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The attached suggested draft to

Mr. De Mohrenischildt was written without

knowledge..gf the flavor of your personal

relationshe with him.

The tone may not

be appropriate, but the message boils

down to the fact that neither CIA nor

the FBI appear to have been interested

in Mr

De Mahrenschildt for a number of

years.

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that you gave me a few days ago.

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MEMORANDUM FOR:

Director of Central Intelligence

FROM

SUBJECT

REFERENCE

:

John H. Waller

inspector General

: Mr. George de Mohrenschildt

Mr. de Mohrenschildt's letter to you,

dated 5 September 1976

Action Required:

None.

This memorandum is for your information.

We have also

attached at A a suggested draft reply to Mr. de Mohrenschildt's letter.

Action Taken:

We have reviewed DDO and IG files on Mr. de Mohrenschildt.

• addition, at our request, the CI Staff has run Agency traces on him

has been

in touch with the FBI as well.

Findings:

3. There is voluminous material on Mr.. de: Mohrenschildt in CIA

files, most.of it dating

from the post-Kennedy assassination period

when he testified before the Warren Commission on his acquaintance

with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald.

(A copy of the de Mohrenschildts'

testimony is attached at B.

The bulk of the material in our files consists of FBI reports,

the most recent of which is dated 1967.

The FBI has informed CIA that

traces on Mr. de Mohrenschildt beyond that date; our files

contain all of its previous material on him.

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5.

Mr. Helms' 3 June 1964 memorandum for the Warren Commission on

the de Mohrenschildts is attached at C. It describes the Agency's

interest in obtaining reports from Mr. de Mohrenschildt in 1957 as a

result of his sojourn in Yugoslavia that year.

Contact Division (now

Domestic Coliection Division - DCD) had its resident agent in Dallas,

Mr. J. Walton Moore, contact Mr. de Mohrenschiidt at that time. The

history of Mr. Moore's relationship with Mr. de Mohrenschildt from 1957

to 1961 is also attached at C.

4s a routine matter, Mr. Moore requested

traces on Mr. de Mohrenschildt.

The trace results attached at D con-

tained sufficient derogatory information

to preclude further extensive

contact with the de Mohrenschildts.

(An OS summary on Mr. de Mohrenschildt

prepared in response to the current request is also attached at D.)

6. Our files show that a mail cover was placed on letters addressed

to Mr. de Mohrenschildt c/o the U.S. Embassy in Haiti from about 1964 to

the h, at on there ne pere or eie operation

were shared with the FBI.

Mr. de Mohrenschildt came to the attention of this office during

the Rockefeller Commission investigations. We were asked to respond to a

Mr. Hoch called for

an identification of Mr. J. Walton Moore's employment affiliation and

asked what Mr. Moore knew

about Oswald and what he may have told Mr. de

Mohrenschildt about him. Our reply to the Rockefeller Commission is

attached at E.

8. The most recent information we have on Mr. de Mohrenschildt comes

from Mr. J. Walton Moore wno was contacted in May and July 1976 by writers

connected with the Reader's Digest, and with the Dial Press and the Dell

Publishing Company. Both writers questioned Mr. Moore about Oswald and

Mr. de Mohrenschildt. Mr. Moore's reports on these contacts are attached

at F.

Conciusions:

Mr. de Mohrenschildt appears to have lead an adventurous and

colorful life as a petroleum engineer

and businessman.

He is both weil

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and poorly connected,

and some of his associations in

the past nave

raised serious questions.

Certainly his relationship with the

Oswalds has caused him considerable trouble and may have caused this

Agency and the FBI to spend more time and energy on him in the past

than was necessary.

Both the FBI and this Agency, however, had dropped their

interests in Mr. de Mohrenschildt's activities by the mid-to-late

We speculate that any attention he is now receiving could

either be from local authorities in Dallas or from media representa-

tives on the trail of a warmed over story concerning the assassination

of President Kennedy.

We offer no proof of this conjecture beyond

Mr. Moore's reports attached at F.

What we can say is that we have

found no indication that either CIA or the FBI has taken any active

interest in Mr. de Mohrenschildt in recent years.

