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FBI

Date:

2/23/76

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TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

ATTENTION: LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION

SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (62-6887)

FROM:

SENSTUDY 75

ON FEBRUARY 23, 1976, A SOURCE OF THE OAKLAND RESIDENT

AGENCY REPORTED THAT ROBERT LEE LEWIS, INVESTIGATOR FOR THE

CHURCH COMMITTEE, HAD BEEN TRYING TO GET SOMEONE TO TESTIFY

BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE MISHANDLING OF THE HEARST CASE.

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ED MONTGOMERY,

A RETIRED EXAMINER REPORTER, AND POSSIBLY THE HEARSTS.

SAC BATES HAS BEEN PERSONALLY ACQUAINTED WITH MONTGOMERY

FOR MANY YEARS. HE CALLED MONTGOMERY AND ASKED HIM CONCERNING

THE ABOVE. MONTGOMERY SAID THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL

FROM

THIRD PARTY ASKING HIM TO CALL LEWIS IN WASHINGTON AS

HE WANTED ADVERSE TESTIMONY ABOUT THE FBI. MONTGOMERY CALLED

AND WHEN UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH LEWIS AND AFTER BEING ADVISED OF

WHAT LEWIS WANTED, HE HUNG UP. ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1976,

LEWIS CALLED MONTGOMERY. HE TOLD MONTGOMERY HE WANTED SOMEONE

TO TESTIFY AS TO HOW THE FBI HAD MESSED UP THINGS ON THE WEST

COAST. MONTGOMERY IS NOT SURE IF HE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONEDiZed-

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THE HEARST CASE. MONTGOMERY TOLD LEWIS HE HAD NOTHING IN THIS

REGARD HE COULD TESTIFY TO, THAT THE FBI WAS DOING A FINE JOB,

THAT HE, MONTGOMERY, DID NOT APPROVE OF THE WAY THE CHURCH

COMMITTEE HAD HANDLED ITSELF IN THE PAST AND THAT THEY SHOULD

GET OFF OF THE BACKS OF THE CIA AND THE FBI AND LET THEM GET ON

WITH THE JOB AND THEN HUNG UP.

MONTGOMERY MADE THE COMMENT THAT HE THOUGHT THIS WAS

A TERRIBLE WAY TO ATTEMPT TO GET FACTS. SAC BATES SUGGESTED

TO HIM IF HE FELT SO STRONGLY ABOUT IT, HE SHOULD CONSIDER

WRITING AN ARTICLE FOR THE EXAMINER AS TO THE APPROACH MADE

ABOVE BEING SUBMITTED FOR BUREAU'S INFORMATION.

ClOSETU

NOTE FOR SAN FRANCISCO ONLY :

THE EXAMINER,

THIS WAS A SOURCE OF SA EVERETT W. NELSON, CSSE 33-8.

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SF 476

NP 210 SF PLAIN

4:20 PM NITEL 2/23/76 MCC

TO DIRECTOR (62-116395)

FROM SAN FRANCISCO (62-6887)

ATTN LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION

SENSTUDY 75

ON FEBRUARY 23, 1976, A SOURCE OF THE OAKLAND RESIDENT

AGENCY REPORTED THAT ROBERT LEE LEWIS, INVESTIGATOR FOR THE

CHURCH COMMITTEE, MAD BEEN TRYING TO GET SOMEONE TO TESTIFY

BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE MISHANDLING OF THE HEARST CASE.

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ED MONIGOMERY, A

RETIRED EXAMINER REPORTER, AND POSSIBLY THE HEARSIS.

SAC BATES HAS BEEN PERSONALLY ACQUAINIED WITH MONIGOMERY

FOR MANY YEARS. HE CALLED MONTGOMERY AND ASKED HIM CONGERNING

THE ABOVE• MONIGOMERY SAID THAT HE MAD RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL

FROM A THIRD PARTY ASYING HIM TO CALL LEWIS IN WASHINGTON AS

HE WANTED ADVERSE TESTIMONY ABOUT THE FBI• MONTGOMERY CALLED

AND WHEN INABLE TO SPEAK WITH LEWIS AND AFTER BEING ADVISED OF

WHAT LEWIS WANTED, HE HUNG UP. ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1976,

LEWIS CALLED MONTGOMERY. HE TOLD MONISOMERY HE WANTED SOMEONE

TO TESTIFY AS TO HOW THE FBI HAD MESSED UP THINGS ON THE WEST

COAST.

MONTGOMERY IS NOT SURE IF HE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED

Searched.

Serialized.

Indexed

Siled.

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SF 62-6887

THE HEARSI CASE. MONTGOMERY TOLD LEWIS HE HAD NOTHING IN THIS

REGARD HE COULD TESTIFY TO, THAT THE FBI WAS DOING A FINE JOB,

THAT ME, MONTGOMERY, DID NOT APPROVE OF THE WAY THE CHURCH

COMMITTEE HAD HANDLED ITSELF IN THE PAST AND THAT THEY SHOULD

GET OFF OF THE BACKS OF THE CIA AND THE FBI AND LET THEM GET ON

WITH THE JOB AND THEN HUNG UP.

MONTGOMERY MADE THE COMMENT THAT HE THOUGHT THIS WAS A

TERRIBLE WAY TO ATTEMPI TO GET FACIS. SAC BATES SUGGESTED TO

HIM IF HE FELT SO STRONGLY ABOUT IT, HE SHOULD CONSIDER WRITING

AN ARTICLE FOR THE EXAMINER AS TO THE APPROACH MADE TO HIM BY

THE COMMITTEE. MONIGOMERY RETIRED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT IS

STILL CLOSE TO THE EXAMINER•

ABOVE BEING SUBMITTED FOR BUREAU'S INFORMATION.

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WA R#W

NR246 WA PLAIN.

6:20PM NITEL 2-27-6 VLN

Bot Tittle

TO SAN FRANCISCO

WASHINCION FIELD

Bot Lill

FROM DIRECTOR

CHANGED, UNSUB, AKA, ROGERI/ LEE LEWIS: IMPERSONATION; 00% SF.

