a wer 18aT rane . . ar ~Y ign an ‘ Cha Gin 8tG HO. ay « > UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ro gf Memoranaum — a KS) - MR, TOLSON pate: 4/4/67 (yey * ; cc Mr. DeLoach Frones — ; FROM :C. Dz DeLoach Mr, Rosen Holmes : Mr. Sullivan Gendy an Mr. Wick Sf Le i cUpyecr: ASSASSINATION OF | (open j ~ . ~ , ' : . Jack/\nderson exme in to see me at 11:55 a.m. today. JU of He has just returned trom’ New Orleans where, at the invitation” |: of District Attorney Jim‘Garrison, he interviewed Garrison i fy Yor approximately Six hours et his home. Anderson and Garrison i : later had dinner at the Latin Quarter restaurant in New Orleans. Anderson stated that he went to New Orleans fully a hostile viewpoint to Garrison. After listening to Garrison for approximately 90 minutes he began describes Garrison as i prepared to present +] lto believe Garrison's story. Anderson a very convincing talker who has considerable facts at his ~. believes there is some authenticity toa é 34 Garrison told Andersons future plans. ; within six A 3 re to Garrison's claims and | disposal. Anderson nov. that he will undoubtedly ‘hold a full-scale trial 3 ; months. i3 | Basically, Garrison told Anderson that the ontire,~ UD assassination plot stemmed ¢yonm David W.AFerrie, who was. thc ats ia genius and mastermind of the entire thing, and with Clay.Shaw, 7 who was-in the beginning subsidized by the Central TInteliigesice 3 Acency. Garrison hes facts, as well as witnesses, according 5. to Anderson, to prove that Lee Harvey Oswald came to the atten O ee tion of Ferrie and Shaw when Oswald first arrived in New Oxcans, 2 : At that point both Ferrie and Shaw recognized the fact that. 5 ay Oswald was a former marinc, nad had lengthy experience in the : ‘4 Soviet Union, was married to a Soviet citizen, and therefore i+ ) had ties and pachsground which would lend themselves to eadning wn yeasy access to Cub2. Shaw at this point already had been i ltapproved by the CIA; through an anoropriate cut-out, to engineer }\a plot that would resuit in the assassination of fidet Castyvore-. so | learning of Oswald's background, Ferrie conceived... an attempt to establish a New Orleans. Ferrie and... 3+ riuierly had Upon lthe idea of setting up Oswald in ifanir Play for Cuba organization in [shay arranged for Oswald to obtain an office which fo pw Vann B ra Jinn | fa) CONTINUED a -OVER CDD:CSH (5) father 7/2 el a7 ton ~. omadar, oe ¥. Aer tt whee vo ore . < REF Ls On \ - \ Sas bay A . y carrera Vy of i\i PAUSE t “ aw cr. - f HW 50529 DBocld:32423562 Page 29
Mr. Tolson an anti-Castro organization. Ferrie and Shaw also conceived the idea of sending Oswald to Mexico in @ fake attempt to obtain permission to re-enter the Sovict Union. Garrison, according to Anderson, can prove that Oswald did this merely to establish a good atmosphere so that he could gain ready access to Cuba.’ t 7 . ’ been rented by that it was at this point that Oswald through with the piot ! ~carrison clains | became disillusidéned and refused to go Ito assassinate ‘vostro. Upon returning to New Orleans fron Yjoxiéo, Oswald “Advised both Ferrie and Shaw that he would not: go through with their plans... Shaw and Ferrie, being ; guided by several Cubans in their midst, then conceived the: | idea (mostly because of the fiasco at. the Bay of Pigs) of assassinating President Kennedy. Ferrie and Shaw believed that Oswald could be tne “patsy' and instructed him to go to he purpose of the assassination. is {Dallas for t gineered the idea of him buying the gun under the name of A. J. Hidell, and tne use of the mails in procuring this gun so that it would be an open, public {record which could be traced to Oswald. They additionally told | Oswate that ke should keep certain papers in his possession which would trace back to the gun. They also en ' On the day of the assassination, Ferrie traveled to { Houston, allegedly for the purpose of ice skating. Witnesses bat the ice skating rink remenber Perrie as being at the rink jand have indicated to Garrison that Ferrie, while he did not \fice skate, did stand near a pay telephone at all times on .the diday of 11/22/63. Garrison also has witnesses who will testify that Jack Ruby was the eyes and ears for Ferrie at all times. Ruby sent two of his people to Houston so that, upon the success of the assassination attempt, these two people could use a local pay phone to advise Ferrie of the success of the plot. ‘oclains that a long distance phone call from Dallas to Houston could, of course, have been traced; hence the desirability of local phone. Anderson:stated tnat Ruby was definitely later instructed by Ferrie and Shaw to ——a ee ee ey 1 using the lin on the plot and-was itake care of Oswaid. HW 50529 Docld:32423562 Page 30° Garrison ceageee nn pe meee TT hes. owl wer
