NH 53320 AGENCY RECORD NUMBER RECORD SERIES AGENCY FILE NUMBER AGENCY ORIGINATOR FROM TO TITLE DATE SUBJECTS DOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST REVIEW COMMENTS Page 1 - Date: 02/18/05 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION Eleased under the Juhn Kennedy CIA ssassinatinn Recurda 104-10414-10378 n11ectiun Act of 1992 JFK (44 USC 210? Note]. RUSS HOLMES WORK ase#:NW Date: DOCUMENT INFORMATION CIA . . JOHN WALLER MR. BUSH SUGGESTED DRAFT OF LETTER TO MR. DEMOHRENSCHILDT WITH ATTACHED RELATED DOCUMENTS AND TRANSMITTAL SLIP. 09/02/1976 32 TRANSMITTAL SLI PAPER SECRET 1B RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC -.RELEASED WITH DELETIONS 11/19/98 F124-1 1998.ll.l9.15:15:07:420108 - ITEM IS RESTRICTED 104?10414-10378 .--, . n; .. .. . -. -. SLIP DATE ?233519? TO: (61L ROIOM NO. lemming. 0 9 1113:3121: ??.the FBI appear to have been interested REMARKS: ?177;. Th? attached suggested draft to . Mr. De Mohrenschiidt was written without knowiedgeagf the flavor of your persona] reiat10nsh?b with him. The tone may not be appropniate, but the message boiis . down to the- fact that neither- CIA nor 1n NEE De MZhrensch1Tdt for a number af? years *1 .. This was coord1nated wi-John Mailer 1100? no. BUILDING . . EXTENSION FORM 110.24] REPLAcesroamas-a - 5'4 0:511:Page 12 IFEB 55 WHICH MAY BE USED HLY ;;Leeg" sm SECRET - .1 Rounmem' RECORD same? b" 5U 31 (Opiionalj _Mr. George de Mohkenschiidt amtm?u unra- 3:4? "(John H. Na11er Inspector Genera] 2 24 Hqs; B1dg. EXIENSION NO. 3? 769?: 6565 R-1252 DA17 TO: (Of?cer designation, room? numbin,? and building) DATE RECEIVED FORWARDED INITIALS i (Number (reach commen? to show from whoi-n /tn whom. Draw a Iina ocros: column after each comment.) - This is the response to the letter from de Mohrep?chj1dt 7 121- ?5 f?w ays ago. 7 that you gave me 3/ IO. 12. l3. 14. 15. FORM 0 use nevuous 3452 i EDHIOHS SECRET INTERNAL use ONLY . MN TAIFSTT Mr de Mohrenschiidt 5 letter to George de . ?on--..-.- 35/47/15 if) 1'7'1 'g - .4. I O) IDirector ofICentrai Intelligencei Qi' FROM 3. H. ?Qa11ek Inspector General dated 5 September .1976 Action Reqo1red - I ?1.Mone This memorandum 15 for your information he have aiso I attached at A a suggested draft repiy to Ide Action Taken Ne have rev1ewed and IG fiies on Mr de Mohrenschildt Inigihtiitl? A 1 addition, at our request, the CI Staff has run Agency traces on him andI?"??iI5" 'tihas been in touch witIh' the FBI as weTT. There. is voiominous materia] on Mr de Mohrenschiidt in CIA fiies, most of it dating from the post-Kennedy assassination perio ?when he testified before the Warren Commission on his acquaintance _i5?33 with Mr. and Lee Harvey Oswald. copy of the de Itestimony is attached at B.) r- 4. The buik of the materiai in our fiTes 01 FB1 ?the most recent of which is dated I967. The FBI has informed CIA it has no traces on Mr. de Mohrenschiidt beyond that date; oar Ifiies contain all of its previous materiai on him um . cunt. - IMPDETJ BY 055636 to 1961'1sla150 attached at C. IAs a routine matter, Mr. Moore requested 1111' -traces on Mr:.de Mohrenschi1dt. The trace resu1ts (attached at D) con?13 5. Mr. HeTms? 3 June 1964 memorandum or the warren Commission on the de Mohrenschiidts is attached at C. It describes the Agency' 3 interest in- obtaining reports from Mr. de 1n 1957 as a resuTt of his sojourn in Yugos1av1a that year. Contact Div_1sion (now Domestic Coiiection Division DCD) had its resident agent in Da11as, 317 Maiton Moore, contact Mr. de Mohrenschiidt at that time. 