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INFORMATION REQUEST PLAC

THIS FORM IS USED TO SAFEGUARD FROM INADVERTENT DESTRUCTION RECORDS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

ACT OR PRIVACY ACT REQUESTS, LITIGATION. OR MATTERS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OR CONGRESS.

IT MUST BE FILED IN THE FRONT OF A FOLDER TO LIST ALL DOCUMENTS IN THE FOLDER RELATED TO A SPECIFIC REQUEST (one form

for each request), OR AS À SINGLE ATTACHMENT TO EACH INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENT.. IT MUST NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE DOCUMENT OR

FOLDER UNTIL THE RECORD SERIES IS DUE FOR DESTRUCTIÓN IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED RECORDS CONTROL SCHEDULES AT

WHICH TIME DISPOSITION OF FLAGGED RECORDS WILL BE CHECKED WITH THE COMPONENT RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER AND

OTHER AUTHORITIES AND WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE STATUS OF EACH REQUEST.

PRIVACY ACT

FOlA

LITIGATION

REQUESTER

TYPE OF REQUEST

CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS

DEPT. OF JUSTICE INVESTIGATIONS

MANDATORY CLASSIFICATION REVIEW

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DOCUMENTS SUBJECT DO REQUEST. INCLUDE FILE NO., SYMBOL. DATE AND SUBJECT

DATE OF REQUEST

1979

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NO.

#526: 113

DATE

31 August 1983

COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom

to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.)

In response to the attached

Incident Report dated 29 August

1983, the undersigned, on

30 August 1983, telephonically

contacted Sergeant Haas, who is

the supervisor of Detective

Arthur Trollinger in s

Fort Lauderdale's Organized Srime

Division. Several attempts to

contact Betective Trollinger on

29 and 30 August 1983 had been

unsuccessful. Sergeant Haas

was advised that a Gordon Novel;

believed to be identical to the

Gordon Novel of interest to

Fort Lauderdale's Organized

Crime Division, is not now nor

has he ever been an employee

or employed in any capacity MoTH

the CTA. The undersigned added

that since the late 60's,

Gordon Novel has periodically

claimed employment with the CIA

Sergeant Haas advised that.-

Gordon Novel is a suspect in a

"bomb threat case."

No further action is contemplated

regarding this matter, and it is

recommended that this case be

closed.

Cath Riven

WARNING NOTICE/COG

INTELLIGENCE SOURCES

OR METHODS INVOLVED

610U EDITONDS

EDITIONS:

Case closed

CL BY 235 967

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• FROM:

Headquarters Security Branch

Security Duty Office

Date of Incident

Time of Incident

29 August 1983

1245 Hours

Namo

NOVEL, Gordon W.

DOB: 07 February 1938

(U)

INCIDENT REPORT

Date of Report

Time of Report.

29 August 1983

1430 Hours

NA

Grade

NA

Office -

Request for Office of Security Assistance (U)

Incident

Summary of Information:

305) 761-2314

Received a call from Detective Arthur Trollinger, Ft. Lauderdale Organized

Crime Division, who requested Office of Security assistance in verifying the

employment of SUBJECT with the Central Intelligence Agency. Caller provided

the following information.

SUBJECT, a convicted arsonist with ties to organized crime, is in the Ft.

Lauderdale area. He is claiming to be affiliated with the Agency and under this

guise has approached several companies specializing in electronic surveillance..

It is for this reason that caller wishes to verify SUBJECT's employemt.

(U)

Caller provided the following description of SUBJECT:

DOB: 07 February 1938

HEIGHT: 5'8"

WEIGHT: 177 LBS.

HAIR:..

BROWN

Advised caller a report of his call would be made and forwarded to the ap-

propriate ortice for any action deemed necessary. (U)

ACTION TAKENS

As stated. Copies forwarded to C/SSD for appropriate action.

(U)

Contacted and briefed Curt Rivers, SSD, who requested a copy of this report. (C)

A check of SRD indices reflects (2) two hits in name of SUBJECT and OSDO

-BHS

Reporting Officer

WARNING NOTICE

INTELLIGENCE SOURCES

OR METHODS INVOLVED

102M 1798 ETERNOUS

EDITIONS

CONFIDENTIAL

LDA

Chief, Headquarters Security Branch

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NOVEL, Gordon

414 Baybrook Dr.

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Subject advised that he had an economic

formula which would slove the world dollar

dumping crisis:

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UNCLASSIFIED

= INTERNAL

USE

ILY

ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET

SUBJECT::: (Optiona!)

NIS Report on US Persons

FROM

CeBehrens

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NO.

DATE

January 24, 1980

COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom

to whom.

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Attached is NIS report, which

I believe is the only copy sent

to this agency. This is of no

interest to the DDO but may be

of interest to someone in Security

Cas

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WARNING

THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION IS THE PROPERTY OF THE:

NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE

AND IS PART OF THE NIS INVESTIGATIVE FILES SYSTEM WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM VARIOUS PROVISIONS

OF THE PRIVACY ACT (5 U.S.C. 552a). REQUESTS FOR ACCESS TO OR DISCLOSURE OF THE ATTACHED

DOCUMENT(S) MUST BE REFERRED TO THE DIRECTOR, NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE. SECNAVINST

5211.5 SERIES REFERS.

BY MAND

DATE: 18 JAN 1980

SERIAL:

FROM: Director, Naval Investigative Service

TO:

Central Intelligence Agency, Deputy Director for Operations Policy &

Coordination Staff, ATTN: Liaison Control, Room 2E0308, Washington, D.C.

SUBJ: NOVEL Gordon/ Civilian

ENCL: (1) NAVINVSERVO New Orleans NOR dtd 09 Jan 1980 •

1. UNLESS NOTED BELOW, THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION MAY BE DISCLOSED ONLY TO

DOD PERSONNEL WHOSE OFFICIAL DUTIES REQUIRE ACCESS THERETP. IT. MUST NOT BE

FILED IN PERSONNEL SERVICE RECORDS OR RETAINED IN OTHER FILES •EXCEPT ON A

TEMPORARY BASIS.

IT IS FURNISHED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE AND SUBJECT

TO THE DISPOSITION INDICATED::

Final Report for any' action deemed appropriate.. Any prior reports not enclosed

have been previously furnished.

Pending Report for any future action deemed appropriate.. Any prior reports not

enclosed have been previously furnished.

No action required. Information is of official interest.

Destroy when it has served the purpose for which provided.

Return to sender within 30 / 60 days.

Return in sealed envelope marked to be opened only by:

Russey

D. E. USREY

BY DIRECTION

IT IS CERTIFIED THAT THE RECORD COPIES OF THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS ARE

BEING RETAINED IN THE NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE IN STRICT ACCORDANCE

WITH SECNAVINST 3820.2 SERIES AND DOD DIRECTIVE 5200.27 SERIES.

INTREAT

dB27I

USE "ONLY:

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ABSENCE) FROM AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS GORDON NOVEL.

HE INDICATED TO THE PERSON TAKING THE CALL THAT THE SUBJECT ITO GE

DISCUSSÈD MAS "MASHINGTON" THE REPORTING AGENT RETURNED THE ICALL

AND IN THE ENSUING CONVERSATION NOVEL INDICATEO THAT HE AS IN-

NOLVED IN A "COMMERCIAL VENTURE" AND FELT THAT THE RESULTS MIGHT

BE OF INTEREST TO MANI"- ME INDICATED. IN ESSENCES THAT MIS PRO-

VECTI INVOLVED DUTFITTING A FAST PATROL CRAFT" HITM VARIOUS PENS

DF TESTING DEFENSE SYSTEMS INFID. ME INDICATED THE TAKE FROM WHIS

PROJECT WOULO DOVIDE INTELLIGENCE DATA ON A VARIETY OF WORLD-WIDE

DEFENSE SYSTEMS.

ME INDICATED THE BRITISH WERE INVOLVED IN A

SIMILAR PROJECT.

2= DURING THE CONVERSATION ME MENTIONED ON SEVERAU OCCASIONS THAT

HE FELT "ONI" WOULD BE THE AGENCY WITHIN THE NAVY ITO RECEIVE HIS

II NF OR MATION.

WHEN THE MISSION OF NIS WAS EXPLAINED TO HIM HE EX-

PRESSED SURPRISFI TMAT "ONI NO LONGER EXISTEO AND THAT NIS HAD NO

FOS IT IVE INTELLIGENCE ICOLLECTION MISSION.

DUKING THE COURSE OF THIS ICONVERSATION NOVEL FREQUENTLY REFERKEO

TO "MY COMPANY" WHEN ASKED A DIRECT QUESTION REGARDING THE IDENTITY

OF HIS COMPANY HE SAID YOU KUDH "THE COMPANY, CIA": ME EXPRESSED

DISPLEASURE WITH GIA AND STATED THAT SHOULD ME EVEN INVOLVE HIMSELF

IN A CONTRACTUAL: ARRANGEMENT WITH THE MAVY HE WOULD NOT ALLOW ANY OF

HIS IINFORMATIION ITO BE PASSED TO CIA.

* AT THIS POINT THE REPORTING AGENT INDICATED TO MA. NOVEL THAT

NIS MOULO HAVE NO INTEREST IN HIS PROJECTS THAT POSSIBLY SOMEONE

ELSE WITHIN THE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MIGHT BE LINTERESTEO

AND THAT IF THE REPORTING AGENT LEARNED OF SUCH HE WOULU RECONTACT

NOVEL.

50 THE PHONE NUMBER LEFT BY NOVEL WHEN HE INITIALLY CALLED SEEKING

THE PEPORTING AGENT

IS 504-8131-2015. THE NOVEMBER 1979 GREATER IVEW

ORLEANS TELEPHONE DIPECTORY INDICATES THAT' 831-2015 IS THE TELEPHONE

CLASSICATION ENRE S

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY - NAVAL INTELLIGENCE - NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE

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SUBJEGT OBTAINED REPORTING

AGENT'S NAME AND PHONE NUMBER AFTER HE

MADE AN INITIAL TELEPHONIC INQUIRY OF THE ASAC, NIS RA WASMINGTON.

DURING THIS CONTACT NOVEL INDICATED HE LIVED IN NEW ORLEANS BUT

HE DID NOTI REVEAL THE NATURE OF HIS INTEREST.

A DCII CHECKI OF SUBJECT AND OF THE VARIOUS TEACHK ONTHS

(IC ON-

DUCTEO WITH LIMITED IDENTIFYING DATAS WAS NEGATIVE. : A CHECK OF

THE NUISANCE FILES AT NISHO REGARDING NOVEL ANO THE TEAGHWORTHS

WAS ALSO NEGATIVE.

17.

ON 8

JANUARVI 198O IAN ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE NEW ORLEANS TIMES-

PICAYUNE MHICH REPORTED LEGAL ACTIONS INVOLVING ONE GORDON NOVEL

• PRESENT LEGAL

ACTION REPORTEDLY INVOLVES NOVEL'S APPEAL OF THE CONVICIION AS WELL

DAS HIS ATTEMPT TO GAIN PERMISSION TO LEAVE THE STATE OF LOUISIANA

DURING THE APPEAL PROCESS. INFORMATION IN THE ARTICLE INDICATES

THATI NOVEL WAS CONVICTED IN LATE 1978 TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON AS

A RESULT OF HIS INVOLVEMENT IN A PLAN TO FIRE BOMB A NEW ORLEANS

BUILDING DURING EARLY 1STE.

NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH NOVEL IS CONTEMALATED ION THE BASIS OF

THE FORGOING AND ITHIS INFORMATION IS REPORTED MERELY TO PROVICE

A RECOPD OF HIS CONTACT WITH NISO NEW ORLEANS.

IT HE PROVISIONS OF DOD DIRECTIVE 5200.27 (SECNAVINST 3820. 281 APFLY

TO THIS DOCUMENT.

USN AND OTHER DO0 RECIPIENTS MAY RETAIN THIS

REPORT NOT LATER THAN I3I DECT T98U.

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CONFIDENTIAL

14 August 1981

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Telephone Conversation with Gordon Novel

Gordon Novel called the New Orleans office on 13 August 1981.

Ronald Farris was away on Annual Leave and had arranged to have his calls

forwarded automatically to the Houston Field Office's listed telephone

number.

When the call was answered with the Houston number, Novel indi-

cated that he was calling the New Orleans office.

He was told that Farris

was out of the office for a week and his calls were being relayed to

Houston.

Novel asked how he would go about obtaining his personal Agency

file under the Freedom of Information Act.

He was told that he should

address a letter to Freedom of Information Coordinator with his request.

He then indicated that he had done this already, and the information sent

to him was so severely edited and sanitized that it was difficult to make

sense of it.

He did, however, discover. that it contained information that

and he asked how to go about refuting the misinformation

and/or correcting the file. It was suggested that he write a letter

detailing the discrepancies and request that a change be made. He did

not seem interested in doing that and promptly changed his line of

questioning.

He asked how he would go about contacting the Director of

the Agency directly. He was told that he should use the local represent-

ative, Mr. Farris, to relay any information he might wish to get to the

Director.: Novel

indicated that he had only talked to Farris once, but

was anxious to bypass the usual channels to avoid having his information

mishandled or misconstrued. He was told that Farris was a highly qualified

representative of the Agency and the proper individual to contact regarding

information he wished to get to the Director's attention. He gave a small

sinister chuckle and replied, "We'll see about that," then hung up.

ilicir..e

/1

Colleen R. Webb

DCD/Houston Field Office

CC: Chief, Central Staff

New Orleans Resident Office

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UNCLASSIFIED

SUBJECT: (Optional)

FROM:

TERNAL

UjE ONLY

ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET

SECRET

Pending Litigation - Gordon Novel

EXTENSION

NO.

Raymond M.

Reardon

Security Analysis Group

TO:: (Officer designation, room number, and:

6009

building)

DATE

FORWARDED

OFFICER'S

INITIALS

RECEIVED

1.

C/ SAG

2.

3.

C/ops/ps./

DD/PSI

4.

29 aga 12

29 198

4/24

4

19/1176

5.

6.

DATE

29 April 1977

COMMENTS. (Number ooch comment to show from whom

to whom.

Drow a line across column after each comment.)

26 FEB. 1974 contes

weso

7.

31 1u1974 was come

date Bine thole

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10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

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CONEIDENTIAL

29 April 1977

MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Security Analysis Group

FROM

: Raymond M. Reardon

SUBJECT

Pending Litigation - Gordon Novel

1.

Gordon Novel is a somewhat notorious figure

who first came to the attention of this Agency during the

- Garrision

Investigation into the assassination of

President Kennedy. From time to time he has claimed. to

He has never been employed by the Agency and has had no

contacts with the Agency except for occasional visits to

Domestic Collection Division offices.

He has been in

several scrapes with the law, most recently in October

1976

when he was on trial for conspiracy to firebomb

several buildings in New Orleans.

Mr. Novel has now

filed a civil suit claiming alleged violations of his

rights and interference with his personal affairs.

is not suing the Agency but he has named Mr. Howard

Osborn as a defendant.

Mr. Osborn has been in touch with

the Office of General Counsel seeking representation by

the Justice Department since he feels his being named in

the suit probably resulted from his official duties with

the Agency.

On 27 April 1977 Mr. George Jameson of the

Office of General Counsel contacted the undersigned to

inquire whether we had a file on Novel and if the file

showed any reason why Mr. Novel should have named

Mr. Osborn as a defendant in the suit. Mr. Jameson was

given a rundown on the nature of the information in

Novel's file and was also provided with Mr. Osborn's

retirement date, 26 February 1974.

Mr. Jameson mentioned

that most of the

alleged activities complained about by

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Novel occurred in 1975 and there is no apparent reason

for Novel having singled out Mr. Osborn as a defendant.

Mr. Jameson also requested traces on two individuals

these individuals.

Mr. Jameson indicated that we would probably

be receiving.

a formal request for pertinent information

as this case

develops, but he merely needed a preliminary

reading in order to determine if Mr. Osborn should be

defended by the Department of Justice in this litigation.

Aside from indexing the names of Blanscett and Pfiffer to

Novel's file, no further action is contemplated by the

undersigned.

Bume Thile

Raymond M. Reardon

Security Analysis Group

CC :

Osborn File

CONFIDENTIAL

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ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET

SUBJECT: (Optional)

FROM:

Raymond M. Reardon

Deputy Chief

Security Analysis Group

TO: (Officer designation, room number, and

building)

•DATE

EXTENSION

1468

RECEIVED

OFFICER'S

INITIALS

FORWARDED

1.

I NO.

DATE

14 February 1980

COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom

to whom. Draw a line across column after each commenl.)

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

C/SAG

C/OPS

DD/PSI

The attached was prepared

based on C/OPS/PSI request

"that we advise NIS that

Subject has never been

employed by the CIA.

14

Ráy.

Reardon

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7.

8.

9.

10.

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505

15 FEB 1980

MEMORANDUM FOR:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

The Director

Naval Investigative Service

Department of the Navy

William R. Kotapish

Acting Director of Security

Gordon Novel

Reference is made to your memorandum of transmittal

dated 18 January 1980 which forwarded a Naval Investigative

Service Operations Report dated 9 January 1980• The

report

dealt with a contact of your New Orleans Office with one

Gordon Novel.

According to the report, during his contact

Mr. Novel indicated that he had a relationship with the

Central Intelligence Agency. This is to advise you that a

check of the appropriate records of the Central Intelligence

Agency has determined that Mr. Novel is not and has never

been an employee of this Agency.

FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE:

Ecial Goness

#William R. Kotapish

Distribution:

Orig - Addressee

1-

AD/Security

1 - OS Registry

1

SAG

1 - Novel File

OS/PSI/SAG/RMR: jan (14FEB80)

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CONFIDENTIAL

CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMI

RELEASE IN FULL 1998

NEMORANDUM FOR: General Counsel

ATTENTION

: Mi. John K. Greaney

FROM

Edwal Jones

Deputy Diroctor of Security

Personnol Security and Investigations

SUBJECT

" Gordon Dwane Novel; Lawrence B. Rohde;

Alen D. Bell, JI.

2 1 0CT 1976

Roference is made to your 20 October 1976 priority

request (OGC 76-5787) which asks that the Office of Security

search its indices to determine if any of the above-nanod

individuals have ever been employed by the Agency. Reference

further made to our telephonic response to jou on 20 October

1976 confirming that none of these individuals have over been

employed by the Agency.

This memorandur will serve to confin the referenced

telephonse response.

Office of Security indices contain no

record in

the nane of Lawrence B. Rohde, which was also searched

The Office of Security

doos maintain files on Gordon Iwane Novel and Allen D. Belt, Jr.,

and a brief sumary of the information contained within these

filos appears below:

a, Sordon Duane Novele SE0S26 113

NI. Novel has a long history of leaving the

impression that he is either employed by or a550-

clated with the CIA.

ar. loved has not, horover,

ever been an employee

of the Agency in any capacity.

The Office of Security file on MI.

Novel was

established in 1967 by virtue of his involvenent

with the Garrison investigation of the assassination

of President Kennedy: During the ensuing period

Novel has both telephoned and written to the

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Agency with various proposals, none of which have

eca sollowed up by the Agency nost recentli

I. Novel was in contact with the Domestic Collec

tion Division (DCD)

in New Orleans, Louisians,

in October 1975 and February 1976 to volunteer

varzous proposals. Mr. Novel's proposals were

rajected by DCD,

and Mi. Novel was requested to

refrain fron future contact with that office.

ba Allen D. Bell, JIor

SP 6648 316

Nt. Bell is President of Doktor Counter-

Incorporated,

most recently in connection with the Matergate

hearings.

Nr. Bell has never been employed by

the Agency.

The Office of Security file on

Kit. Ball was established in 1970 based on a

request iron the technical security division;

Directorate of Oporations (TSD) for & Contact

Security Approval.

Cited approval was granted

in November 1971, although Na, Bellfs file does

not roflect the specific purpose for the request

nor if ht. bell was actually contacted. Mr.

• B011

was also of interast to DCD la October 1973;

however, the specific purpose of this interest

is not contained within Mr, Bell's file.

3.

As indicatod, a rovien of our

records failed to disclose

any indication that ht. Novel, My. Rohde, of Hrs Bell have ever

been employad by the Agency in any capacity.

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ASTATES-ITEM

MAX 251-1957:

Novel Admitted Bunker Theft, Rhodes Is Told

Contlived from Page 1

"AFTER ARRIVING at the

The extradition papers also

New i Orleans to Houma at

site of the bunker; which was

included a photograph of No

nigh in a incoln automo

-leased by Schlumberger. Well

vel identified by a former

Larowne

and driven by

Services Corp, the defendant

girl

friend, Marlene Manch:

Gordon

Novel

Gordog. Novel, and in a panel

Sergio _Arca-

gon 42 Oaklawn dr,

Metairle,

and other, Datiname dei

Who had dated Novel in 1961.

orner.

unnamed, un

THE * DOCUMENTS 9L8Q

lawfully entered It by cutting

contain; a copy of the simple

buT glary

charge leveled

cutters which had beeh

agalnst Noyel and Arcacha. by

brought along sor the pres

pose;

the sherlff of Terrebonne

Parish. The affidavit was

"After

entry into the bunk

signed by Capt. Bert Boyne;

er (they) toos various forms

Meanwhile, the DA's office

of explosives and munitions.

said a new figure in the in-

declined to sayr what ques

cons were asked or what in

formation was optained trom

the maps A

He Is Juan M. Valdes, & self-

described Latin playwrigh, who

ligured in one of the city's more

sensationa, murders, A subpene

Man a generous. yonerapy.

Valdes

In the

summer of

1964 discovered the mutlated

body ph Dr. Mary Stults Sher,

man, & women physician, who

occupied the same st. Charles

Thereafter they returned

vestigation scheduled""

he city of New Orleans wit

questioning today was inter-

the stolen munitions,

viewed last night by a Gar

HE WAS investigating smoke

no DAd one spokeman

coming

from

pherma

apartment when he stumbled

onto the body. De, Sherman's

killer, who has never Ree ne

found, tried to iburn the body

Garrison, would

on what questions.

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Another platini

Carlos Qulroga, suent twa hours

ange ten min

grand jury yesterday. an.

emerged without.

commented

QUIROGA GA

WeS once:A close

triend

ang

assoclate p. R. fugitiye

Winess

from the Garrion Inquiry,

vear a pergo insecta

ARAM

Novel Admitted

Bunker Theft,

Rhodes Is Told

4 An affidavit fled with new

extraction papers sent te

Humbue, rOhi, Claimg that

Cordon. Novel, admitted his

fior

unker In Houma In 1961.

• new extraction papers

sent to Ohlo Gov. James

Rhodes

Farisa: Dist.

Ayorey

Jim

Garrison efforts to bring

Novel back to copisians an a

carion vans overe

Garrison, wants

Novel

Connection with his Investiga,

tongot President Kennedy's

assassination.

hanti district atorner.

thei

tea moron nave re

posa 4o questlonng by jin

Garrison, distript attorney for

Que Parish of Orleans, and

WUtam Gurvich, investigative

alue no in parrison, that he

and the partles; named here.

1a did ln fact commit the con:

spiracy and burglary outlined

Above?!

in the body of the affidavit,

Alcock declared that Novel.

Sergie Arcecha Smith, Dayid

Wakertle and other unnamed

persons "did conspire, agree,

combine to burglarize a

munitions bunker located in

Houma; La.

He sald tho conspracy was

entered into in New

Orleans

atithe homs: of Arcacha.

Alcock said that the men

Went to Houma on or about

made from

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Shaw Trial Attorneys

Ordered to Keep Quiet

NEW

ORLEANS

(AP:- | candidate for attorney goneral

Criminal District Court

Judge

Edwurd

Hubgerty

in tha last Minnesota election

Jr. " today

is on:trial In U.S. District Court

ordured..

the

prosecution

and

here charged with fraud

defense in the Clay L. Shaw's

and

conspiracy in the collapse

Kennedy assassination conspik

of

the American Allied Insurance

acy trial lo refrain from pro-trial

Co., of St. Paul, Minn.

publicity. He told them to quit

Kroman had

called a news

discussing evidence.

conference for 7. p.m.

The judgu said

at

today

when he aald he would loll of

conference he would invoke the

his private Investigation Into

canons of professional ethics "to

the assassination of Kennedy.

prevent the flow

of prejudicial

It was not

known what Kro

pre-trial publicity" from either

man intended to say. A state

Shaw's attorneys or from Dist.

highway patrolman found Kro

Atty. Jim Garrison's staff:

man in

his locked car at 4

He said the arraignment of

a.m. 24 miles east of Bismarck.

Shaw, indicted by the grand jury

Kroman was paralyzed and in-

March 17 on charges of conspir-

coherent, the policeman

sald.

ing

to. assassinate

President

A loaded shotgun was

ACrOS

John F. Kennedy, probably will

the attorney's knees."

be held next week.

Kroman was taken to a Bls-

Haggerty

said

the

same

marck hospital, where a doc-

security measures in effect at

tor said Kroman

apparenth

Shaw's preliminary

hearing

had suffered an epileptic sel

earlier this month would be used

zure.

at the arraignment. Reporters

needed special

credentials

to

cover the hearing and cameras

were barred.:

(Meanwhile,

Gordon Nove

Nº.)

Garrison

fraud, United Press Internation-

al reported.

(Novel, who left Now Orleans

shortly

before the grand. jury

was to subpoena him last week,

would not

say where he was

calling from.

Novel reportedly

took a lie detector test in MC.

Lean,

va.,

over the weekend,

to back up his charges that the

investigation is a fraud.)

Haggerty. has said he does not

believe the Warren Commission

report on the assassination can

le admitted as ovidenco mainly

tho

commlysion's

could

not bo

croBs-

examled,

FIGURE IN CASE

FOUND STRICKEN

BISMARCK, N.. D, (UPI)-

David R. Kroman, an attorney

who had promised to make dis-

closures

about the

assassina-

tion of President John F. Ken-

nedy at a news

conference to

night, was found today partial-

ly

paralyzed by an apparent

epileptic seizure..

43,.

onetime law.

yer for the Minnosota Insurance

Departinent and on

Cool

indopondent

Democratic

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Garrison Seeking Two

As Arms Theft Plotters

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP)-

Garrison has alleged that Fer-

Dist: Atly. Itm

Garrison

has

rie,

Lee

Harvey Oswald and

asked Canadian and Texas au-

Clay L. Shaw

plotted in mid-

thorities to arrest

two

men

September 1869 lo kill President

charged in an incident which

Kennedy, Oswald and Ferrie

Garrison's office says "may of

area dead.

Shaw, 4, a retired

may not be related" to his

New

Orleans executive,

has

probe of the Kennedy assassina-

been indicted on a charge of!

onspiring to kill the president.

tion.

