‘ \ Assassination Records Review Board Final Determination Notification AGENCY : CIA Peleased under the John RECORD NUMBER : 104-10015-10150 . Kennedy RECORD SERIES : JFK - . flssassination Records AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 201-289248 ollection Act of 1992 ji44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:NW 55199 Date: n6—O6-2017 March 26, 1996 Status of Document: Postponed in Part Number of releases of previously postponed information: 20 Reason for Board Action: The Review Board's decision was premised on several factors including: (a) the significant historical interest in the document in question; (b) the absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause harm to the United States or to any individual. Number of Postponements: 6 Postponement # 1 (Page 1): Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act. Substitute Language: Digraph Release Date: 01/2006 Postponement # 2 (Page »: Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act. Substitute Language: Digraph Release Date: 01/2006 Postponement # 3 (Page 2): Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly may HW 53199  Bocld:32341503 Page 1
HW 53199 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: 32341503 Date: 02/29/96 Page: 1 ' JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION ' CIA 104-10015-10150 JFK 201~-289248 DOCUMENT INFORMATION CIA BERN DIRECTOR, CIA ; . CABLE CONCERNING ALEX DES FONTAINES STORY THAT "THEY" WERE PLOTTING AGAINST PRESIDENT KENNEDY AND THAT "SOMETHING" WOULD HAPPEN IN TEXAS. 11/26/63 2 DES FONTAINE, A ALLEGED PLOT PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT SECRET ; 1B RELEASED WITH DELETIONS 12/06/93 OSW1:V4 1993.12.06.16:55:13:310028: ALEX DES FONTAINES IS A TIME-LIFE. STRINGER AND RADIO CANADA CORRESPONDENT {[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Page 3
TO ROM. , BERN. + DIRECTOR ce | senons: chee 3. “(ee AND. cl ‘oli ie sy 1605-26 NOV 6) ‘| eo oC! Dj oP, A0DP, » o/c, neRBTaPs Ate — a ; SE ee 26209 Zz — IMMEDIATE. DIR INFO PRIORITY BNVA PARI R UDINE SET KUDESK: INK * ‘REF. “BERN: assren iW S66 21)" QUIS | . ay " BERY. Bags, ran 57680) ee CLASSIFICATION REVIEW ‘ . Bon ‘aes CONDUCTED on_2 4 MAY 197 : ; co BERN, Bate: ié iw 59081) Pee eannnneeme ) nse _ AFTERNOON 26: NOVEMBER, rot Azan, 1 REPOR watt { ov a istayereD 1 PASS ABOVE SINFO TO anMart, a “uo somo Vi0g HF e =e qua pip THar We HAD ALSO NorzFieD. “"IDDausH AT Suva. “meted 7 THat aw VIEW “SENSITIVE SUBJECT “MATTER AND To avorp - | aus uae Lo : “ “ANY: Possists ‘eritiGrsH FROM acst “WE wouLD CABLE. “BLUEBELL” ; ; . | REPORT To “acst RE. CINGIDENT. C05, InIcaTEp WOULD ALSO ANF ory [ ay” ae ow ES erayd
“Number ot . i For ster copy of This ‘document. = Pisa MESSAG: . Se UBSEOUENT REPORT paon tifranzad INDICATES: THAT ES. FONTAINES ‘DECIDED FILE REPORT AFTER HAD | RECEIVED PHONE CALL FROM TIME-LIFE STRING ZER, FENALE, NAME ee : UVKNOUN, IN ZURC, TO WHOM SUBJ REFS APPARENTLY ALSO — | a “Man GIVEN HIS ¥ILD STORY AFTER HIS ARRIVAL IN SUISSE Do . a CHER CONTACT WITH SuBu REFS PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN TO Ow STAI TON, ARMATT oR INTARZAN fp). IN READING ACCOUNTS oF ar vee ASSAS! SINATION. SHE RECOLLECTED OR THOUGHT THAT SHE ® RE COL LECTED TALE TOLD 8Y su3d REFS. SHE THEN PHONED DES. rovtaineS wid THEN DECIDED. THAT HE TOO: REMEMBERED THAT SUBJ HAD MENTIONED * __F OoNseIRACY AGAINST. PRESIDENT! \KENNEDY AND TEXAS ASPECT. 4s IN ANSWER INT ARZAN 1 QUERY Des FONTAINES SAID HE SKEPTICAL oo Ke “SUBY STORY, STILL CONVINCED SUBJ UNBALANCED BUT FILED STORY ; TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE. SUBSEQUENT Tr iE~ LIFE REGRIMINAT IONS - TO EFFECT ME. HAD, FAILED REPORT INTERE! STING pND-POS SSTBLY™ ’ é ; i TH cia ae aes ' sit GNIFICANT, ANGLE RE KENNEDY DEATH. . NOT Keown: PARI OFFICE Mas REQUESTED | FOLLOWUP. 3. LANTARZ AN Ly ARMATT, GNVA, BERN” STILL AS SSESS SUBJ reas st Gity As FABRICATION BY UNBALANCED” PERSON. HOWEVER REPORTING INCIDENT _ IN ORDER HOS. OR PARI NOT. BE {CAUGHT SHORT IN EVENT ANY QUERIES. Seo RET oo. a oo ~ G § COMMENT: | Forwarded information ‘on PFC Eugene’ By ‘Dinkin. — 7 _**Forwarded, ‘further developments on. Dinkin and. Bowers case. ae ae ARMATT stated J that information frorn Provost Marshal - Metz area ‘indicated that Bowers:: returned. to, military custody; apparently ‘voluntarily, circa 11° ‘November, os 2 eee bk n, ay 53199 DocIa: 32341503. Page 5.
