HW 53320 DoclId: 32392962 were eH HH HHH - He - - - - - - e e e e e  r r r ee rrr rr Wor or rt ee zt AGENCY RECORD NUMBER RECORD SERIES AGENCY FILE NUMBER : Page 1 ; Date: 02/18/05 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM Peleased under the John ; Kennedy CIA lssassination Records jee et O8 78 ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). RUSS HOLMES WORK FILE. ase#: NW 53320 Date: He—-2o-2017 AGENCY INFORMATION DOCUMENT INFORMATION AGENCY ORIGINATOR CIA. _ FROM JOHN WALLER TO : MR. BUSH TITLE SUGGESTED DRAFT OF LETTER TO MR. DEMOHRENSCHILDT WITH ATTACHED RELATED DOCUMENTS AND TRANSMITTAL SLIP. DATE 09/02/1976 ; ‘PAGES 32 SUBJECTS TRANSMITTAL SLI DOCUMENT TYPE PAPER CLASSIFICATION : SECRET RESTRICTIONS 1B CURRENT STATUS RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC -,RELEASED WITH DELETIONS DATE OF LAST REVIEW 11/19/98 , COMMENTS JFK-RHO7 F124-1 : 1998.11.19.15:15:07:420108 {R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED 104-10414-10378
Whe cave ef . Sos flere ay ob ~ PAL with we ee . 4 rd? = —~ —— SME OT . TRANSMITTAL SLiP | -w2 SEP.IOZB TOP -iPSBush ROOM No. BUILOING REMARKS: "De, aa ts a tt, ‘The: attached suggested draft to ; heer ots wc. Mr. De Mohrenschildt was written without Me ew ST Knowledge.af the flavor of your personal vos vetationshép with him. The tone may not en oe ee bee approprrate, but the message boils Be “oo. down to thé’ fact that neither’ CIA nor “the: FBI appear to have been interested lin Mr De Norenschildt for a number of years. oo - ‘This arate y was coordinated with ose o Jon 2 Sep. : - dohn Maller SRS U5 ca aaa BUILDING sd EXTENSION ~ FORM HO. 241 REPLACES FORM 36-9 a FE8 55 » WHICH MAY BE USED.
Fy unwassipie 0 ( cong tentian | C1 Secaer . . — - a . . . : — : re ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET | TINSSECIOR GENERAL i yw ae es ae Hr. George de Mohrenschildt | Po- 3400 \ad, FROM: _ John H. Waller oo EXTENSION | NO. f ; oo oo ; Inspector General 2 E 24 Hqs. Bldg. SUBJECT: (Optional) s 6565|_ _ DATE : an ; . are R-1252 / | : a DATE "| OFFICER'S onments [Number each comment to show from whom INHTALS to whom. Drow a lina across column after each comment.) RECEIVED FORWARDED : a | TO: (Officer designotion, room’ number, and building) : ae This is the response to the letter from de Mohrenschildt that you gave me Wo ays ago. = | DCI ROOM: E 7E2° rom G1Q “EMER [] SECRET  [] CONFIDENTIAL. [1]: ysr omy Co] UNCLASSIFIED "MW. 53320. DocId: 32392962 Page 3
~ to 1961 is:also attached at C. As a routine matter, Mr. Moore requested traces on Mr.. de Mohrenschildt. The trace results (attached-at D) con | prepared in response to the current request is also attached at OD. de . the Rockefeller Commission investigations. ‘We were asked to respond to a we from Mr. d. Walton Moore wno was contacted in May and July 1976 by writers - _ Mr. de Mohrenschildt. : Mir. Moore’ s reports on these « contacts are attached - _ at Fe oe 7 Pb . colorful life as a petroleum engineer and businessman. He is both n weTL HW 53320 ‘to Mr. de Mohrenschildt c/o the U.S. Embassy in Haiti from about. 1964 to ee Df 1966: - (This was probably not uncovered at the time of the external. in- | : . vestigations.) ‘This included opening and photographing the contents of. .., some Jetters by the CIA Station there. The results of this operation ~ . were shared with the FBI. So an identification of Mr. J. Walton Moore's employment affiliation and: -_ asked what Mr.. Moore knew about. Oswald and what he may have told Mr. de oy ~ Mohrenschildt about him. Our reply” to the Rockefeller. Commission | is. : _. attached at E. , Se Do, te _ Docld: 32392962 Page 5... 