v9.1 HW 50529 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 : DoclId: 322763603 JFK Assassination System — Identification Form Agency Information HSCA 180-10110-10198 SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES 62-109060-3083 Document Information FBI 09/18/1964 62 KENNEDY, JOHN, ASSASSINATION ALLEGED ASSASSINS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret Consulted Withhold 08/16/1993 Box 2. Page 1 - Date: 10/21/20
C _ (os $ Ve © rl ext cos ea «\ . | CO Kees ve Jt pe AO HW 50529 DBocld:322763603 Page ?
see HW 50529 DotTd:32263603 Page 8 have been 1:30 a.m., September 2, 19 although he was obviously a mental case. Mr. SHRIVER - ' Bureau of Investigation in the event any additional calle - .- .: . himself or furnishes any additional allegations. =...) . no prior information received by the Baltimore Office of . ne or BA 89-30 JSR: dvr » At 4:30 p.m. on September 1, 1964, Mr. News Department, Radio Station WFBR, Baltimore, ; telephonically advised Assitant Special Agent in Charg Lees _— GEORGE W. HALL of the Baltimore Office of the Federal === =>" Bureau of Investigation that his radio station had receiv a series of four telephone calls from a young male who. would only identify himself as “HARRY” and would not give his location or other indication of his identity. The anonymous caller named HARRY also refysed_to call any .. eae law enforcement agency. | on DOL c pete Mr. SHRIVER stated that lavieged that the... assassination of President KENNED olved a conspiracy md CoE, by 20 persens, including one E ACKSON of Baltimore not further identified, and a current United States Senator. | HARRY had alleged that JACKSON fired the shot which killed = 9. President KENNEDY at the same time that shots were fired by =~" - LEE HARVEY OSWALD. In his most recent call to the radio . =. station HARRY had identified the United States Senator as Senator DIRKSEN. He did not provide any further identification or details. Be “carry had stated to the radio station that he had tried this entire group himself, found them guilty, and oo will execute them. He first stated he would execute them ..- within 234 hours, end in his most recent call said he would execute them by 1:30 that night. which would .-: Mr. SHRIVER advised HARRY did not sound intoxicated stated he would advise the Baltimore Office of the Federal are received from HARRY during which he further identifies On the basis of information currently available, the Federal Bureau of Investigation could be identified with "HARRY", EARL JACKSON or the alleged conspiracy in .‘ ich he was said to have been Anvolved. .. wet
| | -- + Bs ANONYMOUS LETTER POSTMARKED AT. BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, AUGUST 23, 1964, RECEIVED BY COMMANDER R. W. SMILEY, PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD, BREMERTON, WASHINGTON _ . HW 50529 Docld: 32263603. Page 9... ee ee . ere ee ee
SE 89-57 | . ee Ete DL 89-43 | . . Se DCR:bhe — ere me ee ee AT_SEATTLE, WASHINGTON oo oe oe een ine The following le was received by SA GEORGE Lo LEWIS from Commander R. W,AsMILEY, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard," Bremerton, Wachingtona P arked Bremerton, Washington, August 23, 1964, which states as follows: "Dear Commander Smiley: mo : eee "Please destroy this letter just as soon as you | have read it because it is probably extremely dangerous even to be writing it. As I told you when I was upset about my son's letter from Panama--you're the most =: influential person I know & that is why I am entrusting this confidence to you. - z "We do not always know exactly how close another world is to us. I only know that sometimes I get ‘designs’ € perhaps messages from ‘somewhere. ‘* Something is impelling me to write you tonight that more investigation