The warrants for Novel an

Garrison telegraphed arrest

warrants yesterday to Montreal

Aalacht, Coes Judge Thomas

Dist. Court Judge Thomas

(or Gordon Nevet and to Dallas,

Brahney, who set bond at $5,000

Tex., for Sergio Arcachn Smiln, for

each. Novel already had?

buied on charges of conspiring

$50,000 bond

awaiting

him 01

to burglarize a munitions bun:

ker in 1961.

the warrant for his arres, as f

material witness,

Garrison obtained a warrant

Arcacha, head of the anti-Car-

for Novel's arrest last week as a tro

Cuban

Revolutionany

¡ material witness in the probe of

Council in New Orleans In 1961,

President

John F. Kennedy's

said in Dallas he does not know

assassination.

whether be will fight extradition

The new charge accused Nov. to New Orleans. But he added,

el and Arcacha of conspiring

"It is a shame that in this foun-

with David W. Ferrie to commit

simple burglary a a munitions

by thy do this lạ honest pho

dump in Houma, about 40 miles

The Shaw case is scheduled

southwest of New Orleans,

for arraignment Wednenday,:

that 9

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New Orleans

Probe Figure

In D.C. Area

By United Prem

itional

Gordon Novel, the "missing

" wilness'

in New Oricans Disl.'

May. Jim Garrison's Investiga

lion

of. an. alleged Kennedy

assassination conspiracy,

popped up in a Washington

suburb yesterday and look a lle

deleclor..test on his charge that

¡the Garrison investigation, was a

The operator of the polygraph

test, Lloyd /Furp of McLean

Va., said Wovel "passed" the lie

test. "He showed hip decep

¡lions," Furr said.

"Do jou honestly believe

Garrison's conspiracy prosecu-

tion is a fraud," Fuss said he

asked Novel. "Yes,"' he said

Novel replied.

Novel, a former nighlelub

operator, left New. Orleans

shortly

before a grand jury

investigating the assassination

¡tried to subpoena him.

lo New Orleans, Judge Mal

hew. Braniff has issued orclors

! for Novel to post a $50, 000 bund

ns n material wilness

or be

arrested as a lugitive.

Novel's connection

with the

¡ Garrison investigation has nver

¡been precisely spelled out.

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Garrison Orders Arrest

Of 'Plot' Probe Witness

BREW ORLEANS, LA. "(AP) that, "Garrison double erassed

Plet, Atty, Jim Garrison's office me, "23

today

ordered the arrest of

what my frleng Mr, Garri

Gordon. Novel, former owner of

son is: conductipg is not a nor-

wrench Quarter bar, as a

ma, investigation but is a politi

inquisition,

material witness in the investi

(nite Pres Taterating)

Press-

gation

of President John

quoted Novel as saying.

i F4

Kennedy's assassination.

When Novel, left Columbus

Novel, Ri, was subpoenned to

this

morning, he left a note

behind

for

appear

before the

'Orleans

reporters. It said:

Parish grand jury. yesterday in

connection

with

Garrison's

"Gentlemen, lee had to

from: New

Orleans

had to

Leave. I will prove my statement

probe. He did not appear and in Chicago in due course;")

could not be found here.

Novel:

Novel later turned

appeared before

the

up

Columbus, Ohio, He

left. there

in grand jury March 16. Earlier he

told newsmen he thought Garri

to syng he was gone to

80Д

Chicago:

wanted to question him

about activities

The arrest

"during 1962

order for Novel

fallowed the grand jury's indict.

which are related to Mr. Sergio

Arcacha Smith."s*

wet yesterary of Clay L. Shaw,

reared business executive, on a

Arcache, now living in Dalles,

Tex,,.

said he never heard of

Charge of "willfully and unlaw-

fully conspiring" to murder

Novel. Arcacha headed an anti

Kennedy,

Castro group: here: in 1961,1

In

1961,

an affidavit, the distriot

attorney's

olfice: alleged that

Big Bond Recommended y

Nove, fled New Orleans while

under subpoena.

Ip its aftidavit, filed

with

severed his business ties and

said he Criminal District Court,

the

stated publicly that he had no

district attorney's office

sald

Novel should: be place

Henson girecturals,

sizable bond or the granc

4 ury

Atrald of "Harassment"

Mage deprived of

In Columbus, Novel sald he ness.?

material

wit,

did not want to return to New

the arrest order was signed

Orleans; without a guaraptee.of py, Criminal Dist, Court Judge

ipmunity from

"harassment." Matthew S. Braniff

he was quoteg as describing the

Garr son! nyestigation as

dover owned the jamaicat

"a

on North

traud"

ang as saying de first rampart street, on the fringe.pf

thelped the district attorney but the french Quarter He sold the

as property sunday,

In anather development today,

Criminal Pist. Court, Judge

Edward

A. Haggerty Jr. was

names to preside at the murder

who

who Why soon of Sham

spond'

thei Easter

weekend on the Mississippl: Gull

Coast with Garrison's approyal,

"Garrison has satd! he will

prove that the kennedy assassi-

nationresulted from a New

Orleans-based consplracy. He

commenced his investigation

last October,

Shaw, who retired in October

1965 as managing director of the

International Trade Mart here,

nas been free on $10,000 bond

since his' arrest March 1.

Shay& was: discharged from

Southern Baptist Hospifal here

last night after being treated

fon fatigues and "an. ple. back

injury. He entered the hospital

Saturday.

Garrison had sald earlier he

Would bese sand ur

fore: bringing Shaw to (lal,

and tile a blt a normater nel

Garrison already

@ruling froma

three-udge

state court panel that suticlent

evidence was presented at A

we minary hearing to warren

olding shem for tria.

• Bhau Mag

charged xesterday

drasgrand fury true bul. with

"willfully and, unlawfully con

spiring with Payid W. Ferrle,

wee harvey. Oswald - and un.

named othere to, murder John

Fy Kennedy,"

(Shaw's altorney said last night

his chent wauld pload pat guilty

19. thesindic mont and

would

request, a bill of particulare in

the case, UPI reported, a

Shaw

is to be arraigned next weok.

Perry

"Raymond" Russo, 25

star winess tof Tarison m last

week's emotional coyft hearing

made a surprise appearance

belore the grand jury before the

announcement Ring adits

ment,

told

Perriesand Dewald plotting in

mid-September 1989 to kill Kem

nedy. Shaw Is, the only one of

the conspirators

named up tho

indictmont whe Is still living.

Ferrie, 47,

nder nyest gation at that tin

by Garrison.

The Warren Cammission Pou

luded that Oswald was the sol

assassin of

Lennedy: Dadas

òp Nov, Pa, 1963% No eviden

could be found, the rommission

said, of a conspiracy put is said.

that

it could not categoricaly

establish that toere yas no

con:

spiracy.

Oswald sas shot in the base.

mont of the Dallas pollos station

by Jack Ruby two days

after

the assassination

1od thin

Charl 8t

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Garrison Orders Arrest

Of 'Plot' Probe Witness

NEW ORLEANS; La. (AP) - that "Garrison, double-crossed

Dist, Ally, Jim Garrison's office

me."

today: ordered the arrest of

("What my"friend Mr. Garrl-

son is conducting is not a nor-

Gordon Noval, former owner of

mal investigalion but is a politl-

& French Quarter bar, as a

cal, police

state "Inquisition."

material witness in the investi-

United

Press; International

gation of President

Jolin

F.

quoted Novel as saying.

Kendedy's assassination.

(When

Novel left Columbus

this morning, he left a noto

Novel, 29, was subnuenued lo

halind: for reporters. It snid:

appear:

before the: Dricans

"Gentlemen, due to

pressure

Parish grand jury yesterday in

from New

Orleuns 1, lad to

conacction with Garrison's leave. I will prove my statement

probe. He did not appear and

could not be found here.

in Chicago in due course.") the

Novel appearod before

Novel, • later turned

up in grand jury March 18, Earlier he

Columbus, Ohlo. He left there

told newsmen he thought Garri-

today saying he was going to

son: wanted to question him

Chicago,

about activities "during 1962

The

arrest. order for Novel

followed the grand jury's indict-

which are related to Mr. Serglo

Arcacha Smith,"

ment yesterday of Clay L. Shaw,

Arcacha, now living in Dallas,

retired business executive, on a

Tex., said he never heard of

charge of "willfully, and unlaw-

Novel. Arcache headed an anti-

fully conspiring" to murder

Kennedy..

Castro group here in 196%jg

1564

In an affidavit, the district

attorney's office alliged that

Big Bond Recommanded

Novel fled. New Orloans while

In

ts atflanvil, filed witt

ender. subppena. It said he Criminal: District: Court, the

sovered his business tles and

district attorney's office sald

stated publicly that he had no

Novel should be placed under

Intention of returning:

sizable bond or the grand jury

'Atrald of "Harassmeul".

will "be deprived of a most

important and material

wit.

In Columbus, Novel said hejness."

did not want to return to New

The arrest order was signed

Orleans, without a guarantee of by Criminal Dist. Court Judge

immunity from "harassment." Matthew S. Braniff.

He: was quoted as describing the

Novel owned the amaican

• Garrison

Investigation 'as

Int Bar, a lounge on North

property Sunday.

In another development today,

Criminal

Dist.

Court Judge

Coward. A.. Huggerty Jr. wal

larsed to presido at the murder

con easy trial of Shaw, 54

spend

the . Easter

weekend on the Mississipp! Gulf

Coast with Garrison's approval.

Garrison

has said: he.. w.l

prove that the Kennedy assassi

nation resulted from a New

Orleans-based

conspiracy. "He

commenced his investigation

last October.

Shaw, who retired in October

1n65 us managing director of the

International Trade Mart here,

has been tree on stoog pond

since. his arrost March 1.

Shaw 'was

discharred .from

Southern Baptist Hospltal here

last night after. being treated

for. latigue and an old back

Injury:

He entered the hospila!

Saturday.

Garrison hud sald sariler ho

would bypass

the grand. jury

and file a bill of'Information bo-

fore bringing Shaw to trial,

Garrison • already had

won

La ruling: from a three-judge

state court panel that sufficlent

evidence was presented at a

preliminary hearing to warrant

holding shaw for trial,

Rússo Appears, 3

Shaw was chargod yesterdus

inar grand Jury true bill will

"willfully and unlawully. con

spring with David.W. ferrle

Lee Harvoy Oswald and un•

named others to murder John'

F, Kennedy, "

(Shaw's attorney said last night

his client would plead not guilty

to the Indictment and would

roquest a bill of particulars in,

the casp, UPI reported. Shaw

Is to be arraigned next week.)

star Wyness you a on 128,

Perry: Raymond Russo,

week's emotional court hearing,

nade

nice the sund fury beare the

announcement of the incle

ment.::

Russo cold

lixe

throe- judge

"court last work he heard Shaw,

"Ferrie and Oswald plotting in

! mid-September 1983 to kill Ken-

nedy. Shaw is the only one of

the consplators named in the

indictment who is still llving.

Ferrie, 47, was found dead In

bed here Feb. 22. Forrie was

under investigation at that time

Dy Garrison.

The Warren Commission con-

clyded that Oswald was the sole

assassin, of Konnudy In Dallas

m Noy: 22, +1963. No avidonco

could be found, to comminnion

said, of a consplincy bul it auld

loat it could

not

catogurically

colobble, what thorg was no corle

splracy.

Oswald was shot in the basy.

ment of the Dallas police stution

by Jack Ruby two days altor

the ¡assassination.

Wail Stre

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MEMORANDUM FOR:

Director of Security

Director of Personzel

FROM

John K. Greaney

Associate General Counsel

SUBJECT

: Gordon Dwane Novel

1. Gordon Novel is scheduled for rosecution in New Orleans

on 27 October on charges stemming frot = conspiracy to firebomb some

buildings on Canal Street. He was mentoned extensively in the James

Garrison investigation of the Kennnedy assassination in 1967. Subse-

quently, Novel filed suit against Garriso= and later against Playboy

Magazine for an article they published wich identified Novel as a CIA

employee. In 1969 the Agency submitted a certificate signed by the then

Director of Personnel, Robert S. Wattles, which certified that Gordon Novel

had never been employed by the CIA (cc=; attached). It may be necessary

to submit a new certificate for the upcoring tial in New Orleans. You

are requested to search your files to determine whether there is any

record of employment.

2. There are two additional defense witnesses that we would

appreciate a search as to any employmer i relationship:

(a) Lawrence B. Rohde

530 "N" Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C.

Employed by: Commontealth Pug Corporation

(b)

Allan D. Bell, Jr.i

President, DEKTOR C.I.S. Incorporated

5054 Blue Ridge Avenue

Annandale, Virginia

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It is my understanding that these names have all been traced as a request

from the Domestic Collection Division with negative results. However, I

would appreciate a written response to those traces by close of business

20 October so that certificates can be prepared.

3. It is possible that a witness from the Office of Personnel may be

required to appear in New Orleans as a rebuttal witness to testify that

there was no employment relationship with Gordon Dwane Novel, but this

is subject to negotiation with the prosecutor.

That coney

John K. Greane,

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CENT

CEN': KAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

CERTITICATL

1, Robert S. Wattlos, ar Directos of Persoanel for the

Contral Intelligeuce Agenay, and in that capacity have custody of

tha pessonnel records of the Central Intelligence Agency. T'hase

personnel recorda ata malatained la the Staka of Vlogiaia I harg

dlrocted that a diligent search of the Central Intelligence Agency

parsonnel records be made to ascertaia li Gordon Drase Movel

has over boes employed or considered for exployment by te

Central Intelligence Agency.

The diligent search has beon cara-

plated and indeakos that Gordon Imana Novel, at bia raquest on

22 Dacomber 1957, was interviewed as an applicant for employmeat

by a mamber di the Olica al Personnel, Central Intelligence Ageney.

The search indicates also thas,

based nn the taiermaston supplied at

such intervion, the interviewer did zot recomraend emploment and

lila application for employmont was not fusther proccased by the

Central Intelligance Ageney....

Tha peraonael records: of the Central

Intelligence Agency contrin no rocoid of employaest of Cordon Irare

Novel by the Centra: Intelligezzo Agoney.

In testinoay whareol, I hereunto sign my save tale Ist day

of Mays 195%..

RODErE S.

Wattles

Director si Persanael

Central Intelligence Agency

STATE OF VIRGINIA

COUNTY OF FAIRFAX)

Ba.

Subastaed and awara to belose me this Ist day of May, 1969.

lestel

Peterson

Motaty Pablic

Xy commission expires 24 September 1969.

Tienamianion espires

(SEAL)

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

GERTIFICATE

Thla is to cortily thas Robart S. Wattles, whoan certificate

is attachod hereto, waa at the date thereof custodian of the

personnel records of the Central Intelligence Agency. In withese

thereof,I have horeunts sot my hand and caused the seal of the

Central Intelligancs Agezey to be affixed at Falriax County, in

tha Stato of Virgiala, tais And day of May, 196%.

(SEAL)

Tainene t. white

15TE€ 19

White

Executive Director-Coraptrollai

Central Intolligence Agency

STATE OF VIRGINIA

COUNTY OF FAIRTAXI

Subseribed and sworn to before me this 2ml day of May, 196%.

My commision expires

babel In

teteria

Notaxy Public

My commission expires 24 September 1969:

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3

Mr. Swann? At the request of Helen, Mr. Kuhn's

ext I623

i asked Police diade on the let 0 3e

following, and gave your name:

Mistretta, Vincent

b. 13 Jan. 1913, Brooklyn NY

FBI has a continuing investigation on subject

who has been interviewed and advised

of contacts

with CIA between 1970 and 1975. He named two

people: R.T. Conway and a Dr. Jerry Berger.

They--the FEBI--want to know if we have these people

or any information on this man.

SRD is sending file on Mistretta, covert subject

857074; has nothing on Dr. Jerry

Berger; there are

three files which suggest the R.T. Conway} 6 two on

6 Robert Conways one of which is a retired file, and

one on a "'Red" Conwayl:6

Do you want any or all of those?

Novel, Gordon Michael

b: 7 Feb. 1938 in San Antonio, Texas

Lives in Houston, Tex. at 414

Baywood Paced Drive.

FBI has an active investigation on the Subject

and they disseminated a memo dated May 27, 1976 on

the Subject but it may. or may not have come to

Security. SRD is sending his file up.

jane macauley

Oct. 12, 1976

6 Roke @aucas 278-632

73-028-9014

file.

630-067-001

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ForM No. in

C'SA FPRiA (41 CEM) 101:11.0

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum®

SEGRETT

соруб ме

Lord

Chief, Security Research Staff, OS

ITN : Nir. Bruce Solie

DATE: 18 April 1957

ROM

Director, Domestic Contact Service

(Servicos Division)

IBJECT:

District Actorney Currison's Investigation Into Alleged Conspiracy to

Assassihate Fresidenl. Kennedy -- NO-112-67

MER : DOS Memoranda daced 6 and L1 April 1967, Same Subject

the enclosed self-explanatory memorandum and attachment from our

New Orleans Office may be of interest.

Copies of the enclosures and the newsclippings mentioned have also

been forwarded to Mr. Joseph Goodwin.

We regret that we are unable to

furnish your Office with copies of the clippings and suggest that you co-

ordinate with tr. Goodvin it they are of interest to you.

3.

Any questions pertaining to this memorandum should ve directed to

frs.

Virginia L. horne, Extension 2738.

1109

B: FRANK YOUNG

Chief, Services Division

Enclosures:

As stated avove:

CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

RELEASE IN FULL 1998

Excluded i

Renalin

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stan no lo

3010-10-

SECRE

embrandum

N0-112-67

Director, Domesiic Contact Service

DATE:

28 March 196%

FROW

Chlar, Naw Crieans Office

District Attornay Garrison's Irvestigation into Alleged Conspiracy

To Assassiaote President Kennedy

t enclosa herawith a memo from Dorothy A: Brandão to me concern-

ing a news broadcast un Saturday, 25. March 1967, in which CiA is mentioned.

lalso enclose to clippings from ine New Orleans Times-Picayune, dated 26

ued 27 Karch 1967, which refer to a lie detector test administered to one

Gordon Novel in Molean,

Virginia.

was out of town on Saturday, 25 March 1957, and did not hear

the raws broadcast referred to in Mrs. Brandao's meno.

Tlin

i C. Ring

LLOYD A. RAY

LARay/ gn

Encla

to Mr. Border, 3 Gpi67.

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hono for sir. Ray:

In Channel d's news broadcast at 6-6:30 PM, Saturday, 25 March 1967,

tho-loca..inewscaster.announceo that Noc had

located Gordon Novel and had

interviewed him in "Washingion." The filn then switched to a front view

of Novel scarad in an armchair and showing him

answering questions. posed

bv. someone off camora.

The latter asked if. Garrison had promised

Novel anything in exchange for his testimony.

Novel said that Garrison

had asked him if he needed money and had volunteered to give him whatever.

financial assistance he needed. (o) The interviewer asked what was

Garrison's motiva in prosecuting the case.. Novel eventually said that

it

was purely politicul

But bofore that, he said that Garrison reminded

ma of huay Long and of ar. foebbels, from what ha had read." The inter-

viover askod this cuestion a second time, couching it in somewhat different

terms

"what did Garrison hope to accomplish, what was his motive.: Novel

said that that was a matier of conjunction (conjecture), that he might

Sring in ClA

At the conclusion of the Washington interview, the film returned to

local newscaster. The latter stated that NEC had informed the No

station that Novel had submitted to a polygraph test in connection with

the interview and "had passed it."

The attached clippings from the 26

and 27 March issues of the Times-

Picayune do not mention the substance of the NBC interview.: These articles

refer to NSC's having contacted Novel in McLean, Virginia, rather than

Washington, D.C.

26 March 1967

D.A. B.

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UNCLASSIFIED

INTERNAL

ONLY

ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET

CONF ENTIAL

SECRET

SUBJECT: (Optional)

Gordon NOVEL

FROM: George N.

Swann 3

OS:

SSD: OSB

4E27

TO: (Officer designation, room number, and

building)

DATE

EXTENSION

5365

OFFICER'S

INMALS

RECEIVED

FORWARDED

NO.

526113

DATE.

1 September 1976

COME Sa reach a column to hact commens)

C/ OSB

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Administrative - Internal Use Only

1 September 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

3

FROM

Swann

Loperat os Support Branch/oS

SUBJECT

Gordon NOVEL

SFN 526113

1. On 31 August 1976, Major Robert Foster, Defense

Intelligence Agency (telephone 11-50418), contacted

MI. Robert Hopkins, Office of Security Liaison Officer,

seeking information concerning subject. He explalned thai

the Subject, while residing, in a local motel, had Sverheard

a telephone conversation Wha girl. They discussed large

amounts of money with

the indication it was illegally obtained.

Also, in this discussion, Subject mentioned that due to this

girl's information, he was arrested by the CIA in February 1976.

2.

On 1 September 1976, Major Foster was contacted by

the undersigned and advised that the CIA had knowledge of the

Subject,

but that he had never in any way been connected

with the CIA nor had we ever arrested him.

Major Foster

was informed that the Subject has a long history of imper-

sonating CIA agents or abusing the CIA's name during his

activities.

It was explained that based on our information,

Subject appeared to be somewhat irrational.

3.

Major Foster advised that he also felt the Subject

was

a "nut" and appreciated the information offered by the CIA.

3

Leong I. Swan,

George N. Swann

Distribution:

Orig - Subject File

1 - Chorno

OS: SSD: OSB: GNSwann/jb

Administrative - Internal Use Unly

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SUBJECT:

Gordon NOVEL

SFN 526113

No further action Colord many

woe, 4/053

CONCuR G/ESP

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URCLASSIFIED

US

NAL

UNLY

ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET

I CONFIL TIAL

SECRET

SUBJECT: (Optional)

Gordon Novel

3.

FROM:

George N.

Swann:/

OS/OSB

4 E 27

TO: (Officer designation; room number, and

building)

DATE

EXTENSION

5365

OFFICER'S

INITIALS:

RECEIVED

FORWARDED

NO.

DATE

#526 113

8 April 1976

COMMENTS. (Number each comment to show from whom

to whom. Drow a line across column after each comment.)

DC/OSB

2 C/OSB

4/9/26

4. 1

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10.

11.

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EDITIONS

SECRET

CONFIDENTIAL

INTERNAL

USE ONLY

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8 April 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Operations Support Branch

SUBJECT

Gordon Novel

#526 113'

REFERENCES

: Domestic Collections Division Memoranda

dated 25 February 1976 & 1 March 1976

1. According to the referenced Domestic Collections

Division (DCD) memoranda, the New Orleans DCD Office had con-

sidered proposals: from Subject in October 1975 and on

9 February 1976 which were rejected.

During the last contact,

the DCD representative requested Subject not contact him again.

2. DCD requested Office of General Counsel (OGC) guidance

if they should be contacted by the press concerning Subject's

arrest for conspiring to detonatesincendiary devices in a down-

town New Orleans building.

OGC recommended that they acknowledge

receiving a proposal

from

• Novel which had been rejected. DCD

was also informed that Subject had never been employed by the

Agency, with the understanding that this might also be made

known to any inquiring reporters or United States Attorney.

DCD stated that

they were pleased with this guidance, since

it allowed them to respond candidly to any immediate inquiries

and also serves to disassociate the Agency from the difficulties

in which Subject now finds himself.

It appears that the only

action taken in this case is the OGC guidance supplied to DCD

and the only CIA interest in Subject is based on his contact

with the New Orleans DCD Office.

3

Leorge. 11. Jwan

George N.

Swann

Distribution:

Orig - Subject File

1. - Chrono

OS: SSD: OSB: alb

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periphed intent to DeD

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DATE:

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UNCLASSIFIED

INTERNAL

US!

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CONFIDENT

ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET

CONFID TIAL

SECRET

SUBJECT: (Optional)

NOVEL, Gordon

FROM:

• DCD

Security Liaison Officer

Room 806B Key Building

TO: (Oficer designation, room number, and

building)

EXTENSION

NO.

2738

DATE

526 123

23 March 1976

DATE

RECEIVED

FORWARDED

OFFICER'S

INITIALS

COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom

to whom.

Draw a line across column after each comment

1.CD/I&C Branch, OS

ATTN: Sarah K. Hall, CD/5

Room 3E36 Headquarters

76:

REF: DCD/NO. 42-76 and 43-76

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1iv-42-76

25 rebriary 1976

MEHORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECI: Gordon Novel's Arrest on Bomb Conspiracy Charges/Claim of

CIA Association

REF

(2) N0-39-76 dated 20 February 1976, Subject: Gordon Novel

(b) Louck/watts Telacon of 24 February 1975, Same Subject:

3

1.

The US Attorney in New Orleans, Gerald Gallinghouse, called

the Hew Orleans Resident Office on 24 February 1276 to advise me that

Gordon M. D. Novel had been arrested by agents of the US Alcohol, Tobacco

and Firearms Bureau (AIT) for conspiriog to detonate incendiaxy devices

In a downtown New Orleans building on Mardi Gras, 2 March 1976. Novel

had apparently described such a plot in a conversation he unwittingly

hold with an undercover ATe agent.

2. I confirmed to Gallinghouse that I had had a number of contacts

with Novel since October 1975 concerning a proposal which lovel had offered

for CIA consideration.: I told Gallinghousa that the proposal had been ta-

jected by the Agency, but that I had again seen Novel on 9. February 1976

to accept additional naterial in support of his proposal.

At that time,

I also asked Novel noi to contact me again. I assured Gallinghouse that

at no time had Novel baen an Agency employee, not had he ever bad any

fornal relationship with the Agency. Gallinghouse thanked ne for ex-

plaining the nature of our relationship with Novel, and he suggested

that he might recontact me later if necessary for nora details.

3.

In the referent telecon, I briefed the Doputy Chief of Operations,

Ed Watts, on the development and asked him how I should respond if Galling-

house sought access to the office file on Lovel. Mi. Watts recommended that

I try to avoid glving the US Attorney direct access to the file, but that

11 Callinghouse should ask io review the file, I should refer the request

to Headquartars for resolution.

4. Mrs. Gordon Novel called shortly after my conversation with

Messrs. Gallinghouse and Hatts.

She said that her husband had asked

her to call ne to insure that federal authorities were aware that ber

husband had been actively discussing a proposal for the Agency with me.

Mrs. Novel said that her husband had been denied boud, and that he hoped

his contacts with a DOD oificer night somebow convince federal authorities

that he could be safely released on bond after all. Otherwise, sho said,

he might be detained through the Mardi Gras holiday as a precaution.

She

assured me that Novel had made no effort to persuade the authorities that

he is a CIA officer or employee.

E2 IMPDET CL BY 003820

CONFIDENTIAL

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25 February 1976

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So far, there has been no publicity given to lovel'a arrest

or the charges against him.