5. Mr. Helms’ 3 dune 1964 memorandum For the Warren Commission on | the de Mohrenschiidts is attached at C. it describes the Agency's , interest in obtaining reports from Mr. de Mohrenschildt in 1957 as a result of his sojourn in Yugoslavia that year. Contact Division (now Domestic Coliection Division - DCD) had its resident agent in Dallas, ar Mr. J. Walton Moore, contact Mr. de Mohrenschiidt at that time. The history of Mr. Moore's relationship with Mr. de Mohrenschildt from 1957 - tained sufficient derogatory information to preclude further: extensive - | contact with the.de Mohrenschildts. (An'0S summary on fir. de’ Hohrenschildt eee 6. Our. files show that a mail. cover was: “placed on Jetters ‘addressed a “Mr. de Nohrenschildt came: to the attention of this office during ~ memorandum submitted to the Commission by Mr. Paul Hoch entitled "CIA . - Activities and the Warren Commission Investigation." Mr. Hoch called for °° . 8. ‘The most recent. information. we. have on 1 Mr. de. Viohrenschildt eee connected with the Reader's Digest, and with the pial Press and the Delt - Publishing Company.. Both writers questioned Mr. Moore about Oswald and © Conclusions: 9. Mr. de Mohrenschildt appears to nave lead an adventurous and co
WS ~ and poorly connected, and some of his associations in the past have ~ raised serious questions. Certainly his relationship witn the Oswalds has. caused him considerable trouble and may nave caused this | Agency and the FBI to spend more time and energy on him tn the past. . - than was necessary. . a ee SE 10... Both the FBI and this Agency, however, had dropped their — interests in Mr. de Mohrenschildt's activities by the mid-to-late 9° 7. 1960's. We speculate that any attention he is now receiving could) 2° _ either be from local. authorities in Dallas or from media representa-~ RE pa “tives on the trail of a warmed over story concerning the assassination roe eee of President Kennedy. We offer no proof of this conjecture beyond ©. ees, -Mr. Moore's reports attached at F. What we can say is that we have ©. 0 found no indication that. either CIA or the FBI has taken any actives .: 8 ffs interest in Mr. de Mohrenschildt in recent years.- 00 a Attachments: ..:  ~ A thru F a/s SE CRE! JA¥.53320- Dockd: 32392962 Page 6
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Breese Rjietey | . oo CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY "WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505 28 September 1976 Mr. G. de Mohrenschildt’ 2737 Kings Road. wt Apartment 142 22. 0) 3 - Dallas, Texas 75219). a Dear George: . “ Please forgive the delay in my reply to your September Sth letter. oa It took time to explore thoroughly the matters you raised, (go | Let me say first that I know it must have been difficult for you “2°. - “-t9 seek my help in the situation outlined in your letter. I believe I 0.» (4. can appreciate your state of mind in view of your daughter's tragic rs irae .. death a few years ago and the.current poor state of your wife’s-health, = 0.00. -Juce “-> Twas ’extremely sorry to hear of these circumstances. © 0: me _ .S° In your situation, I can-well imagine how the attentions you... 6 = ~ described in your-letter affect both you and your wife.. However, my 2) > - - staff has been unable to find any indication of interest in your © 2) e+ - activities on the part of Federal authorities in recent years.” The... . - flurry of interest that attended your testimony before the Warren 0 6 02, Commission has long since subsided... I can only speculate that you. -. may have become "newsworthy" again in view of the renewed interest 200.0050 0 foc _. in the Kennedy assassination and, thus, may be attracting the atten- © ps tion of people in the media. a .<°.° J hope this letter has been of some comfort to you, George, .: So although I realize I.am unable to answer your question completely. Thank you for your good wishes on my new job. As you can imagine, I'm finding it interesting and challenging. 0.00 ‘ Very truly yours, GeorG@ Bush , Director _ “PF 53320 Docla: 32392962 “Page 8
