</s>104-10413-10999 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM 14.157.1393 RELEASE IN FULL 1998 JFK ACT MEMORANDUM FOR: Director 01-05-99 MEMORDUM FOR. Director Federal Bureau of Investigation RELEASE Attention: Mr. S. J. Papich SUBJECT : GARRISON and the Kennedy Assassination: Bernard FENSTEWALD et al. SUBJECT 1. A Washington UPI dispatch of 3 January 1959 reads as follows: Washington -- New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison is one of seven board members of a new national committee to investigate assassinations which is being formal hare. Bernard Feasterwald, 47, of Arlington, Va. . another board member, said the committee's purpose is "TO embarrass or force the government to make investigations they have been putting off since Nov. 22, 1963." That was the date of President Kennedy's assassination in Dallas. Fenaterwald, who said he was setting up an office which would open in a week, left the senate carlier this week after 12 years as counsel for several committees. "The committees will concentrate on the three best known assassinations -- President Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King - but will leave its options open on some other rather mysterious deaths, he said. "Our position is there a conspiracy in Dallas, there wave strong footprints of a conspiracy of Memphis where Dr. King was shot and nobody really knows much about what went on Los Angeles (where Senator Kennedy was slain) but we intend to look."

Summary  
A 1959 Washington UPI dispatch mentions Bernard Fensterwald, a board member of a national committee formed to investigate assassinations, including those of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The committee, based in Washington, aimed to pressure the government to address unresolved conspiracy theories surrounding these deaths. Fensterwald, an Arlington, Virginia resident, noted the focus on three cases: JFK’s assassination in Dallas (November 22, 1963), RFK’s death in Los Angeles, and MLK’s shooting in Memphis. The committee planned to seek private funding for professional staff. Other board members included William Turner (San Francisco, former FBI agent), Richard Sprague (New York, computer expert), Fred J. Cook (Englewood, author), Lloyd Tulling (Sierra Club associate), and Faris Flamondale (New York writer). The document also references a 1956 memorandum from the New York office regarding Blanche Fensterwald, potentially linked to Bernard Fensterwald. A query is raised whether the 1959 report’s Bernard Fensterwald matches the 1956 individual.  

Key People  
- Bernard Fensterwald (Arlington, Va.) – Committee board member; referenced in 1956 and 1959 documents.  
- William Turner – San Francisco-based former FBI agent; committee member.  
- Fred J. Cook – Englewood, N.J., author; committee member.  
- Richard Sprague – New York computer expert; committee member.  
- Lloyd Tulling – Sierra Club associate; committee member.  
- Faris Flamondale – New York writer; authored a book on JFK assassination.  
- Blanche Fensterwald (possibly spouse of Bernard Fensterwald) – Mentioned in 1956 memorandum.  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C. – Headquarters for the national committee and UPI dispatch.  
- Dallas, Texas – Site of JFK’s assassination (November 22, 1963).  
- Memphis, Tennessee – Location of MLK’s assassination (April 4, 1968).  
- Los Angeles, California – Site of RFK’s assassination (June 5, 1968).  
- San Francisco, New York, Englewood, N.J., and Arlington, Va. – Residences or affiliations of committee members.  

Key Events  
- Formation of a national committee in 1959 to investigate assassinations, including JFK, RFK, and MLK.  
- Committee’s focus on alleged conspiracies surrounding the three high-profile deaths.  
- Mention of private funding efforts for professional staff.  
- Reference to a 1956 memorandum regarding Blanche Fensterwald, potentially linked to Bernard Fensterwald.  
- Inquiry into whether the 1959 Bernard Fensterwald matches the individual from the 1956 document.  

Key Organizations  
- National committee (unspecified name) – Formed in 1959 to investigate assassinations.  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – Mentioned as a recipient of the memorandum.  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) – Contextualized through the historical review program and internal memorandum.  
- Sierra Club – Affiliated with Lloyd Tulling.  
- Meredith Press – Publisher of Faris Flamondale’s book *The Kennedy Consistency*.

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