“13-00000 FROM: Headquarters Security Branch Security Duty Office INCIDENT REPORT Date of Incident 29 August 1983 Date of Report 29 August 1983 1245 Hours Time of Report 1430 Hours Time of Incident Name NOVEL, Gordon W. (U) Grade NA Office NA DOB: 07 February 1”
“13-00000 0 Form -INTERNAL CLUIC UNCLASSIFIED - USE ONLY CC.IDENTIAL SECRET ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET SUBJECT: (Optional) Gordon NOVEL, aka: Gordon Novel Rose, Gordon Michael Duane Novel, Godfrey N. Rose FROM: EXTENSION NO. / DCD Security Liaison Officer DATE Room 806 B”
“13-00000 A 8 February 1968 SUBJECT: NOVEL, Gordon (See also FURR, Lloyd B.) (See also ARCACHA-SMITH, Sergio) ALLEGATION: GIA CONNECTION: Gordon NOVEL, former None owner of a French Quarter Bar in New Orleans, was subpoenaed by GARRISON as a material witness in Mar”
“13-00000 Jile 8 - CIA $16331% REVIEWPPOGDAMA HISTORICAL 1AL V JV: 9 ? s’VUrvy RELEASE IN FULL 1998 Novel, Gordon Gor NOVEL,GORDON 05-526113 Guelit__- l. P4 Z y CR 69 R075149-2437 AM/D MEM 18APR69 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT GENL /Z 2298262 NOVEL,GORDONer: t OR 70 M”
“Novel’s wife, Mrs. Adams was : rmed that Novel works for the CIA. Hence, her call to Washington light. 3. Mrs. Adams was again informed that Mr. Gordon Novel is not an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency. Thp na.11 was then termin ated. ACTION TAKEN; 4. Later chec”
“13-00000 . e mod CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM 8 February 1968 RELEASE IN FULL 1998 SUBJECT: NOVEL, Gordon (Bee also FURR, Lloyd B.) (See also ARCACHA-SMITH, Sergio) ALLEGATION:' CIA CONNECTION: Gordon NOVEL, former None owner of a French quarter Bar in New Orleans,”
“13-09900 CONFIDENTIAL ^ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET SUBJECT: lOalian MENOVEL Gordon’t. EXTENSION NO. FROM: RiteRivers: (C) #526 113 0 DATE E 1788 31 August 1983 Officer: DATE# • 0Akehry 24 OFFICER'S COMMENTS (Number each comment to show : from whom SWY-F got 7- B41 ide w*el”
“the CIA. Sergeant Haas advised that Gordon Novel is a suspect in a ‘bomb threat case.0 No further action is contemplated regarding this matter, and it is na recommended that this case be . E enclosed WARNING) NOTICE: #35 CL BY 235 967 INTELLIGENCE SOURCES■ DECL OADR ”
“13-00000 A CONFIDENTIAL (When Filled In)| INCIDENT REPORT FROM: C Jug BUILDING SECURITY BRANCH DATE 2 April 1969 0 TIME 210 horme Mrb. Betty Adams BS00 ELE O6. NAME ellyny l Ohio GRADE NonAmenewid OFFICE NA 879-8510- INCIDENT Request for T-format: TIME 200 hom”
“13-00000 OGC 76-5787 20 October 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Security ■ ■ Director of Personnel FROM : John K. Greaney Associate General Counsel SUBJECT : Gordon Dwane Novel 1. Gordon Novel is scheduled for prosecution in New Orleans - on 27 October on charges ”
“JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY : CIA RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : 104-10300-10325 JFK AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 80T01357A AGENCY INFORMATION DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO : TITLE : INFORMATION ON GORDON DWANE NOVEL, RICHARD L. BAST AND REDEX. ”
“13-00000 t CONFIDENTIAL 29 April 1977 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Security Analysis Group FROM Raymond M. Reardon SUBJECT : Pending Litigation - Gordon Novel . 1. Gordon Novel is a somewhat notorious figure who first came to the attention of this Agency during the % Garri”
“13-00000 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY . Washington, D.C. 20505 15 FEB 1980 MEMORANDUM FOR: The Director Naval Investigative Service Department of the Navy FROM: : William R. Kotapish Acting Director of Security SUBJECT: Gordon Novel . Reference is made to your memora”
“13-00000 SECRET DATE MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 13 November 1968 SUBJECT FILE NUMBER NOVEL, Gordon 526 113 According to FBI liaison check through Mr. Cregar, 11/13/68, Gordon Duane NOVEL (fugitive witness in Garrison’s probe of the assassination of President Kennedy) wa”
“and: % Eenedy trial" through Mr. Jerry Winer, an attorney in the trial. From 71 4 Novel’ s wife, Mrs. Adams was informed that Novel works for the CIA. a Hence, her call to Washington tonight. .* o 3. Mrs. Adams was again informed that Mr. Gordon Novel is not an eye employee ”
“13-00000 Administrative- Internal Use Only 6 1 September 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR THE. RECORD 3 FROM . George N. Swann Operations Support Branch/OS SUBJECT Gordon NOVEL SFN 526113 1. On 31 August 1976, Major Robert Foster, Defense Intelligence Agency (telephone 11-50418)”
