GARRISON AND THE KENNEDY INVESTIGATION (INFO ON 20 PERSONS INVOLVED IN GARRISON CASE WHO CLAIM A CONNECTION WITH CIA).
Originator: CIA
From: ROCCA, RAYMOND G., C/CI/R&A
To: OGC, CIA
Document date: 1968-06-05 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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FROM : ROCCA, RAYMOND G., C/CI/R&A

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CIA

TITLE : GARRISON AND THE KENNEDY INVESTIGATION (INFO ON 20

PERSONS INVOLVED IN GARRISON CASE WHO CLAIM A

CONNECTION WITH CIA) .

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SUBJECTS : DULLES ALLEN W

OCHSNER ALTON

LEE ROBERT E

WOOD WILLIAM

JFK ASSASSINATION

BELLI MELVIN

MORIN RELMAN

GORNICKI WIESL

MARTIN WILLIAM

BOHNING DONALD

HOUTS MARSHALI,

COBB LLOYD J

KLEIN WILLIAM

CASTORR L ROB

CONLEY MICHAEL

EVANS MARK

PERRIN ROBERT

SONNENBERG BEN

STERN EDGAR BL

SULLIVAN MONRO

BECKHAM THOMAS

JOHNSON GUY PERSAC

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MGMORANDUM NO. 9

SUBJECT: Garrison and the Kennady Assassination

I. SUMMARY

This memorandom provides information about twenty parsons

who have not been listed previously in this sertes, who are involved

in the Garrison case, and who have or have claimed te have & connection

with the Central Intelligence Agency. One, William Clarene WOOD,

is a former staff eraployee.

II. PERSONNEL

1. Thomas Edward BECKHAM (aka Mark. EVANS)

a .

GARRISON sabpoenaed BECKHAM 30 December 1967

and an Omaha, Nebraska, juége ordered him to return to

Louisiana 30 January 1963. BECKHAM says he helped Sergle

ARCAGHA Sroith raise funde for Cuban revolationary forces in

New Orleans in 1962. BECKHAM is an entertalner-evangellat

who dece the stage name of Mark EVANS.

b. On 3 January 1963 BECKHAM allegedly told David

LEVIS of New Orleane that he, BECKHAM, aad & Jim LNU

"from Omaha" aze agents of the CLA.

c. RLD has no record el BECKHAM.

2. Melvin BELLI

a. BELLI was o defenes attorney for Jack RUBY.

b. So GARRISON was a weckend gueet of BELLI when

CARRISON visited Sen Iranciaco in October 1967.

GROUP 1

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Excluded from aurematic

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declassitication

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DELLl was reportedly involved in illicit drug

traffle with Morris ELOWITZ in 1958. BLOWICE wes a

suspected contact of Lacky LUCIANO.

3.

Donald

Dean BOHNING (201-813709)

BOHNIVG is the Latin American Editor of the

Miami Herald.

Re was grantod a PCSA on 21 August 1967

and a

CSA on 14 Noveraber 1967. He ie AMCARBON- 3.

BOHNING reported he was contacted on 28 March 1963

by a Winston SMITH who claired to be investigating Rolando

MASFERRER for Jira GARRISON.

4. Colonel la. Rebert CASTORB

Col. CASTORR allegedly met with Jack RUBY,

Robert PERMIN, and othere ta Dallas in 1962 to plan a Cuban

amuggling operation. CASTORA ls also allegedly an associate

of Genoral Edwin A. WALKER. Joachim JOLSTEN and othere

have broadly hinted that CASTORR in associated with CIA.

h. Thore is no record of agency association with

CASTORR. An FBI report of 13 March 1968 reported that

CASTORR had lunch with Viktor Ivanerich MIRONOV (291-731045).

a KGB officer at the Soviet Embassy in Washington.

5. Lloyd ]. COBB

a. As President of the New Orleans Trade Center,

COBB was, according to Plot or Politics, the "bose* of Clay SHAW.

