Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: GEMBERLING, ROBERT P.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/18/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_ NUMBER: 124-10045-10461

RECORD_SERIES: DL

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 89-43-4990

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

GEMBERLING. ROBERT P.

TO: DIRECTOR. FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 09/18/1964

PAGES: 126

SUBJECT: SEE FBI 62-109060-3781

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

03/25/1997

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

01/18/2001

COMMENTS:

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE I, INDEX ON PAGES 53-57

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Roportlag Othos

DALLAS

TITLE OF CASE

Ottos of Oriola

DALLAS

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Investigattro Perlod

19/18/64

11/23/63 - 9/16/64

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ROBERT P. GEMBERLING

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CHARACTER OF CASE

ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT

JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY,

11/22/63, Dallas, Texas

MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION

CONCERNING

XS1B1083X

REFERENCES

Reports of SA ROBERT P. GEMBERLING, dated 12/18/63;

3/30; 5/15; 6/19; 7/16; 8/7,28/64, at Dallas.

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ECLASSIED aY 1503RDD./KSC

ENCLOSURES

TO BUREAU

08. 1:2l-93

JFK

Enclosed herewith and attached to appropriate copies

of this report for the Bureau are three photographs of Exhibit

D-232.

Two copies of Exhibit D-232 are listed as enclosures

for the President's Commission in the body of this report, with

those copies being attached to the copies of the report that

are designated as President's Commission copies.

Approtod

Special Agent

In Charge

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FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

SE

Report of:

Date:

ROBERT P. GEMBERLING

September 18, 1964

Field Office File No.:

89-43

Office:

Dallas, Texas

Bureau File No.:

62-109060

Title:

ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT

JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY,

NOVEMBER 22, 1963, DALLAS, TEXAS

Character:

MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING

Synopsis:

During course of captioned investigation numerous

allegations have been received concerning persons other than the

alleged assassin, LEE HARVEY OSWALD, and logical investigation

has been conducted in each instance in an effort to resolve such

allegations.

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BONN 62-36

• DALLAS 89-43

SECRET

The following is a translation from German of a letter

which was postmarked at

Stade, N. Hannover, Germany, on an

illegible date in April, 1964.

The return address on the envelope

read

"Friedrich Rudolf Buske

2179 Ihlienworth, Gefluegelhof

Birkenheim (West Germany)."

"Stade, April 8, 1964

"To the Justice Department

of the United States of America

Washington, (D.C.)

"Gentlemen:

"I take the liberty of urging you to place yourselves

in contact with the Office for the Protection of the

Constitution of the German Federal Government, Office of

the Foreign Ministry in Hannover.

"On March 17, 1964, I submitted to the above office

certain data and information which should prove very

interesting also to you.

They might have a direct bearing

on the causes of the assassination of your President Kennedy.

"The indications I furnished are of great significance

inasmuch as I believe to have dependable information to the

effect that these 'guided actions' will become particularly

important in the near future and will undoubtedly occur.

"Friedrich Rudolf Buske"

With regard to the writer of the above letter, the

Bundesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz - (BfV - West German Federal

gency for the protection of the Constitution furnished the

following comments:

SECRET

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BUaKE has been known to the Brules well as to other

West German agencies for a long while.

He has been arrested

eleven times in connection with various fraudulent operations

and is presently serving a further sentence of four and one-half

years in the prison at Stade, West Germany.

The data which

Niedersaghsen and was also referred by that agency to the BfV.(S)

The BfV lound that this information contained no concrete data

circumstances of the murder of PreSIdeNt JOiN E. KENNEDY OI

the background of that crime.

The BfV added that BUSKE has,

in the past, frequently furnished information to various German

agencies and officials nich information was regarded as un-

bellevable and the By expressed the opinion that there was a

strong probability that Busef was attempting through these

current reports to the BfVand the letter to the Department

some tavorable treatment for himself. The Bryls)

said that BUSKE's information pertained to alleged operations

and plans of the East German Intelligence Service which

information was regarded as fantastic and had resulted in the

BiVElisting BUSKE's name on a warning

list of persons regarded

as unreliable information peddlers.

Subsequently, the BiV furnished copies of the following

three documents written in the

German language the second of

which is the material referred

to by BUSKE in his letter to

the Department of Justice.

