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Memorandum
To Filea DATK: 29 Jariry 1754
FROM H. Da Stevens
SUBJECT: TFE IZE HARVEY OSRALD CASF #351164
" I 1. According to 2 rewspaper coliin of' Allen &nd Scott' in tie
Chicago Anerican of 6 Dececer 1963, on the OSWALD Cese, AbrGj CHAZE: ,
Legal Officer of the State Department
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was One of two perscns im-
mediately responsible for OSHALD 's being permitted to retur t0 the
United Stetes fror the Soviet Union in June 1952 The other indivicuel
nared was Llewellyn TFONPZOW the. then Anbassedor to Russia _ Anothar
said to have been involved in the hanaiing of OSIALD '8 czse Tas Sguiittel
WISE, Counsel of the Aericanl Eibassy in MoscOw .
20 Abran CHAYES , #352234, Who 88 Of 16 Februery 1CS1 ves deacrivza
&s "the new Cotinsel in Stete
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was grented Security approvel for Lielzon
contact vith J. Foster COLZTIS (in the office of the Cnief af the Cowart
Actio Staff) on 6 Mach The request for CFAYES clearence R3 8
"Blanket" re cuest to permit discussion . rith' hin of FSC: 5412/2 mebtew: Cil
a: need-to-know;:basis _
3- In September 1961 there was 8, White House namecheck request 021
T CHAYES wife Antonia (Toni) Leigh CHAYES , nee : HANDLER .
4. In March 1962, CiLAYES was granted 8 renewal of his lieison
contact clearance with c/cA on 2 continuing basis _ This time his contect
was Archibela ROOSEVET , Jr
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5 . On 10 February 1962, HUIAN EVENTS reported as follows with
reference to CHAYES
M SOFT ON COMTNTS: Representative Frencis Be Helter (Ro~Pa.),
Chairan of the House Comittee on Un-American Activities, hes
scored the nev State Depertrent regulations or passports , clein-
would allow Reds denied passports to "rifle freely the
confidential files 0f the FEL, the CIA end other invectigetive
egencies The me behind the ne1 regulaticula_
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wich Nalier
clains violete the Internal Eccurity Aci of 1950, i8 reportedly
State S chief legel officer; Abra_Chayes Ck:ayes, 3 Kennedy
appointee, is an ex-falvard professor Mo was Ciester' Bowles
lecel adviser when Bowles TS Goveror of Conectieit
Malter has introduccl legislotion to rcmedy the new peosport
rCulelions
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6 Saluel WIEE, Coisel in the American Enlxassy in Moscow" who
is .referred to above , may weLL be Saue]_ Griffin WISE Jr_
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SD 8 SED , who o1perently w2S once 2 contract enployee on AFACTIVZ' _
[Zhe etate Department reviewed WISE 8 file Or 2 June 1954; and 8s of'
Septcnber' 1962 2 Sauel G . WISE was Second Secretaly of the Anericen
mbassy in Mioscow. At that tire WLSE advised in a cable to the 3tate
Depertrent
DAVIS cese is very similar to that 0f
OSWALD; and lile OSWAID, lived in the Soviet Union for two years
after his defection &nd prior to meking application for return to the
United States_T
7 . WISE was an applicant for CIA employment in early 1953 and
was se curity approved subject to polygreph on 11 August 1953_ He did
not enter on duiy &na in Septerber 1953 the office which had been
interested in him was Ii no longer interested 6i On 13 Novenber 1953,
WISE; WZs grentea 2 CSA to permit 'his use as a contract employee on
AEACTIVE in New York His CSA was cancelled on 24 March 1958_
8 _ TIISE was naced as a friend of' William Orville MUNSELL, #61693-DL,
during &n investigation 0f the latter for possible CIA employment in 1952_
WISE, . according to MUTSELL ' s lendlady &nd social 2C quaintance in Weshington,
D.C. during the Feriod 0f about a year Tich_ ended_in_April 1952,. wes the
only person she kew by nale with wo MUNSELL was friendly. According
to the informant_
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WISE was a student at Columbia University whose address
was 423 Furnald Hell_ MUNSELL was Security disapproved for CIA ezployzznt
in June 1952 because of his close association on a professional ana social
basis, wile attending Denver University from 1946 to 1951, with persone
of questionable loyelity. In November 1954, MNSELL waS of interest to
project FJALIVE with reference to essignment to(Dhahren; Saudi Trebie;
hovever , the interested office tkdrew their request on him, afier
Security edvised of the derogatory infornation regarding hin.
9 WISE from 1951 to 1954 attended Scarsdale High School in Scorsdale,
New York, which wns ettecked by 2 Citizen S Group, which alleged Corrunist
influence in the school systen. He had several questionable essociates in
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