should be made of Pres. Kennedy's .: death. You see people from Wash D.C. often--there must be some way you can get word to the Pres‘ brother ~ Bobby Kennedy that he should do some careful but -.... - strenuous investigation. One of the wedenesses Of —-— people who are raised in the Kennedy's Circumstances ~. is that they have known too little of ‘struggle’... =" & feel that all persons are honest & straight forward ores" - §& kindly like themselves not having enough knowledge Es" @f the motivation that will lead less fortunate ~ TO ee people to lie & steal € kill for power & prestige. * wc. ‘This too trusiess attitude was death for Pres. Kennedy. = I for one do not want to cast a vote in the next election. wi --' for the farces that brought about his murder. I don't: - ~ ora 7 + believe for a minute that Oswald did this thing on his eens os  QWN--OF even that he was a communist tool--there are . s:=--- too many persons in our own country who could have had - gtrong reasons for killing the President for certain ae “Stands he was takings ioe seen we e - Ea a “There must .be some way for a good detective ‘to ‘fn out who is sending ‘money to Oswald's widow. aa "Jack Ruby 6houtd ‘be taken ‘out of Texas to - Washington as he has asked. If Mrs. Kennedy would talk ate = ~ ao Sete Se : are ee raaieees NW 50529 ‘Decld: 32263603 — Page 10
emt Se 89-67 ~ ae - DL 69-83 - eS DCR:bhe : Don . with him it would uncover something to prove - wee + who has plotted the President's murder. ....-.._: ne "Jack Ruby did not plan Oswald's murder, => - «gens Something tinspired' him € guided him that night. = et may have been the Presidents own spirit seeking .; _- to protect-his wife € his country. If Jack Ruby ~~ — can talk with Mrs. Kennedy truth will out. 2.0) “Here are just a few thoughts on persons who might have cause & power to plot the President's ~ death: ‘Scoop’ Jackson waited hours in his rooms: to be notified of his nomination as V.P. with .-..: fo Pres, Kennedy. It never came. He was married - . to a proud girl of a politically active family - from down there--there could be a link here. . |. irs. ‘Lady Bird' Johnsen has a record of «°° = being very desirous of power é prestige. She could ~~ not have enjoyed being second to a younger more © °°» beautiful woman like Jacqueline Kennedy. Texas is her. own territory where she could pull strings as no one . else would be able to. tty hes ey Flee ‘ "I am not politically minded at all--thats ©. why its so silly for me to be writing this letter at all. “But you must be aware of other personalities - in the political scene who would fit the pattern of - ‘eonspiracy. Remember your history--time points that. ‘it was likely Sec. of State Stanton who plapned .--*.*’ ne Pres. Lincoln's murder. Really detéction should: wet Tr, be somewhat improved by now-+if an investigation -:: mo can just be made now before the trial is complel cold--Justice will be done... +: es nee we 2 wo Sh we “a OTE I wrote to the Pres' brother or Mrs pes :| my letter would never even-reach them, But you must.*« . be very astute € practical to be the commander you are _Use some of your know-how & get this message that has. :e@ome to me to the dead President's family.. Pelee wal wh eee see be oe “-.. @Just burn this letter € don't try to talk to = “me about this. I have no facts--just a strong strong feeling from somewhere & 2. fin-ceeegiten es se a ae aes, - ger ptt aw! % % HW 58599 ° Docld:322 é3603 “Page 11
By communication dated Septenber 9, 1964, the > ~~ Seattle Office advised that the foregoing letter was unsigned — and the identity ef the writer unknown. | 7 ge bee peep + HW 50529-~Docld:32263603 Page 12°" °-
