Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DL
To: HQ
Document date: 06/22/1965
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/1/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90091-10079

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

166-636-12

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

DL

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE :

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

06/22/1965

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RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/16/1998

OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote):

DATE: 11-14-2017

DI 166-102

3.

Will also maintain contact with sources and

informants in an effort to cover his activities.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

On 6/4/65, DL 181-C advised that MATTHEWS was

presently residing in Apartment 502--5617 Belmont Street,

Dallas, and that he has Dallas telephone number TA 7-4846.

Informant advised that MATTHEWS is living at this address

with a woman by the name of RUTH WOODS and that this woman

claims to be MRS. R. D. MATTHEWS. Informant stated that

MATTHEWS has resided in the apartment for approximately one

month and that RUTH WOODS has been there for almost two

months.

On 6/11/65, DL 135-C advised that on 6/10/65,

he was telephonically contacted by MATTHEWS and that MATTHEWS

requested the informant meet him at the club known as the

Town Pump located on Lovers Lane.

Informant stated that

the purpose of the meeting was that MATTHEWS claimed the

informant owes him $375 for a poker game in which the informant

was involved in, approximately one year ago at the Club Montmarte.

Informant stated that he had played poker that night with

a Dallas gambler, BOBBY JOE CHAPLIN, and an individual known

to him as EVERETT but that he evidently became intoxicated

or was given knockout drops as he found out the next day that

he had allegedly lost $1500 and that MATTHEWS Öwned 25 per cent

of the loss.

Informant stated that he does not recall losing

this money and that he intends to pay the individuals involved

in this game

for the loss.

He stated that MATTHEWS was very

pleasant during the meeting and did not attempt to use any

pressure to get the informant to pay the debt.

Since referenced report, the following informants

have been contacted

and could furnish no information of value

to the activities

of MATTHEWS:

DL 140-C

DL 185-C

DL 197-C

DI 208-C

DL 271-C

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