'The A history of Mr. Moore's re1ationsh1p with Mr. de Mohrenschiidt from 1957195 tained sufficient derogatory information to precTude further extensive- contact with the de Mohrensch11dts. OS summary on Mr. de Mohrensrh11dt I prepared in response to the current request_ is aiso attached at ?:to Mr. de Mohrenschi1dt c/o the U. S. Embassy in Haiti from about 1964 to 7Iiif 1966 (This was probabiy not uncovered at the time of the external in? 3 our 111 es show that a ma 11 cover was pTaced on 1etters addressed 1_veSt1 gations.) This inciuded opening and photographing the contents of 7Tlsome 1etters by the CIA Station there. The resu1ts of this operat1on 11?. -?.were shared Wit.h _the FBI i*?77; Mr de Mohrensch11dt came to the attention of this office durzng 7 the Rockefe11er Commission 1nVestigations. We were asked to res pond tIo a ?2 Activities and the Marren Commission _Investigation." Mr. Hoch ca-TTed for ,I[*3Isi' -ran identification of Mr. Ma1ton Moorel empioyment and memorandum submitted to the Commission by Mr. PauT Hoch entitied 1: .asked what Mr. Moore knew about Oswa1d and what he may have ton Mr. delii LIT- Mohrenschiidt about him. Our repiy to the Rockeielier Commission is _;'attached -The most recent information we have .on Mr. de Mohrenscb11dt comes . from Mr. J. MaTLon Moore who was Contacted in May and Juiy 1976 by writers - connected with the Reader' 5 ?igeSt, and with the Diai Press and the De11 Pubiishing Company. Both writers questioned Mr. Moore about Oswaid and de Mohrenschiidt Mr. Moore 5 reports on these contacts are attached- _a1Conc1usions I I '17 91 Mr. de appears to have Tead an adventurous and coiorfuT iife as a petrOTeum engineer and businessman. He is both uelT 11111121. L?nnld:323929637 A If and poorly Connected, and some of his associations in the past have Certainiy-his reiationship with the raised serious questions. Oswaids has caused him considerable troubie and may have caused this Agency and the FBI to spend more time and energy on him in the past 3 than was necessary; . . -TO., Both the FBI and this Agencys however, had dropped their interests in Mr. de Mohrenschiidt's activities by the mid?to?iate 1960's. Ne_specu1ate that_any attention he is now_reteiving couid",f either be from local.authorities in Daiias or from media representa?? 'tives_on the?traii ofsa warmed over story concerning the assaSSination of President Kennedy; we offer no proof_of this conjecture 7 Mr. Moore?s reports attached at F. _Nhat we can say is that we have? found no indication that either'CIA or the FBI has taken interest in Mr. de_Mohrenschiidt in recent m. . . any. act-1' Ye Attachments:?uthru a/s . ., ,It'u} ?3 Bul?r?'?faeas'es's?z' "ft-age 5__j ?In? 1 . A im' 5332,1133 Page Registry . CENTRAL AGENCY- 20505 2 le? - 23 september 1976 Mr. de MohrenSchiidt' 2737 Kings Road_ Apartment 142 Da11a3,_Texasu7521921 _?yTi -*12 Dear Georgeiegfgf;3'- '5i-P1eaae-iorgiue.the deiay in ny repiy to-your September 5th?iettefgd It took time to_explore thoroughly the matters.you my; bf gsLet me say-first that I know it must have been difficuit for you .Ef t?ito seek my help in_the situation outiined in your letter.' I believe I 1. can appreciate your'State of mind in View of your daughteris tragic a few years ago and the.current.poor state onyour_wife heait *111; I wag extremely sorry to_hear of these circumstances. 6 2.:sme3* 22* your eituatiOn; I Can wei] imagine how the attentions you Il$7f*3 in your letter affect both you and your wife.- However, my g-2 3 staff has been unable to find any indication of interest in your activities on the part of Federa1 authorities.in recent years.f The -. flurry of interest that attended your-testimony before the Warren long since subsided.