“13-00000 GordonIovel Seized By ED ANDERSON four buildings allegedly targeted for the New Orleans businessman Gor- attacks were riot given. .‘ don Novel remained in federal The.documents, however, said the custody Friday on charges of pos- buildings were located in a three-b”
“13-00000 8 April 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Operations Support Branch SUBJECT : Gordon Novel #526 113 REFERENCES Domestic Collections Division Memoranda dated 25 February 1976 & 1 March 1976 . 1. According to the referenced Domestic Collections Division (DCD) memorand”
“JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: CIA RECORD NUMBER: 104-10132-10332 RECORD SERIES : JFK AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 80T01357A DOCUMENT INFORMATION AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO: TITLE : INFORMATION ON GORDON DWANE NOVEL, RICHARD L. BLAST AND RE”
“13-00000 ■jhe knew had a issued but to New Orleans.” [ !not served.’.’. Garrison, in a statement ac- penyis ’It says Novel was charged companying the subpenas, • said. Dulles was head of the i ;as a material witness and a CIA when its present tech- : warrant issued for his”
“13-00000 10-42-76 25 February 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Gordon Novel’s Arrest on Bomb Conspiracy Charges/Claim of CIA Association o 0 ww REF : (a) N0-39-76 dated 20 February 1976, Subject: Gordon Novel (b) llouck Watts Telecon of 24 February 1976, Same Sub”
“13-00000 CONFIDENTIAL! (When Filled In)| FROM: 1 " ’INCIDENT REPORT BUILDING SECURITY BRANCH 5 DATE 29 April. 1969 TIME 2010 hours NAME GRADE NonAgency OFFICE NA INCIDENT Request for Information TIME 2010 hours PLACE Galaway, Ohio Re Gordon Novel SUMMARY OF INFO”
“13-00000 JUNCLASSIFIED iTERNAL USE ONLY . iSECRET ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET SUBJECT: (Optional) Pending Litigation - Gordon Novel FROM: EXTENSION NO. Raymond M. Reardon DATE - Security Analysis Group 6009 29 April 1977 TO: (Officer designation, room number, and' DATE ”
“13-00000 0721127696 MH 2731 -N0-43-76 Chief, Domestic Collection Division. 1March 1976 T3 : Deputy Chief of Operations (Ed Watts) Chief, Dallas Office/ ' New Orleans Resident Office Houck) Gordon Novel 3 * : (a) - Watts and Greaney llouck telecons of 1 March 1976 (b”
“1-01-2021 ITEM IS RESTRICTED απ. SECRET A. NOVEL Is Polygraphed by Lloyd FURR on Garrison's Charges. Gordon Dwane NOVEL, already a fugitive witness in the Garrison inquiry, is reported in the Washington press of 27 March 1967 as having been polygraphed the previous day on the cas”
“13-00000 / C) % LLIG. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505 EM OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR *.* Srerso CERTIFICATE wr.I, Robert S. Wattles, am Director of Personnel for the -e’nsm Central Intelligence Agency, and in that capacity havecustody of the personnel ”
“as said that he plans to use Norton as a witness during Shaw's trial. Relationship to Case Gordon D. Novel has claimed CIA affiliation, implied Agency ties, and denied Agency ties. Garrison has stated that Novel was a CIA agent and that one of his lawyers, Stephen Plotkin, is pai”
“13-00000 CIA HISTORIC REVIEW DDOGPAM TAPA 26 got ?5 ! : % 0 485 te Sits rars rAfr A!% V’S F" 8 ■ 7 000 RELEASE aI TULL 1890 20 May 1969 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Gordon Novel #526113 National Security Agency, i by Subject. According to M Investigation agen”
“13-00000 CONFIDENTIAL LIY IIAL CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 1998 21 OCT 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR: General Counsel ATTENTION :Mr. John K. Greaney FROM Edwal Jones Deputy Director of Security Personnel Security and Investigations SUBJECT % Gordon Dwane Nove”
“ordon Dwane Novel (201-834822) Reference: CI/R&A Memorandum of 31 May 1967, subject as above SUMMARY At a meeting on 23 October 1968 the president of an answering service, Miss Jane Marilley, provided CIA representatives with information about a client, Gordon Novel, who has rece”
“13-00000 • . Monday, March 1, 1976 The States-Item New Orleans ovel cla Ims D ense fe 9 Businessman Gordon Novel, ac- realizes the only way that it can make a cent and put on a defense," Garcia said, cused of plotting to firebomb downtown case is to allege that I’m insane,”
“13-00000 —B. FRID Miami as’ nization wh FOLLOWS DEVIOUS PA Jots an ream D9.J9 vasion "“WE HAVE NO current con one’sTh Tacte availabsttosinform,n 3recty otsyriyou ting“9your direct and f currents GokA letter, written by “fugitive witness Gordon Novel-added is!throug”
“13-00000 suspicious that he has turned it over to the FBI. The conversa tion was then concluded. n* 15. . Shortly thereafter, according to Mr. HUGHES (also confirmed by Mr. FAY), a person who identified' himself as Gordon NEVILLE, NEVEL OR NOVEL called the FBI Office and s”
