INFO CONCERNING FRANK STURGIS.
Originator: CIA
From: BROWN, JERRY, DC/SAG
To: CHIEF, SECURITY ANALYSIS GROUP
Document date: 1976-06-18 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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BROWN, JERRY, DC/SAG

CHIEF, SECURITY ANALYSIS GROUP

INFO CONCERNING FRANK STURGIS.

06/18/76

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STURGIS,

FRANK

RORKE,

ALEX

SECURITY TRACES

LORENZ, MARIA

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18 June 1976

MENORANDUM FOR:

Chief, Security Analysis Group

SUBJECT

STURGIS, Frank Anthony

AKA:

SFF353 459

FIORINI, Frank

1.

As you are aware, Frank Anthony STURGIS, one of the

convicted Watergate burglars, has repeatedly and falsely claimed

affiliation with this Agency. Attached to instant memorandum

•are copies of two articles from the New York Daily News by Paul

NESKIC, dated circa April 1975 and 13 June 1976,

specifying

that one Marie LORENZ was involved with Frank STURGIS and Alex

RORKE in 1959/1960 in anti-CASTRO activities.: Furthermore, the

articles again allege that STURGIS and RORKE were acting on

behalf of this Agency. The 13 June 1976 article further alleges

Marie LORENZ has claimed that at the direction of STURGIS and

RORKE (and the Agency and the FBI) in 1960 she went to Cuba to

poison CASTRO.

first article Marie LORENZ alleges that E. Howard HUNT,

to her as "Eduardo" was the paymaster for STURGIS and RORKE.

HUNT has publicly claimed not knowing STURGIS until at least

the late 1960's.

Central America.

There is no evidence in this file that RORKE

was ever affiliated with this Agency.

There is evidence that

RORKE was involved with STURGIS in anti-CASTRO activities in

the early 1960's.

traces in this name vere

Relative to Marie LORENZ, initial Office of Security

negative in April 1975.

Additional

research relative to the June 1976 article has revealed a

positive identification.

Composite information from the attach-

ments would suggest that Marie LORENZ is of German father/

American mother birth, born circa 1940; that her father was

Heinrich LORENZ, a former German Navy Captain who in February

1959 was the captain of a luxury liner "Berlin";

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4.

Office of Security traces in the

nane of Heinrich

LORENZ revealed that he is

the father of Valerie Claire LORENZ

(SF#117

Information in the file, coupled with inforna-

these articles.

5.

1936 at Bremerhaven,

Valerie Claire LORENZ (SF#117 245), born on 9 October

Germany, was the subject of a Covert

Security Clearance request in March 1955 by the Monetary Brancht

Finance Division.

Valerie Claire LORENZ had graduated from

roosevelt High School, Washington,

D. C., in June 1954.

Covert

"Security

The

Clearance was granted in July 1955 and canceled

because of her resignation

on

21. August 1959.

There is no

subsequent activity. in the file..

The following biographic data relative to Ilona

Marita LORENZ (Marie LORENZ)

of Valerie Claire LORENZ:

Shas been compiled from the file

NAME

DPOB

BROTHER

ILona Marita MORENZ

aka: Ilona MariTa, LAWRENCE

aka: Illma MaritaALORENZ

aka:

Martia LORENZ

Bremen, Germany

Entered

mother

and siblings on 1 May 1950

Joachim (Joe) S. LORENZ

aka:

YAWRENCE

, Bremerhaven,

Germany

In 1955 was attending Catholic University,

Washington, D. C.,

and planned to attend

Georgetown

University and

diplomatic corps.

enter the

2

SEGRET

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BROTHER

SISTER

FATHER

MOTHER

Manfred Philip LORENZ

Philip LORENZ

aka: Manfred Philio LAWRENCE

Born on II August 1935 in Germany

As of 1955, studying music (piano)

in New York City under Claudio ARRU.

Valerie Claire LORENZ

(supra)

Heinrich Frederich LORENZ

Born 8 April 19f8, Badmanister Al Stein,

Germany.