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Washington, D.C. 20505

Exeruide Rergietry

76-515711

28 September 1976

Mr. G. de Mohrenschildt

2737 Kings Road

Apartment 142

Dallas, Texas 75219

Dear George:

Please forgive the delay in my reply to your September 5th letter.

It took time to explore thoroughly the matters you raised.

Let me say

first that I know it must have been difficult for you

to seek my help in the situation outlined in your letter.

I believe I

can appreciate your state of mind in view of your daughter's tragic

death a few years ago and the current poor state of your wife's health.

I was extremely sorry to hear of these circumstances.

In your situation, I can well imagine how the attentions you

described in your letter affect both you and your wife.

However, my

staff has been unable to find any indication of interest in your

activities on the part of Federal authorities in recent years.

flurry of interest that attended

your testimony before the Warren

Commission has long since subsided.

I can only speculate that you

may have becone "newsworthy" again in view of the renewed interest

in the Kennedy assassination and, thus, may, be attracting the atten-

tion of people in the media.

I hope this letter has been of some comfort to you, George,

although I realize I am unable to answer your question completely.

Thank you for your good wishes

on my new job. As you can imagine,

I'm finding it interesting and challenging.

Very truly yours,

Georgé Bush

Director

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MICROFILNED

•APR? 1969

DOC. MICRO. SER.

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•CIA info on: De Mahrenschildts

and sent to Warren Commission

MEMORANDUM FOR: 2I. J Lea Raraia

Gastoral Coza5e.

Presidato Cosacaission on the

siaicados os Erasiles Rastay

SUBES.CT

: GeOrge ADè JURADA DE LICHRENSCETILDI

DDIe 42229)

WARNING NOTICE

SENSITIVE SOURCES AND

METHODS INVOIVER

XAAZ-17376

2: Jume 1964f

summarized

L. Referson in made to your m9xa0t7ndiz di 31 March

196ª roquentina any lufortatico da Gaargo dad Jaasta Do

MOHRENSCHULDT LA! LA aVaLLIDE lA GIA 111a3. OuT TeNIeN

ahoma that las dilas contal reports recelvod from ctho= L. 5.

Coveran agascies, primasily the LBI, ZI Well a0 60092 i-

formation devclopad by 10i0 Agansy 13 1957 and 1854. Tos

-vIen 11s0 po4ica1 relerancis to inoxiation inis recorda

of tho Chorilestos di Information ond the Difico oi Strategir

Servicar, According to the records di 1ho9s agencias, G505ge

DE MOHRENSCHLLDT had besa considará los employesi lo

19€2. b91 4a7 304 hirad batause lo uaa allogad to bo a Nazi

sepiazaja agaul. No inforraation developos by CLA (or its

preideasidro) bolora the asssssinalias d Erosident Kensasy

bad establabad say lai baiwoen te de MousENsculDIS

DAd Ind HANEy OSVALD DI HiD family.

2. CIA'S inicial I21I9A1 in GEDIgO DE MOHRENSCILLDI

¿eustorid 2y a resalt of dia sojouts is Fugoslavia in 1953 01

cetali of tàs Internadanal Cooperation Agency (1C1).

JAllOS ISDILI2AZG WHI LIMOS DE LIS DO MOHRESCUILOIS

in the early part os Decuaber 1957, Ixâto couras ol'saveral

¡mastinas tho ClA represtaizin obisland formiga intolligance

shice mas trompily clarelastad to oier focarai sganciea in

Is DebaIais roparts. The Dillas representalre continuad

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SENSITIVE SOURCES AND

METHODS INVOLVED

informal, occasional contadi with the De SCHRENSCHILDIE

until has 2st0na Of 196%. Ic lne to seen sham sints thai time,

althougs he received a paristan cocd from them during deo

bollary pariod follering tha assassination.

