MEDIA INQUIRY INTO DISAPPEARANCE OF GEORGE DE MOHRENSCHILDT/REPORT OF ALLEGED CIA AGENT, MORRIS BISHOP. MEETING WITH LEE HAREVEY OSWALD BEFORE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79M00983A001300050002-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 5, 2006
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• Publication Date: March 18, 1977
• Content Type: MEMO

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Chief, Dallas Field Office
r mJ-'C:T: Media Inquiry Into Di sap,~earance Cr o r g o de f ~ohrensclri l dt ` eporu or~
Al leged CIA Agent, Morris iBishor ,, M, an ?ri ttl Le J.l.a-x v ;' s, ald
Before Kennedy Assassination
1. Bob Sirkin, a news commentator fob L'1FAA-TV in Dallas, Texas,
called the office on 1.6 March and asked to talk to Jim Moore. He
said -fie wanted to come by t i t:h a c"imera c'relrr and interview Moore
concerning his knowledge and connection with George de Mofrrenschi l dt
who had disappeared somewhere in Europe (see attached clipping from
The Dallas Times Herald of 17 March). Moore declined to be.inter-
vie'vied at which time Sirkin said that he had some information that
Moore should know about. Moore again declined and suggested Sirkin
report his information to the FBI or to the Sprague committee.
2. On 17 March Si rki n again called and said that he had some
important information to tell Moore. Ile said that he ,would not ask
any. questions and that the conversation would be off the record.
Moore again refused to sere hire but gave him the name and phone
number of Dennis Berend, Moore inrrnediatel }~ called Berend explaining
the situation and asked Berend to try to get Si rkin? off l1oore's back.
After talking to Sirkin, Berend called Moore back and suggested that
if. f-loore refused to discuss the assassination or'give Sirkin any
.inforrlation tae saw no objection to Moore seeing Siirkin but. that Moore
should use his own juc,gement, and the decision should be his. -Moore
called Sirki i back and arranged a meeting. At the meeting Sirkiil was
very cordial . He asked if the name Morris 131shop meant anything to
Moore; and when Moore answered in the negative, Sirkin -advised that a
Cuban had reported that he had met with a CIA agent named Morris Bishop
.and Lee 'larvey Oswald in the 505 N. .Frvay Buildincr approx-imat-el%rf a-
month before President Kennedy was assassinated. ? The Cti[ian 'related
-that; at that time the 'CIAO agent had offered money to Lee Harvey. Oswald
to. kill President Kennedy. Si)-kin. said that it was common knowledge
the CIA ad o r i cc'j n Ilan 505 -I~;. f.1 b'ay Building at the tl 'e r
,the "assass'inat'ion, anti' i !: wac hoina ?renortod ar-ound ',:own that
Morris.. Bishop: r;as an. alias being used by Jim L?,oore.
3. :On' Sirkin's 10:00 P.m..ne\'rs pi og am on !'JFAA-TV he men- ion_d
.Vie supposed r eeting in the 505 N. Er-vay Oui 1 d i liq L~ett,,e:eia tiae CLlbar ,?
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Lee ilarvcy ?Oswal d Before Kennedy Assassination
with Moore or use Moore's name on his broadcast.' Sirkin
impressed Moore as an honest, conscientious nows reporter who
is not the type of person who would seek cheap publicity at
the expense of the Agency. Under the circumstances it is
Moore's opinion that he was fortunate to have met with Sirkin.
If Sirkin had reported on his neas broadcast of a rumored
connection between Moore and Morris Bishop it is believed that
considerable unfavorable publicity might have occurred.
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