'INFO ON WILLIAM CLARENCE WOOD, JR., AKA BILL WOOD, AKA BILL BOXLEY'.
Originator: CIA
Document date: 05/08/1968
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WOOD, W1l11am Clarence, Jr.

aka WOOD, B111

aka BOXLEX, 8111 (See BOXLEY, W1111am)

RiCa HAMAINY, Oven H.) (Agency pseudo)

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ALLICAHTONB

Bill WOOD, who has been

Identifled an William Clarence

WOOD, Jro, recently made in

quirles about CIA and 1ts

operations on behalf of Jlm

GARRISON at the aunt 011 Company,

Dallas, Texas.

wOOd went to

work for GARRISON using the

name "B12] BOXLEY". (56e.

Bummary on W1221am BOXLEY).

SOURCES

DCS Memo dtd 26 April 1968

from Houston OffIce (HOU-80-68);

Subjects B111 WOOD, Agent for

Jim GARRISON Making Inguiries

1a Dallas.

CIA CONNECTION:

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Ápplicant for OS$ in 1944-45.

Staff Agent in Salpar), January 1951.

Returned to U. 8. for nervous

breakdown, March 1952. Approved for

staff employment with OIR in October

1952. Asked to resign for continued

alcoholiam in January 7953. Of Contact

Interest 1a Narch 1967 but not used.

OS INDICES RESULTS:

Review of fubject's overt and covert security files presents the

following chronology of his employment history with the Agency.

In December 1944 Subject was security approved for 068 employment to be

used overseas in a writing/publishing assignment.

However, he was

assigned to combat infantry duties in the Southwest Pacific Area and was

not used by oss. Of Interest in his file at this time are memoranda

recording a visit he made to the Honolulu Office of 0SS in February 1945

In which he told the office how he had been recruited by oss while

attending infantry school at Fort Benning In October 1944, that h1s

services were to be used in originating and conducting radio programe in

the CBI theaters that when he did not hear from OSS, he made certain

Inquiries and found that his record had been very carefully Investigated

by Dunn and Bradetreet; that he then made a long distance call to 088

Personnel Procurement office. He was told that temporarily the 03S

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was not In a position to avall themselves of his services but he was to

keep in touch.

The Interviewing officer in Honolulu forwarded a report

of the vialt to the security Officer at OSS Headquarters with a comment

to

note the Duns and Bradstreet leak and that Subject certainly knew more

about the Inside of OSS than any potential recrult he ever saw and

subject had never been in Washington.

On 13 December 1950 Subject was

granted a Covert Security Clearance

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for use as a staff Agent with ProjectIFFOCUS. He was assigned to the

(IGland of Saipan)as Chief Instructor of Clandestine Operations. He reported

for duty 8 January 1951 and arrived overseas 12 March 1951. In May 1951

his dependents vere issued travel clearances to join him at the Balpan (3-23

BaBe. subject suffered a nervous breakdown 1n. March 1952 and was returned

to leadquarters, Washington for medical observation.

Examination by the

Medical Office In April 1952 concluded that Subject's breakdown was caused

by fantly trouble and overindulgence in alcohol. The Nedical Office

recommended that he should not attempt any extreme covert work but should

only accept either light semi-covert or overt dutles for a probationary

period of one year, these duties to be performed within the continental

limits of the United states.

Subject was assigned to OIR as an Instructor

In the Operations Course 1n May 1952 and recommended for conversion to

staff status after a four-month probationary period. This transfer was

security approved in October 1952 and he received his appointment as a

Gsall Training Instructor with OIR (Operations Iraining Branch).

In December 1952 he was found by an Agency guard lying on a sidewalk

near Temporary Eye Building bleeding from the mouth.

There was no evidence

roul play and he was taken to Emergency Hospital at his own request.

In January 1953 when he failed to report for duty, representatives

from the Medical Office and Security went to his residence at the Lafayette

Hotel where they found subject under the Influence of alcohol. He was

requested to report for duty the next day, however, a house doctor at the

Lafayatte Hotel had him removed to Gallinger Hospital for intoxication

the next day after a maid found hin in a state which she thought was 1llness.

He was released to the 5th Precinct Police and charged with drumkenness.

A SecurIty Officer obtained his release.

Subject resigned 27 January 1953 after an Interview by a Securlty

representative on 19 January 1953 at which time his resignation was requested.

