Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, LA
To: GARDNER, THEODORE M.
Document date: 01/24/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_NUMBER: 124-10178-10184

RECORD_ SERIES: LA

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 89-75-857

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

$44 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 53025 Date:

05-22-2017

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

GARDNER. THEODORE M.

TO:

SAC. LA

TITLE:

DATE: 01/24/1968

PAGES: 2

SUBJECT:

JG, INVEST, THERION, DON

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

03/26/1997

Redact

02/12/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6(4)

COMMENTS:

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-108.

MAY 1862 EDITION

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 21

UNITED STATES GOV

RNMENT

Memorandum

TO

:SAC, LOS ANGELES (89-75)

DATE: 1/24/68

FROM : SA THEODORE M. GARDNER

SUBJECT: ASSASINATION OF PRESIDENT

JOHN F. KENNEDY, 11/23/63

INFORMATION CONCERNING

The following is being set forth for informational purposes:

on 1/23/60, an interview was held with former LA 4950-R(GHETTO)

in the Los Angeles FBI Office concerning another investigative matter.

This source has recently been re-characterized as being an informant

no 0 123160 i g

who has furnished both reliable and unreliable information in the past.

During the course of this interview the former source advised

about one month ago. The former source, identified as ARTHUR GARRETT

Negro male American, furnished the following information regarding this

contact by. GARRISON:

One day, date and time unrecalled, he was sitting in the

Plantation Club, which is located on Willowbrook, near the intersection

of Willowbrook and El Segundo Sts., in Los Angeles.

While there he

was approached by a white femele, who was well-dressed, and who

identified herself as DOROTHY

after having determined same

Sold him that "JAMES wanted to ses

RAY then asked GARRETT his identity

him."

When GARRETT asked RAY the identity of JAMes, she tola him at that

time, JAMES was a "very important person."

Deciding not to ask further questions and to go along with the

woman,

This he identified as being

a white 1960 Chevrolet. After he got in,

she. drove to the intersection

of Western and 54th st., turned east on 54th St., and then parked in

the middle of the block.

They sat there talking, mainly about the racial

situation in Los Angeles.

Shortly thereafter a black Lincoln Conténental

pulled up directly behind them.

RAY and GARRETT got out of their car

and approached the Lincoln.

There were two white males in that car,

the

driver and a passenger sitting in the back seat.

When GARRETT saw the

passenger he recognized him as JIM GARRISON. GARRISON said to RAY,

"Go

on back to your car, Dottie.

I want to talk to him alone." He then told

the driver of his car to also go sit in RaY's car.

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GARRETT then got into the car with the person he identified as

GARRISON. He stated that GARRISON then officially identified himself.

GARRISON then

began to ask him if he was acquainted with a number of

people, whose names GARRETT did not now recall. GARRETT did recall

one of

the names GARRISON mentioned to him, and he told GARRISON what he

knew about this person.

GARRETT stated that the name he did recognize was that of a

former supervisor of his by the name of DON THERION, who is a white male,

residing in Anahiem, California.

GARRETT described

THERION as being a

white male, retired U.S. Navy, a "gun-nut"

his political views.

the latter asked him if he had ever heard THERION discuss the assasination

of President KENNEDY. GARRETT told him that he had not.

In addition to the above, GARRETT stated that once GARRISON

obtained the information he had concerning THERION, they discussed

the assassination itself.

During this discussion, GARRISON stated

that after LEE OSWALD had been shot and after he began to be interested

in the case, OSWALD's mother gave him a number of reports which she said

were written by her son, even though they were signed with aname other

than her son'so GARRISON stated that he has these reports, that he will

use them in the future and that they will prove beyond a doubt OSWALD

was working as an informant for the FBI.

GARRETT stated that the above was all that was discussed at this

meeting with GARRISON. After the conversation was termineted

he returned

to RAY's car and she drove him back to the Plantation Club.

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