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104-10123-10323 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (12/05/1952)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch72902 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10123-10323 2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 S LIY tt al;;110jo! Acting Chief, Security 1ilvision 5 December 1952 Acting Chief, Physical Security Branch Security Violation - Unlocked Safe. 1. On 18 November 1952 at 9:25 P.M. and 9:30 P.M. respectively, Safes 67525 and 95847, each containing material classified through SICRIa, booms 2709 and 2711, 1 Building, were found unlocked by Guard oses Kinard. The dial of each sate was in the opening position and all the drawers were closed. Night Security Officer ( ay C Colton)tesponded to the telephone call from the Guard Office and secured tl safes, after placing an elplanatory note in each. 2. On 19 and 28 November 1952, Hr. Harry R. Dugan, of this Branah, in- vestigated the violation, after contacting Hr. C . King, securty Officer, I&S. During the course of the investigation i ah C. kcdeur4 Stanmgrapher, Mr. Arthur Avignone, Assistant Project Desk Chief, and Mr. James P. O'Connell, Project Desk thief, all of SSD,I&S, were interviewed. 3. miss 'odeur')advised that she we not custodian of either safe on the date in question. :he stated that she had departed at about 7:20 P.M., that Mr. O'Connell had re-opened Safe 07525 and that she had stored her ma- terial in the safe at about 7:15 P.K. she indicated that it was her belief that she had properly looked and ohecked this safe, although she had not initikled the Safe Check Rweet. 4. Hr. Avignone advised that he was custodian of Z'afe 1567 on the date in question. He stated that it was his belief that he had properly se- cured and checked it before departing at about 5:05 P.A. ie stated also that Er. 0'Connell and mie orodeur7had worked late. he stated further that he had checked with all -other 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. le stated that he had assmed responsibility for the Staff Duty Officer inspection of the area on the date in question, that he had departed at about 8:20 P.h- ., and that the area was vacant at that time, ie stated also that he had re-opened Safe #7525 at about 7:15 P.X. to enable 'iss (rodeur)to secure material in it, but that he had not re-opened Safe #5S67.1 lhe stated further that he had observed Yiss O (rodeuf5securing Safe #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 Safe 0587 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 any of them had returned to the office after his departure. RFST!~

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