We will continue to monitor the situation

for any further developnents suggesting a fornal relationship between

the Agency and Novel.

3.

PETER HOUGK

Fllouck/sIn

DCD, Information Control Branch

CONFIDENTIAL

2/mc

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N0-43-76

1 March: 1976

•IN

Chief, Domestle Collection Mvision

: leputy Chief of Operations (ad Watts)

• Chief, Hallas Office/

New Orleana Resident Efftce

Gordon Hovel

3

(a)Houck/watts and Grenney louch telecons of 1 March 1975

(0) N0-42-76 dated 25 february 1975, Save Suöject

Attached are cosses of tuo local news itons coaceraing the

recent aricar of Cordon Novel for the illegal possesaion of an explo-

sive device and for conspiracy to bonb several buildlags in downtoun

Hey orleans:

In the articis dated 1 flarch and in recent television

news coverage di the alfair, lovel has been quored as saying that be

is involved in an imporinat is Government intelligence project and

Is in frequent contact uith on officinl of the tafouse lepertuent.

As re reported in the referent meno, zovel told cho us nicohol, Tobacco

and Pirearms Durean (Nir) agents abo arrested hin that he was working

on a Clà project, a cluta ho said tasy coula varify by calling the

Kar Orleans Resident Officer..

2.

So far, these have bees no public scoteneats linking rovol's

rocent activities to tas Agency.

In the referent telecons, hovever, so

materialize. John Creaney, Office of General Counsel, recoumended that.

which had subrequently been rejected. Mr. Gresney also confirmed that

Hovel has never been employed by the Agency, a fact which we might alsa

make inown to any inquiring reporters or to the us attorney, if necessary.

No are ploased with this guidance, since it allove us to reapond candidly

to any sedla inquiries, end it also servos to disassociate the Agency

Iron the difficulties in which novel now Flads ninell.

30..

He will hoep you inforned of any further dovelomeats in this

matter which relate to the igency or to our contacta with dovel.

J. WALTON MOONE

Flouck/alm

Attachsent: As stated

Office of General Corasal (John Grazney)

LSCD/OSG/osB (Craig liale)

E 2 BPDET CL BY 003820

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Monday, March 1, 1976

The States-l'em

Now Orleans

Novel claims Defense

tie

Businessman Gordon Novel,

reallzes the only way that it can make a

cent and put on a defense," Garcia said.

cused of plotting to firebomb downtown

case is to allege that I'm insane," he

"The facts the U.S. Attorney has can be

buildings during Carnival, claims he is

said. Novel said he was willing to take a

explained."

involved in an enormous project" with

lie detector test and to submit to ques.

Prosecutors allege that Novel tried to.

'a gentleman in the Defense

tioning under truth serum.

hire undercover agent W. Lloyd Grafton

Department.".

He said he has been "deeply involved"

to firebomb several downtown buildings

Asked if the "enormous projcet" was

in

"counter intelligence" operations in

at the height of Tuesday's Mardi Gras

linked to his arrest, Novel said, "Well,

the past, but did not elaborate.

celebration, when fire trucks would be

something is behind this. I think i know

I know enough about the intelligence

hampered by crowds.

what it is but I would rather not say."

community to one day play a major po-

Novel, identified as a financial con-

litical role in it," Novel said.

AGENIS REPORTED seizing a can of

sultant with the Langford Land Co. here

alcohol, balloons, gunpowder, fuses and

whose name surfaced nine years ago in

IN 1963, Garrison accused Novel of

matches from Novel's office on the 40th

former Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison's

conspiring with a Cuban refugee to steal

floor of a downtown building, along with

Kennedy assassination probes, made his

explosives from an oil company storage

comments during a weekend jailhouse

-diagrams of the buildings involveo.

site. Garrison's investigation linked Lee

"That's absolutely untrue," Novel said

interview.

Harvey Oswald, the President's accused

in the television interview.

"They found

Novel was arrested Feb. 21 and charged

assassin, with a vaguely defined Cuban

nothing when they searched my office."

with possessing a destructive device. He

liberation movement.

Documents filed in federal court indi-

has been held withcut bond since then,

Novel sued Garrison for $50 million,

cated Novel, a real estate financial con-

pending a hearing Wednesday.

claiming his reputation had been dam-

sultant, was "having a few problems".

Affidavits filed in federal court allege

aged but the suit was later dropped.

with some of the downtown property

that Novel tried to hire an undercover

Asked if the current charges bore any

which was supposedly the intended tar-

federa! agent to firebomb five buildings

relation to the assassination probe,

get of the firebombing.

during Mardi Cras, when large crowds

Novel's lawyer, Servando C. Garcia Ill,

Garcia said he hoped to have his client

would hamper fremen. Novel called the

said: "It's a mistake. It's not related to

charge "insane?"

anything."

released on bond at Wednesday's hear-

ing. He said there was no reason to keep

"It's so insane that the government

"We absolutely plan to plead him inno-

Novel in jail indefinitely.

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Gordon Novel Seized

By ED ANDERSON

four buildings allegedly targeted for the

New Orleans businessman Gor-

attacks were rot given.

don Novel remained in federal

The documents, however. said the

sessing "

russiay a destructive desice pis

buildings were located in a three-block

area of the One Shell Square Building or;

connection with an alleged plot to

Poydras Street.

firebomb and destroy in succession

Novel's request for a bond hearing

"several" buildings in the Central

Business District during the height

Cont. In Sec. 1, Page 14, Col. T

of Carnival festivities.

Documents in federal court here

reveal that Novel

identified as: a

financial consultant with the Lang-

ford Land Co. - was having "a few

Wew›Orleans «Fimes Picayune

28. February 1976

problems with some of the property

located within the (downtown)

project area.

• Although no formal motive for the al-

leged planned bombings was given,

sources said that Novel was trying to ob

•tain the properties.

The only building cited by the court

documents as a target for the alleged at-

tacks was the Federation of Churches

Building; located at 330 St. Charles Ave..

The sources said the bombs were

never.planted.in.the five.downtown

buildings and Novel - a figure in ex-Or-

leans Parish Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison's

investigation into the assassination of

the late President Kennedy - was ar-

rested Feb. 21.

He is now being held without bond as a

federal inmate at the New Orleans Po-

lice Department's House of Detention.

The court papers also indicate Novel

tried to hire undercover agent W. Lloyd

#Graiton of the U.S. Treasury Depart-

ment's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms (ATF) as the person to carry

out the plan.

Sources said the plan was "to fire-

bomb the buildings in sequence" during

parade times" when the fire department

equipment could not be brought into the

Central Business District. " One

source said the plan "was to put them

(bombs) off in sequence

one alter:

the other,"

The dales and other location's of the

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Continued from Page 1

was cor

led Friday hy U.S. Magis-

trale Ingard O. Johannesen until ≤ p.m.

next Wednesday:

The complaint against Novel claims

that when the defendant was arrested

last wesk, he was in possession of "an

incendiary device," consisting of a can

of alcohol, balloons, a can of black pow.

der. timed fuses and other equipment:

Also confiscated according to sources,

were maps and diagrams of the bulla

ings to be hit.

Novel was arrested after ATF agents

Jearned the device was not registered.

*The court documents also claim that

although Novel was unaware Grafton

was an undercover federal agent, he.

tried to hire Grafton for the plan at

$1,600 and a year's free rent in an apart-

ment:

Reportedly, Novel and two other men

were supposed to meet with Gov. Edwin

Edwards last Saturday in Baton Rouge

to discuss the possibilities of getting a

world's fair for New Orleans.

"I had a luncheon scheduled (last)

Saturday at the mansion with some peo-

ple to talk about the exposition," the

governor said.

"But the name Novel

doesn't ring a bell.

"Only one man showed up Saturday.

He said the others couldn't make it and

asked if we could re-schedule the meet-

wing. I didn't even ask why thay couldn't

make it.

An aide to the governor said the gover-

nor's office was trying to determine if

one of the three men was Novel.

He said records of the appointment

show only the time and subject matter of

the meeting.

The aide added that Novcl may have

been one of the three, but he could not be

certain.

According to the documents, the ATF

Bureau received information "from a

confidential informant" of the alleged

plan.

Grafton, posing as a prospective "hit

man," made arrangements to discuss

the plans with Novel on Feb. 4.

The affidavit for a, search warrant

signed by Johannesen _ said Grafton

was told by Novel that Novel "had

several buildings he wanted destroyed in

the New Orleans, La. area..•.

The papers also show that on Feb. f,

Grafton met Novel at Novel's home, 1718

Lakeshore Drive, where Novel allegedly

said "he had made a firebomb for an

individual to burn the first building he

wanted destroyed, but that man failed to-

do the job. : .

The identity of that person was not re-

vealed in the documents.

Novel said he "had a few problems,

with some of the property located within

the (downtown) project area and that

wa's where Grafton would come

in .

" according to the affidavit.

The documents showed that Grafton

met Novel again at his Plaza Tower of.

fice on Feb. 11d the two "discussed

the firebombin,

five buildings within

the down(own area." •

At that time, according to the docu-

ments, Novel allegedly showed Graiton

the equipment as well as what Novel

supposedly described as "illegal sire-

tapping equipment:"

At that meeting, the papers claim.

Novel allegedly agreed to give Graiton

"the contract"' to destroy the five bullo-

ings:

That same day, the documents indi:

cate. Novel supposedly pointed out the

first building targeted for the alleged at-

tack, and later look Gralion to "the

building locaied between St. Charles and

Camp Street."

According to the papers, Novel al-

legedly explained to Grafton

"how

difficult it would be to get inside the

building.

At another meeting Feb. 13 between

the two in Novel's office, the documents

said, Novel drew a diagram of the first

targeted building which was described

as being "accross the street from One

Shell Square."

Presumably, that building was the

Greater Federation of Churches Build

ing:

•On that same date, the records allege,

Novel told Grafton "the fire should be on

the second floor in order for the roof and

floor to burn completely."

It was then, according to the affidavit,

that Grafton agreed to the plan for $1,000

and the free apartment.

Accerding to the records, Novel also

presented Grafton a nolebook, contain.

ing "a plan project of approximalely

three blocks near the One Shell Square

Building" which was also to be part of

the alleged scheme.

After their series of meetings Novel

was arrested by the ATF agents Feb: 20.

Novel was denied bail the next day

and the gavernment - led by Asst. U.S.

Atty. Al Winters - was grantes a mo-

tion that Novel be examined by a psy

chiatristio determine his competency in

the proceedings.

Defense attorney Servando C.

"Sonny" Garcia III - a law partner of

Municipel Court Judge Eddic Sapir, has

urged that bond he set for his client.

In documents filed with the court Gar-

cia caller Novel "a man well respected

in the ammunity" who is "regularly

employed as a financial consultant,

and a farly man.

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Gordon NOVEL, aka: Gordon Novel Rose, Gordon Michael Duane Novel, Godfrey N. Rose

EXTENSION

NO.

EDCD Security Liaison Officer

Room 806 b Key Building

(Officer

room-number, and

DATE

2738

15 August 1975

DATE

OFFICER'S

INITIALS

COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom

to whom.. Draw a line across.column after.each comment.).

RECEIVED

FORWARDED

CD/I&C Branch, OS

ATTN- Sarah K. Hall,

Room 3E36 Headquarters

со рез

ch

REF: DCD/CLV-121-75 dtd 17 July 75

8/22/75

Referenced memorandum with

8/25/25 88 ote mered

attachments is forwarded for your

information and records. Please

note marked portions on pages 2 and

3 of attachment: #2..

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10:

HA24.499D9.

GSA FPMR (41 CFF) 101-11.8

•UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SECRET

TO

Chief, Domestic Collection Division

ATTN: Information Control Branch (Redman)

•FROM : Chief, Detroit Field Office

BY

: Robert B. Noble, Cleveland Resident Office

*SUBJECT: Correspondence of Possible Interest to Office of Security

"REF

: Durbin/Noble Telecon, 17 July 1975.

CLV-121-75

DATE: 17 July 1975

1. On 15 July 1975, an agent of the Cleveland FBI contacted the

Cleveland Resident Office concerning the attached correspondence. The

Bureau had received the letters the same day, and because there were

several references to the Agency, the agent thought that our office

should be informed.

Copies of the correspondence are attached for

your information and retention.

The FBI agent who discussed this matter with us stated that

he had been told that the author of the four-page letter was a

"professional wiretapper", had previously been convicted to transporting

illegal wiretap equipment across state lines (into Nevada), and was

suspected

of illegally obtaining and

selling "classified information".

Cleveland FBI plans no action at this time other than further in-

vestigatory work on the individual.

The Cleveland RO plans to do absolutely nothing about this

matter other than forwarding the information to Headquartexs.

agent was informed of and agreed to this course of action, he was

thanked for his concern and the matter was dropped.

ROBERT

ud.

RBNoble:it

Attachment:

File:

As noted

FBI-Cleveland

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COPIES TO:

MI. Do R. McCurdy

District Manager-Corporate Security

Onio Bell Telephone Company

1000 Erieview Plaza

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Mr. E. R. Campbell

District Security Manager

Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company

3675 T Street,

Room 108

Sacramento, California 95816

ME. J. Bo Heil, JI.

Staff Supervisor-Security

The Ches. and Pot. Telephone Company

1710 H Street N.W..

Washington, D.C. 20006

Mr. Go Ao Larkin :

General Security Manager

Southwestern Bell Telephone Company

1010 Pine Street, Room 1030

Saint Louis; Missouri 63101

Attachment. #1

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James Mi. Vaugian, Jr.

Security Manäger

Sputhwestem Beli

P. O. Box 5521

• Dallas, Texas 75222

Phone (214) 747-5311 Ext. 3357

July 9, 1975

Ni. J. F. Doherty

Director-Corporate Security

Arerican Telephone & Telegraph Co.

295 Broadway, Room 2005

New York, New York

• 10007

Re: Gordon Michael Duane Novel, aka

Goxdon Novel; Gordon Novel Rose,

G. N. Rose, Godfrey N. Rose

Dallas Area File:: 25-169-D

" Dear Mi. Doherty:

Enclosed is a Xerox copy of a letter received by special

messenger on July 7, 1975, from Gordon Novel, making certain demands

on Southwestern Bell, AT&T and companies serving Colunbus, Onzo, Reno,

Nevada and Washington, D. C. (See page 4, paragraph 3)

Mr. Novel's letter has been reviewed by our company Legal

Department and a decision has been made not to reply in writing.

MT. Horak, the

manager handling Novel's account, "is to contact Novel

and advise him verbally that his letter has been referred to higher

management; and that copies of this letter have been forwarded to

the telephone companies serving the cities he mentioned for any

action they, deem

appropriate.

Mr. Novel's propensity for filing

suit was one of the mair considerations for choosing this cöurse of

action.

Should any of the recipients of this letter decide to

contact or write Novel I would appreciate being notitied prior to

your doing so. Our Legal Department wants. to be kept abreast of any

response made to his demands as it might affect the company's. course

of action.

very truly yours,

Enclosure

JiV/va

Original Signed By

James. M. Vaughan, Jr.

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3170 Royal Lane

Dallas, Texas

July 6, 1975

Mr. James Horak, Manager

Mr. Jim Vaughn,

Security Supervisor

Mr. Carleton C. Wrighü, jr.,

Securlty Supervisor

Southwestern Bell Telephone Company

308 South Akard Street

Room 1103

Dallas, Texas 75202

Genülemen:

Due to the rapidly accelerating national

sensitivity

of my historical personal interests, as well as the

magnicude of political, intelligence and financial involve-

ments for wnich I am legally responsible to my associates,

I deem It wise to contact your office for the following

reasons:

It Is imperative that your files be revised in order

to case reflecting surposeful disinformation, slanderous

Irregularities and obvious Inconsistencies about my activities.

This data has been maliciously aceunulated by your business

and security offices during the past seven years while

1llegally, Intruding and Interfering In hichly sensitive

Industrial and political counterintelligence research in

which I was involved. To accomplish this, 1.

T.&T. has

used misrepresentation and a

fraudulent legal technicality

covering

anticipated" financial loss to the phone company.

(My phone bills have always been paid promptly.)

The police tactics used by your offices--harrassnent,

Intimidation,

threats, extortionary denands--have been

veilfied throughout jexas and in kashington, D. C.

however,

the highly sensitive nature of the work in which we are

currertly Involved could, concelvably, pose a threat to

national security because of this invasion of privacy where

our phone calls are concerned.

aid.

Attachment #2

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Mesors:

Horak, Vaughn and Wright

• July 6,

1975

• Page 2

My associates and I are currently involved

w1th:

1) The House

and senate Investigations or the

federal intelligence community,

1.e: domestic assassina.

tons and Watergate Tape related matters;

2) rechnical and political research and communica-

tion assistance for

the National Wiretap Commission

:(TItze+3 Oversight);

3) Communications and business matters related

to CIA, concerning recent meetinga I attended in Paris,

Frande;

with high-level Soviet Aerospace, Trade and

Communications officials;

4) A joint research study and milltary weapons

marketing project for the Department of Defensens

5) A research study project for N.A.s.A. on an

extremely

advanced Top Secret Space Propulsion and

Vehicular Deston Systems

6) Extensive pre-praduation research for a

pro-CIA TV-faim series In Hollywood;

7) Exclusive long-term research and development,

including projected investment

costs, in the bepartment

of Transportationsh: $20-ulilion T.F.C. network plans;

4225C4

8) Research and mortgage-investment development

In' a $70-nillion office and hotel complex in downtown.

New orleans, Louisiana;

9) Personal, legal and security responsibility.

for the imminent settlement of the $50-mlllion litigation

between Vesers, Howard Hughes and Noah Dietrich;

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Messrs, Horak, Vaughn and Wright

July. 6, 1975

Page 3

70) Current interest in the acquisition of a

major DIl region aerospace and manufacturing concern;

11) The distinct possibility that I will be

selected by the President of the United States as the

next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

! 1/

The foregoing projects, and our involvement with

them, can be verified and will be verified 1f the

activities or which I am complaining do not cease

Immediately.

Relative to the recent meeting in my private study

at my Dallas

residence,

July.

2, 1975, I have reviewed my

records: and do. not find a willine nor direct acknowlearment

or the R. B McMasters billing responsibility, alleged by

Mr. Horak in his letter of the sane date, written on plain

watermarked stationery bearing questionable signature.

That purportedly official telephone company document claims

that I owe jour company $1,041.42.

I deny any responsibility

for the reason that Mr. McMasters personally effected the

Installation of the phone at 3055 Leahy (243-6382), In his

name and as an officer of the now-defunct Genesis Corpora

tion.

I have caused approximately $20,000 to be paid to

Mr.

Mcmascers, privately and corporately. for his unsuccess

ful business vertures and I have no intention of assuning

responsibility for something else I do not owe in Mr.

McMasters behalf. He and the Genesis Corporation were

personally and corporately responsible for the bills for

that phone and I am certain your records will reflect same.

My records reflect that hundreds of

vindictive;

disparaging and slanderous long-distance telephone calls

were placed by your company's collection operalors alleging

that I did owe, the bill.

These calls caused me and my

associates severe personal and tinancial damages. I derang

that the mistake be corrected in wilting. I will furrest

you the list of names and radresses.

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Messrs. Horak, Vaughn and Wright

July 6,

1975

Page 1

Relative to the telephone number at 3170 Royal

Lane, 214 358-2802, I acknowledge that G. N. Rose and

Gordon Novel are one and the same person. I am certain

that you have been aware of this for many months. My

fanily and my attorney acsure me that Gordon Novel is

the legally Incorrect one.

Since I have lived 37 years

as Gordon Novel, I do not wish to have it changed in court

to suit

some Idiosyncrasy of your legal department.

The bills for this number are current and have been

prompily pald, in cash, on time since it was installed last

•year.

Your inconsistent--off again, on agaln--policy,

and now escalating deposii demands, are probably negotiable,

but only in accordance with the following terms:

Upon instructions fron my attorneys, I am formally

dcinanding

that your office and A.T.&T. furnish written

assurance, In affidavit form, that neither your Dallas

office nor 1ts Columbus, Ohio, Reno, Nevada, and Washing-

ton, D. C., counterparts has at any time within the past

seven rears surreptitiously intercepted or monitored by

wire any aural conversation of Gordon Novel/G. N. Rose

without the authorization of a rederal, State or Judicial

Municipality Legal Court Order, in accord with the provicions

of latle-114 of che Omnibus Crine Bill of 1900.

If such legal written assurance is not forthconing

from your office within seven (7) working days, we have

instructed our lashington, D. C., attorneys to file

appropriate federal civil actions personally achinat some

todivldual security and management officials and against

Southwestern Bell and M.T.&f

I further request thai the outgoing call service at

214. 358-280? be temporarily suspended, but that incoming

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Nessis. Horak, Vaughn and Wright

July

1975

Page: 5

calls be allowed to accumulate on the Dictaphone

Insaphone and GTS coupling service you recently installed

and for wich I was charged.

In the event you do not wish to honor your tariff

regulations and

community service responsibilitier,

available in other custoners, you are

then requested to

suspend, untll further notice from either our attorneys

or fron me,

the paid-for service and notify all callers,

including A.T.&I. executives

with whom I am currently

involved, that the party (1,e, Cordon Novel/G. N. Rose)

can be reached at 214 358-5353 or 522-1323.

Any other

action will be answerca by Injunctive litigation.

These security meatures are

being taken at great.

Inconvenience to a nunber of people.

Tan cerucin you

understand by now that I am very serious aboui

the matters

discussed in this letter.

Sincerely

Gordon

Novel. Rose

Senior Associate

NOAL DIETRIC & ASSOUINUES

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THE WASFINCTON POST

Today, Angar 1, 197s. IF?

Leiser to Destroy Tapes Was Eyed

By Jack Andersin.

sultant "no encouragement."

Istroy huge quantities of other Watergate commitico

which.

Novel, however,

obvionsly taped material and scramble all

Colson surmised; would leak it

FOrNET

residentiai

aide

thougkt he had a mandate from computer "memories" in its Thenhe and Novel would roveal

Charles Coison once considered

Colson.. He journeyed to_flipatb.

the tago was freuduleat and the

jfiting a kigt voltage Back Pog-

Paso. Tex, and socise with Jack!

One part of the scheme ras to

hoax would tend to discredittno

as-styla cannon at the White Prentice, innovative rosearch bombard thu ClA-and tia irre.

whoie case agaiast iãr. Nison.

Souse to erase the taped con- and desiga cuici for Jetco, lac. sistible jolt of magnetism migut Colson said it was true ho ais-

versations of Richard Nixon.

Jetco already was marketing a blot out priceless files ni Bus-

cussed this idea. "Wouldn't that

such a mission impossible

metal detector using "degauss-

sian and Chinese agents and

would lave wiped out the evi-ing" principles.

bo a great gag!" his statement

other espionage and security said.

dence on the White House tapes

Prentice told Novel, and con-

matters.

maich led to Int. NiXon's resig- 1

Baker's

Bombshell-Bobby.

timed to us, that ie bae built a

In bis report to Colson, Novel

Baker, the former Senate aide

nation. Coison, however, con-

prototype cannon and could (said liding in the heavy woods

who vent to prison in a cele

tends ho never seriousiv poll-

construct an operational onefor|near the CEs, or doganssing"

brated scandal ol the early

dered putting the scheme into

$25,000 to $30,000. Prentice belthe tapes from the

tani-rau 1080s, has cömpleted mora than

201:0n.

lieved that because the tapes whils they were in transport of- halt af a book that will embar

Despite this deniai, Colson

belonged to the Presidene, there fered a batter chaace ci success

rass some presen: senators.

1910 mect nrice with an inuns: wudid bo aû crime in crasing

the searchery hamharling!

New a grasersful haciness-

Hair research consultant, Gch-ithem it Coison, acung iur int zue tas vi ino thro

non Never and ciscussed tue tresident onaved it.

from a plase.

Househ

mau, Dexei insisis in luis writ-

ing a cruel book about these

posinity ci using an experi-

The decco saccialist arer up a

But as Novel recalis it, he and

who condernet bin. Indeed,

mental "degaussing carnon* to | simpie plun for the "dogaussing Coison Tautnally decided not to

the book will contain many

fire a gigantic magnetic pulse at

canton,"

using cRyaciors,

a pursue the plan because of its

warm anecdotes about promi-

the Whitr House tapo storage switch, a parabolig

reflector,

danger to national

securily

naut political figures,

roor. A rough desigu of the ray jand a special heat resistent coil tapes and computers near the

But the bock will charge that

sun, namcu ater a maguetic The clectronic artillery pieve targettapas:

Sen. Barry Goldwater (K-Ari:.),

weasuroment, was even drain could be housed in a van, or

Coison scoifs at the idea that

now the Senate's "Ir. Cloan,"

p.

mounted in a light plano or heli-

the magnetic bean ever came

"Novel talked about driving

copter.

twisted arms for political finds

thai close to development "I

when he was the Republican

by the White House and de

On March 21, Novel wrote Col-(laugned at it," he said. "It was a

Senate campsign cazizian.

msgacticing all the tapes," Col-

sen that he would "toryard byllitile bit of comic relist." But

Raker will coido the present

son told us from prison tbrough haud courier the known facts on Mr. Nixon night have had fears

apostle of pelitical reñorn, den

friends. "It was sonething that

the El Paso erasurs matter, the Coison would ba a sucker for

Sam Brin (D-N.C.) for voting

he

said

would

blocks."

fixe

three

code name for the "degausser."

just such farout ideas.

in the

cansistently against reform in

Shorily thereaiter, the indus-

transcripts, Nixon said Colson

times past

Novel, chois also au electron-trial consultant dom to

_Wasi-

"loves the action

ics extert, told us he ras visit-lingion agnia and trikea to onafyould do anythins."

Coison

Baker also will point out that"

ing Colson in March on an wore-

of this pada's hest known died

Footnote: Colsen and Novel

Sen. Carl Caris (E-ien-), who

say do great wrong in President

lated legal maiter when the talk

turnedtotie tapes.

tronics mail, ailan bell, prest-talso discussed a caper to patch

Nixon's conduct, lashed aut

drat of Echor Counterintel-UR K. Hialdeman's voice onto a

itgainst the Demnerais involved

Colcon, he said, told him lapes!

sanco and Secula Bet duay have along with an actor ho lin the comaratively smali-po-

the white duse and ine talfoid water on the mission. cocond imitate President Nion liatoes Baker cas

tir

it "it and "impuried.

lant make false confessions. The!

The former Sonnie bog man-

sist" Novol mentioned

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"doganssiug cannon" nod ol-thiarre device would obtiere plisay antecutorbag noe len ter the din of Meiernate cios

so serend sire to look ino it.

a few loyers oftage, leavian thorag Abederig disgruntind Snoret /down.

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ulter Shoridan — Democrats' investigator?

si nopubcans Cosniermeasure?