(1) • A. copy from the Federal Penal Register

(Strafregister) in Berlin - Charlottenburg

#9, Germany, reflecting previous convictions

Of FRIEDRICH AXEL RUDOLF JOHANNES BUSKE

born

November 3, 1918, in Nepzin, Pomerania.

4)

(2)

A letter dated March 16, 1964, at Stade from BUSKE

to the "Office for the Protection of the Constitu-

tion, Field office,

Hannover" which was a brief

letter of transmittal of an attached "Statement

Written for the Federal Office for the protection

of the Constitution in Bonn-Hannover Field Office."

SECRET

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"I am pointing it out in this connection because I

feel sure that further such actions are going to

follow.

I remember that, for instance, Treskow told

me who, incidentally, spoke a good German, that Hitler

had been a great teacher, namely to create unrest as

dissatisfaction. And that

"I am taking precautions so that, if events similar

to those that came about in America were to happen

all m say that I have already

"I have also informed my attorney-at-law. I wrote

by the same mail to the Chancellery of the Federal

chancellor, for 1 regard 1

as irresponsible to wait

meekly and

inattentively."

4.

The BiV subsequently advised that it had causea a

search to be made of the records of the West German Ministry

of justice and could locate only two letters written by BUSKE

to that Ministry these being dated September 10, 1963, and

December 12, 1963.

Both contained general statements to the

effect that

i had valuable information and requested an

opportunity to present it.

Neither of these letters made any

reference

to the assassination of President KENNEDY in any context

The Bundeskriminalamt - (BKA - West German Federal

Criminal Police) informed that it had arranged to have BUSKE

interviewed with regard to his alleged information possibly

bearing on the assassination of President KENNEDY. The BKA

furnished a statement dated at Stade, Germany, July 31, OLLECtER.

and signed by BUSKE and witnessed by

Kriminalkommissar

The text of this statement in translation from the German is

"Consequent upon pertinent instructions,

there

appears, in the capacity of a prisoner, (S0 U)

"Friedrich-Rudolf Buske, farmer,

born in Nepsin, Greifswald Kreis (Germany)

on November 3, 1918, (/ U)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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TITLE OF CASE

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DALLAS SEXRETA

Larestigativo Parlod

11/23/63 - 9/16/64

Typod Bys

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ROBERT P. GEMBERLING

CHARACTER OF CASE

ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT

JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY,

11/22/63, Dallas, Texas

MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION

CONCERNING

REFERENCES

Reports of SA ROBERT P. GEMBERLING, dated 12/18/63;

3/30; 5/15; 6/19; 7/18; 8/7,28/64, at Dallas.

ENCLOSURES

TO BUREAU

DECLASSIFIED BY

9803 RDD/KSR

08_4-20-43

JFK

Enclosed herewith and attached to appropriate copies

of this report for the Bureau are three photographs of Exhibit

D-232.

Two copies of Exhibit D-232 are listed as enclosures

for the President's Commission in the body of this report, with

those copies being attached to the copies of the report that

are designated as President's Connission copies.

Approved

Copies made:

Spocial Agent

In Charge

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

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-Does.

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File No.:

ROBERT P. GEMBERLING

September 18, 1964

89-43

Office:

Dallas, Texas

Bureau File No.:

62-109060

Title:

ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT

JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY,

NOVEMBER 22, 1963, DALLAS, TEXAS

Character:

MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING

Synopsis:

During course of captioned investigation numerous

allegations have

been received concerning persons other than the

alleged assassin, LEE HARVEY OSWALD, and logical investigation

has been conducted in each instance in an effort to resolve such

allegations.

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4-20-98

asses 1. 48021200/ISR

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BONN 62-36

DALLAS 89-43

SECRET

The following is a translation from German of a letter

which was postmarked/ at

Stade, N. Hannover, Germany, on an

illegible date in April, 1964.

The return address on the envelope

read "Friedrich Rudolf Buske, 2179 Ihlienworth, Gefluegelhof

Birkenheim (West Germany).

"Stade, April 8, 1964

"To the Justice Department

of the United States of America

Washington, (D.C.)

