} , JFK Assassination System Date: 6/8/2015 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90019-10300 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  97-4623-169 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI , ‘Beleased under the John FROM: NY \ TO: HO Kennedy , Assassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 CTNTLE: ji44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NW 53244 Date: He—-14-2017 DATE: — 01/20/1964 PAGES: 14 SUBJECTS : ‘ ALEXANDER IRWIN RORKE, JR. ALEXANDER RORKE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT .- CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B. CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 05/20/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA COMMENTS : LHM v9.1 . 16 HW 53244 Docld:323273653 Page 1
Alexander Irwin Rorke, Jr. Frauéie. I. Mc Carthy, United Press International (UPI), - 220 West 4end Street, New York City, on December 10, 1963, advised that he had made inquiries among correspondents of UPI in various South American and Central American countries concerning the fate of Alex Rorke, Jr., and Geoffrey Sullivan. McCarthy advised that he was unable to obtain any definite facts concerning the fate of Rorke and Sullivan and also stated that there had been searches made by the United States Coast Guard and the FAA in Central American countries and there was no trace of Rorke, Sullivan or their twin-engine plane. | Fite -2, who has furnished reliable information in . the past who has had frequent contact with Alexander I. ° Rorke, Jr., Ti the past, stated on December 23, 196% aye had no information concerning the present whereabouts Alex Rorke, Jr.,. and Geoffrey Sullivan who: had: made a fli to Central. America on September 24, 1963, from Fort Landerdale, NY T-2 savised] that during recent visits t fami, rea, he had made inquiry and was unable to obtain ation concerning the” fate of Alex Rorke, Jr,, and Geoffrey Sullivan, i ~ i Laureang}BatistaVFalla, 1300 South Bayshore.-DEdven,.,.. Miami , Florida, while on a visit to New York on December 23, —“gavised that he had previously beenm”associated with Alex Rorke, but had not been connected with him in the flight which Rorke made from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, .on September 24, 1963. Batista advised that he had been unable to develope any information concerning the present whereabouts or fate of Alex Rorke, Jr., or Geoffrey Sullivan, who accompanied Rorke on the flight of September 24, 1963. Batista also stated on December 23, 1963, that he had spoken with Rorke's wife, Jacqueline, around the | middle of December, 1963, and Mrs. Rorke, Jr., told him that she had received no information concerning the fate of her husband and she did not know whether or not he was dead or alive. Batista stated that Mrs. Rorke told him that various searches had been made to locate her husband, a Sullivan and their twin-engine plane, but that all these ~ searches failed to develope any information. Dan Brigham, Military Affairs Editor for the "New York Journal American", on December 27, 1963, advised that he HW 53244 Docld:32323656 Page 2?
Alexander Irwin Rorke, Jr. Fraiets I. Mc Carthy, United Press International (UPI), 220 West 42nd Street, New York City, on December 10, 1963, advised that he had made inquiries among correspondents of UPI in various South American and Central American countries concerning the fate of Alex Rorke, Jr., and Geoffrey Sullivan. McCarthy advised that he was unable to obtain any definite facts concerning the fate of Rorke and Sullivan and also stated that there had been searches made by the United States Coast Guard and the FAA in Central American countries and there was no trace of Rorke, Sullivan or their twin-engine plane. fais’ who has furnished reliable information in the past ‘andgwho has had frequent contact with Alexander I. , Rorke, Jr., “f@the past, stated on December 23, 1963ignat nd4) | had no information concerniynes the present whereabo ( Alex Rorke, Jr., and Geoffrey Sullivan who: had: made fligh PTT oy . to Centrg]-America on September 24, 1963, from Fort Layderdale, FloridatA\NyY T-2 aavised| that during recent visits to/Miami, Floridajybrea, he had made inquiry and was unable to obtain any infdérmation concerning the fate of Alex Rorke, Jr., and. Geoffrey Sullivan. Laureano Batista Falla, 1300 South Bayshore Drive, Miami, Florida, while on a visit to New York on December 23, 1963, advised that he had previously been associated with Alex Rorke, but had not been connected with him in the flight which Rorke made from Fort Lauderdale, Florida,.on September 24, 1963. Batista advised that he had been unable to develope any information concerning the present whereabouts or fate of Alex Rorke, Jr., or Geoffrey Sullivan, who accompanied Rorkeé on the flight of September 24, 1963. Batista also stated on December 23, 1963, that he had spoken with Rorke's wife, Jacqueline, around the middle of December, 1963, and Mrs. Rorke, Jr., told him that she had received no information concerning the fate of her husband and she did not know whether or not he was dead or alive. Batista stated that Mrs. Rorke told him that various séarches had been made to locate her husband, Sullivan and their twin-engine plane, but that all these searches failed to develope any information. Dan Brigham, Military Affairs Editor for the "New York Journal American", on December 27, 1963, advised that he HW 53244 Docld:32323656 Page 3 me ee ei ne pe eee ee en De ee al