Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 27107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/10/20] Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10320-10384 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER :  100-409763-211 Document Information _ ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: BRANIGAN TO: SULLIVAN TITLE: DATE: — 11/07/1967 “PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : MARK LANE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 11/02/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC MEMO OC v9.1 . 69 | Docld: 32312067 Page 1 ,
A, A OF Hote | Released.under..the..dohn-F ..Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (4a Use 21 DATE; 11-14~201 Deiat sis = Mr. C.DV DeLoach “°°” Mr. W.C.: Sullivans... ‘Mr. Branigan’ 0020 Pet Pet bet Pet tt Re ait an Q~\\ November 7, 1967. 7 WSO WARK Lang = 2 - Mr. C.G, Sullivan | is an attorney who has: maintain New York City since 1952. He ha -é affiliation. with Communist. Party an _ he was Administrati of INQ. of the National -Lawye ___ During the period the Wa: existence, Lane continually tcok.. concerning evidence developed surr of President Kennedy. He received: in these matters and regarding his: rsona of the assassination of President Kenned: he was retained by irs... Marguerite: Gswal Lee Harvey Oswald. On December 30,::19 Danish national and has been residing. time. He frequently returns to the Uni August 15, 1966, he published a book “Rus which he describes as a critique of the ¥. inquiry into the assassination of Preside en Commission’s =. The Office of the District Attorney, que New York, conducted an investigation ‘o. An for alleged sodomy, making available a girls, an obsééme photograph of Mark: Lai oe instructions which Lane gave to one of a on thet they could perform.apon iis pe _ acts of a sadistic and Y A confidential source, conta insufficient to establish his reliabil has y.. the Soviet Committee for State Securit B): hi ant} a “trusted relationship” with Mark Lane. ie Ca :t1¢:eco . rm “ i. SEE ‘NOTE PAGE. TWO: ) |. Smo duiiegn vines | a C9 NOVA Lol BGI rec ervee unit L_] creREety i otter 10 | Doel a: 32312067 Page 2 &
Leased under~ the fom *. Kenedy issassanation Records Collection Act of 1992 (4i USC Zi07 Hote). DATE: ii- 14-2701 v . “L ‘te van Le ee Moe MARK LANE *< ; « SECRET by the BGR as o Lawyer and author of a recent book ¢ritical of the Warren Commission. According to the sources, thie ‘yelationship” wag establiehed by Boris Orekhov, a RGB officer who had two bigs With Lane, Thereafter, however, Lene went t tieoge 7, and aster hie return was not contacted. (W//'4) With regard - the Boris Grekhov mentioned above, it ig believed he ig identical with Boris Mikhaylovich Ovekhov, a Soviet national formerly employed by the United Nations Secretariat, New York City, Ovekhov served in the United States. from February 12, 1964, to dune 17, 1965, and again from August 18, 2965, to April 2, 1966. (3)( U) According to the above confidential source, information concerning Lane had previeusly been made available to the %G8 in December, 1963, ‘This data described him as an attorney, a member of the New Yor: Gtate Assembly, and sharply opposed to policies of the New York Democratic Party. He was aleo degoribed as sharply opposéd to racial discrimination, naVing organized @ group of “freedom riders” which traveled to southern states where he was a@rrested. He wags further describad as an advocate of pdssive resistance although he is. not inclined to aubmigsiveness. CS) (u " NOTE: See memorandum Branigan to Mr. W.C. Sullivan dated 11/77/67 captioned as above, prepared by CGS:llc:eco. This is being prepared for de@ivery to the White House and Attorney General. Classified “Top Secret" as it gantains information: received from mhighly sensitive source, [Nv 5812-s*,] disclosurdS) of which SN result in grave damage to the defense interests of the U. 8. CIA concurrence has been received for the dissemination of the information concerning Lane as set forth in this matter. SECRET | DocId: 32312067 Page 3 2]
F Releaséd wider the dohn F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Isc ~ DATE: 11-14-2017 \ we at OPTIONAL FORM NQ. 10 > 5010-106 UNITED STATES /  VERNMENT a ECRE ae } Memorandum (1 = Mr: C.D. DeLoach a — ; 1 - Mr. W.C,. Sullivan Cond i . Gale : TO : Mr. W. C. Sullivan / DATE: November 7, 1967 [°R**"- ‘ - : Tavel ‘ } 1 - Mr. W.A. Branigan Tele Room FROM = We. A. ee 1 - Mr. A.W. Neale anes 1 - Mr. C.G. Sullivan / SUBJECT: MARK a Kuh Data ool _ ‘SECURITY MATTER - C ciassiind by ZEDGE Declaspit\ om: onsi/e Attached isa memorandum concerning the subject which includes derogatory background ta together with chk additional information received from/Shamro ur sensitive - penetration of Soviet intelligence X regarding his _r lationship(@) with the Soviet Committee for State Security (KGB) ; delivery to Mrs. Mildred Stegall at the White 9° and the Attorney General. 5-b- eS §Sto - BACKGROU a Ky / pa lessicd By” BY Sut ¢ used / PK DECLASSIFY ON: ek Te, y ae _ MarKitane, a 40-year-old attorney, has maintained (leg a "offices an New York City since 1952. He has a long history. of affiliation with Communist Party front groups, . ; and in 1952 ‘held a position of Administrative Secretary of — \ | the New York~Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild which has been cited by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. He is a former member of the New York State Assembly, 1960-62. On December 30, 1964, Lane married ‘a Danish national and has been residing abroad since that time. He received | considerable publicity regarding a personal investigation he was conducting concerning the assassination of President Kennedy of which resulted in the publication of a book on August 15,. 1966, | entitled "Rush to Judgment.” At one point during the Warren Commission inquiry, he was retained by Mrs. Marguerite Oswald, it mother of Lee Harvey Oswald. In 1962 the Office of the District Attorney, Queens County, New York, conducted an investigation of him for alleged sodony , furnishing the Bureau with statements and photographs concerning perverted sexual acts Sto a 4 Bs Stic and mp Sp AST AS nature committed by Lane. /O0 “wh 2F ZO g—l! ey ‘ “ st oP - saat: | | ae. 59 : Te Lip e a 12 NOV 14 1967 EnclosuresZeeé FE. f/ —~ &-67 7 Vo. ; 100-409763 | ° AF eenmanecen mmaaphiccepnh || CGS:1llc: seco, eg ) er es ‘ roan 205 CONTAINED “4 4 f: "> us: CONTINUED - OVER LETEO | DocId:32312067 Page 4
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (442 USC 2107 HoYer™ DATES 211-14- 2017 ne a . - ae & SECKET) Memorandum to Mr. W. C. Sullivan 4 RE: MARK LANE 100-409763 dur ing our contacts with (Shamrock, na} furnisnedS@) information that the Soviet Committee for Stat@ Security jestablished a "trusted relationship" with Mark Lane. His | Soviet contact, who was identified, was formerly employed by the United Nations Secretariat, New York City. Details concerning this contact with Soviet intelligence are set out in attached memorandum which should be disseminated to ;the White House and the Attorney General. KX) RECOMMENDATION: If you agree,,. attached for delivery to Mrs. Mildred Stegall of the White House and the Attorney General is a memorandum including pertinent derogatory data regarding ane to her th additional data received fromour [Shanrockftourcgite gaconcerning his contacts with Soviet intelligence Seq vA "SECRET ‘ ! Docld:32312067 Page 5 £