigating efficers spoke with Mr, Franc ‘who stated that at approximately 2:30PM, two men came into the stere and were’ talking with Crouchet. me. Fuglia deser ibed one of the subjects s having spotty hair, which was falling out and was ebout 6? tall. This desericticn given officers by Er. Francis Fuglia, certainly appears: to be Ferrie. Mp, Francis Fuglia stated also that this subject: hag painted eyebrowm, and told of snother subject who was with the subject with the painted eyebrows, but could not identify him to well. Investisating officers returned to the Juvenile Tureau and notified Immigration authorities. Inspector Underood came to the Eureau and - Was given all the information in this matter. Inspector Underiood_stated Ar aeha sit! t i that h he nee A ¢ acha Suith end thai Smith. was 2n_fAnorican citizens £08 zs ‘organ tion could do. at At 1:05PH Aucust 2h, 1551 Invest. Officers. received another call from Crouchot, who steted that David Ferrie had cone to see him again. ; Crouchat stated that Ferrie end another subject hhd just left is hin after getting him to sign another paper. Officers drove imiediately _ to the Balter Building in an effort to catch Ferrie, but after 1 hour, he Pai lai to excy TT UD. Officers returned to the Juvenile Bureau and Call Crouchet “by phone ‘and } Lave him explain Ferrie's second visit. Crouchet stated that he signed something that had the phrase crot elk  ¢hs grees in it. Ferrie told Crouchet that if he signed the stavternent, that iv would keep hin (Crouchet) out of trouble. Crouchet steted that Ferrie had someone with him with dark hair end believed his nan a wa “yas Andrew. This vnicentifie suoject + WaS the same one who had coz into the store with Ferrie the day before, according to Crouchet. Crouchet stated also, that it was about lesLOFi, and he was coning from lunch when he saw Ferrie mrked by Cusizano's resturant on Ste Claude Ave, near the Fuglia'ts super market, and it a parking low néar 7 a liquor stere. errie told Crouchet on this. second visit, that ne ae (Ferrie) wanted Crouchet to meet Arcacha Smith. . According to Cro: wok t, Ferrie told him that he could have any thing he wanted for siming the pacer. Ferrie also told Crouchet on tne second visit, that if he wanted, he(Ferri e) could arrange to get hin (crox Che S$) out of some t OWN At 3:00FH-investi ‘office rs received ak call from Mr. Landry, “ho bhated that he re ed a phone call from a subject who identified hinge self as Michael Me Loy, a friend of his son, from houston, Texas. Fr. Landry stated that KeLoy was coming to his house. Officers calied ir, Lancry on the corning of August 25; 1981, but _Leanred that i seLoy did not show up. ont on in fo oS c $2. (3. - v LV « ee 4) vv .Cn the nisht of August. 2h, 1951~ Officer Jonau, received: a. “telophe one call from Chief Varrent Officer C, R. Knowlton fron Cemp LeRoy Johnson, who stated that to his Imo wledge the charter held by Ferrie was forged. _ Knowlton stated that he check with the Natio 1 Headquarters in Housten, | Texas and found that their was no charter igsued for the Metairie Faicon | Squadron, . Ofricer knowlton stated thet he has received a number of é2lls from parents inaniring of the Metairie Falcon Squadron. investiga ting efficer Jonau called. Hajor Christien, who is the corm or the Civil “Air Patrol in New Orleans. Mejor Christian stated tha ‘Ferrie was at. one time, quietly removed. from the New | Griean 8 Gs ade iv __ Savacron of the C.A.Pa ye ra smander AS t a = Agent Stuart Sheer of the F. Be Le was notified of the current inforiat ion: DoclId: 322763970 Page 179
- Wwoars arr. . ~ BY DR. GIEG:. _ wna t is your pane? Where do you reside? _ - To59 Argonne, No Ww or prleans, Le. ; Wha at 13 your - profess ton? ae er an Anvestt gator and a -criminolog sist. _ a —— you had ‘ary "spectal training in these fields Yess qT have attenied numerous PB. I, schools. end otha courses. I have been on the faculty of seeral universities, - a Have you over —— member of the F.B.I.?- : AS yes, I was & Spesial Agent in Charge, a what is a Special Agent in charge? Se A A Special Agent in Char e bears the relationsh | = “Rents, as a General to nis Privat te Soldiers. ®. Are you acquainted with Captain Ferrie?  _) Ua Q. How did you ‘first becone acquainted | with Captain F Ferrie? A .ry fas retained first by hin, and then by others, | to ine . Ainvestighte the charges nade by Eastem Air Lines, NW 54756 Docld:3226397Q Page. 180
