CIA FILE ON GARRISON, JAMES.
Originator: CIA
Document date: 01/01/0000
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Condensed triurmation un Syr. Marshall HOUTS from: WASH-SEC-OP-13

solder 14 81HZ - 618 o Septenioer 1945

a. Stile still at Kyankoyn Major Charles J. TREES

and Captain Carrol C. GARRETSON called HOUTS to their

tent. (TREES was HOUTS' Commanding Officer and GARRETSON

was Executive Oilicer to TREES.) TREES stated that GARRETSON

had discorered dilty-one. 15 calibre automatic pisiols at

Chiragong which were "charged our to no onc." TREES and

GARRETSON believed they could get a "jood amount"' of money

¡rom the sale oi the weapons, but they wanted HOUTS' advice so

they wouldn't get caught. (HOUTS had been in the FBI). They

offered HOUTS one-third of the protit ind, after several days,

he agreed.

b. On die night of 3-1 July 1915 HOUTS assisted in the

clandestine delivery oi the pistols to a Li. Col. Tun Aung, a

Burmese officer in the "Burma Riiles" for burial, until a market

could be iourd.

c.

On 15 July 1945 HOUTS as questioned by the OSS

investigator ard assisted him in the recovery of the pistols.

2. During ire first week that HOUTS was in Rangoon an iniormer :

told him thar 90

sworis had been buriid in the compound of A. Habeeb.

At GARRETSON's direction and expense HOUTS had the swords cleaned.

On 25 May 1945 HOUTS delivered them to TREES' quarters. On 13 July

1945 TREES quariers wore searched and só swords were jound and

confiscated by OSS. (Several classilied ducuments were also iound in

TREES duitle bag.)

3. TREES. GARRETSON and persunae! under their command

misappropriated property (jewelry and old books) during the first ivo

wecks of the occupation o! Rangoon.

1. Six O55 personnel were killed in a plane crash carly in June.

Three parachures were recurered irom the crashed plane. GARRETSON

and HOUTS tad jalarias and other articles of clothing tailored irom the

parachuses.

5. 1: Saring 1011 TREES and GARREISON nese involved in the

illegal sale o: opian.

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6. In early July 1945 TREES and Husts were involved in an

illegal money exchange.

7. Specific charges against HOUTS, as recommended by the

investigating officer:

a. Misapplication of 50 - 45 calibre automatic pistols

and one Model M-3 submachine gun, property of the U.S.

b. Conspiracy with TREES and GARRETSON to misapply

the above firearms.

c. Larceny of 86 swords.

d. Conspiracy with TREES and GARRETSON to deloniously

rike, steal and carry away 86 swords.

e. Conspiracy with TREES and GARRETSON to procure

and deal in abandoned property found in Rangoon.

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passangal cars.

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The sle sison engines toro usad

paro or less for asargency mart.

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A. Maximo sad uno 50 al las sar nour end ararago of ase cora pies to

al les por hoit.

an you fluo tha mader of enyloross of sha conson carrior peliroses

1 Si enar o aronal variacion la deslogane

1 can only spont for sna Consolldarad Ralluaya of Culo utica dos one

¡j trousans employias. Maro vos a 1aa80nal variallon dus i8 nos vary alighe.

19. Si cen you doccriba the ein praighe neulase pastora de sta ralloay ayaces

ladiesto astor cornadietes

and difectico of parazsal.

caraquoy.tol

ano chind of: cha Cuber

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sna saliney also handlos carrio, pica.

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la pios ararage longil of houll (This vas seazal la a 195% regorI

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that ara tha princiaal rouses of pessangar moneronil Mon denso ara

A. I would soy to and fron Marana.

1 rould aspirato tras in pals eraffle

tha rallrasde careled about six shouserd passargars por day.

21. A. ls dally consurarlas a sigallleone lacrar la sta donarans of passonçara.

A. I8 18 nos a significans factor.

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f Cuiden traight?

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¿s nos vary laportans.

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Inicrchongo el tonnsgo, desman. tna pal leonis end oscas anipalag?

exten! ars Pitaro dale parEs ur any obliers

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1. fusae, rood and fararas easudltias.

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sastom cutsviras of Casuguay City.

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sisan an Rão Ras of Caraguy Clly which apppors on tha rosd ties of Ciba

pusilancia iy diso Standara O1l, S A. In 1956.

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A. Tha sero saops in Casajony Clly toro used lo? 1ho rapale al 1ralghi and

The consollosted Rallogys of Guao did all of thair ona repal ra

ani in sabilica shey did dura for varlous suger allís in iso aros.

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l'a átraio inas l cornos alro you aciuroro liguras, I know isos na des onos

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ano diezoi locosotlnos esarelad. la cul81alol

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Dogs auch troight irata carry o caboare on ill rose ens?

A.

16:

Mer Is tha averags and milans spood of pasi

por prilos borioza a tops?

A. Manlain appaid nas 50 alled: por nour and prorago al noe sore esca so

al les por nour.

¡o thousan's asploysos.

house in lap loyal, the condol cassonal varasion de rica an allore.

Thoro was a

18. di cuba i dicero delor son dialon naulare pass of arena talley arores

A.

• can apock only for tha Consolidase

The sale prattle

• on tha Cubs Ratiroad and th

is fron Caraquoy so luoyllas.

ano thil'id of cho Cuban

Tha

sugar. his to the coa dur moa

the tra

Ic mas from toco

handlad

cortia, ilco.

rogatablos

and oll and othar consoidi

Is the anoraga langeh of Doult (This was scaras In a 195% reporI

A, I Would soy chas In 1960 l8 Mas abour sho sosa as la 1958.

20. O. thas ara cha priselasl routes of passangor novocanil Mis deras aro

AUCA DOVERONIA?

would say to and iron havan

I would

aspirato chas in cals erallle

a rallroads carelod abouT SIX ChOUsand passangars 201 lo

81. D. Is dolly cassuration a signiflesne lactor la sta sonasane of passenjora

A. Is la nos a signilicans pector.

Poor Dolene

A, I mould say that l8 is not vary leportant.

23. 8.

With respace to impores an apores, minal porte aro usad tor gridioss

interchanso of lannogo, bertoon. ins

rollrauds and occas ahipping?

Ts armit

alone are chase soo ports us any othora unad lor Incorchango miah costlaido

anipping?

speaking

Tirala.

lar to Consolldated falluays of Cuba, l would boy Sitti las,

Passollilis.

SunRIASO do Cuse, DaGiapon, Antille,

s-nio Gras dal Sor,

casiles.

1 mosla day ends any intorchango with. Codstuiso prisoing lo

88, Q. In star condielon ana sha polacipal Migtasya al Cuiral

13. Ou Utal actoodillas ano sovad by moror, tresidarl and coderal aligela;?

A, Sugar, bood and parrel consodillas.

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the

Palco, sles, nocura il contraditto and pacillelas.

biäs

alpaitros, Il anfo aro locaros in Cusa?

Moria

• tò aj dironilodgo.

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