Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: PA
To: HQ
Document date: 03/19/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Reteased unter the Joln F. Kernedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

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dentification For

Date:

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Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10331-10228

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

100-354341-93

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: PA

TO: HQ

TITLE:

• DATE:

03/19/1964

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

GENERAL EDWIN WALKER

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Confidential

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/01/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy AsSaSsination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-10 07AL FORM NO. 10

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:Director, FBI (100-354341)

DATE:

3-19-64

PROM : Legat, Paris (100-1793) (P.)

SUBJECT:

THOMAS GITTINGS

BUCHANAN, JR.

SECURITY MATTER - C

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An inquiry regarding the captioned subject was

received from ALAIN MONTARRAS, our principal contact in the

Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST), French

domestic counterespionage service.

He indicated an interest

in view of the articles written by the subject for the French

newspaper "L'Express" and requested background information.

Background information from the Paris file

to MONTARRAS.

is being furnished

C)

MONTARRAS inquired if the subject has written his

series of articles while residing in Paris or if he has

actually visited the United States and particularly Dallas

to conduct inquiry upon which his articles may be based.

It is requested that the Bureau advise if the

"(e)

investigation conducted by the Baltimore Office indicates

that the subject has visited the United States, or if the

Dallas Office has any information indicating that the subject

may have visited Dallas or may have actually made inquiry

there gathering information for his articles.

C)

MONTARRAS inferred that if it is found that BUCHANAN

has written his articles in Paris and has actually made no

inquiry in the United States to gather his facts, he may be

able to take some discreet action to neutralize or discredtt him ey

We are following this closely

and

will keep

• the

Bureau advised of developments here.

(1 - Liaison Section

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Baltimore, 100-12596

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- Dallas)

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