d Anderson next sprang the "Sixty-four dollar question." six-hour recitation ted that at the close of Garrison's he (Anderson) was of the opinion that Garrison was not but very convincing. Anderson stated that Garrison acts. Anderson then. told me that he bluntly rrison had not given all these convincing Garrison replied, "I got started off Garrison added, “I would be: FBI everything I have and let’ f they so desire." | He sta {jof facts, [only sincere, \{firmly believed his f i\asked Garrison why Ga lfacts to the FBI, whereupon jiion the wrong foot with the FBI ilmore than willing to give the jijthem finish the investigation i ( AndosSon told me that he, of course, is now in a iposition to contact Garrison and indicate that the FBI will or fwill not take over this case. If told Anderson that the ‘FoI take over the case. I stated -Would not under any circumstances that Garrison had made it quite plain that he did not want the cooperation of tne FBI and, as a matter of fact, Garrison had- iithreatened to put handcuffs on any of our agents who approached i] him for information. I also told Anderson that, while we of ccurse would accept any information that was voluntarily given to us, we at the same time would not take over Garrison's "dirty laundry." he Bureau had any change of appreciate knowing about it. Anderson told me that if t |policy in ‘the above regard he would I told him we would keep his offer in mind; however, there definitely would be no change of policy.’ ' my ~ , , . Veh reoet th Qtr). - also tdid me that he had discussed this Anderson jjentire matter with George!Christian, the President!s_Press __ [jSecretary,-at the White House. He stated that Christian was Jealso convinced that there must be some truth to Garrison's | told Anderson to get in touch with the jallegations. Christian n stated he had already been planning to do this, - iFBI. Anderso anted to advise us of the ‘full fbut that he now especially w facts because of Christian's request. 7b. \) —_ poo ks A\ In this connection, Marvin(Wat \iast night and stated that the President had told him, in an off inoment, that he was now convinced, that there was a plot {jin connection with the assassination. ‘Watson stated the - || President felt that CIA had had something to do with this plot. vat any further information we could furnish * ‘watson requested t ~ fo — ; en ful’ AF [Cy ; vaud now \ : , ‘AW 50529) Docld:324273562 Page 31 L : - 1 ete son calied me‘late ao
samen er bmn ne hee | | i | eaerarne Mr. Tolson n this connection would be most appreciated by him and the I reminded Watson that the Director had sent over he White House some weeks back alt the information in our posses in connection with CIA's attempts to use agent Robert Maheu and his private detective outfit fostering a plot to assassinate Cas tro. Watson stated this was true and he remembered our memorandum that if we had anything cise we should by it to the White House, I told him we had no further tion in this regard. ACTION: For record purposes. make further contact with Anderson, 2ll means forward informa- | } i te i There is no need to. / HW 50529 DBocld:32423562 Page 32. form in conte sets with Sam Giancana and other hoodluns, relative to in this regard, but. eee ere eo ae Se. _
thet DeRT! Boden _ te Communist line that the right wing plotted to Id11 the o sident. — Ts Cl A a yee at New Yoric City, New Yorke Fobruary 29, 1968 lg UM va . Tre enclosed information has been gathered from the files ow York City Yolice, The PBI, and other Security asencies, “ceey can be checked with any vf these agencies. It shows “1 Lane, @ one term repudiated Commuust member of our “+: Assembly, now employed by District Attomey Jin Garrison. ‘Jrleans is end has been a Cedicated Communist; is end hag: ~adist and masochist, charged on nunerous ocecasicns with is now and has been, purely for money, enoulishly imposing 4 natural credibility of the American peonle regarding the *.7 antion of their beloved President Kennedy; is ond has been Vas wrk City a year or txo ago. The original is on file nere in so City with tae Mow Yorir City Police. It shows Mark Inne in 1as% act with a prostitute inserting needles irito his venis ‘Ah gratification. , 2 £ information is sent to you in tne public interest, nay use it to protect the security of the United States. HW 50529 ‘ Docld: 32423562 Page 34 . Dame ged Myr eee Fo Matovay 2) . -4.ine. enclosed ‘picture wag taken of Mark Lane in an apartment -
~ Nace: Phyllis Denise Colden, 104-20 Queens Blvd., Forest) wna. [ 7 Q.* Now, Mrs. Golden, do you know one Mark Lane? A. Yes. Qe How long have you known hin? > ‘es, eet Ae Two years and three months. Q. "Where did you meet him for the first time? Se fn A. In an address. , . oo 2G “ ¥. - a ’ Q. Yes? A. "339 East Jith Street (Purpose | of the meeting was to discuss legal problems; oe — et péveral legal problems of a persnnal nature. Mrs. Golden Te ta, is an heiress and receives money monthly from father's estate. ye Mrs. Golden said she subsequently saw Lane at his office; at his home; at her home; at Citizens Corailttees and clubs. ‘Mrs. Golden Said she assisted Lane in election canpsign; such as "getting brochures prepared"; sound truck driving, etc. “-Q. Did he ask you to make certain tests?. A. Yes. He said thac this friend of his was running, was conducting a series of tests. It had to do with, as I said yesterday, I am not positive, but I am pretty sure it was a lie detector test, and they depended on the pulse rote and 4 if I knew how to take a pulse and I said "Yes"; tnat this’ } psychologist wanted somcone else to conduct tha tests; that 7 Lane had a sealed envelope containing details of. the Cest and that ahe opened the envelopes. Q. “Did you follow the instructions that were on the paper? "A. For the most part, yes. . NS . ; . s . . . , : . es HW 50529 DBocld:32423562 Page 35