Married Alice June LORENZ on

31 August 1932 (or 8 August 1931) at

Bremerhaven

Germany; divorced in

February, 1946, Alice receiving the

children. Employment:

1955: Captain of the "M. S. Berlin",

North American Lloyd Lines, where

he was re-employed in 1948.

1950:

Cargo master of the "Hermoid"

oI "Hermod"

U. S. Navigation

Company, Whitehall Building, New

York City.

1945: U. S. Arny Exchange, Bremerhaven,

Germany.

October 1945:

Released from British

PoN camp.

He had been captured

during World War II when his ship

sank while acting as a German Navy

officer.

Prior WWII: Captain of the "S. S.

Bremen"

and "'S. S. Europa"

NOTE: The file contains information that

an individual of the same name was

connected

with German intelligence

during IvII.

aka:

aka: Alice LAWRENCE (pen name)

aka:

June PAGET (professional

film and

stage name)

nee:

Alice June, LOFLAND

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MATERNAL

AUNT

:

Born 15 October 1905, Wilmington, Delaware

Alice June

LOFLAND left the United States

in July 1931 for Germany and married

Heinrich Frederich LORENZ shortly there-

after.

She remained in Germany until her

entry into the United States with her

children.on I May 1950, proceeding to

Florida.

Residences:

1952-1955: 1418 Monroe Street, Washington,

D. C.

1952: 1459. Monroe Street, Washington, D. C.

1951: 1502 Monroe Street, Washington, D. C.

1950: 313 6th Street, East, Bradenton, Florida

Employment:

October 1953 to at least April 1955:

Office of the Chief of Engineers,

Gravelly Point, Washington, D. C.

Previous: to numerous to mention,

covers to 1945 in Germany, mostly

U. S. Government related.

Lucy L. MC CONCHIE

aka:

Lucille MC CONCHIE

aka:: Lucy HAINES

nee: Lucy LOFLAND

Born 22. August 1886, Wilmington, Delaware.

Spouse:

Major (U.S. Army) Thomas L.

MATERNAL

AUNT

S. Army National Guard Bureau

Organization and Training Branch; Treading

B. C., Apartment 6ts Or Yi6. Washington,

Elizabeth CONARROE

nee:

Elizabeth LOFLAND

aka:

Mrs. Elvin H. CONARROE

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As of mid 1950's living at Mountain

Lakes, New Jersey.

As of 1950-1952

husband employed

by Metropolitan Life

Insurance, New York, and residing at

1529 Ist Avenue. lest, Bradenton, Florida.

MATERNAL

UNCLE

William Joseph LOFLAND

Born 21 March 1904, Wilmington, Delaware

MATERNAL

UNCLE

Paul Osborn LOFLIND

As of 1943 at 18310 Ferguson Street,

Detroit, Michigan.

NOTE: During the 1955 background inves-

tigation of Valerie Claire LORENZ, an

informant, advised, that the 'LORENZ

family was somehow related to General

Haydan

BOATNER,

Major General Haydon

Lenaire BOATNER, retired, is the

father of Helene Lenarie BOVINER

(SFH253 375). Helene Lenarie BOATNER

is a curent staff employee, GS-16

Office of the ComptrolleT, depth and

This

file has been reviewed in

nothing was found to show a relation-

ship between the BOATNER and LORENZ

• families.

7.

Variations of all of the names of Ilona Marita

LORENZ and her fanily have been checked against Office of

Security indices with no additional results with the exception

to a reference to the file captioned "Cuban Intelligence

Activities" (SF#350 643):

An FBI New York Office report in

this file dated 10 February 1960 captioned "Cuban Intelligence

Activities in the United States"

reflects,

in

substance,.

that

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8.

Relative to LORENZ's claim in the attached

article

that she and Alex RORKE (in conjunction with the assassination

attempt against CASTRO) visited FBI offices in New York and

"conference with the two agents who had questioned her

previously and a CIA official"

, It is interesting

to note that

LORENZ was interviewed by SA O'Brien on 22 December 1959.

reflects that he was inter-

vieved on. 30 December 1959

fle of Alexander I. RORKE, J'SA Francis J. O'Brien, FBI, New

9. The above is for your information.

Jerry

BroWn

Deputy Chief

Security Analysis Group

Atts

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