</s>2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 104-10305-10005 204-1005-10006 204-1105-10505-10009 MEMORANDUN FOR THE RECORD 1983 23 August 1978 FROM: Bruce L. Solie Chief, Security Analysis Group SUBJECT: NAGELLI, NAGELI, Richard Case #264 170 1. This memorandum identifies those Office of Security files which were reviewed by House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) staff members in conjunction with the HSCa's investigation into the deaths of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2. Under procedures established with the HSCA, certain items of information were not reviewed by HSCa staff members. these items were placed in envelopes, sealed, appropriately Identified, and put back into the security file prior to Identified and put in back into a security file. The security file is to files should maintain the integrity of each envelope below so that interested parties may know what was was not reviewed by HCSA staff members, 3. In some instances, the above files contain material marked in the lower right-hand corner with a green circular dot. This mark should alert office of Security personnel to the fact that the mark should be sent to the HCSa office of security personnel to file at the time of the HScA review and was seen by an HSCAA staffer(s). This material should not be removed from the file. 4. Attached to this memorandum is a review sheet which identifies the name of the hSCA reviewer(s) and the date of his review. 5. Questions regarding the above procedure and/or the HSCAA's review should be directed to the Security Analysis Group. REVIEWED BY FAVIRK TASK FORCE V RELEASE IN PART TOTAL DENNIAL Attachment Bruce L . Solie SECRET

Richard Case Nagell was a former US Army counter-intelligence officer who attempted to rob a bank in El Paso, Texas on September 20, 1963. He claimed that his actions were motivated by a desire to resolve the situation and not for financial gain.

Nagell's background included serving as an advisor to the First Republic of Korea Army and later working for the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of California. His mental health was a concern during this time, as he had previously suffered brain trauma in an airplane crash during the Korean War.

The FBI investigated Nagell's activities and found that he had been in contact with Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Marina Oswald, Lee's wife, stated that she knew Nagell.

Nagell also claimed to have knowledge of a plot involving Emmett E. Dugan, a US Army officer, and alleged that he had been involved in the matter.

The CIA Historical Review Program released documents related to Nagell's activities, including a letter from Nagell to Francis X. Plant, Special Assistant to the Office Under Secretary of this Army, dated March 4, 1970.

Richard C. Nagell, a former Army intelligence officer, was arrested for bank robbery and had connections to the Fair Play for Cuba Committee. His notebook contained information about CIA agents, foreign embassies, and other sensitive details.

Nagell's activities included being in contact with Russian and Cuban Intelligence agents, having a notebook with CIA personnel names, including J. Sloss, and being involved in a bank robbery in El Paso, Texas on September 20, 1963.

Other individuals mentioned include Francis X. Plant, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of the Army, Robert C. Nolan, USACRAFE Team 26 member, and John Richard SLOSS, CIA employee.

Events and activities mentioned include the Korean War and North-South Korean conflict, a U.S. Army coordinating detachment (USACRAPE) operation in Korea from 1956-1957, a bank robbery in El Paso, Texas on September 20, 1963, Nagell's arrest and subsequent activities.

Locations mentioned include the Pentagon, Washington D.C., New York, N.Y., Germany (DEUTSCHE EUROPEPORT GALLEN), and Korea (MUNSANYI, U.N. Command Military - U.S. Army).

Agencies and organizations mentioned include CIA, USACRAFE, C-CRAFT, Combined Command for Reconnaissance Activities Par East, U.S. Army Coordinating Detachment, Fair Play for Cuba Committee.

Richard Case Nagell's case remains a complex and intriguing one, with connections to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and other sensitive events and activities.

RFK Declassified Files

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