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a a a a 2 OFUOMat (OR WO. 10 $360-146 | . . ee 7 1943 COITION : . f . ig Ohm Cem, HQ. WO. 27 >. . ( ty dbtetcon 2 8 i UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT , | Colpo Eg. Memorandum an ‘ros en Mr We Cu: Sullivani!*! > ] DATE: 3/23/64 FROM “iD.;J. Brennan, IT oof Vv SUBJECT: “MELVIN MOURON BELLI _ INFORMATION CONCERNING a ‘Melvin -Mouron Belli is the San Francisco, Californiafa |. hho ‘defended Jack Ruby, the accused slayer of Lee Har: y.. 7b Oswald ih’ Dallas, Texas. ‘Ruby was found. guilty ‘on 3/14/64; ° 5 Following the. verdict, Belli made a vicious verbal attack agal: the..court, the “judge and the, City of Dellas. yea a sob - ) Se, -" “On 3/20/64: Buk 26 .,. of Intelligence and Research, Department of Sta €, advised thats > )- ’ : \ file on Belli.at State revealed-a rath 77". review of the. Passport ete | BP interesting iten,-Sy letter dated October 2, 1962, to.the Pasié ee Office, Jchn Bz Shelly, Congressmen from the Fifth District: ofl! - 000 California, indicated thet Belli désired to visit Cuba in early 3 ‘Lice ss. December, 1962, to observe the judicial.structure of Cuba-unde:,. | eae 2 Castro. This letter indicated that Belli recently visited Albig 3 .° to obtain material to vrite law review articles. Mr. Scott sar? :4 that this date is important because on October 14, 1962, the Jin, =) obtained photograpis: of the missile build up on Cuba which resulted 6° "fin the October, 1252, Cuban crisis. By letter dated Noveaber 5, : a ° 1962, Belli-wrote the Passport Office-and said that—he Cesired to fey] 8 visit. Cuba in December, 1962, - State granted permission on Novomber, 15.3 4. 9 1962, for Belli to “ravel to Cuba ‘stating. the approval ‘would not jj extend beyond January 30, °1963, xy letter dated January 14, LOIS, ay Belli again wrote to State and requested extension of his permit 7 ‘1 te to go’ to Cuba and requested permission’ to go to Albania. He os 73 .s|indicated that- he was gathering material: for law review articles, “f rr By ‘letter dated January 28, °1963, State approved Belli's going to 15 - Cuba for a period not. to exceed June 30, 1963, and approved his “~ 16 {going;fto Albania not to exceed July 30 1963. | ~ Gt & hi OE iW Be 18S cs - dir, ‘Scott advised that Passport files do not show whether: ‘9 ‘| Belli.made either trip. He indicated that he thought it unusus? ” -. {for Bé1li to go to Cuba during the explosive period involving tie 5. “fissile build up in Cuba, Mr. Scott further advised that State a 32 Department files‘do not show that Belli has:‘submitted any law re ries saan articles: during the past couple of years and further that th~1y ay on on law review articles :is rathen extensive and complete. ...: , Pe wy gee tee EG? IS fee oer Be ‘> UsMe. “Belmont: ** 1-iy, Branigan i Poet 8 “3 1-~Mr, Sullivan 1-Liaison- a“ 1-Mr. Rosen : +3 }1-Mr. Bartlett ‘91 f82 27 -954 fo OHB:mer (7) \ 471, SHORTT Y 4.