~ I can only specuiate'that "newsworthy" again in View of the renewed interest Fl in the Kennedy assaSSination and,_thus,_may be attracting the attena (7:14;;igu tion of peopie in the media. I hope this letter has been Of some comfort to you; George; 3:1 ,aithough I realize-I am unabie to anewer your question comp1ete1y.'2 7; 3 fr_? .7 . . Thank you for your good wishes on my new job. 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Wuu?quWH. .erwWHH. 1161:1th ?115.33?, Contact ATTH Suppcr'f: 9313.33 393%.} 333133333 Raw (3333, 1.13253 I. - 1231MOORE 3 cszaJ 1.1114 Gem?; I I Ue-Nc Mremgqh? 1+ 1515 7 +1 (.1 meI's .. 00 3.1-1: 11hnva km 33:11-33 :13 3.1531113 111.3 since 1 - Hy 13.3% actual. Contact with tbs-:3 was; in fall of 1.931,. although - receiva? a Christmas card than during Christmas of 1113 card 7:35.155) from Inna} a cam.? of :25? 3333111311133 3:232?; :13 attachad. I . 1 . meg??W?uc?JH?I?ggr? - - 2.. I ?lter can." 121:3 Wasassina? Briber- an the: 23d . I . k. 24:1: of Bea-933153:- 1953, I received a telephone call Paul. - 9 1. ichar'" .25, ?31th of tha Satan? EoLil Research. Labmratorg at DJncanville; Texas. Dr. Reichertz advise? that members 0: his staff nau ?1 "ti'erxiad .cme: ki? of social or discussion in January 1963 which Lbs: Harm? '1 was 210 mention was wads: at 1:133 of George 63 I. . . j" I'schilxit. . I told Dr. 1231:11th he SW 3?3th this; 3.313%an to the . 3? - local office of the FBI and he replies} 1:51.21: 1:113 1:123? nu one in the: $313.33" ..I- office: or tha FBI and asked if I amid 'paSS 1:123 ?Enfamaticn 31mg fw 22131,. II I I cailed the FDII and. they said ??22.33: 919111;: can-Ia 503313065? out to talk ?to: 3' Br- 331cm- I 33.13 m) effort to fol-lose up or: the: mm with 2391 Reichem since: I felt it was: none of my businass but (11:14:21; .1. visit liaryanxz?mggan? librarian at Sccony" Aobil. Research Lab and a . . I 1 good cantactiof mine: for many years, aha advised the: 3?19. had 1:321:11 that' .3. - d3 ?ohranschihlt had befrierxiad ?gs-QM after his arrival in 3333.135? and. . . _lhad. inbod?mced hm to a. study :1er on the qu IUSA acic 1. - u, a (2.701Cogtact with de Hahrenachiidt 2353' 1:113 result '63? . a sear-w lead from headquartara, dots-tea 22 11.0? 57, adviai 23 that (130333 .5 <13 Hohre-aschildt ?md recantly ratumad to Dallas: after spending approxi-e II I, '33 1913' a year- in "ugoslavia on a job for fab-351851.. -. I nailed on :13 ashram .. ., 311511.11: in early Decanber 1957 and a: hai?ctad :3 nan-a: check, dated 5 Dec 1 8173 that ?ne d3 Fohrem cbll?tg 3113 153 a copy of standard:parsonal history fem 57, which. gives considerable biograph1c data, which I 31:: cncloaing. '21 .. 7:151 A I I car?"- Lynne-L kucwigdjt?.p 51 vr. ib?u? REIC 7 Nov cum/i DOICGK loo-fk $3 ah dd fyI ail?35L) .- . .. 13 HH- 11mm 33332962; . Edge this 1:13.31 533 3:15.. ms" Hrs. 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P23122613 East); 0:33 of. his ch?zrm disc. of cystic fibrosis am; $30-33 ?Ia: thran?childt has 31431312331: veg-3 a3tivs in. ?It? a 33333.3 c335?: $3.1:er I disk}; campaxnm . . . . . .. - - 5.I Cecrga d3 Johre?sculldt makes a cow. agaxgwang?w ?33; ?3 31:31.11: 3:3. feet tall and 333.3313 1.90 3 12:23 33335, 3P13?0m??15f 53: KeapsII 2331:3313? In gem cmwdi?i on 3:physical fitnims nut. he is a ma?a-at? drinker and when I last -: II 530*9?3 3 1193.. I haul?:1 ?1326:er his perfumesli?cy as family. 333 .5..ng gains 31th}; I. have; heard him 1?an to 32 smeai.3d.. 33 reputagly . has an f0? that 131111 as am} I madam?.3333?