pop “A274 ed ey ee METHODS DS INYO} IED Doc. MICRO. SER. 4 | *c TS ike ea” De Mehyenschi bets anol ; sext Te) Warren: Commission bar, J Eos Rapin MEDORANDUR FOR z . . ‘Goneral Counseh . Es Presiteal’y } Somaxaission ‘Ox tbe ee : 4 sepasic tom OF Broakient Resnindy SUBIZOT 2. Goorge and Zeamme De Mi SOHRRNSCET BENS: oh (Reference i ie made to your maaraateadas of 3h Maye ol! 4964 requesting any infoxsaiios on Ganrge sei Jeanne Da 06 800 MOA RBENSCHILDT thabis pvallabdle In CIA des. Our revi ee shoves thai rhe files contoie reports received Irom ether U.S. - oe Se Cyaan agescion, primasily the PBI, aswell as some bom Soe Dae Re matina developad by thie Agensy in 1757 and 3935... Toa .. evlew a190 oroduggl reterersss tot information inthe rerox as oF the Cooniinaiax of Informatine and the Oise of Strategis Sexsvices. According to the. rerords of those agensiss, Gsorga me : Be Fm 3 CHRENSCE WILDOT dad been cunsidered for employsmens in - . (3942. bul wag not hixed bacauas he waa alleges to be a Nasi - se plonag» agent. Ne informatloadcvelapes by CLA. lor: its PFECSERISDE oa) beloxs the assausination of President Kenney bad establivhed any link baiwsen the De OWSEL YSCUILD Ts ond Lae Harvey CSS LD or bis Fanilye as a ae oes ee , 2. cra 3 imictad Jaterent in Geox 26 Be MOHRE exSCILDT: vevalopan § 232 result of bia vojoura in Fugostavia iA R957 Op i : behall of the Intomationst Coopersiicn AgeRe? {Aj}. In Daat commection CLA headquarters sent a roviina advisesy todts | yt vI-> Binllay yapvenentative one taltes on the Be te MORRENSCHIE LBs in the early pact of Dexsmber i957. Inthe course of" several -snaetings the CLA representative obtained forsiga intelligence S ‘whith was nrorptly disseminatad to ofhar federal sgentioas in ten veparaie reports The Dallas representative continuss a ie "Penge aslog nat cecil sesiticasiad a | Docld: 32392962 .Page 10... .
SENSIVIVE Soe ee METHODS INVEN 3, Om the 23rd oe 24ib of Movember 1952, efter the - ASSRSSimaMoOM, one SeprTEsemiaiys. in Dallas retelved 2 teie- phone sell irosa cme ef hig ssptacts whe told Bim members of bia Ziree had ntiemdad 4 gesind oz a discussion proup in Taniary 3553 sndthai Lae Harvey CSYALD had zise 7 Bawa these. Ocr veproedamintive imesadin divtaby susaaged fox the . ERI tp conbast she auseaibee. Ft was isles aseartalasd froma vee the BBR, anid son Seb al OT r owe ete Prat Ceprge De By eeed SYALD to the grow. Ss oo 8. As ct naadenatieys the ) apsexinkion bahveen the. De MOHRE MSIL DTS and the CS7ALDs was molad lor Bee. 3 rs% tieee in Dagesber 1953 whem it wae pepoxtini from oth ‘that sho Ye MOMRAEMSOIELD Ts had appeared at tha Embassy _ and volusiverad lofeymation abest thely relatllonykip with fhe me . GSWALDa,. At nhowk the daxex time the detalle of thele asaee 0g _ | gation begau to nppgad in rapesio made by other U.S. Doverse ae ' . gaeak pgonting sagages isa tavestigaring © Sp BSSASShaaa. a . Os “Durtag the gontart with Gear as Ses SCHREMSEEOT = OEabe ins 1953 and dasty 1953, bis background waD investigated. : a Inguicias protused & sonsisiar adie muaoims OF informakion: about. him apd bie netlyities, ineluding slegations thai daxing ? Forks. “Bar Hi he had engaged in osplonage activities on pehall of tha ° Rootes that ha crap a chembey of the Gemmouniss Pasty? and shat eer tha war hs was synep vathaiic toward Comesuaions emi the ULS.S.R,. The investigation was axigated to Belgien wbeye George De POMBE SCHILDT slabset ta have i Lived from 2230 - eniil 1336, Wis edeeatinash backgroend bed his work as 2 007 oot Jonrmalist were conlirmes these. Gne torord of akrgat enras to light: on 4 November 1932 he wan senteserd dy the Sztbunal = Carroctloasel 2 at Antwerp to elybt dzys in peisos Ox Charges of ey  Docld: 32392962 Page 11
