MEMO NO.2: GARRISON AND THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION
Originator: CIA
Document date: 05/08/1967
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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8 May 1967

MEMORANDUM NO. 2

SUBJECT

• GARRISON and the Kennody Assassination

REFERENCE : : C1/R&A Memorandum of 26 April 1967,

suùjeel as above

•An cliort has been made to identify all ClA employees in Ncw

Orleans, so that se shall have a ready chocklist if District Attorney

GARRISON makes statements about any of them to the press, allapes to

bring charges agains them or to subpocha them, or take other action

disadvantageous do CLA. This list, because of its sensitivily, is included

as Enclosure 28 with only those copies of this memorandum which are.

addressed to the ADDP ind the Legal Counsel.

2.

The remaining enclosures to this memorandum constilule an

alphabetical listing of key figures in the case to datc. One person, an

Izvestia correspondent who appeais as Enclusure 4 to selorence, has

been dropped as peripheral. Foclosures 5, 10, 21, 23 and 2-1 10 this

memorandum are additions to the carlier list.

Negative trace entries

('RI - no record") are repeated from reference as appropriale. Of the

26 persons and one firmi listed in the current enclosures, tracing lias bec

completed on 19. It is expected that resulls on the remaining ? will be

available shortly.

Information from Wil/Cuban Operations Branch, prepared in

response to reference, will be available soon and will be included in the

next report. The New Orleans office of the Domestic Contacl Serviie is

clipping and forwarding pertirient ilems from the local press.

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Enclosure 1

SUBJECT:

Dean Adams ANDREWS, Jr.

1r RIo no record.

2.

Additional information follows;

The New Orleans States Item of 3 March 1967 reported

that ANDREWS had said that he did not khow whether Clay SHAW and

Clay BERTRAND were the same person.

b.

An article in the New Orleans Times Picayune of 19

April 1967 conceros a $100, 000 suit brought by Duan Adams ANDREWS,

Jr., against GARRISON, who had previously indicted ANDREWS for

perjury. ANDREWS clairs that he has told GARRISON "that there

was no connection between Clay SHAW and Clay BERTRAND".

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SUBJECT: Sergio ARCACHA Srnith

RI- no record.

No additional information.

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enclosure 301

SUBJECT

Guy BANISTER

RE CSCi-376114 30 Murch 1961, reported Subest de a

former FBI member, ownst

of a detective agency in New Oricans, and a

member of Friends Of Democratic Cuba, Inc.

2.

No new information. Subject is dead.

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Enclosure 4

SUNJECT

Leslic Norman BRADLEY (201-727878)

Ri: An examination of BRADLEX'e 201 ule shows him to be

a soldier of fortune and free-lance pilot who was arrested by the Cuban

G-21n Havana on 24 May 1960, Held on the isle of Pince, BRADLEY

collaborated, with his captore in all respucts. He lured the Nichraguan

leador, Chester LACAYO, to Cuba so that he could be arrested. BRADLEY

is an unscrupulous adventurer who will do anything for money. After his

release and return to the U.S. he approached the families of several nien

str on the Isle of Pines with requests for funds allegedly to be used to

liberate the prisonors. He was briefly considered for employment no a

co-pilot in Project ZRCLIFF and filled out a personal information form,

but the offer of employment was cancelled.

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No further information from uther sources.

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SUBJECT

2.

•3.

Edward S. BUTLER

Sec Paragraph 7,a, of referencc.

RI tracee in progress.

No deditional informatica to date.

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Enclosure 6

SUBJECT

Carlos Jose BRINGUIER

RI: DDA -55777, 25 October 1963, lists BRINGUIPR. from

1934, as a businessman. Cuban, living in New Origine at 501 Adele Strect,

Apartment F, and no director of the Cuban Student Directorate for thes

New Orleans area.

No additional information to date.

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SUBJECT:

2.

Vernon BUNDY

"RI - no record.

No turtier information.

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Enclosure?

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Enclosuro 83

SUBJECT

2•

Julio or Julich BUZNEDO

RI - no record:

No further information.

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Enclosure ?

SUBJECT :

1.

2.

Davia Winam FERRIE

RI - no identifiable traces.

No additional substantivo information. Subicct'is dead.

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SUBJECT

2.

3.

Alberto FOWLER

See Paragraph 7.b. of refcrence.

Ri traces in progress.

No further information.

Enclosure 10

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SUBJECT

1.