Richard. E. Spraguc

Harisdalc, N.Y. 10530

See met pog

"The NBC broadcast of June 19, 1967" put on by Walter Sheridan "will probably stand for

years as a symbol of the lengths to which some powerlul outside interests will go in order

to interfere with state government."

Walter Sheridan has recently been hired by the

Denocratic National Committee to head their investi-

gation.of the watergate bugging caper.

the importance of this assignment,

worthwhile to examine dir. Sheridan's performance in

puit investigations.

'Getting" Hoffa, and False Testimony

Walter Sheridan first came into national promi-

-ence in 1961 when he spearheaded Robert Kennedy's

drive against Jimmy Hoffa, during Robert's tenure

as Attorney General. Sheridan pursued a relentless,

no mercy shown, course of action to

"get Hoffa", and

get him he did.

In the course of this crusade, some

rather dubious techniques. were used; which later

The Watergate Incident

On June 17 at 2:30 a.M., five men were

arrested in the offices of the Democratic

National Committee in the watergate Hotel,

Hashing ton. D.C.

They had broken into the

and were found with electronic sur-

veillance devices, cameras for photographing

documents, etc; they were wearing surgical

rubber gloves.

They were

arrested by police.

These five men were James. W. McCord, Jr.,

Bernard L. Barker, Frank Sturgis, Eugenio R.

Nariinez, and

Virgilio R. Gonzales.

: Their connections reach to the Republican

Party, ihc Commiiice to Re-Elect the Presi-

dent, President Richard M. Nixon, the Central

Intolligence Agency, and other persons and

organizations.

Beginning

in August 1972, "Computers and

Automation"

nas been publishing

articles

on

the

latergaic Incident and its ramifications,

because of

ihe

threat. that this incident rep-

resents i0 democracy in the United States,

and. the

importance

of seeking

the truth about

it ind pinning down the responsibility forit.

came back to haunt dir. Sheridan.

The prime example

"uncovering" of a key witness against loffa,

one Grady Partin of New Orleans and Baton Rouge,

Partin was some years later accused by

a grand jury of giving false testimony against

"Getting" Garrison

Air. Sheridan's most notable performance

came in

1967 and '68when he was an executive producer for

NBC-TV news.

Sheridan produced a one-hour. MBC spe-

cial on Jim Garrison's investigation of the assassi-

nation of President Kennedy and the trial of Clay.

Shaw for conspiracy to murder the President.:

The

program, broadcast on June 19, 1967, was a highly

biased, provably dishonest, personally vindictive,

attack on Garrison defending Shaw.- The Shaw trial =

did not take place until February. 1969, a year and

a half later.

Arrest by Garrison and indictment by Grand Jury

Walter Sheridan was arrested by Garrison on

July 7, 1967, following the NBC Special, and in-

dicted by a grand jury on to counts.

The first

was attempted bribery and intimidation of a witness.

Rick Townley of station NDSU; the NBC affiliate in

New Orleans, was arrested and indicted with Sheridan

on the same charges. The federal government, es-

pecially the Justice Department, made sure. that Gar-

rison was never able to bring Sheridan and Townley

to trial. The indictments are still open.

If the Sheridan trial ever does take place, the

conviction should not be too difficult.

the facts. as reported by both New Orleans newspa-

pers, the Times Picayune

and the States Item,

1967 and summarized in

"The Kennedy

Conspiracy" by

Paris Flammonde, Meredith Press, 1969..

Sheridan and Townley, having been assigned by

NDC to cover the Garrison-Shas case, became person-

ally and directly involved.

The indictments for

bribery, suppressing and altering evidence..and in-

terfering with the trial, did not begin to

NBC top management, Frank McGec, the

narrator of the special, and others at NBC, fully

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baddie up sheridan.

intil

ic of the lies, bribes

and lakes in the program were recaled.

Apolozy by NSC for Lies Told by Two "Witnesses"

Frank MeGee later had to apologize on NUC. for

lies. dold by two of Sheridan's "witnesses" on the

Sheridan and Townley paid them to give

slaierents against Garrison.

N3C ind to give Garrison equal time after Garrison

made an appeal, because the special had not been a

nel's program, but an MC-Sheridan vendetta against

Garrison.: MC did give Garrison 30 minutes (the

speciai was one hour) to respond at a later date in

To i¡llistrate Sheridan's and NiC's techniques in

the case, at one point the President of MC helped

in the bribery eriorts by calling Mr. Gherlock, head

o: Equitable Life Insurance Co. in New York.. Gher-

luck was asked. for assurance that Perry Russo, who

norked for Equitable in Louisiana, would cooperate

with MC on the Garrison special.

"hey witness in the Shaw trial whom Sheridan and

: Tosnley tried to bribe.

To remind the reader about the Shaw trial, Jim

Garrison opened an investigation into the assassina-

tion oi President Kennedy in late 1966.: Senator

• Long of Louisiana hod convinced Garrison that a

¿conspiracy had existed.

Lee Harvey Oswald's ac-

¡tivities in New Orleans prior to the assassination,

"along with the strange actions of David Ferrie, on

the day of the assassination, attracted Garrison's

He had not made his investigation public.

but a curious newspaper reporter named Rosemary

James broke the story after a few months of effort.

Clay Shan's other identity, Clay Bertrand, had al-

been uncovered by Garrison, and his involve-

ment in the planning for the assassination had al-

ready. been suspected by early 1967.

Party in David Ferrie's Apartment.:

Perry Russo attended a party in David Ferrie's.

apartment where Clay Bertrand, Ferrie, someone re-

sembling Lee Harvey Oswald and others had discussed.

the possibility of assassinating President Kennedy.

He became the key witness when Garrison arrested

Shair on March 1,

1967, and a grand jury indicted

Shaw on darch 22 following two hearings on March 14

and March 17 by a three judge panel and a four judge

panel, recommending that Shaw be held for trial.

Effort to. Have Russo Change His Testimony

Sheridan and Townley both made up

along with most of the news media and the Justice

Department, that Garrison had to be stopped at all

costs.

They decided to really go to work on Perry

Russo, since his testimony was all important.

Townley tried to get Russo to change his testi-

the Shaw trial to make it

had hypnotized him and had then asked him leading

questions to gei Russo to testify against Shaw.

Tosrley and Sheridan went to Russo's house, his of-

fice, and met him at other places.

hid and attempted to bribe him.

They used every trick in the book

co try to get him to change his testimony.

They threatened him with being discredited, made

seen insane, and perhaps fired from his job. They

oilered him a chance to work closely, for high re-

wards, with NC in Sheridon's all-out effort to ger

Garrison.

stroy Can

on and his case along

with him." Tosinley

cold Russo that he could get Shar's lawyer, bymond.

to go casy on him at the trial, if he sould alter

his testimony.

He cold. Russo that his cmployer had

promised MC that no retaliation sould lic taken

ayainst Russo if he cooperated with ic.

lowever

he might be fired if he didn't cooperate.

Sheridan told Russo that MC could set him up in

California whore Russo always wanted to live, if he

helped bust up the Garrison probe.

ABC would pay his expenses to California and to live

there, would protect his job, would get Russo a

lawyer, and would guarantce that Garrison would

never extradite him back to Louisiana.

Gordon Novel, Worker for the CIA

Another important witness in the Shaw trial

ordon novel, a bugging and elcotronics expert wh

Garrison tried to subpoena him.

but he. left.New Orleans and fled to Ohio.

was never able to extradite Novel from Ohio to Loui-,

siana in spite of dovel's public statements that he l

knew who had killed David Ferrie. (Ferrie died mys-

teriously shortly after Garrison's probe became pub-

lic knowledge.)

Walter Sheridan told Perry Russo that NBC had

helped Novel escape Garrison's clutches by flying

him out of Louisiana.to McLean. Virginia (home of

the CIA).. NBC paid for a lie detector test to be

administered to Novel in McLcan.

posed to prove that Novel was telling the truth when

he said he knew. nothing about the Kennedy case.

Sheridan told Russo that NBC would do the same thing

for him that they had done for Novel, namely, make

sure that Novel would never be extradited to

ana. to testify.: Since Novel never was extradited

and since Governor Rhodes of Ohio blocked his extra-

dition making Governor AcKeithen of Louisiana ex-

tremely angry, it would seem that Sheridan was right

NBC did possess a lot of clout:

also went to work on Gordon

another important Shaw trial. witness.because.of.her.

knowledge about Novel's CIA activities

glary of a munitions dump in Houma, Louisiana.

Townley called her and tried to convince her to

grant a taped intervier for use on the NBC show..

He said Garrison was going to be destroyed and that

she should cooperate with MBC.

The NBC Special on June 19, 1967

The NBC-Walter Sheridan special on June 19,

1967, titled "The JFK Conspiracy — The Case of Jim

Garrison"

• was packed with Sheridanese.. Here are

the principal examples:

Dean Andrews in New Orleans had

played a key role in the Shaw trial because Clay.

Bertrand had telephoned him in a hospital shortly

after the assassination and asked him to represent

Andrers. told so many different

stories about Clay Bertrand that the truth was dif-

ficult to determine.

Frank McGee asked Andrews on the program about

Clay Bertrand and whether he was Clay Shaw. Andrews

said Bertrand was actually Eugene C. Davis, a bar

Sheridan's coup quickly blew

up in his face when Davis denied the whole thing.

When the trial finally took place, Shaw was pegged

as Bertrand by a woman who saw him sign his name as

Clay Bertrand.

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Sundy Lyiny

Sioxican's second ationut vas so altack the credi-

miliel ni bernon Bundj, a witness ior the prosecution

win hard seen Oswald and Star together on the dew Or-

icans taleciont ilale contchartrain).

Sheridan

cooned up ino

"vilnesses"

against Bardy.

03C pre-

sealed John

"ine Bapiist" Cancler, a burglar and

Miguel

Tories. also

a burglar, who had been ac-

quainted with Bundy.

snoridas paid Carcler and Torres to make staie-

incrits

on the progran.

Cuncler: said that Bundy had

inuicaied to him that his siory regarding. Osvald

and Shas was not truc.

Torres asserted that Bundy's

¿estimony was "an out-iront lie".

Cancler said he

had been anproached by members oi Garrison's staff

¿o "plant"

something in Shaw's house. Torres claimed

that he had been asied (by Garrison) to testify that

Shas had made homosexual advances toward him and

also that Shaw was Bertrand.

Frank NicGce reported that NBC had discovered

Bundy was lying during his polygraph test and Gar-

rison kncw it but let him testify anyway.

Cancler Senienced to 18 Yoars .

Following the TV show. Cancler was

the Orleans Parish grand jury and

asked to repeat

his-accusations under oath.

amendrent, refusing

to reiterate his TV charges. The

jury foreman imediatcly took Cancler before a Judge

and asked hin to repeat.

Cancler again took the

fiith and was found

guilty of contempt of court and

fined $500 or one year.

Apparently Sheridan had

paid him a lot more than $500.

Two weeks later

Cancler was handed a third convinction and sentenced

to eighteen years as a multiple offender.

Miguel Torres was also brought before a grand

jury and took the fifth when he was asked,

the statements you made on national television on

NBC in June 1967, concerning the district attorney,

James Alcock, Garrison's assistant district at-

corney who handled the Shaw trial, saidto the judge,

"Torres and Cancler just tell the television and

Walter Sheridan about it.. When they have an oppor

tunity todo something they take the fifth amendment."

Sheridan Could Not Get Russo to "Cooperate"

Sheridan himself appeared on screen to discuss

Perry Russo. He

could never get Russo to change.

his mind and cooperaie, so

Sheridan interpreted for

the audience what Russo had told him.. He stated

that Russo iold him that his testimony against Shaw

may be a combination of truth, fantasy and lies.

Andren Scianbra, Garrison's assistant district

attorncy nho incorviewed Russo, delivered a memo to

Garrison, detailing walter Sheridan's efforts to

bribe and threaten Russo.

The statements made by

Russo iu Sciamura were very incriminating about

The net result of all Sheridan's efforts

were that jusso stuck to his story at the trial.

Fred Leenians,

"Witness"

Sheridan's last

"sitness"

on the show was Fred

Lécmans, another bar oner (Stieridan seemed to

specialize in bar owners, and former Turkish bath

opcraior.

Lecians said that his original statements

given to Garrison aboui Clay Show were not true and

thät his psyche began to trouble him.

The morality

co weigh upon his mind. Perhagos

a little of Sheridan's green stuff

rate he iccanted his cloin tiat Clay

Shas and come to the Turhish linch,

had associated the name bertrand with

on occasion he had been accompanico ly a

slightiy-bearded man enom lie colled "Lee yOung"

said on TV Lhat Garrison had offercu him $2500 for

his testimony.

The New York Times telephoned Lecmans folloving

his appearance for an intervicw. He refused io

spoak about his NoC bit; conceding that he had ar-

ranged to give the Associated Press the exclusive

"Aftco all, I have to get something

out of all of this.": On hearing this line, one of

Garrison's stait

smiled and said,

"All, now that's

the Fred Leemans we all recognize."

Bribing and Attempting to Bribe Witnesses

In addition to bribing and attempting to bribe

witnesses, Sheridan also had meetings with one of

Garrison's part-time investigators, William Gur-

vich. Garrison found out about the meetings and

did not give Gurvich all of the information he

wanted.

Jim Garrison said about Sheridan and the NBC

"Aside from the fact that it insulted

the intelligence of every American, it was a very

clear attempt to prejudice in advance possible

Jurors in the case.: This program will probably

•stand for years as a symbol of the lengths to

some powerful outside: interests will go in

order to interfere with state government."

Unsettling, Disturbing, Critical

Computers and Automation, established 195l and

therefore the oldest magazine in the field of com-

puters and data processing, believes that the pro-

fession of information engineer includes not only

competence in handling information using computers.

and other means, but also a broad responsibility.

in a professional and engineering sense, for:

- The reliability and social significance

of pertinent input data;

- The social value and truth of the

output results.

In the same way, a bridge engineer takes a pro-

fessional responsibility for the reliability and

significance of the data he uses, and the safety

efficiency of the bridge he builds, for human

beings to rist their lives on.

Accordingly, Computers and Automation publishes

from time to time articles and other information

related to socially useful input and output of data

systems in a broad sense. To this end se seek to

publish what is unsettling, disturbing, critical

- but productive of thought and an improved and

safer "house" for all humanity, an earth in which

our children and later generations may lave a lu-

ture, instead of facing extinction.

The professional information engincer needs to

relate his engineering to the most important and

serious problems in the world today:

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CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

Do ruce Maculanno

SECRE

Name as it Appears in True Name &/or akas

News Media

File #

Status ®

Source

Allegation

NOVEL, Gordon

NOVEL, Gordon

526113

No relation-

Tass-5/27./67

NOVEL worked for CIA in

ship to CIA

1961, per NOVEL's attorney.

NUTINI, Hugo

NUTINI, Hugo Gina

490072

aka Hugo Nutini-Paredes

Chile

1930

No clearance; Rude Pravo.

00/C interest 8/29/65

1966

MUSSINI, Hugo

FBIS Moscow

broadcast,

9/23/65

North American spy of

Chilean origin.

US spy in Chile, acting as

scientist.

NUTTER, G. Warren Dr. NUTTER, Gilbert Warren 49372

(o8c)

Kansas;

3/10/23

Topeka, Staff empl." Abilene, Texas Formerly Division Chief

1951-1952;

Reporter-News for CIA

Consultant

3/28/65

1952-1953

ODELL, Bruce

ODELL, Bruce Taylor

89084

Boston,

Mass.

10/30/28

Staff empl

FBIS, Cairo

broadcast

8/20/68 re

AMIN trial

CIA agent in Cairo, arrested

by Egyptians.

"Comment: In the absence of positive identifying information, the above individual should, in most cases, only be

considered as a probable identification with the Subject of interest.

For Security Office Only: For additional information on the name as it appears in the clipping refer to OS

file. #535 525

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SO/SRS

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8 February 1968

SUBJECT:

NOVEL, Gordon

(See also FURR, Lloyd B.)

(See also ARCHCHA-SMITH, Sergio)

ALLEGATION:

CIA CONNECTION:

Gordon NOVEL, former

owner of a French Quarter Bar

in New Orleans, was subpoenaed

by GARRISON as a material

witness in March 1967 but

NOVEL moved to Columbus, Ohio

and has avoided extradition.

GARRISON charged NOVEL

with burglary of the Houma

Munitions Bunker in 1961

together with David FERRIE

and AROACHA-SMITH. NOVEL,

claimed this was a CIA

operation but later his

attorney denied the story.

SOURCE:

None

CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

RELEASE IN FULL 1998

Numerous news items, the

latest dtd in October 1967.

OS INDICES RESULLS:

Subject's file contains newspaper clippings dating from March

1967 when GARRISON charged him with conspiracy in connection with

a burglary of a munitions bunker at Houma, Louisiana in 1961 together

with David FERRIE and ARCACHA-SMITH. To avoid arrest, NOVEL left

New Orleans, first going to McLean, Virginia where he was given a

lie detector test by Lloyd B. FURR, a private detective.

(See summary

on FURR). This incident tended to give credence to NOVEL's initial.

claim that he was working for CIA because of the Agency's promimity to

McLean, Va.

After NOVEL vacated his New Orleans apartment in March 1967

a letter written by him was found under the linoleum on a sink

drainboard by the new tenant, a girl who turned it over to her boy

friend, who gave it to a professor at a New Orleans university who in

turn gave it to

a reporter on the New Orleans STATES-TIM, Hoke MAY.

GROUP 1

Excladed from autonatic

dowagradlng and

declassificalion

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SLON

Hoke MAY was granted a Covert Security Approval in April 1958

for unwitting use by Project FJINDULGE. MAY was not to be directly

employed by FJINDULGE but was to be used in connection with his

position with a provate firm which handled work for the Project.

The letter was presumably written to a "Mr. WEISS" in CIA and referred

to classified DOUBLE-CHEK activities in 1961 in which NOVFL claimed

he was involved. This matter was reviewed by CIR&A at the time the

matter received publicity and it was determined that DOUBLE-CHOK

was created by the Agency for the sole purpose of making payments to

the widows of American flyers who participated in the Bay of Pigs.

No connection with NOVEL, could be established. NOVIL knew Sergio

ARCACHA-SMITH who was New Orleans head of the Frente Revolucionario

Democratico, an Agency created and supported anti-Castro organization.

Although ARCACHA-SMITH had no Agency clearance, NOVEL could have gained

an impression from him that he was employed by CIA.

In October 1967 NOVEL, was granted immunity from arest by GARRISON

on the Houma Bunker burglary charge and returned to Louisiana to

testify before the East Baton Rouge Parish Grand Jury in their probe

on crime and labor troubles in the State of Louisiana.

DETAILS:

The Agency had no connection with the Houma Munitions Bunker.

However, an Agency training site was located at Belle Chasse, Louisiana

and Colonel Thomas BURBANK, State of Louisiana Police Superintendent, was

one of the Louisiana officials witting of Agency affiliation with

Belle Chasse. It is noted from news items concerning NOVEL's testimony

before the Louisiana Labor probers in October 1967, that Colonel BURBANK

was also a witness at the same time, although, there is no mention that

BURBANK and NOVEL knew each other.

BURBANK testified that every Louisiana

sheriff was notified to "clean up" gambling and other vice in Louisiana.

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DATE

TRANSMITTAL SLIP

23 May 196)

TO: Des Audici

1OOM NO.

BUILDING

REMARKS:

attichen to the file

4. NOVEL Cardon-

stun to undercine

FROM:

ROOM MO.

FOR NO •241

I FEB 55

BUILDING

REPLACES FORMS

WHICH MAY BR USEL

EXTENSION

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CONPIDENTIAL

- (When Filled In)

FROM:

INCIDENT REPORT

BUILING SECURITY BRANCH

DATE 26 AbrO 1960

TIME 2010 honse

Setty Adens

6800 Elz Go.

879-2510

INCIDENT_

Request for Tutorna

Re G3zdon Novel

GRADE HONORINE

OFFICE NA

_TIME 2010 NONE PLACE Mainer atto

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION:

to Mes. Adena ceiled the Agency to pequece emploment verification or

one Goodon Novels.

Sanswinned us to has reason for the request, irs.

hatre replied that worl is & Criend of her doz, Prank Adans, dr., age

27 one tand sue Is lookane out for her son.

It novel does in fact work

for this hency dbe intends to zoo ber imentagetion of ning but it

he does not she will mine ever estort to ere the friendship.

A cursory choc, of cradlable records showed no linting for Novel

and lies. noone wag acroed accordangly.

The thep arorded, at some

length, o review of her exforce ho chock on novel, including contact

with the rez aud Chie police. In her trestigatton she has been told

So have nothing to do trick Novel und to tuy eney trou him.

sino loerned that he wac in some wey connected with the "Gerrison and

Remedy trial

bliccugh: Mr deroy Wires, an actorney in the triel. Fron

Novel's wite, inn. Adoms vas informed Urt Novel works for the CIA.

Fence, her coll to Usedagton tonight.

tos. Adars wee agela in orned theb Me. Gordon Novel is not an

eng longe of the Cousmal, Intelligence Agency.

The call was then termin.

stad.

ACTION TAKEN:

di..

Later checks of SRadD recorde show chet e file on Gordos Novel 1a

mantolnad on s perccent basia by sR.

Une file number is 332-959.

3. 0h1 a:

3,3

14.101

REPORTING OFFICER

BORERE 1.

RECITEM

CHIEF, BUILDING SECURITY BRANCH

DISTRIBUTION:

ORIG: DD/SEC (PTOS)

COPY: C/PHY. SD

COPY: C/PSD

FILE: BSB/PHYS. SD

COPY:

SG7M 1798 00500E5E PREVIOUS

EDITIONS

CONFIDENTIAL

(36)

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UNCLASSIFIED

ATION TOP AND BOTTOM

CONFIDENTIAL

SECRET

OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP

NAME AND ADDRESS

DATE

522-61

5/22k C6X

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APPROVAL

COMMENT

CONCURRENCE

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DIRECT REPLY

DISPATCH

FILE

INFORMATION

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SIGNATURE

CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

RELEASE IN FULL 1998

FOLD HERE TO RETURN TO SENDER

FROM:

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iC.S

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CONFIDENTIAL

Use previous editions

DATE

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SEGRET

CIA HISTORICAL REVISA PROGRAM

RELEASE IN FULL 1998

20 May 1969

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Gordon Novel

#526113

1. On 20 May 1969, the Director of Security advised that

he had received a call from Mr. Bienvenu, Director of Security,

National Security Agency, regarding a possible impersonation

by subject. According to Mi. Biehvenu, an ex-Federal Bureau of

Investigation agent, Mr. Rusself H. Aufrance 3256 South Union

Avenue, Alliance, Ohio, 44601,

had called Mr. Mathison and

advised that a contact of his had stated that Subject had shown a

CIA credential and indicated that he was employed by the Agency.

Mr. Aufrance advised he called the National Security Agency to

bring this matter to the attention of the highest security officials

in Washington and that if anyone wished to contact him they should

call him before 5:00 p.m., this date.

2. After reviewing Subject's file and confirming that Mr.

Aufrance was an ex-Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, I briefed

the Director of Security who requested that I call Mr. Aufrance and

advise him that we were knowledgeable of Subject and that on other

occasions he had inferred he was employed by CIA. In addition, that

we intended to turn this information over to the Federal Bureau of

Investigation for investigation since the FBI had jurisdiction on such

impersonation cases.

3.

I later briefed Mr. Fred J. Cassidy, FBI/Liaison, who

suggested that I advise Mr. Aufrance to report the information to

local FBI agents.

In Mr. Cassidy's presence, I called Mr. Aufrance

who repeated what he had told Mr. Mathison.

He also stated that

Subject's wife is now separated from him and is suing him for divorce

in Columbus, Ohio. She has stated that Subject is armed, carries a

SECRET

dacur

Excluded To

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de fatalilcation

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SEGRET

tear gas weapon and some kind of a . 22 caliber pistol, concealed as a

fountain pen. She stated that Subject is leaving Columbus for Reno,

Nevada, where he intends to open a gambling establishment. In further

discussion with Mr. Aufrance, he indicated his source was a friend of

Subject's wife and from other statements he made, it is believed that his

source is Thomas F. Hughes, Jr., who was interviewed by the Chicago

Field Office on 18 April 1969.

4. After further discussion with Mr. Aufrance during which he

indicated he was leaving for a fishing trip in Canada and would not

return until Sunday, 25 May 1969, it was agreed that he would contact

the local Federal Bureau of Investigation and brief them regarding

Subject and that I would, meanwhile, alert FBI Headquarters/Washington,

which could follow-up with the local office.

5. I then provided Mr. Cassidy with all pertinent information

regarding Mr. Aúfrance's telephone call and all information on Subject.

Mr. Cassidy will keep us advised.

A.1. Strik

Arthur C.

Sheridan

Acting Deputy Director of Security

for Personnel Security

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Gordon Mowel

AUFRANCE, Russell L.

(1951-55)

Res:

Bus:

3256 South Union Avenue, Alliance, Ohio 44601

Research Associates, Incorporated, 50 South

Maple, Akron, Ohio

Regional Manager - Investigator

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CONFIDENTIAL

(When Friled In)

FROM:

INCIDENT REPORT

BUILDING SECURITY BRANCH

DATE_ 29 April 1969

TIME

2010 hours

Mrs.

Betty

8800

Im

NAME GaLaway

879-8570

Adams

Ohio

GRADE NonAgency

OFFiCE NA

INCIDENT Request for Information

_TIME 2010 hour's PLACE Galaway, Ohio

Re Gordon Novel

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION:

1. Mrs. Adems called the Agency to request employment verification of

one Gordon Novel. Questioned as to her reason for the requesto Mrs.

27 and that she is looking out for her son.

for this Agency she intends to drop her investigation of him, but if

he does not she will make every effort to end the friendship.

A cursory check of available records showed no listing for Novel

and Mrs. Adams was advised accordingly. She then provided, at some

length, a review of her efforts to check on Novel, including contact

with the FBI and Ohio police. In her investigation she has been told

to have nothing to do with Novel and to say away from him. She has

also learned that be was in some way connected with the Garrison andr

Kennedy trial" through Mr. Jerry Winer an attorney in the trial. From

Novel's wife, Mrs. Adams was

intormed that Novel works for the CIA.

Hence, her call to Washington tonight.

Mrs. Adams was again informed that Mr. Gordon Novel is not an

employee of the Central Intelligence Agency. The call was then termin-

ACTION TAKEN:

later checks of SRICD recorda show that a file on Gordon Movel de

maintained on a permanent basis by SRS:

The file number is 332-959.

