124-90085-10130 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER: ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: . DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : _ OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 HW 50953 Bocld: 32329249 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90085-10130 HQ 166-49 1-6 Document Information FBI DL HQ 03/27/1963 99 f f ALBERT MEADOWS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Confidential 1A; 4 Redact 07/14/1998 INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA RPT Page i Date: 6/1/2015
\. | HY 50957 DL 166-84 | | | , Mrs. LOUISE PECK, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Longview, Texas, was contacted: 12/6/62 by SA. ALAN L, MANNING. Mr. RON MAPLES, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company; Tyler, Texas, was contacted 12/10/62 by SA MANN ING, Me. CHARLES R. MASON, Office Manager, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Cleburne, Texas, was contacted 1/22/63 | by SA JOHN V. ALMON.: Mr. Cc. 0. KING, Braniff Airlines, Dallas, Texas, was contacted 2/6/63 ‘by SA RICHARD A. CARR. ‘DL-177-CS whose identity is known to the Bureau _ was contacted 3/19/63 by SAA RAYMOND C, ECKENRODE concerning. ‘informaton in the records of the East Dallas Bank and Trust. Company, Dallas., Texas, The following is a summary of pertinent information received from informants and confidential sources of the Dallas Office in connection with captioned. matter. These sources have requesited their identities be kept confidential.. On 12/11/62 DL-141-C.. advised SAA ROBERT P, GEMBERLING that on about the first of December 1962 MEADOWS was.trying. to contact R, C. "ROOSTER" THREADGILL, a Bristol, Texas, gambler, to go fishing and MEADOWS had. remarked to, DL-141-C that he, MEADOWS, had. quit bookmaking and was glad tht he had because all bookmakers lost everything on the 1962 football season. MEADOWS commented that. he too would: have lost. heavily if he had been booking during this season. On 12/11/62 DL-172-C advised that. MEADOWS, GRIMES | and a third person, whose . name was unknown to the ‘informant but who was originally from Dallas and had previously worked as-a dice man in Corpus Christi, Texas, and for JIMMY GREEN in the Key West Club, Hot Springs, Arkansas, were presently. running a crooked dice game at a house near “arlingt n, Texas, which was formerly owned by Dallas gambler J. B. T NS. H Cover Page Boclda: 32329749 Page 2
sb —— cat ay Cc . ; wry . mm Oo b Dl 166-84. other. job. other than being employed. in a gambling establishment. On 12/28/62, GREEN advised. he was not. acquainted — with anyone by the name of ‘ALBERT MEADOWS , however, stated he ‘knew ‘that he had. heard the name before and could not. recall under what circumstances. He advised he was positive he had. never had any sort of dealings with anyone by that name and waid not.know. MEADOWS if he were to meet him in person. GREEN further, advised he was not acquainted with anyone by the name of | JANICE CHRISTAKIS and reiterated he could furnish no information whatsoéver concerning CHRISTAKIS or MEADOWS. On 12/31/62 H, L. KIRKPATRICK, Vice President and © Cashier, East Dallas Bank and Trust Company, described president of the bank WARREN A. GILBERT, JT, as a “wheeler and dealer" who would do anything “for a dollar", K IRKPATR ICK further stated an unknown gambler had been seen by KIRKPATRICK in conference with GILBERT every Friday and Monday, behind closed doors. KIRKPATRICK identified FRED MERRILL, a ‘known - Dallas.gambler as a. frequent visitor With GILBERT in the bank and further stated that subject MEADOWS is at the bank on an average of once a week. (The unknown gambler was subsequently identified by the Dallas Division as S.C, "CHICK" FLOURNQY . ) On 1/15/63 the Savannah Division furnished the following: On 1/12/63, New Orleans informant NO 1139-C, while in Brunswick, Georgia, area on a special assignment, advised SAs RUSSELL L, SAVITZ and JOHN P, MC QUIRE he is ‘ familiar with both the sub ect and LEO CARSON of Long County, Georgia. He stated both subject and CARSON are known by him to be gamblers and confidence men, He stated CARSON and . MEADOWS are gambling associates and CARSON has in the past worked for MEADOWS, CI further advised it was his under- Standing MEADOWS had recently, within the past year, helped CARSON open two restaurants located along U.S, 301 (Long County) which restaurants are used as fronts for tourist fleecing activities. Cover Page | HW 50953 Docld:32329249 Page >
