Freedom of Information Release On Subject: Nikola Tesla File #: 100-2237 Pages Reviewed - 160 Pages Released - 1607 LIC EEE wcnteor ss, fav. Depertavat of Justice, Attens Ure d Biger Hoovers 4 Washingtony De Gs Lu FORMATION CONTAINED ii IS UNCLASSIFIED, paar tes sooers 73.86 BVM aed Is soo eppnes tte wan protein ey Pe Tne tar of et Sy Jf vital taportance to our ay) septeaber 2%) 1940 and 4 sennd on proven facts ,ahould tar popartuent an well,as to that of other aations now eartroties oy insane dietelort: soca perfected by Hikole Foster tt At jan the author statenythe teleforee Neat be e neanure of fecenlghtedanns to asare Rie ewastant guarding egmioet his Sols ie aolested ypoestbiy Kidnapped and terturedjby alten esaniee for the purpose of the secret of wach a Lavalunble instrument of war and/or defeat crue foregoing i offered just is cxse the articis amt ste inferences Bere 22% been cated te your attentions wecy truly youre p b1C90808? EBs | Oatetae by 1900 *y bit I wish to acknowledge fase st your, secon sk Spat 2S Pega Ae ‘aolosure. Your eourtesy and interest in bringing thle tnformntion to ay attention are indeed Sppreclatod, and you nay be asmured your letter EET eetve appropriate consideration Sincerely youre, dota Bigar Boorer Directer "AL INFORMATION ae iS cS As lUNIGATIONS SECTION MArLED acl 1 rspo oe JAN sos eps Ms os : FBI NYC tn 12-43 11-06 PH wus DIRECTOR vest. J UNSUBS -~- EQUIPHENT, EXPERIMENTS AND JESEARCH OF CEASED, -BeowaX ESPIONAGE =. RETEL ANDER ABOVE HEADING TO NYE BUREAU FRom THis OFFICE DATED JAN NINE LAST INQUIRY DEVELOPS THAT TESLA DIED TAN EIGHT, RATHER THAN THURSDAY, JAN SEVEN, AS SSMMGBEOWK STATED IN REFERENCE’ TELETYPE. ON THE NIGHT OF JAN EfcHT, SAVAYKOSANOVICH, GzoRcE WELARE, AND KENNETHOSUEEZEY VISITED TESLAS HOTEL WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF SHAW WALKER CO. IN ORDER TO OPEN THE SAFE IN THE ROOM OF TESLA. KOSANOVICH LATER REPORTED TO WALTER GORSUCH, OFFICE OF ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN, NYC, THAT HE WENT INTO THE noOH IN ORDER TO SEARCH FOR A VILL OF TESLA.’ KOSANOVICH AND THE OTHERS MADE THE SEARCH OF THE SAFE INTHE PRESENCE OF THREE ASST MANAGERS OF HOTEL NEW YORKER AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE. YUCOSLAVIAN CONSULATE, IDENTITIES OF LATTER NOT YET KNOWN, AFTER THE SAFE VAS OPENED, SWEEZEY, TOOK FROM THE SAFE A BOOK CONTAINING TESTIMONIALS SENT TO TESLA ON THE OCCASION OF HIS SEVEN- TY FIFTH BIRTHDAY. THIS BOOK VAS ARRANGED FOR TESLA BY SVEEZEY« KOSANOVICH TOOK FROM THE ROOM THREE PICTURES OF TESLA, TWO BEING EN- TARCED MEVSPAPER PICTUREX, ACCORDING TO MANAGERS OF HOTEL AND KOSANO VICH HIMSELF, NOTHING ELSE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ROOM OR SAFE. THE SAFE WAS THEN CLOSED UNDER A NEV COMBINATION, WHICH COMBINATION 15 NOW IN POSSESSION OPBMUNEZX KOSANOVICH. ON’ SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JAN NINE AGORSUCH AND FILZGERALD OF ALIEN PROPERTY CONTROL UeivT TO HOTEL AND SEIZED ALL THE PROPERTY OF TESLA, CONSISTING OF ABOUT tuo TRUCKLOANDS OF MATERIAL, SEALED ALL ARTICLES AND TRANSFERRED THEM TO. THE MANHATTAN STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE CO. NY, WHERE THEY ARE NOW LOCATED. AT THAT Samm TIME THERE WERE ALSO IN THIS’WAREMOUSE APPROXIMATELY SHIRT! BARRELS AND BUNDLES BELONGING TO TESLA HICH NAD BEEN THERE SINCE ABOUT NINETEEN THIRTY FOUR. THESE a ‘ALSO BMMONB BEEN SEALED AND. ARE NOW UNDER ORDERS OF ALLEN PROPERTYEUSTODIAN. IN VIEW OF FACT TESLA 1S a'US NATURALIZED CITIZEN, ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN FEELS THAT 1S. ‘SuatSDIcTION OVER PROPERTY {5 DOUBTFUL BUT REWWAK FEELS THAT NO OTHER. AGeNey WILL OE age gp Spt wet oT PROPERTY FOR AT LEAST TWO DAYS/ cbsibs bestioven Me Afendy it Tro:sunee ' HEIN USuee Lieb [p15 waa i PLSD coPhintss REBACTIONS on THIS PAGE ARE Not Fold DELETIONSPAGE Two AFTER THAT TIME IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE APPOINTED FOR THE PROPERTY WHO MAY TAKE THE PROPERTYINTO HIS CUSe ToDY. TESLA ALSO HAD SOME PROPERTY, AMUEGOOMESX ALLEGED BY INFORMANT FITZGERALD IN THIS CASE, To BE A VORKING MODEL OF AN INVENTION IN ‘A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX IN GOVERNOR CLINTON HOTEL IN NYs INQUIRY SHOUS THAT THIS WAS PLACED HERE BY TESLA IN NINETEEN THIRTY TWO AS SECURITY. FOR FOUR MUNDRED DOLLARS OED HOTEL. THIS BILL 1S STILL OED AND HOTEL APPEARS UNWILLING TO RELEASE THIS PROPERTY TO ANYONE AT LEAST UNTIL’ MQM DEST IS PAID, BUT THIS OFFICE VILL BE ADVISED IF ANYONE ATTEMPTS TO PAY BILL AND OBTAIN REOPERTY. CONCERNING TESLA HOTEL MANAGERS. RE~ PORT HE VAS wameX VERY ECCENTRIC IF NOT NMERK MENTALLY DERANGED DURING PAST TEN YEARS AND IT 1S DOUBTFUL IF HE HAS CREATED ANYTHING OF VALUE DURING THAT TIME, ALTHOPRIOR TO THAT HE PROBABLY WAS A VERY BRILLIANT. INVENTOR. THEREFORE, ANY NOTES OF VALUE WERE PROBABLY THOSE MADE PRIOR TO"THAT TIME. "KOSANOVICH IS A NEPHEW OF TESLA WHO DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS FORMERLY QUOTE YUGOSLAV MINISTER OF STATE UNQUOTE AND. NOW QUOTE rememmEK PRESIDENT OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL PLANNING BOARD REP= RESENTING YUGOSLOUIA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, POLAND AND GREECE, UNQUOTES SWEEZEY IS A VRITER FOR POPULAR NECHANICS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS. WHO IS fmm DESIROUS OF PUBLISHING & BIOGRAPHY OF TESLA AND THERFORE WOULD LIKE To OBTAIN CONTROL OF HIS NOTES FOR THIS WORK. “CLARK IS EMPLOYED BY RCA AND MOULD ALSQPROVIDE STORAGE ROOM FOR TEstaS EFFECTS IN ORDER TO USE THEM IN WRITING A BIOGRAPHY. TESLA AT ONE TIME REPORTED 70 BE WORKING ON EXPERIMENTS FoR YUGOSLAVIAN GOVERNMENT IN EXILE. “IT 1S DESIRED THAT BUREAU ADVISE IMMEDIATELY WHETHER IT 15 INTERESTED FURTHER IN THIS PROPERTY FoR PURPOSES OF TAKING CONTROL OF IT. SUGGEST THAT, IN VIEW OF FACT THAT THE NOTES AND OTHER MATERIAL WOULD BE HIGHLY TECH- NICAL IN CHARACTER AND FOR THAT REASON wm COULD NOT BE REVIEWED BY WH EXCEPT BY A TRAINED PERSON THE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH DEVEL OPMENT MIGHT BE INTERESTED. Foxuoari END NYC s2 wis REDACTIONS ON THIS PAGE ARE Not FOIA SELETIONSAcconDite To FIFT® AVENUE, NEW YORK CTY, THE NOTES Ad iT5 AND FORMULAE TOGETHER WITH DESiGNS OF ANOMG TESLAS|PEASONAL EFFECTS) 4 FROM FALLING aS INTENSELY’ DISLIKED BY 7 THESE INPORTART DOCUNNTS AND PLANS. HERE (AT ROSRLOVI: : AVATLAELE TO ASHINGTO AS il ce NEW YORG OFFICE THAT C8 JANUARY SE! LARK, WHO IS uD LAEGRATOR} ETE SUEZEY OF ONE ERCOLK» NY) ‘TO TESLAS. ROHS IN THE NEV ¥ ISTAICE Of A SEESSOOMUMMMBK LOCKSHITH BROKE INTC 1S ROCNS IN WHICH HE SORE OF MIS VALUAELE PAPERS, INCLUDI LAE, DESTGRS, ET WITHIN 7 1. JAN t 1a poge OS eee eer Redactions on +hi are net FOIA DeletePAGE TwC JsxrzcezaLp ALSO KNOWS THATTESLA HAS CONCEIVED AND Fear ee onPEDO WHICH 15 NOT PRESENTLY IN USE Gee PITZcERALDS. BELIEF THAT THIS DESIGN HAS NOT {0 ANY NATION UP TO THE PRESENT TIME, FROM STATEM TRaALD EY TESLA’) HE KNOWS THAT THE COMPLETE PLANS Cea eLaNATION OF THE BASIC THEORIES OF THESE THIA THE PERSONAL EFFECTS OF TESLA. Moock OF TESLAS WHICH COST HORE THAN TEN THO 2 SeFeTY, Rm, 0° FOS2T aay Sobor cuiNTo™ S HOTEL, AND, REBSOMRS FITZGEARLD Heo poveTT# THE SO. CALLEDE DEATH RAY OR THE WIRE eee ro reaL CURRENT. TESLA HAS ALSO TOLD FITZGEARL! THAT HE HAS SOME MARX ELGHTY ZsCerets aN PLANS HAVING TO DO WITH EXPERIMENTS He SeQuesTED To ADVISE IMMEDIATELY WHAT) IF PAREN CONCEANING THIS NATTER BY THE NEW YORK FIELN FOKUORTH THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TELETYPE THE NAME TAT SHOULD APPEAR conRECTION NOT FITZGERALD wpe AS IT SOMETIMES 1S 15 ‘SPELLED HoLD Redactions on thi not FOIK Deletion, S Page are Ss eeeederal Bureau of Hnuestioa United States Departanent of He Mashinston, D. 6. Jecuary 1, 1868 Iifkola Tesla, one of the vorldts utes i ‘the olectrical Mele, died ot Ais rest ence in Os Sore Sits, on Senuery Ty 1945. im tho sourey-of remy onpetinente with rerpect to the trape tes OF vadio ant wnat in commonly orlled tH ath Site bees tacos 0 pr eels nea a ei Aislikeds “Yor sroviey excoazentsd 1) for Roky ane Fennet® Tienes no thw in dotgg al! be oocle te papse| ye kp > tes “2 a TK 5 JAN 2 3 1043 (D-Y F£0 ° cath ber LG Abies Pee aha Prep ‘ Crit ap] Ma pon Wien O-OALe th - “apt oh ae Yew as o> aBederal Bureau of Hnvestigatio United Btates Department of Fustice Mashington, D. €. ATIDS January 12, 1963 MENORANOUM FOR WR, LADD on Fridoy, January 8th, Ur. Ls My Co Spsth called ne (hy, fn connection with the death of Wikold-Tesla. He ads bised me thot he was concerned aboud the possiDilt of enemy agente confiscating sone of the trunks 9, tlelas who had died on January 7h. He understood Wat the Har Department wae interested in this matter and thet opparently tre Alfen Property Custodian's office as taking sone action. He desired to know whether the Bureau would take some steps to refrain relatives of Tesla fron taking the contents of Ais trunks and whether the Bureau would sefze possession af the trunks. lr. Snith indicated that he wae talking to the Alien Property Cuatodsan Glong the sone Iines. I told him that in vtew of the fact Re wis going to handle the natter with the Alien Property Gustodion's office, there did not appear to be any action Shick the Bureau could or shousg take. An cont enn Vy ceo We hve, ge foals Bao. he Fon sc 1 JAN 18 1988 © 8 UN 2B ie yy “~ i & 6DW) bakes 6, Wis St 16, 194d ft sane coN TaN HEREIN IS UiICLASsi na VE Hows ee 7 Fea Brace 7 Pong ck Mate 4.6 ew ne ecoke 4 os pose! Za yg vost bn, Eke seine = ok on hla YG otremind! tef peal agentes f AE someon He wcll of arenes 7 ;deen recetved, efatten to vos ide The ef by Oe Bureaie, mumfoote with the Tatted States Department Hoenue, Faahington, De Ce este ‘taferactton relat! 1a pelative $0 elecsrica) ‘pitch swath under 7 ‘and held for seourthy ‘Feasons. Duress ¥ ‘ghat the effects of Tesla vere Ranél SMUNIGATIONS. sears | ‘siteo Bt se npn 25 IAS PMApril 3, 1950 staoerety yourey z MT ene feo" BAFI-2F!bisector, FBI sort 17, 1950 SAC, Nox York Sava 8. Keone DETISAL SECUITIOTY (outtte 65-47953) Retalet dated apil 3 Last bm Apri. 7, 1950 agente of this office interviewed Mir. J.Y» POTS» ioe President of the Manhattan Karebouse ant Storage Coweny, Sand Strest (fis irene, Hew York City, and at that tine MR. POTD advised that the Tales of bis Chem required that all persons gaining access to goods stored Fy aenhattan flret bed to F411 out on appropriate form setting forth their Plaees date of Visit, apd reason for requesting access to the gods In a review as the file pertaining to the storage of Un effects of HNe LA TESLL, Wie POTS swreelad that coly ope auch vieit bad been made ty Jersots ontelde of the managment of Kanbattan Storage iteelt. This ene > Pecbaricn took place on January 26 ant 27, 1943, at which tine representatives sete tiuen Propert, Custodian anda a tgjough review of the entire effects or te sla eatater vy pee A 1 eS LAT ‘toe Sia affects are stored in rooms 5J and SL of wanbatten Storace's wareinase at Sand Stroet & 7th jvemue, New'Tork City. Re MICHAEL KOWO, who TESESS SLine, Visor Supervinor for approciautaly 10 years on the Floor Te Sietions stated that be gould Teoall only the ope occsseion in early 2943 SRO Galination was made cf the TIA effects. Be stated that at that TE SSiear photoprepia were talen by the exaxiners. Bis description of thr'eqdpment caed wockd tnd to show that « niorofila reprod.ction war made Bete Er the pepera of thn deogased aclertist. Mi. KINO added tbat several The group maling Ue examination wore U.S» Mery axifoma, end daring the Geo dnyh Tegdired to coaplete the eaxination the civilian dasistants in te Group were Livrtitied te bin only as *FSIBIAL AUNDAITIES*, Anoorting to 16 She, wo other instance of microfiining ef the records of the TESLA estate as taken place winow that tlw Tt atould be noted that the Duress was informed of the examination tiooed store ty Hew York letter (with aUtacimente) dated Ostober 175 1965p Ser Pimrwcke Siucecty SAYA KISARVIGR) Haperiaenta & Researoh of ILA TESLA (Deceased), Eaptonace-te = 8 NED conte wr ore ONS 923 ET siege 305-33Latter to Direbr, Far WF 105-1391. ms POTTS stated that no inquizy had been receded ty Manhattan from Siva We RSA ICH, aor hed Manhattan informed bi, in any ways, ot an ex~ SAA tion of the TEsIa effects bad been nade ty anyone. In fact, added XR Joma the only corresponicne relating to the SLA estate has Sven in the form of bills for storeges we. POTTS atated that any personal inquires regarding the estate would, of vecebitty be directed to Rix, and to date no such inquirtas have been made Intervieving agents explained to MR. POTTS that the examination made, ee TENS Mr tot instigates by the Buresn, mor had the Duress tan pect in that examination. pntass adviaed to the contrary, this investigation is being placed so a closet stati and po further dnrestigative aation is oontenplated ty this offioe. CISD. eeebt 5 nests August 18, 1952 yy QANTAS LED Foderat bureau of Tovestigation + ygORMATIONS” TS Bepartaont of Rasorde BeLASS! hte vd Gentiesen: In a manner of introduction, I wish to state thet T an working foward a degree in Electrioal Engineering at the Institute of Technology of the University of Hinnesota. For several years, I have been engaged in # study of extensive Conpass and deteti concerning the researches snd writings of ‘worlé renowned scientiet, Dr. expenee, I have acquired’ an Sateriels relating to Dr. Teele and bis v Skole Tesla. At con- ‘engive collection of vorke which include? gone) tere written by Teels to his close friend. 2) Mugerous periodicals, gone of watch are to be found in only « few Libraries throughout the United States. 3) A few rare books which have now become collector’ tteas". 