BELT

REPORTING OFFICER

DISTRIBUTION:

ORIG: DD/SEC (PTOS)

COPY: C/PHY SD

COPY: C/PSD

FILE: BSB/PHYS. SD

COPY:

ROBERI D.

BUCKILY

HIEF, BUILDING SECURITY BRANCH

9.674

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Chicago Field Office

18 April 1969

MEMORANDUM FOR:

Headquarters

SUBJECT;

NOVEL, Gordon

(Impersonation of Agency Officer)

is no case number

The case was generated

by events that took place in the chicago, linois area.

No special requirement was levied by headquarters; however,

it was coordinated with Headquarters.

Office in Chicago,

Illinois, contacted the Chicago Field

Office and advised that Mr. Robert FAY, Special Agent with

the Chiçago FBI Office, had called the DCS Office with

reference

to some person by the name of "Mr. ROSE"' (phonetic)

who purportedly represented himself as a CIA representative

in some telephonic contacts with the office of Mr. Tom

HUGHES, Prosident of M. F. Hughes 01l & Coal Company, in

Chioago. The "Mr ROSE' reportedly told Mr. HUGHES"

office

that he was with the CIA and

that it was urgent that Mr

tonight to Room 551, Ambassador East Hotel,

Chicago, on an important matter

(Subsequently, Mr, HUGHES

was identified as Mr. Thomas FA HUGHES, Jr, born 1926 1n

Chicago; Owner and president of the above family firm, former

Owner of the Playboy Club in New Orleans, Louisiana) !

Agent

FAX was contacted by the Chicago Field Office and

he advised that nothing of value had been obtained by "Mr.

ROSE'', therefore,

the FBI had no grounds for an impersonation

casa

and could

not officially enter the case.

said

Agent FAY

that he had instructed Mr HUGHES to refuse the

invitation to go to Room 551,

Ambassador East Hotel, and

that if

"Mr. ROSE"' called again, that Mr, HUGHES should

contact Agent FAY. Agent FAY further advised the Chicago

Field Office

that he had verified through the front desk

at the Ambassador East Hotel that a "MY, ROSE" was a regtatered

guest for Room 551 and that he was from the "St. Louis

suburban area"

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3:

At 2:00 P,m. i

the next day (19 March 1969), with

the prior approval by and coordination with Headquarters

(Mr. Tim HARRINGTON), Mr, Thomas F, HUGHES, J.

previously

montloned, was interviewed under Agency cover at the Sage's

East Restaurant,

181 Fast Lake Shore Drive, Chicago,

place o1

interview was designated by Mr. HUGHES.

Sago's

Fast la an expensive and popular eating establishment on

Chicago's Gold Coast,

a neighborhood of fashionable hotels

Apartment houses, shops, entertainment establishments, etc

Mr, HUGHES! demeanor around Sage's East indicated

A great deal of familiarity with the premises and personnel.

Obviously, he is a regular patron with spectal privileges.

without permission, he walked into a closed-

oft section of the restaurant and selected a table for the

interview

Ho then beckoned a waiter to bring two cups of

coffee:

Assistant Special Agent In Charge James E. MACKEY,

Jr. conducted the interview with Mr. HUGHES.

6•

Mr. HUGHES is about 43 years of age and about 5'8'

in height, 155/160 pounds, dark blond (ox even light brown)

hair, which he wears short and combed straight down.

He''is

neat

and trim, walks with confidence and agility, and appear

conscious of his appearance. He was dressed in

a powder blue

suit, white turtle neck shirt and dark loafers.

He moved

around and talked with a smooth, confident, self-assured

manheri

Based upon his physical appearance, dress, speech

ana personality, he could be described as a "swinger";

settor"!

"party guy'

"His conversation touched

stylish and action oriented restaurants, night clubs,

places

of optertainment, Playboy Clubs, otc.

he was very

cooperative and volunteerod to assist In any manner

MI. HUGHES

said that he is president and Owner of the

MiF. Hughes Oit and Coal Company,

"3134 East 90th Street,

Chicago, a businees that dates back to his grandfather. Ho

said that he took

the business over several years ago, upon

the death of his father, and

built it into a successful,

profitable operation.

• Most of his time is spent on outside

sales work.

He spends very little time in the offica:

He has

a telephone in his auto and prefers to have his office screen

the telephone calls before giving them to him to answer.

The

day-to-day internal operation of business

1s handled. by his

of1'100 stati. He believes he contributes

more to his businoss,

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by working on the outside,

N.

In addition to his coat company, Mr. nudies statod

various other

business intorests in Chicago, Florida

and other parts of

the United states.

He is a partner in a

feal estate venture in the rt. Lauderdale, Florida aren,

MI, HUGHES claims a part-ownership of the Maryland Hotel 1n

Chicago.

9

HUGHES said that he is a personal friend of Mr

Hugh

HENNER

founder

and operator of the Playboy Club chain

Mr.

HUSHES said that for a few years in the early 1960's,

he was the owner of the Playboy Club in New Orleans, Louisiana.

He founded the New Orleans Playboy Club and later, disposed

of it because it was unprofitable.

10..

for

Mr . HUGHES said he has been estranged from his wife

several years. She has refused to give him a divorce.

The wife lives in Chicago with the children of the marrlage

Mr, HUGHES said he has an apartment in the Carriage House,

Chicago.

11. Mr. HUGHES further said that he 15 "not perfect"

and it is no secret that he has been involved with a lot.

of women over a period of years. Mr. HUGHES indicated that

women seem to be attracted to him. He admitted being a

"soft touch" for people in need.

12.

Mr. HUGHES claimed contacts with a number of

important people in politics, entertainment, business,

sports and socioty.

He said he 1s a personal friend of

entertainer Frank SINATRA.

MT, HUGHES claimed that

poople are always calling on him for political and businesa

favors.

These people think he can get things done

13.

Mr:

HUGHES sald that between 3:00 p.m. and 6:15

p.m. on 18 March 1969, his office received telephone carls

(Lour from a "Mr. ROSE"' on a "Mr. BARRON"' calling for

"MT:

ROSE", requesting that he come to Room 551, Ambassador

East Hotel, for some urgent matter. On two of the calls, the

caller identified himself as a CIA Representative. The above

calls were

takon by either his secretary (Marilyn) or his

offico manager (Mr. WARD) •

11. After the last call, Mr. HUGHES said he tried to

call Agent FAY at the FBI, but he was gone for the day.

Mr . HUGHES

then called Room 551, above hotel, and asked

"MI. ROSE'' what the matter was all about? What was so

urgent? " Was he

with the Central Intelligence Agency?

Was he with the United

States Government?

Mr. HUGHES

said

"Mr, ROSE"' avoided the point blank question of whether he

was with tho Central Intelligence Agency. "Mr. ROSE'

parried the direct question with

the remark,

!!y

said CIA!'

Mr. HUGHES turther related that "Mr. ROSE" wasn't going to

gamit

he was representing the Central Intelligence Agency.

Then

MI. HUGHES told

"Mr'. ROSE" that the whole matter was

SO

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suspicious that he has turned it over to the FBI. The conversa-

tion was then concluded.

at the Ambassador East and that her

was in Chicago on a matter involving James GARRISON and a

legal action against Playboy Magazine for defamation of character

or some such vague explanation. Agent FAY was recontacted by

above telephone call, but he was unable to

add to, or clarity the details of thecall. Agent FAY said

he proparod a brief memorandum on the case and closed it.

16.

Mr: HUGHES said he has suspected all along that

the telephone calls were either made by, or instigated by

one Gordon NEVIL, NEVILLE OF NOVEL (HUGHES professed only

phonetic spelling; however, Headquarters, after an indices

check, later said that it was probably Gordon NOVEL, wha

had previously owned a bar in New Orleans and who had

previously claimed

an affiliation with the Agency)

177:

Mr HUGhes said that he has a little background on

Gordon NOVEL and it

may have a bearing on the recent events

he met one Abbes

at Playboy can years e that

bunny in the Playboy Club in Chicago. Abbey has also worked

at Playboy Clubs in New Orleans, Cincinnati, London and other

places. A few years ago, Abbey married NOVEL, whom she met

in Now Orleans.

Since that time, Abbey and NOVEL

have

made their home in the Columbus, Ohio area. They have had

a lot of fights and arguments and have been separated on

several occasions, Abbey has filed for a divorce. Presently,

Abbey is living in Columbus with her parents, the John

MULLIGANS

18, Mr. HUGHES further related that NOVEL lives by his

wits and is not to be trusted; that NOVEL engages in

"private

oye" work of questionable practices; that he (NOVEL) reportedly

taps telophones, "bugs" rooms and takes photographs, all ot

which are in connection with questionable activities; and that

NoVeL, In the past, according to

Abbey, has claimed working

for the Agency.

19.: Mr. HUGHES further related that he has no romantic

interests, such as marriage, with Abbey and looks upon her

as a good friend. Last summer, Mr. HUGHES arranged for

Abbey to spend a few weeks in the Ft. Lauderdale area.

HUGHES. waS

there also.

procautions to make sure that Abbey couldn't be traced

diroctly from Columbus to Florida. He had Abboy lly lo

Chicugo und then catch another plane to Florida.

somehow,

MI, HUGhEs further related, NoVEL found out about their trip

to Florida, according to Abbey.

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20.

In conclusion, Mr. HUGHES said that NOVEL is

very, very shady character who is not to be trusted.

Mx .

HUGHES has never met NOVEL. Based upon what he knows about

NOVEL, he belioves NoVEl would engage in extortion, bribery,

blackmail, etc.

21, Attached herewith 1s Exhibit I, a Xerox Copy of

the rogistration of one Charles BROZ, party of two, in Room

551, Ambassador East Hotel, Chicago, from 15 to 18

March

1969, BRO% was registered from Apartment C, 10069 Puttington,

Affton, Missourt,

Note: There 1s a phonetic similarity

between "ROSt and "BROZ!

22. The files of the Credit Bureau of St. Louis, alsa

sorving Aliton, Missourd fellected the following intormation

in the name of one Charles BROZHno middle name listea, whose

spouse

was indicated as Bever IT

He was first placed on

rocord in June 1956, with information updated to January 1968

had a total of live accounts in the interim pertod, high credit

of $3,208, all rated as satisfactory:

23.

In January 1968, BROZ was owner

of the sportsway

Barber Shop, 1809 Pestolozzi Street, and his wife, a

Registered Nurse, was employed at Bethesda Hospital. The

additional other addresses were on record:

"January 1966,

1218 Iron Street; 17 October 1962, 705 Brevits Street

June 1961, 3848-B Illinois Street; and December 1960;

3912 Illinois. No additional pertinent information was on

file

24. The records of the St. Louds Metropolitan

Police Department revealed one CharlesR. BROZD 4177

Itaska Street, age 35, listed as a Superintendent, was

arrested for speeding

on 15 December 1948 and fined $5.00

plus costs, he was previously detained for speeding 19

January 1941, and finod $7.00 and costs on 28 January, 1941.

No other information was a matter of record.

25.

The filos of

the St, Louis County Police Depart-

ment and the st. Louts County Sheriff's Office, both

covering Aliton,

Missourt, were searched and reflected no

information in the name of Charles R. BROZ.

26.

The files of the Missouri

State Auto Registration

Office, State Headquarters, Jefferson City, Missouri,

were searched by Clarence RIPPETO, Assistant Supervisor, and

roflocted

no registration information in the name of Charles

R. BROZ for the year 1969.

Index book records indicated that

one Charles R, BROZ, 1218 Iron Street, St, Louis, Missourt,

purchased a 1966 Mercury on 31 January 1966 and for the years

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1967 and 1968,

was registered with Missourt auto ficense

AG 1283.

No other information was on file.

27:

Captain Robert E, WESSEL, Chief, Intelligence

Division, St. Louis County Police

Department, obtained the

following information from a rellable confidential informant,

imployed by the County Division of the Southwestern Belt

Telephone Company: Charles R, BROZ, residing at 10069 Puttington

Drive, Apartmont C, Affton (Lakeshire) Street, St. Louis

County,

Missour1, 63123, has unlisted telephone number 638-1149•

His

business connection is that of a partner with one Ray CAMPBELL

in the Arco Auto Electric Service, 1811 Pestolozzi Street,

St. Louis, Missouri, with telephone PR 1-8811. No additional

Information was filed.

28 г

Records of the Dun and Bradstreet Office in Chicago

contained a file on the M. F. Hughes Oil and Coal Company,

above shown address in Chicago, Illinois.

Thomas F. HUGHES,

Jr, 1s listed as President. The firm has 100 employees,

a net worth of $914, 000,

annual sales of $3,000,000 and was

founded by the family in 1900.

Thomas F. HUGHES, Jr. iS al50

listod as

the President of Heidco Coal Company, Inc.

Dun &

Bradstreet records also show that in 1961, he was President

of Playboy Club of New Orleans.

29. The criminal records of the Chicago Police Department

were checked in the name of Thomas F. HUGHES and there was

no record:

30.

A reliable, confidential source, who la personally

observations ou HUGHES:

That HUGHES was born and reared In

the South Shore area of Chicago; that HUGhES inherited the

fanily business,

Hughes 011 and Coal, and has built it into

a successful business; that HUGHES seems to have an income

sufficiont

to maintain a 30 foot boat, patronize the smart

and oxpensive rostaurants and night clubs, live in an

oxponsive apartmont and dress in a stylish fashion; and

that HUGHES has a reputation for "liking the ladies" and

is a steady patron of the Playboy Club and other night

spots..

HUGHES is regarded as

a "man about town" who enter -

tains frequently around the night club circuit. His tastes

are expensive..

The confidential source further related

that HUGHES may have some effeminate mannerisms,

but nothing

derogatory was

known in that regard. The confidential source

further rolated that he has always wondered about the source

O1 HUGHES' mOngy.

HUGHES has various businoss investments,

1nclud1n6 somo aparemont bulldings and an Interest in tho

Mutyland 10lo1.

Tho source polnted out that tho Maryland

Hotel has always been Identified as having ownership in the

Chicago syndicate. The source speculated that HUGHES may be

a front man or have some support from the Syndicate; however,

he (confidential source) has never known HUGhes to be involved

in any Syndicate operations or activities.

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:31 •

The Chloono Flold Oftico did not attonpt to lurthor

develop the various leads in Chicago, Columbus, New Orleans;

etc: In accordance with Headquarters

instructions.

32•

The Chicago Field Office is considering the case

closed and RUC

Special Agent in Charge

Attach:

Exhibit 1

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DATE

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NAMEBROZ, M/M.

3/154

ARRIVAL

DATE

CITY A ETATE

TWIN C 26,00

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TRAVEL

•AGENT

ADORESS

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WEST

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CREDIT

INFORMATION RECESTER:

CREDIT APPROVED-

DATE

AMOUNT

FINITA

RECORD OF CHECKS CASHED

BANK

NUMBER

CASHIER

APPROVED

00 8 7N1

SlOw 6931

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TAL

27 February 1969

NEHRANDUA FOR:

Director of Central Intelligence

SUBJACTS

Contacts mich Represencativos of Pubila Medie

Listod below is a sunmary of contacts with ropresentatives

of public media reported by Asency personnel, for

26 February 1969%

Modla Reuresentativa

Agency Contact

Remarks

Kr. Goodwin

Jess Cook

TIME Ragasino

Gardon Novel

Columbus, Ohio

Mr. Goodwin

Kenneth Gilmore

READER'S DIGEST

Mr. Goodwin

Peter Grose

NEY

YORK TIMES

MT. Goodwin

CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

RELEASE IN FULL 1998

Vietnan by George: Catrer.

Mr Novel asked te he could

have pin

affidavit statins

that he had novet been

employed by ClA. Mt. Goodwin

said ho would contact out.:

legal pooplo and ask that

sancone phone fir. Novel.

Gilmore sald that Dave

Phillips had montioned tho

possibility of a rundown on

the Cuban episodo (Cubans

who escapod through Quantas

Their nan, Billy

shulz, has returned

after

talking to

several people

and he would liko to talk

to Dave. Mr. Goodwin said,

he would he in touch.

NI. Grose asked the chances

for a Cairo and

general "Atab

world background briofing

for Raymond Anderson who has

been in Moscow and wha will

leave for Calro in a week or

two.

Mt. Andorson will be in

Washington tomorrow afternoon

and

Friday.

MT. Goodwin con-

firmed a briefing for 28 Feb

*$685

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CLASSIFICATION.

SECRET

DATE

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT.

NOVEL, Gordon

13 November 1968

FILE NUMBER

526 113

According to FBI liaison check through Mr. Cregar, 11/13/68,

Gordon Duane NOVEL (lugitive witness in Garrison's probe of the

assassination of 'President Kennedy) was born 2/7/38, New Orleans,

Louisiana.

CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

RELEASE IN FULL 1998

OFFICE AND TITLE

Appraisal Section

SIGNATURE

Maxine Casebolt

_ FORM

7.62 1954

SECRET

CLASSIFICATION

GROUP 1

(40)

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SECRET

15 August 1968

SUBSTACT! NAY, Ecke Sedth

Subject vas granted a Covest Security Approval ou 22 Aprfl 1950 for

mistting une with project IllUICE. Subject was not Eirectly employed

fira in Charleston, South Carolina,

A neuspeper clipping tron the dew Orlens STATES- WISS for 26 May 1967

reported how a letter written by fugitive ultene Colton NOVEL, (DARRISON

Investigation tnto the assasstention of former President KinDy) came

into the honda of Hoke MAX, STAYES-IIIN reportes. A cogy of thie clipping

18 attached.

Subject von born 21 Aprtl 1930 1a De Halb County, Georgia

attended the Univereity 9$ Georgia; Athens, Ceorgia, Septenber, December

1917 and eyein tron March-Jie 1948 but uithdrey because of poor scholerably.

Ro the employed an en office boy in the bows depertment of the NEW YORK FINES

1n New Jork City from Oetober 1948 to Marca 1969. Other employmente are ae

POLLOW: SAVANNAB MORNING NIIS, Savinunk, Geargla fron March 19h9 to January

950s XIHIERNAPIONAL NEWS SERVICE, AtlaRio, Ceorgia, August 2950 to Octobe

951) Lockheed Asperert Corporetten, Marietta, Coorgla (as pabltelet), Oetobe

951 to Apr41, 1952, From Apell June 1952 Subfect was politiesl eumpalen

onager for C. Barter J0583 ta his unuscenstal deupalen for U. 8. Congre

December 195%, VAS CHARLOYS ONSEVER, Caorlotte, Sorth Carolina. He ton

the "Big Story Avard" watle with the ObSERVER.

SubJect i5

the grandean of former Deorgia

Rote MAY.

GROUP 1

Excluded trom autonatie

downstading a0d

declassification

SECRET

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190

DROWS DEVIOUS PATH

Letfer by Noveli

Adds to Mystery

letter

Novel added

now. clodi

Maugser twist today to the Kennedy dis

Mainn

ion gone

Atermey Seven Plotkin Bald Novel actunly wrote the

ninnion carther, no chld his client war working for

side: nartgots

the Central Titalligence Agen

When a copys was rent to

y Tiere in 10ul:

Tịng Novel called the letter

him,

Plotkin

revleweil its

a "rap" sel for Diet: My

cnlent.i,

spoke to his. clier!

and told the Stales-llem .Nov-

Min Carrison, grilo Is at

cl hail drafted the letter:

toropting to bring Novel lack

He said, "Everything in the

to New Orleans for question:

letter as. far as Novel is con-

Ing.

cerned is actually the truth."

The contents of the missive

WHATEVER THE authen-

alc compounded. "of

cryptic

ticity of the document, the

references, code names

and

circumstances of Its discovery

a.plca

for Weiss to gel Novel

read like a chapter in newho-

"out of this mens" by an un:

done it.

specitied date in March of

The Jetter camo into the

minds of states-Item reporter

1067. 04

Tole Milan

The is how, it

LeTTER appears to

be a druft which later minht

Who littor turned

nlp.

when

bo: recopiod or lyped. Thero

1wn Dirls: were doing ticir

Is no lodication lt was ever

It wan

niniled, however, and Plotkin

well lidden lo the fugitive wil

maid. he docent know Wheth-

neat French Quarter mart

or. lie draft was tent to the

ment.

addressed.

Pressmably. Weiss.s.con

No MEd TODDEN, in fact,

neeled with the ClA:

of Fedurnt 131-

Novel departed

New. Or

renu.

of luvcatigation: Agenls

Icans: about mid-March alter

and officers from Garrison's

receiving a. subpcha lo' lesti-

investigative squad inisued it.

when they scorched

the

in

Garrison's.

Kennetly

death plot investigation

"Ilo

foams aflor

Novel Jell town

went to McLean,

Va., the

headquorters of the CIA.

The glo who renter the

Novel apartment after his do

police, donal 11 charlone 1a

¿flondous

refereely beation.

One ol them turned li over

o: her boy friend.

11o; : in.

turn, abowen al to hia profes

nut ala New Orleans univer:

sily.

The professor is a friend if

May S.

TIlb

LETTER

Y78

ald-

dressed

1o a Mr.

and

proumbly was written

ils

Inla

January or carly. Kobranty of

this.

yeAr,

HE WAS MET thore by "

former official of the Justice

Departmont. Who now, workh.

for nue of the race-televlion

nelworles.

The 20-yenr-old former hur

msner look a lie detector test

af Melean and Audred under:

cover for another few duys,

a lime when he was reported

1o be in Montreal.

Ilis next appearance was

at Gahanna, Ohio, a Colum-

bus suburb where he was ar-

rested April 1 on a warrant

from Garrison.

who charged

hiin with congplracy to bur-

Mouna 12 109h14 246

AN INDEPENDENT hand-

writing expert says the letfer

is: in: Novel's

handwriting.

the expert, Gilbert fortier of

New

Orleans, compared the

penciled

Jetter

with other

samples: of Novel's

writing

and printing

"It is my conclusion that

the same person who wrote

the handwriting specinens

also wrote the draft to Mr.

Weiss,"' Portier naserted,a

He said he: checked espe-

clally for tho possitility the

letler might he a forkery but

concluded it was not. probe

1)c,

"It wan" written too candly !

and Ino frecly to hnve bech

forged," forticy sald.

THE LETTER Lo WeiS be

gins: 12

"This " letter is do:

inform.

i care on has supra

myself and an associate lo

testily before his Grand Jury

0n'

matters which many: be

classilied TOP SECKET. A

Mons of Individuals connectert

with

DOUBle Choke

1061

171io""outhorttatlio

•Plin Invisble Government,"'

States-steve

Flutt

2a CIA front OTe

when restated led

1l1c:

Base sit non

tad mailable

10..informa. 0f1

this caturion," the Teller co

tilles

tool: the

erly of writing you dreet and?

apprisme you of current. sit.

expedling you to

forwint

this tirouen

Miate

Mone comection and actly.

My 9p than perle

involved

pr cucutly

apotafors

In Mr Gas loud':

investigntion

"We

have ten morarily.

avoided ong subjens

not for

reve:) Double-Cack netivities)

or associate thems with

mess.

We

wint out if

thing

thing before Thursday 3/ 107

Our altooneys have been told.

to expect anothet mubpena to.

appear and tradily. on

11g.A

matter. The Shith Anendment

and or immunily (ud) left

tactics. will not gulfice,

108:101i:

of anew porting

ol thm

volvement In tile metter but

been quentionar calensively

by locall recently on 102

whether.m.diot

Was DiVolved

will

Trouble flicks

parent

holding corporates curlogs thie

Line. My reply on five queries!

was negative.

"Bupend anaware of Louble-y

Chek ascociation in this mul

ter. Our Marneys and others!

nie in posseston oh completen

sealer files cintelning all in.

dormantion cuncerons. contor

event sit

mudilen den

parties,

citin

Dily in:

MinuteQndy

different aren

counter

action relative to farrions

inquisition concerning us may

best be handled through mili-

tary channels vis: (e) yis

D.I.A.

man. : Garrison

presently colond in Louisiana

"Army Nations) Gword and his

"slatus;

Land Miny lie: lie Marcell dout.

Pl.thl

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SECRET

14 August 1968

MẠM ORẠNDỤM FOR:

BUBJECT:

Chiet,/ Security Research Staff/as

GUGAS; Chris - 108C 39094

(GARRISON Investigation)

The attached summary on Subject was prepared for CI/R&A per their

request of 28 June 1968.

Because of its contenta, 1t nay be of Interest

to the D/OS. These undesirables all seem to make each other's acquaintance

I some way of other.

Sarah K. Hall

BRB/os

Attachment as Stated

SECRET

Gat vi

Excluded from auscmatic

downgrading and

declassilicalion

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SECRET

14 Auguet 1968

GUGAS, ChrIa

subjoct is identifled as a California Investigator who administered

a polygraph test to Edgar Bugene BRADLEY who has been charged with conspiracy

• by GARRISON.

Subject was born 12 August 1921 at Omaha, Nebraska. He 1s a former

Agency employce who EOD in October 1949 as a GS-9 Intelligence Officer.

subject resigned his staff status in February 1951 and became a staff

agent with Project ENDOMORPH in Turkey from March 1951 unt1l July 1952.

(ile vire Anno claudia cutAs nee sElAiO vas granted a covert security clearance

In February 1952 for use In A clerical capacity In the Midale East.)

In hia assignment with Project ENDOMRPE)in furkey, subject was a

source of constant embarrasement in hle contacte with Turkish police]

offielals. He was boastful, indiscreat, lacking in sound judgment, knew

Ilttle or nothing in the flelds in maich he vas self-professedly an expert

and was fullty of security breaches in falliag to maintain bie cover.

made by nette evade re in det here, la rey, to so to g

Department 1s a national organisation and not subject to the dictates of

the province governors.

This caused much 111 v1ll and friction with the

Turkish police.

Subject profensed to be an expert in his knowledge of the polygraph

sohtne and claimed he had tuo years' experience vith the los Angeles

Police Department prior to his employment with the Agency. However, it

was developed that Instead of this claimed experience, he had actually

spent one or two weeks 1n a detective school connected uith the Ins Angeles

Police Department there he received belon average grades.

In October 1952 he approached an Agency employee regardlag a neu

type of technical equipment and this conversation led to the disclosure

by Subject that he as employed by the lgency In a covert capacity; that

he was teaching lie detection techniques to forolga pollce departments

without being authorized or competent to do so.

subject was briefed In

December 1952 with stress placed on the Importance of l1ving up to his

security responsibilities and exercising utmost precaution in protecting

the covert intereste of the Agency.

In spite of the strong warninga given him la this interview, Subject

again became Involved in an Incident of official embarrassment to the Agency.

