Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SA
To: HQ
Document date: 09/17/1952
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/19/201

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90123-10096

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 124-8218-17

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

ussassination Records

Collection Aet of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NT 54462 Date:

10-05-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO:

TITLE :

FBI

SA

HQ

DATE: 09/17/1952

' PAGES: 12

SUBJECTS :

PAUL M. RAIGORODSKY

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

_CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

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CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/12/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: RPT

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SCCURITY INFORMATION - C

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Form No. 1

THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT. BUREAU

FILE NO.

WUW

REPORT MADE AT

SAN ANTONIO, TRIAS

TITLE

PAUI NARK RATGORODSKY

DATE WHEN

MADE

9/17/52

PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE

8/22;9/2,4,10,12,

16/52

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

REPORT MADE BY.

JOSEPH C. WEB3, JR.

CHARACTER OF CASE

EUROPEAN RICOVERY PROGRAM

SYNOPSIS OF FACTS:

ANTO

Applicant resided on ranch near Kerrville, Texas, from 193?

to 1941. Acquaintances consider Applicant a reputable, loyal,

and law abiding citizen.

FIREL M. BAKER, Kerrville, Texas, Applicant's

former wife, considers Applicant's loyalty above reproach; considers

• him to be extremely intelligent and ambitious, but also self-centered

and egotistical. Applicant was educated in Russia and Czechoslovakia,

and emigrated to the U. S. in 1920 and enlisted in the U. S. Army in

1921. Applicant, while Consulting Engineer, Petroleum Engineering

Inc., Tulsa, Okla., conducted business transactions with the Amtorg

Trading Corp., a Russian trading organization, involving the export of

gasoline absorption plants to Russia.

Applicant's former wife, Mrs.

ETHEL M. BAKER, was active in Communist Party meetings at Austin, Texas,

from 1943to 1944.

Applicant and wife divorced in Kerrville, Texas, in

22/44. - RAIGORODSKY became naturalized citizen in in U.S. Court,

Western District of Texas, San Antonio, Texas. Born 8/25/98, Praskonvow,

Russia, entered University of Texas, Austin, on 9/22/22, and was graduated

with 3.S. degree in Civil Engineering 5/24.

Nothing unfavorable in

University of Texas records, and RAIGORODSKY not recalled by present

faculty members.

Credit records satisfactory; criminal negative. In

interview, former wife admitted Conmunist associations, but claims ceased

such associations in 1944.

REFERENCE:

- RUC -

Bureau letter to Washington Field dated

он 3/10/28 0mk/Dкc

Jan intonio radiogran to Bureau dated 6/8/8/52.

San Antonio radiogram to Bureau dated 9/16/52.

APPROVED AND

FORWARDED:

FI. We satis

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

=: COPIES OF THIS REPORT

Bureau (AM SD)

San Antonio (124-291)

DO NOT WRITE IN THESE PACES SCORDED - 51

INDEXED - 51

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PROPERTY OF FBI-THIS CONFIDENTIAL REPORT AND

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SA #124-291

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS

The confidential infommants mentioned in the report of SA JOSEPH

C. WEBB, JR., dated September 17, 1952, at San Antonio, Texas, are identified

as

follows:

SA I-1 is SA-411-S, who reported to SA ARTHUR J. NORSTROM

during the course of the investigation concerning Applicant's wife.

SA I-2 is MISUR concerning PEPA meeting at Austin, Texas,

on August 13, 1944.

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SEBUSITY INFORMADE - 10

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Vorm No. 1

THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT BUREAU

FILE NO.

REPORT MADE AT

TITLE

DATE WHEN

MADE

PERIOD FOP: WHICH MADE

SAN ANTONIO, TEAS

9/17/52

8/22;9/2,4,10,12,

16/52

PAUL MARK RAICORODSKY ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

REPORT MADE BY

JOSEPH C. WEBB, JR.

CHARACTER OF CASE

WW

EUROPEAN RECOVERY PROGRAM

-

-

SYNOPSIS OF FACTS:

Applicant resided on ranch near Kerruille, Texas, from 1937

to 1941. Acquaintances consider Applicant a reputable, loyal,

and law-abiding citizen. Mrs, ETHEL M. BAKER, Kerrville, Texas, Applieent'&

former wife, considers Applicant's Loyalty above reproach; considers

him to be extremely intelligent and ambitious, but also self-contered

and egotistical.

Applicant as educated in Fussis and Crechoslovalda,

and emigrated to the U. S. In 1920 and enlisted in the U.S: Army In

1921. Applicant, while Consulting Engineer, Petroleun Engineering

Ine., Tulsa, Okla., conducted businees transactions with the Antorg

Trading Corp., a Russian trading organization, involving the export of

gasoline absorption plants to Russia. Applicant's forner wife, Mrs.

ETHEL M. BAKER, was active In Communist Party meetings at Austin, Taxes,

from 1943to 1944.

Applicant and wife divorced In Kerrville, Texas, In,-

12/44.

RAIGORODSKY became naturalized citizon 4/28/21 in U. 8. Court,

Western District of Texas, San Antonio, Texas.

som 8/25/98, Praskonvow,

Russia, entered University of Texas, Austin, on 9/22/22, and was graduated

with B.S. degree in C1vil Engineering 5/24.

Nothing unfavorable in

University of Texas records, and RAIGORODSKY not recalled by present

faculty members. Credit records satisfactory; criminal negative... In

Interview, former wife admitted Comnunist associations, but claims ceased

such associations in 1944.

REFERENCE:

- RUC -

Bureau letter to Washington Field dated 8/28/52.

San Antonio radiogran to Bureau dated 9/8/52.

San Antonio radiogran to Bureau dated 9/16/52.

APPROVED AND

FORWARDED:

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

COPIES OF THIS REPORT

3 - Bureau (AM SD)

1 - San Antonio (124-291)

DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES

DECIASSIFIO

1, 1855

DINL OLG

ON.

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ENCY TO WHEELE THIS CONFIDENTIAL REPORT AND ITS CONTENTS ARE LOANED TO YOU BY THE FBI AND ARE NOT TO BE DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE OR

AGENCY TO WHICH LOANED.

IS GOVERNEST PRINTAME OFFICE

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SA #124-291

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS

The confidential informants mentioned in the report of SA JOSEPH

C. WEBB, JR., dated September 17, 1952, at San Antonio, Texas, are idertified

as follows:

BA T-1 is SA-L1l-S, who reported to SA ARTHUR J. NORSTROV

Juring the course of the investigation concerning Applicant's wife.'

on August 13, 1944

SA I-2 IS MISUR concerning PIPA meeting at Austin, Texas,

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