CLAY SHAW ATTENDED BLACK-TIE PARTY.
Originator: CIA
Document date: 11/20/1967
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

20 November 1967

SUEDECI:

STERK, Bilth

(See SHAW, Clay L.)

ALLEGATION:

CIA CONNECTION:

Clay SHAW attended a

black-tse party elven by

an old friend, Edith STERN,

at ber palatial home on

Carden Lane, Nev Orleans.

HONE. Hoverer, busband, Edgar B.

STERIl, vas granted a covert clearance

1n January 1953 for use as a donor

In Project IPCOIMO This clearance

vas cancelled in September 1956.

Subject's son, Philip Maurice StiRi,

Was granted & liaison clearance 1n

SOURCE:

Narch I9f1 when he was employed by

State Department as Deputy Assistaat

STATES-ITEN article

secretary of State fOr PublIe Affaire.

by Thomas GRIFFIN dated

11 October 1957.

OS INDICES RESULT'S:

The file on Subject's husband Bigar B STERN, reflects that

Subject 1s the daughter of one of the principal stockholders of Seare

enj Robuel: Campany and Inherfted several million dollars from her

fatber's estate.

Subject 'g deceased sister, Marion Rosenwala STERN,

bad been married to Alfred K. STERN who fled behind the Iron Curtaln

tron l'exico In 195T with bis second wife, Nartha DODD STERI.

Subject's Bos, Fallip M. STERI, 18 & farmer orner of the

Torthern Virginia Sun. In 1901 Fbflip N. STERN WaB asmed as one of

& 'board of udvisors" to Fubert HUMPHREY.

In June 1957, the Office of Security was advised by IT. GOODWIN's

orfice (Issistant to the DCI), that a Irs. RULIER had called the Agency

or lichel? of thilly STEPH, a writer, to request a copy of the current

security questionnalre which 1s used for nev applicents to CIA. Mrs.

PULLER 160 said that lix. STERlY bas "doing a plece on security" and

tied

ost: ined a copy of the secrecy form used by the state Departnent

un: wishes to have a copy of the CIA form. 15. COODWIN explaines to

196. FUTILE that CIA hes no standard form; it vurles on an Individual

b..sis dependine on the employees duties.

Os advises Office of Security,

Dep:rtrent of Stite (IT. GENTITE) of Irs. BULLER's claim that IT. STERN

has obtained a copy of the Stute Departrent secrecy form for the

curpose of publication.

RETURN TO CIA

Background Use Only

Do Not Reproduce

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Excledes frem artomatic

SEGRET

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declassification

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SECRET

DERAILE:

FO OUDEI INIOTILTION lE SVIILIOLE CONCCIDIN: CLEY SHAW'S

relationchly to Elith Stuüi otber thon the

brier article in ebe

STATES-ITE of 11 October 1957.

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