to eat 3 S\ gress as Communist Fronts, You sea, by ac cident, port city © Tne se enars The Distr -- stumbled onto something big the Communists were doing in this » Ox | Rew cries Se as resulted. Bi “of a Witne t1u0 the Sta - Ansist that no such acts occure od, no such erines were conmd and that th ada Likewise, I went int false statemen ' Ferrie mad © "allegation: 13 proved utter rly abs urd. I found no employmen eky River 2 emnn we nary over a th also went into the matter of the 19 -- 4 be aN Nd n réion w as sg Charge and the E te Witne ey made no- such ‘charges. od. Hien Sei hool, as charg I ound 2 aol aSreciwen a conne ot In his patriotism he meant to stop ae sse8, elain this never happene ae noth vs in his enploynent applice fon with th Lz Captain Ferrie so-called Intinidets persons 2 v ed A? tion, These - tat Ferrie left the Ge I found 3 no evid enceo? - adr aol sical disagree: mental or emotional pr woblens. The charges ¢ of an wnauthoz! zed DAP unde were ridiculoss, Th ore never Vas euch en or anization : as the "cantpotents", . | Sor 2e0ne ‘sinply fauricated sass,” Feriteté abilitic os as a researen pavehotets ar generally rocosnized n home. | a. nenber of the catholic Church in good standing end has never, been excomminie ted, the fmerican Fedical As octation never heard _ fohin much ess yarned hin to step vectisin sdteine we did
aoe Have “other Pe SO reons been interviexed 4n connection with: : a this case and in res ard to nozal warpitude? : Sa pe EI St ay ya Dens oa ms oo ; Merl een Q. Kindly enumerate then end. tel} that you lear armed? | ee aa oe - A, Mr and firs Rartony St, Thomas Stret, Gretn 2» oh Kr, and iis, Pinney, snirely Drive, New Orleans a Mrs. Alameda Hudson, Vinet Street ¢({K,t.K eye tee (Loch. . Janice Welder, of Loyola University .. mote Mes e Welean 1d, Robert E, Lee Bid, New Orleans . Mrs, Martens, Nashville Street, New Orleans, i Lawrence Marsh, Transcontinental Drive hew Orleans _ gohnny Jonnson, St, Thomas Street, Gretna, .. QZayton Martens, Lafayette, ‘Louisiana Catnerine Carter, a nurse . John c*npb: ell, Loyola Ueivers ity Hew Orleans,ta FEv. Father Naquin, formely Our Lady Perpetual Help | fev, Father Jonn Pilany, Loyola University. Fave Father Arjon ila. now of Raceland, La. and everyone of these persons gs interviewed regerded Captain Fe errie orthy, highly moral, religious 2 nd in general a credit to hinseif, his cormunity, his airline and his profession, as just, honest t, trust this List could 69, on and on. Tt #5 only 2 partial lists of those Q. Is there any labor pro wk involved in this ca se? Ay sorvitn internation ageent this possibility. Ib: - seers that E sastem Air Lines and sfortc an air Lines have boon - vetoms ting a merger r, Auerteen is ellesely sponsoring an Allied ‘Reports indicate tha t sintlar moves: are underway on Easter. docking” forward toward tae nerger, In thi case, it is reported, = 4 a“ 4 fe fe eam te Dn $e dee ee 1 a ay Se SP a a are Eestemi is attempting vo introduce - & moral Par Wass" Svancari, . os . . : _ ;  . . 7 , . rs . “ge . ae whereby a precedent would be Ce i they win this ca se, then 7 et . ew nr Se cy te a bb at art banat | the door is open to fire pilots atnost ay will. A crai
th, tnforsation, oe yout you » supely proofs of wat you nave Just eatgr OAs At this tine I feel that it would be against ‘captain Fe rrie's best interests to reveal the sources of my “Anfomation, ‘Cer rtain repor rts about | Eastern! 8 tactics in ease suzses t considerable c aution: and discretion din revealing -Q. Have you investisated the matter of Easternts "standard of conduct” waieh is expects of its en phoyees? AS Yes, I have. a a. Would you 1 ontline or describe that. so-called | _ standard of conde? . Je Tae oR. That is very difficult to do, No where ean r find that Eastern nas ever estasblishea a standa rd of conduct, ‘There are no publications ‘showing this, there are no contractual — provisions | to show ‘it. However, 4f you consider + wnat Eastern - "seems to. condone ap its personnel, then such a standard micht be inferred. . HW 54756 Doct vey Q. Would YOu ou éline. the conduct that Eastern seems - "to condone @, as. you say? oe JAS It would be very unwise, and perhaps unnecessary | — | to do. thks since | it mis cht mean drascin:: other people's lives * into the open when that might not have to be done, 4 WA TAG vee aim fo, tit rtatndy ¢ do. not war +t to hurt anyone in tis Oo 2 af oO Q ‘ ~ conduct without aisclosing maxes, o taat 1 mdgat enable ‘someone to readily ky ‘Yes, r think. it can. be done - peport. of 2 pilot wo 4s proatient, Sa =A aban t an Pt a , . films across State lines in a.