4) A collection of tesued patente, Although the itens cific information a isted are considersble in number, the spe- ire te lacking. Ae I underetand tt, because of the nature of Dr. Tes in selentific developaenta, all research papers, patent apolications, ete.» were secured by the Federal Bureau of Threstigation at the tise of Dr. Tesla's death in January of 1983. role ‘The purcose of thie selzure, ae described in nunerous articles, wes fo determine whether these cavers contained suggestions Yeading toward advancenente in the field of acience. ® CORO: oes j te ary an RE - Lf ye an a “ er eeFe RR STEEN TPR aE Now tt seene toat eurficient tine has elapsed for an inves tigation of this kind, If Dr, Tesla's Estate has been relecoed by. the departnent in charge, any records that can be nade available for examination will be welconed. A letter from Harold I. Baynton, Assistant Attorney Goneral, Director, O-fice of Alien Property, informed me that the Library of Congrées lletea Gertain worze, writings and research etudiea 7 However, a letter addreased Library fatlea to bring reeulte aé the Library "has no files on the Fesearches of Tesla result wae obtained fro tie Bureau of Naval Research ‘and the Departnent of Conaerce. I an egvecially interested in the research vork in which Tesla wae engaged in hie Iter years. Yertous unoublished jenent presented in 1937 Ata meeting of aitore outlining his Giscoveriee and giving a reaume! of he work In the fields of gravity ant cosmic ray researen, etc. Varicus papere, one of which was in effort to secure the Pierre Gutenan Prize fron the Institute of France. My inguiry 16 in effort to determine whether any of these docunsnte, ae well as others, are at this tine available. I will greatly appreciate any information in regard to any Pecerds whlen you may have.Auguat 26, 1952 fferance to your letter of in filen dlaclose that ote of hikold Teale were taken into Guatody at the tine of Ata death Sethe Office of Alien Property, and not by thie Bureau. “Consequentiy, you may conuunicare further with theta, may be addressed os Auguet 10, 1952) he eps Asstatant Attorney Ceneral Rowland 7, Kirke Director, Office United States Depe Alten Property J - Ton" Fratene goers itnent of Justise an a Stacerely yours, 0g gm Yokn rdcor keover Set pbree tor ~ Asatetand asedbibyaenera? (win copy-ag” Rowland Fe Kirk oe) i Directors "office of Alten Property — Tnitea stare '@ Departaent of Justice 201 Indiana Avenue, Be Feo” Washington 25, . 6.) 5) ah Som . y won < ip Ao ob Ho peference sureay pan pa N MOTE! Yo reserence Bureau si1¢s on correspondent in Wanesota., 6-20-5900 pe - u Ser Lu az ° — é K* Office Memorandum + oxrrap staves GOVERNMENT he park vay 5, 1s3e Yee ORMATIC CONTAINED Gal ied on the cfternon ed been reading @ book entitied, i eof Nikole Teale’ by John J re Hew fro ted in his Forrowing his death this enseered on rene on Jonu-ry ? a. vipetner af nogern poser eae dion of the Beet gonerets Seth ongincering bic 2 tots er AMM ics she cegeeynt concerning he aursee'® sabing Teich pM nod seen very Topical bus thee T would he purec:'s files reflect that shordly after the death op restarts Fey Rasta! tase in! tew Yor city on January 7 2925, af egla tn his hated ieee reletivg, end osher inaivvaucl Saya Kosenovichs 2 Sis tet tie ‘sapd, ezonining gerdeig Rater (ols entered sis rook ond perce one gy ibaa, re Le He Cy Sateh Of, BEICH he possesstt OT Eare thas he’bas concerned about the SLING 0h snes eerie Gactacetg peor Me ae OL, possiblity of eneiy 2°roe oe! stalien property Custocion was / 2 Rese one anette tegarding snese effects. Since the notter Pree HoEing sone Gof, Teer lee! oy alien croperty Cussadias ea being nanaied Bb inguifies into thie lization, (25-4786 Tt ig noved also that ibaa a ri1 16,1999, fron fr! [i tleaukee, tisconsin, SeeePnrne eee Bow ereering ot the iiluavkee School of She IGE NEnas interested in the af Pesto, thot ne waceretoed ot a's deat hoe he acne ceee oe eae iene dgagecee, nectonel steur f1U Boer he nensser ais 004 S2e acu ace les 6, oF2 5 9, she Bunce oer eee ethice op aeemmonerey one vat bY the i tfesearease16) eetiee tr IMs poreey on eve ag Sette Be tne op sia of Alten Be penn te 8S Tain took. over the trots oe Regia. folio: inc Uainsip, f suggested thee? _- Ones conmuniecte with the office of Mien F yiehe Bio ator sd on concernia ees netecrs Lise of tikole Pesta” fas to vhat "prodigal Genius - The Lise of Nikola Testa," Pregnicine the folloving statenent: 5reitgareau of Envestigation case and opencd Whe pagers ie contained, to ezanine t tnvention of possible use Page 277 of thi describing Tesla's death, | “operatives fron the Fed the safe in his room and took fhen for @ reported important secre’ in’ tee war." “Since this work was published in 1944, i¢ is not felt by taising dn objection that any porticular purpose would 3 SHA GRE publishers ot this tine. fene! individual who ratsed Ene question, Ace been set straigh ‘Srepore, no further action is being take abeUffice Mr~vorandum + oxtrs . Tes GovERNMENT yo + Director, FBI pattem | SE, Maw tor (2-7 "FORMATION ¢ sumer: 1 AISUNCLE. Boe ty Eocnetie, Yex aSoroR, r SeatiE ges of reich re ee APE ha heat Napelber action is being Taken Wy the WY. CEFicay, UAB, “Wiki yy eee NTS 4 has * eee - oe ee &. . ® Ieed etnias pesteerwere west, etangpoint. (See encoged brochure. ) ate Center irseres reer scr sy ats epee ater uae ee pared puro ercrericaertr ens Canes Brenna tets ern raemererenarty Prmeseetters( Peete teers ty comenea yaaa ae, ilowel I Cou lereeoccu a PRC Rea Tore eee rrsretarrperrenstrs Britcar Pranreesee renal? 3 ees ey Prec iecer eta ear earn prcreerreen SUR Ctr peaperer hele ea Pein taerenseata Remraecreereeserhrarr acy of currente of hi pret ape Pear race Uaioe Boece: Eaten ese cee eee nee Pmerert neces ccOh acer ore paeeretttttt cae recites paeery Pec rms oT aeRctreN Sr cereet eer eneetc a aete te Perey ear reer Petter eet aes oa F etsy pres aire weorese eee Sarre aes aera strates ears ae re arotee prc eeetetsneed reer ene ond eens ee ET‘SPECIAL DELIVERYMaren 10, 1954 Reuelat 2-19-54 Concerning the, sntiytsd, anet forvardet to the Darean typ Postostate of te letters fro ES payee ae le erate Wo yo tein Coorge Henares, ore a sah of tha Potontate rocetved Mare te returned bereits ty gee Beene te ectowurer wih gout later imeemeh oe 48 pears tesie for retention in your office file, veeener w.swexdl “Te SR MATION CONTAINED. 163 Wilton Stp¥et o> 7 SS UNCLASSIFY sree 2s if 2.2-¢0_B z a ui ue. 3. bages Beat eile | Federal Bureau of Investigation L. ‘Biss Gandy weberageas Bucs = Dear ir. Boovert qr ; Tage ack in 1943, the Local Alten Property " cgntodian, searched tnaguen ae belongings of the Zate Custodian, searched, Unravel be tay sored in the Mansatten Lean inventors Moers SENN “Peale had been, 8 Pioperty was to be sent to Yugoslavia, through Tesla's Preker ani heir, Kr. Sava Kosanovie (lir. Kosanovié had F pephet mister of State under the King's government, later Fes peeane Anbessegor to the United States from the present eeceeneat, ani is now a Minister serving in Belgrade). According to the attorney who handled the % testa estate, ur. PRE BRS ‘the Alien Property peste eet ccured Bie that nothing hiad deen held. i have soieeter trom the Office of Alien Property, dated Herch fs°19s5, which confirms this statement. ny In gathering material to help ina nation-wide comneuoration of Tesia's hundredth birthday pert year-s-whieh will be participated in by leading C ») Zeientifie and engineering societies, museums, Esiversities---I have just discovered, however, that, srerere Solid gold Edizon Medal somehow vanished during ‘that seareh. As a friend who had imown Tesla well; during bis last twenty years 1 was mth ur. Kosanovié guring Mie cain the Hotel He Yorker on the day he die Teese expert was called in to unlock Tesla's safe. A sate eer‘ yore several honorary degrees, volune of TEs conten r Sh't had gathered for hin on Ais seventy fifth » ¢ GESekines Wicheh of keys, and the #dison Medal, We kept Birthday, Sof erectings (I mentioned this at the tine out tne oetk ent’ganager of the hotel and later toe Mr. fe, the aes em faten Property Custodian's office) , but a Gorsuch of vise, including, tye medal and the keys, was serena gna the safe was LOPE... RECORDED - 82 /, > exeept wnen sts salN POI. Pefperty custodians’ Be safe was never reopened Let. Comb moe ' so digress EXEZBRO Ge vet 111955 ~ awk Pr rss\ ari. sed in Belgrade (where Tes. .'s property vas to be {hitalled in a special Tesla Yuseun) and ves there opened iy lity Kosanovie. According to his foruer secretary, both The'Sinch of Keys and the wedal were pissing. The keys kote ister found in'a tin box outside the safe; the medal mas never found. Z learned of the disappearance of the medal only by accident. ur. Kosanovie hai asked his forser secretary iS cget permission fron the American Institute of Electric) Hicineeks (who gave Tesla the Ledal) to have it duplicated. SoMyes given, bat the cost, it turned out, would be about four Minded dollars, In thé meantine, the’Tesla uuseun, {n'Yugoslavia, is quietly trying to raise the soney to pay for it. ‘The trony of this situation is sore disturbing than the goney involved. By giving us a systen which made te rene’ ponek universally avaslable, Tesia-—-probably S6s5"then"any other, one wen-—-helped put America on top of the world. "At the tine he died, mis gold Edison lecel Ans Re romy saterial evidence Left of this country's iS eelatiog. “That this last token should have disappeared reer te be sepiacet, by his saterially poor counerynen Gversees for whom he had done nothing---seens a tragic geeonenent doy geese, WAC bs “Tee Taad nt ‘Fonafornel1X, in! Bis biography of Testa, states that tho FoI brake into Tesis's safe on the day he died, and Rc abetete tn the current (June) Coronet repeats wis. 2 jcnow this isn't true. {did hear, however, that the Fi SGashow lent @ hand to the Alien Property Custodian during the latter's seareh in the warehouse. If that 12 so, T thought tnat perhaps some of your men night remenber the conditions under which the search was Bige ani cherefore ight have a suggestion as to what, could fave happened to the Bedal. After this long time, T have Bevhope that the medal can actually be restored, and I an Rerooy trying to interest Americans in making @ replacerent Bit fuvure biographers might be spared a lot of wild guessin dal wrong blazing 1f some hint could be obtained as to Ghother the original get lost, strayed, or stolen---and who might have been responsible. vidth dest regards and sincere appreciation for any help you ean give, Sincerely, a A. Sena Kenneth MASGerey enctoasng on SITESHAAESS Yaar one's FO bation to the electric P.Set I a sagazine which outlines power industry. flats conti ens.Strange Genius AS te lpn en se te who ui The foundation fr today deal generation abd “sribation Youll wind op with an Snpresive Tt din, Drath Thomeon, Weinghoue, many others Dut ihre alin suet be siaifenrtoston ‘Yet thsferguten man consived the palyphae we mo tomtl se end devaed wile aye of ger taion and distation for apiying Se To grep te Itacitude of thi contibton we mas tara bck fo the 1890s when the elie ra was Bing born, andthe nto he ym” eld say. ‘Arclight and motors were bing operated on constant cont sete syn Eduo's Peat Ste generating ‘son hed ope in 198, upping icandecent amps Ta.iner de meter am contant potential stem. Un Er ke laderhip of Weninghoue and Stney, che ‘amages of te datiboon were demonstrated Bat there wenn oof ae motor. a May, 188, « young Yogo Slav engine, but four ear inthe Unie Sten rend paper before he Aner ite Toitat of Eta! Engineers In t be dosed ew tose, I hont ws the Sedan motor with fur busc and beat conep of the rotating mage ‘ei The man vas Nikola Tass the ester be dered ‘tes dined to oep the ld. With characte vison, George Wsghoue ral luc the fundnetal Impertene of he ppb ac ‘sem tod acute th bse pent Tis a impact Ro Ferea pbc wae the Chicago Worl’ Flr of 100d There n Zphue genertorsepplled motors and Temp, ands through rary comet and motor ge eny af de eipment Batt remind for he Ningara Falla power project to monte inte mot drama way pole hat py flaw ac was the tom of te fature. Since 186 when cheer to deli over bad een granted, the jes ‘fhe world hd Bea om Ningnn, An ternational om ‘msion; Headed by Lard Keb had reviewed 17 pro els ford one aceptble Later, jt Bre yar afer Poles ATEE paper, tos oily desided to oxo the polyphase ape, Tn August 1895, Niger power was deinered tothe rst indiestore and in 1096 ae tannin 1 Batol, 22 lm away wat begun. By tht Une, he team trbioe had ben node! in America andthe Iredern age of ect power had aly opened. For Nila Tela thse frseahing inventions were ‘ete begining Sl te come was brian wok ohh freqeeny taking bai to mach af ody’ eadio at ‘Yer by the tine of is deth in 194, both be and is ork had beg t ip int bac. Why? [A man of fshing insights and enormous biases, “Tae wae lrely indiferet tote development of his ‘Hen. Thine le to oer wl he flowed the Ine tt nw cheng Io Tater years, hi projects Beste ‘nor radio, ha ways mre mysterious, his pronounce: Senta more Olypian And working aloe, a» be dd, Tormed nen of the betainal ew tat Blpt pe putes record of some. ‘Net year—Jaly 10, 1956-—wil beth 100 ansiver sary of Nikola Tee's ich, Tt would he fing for Cheoerng tela to commemat thi oso ‘SReowindge our deb o ia aang and lonely gio She changed gr orld forthe beter 100 -b5 7 ICUBOBPAH THE AMERICAN, SRB OBRAN scent la al Pilon Authored Patra Pa RECOGNITION FOR TESLA ~ : Largely thro a young American engineer's efforts, the vd teday is reacanming dhe record and achievements of ovr Inventive genui, Nikola Tea. Of Tate, even the bigtie tnesatines have devoled space tthe amazing career and foe ing character ofthe pionering electrical wizard “The man behind this belated recognition for the onetime} Serbian immigrant boy who made milons bu died alm pauper is Leland P-Spdesaag, head of the Tesla Society PU ‘hich hae Bendgurtere atthe University of Minnesota “Thra travel, correspondence and detailed research, Mr [Anderson has dog up many friends ofthe late genius and in| Ace them to jin in hi noble work A good many ofthese sre American Serbiane, ‘They serve Mr- Anderson and he Ses them, with information enue thr hie TESLIAN pub lication. This at present, mimeographed publication iesued| monthly which caste new light onthe known life and record ofthe ate Dr. Tesla. “The latest cove (March-June) informs of progress plans to honor Dr. Tesla even more. Italo