TITLE CHANGED FROM SENSTUDY 75 TO DESIGNATE ROBERT LEE

LEWIS AS THE SUBJECT AND IMPERSONATION AS THE CHARACTER.

RE SE NITEL TO THE DIRECTOR, FEBRUARY 23, 1976, CAPTIONED, "SENSTUDY

73."

INQUIRY MADE BY. FBIH& HAS DETERMINED THAT IMERE IS NO ONE BY

NAME OF ROBERT LEE

LEWIS EMPLOYED AS AN INVESTIGATOR FOR THE

CHURCH COMMITTEE. IN VIEW THAT LEWIS HAS IMPERSONATED A

GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATOR AND HAS ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION

THROUGH THIS IMPERSONATION, YOU ARE INSTRUCIED TO IMMEDIATELY

CONDUCT APPROPRIATE IMPERSONATION INVESTIGATION, POSITIVELY

IDENTIFY LEWIS, OBTAIN TELEPHONE NUMDER OF LEWIS FROM ED

MONIGOMERY, AND SET FORIM LEADS FOR UFO TO HANDLE INTERVIEW

OF SUBJECT.

COPY OF REFERENCED TELETYPE HAS BEEN FURNISHED WO.

END.

Ed. Hone

707-963-

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WA RWW

NRO46 WA PLAIN

6:20PM NITEL 2-27-6 VLN

TO SAN FRANCISCO

WASHINGION FIELD

FROM DIRECTOR

CHANGED, UNSUB, AKA, ROBERT LEE LEWIS; IMPERSONATION; 00: SF.

TITLE CHANGED FROM SENSTUDY 75 TO DESIGNATE ROBERT LEE

LEWIS AS THE SUBJECT AND IMPERSONATION AS THE CHARACTER.

RE SE NITEL TO THE DIRECTOR, FEBRUARY 23, 1976, CAPTIONED, "SENSTUDY

75."

INQUIRY MADE BY FBIHQ HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO ONE BY

NAME OF ROBERT LEE LEWIS EMPLOYED AS AN INVESTIGATOR FOR THE

CHURCH COMMITTEE, IN VIEW THAT LEWIS HAS IMPERSONATED A

GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATOR AND HAS ATTEMPTED TO OBIAIN INFORMATION

THROUGH THIS IMPERSONATION, YOU ARE INSTRUCIED TO IMMEDIATELY

CONDUCI APPROPRIATE IMPERSONATION INVESTIGATION, POSITIVELY

IDENIIFY LEWIS, OBTAIN TELEPHONE NUMBER OF LEWIS FROM ED

MONICOMERY, AND SET FORTH LEADS FOR WFO TO HANDLE INTERVIEW

OF SUBJECI. COPY OF REFERENCED TELETYPE HAS BEEN FURNISHED WFO•

END.

SERIALIZED.

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6:20PM H17TL 2-27-6 VLA

TO SAN FRANCISCO

WASHINGION FIELD

FROM DIRECTOR

CHANGCD, WASUSe ANAg POrinT

ALED

LANIE; I PERSO SATIONE DOE STE

TIILE CHANGEO FROM SONSTUDY 75 TO DESIGNATE ROBERT LEE

LEWIS AS THE SUBJECT AND IMPERSONATION AS THE CHARACTER•

PE SE NITEL TO INE DIRECIOR, FEBRUARY 23, 1976, CAPTIONED, "SENSTUDY

75."

INQUIRY MADE BY FBIHG HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO ONE BY

NAME OF ROBERI LEE LEWIS EMPLOYED AS AN INVESTIGATOR FOR THE

CHURCH COMMITTEE. IN VIEW THAT LEWIS HAS IMPERSONATED A

GOVERNMENT INVESTIGAIOR AND HAS ATTEMPTED TO OBIAIN INFORMATIGA

IHROUGH THIS IMPERSONATION, YOU ARE INSIRUCTED IO IMMEDIATELY

CONDUCT APPROPRIATE IMPERSONATION INVESTICATION, POSITIVELY

IDENTIFY LEWIS, DOTAIN TELEPHONE NUMBER OF LEWIS FROM ED

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MONTGONERY, AND SET FORIA LEADS FOR UFO TO MANOLE INTERVIEW

OF SUBJECI.

COPY OF REFERENCES TELETYPE HAS SEEN FURNISHED WO.

END

faster

N684 / 1970

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FD-36 (Pey, 5-22-64)

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AIRTEL

AIR MAIL

FBI

Date:

(Type in plaintext or codel

(Priority)

3/5/76

TO :

DIPECTOR / FBI

FROM :

SAC,

SAN FRANCISCO (62-6815) P

UNSUB, aka

Robert Lee lewis

IMP

00: SAN FRANCISCO

Peference is made to San Francisco nitel, dated 2/23/76,

captioned SENSTUDY 75, which reportea that ROBERT LEE LEWIS,

allegedly an investigator for the CHURCH Committee, had been

attempting to get someone to testify before the committee

on the mishandling of the HEARST case, and Bureau nitel to

Rst case, and sure nites to sco

San Francisco and WFO, dated 2/27/76, instructing San Francisco

to immediately conduct an appropriate impersonation investigation

and to set forth leads for an interview of the Subject.

Xerox copies of above referenced communications are being

" furnished to WEO,.. New York and Boston.

Pursuant to Bureau instructions, ED MONTGOMERY was

telephonically contacted at his home.

MONTGOMERY stated

that

he received a telephone call from a third party asking him to

call ROBERT LEE LEWIS in Washington, D.C., as he wanted some

information about the

When MONTGOMERI telephoned, the

person answering said that LEWIS was not there.

returned

the telephone call to MONTGOMERY, on Sunday, 2/22/76. (Referenced

San Francisco nitel, dated 2/23/76, contains the information

furnished by MONTGOMERY.)

MONTGOMERY stated that the number

he called was 212-924-7586.

2 - Bureau

2

- New York (Encls. 2)

1 - WEO (Encls. 2) (ATTN :

SA TITTLE)

- Boston (INFO) (Encls. 2)

CAH. Sap

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The San Francisco Office contacted WEO, who advised that

the area code 212 was a New York area code and

not washington,

D.C.

