Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SC
Document date: 04/12/1979
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_NUMBER: 124-10079-10266

RECORD_SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE_ NUMBER:

62-109060-8067

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

IO:

TITLE:

SAC, SC

DATE: 04/12/1979

PAGES: 24

SUBJECT:

JFK, ADVICE

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

01/13/1999

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

01/22/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

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In Reply, Please Refer 20

File No. A! L' INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED. EXCEPT

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.

SEIX

CITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU

sacramento,

April 12, 1979

DA HAS NO ON

DEGLASS FICA

RELEASE S

UNARATICA

Ma p0 as bracketed

ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT

JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY,

DALLAS, TEXAS,

NOVEMBER 22, 1963;

INFORMATION CONCERNING

Garland Dale Fore, Sergeant (Sgt.), Madera

County Sheriff's Office (MCSO), Chowchilla,

California,

voluntarily presented himself to the office of the

incora on roar tre the above capedone nation foolan

the following

information

11/16/98

CLASSIPIED BY: 5668 Sumer

REASON: 1.5

(c, do).

DECLASUFY ON: X CACE 1

(IFA

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DADE

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This document

of the FBI.

contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

your

It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed

outside your agency:

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FD :302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

4/12/79

Date of transcription

Attached hereto is a self-explanatory nine page

report, dated April 3, 1979, prepared and furnished by

one Sergeant GARLAND DALE FORE,

' Madera County Sheriff's

Office (MCSO), Chowchilla, California.

Also attached hereto is a list of "code names"

which were also furnished by Detective FORE.

Interviewed on.

4/10/79

_al

SA D. NORMAN LANE: aly

Fresno, California

_ File #

SC 62-34

4/10/79

by_

_ Date dictoted.

This documeni conloins neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI.

It is the properly of ine Fil and is loaned to your agency;

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69 CASE NO.

79-0781

R-3674

70. CODE SECTION

TI. CRIME

73. VICTIM'S NAME - LAST, FIRST, MIDDLE (FIRM IF BUS.)

SECRET

72. CLASSIFICATION

74. ADDRESS

RESIDENCE

BUSINESS

75. PHONE

April 3, 1979 @ 1330 Hrs --Tuesday:

SYNOPSIS: This report pertains to information given by a confidential informant regarding the

John F. Kennedy assassination. The suspect claims to have been active in the Central

Intelligence Agency and also claims to have been in many other activities which involves

National security affairs.

FACTS:

In the late part. of 1976, suspect, Claude Barnes_Capehart moved to Chowchilla and made

his residence at 13300. Ave. 21 1/2. He then started a well drilling business and also worked

at different jobs throughout the Madera County area....

During this time R/O got to know Capehart and felt he was a good citizen and a normal

business man. The image he portrayed was low-keyed and he made no attempt to bring attention

to himself. R/O. had many conversations. with him about normal things, and grew well acquainted

with him during the late 1976 and early. 1977.

In early September Capehart contacted R/O regarding some men coming to Chowchilla looking

for him. He claimed the men were from New York. or Cleveland, and were trying to kill him.

The investigation brought out that two men wearing suits were in one of the restaurants

inquiring about the whereabouts of Capehart.

Capehart offered no explanation as to why the men were looking for him. After a check

throughout the city failed to produce any suspects that were looking for Capehart, he then

thought possibly it might have been saneone he knew.

Arain in the latter part of September, the same thing occurred, involving two men looking

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Capehart, again they were.reported to be from the New York or Cleveland area. Capehart then

became very irritated and demanded that the Sheriff's Dept. give him some type of protection

against these-men.

This time the City was searched for strangers matching the descriptions of out-of-town

style persons, but again failed to produce anyone.

R/O asked Capehart why the men would be looking for him and why they would be trying to

kill him. Capehart then told R/O that he had worked for the Central Intelligence Agency on

a number of occasions, but wasn't at liberty to discuss any of the activities. He did tell

R/O that he was involved in the Chile over throw during the Kennedy administration. At this

time Capehart must have felt he could trust R/O with this information and was comfortable

confiding in him about the matter.

R/O at that time called Thomas Walsh of the FBI at the Merced Office, and asked for a

background check on Capehart. Both Officers felt the information was prefabricated by Capehart

and required no further action.

During the latter part of October an informant came to R/O wanting to give information

concerning Capehart's activities.

She related the following account:

In the early part of July, the informant saw a number of photos in the Fresno Bee newspaper

the title of the article was asking for public identification assistance in naming the people

in the photos.

