MFR GARRISON AND THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION: DR JOHN M. NICHOLS.
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: MFR  MR GEORGE MUSULIN
Document date: 02/27/1969
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

SECRET

21 February 1969

MEMORANDUM FOR: Director. Domestic Contact Service

SUBJECT

ATTENTION

:. Garrison and the Kennedy Assassination:

Dr. John M. Nichols

: Mr. George Musulin

1. Dr. John Marshall Nichols, a University of

Kansas pathologist, has testified at the Clay Shaw trial

that "Photographic evidence of President Kennrdy'

assassination was 'compatible' with the theory that the

fatal shot was fired from the front."

2. Dr.. Nichols, born 28 March 1921 at Charleston.

Weat Virginia, was employed by the Department or Pathology.

Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, when

he was approved for contact use by the Office of Securily

in 1257. He had just returned from a trip to Czechoslovakia

where he visited research institses and met with various

medical men. Office of Security records indicate that the

Contact Division of Domestic Contact Service planned

to debriel Dr. Nichols on this trip with scientific require

ments relating to this arca on an ad noc basis. The

information to be discussed was classiled through

CONFIDENTIAL.

3. This office would appreciare any additional

information thal the Domestic Conlace Service could pro-

vide regarding this proposed relationship with Dr. Nichols.

In particular, this office is interested in ascertaining

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whecher or nor contace was actually milde with Dr. Nichola.

li contice was made.

we are also interrated in finding out

how long this contact was maintained and how many meetinge

were held. He also request copies of any reports for

which Dr. Nichola was the source.

John H. Fort/ 03

CI/R&A

Distribution:

Orig.

and 1 - DCS

1 - Garrison file

l - FaA Chrono

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