53320 .Docld:32392962, Page 19.) continent; that he had a great admiration for the Communist — _ - form of government but that this admiration did not prevent him .- | . from having-a stronger feeling of loyalty to the government of . the United States. . EBL Fee: a - A New York Times item for 12 December 1966 mentioned that . George DE MOHRENSCHILDT has been acquainted with Jacqueline |. KENNEDY's father,’ John BOUVIER, and mother, Mrs. Hugh.AUCHIN- . 9°) CLOSS, since Mrs. KENNEDY was a girl. The DE MOHRENSCHILDT's © were quoted as saying they were perhaps the only persons ini Yo po. ° the world to have known the families of both President. KENNEDY ©) =. | ° - and OSWALD. Ce Sag ea Te et a ft el Ee
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ge Mobrenschilde for advice concerning: Oswald. “We find no plo Co - — ¢ ‘Was J. Walton Moore connected with CIA? Was he connected with the Oswald case? ce 7 — - i Answer: Mr. J. Walton Moore was employed by CIA in the Contact Division office in Dallas during the early 1960's. His only contact’ with the Oswald ‘case ‘prior to the assassination is recorded in his’ L Nay 1964 memorandun to the Acting chief, Contact Division, attached at Tab 8 (a typed version of the document eo is also attached because. of the poor Legibitity of the original). 7 He may have been involved in the Agency" 8 effort, to gations. 3 Mr. Moore has stated that he was never asked by Mee “ andieation ¢ that. there was. ever any contact between ‘Oswala and, wes Mooreel 8 .| BoeId: 32392962 Page 22 -: ..°-.
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OPTIONAL FORM NOL 19 * ‘a ag, {. ‘PLAY [U2 COITISN - 4 , ( \ "COA F PMA (0 CeM) S3t-t1s OND . “+ - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ~FR -Q/ LA emera NLU tc oye TO - Ot. TIN — ¢ FROM SUBJECT: Chief, Domestic Collection Division OT DATE: 21 May 1976 Chief of Operations Chief, Dallas Field Office’: | | =: | 7 Paes ES nog gay Inguiry from Reader's Digest Concerning Dallas Field Office Association ‘with Lee Harvey Oswald and George d deMohrenschildt Mb S 7 ep | One aan 50-91 “2. On 19 VMay_ 1976, Pam /Rutler, a research writer for rexa er "s Digest, called on the listed line.. She identified herself as being Wi wLth the - Reader's Divest and said. she was doing research for a-book being written i. by Harry ‘Epstein on the Kennedy assassination, She asked if I had ever talked to or met Lee Harvey Oswald. .I told her I had not.. She thea asked “4£ L had talked to George detfiohrenschildt. about Lee Harvey Oswald. After ZL told her that I would not discuss the matter, she said that she under- _ stood from deMohirenschildt that I had talked to him after he had retumed from a trip to Yugoslavia. .I neither confirmed nor denied this, and 7 told cher again. 1 would not discuss the subject. Le ho SWM/jb - 2.- 1 do not know if ts. Butler actually talked to dctiohrenschiiae are _ or not since the information she shad. could have been acquired from the 0) Warren Comni.s sLon.. Report. oo 7 Sa a eae Uo ASE ee Done Nae Late aon een ree we RE es WALTON MOORE © 7s Ef Docld: 32392962 Page 25... . SO eee
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL. INTELLIGENCE I do know this. man Detohrenschil dt. oy first 1 men him in the ‘early 40' 3. He was. an uncle to: my Andover roommate. ane Later, he surfaced in Dallas- (50° s raybe) He got - involved in some controversial. _. «dealings: in Haiti. _ ~ Then he surfaced when ‘Oswald shot to a . " prominence. He knew Oswald before the, -, assassination of Pres. Kennedy. - “-. T--don't recall his role in all this. ee ee - At. one. time he had /or spent plenty Of pe coe money. eee Sore or oy have - “not. heard From him for many years until ate. attached Jetter_ came. in : EB 9- 1
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