Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, DE
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/27/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

4/21/201

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10298-10097

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY. FILE NUMBER:

29-31889-176

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, DE

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

11/27/1963

PAGES:

4

SUBJECTS :

[Restricted]

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

• RESTRICTIONS: Consulted

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

10/21/1996

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF DOJ

COMMENTS :

REFERRED TO DOJ, INC A/T

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12/29/63

Airtel

TO: SAC, Detzolt

(29-1432)

KtC. 31

From: Director,

FBI

(29-31889-116

JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA;

DOMINICK EDWARD: BARTONE,

AKA. M

FRA; ITSP: MP;

FBI: CONSPARAGY

(00:

Detroit)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

Re Detrot airtel dated 11/27/63.

Ll enclosed with

Detroit airtel dated 11/22/63 1s

disseminated in its present

being

form; however, in your next contact

with Departnent Attorney William French you should resolve the

points raised by the Bureau in its airtel of 11/26/63 as to whether

or not a need existe for concealing either French's identity as the

person who furnished this information or the identity of Robert C.

Meissner as French's

source in future tils.

In

future communications furnishing this. type information

you should clearly set forth the date and manner under which such

information was obtained.

1 - Chicago

(29-1999) (Info)

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Tolson

Belmont

Mohr -

Casper

Callahan

Conrad

DeLoach

Evans

Gale -

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes

& DEG 6

Gandy..

MAIL ROOM

MAILED. 2

NOV ZA 1963

COMM-FBI

T'ELETYPE UNIT

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FDS6 (Rev.6l2-13-s)

FBI

Date:

11/27/63

Transmit the following in

Via

Mr. Tolson

Mr. Belmont

Mr. Mohr..

Mr. Casper.

Mr. Callahan

Mr. Conrad

Mr. DeLoach

Mr. Evans.

Mi. Gale.-

Mr. Rosen

Mr. Sullivan

Mr. Tavel.

Mr. Trotter

Tele. Room.

Miss Holmes.

Miss Gandy.

Bets

AIRTEL

(Type in plain text or code)

AM

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (29-31889)

FROM: SAC, DETROIT (29-1432) (P)

JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA;

DOMINICK EDWARD BARTONE, aka;

ET AL

FRA; ITSP; ME; FBW; CONSPIRACY

(00: DETROIT)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

DATE 10-11-94 BY.328 MAC/KOK

ReBuairtel 11/26/63.

Information set out in Detroit LHM dated 11/22/63 was made

available at Detroit on 11/21/63 by Department Attorney

William French in the form of an undated blind memorandum

which he said was dictated by Robert C. Meissner on 11/19/63

concerning a meeting with Joseph F. Verhelle on 11/18/63

Mr. French requested that the information be summarized in

the same manner as in three previous letterhead memoranda

(dated 11/7,8,and 12/63) containing information from the

same source.

Mr. French had previously requested that

Meissner's identity be concealed because of the confidential

basis upon which the information had been furnished to him

by Meissner and the sensitive nature of the matter in which

the Department was seeking Meissner's cooperation, particularly

the possibility of an attempt to influence the judge or jury

in the forthcoming trial of James R. Hoffa at Chicago.

Mr. French advised that on 11/22/63 Meissner would be in

telephonic contact with French or Department Attorney Thomas

McKeon at Detroit, and it would be known whether Verhelle

had confirmed arrangements to meet Meissner in Chicago on

11/25/63. Mr. French left Detroit before there was any further

discussion with him concerning the proposed LHM.

Mr. McKeon

advised on 11/22/63 that no further word had been received

by him from Meissner regarding the proposed meeting with

Verhelle on 11/25/63.

The LHM was

submitted on the basis of

Mr. French's remarks on 11/21/63.

Approved:

_3 - Bureau

1 - Detroit

VGW/ VW

(4)

C. C. Wick

At to

DE

-11/29/13

Special Agent in Charge

REC. 31

2231889-1461

12 DEû & 1963

Sent

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DE 29-1432

Inasmuch as the Bureau has advised in reairtel

that the LHM will be disseminated only to the Criminal

Division of the Department, there is no known reason for

Meissner's identity to be concealed, other than Mr. French's

original request, as mentioned above.

Nr. French probably

will not be available at Detroit for further discussion of

this point prior to next week.

If the Bureau desires to

him until that time, it will

be determined from him whether there is any objection at

this time to disclosing Meissner's identity in the IHM, and

if there is no objection by him,

an amended LHM will be

submitted immediately.

Otherwise it is believed the LHM

could be disseminated

in its present form.

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