REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN GARRISON INVESTIGATION OF ASSASSINATION OF KENNEDY.
Originator: CIA
From: CI/R&A
To: CECIL TIGHE, OS/SRS
Document date: 05/10/1968
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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10 MAY 1958

MEMORANDUM FOR: MI. Cecil TIGHE

OS/SRS

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Request for Inforrnation

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Request information on the following individuals who

are involved in the Garrison Investigation of the Assassination of

President Kennedy:

a. Jim BISHOP

b. Wayne COOK

c. James Herbert MARTIN

d. Benjamin SONNENBERG

Edgar B. STERN and wifc

1. William WOOD

.2.. Jim BISHOP

a.. A Jim BISHOP was the author of a three-par?.

article on Jim Garrison which appeared in the Seattle, Washington

Post-Intelligencer:

b. RID/INDEX refcrences to OS files: Jamca Francia

BISHOP, DOOB: 14 March 1937,, Chicago, Illinola (OSt - 192169):

Jamon Howard BISHOP, DPOB: 3 January 1937, Gallowya, Ohio:

Jaines Clarence BISHOP (OS# - 57262).

Are any of these three identifiable with the newspaperman?

3. Wayne COOK

a.

Leslic Norman BRADLEY claimed that he flew

from Wichita, Kansas to New Orleans on 23 November 1963

with a pilot ramed Wayne COOK. ; In March 1968 COOK was

attending pilot-training classes for Pan American Airways at

Sin Matco, California (FBI rcport) ..

b. RID/INDEX referencos to OS files:

Wayne Burner COOK, DPOB: 22 August 1237,

kreeno, California (0S4 - 235139)

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Wayne Augustus COOK, DPOB: 22 April 1932,

Kingman, Arizonia (OS# - 389652)

Is either of these men identifiable with the pilot.

James Herbeit MARTIN

a. James Herbert MARTIN, a motel manager in Dalla:,

Texas hecame the "business manager" of Marina OSWALD after

the assassination. MARTIN had lived in Dallas since 1956.

(Warren Commission Report)

b. RID/INDEX reference to OS files.'

James MARTIN, cit USA?, location: Los Angelca

James H. MARTIN, CSC list 1-30-43, p-128

5. Benjarnin SONNENBERG

&. On the acknowledgment page of his book Rush to

Judgement Mark LANE states:

"I am deeply indehted to

Benjamin SONNENBERG, Jr. whose numerous and invaluabie

suggestiong have found there way into this volume."

b. RID traccs indicate that a Benjamin SONNENBERG

wag President of the Public Relations Council in New York City

in 1952 and later President of Publicity Consultants Incorporated.

One FBI report indicates that in 1938 Alfred K. STERN guaranteed

a bank loan made to SONNENBERG.

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r. CI/OA recorda indicate a Covert Socurity Ayproval

wils granted I July 1959 to permit contact with SONNENBERCi

in connection with Project OKENCHANT. (OSH - 201112)

/6. Edgar B. STERN and wife

a. According to Jack N. ROGERS, the committee

counsel for the Joint Legislative Committee on Un-Amcrican

Activities of the Statc of Louisiana, Jim Garrison haa cen

recciving "contributions and monctary support" from Mia.

Edgar B. STERN.

b. RID tracuo indicate that Mrs. Edgar B. STERN Sr.

of New Orleans is a dangltor of Julius ROSENWALD. Thia

would inake her a sister-in-law of Altred K. STERN. Edgar

Bloom STERN Jr. is apparently a New Orleans TV station Owner.

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c. CI/OA records indicate that Edgar Bloom STERN

SI. was granted a Covert Security Clearance on 19 January

•1953 to permit his use as a donor for project LPCOIN..

7. William WOOD (aka William BOXLEY)

a. A Bill WOOD is alleged to have been conducting

investigations in Dallas for Jim Garrison. 'He has used the

alias Bill BOXLEY. Hc is possibly identical with William

Clarence WOOD Ji. who allegedly had resigned from the

Agency becauso of a "drinking problem" (DOS report, HTOU-80-6B,

26 April 1968, our copy indicated you recoivod i copy)

b. According to other information we have, a William

WOOD of Waco, Texas was the Office of Personnel recruiter

who covered the New Orleans area in 1963. Is there any connection?

Same

W. Deale

James W. Kesler

CI/ R&A

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