presnte an eccount ofa {aecinating editorial, “Strange Genius, by the POWER maj dune of the powerfal McGraw Hl publishing line. This ed {Grn traces the introduction of Dr. Tesl's polyphase system, escribed by Me, Anderson, asthe “most tremendous event All enginering history torial, Louls N\ Bower, according to the TESLIAN. answers the pespleng-QUestion why, in view of Tess im portant dicoveres, he fell hort ofthe comparative popultity fon by Edison and Bell Then in closing: he suggests: would befitting for our engineering societies, n commemors Thon of the 100th anniversary of Nikola Tesl's bith (July 10 1936), 10 acknowledge ovr debt to this strange and lonely enivs who changed tr world forthe better" “The appears to be just what Mr. Anderson was waiting for. For now, inthe sme tase of his TESLIAN, he has pre pored a form to petition Postmaster General Arthue E. Su thei to ianue a Tela commemorative stamp nex! ear ‘Weare pesing ths ores dpe. he aye and ftp ttn oth ele Sod empl pn INDEXED-59 “22ty ROT AFCOROED TB UL a2 235 frcan sRBoERA 29, 1955 Joargh, PonneyivensaLAC fetes 7 cotman ts ae" Office Mem andum. + oniTED silfTES GOVERNMENT bare: June 29, 1955 mon +4 INFORMATION COTA: + He BELYOW PERE! IS UNCLASS'FI=9, ATE, jou By L ° sonper: yrrota’ TESLA Pee TR ORLLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (BSPIONAG} ro +z. 7. BonRDUAN fe wixola Teale, a native of Yugoslavia, was a famous electrical inventor whardied in dew York city in 1949 where he hod Lived £07 tony inuent er teeached Letter ¢o bureau dated 6-25-55 Kennedh bs (Wessels ere ms sew Tork, advice he ia gathering material to he2P 0 0 Brockluns Mee Tnanoration of Tesiovs hundredth birgh anniversary fp \ 1956. Swezey relates he was presen: friends ofter hia death and advises tresnced’and hen impounded by the United States Alien Prope roy Teploced ane rier ene safe wos renoved 0. Belgrade, Tugoslavia, so oe Custodian. ee ecole museum. Missing from Tesia's effects 13 a god installed int Thad been anarded. Swezey 9 seeking Yo locase the zaiven medah Me nes agutced oy the Office of Alten Property (CAP), thot Reda? and toe of Teala's property. , Swezey states he has hedrd she CAP hele none oth ta hendling Tesia's effects while in storage, ond FBT assisite Oar oho whether Bureau could gasist him in locating the [ecgertingtys Moe kgr"s aasiatance 0, OAP Swezey mentions that ty the Bi 90n res oay {tthe Prodigal Geniua” — 1944) by John 0 wesll te Teste bi0greRi roke into Teala’s safe the day he died (179-49 to ees see es cents. from enemy honda). Swezey notes this sone Comnery sreeeee Gengreieds (o7ne Cantus Who Nolked Alone”) Dy Alfred 8. gone gppeart in aretSe, Scorenes.” Swezey tays he knows FOI aid not do th Anihbe noe’ pertinent. re suczey. Bureau did nov enter, inte Teale Busites sneer pon Departnent a advice 1 was being Rondied by Qtr sole metre riecely evore of conment sn O'Nei1l's Book. Per Hi/idee cus] OFe Merican crusl, Live rting,Tnion in 1930-405 ep I paper "Phe Anvil," 1999-97; member ef st ea AEA reporei9s4); close fotend of Ptoorted CP nexber and euapected underground nondef |~ frepereequeated for hie use os author data re Bureaii’e inks Teqeecguised no euch data available for publication, Enolosureteecl "30-5 100-2287 ee = 1 - 65-47953 Tioklers - ur. Bird Ur. Belmont {Ar Boardaan G.. at fis + IOSMenorendun For Ur. Boardran RECOMMENDATION» Thot the attached letter De sent to Swezey advising Bureau ata not partictpate tn the handling of Teala's effects and that the aid net Po"hondied by OAPs ‘Therefore, Bureau unable to be of aaete meg; gnat ne action be taken relative to Sinks! connent in Seoronet” article. -2-. besmont fr. Boardnn June 30, 1955 < MEORMATION CONTAINED S UNCLSIFJED ary Kemnatr wHve2ey (originai Be 21-60 DY HManfte ‘Brectlya 23, re Dear Ur. Swezey: op att Since we td not partiotpate tn the handling of Wr. Tesla's effects, we are unable to supply the tnforaation you requested. JUN 3.01985 MAILED 25 wore: A cover m wos prepared by ETB thie outgoing mail. Buftles contain no derogatory ai pondent; reflect only thet he wee close fs »énirer of Teale. to your letter of Junsn2s, he effects of Mixalete: ‘ody after hia death by the Office Property and not by thie Bureau. Sincerely yours, 2a Hoover Jenn Eagar [60-2237-4f ud RECORDED - 207 FBS HST = INDE = ae su 1 188 a orandua Ron Belnont ¢: fucr jaa on 6-29-55 T-FonnectTor vith pal ol ®cau of Investigation, gton, Dec. In his poo, "Prodigal Genius, The Life of 4 ir. fonn ‘olieil segs, on pego P77, thét the F.2,1. went to Tesla's hotel ie sl safé and renoved from it, the papi oon, openee hiss ‘contained. fas there ever en’ publication of what these papers contained? If so, coule p7u inform me vhere T night obtain & Copy of su publication? the Safe!s content, eft fo publish th 10 peblicetion of 2 A here ag wy aeAugust 12, 2955 ATION. CONTAINED ALLINFORW : P) WEREIN'S UNGLASSY — pate z2-2-® at, : . dated Aug onset 4 letter mand ant adpiee thet our sere tect hath th Peale aster jeath by the OF6 afer Ehta aurea: 8 the hondline te tn Seo" aunply of ur. Teslo's essee' Ghrormotton vou x n correspondent: Dives do Taal secur tt ¥ (esoa7882 of fnvol ved. Pioned was doneREcoRDED-2 /¢ BiFLLANFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS INCU DATE Z2-£2_B) T Aave recetved your Letter dated September 10, 2855. Aa you were advised by ny letter of Auguat 12, 195s, thts Burecu wes not connested in ony respect witl the bequisttion or custody of the effecta of Nikola Tesla, and tite therefore nef posatble to furnseh you any additional information. Sincerely yours, John Fagar Ho! ‘Director eS BIC 4% Nore: By letter 8-11-55, we referrec 0 the Office of Alien Proverty, which Office wo! peed to Gesuned custody of Tesla's effects sudseouent to his deat (65-47953-6) > é*, oemey Og SEP PSG Sp 2955. ioe1 (°EORMATION © "TAD fee, 17 P Hanah, Fearne Bye yy a InoexeD.se RST aio Bean 8 60 C13 EFi ee F ee et Oe| RECOGNITION FOR TESLA— 1 ‘A ong ls Seini—Areian and Canadion—ipoe sete o honor the memory ond shewements of ae of fs Septet ea * pe the rsd Catena een seta Lath ot Jens, Sr oti Continent Sirk stun wor oh cel gna tod chee te nrc ofthe Mossory at beryl = _"Sipltcing ovorde her cnd were abe the cnt she greening ending a ety Pres ct a re en, | isa church a a w mi Imomamca by Sean, wold fomsr remind ote Sub Fike lomrand lay of Dr Sika Tes» = And Sut By | stort SERBIAN in of» SERBIAN ORTHODOX le | Rin rnin tbe SERBIAN SELO ot Sin nba | Foner Hs Cree aed th the amdcrang be a jit ve and ropeennive of ALL, he Senn eration Br UnheE Sted Cana Fe wars oe {orld andthe pete sna comaton. Ba ‘So eno te np fhe Sein RAP Deere on [dimen ental ty “The Convetian ved $1000 fr the project nd» and enfin wan gop among the Sgt and | Fes ree aga iH ee Sey | iy et ipa 28 Siri Ee atc eo toa ed 3 Th ged he hene pti eae 38 “Radafera rouble as hasbeen ercaed for Fes! NESS \ See SSDS Sennen peer ROS Seer ibe dist stom morsanened ai Teac é “This in» abject near and dear to all good Serbian hearts & Z eee Ss ane Go oct? tossHSLAT$1580 Half of $3000 Costs . For Statue Pledged Cadiz, 0.,Serb Gives $100 For Bust Image of Inventor = a a wesSeat ay we SNE at | se eS lated a ties fhe ak) =e Fin| srt 26 bows ae ape Sven Real Sore a0 ia howaing reer, of two of Sra Bese a {jan sons who courte no great tothe elie a | Pome of thei aot Ameren ‘rae ly te "We hope to rope devopnots a son a they the 8 Ret Powe ce rmereting Boop Nikola contin rea Ril Ta othe fill of tence trough the | Sebuunmume rea lout ithe rst Sri ae | foiei 23 gune 56 Federal Bureau of Inv jashington 25, D.C. GentLenen; piring ay senior year at Georgetown Universtty.J read J.y.o!ntel"e Biography of Nikoli Tesla the dock, eatitied “Frsdical geornie deocribed quite a few of he soat of which I tried syseit in the phyeica Lab ed 1h Ferdeving teas’ experinente in sireiees eiectsic ower’ tronaniasioge Wafortinately, Tesla died in 1945 just at the tine he supposediy had developed ¢ ayeten of wireless gover" tran felon, Since Worl War 11 vas then in progress hie papers were seized on FsB.T, I suppose that by now Tosia'e papers have be publication, ‘but a call to the Library of Congres! results, Therefore, T have tvo questions: 41) Does the F.B.I. now have Tesla'e sctentific papers? 2) If go, are they available for public inspection? If they were released, who has’ thea? Fyidi certainly appreciate any help you can give se along these 1ine: Tesla published very little of his findings; this, soupied teat the fact that wireless power is connected by gost people with "Death teyat and crack-pote has sade 1t nearly inpossibie for ae to find aayeheay on the subject, ICY 51CRECORDED - te ee iowa onaneD ee 18 IW IS UNCLASSI : 122 3415 . bte oo ; | —_— Wkly Fel ‘Your letter dated June 28, 1956, has been received, ands sanponad shat tnt Tepid ve adtae ta st filles reflect that the effects of Nikola Teal were taken into custody after his death by the Office of Allen Property and not by this Bureau, Since we did not partieipate in the handling af 1a's effects, we are unable to supply the information = Sincerely yours, "5 Be Joba Régar Hoover i422 ‘birector in ioe oS NOTE: Bullles reflect no record on correspondent and reveal theZorfect JuN2 91956 | spelling of Tesla's name as "Nika." Bufiles reflect this type of;res) he MAILED 24 | been utilized by the Domestic Intelligence Division in answerkng pe ingutries. (65-47953; 100-2237) Cover memo from Mr. Belmont Boardman 6-29-55, set out background of this matter which concerned the death of ffesia, a famous electrical inventor, Bareau was not involved {in this matter, and the opening of the safe containing his effects was done by the fice of Alien Property. ara ie ELJ:jh:mmb a \ @ JUL 17 1985 isOffice Mem. dum. © oxrtep (GOVERNMENT ~ pIRsOTOR, FBI pare 1/25/57 Qype sac, NEW YORK (65-12290) ones arora Bata (Decease®) ow a yop esc ba a Bi Mew OPH. gn occasion, volUtArLIY urtaer exeractions Ma doe sith information ne, couestea® bIC J Soran tae inverest of 25 Becurity of the United be tn thevernment, furnished Special, AEST States CovemnaTnOVEGH the following infor=gen & ee YAM Mh DET RTOLM aeea Main woman’ vases TD vera, MARO ea Haat S Cath er masbends ura. MAROAR TY cmlonial Hotel, 51 Yost, Olet Street iach b7e JaaNL BY os, YoRK, has been, Se6uing nevelescere fetch Sortgigzsoformntion ae weaining to flying saucers a enetars meteerss gc cic CATT ah WOME cer s GR ee wr. and re, srommmeepsostine toe zepseacion ond gente 7) WeRhaktann nesta, deceased, venta? 2h EPS EG Of NIROLA, Tipo ubeved word wide fane as = result of BIe £Ee"iiventiona in the United States. : estA wos orn sn sniian, Yucoelayze 30 July, 1859 and came to ‘the United States in ‘1894 guy, 2059 and came, £24" Gateed states cttizen, Tp [886 TESLA designed the ‘are-Lighting system and two 5s REEL Metter 5 fhe tense stot tnd Genseyet doar ater be Ennaton ob aicernaeing oes 2B foe, Canemase aT acoverieg and, Soventaces Hnraibeoguent peers, Ue atolianeee ae MAzeLeet neided sueh elas, aie dosage gation, reatant power ant serie th nS, coe bo Fado active Satie", hesiagfon ocwupigg pore of E> sa een, er eemgi PUPY k seo Ye . = para (Ro) (Bes. 2) 2h SE 43 (yo =222 g Les Fageres. (info) (Enel.1) (RM), — BS eee neta Gah) me NORD yu, 201087 naW:med tion theory. ioodhaea to sey, it ius ‘been rasical es that havo oven ovr qroatast seiealifie aivanees ir eodera tinoay I vas wondering 1f your office nicht be chin to dotoraine 4f those papers are "UN extant, and Af 50, see to Se that tho public has accaas to theny Tt would bea shane £9 aoe all of Moolas Toslss work to hove bean in vain, lace axcuss my typing: in sll the thoussiit of wards 1 typed trying to rot = Liberal education, T never did master tin typewriters bi7e "CLOSUREgaly 5, 1973 Ret-15 - : FORMATION CONTAINED ; ~ " sonora ee ctr mua 8 wee SD Mt EB ppv 29-2 pear Senator Packwood thie 19/4) schnoviedze receipt of your eomuntestion ee ase ce eee your const itnesty Es ote ebetsvarliy eaphoyes in Alas | bIt in response to Rel anquiry, central files a snore Se Teventtentter indicate that the of, tie Fejers) TWFeRY Geeta were impounded after Rig deat? ektects oF 28+ LTH property of the Departzent of Justice y ay ee oe ihe Put. since we aia not participate in the gad not PY the. neala's belongings, I an unable to furnish the inforration you desire. 