Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: PA
Document date: 04/20/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotel.

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/14/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER:

FBI

124-10331-10240

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 100-354341-99

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: HQ

TO: PA

TITLE:

DATE: 04/20/1964

'PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

GENERAL EDWIN WALKER

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Confidential

RESTRICTIONS: 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/01/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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Released under

the

DATE: 11-14-

John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107/Hote).

CONFIDENTIAIO

Legat, Parts (100-1793)

4/20/64

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• Lenihan

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THOMAS GITTINGS BUCHANAN, JR.

SACCURITY MAIR - C

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Classinted be

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DARA

JFK

Re Paris letters 3/19/64 and 3/20/64 captioned

*Thomas Gittings Buchanan; Jx., Security Mattor - C."

No active investigation being conducted by the

Bureau concerning Buchanan.

While the Bureau does not

possess contimatory information regarding Buchanan's

alleged visits to Dallas and other United States cities

to prepare his articles, it is known that be was in the

United States and did make some inquiries. XThis information

may be furnished to Alain Montarras, your principal

contact

in the Direction de la Surveillance du Territolre

Enclosed for your infornation

and per your

request in relet 3/20/64 is a copy of a translation of

Buchanan's article in the 3/19/64 issue of the French

newspaper "L'Express," as well

as coples of an article

refuting Duchanan and Buchanan's reply which appeared

in the Hamburg, Germany, newspaper "Die Welt," on 3/17 and

3/19/64, respectively, and translations thereof.

Enclosures

5

-99

1 - Foreign Liaison Unit (route thru

of review)

1 - 105-82555 (Lee Harvey Oswald)

JUS: pah: pa

(8)

MAILED 11

APR 21.1964

EX. III seet's.

19 APR 21 1964

Paris Tetter 3/19/64 requesting information as to

whether Buchanan had actually visited the'u."S. and, particularly

Dallas, to gather intornation for his series of articles on the

President's assassination which have been appearing in the Frenchf

- newspaper:

"I Express.

(.)Buchanan admitted Communist Party membe

ship in

1948, 1952, land)

1953 and is carried on the Reserve

Index

M, I SS aLL NOTE CONTINUED PAGE TVO

3

COPY FILED

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr

Casper.

Callahan

Conrad

, DeLoach.

Evans

Gale

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes

AR 231964

MATI. BOOM V

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 flote) .

DATE: 11-14-2017

PONFIDENCIAL

Letter to Paris

Re:

THOMAS GITTINGS BUCHANAN, JR.

100-354341

NOTE

CONTINUED:

ЗАТИЗОНИОЗ

His articles in "L'Express" have been received fron Legat,

Paris, translated and copies thereof forvarded to the

No active investigation being

President's Comissio it intornation re his presence

the U. S. being furnished Legat for reference to the DST (C

which

wants to know if Buchanan's articles were or were not

written in Paris.

If information shows articles prepared

In Parts without visit to U.S. to get laots, Legat says

DST may be able to take some discreet action to diseredit

or neutralize Buchanal Anwers to legat letters held ulC

pending receipt of traslations of Buchanan's articles

received in Paris 3-20-64 letter and of articles

3-17-64 and 3-2-0 which could ve turnished to Legat, Paris

in one letter. begat, Paris, also furnishing DST appropriate

background information re Buchanan. Baltimore,

and w0 also being turnished contes of translations of

Buchanan's articles and "Die Welt* items 3/17 and 3/19/64 for

information by separate connunication.

requested to make no inguiry,

but to furnish any available

information re Buchanan's visit for transittal to Legat, Parts

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