has nied variaiisns of hia basis namie. ingladty ing sush variaaiags - Sasbinntoa, DeGy ia ak in shar Oz past ari (George) Da . be ee OABRANIN Seay liane Show thak hb Bae ee os OBI DRE DEY toe. ‘State Semwelty § Saxvises has REID been knew fo the 2 ae ve - Maval Inteliigenes; the Asslatnns Chiel of Stefi, InteRigunes, mation abot Gobres Se MOAR LENSCAILO?.. Cee eb Distribution: — . So os = ot * ~ aren Orig. a ae Addresses fe rast i Prbed yee ree - 2-DDP °°... o Richard elma ee - L-C/CYReA Papsty D Diz Fenton fay Plans) °°. :- Xe CYRRAIZ0 an 905 —_ _ | peels Wace 6 SEE ‘Dock 732399962 -Page 12 ee Clie we C WARNIN ; ee =e : : SENSITIVE SOU! eiabh saya inasylsonen MMSE SS : Fed fine of 144 frangs ss charges vi trun Shonen and us» af a at ts. an DS : RAMs. Ri PniVIS Wad vuSpeAded pondlog complaiies Of 6 inrore ; 3b aan a ay ert an 5. , , . . ’ . é. “Phesaganst ! Sis astm 3125 , Gas arg De MOH! RENSSEENY —- Jerry Se MOBRS MSCHLO Ts 2 axzy Yon MORRENSCRILDT; George von? 5: rs Wt 2: apd _ Cuorse Gergina de MOCHRENSCHILS, Ey meld Paar 7 Blu Saamme ito. have Yayled his foxmar orhnis evista ross Buyaion, se Rake Swysdish, Dssish. end Gewmane There ponsar te be Dee yoxShion' ok nls snother's moaidan 25 Ajnnaasire LATOSRS RE ate eae 3 » POLS Led. fe aa Bi Soostiad gest, Fumes SF, BORE 353 er, cece te CEA: ak a Marek spate nae reviewed 3 BEERS Aponey'o & hes ea the sy). : “Ege “oak ed Mowat 1953 sha ¥BL Syentahed & to thie Aj goney a . ; Saterd 24 Pet baTnAsy 1964. The rapomt prmvides ¢ lekalle cee oye ae SEE ali meee 10679) “S had work nen the Texas ofl dislas aa em ¥ roesisia. S Go pnesening | formation a bont GARANIN eae his noacelation ith oe Soviet ee - 5, You may alae wish fo raphe f ipauizl ios at he orn ne a a Department of the Asimyt be Deparimant of State; aed the Civil.” Sasvigw GCommissies beacause thease departments alzo Have saior~ te L- C/Crlsic 1- C/WwH]3 2. CL R&A/Ba
Acting Chie?, Contact Division (Direct) a 7 ae: Hay a, _ ATTN 1: Support OO : Dallas Residest. Agency tRCROF -MED 7 . AA = | | APR 7 1969: .o New case 43259. ORES og Resaquarters ‘Hose 20 ips 54 et a ° v ctails | et J. Welter | Moore! s contact ty MEL Gon a Dutt. hremschitlt Prem [as 7 te Tt (Moons | Pom z= een (bo Leastett (Della offee A ss > a have kaowe- Caorps doa . Motwensehilat ; Pst) = nis 5 wigs s since is 576 Ay Jatest actual contact with the» waa in tbe fall of 1951, although 1 i received @ Christmas card from thea during Christsas cf 1953. The card Falied ize Port-au-Prince am a copy of my ackncuied gener’ iss attached. * a ‘pVencanville, Texee Sy USA. pees pucindes rs pe eS 2 ORE ter wr Jate “pSaliont’s assassinatt ion, either cn the 23a » » 24th of Hoysaber 1953, I received a telephons call froa{ Dro) Pani, - ite eichertz, Direc Director of tha Sccony Hobil Research. Laboratory at £ Dincavyilie, Texas. Dr. Relehertz advised that_membera of his staff had ff had attended Sone kind of social or discassicn erenp in danusry 1963 at which Lee Harvey . “Gsuala was present. Ho mention vas made ak this tins ef George de Mokren= - See ~¥ told Dr. ‘Reichertz he should report thie information to the . ee we . ) Yoeal ofPice of the FBI and be replied that he knew no chs in the Ballas | _ office of the FLL ane asked if I would pass the informatich-aleng for his, PEED I called the Fbt and. they seid thay would send somebody ont to talk to - we arn Bre. Reicherts. / I nade no effort to follo». ‘op om the matter with Paul ioc 0 fee” ao Reickert= sidce I felt it was none of ny business but chering a visit oo oe with “MaryaantiDaggaa Sar Librarian st Sccony Hebi, Research Lab and a. good ecrrtact iof