G. Now will you briefly tell ae what these consisted of ‘2 . > that yeu actually witnessed other than the events that 7 hapoened oa Jan. 18, 1962, which LT will question you about later? , Ae Right. Waving him walk around naked, whatever you want to call ic, for five minutes at a time; having candles put into ae him unally; inserting pins oF needles around tae anal area a. - and in the testicles; giving hia enemas; putting tooth | an paste both into the anal openeing and the penis; insercing : : the martini stirrer into the penis opening with and without -. alcohol; showing pubic halr - tweezing it; Caking a , temperature; pictures ,obscene pictures, taking and showing of obscene pictures of himself; playing 4 tape. recorder supposedly not known to him and then playing it back to. him while he masturoated. oe re -That-these tests up to Jan. 18, 1962, had gone on at least oe _. . twelve times at his apartment 339 East 7/th Street; his vo a, ' - former apartment, at ny apartment 104-20 Gueens Blvd; tha: . ‘first couple of times in Albany at the Hotel located on ° corner of State Street and Broadway, then at the Wellington ‘Sand then the DeWitt Clinton. een tee Thet she believed for a time that the tests were scientific but became suspicious when she sew him typing up the tests in his office. She then knew the tests were not legitimate. That on 1/18/62, she received a call from her gizl friend, eo 3 Nyee Stevens", who said she had a luncheon in Queens, and se te : would stop by ber apartment for 4 visit after luncheon; that she got.a call also from Mark, who said he was coning out; that Lee arrived first; that Lee knew about the tests before this time and that she told Lee that Mark might ask her to participate and that Lee said, "Well, we will see what happens." — Y G -F ‘ QQ. . I show you a sheet of paper and ask you if you ever saw that before. . As Yes. So G. What is it? fA, That wag the test that Mark headed to me in a sealed 7. envelope on January 18, 1962. ‘ a) HW 50529 DBocld:32423562 Page 36
sens Ere ere) weet et a Sole \ \ HW 50529 a te MA, DoclId: 32423562 ‘J ask you in whose handwriting or printing this . that 1 assisted him. After that I inser  “araxk anally. After that [ tweezed sone pubic hair. And then ~* -h- ~ At your apartceat? Right. ark Lane's handwriting and printing? Are you faatliar with v oy Yes. 132 In Mr. Lane's. printing. so-called teats wete conducted, y 18, 1962, in complete detail hat Lee did, and what Mark did? Now. tell us what tests, in your apartmeot on Januar and just what -you did and w taken. The first thing was Mr. Lane had his temperature were concerned First, he undressed himself as far as the shorts and then he laid face down on the bed and I said: "You have to ‘yenove your jockey shorts, too," and he slid them down and in ted a candle into Lee beat Mark with his own belt on the buttocks. Then pins - were inserted around the anal area and into the testicles. Then he got an enema. Both of us gave him the enemu. L believe 1 held the boy and I put it in and then he started, to masturbate after the enema was completely in hic and he | wasn't supposed to relieve hieself until after he casturbdated but he clained he had to relieve himself and he did; and then when Mark. came back into the room the next thing on the “inscruction sheet was for him to oasturbate himself end at which point he got embarrassed and he decided he coulda't do it and a comment was nade by either Miss Stevens or ayself that che tests can't continue unless he does it, so then Lee inexted a candle into his anus and then L believe, she beat him again, I am not positive. Then Lee having read the instruction sheet with me suggested the obscene pictures. Before the pictures, the first set of pins. and needles were just regular go."Lee lit the needles and J put them in’ond we both did it." About this point Golden said Lane said it was tou eobarrassing for him to masCurbate or something like that and "Lee asked him if it would be easter L£ she did it and with that she proceeded to masturbate hin." , ‘i Page 37 is