- his in tarast {3333 33?: go I vim? - 113133633 Smawha: uncenvanti anal life? $3333, 91.11353 . at 5 o?clock in the Imming, ha is rather camped-33, has 3 kean interest ?In in+3rra3tional affairs and In 5min}. justica. B3: 135:3}. censarvatmg. I sh?! ?le b3 conglderaue} a libarIala 135.3 oatlcos 3.5. ?3 mm; {?9me I - . . . I De: kohrunac?uldt: is fair-J. seal]. WI ?emhm $3 Ballas.? I only know of (me good friema of his. n11}; VII?Crlov (F satires!) who is: it: the oil 131335.113 Th3 salons}. and A . I-- both play handball; ?e mentioned. ?the 3.331: time: I saw him that (13 ?emw?maI? - I?schildt 337:th him to cm to Haiti to 3331?? EMI mm a plant/3135.93 and organiza a ccupany than?. I belie-:3 that the: da ?ohrenschii?t? 3 left? fez- Jai?ci in about; February of 19% but I 33 Very vagua an tins. 7 -. I If there: In any midi tlongal iai?omticn I can furnish, plea-v.3 :33 m7; USA ?3?a3 . [tray/I USA - I . 7? .-. CKIVIAII 1343-1132:: I- be] G30 9341054 KENSQH 1497? (go i 715 c.3250 81.153 32:53 -: .- . 7 IEnclosur-?s II I I-stated abova IIB. (9716 . !Ir A . tun.? .- (Vhen Filled 'i?ugns?t m; - ?4 - II FROM: Chief, Contact Division, 00 Chief, Personnel Securi ty Div1 sion ?0 SUBJECT: de George 2&3? Log . .- . AKA: -von KOHPENSCHILDI, George Serg'i Von Jer #775? 1. Reference is made to your request for a security earanee on the hsuhjecti person as a potential sour-Ce of intelligence information. .The Ineceseeing,r checks have been completed WithII the following results'addit1onal information has Been obtained, except for such . . biographic information as indicated below or in the attachment. I b. Infomation has been received that Subdect was investigated With I A favorahIle resultsI Iin c. I Certain 1nformat10n has. been received and appears in the attachment which your Division will Wish. to consiIdIerI in. detem1n1ng the extent andI level oi? use of Subject. . iclosed that this information Is erroneous or that Suhject is a diiferent nIame this DIiV1Sion shoulc?i be notified immediately.-L "215 {3 $53fo- 5.0 37 I II .I (121531112 msqoauac I NOV SIS . DooI? 32392962.: gig-1311,57; "swans-ex.? .. 7 '12. It is to he noted that-_ our checks Were made on the 132.515 of Lthe 1dentify1na information yOu furnished or in an attachment to this memoranaum18houl?t it he dis-u- Iii]. Chief Personnel Securit?I D1vis10n POI. . I mj?. . . . . .u . - r. '#775 . Subject was investigated by Federal Agencies in 19111, 191123 1915, and 1957. Cihe investigation reports as well other Federal Agencies reflect the following: - I Between 1910 and l9h2 Subject? was considered to be I pro?German and suspected of being a German propagandist and an espionage agent. - - - Several informants stated that Subject was in sympathy I with the Conummist form of gov ernmerrt in Russia. but kne? of no ell-American activities on the part of Subject. One Morment . ., I A advised .inI19Ih7 that ISubject had definite Commistic tenden?Iv -. -: Investigations failed to produce any 1ega1 octpetent . I I, evidence or witnesses to substantiate the reports that Subgec had been pro-Communist crI pro?EIazi.I - - .. Iiagority of.? informants consider Subject to be .I -1: .. 4 "VII-overly apc'ressive. - Subject has been lmotm to asSGciate with panache of gerate and advised that he thought the Commist form of gover - European continent, and that he had a great admiration for the a Communist' :Lc form of goverrmzent, but that that did not pxe Vent him from. having a stronger feeling of loyalty to the Govennment of theI United ISItIatIescI . . . . . . fez M53320 .Page' irresponsible, conceited, an adventurer fond oi? exaggeration, and, I. ._'BQUestionab19 Email-W: reputa+iIon3 aInIdI moral charmtera i bubject, when interviewed, admitted that he tends ?0 mentgof soviet Russia was the better form of government on then . "i Gabrge DE MOHRENSCHILDT iFrom the Office of Security CONNECTION3 MOHRENSCHILDT was security disapproved for 035 employ? . ment on 18 Ju1y 1942 because he was suspected-of being a Nazi.?h jAJ3v agent. On 13 