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104-10123-10323 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (12/5/1952)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch39496 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10123-10323 J-7 RICTED S, RTY ItO Illif Acting Chief, Seourity livision 5 December 1952 Acting Chief, Physical Security Branch Security Violation - Unlocked Safe, 1. On 18 November 1952 at 9t25 P.M. and 9:30 P.., respectively, Wates 7525 and #5847# each containing material classified through SECRTp, Iooms 2709 and 2711, 1I Building, were found unlocked by Guard boses linard, The dial of each safe was in the openine rosition and all the dravers were closed. Night Sacurity Officer sponded to the telephone call from the Guard Office and se t es, after plain an explnatory note in each. 2. On 19 and 26 November 1952, Mr. Harry R. Dgan, of this ranch, in- vestigated the violation, after contacting Mr. Y Kinur Snmi y Officer, I&S. During the course of the lavestigation N? 86tagrapher, Mr, Arthur Avignone, Assistant Project Desk Chief, anrwae OConnell, Project Desk chief, all of SSDX&Ss were 1ntervied. 3. Miss I advised that she wts not custodian of alther af on the date in question. a stated that she had departed at about 7:20 P.,, that Mr. O'Connell had re-opened Safe p7525 and that she had stored her sn- torial in the safe at about 7115 P.M. Mbe indicatew that it was her belief that she had properly looked and ohecked this safe, although she had not initikled the Safe Check seet, 4. Kr, Avignone advised that he was custodian of Zafe 1587 on the date in question. He stated that it was his belief that he had properly se- cured and checked it beforednarting at about 5:05 P.A. he stated also that Yr. O'Connell and i8 a had worked late* ie stated further that he had checked with all otr personnel in the area and none had returned to the office after Mr. O'Connell had departed, 5. Mr. O'Connell advised that he is in posession of the combinations to all safes In Rooms 2709, 2711, and 2713. lie stated that he had assumed responsibility for the Staff Luty Officer inspection of the area on the date in question, that he had departed at about 8:20 P.. and that the area was vacant at that time. ie stated also that he had re-opened Safe 17525 at about 7115 P.X. to enable Miss 7o mese material In It, but that he had not re-opened afe i586. he stated further that he had observed Miss O securing Zafe #7525, that he felt certain that she had secured it pro- perly, -and that, for this reason, he had not checked it. He advised that he had not checked !afe 058%7 because it was his belief that it had been secured. He indicated that the employees who had access to the combination to the safe had been contacted, but that there was nothing to indicate that an of them had returned to the office after his departure, BR SNTR!P- A

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