Q. Did he reach a climax? J A, Yes, he did. tt wag ac tois votac thac Lee 8upgesced taking ©. the picture and { 60 Che cazera. One of the ‘pictures showed: ae Mark lying face down cn the bed with a candle inserted rectally, . = Another was taken of Lee beating bin, Another wag taken of Mr. Lane on hig sComach not only with the candle inserted Tectally, but also with Cwo stems of artificial flowers, A fourth was taken of Lee Singeiag his hair around the testicles ~ with a lighced match, yo. , _! After a few pictures were taken his hands were tied behind . wake his back and Miss Lee gave him another enema, She left the wt | room about 6:00 P.M. and told. Lee she could continue the 4 Oo tests. At one point, I heard from another room what Sounded o. fo me like someone being beaten witch a4 belt, Ate this poine | sPatten asked Colden when She came back into the room and did - she see Lee Stevens? - , ° -*, Q.. Was she dressed or undressed, a oT A. ” She was wearing a tuo piece suit. Sha still had her jacket yy, and her skire om but hor skirt was pulled up Co her waist i) and under that she wag nude, a at bee POR Ses Aon!  (Dddn'e See Lane.) She said Lee told her what happened, - Q. What did Lee tell you happened? “ A. She told ne that after I lefr that she and Mark “were looking -€€ the piccures that had bean Caken and that she inserted the martini stirrer into him with the alcohol on it and that she had beaten hia again and that Mr. Lee" bada acvances coward -her and that because she had been aroused by what happened, she “told me thet she had intercourse with hin. Q» I show you a photograph and ask you L£ thar is one of the pictureg 3 that you took. oe lA. Yes, -, Q. | Whose Picture fs that? AL Mark Lane, HW 50529 DBocld:32423562 Page 33
~ Q. And {s there another person's hand in the picture? | ye ‘ ¥ e ‘ Pa . ° : . . se ; . L255 ; ‘> ‘G, Who ds that? oA, Lee Stevens. : . ve . Elizabeth Lee Stephenson, also known as Lee Stevens, gave a statement to Bernard Patten of the District Attorney's Office on January 30, 1962, which was also reviewed by. the reporting investigators. In this state~ ment, Miss Stevens said that she resided at ll Fifth Avenua, New York City, Mew York; that she was 24 years of age and single; that she was employed by Pacific Enterprises of Los Angeles and that she was the firm's New York repre- sentative selling advertising specialties. She also said that she had known Phyllis Golden since August or September, 1961; that she knew Golden lived at 104-20 Queens Boulevard, Parker Towers Apartments; that she visited. Golden ‘on 1/18/62 at 2:30 or 3:00 P.M; that a man later came to-the apartment and that gke knew he was Mark Lane; that he asked Phyllis to ask her Lf she wanted to be a witness to one of his tests; that Lane said they were tests oO va psychiatrist was running with taxing Che pulse for the electzic chair; a that she consented to be a witness; that the tests began at 3:30 or 4:00 and 50 tL. ‘thac the tests started when Lane undressed and Phyllis gtarted by sticking a ee 7 candle into "his rectua;'' that Lane had given Phyllis a list of instructions cy . before the tests started; that she didn't see Lane hand over the list to 7 Phyllis but Phyllis had told her that Lane hed given list to her; that Phyllis did show her the instruction sheet;(Patten during this investigation recelved affirmation that the sheet which he showed her on yellow paper was the same ona Phyllis had shown her)that the first thing Phyllis did was to stick a “big candle into Lane's recttm and then took a small one with vaseline and ghoved it into Lane's rectum; that vpuyllis then plucked hair from his tasticles with tweezers and then put a cocktail stirrer in the hold of his penis; that Phyllis then put alcohol on the cocktail stirrer and stuck it in the bole of ~ "his penis; and then put alcohol on his penis; that thay gave Lane an enema end kad him hold the water while he-casturbated, but thac he couldn't hold the water and had to go cto relieve himself; that they best Lane with a belt (Lana's) until welt's appeared on his buttocks; that they took humiliating pictures of him so evidence would be there if needed; thae they repeated the candle and tweezer bit and the enema; then heated needles over a cigarette lighter and, pcked them into his testicles end his rectum and beat hin with the belt; that Lane wanted to keep on but Phyllis ‘had to feed her daughter so -she Lee continued to beat hin; that ghe used the cocktail stirrer and the alcohol; that Lane wanted her to masturbate him which she started to do; > : rhat sne tried and Lane started to take off her clothes; that finally she "s  said the "hell with it’ and she removed the balance of her clothes; thac later Phyllis came to the door and at Lone's request she tald Lee not Co come in for a while; thac Lane made love to her; that he wag sadistic Crying to hurt her; that he tried to repeat the act of intercourse but she put on har clothes and told his she wag dshased and never wautdhita yce hia again: 4 HW 50529 ; DoclId: 32423562 Page 39 . re