2.

Manucl GARCIA Gonzalez

RI - no traces.

No further information.

Enclosure 1i

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Enclosure 12

SUBJECT

James GARRISON

1.

RI: Tracing continuing:

The following additional information has been corained since

reference:

The New Orleans States-lem of 3 March 1967 stated that

Now York radio station WINS said thit it had Irarred from reliable

sources that GARRISON belieres that Presidont Kunnedy Mas

assassinated by "a group of ploiters directed iron Ceba." WINS

reporter Doug Edelson said that the source has access to GARRISON's

files and that, according to the files, "after an aberrive CLA invision

of Cuba, Castro put out an esecution order on do President.!

A memorandum of l May 1967 by Mr. Sichard H.

Lansdale, Associate General Counsel, advises that GARRISON

"intends to demand that ClI furnish him with the photograph of Oswald

entering or exiting the Mexico City Embassy."

c.

James Phelan is the author of the lead article in the

Saturday Evening Post of 6 May 1967, headed "s Plat to Kill Hennedy?

Rush to Judgment in New Orleans": The folloira try points chiefly

concern GARRISON:

(1) Pholan knew GARRISON in 1903, when he spent

ton days with him, obtaining matérial for a laudarory piece

called, "The Vice Man Cometh".

(2)

GARRISON and Phelan met in Las Vegas on 5 and

6. March 1907, and Prolan condueted ten tours ol irierview's.

GARRISON gave Plician a memorandum di as interriew con-

ducted with Perry RUSSO by Andrew J. SCLIVARd, "a 3l-ycar-

old assistant D.A, just a year out of law sebool" who interviesed

RUSSO for three hours and luo copious ries; GARRISOV also

gave Pholan a transcrip: of what RUSSO said four days later, on

1 March 1967, while under hypnosis. The Scaldinäd report

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made do mention of a plot among OSTENLD, FERnie, and

SIAN 1o Kill suyones The 3, 500-word report also made no

reference to a party a FAkkials apariant.

It did not

contain a positive identification of Lec Harvey OSWMaD as

"Lion OSWALD. Shown a picture of Clay Sitaw, Russo had

not entitie him BERTRAND The SCLAMORA report

specitied shut russo hind seen Sill only twice it did not

Bay that SilW knew OSWNLD.

(3) On 27 February 1267, according to a second

SCIAMINA report, RUSSO was given sodium pontothal and

then "did make passing reference to the porty he which the

plot was discussed", but did so only after prompting by

SCIAMIRA, Who wrote, "I then asked hun if he could remem-

ber any of the details about Clay Bertrand being up in FERRIE!

apartmicnt."

(1) Two days later Dr. Esmond FATTER placed

RUSSO under hypnosis (he diel so three times in all). When

RUSSO made no mention of a party or plut, FATTER directed

him lo see "a picturr of FEllIEs apartment and there are

several people in there and there is a white-haired man, Tell

me about it." RUSSO complied but made no mention of SIlAl,

"BERTRAND", or a plot, FATTER the ordered hin to see

this pictures "There will be Bortrand, Ferrie and Oswald and

they are going to discuss a very important matter and there is

another man and girl there and they are talking about assassina-

ting somcbody. Look at it and describe it to me." RUSSO

then told the story that he subsequently gate in testimony.

(5)

Phelan advised GARRISON of the profound differences

between the first SCIAMBRA report and tie crchtuil RUSSO

testimony: GARKISON perinited Phelan lu question SCLAMBRA

direclly, in GARKISON's presence. SCLAMBRA said that he

must have forgolen lo include the party and its participants.

When Philan suggested consulting his original notes, SCLANBRA

said that he had burned them. Phelan asked Dr. FATTER

where he got the information used in questioning RUSSO under

hypnosis, and FATTER said it came from GARRISON's office.

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SUBJECT :

Pascurl GONGORA

2. No further information.

Enclosure 13

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Enclosure 14

SUBJECT S

Nerin Emrullah GUN (201-097525)

RIs The 201, listed above, will be studied. GUN, born

22 February 1920 in Rome, 16 a suspected CP member who has been

involved in Europe In espionage and falsification of decumente.

No other additional information since reference.

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SUBJECT:

Ri - No record.

No additional information.

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SUBJFCT

2.

S.M. KAUFFROTH

RI - No record.

No further information.

Enclosure 16

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SUIJECT

David F. LEWIS

RI - No record.