pine for many years, sha advised that she had heard chat - de Hobrensehilit had befriended Gswald after bis arrival in Dalla? and . _” Oe _. pad introuuced him to a study greup.on the USSR. CIT USA ece~ |]! bravtan. av ty [te QXKAVS YO Ay . a _° , ° , - oe. ae aa vs pT . oo “ADenenngille, Tapap US Be with de Nohrenschildt was. tha 5 result éf oP es a... @ source Lead Zrom headquarters, dated 22 Noy 57, advising that Geerge ..00 420 5 -ds Hobrenaschildt had recantly returned to Dallas after spemding aporoxime 6-2 2 mately a year In Yugoslavia on a job for the ICA.: I ealied on de Huhren= . . echildt iw early December 1957 and s baitted a name check, dated 6 Dec 57.0 0 At that tine, do MohrenaCDilat eave se a. copy of standard<parsonal history: fora S75. which pives considerable bicgraphic data, which ; tL on ) enclosings a ; - oo fe Oe He ES AL Gaar~ anaes) oe Cee ad Pec. cowbaing se concl~ honel wenlete § ray De. oe REIS Hertz vt cs nol Mar aun _ Dbesa beth » Nace: Mobil. Ve < ry tN “oy W7 jx2 3D) Ah Gocnckmaice , "Be COP | Gay Leo HY. 3320  DocId: 32392962 -Page 13 —_
At this tise I saw and mot Nes. Jan de Hohrenschilit, awhite Pusafan 0 0 enligras From Shanghai. I saw the < de Mohrenschildt's Se avyeral times in 1953 ST and 1559. In late 1959 or early 1960, Mr. and Hrs. ea Hohrenschilet want n 28 month biking trip through Merico and Central Americas. An account on 2 _ of this trip, as taken from the 18 Cct 61 isme of the Balles Times ilerald, © h, In the way of a personal esaessaent, I vowke say that the do Hohrenschilit's are an interssting and unsmel "pouplas This is, I . ee fons bsliover tha second parriags for both of thes. Mrs. de Hohrenschilét, | en ie ho hus been a successful drass dasignar, 28 B frown, marries daaghtor, who @ is quite a fine artist... Georga dei onrenschi ltt has severak children. | --hy his first. vite (reportedly a vary wealthy woman nov Living in the | oo. Middle East}. Cne of. his chiléren disd of cystic fibsosig and. George Poe Be Rohrenschillt has always hem very active in, | the yearly cystic Fibrosis i fund raising campalgne oo Be  , - vue % as Be George de Hohronschilet = makea a good pppearanose: Rs ka about ‘sin fast tall end veigha arcund 18) pounds. | For a nan bis Bete > ABE proaimately 63, he keaps binsalf in goad. comiition asd ia a bits - physisal Fitmess nute © He is a moderate drinker and when I last Sai a Bins saoked a pipe. - “qyould deaseribe his porsenslity as fdendly: and cube | ee ‘going aLtieayh I have heard him rafacred to 22 conceited. Ue reputedly oe _ has an eye for the ladies ami I understand his intsrast does nok goo i.) _nngeciprocatat. . lig Ieadas a scnawhat uncenvantional life, plays temis ~~) _ ‘at 5 of cloek in the wporning, ha is rather outspoken, has 2 Kean interest - gn international affairs and ‘in soeial justice. By local conservative standards, he woods be considered” a Liberal. . ils batleok ¢ oa ifs is... continan take eB. Del Fohrensetilat 3 is 5 fately wel known in petrolavs circles =a Ballas. xk only know of cne good frlend of hias This ss(CoL) Lawrenes aa oe _F Oiiov (Retired) who ia lo the of} easing businasse ‘The estenek and 1 oS _ 1. beth play handball. He mentionad tee last tine t 530 his that de Hobart os ‘echilat wantei his to come. to Halt to help bim run a ‘plantation amd PE organize a conpany there. I Delieve that tha de Hohrenschilat’s letr ¢ for Haiti in about February of 1963 bat L a very vague on this. polnte. Tf there in any additional information I can furnish, please Let me know. - -ert- OSA Os bast MES SMEM : a Vellas. “Texas USA _ es Cert roe ee Loo Geeel Pirvencl ancl Jciciness - eect uf See ee paMenwenSeniT ein 722 420) sualtontoors/r3 a . NES : ‘Enclosures as stated above: ges asia if. 83320. Dovla:32392962,. Page 14