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124-10190-10078 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (3/10/1971)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch49402 and id is 1 raw text is: 124-1190-10078 UNi EEl) STATES C L'ERNMENT I - Mr. DeLoach M emorandum 1 - Mr. Bishop 1 - Mr. Malmfeldt cnrad 7 ,J Felt ro Mr. W. C. Sullivan I' DATE: January 13, 1970 __.__- 1 - Mr. Sullivan Tavel 1 - Liaison soya FROM A. W. Gray T1 - Mr. Gray 1 - Mr. Redfield Gady su1JECT: THOMAS RIHA INFORMATION CONCERNING (SINO-SATELLITE) Recommend attached letter be sent Attorney General (AG) regarding letter 1/8/6 to him from Congressman Donald G. Brotzman, Republican, Colorado, referred to-us concerning disappearance of '.subject. Also recommend representative of Mr. Bishop's office personally apprise Congressman.of facts. Brotzman, formerly 'United States Attorney Denver, 1959-1962; relations cordial. Congressman requested information from AG by 1a 70 -7 concerning subject's disappearance from Boulder, Colorado, 3/69, He noted Riha may have disappeared because of domestic complic - tions. He stated he asked Bureau for report as to what had been done to locate subject. He wrote that Bureau advised, aside from preliminary.inquiries, no-investigation conducted. On 12/31/69 Mr. Bishop did advise Congressman's office FBI had conducted no investigation of .disappearancessince no indications of violation of federal law in our jurisdiction. Congressman stated during course of, similar inquiries, CIA advised it had no jurisdiction but understood FBI had looked into matter and might well know iwhe abouts of subject 2nd circumstances involved, We did inquire of CIA-through Liaison n 4/15/69 to determine if they had any interest in subject, hey did not. Subject, or /17/29, Prague, Czechoslovakia, entered United States 1947; naturalized US citizen 12/52; served US Army 2 1953-1955; attended Moscow University 6/58-9/59; prior to dis- z appearance was professor of Russian history, Universityof Colorado, Boulder. We have no information concerning Riha's whereabouts and have conducted no investigation to locate. CIA advised Liaison 1/13/70 Congressman was told CIA was not investigating subject and z 3 not using him in any capacity. CIA suggested he might check with local police and FBI, but did not tell him FBI was investigating-. Q. RM-A In 12/69 Denver received letter from subject's moti er requesting information concerning son's disappearance X ep0 to Office replied this was matter not within jurisdiction of Bureau, however, offered if she so desired to place his name on-Bureau's sing persons list. SAC, Denver, advised reply received fromf p 1/13/70 declining .to have subject's name placed on list. JWR:kml (8) in- CONTINUED. - -OVER

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