1 an returning your enclosure a2 you requested. Sincerely yours, . WEDe b. nacketsn Aeting Director znclorare era 1 = Portlané ~ Brblosures (2) z 1 ~ Forsiend > Boh Lotvices office = Enclosures, (2) = Nore: Bufiles, fai eBerespondence witn senator b7C : ae eee reaeiFiable in Buflies e 22 Messi vas 2 world-famous SEES mye LOO PMton apa at the tne of Ris death 22) of Ms S personal my and at the TS seved dangerous to the, count SELSE eereonet gi7Gih, Weaitineer unnutnorteg hands: te Book, Pee” ERETS security Gf Snfy Tetdegeitu, alleged that the FBT took over 2, ¢° SLES copies, SASSI*SE: gpropeiatingy nie property. Pelttes soesee u ate and opines Ae. Aho Gétice of alien Property of the Depa’ SESSSAUANLE Ra the above reply 44 forwarded Sn.ancver t0 eamesFEDERAL ‘BUREAU OF. Washingtens D.C.guly 19, 1973 / wy, - 2237-2 eee yor gORITAINED : Ni D Eater ig uncles agit Sus oa pes * | a Y Rmerictter was received on July 16th, In response to your inguiry, the effects of Dr. Nikola Tesla were impounded, after his death, by the Office of Alien property of the Department of Justice ant not by the FBI. Since we did gat participate in the handling of br. Tesla‘s belongings, I au unable to furnish the information you ' gesize. A copy of your communication and of this reply have been referrad to the Department of Justice. Sincerely yours, j ‘GoM. Kelly, @ Clarence #. Kelley Director NOTE: Bufiles contain no record of correspondent, (Bufile 100-2237 Feflects that Dr, Tesla was s world~fanous electrical inventor, and at the tine of his death, all Of his personal papers and effects Gere believed dangerous to the country's security if they fell into Unauthorized hende. ‘The book, "Prodigal Genius," by John J. O'Neil? alleged that the FBI took over a certain safe and opened ity Sppropriating hif property. Bufiles clearly indicate that it was the Office of Aken Property of the Department which did so, and the above reply /is forwarded in answer to related inquiries. Copy Of letter fefeyed to the Aseistant Attorney General, Civil Division Of the Depar dene.) Sebrene C8 t iN Terre untClarence M, Kelley Feleral Bureau of Investigation ; eee Ee ALLIRFORMATION CONTAINED NAS URCLASSIFIES Dear Hr. Kelley DATE_2-3-82 BY, Thank you for yeur letter ef the 19th of July. 1 appreciate the infernatien abeut the Office ef Allen Frepert and tg, conection wich the tapamsiag of the offeece of Bx nikotstenta. In ny Letter of the 16eh Paid not mean ce fact break into his remove the papers therein, Now, .in so far as the Bureau was connected, I wish co underatand that extent. I do appreciate your refering my communteation tothe appropriate persons in’ the Justice Department, but perhaps, you could see.that.the syaswncrsei ff abeve mentioned connectien ef the Bureau ceuld be further Leeked ines Tam curious as te whe asked the Bureau to perfera auch’ an fact; whether is was a person’in the 0.A.P, er wht, aAd on what.) Also, to what persen were the perleined papers delivered? Nanes.” of the agents invelved weuld be armel Ae te what happened ‘to any other effects of his, that te probi Slog tiestion pore ably 09 2 E37 AL answered by the O.AcPes yee Af Bureau agente gaccfelpatetnatede-/ = they may have dene so on other occasions. If the persondywhesdtd 1913 open the safe were NOT FBI’ agents, then we are faced withthe fact— that persons aparently posed as Bureau operatives, an even more urd Anveresting situation. Febhaps this vhets your ovm curiosity aitats stats, © Light on vhe suctana ie’ etl “Anterest, Are youavare that before the’ yeas" 1900 he va able to trangatt thevsands of watts of electric pover ce any potne on the glebe WITHOUT WIRES. This and other Feate ‘nisterie would make hin a prine target fer veeted interest Breurs, netably the J.PiMargai combine vith vom he had connections, 1 am avare of tho voll earned tradiclen of the Bureau of TOT ot thetr eim olsctzis:vochnelegical apple cart’ finanotallyy at the expense’ ef unguossable bensfite te te Ree aa voole, How weuld yeu Like tebe able te dravuntlaiced paver ue f the air te Fun ‘aay a Lightbulb’ wien OME wire? He did wet seo tt, and much mere. My sincere thanks fer your. theught and?”AL MFARMATION CONTAINED IESE 1S UNCLASSIE DATE 2.3-£0_B’ Es ‘Your letter, which was received on July 30th, has been reviewed and I would’ ike to point out that FBI Agents were ‘ot involved in removal of papers from the eafe of Dr. Nikola Tesla, nor did we at any time have castody of his property. Trealize there have been some written accounts that our Agents acquired Dr. Tesla's belongings; however, these accounts are simply not true, You can be assured we were abso- Intely not responsible and there was no impersonation involved. Sincerely yours, GM. Keley Clarence M, Kelley Director NOTE: Correspondent had written in mid-July and asked about the effects of Dr. Tesla and he was advised that the Office of Alien Property had participated in removing his effects from his hotel room. A copy of his Communication was referred to the Department of Justice. Buflles indicate clearly that after Dr. Tesla's death some relatives opened the safe in his, hotel room with the help of a locksmith and, thereafter, the Olfice of ‘Alien Property confiscated all of his belongings. Bufile 100-2237 mentions : that the FBI was advised of the existence of this property; however, inasmuc! as the Office of Alien Property was handling Dr. ‘Tesla's effects, the Bureau had absolutely no hand in the entire matter. RYE:ner (3)June 9, 1975 Federal Bureau of Investigation Urs: Department of Justice Washington D.c. 20535 Sirs: We recently contacted the Sen Francisc: office anda review of their files reveale’ fiformation concerning the scientist Nikol arfREE papers wnich we understand to have ~ Sneoundeds 3€ you could a thorough investigation of all flies and materials available to you, ve SSuid greatiy appreciate the correspondence of Way information thet might be discovered. Thank you, * cant ERE Ned corn DO, JasebIC sur 7, 1975 A vv popes ATION CO" TAINED D as ee YS cae JG UNCLASSIB in = HES IO 45 SY yA fap J00- 2237 - 26X pNEZ eT a ‘This will acknovledge your letter of Ime 9th. In response to your inquiry, the papers of Dr. witole Tesla ware impbunded, efter bis Geath, by the Ofk1ce of Alien Proparty of the Depertumt of Sustica: Sincerely yours, tt Ketey Clarence M. Kelley ‘Director “£—the_Deputy-Attomney-Generel—mnelomure- TAttentLone—Susen-H-—Hewser NOTE: Bufile 100-2237 indicates that Dr. Tesla was & Morla famous electrical inventor, and at the tine of his Seath his personal papers and effects were impounded by Office of Alien Property for national security reasons. Since Teslate death in 1943 the Bureau has received numerous Anquiries about the disposition of his technical papers. The above reply is forwarded in answer to these inquiries. Bufiles contain no information identifiable with requesters. devregg— Gr bel. (tf Vv "13 November 1975 Mr. Clarence Kelley Birector ‘OR TIO CONTAIIEL F.B.T. Corser region D Washington, D.c. 20535 15 vicern CATE 23.80 Bret gle Deer Mr. Kelley: 7 - King about the existenee or tate that X vee not Bonceristen fgafive intercation Cfaslay but on hie tgenntcei sapere 2MiSUptit0n shake an 1945 ana reported in the papers of creme The reason given in the reply trem your office, te Sff0nd paragraph, as to voy I cannot get aay ators sition on Tesia'e’papers maces ne in iteeit er y Anguiry, “The thttd paragrach e under witch « search will typ, Ae, otated in By first etter, 1 sx following up the Joan cate for & magazine article. Ian tenses tetave Jour reply of the 16th printed and run netioneiiy ee / an example of how bureaucratic menoeuring tenmzy, ot f get around the FOIA. Does the bureau need tone cr ohia type of publicity? Tetfadtgheartening to see an agency entrusted to uphold the law using its resources to week the dantMovenber 26, 1975 FORMATION CONTAINED TENLIS UNCLASS'FI DATE 23-( _ Bie ghe | EPH chowntge renee ot gear ine wo oe ene ot Habe ate rst Ta response to your toquiry, the papers of Bhs Mole Teele lvere iooundes, aceee ee BIPTT® of Ss oetice of Alsen Proparty of ene Baprteacee tay Sustice: Sincerely yours, cM Kates Clarence M. Kalle Director 1 1 ~ he Deputy Attorney General - Enclosure Attention: “Susan K. Hauser Yoresia efite 100-2237 indicates that pr. tesla was a World fanous electrical inventor, and at ce tree ge « gi bis death his personal papers and effects net ri seer ey te OEEsee Of Bile Property for nations 2 Security reasons. Since Tesla'e death so Saqionat Bureai has received nunerous inguiries abone the Gisposition of his technical papers. the shott reply is forwarded in answer to these Inqusriee ae Limes mmm 27+ ‘ROUTING AND_TRANSHRETAL SLIP Alan Mecresghe Rm. 5435 = JEW rota ay BIC WR SC oF ipaiy Susan N. Hauser aes brasFreedom of information Act Recuest Deputy Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20535 Gentlemen: X an writing an erticle for a magazine on early twentioth century inventorg. end vant to obtein intomseaten oe sane Popers of MikolsCiaaja that were, agized by the POs on his death in T3543. fy, 7) Wd L a Tesla invented a number of elec€fice! devices and because Of the war and because Tesla was born a Yugoslavian national, it was probably considered a measure of preventitive safety to hold in safekeeping papers that might have any bearing on national security. E would like to find out: 1) if the FBI still has the papers; 2) Af they do have the papers, what must be done to see thon: 3) Sf they do not have the papers, who does have then or what happened to then? 6.2247. 28 X would be very grateful for your help with this. Roy COLES tE © /EOR™ ATION CONTAINED 17 ALIS UNCLASSIFIED DATE B32 BYP ligesey 2 Novenber 19, "1975 a...) RMATION CONTAINED it IS UNCLASSIFIED bie DATE Z.3-0 BY LA inglacd | Siete esi o yous resins ot Information-Privacy Acts (FOIPA) request fortverded teone for by the Department of Justice on October Ziaiv nn £0 your request for files pertaining se be advised that in order’ to preserve ividual who may be the subject oF a s been necessary for the PE! to maintain She Practice of not indicating whether we door’ ao Soe Ant such information in our files! 2# you can provide notarized authorizaticn-tron Rext of kin directing us to release to you ony our files may contain concerning hin; we shany Snereafter search our files and advice you sccorsinely” Sincerely yours, CM Katey pee Clarence *. Kelley Director paves oo = Wy “a Uf ] SSE MTS dig eelYhap cyanea ‘Avett 20, 1976 Mr. Clarence xetty Fat. ashtngton, De Deer Me. Kelly: Pai, sonmasnagMe, Ruchlehave, former acting Director of the feet cean arsed 2s 0 1973 regarding gae wnswaitaniiicy of Goo iene pettin resorde oF utat Ra's oneal scary (Gow fo the Belgrade wuteun, strenged By siaeh for settee discoveries fafiSequmted the possibstity thac chose unpubtished non codes ahd MILAry significance, “nat beceess Spished separ tay Se MELLATS, T'now suapoce ach Sriieac! prtcicatorly Inieiesafeel £e iaperative that pos Br oct ted, Recents che Sait OF the fact that the Soviets eg ati fied To photos of each page exist aearesty ace de2thy setenciets from the tawy snd 065 performed weary secnemngttion of the Stary and satan, wmae seg er Fine Yo darinaes SSTTEGELY, Was one month longs astade ough wrote in soatek Teela's Gorturous handwrteing? “ares, moet Tretieede ee, he pemnanship wag enalls Boren Seyret ‘Eficule to tranalate ae = foreign’ Lesouaze Ascending fo she mucin director (1971), the sovlets hed aade of som gortoar at ot Ge Cott ates Na oa MGR pec 560 gee, 20" chat dureceo" ate Seine die (abating aed 20 Srae'retevane tole 2 farce Co Salt (ae copied the moot stants ete tote, oar § REDS2 yo ae a erase apnea gh Co hE 7 Kae eat ei epee Sele (Gn clectrieal Saegrcing eet) Boel oty wth eae acter eran ithe Rancaerige fl Sens, Sites t ee Ct nets cts os Se te {e.celiteey spptlestion” fetta ela ite oh Tabs este solace fonttiae oleh rentgct a Mme teed tes steep heoe possible nt lattee eee ! NGFirst, Tesla eletned that the Lightning balls (which destroyed ‘is equtpoent) could be used to afc. have talked co AF personel ~cocch ngineer at bic Mero Retworks, who sav one insic hn flighessand found AP personnel fear these "rf dalle," as they call chen Second, it is a suspieton of mine that ball Lightning, ££ Anjected with Lithium, could produce a cheap furion bon. | Thitd-vand chis may be no more than s suspicion--the propulsion ssole of ball Lightaing involves electro-gravieic inceractton, by which means air veh{eles of revolutionsry configuration bbe constructed.” There are no presently-know Lave of phystes that an account for the propulsion (400 sph or #0 vhen following ‘an airliner). Other hitherto unsuspected applications a oxisee None of chene applications vere the goel of Project Teste, ich centered on producing bail Tightaing ar Tesla did aa Hloiyine tt plasns contianaene techni for fuslon fesetors., Inedetteliy, Teslave clain te Setting op Standing Son id carne tee eesan gos) wat Srmane is) ering the earth's acnospbere sa 2 emvessiccgig ss OTC. andre of our research). P.S. BY 4 copy of this letter, along with the enclosure Pm notifying the C.1.A. Bnclowures: 2st Fusion energy: will experiments in ball lightning provide the key? Asoc dior cheap_and endless emery iat ource—tasion power, er the Inthe vost and empiy hangar energy source used by the sare where thelr stearic Bomb was nd sun The fal i deuterium, ssembled, 3. man-made ight. or heavy waler, thal can be hing storm Ts ow being un. inexpensively extracted from st ‘cat water ta prowele mankind aul Sig ing phenomena The experiments are based vpon the unpebiinhed notes of Nikola Tesla, who, in 1899 at his F Colorado springs laboratory, used a secret magriving ane g Ditter to produce Vim. ight 2a ‘ing balls that osted oe 30sec The energy surplus ft any psi. netading te ‘eminem Dr. anes Tat, fondsith eins years oy Untortunaicty. pro i fusion rerearch, ‘which has entered on matinee conte iment and laser implosion, hss Beem frustratingly Skea fall Of uspleaean!curpnnees and ould be 3s far all os four Secades! But i theve promising faperiments unde way =" Were dover, UT, ae wceersin, ee technique could unleash This energy source In search of nature's secret Ball lightning, + glowing sphove of red, ortng oll ne plasma, often materaizes dur Ing Ighining storms snd fasts about offen against a. strong wind." The bal may. bounce Bang the floor and, on occ. Sion the sphere wll sip Aheough gloss without breaking {tthe author recently invest gated one such cate in a Fospital in which ‘the fghie vere damaged) At tines i Imaterialires. inside or even Suis aircraft in fight, seem ingly pervious to defoimstion Hom the wind force Wainesses of all tghtie nave incied such notables as Niels ohe and Viclor Weiss: Kopf, the Director of the MiiT Physics Department. Another witness was Secretary of Sate Dean Acheson, who’ reported Sceing it cro the. breabsat tale aboard the president plane. “The accidental formation of bolttightning hae been observed aout once per year forthe past ‘degade inside building 95 3 al AF Missile Radiographic Foy, Ur, The volloybalsiz tebe drop outa the space adiacent te the high voltage supply ofthe 25 Mov tne aettierator. The ‘ball of blue fie flats ‘own to the floor, rolls around Fandomly and then rises again the power-supply ares where dissipates without detetsute damage. Despite troubleshoot ing. mo. explanation can be {etd for thi occurence ‘On one occrsion, lightning sursck the building—a large Cling tnside—ad, sinune: ‘sly, an intense sphere of tre Sze ofa tenn ball formed above the conduit on thevwall ly shoulder level, It moves! song the wall fora distance Some 30 f., loated out ani round the beck and shoulders 21's person standing near the tral moved back tothe wala oninurd along for teers fect ‘ont intercepted. dupes outlet on the conduit. Ath batt exploded, “eivsng. eee trical damage throoghout ‘Anew sate of matter? No presently known laws of