RICHARD NAGELL'S APPEARANCE AT ZURICH CONSUL GENERAL'S OFFICE.
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From: HALL, SARAH, SRS/OS
To: CHIEF, LEOB/SRS
Document date: 06/12/1968
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The attached report by Mrs. Hall

based on cable traffic re appearance of

a Richard NAGELL in Zurich raises question for

FBI. Is NAGELL in GARRISON investigation

still in prison, or is he one and the same

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12 June 1968

MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, LEOB/SRS

SUBJECT:

NAGEIL, Richard Case - #264170

REF:

I Cabie 25955 ated 6 tune 1968 Pom zuri

OUT Cable 06625 ata 7 June 1968 to Zurich

Reference cables concern the claim of an individual appearing at

the Consul General's office in Zurich, Switzerland on 4 June 1968 that

he is one Richard Case NAGELI.. NAGELI was sentenced to a 10 year term for

bank robbery on 9 June 1964 and is supposedly in a federal prison in Missouri.

GARRISON interviewed Subject as a witness in his investigation

according to a news clipping from the CHICAGO AMERICAN dated 2 January

1968.

The clipping is marked in Subject's file which is attached. This

file also contains a copy of the summary dated 18 January 1968 prepared

in research on the GARRISON CASE.

It would be of interest for documentation of Subject's file to

ascertain from the FBI if Subject is still in práson.

I did not receive reference IN Cable 25955 inttially. Attached is

a copy I obtained from OS Cable Desk. However, the original copy was

routed to SRS and it is possible some one else on the Staff is already

handling the matter.

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1o SUBU, RICHARD CASE NAGELL, DOB 5 AUG 3D. NEW YORK

CITY, US PASSPORT NUMBER J 543069, CAME TO CONGEN 4 JUNE,

INTERVIEWED BY VICE CONSUL. TOLD INCOHERENT STORY ABOUT

"WORKING FOR US GOVEERNMENT SECRET AGENCY ON MISSION TO

CENEVA WHERE I O MEET JAPANESE". WANTED CONGEN ASSISTANCE

TO GET MONEY WHICH CLAIMS MAD DEPOSITED NEW YORK BANK

BEFORE DEPARTURE US. SUBJECT WAS TOLD BY VICE CONSUL CONGEN

COULD NOI ASSIST.

2. SUBJ RETURNED I O CONGEN 5 JUNE, ASKED FOR POLITICALE

OFFICER, THUS WAS REFERRED TO TEGETHOFF BY RECEPTIONIST.

SUBJ MADE ASSUMPTION TEGETHOFF WAS WOFIRM, WHICH DENIED.

SUBU PUITE INCOHERENT, IN FACT, APPEARS PSYCHOTIC

POSSIBLY DANGEROUS. CLAIMS WAS INTERVIEWED BY

VEW ORLEANS PISIR ICT ATT OR NEW GARRISON

14-16 MAY CN CONNECTION "CIA AND PRES KENNEDY ASSASSINATION."

SUBJ CLAIMS GARRISON IQD HIM HE IN DANGER BEING KILLED.

THEREFORE WANTS "INFORM CIA HE IN ZURICH."

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1. SUBJ, RICHARD CASE NAGELL, DPOB 5 AUG 3D NEW YORK

CITY, US PASSPORT NUMBER J 543069, CAME IO CONGEN 4 JUNE,

INTERVIEWED BY VICE CONSUL. TOLD INCOHERENT STORY ABOUT

"WORKING FOR US GOVEERNMENT SECRET AGENCY ON MISSION TO

NEVA WHERE I O MEET JAPANESE". WANTED CONGEN ASSISTANCE

TO GET MONEY WHICH CLAIMS HAD DEPOSITED NEW YORK BANK

BEFORE DEPARTURE US. SUBJECT WAS TOLD BY VICE CONSUL CONGEN

COULD NOT ASSIST.

2. SUBJ RETURNED I O CONGEN 5 JUNE, ASKED FOR POLITICAL:

OFFICER, THUS WAS REFERRED TO TEGETHOFF BY RECEPTIONIST.

SUBJ MADE ASSUMPTION TEGETHOFF WAS WOFIRM, WHICH DENIED.

SUBU PUITE INCOHERENT, IN FACI, APPEARS PSYCHOTIC

POSSIBLY DANGEROUS. CLAIMS WAS INTERVIEWED BY

NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT ATTORNEY GARRISON

14-16 MAY ON CONNECTION "CIA AND PRES KENNEDY ASSASSINATION."

SUBJ CLAIMS GARRISON IOD HIM HE IN DANGER BEING KILLED.

THEREFORE WANTS "INFORM CIA HE IN ZURICH."

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1. RICHARD CASE NAGELL, ARA JOE CRAMER, JOE KRANE, ROBERT C.

NOLAN, 201-746537, WELL KNOWN TO INERGO. SUBUSCT INTERED US ARMY 1948

HONORABLY DISCHARGED CAPTAIN 1959. DURING KOREAN CONFLICT RECEIVED

MANY CAMPAIGN AWARDS. SOLE SURVIVOR AIRPLANE CRASH NOVEMBER 1954,

SEVERAL

SUFFERED FACIAL DISFIGUREMENT AND GIVEN/ PSYCHIATRIC EXAMINATIONS.

MOTHER, BROTHER, FORMER WIFE, AND FRIEND OF NAGELL ALL CONSIDER HIM

TO BI MENTALLY DISTRUBED. NO INDICATION NAGELL INVOLVED IN ESPIONAGE?

CONMUNIST PARTY, OR FAIR PLAY-TOR CUBA COMMITTEE ACTIVITY.

2. IN 1964 LETTER TO LNERGO NAGELL REFERRED TO ANOTHER LETTER

RE OSWALD.

WHICH HE ALLEGIDLY WROTE TO LNERGO IN 1983/ LNERGO FILES CONTAIN NO

RECORD OF 1963 LETTER. NAGELL IMPRISONED ON BANK ROBBERY CHARGE AND

HAS ATTEMPTID SUICIDE 1O

FBI

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HE ASSUMS/BERN PASSING REFERENCE INFO TO-INERGO.

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