“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 . co a \ Lo ee : od SECRE} S$) BUSKE has been known to eno(Grife well as to other West German agencies for a long while. e has been arrested eleven times in connection with various fraudulent operations and is presently serving a further sentence of four and one-half years in the prison at Stade, West Germany. The data which Buske referred to in his letter to the Department of Justice as havi been submitted to German authorities was given first to the (bandesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz - (LfV - State Office for the’ Prot on of the Constitution), for the State of The (BEY hscgtnd was also referred by that agency to the Brv,J5) B 2 . The [B£VFYound that this information contained no concrete which would in any way bear on the problem of resolying the circumstances of the murder of Presid 7 SOHN F, KENNEDY or the background of that crime. The [Bfy[@dded that BUSKE has, in the past, frequentiy furnished information to various German agencies and officials ich information was regarded as un- | believable and the(BfYyfeéxpressed the opinion that there was a strong probability that_B RB was attempting through these | current reports to the(Bfyffnd the letter to the Department_of Justice to gain some favorable treatment for himself. The[BtV_ KS) said that BUSKE's information pertained to alleged operations and plans of the East German Intelligence Service which formation was regarded as fantastic and had resulted in the Gr isting BUSKE's name on a warni list of persons regarded as unreliable information peddiers.(&) \ Subsequently, the|BfVj furnished copies of the following three documents written in the German language the second of which is the material referred to by BUSKE in his letter to the Department of Justice. (8) (1) ° A. copy from the Federal Penal Register ~ (Strafregister) in Berlin + Charlottenburg #9, Germany, reflecting previous convictions of FRIEDRICH AXEL RUDOLF JOHANNES BUSKE, born ‘November 3, 1918, in Nepzin, Pomerania. uy (2) A letter dated March 16, 1964, at Stade from BUSKE to the "Office for the Protection of the Constitu- tion, Field Office, Hannover" which was a brief ‘letter of transmittal of an attached "Statement ' Written for the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Bonn-Hannover Field Office."Px) io : (u) — SECRET _ _ . 1 i Docld: 32278594 Page 5
“Released under the John F. _ Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 23107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 ma . a ’ ro, . vy i} eee SECRET "I am pointing it out in this connection because I feel sure that further such actions are going to _ follow. I remember that, for instance, Treskow told me who, incidentally, spoke a gocd German, that Hitler had been a great teacher, namely to create unrest as in Czecho-Slovakia, Austria and Poland, to khring about dissatisfaction. And that is what we want. uw) a "I am taking precautions so that, if events similar to those that came about in America were to happen again, I shall be ab to say that I have already uttered a warning. w) "I have also informed my attorney-at-law. I wrote by the same mail to the Chancellery of the Federal Chancellor, for I regard i irresponsible to wait meekly and inattentively. "lay ‘fs ; The Bev G) cequently advised that it had caused a search to be mad& of the records of the West German Ministry of Justice and could locate only two letters written by BUSKE to that Ministry these being dated September 10, 1963, and | December 12, 1963., Both contained general statements to the effect that BUSKE had valuable information and requested an | opportunity to present it. Neither of these letters made any reference to the assassination of President KENNEDY in any context, The Bundeskriminalamt - (BKA - West German Federal Criminal Police) informed that it had arranged to have BUSKE interviewed with regard to his alleged information possibly | bearing on the assassination of President KENNEDY. The BKA furnished a statement dated at Stade, Germany, July 31, 1964, and signed by BUSKE and witnessed by Kriminalkommissar KOLLECKER. The text of thig statement in translation from the German is as follows: iv) u) "Consequent upon pertinent instructions, there appears, in the capacity of a prisoner, YU) . | "Priedrich-Rudolf Buske, farmer, born in Nepsin, Greifswald Kreis (Germany) on November 3, 1918, (lo SEGRET . . —— Docld:32278594 Page 6
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 _ on ‘8 z : \ Noe a aaa ¥D-263 49-12-99) FEDERAL BUREAU Or inhdebicmnie Office of Origin ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, 11/22/63, Dallas, Texas MINOX REFERENCES Reports of SA ROBERT P. GE BERLING, dated 12/18/63; 3/30; 5/15; 6/19; 7/18; 8/7,28/64, at Dallas. cuesuass paras 9a apne — nn 0.8 Oe were: ewe erenne oy 4-.A TO BUREAU , TFC - Enclosed herewith and attached to appropriate copies of this report for the Bureau are three photographs | of Exhibit D-232. — a a Lon a “Two copies: of ‘Exhibit D-232 are listed as enclosures for. the President's Commission in the body of this report, with those copies being attached to the copies of the report that - are designated as President's Commission copies. Approved > 4 Spe ent Do not write in spaces below Copies made: 10 - area eae ree oes Clad 3) (RM ; - New Orleans (89-69) (Info) San Antonio (89-67) (Info) - Dallas (89- 43) Property of FBI - This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its tontents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. W U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1955 O-—S3S44750 Docld:32278594 Page 7
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1993°(47 USC 3107 Hote; DATE: 11-14-2017 a a - / _ FD-204 (Rev. 3-59) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ‘Copy to: oF Report of: ROBERT P, GEMBERLING Office: Dallas, Texas ~ Date: -~ September 18, 1964 Field Office FileNo:  gg_43 Bureau FileNo: = 9199060 - | Title: _ ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, NOVEMBER 22, 1963, DALLAS, TEXAS Character: MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING Synopsis: During course of captioned investigation numerous allegations have been received concerning persons other than the alleged assassin, LEE HARVEY OSWALD, and logical investigation has been conducted in each instance in an effort to resolve such allegations. -p. Wf ws hg 5663 Seofaee eottans neahet tevamimendtcece gee eens uses s of uke ETT Pros the posperty oc the Pri und is leaned to your arenes: tt and Docld: 32278594 Page &
’ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 27107 Hote) . DATE: i11- 14- 2017 BONN 62-36 “§ EGRET | DALLAS 89-43 The following is a translation from German of a letter which was postmarked/ at Stade, N. Hannover, Germany, on an illegible date in April, 1964, The return address on the envelope read "Friedrich Rudolf Buske, 2179 Ihlienworth, Gefluegelhof Birkenheim (West Germany). "Stade, April 8, 1964 "To the ‘Justice Department of the United States of smerica Washington, (D.C.) "Gentlemen: "I take the liberty .of urging you to place yourselves in contact with the Office for the Protection of the Constitution of the German Federal Government, Office of the Foreign Ministry in Hannover. "On March 17, 1964, I submitted to the above office certain data and information which should prove very interesting also to you. They might have a direct bearing on the causes of the assassination of your President Kennedy. "The indications I furnished are of great significance inasmuch as I believe to have dependable information to the effect that these ‘guided actions' will become particularly important in the near future and will undoubtedly occur. i "Friedrich Rudolf Buske" With regard to the writer of the above letter, the (Bundesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz - (B£V - West German Federal Agency for the Protection of the Constitution)) furnished the following comments: &% . ; SECRET “14 Docld: 32278594 Page 9
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote} ~ DATE:, 11- ae 2017 CC a v vs SECRET ) BUSKE has been known to ene(Beifae well as to other West German agencies for a long while. has been arrested eleven times in connection with various fraudulent operations and is presently serving a further sentence of four and one-half years in the prison at Stade, West Germany. The data which Buske referred to in his letter to the Department of Justice as having been submitted to German authorities was given first to the|Landesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz - (LfV - State Office for the Prote on of the Constitution), for the State of Nieders spaces was also referred by that agency to the (BV, The [bevf ound that this information contained no concrete The [B would in any way bear on the problem of resolving the circumstances of the murder of Preside JOHN F. KENNEDY or the background of that crime. The Brvfwaded that BUSKE has, in the past, frequently furnished Inf6rmation to various German agencies and officials,phich information was regarded as un- believable and the [Bry pressed the opinion that there was a strong probability that_B E was attempting through these current reports to thefBfV[/tnd the letter to the Department_of Justice to gain some favorable treatment for himself. The (BEV 5) said that BUSKE's information pertained to alleged operations and plans of the East German Intelligence Service which information was regarded as fantastic and had resulted in the BLValisting BUSKE's name on a warni list of persons regarded as eliable information peddlers. (3 Subsequently, the(Bt furnished copies of the following three documents written in e German language the second of which is the material referred to by BUSKE in his letter to the Department of Justice. BD . (1) ‘A. copy from the Federal Penai Register (Strafrovister) in Berlin =- Charlottenburg #9, Germany, reflecting previous conve tions of FRIEDRICH AXEL RUDOLF JOHANNES BUSKE,, born November 3, 1918, in Nepzin Pomerania. Cx A) (2) A letter dated March 16, 1964, at Stade from BUSKE to the "Office for the Protection of the Constitu- tion, Field Office, Hannover" which was a brief letter of transmittal of an attached "Statement G Written for the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution in. Bonn-Hannover Field Office." SEORET vores en AR AEN a I ———_ —— — el Docld: 32278594 Page 10
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotery. DATE: 11-14-2017 . SECRET’ <. "T am pointing it out in this connection because I feel sure that further such actions are going to follow. I remember that, for instance, Treskow told me who, incidentally, spoke a gocd German, that Hitler had been’a great teacher, namely to create unrest as in Czecho-Slovakia, Austria and Poland, to b about dissatisfaction. And that is what we want. ACO "I am taking precautions so that, if events similar to those that came about in America were to happen again, I shall be able to say that I have already uttered a warning. SW) fa OT see "Ty have also informed my attorney-at-law. I wrote by the same mail to the Chancellery of the Federal Chancellor, for I regard it, as,irresponsible to wait 4 - meekly and inattentively.”" Vin) The lB Grif nseaventsy advised that it had caused a t search to be be of the records of the West German Ministry of Justice and could locate only two letters written by BUSKE to that Ministry these being dated September 10, 1963, and December 12, 1963. Both contained general statements to the effect that BUSKE had valuable information and requested an opportunity to present it. Neither of these letters made any | reference to the assassination of President KENNEDY in any content JX) _ The Bundeskriminalamt - (BKA - West German Federal Criminal Police) informed that it had arranged to have BUSKE interviewed with regard to his alleged information possibly y/ bearing on the assassination of President KENNEDY. °The BKA furnished a statement dated at Stade, Germany, July 31, 1964, and signed by BUSKE and witnessed by Kriminalkommissar ’ KOVLECKER. The text of statement in translation from the German is as follows: YW / . "Consequent upon pertinent Anstructions, there appears, in the capacity of a prisoner, "Priedrich-Rudolf Buske, farmer, — ; born in Nepsin, Greifswald Kreis (Germany) on November 3; 1918, i Docld: 32278594 Page 11