FBI, San Francisco, telephoned the number 212-924-7586.

A male answered the phone and a request was made to speak with

ROBERT LEE LEWIS, who then came to

the phone.

The San Francisco

agent identified

himself as an FBI agent to LEWIS and told him

that he was inquiring about the telephone call that had been

made by him to ED MONTGOMERY, a reporter in San Francisco.

LEWIS admitted

making the telephone call

and stated that he

did not represent himself to be an investigator for the CHURCH

Committee.

He went on at some length and in a rambling manner

relating to many of his past investigative experiences, including

his contacts with EUNICE SHRIVER; a priest at Georgetown;

representatives of the Secret Service, especially Agent DON

CHACOS, and others.

He again denied impersonating a government

investigator; stated that his life was an open book and that

he would have

to contact representatives of the CHURCH Committee

concerning this matter.

He also stated that SA DON CHACOS Of

Secret Service in Washington, D.C., could vouch for him.

He was told that in all

probability that an agent from

the New

York Office would contact him for an additional interview.

He stated that would be fine and that he would request that

à telephonic appointment be made.

SA BOB TITTLE Of WEO telephonically advised that

Secret Service Agent DON CHACOS had advised him that he was aware

of LEWIS and his activities and described him as an over-

zealous, aggressive reporter;: also, that he had received

letter from Senator CHURCH for some reporting that:he had done.:

New York is requested to review enclosed communications,

and in line with Bureau instructions, interview ROBERT LEE

LEWIS.

He should be cautioned against any further situations

which

might lead someone to believe he is a government investigator.

There does not appear to be anything of value obtained by

LEWIS

in this matter,

There does not seem to be any reason to

present this case to the USA. It is believed by San Francisco

that upon completion of the interview by New York that this

case

should be closed.

Information copy furnished Boston inasmuch as they

had a similar situation

concerning

ROBERT LEE LEWIS, 8/75.

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TO :

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (62-6815) P

UNSUB,

aka

Robert

LEE

Lewis

IMP

00: SAN FRANCISCO

Reference is made to San Francisco nitel, dated 2/23/76,

captioned SENSTUDY 75, which reported that ROBERT LEE LEWIS,

allegedly an investigator for the CHURCH Committee, had been

attempting to get someone to testify before the committee

on the mishandling of the HEARST case, and Bureau nitel to

San Francisco and WFO, dated 2/27/76,

to immediately conduct an appropriate impersonation investigation

and

to set forth leads for an interview of the Subject.

Xerox copies of above referenced communications are being

furnished tc wED, New York and boston.

Pursuant to Bureau instructions, ED MONTCOMERY was

telephonically contacted at his home.

MONTGOMERY stated

that

he received a telephone call from a third party asking him to

call ROBERT LEE LEWIS in Washington, D.C., as he wanted some

information about the FBI.

When MONTGOMERY telephoned, the

person answering said that LEWIS was not there.

LEWIS

returned

the telephone cail to MONTGOMERY, on Sunday, 2/22/76. (Referenced

San Francisco nitel, dated 2/23/76, contains the information

furnished by MONTGOMERY.)

MONTGOMERY stated that the number

he called was 212-924-7586.

2 - Bureau

2

- New York (Encls. 2)

- WEO (Encis. 2) (ATTN:

-

Boston (INFO) (Encls. 2)

San Francisco

CAH : rap

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SA TITTLE)

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SF 62-6815

GAH: rap

The San

Francisco Office contacted WEO, who advised that

the area code 212 was a New York area code and not Washington,

D.C.

FBI, San Francisco, telephoned the number 212-924-7586.

A male answered the phone and a request was made to speak with

ROBERT LEE LEWIS, who then came to the phone.

The San Francisco

agent identified

himself as an FBI agent to LEWIS and told him

that he was inquiring about the telephone call that had been

made by him to ED MONTGOMERY, a reporter in San Francisco.

LEWIS

admitted making the telephone call and stated that he

did not represent himself to be an investigator for the CHURCH

Committee.

He went on at some length and in a rambling manner

relating to many of his past investigative experiences, including

his contacts with EUNICE SHRIVER; a priest at Georgetown;

representatives of the Secret Service, especially Agent DON

CHACOS, and others.

He again denied impersonating a government

investigator: stated

that his life was an open book and that

he would have to contact representatives of the CHURCH Committee

concerning this matter.

He also stated that SA DON CHACOS OF

Secret Service in Washington, D.C., could vouch for him.

He was told that in all probability that an agent from

York Office would contact him for an additional interview.

He stated that would be fine and that he would request that

a telephonic appointment be made.

SA BOB TITTLE OF WEO telephonically advised that

Secret Service Agent DON CHACOS had advised him that he was aware

of LEWIs and his activities and described him as an over-

zealous, aggressive reporter;

also, that he had received

letter from Senator CHURCH for some

reporting that he had. done.

New. York is requested to review enclosed communications,

and in line with Bureau instructions, interview ROBERT LEE

LEWIS. He should be cautioned against any further situations

which

might lead someone to believe he is a government investigator.

There does not appear to be anything of value obtained by

LEWIS in this matter,

There does not seem to be any reason to

present this case to the USA.

It is believed by San Francisco

that upon completion of the interview by New York that this

case

should be closed.

Information copy furnished Boston inasmuch as they

had a similar situation concerning ROBERT LEE LEWIS,

8/75.

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SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (62-6815)

APR 1 3 1976

ADIC, NEW YORK (47-11827)

UNSUB; Aka,

Robert Lee Lewis

IMPERSONATION

DESSO ARANCISCO)

ReSFairtel

to

the Bureau, dated 3/5/76, with enclosures.

Investigation conducted by the lYo to date has determined

that telephone number (212) 924-7586 is listed to one JOHN

162 West 13th Street, N. NY.

BARRY,

Numerous attempts to locate and

from

location on

departed the

WYC area by bus

for an undisclosed location in

Florida, to

"work on his book"

while staying with friends who

are unknown

tothem in Florida.

