Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: BRANIGAN
To: SULLIVAN
Document date: 11/7/67
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Notej.

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/10/201

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:

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS:

11/07/1967

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MARK LANE

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT®

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 11/02/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote) :

DATE: 11-14-2017

SEChEL

Mr. C.D. DeLoach

Mr. H.C. Sullivan

1

P Mr: Branigan

1 - Mr. A. W. Neale

REC- 54.

100-40976

5-16-97

CLASSIFIED BY

5668 /1SR

HARK LANE

November 7, 1967

1 - Mr. C.G. Sullivan

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X

OR ENDAG

Mark

Lane,

born February 24, 1927, Bronx, New York,

1s an attorney who has maintained legal offices In

New York City since 1952.

He has a long history of

ae?1llation with Communist Party front Croups. In 1952

he vas Administrative Becretary of the New York Chapter

Parent Zolon

of the National lavyers Guild which has been cited by

the House Committee on Un-American Activitles. He is

a former menber of the New York State Assembly, 1960-62.

During the period the Barren Commission was in

existence, Lane continually took isaue with

ethe Commission

concerning evidence developed surrounding the assassination

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of President Kennedy. He received considerable publicity:

in these matters and regarding his persona) Investigation

of the assassination of President Kennedy.

at one point,

„ON MSZORAAOUAI

he was retained by irs. Marguerite Oswald, mother of

Lee Harvey Oswald.

On Decenber 30, 1964, he married a

Danish national and has been residing abroad since that

time:

He frequently returns to the United States and on

August 15, 1965, he published a book Rush to Judgment,"

which he describes as a critique of the warren Commission's

inquiry into the assassination of President Kennedy.

Tas Ditice of the pistole are per county

New York, conducted an investigation of Mark Lane in 1982

for alleged sodouy, making available the statements of teo

sirls, an obsetse photograph of Mark lane and hand printed

instructions which lane save to one of the girle in ordery

that they could perform upon his person perverted sezual

acts of a sadistie and nascenatic nature.

A confidential source, contact with whom has been

insufficient to establish his reliability, has advised that

the Soviet Comnittee for state Security (AGB) had established

a "trusted relationship" with Mark Lane.

He was identified (s)l

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Released under - the John 1.

DATE: 11-14-2017

~ Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992 144 USC 2107 Hotel.

MARK LANE

• SECRET

by the

NGb as

* lawyer and author of a recent book critical

of the Warren

Commission.

According to the source,

thas

relationship" wae

established by Boris Orokhov, a BGB

oxileer who bad two seerings. with bone.

Thereafter,

however

Lune went

aurope, and after hie retuza vas

not contacted. (lu)

With regard to

the Boris Orokhov mentioned above,

it is bolleved he 1s idontieal with Boris Milthaylovich

Oreshov,

a soviet national formerly employed by the

United Nations Secretariat,

Now York City.

Orekhov

Cerved in

the United states from february to, 4964g

to

dune 17, 1965, and again from Auguet 19, 1965, to

Apr11 2, 1966. (F)(U)

According to the above confidential source,

intormation concerning Lone had previously been made

available to the MCB in December, 1963.

This data

described him as an attorney, a membes

of the New

York

State Assembly, and sharply opposed to policies of the

New York Democratic Party.

Ho was also described as

sharply opposed to racial

disorimination, having organized

a group of saedom riders*

which traveled to southern

states

where he was arrested.

He was

further described

as an advocate of pessive resistance although he is not

indlined to aubrisbivanese. C(U)

NOTE:

See memorandum Branigan to Mr. W.C. Sullivan dated

11/7/67 captioned as above, prepared by CGS: 11c:eco.

This is being prepared for delivery to the White

House and Attorney General.

Classified "Top Secret" as it contains information

received from highly sensitive source, NY 5812-5*, disclosureS

of which could

result in grave damage to the defense interests

of the U.S.

CIA concurrence has been received for the dissemination

of the information concerning Lane as set forth

in this matter.

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Released under the John T. Kennedy ASsasSination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107

DATE:

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OPTIONAL FORM NQ. 10

5010-106

GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES

VERNMENT

(SECRET

Tolson -

DeLoach -

TO

: Mr. W. C. Sullivan

Memorandum

1 - MI: C.D. DeLoach

1 - Mr. W.C. Sullivan

1

FROM :W. A. Branigan

1

DATE: November 7, 1967

MY.

W.A. Branigan

Mr.

A.W. Neale

- Mr. C.G. Sullivan

Callahan -

Conrad

Felt -

Galé

Sullivan -

Tavel

Trotter -

Tele. Room

Holmes -

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SUBJECT: MARK LANE

SECURITY MATTER - C

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Classified by

580

Declassily on: ODOR 2/85

Shitt

Attached is a memorandum concerning the subject

nich includes derogatory background data together wit.

dditional information received from Shamrock our sensitiv

with the Soviet Committee for State Security (KGB)

delivery to Mrs. Mildred Stegall at the White House, and

the Attorney General.

5-16-97

BACKGROUND :

5668510/662 CLASSIFIEDBY 5668 SiD/RSEL

c warfalane, a 40-year-old attorney, has maintained

legain offices In 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

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,

mother of Lee Harvey Oswald.

Attorney, Queens County, New York, conducted an investigation

of him for alleged sodomy furnishing the Bureau with statements

masochistic nature committed by Lane. 100

TX-1 REC- 59

12 NOV 14 1967

Enclosure RenTal 1! = 8-6>

100-409763

CGS: 11C: eCO

AT.T. TNTORMATION CONTAINES

HE ind

* IS UNCZASSIFIED

EXCE

CONTINUED - OVER

-1967

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DATE: -11-14-2017

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Memorandum to Mr. W. C. Sullivan

RE: MARK LANE

100-409763

Juring our contacts with Shamrock, he

furnished

information

that the Soviet Committee for State Security

established a "trusted relationship" with Mark Lane.

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.

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

yane together with additional data received from our

ShamrockPsourcexconcerning his contacts with Soviet

intelligence.

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