On 11 July 1953 Subject called the Security Office collect from Dallas,

Texas stating he was to have a brain operation on 13 July 1953 at Baylor

Hospital in Dallas, Texas and he wanted to know 1f an Agency representative

could be there.

in Dallas, truetton

Instructions were given to the OS Chicago Field Office

by the Deputy Director of Security to have a representative contact the head of

Baylor Hospital at Dallas, Texas and advise him that Subject had had access

to highly classified information in which the Goverament had an Interests

he had a hisbry of becoming talkative under anesthesia and that personnel

In the operating room during the course of the operation should be cautioned

not to disclose any Information divulged by subject saile under anesthesia.

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Ou 12 July 1953 an OS Chicago Fleld Office Special Agent, James C.

WAKH lEaD, interviewed Mr. David HITI, Administrator of Baylor University

Hospital, Dallas, Texas and requested permission to be with William

Clarence WOOD, Jf. during the time he would be under the anesthetic 1n

the operating room on 13 July 1953. Mr. HIlT was very cooperative and

03 (WAKEY IDED) a160 received permission from Subject'& doctor, Dr. Albert

D'ERRICO and Dr. Earl WEIR, Head Anesthetist at Baylor Hospital who

agreed to cooperate. Two nurses, anesthetists, a Mrs. Sally MOORE

and & Helen GORMAN were briefed and promised to cooperate: Dr. D'ERRICO

asked Agent (WAKErIMD) 1f he should Introduce him to Subject and the

Agent answered "no" f3 The first words of Subject when he saw his doctor

In the operating room were:

"Hes Washington contacted you, or 1e there

a CIA agent or an FBI agent here in the hospital to be with me during

the operation?"

...DI. D'ERRICO answered "no" to this question. Subject

was put under sodiun pentothol so a spinal tap and x-rays could be made.. No

brain operation vas required.

Agent WAKEFIALD, using the pseudo, Dr. SHAUGHNESSY, was In Subject'e

room when he recovered from the effects of the anesthetic. Subject's

father was also there. (Subject's father, William Clarence WOOD, Br.

1s a well-to-do banker; the Lubbock National Bank of Lubbock, lexas.

Subject looked around the room and Inquired of his father: "Daddy, has

any man besides the medical staff entered this room while you have been

here?" The father replied, "No, son, no one has entered the room except

the doctor here (referring to Dr. SILAUCHNESSY) and the nurse."

After

Subject was convinced no goverament agent was there, he stated he "had

served overseas with the CIA and had seen many people killed. The CIA

are a bunch of dirty cut-throats and I wouldn't be a bit surprised 11

they sent one of their men to cut mine. They think they are smart but

one of these days in the near future I will show them who 18 the

smartest.

They have about 100 GS-14's walking around with their heads

shaped 11ke eggs. Daddy, I have been such a failure but after I get well

I am going to go back to school and get my degree and fight the CIA with

everything that I can."

Bubject never became aware of Dr. SHAUGHNESSY's Identity. Bubject's

doctor told Agent WAKEFIELD that Subject'a trouble was probably caused

by the excessive use of alcohols that 11 he would talk under the tifluence

of an anesthetic, he would most Ilkely talk when he was under the Influence

of alcohol.

An FBI report of an Internal Security character dated 30 April 1957

from Dallas, Texas reported that Subject telephoned long distance from

Midland, Texas to a Chinese Intelligence officer in Formosa claiming to

have been formerly employed by CIA.

Subject offered to "help you with

things I know".

Subject then called a person In Lubbock, Texas belleved to

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"In the report as formerly employed by various newspaperas a vorla traveler

and formerly employed by CIA.

Domestle Contact Service requested clearance to use Subject in

determining the extent and level of their use of Subject. Source memo

dated 26 April 1968 reporte that after receipt of thie adverse information!

Bubject was dropped by DCS as a potential source.

Bio data dated 9 January 1967 reveals that Subject, born 17 August

1920 at Shreveport, Louisiana, resided at 724 International; Apt. FR 9,

Houston, Texas. At that time he was employed as Executive Vice President,

Houston Tribune Publishing Company, Houston, Texas. In 1954 he was

employed by Charles B. ROIH and associates. In 1950 he worked for the

person approached by Subject recently for information on CIA operatione

1B a former Fit agent. In March 1959 when the possibility, of opening ar

• OS Fort Worth Field Office was being considered, ROTHERMEL was on a 116t

or prospects for regruitment as a Confidential Correspondent.

Listed as ROTHURMEL,

, Paul M., Jrd; FBI: 1950-558 Resi ( 9104 Leaside Dr.,) 08

Dallas, Texas; Emp: Fleld Rep., 700 Mercantile Bank BldE•, Dallas 1, Texas.

No other information 18 given.

Os Indices were negative on Clymer WRIGHT and Harold G. PILI mentioned

1n. Bource memorandum.

DOTAILS:

See source memo attached and Summary on W1111em BOXLEY attached.

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