Initially, on March 19, 1976, when contact was made

to locate LEWIS at

this prone number the unidentitied

party

who answered the phone stated that he was

in Boston, with the

exact nature and

purpose and location where he was

staying

were unknown, and a request was left for LENIs on his return

to the NYC area

to contact the NYO. To date, LEWIS has not

contacted the NYO.

LEA

WASHINGTON FIELD.

AT WASHINGTON: D.C.

Is requested to conduct appropriate

and logical Investigation

to determine as to who or where contact

with LENIS may ba accomplished,

may be a lengthy one.

want to avoid contacting

ore in chen 15.

it appears his stay in Florida

is a possibility that Likis

the FBI and not honor the request

contact the NYO while in

the NYC area.

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NY 47-11827

NEW YORK

AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK

contact with the parties

at NY telephone number

phone ntiher tedintain

924-7586.

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TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA FPAIR (41 CFR) 101 - 11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (62-6815)

ADIC, NEW YORK (47-11827)

UNSUB; Aka,

Robert Lee

Lewis

IMPERSONATION

(00: SAN FRANCISCO)

DATE:

APR 1 3 1976

ReSFairtel to the Bureau, dated 3/5/76, with enclosures.

Investigation conducted by the NYO to date has determined

that telephone number (212) 924-7586 is listed to one JOHN BARRY,

162 West 13th Street, NY, NY.

Numerous attempts to locate and

contact LEWIS through this telephone number has determined from

unidentified males that LEWIS only periodically resides at this

location on an

overnight basis as a friend, and

has just recently

departed the NYC area by bus for an undisclosed location in

Florida, to "work on his book" while staying with friends who

are unknown to TAemin Florida.

Initially, on March 19, 1976, when contact was made

to locate LEWIS at this phone number the unidentified party

who answered the phone stated

that he was in Boston, with the

exact nature and purpose and location where he was staying

were unknown, and a request was left for LEWIS on his return

to the NYC area to contact the NYO. To date, LEWIS has not

contacted the NYO.

LEA

WASHINGTON FIELD

AT WASHINGTON, D.C.

Is requested to conduct appropriate

and logical investigations to determine as to who or where contact

with LEWIS may be accomplished, as it appears his stay in Florida

may be a lengthy one.

Also there is a possibility that LEWIS

may want

to avoid contacting the FBI and not honor the request

to contact the NYo while in the NYC area.

Q-San

Francisco

2-Washington

Field

1 - New

York

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NY 47-11827

NEW YORK

AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Will continue to maintain

contact with the parties at NY telephone number (212)

924-7586.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

JULY 1973 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFRI 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

: SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (62-6815) (P)

FROM : SA SAMUEL M. WILLIAMS

DATE: 5/3/76

SUBJECT: Unsub; aka

Robert Lee Lewis

Impersonation

00: SF

He

zNy letter to SF

', 4/13/76

interViews still attempting to contact Robert Lee Lewis for zi

No investigation is outstanding in SF.

ACTION RECOMMENDED: Maintain in Pending status.

SEARCHED_

SEARCHER DA

FBI-SHIVERA-

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62-6815-12

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

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5/5/76

AIRTEL

TO :

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

SAC/ WFO (47-10681) (P)

UNSUBS; aka

Robert

Lee/tewis

IMPERSONATION

(00:SF)

Re New York letter to San Francisco dated

4/13/76.

On 5/3/76, SA ROBERT S. IITTLE WaS contacted by

SA DON CHACOS, U.S.

Secret Service (USSS), Washington,

D. C. (WDC), who advised that LEWIS could be contacted

in Florida, at telephone number 813-441-9014. SA CHACOS

did not know LEWIS' current address in Florida but

belleved he was near Clearwater, Florida.

SA CHACOS

additionally advised he has no idea how

long ISIS would

be in Florida.

On 5/3/76, SA TITTLE telephonically contacted

LEWIS at the above number to determine his length of

stay in Florida.

Initlally, LEWIS was very outraged

at being contacted by the FBI and felt that any Interview

by the FBI should be set up through Senator FRANK CHURCH

or his aldes, Mr. ED GREENFIEND Or LARRY KEVES. LEWIS

further advised that he is an Investigative Reporter

and has done a considerable amount of work on organized

crime. bawls stated he is now doing some work on

alleged FBI-Mafia connections.

LEVIS was advised by SA TITTLE that the FBI

wished to Interview him regarding the possible violation

2-Burea

2) San Franciseo (62-6815

I-New York (47-11827)

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WFO 47-10681

of the impersonation statute, LEWIS stated that he felt

he had resolved this matter when he talked to the FBI

in San

Francisco on the telephone while he was staying

In New York City.

After a lengthy conversation in which

LIs described nis

the misunderstanding regarding

the impersonation

violation to SA TITTLE.

Thereafter, LEWIS advised that in March, 1974,

he was staying with a Mrs. MC CARTHY in California.

Mrs.

MC CARTHY was the wife of California State Senator

MC CARTEY.

LEWIS said he had been informed of the following

series of events by Mr. T. V. MC GUIRE.

LEWIS advised

MC GUIRE was the Democratic candidate for Congress in

the 6th District in California In 1974. MC GUIRE

advised LEWIS that he (NC GUIRE) had been sollelting

for campaign funds in San Rafael, California.

While

campaigning for funds,

MC GUIRE talked to someone who

he belleved to be EMILY HARRIS.

MC GUIRE told LEWIS

that HARRIS answered the door of her residence where

he was solielting for funds.

MC GUIRE said he talked to

HARRIS at length regarding women's lib.

MO GUIRE then told LEWIS that through a third

person he advised the FBI of HARRIS' location. MC GUIRE

said he was then informed through this third person that

the FBI knew of HARRIS's whereabouts and he should keep

the matter in confidence.

LEWIS stated he related this

information to Mrs. MC CARTHY.

LEWIS advised that he then forgot about the

Incident until February, 1976, when he was setting up

• lecture at New York University Law School in New York

city.

LEWIS advised he was reading the New York Mimes

regarding the HEARS! trial

and noted that HEARST and

the HARRIS' were accused of participating

In a bank

robbery in Callfornia on April 15, 1974.

LEWIS said he

then remembered hearine that EMILY HARRTS bad been

located by the FBI In March, 1974.