The arency asking for the

assistance was the House Select Cormittee, conducting the

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investigation of_the_assassination of_President John F. Kennedy.

The informant showed the photos to R/O and advised him-that Capehart claimed one-of-the

photos to be him. The photo was taken at Daily Plasa, Dallas Texas when Kennedy was shot.-

The informant stated that Capehart became very upset when he saw the photos, claiming no photos-

of him existed. Capehart then threatened the informant--only he and the informant-knew-about

the photos and the informant had better keep her mouth-shut. The informant indicated once.

Capehart saw the photos, that he decided he should leave town. He_didn't want to be matched up

with the photos in the newspaper.

The informat then advised R/O that Capehart's whereabouts was not known, and he did leave.

town for a long period of time. The informant then told RO about some other activities that

Capehart was involved in. First the informant indicated he was involved in the Hoffa killing

and that HOffa was buried in an animal shelter located in a large junk yard in Queens New York

The informant further stated, there is a code sheet which lists many codes identifying different

actions he was involved in. The informant wanted to know if Capehart was working for the Central

Intelligence Agency or not..

R/O advised informant that he was going to attend the National FBI Academy in Washington

D.C. on January 5, 1979 and would take the available information with him.

In the latter part of October R/O felt it necessary to find out about Capehart and see

what information the other agencies had on the assassination of Kennedy, and if Capehart could

be involved.

-R/Q called Mrs, Brady (202-225-7853) an officer of the

Accassination Committee and advised

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her of the information R/O had. RO advised her of the alleged involvement in the CIA that

Capehart talked about, and_some of the boasts he was making regarding the Kennedy killing.

Brady wasn't sure. of what action she could take at this time, but would return R/O call as soon

as she found out..

R/O then re-contacted the informant to obtain further information, involving Capehart's

activities in the assassination of Kennedy. The informant stated, Capehart boasted he was in

the depository with_Oswald when the president was shot and Oswald wasn't the only one involved

at that time. The photos of lapehart_was taken during-that time.

Approximately three.days_later. R/O.received. a call from Mrs. Brady wanting further

information. R/O then relayed the above information obtained earlier from the informant. Mrs

Brady inferred that the Committee did rule there were more people involved then had been

determined before.

R/O then advised her where Capehart could be found, and also why he left the Chowchilla

area.

R/O further advised. Mrs. Brady that he had interviewed the informant and had a taped.-

statement of the interview. She suggested when RIO arrived in Washington D.C. to call her and

she and another camittee member wouod meet R/O and obtain the information.

January 5, 1979, the informant contacted R/0 again and gave him a list of the Codes

obtained from Capehart during the past two years. The informant indicated that twenty some

Codes were written downy when Capehart inadvertently mentioned his past work. R/O advised the

informant he would keep in touch and advise what progress developed with the information.

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69. CASE NO.

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72. CLASSIFICATION

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January6, 1979 @ 8:00 P.M.

On arrival at the Twin Bridges Motel, in Washington D.C., R/O contacted Mrs. Brady and

Dick Billings, both on the Assassinations Cormittee. The information was discussed and all

information was turned over to the Committee Members for study. Mrs. Brady advised RO they

would contact him at a later date once they determined what action could be taken after the

information was studied.. Both were advised R/O would be at the National FBI Academy in Quantio

.V.a.

Approximately February 20, 1979, RO contacted Mr. Dick Billings at the Committee

building approximately four blocks_from the Cannon Building in Washington D.C.

During the visit to the Assassination Committee building R/O had FBI Agent Dutch Schultz,

assigned to the St. Louis R.A., in St. Louis Mo._ Schultz was acting as a counselor for the

National Academy class in Quantico, Section #2.

Once at the Cormittee building R/O and agent Schultz contacted Mr. Dick Billings and

talked with him about the information given to him by R/O on January 6, 1979.

Mr. Billings along with his supervisor advised RO to take the information to the FBI

headquarters in Washington D.C. and have them llok at it. R/O and Agent Schultz was told by B

Billings, that their committee was only involved in the report for the Senate and that

they were busy getting it prepared before March 23, 1979, so the United States Attorney

General Bell could review it.

Mr. Billings thenfgave most of the information back to R/O for the FBI to review, but

refused to give the code list back. R/O insisted on the code sheet, but Billings after a few

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74. ADDRESS

RESIDENCE

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minutes stated the Codes are classified government codes and area listed as top security, he

could not return them.