DL 166-84 On 2/15/63 DL-146-C advised SA JAMES W. BOOKHOUT that MEADOWS had, on 1/18/63, purchased a 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire at the W. O, Bankston Oldsmobile Dealer, Dallas. Total cost of this car was $4,400, MEADOWS receiving a . trade in of $1,707 on a 1962 Oldsmobile and financed — $2,693 through the East Dallas Bank and Trust Company. On 2/28/63 DL-146-C advised that MEADOWS has been buying automobiles from W, 0, Bankston since 1934. Informant also advised that MEADOWS’ associate BILLY RAY GRIMES on | 2/4/63 purchased 1963 Oldsmobile, traded ‘in a 1961 Oldsmpbile and financed the balance of $2, -300 through the First National ‘Bank, Dallas, Texas, with payments of $89. per:-month. K* Cover Page | NW 50957 Boctld: 32329749 Page 4
DL 166-84 On February 27, 1963 the Washington Field Office . furnished the following: It was determined that Washington, D.C. telephone number DI 7-6646 is listed to Attorney JOHN J. NEALON , Number i Thomas Circle, Washington, D.C. On January 16, 1963, SA C. DENMARK JOHNSON reviewed records of the Credit Bureau, Incorporated, Washington, D.C., at which time the following information _ was. obtained regarding NEALON : He is married to ELIZABETH ANN, resides at 7315 i3th Street, Northwest, where he is buying a home. He has been in Washington, D.C,, for a goed number of years and is self-employed as an attorney. He is a graduate of — George Washington University and passed the bar in 1953. Instant files failed to reflect any derogatory information regarding NEALON . On February 7, 1963, JOHN J. NEALON, Attorney, Number 1 Thomas Circle, advised SA JOHNSON he met, ED DRISCOLL . . during the previous summer through n employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). NEALON stated that (haa engaged him as an attorney for some personal matters and that apparently DRISCOLL was referred: by 1S) to him, NEALON as a.potential investor for oil field DRISCOLL was connected with. He stated he never actually met DRISCOLL but talked with him on the telephone on several occasions during which times DRISCOLL discussed the possibility of NEALON investing in DRISCOLL's oil business. He said - DRISCOLL believed he, NEALON, had money to invest from clients” he represented and that ‘the oil investment was strictly a exploratory arrangement which would result in a tax write«off. for the investor. NEALON stated he received a. long distance. telephone ¢a11 from DRISCOLL who was in New York and two or three other calls from him in Dallas. He stated he wrote to DRISCOLL on. only. one occasion and received a prospectus from DRISCOLL concerhing the oil investment. 37 50957 Boctld: 32329749 Page 5
oN ot NU DL. 166-84 | NEALON stated on no occasion did DRISCOLL discuss anything other than investing in his oil business. He said. subject's name is not familiar to him. L On February 19, 1963, Arlington, Vicente waved Kote Baploved By CIA and. met ED DRISCOLL in about July or August, 1962. He ‘stated DRISCOLL was an Army buddy of another CIA employee with whom he, as having lunch one day, during which lunch DRISCOLL was present. He stated DRISCOLL was seeking contacts with money to invest in an oil operation ‘in Texas. He stated he had a prospectus from E, B, FLETCHER, Dallas; Texas, and that the arrangement was a 100 per cent. | - gamble from an investment standpoint, but the investor. could -benefit . from a tax write-off arrangement. ¢)[ YJ stated he gave DRISCOLL the name of JOHN N as @ contact because NEALON represents several — individuals whom he though might be interested in making an investment with DRISCOLL. He stated DRISCOLL never discussed anything other than the oil business while in his .presence and that he received a telephone call from him from New York several weeks after meeting him to determine. if he was interested in making an investment. He stated there have been no other contacts since that time. 57a | HY 50953 Doctd: 32329749 Page 6