OSWALD/TRANSMITTAL OF LETTER FROM WENSTROM WITH OSWALD PHOTO
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To: CHIEF, WE
Document date: 03/06/1964
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DISPATCH

CLASSIFICATION

SECRETLE

TO

Chief, WE

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DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NO.

OSSA-12944

HEADQUARTERS FILE NO.

INFO

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FROM

SUBJECT

Acting Chief of Station, Stockholm

GPFLOOR/Transmittal of Letter From one (Fna)

WENSTROM with

ACTION REQUIRED

photo sheiking SNALD makin

For Your Information peculiar clenched Fist

DATE

6 March 1964

RE: "43-3" - (CHECK "X"' ONE)

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REFERENCE(S)

Attached is a letter, sent to the Embassy, a rough

translation of

which followss

"The 'dangerous'

organizations:

"Have you thought that our world is a great community of organi-

zations.

There are & great number of idealistic organizations, there are

professional organizations,

there are political organizations,

there are

organizations within the business world, etc.

Practically everyone in our

world now belongs to one or several organizations.

And the organizations

have significant power in our world - one can well call them a third power

in our world.

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"ight hand, upright

angle over

the fingers.

It requires training, for the member, to execute

this organization's sign.

"I have seen this sign made, but I can not recall where, as well

as writing paper with this emblem.

He wants to show with this sign, all is clear (comment: coul

be translated:

he job is finished), but help me now

'(If) You can get hold of this organization, which has this sign.

you have

come to the solution to that terrible crime, which happened i

November 1963, in your part of the world.

"I have traveled much, you can certainly search out this organis

zation in our world, I wish you great success and sign

Wenström (Signature)"

The Station files contained one card with the name Johan Artur

HENNSTRÖM and the information that he was sentenced to 10 months imprison

nent for espionage in Sweden. Unfortunately the material to which this

card referred has been destroyed.

From the 1964 telephone directory fo

Ndesjo, fron which the letter was sent, there are the following listings:

a. Fabrikant (manufacturer) Stig WENNSTRÜM, Uriksdalsgatan 3,

Nassjo.

bo Bertil WENNSTRÖH, Gambogatan 4, Nässjo. Documont Number

581-249

c. Per WENNSIRÖM, Centralgatan 9, Niasjo. for FOlA Roview on

SUN 1376

The Station has no traces on WENCO-WENETA HANDELSBOLAG.

listed in the 1963-64 edition of the Svenska Aktiebolag.

telephone book lists the following:

WENECO-WENETA, Handelsbolag (trade company) .

Bosättnings Artiklar

Export (household furnishings export), Järnvigagatan

beaks for lovad ex

AT To

0-270242

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Tfin.P,t Alro tó ma taje-

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+0357-12944

WENCOF WENETA HANDELSBOLAG

GONHC 64

HÄLSINGBORG 1

NÄSSJO

LUND

Tel. 042/34909 - POSTBOX 227

SWEDEN

den 21 februari 1964

EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS

Cable: WENETA

Telephone: NASSJO 117 44

Nässjõ: POST BOX 98

Lund:

POST BOX 29

Bankers:

AB Svenska Handelsbanken, Hälsingborg

AB Svenska Handelssbanken, Lund

AB Göteborgs Bank, Nãssjõ

POSTGIRO 297476

Till/

U S A leg. Amerikanska

I Sverige /Ambassadör/

STOCKHULM_nF:?

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Eder ref.

Your ref.

Vär ref.

Our ref.

Dir.Wenström

ve-=ar

"farliga"

" organisationerna:

Har Ni tänkt pa,att var värld är ett stort organisations-

sanhälle.Det finns en lang rad ideella organisationer,det

finns fackliga organisationer,det finns politiska organisa-

tioner, det finns organisationer inom näringslivet osv.

Sà gott. som alla människor i var värld tillhör numera

eller flera organisationer.,Och organisationerna har en be-

tydande makt i vär värld - man kan gott kalla dem en

tredje statsmakt, i var värld.

Vad jag vill visa Eder,med den medsända bilden,är den

knutna högra hand, stdende, lite lutad ät axeln, samt tummen

i vinkel, över fingrarna.

Det fordras träning,för medlemmen, att utföra detta organi-

sations tecken.

Jag har sett dessa tecken göras,men kan inte erinra mig vai,

sant skrivpapper med detta emblem.

Han vill visa med detta tecken, allt är klart,uen hjälp mig

nu.

lian Ni fả tag i denna organisation, som har detta

tecken,

nar Ni kommit till lösningen,av detta henska brott,som

hände i november 1963,i üder världsdel.

Jag har rest nycket,

Ni kan säkert leta fran denna organisationen

voald,

Stor frangâng önskar jag ider & teckna

Venco: fack Nässjö (1)

venströn/sune/avdelningskontor i Nissj®

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