Released under the John fF. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 10/14/20 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10067-10210 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: — 105-82555-2ND NR 5759 Document Information ORIGINATOR: DIS FROM: HENRY, J. E. TO: TITLE: DATE: — 05/29/1979 PAGES: 1 SUBJECTS : LHO, RP, OPINION DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified » RESTRICTIONS : 3 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 03/16/1994 . OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF DOD COMMENTS : v9.1 1 Docld: 322762550 Page 1
(Released under the John Ba Kepnedy Assassination Records Collection Act or 1992. (aa USC BENG Hote) - DATE: 11- -14- 2017 - fo * D aren Guar | )RMATLON SUM An Nei OE. COT: psa 9149-1 D52-MYO1-DB9 | K MeSTRIEBLITION . . ‘to g-poaos = T-p52rG. = 1-D528C i ‘. [aoe BY ‘ S/A J. E. HENRY ———— Se ACN Od Amt IM foe Daw , omer] ieemne By :* SOCIAL SECURITY NO |FORMER MIL SV_NO. JSIRTH DATE) 16S) UPeacgy sft hp ten i yd a Fy ‘ \ nr TITLE | INFORMATION OF COUNTER INTELLIGENCE NATIONAL LNTEREST | Th TAL E zd me eee eee eee ee ee en ei eee emer tees See ree eee EE ere car, Rem ume wet tee Yemen vines seme SUMMARY ' 1. On 15, 17, and 22 May 79, Mr. Jan Benes, Language Instructor, 979 Syida Drive, i Pacific Grove, CA 93950, was interviewed in connection with a backyround. investipa~ | tion pertaining to Vladimir Telarik (CCN 79088-DG1-3248-1V5). At the conclusion of the interview while being transported to his office at the Defense Language Instisute (DLI), he commented on activities involving a Mrs. Granville, a Cormer banguage instructor at DLI and her- daughter, who defected to Czechoslovakia (19605) and further commented on alleged activities of Lee Harvey Oswald. , 2. Benes related that on 2-4 May 1979 during a visit to Washington, D.C., he met tilon of Votce a i a ee tt 2 6 an acduaintance, Mr. Lorenz, who is employed by the Czechoslovak Se of Amecica. He believes Lorenz' first name te be Jan. He said that Lorens told him that Granville's daughter was then. in the United States using the name kaca Polackova. He believes Polackova is still wanted by US authorities. He executed a sworn statement. The original statement’ is being retained in the files of DISHQ and will be released to proper authority upon request. A copy of the statement is appended as Attachment 1. | 3. Beses further velated that Kaeca Polackova is a well known Czech-Euglish trans~ lator who translates Czechoslovakian books for KNOPF Publishing Company, w York, NY. Polackeva resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, but visits the United States. ‘'4. Benes related that in 1964, a Mr. Josef Trhlik, a collaborator of the Czecho- 1 slovak Secret Police told him that Trhlik had seen Lee Harvey Oswald in Prague, | Czechoslovakia some time after Mercer (NFI) alleged assassin of Trotsky in Mexico, i @ ava. GIF a was there in 1960. He further related information concerning the placement of listening devices at various addresses in Czechoslovakia and identified a Mr. | Jaroslav Jelinek. (NFI) as the electronics expert. Benes provided ether intormatton ne cquoter intelligence national interest contained in his sworn statement. He executed a sworn statement. The original statement is being retained inthe files -}" of DISHO. and will be released to proper authority upon request. A copy of the | e 2 2 e ¢ tatement is appended as Attachment 2. , 2 wee OE ids 5. Benes stated that he would cooperate with other ave st leates agewetes if re- quested to do so and that information pertinent to Lee..Harvey swald wag.previously-- 7) | ATTACHMENTS sot ree oe ©) OSE: 2 tera ge NOT RECGRDED | (1) Sworn Statement of Benes, dtd 22 May 79 1 (2) Sworn Starenentie Benes, dtd 22 May 79 oa 1979 “ry “Oo FCINAE F @ iets available to Michael Novak, then Sepyetary & of. Senator Robert Kennedy. , as Ras | { a te j Die Lo a Z eel, WARWING a _ TUS PEE PROPER HD YODER Trier bre La res eM vs Sanaa QM? AL 5154 CPP ET COUPE bt, beh gerbe te Ae Ge ty bee eoreyo egy Bee Goa cet ace ge hee Tad Pee be recip re ALIVE LAY IOera b eee THEE ET ba tate FOR _O OFPICTAL USE ONLY (Ye ROC CORE NEM AY HE EIS LOGE EE OTE 9 TOL HSE : cos ORE ESE VEST LE CUMES Pays, oped h