ia that she showed hia the pictures they had taken; that they had taken ” . . ‘ . ft c New sope other pictures such as Phyllis had a vase with long ste flowers” “Nohich flowes they stuck in his rectum and took pictures of that"; that Lane had asked them to use their imagination so Lee used matches and set fire to the hair around Lane's rectum and testicles. Lee identified | Mes a photo which she said Phyllis took with a poloroid caners. Concerning _ Mee (. -this picture Patten asked the following of Lee Stevens: soo Q.- I direct your attention to a hand in the lower part of Vy . the picture and I ask you whose hand that is? oe, A. It must be my hand. | a re Q..: And what are you doing at the time? . . . oe | Ce . Ae I imagine J'm sticking needles in his testicles. Hot a rr oe oe needles. ” m : 7 ‘Lee also gaid that before she had relations with Lane - at izehe attempced to entcr hex rectum and asked her to place rn ‘har-mouth'on his penis, whichshe refused, asking Lane, Be -“Are you crazy?" Tey oo i ete on . Q. * At anytime during this orgy,. did you or Phyllis cttle his, hands? “is. Phyllis tied his hands. Q. | Where? 7 con Ae Behind his back, right after the beginning of it at his request. GQ. ° And were his hands tied to any fixed position? Ae Just behind his back and not too securely. qe _ and was this pursuant to his instructions also. * A. | Yes. of ae (Sworn to on 1/30/62) | HW 50529 Docld:32423562 Page 40
t CO TE I A EE I I NR TT THOMAS G. CUCHANAN | Self-admitted Communist Thomas G. Buchanan has written articles. sublished here £n the U.S. and abroad: discrediting che Warren Commission Report, He is author of the book: "ho Killed Kennedy?" published in London and distributed here in 1965. The book was favorably reviewed in the *. Communist ‘press. oO . Zn 1949, Buchanan was fired from the staff of a Washington newspaper for being a Communist Party member and is now a frequent ‘contributor to left wing newspapers and pertodicals. He currently makes his home in Paris. While in this country he was Executive Secretary and Legislative - Dixector of the Civil Rights Congress (CRC), a cited Communist front.. #. The Report and Order of the Board, Subversive Activities Control “""\ Board Docket #106-53, “Suly 26, 1957, page 7, contained. the following information concerning Tom Buchanan: . oe . oO ee a Washington, D.C.Area:'-- Approximately one month after the CRC/Civil Rights. Congress/ founding convention, a party leadership meeting was caied in this area to build CRC. Petitioner! s witness, Markward, the then Party treasurer, -was assigned to audit CRC books. . . Thereafter, in 1948, the Party decided that its member Marie Richardson would be the full-time Party functionary in CRC. Shortly thereafter Richardson left town temporarily, and Party member Tom Buchanan was placed in her stead on a | full-time basis and relieved of all other Party duties. 1 In consideration of materials availabie on Thomas Buchanan, it is evident that he is a dedicated and obedient Party functionary employed by the Party as a propagandist. WW 50529) Docld: 32423562 Page 41 Re er a en oe a ee ee ee ee ce ene eee Oo tt ee pe ne tay re Tees ee en ee ere weeeeee tet eee ee Raat ere eee
The fourth author to write a book critical of the Warren Commission ‘Report is Cerman Communist Party menbex Joachin Joesten. His book, "Oswald -- Assassin or Fall Guy," was highly publicized in various foreign and domestic Communist publications including: New Times, the Moscow-published "Lacernationally circulated Communist publication," and the National Guardian. a of Joesten's book was published in this country by the recently _ defunct publishing firm of Marzani and Munsell. Marzani and “Munsell has been, throughout their existence, one of the forenost publishers of Communist and extreme-left literature in America. nite, Vs WW 50529 Docld:32423562 Page 42
MARK LANE Mark Lane, lawyer and author, is a 4l-year-old former New York State Assemblyman. He has a long and curious involvement with a host of extreme left-wing causes and is a well-established spokesman for leftist ‘{deology. Lane is former executive secretary and national board member ‘of the National Lawyers Guild, a cited Communist front. His ‘affiliation with the New York: Council to Abolish» ‘the House Un-Anerican Activities Comittee is likewise well known. ..This past year he was a member of the Comittee of Sponsors for a veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade dinner. the VALB is also a cited Communist front. | ; - oC wat. Lo yey ar ; ae _iMr. Lane, according to public ‘record, is against: Nuclear testing . by this country; hearings of the House Committee on Un-American Activities; building of nuclear fallout shelters in New York.state; The Internal Security Act of 1950; banning Communists from speaking on college campuses; using mounted police to control conmunist-sanipulated’ desonstrators in New york city; a . and, the Commerce Department ban on shipment of food and drugs to. Cuba, When General Suharto was successful in ridding his country of Communists, the youth arm of the Trotekyise-conmuntot Workers World Party vesponded with a mock “Enguest' in New York ‘city. Mark Lane was there to “choness them and was applauded for his views. | ‘In an address at a rally in New York City in 1962, Lane stated: "y believe that the anti-democratic “attacks on the Communist ' - party are just as much a part of the psychological wobi{lization for war as is the shelter program. Laws like the McCarran Act must be fought because they are inherently and basically un- American in the only meaning in which that word makes sense; aad they must be fought because they are part of .the tendency coward a garvison state," 7 hn ae AR Re rn ER SE TE NR TR EI TAW 50529 Docld:324293562 Page 43 -"-° ~ ~ - ne