3. Da da 23rã 0r 241à of Movembor 1963, sitor ta

asstoration 0u reprarntat1v in Dallas recaised a tali

phone call leo ane al his emacts who told bira that 50v0ra)

1-019 10122422Y 1753 521 1a1 100 FATEY OSHALD Lad ASO

the 331, and fion cal Di our ons 304r5s, that Crorge De

$. Ai ClA Dia quarter tas association Eatabes tho

thas so Do vchaenslaLois had sporared at the Embeany

and talustirrid laforation anon, 140is relationaig with to

OSWALSH. A Bho I S50n tune te dega of the

ment agents+7994 1s 1010017alsyth 7359981231105

Lato 1a 1957 and easy 1752, bls bazagzonad mas larcatigatia.

Inquiries 570445487 copsiderablo a2a01as sl informatics about

bir and bio neitrities, telading albagadlons has during Haria

Nar I ba ba tagagad in aspionag 20tr1ln 0n boball of tag

Maria; that ho 5701 thembay of the Gearinist Party and bat

alsos the war ha sas sypatanito toward Coratuaissa and she

The invatigatios was arterior to Brigina #bato

CODIga DO LIOARANSCALLUT daLES to have livor Iross 1930

anil 1336. Mis circailonal Sacg-oend Dad his Hor 33 =

3es-71+t 10r003a6rzat6 there.

to ligan: on 1 Norassibas 1931 ho was sontsert by tho Talbunal:

Car-octionsal at Animoro to eight days la polans os aargas o1

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DA D 1EZ 12244S 39 CASA SI SEEDEAS 1 100 063 1290

nama. Spawne was 215peaded fondlag conspletios of a targe-

your prabadiabary sariod.

Thrasgaos, hia adai lia, GasEs Da LCHRENSCEHLDT

JOY I LOHRENSCRIDI; JASY VO MOSAENSCHILDT, George

origs rosa Bussias, do Polito, Sassion, Daales, aé Gosa

Than appeas to be tus varsions di bla zootbang balden sama:

7.

DO MOHAENSCHILDIS

On 17 Mares 1944 tha F3l Deniated to tals Ageasy =

repart dated 2d Febray 1967.

The rebor prorides datali

MS ORA KER (ONAL DO MONRENSCELD'a contest l: 201-340678

Wasblaßtua, D. Er in 124. Is that foport Turi (Gaozz+) Da

MOHRENSCHID WALASSIET+S + 334803951079475h

LEd Woad ID 2* Toras 01 dales abd is Verosali Conesziay

GARANIN/ Dur Socords Shor that E bas beno A soambas of 2ba,

Sories Sinia Sacurity Barries probably sinca ts xai3-19502. Ho

205vod in Ciba la 1913; air Worto Wi? Kha also Aerts is iso

3.5. Hengars ard Elatasd. Accozding to Dur recaria, ia

You may also wish to make laguirios i too offro of

Naval Intoliganco, to Assistaat Chisf of Stas, Iotahlgaacy.

Depazbatai di tha Army, ton Departest of States asd the Clvit

Seau!c, Connisaid because Lads: C054 14649 also b3te 1402

mOtOs abOr GUDIE DO MOHRENSCILDT.

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Acting Chief, Contact Division (Direct)

I May 64

ATTN

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Dallas Resident Agency

Hew Casa 43259

MICROFLMED 1

APR 7 1969

DOC. MICRO. SER.

REF

: Headquarters Meno 20 Apr 64

• Details of J. Walter.

MOORE's contact with Geurge

De Mahrenschildt from 1957 to 1961. (MOORE From

00/Contacto" Dallas. office

I have knowa-Gaorgo do Mohranschilde and his vifa since 1957.

My Inteat actual contact with they was In thy fall of 1951, altbough I

received a Christas card fren thes during Christmas of 1963-

Failed INca Port-u-prince and a coye, telet a atched.

A Duncanville,

CIT-USA acc-busInessmar

2. Alter our lata Fresident's assassination, either

for 24th of Hovmber 1953, I received a telephone cam IICn(DX.) Paul

reichenz, Dirsctor of tha Socony kobil Research. Lboratory at DincanviLle,

Texase

Do. Reichertz advised that wenbers of his staif had attended sone

kied of social or discussion group in January 1963 at which Lee lanter

OoHaid was presaut.

schildt.