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LEWIS said he then called LARRY KEVES at

Senator CHURCH's committee and told him that he (LEWIS)

knew a man in California who had information that the

FBI had mishandled the PATTY HEARST Investigation.

LEWIS said he was advised by KEVES

to call T. V. MC GUIRE and determine the identity of

MC GUIRE's source who related the information

to the FBI.

LEWIS called MC GUIRE and was advised that

ED MONTGOMERY, a retired San Francisco Examiner Reporter,

was the Individual contacted by MC GUIRE regarding

MC GUIRE'S

seeing EMILY HARRIS in March, 1974. According

tO MO GUIRE, MONTGOMERY Called the FBI in San Francisco

and told them that MC GUIRE had seen EMILY HARRIS.

MONTGOMERY was told by the FBI to tell MO GUIRE to forget

that he had seen EMILY HARRIS and the FBI knew HARRIS'

whereabouts.

LEWIS said he tried to contact MONTGOMERY

but was unable to as MONTGOMERY had an unlisted telephone

number.

LEWIS obtained the number of a Mr. WELSH, a

friend of MONTGOMERY, from I. V. MC GUIRE and was

told

by MC GUIRE to call WELSH and he would be able to get

MONTGOMERY's telephone number.

LEWIS advised that he called WELSH and Mrs.

WELSH answered the telephone.

LEWIS told Mrs. WELSH

that he wanted to talk to ED

MONTGOMERY. LEWIS said

he advised Mrs. WELSH that he was an investigative

Journalist working on organized crime and that he was

doing work with the CHURCH committee on organized crime.

Mrs. WELSH

then

asked LEWIS 1f he was a reporter and

he replied "yes"

• Mrs. WALSH then asked LEWIS for his

telephone number and said MONTGOMERY would call him

back.

LEWIS advised that he never said he was an

Investigator for the CHURCH committee.

He further advised

he can not remember 1f MONTGOMERY ever tried to call ilm

and he said that to his knowledge, he did not believe

he ever talked to MONTGOMERY.

LEWIS believed that his

next contact in this matter was with

the FBI in

San

Francisco.

Agent HARTER of

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47-10681

LEWIS then went on to describe additional

experiences with organized crime figures and his

feelings regarding the KENNEDY assassination and other

LEWIS further advised that he was being

Interviewed by a

reporter from a St. Petersburg paper

at the time of this telephone conversation.

LEWIS asked SA TITTLE where SA TITTLE had

obtained his telephone number.

LEWIS was advised

by SA TITTLE that this

1s confidential information and

could not be disclosed.

Upon conclusion of the telephone conversation,

LEWIS seemed to be much more cooperative and had a

better attitude toward the FBI.

WFO sees no basis for

further contact with LEWIS regarding this matter. It is

apparant the possible impersonation violation may have

arisen fron a misunderstanding between LEWIS and Mrs.

WELSH regarding LEWIS's occupation. It is felt that

any additional contact with LEWIS would again bring up

a problem with FBI harassment and would serve no useful

purpose.

On 5/4/76, SA TITILE was telephonically contacted

by an unknown female

reporter from a st. Petersburg

newspaper who advised she was with LEWIS when he was

contacted by the FBI on 5/3/76.

The reporter wanted to

verify that LEWIS had actually talked to SA TITTLE from

the FBI.

The reporter asked SA TITTLE what the phone

5/3/76 concerned.

SA TITTLE replied the contents

of the conversation was not public information.

reporter asked if the conversation concerned ED

MONTGOMERY.

SA TITTLE advised he would not comment on

the conversation.

The conversation was terminated at

this point by the reporter.

LEADS

WASHINGTON FIELD

AT WASHINGTON. D.C. Will forward original and copies

copies of PD-302 re Interview

to San Francisco.

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1'-2

5/5/76

AIRTEL

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

FROM:

SAC,

WFO

(47-10681) (P)

UNSUBS; aka

Robert Lee Lewis

IMPERSONATION

(00: 5F)

Re New York letter to San Francisco dated

4/13/76.

On 5/3/76, SA ROBERI S. TITTLE was contacted by

SA DON CHACOS, U.S.

Secret Service (USSS), Washington,

D. C. (NDO), who advised that LEWIS could be contacted

in Florida,

at telephone number 813-441-9014. SA CHACOS

did not know LEWIS' current address in Florida but

belleved he was near Clearwater, Florida.

SA CHACOS

additionally advised he had no idea how long LEWIS would

be in Florida.

on 5/3/76, SA TITTLE

telephonically contacted

LEWIS at the above number to determine his length of

stay in Florida.

Initially, LEWIS was very outraged

at being contacted by the FBI and felt that any interview

by the FBI should be set up through Senator FRANK CHURCH

or his aides, Mr. ED GREENFIEND Or LARRY KEVES. LEWIS

further advised that he is an Investigative Reporter

and has done a considerable amount of work on organized

crime.

LEWIS stated he is now doing some work on

alleged FBI-Mafia connections.

LEWIS was advised by SA TITTLE that the FBI

wished to interview him regarding the possible violation

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of the Impersonation statute.

LEWIS stated that he felt

he had resolved this matter when he talked to the FBI

San Francisco on the telephone while he was staying

In New York City.

After a lengthy conversation in which

LEWIS described his past journalistic endeavors

regarding organized crime, he advised he would explain

the misunderstanding regarding the impersonation

violation to SA TITTLE,

Thereafter, LEWIS advised that in March, 1974,

he was staying with a

. Mrs. MC CARTHY in California.

Mrs.

CARTHY was the wife of California State Senator

MC CARTHY.

LEWIS said he had been informed of the following

series of events by Mr. I. V. MC GUIRE.

LEWIS advised

MC GUIRE was the Democratic candidate for Congress in

the 6th District In California In 1974. MC GUIRE

advised LEWIS that he (MC GUIRE) had been soliciting

for campaign funds in San Rafael, California.

While

campaigning for funds, MC GUIRE talked to someone who

he believed to be EMILY HARRIS.

MC GUIRE told LEWIS

that HARRIS answered the door of her residence where

he was sollciting for funds.

