404-10114-10162 RETYPED FROM UNREADABLE COPY. 7 October 1961 MEMORANDUM FOR: The Director Federal Bureau of Investigation ATTENTION: Mr. Sam J. Papich SUBJECT: COURT FOSTER WOOD INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA Reference is made to a 25 March 1961 and a 6 July 1961 in- vestigative report on captioned Subject which have previously been. furnished to this Agency. o> who @S a current Agency employee, has recently been_interviewed concerning his knowledge of Court Foster Wood whom had ‘known since mutual attendance in high school. Attatnhéd rs a de- tailed report of the information furnished by| J concerning his knowledge of Wood. Ks since[ J personally has sufficient reason to question the activities of Wood and the activities of the associates of Wood, has been advised to discontinue any further contact with Woo It would be appreciated if your Bureau would furnish this Agency any additional information brought to your attention con- cerning Court Foster Wood and of particular interest would be any information received by yaur Bureau concerning nast association of Court Foster Wood with Jd The above information is for your use only and should not be . disseminated outside your Bureau. -FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE: R. L. Bannerman Acting Director of Security Attachment: As noted OS/SRS/BLSolie:ect - 16 October 1961 OE VAN TO CA Background 12 Only Do Not Hem ou.
14-00000 ‘ boo RETYPED FROM UNREADABLE COPY. SUBJECT: Court Foster Wood has recently advised that Court Ss Foster Wood was a rélatively close high school friend of : during mutual attendance at Geo High School, Fa wreh , Virginia, during 1957 to 1959. ( acseribed Wood as an -average high school student who had no particular problems with the exception that there were domestic difficulties between the father and mother of Wood. a [Jpecane acquainted with the parents of Wood and made - occasional visits to their home during the above period of time. The father of Wood, Foster Wood, is an attorney who was then living in Falls Church. Some time ago the father and mother of Court Wood split up and Court Wood and father moved into an apartment on Columbia Road, Washington, D.C. advised that after graduation from high school in June 1959 he lost any close contact with Wood. who then started to attend George Mason College, where he seemed to have an interest in philosophy.$ started to attend a military school and Wood expressed extreme Opposition to military schools. > [Jnarried in 1960, which also co to move| si somewhat out-of the social circle of Wood - 5] believed that for approximately a year, during 1959 to 1960, hé did not actually see Wood but advised that after this period-in which he did not see Wood he has had a number of contacts with Wood, many of which - occurred during mutual attendance at the University of Virginia ion School (night school) in early 1961. On one occasion Ss [jattendea a party at the apartment occupied by Wood and er at the invitation of Wood, and on. this occasion came into contact with the "new set of friends" of Court Wood, whom described as being "beatnik types."' Girls in. attendance a e party, according tof appeared to be of the "street pickup" type. ; 3 ae After the above party Wood occasionally ‘telephoned and about .Christmas 1960 Wood called and stated that he was going to Cuba under the auspices of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee. called on Wood after the return of Wood from Cuba and at a ime Wood lauded Castro very highly. The father of Wood was ‘ also present and[—~_fobtained the impression that the father was also in sympathy with Castro. |recalled that he again, at a later date, had visited the Wood apartment, this being an occasion when Wood had been visiting somewhere in Falls Church and contacted[___ to ssk[ take Wood home. On this - (w CA