Officers then left enroute to the FBI building. Once at the building (Hoover Building)

Agent Schultz contacted two separate agents by phone. R/O was unable to hear the conversation

other then it appeared there was some type problem about who was to take the information and

when

Agent Schultz and R/O then left the Hoover building enroute to the National Academy to

wait for a field_agent_to_make contact.

April 13, 1978, R/O contacted Dick Billings by Phone and inquired if any further action

had been taken regarding the information. Billings advised as far as he knew, nothing else had

been decided. Billings had earlier requested some phone bills showing Capehart calls, which

might give them some additional information on contacts. R/O advised Billings he had received

the phone bills, and would get them to him as soon as possible. Billings further felt the

case or investigation should be continued and wished to join in the investigation, but was not

able to due to the congressional report due March 23, 1979...

In the early part of March, R/O. was contacted by an FBI Agent out of the Alexandra Va.

Office. He identified himself and advised R/O he was to take. a complete report and submit it

to the FBI main office for review.. A number of meetings were set, but due to R/O completion of

the Academy R/O advised the agent he would give the report to the local FBI office on his retur

to Califomia. A repory wood be sent to california by the agent in Alexandra advising the

west coast offices of R/0 decision.

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69. CASE NO.

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70. CODE SECTION

71. CRIME

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72. CLASSIFICATION

74. ADDRESS

RESIDENCE

BUSINESS

75. PHONE

April 4, 1979 @ 1830 hrs, Wednesday:

Previously referred to confidential informant arrived at the Chowchilla office after

being contacted for additional information. At this time Tom Walsh, former FBI agent and now

a licensed private investigator, was present at the informant's request.

During this interview the informant stated that Walsh had been retained as a security

consultant and advisor.

The informant during the two hour interview re-confirmed tkat the information previously

furished and recorded.

In synopsis--the informant has known Claude Barnes Capehart since 1976-17. Early in

1977 two unidentified males came to Chowchilla looking for Bob Capehart. When so informed

Capehart became very upset. After some time he stated he was in trouble with them, because

of a C.I.A. assignment in New York.

If was at this time Capehart displayed to informant a photo from a newspaper of the two

men, as well as an assortment of firearms--hand guns, shot guns and what is described as a

machine pistol.. One of the guns was equipped with a silencer, which Capehart stated came

from the C.I.A. The informant advised that capehart carries a gun most of the time, either .

on his waist or in ä shoulder holster, and always. has one in his vehicle.

About June 1977 he married a girl named Barbara from Bakersfield, at Reno. All during

this period, he would come and go and was often gone

for days.

During 1978 he told informant that he had been to Chile during the trouble there, and

had worked on the Hughes barge on the Soviet submarine recovery attempt.

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72. CLASSIFICATION

74. ADDRESS

RESIDENCE

BUSINESS

75. PHONE:

On July 31, 1978, a photograph was published in the Fresno Bee with a request from the

Senate Assassination Connittee, for assistance in identifying the people in the photograph.

One of the photos was of Capehart, this disturbed the informant. Later when Capehart was

confronted, he at first denied but later adnitted that it was a picture of him. He made a

statement to the effect that Oswald was not the one that shot J.F.K., that there were two

other people in the building with him. Capehart stated that he was there but never would

tell the informant just why.

He stated you and I know I was there, but every one else believes

I was in Corpus Christy, Texas.

...

Concerning what is referred to as the C.I.A. Codes, the informant stated they were

copied from a paper in Capehart's filing cabinet, without his knowledge.

After his photo came out in the Fresno Bee, Capehart moved from the Chowchilla area, he

told the informant he was going to Arizona, but he didnot, instead he went to Las Vegas.

During this same period. Capehart aften called someone named Lee in Reno, When pressed

by the informant, Capehart identified Lee as a friend named LeBaron, who had obtained a ring

for him when he married Barbara. Informant stated that Capehart never would furnish any

additional information about this person,, and was reluctant to discuss him.

Informant recalls an article in the National Enquirer on January 23, 1979, stating that

Ervil LeBaron, a fugitive was a suspect in the J.F.K. case.

In the past the informant told Capehart that a letter had been written, setting out

everything, and that if any thing happened to him the letter would be sent to the authorties

Capehart has returned to Chowchilla on two occasions, once in October 1978--he assaulted

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72. CLASSIFICATION

74. ADDRESS

RESIDENCE

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the informant, and entered the informants residence and searched it, apparently for the letter

In February 1979, he flew to Fresno, rented a Hertz car and came to Chowchilla, but

informant avoided him.