CHOG

Lachuied trom automatle

downgrading and

declassificallon

SEGRET

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SECRET

In March 1953 he misrepresented himself as a polygraph operator ulth the

"State Department Secret Police". This migrepresentetion vas made at a

time when the Departuent of state was not authorized to have a polygraph

machine and Congresslonal legislation vas pending at the time regarding

such authorization. An a result of this uisrepresentation, subject was

afforded another security interview 1n March 1953. He explained that

his cover company sold equipment to forolen countries through the Mutual

Ald Program and supplied consultant servioes to the state Department but

subject denied that be ever represented himself as a State Department

polygraph operator. After the security interview subject vas also assessed

by an Agency psychologlot (March 1953) and vas found to be egotiatical,

emotionally unstable, possessed of a need to build himall up in the

eyes of others and gave either exaggerated or completely erroneous

Information as to his past positions. Als intelligence quotient was foind

to be comparatively low in relation to those of other gancy employees.

In April 1953 termination of his employment vas recamended.

Subject renigned 29 April 1953 "to accept a position in celifornia.

Washington cilnate is not agreeable to his fomily."

In April 1964 Mr. J. KIrK BAREFOOT, Director of Becurity, Mckesson

and Robbine, Skokle, Illlnois, Informed the Agency he had been & witness

to unauthorized disclosures of classifled Information made by a group in

a cockte1l lounge in Omaba, Nebraake. The Individual making the disclosures

/ about ENDOMORPRactivitles abroad under Agency sponsorship was identified

ae Leonard HArRalsOn. Suofect, who was then Director of fublic Safety

for the City of Ousha, Nebraska, was one of the group and it was belleved

that he was responsible for supplying the classified information to HARRISON

about ENDONORP& Jact1 vIties.

LeOnard BARRILSON 18 A privato Investigator speclallzing In hymotion

and the use of the polygraph machine. In 1964 he was employed by the Keeler

Polygraph Company 1n Chicago, IllInois. In 1954 HARRELSON vas in partnerablp

WIth Lloya B. FURi 1n a private detective agency know as the American

Bureau of Investigation, Tower Building, Washington, D. C. Lloyd B. FURR

1e the polygrapa operator uho gave a lle detector test to Gordon NovIl,

hostile witneas subpoensed by GARRISC. The test recelved newspaper publicity

as being given at "Mclean, Va." in March 1967. (Summery on FUlR attached).

HARRELSON 1a belleved to be a person of poor morals. Fe was Biven

a medical discharge from the Army as a psychoneurotic in 1949 and had been

court-martialed twice for impersonating non-commissloned officers of a

rank higher than he posessed. In his bustness partnership with FURR,

HARRELSON would nibrepresent himself as being with the FBI by covering the

word "Americon" when presenting his credentials and just showing. "Bureau

of Investigation".

Incidentally, the Informant, J. Kirk BAREFOOI mentioned above, was

disapproved for Agency employment In 1951 because of falstfication of hla PiS,

and questionable maturity, judgment, discretion and honesty.

SECRET a

Уте

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A Payed Tolyaraghed by Lloyd FURK on Garrison's Charges.

serdon Mire yVEl already a fugitive witness in the

Marcloud inquiry, Is reported ln the Washlagton pross of 2?

toad as baving been polygraphed the provious day on the

cane much hurstigation by Gartiaon. According to the press

•rapüIta,

TuV El aubinitted to a polygraph exainination

concocto it Mclcan, Vloginia by lloyd fURl. In statonents

lothe parin.

FiRk inclicared there ião no Indication of

¡creton so NOVle charges that Garrinon'a caso la a

Virai

B. Marde d07'e deladlonhlp to lilchard L. BAST and MEDEX.

Mays luit, a torines District of Colambia policemas and pow

a private lorretter, is a self-proclalned polygraph "expert.'

and sound lovice apecialist,. He bas received publicity in the

pust for punting sound devices for the late Fulton Lewis, IT.

In the lt dary' County vice case In 1953 and in 1958 when ho

Macruti larening devices being uned againet bernard coldline.

In loot. taformarlos gao recelved that a Washington, D. C.

attentine lo sell electrunte aquipment do Conunded China via

anager 1 mong cong. (ISD had unclassifled contact wilti

Ling to 1904 to soe chulpment offered for sola by FUt.R.)

ricoarl.GrsT, a Washangton, D. C. private detretire, galord

noteries; in !9ts ly turning up a mlastng witness, provlo.nly

unimentel by the Hepartment of Juallco, In connectlun with tho

lio lo snown to operate at loan fini

ATLETPIRES: 1) CAPITAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. &

prevale detective agency; 2) REDEX VIETNAM. INC., i frin

which inpores à varlety of cormodities ranging frorn liquor to

entrant iles into Gouth Vletnam, Including, of late,

U.S.-recrultnd

nirls for a Saigon pigbtclub he ls planning: 3) REDEX

• lirn, whileh sollo almost anything to anybody aliroa.

nuth Vietnam, and 4) CONSOLIDATEL ARIA. NIS.

¿rur wilch colle all arris do loralga povertimenta im

GRET!

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C

CHET

MAST, described an "unscrupulous and untrust-

in lispin to have atremplod to contract iuth another

rective /for plasting a renote-controlled Lomb in the

beaniera nt she llaltl socrot follco, and has boon reporteri

lo lure solelnhen aintlar extronie assignmenta lot orila

arouse com Minitl and the Dominican Republic.

(Banod on

deroent cy lifosinatlon on file, DCS. In March 1967, decided

aalna? previoualy contemplated contact with BAST ass

source us Informnation on Asta.)

D. BAST. ARDEY, and William W. TURNER Of RAMPARTS

in afe has provided Iniormation that during January 19067.

TURNER, who Identified himself as a frco-lante

velres, minited the offloos of the data foundation, rogunutiny

Informniton for a singazine article. le statod that he had

Iren inted liy fal Storn of New York to gathor Information for

an tele in the New York Ilmas. During his visit, however.

It treate savious that TURNER was primed to ask questiona

unat the inanelig of the foundation, rathor than its actual

purpos r activities.

when TURNER concludeil the interview

he left a calling card with the flrm name 'HEDEX-PACIFIC".

lie explaina ho hail to have new carilo printer. TURMEli.

reportily louderod from the FBIln !961, la nuced to lav,

Manore inn arthele In the November 1966 lanue of HAMPALTS

Maradar in which be desertbos alleged wirotapptone nur.

papadilem entry, cer., performed by hair while ivith the F'BI.

Solachi, chos he claimod to roprosent, la asolatant

no matos raitor of RAMPARTS Mogarine.

E. ROleN EURE and BAST Is CIA Meeting of Fixtlo

(The dereroing lun attemptod to detail the contact of NOV? l

!:. Eulil's connoction with BAST, and a peashle

conautica tietsucon HAST' a organization and RAMPANT"

¡ler lollowing inreaten the only ClA Involvenient la thes chaln

millehe la exploited la aubuequent attrinple to link GlA

to than citiza mifair in iquestion.

ration, diructed a inemorandur lu the Chici,

2

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KET

1176 in anieb he documented a conversation de bid on

27 April 1063. with Rayond CASSAGNOL, an anti-Duvaller

cIle trop taiti. In the menorandur he relatos that the

consernallas cook place in the hono of Richard l.. BAST

so l pet through a neighbor, Lloyd FURR:

3 tie:

arandum relates CASSAGNOL's background, family,

pollical trace, etc. Reported ad agnificant by Owes ls a 3

saloont ly FoST that the following week BAST outd be

Monitor a abipid of armo to a CASSAGNOL nfilltated group

1 do bornnican Popullic 3 Oven noteds "Raymond

SinCe slyca appearance of thinking well of Richard

IBt: Accordag to CASSAGNOL, hia brother, Iraquer.

alen Loons RAST sna respocto blm. Thus BAST. In apito of

cortain parsonal shortcomings from the intelligenco standpoine.

does copesent di establiated chronel to de least one segreat

of the Maltin opposition to Duvaller. Since according to hia

m?, BAST 1e eupplying arma to CASSAGNOL'S

errup, further transactione of this typo vin BAST presumiably

viralei

me in elifstrult to arrango." He nlao provided a setalled

farasion pre ilad ho learnod of BAST. Noting that BAST lad

ellened Don Incan distrust of State and NIl and the fare that

Cloudle crossed them" (the Dominicans).

3

An /28 report on BAST dated 19 June 1963 reports that Ower

¡sTilln isrice Hererve Oflicer, USDS" (hin covor) had

repurious 11ay 1963 his attendance at dinner it BAST'a boirie

on 27 Airl 1003.3 wentold of Me meeting with CASSAGUOr..

HAuT' intertion to sell arno to the Doristen Pepttle am

Tattoo illno, ate, llo alao reporto that on 7May 1999. 1A5T

he manu, salated to inST gluing a power of attorney to on

Lis: 00119 Martinor of the Dominican Hopublic do prepaIn

location for legal eetablishment of BEDEA CONDONATION.

•, істі.

Di: liranch of BAST's Arri

Accordlug to GivenJS

i thin etook was to be held by the head of tho Di Mational

Bocain te

"rency, the head of the DR secret pollce, and an

incis! well connected with Dominican Republic police and

intolic co psoupo, BAST la also noted to have tol: (Over) 3

if an offer liAST had made to "bug" the office of the bondice?

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Secretary di State for the Aried Forces on bellalf of Juan

Houst

the job

LAST dad not Indicate to gwen had performed

(7)1*I0

14.110

jecord if a cloarence having been lasued for

st1111100 of Tichard to BAST OF REDLX.)

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19. January 1960

URNECE

MAnLeY, Magar Eligene

(ee nice RoADLEY, Leslie nocman).

ILEGNTION:

Ligur Magene BRADLEY, fiela

seprecentative tor on Enstern

cadlo evonenlies, Dra Corl NCINTIRE,

me arrested on

29: 226: 1967 on g

chards be granition of being a

conspirator in a plot to casapsinato

President Marthay.

SOURCE:

OXA CONNECTION!

Hone.

Parsonaci recorda

raveal there Has an arplIcont

by the same name as turdent lut

the 1'120 vas dectroyed is Dec

1966 as 1t rao l jou puit. Dunjoet':

employar, carl MeirtiRe was approve!

for contaot use in Mon 1954 tart

according to Contacts Derice, he wmn

never used by thom au be ins re-

ported to be unrellable.

Hevy medio articlas for

And 0 702

95: INDL01 4L3T2S:

Negative Cy Dublent.

Corl NCINIE, was approved (caution) for contect ube

o 22 A venicer 1394. Ranver, necording to Domestle Contants Orfice, he

was. 1101 12199415

them as he was reported to be unreliable. nia mile cartecto

thot se 1u on 1 " Mehtlai. He spoke on "Hoy Coummion 1s Unias the

Churches" In Il Lywind, California en 24 Decenber. 1954

On 30 April 1954

an article li

e sew York Herald Tribuna quoteu bin as paying toe perlouanine

tie churches in far greater than ve realise

for 16 May 194

Cousc11 of Car

pentified him no the sounder and head of the wall Americ

tien Churchen waich it donoribed as "tho farthent tip" of

amartend Protestantidn. The IUCHERAN ragazine for

30 Decamhak".

"di staund that the irvined stardard Version of the nible

hes be ator ai nt laceusoat attack by Carl ACINIIR and h14 "Tentleth

Century renomition inur broaderoti:

DETAI®

Sebaot is nilsced taut his arrest by CARRISON 18 & cave of mistaken

tdectity-

N. 20k merale for 8 January 1960 reported that it secred

pound le Laweed 191! GrTSON had him mixed up with ton other men. "(One

21Lot nanoo BRAD. 000 vas 2000 11 21 10 0108

an ex-don tho weed the allot maker end

Nio Chanced:

1S0X95

ou v bod-check charca ta hallas so fi fiventer

ACKCH 1

Declasside. Ma.

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Thro Hit

Washington Field Office

21 February 1968

MEMORANDUM FOR: HDOS

SUBJECT

(Information concerning New Orleans probe--

Kennedy assassination)

NOVEL, GORDON

1. Please refer to previous news items on this topic.

2. Enclosed are news items of possible interest concerning

recent developments.

Fames in Cabe

J OHI

NOBLE, Jr.

Jaspecial Agent la Cherse

Attachments:

New Orleans Topic Clippings,

dated 17 February 1968.

• DDS/IOS

ANDS/IOS

alle

SA-DD/IOS

C/ ID

DE/ID

/704

OSD

C/0BD/

C/SAD

aSKS

A&IS

FILES

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HUMAN EVENTS

Varch 1968

Garrisor's Daseless Fraud

The former chief investigator in the New Orleans

"plor"' testified last week shar District

Altorney Jim Garrison's conspiracy theory is a "basen

less fraud"

William H. Gurvici

who worked with Garrison

for seven mounts

-i probing the Kennedy assassina-

lion, swore that the entire "plos"' was a figment of

the D.A.'s imagination, He testified in an Ohio

exiradiction hearing in which Garrison sought she

return for lestimony of Gordon Novel, a former Nes

Orleans resident.

Gurvich also said that:

• Garrison once predicted the assassination probe

would end wish the suicide of his chiel defendant,

Clay Shaw, who is charged with senspiracy.

• Another defendant, Edgar Eugene Bradle, has

been confused by Garrhowth arront

EdgAl

Bradicy, an anti-Castra pilos. But Qurvich said in

vestigation indicated that neither Bradley played any

part in the assassination.

• Garrison once ordered Gurvich 10 arrest, hand.

cuff and assaul! two NBC newsmen, Walter Sheridan

and Richard Townley, who had expressed skepticism

of the Garrison probe.

*

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Fatt

feço

Paço

NEW ORLEANS, LA.

STATES-ITEL

FEB 2 2 1964

E-137,943

Novel Tired

Fighting,' Will

Return to N.O.

Gordon Novol, long-sought

vitness in tho Kennedy assas

sination probe, says he will re.

turn to New Orleans.

Novel, A former: nightclub

owner; leit the city abruptly!

Tast ycar when District Attor-

GARRISON contend & that

ney dim. Garrison sought to

persong associated with the CLA

question him. But he said yes:

killed the President.

terday in Columbus; Ohio, he

In an interview made public

is tired of fighting" and will

yesterday in

which Garrison

appear before the grand jury

was questioned by a Dutch tele.

here. March 7 and 8.

vision reporter,

the. DA

was

quoted as saying "the next U.S.

HOWEVER,

, Novel said

hier

President who tries to put thei

knows nothing he can tell thel.

brakes on the war machine";

jury in connection with Garri-

will also be slain.

son's allegation

that the slay.

Garrison was quoted on The

ing of President John F. Ken-L

Netherlands Television Founda-;

nedy was j'otted in New Or-s

tion by Willem Oltmans as say.

Jeans:

ing Kennedy was killed by "ele.

"I think it's time to bring

ments" of the CIA and the

this to a head. I want to have

organization then tried to castl

a home and raise a family,"

suspicion on

others,

Novel said at a news conter-

"This manner of organizing

murder is

enco with. his wife,

standard proce.

former

Playboy bunny Abby Mulligan.

dure with the CIA" Garrison?

Garrison contends Noyel and

was quoted as saying.

Kerry Thornley, the

former

GARRISON was quoted in the!

French Quarter waiter charged

Dutch interview as saying that!

yesterday with perjury, both

he had to speak out in Europe!

were connected with the

"because it is impossible in

America.

eral government here before the

assassination.

Novel, Garrison

"The U.S. press is controlled!

to such an

has claimed,

worked. for the

extent by the CIA!

Central Intelligence Agency.

that

we no longer can

say!

Thornicy, Garrison said yes-

the truth,

They throttled us,"!

terday, was "part of the covert

he was quoted in the broadcast!

federal operation operating in

on the program 'Panoramiek.'",

New Oricans" in 1963, along

The

television

foundation!

with Leo Harvey Oswald,

quoted Garrison as saying hel

Thornley's one-lime Marine

assumed President Lyndon B.

Corps buddy.

Johnson knew of the ClA's al.

The perjury charge grew out?

loged involvement because the

of Thornley's statements that

Warren Commission was com-

he never saw Oswald here dur.

prised of persons Garrison sald

WerA favorabla to. the ClA.....

ing 1963.

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Che Cimes Mican

Serving, America's Intemational, Cateway Since 183

EPHOTO

SINEW ORLEANS SATURDAY MOR

NING. FEBRUARY 1721968

TANKS SI

CON THI

ALLEN DULLES..

CIA chief subpenaed.

decid

ame or

dized

haps:

by, the:

The

DA

the CLA

thät the

sonal te destroyed orn

ding the

er important evi

ast year

probable

bulletsi

ents Tor

granting

unity. on

may return to testify to Mr.

Garrison about his fraud and in

162

area

volvement in the death of David

nation and that, the

the

federal goy

56AS1

ernment has-made an

T don't believe Me. Garrison

bad mistake, in attempting

will take a lie detector test or

conceal this fact and in atten

allow me to testify to his fraud

ing to obstruct

and his involvement on one, or

Leans

Justice.

÷in

on this. truth, serum or on his

hypnosis before his grand jury.

Perhaps if he invites me to a

duel in some place other than

Louisiana he may find me far

more cooperative, and I don't

CIA HISCORICAL REVIEW PROGR

mean a duel with words."

The subpenas for both Novel

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I TIMES RICAYUNE NEWED

DULLES, NOVEL SUBPENAED

ntinued trom Page 135

Commission

and Dulles say they will be

granted immunity from arrest

in Louisiana on matters which

may haves occurred before

their entrance: into the state

the

subpena

in New York

residing in

fleeing

Efor Nov

was

alleges

iate

of

and had visite

deman

Dear

since

after

CHILLED

stify

ed

imes

was

electronic:

been given

ocated

CIA

an

request

i Edgar

Hol-

lywood, Californtaytheisecond

ving:

man;;

along with re-

red. New Orleans business.

mana

cLay L Shaw, to be

charged by Garrison, with

conspiring to kill President

Kennedy:

"Gordon Novel, by his

ownl

ublic admissions, sold his busi-

and left the city to

not, only, the aforede

subpena (of March 17,

but

also a new, subpena

ch he knew had been issued

not served. continued the

request.

Subsequent to the issuance

of the warrant (for his arrest

as -a material witness), Gordon

Novel disguised himself in the

clothing of a member of a par-

car religious order and

stealth and furtiveness refie

tO the state

of Potsiana, anc

removed his au

both: Dulles

issued through

mmalE District

Braniff

NTS®

he Dulles

sub

Son!

office claimed

JuldPhave:

pertinent

consubstantial-re

Harvey. Oswald

he r

agents and or employe

HAd Oswald was said

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NEW ORLEANS STATES-ITEM

New Orleans, La.

16 February 1968

526113

Dulles Called in Probe

The district attorney's office today issued a grand jury

of Pigs invasion."

"Gordon Novel has informa-

subpena for Allen

Dulles) former director of the Central

Dulles was never called be-

tion on gun-running activities

Intelligence Agency,

Yo appear before the jury March 7

fore the Warren Commission,

involving Clay. L. Shaw who

and & in connection with the probe of the assassination of

the document said.

has been indicted by the Or-

leans Parish Grand Jury as

President John F. Kennedy.

The document said it was is

a conspirator to the murder

A new subpena also was issued today for Gordon Novel;

sued for the purpose of being

presented to a judge in New

•of John F. Kennedy, and Jack

former New Orleans nightclub owner. Previous efforts to

Ruby, whom it is commonly.

York, "where said Allen W.

accepted is the slayer of Lec

get Novel back to New Orleans to testify have been un-

Dulles now is, upon proceed-

Harvey

successful.

ings to compel said Allen W.

Oswald,"

the docu-

ment says.

Dulles to attend and testi-

DISTRICT ATTORNEY JIM GARRISON said his office

ty.

IT SAYS Steven Plotkin,

Both the Dulles and Novel

"has succeeded in identifying the assassination of President

Novel's attorney, when press-

subpena requests contain pro-

Kennedy as an operation conducted by elements of the

visions granting the men im-

ed for information relativ

CIA," and said both Dulles and Novel were needed to

munity from arrest and

the gun-running activities as-

testify about CIA activities.

process service, while in Lou-

serted the attorney-client priv

Isiana on matters which arose

ilege

and

named Gordon

Both subpenas were issued through. Criminal District

prior to their entrance into

Novel as the client involved:

The document requests that

Judge Matthew S. Braniff.

the state to answer the sub-

The request for the Dulles subpena alleges that Dulles

penas.

Novel be taken into imme-

diate custody and delivered to.

was CIA director until Sept. 27, 1961, and as such "would-

IN THE PAST, Garrison has

an officer of the state of Loui-

siana

to assure his attend-

have pertinent knowledge as to substantial reports that

refused to grant. Novel such

ance.

• immunity. Novel has said he

Lee Harvey Oswald was an agent and-or an employe of

would be willing to return if

It

says - Novel

was sub.

the CIA."

it were granted.

*penaed to appear before the

The Novel subpena request

grand jury March 17, 1967;

THE DOCUMENT SAID POSSIBLE information relative

says Novel now lives in Co

and adds:

to CIA knowledge or contact with Oswald (named by the

lumbus, Ohio.

"Gordon Novel, by his awn

It' alleges that Novel "by

public admissions,

sold his

Warren Commission as the sole slayer of the President) was:

his own admission in public

business on the weekend and

suppressed in certain commission documents.

statements is affiliated with

left the city to avoid not only

It charges that while Dulles headed the CIA, the organ-

the CIA."

aforedescribed subpena

ization negotiated with a New Orleans firm for the purchase

It further alleges that Novel

but also a new subpena which

"has been: established to be

of trucks and vehicles to use in the CIA-sponsored Bay Of

a frequent visitor of and as-

Pigs invasion of Cuba and used the name of Lee Harvey

sociate of attorney Dean A:

Oswald, who was at that time in Russia.

Andrews who has been con-

victed of perjury in connec-

THE SUBPENA REQUEST QUOTED a copyrighted story

tion with his testimony rela-.

Fan. the States-Item April 25, 1967, as.making public Novel's

tive to the conspiracy to mur-

claim to have been employed by the CIA during Dulles'

der John F. Kennedy."

terure as chief. "Gordon Novel fled the state to avoid,

ALSO, IT says he was an

testifying and sought to enlist the aid of the CIA in pre-

associate of Ferrie in connec-

venting his return," the document said.

tion with CIA activities.

"Information has been giv-

The request said "David W. Ferrie, who has been named

in an indictment as a conspirator to the murder: of John F.

en to the DA's office which

Kennedy, was an employe of the CIA at a time when Allen

located Novel at No Name

Key in Florida where a num-

Dulles was the head of the CIA. Among other things, he was:

a flying instructor in Guatemala prior to the abortive Bay

ber of CIA employes were

training for an invasion of

Cuba,"' the request said.

It also says Novel has been

identified by a wineng as a

frequent visitor of

Frigar Eu

gene Bradley in Norty tony-

Wood, Catt. Bradley has been

charged in Orleans Parish as

a conspirator in the Kennedy

slaying.

Novel,

the request says, has

EX PROGRAM

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RELEASE IN

been identified by various wit-

nesses as having been in vari-

ous places in Dallas in 1963

Continua?

which are under investigation

by the DA's office.,

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6

FEB 1968

he kney had

not served."

It says Novel was charged

as a material witness and a

warrant issued for his arrest,

and goes on:

a issued but | to New Orleans."

Garrison, in a statement ac-

companying the subpenas,

said. Dulles was head of the

CIA when its present tech-

niques were developed.

"These techniques, although

it is not generally known, have

"SUBSEQUENT to the is-

included the covert: penetra-

suance of the warrant. Gordon

tion of much of the fabric of

American life - including

Novel disguised himself in the

schools, organizations, of

clothing

of a member of a

many. types, news agencies

particular religious order and

and even churches," Garrison

by stealth and furtiveness re-

said.

turned to the state of Loui-

The. DA said witnesses fa-

siana and, removed his

auto

miliar with the CIA's opera-

mobile.

tions in a "geographical cor-

"Subsequent to his having

ridor" from California through

fled Louisiana, Gordon Novel

Texas and Louisiana, east-

traveled in secret to

various

ward to Florida are particu-

places in the U.S. in the com-

larly important because "this

pany of a member of a na-

office has succeeded in iden-

tional news medium who aid-

tifying the assassination of

ed and abetted. Novel in his

President Kennedy as an op-

/ flight.

Further,

Novel has

eration

conducted

by ele-

sought the aid of rovern.

ments of the: CIA."

mental agencies, particularly

i the ClA, to prevent his return:

HE SAID virtually every

-hey witness;

defendant and

potential defendant in the case

has turned out to be original-

ly from

that

"geographic

strip."

Garrison said the Warren

Commission was formed to.

"conceal the involvement of

the CIA in the assassination."

The commission members, ho

said,

"appear to have par-

ticipated in this tableau on

the ground that 'national se

curity'. would be jeopardized

if the truth were known by

the people of this country."

Other evidence which pos

sibly would have led to dis-

covery of CIA involvement,

Garrison said

"was simply

destroyed outright or never

reported-such as the finding

of bullets in Dealey. Plaza.

immediately after the assas.

sination."

SOME CIA employes,

he

said, were "accidentally" ar.

Prested at the scene and later:

released

"without undue at:

tention." He said his office

has now identified the CIA

employes involved and "is en-

gaged in constructing cases

against them."

He concluded:

"This office intends to dem-

onstrate .

that the CIA

made a mistake in using Or-

Icans Parish

as

staging

area for the assassination and

that the federal government

has made an equally bad mis-

take in attempting to conceal

this fact and in attempting

to obstruct justice in Orleans

Parish."

ALLEN DULLES

GORDON NOVEL

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RELEASE IN FULL 1998

SECRET

February 1968

NOVEL, Gordon

Sergio)

ALISCAYIONE

Gordon NOVEly former

avner of a French Quartar Der

In New Orleans, was subpoenaed

Dy GARRISON eS a miterial

witness lo Merch 1967 but

NOvEL moved to Columbusy Oblo

GARRISON charged NOvEL

with burglary of the Houma

Munitions Bunker in 1961

together sach David PERRIE

claimed thia vas a CIA

operation but later bia

attorney dented the story.

SOURCES

CIA CONNECTIONI

None

Sonerous neus items, the

latest Ata in October 1967-

03 INDICES E

Subgost file nontadas newspaper elapptage dating from Murch

1967 bea CARRION charged him sith conaptracy in comection with

e burglory of a monitions bunkerat Hounn, toutsinna in 1962 together

with Dayto TERRIE end ARCADIA*SOd. To avold arrest, NoVil left

New Orlene, firet going to Meleon, Virginia shere he was elven a

lie detector test by Lloyd B+ FURi, a petvate detective.

(See eumary

Oa FURR).

this Incident tended to give credence to Novt,"a inttial

claim that he was worktug for CIA because of the agency's promimity to

Mclean, Va.