No mention was made at this tige of George de More

I told Dr. Raichertz he should report thie information to the

local office of the FBI and he replied that he knew no cre in the: Dallas

office d tha Fll and asked if I sould pass the inforsation along for him

I called the FlI and they said they would send somebody out to talk to.

Dra. Reichert.

I made no effort to follos up on the natter with. Paul

Reichert since 1 falt it was none of by business but during & visit

with Karyann! Dungan dif Librarian at Socony Habil Research Lab and a

200d contact

of wine for nany years,

she advised that she had heard that

de Hohrenschildt had befriendad israld after his

arrival in Dallas and

had introduced him to a study 2reup on the USSR..

SIT. USA

acc-librarian.

A Dancanillay Trail satect with de lohrenschilat wis the result os

•- a scurce load iron headquarters, dated 22 Nox 57, advising that Georgo.

1s Nohensobildt lad recastly raturned to Dallas after sperding approxim

nutely à year in lugoslavia on a job for ibe ich. I caliod on de Mohres

schildt in early December 1951 and subaitted a rase check, datel 6 Dec 57-

10m 37, 12 in

Hobrenachilit gave it a copy of standard-personal histor

Blues corsilerabla biographic data, which I an enclosing.

Lee He

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At this tina I saw aid sor tirs. Jar de sohrenschildt, a white Pussian

enigrae fron Shanghai.

I say the de lohrenschilde a

several tines in 1953

and 1959-

In late 1959 or early 1960, Mr. and Mrs. do Hobrenschildt went

on an 18 month biking trip through Mexico and Central Anaricã.

An account

i this trip, as taken frot the 19 Oct 61 issue of the Dallas Tiues Herald,

is enclosed.

In the way of a personal assessaant, I would say that tha.

do Mohrenachilit's are an interasting and unisual coupla.

baliava, tha second purriago for both of ther.

Nra. de Hohronschild's,

who has bean a successeul dras dasignar, has a groungaarried daughter,

who is quite a fine artist. George da Nohrerschilat has sayeral children

by his first wife (reportadly a very wealthy wonan now living in the

Middlo East) One of his childran died of cystic fibrosis and Ceorge

de Rohranschildt has alhays bein very activa in tha jaarly cystic fibrosis

fund raising campaign

George de Mohrenschildt makes a good appearance.

about six feet tall and boigha around 190 pounds.

For a nan his age,

approxinataly 53, he leaps hisseli in gooi condition and is a bit of a

physical fitsers nut. de is a noderate drinker and when I last sas

hit, sooked a pipes

I would dascribe his porsonality as frendly an out-

going although I have heard hin rafarred to as concaited. le reputadly

has an ayo for tha ladies and I understand his interaat doas not fo

unreciprocatad. He leads a schawhat unconvantional tia, plays temnis

at 5 o'clock lo the norning, ha is rather outspoken, has a kean interest

in interrational affairy and in social justico.

By local conservative

stardardo, he soili be considared a liberal. His outlook on lifo is

continental

Da lohrenschildt is fairly wall know in petrolen circles.

I only know of one good friend of bis, This is Col, Lurience

Orilon (Retired) who is in the oil lessing Luainass, The colonel and I

both play handball.

Ho mentioned the last tibe I saw him that do kohron

schildt santal his to cone to faiti to balp his run a plantation and

organict a coupany thero-

I believa that tha da Hohrenschilde's leit:

For Haiti In about February of 1953 but I da very vague os this poiato

I there is any alditional intomation I can furnish, pleasa let so inoi

CIT-USA osc-businessman A Dallas,

Texas

Goed friend and bariness. associite

George

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Ja MALTON MCORE

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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM

DATE

13 Augist 1958

Chief, Personnel Security Division, 'OS

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FRON:

Chief, Contact Division, 00

jUBJECT:

de MOHIPENSCH TUT ,

AKA:

Ton MOHRENSCHILUI

1. Reference is made to your request for a security clearance on the subject

person as a potential source of intelligence information. The necessary checks have

been completed with the following results:

No additional information has been obtained, except for such

biographic information as indicated below or

In the attachment.

D..

Information has been received that Subject was

investigated with

favorable results in

Certain information has been received and appears in the attachment

which your Division will wish to consider in determining the extent

and level of your use of Subject.