On March 18, 1979 he was again in Chowchilla, and found the informant at a friends

_. house--at this time he was wearing a gun--to avoid trouble there the informant agreed to meet

him later, but didnot.

Since that_ time informant has not seen or heard from Capehart, but fears him, and

believes he would harm him if he knew he has spoken to the law.

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"CODE NAMES"

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IS

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

DEPARTMENT OF NAVY

F.B.I.

OD-ENVY

OD-YOKE

OD-ACID

OD-EARL

OD-OATH

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KU-TUBE

KU-DESK

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SEIX

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDE acramento,

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No. A! L INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT

WHERE SHOWN DTHFAWISE.

DECLASSIAA

RELEASE S

April 12, 1979

i UnlATION

securi,MAs brackete

Got Ko Se

GRAB BACAT

32414-77K)

ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT

JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY,

County Sheriff's Office

voluntarily presented himself to the office of the

on April 10, 1979

calitornia,

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI orniesed the following

at which time he

information

'regarding the above-captioned matter:

111698

CLASSIFED BY: S6b8' SLAmde

REASON: 1.5 (c, 93)

DECLACEFY ONEX CNCEL"

2/2791

eciosta

19213 R0

GAT.

DAD&

JFK

This document cor

of the FBI.

contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

It is the property of the FBI and

is loaned to

your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed

outside your

agency.

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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SECRET

4/12/79

Dale of transcription.

Attached hereto is a self-explanatory nine page

report, dated April 3, 1979, prepared and furnished by

one Sergeant GARLAND DALE FORE,

Madera County Sheriff's

Office (MCSO), Chowchilla, California.

Also attached hereto is a list of "code names"

which were also furnished by Detective FORE.

Interviewed on.

4/10/79

_at.

SA D. NORMAN LANE: aLY

Fresno, California

File #

SC 62-34

4/10/79

by

Date dictated

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBl. It is the property of ihe FBl and is loaned to your agency;

it and

its contents are not lo be distributed outside your agency.

NW 66504

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69 CASE NO

79-0781

R-3674

70. CODE SECTION

71. CRIME

73: VICTIM'S NAME - LAST, FIRST, MIDDLE (FIRM IF BUS.)

SECRE O

72. CLASSIFICATION

TA, ADDRESS | RESIDENCE

BUSINESS

75. PHONE

April 3, 1979 @ 1330 Hrs --Tuesday:

SYNOPSIS:

This report pertains to information given by a confidential informant regarding the

John F. Kennedy assassination..

The suspect claims to have been active in the Central

Intelligence Agency and also claims to have been in many other activities which involves

National security affairs.

FACTS:

In the late part of 1976, suspect, Claude Barnes_Capehart moved to Chowchilla and made

his residence at 13300. Ave. 21 1/2. He then started a well drilling business and also worked

at different jobs throughout the Madera County area.

During this time R/O got. to know Capehart and felt he was a good citizen and a normal

business man. The image he portrayed was low-keyed and he made no attempt to bring attention

to himself. R/O had, many conversations. with him about normal things, and grew well acquainted

with him during the late 1976 and early 1977.

In early September Capehart contacted R/O regarding some men coming to Chowchilla looking

for him. He claimed the men were fron New York or Cleveland, and were trying to kill him.

The investigation brought out that two men wearing suits were in one of the restaurants

inquiring about the whereabouts of Capehart.

Capehart offered no explanation as to why the men were looking for him. After a check

throughout the city failed to produce any suspects that were looking for Capehart, he then

thought possibly it might have been someone he knew.

Arain in the latter part of September, the same thing occurred, involving two men looking

REPORTING OFFICERS

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72. CLASSIFICATION

74. ADDRESS

RESIDENCE

BUSINESS

175. PHONE

Capehart, again they were reported to be from the New York or Cleveland area. Capehart then

became very irritated and demanded that the Sheriff's Dept. give him some type of protection

a gainst -these-men.

This time the City was searched for strangers matching the descriptions of out-of-town

style persons, but again failed to produce anyone.

R/O asked Capehart why the men would be looking for him and why they would be trying to

kill him. Capehart then told R/O that he had worked for the Central Intelligence Agency on

a number of occasions, but wasn't at liberty to discuss any of the activities. He did tell

R/O that he was involved in the Chile over throw during the Kennedy administration. At this

time Capehart must have felt he could trust R/O with this information and was comfortable

confiding in him about the matter.

RO at that time called Thomas Walsh of the FBI at the Merced Office, and asked for a

background check on Capehart. Both Officers felt the information was prefabricated by Capehart

and required no further action.

