</s>204-1030-10124 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET SUNITED STATES GOV. NMENT UNITED STATES GOV ., NMENT Memorandum TO Files DATE: 29 January 1964 FROM : 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, Abraham CHAYES, Legal Officer of the State Department, on one of the two people in: mediately responsible for OSWald being permitted to return to the United States from the Soviet Union in 1962. The other individual named was Lewellwell THOMPSON, who was an Ambassador to Russia. Another was named as Lewellwey Thompson, in the Ambassador to Russa. Another WISE, Counsel of the American Embassy in Moscow. 2. New CHAYS, (332323), was as of 16 16 Security 1961 was described as "The "New Council in State," was granted Security approval for Liaison contact with J. Foster COLLINS, in an office of the Chief of the Covert Action Staff" on March 1961. was granted security approval for liaison "Blankett's "J. Foster Collins" in response to the request for "CHAYES" clearance was a a need-to-know basis to permit discussion with him with the NSC 5/12/2 matters on 3. In September 1961 there was a White House namecheck request on CHAYS: "I. In March 1962, CHAYE'S (Toni) Leigh CHAYEs, nee: HANDLER. h. In march 1962, ChAYES was granted a renewal of his liaison contact clearance with J, on a continuing basis. This time his contact was Archibald Roosevelt, JR. on a continued basis. 5. On 10 February 1962, HUMAN EVENTS reported as follows with refermented Archibaldi ROOSEVELAND, J.A. SOFT ON COMMUNITY: Representative Francis E. Walker (R.P.A.). Chamberman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, has the State Department regulations on passport/s, claim- ing they would allow Reds denied passports to "rifle freely the confidential files of the FBI, the CIA and other investigative agencies. The man behind the new regulations, which investigate the man behind new regulations. Which was recently State's chief legal officer, Abram Chavez, Chayes, and Kennedy appointee, is an anti-harvard professor who was Chester Bowles' top legal adviser when Bowles was Governor of Connecticut. Walter has introduced legislation to remedy the new passport regulations." SECRET Document Number (271-1029) Document Number Scheduled from automatic <loc_454><loc_920>for FOIA Review on FEB 1977

Summary  
The document discusses the Lee Harvey Oswald case, focusing on Abraham Chayes and Samuel WISE, individuals linked to his return to the United States from the Soviet Union in 1962. Chayes, a legal officer at the State Department, was granted security clearance for liaison contact with J. Foster Collins in March 1961. In September 1961, a White House namecheck request referenced Chayes, and in March 1962, his clearance was renewed for continued contact with Archibald Roosevelt, JR. The text also notes that Chayes, whose SSN is noted as [SSN REDACTED], was involved in State Department regulations affecting passport policies, which were criticized for allowing access to confidential files by individuals with suspected communist ties. Samuel WISE, Counsel at the American Embassy in Moscow, was a contract employee and possibly a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He applied for CIA employment in 1953 but was not hired. WISE had connections with William Orville Minseli, who was security disapproved for CIA employment due to associations with persons linked to communist projects. The document also mentions WISE’s attendance at Scarsdale High School in New York and his alleged ties to a Citizen's Group that accused the school of Communist influence.  

Key People  
- Abraham Chayes (State Department legal officer, SSN [SSN REDACTED])  
- Samuel WISE (Counsel at American Embassy in Moscow, contract employee)  
- J. Foster Collins (individual with whom Chayes had liaison contact)  
- Archibald Roosevelt, JR. (contact for Chayes’ renewed clearance)  
- William Orville Minseli (associated with WISE and disapproved for CIA employment)  

Key Locations  
- Moscow (American Embassy)  
- Scarsdale High School, New York  
- Denver University (Minseli’s attendance from 1956 to 1951)  
- Dhabran, Saudi Arabia (mentioned in context of WISE’s assignment)  

Key Events  
- Chayes’ security clearance and liaison contact with U.S. officials (March 1961, March 1962)  
- State Department regulations on passport policies criticized for enabling access to confidential files by suspected communists  
- WISE’s CIA employment application in 1953 and subsequent disapproval  
- Minseli’s security disapproval for CIA employment due to associations with communist-linked individuals  
- WISE’s alleged ties to Scarsdale High School and a Citizen's Group accusing the school of Communist influence  

Key Organizations  
- U.S. State Department (Chayes’ role in passport regulations)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA, WISE’s application)  
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union (alleged membership of WISE)  
- House Committee on Un-American Activities (mentioned in context of passport regulations)

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