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124-10191-10060 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (01/01/1963)

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  Date: 2/23/76


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  TO:       DIRECTOR,  FBI (62-116395)
               ATTENTION: LEGAL COUNSEL  DIVISION

  FROM:     SAC,  SAN FRANCISCO  (62-6887)

  SENSTUDY 75


           ON FEBRUARY 23,  1976, A SOURCE OF THE  OAKLAND RESIDENT

AGENCY  REPORTED THAT ROBERT  LEE LEWIS, INVESTIGATOR  FOR THE

CHURCH  COMMITTEE, HAD BEEN  TRYING TO GET SOMEONE  TO TESTIFY

BEFORE THE  COMMITTEE ON THE MISHANDLING  OF THE HEARST  CASE.

HE WAS  SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN  IN CONTACT WITH ED  MONTGOMERY,

A RETIRED  EXAMINER REPORTER,  AND POSSIBLY THE HEARSTS.

           SAC BATES HAS BEEN  PERSONALLY ACQUAINTED  WITH MONTGOMERY

FOR MANY YEARS.   HE CALLED MONTGOMERY  AND ASKED HIM  CONCERNING

THE ABOVE.   MONTGOMERY SAID THAT  HE HAD RECEIVED  A TELEPHONE CALL

FROM 9WTHIRD PARTY ASKING HIM TO CALL LEWIS IN WASHINGTON AS

HE WANTED  ADVERSE TESTIMONY ABOUT  THE FBI.  MONTGOMERY  CALLED

AND WHEN UNABLE  TO SPEAK WITH  LEWIS AND AFTER BEING  ADVISED OF

WHAT LEWIS  WANTED, HE HUNG UP.   ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY  22, 1976,

LEWIS CALLED  MONTGOMERY.  HE TOLD  MONTGOMERY HE WANTED  SOMEONE

TO TESTIFY  AS TO HOW THE FBI HAD  MESSED UP THINGS ON  THE WEST

COAST.  MONTGOMERY  IS NOT SURE  IF HE SPECIFICALLY MENTIO    z


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