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Tolson UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Belmont Memorandum Mobr + Casper Eyans to :Mr. DeLoach DATE: 10-31-62 Gale Sulllvan Tavel FROM :M Iotte Ho SUBJECT: RICHARDHALL SECRETARY ON AERIAL PHENOMENA 1536 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORTHWEST WASHINGTON 6, D. C. 3 Richard Hall, in a letter dated October 26th, furnishedto the Bureau Information that'a former member of his organization has been accused by Mrs. Jean'Coven, I70 Parkville Avenue, Brooklyn 30, New York, of swindling her. out of thousands of dollars and stealing her car.' Hall said Mrs. Coven informed his!. Committee that the'matter has been turned over to the FBI. He said the purpose of his letter is'to offer cooperation to the Bureau and to publicize Blair in their membership publication to assist in locating him.. Bufiles fail to reflect any identifiable information concerning the alleged swindler, Lloyd'Blair, formerly of 18 West 25th Street, .New York 10, New. York, or with Mrs. Jean Coven. Files reflect Hall has furnished information to the Bureau in the past, the Iast in April, 1962, to the effect that a Dr. Frank E. Stranges. implied he was associated with the.FBI. The complaint had previously been received by the Seattle Office in October, 1960, and an inquiry had been made resulting in the failure to substantiate the allegation. Dr. Stranges was an Evangelist who 'claimed he? talked to an individual from the Planet Venus.. Mr. Hall was furnished an In Absence. reply on this occasion. The Director of the National Investigations Committee on' Aerial Phenomena, Major Donald E. Keyhoe, has been known to the Bureau sinceth 1930's. He has been a free-lance wrlter and some of the materiaI he furnished'of: interest to the Bureau has been found to be irresponsible. This matter was discussed with a supervisor in the General Investigative Division.. RECOMMENDATIONS: ST-104 REC 49 62 -/035P 1. That the attached airtel be sent to New York requesting that the verify whether or notthis information has been furnished to that office. NOV 2'6'1962'C 11 NOV201962 25 N0v 8 i962 That the attached In-Absence Yetter be approved and forwarded to:. Mr. Hall. Enclosures (2) e.... (Autdiust) APR 8 190J