August 1958\derogatory information was the Contact Office who was interested in interrogating him as a an alien contact._ His second wife, whom he married on' ?ig?'ll July 1948Jand divorced 29 December 1949, was employed as 7-receptionist,by a covert to 12 January'lii7VI 1951 when_her employment was terminated. -(Reason not given;) :,gg ff Subject?s brother, Dimitri.S. VON approved on ll'Apri1_1950 for exploitation as~a contact foreign intelligence-purposes on a limited_baSis; not to receive??buZFZ {iglf? classified information above confidential. ?5 OS Files on Subject, his second wife; and his brother ?f reflect use by the Agency?as set out above.. Subject was_hW??fT??j?fg_ -investigated by the FBl.in 1941, 1942,?1945; 1947 and - Between-1940 and 1942=Subject was considered to be pro?GermanjfivaE? Sand suspected-of being a German propagandist and an espionage?? agent.? Several informants stated that Subject was-in sympathy with the Communist form of government in_Russia but knew of 15;;3f 'vno un?American activities on the part of Subject.: . mant advised in 1947 that Subject had ~tendenciest .However, investigations failed to produce any - it}' legal competent evidence or witnesses to substantiate the reports that Subject had been pro~CommuniSt majOrity of informants consider Subject to-be irresponsibleg.conceited, an adventurer fond of exaggeration and overly aggressiVe; He has been known to associate persons of questionable loyalty, reputation and.moral Character; Subject has admitted that he tends to_exaggerate and stated .that he thought the Communist form of government_of Soviet ?ghy Russia was the better form of government 0n the European' ?idiT[Jr-age ?13, Land 031mm; . has continent; that he had a great admiratio? for the Communist_h form of government but that this admiration did not prevent him -_*from having a stronger feeling of loyalty to the government of the United StatesNewaork Times item for 12 December 1966 mentioned . George DE MOHRENSCHILDT has been acquainted with Jacqueline I father, John BOUVIER, and mothera-Mrst Hugh 1:5 GLOSS, since Mrs. KENNEDY was_a girl;- The BB were quoted_as saying they were perhaps the only persenszin?fy' the world to haVe known the families of both Prg$identhENNEDY )5 .. 1Emmam??m? . r. L4 . . .7 I 1: REUTING AND RECORD saga} 5U BJ ECT: (Op?onoi) Hoch/W??fre? Commission Paper . Inspector General Room 21324 Hqs. EXIENSION 6565 NO. - - . DATE 28 April 1975 (Omcer dex'ngna?on, room number, and DATE budding) RECEIVED FORWARDED INHIALS (Numbw each Commeni lo show from whom fa whom. Draw a line can): co?umn after each comm-3M.) The e-ttaehed docurrients ?are . submitted for review and cleare ance to the Presidential - Co?mssion investigating the I CIA Please reaurn, unmarked, Ito the Inspector Gen. era]. as soon as possible. rence isprovided'belowgf: This'pep ere for 13:; 1 elease to the Commission. by: nodn 28 April . - . aoconcur in the release of. the attached documents to the 12. Space for {qurzcurgq~ Presidential Commission, 13. 14. IS. FORM ,610 ?5:972:12? SECRET m53320 nh?ld?g?gzg?: Itiq?ge 21 [j INTERNAL USE.ONLY A 3'?rfde Mohrenechildt for advmce concerning Oawald '1 '-Was J. his 1 Ma?y 1964 memorandum to the Acting Chief EHHoriginalWalton Moore connected with Was'he connected with the Oswald case? - .H 1* 'Answer: Mr. J. Walton Moore waa'employed by CIA in the Contatt Divisiona? off_ice in Da l1as during the early 1960? s. His?only'contact? ;with the Oswald case prior to the assa331nat10n is recorded in C0ntact'; is also attached because of the poor 1eg1b111ty olf He may have heen involved _in tHe Agency 8 effort to isupport the Warren Comm1351on during the Comm1331on . . -1. .A.. gat10ns.j we find notiax '?31nd1cat10n that there was ever an-yr contact between Oswald and . 