-" . HAROLD WET GERG According to press releases of the Special Comalttce to Investigate Cy Un-American and Subversive Activities, January 30 and 31, 1940, Harold Weisberg paid $100 for forged letters which were used in an attempt to link then chairman Martin Dies to the militant "Silver Shirts," an’ ‘outremist group, (The Silver Shirt Legion of America was a klon hate-type organization which adopted a policy of depriving certain ethnic groups and individuals of their constitutional rights. ) Veisberg, after obtaining this forged correspondence, used it ina January 27, 1940 issue.of the "Nation." Additionally, eccording to the press releases, Weisberg used the bogus letters, to write a speech for a congressman who addressed the mis- information to the Congress’ | a " Weisberg; according to press accounts, was earlier (1938) discharged from “nis. investigator post on the LaFollette civil liberties committee “for giving a . confidential matter to the Daily Worker, the leading Communist newspaper in the ‘-) country." | | . | . In the summer of 1947, Weisberg was fired from his post with the U.S. Department of State along with nine others for crown association with agents of the Soviet Union." | | | s , Weisberg has appeared several times before the New Orleans grand jury investigating the Kennedy assassination plot alleged to have occurred in that clty.. His latest pook on the assassination carries a foreword by District Attorney Janes | 2 Garrison. | “An interesting sidelight on Harold Weisberg is found in. the summary of district court proceedings (193 F.Supp. 815 (1961)). Weisberg, a Frederick, Md., chicken ,farmer, Succes sfully sued the United States for 750 dollars in 1961. The Judge (Thomsen) awarded Weisberg damages even though "Harold Weisberg was not, In my opinion, a trustworthy witness. He exageerated repeatedly...," the Judge found. HW 50529 DBocld:32423562 Page 44
sonic booms, Weisoerg, Lt: scems, wag suing the Federal Government because of low-flying training helicopters which were scaring his chickens, causing them to cat their own eggs, and generally making them unfit for market. However, . four of Weisberg's neighbors, who also raised chickens, "...testified that oe _— neither they nor their chickens had been disturbed by any low flight..." Earlier, in 1959, he lost a similar suit which had to do with On Decenter 16, 1966, Harold. Weisberg discussed his book on the - Militant Forun, a program conducted by"The Militant", official organ of the Trotskyist-communist Socialist Workers Party. HW 50529 DBocld:324273562 Page 45
HW 50529 VERT ptr pe rena pee mer cae mee oe Te ee New Yorlr City, New York February 29, 1968 MEMORANDUM: The enclosed information has been gathered from the files of the New York City Police, The FBI, and other Security agencies, Its accuracy can be checked with any of these “gencies. It shows that Maric Lane, a one tern renudiated Communist member of our General Assembly, now employed by District Attorney Jin Garrison in New Orlesns is ona has been a dedicatod Communist; is and has been a sadist and masochist, charged on Numerous occasions with sodomy; is now and has been, purely for noney, Ghoulishly imposing upon tho nature) credibility of the American peonle resarding the assassinition 6f their beloved President Kennedy; is and has been using the Communist line that the right wing plotted to kill the late President. Tne enclosed nicture was taken of Mart Lane’ in an apartment in New York City a J@nr or two ago. The original is on file here in New York City with the New York City Police. It shows Mark Tane in a masochist act with a pros titute inserting needles into his penis for sexual ratification. This information is sent to you in the public interest, and you may use it to protect the security of the United States, Docld: 324273562 Page 46 [nt
