Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: WATSON, MARVIN
Document date: 11/8/66
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT, PHOTO

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DATE: 11-14-2017

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IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10184-10237

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AGENCY FILE_NUMBER: 62-116395-408

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

TO:

TITLE:

DIRECTOR. FBI

WATSON. MARVIN

DATE: 11/08/1966

PAGES:

113

SUBJECT:

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL-

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

BOOKS, AUTHORS, FOX, SYLVAN, JOESTEN, JOACHIM, WEISBERG, HAROLD,

EPSTEIN, JAY, SAUVAGE, LEO, JONES, PENN JR., POPKIN, RICHARD H., LANE,

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT. PHOTO

NEW

Secret

CLASSIFICATION:

09/03/1996

UPDATE DATE:

02/12/2001

Redact

COMMENTS:

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (1)(B)

JFK Act 6 (3)

BULKY ENC, 12578 OF 12691 PAGES NAR, INC 15 LHM, 3 NEWS ARTIC, 5

MEMO, LTR, 2 ENV, 3 TRANSCRIPTS, NOTE, LIST

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

November 8, 1966

BY LIAISON

Honorable Marvin Watson

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Watson:

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED S

DATE 2155 TYSO: RAN/

100-35/838-

References made to your request regarding the authors

of books dealing with the assassination of President Kennedy.

Johan

Attached are summary memoranda setting forth bertinett

Information contained in Fbi fles concerning the follewing individuals:

Edward Jay Epstein

Joachim Joesten

Professor Richard H. Popking

Leo Sauvage

Penn Jones, Jr.

Harold Weisberg

Mark Lane

The files of the FBI contain no pertinent data with

respect to Sylvan Fox, author of "The Unanswered Questions About -

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President Kennedy's Assassiñation."

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A copy of this communication has not been sent to the

-Acting Attorney General.

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Sincerely yours,

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chief of the New York Bureau of "Le Populaire," a French socialist

newspaper.

He also has been reported as a correspondent for the

French publication "'Le Figaro."

In 1951 it was reported that Sauvage was a member of

a small group of individuals close to Louis Dolivet who was refused

reentry to the United States due to his suspected communist and

Comintern background.

(100-23792-148)

In October, 1953, information was received that Leo

Sauvage, "Le Figaro," 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York: City, re-

sponded to an invitation extended by the (Polish Consulate.) New York

City, to attend a showing of the Polish film, 'Peace Will Win, " to be G (U

shown un November 20, 1951, at the Museum of Modern Art, New York

City.

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According to a statement filed with the Department of

Justice, Foreign Agents Registration Section, the French Press Agency

(FPA) in January, 1054, listed Leo Sauvage, 270.West End Avenue,

New York City, as an employee of that agency. In May, 1954, while

Sauvage was still employed by the FPA, it was reported that the chief

of the Washington Bureau of the Soviet Tass News Agency utilized

* (4)

personnel of the FPA to secure intelligenee intormation.›

(105-28250-2 and 3)

* In September, 1956, it was alleged that one Leon Sauvage,

28 rue Marcel Royer, Gennevilliers, France, was one of a number of

individuals employed by the French Communist Party Headquarters, Paris,

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article by Sauvage entitled "The Oswald Affair." This article attacies the

findings of the Warren Commission concerning the assassination of former

President John F. Kennedy and suggests that Oswald was unjustly presumed

to be guilty of the assassination due to prejudiced press and television

coverage.

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

DATE: 11711-2017

November 8, 1966

BY LIAISON

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Honorable Marvin Watson

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Watson:

ALL: INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 3 1-43 Br 9803: Pad) gel

Reference is made to your request regarding the authors

of books dealing with the assassination of President Kennedy.

Jalala

Attached are summary memoranda setting forth pertinen

information containcd i FSI files concerning the following individuals:

Edward Jay Epstein

Joachim Joesten

Professor Richard H, Popkin

Leo Sauvage

Penn Jones, Jr.

Mark Lane

Harold Weisberg

The files of the FBI contain no pertinent data with

respect to Sylvan/Fox, author of "The Unanswered Questions About

President Kennedy's Assassination "

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A copy of this communication has not been sent to the

-Acting Attorney General.

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LEO SAUVAGE.

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Nancy, France:

Leo saurage was born on February 23, 1013, at

In 1964 he was reported as a correspondent and

NY

chief of the New York Bureau of "'Le Populaire," a French socialist

newspaper. He also has been reported as a correspondent for the

French publication "Le Figaro."

In 1951 it was reported that Sauvage was a member of

a small group of individuals close to Louis Dolivet who was refused

reentry to the United States due to his suspected communist and

Comintern background.

(100-23792-148)

In October, 1953, information was received that Leo

Sauvage, "'Le Figaro," 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, re-

sponded to an invitation extended by the Polish Consulate,) New York

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City, to attend a showing of the Polishfilm, "'Peace Will Win, " to be

shown on November 30, 1951, at the Museum of Modern Art, New York

City. (3)

(100-350264-1183) (5)

According to a statement filed with the Department of

Justice, Foreign Agents Registration Section, the French Press Agency

(FPA) in January, 1954, Listed Leo Sauvage, 270 West End Avenue,

New York City, as an employee of that agency. In May, 1954, while

Sauvage was still employed by the FPA, it was reported that the chiefs)(

of the Washington Bureau of the Soviet Tass News Agency utilized

personnel of the frA to secure intelligenee information.*

(105-28250-2 and 3)

/in September, 1956, it was alleged that one Leon Sauvage,

28 rue Marcel Royer, Gennevilliers, France, was one of a number of

individuals employed by the French Communist Party Headquarters, Paris,

France.

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(64-200-231-1 55he March, us le Sual Star, a son 5345)

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magazine published-by the American Jewish Committee, contained an

article by Sauvage entitled 'The Oswald Affair." This article attacks the

findings of the Warren Commission concerning the assassination of former

President John F. Kennedy and suggests that Oswald was unjustly presumed

to be guilty of the assassination due to prejudiced press and

coverage.

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