HW 54756 “or elinbing elignts this, | in some, cases, is a 2 part of ‘the | “There is a cas 2 of a pre minent pilot on an overseas rin “using ETO poxer until he reached ersising altitude, Tis. _ - - nei ne tha sanbterdet: teh ph wad ee ata! any way encax ed in eny of the ectivities which you deserinbe? “Docld: 32263970 — between pilots and nye adae nan mew ese, > so-calicd "xile High oqub", There are conpany officials who. are narried who are pailandering and having ‘relations with * other company personnel Wa ere this has 3 been ‘generally talked about for years, There are “erine SZ» or. acts I should Bay, - againat: nature. there is Anproper handling of power settin; S8e - involve d 1 BC-7 aireraft, 7, here are reports of widespread : Conds - petty smmg coling arzoss national boundaries, Tere are public displays: in hotel lopbies, suca 2s & pilot down on all fours biting a stewardess in the buttocks, There are reports of roup of pilots particl pating in tand deals where ilegal 2 faaterio of funds ‘fron one account to another takes place, | or had to take place to confect the transections S. There are’ | “reports from hotels ins severel cities where . pilots “lay over” ‘of unbecoming, and/or tnnoral activities, There are numerous . reports of hor eplay in the cockpit 5 including the fining of some Captains Wao had stewardesses on their lavs in flis ent while, passen sers were aboard. there are even reports of viola tiona- of the kdanep laws by company officials or azents, vwatle on. eo apany busiress, The reports show that «these + thinss enurer ated are either known to coupany officials _ or have been reported to conpany officials and that the per-. - sonnel Anvolved were never Sanctioned or disciplined, Hence, - “I can only conclude that the foregoing represents an indication — oo Of Eastemts: standard of conduct for its, cenployees, ore & Have you Pound waere Captain Ferrie nas ever in | Captein | Fe rrie has, never participated in any of the fnings .
Antentional, against justice, honesty ¢ or + good norels waleh acts a: are in themselves unjust Sishonest or Assoral, = background and | conduct in rez serd to noral 2 teyituee . A Yes I have. Q. what ata you Pind? . A. capt ain Ferrie is not sgotlt ty ‘of oral turpitude, g, You have ex amined ‘captain Ferrie! 3 reputation in the conmuntty, have you, mot? ee ee ee A Yes I have. - Anda snab-aic-you-fina AI fing he hes the highest of reputations for his life, his pailososny and his conduct, He has brought respect to the airline pilot profession, - ; ‘his eivic interest. A lot f people think of airline pilots as harunpscarun people obsessed dg wita Bex, ‘salary y and se sovity.