UR @ we : Ct Dallas 89-43 ty, oO On duly 20, 1964, a detter postmarked wmudderefieia. oe "Yorkshire, England" was mailed to"Mr. J. E. HOVER, c/o New % York, F B, I. N. ¥. City” and was received 4n | few york duly tee _ Bt 1964. ‘This letter is | quoted Below: Te hes eer aoe eee awe 19 July. 64:3 -: . Huddersfield,:: , eld, “Now I am ‘going to give you the name , of “the = ‘ Person who shot Presedent Kenedy. Not Because ee oes az a Person who Beleve in Justice But for the . gree murder of a@ man in cold. Blud. — "Think of His wife and children » they are as .. 00d as any desetent citisen of Anerica, still working on the fact of what Happened: I will give you a small clue. it was Don By one.’ ee 7 well known man He is Known as the Engenair of the 4% shooting and Texas Police Know who it is But they bee ie are affraid to Do any ‘thing about ate, : See . a eta ee ‘ My mee "J was in ‘texas Four ‘Weeks Before the “ghooting Woe and the Place where the arangement ¥ was Been srange cas Noa a ; “ey ax also pending and 1 a coppy to ur. M. Sf . tink} , ‘
‘ SON 62-36 - SECRET, eS . DALLAS 89-43 lay: ict ae The following is a translation fron Gorman of ¢ a b letter ata - which was postmarked at Stade, N. Hannover, Germany, on an aan Allegible date in April, 1964, The return address on the envelope - read “Friedrich Rudolf Buske, #179 Thlienvorth, Getluegolhor . ae IL Birkenhein (West Germany) .” . oer : a a Zo the Justice “ae of the United States of “imortca Cesk ; ; Vashington, D.C.) “Gentlemen: ne -  . “FY take the , liberty of urging you to place yourselves ~ . . {8 contact with the Office for the Protection of the . _ nap Constitution of the German Federal Government, Office of | so the Foreign Ministry in Hannover, "On March 17, 1964, x eubaitted to the above office oe certain data and information which should prove very ae interesting also to you. They might have a direct dearing on the causes of the assassination of your President Rennedy, (fhe indications I furnished are of great significance inasmuch as I believe to have dependable information to the .. effect that these ‘guided actions’ will become particularly . Amportant 4 in the near future and will ‘undoubtedly Occur. : Mo _ “Petedrich Rudolf Buske" HW 50529 DBocld:322763603 Page 18
faces IS 7° ZG INCLUSIVE 4 DELETED. F Penson: FOREIGN THES AGENCY Poe et cere avd HW 50529 DBocld:322763603 Page 19
- a os 2 S SP See, . . 4 Fe eRe as AT ne ! > * . . “ : Spent ee , . wt eat . - Bnet hae RET + co . * cae] . - 7 an fa hie ‘ . ., eer - > : ae ‘ - ans : . ook eee a HW 50529 DBocld:322763603 Page 20 .
ep-302 reg TERAL BUREAU OF TIVESTTASTON - —o ae a ; Date _ Ul fea Westcort Company 4 East 52nd Street oo New York City, New York arta et AWARE On November 23, 1963, RI THITTED telephoni- cally advised the Boston Office of the Federal Bureau of ~~" °~ Investigation that he re outh Munn Avenue _ Qrange,._tiawJansey, an’ 4s an employee of the sien Raiiroad - _ Company, New City. WHITTED stated he was calling f from oe : Portland, telephone number 70628. cores He said that while on a train from New York City | on Me November 22, 1953, he met a thirty year_old female, who . oo identified herself as FLORENCE T, RE, of Westcort Company, 4 East 52nd Street, New York City, New York, home er. address 50 West 10th Street, New York City, Telephone Numb aa 7-1955. She een ar ng and spoke disparagingly . .. of the President. She told WHITTED that she had been told , that the President would not get out of Texas alive. She said the Constitution has been violated since 1933, and and that oe it was too bad the President was not killed a year ago. | ot - on 1/23/oRe Reston, Massecnueetie — a : “ty pans Me CONDON: at 1 _ 28 “pate asctated, ohye3/63 ume teins neither ~ sommontattons nor ¢onclusions of the | This dec loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be | distributed outside your agencye artes ou Mingatsie. HW 50529 Docld:32263603 Page 21