COBB was greated a CSC on 3 Octcher 1953 for use

en a private attorneys panel for the OGG. COBB was granted a

PSA on 19 June 1967 to permit contact and aesesement in connection

with hie use on A cleared attorneys' panel lor the OCC.

6. Michael Charles CONLEY

•. Michael Charles CONLEY is an apparent US Governman:

source of Robert Kenneth BROWN.

b. A Dr. Michan) C. CONLEY applied for Ageacy

employment in 1904. Identity with a, above, has not been

established.

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7. Allen W. DULLES

GARRISON subpoenaed Mr. DULLES on

16 February 1968 as a material witness.

b.

On 7 March 1966 Judge Matthew SRANLT issued

a second subpoena for Mr. DULLES.

Op 22 May 1968 GARRISON'o office accueed the

Justice Deportinent of refusing to cooperate in the subpoenaing

of Mr. DULLES as a witnese.

6. Wieslaw CORNICKI (201-198323)

a. CORNICKIie & Polish journalist who was the author

ot a long article on the GARRISON investigation in "Politya"

No. 1 (566), Year XII Warsaw, 6 Jamunzy 1968-

GORNICKI was the subjoct of an unsuccessful

recroitment atterpt in 1965 chile he was a costespondent at

the UN.

9. Marsball Wilson HOUTS (201-033160)

2. BOUTS, a former Fll agont, to the author of an

article in Medical Economics 4 March 1968 which criticised

the antopsy of President Kennedy.

b. HOUTS served with OSS in Burma during World

War II and was involved ta the misappropriation of government

property. MOUTS unsuccessfully applied for Agency employmeat

to 1952-

10. Guy Persac JOHNSON (201-207873)

. JOHNSON was an carly defenee consel for

Clay SHAW.

b. A POA was requested 14 May 1954 for JOHNSON

to be used on Guam as a contract agent for ORKODIAK (training

base on Saipan). The request for the PQA was later cancelled.

11. William R. KLEIN

a. According to Plot on Politica KLEIN was an

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incorporator of Friends of Democratie Cube, along with

Guy BANISTER, William DALZELL, and Grady C. DURBAM.

KLEIN denied contact with DURHAM, BANISTER, and Fricade

of Democratie Caba. Fle admitted association with DALZELL te

set up the Eree Voice of Latin America, KALIN sceras to be

a personal friend of Jim GARRISON.

KLEIN applied for agency employment in 1965

but accepted a job with the US Navy General Counsel's Office.

12. Robert Brensen LEE

LEE was an Assistant District Altorney foz Jims

GARRISON from 1 January 1967 to 1 Janaary 1968.

b. JES applied for agency employment on 5 January 1968.

13. Willlam Richazd MARTIN (201-203916)

a. MARTIN woo an Assistant Distzlet Attorney for

Jian GARRISON until Decembes 1967.

b. MARTIN was a DCS contact and source la 1964 and

1965 trhea ho was Director of International Relations and World

Trade of international Mouse in New Orlegas.

14. Rolan MORIN (201-109129)

a. MORIN te the author of Assassination, a pro-Warren

Commiesten book.

b. MORIN provided information to OSS on bie internment

in Indo China during the early part of World War II.

MORIN was considered for the job of President of the

Committee for a Eros Asia do 1951 and the job of President of

DIPILLAR (Asia Foundation) in 1953.

15. Dr. Alton OCHSNER (201-834497)

a. An FBI confidential informant zeported on 24 April 1968

that Jins GARRISON believee Dr. OCHSNER was a pelacizal

Involved in the conapiracy to assaesinate Prosident Remedy.

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B. De. OCRSNER is Director of the Ochener

Toundation, head of the Ochener Clinic, and President of the

Information Gounell of America. He is a world-famous surgeon.

Dr. OCHONER was of contact interest in October

1947 and November 1948. He has been a cleared source since

13 May 1955. The last official contact with Dr. OCHSNER

personally occurrod on 8 January 1962 and with the Ochaner

Clinic on 8 November 1963.