HW 54756 Dear Captain Greiner: 531 Atherton Drive, : | - _ Metairie, Louisiam., sO | 30 October 1961 r Captain. G.E. Greiner, Manager - Operations, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Moisant Airport, New Orlcans,. La. : | This letter is written in response to your letter, addressed vo! to me, dated October 19. My attorney, Mr. Graffagnino, has mot informed me of  * your request for a written report im addition to the verbal information given . during the discussion. between Mr. Graffagninp, Senor Arcacha,. yourself, and me. . You require: "a plausible explanation of the incidents _ that lead to the filing of serious criminal charges" against mes. Since I have no idea of what you consider "plausible" there is no way of evaluating this letter prior to its being forwarded. I will submit the facts as they are. We have im hand indisputable proof for the facts cited hereine For the composition of this letter, reports of reputable | ‘detéctives have been employed. Since your letter infers you require a chrono= | : logical sequence; I shall list these events chronologically. I must add one caution, however. The very nature of some of the information contained herein has given me considerable pause in whether I should respond to your request for informations First of all,I know of no | "crime", violation of working agrecment, or company rule which is violated ae : when one individual makes a charge against another. Proven charges are another = thing. It is’my opinion that it is not. the business of Fastern Air Lines a that someove should make charges against me. It is another thing if these Charges are proven to be true in a court of lawe In the second place, the ‘revelation of this information to you contains a serious potential threat to... my Safety, as a subsequent paragraph will reveal. I shall, therefore, hold you personally responsible if some of this information is divulged since my pérsonal safety is involved. a , It is my belie? that the chronology begins in 1959. . During the Summer. of 1959 I received my first anonymous, threatening telephone call, At this time positive information had come into my hands that Fidel Castro was a Oommunist, and that this was known in the State Department prior to — the action of the U.S. Gevernment forcing Bastista ‘out of. office. Also at this time I was laboring to prevent the admission in the U.S. Air Force Academy of a candidate whose views, as well as those of his Pamily,. were’ anti-American, since he indicated he had no intention of supporting Amendment . XIV, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution. From that date until the present . Doecld: 322763970 Page 156
HW 54756 ‘pocld:32263970 Page 187) 8 page 2° ~ (at 2:15 PiM.. this date) these telphone calls have continued. Im some of these tele phone calls I have been addressed obscenely,,. om some occasions as a "Nigger-Lover", a "Radical", a " Communist”, an atheist", a "Religious Fanatic" and so on. On. other occasions polite », we ll-modulated voices fave try to dissuade me from my activities and in particular my speeches against those persons and forces I decm subversive. Though all of these telephone calle. have been anonymous, the identity of one of the voices has been established. Om.other occasions I receive "silent" té@iephone calls, that is, when we answer’ a call, no response is made by the caller whd, after a short interval, hangs up, | or otherwise breaks the connection. It became apparent that acting as a lone individual I could. accomplish “little, whereas with affiliation. with a similar-minded group I might accomplish much more. Therefore, I pursue d several related problems: (1) why did certain: top off icials deliberately cause - the April 7 invasion of Cuba to Fail? (2) who is permitting millions of pieces of Communist literature to pass thru the New. Orleans Post Office, at government expense, the purpose of which literature . - is prejudicial to the United States? (3) who is permitting proscribed trade with Suba to con tinue, which aaiso involves a further drain. on. gold _ reserves? 4 , (4) why are ‘certain Sommunicts, who enjoy high-level positions in. local government, permitted to continue their activit: ies against the United State st (5) why are certain know: Somunists allowed to continue dictating the placing of subversive textbooks in. opublic and private schools? © ae . (6) why are certain persone in censitive jobe gy for example schesuled airlines, p mermitied to continue subversive activities? Fe, . Ina less generalized. area, I have beem concerned with the problem: of Communist Cuba, and the ramifications. I have beem assisting in bringing Cuban refugees to the United States, and im. obtaining necessities including medical care for thems I have  likewisein activitice approved. of and encouraged. by the President of the United States andh h&& Attorney Gencral - helping to raise arms for the liberation of CubasSuch is both the tight and t duty of every American, not to be gainsaid by anyone... ~ In the intensif Pioation of the se Anbi-Comunist activities more talks have beer given than heretofore, radio and T.V. shows, and propaganda disseminated. Greater efforts have been expended to collect necessary funds to raise arms.. Im the course of this I was threatened with a lawsuit by a New Orleans attorney. This suit was dropped when he. learned the nature of the proofs of his subversive activiticse .—