ee @K 62-3060 : BL 89-43 RYH; mab/Jjtf 2 On November 23, 1963, CHARIZS 0. SUPPZE, Superintendent, 7O Seuth Muna Avenue, East Orange, New Jersey, told SA GERHARD © 2. HUNDT that RICHARD WHITTED resides at that address but is - eut-ef-tewn fer approximately twe weeks. He added that Mr. WHITTED resides in Apartment 407 and is not married. Sfforts by Mr. SUPPE- and Special Agent HUNDT te centact anyone ia ‘Apartment 407 on Sovenber 23, 1963, were unsuccessful. aa i RICHARD WHITTED, Apartment 407, 70 south Mann Avenue, _ - 7 Bast Orange, New Jersey, advised SA RAYMOND ¥. HOYLE on Wovember 26, 1963, that he could furnish no additional information concerning Miss CABORE. He added that she had been @rinking at the time she made the remarks attributed to her and that her remarks were those ef a person with 8 different political outlosk vee - than that ef the late President KEMMEDY. Dosa HW 50529 DBocld:322763603 Page 22
¥D-302 (Nev. $-25-80) * Dete a Miss Florence T. C. Cabore advised that she met one Richard Whitted on November 22, » 1963, during ¢ a train trip bar Boston. — en eel = “She stated that during conversation, Whittea to1d her that he was one of Teddy Kennedy's campaign managers when he Dar wan for Senator in the State of Massachusetts. wet Misr Cabore denied tiat she even made the statenent aon mf that she was told thet President Kennedy would not get out of | a ; ' Texas alive or that it was too bad he was not killed a year ago? cal’ She stated that she told Whitted that she had read an article - about the wey Adlai Stevenson had been treeted during his vit - to Dallas, Texae, and commented that they might try to do the bee same to President Kennedy or even try to kill him. BE Miss Cabore advised that she is very active in the ae John Birch Society in New ork City. oS et a, ae DL 89-83 oe ee AY 89978. «89 West 10th Sty, “Apt, 2A ~ File F_ ~ -e/2eyeu bySAS EUGENE W. OMNEILL ¢ LELAND F,—————bew 4 dictated - —____——— LOWERY /m } 7 Serre > This document mgh Beither recommendations nor conctosions of the FBI. 1 is the property of he F FBI ond te ‘loaned to your agency; tt and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. - TOP as tg ec ee ey tte a cote ee Voters wanes ” = 0/27/66 HW 50529 DBocld:322763603 Page 23
com + PRE DEA HW 50529 Page 24 1322763603. DoctId
HW 50529 queer frou you, please transnit St ‘ghrough the University DoclId: 322763603 ats translation vas furnished to the Departecat the Department of State, and the matter was . Lane res Of Eavestigation for si qhe folloving results of an in taterview with ANCHE, , Plainstrasse trasse 50, Salexburg, Austria, were furnished | cru Govermuent scent with  Anvestigstive Jurindistion Page 25
The is unbalanced, anterviewer eoncerming the has mo iafcrmatica tica ef Presidernt t ‘ . . * vec d ‘ : ' Fy é i , 4 =. ae ee eee er P. eee oe 132263603 Page 26 DoclIda HW 50529
. i i e H te . . - . 7. mn : : 1 : . an HW 50529 DBocld:322763603 Page 27
- On June 22, 1964,. the golloving 3 letter was a received by a confidential source abroad: ee | “3.4 Yiawies. o/a_057354. ae = | c/o I : . . on Zendon. “Dear Sirss "Whilst in Paris last September, I think =.=. 9°. - I may have acquired some information Which could en | " help you in capturing the REAL killer of President = Kennedy. “I will not attempt to put in this letter, er exactly what is the source of my information, for .. fear you write me off as ‘just another crank’. I ; told my parents about it, & they told me to leave | well alone, because it was too big to y get involved in. wo . eHowever; z must teil 1 someone, ‘ you | seen “Like we arg you are interested, 3 = will | gladly ‘tell you’ crm the little £ B know, in } the © hope it may Reps . ao a - = aw oe . —' o- HW 50529 DBocld:322763603 Page 23