Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: BOWE, ROBERT E.
Document date: 04/22/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_ NUMBER: 124-10274-10303

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 100-370093-17

Released under the John

Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 53130 Date:

06-01-2017

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

BOWE, ROBERT E.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 04/22/1964

• PAGES: 30

SUBJECT: MCO, ASSOC, COLLABORATE, BOOK, LHO

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

10/30/1998

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE: 02/14/2001-

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

DATE

NEW YORK

NEW YORK

APR 2 2 1964

TITLE OF CASE ECLASSIFIED BY 546 540 S

CUREPORT MADE BY

) ON

427-48

(JFK)-

ROBERT E. BOWE

CHARACTER. OF CASE

EARL CONRAD aka

INVESTIGATIVE PERIORS El

4/16-4/20/64

37:

SM-C

AND I

ADFIS

TA T33 AGANCILS

0BS

•MG

TYPED BY

2-2594

Classmen

REFERENCES:

APPROVED

COPIES MADE:

Report of SA KENNETH J. HUNNEMEDER dated

2/27/59 at NY, and Bureau airtel dated 4/9/04.

-0-

#UL

ADMINISTRATIVE:

Classified

53 clegal

Declassify off:

DADR 2 /27/83

By memo to the SAC, NY, dated 8/30/60, the subject

was removed from the Reserve Index of the NYO inasmuch as

there was no evidence of membership in a basic revolutionary

group subsequent to. 1/1/49 ör membership in a front group

within the past 3 yrs. (Prior to 8/30/60).

The pretext utilized by SA ROBERT E.

in telephonically contacting the subject, consisted of an

BOWE on 4/20/64,

inquiry from a small weekly newspaper concerning reports

that Mrs. MARGUERITE OSWALD had stated publicly that CONRAD

was collaborating with her in writing a book about LEE HARVEY

OSWALD. This call was made to determine the status of this

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

100

13700934-17

REC 48

Bureau (100-370093)

(RM)

3- New York (100-94315)

APR 23 1964

He che ignity

SUBY. C

FATTACHED REPORT

AGENCY..

REQUEST RECD.

DATE FWD, -

HOW FWD.

ĐY.

3 OMAY 4

1964

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NOTATIONS

SECRAI

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no cat Payng

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SECRET

NY 100-94315

book.

CONRAD

appeared quite frank and open in discussing

the status of the proposed book and also when queried about

his own background.

INFORMANTS:

Identity of Source

File Number Where Located

NY THI

NY 4053-5*]$ 4)

EPSTEIN.

Special Agents of the FBI who observed HARRY and

SONIA EPSTEIN on 6/20/63 were SA FENTON T. SCHOLI, SABASTIAN

S. MIGNOSA, and STANLEY K. VAN BUREN.

NEGATIVE CONTACTS WITH INFORMANTS:

The listed infornants who are familiar with

certain phases of CP activity in the NYC area advised the

indicated agents that they had no current subversive information

pertaining to the subject: u

Informant

Date Contacted

NY 2784-S

4/17/64

NY 2705-5

4/17/64

Contacting Agent

SABASTIAN S: MIGNOSA

PETER LEIGHTON

NY 2816-S

4/17/64

PETER LEIGHTON

NY 4097-S

4/16/64

NY 2529-S

NY 2101-S

NY 2587-S

4/17/64

4/16/64

4/16/64

JOHN B. COULTON

PAUL T. BAKER

PAUL T. BAKER

PAUL T. BAKER

COVER PAGE

SECkET!

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FD-263 iNev. s-1-5y

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

V

REPORTING OFFICE

TE! YORK

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEW YORK

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

4/16-4/20/64

REPORT MADE BY

ROBERT E. BOWE

CHARACTER OF CASE

TYPED BY

SI

BARL CONRAD aRa

SM-C

REFERENCES:

DECLASSIFTES

560J SED-KSA

14. JFKL)

Report of SA KENNETH J. HUNNEMEDER dated

2/21/59 at NY, and Bureau airtel dated 4/9/64.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

By memo to the SAC, NY, dated 3/30/60,

the subject

wa. removed from the Reserve

Index of the NYO inasmuch as

there was no evidence of membership in a basic revolutionary

group subsequent to 1/1/49 or membership in a front croup

within the past

3

yrs. (Prior do 5/30/60).

Te pretext usilized Dy SA ROBERT E. BOWE On 4/20/04,

in selephonically contacting we subject, consisted

LOyaly 140r 2 Chail Weekly nowspaper concerning reports

cha: ties.

MARGUERITE OSWALD had stated publicly that CONRAD

was collavorating with bet in writing a book about LEE HARVEY

OSWALD. 2.10 call was made to determine the status of this

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

APPROVED

COPIES MADE:

- Bureau (100-3/0023)

(RM)

- New York (100-04315)

DISSEMINATION RECORD OF ATTACHED REPORT

# 214,326

Veciate

NOTATIONS

OR 9/24/83

AGENCY,

REQUEST RECD

DATE FWD.

HOW FWD.

BY.

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SECHET!

NY 100-94315

book:

CONRAD appeared quite frank and open in discussing

the status of the proposed book and also when queried about

his own background.

INFORMANTS:

Identity of Source

NY T-1

NY 4053-S*

File Number Where Located

characterization of HARRY EPSTEIN and SONIA

EPSTEIN.

Special Agents of the FBI who observed HARRY and

SONIA EPSTEIN on 6/20/63 were SA ENTON T. SCHOLL, SABASTIAN

S. MIGNOSA, and STANLEY K. VAN BUREN.

NEGATIVE CONTACTS WITH INFORMANTS:

The listed informants who are familiar with

certain phases. of CP activityr in the NYC area advised the

indicated agents that they had no current subversive information

pertaining to the subject:

Informant

NY 2784-5

NY 2705-S

NY 2816-S

NY 4097-5

и)

NY 2529-S

NY 2101-S

NY 2587-S

Date Contacted

4/17/64

4/17/64

4/17/64

4/16/64

4/17/64

4/16/64

4/16/64

Contacting Agent

SABASTIAN S. MIGNOSA

PETER LEIGHTON

PETER LEIGHTON

JOHN B. COULTON

PAUL T. BAKER

PAUL T.. BAKER

PAUL I. BAKER

COVER PAGE

9WH1-10703

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