physics cam account” for the Stability dnd bouncing a! fre bls uness # ietodes surace feasion. This hitherto nabs served site of mater ie newt oncept, since plsimae. hive never previously exhibited such strong. surface’ tensom Also, presently known awe cannot {ccount forthe propulsion, Project Tess har developed & rigotous mathematics! mode! of the Tightoing balls absolute, “eymptotic,tuidsdynamieg! ss. biiy" ninat computer studies 3 density range. of 10-10" es wth 2 emperor v7 100" KorChapter 24 peewee te tet pel ad Tabet eit becky Ot! ‘thon Tosh was talking as a sciontist Ke Vins ‘opposed tof wars on moral, ccononte and all practiesl and thooretical grounds«™ div Bub, like most scientists, whon ho stopped thinuirg as a aclontist, “rc and Jet hia enotiona rule his thourhte, he found exceptions In ot. which he felt somo ware end situetions were justifinblo. Ag a’ e'eiet, txt Belentist ho was unwilling to have tho discoveries of scientists © weit « applicd to the pruposes of ver mixers, but when the omotional phase «+ of his nature took’ the ruling position he wae then willing to apply: nis genits to devising roasurés thet would provent wars by supplying, protective devices. passetts sot Te". gRIES TO PRE This attitude 1s cxenplified in tho folloving statemont which he prepared in the teenties but did not public "At present many of tho ablost minds aro trying to devise expedients for preventing a repetition of tho awful conflict which ts only theoretically ended am the duration and main issues of witch T correctly predicted in an article printed in tho Sua of December 20, 1914. ‘The League 1s not a remedy but, on the contrary, in the opinion of a’nuber of competent nen, way bring about results {ust the oppo site. It to particularly regrettcble that a punitive polley was adoptod in franing tho terms of peaco because a few soars hence st will be possible for rations to fight without armies, shipa oF guna, by weupons far more terrible, to the destructive action end range of which there is virtually no Limit. any pity at any distance whatso~ ever from the onemy can be destrosod by bh: and no power on earch can. stop hin froa doing co. If we cant to aver’ 5 ity and & stato of things which may traneorm this cloce ‘nto en inferno, we should push the Gevolopacnt o flying machines and wireless traronission of. energy without en inetant's delay and with all the power and gources of the nation." ‘Tesla saw preventative posaibilitsea in his new invention which oubodied "death ray" choracteristies and uhich Was made several years ufter the foregoing statement was written. Ho saw it: providing a’eurtain of protection which any country, no ratter how stall, could Uso as a protection agatnst invasion. walle he wight offer 4t’as a defensive weapon, however, there would de nothing to stop military ton fron using it as @ weapon of offense. Walle I did not know the mature of Tesla's plan I was con- vinced that 1t did enbody many discoveries that would be of ¢omer- G4al value, and these were tho angles he should sock to develop. I folt thet ir he could be induced to develop sone minor phase of bis work that would have innediate comnerelal use ho could derive an in~ core from it which would enable him to, proceed with kis more elo Plans. To this end 3 soucht to fain sone insight into his thoughts, that Would enable uo to get a practical plan in operation. ‘This wa no secret to Tesla end ho successfully parried every thrust 1 sade. te ‘Tho cleurest conception I got, and that was leroly frou scattered rexarks, ond dy making’ deduetions fro thelay conecr posable manner in whieh ono phase of his surtain of protectso: might operste. This was a "wer" anglo and ag such-Atrdlé not interest [GO - A238 gy | ed a/ r L ro, but! since At inwe’ved "Lightning balls,” or "S4re balls," 1 wos Veby curious, Fin”. 19 had always faacina - 2, and I had read overything I coulé ay ny bands on about the: A fix0 bail 42 a strango phonomenon associated with Light~ ning. Dono of the energy of the lightning stroke appears to become Yocked into a bell shaped structure woleh way De of any o: couple of inches toa foot in diameter. It looks 1ske a. pe: Sphore, brightly incandescent nd floats like « bubble, being oastly carried by air currents. Taey may last for a short tire, froma fraction of a second to many seconds. In this interval, during which thoy stay fairly close to the ground, they ray cons elé many objects without donaging then or being danaged by then~ Qonly, Tor no knozn reason, the ball explodes doing as much denage fea a bomb, if-cloge to structures, and no damage Af in the open. The fire ball looked to ne ‘Like @ gicantieally enlarge nodel of the tiny electron, one of the building blocks of matter, which acto as if St vero just a erherteal area of apace in which en gnount of encrgy was erystellized to give it structure. I felt that Af 1t were potsiole to discover howe large quount of énorgy tas stored in this fairy bubble structure of a fire bell a noe insight might be geincd into the structure of the electron and other funda- ental particles of matter. 1so this method of storing energy gould bo applied to a thouscnd uscful purposes. When I approached esta with pleas long this line “to do- velop this possible phase of Is discovery he would evade direct. ro~ ply by indulging in a, riot elweys, tolerant lecture on my gullabilicy in believing. theories’ about the of the estos, ail he tiod in carlicr years Giscussed som of Ate experi aces with fire Yalls in his laboratory at Colorado Springs and exple.nes ula theory. of their formation, he would not in tho ister years permit ninsel! to be dratn into a discussion of then aa a possible part of bis sys~ fou. This, of course, made me suspicious that tho clue wae "hot" but Veould bo’ completely wrong in ny conclusions. Tecla was very quick in detecting ay technique hon I cought to narrow dawn a field by trying to get him to deny statenents when.ho was adamant to direct questions. Fosla became familiar with the destructive characteristics of fire balla in his experinents at Colorado Springs in 1699. Bo produced then quite by accident and sav thea, moze than once, explode end chatter his tall mast and also destroy apparatus within his, Inboratory. ‘The destructive action acconvanying the disintegration of a fire ball, he declared, takes place with inconeesvabol violence. Ho studied the process by ehich they vere produced, not Because he vanted to producé them but in craor to eliminate the con= ditions in which they were created. Tt 1s not pleasant, he related, to bave @ fire ball explede in your vicinity for they will des! anything they cono in contact with. It will bo noceasery to'roconstruct his statements from vory fragucntary notes end a long distunce newory.nparnsiteoaciliat!, s, or cireuits, within tr main cir- cult wore a source” vanger from this cause. Hants of resistenco Sn'tho main elreuft could result in winor o3. -lating circuits be- teecn terminals or botween two points.of resistance and these minor Cireutts would have a vory much higher period of oscillation than fhe main cireut and could be set into oscillation by the main cir- ront of lover frequency. "Bvon when the principal oscillating circuit was adjusted for the greatest efficiency of operstion by the éimination of all pources of losses tho fire balla continued 0 occur but these vere Guo to stray high frequoney charges from rendom earth currents. “prom these experiences it becene apparent that the fire balla resulted fron tho interaction of two froquencies, a stray higher frequency wave imposed on the lover frequency ffee oscilla~ thon or tho nain cireuit. "as the free oscillation of the efrcutt builds up from the zero point to tho quarter wave longth noce it posses through various rates of change. In a current of shorter wavelength the Yates of change will be steeper. When tho tro currents roact on fach other tho recultant complex will contain a wave in ehich there Ss an extrenoly stoop rate of change, and for the bricfest instant currenta vay nove et a trenondous rate, at the rate of millions of horsepower. "Ppis condition acts as a trigger which may causo’ the totel energy of the forerf0l longer wave to be diocherged in an infinitos- nelly smell Interval of tino and at a proportionately trenendously Broat rate of energy movcnent which camo: confins itself to tho Beta: eirentt and i released into surrounding space with incon- eeivaole violence.” ° It 4s but a etep, from learning how a nigh frequency cur yont can oxplosively discharge © lower frequency current, to using {he principle to desig a eyeten in which these exploctons can be produced by intont. the folloing process appeara a possible one Eut no evidence 12 avaslable that it 1a the ono tesla evolved: fn oscillator, such as be used to gond pover wirelessly around the eerth at Coloredo Springs, ts éet in operation at a frequency to which a given warehip 12 resonant. The’ complex structure of a ship would Provice a great ninber of spots In which electrical oscitlations wil) forget up of @ mich higher frequency than those coursing through the ship as @ wholes daeso parasiate-currents will react on the main current causing the production of fireballs watch by thoir explosions fill destroy the ship, even moro effectively thon the explosion of the hagazine which woul also take place. A second oscillator may be vused fo traneslt tho shorter wavelength current. Sonevihat lator I loarned the reason for Teslats reticence to Giscuss detaiia. Thia cane shortly after Stanley Baldwin ro- placed Neville Obosberlin aa Prime sinister of Great Britain. Feala revealed that ho had carried on negotiations with Prine Minister Chonborlin for tho gale of his ray eyaten to Great Britain for $30,000,000 on the basis of his prosentation thet tbe Gevico woulé provide complete protection for the Britinh Isles against any enemy approaching by seu OF ain, and would provice andese entre tr heat Socal eifensive weupon to “ch tncro wes ne Cele Eo'dcemsce, of th . neevity of kis Chomvor’ 1. and bia intont to Ragpl.the devico « it would have provented ~ outbreak of the {hen threotening te , and would have made pos. .ole tho continuation- Under the Guress which thie veapon would make poasiblo ~ of the working agrecuent involving France, Gerasny end Britain to maintain The status quo in “urope, then Chamberlin failed, at the Munich conteronce, to retain this state of uropeon equilibrium it was focescery to cet rid of Chanberlin and {nstoll a new Prize Minister tho coule rake tho effort to shift ono corner of the triangle from Germany to fussine Baldwin found no vire v in Tesle's plan and procnptorsally ended the negotiations. osle wes greatly disappointed by the collapse of his no- gotietions with the British Covernmant. With it there collapsed his fopes of provicing 2 dononatration of his most recent, and, what he considered, hie most Inportent discoveries. Ho did not, howovor, Groll on the jubject; beyond the single conversation ho did not mon. Chon the matter ag0in. He a4é not got anotuen chance to financo the demonstration of those discoveries. During the period in ‘which the ‘negotiations were being eurriod on, Tesla declared, offorts liad bocn rade to steal the in= Vontion. iis room had been entered and his myors exeninod but the {bloves, or spies, left enpty handed. ‘There v29 no danger, he suid, that his invention could-ba stolen fox he had ct no tine comittcd any part of it to paper. Ho could trust bis mozory to preserve every fino detail of his investigations. Thia‘wes true, he said, of all. of bia later major discoveries. The nature of his systen r-ker Little difference now; he has gone and was taken it Fite hime Porhaps, 1f there fs any con munication fron beyond the veil that separates this life from what~ ever exists hereaftor, Tesla may look down upcn carth's strugcling mortals ané {ine sono way of dropping a hint concerning what be ‘focompliched; but, if the situation 1s euch that this cannot take plece, then Wo mugt await until the buaan rece produces another Tealas 200we ay mreneng ATi ot CONTAINED E CLASSIFIED, - 7 April 30, 197, cor LIC ‘Thank you for your letter of April 20th, with xt was certainly most thoughtful of you to | enctorur furnish ws this information, and your interest and courtesy are indeed appreciated. sincerely youre, mano An 30176 Giatanoe t, Keltey £ Fa a Teecior Po owe- ‘cantsionh (3) i ¥ Soy aa (une United Slates Senate To ensure proper handling please return al! Correspondence TO THE ATTENTION Pat sae espectfutly referred tot Fer wet 1 uw a7 1976 ahh — ee Wee v wikis =——_. 