2.

No further information.

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Enclosure 18

SUBJECT

1:

Layton Patrick MARTENS

Ri - No record.

No further information.

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Enclosure 19

SUBJECT

Mrs:

Billie Me MAINES

(i/Sandra MOFFETT, enclosure No. 18 of reference)

on Mr.

RI - No record of Sandra MOFFETT. Traces are being run

-Like MCMAINES.

The New York Times of 27 April 1967 stated, "A fugitive from

justice complaint -- filed against Mrs. Lillic McMaines -- was dismissed

in Municipal Court Tuesday after she refused to leave lowa to appear in

court.

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Enclosure 20

SUBJECT Gordon Duane NOVEL

RI - No record.

2

the date of references

The following additional information has bech obtained since.

The New Orleans Times Picayuns of l9 April 1967 states

that Gordon Duane NOVEL (sce Enclosure 19 of reference), dien living

in Columbus, Olie, was the subicet of extradition charges signed

17 April 1967 by Noting Governor C.C. Nycock. The charges concern

conspiracy to burglarice the munitions bunker at Houng, Logisiana,

in 1961. On 18 April 1967 NOvEl stated in an article copyrighted by

the Dallas Daily News that GARRISON is conducting his probic to

further his political carcer.

"The whole GARRISON investigation

ching is fiction, " NOVEL added.

"I know the full story from working

as the prosscutor's security chief." GARRISON, however, has said

that NOVEL never worked fos him. NOVEL added, "I think GARRI-

SON will expose some CLA operations in Louisiana."

b.

The Now Orleans States Item of 25 April 1967 stares that

NOVEL, "has told a numbor of triends and intimates he was a ClA

operative and will use this role to battle GARRISON's charges

if he is returned to Now Orleans to face accusations that he burglarized

an oil scrvice company's munitions bunker in acarby Terrobone:

Parish." Steven PLOTKIN, alorhey for NOVEL, refused to confirm

or deny his client's statements. Sergio ARCACHA Smith (sce Fn-

closure ? of reference) is also accused by GARRISON of helping to

plan the theft of the munitions.

The article adds, "To fricnds and

associates, NOVEL has said that the munitions burglary was no

burglary at all -- but a war materials pickup made at the direction

of his CIA contacr." lie has described the Houma bunker as a Ch

cache for munitions destired for lise in the April 19ul invasion at the

Bay of Pigs. NOVEl, has claimed that he workre for ClA in New

Orleans before April 1961. "Part of his job, de contends, was to

operate the Evergreen Advertising Agency as a front for CLI

communications. With funds funneled to him by the CIA, NOVEL

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sayo he prepared special radio commercials used on 300 stations

in the U.S. and Canadis:

Their cryptographic messages, he clains,

were to nlert agents to the invasion date.

The commercials advers

tised Alummum Christmas treese he says. and the key alcrt codc

namcs vere (Star Christmas Trces! and Holiday Trecs'. In latc

1960, $72,000 vurth of radio time was placed by the agency. On the

day the mumcions were to be picked up, he says, ho was called by his

Cl contact and told to join a group which was ordered to transport

munitions from the bunker to New Orleans.

He says he mado

the trip lu his own Automobile, a Lincoln, and met several people

there to all of them allagedly acting for the CIA. He identifics

them as FARKIE, ARCACIA, several Cubins, and anothet figure in

the case.

They loaded the boxes of ordnance on trucks, he continues,

and returned to Now Orleans here the explosives were dropped in

Urce spots -- FERRIE's home, NOVEL's office building, and the

office of. . former FRl agent Guy BANISTER\see Enclosure

3 of referenco) NOVIl claims the munitions were centually taken

ky bout to Cuba for a diversionary Bay of Pigs opcration. GARRISON,

however, says the burglary occurred three months after the Bay of

Pigs. He adds that the Houma bunker was leased by the Schlumberger

Well Services Co. of Houston, Texas. "Schlumberger officials say

they know nothing of any CIA operations in connection with their

magazine, whore oil field service equipment and certain low-yield

explosives

are storcd."

An AP wire dispatch of 26 April 1967 from New Orleans

"In Columbus, NOVEL said today that 'the statements that !

worked for the CIA are absolutely incorrect... The cvents of

1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion; arc none of anybody's business,

including Mr. GARRISON's. '"

RI has no record of the Evergreen Advertising Agency. There

is, howeyer, a record of "Evergreen Enterprisc," listed as "cover for

illogal activities".