February 16, 1968 MARK LANE Mark Lane, an attorney, was born in New York City on February 24, 1927. He served in the U. S. Army from May 1, 1945, to November 12, 1946, when he was honorably discharged with the rank of Private First Class. Mark Lane has a long histury of affil- iation with Communist Party (CP) front groups and organizations which have heen cited as subversive. The "Daily Worker" for May 27, 1953, stated that the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) held an election of officers on May 26, 1953, and that Mark Lane was elected an ex officio member of the Board of Directors of the NLG. The "Daily Worker" was an east coast communist newspaper which is no longer being published. Reportedly, a membership list of the New York Chapter of the NLG in June, 1953, included Lane's name and at that time it appeared he was a subscriber to the "Lawyers Guild Review, " the official publication of the NLG. Lane reportedly spoke at a member- ship meeting of this organization on May 17, 1961. He was listed as . co-chairman of the National Committee of the Integration of the Legal Profession of the NLG in the May 15, 1964, issue of "Newsletter," a publication of the NLG. The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA) has described the NLG as the foremost legal bulwark of the Communist - Party. - Mark Lane was the featured speaker at the annual ceremonies of the Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs (ELF) on July 25, 1961, at New York City. The ELF is recognized by the Communist Party, USA, as an important progressive organization for women. It grew out of the Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order of the International Workers Order, both of which have been designated pursuant to Executive Order 10450. 4 . ° . HW 50529 DBocld:32423562 Page 4?
ce pe Br sca erst SEA Ba aPC cE Et PL EG ID Docld: 3274273562 Page 435 Lane spoke at a meeting of the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee (ECLC) on October 21, 1962, in New York City. He strongly supported Cuba and its government and con- demned American policy relating to Cuba. The ECLC has been cited by the HCUA as an organization operating as a communist front. Lane was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1960, and in May, 1962, he was defeated in an attempt to secure the nomination as candidate for United States House of Representa- tives from the 19th Congressional District in New York. With re- gard to Lane's service in the New York State Assemblv, "The Militant"' for December 18, 1961, carried an article which related to Lane's appearance at a rally in New York on December 6, 1961. Lane reportédly stated that his first official action during the com- ing session of the Assembly would be to introduce a resolution to persuade the U. S. Congress to abolish the HCUA. ''The Militant" is a weekly newspaper of the Socialist Workers Party which has been designated pursuant to Executive Order 10450. | Mark Lane has been strongly opposed to the House Committee on Un-American Activities. During the early 1960's, he was very active in the New York Council to Abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee (NYCAHUAAC) and made numerous speeches in New York and other areas of the country in support of the aims of this organization. The NYCAHUAAC is an affiliate of the National Council to Abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee and both were founded principally by an individual who was a Communist Party (CP) member in 1952. It has been reported that CP members in the New York City area have been solicited on various occasions to support the NYCAHUAAC. A rally was held at Columbia University, New York City, on November 6, 1961, in protest to the University's ban against the appearance of several communist speakers at that school. The principal speakers at this rally were Mark Lane and Benjamin J. Davis, National Secretary of the Communist Party. PO ee Pema team ate Bere om > we * ave Meese one ee PEE RE RT TI ae be OA ea pe oe en re cece cee LE WE SN Dn ot
related to the Cuban Revolution and he pointed out that the communist government in Cuba is best for citizens of that - country and that the Cuban people had embraced communism ‘because it was the only way open to them when the United States refused to negotiate. He also criticized American military action in Vietnam. The Socialist Workers Party has been designated pursuant to Executive Order 10450. 4 . oO ~ On August 6, 1965, Mark Lane was a featured | xy - speaker before a meeting of the Militant Labor Forum of the | oA Socialist Party in New York City. His topic at that time , | i Bag oe ee . Lane has been highly critical of American policies in Vietnam and has spoken at various anti- Vietnam rallies and meetings. ( ees on er Oe ae ree KENNEDY ASSASSINATION we a ee On February 12, 1964, a meeting was held at San Diego which was sponsored by the San Diego Neighborhood ae Forum, the name under which the Communist Party sponsored i) public meetings in that area. This meeting was also sponsored ‘ by the Friends of the "National Guardian."" Mark Lane was a featured speaker at this meeting. The "National Guardian” has been cited by the HCUA as having manifested itself as a virtual official propaganda arm of the Soviet Union. a Se! Mark Lane was involved in an extensive public ‘speaking tour in 1964 on behalf of the "National Guardian." He spoke concerning his knowledge of and inquiry into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Lane was, at that time, Chairman of the Citizens Committee of Inquiry, a New York group which he had formed to make an independent inquiry into the slaying of President Kennedy. Lane was hired on January 14, 1964, by Marguerite C. Oswald, mother of Lee Harvey Oswald, to represent her dead son before the Warren Commission. During his speaking tour in 1964, Lane addressed several meetings of the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs in various paris of the country. The W.E.B. DuBois Clubs is a communist youth organization which was conceived by the Communist Party, USA, and is currently being operated and controlled by the Communist Party. 