52yt, Woeky 6.00 2510 Deer Siv Lam « subs is blag wld. T hace shell CD te adhe witoge 1 fhe Lak genes Mikula 18 Js gbr- 7, 1983 } Une wna Tale dell The Federal Bureors 4 J eeastyatn Came avd qpoel 2 ie a Pogetaa Bore he ho beem an conbiimid , 6ey 100 ~2]23 7-30 1976 Honorable Wi1isan' Pédiatre ~see yy] OONTAINED Uniced’ states Banat’ ch Wee PED, ington; Be es 308 oe Balu pm 22-28 Dear Senator Proxmiis: bie ‘This wilt respond on of Jane 36th enclosing the leteer of Rey Swanton Wisconsin 53268 ~— he effects of Dr. uikola Tesla were impounded, after his death, by the Office of Allen Proparty of the Department of Justice and not by the FBI. Since we dia not participate fn the Mendline of Dr. Tesla‘a bolongings, I am enable to furnish the information you dasire. A copy of your conmmication and of this reply are boing referred to the Departrent of Justice and the enclosure to your crmunication da being returned as requested. Sincerely yours, ©. M, Ketey Clarence M. Kelley Director Encloeure L'S"Rasistant Attorney General - Enclosures (2) Civil Division 1 = Milwaukee = Enclosures (2) 1 ~ office of Congressional Affairs - Enclosures (2) NoTE: This response is consistent with past responses to Anguiries of a similar nature. Bufile 100-2237 reflects that _the Office of Alien Property took possession of Dr. Tesla's papers folloving his death. Dacemmd ngb (3) Sock fing am MANOR 4 wun as 376 fweg 26/979August 6, 1979 (TAINED MA. apoRtsATion! cow pets UNL DATE ES recent letter requesting information concerning pr. uino1Mheais as been received ‘The effects of Dr. Tesla vere impounded, after his death, by the Office of Alien Property of the Department of - Sustice and not by the PBI, We have no preprinted material Qvailabie for public Gistributton regarding Dr. Tesla. How ever, uncer the provisions of the Freedom of Infornation Act (ritie 5, United States Code, Section 552), requests have been made in the past regarding your topic and there may be docu- Mente available to you under Title 28--Code of Federal j Regulations. X£ you are interested in seeking such documents under the Freedom of Information Act, you should make a jparate inquiry, clearly marking the envelope and letter as a Freedon of information Act request, and direct it to the Director, Pedoral Bureau of Investigation, 9th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, W.M., Washington, D.C. 20535. In the F you must request documents regarding the specific topic “af interest to you. RECs 79 Sincerely yourty, oo "9 0 _. Fw 7 22370 3R widen 2. pattey Daskatant Director 2 UG 7 9 Augé 1979 TE Mes Underwood ~ Enclosure Se tyubie — Room 6956 ara" — (ahis correspondence response Siay engender a future FOTA in- ‘io — quiry.) meee SHOR: pase upon avatlable information, ‘gorresponcent 4s not Uhenggentifiatie in Pufiles. { ‘bipeeh (4) cae 12 pe pd OeyUNITED STATES GOVERNMENT __..rINtTED states pepaRnuenr oF sustice Memorandum LUNEAU OF VEGAN «oc funject: PREEDON OF rMFORMATIQH ACE DISCLOSURE ; REGARDING Di, NIKOLA HELA 1 FORMATION S> pare: 2/25/80 ‘To reduce time spent on handling of requests for non Captioned subject and to promote uniformicy of disclosure. DETAILS: A Search of FBINQ central records indices reflects fhat or. Nikola Tesla is carried as the subject of Bursts 390-2237. Wittually all information in this file ie deqeiry= Fens maceelal Save FOE PUEPOHES Of FOIA Feleasen, copies of this material have not been made and requesters have soon £0, advised. Copies of the remaining material in the tale fotelling 29 pages, however, has been processed fee diseosure, Numerous requesters have sought informstion relacieg ns the aieegotnder the FOIA. Therefore, it is recommended that \, the disclosure docunents maintained in Bufile 190-l¢sei-4° ne fongiderea the preprocessed release appropriate for sespantes by the Initial Processing Unit for any further requests’ moe information on this subject. RECOMMENDATION: S That the Initial Processing Unit, FOIPA Branch, Records Managenent ‘Division, add captioned case to these Hist of preprocessed cases and bangye any future rogeeces for such information. 776-0, FEP= tot wie (A aro P 1090-22347 MAR 27 1960 ~ A a “ ge eee _ he eaneyag (7) ey US. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payrll Savings Plan 2Tete 3 ReommomouemT O86 MCT TION 1G. stenoarasov neverse 8 me 1B coonomare WME COPIES.) 8 Sime Per nquiey etven )__o tale fifowe - 4 | ce (SRY ender Son, i thot eens on we, 8 opine) Fonmee oh 1 pat pmocernn) *, FPO Ree Law i Wrnmbnen’s Ry Pere hee ome BE ee : 2 One Fz, Veombine, 2am? Feat.eseanci ano FeSERAL COVERNE 9 FEB 991 Per pen ftir dated 3, ith enclosures fant 913 RL Dad tie welt oe FYlaPeske cor. MewoRANOUM FOR THE DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SUBJECT: Papers Recovered on the Death of Hicola Tesla (U) (U)_ We understand that the FBI nay have possession of 2 nunber of papers found after the death of Nicola Tesla in 1943. NicoléTesia was a brilliant electrical engineer (ive. the Testa Coil) who was & pioneer in various spects of electrical transmission phenoaena. (C) Me betieve that certain of Testa's papers may contain basic principles sthich would be of considerable value to certain ongoing research within the Doo." Te would be very helpful to have access to nis oapers. (U)_ Since we have reatly no idea of the possible volune of these papers, Wwe would be happy to provide & researcher who could assist you in reducing the sagnitude of the search. If there are further questions, I am the. =~ point of contact within the DoD and can be reached st 695-6364 or 695-7417. Cote. a ae AtTan 3. Maclaren ISTE Ltcotonet, USAF } Hilftary Assistant 405963 Strategie and Space Systems Hifss a ‘% SOmar 39 Glassifed by: DUSDRE/SBSS Declassify on: February 1987 198)” eye‘tee Space syntena OfFice ef the Unter Secretar comme if bete: % poe uaghdnrtony D.C, 20302 ~ ov conta oe ot , fae os BE a “_ =— Exes 8B elivtrary review of cur thloe Andicstes that tho c "the handline of Mr. Teaie's belon Sp January, 1963. to yore DER, & stecery, Y noxer $. Yons Agaiatant Director {n Charge t Office of Conjresstonal } ‘ang Public Affaire re (wetra) ~ ene. bicanc trusie under seal oy the Mow York 3. ° : She fental for thie storaye, approxtsately $15 pér month, - ics being paid by Charlotee Musur, 134 Dast 62rd Street, New Zor Rev Yor, who wns Listes az an avent for Sava Xosanovish, Bes aald'e nophes and adniniotestor ov his estate. (65-47953-24) 98 Setobar 26,1965, Peteets Bloyce Pitagarald, Y.-S. Aeay,"a younc solentiet who had bee? Tecla'a protege, called Tn person at our fey Yor! Pheld Office. With’ hin were ‘alg Davis se-pratty Ete Herbert, Gozutt aad Le. Ren Ee= 4uata Eros a researes development unit at bright Piei4, Dayton, Galo. iy Brigadier General Cy-Czal sea, Chie? Engineering Division; Uriont-Flel, requost— inp tat the Por alloy the bearers of Use Letter access"to tho Oringta of Mihola Testa. (65-¢7953-15) . Zt was explained to thisuailiten rot hat no jurladictlon over Tosias effects, ant they War Telerrot to tie oftice of the Ailon Property Custodian. Dareau Hits eo not intleate whether tho sen ever exantned Tesla" beta dasa. (65-47953-15) 2 temls effec reatne? tr roar $2 ant Su of the Sy.) En the 19002; Pai Agents vere told by Soipdny sanszenont. that tie only Fooorde! visit had Deen ence fy tveleral authorities’ {> Senuary, 1943.” The-floor supers viwor recalled that. the man had taxen munsrous photographo. D foccription of the equimost toe! would tone to akow that S'Srstorits reproduction wen cade of the popers of the deceased. 547953" : (65-47953-22). exes do not reflect ant pertinent inforaation on the tesla materiale since thet date,” Their current whereabouts ‘oF condition are not reflected in our fite1 For further information reyarding this steer; you say to contact the Office of exe Alien Property Custodian and” io other Poteral agencies mentioned above. + ~ 4” Phope that ve have beéaiof asnistancp to you. vtnore! On Pobruary $, 1981, Col. Hectar-o wrete Lo as inquiriag Stout the scientific’ pupers of Or. Nikola Tesla. In a zeture Jeter of daroh 3, we faforaod his that a thorough review of our files would be nade de search of tho taformation be request? Ghic vas dose and-he 4s balng inforasd of the results. Tesla‘ papers Seve been the’ gadjoct of muerous inquiries by various Pibiviguals ane organizations since Bis oath. Fer receives ver 20 fo) requests on this aatter dering the period 1973- Yoee. “xattor coordinated vith POIA Section, RD.© CEOF THE UNOER SECRETARY OF LENSE masmimaToN, 9 2090" _— "1 APR 81 remus cornet 1 we, Roger S. Youns (TSptehse bicectoe an chases ASEIEETSE Congtecctonal and Public Affaire seetets bureau of tnvestigstion nsvingeons BvC- 20595 Dear Mr. Younes Le -muank you very auch for your Letters of Harch 10 and Yarch 20, 1981,"40 eaponse to our request re Dr-Spsla. Ue very such appreciate the effors ayy Le chat must have gone Jon penalf of the Deputy Under Secretary (curategte and Space Systens), Dr. 8. 1. Zesberg, T would Like to thank you and the people vho spent thetr tine searching ous te relevant 44st sincerely Parva ltiew Late ghafea Wi Aolrsares 1 apd 2 ALL DoD iife ky, umctonsipieal aL Bvratee ed ete es ond 322,00! Yifs Taos bic i 6 fens cozy By dln e weussien peda n 166 FA Ne 354,608 5eaioelot =: enor! Director of the FBI Washington, D.C pe OF Dear Six ‘tte attending college, 1 came gozoay an article abour the o la electrical genius, Nicolai Téela.”~“Ne:fesTa vas an electrical genius with such peers as EDISON and WESTINGHOUSE. Tesla gaa. designed the basic generator and was the first man to introduce alternating current to the people. ‘The article, written in an underground SanFrancieco newspaper, stated that Tesle also worked with electromagnetic waves and supposedly butlt a plant that could harness the electromagnetic waves out of the earth's a source of elec- atmosphere sufficiently enough to use then tricity. The article stated that Tesla buile such @ plant and Lit up a city street 150 miles avay by sending the electronag- netisn via radio waves. This wethod {2 presently being used in electronic warfare. After that, the article stated that the: FBI confiscated his plans and buried then in your archives Their reasoning vas that such a free form of energy would knock } out a big chunk of the oii, coal, and nuclear forms of energy and their contributions to the econoay(noney for research and employment). All I want to know is if there is any truth to this story and if 0 what was the FBI's reasons and when are the archives opened again so that Tesla's work could come to light again. Now bear in mind that this man was psp ae sg 7 and even had a unit of electrical ueasure ndoid atte? whist he did figure ojt (way to utilize the earth's electromagnetic er ois PAE yey waves then I belfeve thet ve are ready to gradually phase out our dependence on oil, ease the volatile tension in the Middle ps is ast and put all that money presently going to the Arabs inco fespace research, joint international research and deep-sea research to help solve our population problem. I an talking about huge sums of money being released that could speed up the experts present projected tines of producing significant gains in these still relatively new fields You could at least take the time to check out what I am saying and judge for yourself whether or not the archives should be opened now to put the world back on a more secure heading Sincerely, | bic anFramersco 96602August 7, 1981 ~~ roi sowce Kot av Fo1pa REbACTICH Weise Setects were impounded after his death by the Office Gf Alien Property of the Department of Justios and not by: herr, ‘While your interest ie indeed appreciated, the FBI [e'onebie to answer your questions as we did not pai in the handling or have anything to do with the storage of Dr. Tosla's belongings. To be as helpfol as possibie I am forvarding & corr on eotg Detetelefel os wpetibler Snr femertiag.* Bis Ly» “ : | (ee Roger 8. Young Resistant Director ip charge Office of Congressional ‘and Public Affai = Acting. xesistantyttorney cendral~comnclosure Totvistone PIC, 2. isnot idensitiabie én nutttes. ‘De. Retvernave received qumh correspondence y 1 S82, Sina’ nie pelongious ehichigere Guroungea by ene orcice hy \ $9 of alien Property of the Departhent of Justice. nn we \ WSO eel aeay li Ae / 38 ie al fete mao —“@. \ ra rrwsauer wa preceonce:_uuseennon © Esue Crees Storscerer bar RET 9 oe 8 few 8 ener Se (OAR 1D Routine Cl CONFIDENTIAL oI _UNCLAS EF TO / 8 thes owe DIRECTOR, FBI ‘ATTN: 'INTD, SUPERVISOR ea eo | This communication is classified "Secret" in its entirety. Re telephone call Cincinnati we /pivieion, co Supervisor! SEHQ, on 8/11/83, Enclosed for the Bureau. and New York is one copy each of pertinent pages from the 1981 book titled "Tesla han Out Gf' Time" by Hargaret Cheney, with important passages For information of Bureau and New York, af ‘sgearch physicist with the Electro Optics Researc! ‘Avionics ‘Division of the U.S. Air Force Aeronautic wnat: Wright-Panterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) at physicist and,intelligence specialist on Partic schnology with the Foreign Technology D: PR oioy wich ie fevaten neeontoy Pili Bureau (Enc. 1) = New York (Ene. 1) 2 = Cincinnati Vi pom fe i, a i: aay i BSNOVI. 1987 we 17 nus 22 1gbit Ae b1 soe involvement in the seizing of Nikola Tesla's research papers and other documents and scientific instruments after his’ death on January 7, 1943 AB They boch’expiatied that Tesla vas a setanettie enius and exteringeer who was Born ia Yagoulanie of e¢bian Barents on 7/0/36 wenc to, schoci tater eeeeae® of Sere Frame, Ceechonfovaida and Parte: rrasee. ue teaigsuseitts tha Us. inthe carly 1880's: worked PoE” metal Eatten's [Shoratory for 4 couple of yeare, then started bis ont hak eoeeehy taba Stradi fon deilate for righee to hie seeeatalsy Mae Totethea! tysteno of alternating eeftene dynamoyt enich lence yee y ineene ce cPeieetsp ree tamegs hig Tega PE End then the poves system’ of Enh choit Seutety' he Zae naculsiized ir Gee oauiced wccloe comuntetion(atils™ MSM audE erinente, in Colorado’ and eleesbere Lepite Ais seoducte sreifictel Lightning'in che ailiions of Seite. the eee oe acents on Eke concept ‘of negn ang Flocreseeni Lighten bet he Riter made Litele money on hie inter invereinn senisub ne continued’ tos experibests feadiee ed Meckeee oe tenes potencist worth, ‘hich he never potetted? Hie betas tec Feclusive Invita Lgeer years, Living in various Soesle is New York Ciey Ty he 1930" he clalced he fad" aceeiooeaohe ete ng ethod of building & “death rays whien eect deattey gieeee Sony milen Uietant, “for doLending Aeectes ase Ep EIae Ae ce SE Lasonance sachiien ox devices eherety he Aunts ARES AES 5 ‘any Large tty butidings Fos some sistance sure, och ED aid that Tesla donated “som gf,Ms parere (or copies thereof) co. the Tesi ineicase in Belgrade, | Yugoslavia, set up in the 1930's in his honor by their Bovernnent. “Biographies on Tesla claim that either the custodien of Alien Property and/or the FBI seized his papers and other, personal effects, including a safe or safes,"and other property immediately after his death in 1943. This is elaborated oh is ie enclosed copies of certain pages of Margaret Cheney's tosh, ‘Tesla: Man Out of Tie" £ papers were aviay by his issadoF to the // iere”Were reports that some microfilming of Tesla's. pavers by government agents vhile they were still in storage »BIC bIC bic oa >! ® the Sovlet Union has, allegedly had access s-papers, possibly in Belgrade and/or else where, which influenced their early research into. directed soeray wetpone, tnd tutler fale