During the latter part of October an informant came to R/O wanting to give information

concerning Capehart's activities..

She related the following account:

In the early part of July, the informant saw a number of photos in the fresno Bee newspaper

the title of the article was asking for public identification assistance in naming the people

in the photos.

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assistance was the House Select Committee, conducting the

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investigation of the_assassination of_President.John F. Kennedy.

The informant showed the photos to R/D and advised him that Capehart claimed one-of-the

photos to be him. The photo was taken at Daily Plasa, Dallas Texas when Kennedy was shot.

The informant stated that Capehart became very upset when he saw the photos, claiming no photos

of him existed. Capehart then threatened the informant--only he and the informant-knew-about

the photos and the informant had better keep her mouth-shut. The informant indicated once

Capehart saw the photos, that he decided he should leave town. He didn't want to be matched up

with the photos in the newspaper.

The informat then advised R/O that Capehart's whereabouts was not known, and he did leave.

town for a long period of time. The informant then told R/O about some other activities that

Capehart was involved in. First the informant indicated he was involved in the Hoffa killing

and that. HOffa was buried in an animal shelter located in a large junk yard in Queens New York

The informant further stated, there is a code sheet which lists many codes identifying different

actions he was involved in. The informant wanted to know if Capehart was working for the Central

Intelligence Agency or not.....

R/O advised informant that he was going to attend the National FBI Academy in Washington

D.C. on January 5, 1979 and would take the available information with him.

In the latter part of October R/O felt it necessary to find out about Capehart and see

what information the other agencies had on the assassination of Kennedy, and if Capehart could

be involved.

R/Q called Mrs, Brady (202-225-7853) an officer of the Assassination Committee and advised

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her of the information R/O had. RO advised her of the alleged involvement in the CIA that

Capehart talked about, and some of the boasts he was making regarding the Kennedy killing:

Brady. wasn't.sure. of.what action_she_could take at this time, but would return R/O call as soon

as. she_found out.

RO then re-contacted the informant to obtain further information involving Capehart's

activities in the assassination of Kennedy. The informant stated, Capehart boasted he was in

the depository with Oswald when the president was shot and Oswald wasn't the only one involved

at that time. The photos of lapehart was taken during that time.

Approximately three days later R/O received a call_from Mrs. Brady wanting further

information. R/O then relayed the above information obtained earlier from the informant. Mrs.

Brady inferred that the Committee did rule there were more people involved then had been

determined before.

R/O then advised her where Capehart could be found, and also why he left the Chowchilla

area.

R/O further advised Mrs. Brady that he had interviewed the informant and had a taped

statement of the interview. She suggested when R/O arrived in Washington D.C. to call her and

she and another committee member wood meet R/O and obtain the information.

January 5, 1979, the informant contacted R/O again and gave him a list of the Codes

obtained from Capehart during the past two years. The informant indicated that twenty some

Codes were written down when Capehart inadvertently mentioned his past work. R/O advised the

informant he would keep in touch and advise what progress developed with the information.

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January 6, 1979 @

8:00 P.M.

On arrival at the Twin Bridges Motel, in Washington D.C., R/O contacted Mrs. Brady and

Dick Billings, both on the Assassinations Committee. The information was discussed and all

information was turned over to the Committee Members for study. Mrs. Brady advised R/O they

would contact him at a later date once they determined what action could be taken after the

information was_studied. Both were advised R/O would be at the National FBI Academy in Quantio

Va.

Approximately February 20, 1979, R/O contacted Mr. Dick Billings at the Committee

building approximately four blocks from the Cannon Building in Washington D.C.

During the visit to the Assassination Connittee building R/O had FBI Agent Dutch Schultz,

assigned to the St. Louis R.A., in St. Louis Mo. Schultz was acting as a counselor for the

National Academy class in Quantico, Section #2.

Once at the Committee building R/O and agent Schultz contacted Mr. Dick Billings and

talked with him about the information given to him by R/O on January 6, 2979.

Mr. Billings along with his supervisor advised R/O to take the information to the FBI

headquarters in Washington D.C. and have them llok at it. R/O and Agent Schultz was told by B

Billings, that their conmittee was only involved in the report for the Senate and that

they were busy getting it prepared before March 23, 1979, so the United States Attorney

General Bell could review it.

Mr. Billings thenygave most of the information back to R/O for the FBI to review, but

refused to give the code list back. R/O insisted on the code sheet, but Billings after a few

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minutes_stated the Codes are classified government codes and area listed as top security, he

could not return them..