The pertinent document will be obtained and studied.

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Enclosure 21

SUBJECT Cartes QUIROGA

Sce para. 7c of reference.

-2.

Ria traces in progress.

.3:

No further information.

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Enclosure 22

SUBJECT. Perry RUSSO

1.

RI- no record.

2.

Additional information appears in Enclosure 12, above.

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SUBJECT

Emilio SANTANA

1 See para. Te of reference.

2:

3.

RI - traces are in progress.

No further information.

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Enclosure 23

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Enclosure 24"

SUBJECT

The SCHLUMBERGER Wcll Surveying

Corporation

There are extensive CIA traces on this company and on

various persons connected with it, but none of this information is

pertinent to the GARRISON investigation.

A report of 20 April 1967 from the New Orlans office

of the FBi states that a confidentin source who is a representative

of a well-known news media said on 20 April that Gordon NOVEL

has reportedly stated that he was employed by GIA and that the

Houma burglary was not an actual burglary. He contended that ClA

had an arrangement with the SCHLUMBERGEK Co. (see bolow) lo

keep ammunition, bomb casings, and other material in the bunkery

cased by SCHLUMBERGER. He said that he and Sergio ARCACHA

Smith were still employed by CIA.

"The source advised that accord-

ing to inforration developed to date Schlumberger became upset

over the Bay of Pigs invasion and wanted to get out of their contract

with the CIA. Arrangements were made about three months after

the... invasion for the...material...lo be taken out by Novel and his

group. "

The Domestic Contact Service (DCS) informed CI/R&A

on 27 April 1 967 that the New Orlens office of the SCHLUMBEIGER

Well Surveying Corporation is a branch of the main office in Houston,

Texas. The company, however, is French-owned. The DCS uffice

in New Orleans was in touch with Charles A. DOH, district manager

of the Ncw Oricans SCHLUMBEKGEK office, in order to interview him

about a business trip to Kome in June 1955. There has been no subse- .

quent contact. However, the DCS has been and still is in touch with

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SCHLUNBERGER and Co. in Houston and subsidiary offices else

where: The most recunt of such contacts occurred on 22 Marchy

1967 in Ninneapolis. Au contact must be approved by the main

SCHLUNIBERGER olace. Because of French control. DCS dealings

with the firm have been circumspect.

The Office of Security also advised on 27 April 1967 that

questioning of four employees of the Office of Logistics has shown

that the only arms bunker in the New Orleans area used by ClA was

the Belle Chasse Ammunition Depot, a deactivated Navy installation

eight miles from New Oricans. There is no present rcason to belicve

that the Agency has been associated in any way with the Houma Air

Base bunker.

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Enclosure 25;

SUBJECT:

Clay L. SHAW (201-813493)

Summary of NI file appears in Enelosure 21 80

referencc

'The New Orleans States"- Itcm of 2 March 1967

reported the arrest on l March of Clay L. SHAW and his release

on bond:

The article duscribed SHAW as "a decorated Army

major in World War Il...

it;

The New Orleans States - Item of 3 March 1967 said

that SHAW had said that he had never used the name Clay

BERTRAND, that he had never met FERRIE, that he had never

conspired to assassinate the President, and that he had never

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SUBJECT

Edward Sicwart SUGGS, alias

Jack S. MARTIN

1. RI - no record.

2:

No further information.

Enclosure 26

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Enclosure 27

SUBJECT

1.

2.

Miguel Silva TORRES

RI - no record.

No further information.

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Enclosure 28

It has been determined that the following components and

individual employees of CIA are currently bused in Now Orleans

ory as noted separately, were there in late 1963.1

1.

New Orlans office of Domestic Contact Service:

a.

Mr. Lloyd A. Ray®

b:

Mr. Hunter Leake.

C..

Miss Dorothy Brandao.

d.

Mr. G.D. Geiscnheimer.

c.

Miss Gertrude Nagol.

(Miss Joanne Fernande% was also employed by

this office as of November 1963, the time of the

assassination.)

2.

Office of Personncl:

Mr. William Wood, a recruiter stationed in

Waco, Texas, covered the Now Orleans area in 1963.

3.

WI1/6:

Mr. William Kent, presently in New Orleans

has as office coverthe Christian Fellowship Fund.

4.

Office of Security:

Mr. Chester Bolling has Departnient of Defense

cover.

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