1 rere Spree Sor, he cee eet pe HW 50529 Docld:32423562 Page 49 . safe et ALT Bb
C) A Reuter's press dispatch dated April 6, 1964, at Budapest, reported that Mark Lane, an attorney from New York, appeared before the Congress of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers in Budapest, at which time he asked for the creation of an international commission to be entrusted with the investigation of the assassination of President Kennedy. At this meeting he made various statements that the official theory of the assassination of the President was false. It is noted the International Association of Democratic Lawyers has been cited as an international communist-front organization in the "Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications, " revised and published December 1, 1961, by the Committee on Un-Amer-can Activities, U. S. House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. ‘ Mark Lane is the author of the book entitled, "Rush to Judgment, " published in August, 1966. He claims itis: "A critique of the Warren Commission's inquiry into the murder of President John F. Kennedy, Officer J. D. Tippit, and Lee Harvey Oswald." It is considered to be a cleverly contrived piece of literature designed to discredit the President's Commission and its findings. During 1967, Lane traveled exten- sively in Europe in connection with publicizing his book and with the distribution of the film version of this book. At apress conference in Vienna, Austria, on February 27, 1967, Lane - accused President Johnson and the Dallas, Texas, Police Department of engaging in a conspiracy to block the "investi- gation" being conducted into the assassination of President Kennedy by James Garrison, District Attorney, New Orleans, Louisiana. He frequently stated that he intended to help Garrison in the latter's investigation. On June 14, 1967, Mark Lane spoke at the University of California at Los Angeles and urged all persons «0 aid James Garrison financially in his "investigation" of the Kennedy assassination in order that Garrison might be free of harassment by the FBI and other Federal agencies. In November, 1967, it was determined that Mark Lane had moved from his residence at 178 Spring Street, New York City, New York, and was then residing at Apartment 4, 617 Dauphine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, He was reportedly — _A- re er eee ey 4 wt ~ so . - - oh HW 50529 DBocld:324273562 Page 50 sf. ge F
affiliating himself with James Garrison, District Attorney, pos New Orleans, Louisiana, in connection with Garrison's "investi- gation" into the assassination of President Kennedy. See oe ere MISCELLANEOUS "The New York Times" of June 9, 1961, reported that Lane had been arrested at Jackson, Mississippi, on June 8, 1961, asa member of a group of "Freedom Riders" who had been taken into custody in that city. He was convicted of breach of the peace in the City Court on June 8, 1961, and sentenced to four months’ confinement and a $200 fine, with two months of the jail -sentence suspended. This conviction was subsequently overturned in the County:Court at Jackson and Lane was acquitted. It was reported in the April 3, 1962, issue of ''The New York Times" that Mark Lane had been fined $415 on April 2, 1962, in New York City, as a "scofflaw" for ignoring numerous traffic tickets. On July 4, 1963, Lane was arrested by the Baltimore County Police Department at Towson, Maryland, in connection with participating in a civil rights demonstration. The disposition of this arrest is not known. TUS SEp TT ee ee ne. ema ee eT gp ee em: 7 = — —~ fe ee tee The Office of the District Attorney, Queens County, New York, conducted an investigation.of Lane in 1962 for alleged sodomy. Inconnection with this investigation, statements were taken from two women by the District Attorney's Office which related to obscene activities on the part of Lane. An obscene photograph of Lane and handwritten instructions by Lane relating to alleged perverted sexual acts of a sadistic and masochistic nature performed by the women on the person of Lane were aiso obtained during this investigation. » erence ter: se sree neta es Se yrmrere mere wt wee tian wo Bry ae genet Shs a an ae eee HW 50529 Docld:32423562 Page 51