Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: WMFO
To: HQ
Document date: 05/27/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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05/27/1963

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ALEXANDER IRWIN RORKE, JR.

ALEXANDER RORKE

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/19/1998

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DATE: -11-14-2017

SECRET!

WFO 97-1653

SHOLLENBERGER advised that the first interview was a

telephone interview of RORKE

for ABC news conducted by JOHN

MAGEE, Washington news editor, ABC News, on 4/26/63.

BOB CLARK, Washington Correspondent of ABC News,

conducted the second interview of RORKEd: on 4/26/63,

at the

Washington Hotel, Washington, D. C.

The third interview of RORKE : on 4/26/63, was conducted

by JOHN ROLISON, Washington Correspondent, ABC News, at

ABC News

Studio, Washington, D. C.

SHOLLENBERGER explained that the tapes

containing original recordings of the first and third interviews

have, according to regular practice of ABC, been "erased" in prepara

tion

for reuse.

The original recording of the interview conducted

by BOB. CLARK has not been erased and at the specific request of

SHOLLENBERGER, will be retained at ABC News for possible future

use by the FBI.

A tape recording of the one furnished by SHOLLENBERGER

has been made and is being retained by WFO.

The tape recording

furnished by SHOLLENBERGER, on 4/29/63, was returned to him on

5/2/63.

ABC is retaining the original tape recording of the interview

conducted by BOB CLARK,

SHOLLENBERGER also advised that ABC will

also retain the tape recording returned to ABC on 5/2/63, containing

all three interviews of

" RORKE by ABC on 4/26/63, pending any

future need of it by the FBI.

ReWFOirtel dated 5/2/63, respectiully requested that the

Bureau advise WFO when and if ABC tape recordings are no longer

needed so that SHOLLENBERGER, who has been most cooperative in this

matter, can be appropriately notified.

In the absence of any contrary instructions from the

Bureau, interviews with ABC personnel will not be conducted by wro.

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