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

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch39551 and id is 1 raw text is: 1O4~iO124~1O147 . . ,.. - . , C 11ef, TDi/ ':C- zi ty 21 kpril 1960 Chief, Security Staff, GL Identi-Kit RECENG: 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 Bu h C. . MCnald, 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 Mechanics'Magazine, was reviewed and dis- cussed. Chief McDonald stated that he was aware of the article and had talked with Mr. Courtney Owens, 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 office 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 customr. 4. Chief McDonald stated that he was at a complete loss as to hw the writer associated the sponsor with any intelligence componant of the government. He believed that it was a shot in the darks 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 prompty notify the appropriate Agency persons. I A 1 1960, the underaigned interviwed Mr. Courtne 0ans, Sales Manager of the Twnsednd Engineered Products o, anta Anan Cifornia. He was graited a Secret contract security authorisat on 26 Januar 1960. Mr. Owens was and a was taken from him. ~~~wa5 aken'0 ~j LUL.

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