page 3 So _— During the momth of August three persons associated with this work were arrested by a particular New Orleans policeman. We have beem unable to iearn what thev were sharecd with. They were held incormunicado for four days. During this time they were also maltreated. Thest arrest and detention. was illegal not only from: the point of view of State Law but aleo Federal Law. In the course of’ the interrogations one police official tried to¢ extract a Commitiment from these individuals that they would desist. in their activities _to.assist the Cubans. One of the officers stated that his objective was "tp put Arcacha and Ferrie in jail". Im pursuance of this objective these three were interrogated to produce evidence against me of — - oo ‘3 stealing an airplane; : . 2) participating in acts treasonous to the United State a3 3) dealing in contraband; i» ‘3 committing forgery; , sO (5) illegally dealing im arms.. Subsequent to this the New Orleane Police came to my home to search it, Claiming they possessed a valid Search Warrant. They refused to produce this Warrant and refused to divulge the quest of the search. These acts are in. clear violation: of the law. They returned a second time, and did not. even Claim to posecas a warrant, but stated they ware searching for narcotics. They returned a third time "to search” but did not search, but engaged ina « day-long harassment of my mother, my guests and mysclf,. . During this same interval I was taken to the Fast Bank Jail, Jefferson Parish, and interrogated relative to harboring a runeaway New Orleans juvenile, Since it developéd I had nothing to do with it I was’ released. Then I was arrested for a "crime against nature", allegedly committed with a New Orleans minor. I was held incommunicado until a friendly bondsman laarned of my plight . and bailed me out and summoned Mr. Gra?fagnino, whom. I had not known prior to ‘this times At the time of the arrest the police refused to divulge the charge. when I finally learned of the charge and the person allegedly making ity. I took two witnesses and confronted the said New Orleans minor. He admitted that he made the charges. But, he insisted. to myself and witnesses that he had been compelled to sigm these charges or face a jail. term, Thereafter, he , Bigned a statement €xonerating me, and indicating how he came to sign them. _ The following day he came, of his owm volition, and signed a second statement. 7 The New Orleans authorities were apprised of this. . Thereupow one of these same policemen. returned to the New Orleans juvenile. and compelled him to sign a second statement stating that he had been "intimidated by my. and these samdpolice claimed to be able to "produce eight witntsses to. the intimidation". The New Orléans minor has now apparantly disappeared, since the Jefferxom Parish District Attorney's office has been. unable to locate hime. During this time it was learned that my telephone was tapped. The telephone company and the goverment was notified. The tap wire was found,. but it had been cut so that the source of the receiving apparatus could not be ascertained. | Recently a second tap occured... . aa HW 54756 Docld: 32263970 Page 166
- eee ae a te ene yo mate fogte teeee e ee ee eg, page 4 On: October 24, my brother, who lives and works in the North, had - pressur¢ applied to him. One of the officials ofhis company swmoncd hin, and threatened hie job unless it could be ascertained that our family had no “further connectiom with any activity involving the liberation of Cuba, or other activiticsa resisting Conzunist take-over in. the Caribbean areca. Two other events occured which will not be discussed here, at.this time. - All of the foregoing has been climaxed by an extortion attempt, the “revelation of which is dangerous to my safetye I have been told that feverything Will be forgotten" if oo ae . 7 (1) I pay over a substantial sum. of. money; (2) leave the Stateof Louisiana; ee (3) keep this "offer" a strict secret "or else", - Por obvious reasons this ‘cannot be reported to local police, and WILL NOT be reported. However, it has been reported to Federal authorities for whatever action they can takes! ” oO ae At this time we do not know the chkin-of-command of the Communists. at the local level. However, my problem has been traced with certainty to. a highly placed local official. We have positive evidence that this oficial is a Communist and has. been in charge of some highly important Sommumistic — activities involving the protection. of Communists in. the area. Whether Somnunists within Hastern Air Lines are involved is not known at this time.. There are several points about which our curiosity is decpening. Wg are wondering about the legality of my suspension from