HW. 53199 AGENCY ‘RECORD NUMBER RECORD SERIES AGENCY FILE NUMBER AGENCY ORIGINATOR FROM TO TITLE : DATE PAGES SUBJECTS DOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST REVIEW COMMENTS [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED DoclId: 32341503 Page 6 Date: 10/26/04 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION CIA 104-10015-10150 JFK 201-289248 DOCUMENT INFORMATION : CIA BERN DIRECTOR, CIA - CABLE CONCERNING ALEX DES FONTAINES STORY THAT "THEY" WERE PLOTTING AGAINST PRESIDENT KENNEDY AND THAT "SOMETHING" WOULD HAPPEN IN TEXAS. 11/26/1963 2 I JFK ASSASSINATION ALLEGED PLOT DES FONTAINE A PAPER 1B RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS 05/03/04 OSW1 : V4 20031201-1018535 104-10015-10150
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See Sanitized File ee _ °° For sterile copy of this GOCUMENL + pe. ee reper _ ve : ¢ est ‘Kia Jee Pie) MESSAGE eS IN 2. j paGE__= _ 3. SUBSEQUENT REPORT FRow INTARZAN 1 INDICATES THaT OFS FONTAINES DECIDED FILE REPORT AFTER HAD | 2 I> =e ~m RECEIVED PHONE CALL FRO’ TIME-LIFE STRINGER, FEMALE, UNKNOWN, IN Zu8C, TO WHOM S8J REFS APPARENTLY ALSO “Wad GIVEN HIS WILD STORY AFTER HIS ARRIVAL IN SUISSE CHER CONTACT WITH SUBJ REFS PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN TO i) stAi LON, AR ATT OR INTARZAN f>. IN READING ACCOUNTS OF VENNEDY ASSASSINATION SYE RECOLLECTED OR THOUSHT THAT SHE ¢ ; ’ REEOLLECTED TALS TOLD 3Y SU3J REFS. SHE THEN PHONED DES FON TAINESS e fat eh W4O THEN DECIDED THAT HE TOO REMEMBERED THAT SUBd HAD MENTICNE CONSPIRACY AGAINST . PRES [DENT KENNEDY AND TEXAS ASPECT. 4. IN ANSVER INTARZAN 1 QUERY DES FONTAINES SAID ME SKEPTICAL | KE SUBJ STORY, STILL CONVINCED SUBJ UNBALANCED BUT FILED STORY | TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE SuBSe QUENT TIME-LIFE RECRININATIONS | TO EFFECT HE HAD FAILED REPORT INTERESTING AND-POS SSIBLY SIGNIFICANT ANGLE, RE KENNEDY DEATH, NOT yNOwN IF TIMES LIFE". ot PARI OFFICE HAS REQUESTED FOLLOWUP. a cana 56 INTARZAN 1, ARMATT, GNVA, 3ERN STILL ASSESS SUBJ STORY AS FA3RICATION BY UNBALANCED PERSON. HOWEVER REPORTING INCIDENT IN ORDER HOS OR PARI NOT BE CAUGHT SHORT IN EVENT ANY QUERIES. set Rt C S§ COMMENT: *Forwarded information on PFC Eugene B. Dinkin. **Forwarded further developmenis on Dinkin and Bowers c2--; He Hee ARMATT, stated that information frora Provost Mars%#- [ Metz area indicated that Bowers returned to mil itary custody, apparently ¥ voluntarily, circa 11 November. eure ees HW 33199 Docld: 32341503 Page @