: Release t under e o ernmneqy Soa 21nat1LOn a . ECOras Oo PCtio c o e ,-) a Identification Form a TTT Agency Information “AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10175-10390 RECORD SERIES: DL AGENCY FILENUMBER: 89-43-4462 I Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI I _ TCT FROM: LEG, BN TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 06/09/1964 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : SEE FBI 62-109060-3289 DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: _ Secret RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 03/25/1997 ; OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE COMMENTS : ‘+ v9.1 10° Doclda: 327172571 Page 1
[Retéased undér the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (47 US FiUT Hates - DATE: 11-14-7017 ; DIRECTOR, FBI = (62-109060) LEGAT, BONN - (62-36) (P) |. ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT 3° JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY | " NOVEMBER 22, 1963, DALLAS, TEXAS MISCELLANEOUS ~ INFORMATION: CONCERNING Sa w { : . oo NTRS ReBulet to Mr. HERBERT J, MILLER, Jr., Assistant i Wiss Attorney General, dated 5/14/64, -and Buairtel to Bonn 6/1/64. ss. 25 ON With. regard to FRIEDR ee who wrote to Qfi- the Department of Justice 3, 1964" and May 6, 1964, ie aN the(Bundesamt fuer Verfassungss¢ tz. _ (BEV = West Ge man - ae Federal Agency for the Protection. of the constitution: &) re) has: furnished the following: preliminary information. med bd Oa BUSKE has been known to the BrV » weil: ‘as to other ~ West German agencies fora long whil He has been arrested 7  & eleven times in connection with various fraudulent operations , Em and at the present time is sérving a four and one-half year = ey sentence in prison at Stade, West Germany. The data which aw BUSKE said he submitted to German authorities on March 17, 1964, r=] 8 = = was given to the [Landesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz - (LfV ~ State moO Office for the Prstection of the Constitution) for the State on? of . edg esachsep d was also referred by that agency. to the [Brv. Es) eres The (BEVPStates that that informaticn contained no concrete data w. ich ‘would in any way bear on the problem ef resolving the circumstances of the mur er ef President KENNEDY or the -‘baéekground for that action. P me (Beyfradea that BUSKE has in the gast frequently furnished information to various West German agencies and officiajs which information was. regarded as unbelievable.. ‘The ceplatreseca the’ opinion that there was strong probability that. BUSKE was attempting, through these,.reports, to gain some moré favorable treatment for himself. The Bris }e° €) '§ = Bureau — “(-Liaison) (2-Dalias:.. 89-43 ): a 1 - Bonn a GAV: eds . () weerenvoneeee FILED .. oo Docla:32172571 Page 2
Réeleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records. Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 210T Hotes DATE: 11-14 - oe cECRET | BONN 62-36 A Nae reliabil ty. requested ain® -2017 aN stated. ‘that. BUSKE. had furnished information allegedly pertaining to ‘operations and plans of the East German Intelligence Service which information was regarded as being fantastic and. resulted in BUSKE's name being added to a warning list of persons regarded as ‘unreliable information ‘peddlers. (35) ) the: BIV's reference to BUSKE" s data on the East German Intel: igence. Service ‘appears. to. refer to the comment — made by’ BUS in: the: sécond ‘paragraph. of his letter .to the Attokasy: General dated’ May 8, 1964. Sf) questionable. However, the [BfVritas been rrange for an interview of him To obtain details. of ‘what he has to say and to get this. information jigned ‘Statement if ‘possible. They have also been I t appears from. ‘the: Bev ingodmation - rie ‘BUSKE's Maren. 17, 1964. asked. tox aa information which BUSKE furnished on Docld: 32172571 “2 PIV ZE- VER © Page 3
. Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC Fi0T Hote; DATE: 11-14-7017 to ‘ cond eat ” , wat DIRECTOR, FBI = (62109060) 6/9/64 oe | EPDET LEGAT, BONN (62-36) (P) anita ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY NOVEMBER 22, 1963, DALLAS, TEXAS MISCELLANEOUS al INFORMATION CONCERNING ReBulet to Mr. HERBERT J, MILLER, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, dated 5/14/64, and Buairtel to Bonn 6/1/64, With regard to FRIEDRICH RUDOLF BUSKE who wrote to. oy the Department of Justice on April 8, 1964 and May 6, 1964, \Bundesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz - (B£V - West Gexpan Federal Agency for the Protection of the Constitutiop) KS) has furnished the following: preliminary information. BUSKE has been known to the Beifuss well as to other West. German agencies foi a long while.~ He has been arrested eleven times. in connection with ‘various fraudulent operations and at the present time is gerving a four and one-half year sentence in prison at Stade, West Germany. The data which BUSKE. said he sul itted to.German authorities on March 17, 1964, was: given to the(Landesant fuer Verfassungsschutz ~ (LfV - State ~ Office for the Pyptection of the Constitution). for the State if Nii achsepPund was also referred by that agency to the(Brv. Jy) The Brevpstates that that informatien contained no concrete data’ which would in any way bear on the problem of resolving the circumstances of the murder of. President KENNEDY or the background for that action. DE CLASSIFIED BY S@68 Stree” SIFY QN:.25%_(6) ) ne tj et at -@ (S) . fhe Bey) added. that BUSEE has in the Yast frequently furnished information to yarious West German agencies and officials which information was regarded as unbelievable. The (Bryfexpressed the opinion that there was strong probability - that BUSKE. was attempting, through these. reports, to gain _ sone moré favorable treatment. for himself. The [BEV Vjaiso(y) 5 ~ Bureau 7 ; | (Zou - yrayn {l-Liaison) SEARCHED seccssssnes (2-Dallas:! 89-43), SERIALIZED enn FILED ra GAY: eds oa (6). JUST eW6a. FBI—DALLAS,_, Docla:32172571 Page 4
"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USt Fi0y Hote). DATE: 11-14-7017 ~ my q [ad v - io . ¥ — - SECRET CU fp stated that. BUSKE had eurnfaled (Gorbavion allegedly pertaining .to- operations and plans ‘o the East German. ‘Intelligence Service which information was regarded as being fantastic and resulted in BUSKE's name being added to a warning list of persons regarded as unreliable. information peddlers. S) | the Grv'sfversronce to BUSKE's data on the East German Intelligence Service appears to refer to the comment - made by BUSKE in the second paragraph of his. letter. to the Attorney General Gated May 6, 1964, : ): Pe appears ‘¢rom. the Gey ‘informatio: the *eliabi1it yy is questionable.” However, the (Bf , requested to arrange for an interview of him fo obtain. details of what he has. to say and to get this. information dn &, signed statement if ‘possible. They have also been asked ta provide the: saformation: which BUSKE. furnished on March 17, 1964.. ee “ut oR: i Yat Ta | ( wd * - } Ghiuie | SECRET . Docld: 32172571 Page 5