flying. We are curious about your statement (to Mr.. Graffarnino, Senor Arcacha and ny self) that someone in authority over you has indicattd that my activitics regarding Cuba be stopped. , are curious about your implication. that Eastern has piled up other things against'me. (I understand from ALPA that it is an Eastern practice to try to accumulate a file to be used against an individual as . . it suits thé company.) Likewise,. we aré wondering whether the public interest ~ would be better served if we released names of Communists and Fellow-Travelers: employed by Zastern. Air Lines. Beyond yourself,.no one knows of ‘the composition: of this letter, _ including Mr. Graffagnino. I. have prepare! only a Pile copy whichis secured -in a strong box with certain other pertinent documents. Ac indicated in. paragraph 4, page 1, I shall hold you personally responsible if information oo is released by you to my harm. In particular I am refering to paragraph 3 of | Le this page. — Oe er a oo J Be assured that civil suits are in preparation (and possibly more will. be prevared) against any and every individual, organization and/ or group “Fesponsible in any way for any damages that have occured to ne during this . affair. very fruly, , Ko fn! ' Saptain David W. Ferrie “HW 54756 Docld:327763970 Page 159
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i’ PARISH OF ORLEANS. S. gpare OF LOUISIANA © * 2700 TuLANE AVENUE © : “oS Jam GARRISON |. “: . District Atrornsy | “>. November 7, 1962; Mr, William Bell _ Legal Department - Bastern Airlines Miami international Airport | Meme Florida Res David William Ferrie Dear Mr. Bells . an response to your request of November 7, 1962, .. I have ascertained the status of the cases pending - _ against David William Ferrie. “ In ease No, 171- 957, Section "H", Ferrie. .is charged _ -. with public intimidation of a State witness ina == .. ~ “Case pending against Ferrie. In that case Ferrie ce ay =; Was arraigned on September 26, 1961. However, the © ’ @as@é Was never sent to trial. On November 5, 1962, “the complaining witness made an affidavit requesting ~ _that the charges be dismissed. This office has not . yet made a decision with regard to that affidavit. “- In case No. 173-891, Ferrie is charged with extortion: 2) : On March 13, 1962, the defendant was arraigned. On. 9-6 os” >. November 5, 1962, complaining witness made an affidavit © °°. that he did not wish to prosecute the defendant. This oe “. Office has not yet made a decision in | regard to that = Sy affidavit. wis ‘These cases will not come up in the normal course OF ‘the. Pocket: Pe IM GARRISON =>. DISTRICT ATTORNEY HW 54756 DBocld:32263970 Page 192
HW 54756 RE: DAVID. W. FERRIE aka Dr, David Francescus Ferrie July 30, 31 & August 2, 1963 Bishop George A. Hyde was located at 1657 Park Road, NW, ' Washington, D.C. where he advised he has lived for the past three or four months. He stated there is no parish of the Orthodox Catholic Church in the District of Colum bia and that he serves the Washington, southermm Maryland and northern Virginia area. He advised his present address serves as a study house and / a place of abode for his postulants and novitiates, He presently has three young men at this address, expects one more on. August 3, 1963, another on August 15, 1963, and a total of six or seven for the 1963 fall term, Each person holds an outside job and turns all of this money over to a common fund to run the house. Religious studies are usually conducted in the evening and he has one member he hopes to enroll in the American University for the 1963 fall term. oO a Bishop Hyde admits he had not registered in the District of Columbia and he is not legally empowered to perform marriages but stated he does not consider it to be neces sary in as much as he does not have a parish, When queried as to conducting funerals, he stated he has conducted funerals and some marriages in the New York State area. However, when asked as to the last funeral he conducted, he was very evasive as to where and when and finally said he had conducted a funeral for one of the members of his Docld:322363970 Page 193
HW 54756 study who had died in mid-july. When queried as to where this funeral and interment took place, he stated he did not desire, nor would he furnish any information con- cerning the operation of his "community". Hoe did say the one who was buried was "Brother Luke”. Bishop Hyde advised he has never met David Ferrie in per= son. His first contact with Ferrie occurred within the past two years; probably about one and one-half years ago. On this occasion, Ferrie was in New Orleans and had heen requested te contact the Bishop by @ person who was very ill and in a hospital. Hyde was not sure if this contact was hy telephone or letter. He atated, following this initial contact, he has had frequent correspondence with Ferrie; both by mail and telephone. Approximately six months ago, after considerable discussion along religious lines, Ferrie asked the Bishop to ordain him. Hyde olains he told Ferrie that, since he had not met hin in person and had not been able to study him at first hand, he could not in full justice, acceds to this request. Hyde states| that he told Ferrie that if he would come to Washington | and enter the study, first for six months as a postulant and then for a year as a novitiate, he would consider | ordaining him. Hyde advised that Ferris could not accede to these requirements for his financial situation would not allow it. Their correspondence, telephonically and by letter continued. Ferrie, in early summer of 1963 again made hia request to be ordained. Hyde stated he _ told Ferrie to send him a list of his educational attain- ments and he would forward them to the Arch-Bishop at Docld: 322763970 Page 194
