</s>STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT : SAC, Portland DATE: March 20, 1946 QFROM : SAC , San Francisco SUBJECT: OLIVER BRINDLEY OWEN, WAS .; WAS - VICTIM WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC ACT Reference is made to the report of Special Agent WILLIAM E. GELDER dated March 12, 1946 at Portland. In this report a lead is set for the San Francisco Office to review the subject's religious connections as indicated in previous reports and present the facts to the Assistant United States At- torrey, JOSEPH KARESH, relative to prosecution of subject OWEN under the Selective Service Act. You are referred to the Report of Special agent CURTIS O. LYNUM dated January 17, 1946 as at San Francisco, California. This report indicates that the facts have been discussed with the office of the United States AT- torrey and that prosecution has been declined. This case is being considered Referred Upon Completion to the Office of Origin in the San Francisco Office. 3/1/1/-/-/--46. AFC mmr 31-3611: 1.1. - 1 .- 4- 0 1- 1 - 1. 0 0- 3.0 1- 2 .- 3 .- 5.0 + 1- 4 .- 6.0 2- 0 2- 1 1- 3- 0 3- 4 - - 1 - 4-0 1 - 2 - 0 0 - 4. 0 1 - 5.1 0 - 2- 2 - 2.1 1-3.0 3-0 2 - 4 0- 5-0 4-1 2- 4 0 - 6-0 6- 0 6-1 3-4-0 5-1 4-5.0 6 - 4 - 5-5 0- 6-7 0- 7-8-0 7-0 8-0 9-0 10-10-10.0 11-0 12-0 13-0 14-0 15-0 16-0 17-0 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

**John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Investigations**

* Oliver Brindley Owen: alias for a subject involved in White Slave Traffic Act cases
* Case files from 1946 and 1948:
	+ Portland, Oregon SAC office investigated Owen's activities
	+ USAS (United States Attorney's Office) declined prosecution due to lack of cooperation from witnesses and difficulty securing convictions
	+ Victim stated she left Des Moines, Iowa in 1942 or 1943 to join Owen in Portland, Oregon, and has traveled with him since then
* Related individuals:
	+ J. MASON DILLARD: Chief Assistant US Attorney who advised on prosecution decision
	+ VICTOR A. HARR: Assistant US Attorney who concluded no successful prosecution could be had against Owen
	+ FRANK J. HENNESSY: US Attorney at San Francisco, California who declined prosecution due to difficulty securing convictions
* Related events:
	+ June 1943: victim stated she departed the State of Iowa with Owen
	+ February 9, 1948: Special Agent Ray W. Veadon confirmed conversation with Maurice P. Donegan, US Attorney at Des Moines, Iowa regarding the case

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