MC GUIRE said he talked to

HARRIS at length regarding

women's lib.

MC GUIRE then told LEWIS that through a third

person he advised the FBI of HARRIS' location.

MC GUIRE

said he was then informed through this third person that

the FBI knew of HARRIS's whereabouts and he should keep

the matter in confidence. LEWIS stated he related this

information to Mrs. MC CARTHY.

LEWIS advised that he then forgot about the

Incident until February, 1976, when he was setting up

a lecture at New York University Law School in New York

City.

LEWIS advised he was reading the New York Times

regarding the HEARST trial and noted that HEARST and

the HARRIS' were accused of participating in a

bank

robbery in California on April 15, 1974.

LEWIS said he

then remembered hearing that EMILY HARRIS had been

located by the FBI In March, 1974.

2

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LEWIS said he then called LARRY KEVES at

Senator CHURCH's committee and told him that he (LEWIS)

knew a man in California who had information that the

FBI had mishandled the PATTY HEARST Investigation.

Lewis said he was advised by Keves

to call I. V. Me Guins and determine the identity of

MC GUIRE's source who related the Information

to the FBI.

LEWIS called MC GUIRE and was advised that

ED MONTGOMERY, a retired San Francisco Examiner Reporter,

was the individual contacted by MC GUIRE regarding

MC GUIRE's seeing EMILY HARRIS In March, 1974. According

and told them that MC GUIRE had seen EMILY HARRIS.

MONTGOMERY was told by the FBI to tell MC GUIRE to forget

that he had seen EMILY HARRIS and the FBI knew HARRIS'

whereabouts.

LEWIS said he tried to contact MONTGOMERY

but was unable to as MONTGOMERY had an unlisted telephone

number.

LEWIS obtained the number of a Mr. WELSH, a

friend of MONTGOMERY, from T. V. MC QUIRE and was told

by MC GUIRE to call WELSH and he would be able to get

MONTGOMERY's telephone number.

LEWIS advised that he called WELSH and Mrs.

WELSH answered the telephone.

LEWIS told Mrs.

WELSH

that he wanted to talk to ED MONTGOMERY. LEWIS said

he advised Mrs. WELSH that he was an investigative

journalist working on organized crime and that he was

doing work with the CHURCH committee on organized crime.

Mrs. WELSH then asked LEWIS If he was a reporter and

replied "yes".

Mrs. WALSH then asked LEWIS for his

telephone number and said MONTGOMERY would call him

back.

LEWIS advised that he never said he was an

Investigator for the CHURCH committee.

He further advised

he can not remember if MONTGOMERY

ever tried to call him

he did not believe

and he sald that to his knowled is believed that his

he ever talked to MONTGOMERY.

next contact in this matter was with Agent HARTER

the FBI in

San Francisco.

3

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## Page 26

WFO 47-10681

LEWIS then went on to describe additional

experiences with organized crime figures and his

feelings regarding the KENNEDY assassination and other

events. LEWIS further advised that he was being

Interviewed by a reporter from a St. Petersburg paper

at the time of this telephone conversation.

LEWIS asked SA TITTLE where SA TIMILE had

obtained his telephone number.

LEWIS was advised

by SA TITTLE that this

1s confidential information and

could not be disclosed.

Upon conclusion of the telephone conversation,

LEWIS seemed to be much more cooperative and had a

better attitude toward the FBI.

WRO sees no basis for

further contact with LEWIS regarding this matter. It is

apparant the possible impersonation violation may have

arisen from a misunderstandins between LEWIS and Mrs.

WELSH regarding IEWIS's occupation.

It Is felt that

any additional contact with LEwIS would

again bring up

a problem with FBI harassment and would serve no useful

purpose.

On 5/4/76, SA TITTLE was telephonically contacted

by an unknown female reporter fron a St. Petersburg

newspaper who advised she was with LEWIS when he was

contacted by the FBI on 5/3/76. The reporter wanted to

verify that LEWIS had actually talked to SA TITTLE from

the FBI.

The reporter asked SA TITTLE what the phone

call on 5/3/76 concerned.

SA TITTLE replied the contents

of the conversation was not public information.

The

reporter asked if the conversation concerned ED

MONTGOMERY.

SA TITLE advised he would not comment on

the conversation. The conversation was

terminated at

this point by the reporter.

LEADS

copies

WASHINGION FIELD

AT WASHINGTON, D.C. Will forward original and

copies

of ND-302 re Interview of LEWIS to San Francisco.

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## Page 27

FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription_ 5/10/76

Mr. ROBERT LAD LEWIS?

telephonically

contacted at

telephone number 813-441-9014 which is

Located in the st. Petersburg, Florida area.

At the outset

of the conversation Special Agent (SA) TITTLE identified

himself and advised LEWIS he was contacting him (LEWIS)

regarding a possible violation of the Impersonation

Statute.

Initially, LEWIS became very outraged at being

contacted by the FBI and stated he felt that any

interview by the FBI should be set up through the office

of Senator FRANK CHURCH and his aides, Mr. ED GREENFIEND

Or LARRY KEVES. LEWIS then stated that he felt he was

being harassed by the

FBI and saw no purpose of the

interview.

LEWIS further advised that he is an

Investigative-Reporter and

has done a considerable

amount of work on organized crime.

LEWIS stated he is

now doing some work on alleged FBI-Mafia connections.

LEWIS was again advised by SA TITTLE that the

FBI only wanted

to talk to him regarding the possible

impersonation violation and would contact Senator

CHURCH's office if that was what LEWIS' desired.

LEWIS stated that he felt he had resolved the

impersonation matter when he talked to the FBI in San

Francisco on the telephone while he was staying in New

York City.

LEWIS then began relating his past journalistic

endeavors regarding his work on organized crime and

possible threats on his life by organized crime figures.

LEWIS stated he believed some corruption existed in the

FBI but stated it probably only concerned one or two

percent of the

agents.

LEWIS then talked about corruption

in other agencies.

After a somewhat lengthy conversation of

approximately 20 to 30 minutes: LEWIS advised he would

explain the misunderstanding regarding the impersonation

violation to SA TITILE.

