124-10160-10030| AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: _ FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10160-10030 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-109060-6524 binaaltigey 2 a DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM: ANGLETON, JAMES TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 07/15/1968 PAGES: 3 SUBJECT: JFK, JG, INVEST DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Secret NEW _CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW DATE: — 09/24/1997 UPDATE_DATE: STATUS Redact RESTRICTIONS: _ JFK Act 6 (1)(B) COMMENTS: HY 50953 Docld:32166505 Page 1 02/12/2001
ECTION Te NANDA 0 OBJ CATION A ols HY 50953 Docld: 32166505 s/ S red & 6.5 chien Sa 2 QQ cs Ui < =<.cigh Save a * RN . 5 2 Oo £3 0 OR RMAT. SAas aX CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WasHiInGTon, D.C. 20505, NY MEMORANDUM FOR: Director Federal Bureau of Investigation SUBJECT The article includes the following: FOI/PA & fé ) APPRLY it -¥ Attention: Mr. S&S. J, Papich arrison and the ennedy Assas sination: “William Clarenc®gwOob, Sr.) Sage ae “G af ; re s waeee . Lf, i i oe ~~ } _— lf ; e i. 5 l, The New York Times of V2 July 1968, P. Cc 35, ‘ ee t 2 * 4 ot * 4 wa K yee iw AS ae "Over the telephone, Mr. Garrison also introduced an investigator for his office, Bill Boxley, as a former Central Intelligence Agency ¢ Mp he Len, & ts instructor in the 'clandestine operations depart- —_ ment', He said he had found Mr. Boxley while 7 seeking a 'man who had been with the intelligence agency but still cared about the United States', | "Mr. Boxley then said his real name was William C. Wood; he was 48 years old, originally from Texas; he had worked 10 years as a newspaper reporter--last on The Denver Post from 1948 to - 1950; he had been with the intelligence agency two a a ZO! werseas andin — Pe ty to five years in the Fox Washington and had 'usé ‘as many as 10 different BE, names in operationen with the agency sons 4 beat - jo 9060= => ‘JUL: 28 1968 - / Ln y o ee. tne, ~ ceetealimeerrttcr it _ Soe teats Excloded ‘fran autematic Cowngrading znd deciassification Page 2?
~ Spey - 2. In December 1944 William Clarence WOOD, Jr, was approved for duty with OSS in a writing/publishing assignment, He did not serve with OSS, however, because he was assigned instead to combat infantry duties in the Southwest Pagific,. 1950 he was cleared for duty on the island.o in Clandestine Operations. He arrived i year later he suffered a nervous breakdown and Was returned to Washington. Medical examination indicated that the breakdown had been induced by family problems and overindulgence in alcohol. Subject was assigned to our headquarters training component in May 1952 as an instructor. n 13 December 3. In December 1952 he was found lying on a sidewalk near an Agency installation and at his own request was.taken to Emergency Hospital,. He failed to report for duty and in January 1953 was arrested for drunkenness, On 27 January 1953 he resigned at the request of CIA. 4, Onll July 1953 WOOD telephoned to say that he was scheduled for brain surgery in Dallas, Texas, on 13 July. He requested that a CIA representative be present. No surgery was performed, but WOOD was given sodium pentothal in connection with a spinal tap. While under the influence of sodium pentothal Subject said that he had served overseas with CIA and had seen many people killed, He said that CIA was a bunch of dirty cut-throats and that he would not be surprised if they sent one of their men to cut his throat. He also said that one day he would show CIA that he is smarter than they are. After he got well, he would go back to school and get his degree and fight the CIA with everything he had, 5. An FBI report from Dallas, Texas, 30 April 1957, showed that Subject had telephoned long distance from Midland, Texas, toa Chinat intelligence officer in Formosa, claimed former CIA employment, and offered to "help you with things I know", Then he called a person in Lubbock, Texas, who was bélieved to be his wife. He told her that he had talked with Chiang KAI-CHEK's intelligence representative in Formosa and that she and the baby would receive $700 - $1000 a month ‘if this thing goes through". Ww) SECRET HY 50953 Docld: 32166505 Page 3 s Chief Instructo 5 arch 1951, A
6, FBI information of 3 March 1967 indicated that Subjec was again drinking heavily. . %. The foregoing is provided for your information. We should appreciate receipt of any later information on Subject which may be in your possession, FOR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PLANS: {ebart Angleton 316/02725-68 HY 50953 Docld:32166505 Page 4