MEMO ON HALL, LORAN EUGENE #348 627-- 201-258411.
Originator: CIA
From: BROWN, JERRY G.
To: C/SAG
Document date: 09/10/1975
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992-

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10 September 1975

NENORANDUM FOR: Chief, Security Analysis Group

SUBJECT

HALL, Loran Eugene.

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1.

On 9 september 1975, Ruth S. TAYLOR, DDO/LA/COG/CI,

contacted the writer regarding the 201 file concerning Loran

Eugene HALL, temporarily hold by the writer. TAYLOR advised

with HALL. TAYLOR reviewed the 201 and the writer advised

assist DCD.

03

On 10 September 1975, (Sean RYAN), DCD/OSG, contacted

advising that the FBI in Los Angeles had contacteu

the DCD in Los Angeles for information concerning any Agency

affiliation with HALl. Apparently, HALL had contacted the FBI

in Los angeles, and is to be interviewed by them on 10 September

1975, on an allegation nade by HAll that he was a "gun-runner"

for the Agency in the early 1960's.03 RYANwas completely un-

familiar with HALl's background, and a short briefing was pro-

viled by the writer.

DCD was alerted to their prior interest

in HALL, the only known Agency connection, when he was of

interest for debriofing relative to Cuban matters.

DCD was

further alorted to their prior interest in debriefings of a

close associate of Hall in tho early 1960's, Gerald Patrick

HEMMING and the "Intorcontinental Penetration Force." (RYA:DO?

sas also advised that HimmINg, in the early 1960's, was closely.

connected with Frank Anthony STURGIS, aka: Frank FlORINI, who

nas recently made untounded clains of Agency involvement,

specifically in connection with STURGIS' arrest as one of the

Watergate burglars.

3.

Loran Eugene HAIl was one of the principals of New

Orleans.

District Attorney James GARRISON's investigation of

the assassination of President Joha F. KENNEDY. GARRISON

placod HALL in Dallas, Texas, at the time of the kennedy

assassination, claining also

that HAll was one of the individuals

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who visited Sylvia ODIO prior to tha assassination soliciting

funds for anti-Castro activities.

ODIO has long claimed that

one of the individuals with HALl was Leo Harvey OSHALD.

The

varren Comission chose to discount obio's destiony.

testinony has been one of the major basis of contention given

by warren Connission critics.

4. The only known Agency interest in HALL is the 1959

DCD dabriofing interest.

Howevor, the filo 1s replete wich

intormation collected during the GARRIsoN Investivation

inasnuch as GARRISON also claimed extensively that the Agency

was behind the assassination.

5. It is believed that the Agency could benefit goatly

with possible inroads

enployment.

It is recommended that through informal FBI

liaison,

the FBI be advised of Agency intorest in any iaforma-

tion that can be obtained from HALL.

Jerry G. BIOWA

Daputy Chief

Security Analysis Group

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