Interviewed on

5/3/76

Washingion. D. C.

_File #

WTO 47-10681

by_

AST

SA ROBERT S. TITTLE: kaO

_ Date dictated.

5/6/76

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBl and is loaned to your agency;

it and its contents are

not to be distributed outside your agency.

62-6815-15

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5/11/76

AIRTEL

TO:

FROM:

SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (62-6815)

/ SAC, WFO (47-10681) (RUC)

UNSUB; aka

Robert Lee Lewis

IMPERSONATION

(00:SF)

ReWFOairtel to the Bureau dated 5/5/76.

Enclosed for San Francisco are the original and

three copies of an FD-302 re interview with LEWIS.

Since no further investigation remains in this

matter for WFO, this case is being placed in an RUC status.

(2) - San Francisco

(Enc. 4122

New York (47-11827)

1 - WFO

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(4)

do did

62-4815-165

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FD-36 (Rev. 2-14-74)

FBI.

Date:

5/11/76

Transmit the following in

AIRTEL

(Type in plaintext or code)

Via

(Precedence)

SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (62-6815)

SAC, WEO (47-10631) (RUC)

NISERON:

UNSUB:

aka

Robert Lee Lewis

IMPERSONATION

(00:SF)

RewFOairtel to the Bureau dated 5/5/76.

Enclosed

for San Francisco are the original and

three copies of an FD-302 re interview with LEWIS.

Since no further investigation remains in this

matter for WEO, this case is being placed in an RUC status.

@- San Francisco (Enc. 418

New York

(47-11827)11

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WFO 47-10681

LEWIS then thanked SA TITTLE for being patient

with him and listening to his side of the story and

the telephone conversation was thereafter terminated.

Approximately 5 minutes after the conversation was

terminated

LEWIS telephoneically contacted SA TITTLE

in the Washington Field Office of the FBI.

advised he called SA TITTLE to verify that SA TITTLE

was, in fact, a Special Agent of the FBI.

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WEO 47-10681

seeing EMILY HARRIS in March, 1974. According to

MC GUIRE, MONTGOMERY called the FBI in San Francisco

and told

them that MC GUIRE had

seen EMILY HARRIS.

MONTGOMERY was told by the FBI to tell MC GUIRE to

forget that he had seen EMILY HARRIS and the FBI knew

HARRIS' whereabouts.

LEWIS said he tried to contact MONTGOMERY but

was unable to as MONTGOMERY had an unlisted telephone

number. LEWIS obtained the number of a Mr. WELSH, a

riend of MONTGOMERy, from I. V. MC GUIRE and was

•y MC GUIRE to call WELSH and he would be able to set

MONTGOMERY's telephone number.

LEWIS advised that he called WELSH and Mrs

WELSH answered the telephone.

LowEs told Mrs. WELSH

that he wanted to talk to ED MONTGOMERY.

LEWIS said

he advised Mrs. WELSH that he was an Investigative

working on organized

doin was then asked LETs

crime and that he was

doing work with the CHURCH Committee on organized crime.

asked LEWIS if he was a reporter and

he replied "yes".

Mrs. WELSH then asked LEWIS for his

telephone number and said MONTGOMERY would call him back.

LEWIS advised that he never said he was an

Investigator for the CHURCH Committee.

advised that he can not remember if MONTGOMERY ever

tried to call him and he said that to his knowledge, he

(LEWIS) did not believe he ever talked to MONTGOMERY.

LEWIS believed that his next contact in this matter was

with Agent HARTER of the FBI in San Francisco in the

above mentioned telephone call to New York City.

LEWIS then went on to describe additional

experiences with organized crime figures and his feelings

regarding the KENNEDY

assassination and other events.

LEWIS further advised

that he was being interviewed

by

a reporter from the St. Petersburg, Florida, newspaper

at the time of the ongoing telephone conversation.

LEWIS then

asked SA TITTLE where SA TITTLE

had obtained his telephone number.

LEWIS was advised

that this was confidential information.

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## Page 32

WFO 47-10681

LEWIS advised that in March: 1974, he was

staying with a Mrs. MC CARTHY in California.

MC CARTHY waS the wife of California State Senator

MC CARTHY.

LEWIS said he had been inforned of the following

series of events by Mr.

T. V. MC GUIRE.

LEWIS advised

MIC GUIRE was the Democratic candidate for Congress in

the oth District of California in 1974. MC GUIRE told

LEWIS that he (MC GUIRE) had been soliciting for

campaign funds in the

San Rafael, California area. While

soliciting for these funds, MC GUIRE talked to someone

who he believed to be EMILY HARRIS. MC GUIRE told

LEWIS that the person he believed to be EMILY HARRIS

answered the door of a residence and

• MC GUIRE talked to

her at length regarding Women's Lib.

MC GUIRE then told LEWIS that through a third

person, he advised the FBI of HARRIS' location.

MC GUIRE

said he was then informed through this third person:

that the FBI knew of HARRIS' whereabouts and he should

the matter in confidence.

LEWIS stated at the

time he learned of this information he related it to

Mrs. MC CARTHY.

LEWIS stated that he then forgot about the

incident until February, 1976, when he was setting up

LEWIS

advised he was reading the New York Times regarding the

HEARST trial and noted that HEARST and the HARRIS' were

accused of participating in

a bank robbery in

California on April 15, 1974. LEWIS said he then

remembered hearing that EMILY HARRIS had been located

by the FBI in March, 1974.

LEWIS said

he then called LARRY KEVES at

Senator CHURCH's Committee and told KEVES that he (LEWIS)

knew a

man in California who had information that the

FBI had

mishandled the PATTY HEARST investigation.

LEWIS said he was advised by KEVES to call

T. V. MC GUIRE and determine the identity of MC GUIRE's

source who related the information to the FBI.

called MC GUIRE and was advised that ED MONTGOMERY,

retired

San Francisco Examiner-Reporter.

was the

individual contacted by MC GUIRE recarding MC GUIRRIS

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FROM

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SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1982 ELITION

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (62-6815)

ADIC, NEM

YORK (47-11827) (RUC)

UNSUBS; aka

Robert Lee Lewis

IMPERSONATION

(00:

SF)

DATE:

MAY 121916

ReWFOairtel to the Bureau, dated 5/5/76.