After NOVEl vacated his New Orlene apartment 1n March 1967

a letter written by him was found under the linoleum on a sink

drainboard by the ney tenant, a girl sho turned 1t over to her boy

friend, tho gave 1t to a profesoor at a lew Orleans universivy tao In

turn gave It to a reporter on the New Orleans SIAliS-Mil, Hoke MAl.

Excluded li

ні зністанс

do grating 279

daciarsi leadioa

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SECRET

Hoke MAY was granted a Covert Security Approval in April 1958

for unwitting use by Project FJINDUICE.. NAY was not to be directly

employed by FJINDULGE but was to be used in comection with his.

position with a private firm thich hindled work for the Project..

The letter was presumably written to a "Mr, WEISS" In CIA and refarred

to classifled DOUBLE-CHSK activities In 1961 in wnich NOVEli clasmed

he was involved. Tate matter wes revieved by OI/R&A at the time the

matter received rublicity and it was determined that DOUBLE-CHEK

was created by the Agency for the sole purpose of making payments to

the widows of Americon Ilyars who participated in tha Bey of Pige.

No connection with novel could be establlahed. NOVEL knew Sergto

ARCACHA SNITE tho was New Orleans hoad of the frente Revolucionario

Democratico, en Agency created and supported anti-Castro orginization.

Although ARCACHA-SALIH had no Agency clearance, NOVil could have gained

an Impresston from him that he was employed by CIA:

In October 1967 NOVEl, tas granted immatty frot aweet by GARRISON

on the Houna Bupker burglary charge and returned to Ioutslena to

testify before the bast Baton Rouge Farth Grand Jany In thetr probe

on crime ind labor troubles in the State of Louisanà,

DEVATISE.

The Agency had no connection with the Houma Munittons Bunker.

Hovever, an Agency training site was located at felle Chaise, Ioutsians

and Colonel Tomas BURBANK, State of Loutsiona Police Superintandent y vas

one of the louisiana officials witting of Agency affillation with

Belle Chasse, It le noted from news items conderning NOVEL's testimony

before the Loulitene Lebor probera 1n October 1967, that Colonel BURBANK

was also a witness nt the same time, olthough, there is no mention that

BURBANK and NovEL knew each othex

BURBANK testifled that every Loutsiana

sheriff was nottfled to "clean up"

gembling and otber vice In Louteland.

SESHET

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NET ORLEANS LA.

STATES & ITEL

E-161,094

APR 2 5 1967

No al Says Munitions Theft

Set Up by Agency-

Evidence Links

?, b The New Orleans States-Item, The:

o DA Probe

Tirzer:

Daily

blisting Corp, and The Dayton (Ohio)!

The defense will be laid down, Novel says, if

he is returned to New Orleans to face accusations

thi

sag tentacies of the Central Intel-

that he burglarized an oil service company's muni-

ne Agun reaci, deep into Dist. Atty. Jim

tions bunker in nearby Terrebonne Parish.

wrison's Kuanedy doath plot investigation?

NOVEL'S ATTORNEY AT NEW ORLEANS,

There is mounting evicence they do, and at

least one Garrison probe figure intends to use CIA

Steven Plotkin, yould not deny his client's reported

statements.

connections as part of his defense.

"I will neither confirm nor deny them," Plotkin

Still others linked to the Garrison investiga-

said.

tion have: pou named

secto:

Novel is free in Columbus on $10,000 bond.

as acting for the super hile was arrested April 1 in suburban Gahanna,

Cô:

onage organization as informers, as

unitions carriers.

Ohio, on Garrison's

warrant charging he

678:

S INVESTIGATION'S PIVOTAL

= 54-yco" did Clay I. Shaw, has had CIA con-

uns att: cried to Lion. Shaw, charged with com

sity in keedy's death, was linked with the

CLA by an irtuential Italian newspaper.

The strongest CIA ties lead to Gordon Novel:

a 29-year-old fugitive witness who is fighting extra.

dition at Columbus, Ohio.

Novel, a one-time New Orleans bar owner and

This story is the

joint effort of Hoke May,

David Snyder PRoss Hockey,

and Rosemary James

of tire states-item andr. T

Endicott of the Day-

toi (chio; Daily News

ic expert, nas told a number of friends.

8226

achares he was a CiA operative and will use

tris role io cattie Garrison's charges.

helped plan the muni-

tions burglary in 1961.

He is accused

both of conspiracy and

burglary along with

44-year-o]d Sergio Aro

sacha Smit of Dallas,-

once the leader of a

militant anti-Castro or-

ganization in New. Or-

Jeans. Garrison charg-

es they conspired with

another key. JFK

probe figure David W

Ferrie,

stage

the

munitions theft.

"Ferrie was a

strange, hairless for-

mer airline pilot who died of what the Orleans

Parish coroner called

"natural'

causes", five days

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NOVEL, GORDON

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nur vultaus ua sala f'errie.

• "one of his-

tory's most important men."

The charges against Novel and Arcacha are

spinoffs from Garrison's main investigation. The

prosecutor has called Novel "a very important wit-

ness"

and has filed & material witness warrant

against hirs

Novel Mio has to be one of history's most

loquacious

sitives, has carried on a running long-

distance fox with the man who wants him to do

his talking itcore a grand jury. He repeatedly has

called. Garrison's investigation- a "fraud" and a

"Liction."

He has sid a number of press conferences and

submitted ticself to a series of lie detector, truth

serum ahd asychological tests to prove he is telling

the trath

= psychologist at Columbus says mental

tests ladicate he is.

# POLYGRAPH OPERATORS AND TO

Sends and associates, Novel has said the munitions

glary wis no burglary at all - but a war. ma-

is picio made at the direction of his CIA

10. Novel called the munitions incident

ost patriotic burglary in history" during a

recont news interview.

He immediately was

shushed by his Crumbus lawyer, Jerry Weiner.

Even mors recently, Novel restated his charges against

rison in bylined story carried by The Dayton Daily

Goatically, he said, "I- think Garrison will expose

¿A operations in Louisiana." He did not elaborate.

Ris di-repeated but unpublished account of how the

evasaves asappeared describes the bunker he says he

huped empty as a CIA Staging point for munitions destined

to be used as pärt of the abortive Bay of Pigs attack on

Castro's Cuba in April, 1961.

munications:

With funds funneled i aini by the CIA, Novel says he

prepared special radic commercials used on 300 stations

in the U.S. ais Cahada. Their cryptographic messages, he

claims, were to älert agents to the invasion date. The com-

mercials advertised aluminum Christmas trees, he says,

and the key aiert code names were "Star Christmas Trees"

and "Holiday Trees."', In late 1960, $72,000 worth of radio

time was placed by the agency.

On the day the munitions were picked up, he says, he

was called by his CIA contact and told to join a group which

was ordered to transport munitions from the bunker to New

Orleans. The key to the bunker, he says, was provided.

HE SAYS HE MADE THE TRIP in his own automobile,

lincoln, and met several people there - all of them al-

-gedly acting for the CIA. He identifies them as Ferrie,

Arcacha, several Cubans, and another figure in the case.

They loaded the bugs of ordnance on trucks, he con-

nes, and raurned to New Orleans where the explosives

e dropped

three rots — Ferrie's home, Novel's office

= office oi a stormy former FBi agent an

New organg

lice oficial, Guy Banister, who died of :

the summer of 1964.

APR 2 5 1967

Hat wause wora is considerca

reliable, told a reporter!

•ew Orleans he saw 50 to 100

boxes of munitions in Banister's: Lafayette st. office early

Banister was a private detective then, operating. a com-

pany called Guy Banister Associates. His friend said he

saw the munitions in a stereroom-office, in boxes marked

with ine name "Schlumberger."

HE SAYS FIVE OR SIX OF THE BOXES were open.

Inside, he says, were rifle grenades, land mines and some

"little missiles" of a kind he had never seen before.

The friend said he remonstrated with Banister because

"fooling with this kind of stuff could get you in trouble."

He added: •

'"Banister said no, it was all right, that he had approval

from somebody He said the stuff would just be there over-

night; that somebody was supposed to pick it up. He seld

a bunch of fellows connected with the Cuban deal asked: 10;

leave it there overnight."

Banister's friend said this happened well before the

April Bay of Pigs invasion.

The munitions, Novel says, were picked up and con-

solidated soon after the New Orleans drops. He says they

eventually were taken by boat to Cuba for use in a diver-

sionary operation staged in conjunction with the Bay of

Pigs attack.

Cuban sources in New Orleans say the cadre of Cubans

trained by the CIA on the city's West Bank in 1961 was

sent to Varacoa. to make a diversionary assault. The at-

tack did not come off because. Castro militia was waiting.

and took the group prisoner.

NOVEL'S ACCOUNT OF THE explosives caper sharply:

conflicts with Garrison's charges against Arcacha and

Novel. The DA's accusation says the burglary took place

after Aug. 1, 1961-three months after the Cuban disaster.-

The DA accuses the two men of conspiring to burglarize

a bunker at an abandoned military base at Houma. Gar-

rison's bill of information' says the hunker was leased by.

the Schlumberger Wel services Co. of Houston.

Schlumberger officials say they know nothing of any

CIA operations in conneetion with their magazine, where

oil field service equipment and certain low yield explosives

As to the date the Houma burglary happened, no one

seems to know or will say exactly when it took place.

Schlumberger says it has no records. The Houma police say.:

their records are missing, and the Terrebonne Parish DA,

Wilmore Broussard,) will not reveal the date he charges

Arcacha and Novel burglarized the Houma bunker. He said

it is "material evidence" in his case.

PLOTKIN SAYS HE MADE A TRIP to Houma to get

the date of his client's alleged offense and could not ob-

Shaw, a tall white-haired retired New Orleans business-

man, who stoutly denies participating in a plot to kill

Kennedy, was managing director of the International Trade

Mart. He was with the organization for 19 years and in a

favorable position to observe the movements of international

commerce through Ametica's second-ranking seaport.

On March 4, Paese Sera, an afternoon newspaper in

Rome, carried a story. Which said Shay is a director of a

firm known as World Trade Center Cory. The newspaper,

which is leftist in its political leanings, claimed the com-

pany was a CIA front operation.

It said the company moved its operations from Switzer-

land to Rome and has since transferred its offices to Johan-

nesburg, South Africa, where it is still in existence.

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THE SAME STORY, MINUS THE CIA allegation, was

published in Rome's conservative newspaper De la Sera,

on March 5.

Incidental to his own story,

Novel tells intimates the

CIA may have asked Shaw to observe the traffic of foreign

commerce through New Orleans.

In Ohio, Novel continues to live his free, loquacious life®

while waiting for the uncertain extradition machinery to

¡grind away between governors' offices at Baton Rouge and

Columbus.

He lives in a rent free apartment, drives a used car

with dealer's tags and continues to promise he will send

"Garrison down the drain" when what he says is the full

truth is revealed.

Novel Not CIA Agent-Weiner

The Columbus, Ohio, attorney for Kennedy death plot

investigation figure Gordon Novel said today that his client

was never an agent for the CIA.

Attorney Jerry yeiner was commenting on a copyright.

Led story in the States Item and the Dayton: (Ohio) Daily

News which reported evidence of links between Novel and

the CIA:

"It's utterly ridiculous," he said. "Novel is not now.

and never has been a ClA-agent."

At Dallas, Sergio Argacha Smith) declined comment on

Tof the mysterious munitions in-

cident at Houma in 1961.

• He told a reporter he would not

have "anything to say about" anything."

'*

At Washington, meanwhile, the CIA was mum on the

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3 1 MAY 1967

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT, GARRISON and the Kennedy Assassination;

Gordon Dwane NOVeL

1, Summary, of contenta.

Gordon Lwane NOV hu has both claimed and denled nitillation

with CIA. A thorough recorda check has shown no queh affiliation, It

seems plausible that the NBC la supporting and Anancing NOVEL in

onder to win a large audleace for a later expose of DARRISON. In

support of this plan NBC ay NOVEL may haye exeggerated his Presumed

relationship with Serglo ARGACHA Smith (who was alro not GlA-

employed) into an Agency altiliation and may have staged a dramatie

ambush In Nashville, The NDG program, however, le reportedly atlll

wooke away, and meanwalle GARRISON ln attacking Cla vehemently.

21 Gordon Dware NOVEL and hla tawyera reportedly have

claimed that ho was assoctated with CIA, but have then dented much ar

mapogtation..

One lawyex latar reiterated the claim,

3. The files of the followieg Agency componente hava been

checked for any record of Garden Dwene NOVEl, Including alternative

polling". All chocks were negativs (ClA hald no Information about

NOV#L before the GARRISON probe atarted,)

RID:

b. 01/0A.

c. Office of Security.

d, WH/Cuban Operatione Group,

Domests contagi sary ce.

f, Interagency source Magleter.

E: Domestio operationa pron.

h, Archivear

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NoVa, remaine myeterious, Although the prese has

devotad much space to him, few laote have emerged. He has been

desarlbed as a 79 voar old formor quaer of a bar in the French

quarter of New Orloann and as an export in alectronica. (New

Onene Staten - Item, 25 Aprl 19671 An FBI report (DDD-79248,

87 April 1967) terma bim a farmer electronies Balopman.

5. Nothins has been printad about the source or sources of his

monay ince he left New Orloana los Columbus, Oblo, in mid-March

1967. It is known, howevar, that he la at libarty on a $10, 000 bond,

The New Orleane Statea - Item sald on 25 April 1967 that NOVEL lives

In a rentefrao apartment in Columbus and delves a used car with

dealer's tega,

6.

The Wanhington Dally Nowp of 27 March 1967 stated that

during the weekend o1 25-26 March NOVEL war In the Waahlngton axea

(actually il was MeLoan, Virginia, a nite which might have been chosen

to land an air of plausibility to hle olalma of working for CIA). Thero

he was diven a polygraph examination by a privato detective named

Lloyd FURR. (Comment, An the Oldice of Security reparted on l May

1967, the Washlagton Arm REDEX la operated by FURR and Richard L.

BAST, who le descrlbed as 'unscrupulous and untrustworthy". BAST

produces and selle, among otber thirse, auclo and countar -audio devices.

The fact that NOVEL was A salenman of aloetronion gear suggesto the

otherwue unsypposted hypotherla fhat he may have had an earter roas

On 29 March 1967 the New Orleane FAt affise reported

(Ello 89-69) that NOVEl had mado a long distance call to that offlor

from an unknown place. Among hie remarke was the comment that he

had "not furniahed GARRISON with any laformation about 'double check'

fringe Cuban operation in the Miam!

aros but did not further identify."

Commanti Operation Double Chok

appeare on pp. 95, 76, 82, 84. 88. 89, 90, 146, and 216 ol The lavialble

Government, by Parld Wine and Thomas h, Rose. The book erroneouely

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denaribes Double Chek an a cover and funding mechaniam for recruiting

and paylog American dyers who partlepared at the bay of Pige, The

Goneral Counsel has Informad 0l/ R&A that in lact Double Ghet was

croatad altor the deatha of the Ryera for the sole purpose of making

paymenta to their widowa.)

B. FBI mornorandum DAB 76600, 79 March 1967, reported

another long distance call by NOVIL to the Now Arleane office, NOVEl

said that Walter StERDAN, Mao la & Washligion, Nit news reportar.

see Prs,

had the number of the telephone at which NOVEL, could be reached, He

4,

aloo sald that when he was givon the polygraph test la Virginda.

SHERIDAN was prodent, He added that he had glyes SHERIDAN informa-

thon about polygraph teste run by GARRISON'a staff.

9. An 8 May 1967 memorandum from the Ansoctate Deneral

Counsel states that he was glen information about the GARRISON in-

vontigation by a Washington lawyer samed Jack Miller, that Walter

SHERIDAN was the source of Miller! information, that NBC has done

a thirty minute show on GARRISON, and that it plane an hour-long show

"for a low wooks from now",. The show la expected to "bury" GARRISON.

10, In addition to bla rolerance ta Double Chek, NOVEL and bla

lawyere have maile direct bur contradietory pratementa about CLA.

₴ .

"I think Garlion will exposa rome ClA oparation»

In Now Orleans."' Now Orleans Ilmog - Plcayune, 19 April

1960.1

b. NOVEL reparsadly statad to a ropresentative of a

well known news media "that he wan employed by the Central

Intelligençe Agency (CLA) and that the burglary al the mualtione

bunko» at Houme, Loudoiana, was not an gotual burglary," He

contended that CLA had made prangemente with the SCHYUMBERGER

Woll Drilling Corporation to keep ammunition, bomb caninga,

and other materlal in that bunker. He "indicated that he (NOVEL)

and Serglo/ Arcacha Smith are still amployed by the CLA."

NOVEL and othere took bomb carings and other Items from the

bunker about three montha aftar the Bay ol Pige, Sourcer FBI

memorandum, New Orlana olfloe, 20 Aprtl 1967.) (Commenti

Carefel checking han choyn thet cha did not have a contragt with

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SCHLUMBERGER, as NOVEL bas alleged, and did not haye

any munitione or similar material. stored with SCHLUMBERgeR

or at the Houma Aly Bagg.

NoveL and ohave a the atrocion oh. A conde, by

Part of NOVIL'" Job lor CLA "was to pperate the Evergreen

Advertiaing Agongy. as a front for GIA communications"

NOVEL prepared special radio commerciala for use in the

United States and Canada,,, t9 alert Agente to the date of the

Bay of Piga Invenion," Among code warde uned by NOVIL

wore Star Chrlstmas Trees!' and "Holiday Trees", Hle

agency placed $72,900 warth of radio time in 1960. (AP

New Urleans, 29 April 1967•) Comments As was previously

roported, there la na record of the "Eyergreen Advertlaing

Agency"

wh/cod querles

now cos inSante Domingo) The replled in Santo Domingo 16

10

3473. 12 May 1967, that NOVEL a Allegatione are not truel

that he had never heard of NOVEl, his agency, or the code

wordo, and that although "some meaningless code phrasee

wore used on IMHOPI for prych reagone only, they were

not sont out over vis, commexela, statione, The cable added

that the Cuban Free Gommittes did contract time for routine

exile broadcasta on a Now Areans astation. lt la coar, how-

over, that NOVEL'e ellegatione do nos congern nuch broadcaete.)

Staven PLOTKIN, NOVEL's lawyer in New Orlonne, sald

that he would netther confirm nor dony NOVEL's Slalmn of

CIA employment. He lawyer Columbus, TOrry WEINER,

Bald. "It'a uttorly ridiculous, NOVEl le not now and never

has been a CIA agent." (Now Orleana Statos - Item, 25 April

1967.)

On 25 April 1967 NOVEL himaelf eald in Columbus,

"The statements that worked lor the CiA are absolutely In-

cortest

"(AP• 25 4P4 1967)

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NOVEL'a New Orloans Attorney, Steve PLOTKIN,

sald he "sorved as an intermediary between the OLA and

anti-Castro Cubans In New Orleans and Mlamal beloze the

April, 1961, Bay of Pige Invasion, Plotkin maintained,

though, that Novel hed little os nothing to do with the Bay

Washington Pout, 26 May 1967)

11. On 7 May 1967 NOVEL galn telophoned the FBle office in

Now Orleans. Ho sald that in the noar luture GARRISON would accuge

the F'BI of porsconing originala of live lettere, one from Clay SHAW

to David FiRklk, one from Lee Harvey OSWALD tO SHAW, one from

FORRIE tO JacK RUBY, one from RUBY tO OSWALD, and one from

Senator and former Attorney Genara, Robart Kannody to FERRIE, He

added that GARRISON hae a typewrlter which FERRIE Owaad ln 1 963 and

Aleo has two typewriters, personal and businens, belonging to SHAW.

He naid that GARRISON'e chief laventigator, Willlam OURVICH, has

a close relative, living in Russla, who was Inotrumental la designing

the MIG. He remarked that @ARRISON plane to subpoene an attornoy.

fau MARTIN, allagedly assoclated with ClA, He sald that Layton

Patrick MARTENS was the "other" martna probably involvod in the

Houma bunker burglary. (FBl momoraadum DBB 80563, 9 May 1967.)

(Comment Mr. Arthur Dooley of C1/R$A know a Walter SHERIDAN (su(3)

who is belleved identical with the Walter SHERIDAN of this repart.

who wan an FBl apocial agont, and who worked fox Sonator Robert

Kennady when he was Attorney Goneral,)

12. On or about 11 May 1967 GARRISON accused two lawyore.

one pl then PLOTKIN, of recelving ClA money, "Wo know that

Mx. Plotkin has baen recolving money, ll osly through an intermediary,

from the CIA." Both lawyers denled the charge. (Now Orleans. AP.

11 May 1967. GARRISON lator broadened tale chargo to includo a11

defonse attorneys. "Every lawyar Involred in thie case, without ex-

coption, Involved in the attorapte to derall the investigation, has been

competed by us with the Centrel Intelligenes Agency, Garriaon cald, "

(Wanhington Post, 29 May 1967.)

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13, On 22 May 1967 NOVEL telephorad an unidentified person

In Now Orleano and said that at 0200 hours on 2l May he and a frlend of

glovon youre, Gory EDWARDS, were altling in a radlo station truck in

Nashville, Tennessoo. Bullate were fired as the truck, Nolther man

was struck by u bullet, but both were out by syng glace.

The

Nashville police lound the glass in the loft door of the truck shattered

and fou: of live Indentations made by bulleta on the right alde or the

truck'e paneling. They said that the fires report to them was made

by Charles F, WALKER, proeldent of radlo ssation WKDA, Who sald

that NOVIL, had been wounded by a aniper and that he had come to

Nashullie at the request of WKDA and had agzeed to diaclous Informa-

ion that "would blow the Now Orleans Investigation wide open." A

Nashville police detective aald five shots ware lized at the truck and

that traces. apparently of blood, wera found. However. Nashville

autharitiog noted that Mr, WALKER trot telephoned them thirteen

hours after the alleged inoident, By then NOVEL and EDWARDS were

allegedly in Bowling Areen, Kentucky, Efforte made In Kentucky to

verify NOVEL'a claim that lie injurton had been treatod at a hospital

wore unsuccessful.

WALKER sald that juat bafore the shooting NOVEL

was on the verge of returning to columbus. He antd thee NOVEli and

EDWARDS left Nashville Immediataly after the shooting and that

EDWARDS was proceeding t Washington, EDWARDS' real name.

according to another but unidantlited spokesman for the radlo station,

la Gorald MUNDY. (New Orleane Statge-item, 83 May 1967.

140

sevoral newepapere have sastled the atoty that NOVEl le

ùng GARRISON for 550, 000,000;

MWAVE was asked to show a Mlaml Herald photograph ol

NOVEL to a well placed and well Informed anset, 1MDT/2, withous

devulging NOVEL'e name or making any statement about him. IMWAVE

7427. 27 May 1967, reportod that AMQT/2 did not recognize the photo

and could not identify the person whose llkeners he saw, The purpose

was to test the possibility that NOVEl had been inyolved in ClA activl.:

tan under anothes pame,

16. It ia requestod that the Offlee of the Mapintant to the Director

advise CX/R&A whether 4 has any Information -bout Walter SHERIDAN;

X0la

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Gerald MUNDY Il Gary LDWARDS, and any Assaciation batweon

thom, as well us any laformation about whether Station WKDA in

Manhyttle la atistlated as otherwine aerostated with N3C w

17, 12 the surmine that NBG le bullding up NOVEL sa a latter

day David who is to slay the Jolly aroon giant la correct, then a CLA

exposure of NOViL's claime al Agency affiliation as faloe might be

damaging to our own intorasts. On the otbar hand, the likellhood

that An NAC MAti-GATTIOn PrOBTAM LO BEIL WOOKA AWAY SIOM PrASA,

tation le disturblag.

A rocent Hartle survey (Washlngton Foat, 29

May 1967) nhowe thas 66% of the poreons querted now bellove that the

ancaisination was not the work ol ono man but was rather part of a

broader plat or conaptracy. The Garrison probe la farmed a major

contributor to the growing publie doubt, GARRISON's venemous

attack on CIA during hla ADO intervlow of 28 May 1967 was preceded

by a barrago of oarlor charges and will predletably be followed by

18. There may be a shadow al justlication lar NoveL a clalm

of association with CLA, Ha han safested that he know SaFElo ARCACHA su P8

Smith and that ARCACHA wan one of the participante in the pickup at

the Houma bunker, Our recorde show that ClA never recrulted or paid

AROACHA directly: He war, however, the delegate of the Frente

Revolucionario Democratico (IRD, Pr Democratis Revolutionary Frost)

in New Orloane: He reported to FRD headquartere in Miaml by mall.

The PR4 wee Created with ClA perlatanse, suidance, and inancial

aupport in May 1960. Ita leador was Di, lose MIRO Cardona, He or

ble analatanto may have pened funde to ARCACHA, Who may have

arlefed or even employee only

19. On 48 May 1967 NOVEL nept the fa lowing tolegram to the

'Richard Holma

"Central Intelligenge Agency Melisan Vix

"Atta UNCLE Hiqra Good Quys Div, Regarding Garripon

conspiracy canes code reference JACKASS, Doar Richard:

Today according to the Jolly green glant (Mr. Garrison) "You

are paylug my legal foes la Loulelana and Oblo. '''

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"Since my attorneye are fryind and preseng me because

o1 not being paid for my various logal wrecking moves on his

Jolly big fraud, lam going to Inatrust them te pend you chape

Immediatoly an Itemised bill: 11, and 1 do mean 1l, Garrleon

la corroçt, I am going to Inotruct the same attornoye to sue

the been out of your bad guys in the accounting department for

welching on your debte, Inetead of a no comment 8.O.P, toply.

''P.S: Right nowl don't think bending him to Vlet Nam

ln a good idea la vlaw of rational interest anymore. Parbape

Home he could reopen tha case on CApsars sasadalration, He

bolleven Brutug and Canslue Mere framed. Like in hio wordo,

bayond a shadow of a doubt, abaalutaly," Truly yours,

cordon Novel.

The partial sentence reading

"ind arA golng to lnatruct

the same attorneys to sue the hor out of your bed guys in the accounting

departmont for welching on your debtel', quoted out of context, would

reinforce NUVEL'a false claim to alfiliation with CIA, It will be inter.

estion to nota whether he relencos this tologramn to the proos.

-dendum

It has been noted thet NOVEl probably sorved as an FBI Inormant

for an unknown portod bofore he loit Now Orleare la mid-March 1967.

FBl report DBB 73269, New Orleans office, 21 February 1967, 14

pocribed to a "confidantial source who in the past furniehad Inoutfielont

Information to determine rellabllity." Ibis sourca donaribes the group

that carried out the theft from the Houma bunker an conslating of his

own ex-wife (but not himpeli), kla partner (untdentifled), Sergio

ARCACHA Smith, David FERRIM, two ex marnon, and another man.

also undontified. He also said that one of the casa used for the trip to

Houma was his own 1956 LIncolo Supreme, Thla report containe no men-

ton of CIA. The Now Oxleane Btaten - Item of 25 April 1967 quotee

NOVLL as baying that CLA ordered him to join the group. which he

Identifted as constatina of ARCACHA, FERRIE, ASYATE) Cubans, And

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"anothur ligure in tha 6ub0", He la ples quoted no sayiag that he

made the trlp in ble own car, a Lirapo.

