Agency: FBI
Originator: DIS
From: HENRY, J. E.
Document date: 05/29/1979
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

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Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER:

FBI

124-10067-10210

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 105-82555-2ND NR 5759

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: DIS

FROM:

TO:

TITLE:

HENRY, J. E.

DATE: 05/29/1979

PAGES:

1

SUBJECTS :

LHO, RP, OPINION

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

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1. .00 15, 17, and 22 May 79, Mr. Jan Benes, Language Instructor, 979 Syida Drive.

Pacific: Grove, CA 93950, was interviewed in connection with a background investiga-

tion pertaining to Vladimir Telarik (CCN 79088-DG1-3248-IV5). At the conclusion

of the interview while being transported to his office at the Delense bankroge

Institute (DLI), he commented on activities involving à Mrs. Granville, a tormer

language instructor at DLI and her daughter, who defected to Caechoslovakia (19605)

and further commented on alleged activities of Lee Harvey Oswald.

2.

Benes related that on 2-4 May 1979 during a visit to Washington, D.C., he met

an acquaintance, Mr. Lorenz, who is employed by the Czechosloval Section of Voice

He believes Lorenz' first name to be Jan.

He said that

Him that Granite's daughter was then in the waited states tsun ta tie told

Polackova.

He believes Polackova is still wanted by US authorities.

He executed

3 sworn statement.

The original statement is being retained in the files of DISHO

and will be released to proper authority upon request. A copy of the statement is

appended as Attachment 1.

13.

Bones further related

that Raca Polackova is a well known Czech-English trans

lator who translates Czechoslovakian hooks for KNOPF Publishing Compdny, New York,

Polackova resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, but visits the United states.

4. Benes related that in 1964, a Mr. Josef Trhlik, a collaborator of the Crecho-

, slovak Secret Police told him that Trhlik had seen Lee Harvey Oswald in Prague,

Czechoslovakia some time after Mercer (NFI) alleged assassin of Trotsky in Mexico,

was there in 1960. He further related information concerning the placement of

listening devices at various addresses in Czechoslovakia and identiried a Mr.

Jaroslav Jelinek. (NFI) as the electronics expert.

Benes provided other information

of counter intelligence national interest contained in his sworn statement.

He

execuled a sworn statement.

The original statement is being retained imhe File

of DISHO and will be released to proper authority upon request.

A copy of the

statement is appended as Attachment 2.

5. Benes stated that he would cooperate with other investigativ

agenctes

quested to do so and that information pertinent to Lee Harvey

Oswald was Previously.

made available to

Michael Novak, then Secretary of Senator Robert kennedy.

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