Originator: HSCA
From: FBI
Document date: 05/18/1978
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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180-10085-10264

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

9/21/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

HSCA

180-10085-10264

NUMBERED FILES

008624

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: HSCA

FROM:

FBI

TO:

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

05/18/1978

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FBI, FILES

CIA, FILES

DOCUMENT TYPE: OUTSIDE CONTACT REPORT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS:

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

OPENING CRITERIA:

COMMENTS :

157-2. Box 157.

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OUTSIDE CONTACT REPORT

KING OI

KENNEDY

(Circle one)

008624

DATE

5/18/78

5/19/78

TIME

I.

Identifying Information:

Name

FBI

Address

J. Edgar Hoover. Bldg

Type of Contact;

Telephone

Person

Telephone

II.

Summary of Contact:

The offices of the BB1 were: itited fo reviei of

files on Fred hee Crisman and huis Posada, Noes an

Crisman fils attached. Posada notes to follon.

III.

Recommended Follow-up (if any) :

Signature:

Pasia rOr

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FBI NOTES

1/26/78 request

FRED LEE CRISMAN

Vol. 1 of 3

JEK References:

62-109060-6604

6606

6608

6610

6616

Third Agency CIA to FBI

1 page

SECRET

Bufile #62-9-50-307

re: FLC

4/20/70

62-9-50-306

"Fred

Lee Crisman AKA DI. F. L. Crisman, Jon Gold"

LHM - resident of Tacoma, Washington

4 enclosures

From SAC Seattle - information received

*U.S. General Accounting Office letter

to Crisman from Ivan C. Delcol, Disbursing Officer

Re: Draft #21-1231 for $2900.14

requesting he sign endorsement and return section

+62-9-50-305

Anonymous letter regarding Crisman's background as

alleged CIA agent

* at Agency.

"y"

62-9-50-273 -- "Thomas Edward Beckham AKA et. al. Miscellaneous

information concerning Crisman appeared to be "possibly

identical" with subject of Bufile 116-27943 concerning

Atomic Energy Act. Applicant investigation in 1947.

Reports:

Portland, Oregon 9/6/47

Seattle, Washington

9/13/47

Washington field

9/15/47

Teletype - Seattle - 816/47 $ RE: "Elying disks SiX"

Letter - Seattle - 8/18/47

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Fred Lee Crisman

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62-9-50-273

Memo to FBI HQ from SAC, Seattle

Re:

Thomas Edward Beckham AKA Dr. T. Edward Beckham;

Fred

Lee Crisman; dba National Institute of

Criminology, Inc. and

Associated Ambulance and

lOW Car Operators, Inc.

Miscellaneous information concerning

Informant suspicious of Beckham and Crisman operations.

Established above-captioned organizations. Confidence game.

Informant advised that in August 1966 overheard conversation

between Beckham and Crisman wherein Crisman said he was

taking

$100,000

n "cold cash" for the Democratic Central Committee

to California.

About 10 days later Crisman appeared at infor-

mant's place of business at which

time he commented that he

had delivered $90,000 to someone in a hotel lobby in California,

the money coming from the Washington State Central Democratic

Committee for use of the Democratic Party in California.

HOW-

ever, he was short $10,000 and made a side trip to Las Vegas,

Nevada to obtain additional $10,000.

Infor

advises

Crisman claims to be a doctor of

psychology working with various higher-level state employees

who have psychological problems.

DOB 7/22/19

Vol. 2

87-1328-46-1

Fred Lee Crisman: ITSP. 9/19/74

RE: Sale of invalid stock certificate for 500 shares

of

Idaho First National Bank to Edity Miles by

Crisman.

Certificates analyzed by FBI

Result:

Crisman certificate problem genuine stock

certificate form by possibly - printed as "test-run"

by printer as reverse side; unprinted.

Printed by Pioneer Business Forms, Tacoma

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Fred Lee Crisman

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Vol. 3

Report - Seattle - 9/13/47 - Fred Lee Crisman

7/22/19

Tacoma

Empl. State Veterans' Rehabilitation Council handling

veterans'

problems

3/2/046 t03/31/47.

Special investigation for State of Washington on veterans

matters - conscientious worker

Vol. 3 - Main Identification File

After work for State of Washington became pilot of

Harold Dahl's plane. Dahl reputedly black marketeer during

war. Dahl allegedly stole idea for beach patrol from Crisman

and Crisman severed all ties with him.

On some occasions, exercises poor judgement. Opened

account as H. A. West when having marital problems - overdrew

account.

8/7/47 Dahl and Crisman signed statement that they

had picked up strange rock formation and sent it to magazine

editor for analysis.

Dahl and Crisman said it was part of a

flying disk (later admitted this to be false).

7/31-8/1 B-25 crashed, killed pilot and co-pilot.

Supposedly pilot and co-pilot had called Dahl and Crisman

the

preceding day.

Bufile #116-738 Report - Portland, Oregon 9/6/47

Attended Vale Union High School, Vale, Oregon. 1938-39.

(Grad. '39) Attended four years - records not

complete (first

three years missing). Average grades; no disciplinary action.

East Oregon State College, LaGrande, Oregon. Attended

1939-40 - poor record.

Worked as brakeman for Union Pacific Railroad, La

Grande - 1941 to early 1942. Left to join Armed Forces.

Father - owned Vale Hotel in Vale.

Wife - Filo Veristain from Vale.

Vale townspeople believed father unscrupulous, shady.

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Fred Lee Crisman

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4

Bufile #116-784

Washington; D. C. 9/15/47

Fred Lee Crisman

Air Corps - Captain - Reserves

Army officer record. SN - 0-758951

Entered service 11/3/43 at Phoenix, Arizona

Second Lieutenant.

Released from active duty 2/19/46

at Fort Lewis (Washington) as First Lieutenant.

Enlisted

service from 12.9.42

ANS 19110350

Guilty of absence without official leave -

1944:

Restricted 7 day at Tampa, Florida

Duty - Pilot

Awards - Air Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross.

Application - personnel security Question- Atomic Energy Act

White, 5'6½"

, 190 lbs., hazel eyes, brown hair

DOB 7/22/19

Tacoma, Washington

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