2.. It is to be noted that our checks were made on the basis of the identifying

information you furnished or in an attachment to this memorandum.

Should it be dis

closed that this inforuation is erroneous

or that Subject is known by a different name,

this Division should he notified immediately.

matt

W. M. Knott

Chief, Personel Security Division

Attachment:

Sumary

Sostor

DISAPPROVED-U

THIS CATEGORY IS ASSIGNED CY INDEX

FOR HEADQUARTENS USE ONLY THE

FIELD CHIEF DETERVINES

LEVEL

CLASSIFED DISCLOSURE

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Subject was investigated by Federal Agencies in 1941, 1942,

1945, 19473

and 1957.

The investigation reports as well as the

files of other Federal Arencies reflect the folloring:

Between 1940 and 1942 Subject was considered to be

pro-German and suspected of being a Cerman propagandist and

an espionage agent.

Several informants stated that Subject was in sympathy

with the Communist form of government in Russia but knew of no

un-American activities on the part of Subject. One informant

advised in 1947 that Subject had definite Communistic tender

cieS.

Investigations failed to produce any legal competent

evidence or witnesses to substantiate the raports that Subject

had been pro-Communist or pro-Nazi.

Majority of informants consider Subject to be eccentric,

irresponsible,

conceited, an adventurer fond of exaggeration, and

overly aggressive.

Subjact has been known to associate with persons of

questionable loyalty, reputation, and moral character.

Jubject, when interviewed, admitted that he tends to exag

gerate and advised that he thought the Communist form of govern-

ment of soviet Russia was the better form of government on the .

European continent, and that he had a great admiration for the

Communistic form of government, but that that did not prevent

him fron having a stronger feeling of loyalty to the government

of the United States.

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George DE MOHRENSCHILDT

From the Office of Security

CIA CONNECTION:

DE MOHRENSCHILDT was security disapproved for OSS employ-

ment on 18 July 1942 because he was suspected of being a Nazi

On 13 August 1958 derogatory information was turnished

the Contact Office who was interested in

interrogating hin as

an alien contact.

His second wife, Phyllis whom he married on

11 July 1948 .and divorced 29 December 1949, was employed as a

receptionist by a covert project (NCFE) from 1950 to 12 January

1951 when her employment was terminated.

(Reason not given.)

Subject's brother,

Dimitri S. VON MOHRENSCHILDT, was

approved

on Il April 1950 for exploitation as a contact for

foreign intelligence purposes on

a limited basis; not to receive

classified information above confidential.

OS INDICES RESULTS:

OS Files on Subject, his second wife, and his brother

reflect use by the Agency as

set out above.

Subject was

investigated by the FBI in 1941, 1942,

1945, 1947 and 1957.

Between 1940 and 1942 Subject was considered to be pro-German

and suspected of being a German propagandist and an espionage

Several informants stated that Subject was in sympathy

with the Communist form of government in Russia but knew of

no un-American activities on the part of Subject.: One infor-

mant advised

1947 that Subject had definite Communistic

However, investigations failed to produce any

legal competent evidence or witnesses to substantiate

reports that Subject had been pro-Communist or pro-Nazi.. The

majority of informants consider Subject to be eccentric,

irresponsible, conceited, an adventurer fond of exaggeration

and overly aggressive.

He has been known to associate with

persons of questionable loyalty,

reputation and moral character.

Subject has admitted that he tends to exaggerate and stated

that he thought the Communist form of government of Soviet

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continent; that he had a great admiration for the Communist

form of

government but that this admiration did not prevent him

from having a stronger feeling of loyalty to the government of

the United States.

A New York Times item for I2 December 1966 mentioned that

George DE MÖHRENSCHILDT has been acquainted with Jacqueline

KENNEDY's father, John BOUVIER, and mother, Mrs. Hugh AUCHIN-

CLOSS, since

KENNEDY was a girl. The DE MOHRENSCHILDT'S

were quoted as saying they were perhaps the only persons in

the world to have known the families of both President KENNEDY

and OSWALD.

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SUBJECT: (Optional)

FROM:

Inspector General

Koom 2E24 Hqs.

