Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NY
To: HQ
Document date: 1/3/64
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/8/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10326-10132

RECORD SERIES: NY

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

100-54965-2298

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

NY

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 01/03/1964

'PAGES:

26

SUBJECTS :

JOHN ABT

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS:

1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/31/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

DocId: 32313204

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Released under' the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE63 (ikeb.5111592017

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

CONPLDENTIAT

REPORTING OFFICE

NEW YORK

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEW

DATE

1/3/64

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

7/8/63 - 12/20/63

REPORT MADE BY.

JOHN L. FAGAN

TYPED BY

vng

JOHN JACOB ABI aka

CHARACTER OF CASE

CLASSIFIED AND

IS - C

EXTENDED BY LSPb on 4/30/82

REASON

FOR EXTENSION

FCIM, I1,

-2.4.2 23

DATE OF

REVIEW FOR

DECLASSIFICATION. 1/3/94

ON

REFERENCE

AIL INTOFHATION CONTAINTI

Report of SA JOHN L. FAGAN dated 7/3/63 at NY.

HEREIN IN UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPY

6/1198

MIKRE SHOHH OTHERWISE.

P=

CLASSIFIED BY 5618- 5LD INd

ADMINISIRATIVE

DEGLASSIFY ON: 25X.

(JEK

"SA JOHN I. FAGAN made the call to ABT's office

under the guise of a legal contact.

SA WARREN H. DUNN observed ABT on 6/26/63.

SAS F. J.

MC LAUGHLIN, JR. and JAMES F. O'CONNELL

observed ABT on 10/6/63.

(5)

on 6/17/63, NY 554-S*Jadvised that JOHN ABT

indicated on that

date that he light be available ay 8/a0/63Q(u)

APPROVED

COPIES MADE:

PECIAL AGENT

• IN CHARGI

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

4 - Bureau (100-236194) (RN)

- New York: (100-54965)

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Serialized

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DISSEMINATION RECORD OF ATTACHED REPORT

AGENCY...

REQUEST RECD..

DATE FWD. -

HOW FWD.

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PRINTING OFFICE

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINEDHENITIN

COME EDENTA

IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT WHERE

SHOWN OTHERWISE.

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

ENTIA

NY 100-54965

ADMINISTRATIVE CONT'D

to discuss points of law with an individual named KRYLOV

(probably BORIS S. KRYLOV), a Soviet national travelling

In the us as a member of an exchange group A (U

NY 3903-S advised on 6/5/63 that there was

some conversation at CP Headquarters on that date as

to whether or not the CP should reconstruct a new

set of accounting books for possible introduction in

federal court.

According to this informant, ABT was

understood to express the opinion that the books, if

subpuenaed, should be reloaded in their present condition f(4)

on 12/3/63, JOHN J. ABT turned over to. SAS

JOSEPH V. WATERS and

ROBERT G. OFTEDAL six letters written

by LEE HARVEY OSWALD, which had been sent to the Party

or to "The Worker"

In advising the NYO of the existence

of the letters, ABT stated he was acting on behalf of

ARNOLD JOHNSON, his client.

The OSWALD letters sought

Also turned over were copies of two letters of acknowledge-

on 12/5/63, ABT, stating he represented the

Gus halt - Benjamin J. DaviS,befense Committee, furnishe

Co sA WAlths a letter written by OSWALD to that committee,

which forwarded specimens of photographic work which

OSWALD offered to

do for the Committee, together with

a copy of a letter of acknowledgement written by JAMES

D. TORMEY, as Executive Secretary of the Committee.

INFORMANTS

Identity of Source

NY T-1

File Number Where Located

BA 134-14A-4102

BA 975-S

NY T-2

NY 694-5*

COVER. PAGE

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SECRES

298-10135

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

COMIRNTAECKEN

NY 100-54965

INFORMANTS CONTID.

Identity of Source

NY T-3

NY 3903-S

NY T-4

CG 5824-S*

NY T-5

CSNY 1541-S

ile Number Where Located

134-9091A-71

-98

-70

134-842-3152

-3185

-3229

-3305

-3348

NY T-6

WE 1491-5*

NY T-7

Mrs. M. R. BURGESS,

Assistant Treasurer,

Chase Manhattan

Bank,

23rd Street and

Park Avenue South,

NYC

NY T-8

• 2002-S**

NY

T- 9

PH 306-5

NY

•T-10

PH 61-S

NY T-11

AL

2882-S

NY T-12

2760-S*

100-149065-194

Characterization of

FRANCES GABOW

Characterization of

AARON LIBSON

Characterization of

WILLIAM ALBERTSON

COVER PAGE

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SECREL

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Möter.

DATE: 11-14-2017

NY 100-54965

INFORMANTS CONTID

Identity of Source

NY

T'-13

NY 384-5

NY T-14

NY 559-S#

NY T-15

NY 2517-S

NY T-16

NY 646-S

LEAD

NEW YORK

File Number Where Located

134-82-3178

-3277

-3258

134-2602A-818

134-70-1948

At New Yor, New York

Will follow and report ABT's activities in

connection with the CP.

COVER PAGE

. -D

CONFIDENTIAL-A

SECRET

59P-10185

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