MF: NAME CHECK REQUEST ON NICHOLS, JOHN M. (GARRISON CASE)
Originator: CIA
From: CHIEF, SECURITY RESEARCH STAFF/OS
To: CHIEF, CI/RA
Document date: 02/26/1969
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

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26 February 1969

MEMORANDUN FOR: Chief, BI/RA

ATTENTION:

Mr. John Fort

SUBJSCT:

Name Check Request on NICHOLS, John M. (Garrison Case)

Per your request of 19 February 1969, attached 18 a copy of a summary

reporting the results of an OS records check an Dr. Jobn M. MICHOLS.

Paul F:

Gaguer

Chief, Security Research Staff/as

Att;

as Stated

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27 Fcoruary 1969

MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Domedile Contact Service

SUBJECI

ATTENTION

•. Garrioon and the Kennedy Assassinadlon;

Dr. John M1. Nichola

: Mr. George Musulin

d. Ds. John Marshall Nichola, a University of

Kansas pachologlor, has testlfiad at tho Clay Shaw trial

thas "Photographle evidence of President Kennedy'a

assassination was 'compatible' with the theory that the

lacal shot was itrod froin the front. "

2..

Dr. Nichola, born 28 March 1921 at Charleston,

West Virginia, was employed by the Department of Pathology.

Medical College of Virginia, Richinond, Virginia, when

he mas approved for contaci use by the Ofilce of Security

In 1957.

He had juat returnod from a trip to Crechoslovakia

where he visited rosearch inatitutes and met with varlous

medical men.. Office of Security records Indicate that the

Contacs Division of Domestic Contact Serrice planned

to debrtei Dr. Nichole on this trip wiih scientifle require-

menta relating to this area on an ad hoc basio.

The

Iniormation to be discussed was classliled through

CONFIDENTIAL.

3.

Thie office would appreciate any additional

information that the Domestlc Contact Service could pro-

vide regarding this proposed relatlonship with Dr. Nichols.

In particular, this office la interested in ascertaining

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whether or nor contact was actually made with Dr. Nichola.

Il contaci was inade, me are aloo Interested In linding out

how long this contact was maintalned and how many meetingo

were held. We also request coples of smy reporta lor

which Dr. NIchole was flie sourco.

¿John H. Fort

Diseribution:

Ortig. and 1 - DCS

- Garrioon ille

l - R&A Chrono

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