424-10279-10214 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : N ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.4 /-HW 50953 DBocld: 32301879 JFK Assassination System ‘Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10279-10214 HQ CR 65-68616-13 Document Information FBI SAC, WMFO DIRECTOR, FBI 09/17/1964 7 [Restricted] PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret , 1B Redact 09/22/1998 APPROVAL OF CIA INC LHM Page i Date: 6/1/2015
HY 50957 WFO 65-9225 \ The State Department information operator on 9/9/64, confirmed the listing of RICHARD H. DAVIS in the February, 1964, Telephone Directory of the State Department which listing reveals that RICHARD H. DAVIS is presently Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European Astaire and ROBERT W BSON by face but never associated with them in Russia. He-r calis that he may have talked to GIBSON in a general security orientation session before GIBSON reported uP “dans stated that he knew PRISCILLAYPOS HNSON (the. Soviet approaches] e explained that he had this security ession with GIBSON bécause GIBSON's wife was quite attractive and had departed Russia leaving GIBSON a bachelor in Moscow. LANGELLE thought that GIBSON might be a target for the Russians in view of the fact his-wife-had left him a bachelor because of marital troubles. LANGELLE does not recall that GIBSON mentioned anything concerning SOCHUREK or any. other correspondents during the security orientation session ¥¢/ LANGELLE explained that he exercised no, authority over any Americans who were not employed at the United States Embassy. He said that he could not order these people to do or to refrain from doing anything. He could only talk to . them informally at their own volition. Therefore, he was ia unable to call in SOCHUREK for an interview even if he had ., desired to do 206 u) a LANGELLE advised that he did not receive a reply to his 8/14/59 letter to the Department of State and he thought that if he had received a reply he would remember it. He had no knowledge what, if any, action was taken by the State Department upon receipt of his letter. He was - gure a copy of his letter ment OX] CIA through the Security Office of the State Department (a) Mr. LLEWELLYN E. THOMPSON, former Ambassador to- Russia and now Deputy Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, was interviewed on 8/25/64,.by SAs MAURICE A. TAYLOR and BRENT. Ambassador THOMPSON advised that either ED-FREERS or RICHARD DAVIS was the Counselor at the United States Embassy in Moscow and since he, THOMPSON, usually talked to his Counselor, he may have told DAVIS about the Soviet a approach to SOCHUREK. Ambassador THOMPSON believed that = .:: . DAVIS was Counselor when this occurred Dec hass (Fed. pee. Das ON G-(6-47 4 Boclda: 32301879 Page 2?
UNInRD STATES DEPARTMENT OF Ju_ICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SECRET REVIEWE Be . . EWED BY RaW JEK TASK FORGE weron 25, Dc. In Reply, Please Refer ta . * File No. . - QN 4 4 . “3 mber 17, 1964 Ll RELEASE iN PART HOWARD. ybeN Sbcuurex wate .= SLE SE ify on? On August 5, 1964, Russell A. Langelle, Security Officer, United States Embassy, Moscow, Russia, from approximately January 20, 1958, to October 19, 1959, 0 advised a Tepresentative of the Federal Bureau of Investi- RN gation (FBI) he had hever, to the best of his knowledge, S met, seen or engaged in Conversation with Howard James ey —_ Sochurek. ue ) He ated that the information he reported in his letter of August 14, 1959, to the Office of Security, United States Department of State, Washington, Dd. C., TS pl-9F EF SOMG2 / . C vy a PAY SE concerning Sochurek, ‘Priscilla Post Johnson, correspondent ~ & for American Newspaper Alliance, and Robert W. Gibson _of ‘ P to McGraw-Hill, came from former Ambassador --to 2 Russia - &D ri 5 indicate that he had discussed the matter with anyone elsex@ (4 Grd . Mr. Langelle said that he never interviewed au Johnson, Gibson or Sochurek regarding the (recruitment © attempts of the KGB (Committee for State Security )] and‘ he never prepared or submitted any further reports or communications concerning this matter “DEGLASSIFICATION ANDVOR, | RELEASE CF CiA INFORMATION TYR sucner 8 SGP iw THis DOCUMENT, Lo | ‘bobs EXE [ Fok e pen Vrom auto ti S228 ON Ths Pq. KP }-92 ingradi fA n cutomatic _ COPIES DESTROYED (JFK) Sectassigicy ation 4 - SEP 1 1970 [, SE LPLs/b. ENCLOSURE TR nate ensues a mera nn eR es Re SR ttt fo HY 50953 DBDoctd: 32301879 Page 3