TO: (Officer designation, room number, and

building)

OGC

ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET

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COMMENTS (Number each comment la show from whom

to whom.

Drem o line across column after eoch commons.)

The attached documents are

submitted for review and clear-

ance to the Presidential

Commission investigating the

CIA. Please return, unmarked,

to the Inspector General as soon

as possible. Space for concura

rence is provided below.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

This paper MUST be ready for

release to the Commission by

noon 28 April.

10.

11.

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I concur in the release of the

attached documents to the

Presidential Commission.

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13.

14.

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F.. 10

Was J. Walton Moore connected with CIA? Was he connected

with the Oswald case?

Answer:

Mr. J. Walton Moore was employed by CIA in the Contact Division

office in Dallas during the early 1960's. His only contact

with the Oswald case prior to the assassination is recorded in

his 1 May 1964 memorandum to the Acting Chief, Contact

Division, attached at Tab 8 (a typed version of the document

is also attached because of the poor legibility of the

original).

He may have been involved in the Agency's effort to

support the Warren Commission during the Commission's

investi-

gations. Mr. Moore has stated that he was never asked by Mr.

de Mohrenschildt for advice. concerning Oswald.

We find no

indication that there was ever any contact between Oswald and

Mr. Moore.

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ATTN

DAL-83-76

Chief, Domestic Collection Division

14 July 7976

Chief of Operations

chief, pallas Field Duces

196073

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198026: 1

Inquiry from Richard Pussell of Dial Press, Concerning Dallas Field

Office Association with Lee Harvey Oswald and George deMohrenschildt

16-08-93

782-71

On the evening of 13 July 1976, at about 2100, Mr. Richard

Russell of the Dial Press and the Dell Publishing Company, came by

my house.

He advised that he was working on a book on the Kennedy

assassination and that he understood I was a friend of George

delihrenschild.

He wanted to know if I had ever met Lee Harvey Oswald

or if devohrenschildt. had ever suggested that I should see Oswald.

I told him no on both counts and advised that I have not seen or

talked with George delfohrenschildi since the fall of 1961.

Mr. Russell attempted to draw me into discussion of the

Kennedy assassination which I avoided and wanted to know if I could

give him the name of the chief of the CIA office in Mexico City in

1963. I told him I could not, and he said he could probably get the

name from fir. David Phillips.

I do not foresee any adverse publicity

as a result of Mr. Russell's visit but felt that it should be made a

matter of record.

J. HALTON MOORE

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

6-82-21

DAI,-69-76

CTN

: Chief, Domestic Collection Division

: Chief of Operations

DATE: 21 May 1976

FROM

:: Chief, Dallas Field Office

jUBJECT:

A68221

Inquiry from Reader's Digest Concerning Dallas Field Office Association

with lee Harvey Oswald and George deMohrenschildt

A160893

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197588.

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lo On 19 May 1976, Pem Butler,

a research uriter for leader's Disest,

called on the listed line.

She identified herself as being with the

Reader's Digest and said she was doing research for a book being written

by Harry 'Epstein on the Kennedy assassination.

She asked if I had ever

talked to or met Lee Harvey Oswald.

I told her I had not.. She then asked

if I had talked to George delohrenschildt about Lee Harvey Oswald. After

I told her that I would not discuss the matter, she said that she under-

stood from deMolirenschilde that I had talked to him after he had returned

fxom a trip to Yugoslavia. I neither confirned nor denied this, and I told

her again I would not discuss the subject.

I do not know if Mis. Butler actually talked

to deMohrenschildt

or not since the information she had could have been

acquired from the

Warren Commission Report.

JWN/ jb

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DIRECTOR OF. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

I do know this man DeMohrenschildt.:

I first men

him in the early. 40'3. He was

an uncle to my Andover

roommate.

Later he surfaced in Dallas- (50's maybe)

He got involved in some controversial

dealings in Haiti.

he surfaced when Oswald shot

prominence. He knew Oswald before the

assassination of Pres. Kennedy.

• I don't recall his role in all this.

At one

time

he had /or spent plenty of

money.

I have

not heard from him for many years until

the attached letter came in.

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