Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, LA
To: SAC, DL
Document date: 11/22/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD_NUMBER:

124-10079-10071

RECORD SERIES:

DL

AGENCY FILE. NUMBER: 89-43-472

Released under the John

Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NIT 53932 Date:

08-14-2017

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC. LA

TO: SAC. DL

TITLE:

DATE: 11/22/1963

PAGES: 4

SUBJECT:

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

JFK, SUSPECT, KING, GEORGE JOSEPH JR.

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

, Unclassified

11/26/1996

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

01/22/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

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FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56)

Transmit the following in

Via

AIRTEL

FBI

Date:

11/22/63

(Type in plain text or code)

AIR MAIL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

RE:

SAC, DALLAS

FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (89-75)

ASSASSINATION OF

PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY

DALLAS,

TEXAS

11/22/63

ASSAULTING OR KILLING FEDERAL OFFICER

For information of Dallas, San Francisco by

teletype 11/22/63 advised the Bureau and

Los Angeles as

follows:

received information

BOB STRAND, Reporter, UPI, advised today he had

from an anonymous source that one

GEORGE JOSEPH KING, JR. of Long Beach, California, allegedly

the son of a retired admiral and who had been arrested on a

charge of Illegally selling nachine guns, had been involved

with several others in a conversation during 8/19/63, wherein

KING and the others discussed the possibility of killing

the President.

The conversation was supposed to have taken

place in the Long Beach area and KING 1s supposed to reside

somewhere in Southern California near Los Angeles.

LOS

Angeles requested to determine KING's present location and

advise Secret Service of the alleged threat. Also advise

Bureau as to the results of check.

2 - Dallas

1 - Los Angeles

WGS: mjg

(3)

89-43-472

Approved:

Special Agent in Charge

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LA 89-75

The following teletype was sent by Los Angeles

to the Director and San Francisco at 6:46 p.m., 11/22/63:

GEORGE JOSEPH KING, JR. first came to attention of

Los Angeles Office during Investigation of WILLIAM POITER

GALE, aKa. RM.

See reports SA HARRY L. GRIFFIN dated

1/24 and 10/11/63, Bufile 62-105253, San Francisco file

157-310.

JAMES KEMBLE LA FLEUR mentioned referenced reports

•eing considered as fed by Los angeles.

Bureau reference

Los Angeles letter to Bureau captioned JAMES KEMBLE LA FLEUR,

10/31/63.

Information re KING furnished ATTU, Los Angeles

by letter 7/16/63.

KING arrested by ATTU when he sold sten

gun to DESMOND O'NEILL, ATTU Agent.

At time of arrest

KING gave employer as Wadell and Reed, 9301 Wilshire Blvd.,

Los Angeles, the firm by which GALE 1g employed.

LA FLEUR recently advised KING had gone to work

for La Fleur Corporation of which LA FLEUR 1s President.

Contact with LA FLEUR Corporation today determined KING was

at work and in the plant.

KING described as white, male, born 8/14/33,

Norfolk, Virginia, 6', 175 pounds, brown half, blue eyes,

address 1404 East

Second Street, Long Beach,

California.

Reported to be graduate of Annapolis, and son of retired

U. S. Navy Admiral GEORGE JOSEPH KING, SR.

Information re KING in referenced tel and

descriptive info telephonically furnished to Secret Service

Los Angeles today and info confirmed by letterhead memo.

Letterhead memo being submitted.

No further action being taken by Los Angeles.

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18-10.0UD

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11/22/63

AIRFEL

AIR MAIL

TO:

RE:

SAC, DALLAS

PROM: SAC, LOS ANQELES (89-75)

ASSASSINATION OF

PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY

TEXAS

11/22/6

ASSAULTING OR KILLING FEDERAL OFFICER

Por Information of Dallas, San Francisco by

telatype 11/22/63 advised the Bureau and Los Angeles as

follows:

raceived information

BOB STRAND, Reporter, UPI, advised today he had

from an anonymous source that one.

GEORGE JOSEPH KINO, JR. of Long Beach, California, allegedly

the son of a rottrod aduiral and who had been arrested on a

charge of illegally selling machine guns, had been involved

with several others in a conversation during 8/19/63, wherein

KING and the others discussed the possibility of killing

the president. The conversation was supposed to have taken

place in the Long Beach area and KING 18 supposed to reside

somewhere in Southern California near Los Angeles.

Angeles requested to deteruine KINd's present location and

advise Seoret Service of the alleged threat. Also advise

Bureau as to the results of check.

2- Dallas

I - Los Angeles

WGS :mjg

(3)

89-43-472

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LA 89-75

The following teletype was sent by Los Angeles

to the Director and San Francisco at 6:46 p.m., 11/22/63:

GEORGE JOSEPH KING, JR. first came to attention of

Los Angeles Office during investigation of WILLIAM POTTER

синк, ака. RM.

See reports sA HArRY L. GRIFFIN dated

4/24

and 10/11/63, Bufile 62-105253, San Francisco file

157-310.

JAMES KEMBLE LA PLEUR mentioned referenced reports

being considered as PCI by Los Angeles.

Bureau reference

Los Angeles letter to Bureau captioned JAMES KEMBLE LA FLEUR,

10/31/63.

Information re KING furnished ATTU, Los Angeles

by letter 7/16/63.

rave arrested by Atlu when he sold sten

gun to DESMOND O'NEILL, ATTU Agent.

At time of arrest

KING gave employer as Wadell and Reed, 9301 Wilshire Blvd.,

Los Angeles,

the firm by which GALE 1s employed.

LA FLEUR recently advised KING had gone to work

for La Fleur Corporation of which LA FLEUR 1s President.

Contact with LA FLEUR Corporation today determined KING was

at work and in the plant.

KING described as white, male, born 8/14/33,

Norfolk, Virginia, 6', 175 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes,

address 1404 East Second Street, Long Beach, California.

Reported to be graduate of Annapolis and son of retired

U. S. Navy Admiral GEORGE JOSEPH KING, SR.

Information re KING in referenced tel and

descriptive info telephonically furnished to Secret Service

Los Angeles today and info confirmed by letterhead memo.

Letterhead memo being submitted.

No further action being taken by Los Angeles.

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1d-100J0

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