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104-10124-10147 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (4/21/1960)

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            C ief,   D/SeCurity                                   21 April 1960


            Chief, Security Staff, (L


            Identi-Kit

RpE REN: Memo from Chief, TD/Secuity, to Chief, SS/OL, dated
              21 March 1960, Subject as above.



                 1   On 5 April 1960 the undersigned interviewed Chief Bugh C.
          . JHCoald,  Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department, in his office,
            Room 123, New Court House Building, located at 111 North Hill Street'
            Los Aneles,  California.  (Telephone: Mdison 5-3414, Extension 61401.

                 2.  The attached Face Building article taken from the February
            1960 issue of theScience and FechanicsMajazine, was reviewed and dis-
            cussed.  Chief McDonald stated that he was aware of the article and
            had talked with Mr. Courtney 0wens, Sales Manager of Townsend Engineered
            Products, regarding the indication of underwritten by an arm of the U. S.
            intelligence,

                 3.  The article was written by a free lance reporter. by the name of
            Joseph Frank.  Writer Joseph Frank was present at a press meeting in
            Chief McDonald'a offie  at the time the information regarding the Identi-
            Kit was made public, however, Chief McDonald made it very clear that the
            sponsor of the program was not mentioned and that a general figure of
            $60,000 to $65,000 was given as the cost of the project. Chief McDonald
            thought back and then stated that he had announced the-sponsor. as being
            an Eastern customer.


     4.  Chief McDonald stated that he was at a complete loss as to hw
the writer associated the sponsor with an  intelligence componant of the
government.  He believed that it was a shot in the dark assumption by
writer Joseph Frank.


     5.  Chief McDonald was very much disturbed by this article and stated
that if he could uncover any-information regarding same he vould promptl
notify the approiate   Agency persons.

              Apr   1960, the undersigned interviewed Mr. Courtne
Dwens, Sales  umagerof  the Townsead Engineered Products  o ianta.Ann
California. .He vas graited a Secret contract security anuthrisatis on
26 Ja      1960.  Mr.  wens was                             and a
          was taken from him.
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