Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, WMFO
Document date: 06/30/1954
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10208-10427

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

2-1396-7

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI

TO: SAC, WMFO

TITLE :

DATE :

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

06/30/1954

5

EB, VIOLATION INVEST, NEUTRALITY LAWS, BKG A/O

IDENT RECORDS, FORWARDED, MX AUTHORITIES

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 02/10/1997

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC CABLEGRAM

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Edward Boles Browder,

MAY 2 1•1977 2-546 JEK

John D. McCormick

RECISIRATION ACT

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Rebulet to Legat, Mexico City,

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"John D. McCormick, Regietration Act."lU))

It is noted that thie investigation le based upon receipt of

information from the State Department during Merch, 1954, to the effect

that one John D: McCormick, who was then residing in Mexico City, and

who was presumedato be an Anerican, had offered his services to President,

•Jose Figures of Costa Rice In connection with an alleged revolutionary

plot against Figures,

The facts in this case were presented to the

Criminal Division for their opinion as to whether or not there was a

potential violation of the Neutrality statutes under which the Bureau

has jurisdiction,

"The Criminal Division subsequently advised that,

while there was no logical basis to conduct an investigation fron the

granapoint os neutrality Laws, an investigation should be undertaken to

determine whether the subject's activities contituted a violation of

the Foreign Agents Registration Act lor 1938, as arended:

Rebulet Instructed the Legat, Noxico City, to initiate an

appropriate. Investigation in line with the Criminal Division's request,

and a lead was set out for the WO to check passport and visa files of

State Department for pertinent data concerning McCormick.

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ALI. INFORMATION CONTAR

HEREIN IS UNCLASSINY

1s Identical with Edward Browder, Jr., FBI No. 4 840 823, and further

that the subject ie presently in the custody of Mexican authorities on

za bad check charge. Copies of Broder's identification record were

sorwarded to the Legat, Mexico City, or 6-14-54 1a air mail, A copy

Fof this record is attached hereto for the information of the Wro.

For the further information of the WO, Bureau files disclosed

that Brpwder was born op 6-22-17, at Amarillo, Texas. He received a

Bacheldy on science Decrce in Aeronautic Engineerine from the University

of. Texas and also attended the Boeing School of Aeronauties and the Royal

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AIR COURIER

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ALC INFORMATION CONTAINED

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DECODE OF CODEO CABLE NUMBER 559 DATED JUNE 11, 1954 AT

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. RECEIVED VIA THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

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JOHN D.

ME CORMICK, REGISTRATION ACT.

REBULET MAY 17169

LAST. SUBJECT IDENTICAL WITH EDWARD BROWDER,

FEL MUMBER 4010823 MENTICNED BUET TO PHOENT MARCH 26, 197-4360-180

, ENTITLED CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS, ET AL, WAS ARRESTED

(MAY. 10 LAST MEXICO CITY AND BEING HELD BY MEXICAN AUTHOR -

ITIES FOLLOWING HIS ATTEMPT TO HAVE QUANTITY OF CASHIERS:

CHECKS PRINTED ON US BANKS. INVESTIGATION INDIÇATES

SUBJECT HAS OFFERED ARMS, SERVICES, AND OR INFORMATION

TO GUATEMALAN: AND NICARAGUAN AS WELL AS COSTA RICAN

GOVERNMENTS AND WAS INTENDING TO FLY TO MANAGUA JUNE 1J CS J

PERSONAL CONTACT PRESIDENT SOMOZA... INTERROGATION

OF SUBJECT SCHEDULED TODAY, BUT GOBERNACION CONTACT

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MAIL TO LEGAL ATTACHE AND ADVICE IF WANTED

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