AGENCY INFORMATION Released under the John AGENCY: FBI . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER:  124-10236-10235 Assassination Records a ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: DL ; (44 USC 2107 Nate). ~ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 89-43-3861 pace eae oe Paces DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, CG TO: SAC,DL TITLE: . DATE: 04/15/1964 PAGES: 9 SUBJECT: JFK, REACTION TO ASSA, POLISH DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSINCATION: Confidential CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW_DATE: 03/26/1997 ; UPDATE DATE: 02/14/2001 | STATUS _ Redact ~ RESTRICTIONS: a JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: — INC ADMIN PAGE, INTV, INVESTIGATIVE INSERT HW 54462 Docld:32182525 Page 1
Fy i. 10-29-63) | | | { | FBI | I Date: 4/15/64 ! | Transmit the following in __ (Type in plain text or code) | I . AIRTEL Via SS (Priority) | ~ eee ee ee ee TT er re eee LLL TO : SAC, DALLAS (89-43) FROM =: SAC, CHICAGO (62-6115) SUBJECT: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F, KENNEDY, 11/22/63, ee eueapirey sr cowne pen DALLAS, TEXAS Ae PE MISCELLANEOUS ~ INFORMATION = "jy yyy) +9902 EDS CONCERN ING i hi bi HD Re Dallas airtel to the Director dated 3/17/64, Enclosed herewith are 25 copies each/of the following: mu 5s \/ 1. Insert entitled Polish R ion to the ~ Assassination of Preside ; JOHN F. KENNEDY ; U » 2. FD-302 interview conce ing the Polish mo reaction to the assassination of President Xd JOHN F, KENNEDY; U S > oS Y . _ Y ws v\ 3. Administrative insert page identifying SS UN Source furnishing the above information. U N A It should be noted that the information contained Ny in the enclosed FD-302 was originally furnished to the Bureau in a LHM and carried the classification "SECRET," ae ve pew" ‘ ae 2. Dallas (Encl. 75) (RMS - Chicago: | aA ‘ cA - ‘ z . DWS/rms | | az -_ , tT of. Approved: a Sent 0 Per Special Agent in Charge HW 54462 Docld:32182525 Page 2?
HW 54462 EMRE! a 11/24 & 25/63 Evanston, Illinois File # CG 62-6115 FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-60) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVES. .GATION Date April 13, 1964 On November 24 and 25, 1963, an individual who requested his identity not be divulged but who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised that on November 23, 1963, he had met in New York City with BOHDAN LEWANDOWSKI, Polish Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), and MANFRED __ LACHS, Special Advisor for Disarmament Matters to the Polish Foreign Minister, LACHS and LEWANDOWSKI opened a discussion the source concerning the reaction of people in the United States. The source advised the Poles that there was real {~ Shock a) Smay within intellectual circles concerning the gy . . LACHS and LEWANDOWSKI then commented that the assassination was a disaster and as its result, the: - future was very uncertain, LEWANDOWSKI commented that his first reaction to the assassination was the possibility of a military coup d'etat in the United States; however, LACHS had convinced him that such a reaction was unfounded and based on a lack of knowledge of the American Political /, system. “Sf . “ LACHS and LEWANDOWSKI then discussed the inefficiency of the Dallas Police Department, and commented that the Chief of Police in Dallas had impressed them on kis television interviews as being "an incompetent idiot," LACES commented that the arrest of LEE OSWALD and his identifica tion as a communist was probably a whitewash by the inefficient Police Department to dig up a scapegoat for the incident, and LACHS compared the arrest of OSWALD to the SACCO and VANZETTI incident. LACHS commented that no disciplined communist could have committed the assassination, since it was contrary to the interests of KERUSHCHEV as there was ho alternative in the United States as good as President KENNEDY, 4 LACHS and LEWANDOWSKI appeared very shocked by the incident and commented that as a result of the assassination, they were very uncertain of the future and SA WILLIAM E, DUFF/rms | Date dictoted 11/25/63 _. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It ds the property of the FBI -and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. : DoclId: 327162525 Page 3
Na ¢ wow o rs . {f~ : * a al ‘sot! oo E ic) EKOEPT 1 CG 62-6115 | WED/rms — — The: source who requested his identity not be. - divulged and who furnished information concerning a ‘méet ing with BOBDAN LEWANDOWSKI, Polish Ambassador to the United Nations, and MANFRED. LACHS ‘Special. Advisor for Dis ymament Matters to the Polish’ Foreign Minister, is CSCG/6455-S, who furnished the infornagion on November 24 and 25 to SA WILLIAM E, og) , | : ches ie /> a 5 a ‘HW 54462 Docld:32162525 Page 4