</s>204-10133-10347 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECUREL, D.D.C. OFFICIAL FORM NO. 19 S01-10-19 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum INTEREST To: Files DATE: 29 January 1961, FROM : M. D. Stevens STATE INFO P.2. SUBJECT: THE LEE HARVEY OSWALD CASE #351164 1. According to a newspaper column of "Allen and Scott" in the Chicago American of 6 December 1963, on the OSWALD Case, Abram CHAYES, Legal Officer of the State Department, was one of two persons in the medical office of the Soviet Union in June 1962. The other individuals, United States from the Soviet Legion in June 1992. The individual named was Lively Lively THOMPSON, the then Ambassador to Russia. Another said to have been involved in the handling of OSWALLD's case was Samuel WISE, Counsel, of the American Embassy in Moscow. 2. Abram CHATES, #552323, was as of 16 february 1961. was described as "the Council in State," was granted Security approval for liaison contributed to the President of the United States, was granted security approval for the Chief of the Covert Action Staff" on March 1961. The request for the CHAYEs' clearance was a Blanket" request to permit discussion with him of NSC 5/12/2 matters on a need-to-know basis. 3. In September 1961 there was a White House namecheck request on CHAYES' wife Antonia (Toni) Leigh CHAYE'S, (Leigh ChAYES), handler. 4. In March 1962, CHAYEE was granted a white house namecheck request on contact clearance with a continuing basis. This time his contact was Archibald Roosevelt, Jr. 5. On 10 February 1962, HUMAN EVENTS reported as follows with reference SOFT TO CHAYERS. "SOFT TO COMMITTEE: Representative Francis E. Walter (R.P.A.). Chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, has secret of the New State Department regulations on passport claims- ing they would allow reded denied passports to rifle freely the confidential files of the FBI, the CIA and other Western- confidential documents of the CIA to the other West- clandestine violate the Internal Security Act of 1950, a reportedly State's chief legal officer, Abram Chayes, a Kennedy appointee, is an ex-harvard professor who was Chester Bowles to the President's office, and the Chief Executive Walter has introduced legislation to remedy the new passport <loc_837>regulations." SECRET Document Number: <loc_916>(2/2/3/2)

John F. Kennedy:
- No direct information about JFK is provided in the document.

Lee Harvey Oswald:
- The document mentions Lee Harvey Oswald's case, but no specific details are given.
- A connection to Abram Chayes and Samuel Wise is mentioned.

Abram Chayes:
- Described as "the Counselor in State" (232324)
- Granted security approval for liaison contact with the President of the United States on March 1961
- Involved in handling Oswald's case, along with Llewellyn Thompson and Samuel Wise
- Wife Antonia Leigh Chayes had a White House namecheck request in September 1961
- Renewed liaison contact clearance in March 1962

Samuel Wise:
- May be the same person as Samuel Griffin Wise Jr. (#4715th, SD & SSSD)
- Contract employee for A/EACTIVE (State Department reviewed his file on June 1951)
- Second Secretary of the American Embassy in Moscow in 1962
- Involved in handling Oswald's case, along with Abram Chayes and Llewellyn Thompson
- Applied for CIA employment in early 1953 and was security approved subject to polygraph
- Granted a CSA (Central Service Agency) to permit his use as a contract employee by ABACTIVE New York City

William Orville MUNSELL:
- Investigated for possible CIA employment in 1952
- Named Samuel Wise as a friend during the investigation
- Had questionable associates and was involved in project "ALIVE" with reference to assignment to Dahnahn, Saudi Arabia

Locations:
- Chicago American (newspaper)
- Soviet Union
- United States
- Moscow (American Embassy)
- Washington, D.C. (State Department)

Dates:
- June 1962 (Oswald's case handled by Abram Chayes and Samuel Wise)
- September 1961 (White House namecheck request on Antonia Leigh Chayes)
- March 1962 (renewal of Abram Chayes' liaison contact clearance)
- February 10, 1962 (Human Events reported on Abram Chayes)
- August 11, 1953 (Samuel Wise applied for CIA employment and was security approved subject to polygraph)
- September 1953 (office which had been interested in Samuel Wise cancelled his CSA)
- March 24, 1958 (CSA cancelled for Samuel Wise)

Events:
- Investigation of William Orville MUNSELL for possible CIA employment
- Handling of Lee Harvey Oswald's case by Abram Chayes and Samuel Wise
- White House namecheck request on Antonia Leigh Chayes in September 1961

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