This

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Transmit in

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(Type in plaintext or codel

To:

SAC, Albany

'rom:

Director,

FBI

DOMESTIC SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS

(Precedence)

10/19/76

(Date)

PERSONAL ATTENTION

For your information, in connection with

Congressional

oversight, FBIHQ has been receiving requests from

the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence relating to our

handling of domestic security matters including the question

as to the number of organizations and individuals currently

under investigation.

In order to insure prompt response to all such

requests, you are reminded that upon initiation of a domestic

security investigation of an individual or organization,

FBIHQ should be promptly notified, as set forth in Sections

87 and 122, Manual of Instructions.

In addition, FBIHQ

should also be promptly advised of the closing of any such

investigations.

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(2) SUBJECT

SYNOPSIS

1. SOURCE (1) ADVISED THAI SUBJECI TELEPHONICALLY CONTACTED MIM

ON 03 FEB 1981. STATING HE WAS AV INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER AND HAD

iNFORMATION OF

VITAL INTEREST CONCERNING VADM ROBERT INMAN AND

TASK FORCE 157. SUBJECT AGREED TO DELIVER PERTINENT DOCUMENT,

TO NIS SPECIAL

AGENIS WHO COULD MEET HIM IN A BAR CAPE INSAN

FRANCISCO, CA.

SUBJECT WAS MET ON 03 FEB 1981 BY REPORTING AGENT AND

SPECIAL AGENT DAVID B. REPPARD OF NAVINUSERVRA SAN FRANCISCO:

SUBJECT DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER DEALING

WITH ORGANIZED CRIME, INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, SUCH EVENTS AS

THE MURDER OF JOHN F.

KENNEDY, J. EDGAR HOOVER, AND . S. DISIRICT

JUDGE JOHN WOOD.

MATTERS OF

NAVAL INTEREST WHICH HE BROUGHT UP

PERTAINED TO THE THEFT OF STARLIGHI MODEL NIGHISCOPES FROM THE

NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER, CHINA LAKE, CA, WHICH HE CLAIMED WAS PART

OF AN INTERNATIONAL GUNS FOR DRUGS OPERATION: AND AN ARTICLE I

FROM THE 4-10 JAN 1981 EDITION OF "THE NATIONAL TIMES," AN

AUSTRALIAN PUBLICATION, WHICH DEALT WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE

NUGAN HAND BANK WITH TASK FORCE 157 AND INCLUDED INTERNATIONAL

DRUG ASPECTS AS WELL AS ESPIONAGE.

SUBJECT ALSO PROVIDED COPIES OF FBI FILE #91-44375, DEALING

WITH SUBJECT AS A SUSPECT IN A 1972 BANK ROBBERY IN SAN FRANCISCO,

AS WELL AS MISCELLANEOUS OTHER FBI MEMOS REGARDING SUBSEQUENT

CONTACT WITH SUBJECT.

SUBJECT FURTHER STATED HE HAD BEEN

INTERVIEWED BY POLICE AND SECRET SERVICE IN EUGENE, OR . AS A

SUSPECTED THREAT TO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE EDWARD KENNEDY.

SUBJECT WOULD NOT PROVIDE AN ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR

HIMSELF IN SAN FRANCISCO.

ON 04 FEB 1981, SUBJECT DELIVERED ADDITIONAL CLIPPINGS AND

COPIES OF LETTERS

TO THE MAIN GATE, NAVAL STATION,

TREASURE

ISLAND, FOR THE NIS: THESE DEALT WITH THE SAME TOPICS AND ATTEMPTED

TO ESTABLISH SUBJECT'S BONA FIDES AS AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORIER.

WARNING

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF THE NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE.

FOR DEFICIAL USE ONLY

CONTENTS MAY BE DISCLOSED ONLY TO PERSONS WHOSE OFFICIAL DUTIES

CONCERNED

CONTENTS MAY NOT BE DISCLOSED TO THE

WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION

NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE.

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE-NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE

G/N 0107-LF-900-1000

NIS STANDARD SYSTEM DOCUMENT, NAVINTCOM 5000-1(1C) (1-68)

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NIS

OPERATIONS REPORT

CODE

CONTROL

12SF

DISTRIBUTION

02-12-91

STATUS

02-05-81N12-SF17-I NIC/N IONLY

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INIELLIGENCE

MADE AT

MADE BY

ORIGIN

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

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SEX

SOCIAL SECURITY NO.

MILITARY SERVICE NO.

BIRTH

(DATE)

(PLACE) T

NI

TITLE

S/LEWIS, ROBERT LEE/CIVILIAN (DIRC SENSLIIVE)

CONVENT

DURING INTERVIEW, SUBJECT WAS FREQUENTLY EXCITED AND

SOMEWHAI DISJOINIED.

SUBJECT ALSO DISPLAYED INDICATIONS HE

PERCEIVED HIMSELF AS HAVING DIVINE GUIDANCE.

HE PRODUCED A

CLIPPING FROM THE 23 DEC 1979 EDITION OF THE "SAN FRANCISCI

CHRONICLE" WHICH LABELED HIM "MR. PARANOIA" BUT CONCLUDED

THAT SUBJECT HAD PROVIDED SOME PERTINENT INFORMATION TO

SOVERNMENT ASENCIES IN THE PAST.

THE ABOVE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION.

NAVINVSERVRA

SAN FRANCISCO WILL NOT ENCOURAGE FURTHER CONTACT WITH THE NAVY

BY SUBJECT.

THE PROVISIONS OF DOD DIRECTIVE 5200.27 (SECNAVINST

3820.2B) APPLY TO THIS DOCUMENT.

USN AND OTHER DOD

RECIPIENTS MAY RETAIN THIS REPORT NOT LATER THAN 05

FEB 1982.

CLASSIFICATION

OR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

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A NAVAL INTELLIGENCE NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE

NIS STANDARD SYSTEM DOCUMENT. NAVINTCOM 5000-1 (1C) /1-68)

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