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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10273-10365

RECORD SERIES: DL

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

175A-DL-109-36

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TO :

TITLE:

FBI

DATE: 00/00/0000

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6

SUBJECTS :

SEE FBI 62-109060-8281X5

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Confidential

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 08/12/1994

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC CIT LTR

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 444 USC 2107

Hote) .

• DATE:

11-14-2017

(Kev. 8-26-82)

FBI

TRANSMIT VIA:

Teletype

Facsimile

AIRTEL

PRECEDENCE:

Immediate

Priority

Routine

CONADENIA

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

SECRET

CONFIDENTIAL

UNCLAS EF TO

Date 9/20/89

TO:

DIRECTOR FBI

FROM:

SUBJECT:

LEGAT, LONDON (175A-DL-109) (P)

ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY;

PPSAKA;

0O: DALLAS

REBUTEL dated 8/28/89 and London telcall to SA Tiss

Bailey, Dailey, Division, 9/4/89.

Enclosed is a self-explanatory report from Detective

Sergeant Mike Ashdown, New Scotland Yard, dated September 8, 1980](C)

and received by Legat London on September 13, 1989.

Dallas is requested to provide

status of captioned

matter which is suitable for dissemination to New Scotland Yard. ](C)

* Bureau (Enclosure)

(1 - OLIA)

(2 - Dallas) (Enclosure) (SENT BY DHL)

1 - London

DJD/vep

(6)

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WHERE SHOWN OTHERFISE.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 444 USC 2107

Note). • DATÉ: 11-14-2017

METROPOLITANN POLICE

Central Officer's

Special Report

SO1 BRANCH (Serious Crimes)

SPECIALIST OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT

New Scotland Yard

8th

... day of

September

1989

SUBJECT.

Assassination of

President John

F KENNEDY

Detective Chief Superintendent

Reference to Papers

IDENTIAL

warded on the condition that

tents will be forwarded to

or organisation without the

Commissioner of Police of

Scotland Yard, London SW1

A report was received under reference 175A-DL-109 from the Office

of Legal Attache, US Embassy, London wherein it was requested that

further enquiries be made in the UK to assist a current investi-

gation by the FBI in Dallas. An anonymous telephone call had

been received in New Orleans relating to the marginally quoted

subject and previous UK enquiries had tentatively identified the

caller.

Initial enquiry showed_ Deborah MILLINGTON to be away from her

Brighton address on business. She eventually contacted me on

31 August 1989 and readily admitted telephoning Joseph GIARRUSO in

March 1989. During the conversation I was able to elicit the

following.

She

was previously married to an American

and between 1966 and 1969

she lived in the New Orleans area working as an assistant physio-

therapist

at the Touro Infirmary.

Through general conversation she

discovered that one of the patients was the wife of a New Orleans

attorney and that the law firm, for whatever reason, had a

secretarial problem. As she was

able to type she offered her

services

at weekends when necessary.

Having had no training

as a

legal secretary, much of what she typed meant nothing to her.

One letter did however, which was to the mother of Lee Harvey OSWALD.

After all this time she can only say that it related to money

being sent to her. (the mother) and it seemed to refer in some way

to President KENNEDY'S

assassination. She initially considered

informing the authorities but decided against it as she didn't

wish to bring herself to attention. She denied ever being

interviewed by the New Orleans Police Department during the Clay

SHAW trial. She was aware of the nature of this trial and was

aware of the name Clay SHAW within the attorneys office but she

cannot now remember in what context.

She cannot remember the attornev/s_nama-butoma

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Hotel..' DATE: 11-14-2017

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Why did Deborah MILLINGTON telephone New Orleans in March 1989? A

controversial documentary concerning the assassination of President

KENNEDY had been broadcast on British television in March 1989 which

caused her to remember the events of many years

ago.

She became so

incensed by the subsequent debate conducted in the media that she

decided

to telephone New Orleans to see if Joseph GIARRUSO was still

Chief of Police.

When in New Orleans she

had felt sorry for him over

the criticism he received

after Clay SHAW's acquittal.

She seeks no

publicity or further involvement.

In fact she was somewhat aghast

at me contacting her as her intention was to remain anonymous.

Enquiries of Sussex Police show that she lives in a good class area

of Brighton and nothing to her detriment could be found in local

records. At this stage there is nothing to indicate that the events

didn't happen.

It was, however, impossible to assess the true extent

of her knowledge. Should it be considered necessary I will attempt

to take

the matter further.

I ask that this report be forwarded to the Legal Attache, US Embassy,

London for his information.

This report is forwarded on the condition that neither it not irs

contents will be forwarded to any other individual or organisation

without the prior approval of the Commissioner of Police of the

Metropolis, New Scotland Yard, London, SW1.