13 .- 5? - .A - Page?22;w3' 'D1v131on, attached at Tah 8 (a typed version of the document Mr. Moore has atated that he was never asked by Mr.gfhg,3Tf; -?.41 00? in 1th7 1 f?lJ? ICyfg?C)124?> 11,: 5" 1 GRIW .. pAL~83i76 Chier of Operations 7 - ?a?gw? Chuj/ja?as? F1816 19;: 3 ?g Inquiry of . a11as Fie1d Office Association witn Lee Harvey Oswa1d and'G:orge de?ohrenschiidt 1. On the evening of 13 Juiy 1976, at about 2100 in? Richard .154] Chief, Domestic Co11ection Division - 1 ~d1. ?1 14 Juiy 1976' . Russe11 of the Dia] Press and the De11 Publishing Company, game by 9 my house. He advised that he was working on a book on the Kennedy_ assassination and that he understood I was a friend of George,;sgc* dei-iohrenSchi1dt.- He wanted to know if I had ever met Lee Harvey -.or if de.-ioh nsch11dt had ever suggested that I shou1d see OswaTd ins; I toid him' no on- both counts and advised that I have not see or ,"jaf?35191 ?nUGJta1ked wit 11 George deMohrensch11dt s1nce_the fa11 of 1961. ~1 . 2. Mr. Russe11 attempted to draw me into discussion of the iff?ifg;ff?ags; assassination which I avoided and wanted to know if I couid "-_give him the name of .the Chief of the CIA office in Me xico City in . TFLI- '195 3.. I to1d him I cou1d not, and he said he could probab1y get the name from Mr. David Ph111ips. I do not foresee any adverse pub1ic1ty . r' as a resu1t. of. Mr. RuSse11' 5 visit but fe1t that it sh0u1d be made a Tfmatter of record. . . . 1 2.1. . . Jun/55 W533 :L?ugzl IDUa-l-IbuL-?ai E2 CL BY 013321 11119111323936: Eagegiq.? 1? HALTOH . H. I . . .1. :11? FROM 0 SUBJECT: Page a Lroay noAr} ?some" - 'csA FPV. (H 151.?. ED STATES . I Chief, Dallas II-?ield Office. Z?emo" him/"ii . .1 - Imam Chief, Domestic Collection Division I Chief of Operations - - . . Inquiry from Reader' 5 DigestI Concerning Dallas Fie1d Office Association .with Lee_yarveg_pswald and George deMohreq?9h11?tI '~4evg9s*s . ?aw . I 37/ IEVI - 7757 21,: I 1. On 19 1976, -Pem?Bu? r, a research WriterI for RGader' s?yggegr called on thIe listc line., She identified herself as beinng1tn the Reader? 5 Digest and said she was doing research for a.book being written IN?by }{arry 'Epstein on the Kennedy assassination,' IShe asked if I had ever .2 talked to or met Lee Harvey Oswald. I told herI I had.not.- She then asked 'if I had talked to George deliohrenschildt about Lee Harvey Oswald. After I told her that I would not discuss the matter, she said that sheI under" . Stood from demohrenschildt that I had talked to him after he had returned II from a tripIto?iug031avia. I neither confirmed nor d.enied this? and I told jy; iitherI again I IIwould IInot discuss the - -- A 2I.I I do qut Iknow if Ms. ButlerII actually 2:a1ked to deMohrenschildt I not since the information she IhadI couId have been acquired from Ifh3_L I II IHarrenI Comm155310n Report. . I . I: ?if?Ur?rjgi?ggafI QMQ UmemyV?i??f??g?z - ., .-. - ALTON 1100121; 01ml 003820 -I .I '71. MEI-I .lxw I.1 115.} . . . Lays! . ?ua?q? . dOmK 37:511Eg?g?aaeu. In} 4? - 1? DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE I do know th 1s man DeMohrenschiIdt I I first men him in the earIy 40' 3. He was Jan uncIe to my Andover roommate.j ILater he surfaced in (50 5 maybe) got 1nvoIved in some controvers1a-I? -: deaI1ngs 1n Ha1t1. Then he surfaced when OswaId shot to .3:5prom1nence: He knew OswaId before the assass1nat1on of Pres. Kennedy . don recaII h1s roIe 1n this; At one time he had /or spent pIenty of "y-munEy .. :nyl have not heard from h1m for many ye ans unt1 ?_fthe_ attached Ietter came {4.1?b.1405}? 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