The work of Carl Oglesby in securing the release of some of these documents by filing and appealing FOIA requests should be acknowledged. Carl has read my manuscript: Reich Wing Extremism in the 20th Century and has essentially told me: "You solved it man. You figured out the Nazi influences in the JFK Assassination and identified two of the main conspirators: Vonsiatsky and Draper." And this was BEFORE Doug Blackmon of the Wall Street Jounal published his amazing findings about Wickliffe Draper and the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission. Vonsiatsky was also a Russian Nazi War Criminal but most of his records were destroyed after exceeding a 30 year retention period. Anyone wishing a copy of my 100+ page bound manuscript should send $15.00 to cover copying and mailing costs to: 21st Century Ecommerce Systems 1800 Mineral Spring Avenue PMB 277 North Providence, RI 02904 Thanks. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Constantine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Betty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Rich Murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "John Judge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "John B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Linda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 8:40 PM Subject: Briefing on Opening of CIA Records under Nazi War CrimesDisclosure Act > >From: "Carol Rutz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Cynthia Ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: mengele stuff > >Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 07:03:32 -0400 > >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 > > > >Press Contacts: > >April 23, 2001 > >Giuliana Bullard, IWG, 703-532-1477 > >Susan Cooper, National Archives, 301-713-6000 > >Tom Cooney, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 202-314-0323 > > > > > >Press Briefing on Opening of CIA Records under Nazi War Crimes Disclosure > >Act > > > > > >What: The Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records > >Interagency Working Group (IWG) will hold a briefing on the release of CIA > >files of key Nazis declassified under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act (PL > >105-246). Packets of information with sample copies of the documents will > >be distributed. The full files being opened will be available at the > >National Archives College Park, Maryland, building at noon on Friday, April > >27. > > > >Under the auspices of the IWG, the CIA has reviewed and declassified 20 > >"Name Files," including those of Adolf Hitler, Josef Mengele, Adolf > >Eichmann, Heinrich Mueller, Klaus Barbie, and other important Nazi > >officials, some of whom were later associated with the Gehlen Organization, > >a post-war intelligence operation aimed at the Soviet Union that received > >funding from the U. S. Government. > > > >Who: Press will be briefed by: IWG Chair Steven Garfinkel, Senator Mike > >DeWine of Ohio, Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York, Members of the > >IWG, and Dr. Richard Breitman, IWG Historian. In addition, Dr. Tim Naftali, > >Dr. Norman Goda, and Mr. Robert Wolfe of the IWG Historical Staff will be > >available for comment. > > > >When: Friday, April 27, 9:30 A.M. > > > >Where: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Rubinstein Auditorium > > 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW (Use the 15th Street Entrance) > > > >Importance: The CIA rarely releases such files, which are diverse > >collections of information on individuals considered significant by the > >Agency. The 20 being released are the first of several hundred related to > >war crimes or suspected Nazi war criminals that will be made public by the > >IWG. The release of the Gehlen-related records follows CIA's > >acknowledgement last September that the Agency had an intelligence > >relationship with the Gehlen Organization during the Cold War. Release of > >the Gestapo Chief Heinrich Mueller file follows recent news stories that > >speculated on his survival and activities after the War. > > > >Background: Since 1999, the IWG has overseen the identification, > >declassification review, and release of formerly classified U. S. Government > >records as required by the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act. Under the > >auspices of the IWG, U.S. Government agencies have declassified more than 3 > >million pages to date. These records will take their place among the many > >millions of pages of related documents previously made available for > >research in the National Archives. In its recent passage of the Japanese > >Imperial Government Disclosure Act of 2000, Congress endorsed the IWG's > >effort to finish the European war crimes phase and move into the Japanese > >and Far East phase and thus complete the full task set forth in the > >Disclosure Act. The IWG website provides additional background: > >www.nara.gov/iwg. > > > >Note: Building access is through the 15th Street entrance, where there will > >be a security check. Electronic media must pass equipment through the > >security check. Please call Tom Cooney with the Museum, at 202-488-0442, for > >more details. > > " > >
