AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 323064270 Page 1 TITLE : DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : ; JFK Assassination System Date: Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10290-10060 HQ 92-9927-1, 2 Document Information FBI SAC, LA DIRECTOR, FBI 05/17/1967 4 ENB, CRIMINAL ACT, FINANCES, ASSOC, CM, LHM, JFK PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 06/06/1998 INDEFINITE INC A/T 4/22/201
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64) oe Cy” : Polson. FBI Date: 6/5/67 a: Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) ATRTEL ATR MAIL a a (Priority) oe L | Miss Holmes. | Bir. Trotter Dele. Room | Miss Gandy... TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-9927) ATT: CRIME RECORDS FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (92-2675) (C) RE: EDWARD NICHOLAS “BE AR 00: LOS ANGELES Vi Re Los Angeles airtel 5/17/67. CKER LA 4367-C-TE, a friend of ED REID,Vauthor of the soon to be published book, "Jungle, USA," contacted REID telephonically on 5/26/67, and explained to him that SIDNEY KORSHAK had reported that ED BECKER was trying to shake down some of KORSHAK's friends for money to keep their names out of the book. The purpose of source was to discredit BECKER to REID in order that the CARLOS MARCELLO incident would be an doer deleted from the book by REID. BECKER is obviously REID's informant concerning reportedly informing Bureau Agents in September, 1963, that CARLOS MARCELLO Was planning on killing President KENNEDY. REID did not commit himself as to deleting or changing any passage of the book. On 5/31/67 ,,, source and SA GEORGE E. BLAND contacted RED Bureau o kB i parte G2-92) _e i xt 2 ~ Los Angeles nxy. a “ 1 - 137-2528)" UY FPL AQN (> WZ " (5) ans | se ae: ii CAEN [F@rvproved: Nh Sent _-S eM Per nS ae : 5 5 Ju A! ° ~ ivs Agent in Charge Docld: 323064270 Page 2?
LA 92-2675 Mr. and Mrs. ED REID at. their residence, 5000 San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles. Source again related KORSHAK's statements concerning BECKER. It was again pointed out to REID that BECKER had been interviewed by Bureau Agents in November, 1962 concerning the BILLIE SOL ESTES case, but had not mentioned the reputed conversation or statements allegedly made by MARCELLO on 9/11/63, (almost a year later) at Churchill Farms, New Orteans. REID stated he would never publish anything to discredit the Bureau or cause embarrassment to the Bureau. Mrs. NANCY REID and then ED REID agreed that, that portion of the manuscript concerning the Bureau would be deleted. LA 4367-C-TE was most helpful in effecting the desired objective. Docld: 323064270 Page 3
FD-3€ (Rev. 5-22364) a > Ua S ay FBI Date: 5/17/67 Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) Vie AIRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED . (Priority). | — awe ee ee EE bot Pd TO DIRECTOR,—FBE- — 7 ATTN: ( CRIME RECORDS / FROM (4 SAC, LOS ANGELES (o tio SUBJECT! EDWARD NICHOLAS BECKER Le AR os Re Los Angeles airtel captioned, "ED D; INFORMATION CONCERNING,” dated 5/11/67” - ; Referenced airtel furnished information that REID, co-author of the »ook "The Green Felt Jungle," has now written y, . a book entitled Xdungle, U.S.A." which is to be published in (~“/ 2/7 the near futureg. In this book, REID devotes one chaptey to CARLOS MARCELLO, LCN member in New Orleans. REID in ded. Fe. information and statements supposedly made by CARLO RCELLO on 9/11/63, concerning the pending assassination or resident peer KENNEDY. REID attributed this information to an informant who If claimed he was interviewed by FBI Agents in Los Angeles and 4 s-cil$4 AGm gave this same information to them in September, 1963. Based —|\--~~ on the information furnished by REID, it was concluded that his informant probably is EDWARD NICHOLAS BECKER. REID was confronted with this but would not identify his informant. On 5/17/67, LA 4367-C-TE advised he received a call . on 5/16/67, from SIDNEY KORSHAK. KORSHAK inquired as to who ED BECKER was and advised that BECKER was trying to shakedown % some of KORSHAK's friends for money by claiming he is the fy)- Bureau (RM) 15 . > ~ Los Angeles oe REC- eo 99207T- / 1 - 62- ¢*. (ED REID) | Te NEG Q 1 - 92-742) {SIDNEY KORSHAK abe |, ees 1 - 13742528)(LA 4367-c-TE) “A — 67 _ LVL/MAL au ee VO By Cd 6 MAY 20 . Approved: Ws t—“<«é‘~CSent LN ra Per ; = Special, Agent,in Charge APS; iSe/ Lo 4 DoclId: 323064270 Page 4
LA 92-NEW collaborator with REID and that for money he could keep the names of these people out of the book. It is noted that source had requested KORSHAK's name be deleted, and it was. Source called for REID and spoke to his wife on 5/17/67. Mrs. NANCY REID was the personal secretary for source in Las Vegas for many years. Mrs. REID stated that BECKER was not connected with REID as the collaborator on his new book nor was anyone else. Source then called KORSHAK on 5/17/67, and related what had been told to him. KORSHAK remarked that BECKER was a no good "shakedown artist." _ a The Bureau will be advised of developments. WAGAKSDE H Docld: 323064270 Page 5