"Gentlemen:

"I take the liberty of urging you to place yourselves

in contact with the Office for the Protection of the

Constitution of the German Federal Government, Office of

the Foreign Ministry in Hannover.

"On March 17, 1964, I submitted to the above office

certain data and information which should prove very

interesting also to you.

They might have a direct bearing

on the

causes of the assassination of your President Kennedy.

"The indications I furnished are of great significance

inasmuch as

I believe to have dependable information to the

effect that these 'guided actions' will become particularly

important in the near future and will undoubtedly occur.

"Friedrich Rudolf Buske"

With regard to the writer of the above letter, the

Bundesant fuer Verfassungsschutz - (BfV - West German Federal

by to one sates on ot the constitution wintshed the

following comments:

SECRET

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(S)

BUSKE has been known to the BiV as well as to other

West German agencies for a long while.

He has been arrested

eleven times in connection with various fraudulent operations

and is presently serving a further sentence of four and one-half

years in the prison at Stade, West Germany.

The data which

Buske referred to in his letter to the Department of Justice

as having been submitted to German authorities was given first

to the Landesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz - (LiV - State OIIICe

for the Protegtion of the Constitution), for the state of

which would in any way bear on the problem of resolving the

circumstances of the murder of President, JOHN E. KENNEDY or

the background of that crime.

in the past, frequently furnished information to various German

agencies and officials which information was regarded as un-

believable and the BfV expressed the opinion that there was a

strong probability that BUSKE was attempting through these

current reports to the BiVand the letter to the Department of

Justice to gain some favorable treatment for himself. The BfVS)

said that BUSKE's information pertained to alleged operations

and plans of the East German Intelligence Service which

anformation was regarded as fantastic and had resulted in the

Bfeisting BUSKE's name on a warning

list of persons regarded

as uhreliable information peddlers.

Subsequently, the BfV furnished copies of the following

three documents written in the

German language the second of

which Is the material refered to by FuSin in his latter to

the Department of Justice.

(1) • A copy from the Federal Penal Register

(Strafregister) in Berlin - Charlottenburg

#9, Germany, reflecting previous convictions

Of FRIEDRICH AXEL RUDOLE JOHANNES BUSKE,

November 3, 1918, in Nepzin, Pomerania.

(2)

A letter dated March 16, 1964, at Stade from BUSKE

to the "Office for the Protection of the Constitu-

tion, Field Office, Hannover" which was a brief

letter of transmittal of an attached "Statement

Written for the Federal Office for the protection

of the Constitution in Bonn-Hannover Field Office.

SEGRET

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"I am pointing it out in this connection beczuse I

feel sure that further such actions are going to

follow.

I remember that, for instance, Treskow told

me who,

incidentally, spoke a good German, that Hitler

had been a great teacher, namely to create unrest as

in Czecho-Slovakia, Austria and poland, to

bring about

dissatistaction. And that is what we want.

-

"I am taking precautions so that, if events

similar

to those that came about in America were to happen

again, I shall be able to say that I have already

uttered a warning. SU

"I have also informed my attorney-at-law. I wrote

by the same mail to the Chancellery of the Federal

Chancellor, for I regard 1t,

as Irresponsible to wait

meekly and

inattentively." (S

BfY subsequently advised that it had caused a

search to be made of the records of the West German Ministry

of Justice and could locate only two letters written by BUSKE

to that Ministry these being dated September 10, 1963, and

December 12, 1963.

Both contained general statements

to the

effect that

BUSKE had valuable information and requested an

opportunity to present it.

Neither of these letters made any

reference

to the assassination of President KENNEDY in any context

The Bundeskriminalamt - (BKA - West German Federal

Criminal Police) informed that it had arranged to have BUSKE

interviewed with regard to his alleged information possibly

bearing on the assassination of President KENNEDY. The BKA

furnished a statement dated at Stade, Germany, July 31, 1964,

and signed by BUSKE and witnessed by Kriminalkommissar KOLLECKER.

The text of

his statement in translation from the German is

as follows:

"Consequent upon pertinent

instructions, there

appears, in the capacity of a prisoner,

"Friedrich-Rudolf Buske, farmer,

born in Nepsin,

Greifswald Kreis (Germany)

on November 3,

1918,

SEGRET

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