accesa tp such of Seelae, papera on Lightning, bean weapons and/or “death Taye™ wou ive him more insight into the Soviet bean weapons prograa, Bais 6 bucier's afen of expertioe and respensioiitey ae hae’betn, unable’ locate any Feria. papers. or copies of sane in the classified or unclassified libraries at WAFS: However, there are reports that soue portions of then were shipped by the Custodian of Alien Froperty Office tn washington," Bec. to # technical research Lab at WEAFB, possibly the "Equipment Lab", ‘now closed for sose years or Feorgantzed inte akother orgahtzation, aR. 6 both desirous of learning the Loca eee soa sia aceanaue of Leet for both intelligence ani research purssass’ “ittesoce“auiice ould tke" to exteine For Files er peivoree’yurmpeesore;, Bal fesstbly, any on Seve Konsnovic? hie'sarbee vAsroeteres tt lk gf nln’ papers after Tesla‘ death tna nay Soest fave Suen fhEDUE}eGESE FSi tates teach! Jeravels to the Washington, D.C. on FID busin lodically and can review FBI flies at FETHQ relating to Tesla and Rosanovie. REQUEST OF THE BUREAU The Bureau is requested to conduct full indices checks on both Nikola Tesla and Sava Kosanovie. Should there be such files at FBIHQ, as well Bures ee st Bat 2 Nui EEE oe socelest ‘LEADS: ww vore . ‘AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK II conduct same indices check as requested of Bureau and advise the Bureau and Cincianat! of seestee ood confirm such files and references still estat treAe FI cINcINNATE ‘AT DAYTON, OHO bic an maintain contact wit! —- beneet ta MARGARET CHENEY‘Rapamteceh sertegenapowela tac Se Sipe wr Cano eel ter "inn coca bag made wat Ow ae | raswantr ta yen nh neeeta Rpg cameo a PEP eettotor muse te ome oe TS Ween’ Geea ea cd Pied Fran ay Recent Pte Moa We SESS LITES Bar fom rae a one Rng Scop enact he Deak we perish Chee Se ids rtd Wang msc FOR ‘op wo bang wane nvm FO a Seicieccce oeaeen tee SEeamecs, ba bm oa Leen vahandpacomteaeete oe ee eee ree certo ieirodinbesSetan eae eens come oat =e 4 iees ennay Tt ane setae Taated eh emt oe oh mele mapere theyre ny Pane Da Sera eT on it a it H ae He ee nF at Hib Hahon no hed net mi Senigereae Ep Soewiehegereencaeyegee SanmoeensceeenHi tt ut fea ul 7 eset ff it ie i aa iii ii nan fe a He : at Lt ii i We Hae ner ti fal lie Hi iH mi il Nt a Hi iH nSi Ha a Ba wabegt 1 diel a ea ap i aT THES = Half ie i " i Lately B ft ly i a Hi FE a itn ju 3 HLT iu High ii Hei IBsecs epee Ee ri eit i ki tiie a 3 Hye: / - i re i i i HH i HME it ry i a ce a Me Sea na ey aa if ihre Uti ‘a a a i Hata ut i AE iia i "em wr eat raion deans aR 2 eines rn Se Seren og eres om ne oD Secenpiomge eating Ee mneea Cort behets ats 3 Ses eee AS Seen toa co ones Fe Syste et ne Ree a nn aren igi po ema Yo a aa meta fi WH 1 | i oy Hal | ‘poneg 5 om remap aap pam pos a ota ne Poe eben nare mcr ences gape "ass tems on oe Semon pine imu wns va PW, errs ‘Shamans yay Pre coreg Soreerertettes fs oy rod poe oe en Pritt Sake am enei fl RA a HL i Eb THLE He a“hal wimp page “Toy womcor pooner amy oe) po ben ie oe ‘cSalemnosewnd DL Saher mane E eee Tl mon pn arose vo aoe 1 i iH a ae ie si mT aie Heel He Ha HE Hit[FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. ‘ecerdlOperatons Seclone f2 10 23 1D Nae Seerching Unt 4549, TUF 115, Sener steer to 22o ‘Special Fle Room, 6981, TL 122 b1e 1D Forward oF ru 143 co ‘| eum to Siponiee. Ream, TOR Typo of Search Requested: (Check Ono) Restieted Search (ete Index 8 & 20) sfcted Search [Atv & Inactive Index 6 & 90) 1D Unvosticta Actvo & nactve inden Specta Instructions: (Check Ove) 1D Al Roterences (Securty & Criminal) i ‘Securty Search i Cinna Search SG Man _reterances ony 1D Exact Nae Ory (On the Nose) 1 Bulup 0) Varatons 1 Restricted to Locaty of Siaject Bitrate Pace Coates rea P25 ae OQ Pr Fie NOMBER SERIALb1l sain 881 | + ~ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ‘RecordsOpertions Sections, 2 219.63 (aName Searching Unt, 4549, TUF 116 "us 228 ‘Specal Fle oom, 5901. TU 122 Forward to Fe 43 ‘tenon Retin to ‘At Ralrences (Saou & Cina Secarty Search 1 Crna Seaen Man __Raterances Ory 1D Enact rane Ory (On the Nove) Bute Variations [Restrcted to Locaty of Beet ae Tg SS Across CaS i Sgeeee— ooaites 7 ‘Search, fe ate nals Pro TALE NONE SERIAL EET laa =F = vi 77 ‘ALL Drromwarron COTATI ‘MERE 18 UycRASSIPIED xCEPD SS expr traanntee ZB . Trae| swenous REFERENCE SEARCY SLIP subs G5 FILE NUMBER SERIAL com Prod. Wo -J8WB oppowcnous aéreneilae SEARCH SLIP fo Lio - Sh ihp / Mo 20£ 59 Gf Mo. BE 71h 1 Mb. BE Eup =f to -shopp lL —/ [to Alok S Yo. 9/985.Freedom of Information Release On Subject: Nikola Tesla Cross References Pages Reviewed - 127 Pages Released - 127 Federal Bureau of InvestigationFeb¥uary 12, 1937 Us, Bigar Hoover,Director, —« Federal Bureau of Investigation, k Washington, “B.C. ; Wy dear ur, Hoover: I do not know whether or not the recent series of gir crashes on the west coast has attracted the at- tention of your department, or whether, if investi- gation were indicated, the Jurisdiction would be Your own. An idea as to the cause of these crashes has occurred to me, however, and I thought it pigat dear a bit of checking ups . 2f you will check newspaper files as far back as 1954, I believe you will find that the earliest of i ‘the unexplained (‘and apparently unexplainable crash~ ~ os) SORE EeE Stout that Pane 45 I remenber the events, it was during that year that three small planes éxploded in the air over ‘Texas and southwestern Kansas. and Oklahoma. These grashes were not accounted for, either by subsequent investigation where the plane occupants wore killed gt by the experience of surviving plane occupants Following these tragedies there came @ lapse of about | a year, after which there ocourred (Likewise without apparent reason) the series of crashes which cost the Lives of a senator, of Kmite Rockne, ani a musver of others. All crashes again occurred in the South and Southwest. Again there was a lapse of tine, this one not quite aiyear, ani there started the worst series of Sir disasters the country has yet seens One pice lost in the Southwest and not yet accounted for- One’ plane crashes into'a nounteinsite within sight of tte bis" port. ‘And now ‘the most recent incident, the felling ofa, Untted Tane® into San Praneisco Bly wide cure Cling its airport, preparater Rutan w INDEXED | GS Now in this aost recent snosdent, oe ohel lent fhe radio operator at the sirport /secas to ae to be dghly iizuninating, ‘This operator My . buat Interrupting his communication ¢Ehnebdbieet 3.2, ioud Peer such as. produces by the worst, inaein« ble gtstde 35 then elutes. the plane yt drops’. into the bay iike'a plumsot fe ett: 3 2 crack pilots go not suddenly become rank hams «and Bungle'in handling a ship. itor do the three motors (orseven two) on the large airliners, stop simul~ faneously without extrenely sifficdant. reason. These things might happen once or even twice in ‘ifetime. They do not happen six and eight tines @ year. It 4s not logical that they should. Yo digress for a sonent, I recall:reading an’ article in @ aegazine a year or two ago, written by Ul Kisle; the inventor. tho erticls dealt with & new invention of ur. Tesla's +7. 8 giant infuction cos which would project. power” (high voltage) through the Utnosphere without the Use of transaission wires. irs fesla devoted sone space to the possible social Benefits that would result to the public should his Invention be porfected and becone practical. I have not heard of Ur. Tesla now in two or three years. Perhaps he has ieft the country. Perhaps he {s"ceial here. He might still be working on the in- ¥ention described in the above-mentioned article He might have been stolen from hin, In any case, nis views on the ideas presente? by these two unconnected subjects, would he well worth wnile having. And if I'had the money an¢ the tine, I should certainly sake an effort to saoke him out nyselt. The thing is simply this: 4f°one man can make an in- Strunent thet will project power through the air for Svenvgo ontrt a distance as S00 yares (che chen practical linttations of Mr. [ikolats device) it 1s entirely possible for another to project power for several hundreds of miles. And the effect of such Uncontrolled power on metallic objects in its path is entirely unpredictable. Please do not think me "crank" letter writer. I have never before written a letter of this type to anyone. But the idea sees to me so within the bounts Of possibility that I most sincerely feel it will Bear sone practical study.£290 her, $2095) x00, SOX FEDERAL BUREAU OF FOIA DELETED PAGE INFORMATION sitEET e ‘Pape(s) withheld entirely this location inthe file. One of mote ofthe ‘following statements, where indicated, cis cise SVESTIGATION com wer me pu We etnpos inde oe wie erepile mae sable fr eon we Sense. Seton im 1D ena) © ws 2 wm © wx) 2 ur 2 6m 2 om 2 awn © 0x0) © es teen 2 ms bares 2 ann © om 2 ow, © ws) © os © om 2 as 2 a6 2 ayn lore peruined ony oa ie pany with 0 relent sje our eit oF he sb a our request is ited inthe tle ony © povamens oinatt wi ane ovemiens agesis). Thee document wee ened tha apne) for teview and ive respon fo you. ats conan inform fumised by anaes Goverameshagenyies). You willbe advised hy the FD at ‘2 ereleailiy of Wi lfrmaton fling oor cnmae wie ae mete Eero wield intruch as «fia release determination hat not been mide. You willbe advised 38 othe deposition ler dae Pages were not considered for rele as they are dincatve of Paets withheld fo te folowing reso: — , aS OOOO ez Tne fojorns apis ge Jp tsps emi tse pas XNNRXNANANNAXKAY X” Dele Pages) X No Dupliesnon Fee X “orthinpuge x NXNXXANARNENNAE XXX, sodonxx NONNXX sareewv gocan wooven | ‘Mr. B.A. Temm_ we ciara cderat Bureau of Knvestinatl wetness United Btaten Department of Bustier Mrs wlenta Mashington, BG. Metre 2351S Mr, Care Jensey 1, 1988 cater ovoRANDUM FOR_2 un Ge uel aecutea weomer en S| Em nine wy psoon chine outs Grovesna) Seer Inn teletipe-trom the Kew York Office deved January 9, 168: tin Suresuls tdvice is requested ar to wort getion should be taren is conrection with akc pester, it fs te be toret sat Toela died coxeery 7, 1260 tnd reridnd ot thengieel Now Yorker, is wan one of the wards outstanding seinatiste i the pASical field end hae been cevteecing many expertorres in oracection wif wirrbere tremaaiselon of electricel power and went. te comonly referrgh ts e0 sre "Death 2ay" sor tosanovish, 9 diateat relative inteceely dislited by Trela, ts tesing etapa to ant possedeton gr these iagortent dosuunnts anf planes Kovenorish on Junours 7, lige, wth Genrrefciark, kn chases of tho fuseum and Levoretory for 2a, acd EentetHloyesey of arsnkl ey hem dort; entered Seelevs tones fe valiao}e papers, ineluting Azportant sisetricel fermsicey eS Testa is reported to hava completed and perfected hie emefinents fa ‘the radio traneission of electrical power ant to have conceived end gvsigred = revolutionary typevof tonpeda not precently 11 van ty en Pations, Te te reported that Fosthovich mey yonribiy aake thie material available to the exsnys sorts: I called “ie ow York Office et 12:30 Fit and pointe? cut the apperent burglary wolation onthe pntt of orenovichs i held his, dale etter should bs discrently discusses with tye Statera Attoreay in Few Terk Chey with a View fo Locating Focenoricn and eoprebending hin on a burglary cherce i= order to deteruine the nature 'of she sateriel ie tock fron Tenlete actes poisted out the necoraity fer the Stare's Attoraay Keeping ere action soet racrot in view of the highly contidentie) wetirs of the slars involveds, I also eusgersrd nat the Hew Tork Of¢ice contact the Surrogete Court de order that Tesle's aéfacte contents of Ms safety deposit boxes might not be entared wishoot, the presence of 2 Suresu Acent in order that we may enteatgy te preserve a Stay Loi giee © ea neti Son ah ae rg) eT eeourity. 2. taei bS-ATFS3 -/ sanuatry 22, 1943 2) BAG, Mew Tork Rey UNION BuBsECTS) SANA HOSLOTTCS IPmDaTs 440 HSER OF ATHOLL TESLA (Deosseed) A pear ate ssrIomax (0) aarerence 14 mde to 4 teletype Gated duraciy 9,°1943, fron tbe 0 py Jovh Tinh ote aid Ce. poe aoeerenten Getran wr Ye 3 Tittle = fie Berets amd Aeetetint Spctal Agent Gage Dowees ox Scary 2, Into « safe containing supe qf Teslate valuable papers, Xr. Donegan was sdrioed this matter abodd be Atecrestly discussed with the State!s Attorney, Sew York Oity, with a view te Lovating osanovich and apprebending bis en = burglary charge, in orier to ascertain the mature of the mcterial taken fran ‘the safe of Wikela Tesla, Tt wae also suggotted that the Her York Offico ‘contact the Surrogate Court, in erder that Tenlate effects, as well as the ontente of le safety depottt dares, night not be entered without the presence of an Agent, in order that the secrecy af any plane or itens esvential to | Cha comfuct of the war er mational security might be preserved. It mas stated ‘tat Kosanovich aight poseltly make certain material available to the enea/. A review of the Buresu files reveals considerable infornation soncera- \ sagystto Teele ‘Ss nia inverts aad LF seul be noted tt ne stool [Totia, who aight have been idantionl with Kikala feala, mde a epecch at the Springfiald, naneachumtis, on June 4, 1922, Sife tie anepioe Ne oof Boriat useia. 