Officers then left enroute to the FBI building. Once at the building (Hoover Building)

Agent_ Schultz contacted two separate agents by phone. R/O was unable to hear the conversation

other_ then it appeared there was some type problem about who was to take the information and

when.

Agent. Schultz and R/O then left the Hoover building enroute to the National Academy to

wait for a field agent_to_make contact.

April 13, 1978, R/O contacted Dick Billings by Phone and inquired if any further action

had been taken regarding the information. Billings advised as far as he knew, nothing else had

been decided. Billings had earlier requested some phone bills showing Capehart calls, which

might give them some additional information on contacts._R/O advised Billings he had received

the phone bills, and would get them to him as soon as possible. Billings further felt the.

case or investigation should be continued and wished to join in the investigation, but was not

able to due to the congressional report due March 23, 1979.

In the early part of March, R/O. was contacted by an FBI Agent out of the Alexandra Va.

Office. He identified himself and advised R/O. he was to take à complete report and submit it

to the FBI main office for review. A number of meetings were set, but due to R/O completion of

the Academy R/O advised the agent he would give the report to the local FBI office on his retur

to Califomia. A report wouod be sent to California by the agent in Alexandra advising the

west coast offices of R/O decision.

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April 4, 1979 @ 1830 hrs, Wednesday:

Previously referred to confidential informant arrived at the Chowchilla office after

being contacted for additional information. At this time Tom walsh, former FBl agent and now

a licensed private investigator, was present at the informant's request.

During this interview the informant stated that Walsh had been retained as a security

consultant and advisor.

The informant during the two hour interview re-confirmed that the information previously

furnished and recorded.

In synopsis--the informant has known Claude Barnes Capehart since 1976-77. Early in

1977 two unidentified males came to Chowchilla looking for Bob Capehart. When so informed

Capehart became very upset. After some time he stated he was in trouble with them, because

of a C.I.A. assignment in New York.

If was at this time Capehart displayed to informant a photo from a newspaper of the two

men, as well as an assortment of firearms--hand guns, shot guns and what is described as a

machine pistol. One of the guns was

equipped with a silencer, which Capehart stated came

from the C.I.A. The informant advised that Capehart carries a gun most of the time, either

on his waist or in a shoulder holster, and always has one in his vehicle.

About June 1977 he married a girl named Barbara from Bakersfield, at Reno. All during

this period, he would come and go and was often gone for days.

During 1978 he told informant that he had been to chile during the trouble there, and

had worked on the Hughes barge on the Soviet submarine recovery attempt.

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On July 31, 1978, a photograph was published in the Fresno Bee with a request from the

Senate Assassination Committee, for assistance in identifying the people in the photograph.

One of the photos was of Capehart, this disturbed the informant. Later when Capehart was

confronted, he at first denied but later admitted that it was a picture of him. He made a

statement to the effect that Oswald was not the one that shot J.F.K., that there were two

other people in the building with him. Capehart stated that he was there but never would

tell the informant just why.

He stated you and I know I was there, but every one else believes

I was in Corpus Christy, Texas•

_ Concerning what is referred to as the C.I.A. Codes, the informant stated they were

copied from a paper in Capehart's filing cabinet, without his knowledge:

After his photo came out in the Fresno Bee, Capehart moved fron the Chowchilla area, he

told the informant he was going to Arizona, but he didnot, instead he went to las Vegas.

During this same period Capehart aften called someone named Lee in Reno, When pressed

by the informant, Capehart identified lee as a friend named LeBaron, who had obtained a ring

for him when he married. Barbara. Informant stated that Capehart never would furnish any

additional information about this person, and was reluctant to discuss him.

Informant recalls an article in the National Enquirer on January 23, 1979, stating that

Ervil LeBaron, a fugitive was a suspect in the J.F.K. case......

In the past the informant told Capehart that a letter had been written, setting out

everything, and that if any thing happened to him the letter would be sent to the authorties

Capehart has returned to Chowchilla on two occasions, once in October 1978--he assaulted

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the informant, and entered the informants residence and searched it, apparently for the letter.

In February 1979, he flew to Fresno, rented a Hertz car and came to Chowchilla, but

informant avoided him.

On March 18, 1979 he was again in Chowchilla, and found the infommant at a friends

house--at this time he was wearing a gun--to avoid trouble there the informant agreed to meet

him later, but didnot.

Since that time informant has not seen or heard from Capehart, but fears him, and

believes he would harm him if he knew he has spoken to the law.

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