Military Intelligence in Dallas

[Steve Thomas]

I was researching the 316th INTC and ran across this 1997 memo from Tim Wray to Jeremy Gunn.

He talks about the 316th and its relationship to the 112th, and whether or not military intelligence had "boots on the ground" in Dallas on the 22nd.

Among other things, he also talks about the Coyle/Hosty/Ellworth meeting on the morning of the 22nd, the CONARC/Stringfellow cable that went out to Strike Command at McDill, and Robert Jones of the 112th.

MEMORANDUM

(Updated version as of February 21, 1997)

To:

Jeremy Gunn

cc: David Marwell; Chris Barger; Doug Horne; Brian Rosen; Joan Zimmerman

From: Tim Wray

Subject: Army Intelligence in Dallas

"Here's some of what we've learned so far about Army intelligence in Dallas"

 

http://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/jfk/NARA-Oct2017/ARRB/JMASIH/WP-DOCS/TIM/112DALLA.WPD.PDF

 

I'm still absorbing this memo, so I can't intelligently comment on it.

 

Steve Thomas

 

[Steve Thomas]

In Wray's Memorandum, he wrote, “Though spot report messages from 4th Army G2 document a regular, close working relationship between the 112th INTC Group and local , state and federal law enforcement agencies (including the Dallas police department and, especially, the FBI), they record no collaboration at all between military intelligence and the Secret Service.

 

Coyle had such a close relationship with Dallas FBI agent James Hosty that Coyle warmly referred to him in our initial phone interview as “Jimmy” — neither recalled any contact whatsoever with the Secret Service. Reich, who before becoming the commander of the 316th INTC Detachment in July, 1963, had been the 112th INTC Group’ s operations officer, said in his ARRB interview that while he commonly worked with other organizations, he has no recollection of ever having worked with the Secret Service.”

 

This dovetails what I read about in CD 852

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=11249

DOD Bartimo Letter of 24 Apr 1964 with Attachments

Starting on about the third page or so of this document is a copy of

Army Regulation 195-10 which spells out how the Army was supposed to liaison with other agencies. It talks about the Army, Navy, Air Force and FBI, but interestingly enough, leaves out the Secret Service.

 

Wray's Memorandum also says, “Though the Secret Service made extensive use of local law enforcement agencies wherever the President went, it appears that military personnel regularly provided security only when Air Force One was landing at a military base or when the President was visiting a base or installation. In such cases, military personnel were included in Secret Service security arrangements while he was on military property.”

 

The Memorandum of Agreements are spelled out in This also dovetails with Army Regulation 195-10, beginning on page 2 and covers Military Police Criminal Investigative Activities,

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=11249#relPageId=5&tab=page

 

and Army Regulation 381-115 beginning on page 27 of CD 852.

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=11249#relPageId=30&tab=page

 

AR 381-115 covers Military Intelligence and Counter Intelligence Investigative Agencies.

 

Steve Thomas

 

[Michael Clark]

11 hours ago, Steve Thomas said:

.......

He talks about the 316th and its relationship to the 112th, and whether or not military intelligence had "boots on the ground" in Dallas on the 22nd.

Among other things, he also talks about the Coyle/Hosty/Ellworth meeting on the morning of the 22nd, the CONARC/Stringfellow cable that went out to Strike Command at McDill, and Robert Jones of the 112th.

Steve Thomas