WITHHELD
Originator: CIA
From: SPECIAL ASSISTANT, CHIEF/PSD
To: CHIEF, PERSONNEL SECURITY DIV.
Document date: 06/01/1964
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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104-10 132-10075** 2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

SEPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1061 EDITION

REG. N0. 27

S80ZET

• UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

RETUANTO CIA

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Chief, Personnel Security Division®

FROM :

Special Assistant, Chief/PSD

SUBJECT:

CIADEN, Ruth Sylvia

#58479

DATE: 1 June 1964

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I. In compliance with your request, the Subject was

Interviewed on 27 May 1964 relative to the Information

she reported to Mr. John R. Pherson, Security Officer/

DDS&I, which 18 Indicated as Tab A.

2. Upon interview, the Subject repeated substantially

the same information that is reported in Mr. Pherson's

memorandum.

Additional Information indicates that Subject

definitely identified the telephone caller from the Prince

George County Maryland ballot as Mrs. Kathryn N. Sherwood.

Mrs. Sherwood 's name'appeared as 33-E on the ballot.

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3. During the telephone conversation Subject stated

that she came under the definite impression that Mrs. Sherwood

resides in the Oxon Hill, Maryland area due to the fact she

mentioned that some road construction w

being done whiek tes

bosa-dene in the Oxon Hill area recently.

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4. Subject stated that she did not desire to place

pressure on Mrs. Sherwood for further information concerning

the reme and wereabouts of the "ex-CIA Courier" who told Mrs.

Sherwood that President Kennedy would be assassinated and the

President's assassin would also be assassinated.

Subject ad-

vised that Sherwood stated that the "ex-CIA Courier" lived in

him into town for meals.

Sherwood further indicated that the

"Courier" told her that he "had too much knowledge" indicating

that the latter was the reason he left the Agency. Sherwood

stated that the "ex-Courier" told her a lot of things relative

to people in high places in the Government which was quite

shocking and the information worried her (Sherwood) very much.

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5. Subject advised that during her voting experience

she had made It a point to vote for the man and not the

party.

Flaborating, Subject stated that she liked

Roosevelt and voted for Eisenhower. •Subject stated that

she advised Sherwood during the telephone conversation that

she liked President Kennedy's stand in Cuba whereupon

Sherwood said "too bad he was selling us down the river".

Sherwood did not elaborate on the latter statement accord-

Ing to the Subject. Subject stated that the telephone

conversation lasted about one half hour and upon discon-

tinuance of the conversation she (Subject) advised her

husband. Mrs. Taden advised that her husband 1s 10

sensitive work with the Air Force and immediately advised

oted to or the the res paten eaten tha

give further clues concerning the Identity of the "ex-CIA

Courier" or the location In West Virginia where Sherwood

associated with the "ex-CIA Courier"

I requested the Subject to keep me advised of any

additional calls, Information or contact with Sherwood.

7.

I recoumend that the attached information be

passed to Mr. Cregar by the DC/PSD.

Leland E. Bunn

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