JFK Assassination System Date: 4/10/201 Identification Form Agency Information Released under the John AGENCY: FBI. Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: —124-10318-10059 Mesassination Records oOllection Act of 1992 ase#:NW 531350 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 157-5-166 wooo aeot Document Information : ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: BAUMGARDNER TO: SULLIVAN TITLE: DATE: 11/05/1965 “PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : LHO DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC NOTE v9.1 HW 53130 Bocld:32311576 Page 1
=f y or . aan Z™ Pa « rke . JS) OptioNal FORM NO. 16 ' 5010-106 ’ at eae —UMAY 1962 EDITION : . , , ss ae GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 4 1 UNITED STATES Gu -ERNMENT | Memorandum - TO : Mr, W, Cy. suave DATE: November 5, 1965 | — 1 - Mr, Belmont Trotter FROM: Mr, F, J. Baumgardne 1 - Mr, DeLoach”™™ ~~ Homes a 1 - Mr, Sullivan Cony ———— 1 - Mr, Branigan . SUBJECT: HOUSE COMMITTEE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES 1 - Mr, Baumgardner KLAN INVESTIGATIONS -, 1 - Mr. Rosack fd RACIAL MATTERS (KLAN) wees a ALere @ eer eae Aira - | UC) 1 : A source of the Bureau who is serving as Public Lp Relations Director for Robert M. Shelton, Imperial Wizard, . United Kians of America, Inc,, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, has furnished information obtained by him during his contacts QD) with Shelton, R nw According to Shelton, about two weeks before the i assassination of former President John F,. Kennedy, he was in contact with James Venable, a leader of another Klan organization, Venable told Shelton that he was in contact.. with Lee Oswald and that Oswald had been active in. some bombings in Alabama, Venable offered the services of. ‘Oswald to Shelton and stated he could be used by both ‘groups., Shelton stated he declined Venable's offer and that this declination was made in the presence of Calvin Craig (Grand Dragon of Shelton's organization) and Bob Thompson (Vice President of Shelton’s organization and a racial informant). Shelton also stated that according to Venable, ‘Oswald was in Atlanta, Georgia, at a time when former President John F, — Kennedy was scheduled to speak before a Georgia Tech group, This speaking engagement was canceled and he did not appear in Atlanta; however, there was some picketing activity in . Hurt (phonetic) Park, Atlanta, and the source got the impression the Atlanta newspapers at this time contained information or a photograph that will prove Oswald was in Atlanta at that time, Shelton further claims that he saw a registration card for Oswald while he was staying in one of the Marriott Motels in Atlanta, ~s = GE Sl p éIN EL ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED UEREIN 1S UNCLASSIFIED L-GGBN HER BAT Shelton told his Attorney, Lester Chalmers, to get if touch with Congressman Edwin D. Willis, Chairman of the abow captioned Committee, According to our source, Chalmers gon ‘tacted Congressman Willis and arranged to meet him in.New Ori _ |e the evening of 11-5-65, Chalmers intends to present | Shelton's story to Willis but not to make any recommendations to Willis as to what he should do, If Willis wants to talk personally . ‘with Shelton, he will make him available ayt f ‘ime and Place. ‘set by WATS / ian Na M9 IGD: chs a XG ox G Hon 2 @ti of . cope’ aS ro me. rorsonconT mvEB OY ea ne) | fekrrek. Zt ‘ LD Le. ye. & Al G fi Abd ie Aye an HW 53130 DBocld:32311576 Page 2?
4 t \ _ Memorandum to Mr, W. C. Sullivan RE: HOUSE COMMITTEE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES KLAN INVESTIGATIONS . 7 SAC Ponder of the Atlanta Office advised on 11-5-65 | that Robert .Thompson, our informant, stated that no meeting such as: Shelton described ever took place, SAC Ponder further advised that at the time of, President Kennedy's death, there were numerous allegations that Oswald had been in Atlanta and these allegations were given considerable newspaper publicity, The allegations were thoroughly and completely investigated by the Bureau and found to be false, It is believed Shelton was aware of the newspaper publicity con- cerning Oswald being in Atlanta; therefore, he concocted the above story, It is to be noted that Shelton according ' to‘a Washington Field source believes Venable is furnishing } information to captioned Committee concerning his (Shelton's) organization, RECOMMENDATION : -In view of the above, no action should be taken in this matter, \ ! gorge ge Lowers corkacd’ | ray, r . . At en he is og: ? ma . ised in toe fared? ee Aaa g Crd AB fo ; . kK 7 bee an vee ine! . ' . Ld s . / , Yn . HW 53130 DBocld:32311576 Page 3