M Ashdown

Detective Sergeant

S01 Branch

FIDENTIAL

warded on the condition that

its will be forwarded to

ganisation without the

nissioner of Police of

And Yard, London SWe

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Released under the John F. Kenned

DATE: .11-14-2017

(Kev. 8-26-82)

Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

FBI

TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

Facsimile

AIRTEL

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

Priority

Routine

CONFIDENTIAU

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

• SECRET

CONFIDENTIAL

UNCLAS EF TO

UNCLAS

Date 9/20/89

TO:

DIRECTOR FBI

FROM:

SUBJECT:

LEGAT, LONDON (175A-DL-109) (P)

ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY;

PPSAKA;

00: DALLAS

REBUTEL dated 8/28/89 and London telcall to SA Tiss

Bailey, Dailey, Division, 9/4/89.

Enclosed is a self-explanatory report from Detective

Sergeant Mike Ashdown, New Scotland Yard, dated September 8, 1989)(<)

and received by Legat London on September 13, 1989.

Dallas is requested to provide

any status of captioned

matter which

a is suitable for dissemination to New Scotland YardS€)

Bureau (Enclosure)

(1 - OLIA)

(2 - Dallas) (Enclosure) (SENT BY DHL)

1 - London

DJD/vep

(6)

Att IRTORFADTON CONTAYMEN

HEMLIN IS UNOLASSTFTED EAGLEY

ISSIOS SACAN OTHERWISE.

1-14.94

classified by 9883-20d mde

Declassy on: 0AN8EFK

1754-109-36

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.82.

162:

Per

(Number)

(Time)

CONFIDENTIAL

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DATE: -11-14-2017

....

METROPOLITAN POLICE

Central Officer's 1

Special Report

S01 BRANCH (Serious Crimes)

SPECIALIST OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT

New Scotland Yard

8th day of.

September

1989

SUBJECT.

Assassination of

President John

F KENNEDY

Reference to Papers

IDENTIAL

warded on the

condition that

tents will be forwarded

or organisation without the

Commissioner of Police of

Scotland Yard, London SW1

Detective Chief Superintendent

A report was received under reference 175A-DL-109 from the Office

of Legal Attache, US Embassy, London wherein it was requested that

further enquiries be made in the UK to assist a current investi-

gation by the FBI in Dallas. An anonymous telephone call had

been received in New Orleans relating to the marginally quoted

subject

and previous UK enquiries had tentatively identified the

caller.

Initial enquiry showed Deborah MILLINGTON to be away from her

Brighton address on business.

She eventually contacted me on

31 August 1989 and readily admitted telephoning Joseph GIARRUSO in

March 1989. During the conversation I was able to elicit the

following.

She was previously married to an American

and between 1966 and 1969

she lived in the New Orleans area working as an assistant physio-

therapist at the Touro Infirmary.

Through general conversation she

discovered that one of the patients was the wife of a New Orleans

attorney and that the law firm, for whatever reason, had a

secretarial problem. As she was

able to type she offered her

services at weekends when necessary. Having had no training as a

legal secretary, much

of what she typed meant nothing to her.

One letter did however, which was to the mother of Lee Harvey

OSWALD.

After all this time she can only say that it related to money

being sent to her. (the mother) and it seemed to refer in some way

to President KENNEDY's assassination.

She initially considered

informing

the authorities but decided against it as she didn't

wish to

bring herself to attention. She denied ever being

interviewed by the New Orleans Police Department during the Clay

SHAW trial.

She was aware of the nature of this trial and was

aware of the name Clay SHAW within the attorneys office but she

cannot now remember in what context.

She cannot remember the attornev's.namo-

1754-109-36

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Released under the John F. Kenned Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: _11-14-2017

-2 -

Why did Deborah MILLINGTON telephone New Orleans in March 1989?

controversial documentary concerning the assassination of President

KENNEDY had been broadcast on British television in March 1989 which

caused her to remember the events of many years ago. She became so

incensed by the subsequent debate conducted in the media that she

decided to telephone New Orleans to see if Joseph GIARRUSO was still

Chief of Police.

When in New Orleans she had felt sorry for him over

received after Clay SHAW's acquittal. She seeks no

publicity or further involvement.

In fact she was somewhat aghast

contacting her as her intention was to remain anonymous.

Enquiries of Sussex Police show that she lives in a good class

area

of Brighton and nothing to her detriment could be found in local

records.

At this stage there is nothing to indicate that the events

didn't happen.

It was, however, impossible to assess the

true extent

of her knowledge. Should it be considered necessary I will attempt

to take the matter further.

I ask that this report be forwarded to the Legal Attache, liS Embassy,

London

for his information.

This report is forwarded on the condition that neither it not irs

contents will be forwarded to any other individual or organisation

without the prior approval of the Commissioner of Police of the

Metropolis, New Scotland Yard, London, SWI.

aM Ashdown

Detective Sergeant

S01 Branch

HFIDENTIAL

vird i on the condition that

its wil be forwarduit 10

jensation withost the

missioner of Polic of

and Yard, London SW1

11757-109-36

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