“to verify NOVEL’s claim that hie injuries had been treated at a hospital were unsuccessful. WALKER said that just before the shooting NOVEL was on the verge of returning to Columbus. He said that NOVEL and ^DWARDS left Nashville immediately after the shooting and that EDWARD”
“13-00000 a: Southwestern Bell P. O. Box 5521- James M. Vaughan, Jr:- Dallas, Texas 75222 Security Manager Phone (214) 747-S311 Ext 3354 July 9, 1975 • Mr. J. F. Doherty . C. ■ Director-Corporate Security ’ American Telephone & Telegraph Co. 195 Broadway, Room 2005 ”
“Iimpression that he is either employed by or asso-- ciated with the CIA. Mr. Novel has not, howover, ever been an employee of the Agency in any capacity. The Office of Security file on Mr. Novel was established in 1967 by virtue of his involvement -with the Garrison investig”
“Gallinghouse that- mat no time had Novel been an Agency employee, nor had he ever had any formal relationship with the Agency. Gallinghouse thanked me for ex plaining the nature of our relationship with Novel, and he suggestednunr. that he might recontact me later if necessa”
“13-00000 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEWPRO RELEASE AL. 1008 *04--- 97‘ New Orleans Probe Figure In D.C. Area ;By United Press International D Gordon Novel, the "missing witness" in New Orleans Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison’s Investiga- lion of an alleged Kennedy assassination co”
“13-00000 14 August 1981 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Telephone Conversation with Gordon Novel Gordon Novel called the New Orleans office on 13 August 1981. Ronald Farris was away on Annual Leave and had arranged to have his calls forwarded automatically to the Hous”
“13-00000 SECRET EYES ONLY 8 - ——"Since my attorneys are crying and pressing me because of not being paid for my various legal wrecking moves on his jolly big fraud . I am going to instruct them to send you chaps immediately an itemized bill. If, and I do mean if. Garriso”
“NVOL VING ONE G OR doN NOVEL wIT H RE SPEC T. TO H IS CON VI CT I© N F0 R AGGR AVALED ARSON . P RE SE NT L EG AL A CT IIO N REPO RTEDLY INIV OL VE S NO VE L S APPLE AL oF THE CO NV IC TI ON As WE LL ^SHI S ATTEMPT TO GAIN PE RM IS SION TO LIE AVEI THE STATE OF LOUIS IA NA. DU”
“13-00000 SECRET Blatt EYES ONLY 91 MAY 196). has* MEMORANDUM shagesh PAL Seek NXSA398989317-0025 K YA-PEKSEN 0**838/088 4 SUBJECT, GARRISON and the Kennedy Assassination; Gordon Dwane NOVEL 0473 *5 Summary of contents. ---myre-sta-at-oog-ia---o--v,me. AoGordon ”
“13-00000 SECRET EYES ONLY 4, NOVEL remains mysterious. Although the press has.... devoted much space to him, few facte have emerged. He has been desgribed as a 29 year old former owner of a bar in the French 098 quarter of New Orleans and as an expert inelectronics. (New ”
“to "bury" GARRISON. 9-9TX-A28W408598494dnaritwegjhe 10. In addition to his reference to Double Chek, NOVEL and his lawyers have made direct but contradictory statements about CIA.” try - : * : : .3 he 7 : . : ; etety* f 0050*0-99 :y FAPg*g***ldirg. . : a. "I think Garrison w”
“(Comment; As the Office of Security reported on 1 May 1967, the Washington firm REPEX Am operated by FURR and Richard L. BAST, who is described as "unscrupulous and untrustworthy". BAST produces and sells, among other things, audio and counter-audio devices.% The fact that NO”
“CLASSIFIED ATTACHMENT J EGRET EYES ONLY A. NOVEL Is Polygraphed by Lloyd FURR on Garrison's Charges. Gordon Dwane NOVEL, already a fugitive witness in the Garrison inquiry, is reported in the Washington press of 27 March 1967 as having been polygraphed the previous day on the cas”
“13-00000 K Ik THE SAME STORY, MINUS THE CIA a ; Ipublished in Rome’s conservative newspaper/> on March 5. € Incidental to his own story, Novel tellss CIA may have asked Shaw to observe the traffic of foreign commerce through New Orleans.- E. In Ohio, Novel continues to l”
“ht for obscure reasons to create the false impression that he is employed by or associated with CIA. 4. Throughout the meeting Miss Marilley was completely cooperative. She volunteered assistance and information, and she responded most helpfully to all requests. 5. Novel became a”
“13-00000 J MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD CLASSIFICATION DATE Lighe SUBJECT FILE NUMBER % Wash. Post 5-26-67 9” evors attorney’s :7nainsaidNovell served as an the CIA fomented - erreeroness Stintes htemcsaldnt bad dis. Yeiss "and asking that he be taken. CIA ”
“13-00000 10-42-76 25 February 1976 -2- 5. So far, there has3been no publicity given to Novel’s arrest or the charges against him. We will continue to monitor the situation for any furtherdevelopments suggesting a formal relationship between the Agency and Novel. 4. * . e”