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MEMO RE: DR. LEONARD REISSMAN & CONNECTED LEADS
FOR:
REISSMAN FILE AND LEAD FILES
During the early stages of our investigation we noted the
possible involvement of DR. REISSMAN but passed over it because
N.O.P.D. and federal evaluations referred to him as a left-wing
activist and it has been apparent from the outset that this is
not a relevant area with regard to this case. However, it has
become increasingly apparent to me that the CIA as well as
organizations at the opposite end of the spectrum used indivi-
duals and set up organizations whose left-wing nature is more
apparent than real. For example, it is entirely possible that
the Fair Play for Cuba Committee is a CIA contrivance designed
to draw out individuals siding with Castro. Similarly, it is
entirely possible that recent agitation, while undoubtedly left-
wint oriented for the most part, may also be instigated in
special situation by individuals of reactionary persuasion in
order to accomplish immediate objections of their own.
I have come across a fact which indicates, in view of the
above possibilities, that we should re-evaluate DR. REISSMAN and
re-examine the possibilities of a more significant role having
been played by him. It appears that DR. REISSMAN left Tulane
toward the end of summer, 1963, and transferred to Stanford Uni-
versity, which is just outside of San Francisco. Consequently, as
of November 1963, DR. REISSMAN, who apparently did know OSWALD,
seems to have been in the vicinity of San Francisco.
Following is a brief summary of relevant factors in connection
with this individual:
1.
In May 1965 when RUTH PAINE arrived at the house of
MRS. MURRET (OSWALD'S aunt) with MARINA and the child,
she and MRS. MURRET had a brief conversation. MRS. MURRET
mentioned that a DR. REISSMAN, a professor at Tulane, was
a friend of OSWALD's. (C.E. 3119)
2. MRS. MURRET advised that OSWALD had also mentioned
that he knew DR. REISSMAN. (C.E. 3119)
3.
When OSWALD was arrested in New Orleans on August 9, 1963,
during the course of his interview by the New Orleans
Police Department he was asked where meetings for members
of the Fair Play for Cuba organization were held. He replied
that they were held at various places in New Orleans. When
asked if the meetings were held on Pine Street he replied in
the affirmative. When asked if he knew DR. REISSMAN he again
replied in the affirmative. It might be added that OSWALD
refused to furnish the names of the "35 members" of the group
and, in this regard, I think it is fair to say that the group
never existed.
4. DR. REISSMAN in 1962 and in 1963 was a research assistant
at Tulane and lived with his wife ETHEL at 1121 Pine Street.
5. REISSMAN had been a subject of some interest on the part
of the New Orleans Police Department Intelligence Division
because FPCC pamphlets were once found on the 1100 Block
of Pine in the vicinity of his house and a complaint was once
made to the New Orleans Police Department that an FPCC pamphlet
once blew out of the window of his car.
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