Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NO
To: HQ
Document date: 05/29/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NU 53932 Date:

08-21-2017

NO 47-4521

as he had no money and was driving a 1957 Ford Station Wagon that

was old and needed repair.

Mr. WHITEWATOR subsequently advised on March 29, 1961 that

he had developed no information on GRORGE RUQUA to connect

him with the hi-jacking and FUQUA had not been to Muskogee,

Oklahoma, to his knowledge.

Oc 355-C whose identity is known to the Bureau and

whose information should be reported on the Administrative Page

of a report was exhibited photographs on february 16, 1961 by

SA SIZEMORE Of JAMES H. DOLAN, BETTY LEE JOHNSON, and GEORGE

FUQUA.

He did not know DOLAN

or JOHNSON, but he knew FuQuA.

He said he last saw FUQUA about 22 years

ago at JAY PAYNE's

place when JAY was operating a whiskey outlet near Muskogee,

Oklahoma.

He stated that FUQUA would steal anything or do anything.

He

advised that FUQUA had been known to go in a grocery store

and steal steaks.

He said FUQUA at one time was a close friend

Of GUY PAYNE, formerly of Muskogee, Oklahoma. He said FUQUA is

a known hi-jacker.

OC 355-C advised that GUY PAYNE, who has been operating

a place near Page,

Arizona in Utah or Nevada is supposed to be

back in Muskogee,

Oklahoma and he surmised that PAYNE would

attend the races at Hot Springs, Arkansas, which started during the

week of February 20, 1961.

He thought FUQUA might show up at Hot

Springs, Arkansas.

He had no information to connect: EUQUA with

the robbery of HARRY BENNETT but said FUQUA could very well be the

"fingerman" or the third man on the outside. He promised to

advise if he developed any information on FUQUA.

Subsequently on March

29, 1961, OC 355-C advised that

he had developed no information on GEORGE FUQUA to connect

him with the hi-jacking..

He said FUQUA had not been back to

Muskogee, Oklahoma to his knowledge.

He advised that he saw

JAY PAYNE, Muskogee, Oklahoma, and asked about FUQUA but JAY

said he had not seen FUQUA.

On April 20, 1961, OC 355-C advised SA SIZEMORE he had

not seen GEORGE FUQUA

and had developed no information to

connect him with the robbery.

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Mr. HOWARD DEFOR, a PCI of the Oklahoma City Office

whose information should be reported on the administrative

page of a report, was contacted on February 17, 1961 by SA

SIZeMORE and exhibited photographs of JAMES H. DOLAN, BETTY LAt

JOHNSON, and GEORGE FUQUA. He did not knoW DOLAN or JOHNSON

but knew FUQUA. He said he had known FUQUA or of him for

about ten years.. He said FUQUA hauled some whiskey for him in

1950 or 1951. He advised that FUQUA will rob anybody. However,

FUQUA has confined himself to whiskey hi-jacking where the

victim would not do anything about it.

Mr. DEFOR said B. G. PAYNE could be the complete

name of GUY PAYNE, a close friend of FUQUA who now has a

place in Utah near the Utah-Arizona border with GLENN CUNNINGHAM.

Mr. DEFOR advised he had "pumped" TEDDY PLACHNA about

the hi-jacking and he did not believe PLACHNA was involved

Mr. DEFOR was recontacted on April 21, 1961 by

SA SIZEMORE and advised that he had

not seen GEORGE FUQUA and

had heard nothing to connect him with the hi-jacking.

ADMINISTRATIVE

Investigation pertaining to associates of JAMES HENRY DOLAN

will be reported

in case entitled "JAMES HENRY DOLAN, AR,"

NO File

#92-264.

Copies of this report are being furnished to Dallas

because of their interest in DOLAN.

The extended period of this report is noted; however,

this is due to the fact that the report contains detailed

information supplied by auxiliary office, which information was

not available in detail

at time prior report was submitted.

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