16. Robert PERMIN

Robert PERRIN allegedly met with Jack RUEX,

Col. L. Robert GASTORB, and otheze in Dallas in 1962

to plan a Cuban smugsling operation. PERRIN has been accused

of being a CIA gun-runner in Spain and in Cuban.

b. A bit. (g) Robert Polloch PERAIN filed a personal

history statement with OSB in January 1944. There is no

indication he ever served with OSS or vas later connected with

the Agency.

17. Benjamin SENNENBERG

a. Mark LANE sald on the achnowledgement page of

Rush To Judgement:

*I am deeply indebted to Benjamin

SONNENDERG, JE. whose aumerous and invaluable suggestions

have found thair may into this value. *

b.

Benjamin SONNENBERG was granted a CEA on

29 June 1989 for ase under Project QRENCHANT. The CSA

was revalidated for continued use on 26 July 1965.

c. An Apell 1959 Dunn and Bradatreet report lieted

BONNENBENG as a diroctor of the publishing firm of Menzy

Holt and Gompany, Ine. 383 Madison Ave. New York Gity.

Rush To Judgemeat was publiched by Holt, Rinshart and Wilson

Fac., 383 Madieon Ave., ostaneibly the same company.

d.

An October 1954 FBI zeport said that in 1938 Alfred

K. STERN earmarked $3000 to a bank account to guarantoe a

bank loan trade to SONNENBERG.

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*. There is no indication that SONNENBERG ever

used the team. "Juntor" and it is not known yet it he has a son

of that name.

18.

Mr. and Mze. Edgaz Bloom STERN (Me 1e 201-17954l)

Bie

Jack ROGERS, the committee comsel for the joint

Inglelative

Committee on Un-American Actlvities for the State

of Louisiana, reported to the DES on l June 1957, that

GARRISON bad beon receiving contributions and monetary

sapport frora Mza. Cigar E. STERN.

b. Mrs. Edgar B. STERN in the former Edith

ROSENWALD and the former sister-in-law of Alfred K. STERN.

c. Clay SPAW attended a party alven by an old

friend", edith STERN, apparently in October 1967.

d. Edgar B. STERN was granted a covort clearance

in Januazy 1953 for que as a donor in Project LPCOIN. This

clearance was cancellad in Septeraber 1956.

c. Phulip Maurice STERN, son of the above mentioned

couple, was granted a liaison clearance in March 1961 when be

was the Depaty Anstatant Secretary of Stato for Public Altairs.

Philip STERN was also named as one of a "board of advisors*

to Hubert HUMPHRAY in 1961.

19. Monroe SULLIVAN

SULLIVAN claimed to be with Clay SHAW in

San Francisco all day 22 November 1963.

SULLIVAN was granted a GSA on 10 December

1952 to permit utilization under Project @KENCHANT.

Willions Clarens WOOD (201-B34872)

8. A Bill WODD, using the name BIlL BOXLEY, le

investigating CLA and ito operations fo: Jim GARRISON.

b. BIll WOOD is belleved to be identical with Williams

Clazens WOOD, a former ataff employee of this Agency-

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W1lam Clarens WOOD, born 17 Angust 1920,

was approved for O8S duty lu Docember 1946, but was not

utilised.

On 13 Decerabes 1950 WOOD was granted a CSC for

attlisation ao a Stait Agent with Project TPPOCUS. He sulfezed .

a parvone breakdown in March 1932. He was assigned to OTR

an an instructor (GS-11) in May 1952. He reelgned 37 January

1953,

alter his resignation had been requested, because of

alcoholism.

White under the influence of sodium pontothol during

a modical opezation in July 1953 WOOD made statements showing

extreme antagontem toward the Agency. The FBI roported is

April 1957 that WOOD bad offered assietance to the Nationalist

Chinese Inteligence Service. DCS requested clearance to use

WOOD in Febraary 1967 but dropped the requeat after the TBI

reported that ho mas drinidng hoavily again.

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Originated by:CI/BkAjJWScaler;dm

5 June 1968

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