HW 54756 Kankakee, Illinois, and let the activity continue from there. When queried as to the form in which the attain- ments were received, (ie, transcripts or resumes) Hyde was evasive. At this point he, apparently in a. moment of laxity, called Subject "Dr. Ferrie’. When asked as to the basis of the Doctorate and in what field, Hyde stated he was not sure of the basis but believed that itmy be an honorary degree. He finally admitted that most likely he had received & resume from David Ferrie and no transcripts. Hyde states he made a cursory per- usal of these items and forwarded them to Bishop Marchenna in Kankakee, Illinois. Hyde claims that Bishop Marchenna visited him at Wash- ington, D.C. in tho early part of July 1963. At that time, Hyde endeavored to convince Marchenna, in the good interests of the church, that he felt, before anyone was ordained into the Church, they should be given an exam- ination into the canon law of the church by all of the . bishops in’ the church § since one bishop might ordain a person not really suitable to cloth and would thus be- come a misfit and a detriment to the church if they were to go to some other area, Hyde state he had told Ferrie that he felt this would be to Ferrie’s best interest in the case of his requesting to be ordained, Hyde claims Marchenna seemed to begin to accept the idea. Hyde stated he is aware that Ferrie was not ordained July 19, 1963 and that he had advised Ferrie not to go to Kankakee. DoclId:322763970 Page 195
HW 54756 write to persons like Richard Cardinal Cushing, prais- ing him for some public stand he has taken, Hyde stated that Cushing, being the high type of an individual he is, will answer with a letter acknowledging the comment and — that Martin will then use the letter to indicate he is a friend of Cardinal Cushing. In this way he obtains entry into groups that he would not otherwise have access to. Hyde has advised that he has made a notification to the Post Office Department: concerning the activities of Martin and has received a letter of acknowledgement from & postal inspector advising he has “opened” a case on the matter. Hyde further advised he is making a compilation of the allogations and activities of Martin with the view in mind of prosecuting him. - | | During the interview Hyde was asked to reflect further on the circumstances under which he first came into con- tact with Ferrie. After some reflection, Hyde, rather hesitantly, stated it could be that Jack Martin, through being over-wrought, had suffered a coronary attack and was hospitalized in New Orleans, At this point Hyde commented that Martin needed more than a regular MD to look after him; he needed someone who had gone further in the medical profession. When pinned down on this com- ment, Hyde stated he bolieved Martin needed psychiatric treatment. When quest ioned as to his reason for making such a comment, Hyde stated he understood Martin had been confined in the psychiatric wards of Charity Hos- pital in New Orleans and at Los Angeles, California, In Docld: 322763970 Page 197.
New Orleans he was said te have undergone shock treat- ments.. Hyde stated that about the time Ferrie was to be in Kankakee to take his canon law examination from the bishops, Ferrie was required to be in Miami, Florida, on a business matter, nature not disclosed. Hyde stated he learned Jack Martin waa in Kankakee, for the bishops meeting at which Ferrie was to be examined. In contact with Ferrie in Miami, he advised Ferrie that he should not go to Kankakee as Martin was there and would make a. lot trouble, eventually reflecting on the church no matter how untrue. Hyde stated he is the only bishop that did not attend this conference, explaining that urgent matters - at the study, outside activity, lack of money and the like, convinced him that he should not attend this conference. _ (He did not mention the funeral at this time]. Hyde stated ho has had Ferrie do some research and made - rough drafts of legislation to be enacted by the church concerning the proposed plan to have all bishops rule on — the eligibility of a candidate for ordination. Hyde claims he has learned that Martin has since spread the false information that Ferrie flew from Miami to Washington, picked up Hyde and the two flew together to Kankakee. Hyde also claims that a number of the bishops are jealous of the arch-bishop, Marchenna, and are making all kinds of plans to have him ejected from his position. HW 54756 DBocld:322763970 Page 193