6/04/R04

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GORLEANS:PIATES

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Attorney Admits Novel CIA Agent

Continued frost

1 PA89.24

rignley story April 85.

Gartison has charged that persons con

pected with the CIA became rogry al Ken

edy and plotted his denth al Dallas. He

as charged the CIA with fomenting a

monstrous over an in me te

1 Compion, te

ot Pigs invagton and certainly had abso

y nothing to do with the assassination. o

President Kenriedy.

The attorney sald Novel worked as wha

карь,!!

But the lawyer, declared his client actua

y was serving pa a double agent in the en

& When®

Novel

ploy of "national neir, medla,"

left here

mid-March, he

went first lo

McLean

to.. take a le

bead

Vit McLean Is lbe

Ened be rested engag

Lost.

quarter of 1861,,

carters al the ClA

The recent book, The in:

said Noveir has

sible Government," which;

lape's

Speaking of the letter drait

shortly and mill.

prove be

today, Plotkin said the "let

Cars deale: outler.

and any, shadow of'a doubl

/ Mr: Garrison's investige

Is a traud and a hoax.

BAND' NOVEL,

has

the information ofer

Sias

of Miam! as:a CiA h.

on pago. 19,

the book de

clares that Double Chek was

teller of

letter

the company through. which

was

sent,

don't

plots and other persons com

me atonal news medium

nected with anti-Castra Cuban

"NEVERTHELESS,"

Piots

pperations were

recruited,

and that tape recordings and

cher! matters

in Plotkin's

kin admitted, "the caly com,

"We

nave ne current con

tact available ta Inform of this

a wore ll be released da

station," the Novel

ente

draft continues

So: I tool

Inigthe.

handwritten

letter

Plottin said the purpose of

ra round an a hiding plac

the letter was fo Inform "thg

& Novel's!

person lo

whom the letter

fugt

was

addressed:.. d actlul.

cut you Dog and ot

"Mr.

res going on t lousians.!

Garrison has chargod ha

trouse papropriate chan.

y-and others

Although tha gran. is un

•Plote

розвєвари об соло-

dated, the sequence al events

sealed

tiles containlag

concerning

paid by the CIA Plotkin has

It relates places lie writing

this

matter. la the event of

denied the allegation

sometimg in late January or

Apr

odden: departure, either

aceidental.or othorwise, they

THE LETTER dran, which

carly Februa tavoiding" one

It' tells of

Garrlion subpena but

pro tastructod to ilmultano

• handwriling exper

Bays

says

that atlorneys have warned

ously releasa same for pub.

other subpenas are to lolloy..

Me. 890911A8

in differen!

"To" flA Amendment

and/or: immunity: (and): legal

terminology and veiled refer

At. the same tline,

the let-

Her speaks of taking "appo:

exces lo "lop secrel" activk.

tactic" will not suffie, the

lies,

letter'states.v.re

prifle, counteraction

relative

It begins:

• GaT sons inquisition con

"This lether to to taform you

feming. us

suggests

that the bus

hew orlaus

handling Garrison

may:

best... be

carried on

Stales-stam

fy belore his Greed Jury on

"through

military

phannels

atters which may be clas!

"BrA" Is the

vis the D.J.A, man."

ed TOP SECRET, Actions

25way|e7

abbreviation

individuals cossected

with

Er Defense Intelligence Agen

DOUBLE-CHEK CORPORA-

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CIA AGENT,

ORNEY ADMITS

S l Uncovers Letter

rai

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Novel Rejects

Labor Probe Bia

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Labor Probe Bid

ini

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reskigation

fraud, Novel said he had once

discussed

with the DA

hasining a

Cahm:

ABu

Cahn

said

came:

estily

In detall

about

adicati

which tach

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used to be

New Or

adjoin-

essure

MS по

evi-

Is part

any

Nostra: network.

Because there is no evidence

that key boodle operations rom

1 Orleans Partst f-

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unt 10

mlAt

In gui rles came

tito the

to question N

at tbe

yon' of Balod ,Kouge: Te

os Pdnuus G. Parth. T

•"s" investigating." Jabor

teering in the area

Ttie

boarr's.caltt.comse

samlle" Gravel

and tts

chket

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talkeg

an' a

with

Prcber- 18

ene coald"be

an-ind

also testify

.:O1

nday.

•AC•

ding to Pitcher,

Novel would

inder the

Immunity: a

as be is in

Louisiana for

and Jury.

"LONG

Novel, i presently

undet

digtment by tbe' Orleans Par

Grand Jury for conspiracy

burglary, onse lasutc

anehy datemen mayng that

he netriy in Loul hn

of criminal Influence

Iu bls depire to have Novel

retiried to lbe flate to tesuly.

McKelthei

DẠN

ae Flterce

iweed

The: only indltment banded

down to far by the grand jury!

Fir Baton' Rouge has been agalnst

Srdith. Tie Indictment chärged

Etbat Smikhi committed public

Cbribery: by olfering Young $25,-

o0o to sel up a meeting between!

"highself and Partin, whose testi.

mony. was_valuable in: sending

Teanaters bead James R. Holta

ito arison

.oa

NDBOOK BEI

Ftl., bạndboo

mied-asgo

cal

tomnes

gh ho

large scale 8e

ations are now opera

Orleang, E 1as:

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on an- atuletk, eyen)

Parttr and thatrith

hot pe celes nae

telepbon

Cal

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Sat Crime

Wilnesses

Face Juries!

Sta

irli:

ioday

prob

of orgar

ouisi

with

July matt

M fi

New

leans, Miami, Nas

and other cities:

the syndicate.

milion atyea

his Jur lediction

Bald most, of his

oL a suppene

Vim

night

under a shield ot

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in UCtober 1967

LIFE' REPORTER

torney Jim Garrison and his It charged Garrison wants tolserved as the governor's office,

staff, to compel Garrison and get Chandler in front of the at the time of the alleged tele,

GRANTED STAY

the grand jury foreman to state grand jury to entrap him and

in open court the crime under then prosecute him for perjury.

phone: calls between Marcello

20th: 196)

investigation

and to quash It also alleged that Garrison Is, and Young. The governor's of!

‹ Chandler's grand jury subpena, pursuing a scheme to prevent tice complex has 'since. been!

and and a motion asking for a copy

Chandler

of questions and answers elicited

"from pursuing his moved higher in

Jury Appearance

privilege under the First Amend-building.

the. Capitol

-Passione

from Chandler during question- ment to investigate crime" as

Tatardes savine appear lie

ing by Assistant Dani t A tor-a news reporteri

Life Magazine claims that

of David in Chaaler, a Life,

(ney Charles Ward Jan. 26.

The third motion said Chand-

there may have been up to 60

REFUSAL ALLEGED

Mazzine unter. before the Or-" Ward reacted

ler was informed that the dis

conversations between Young]

sharply to trict attorney said he is going

leans Parisi Grand Jury was is- Chandler's attempt to avoid a to arrest Chandler and prosecute

and Marcello on the telephone

day, 10 minutes befare his that in effect Chandler

were aboni 1:8 a m. Wednes grand jury appearance has a tim criminaly.

Involved, but Young has teste

scheruler aged ace

used to testify and tell the" It said the subpena violates

Tied that only two such calls

Chandler's right to rem ain

Court issuen tie stay erder

Te Lausant Supreme truth claiming that the truth silent and not give evidence

took place.

-uni furiter ander ef the!

would tend to incriminate him.

McKeithen has reclaimed a

against himself

colonel's commission, from ' Jo.

esuit and gave Crandler five man who is directly responsible

"It is unbelievable that al The Supreme Court, after seph Marcello, Carlos' brother

days to fie nessessary doct

can in soppers a his applie ferme is our shing New or grys: for chand er or answer, letich he said: was listied lin

Jeans, should claim the 5th gave the district attorney three

In a related issue, East Batoni

rel-admitted former Amendment just as a common with the court.

ays after that to tile a relum Rouge Parish District Attorney;

Die aste betie sules Kia: Criminal would."

Sargent Pitcher said Wednesday

The twin Orleans-East Baton the was not able to reach an at-

Baton Rouge Parist Grand Jury. Chandier

told The Times Rouge probes. Wednesday in- torney for Gordon Novel in Co

which is investigating bash the Picayune late Wednesday after- cluded questioning by invest-

Blumbus, Ohio;

way toman of ice hasne of soon that, although the Con gators of C. H. Downs, aide to plans for Novel's return here. la

FLOO presdent. Fictor. BuS.

Gov. John J. McKelthen, about testify before the grand jury in

ne an allestions tat ergar-cardia Parish

subpena was a Capitol telephone which al- Baton Rouge,

ized crime is being conducted served on him, he "talked it legedly was used for conversa:

Jerty Weiner, Novel's altor-

in Lunisiapa

lover" with the Concordia dis-tions between rackets: figure

rey, told Pitcher that he would

- Kimile has raid he can same trict attorney and was actually

Carlos Marcello and former MC call him at 9:30 a.m. Wednes-

turee persons who plotted to going to appear voluntarily.

Keithen aide Aubrey Young.

bomb Busssies Batin Rouge

"We (Chandler and his at-

Before Kimble's testimony he

day to discuss Novel's return,

but the call never came.

home and the Port silen bome

was trapsorted to Baton Rouge!

Novel, former New Orleans

al a segro semol teacher ac-

torney) don't mind testitying from New Orleans where heinight club, operator, agreed to

•ive in civit rights work

before grand juries in cases was under $5,000 bond in Par

FUDGE FESTIFTES

where threats have not been ish Prison on charges of im-

return to Louisiana to give testi-

made," said Chandler.. He !

In Jew Oceans, Municipal,

claimed that threats were personating à state police troop-

mony in Baton Rouge if he is!

given immunity from arrest ini

made against him by Garrison

as a result of references. to mate

Young, until recently an in-

connection with Garrison's!

organized crime in New Or-

•of: Southeast Louisiana

probe. He is also wanted byl

Hospital in Mandeville; i has

Garrison 'for questioning in the

The jury adiumed is the day

siordy ater 4 im it did not

leans made in the Life art. turned state's evidence in thef

Kennedy murder. Immunity has

cles.

rost is a juce.

Cicer C. Sessins, Candler's stories on organized crime and

The motion to recuse said Life Jury investigation.

East Baton Rouge Parish Grand

been granted.

INDICTMENT MADE

quash Candier 'i sumpera

Judge Brand gave Chand Staff.

Honday to file in ampeal, hut

in the meantime reizsed so impartial administration of jus

say the matter.

tice."

In the questioning of Downs;

it was pointed out that his of-

Ee orgially set a deadice it charged the district attor fice was in the section that

of I a Friday, bur cranged ney had his office illegally mis-

toe dare wher he

Candle is moz anairer sua

earued use the grand jury's - subpena

Chandler

pera to apear in Vidata at 9, upenaed to appear before the

lan. Friday baine

carña Parish Gad Ju?.

Se Cor jury Jan. 26 when he was not

OATH ALLEGED

• The motion said Chandler wa.

lowed to tave his lawwe pres required to make a sworn state-

ex- in te grand jury session ment to Ward, "who castigated

¡Oter motons fei for Chand him for his investigation -and

ler vere a recase District A threatened him with criminal

prosecution. "

GORS8

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Crime Probe

Resumed

By 2 Juries

one here

secret

session s

their probenmto?

tions of organized

i Lousiana

Scheduled to appeni

the Orleans Parish Grand

July was David Chander,

area representative of Ll

magazine. which launched

probe

with

several articles

alleging that organiz

crime's trifluence reached into

high

govemmental offices.

in Baron Rouge, the für

into session: prepared

heat

this week from the ni

to sensational disclosines. con

cerning organtzed crime. h

Louisiana.

EAST BATON Rouge Parist

orator, hon, tate to cetur

Se JURY - Page

Jury

Continued

ố. Nov Te the

last

l"of

tion

assurnig

•from Far-

the state:

was

- Mc

ALthough he said he mas

not been apprised of the gov.

ernor's evidence,, Langridge

Bald be ia willing to cooperale

with the governor, and 1o

sust stale polle in their in

pestigation..

-b another matter the Of

seans grand jury will hear

charges agaläat Richard

Brown, 8L, Negro, 318 S: Dor:

genots,

10; NeEpa,

and Menry " Johnson,

2502 Beelmont, both

Lice S&

Me murder of Po

MAVEL GONDOLA.

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NovelA

ficher.

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CORLE

Exuradition Moves Are Made

aton Rouge PAS

vent set public bibery.

Smith Novels

TAlty: Sargent • Plicher

document his oth

NoveLad

BY JACK OWENS

BATON POUCRY LAP)

hat be wil

The district attorne

d-in the New Or

PiL

sea asination

day under to on

мЮге

here, to give ba

loward

ertradition

tonal testlia

ering

he surrend

will give bim

" Pitc

vr sakd

hit

ew Orkans bat

uod refuge i1. Co

oh. Dean has

New

Orleans

it success to ques

main hk Kennedy

issas

wil

distret

Bag

•Dy:

the

Grand

iblisher

xercis

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for.

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released on

His attor-

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1 elec

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DA SAYS STATE

FUNDS PLEDGED

IN CRIME PROBE

Lamine Novel Wal Be

Granted let uny

Con. Subn iI secteither's ter

pranged havestigation into es

sanized crina la Leistan

beaded for a perton int bate

siday with these de retrymeno

East Batan Bouge Distrid

urney Sargest Pilates sai

a kas agreed so

Grant him date lands fur tire

East Balon-Porge Parish Gran

lury prete tato crime

Fitcher said Fat Mukeithe

with his stalements concerning!

the Joha F. Kennedy assassina.

lisa proba ol' Garrison, told

Piches be would come back lo

Loadriama from Columbus, Orlo,

It giawted immunity. tran ar.

rest regarding the JFK murder

investigation

Pitcher said Novel will hive

SHAT, from arrest walle

a Leatlana and treedom to

sten so Calambals; or ther

ver ba mraats to fü. He sald

Do tastiatty la Mmited to aro

est en say ofatr charges and

bes eat. extend to asytaing

ryaiving lls appearance.

→ ane person has been 1

& sut of the. crim

does in New Orlears and

ton Bange That was D'Allon

nith, a farmer New Orleans

electrical contractor who is ac

eased of public bribery in of

ITS PROBE

Il the federal goverament Is

actually interestod in combat-

ling crisse, the congressmanl

coollated, federal grand juries

should be probing cripse condl

tons in Louisiana. He said illicit

narcotics trific, gambling and

some Interstate prostitution all

come under the lederal govern

ment's furisdiction

"The federal government

прашіті

tale, till de fami

amunky by McKchica

Jesus PrEss DA dim!

схол

Parish

d a probe

Ne

Bouge

probe of alleged afarize

oine

FOUNG RELEASED

are

do

"never

leo king

at a

them

and

will

to

with

there

bey fligare in his prube, basinor's afiloe, lo the oftice nes

been released from costudy of door."

the Scubeast Louisiana Sorte

lental Hospital at Mandierile cetreat bes clalmed be s

to sach telepha

The Bist Bason Fulge Erzod

bat life says as many

Hoose

Dest disor to the governor's al

flos at the tise of the alleged

Pitcher went la Cliezgo and calle.

said the found out rotty taila-

Addressing the group belore

ate things fron the vist cont Mckelthen, Rarick charged thai

cerning orgasized cime: He the public is being hoodwinked

Pitcher information as not

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DA SAYS

FUNDS PLE

INCRIME PROBE

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IS Recessed

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JURY CALLS BROWN.

IN NO CRIME PROBE

Served Di

1R0L 201054

telep

Keith

L: per

call thre

lite

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Subpeng Server

Seeking Governor

Today Chuckle

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Novel Belieues Young

. Scapegoat in Probe

of Ashon hisate

NOVEL, G0X SOK

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Baton: Rouge

until - Pitcher

ye thursday

company

clodito

with

t he,

tremendous suc

coomplishments,?

we detalls and

findings- m

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Tom stuss

Solie Bb

minor porct of possible interese

to Mr M. Stevens us se novel, may,

etal, is unpo we had That dropt

Letter was found (allegedly) under

vece of listenm covering such

rain board sather than a rug,

so still question of no man

have writted draft biter and,

10 Fuly 67

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SEGRET

Chief, SRS

M. D. Stevens

OSWALD CASE

MAY, Hoke Smith, # 167314

5 Jaly 1967

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1. Note in the attached New Orleans States- Item articles Eat I

reportedly was to Hoke MAY, a reportet of that newspaper, that 8z i-

criminating letter which Gordon NOVEL allegedly wrote to a Mr. WEISS,

who was "presumably connected with CIA," was delivered.

occupled by NOVEL prior to his departure from New Orleans in sbout

mid-March 1957, and had been turned over to the boyfriead of one ef baro

girls who found it while cleaning the apartment. The boyfriend had turned

it over to his professor at a New Orleans untuersity uho is a friend of

Reporter Hoke MAY, and he delivered it to MAI. (NOVEL's attorney has

stated that NOVEL worked for CIA in New Orleans in 1961)-

3.. Hake MAY, without question, is Subject who in April 1958 was

granted a Covert Security Approval for unwitting ase by Projed FIDDUlGE.

MAY was nos to be directly employed by EJINDULGE but sis to be esed ia

connection with his position with a private firm which handled bork for the

Project.

4. Investigation of Subject by this Agency is Bebruary / March 1958

reflected nothing of a derogatory nature. It lid indicate, however, tiat be

has in the past had an interest la politics and in 1952 vas employed as

political campaign manager in the unsuccessíal sace of a candidate far Congress

from Georgia, Subject's grandfather was a Governor ef Georgia and later a

Senator from that State. Subject has been employed by various newspapers.

including the New York Times (October 1948-barch 1949). There is so in-

formation in Subject's file subsequent to his Cotert Security Appreval dated

April 1958.

M. D. Stevens

MDS:apk

SEETIET

Excludes "

RIBE

Classicaten

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OLLOWS DEVIOUS PATH

Leiter by Novel

Adds to Mystery

the Cen

nere

1961₴

When a cop

himp Rlotkin

re

alts

entents,

spoke,

to his clien

and told the States Item Nor

ince

Tar Col

um.

WaS

10

associates

e his Grand Ju

which may

OP SECRET

viduals. connec

LE-CHEK

torney,

and othe

6l0*

Gove

uble

ready

tack may he pad

attorneys.

Alvarez,

Sapin

Plotkln confirmed that.

lose lanne and terned hold In

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CIA HIS

DA Seeking

Copies of CIA:

Letter by Novel

дорі

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SEGRET

(Whon Filled In)

-019

HAME OF SUBJECT

Endan Navels a

KEY TO ANALYSIS SYMBOLS*

NI = MOT IDENTICAL

I-ND = IDENTICAL - MOT DEROGATORY

U-ND=UNABLE TO IDENTIFY-HOT DEKOGATORY

SA = SEE ATTACHED MEMORANDUM

NO.

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• SEARCH INSTRUCTIONS (To bo completod by réquenter)

SEARCH NAMES AS WRITTEN

SEARCH OVERT CARDS

ONLY

SEARCH NAME VARIATIONS (Record known to oxiat)

SEARCH COVERT CARDS

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SEARCH SUBJECT CARDS

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INDICES CHECK ONLY (Do not pull. files)

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RESULTS

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print)

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PLOTKIN

STEVEN

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WEINER JERRY

GURVICH, Willia

GURVITCH,

11.

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GoURVITCH.

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MARTENS ; LAyTON PATRiCK

WALKER;

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MAY

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CLASSIFICATION

Highe

DATE

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT

FILE MUMBEE

WASH. PosT

5-26-67

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SIGRATURE

FORM

1-62 | 954

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MAY "88.

Novel Admitted Bunker Theft, Rhodes Is Told

Continued from Page l

"AFTER ARRIVING at the

line extradition papers also

Nety

Orleans to Houma at

site of the bunker,

which was

included a photograph of No

decliped to sage what quet-

right la a Lincoln automo.

leased by Schlymberger Weld

bile owned and driven by

Services Cory the detendant,

vel identified

ay & former

tions were asked or what ip.

gur, friend, Marlene Manc!>

formation was potained from

shorton Nakel and in a panel

Serglo Arça-

Cgs 42. Oaklawn dr., Metairte,

the man

cha-Smlth, David W, Ferrie,

Who had dated Novel In 1961.

He Is Quan ly. Valder a sell.

and other

, unnamed,

THE: / DOCUMENTS Also

describe Lairi playwrigai who

Inwally andred it by cutting

contain'& copy of tho implo

figured in pop of the sity's more

the lock with a pair of boll

Muralary chargo levoled

Mensationa) murders, A rubpera

cutlers which hnd been

Novel Admitted

agaings Nave, and Arcacha by

was lasued for him yenforday.

brought along for the pus

the sherlit of Terrebonno

pose:

Valdes in live summer. of

Parish,

alfidavit mag

1964 discoyered the mutilated

"Alter entry into the bund

signed by Capt. Bert Boyne.

body pl Df. Mary Stults Sher-

Bunker. Theft,

er (lhey) look varlous forms

Meanwh|le, the DA's diflee

man, A women physician who

of explosives man.

sale a new agure in the in

ocçupied the same St. Charles

Thereafter they returned

vestigation scheduled

for

ave. apartment balking wher

Rhodes Is Told

the city of New Orleans with

questioning today was Inter-

stolen munitions,

Mewed last night by a far.

rison aider

HE WAS investigating smoke

A DA'T offse spokesman

coming

from

the Sherman

apartment when he stumbled

allidaril fled with new

onta the body, Dr, Sherman's

stradion papers sent to Co

Humbus,

Ohio, claima

that

alier, who has perer been

found, tried la bury the pody,

Gordon ¿Novel admitted his

partin meglary of a muni-

Garrison would pot common.

Hons bunker la Houma in 1961.

on what questions will be aske

the new extradition papers

AnQLheI

sayear-old

abde my to Chio Gov. Jame

AR

Carlos

Quiroga spent two hours

any

nantes

befong tha

Atforney Jim

grand/ Jur

"- yestergey

eliorte. to

bring

Love back la Louislane on a

emerged will compet

urglary conspiracy charga,

QUIROGA,*

Garrison, wants Novel In

connection with his. Investiga:

was once a

Puban

clost.

trend and

assoclato of a fugiure wilness

rom he barrison

Ipquiry,

Bas hadons:

ahornogi fBald

Raid cordon Navel re

I to questioning by Jim

distrlet

horney for

Orleans,

and

Ride

Jan/Gurvich investigative

aid: the

sarrison, that te

then plaus Stales Her

Pr linger

"yo the body of the arlidarit,

Alcock decinred that: Novel,

Strale

Arcana Smile DAVED

porsona. "Aid conspire, agret,

and combine lo burglurike

Fentiong bunker located In

liquma, lat."'

He, sald the conspiracy was

shiered into In New Orleans

At the home of Afcacha.;

?, Alcock said that the men

"The trip was made irom

couma. 5)

VEL, GORDON

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Lane Stalks

Out of Parley

With Novel

Ohio

(AP)-

the death of Prest-

author

of

"Rush to

privately; with

mated i New Orleans as a

material witness in. Dist. Atly.:

attorney,

Jeny Weiner, said the mecting,

request,:

unaived mostly questioning of

his alent by the author. Whea

Noral started to question Lane

Wener said, the author refused

Batt men talked freely with

operator, branded

me a "publicity man for Jim

and asserted he is;

rang propaganda work for the

isme charged that a sodium

anual "(Kruth serum) test given'

Naval in Columbus a few weeks

g was: "Tigged." Lane said:

Warel a

"hedged on questions." be!

the test and:

that

telling avery,

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Lane and Novel Confrontation

Produces Heai, bus Little Light

By Abe Zaidan/

The encounter in Weiner's ing interest in it. But he saidi

saccial to The Washinstoa Post:, lasy offices. this morring he was leaving with reason to!

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 14 started when Lare asked to believe that Novel is not "at!

Clearly, the spirit was not talk with lovel before driv.

all being-frank."

in keeping with that warm, ing ou to Denison University

deep-down-inside feeling

of

at Cranville, Obio, for an

He charged that an earlieri

Mother Stone, the author, lec-

afternoon lecture.

lie

detector test which pur-

What

50: Lane reaily poried to clear Novel of in.

critic of the Warren

worked

was

iT-pout volvement in the assassination

Commission

Report,

hissed

that he had been libeled, and

questionaire

that

Teince's

Privat

conspiracy

"rigged

ir. vestigator,

was

segmienis of the media." This;

left in a huff.

Gordon Novel, whom New

reenoum distribute to the he said, plainly meant the Na

andiut of. newsme

while

tional

Orleans District Attorney Jim

Broadcasting Co. and

Weiner, Lare and Novel

Garrison has described

as a

Hearst Headlire Service, mino

talked things over behind

key witness in the Kennedy

paid for the test

closed doors.

"If Novel: has nothing-toi

assassination:* probe,

fumed

The questionnaira,

which

hide, he ought to appear be

that Lane was nothing more

Novel wanted Lare to

an-

fore the

grand jury.in ew

than a "propagandist" for Gar-

swer while strapped to a lie!

Orleans," Lane contended.

rison anyway.

detector,

was a T.asierpiace

"If I

went

therc." Novel

derry

Weiner,

Novel's Co

of Red-baiting.

responded

inciignantly,

"I'd

lumbus attener, glumly al-

His loyalty challenged,

be incarcerated for life."

lowed as how he might have Lane put newsien or notice

Novel is

facing extradition

spent the morning on the golf

that the siatement was libel on charges that he burglarized

course if Lane hadn't insisted

ous. He

accisea

Ticiner ofia munitions. dump in Houma,

on the rendezvous with his cli-

"unethicai" condüct.

He has mairtained that

ent But then he went into

Weiner, who revealed equal Garrison's whole case has

detail about Novel's pending surprise

at Noval's

assault, i been a fraud. Lane has been

libel suit against Garrison and

apologized. But Lure assured; saying that Garrison has the

his circle of financial backers

everyone that he would nover

case wrapped up.

in New Orleans.

come

back:.

By

this

time,

And Greenbaum plaintively

The only show of cordiality

Weiner was saying be wouldn't remarked to

came when an office secre-

invite Lane back azyway.

morning

everyone

that

this

"it's

nice

to

tary asked for Lane's auto•

Lane said he came to dis- know we're on the right side.

graph. He responded graci.

ously.

cuss the case with Novel be

We're the ones_who.are..de

cause of the author's continu- fending our Government."

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