HW 54756 Hyde refused to give a signed statement on the grounds he did not know who would have access to the statement and that many of the other bishops would delight in . getting information as to his operations. Hyde stated he has built a wall around his commmity and that only he has the key. He did state that if he could de aure Marchenna was to be the only person to see the report, he would give a signed stataent. When queried as to whether he would agree to the investi- gators understanding of his comments, which were the re=- iterated to him and reviewed on pertinent points, he agreed the investigators appeared to have grasped what he wanted to say about the matter. The following information was developed conserning George A. Hydo:: Inquiry request for information reveals George A. Hyde is known as a Bishop. Attached newspaper clippings re-— fiects he has held himself out to the D, C. Juvenile Court as an Orthodox Catholic Friar. The D.C. Credit Bureau has no record of George A. Hyde. From a highly confidential souxzce, most reliable, who nas access to the Holy Roman Catholic Church Chancery ' Records, it has been learned that George A. Hyde and his activities has come to their attention but has no official connection with that church. Docld: 322763970 Page 199
2 Mr Malcolm MeIntyre, “>. President, Eastern Air Lines s Inc., a, New York, N. Ye "Dear Siri "years. and during that time has been acquainted with many poner! of experience with Eastern Air Lines is not so extensive. A recent (Oke  perLence is causing him concern. and anger. ve himself to be an employee of Southern Research, and employee of = - + Eastern Air Lines. The contact was relative to an investigation of 2 one Captain David W. Ferrie. | -was interested. Thus I can vouch for the man and his integrity. ' ‘The writer has been a private investigator for a number’ of “agencies, their personel, technique, and integrity or lack of it. His. Tr: was recently contacted by an individual who representeé: I have known Captain Ferrie for some time and used his services in solving a thorny case in which the Federal Government - The individual who contacted me used threats and ‘intimidation “(all in violation of Louisiana statutes) to get me to cooperate in “Praming" Captain Ferrie. When I would not yield blandishments. were offered in the form of a bribe to assisting in a Nhanging" this man. - ‘THis strikes me as detestible. When I would not cooperate with these people, I was | subjected 2). bo harassment, my house placed under surveillance, neighbors contagted, . - and in general my peace and quiet disturbed. re Is this the way Eastern Air Lines operates? Is it part of" ee your policy to harass the general public so that something can be =. framed against one of your own employees? I hardly think that a man oo of your integrity and position would tolerate such conduct, I read in the newspapers where 13 of your Captain. exposed their ships and their passengers to unnecessary hazard by having aa stewardesses on their laps while in flight. Their wrists were slapped. ao ooh and they went back to work, Contrariwise, this man who has worked “hard and honorably for Eastern is being subjected to a campaign hos $9 get him fired. Illegal and unethical activities are being employed. HW 54756 I trust that a man in your position will not permit this -". eontinue, and that Captain Ferrie will be restored to flight status a ' without further delay. Meanwhile, I am compelled to advise my . ae associates and subordinates not to. ‘patronize Eastern Ady. Lines until this. situation is cleared Up. a I hope to have your early reply. . . Yours. beety, rem i 18 8 1989 DoclId: 32263970 Page 200
L peot) martin Waldron, New York Times, 3 room 729 Chroncile © Pla, Houston ert Welw tow Tne as Pe Nov. 21, 1966 ee Lt. Marvin Leonard . 7 ae . : to \ New Orleans Police Dept, | | oo Dear Lt. Leonard, In acoordance with. our conversation ofteday, I an) herewith submittin the following qu estions:, . 1. Why did the New Orleans Police Department arrest David (Dave) Ferrie in November, 1963, in connection with anninvestigation of Lee Harvey Oswald? 2. Was there any indication that Mr, Ferrie | had any ae oo connections with Oswald during 1963 or during the 1950ts | when Oswald was a student in junior high school and. high ~ school i in New Orleans? 36 Why did Lt. Paul Dwyer and Sgt. Frederick S. P, O'Sullivan . have a suspicion that Mr. Ferrie may have flown Oswald to | oo Dallas, as reported. ‘by Sgt. o'sullivan in his testimony before - the President's Commission to Investigate the Assassination of President Kennedy: 7 oo oe We wanted to check it (Ferriets plane) to see if it / was flyable, to see possibly whether he had been. flying it 2 . . lately, with the ‘thought that he may have transported Oswald to : Dallas." - he Did the New Orleans Police Department vice squad ‘know or have reports that Mr, Ferrie and Oswald had — been associating together just. prior to this? WW 54756 DoclId: 32263970 Page 201