8S [st E A. Tem. Ty further eppetrs that Sava Kosenovieh may b2°aentionl with ax i". Cletfndtrtduat of the sane pene, who Lee nowber of the Tugoklaviai Covernneat ir. Olrtb-arkles _An eminioation af 2 reread, ta Ebsanovich, 7% SictSpsartoed Recon setA® SeCouPbly, arrived with shine Tedesiarian Goverment serfope ipeiatac on Septenber 4, 1903 on te 08 ‘neraiay 4 Botti lay ren Gap Tem on routs 2 : Trcpaehndion ed ppd Sige AIP co Tn another tnstanoe the hame of Sera shorts sppears on the ‘este taigry ot” Uy uitrat aad, Baathen Buropenn Planting Board (Cxccnonlorstay ‘osteo Quen besievited i i BES Oc 26 towShc, Yow York -a- Oreeoa, Poland, Tugoslevia). On this latterheed Komsnovich te described a8 Guirekn of the Board and minister of Bieta for Yugoelavia, It ia stated Sat thts Board ie Laterveted in splamning for postwar Buropets (2100-99042) Instill another fle {t 40 dleclosed that Seva Kossnerioh, & Serblan, was & neaber af coe of the Yugoslavian minority parfles and woes an eergoncy governsent to overthrow an alliance with the Axis was formed, dhe was ncluted ae an official. Ma 0 alleged to be a Gonsulist and 15 Tid ‘te receive §1,250 ¢ nonth ealary fron tl exiled Yugoelavian Covarmaent. Ba and other exiled governasct officials are sisted te ase these large enlariag te finance every Serbian paper in the United Btates exoept "Srbobrast published at pittaburgh. (97-1340-18) ° Ho record of Xennath Brosey veld be Located in the Bureau files fron the tnfcrattion available, Toe foregoing information 1s being furnished for potsthle future reference in connection with this case and it {a dexired thet the Buresa be Aapt prosptly ant currently inforaed ef all developments in thie case. Very traly your dobn Bigar Hoover ‘Director‘Federal Bureau of Envestigation MniteD States Department of Justice New York, ew York omy Geizt00 Director, Fa Marek 19, 1945 Ret mmawn smszors, sar fosasorrce, RIDERS AND astapcn oF Reterence ts made to etter dated January 21, 1943, in which the Bureau be ky In view of @ teleshon: Donegan, “Aewtetent Specie? fod Jusuary 14, 1943, tn watch COPIES DESTROvED 148 oct 26 1960 fn stetod that ft 1 ‘pt proaptly ahd currently stk (Deceteed); ‘BSPIOMGE, MIScELZANOUS the Bureau letter tx the sbove-capttoned. te it dosired. that informed of all developments i thie call fron kr. Little of the Duress Agent in Charge of the Rew Tore €& 2, on Special Agent tn ChargeFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Froscnecomomarenar NEW YORK CITY, Wil ruzno, 100-8189 BALTIMORE, MARLO | 3-29-43 | SSIS CHARLES J, FOSTER suite = @ | eumcmmoreae SAVA X FosuNOrIOH, with alias DITERNAL SECURITY G. ‘ava KZ Cononoriteh GusnepiK. peseation x smoramorricrm A (Cy Secretary of, Govertnent in exiles WIC. Reported £0 - ‘and effects to ‘Aen Property Baftocian, HC, for NICK TESLA. ABb-SPANEL advised sib ject for United nections and desires to tecoce UsSe een i een ca -rvc- Be a memes: totter tree ten Yor rie BME sea tee saunas sz bos, cag Th As tebe noted that subject's correct name 18 SAVA M. KOSANOVICH ang not GosckovTICH as carried in Feference letters rs ABE SPINEL, President of the Internationsl Latex Corporation, advised that ‘the subject Ss’presently the Secretary of State to the Tigoslavlan Government in exile and that he Ferides at the Nevaro Hotel, ew Ton City. He stated that he had been a vary good friend of KICK 7ESLA who'has died recently snd that be believes thit the subject 4a a third oF fourth cousin of TESLA ani thet, When TESLA died, the subject was his only close relative in thie country and TESLA's effects cane into hie possession, SPINEL related that the exbject had recently tuned over to the goverment he majority of the patents of NICK TESLA. SPANEL described TESIA as being one of the greatest inventors that hus ever Lived. ie stated he had nore thanBIC 100-8189 900 inventions and patentee SPANEL stated that atone tine TESLA bad Ghinvention in watch he was able to direct electrical current without the means of a comiuctors ie felt that Uda type of an invention wuld be of invaluable assistance to any comtry at war and for this*reason Fett thet TESLA's daventions aod patente should be put into the banda Sf proper Goverment officiale, ware they might be put to the beat Sivintare for the United States.” ie dove not beliers the stb ject te Sogeged in ary urcdoerican activities and stated that be was nore than Siting to tum these patents and inventions over to the proper Oovern~ Tint agency. He anaerted that before TESLA died, be bad spotan to the sibjeck regarding Ms beomming & United States citizen and SPAN SPAMEL also stated that the:-subject bad handed ali of the effects of the deceased TESLA to the Alfen Property Curtodian in New Tork Citys | PAWEL advisod that the day before TESLA died be had tried to get in} Geach with War Depertannt offictals in Waabington in order that be might mike avatleble to then patente and Snventions that be bad developed. Bowvery be mas not able to get in touch with the proper authorities fd be ied the following day. ‘SPINEL advleod that the Yugoslavian Governaent had been sending TESLA Spproxtsately $600.00 per sonth for sonetine prior to bie death and {Ela was described a being a sort of pension. SPLEL stated further that be has previously tuned over information Fogerding the sibject to Spectal Agent FD 8. COREL of the New York HIlls Divisions, i also ab-Leed Hat KALDBIER IDAPFERT, Science Bator, Yow York Tines and BULL LAURENZ, Sclence Feature Writer, New York Tinea tad toe Sclonce Béitor of the Harald Tribune would be able to elaborate fn cone of the accompltsmmente of NICK TESLA and that the June 1900 {eons of to Century Magenine also contained an article relating to the fnvantions of TESLA. SPLMEL also stated that be beLLeved BLOICE FIFZMERALD, Plerpont Hotel, ‘rouklgay low Tork, Secrwtary to TESLA, bas besa contacted by Spectal eect CORGLL and that 4f the ce isha to besonm coean woover ~ cone? ‘acral @uareau of fnvestisation | teh Btates Department of Bustice Washington, B. €. galy 17, 194 No Fe saga Tortus SLOMIT: (3) + CoSTObIKG DETEMtIos At this the Sk John Parser of thea bre bib ofsice forvarsed 9 the cese eatitled Uiisd TrckstD, 1 teletyure Se tict srartly efter Ae taste Aeal fleis, ceo in January 8, 1943, Sava Nosanoviehy & entered sie root ent opened © On January 2) re Le 2 Grok eontut a ag HEE se siaroe oe ; rronysoy comin Jeones osroeen BLGHTEMECLSRDED Wage ocr 26 1960 O4t6 a ‘ # algos ev ertisce vides ope chorse ete ect tpg cee Qos arraigned in decal cxurt in wen Yor. City on (leer evans eet Chsegec it seteing « thvestening Letter thragiotneaenn tr zcsscovteh. Th Souection sith tnte trial, Agen Babsep stotea tat tu cise mae beus oct, Sl soot ne derter nde frrote hosasorieh, ne wacee reverence a and ivwtructe ComemOMmerice cfecont tive oie wtteeat 0 Mrs ie tee tine srs Srerpe eaiued ot the burean, be -cinted oot toe ebrng enbiosity aro Glereneton wath exiote Uetueen tie verioce neslonaitet crouze iu tute eoimt, em Geuce of tech conflicting oviniaue o€ te tse type of postin covthisert vies | choke Begegu in tie caller countries in urope eat ne-te Prarie cveciest. c.iarisstor: to cision ss vetneen tnt Saree "di Me cod vas been active ta tise! ins 4 Views Soeeracte sorbuer eublie bit du aioe aac. Boers of tre ter ‘toere ie atticned for your approves # Letter éirected to tee huss tneten Flea Ditice recuecting tot tite antervier be conductes arc elro Inetrvetite © be interrorstre concersin: tie strer aetter referred to cheve, Luesice, 2 tie Dittsbarge office hee not of jet coverce tide inbarvien. evgectfubasy B Pub d/Federal Berreme of halted States Departutent of Bustice New York Py how ork seere Beacee apes, Sr1b-BO . Oniee g Lig, Biter BPA. wer PERM er ws aereeo be ch of RTEOLAYRSLA (deceased) & letter dated Jan tion sintitar ta thet mentioned above. Ly 1003, wate 3rd ae influence behind this atternt Leet nth sn ne Sele Fivsston thortly ; WMMAIWOPOE: ic aa cucotas echo gal bre goschi or fegsies Te Rmpuns Bs aoe [EERSTE AAC 5s cree aentny navies wt hEUe y of oe G ten tine nt fumsance the folowing 260" ti shal Infonssevon bIC He grid shat beyhond chen of Ms frm Htchtta, ranean, SUA ITAA, Na cacaeas'S wrotere and ane ef the cnrenters few consigentss Agsartine to SITZARALD who ta how an Army “rivote statLones ab Tritt SOM, te abr - andlese houra se eoplsined te hin ing to tke tntamant, FITZITBIN ha) develored soot Sr funy thy details of wich he presented to "eth who made, cert MOREE eebIL Yetter, nrREcToR, * ae ‘ Ny 65412090. Be oF 17, 19s fun-_ SPACE offered Financial old to FTTZOUULD and the to were tn the ct with exch other for a considerable -BAINOTOR ARVS COXPAVY, hot. for” gone ‘this deal by reaching top men in theBeetyoroy oon period of tine. Lined up a deal for the purchase of reason SPANEL blocked PAST. SPINEL 43 thon {sgported as having obtained a. job for FITZGSNALD with thE ateeNS see BUTLNTC GDPAYT dn New Orie 60% of the profits derived to SPINEL, @ and negotiated a contract with FITZ0SRALN doy SE" fechas and wanutacture of the gun in & uanter thich weston ~ y WUMMII eons to renter 0f 1913, for sine valoom retsen St naich Be Oem oe abana eaneTeS ot tbe Lars" owearts In Septeser of 154s Svestn oe dette, fire Any and for & considerable perted of ties experizeriel station at Elgin Fields Fioeidee tho resent tine FITZGEULD {9 engaged ina hi Sete Project a Bright Pleld in Dayton Ghia, Insets 1 FITZCRALD was fired by: ‘ordinance stated that at riseatal nk of Private, EIESTRUD actoaliy te the éitectar of this resssreh and tenereing en” ary Sep young sctentists who mere inducted into Amy fron Losdice’ tei tris poste, According tal FITZOTRAIN ty presently working on the perfection of TSENG Tey which in FITZCSRALD'S oplaton ds\the Gey oseible defense azainst of! ive uae by another nation sf the-Rtante forbs ty, 3t Shs soopeetion, a1 tp noted tha the-tew Tork Tiaes et sepuenber 92 Tetl ip gn aredcle entitied *Scrmcs Te Tw: WeuS" br MILLIAY ArLAgtoNee, Seles TAltor states thas TIS%k devclged to THAN the 8 Noesth ray" or Mlai=torest witch S2Sth ero et & distance of 250 nites, #9 that eetae Tact that he hed developed é would mete atrplane netere Fan thvtsitle minece Rell would dye built around « country against attack by en eneny ese tore Aecording to the by the genaration of power frov a pltei, welt any encine within a radius of 250 ailess article in the‘fnv*s, this electrical device mould umber of which might be #8 straterically alone oor cosat Lines and’ tre bees foon eee eed TESLA'S most. secre? marke ated that during FTTZO"AIDYS acquaintance with Sma, WED hed *old STAEL of hin agsoctations with i apparent3y described to StASI sone Delieves thst SPAY, who he claics is definitely pro-Svastac 47 is now attenptinr through Tey procedure to secure custody of TESLA'S gifscte wich are now hele by TESLA'S only heir, one SAUE FOSMLASOR, whe As presentiy in Yupostavia occupying sere gorerinestar veak Eegaited that in an article published on March 25, 1945, | Te win be by ane“Fors Sranees Srunrcats TEAsCRRTSDy oT with spreading oro-cosnuciat pape advertisment in the nenscavers, which SPAS published for the SuTER-ATIIEA, TAPES NRECRATION, Characterized as being as a nublic service Crate in "dr ae ch re Benhadad oe 4 HL he iso interesttag to cbserve thas ix the He’ York Tinea of Ootoser ot pus, ar article anpears whitch states “nat SOWIE $a suine the Toke earigs SHfcars Thor fe six afliien lollars alleging te celwan by “RITE Is hove been Iifbctous.Letter= Director, = octet RE 65412250 : NOMI a nes enroen sro he too tad et source ped trontmenrforvennt soqoasntanoe he fomad Che eptntot thet oeatas etl cnn So orth feted the option oe sit ma Se tee gigs bree ee ete he. | |Z exerted trenendous political tnfluence in Washingtony 5. C.1 and seid thee { oe of SPAKPL'S closest polStieal ‘friends was HORT fut lACe, sat erg MMII se iccd tet tno ages tron Amy Tete gence contacted ana. Heth investication to Setessine the Goals fienehons of Ertzct4atD for a comtsstony they hal developed tnforsesion ioulentiog that i aacaade finitely endeavoring to secure possession of TEScA'S effects, | indicated that Amy Intelligence was pursving an investigation i Hielines in en attexpt to ascertain the covplete story an this reeare. cma lay thete uttinate gost 1¢ to secure the gupoort of @ weetthy backer in order Sho 8 fouptation atzht be established and thet.» sort of 21dea factory" Sight result. He sai that they Intended 20 emtact ierer-Fom, ghey to aoliedt his aid tn tits copes WOM ose: 2: preay arenes ne ot ces one as touetng tMeniless tanssiaaion ef cheteriedl poset, Sie ahased thas TESLA nad peremond a successtel expertaent nany years aco at Pikes Daas 2° wale Fine He harnessed. locel cerrent. fron, vente he buttt vo fate a hase sotentsal 0° electrical ener, a that. scconting to TTZ/PHE, 17 this Sdea could be Lurene att eetrical fnerey 20 operaia Une wicld'e machinery aint be gotte ely free rather hac, oy the enstly sethod with watch electrical powar is presently generated. gpd that nfs idan wag te conduct further exoeriments alone this Tine in Matsa shore the nec” “ar electeical power ta very gi Inastry mes vide at the MICKATTA: STORATE_UOENSR én ew York city, ort it moe determined that the effects of RISA TSS)4 are contained in esaear, Tirector, * * oto Be122%0 oes 175 packing cases ond trunks and are presently unde= geal by the New Tork Stats Depactnent of Taxation, It was learned thet the rental for tits Storapey which appraxtnates #25 par sonth, ix being peta by one GUSLOTTE UIE, 130 Bast Gore Street, How York, New Tork who Ie Tisted ay the agent for ive EOSMROTYa Inquiry n49 seo made at the office of the Alsen Sroperty Custodian in New rar cits) concerning an Anvestigetion conducted by this office at +S death, and et which tine the Letters property way placed I ny tie tn'ted States Covermente Wee MITER COS, Gael Fovestigator fez the Allen Property ustodian, provided @ cover letter and s"tomary of saterile omed by TESLA at the tine of his death which was Gemived by JOE GACPINS, of the office of SCINNTIFIC RESUIRG & DT—LAP SE obasva" Step afated that hie Sle in this satter reflected thet fon the night T7SLA e124 fin safe was forced opin by a Twpresentative of the Stone Ninase sare Arvpany, Te was tr. GORGES belter that a USSTETY Trin is believed to be one of the editors of the-S™"LA2 STC VACA? mas preseat. in SoSr409 rom shortly after she safe was opened. These individuels ere SF-LISTSONT, AORAUINPIYER, and Josat J. NDASEET. . “+ anclosed herewith tro typerritton eaptes of the report by ef the ALT PYIsaY oeaaera’ pefiectine the findings of re nevion of TEENS offecta, There iz alza enc) 2908 Seltetelie coor oft Het ef re eae tens atom: al TC tofometion ts curmtshed for the Boreauts inforsation, helae crnvuctas by thie sePicer The aor and np Anvestisaston 02994We, Walter Garevch, Alien Property Custodian, 220 Broadsay, Deer Sirs ~ At your request and that of tr. Joseph T, King of the Washington office of the Alien Property Custodias, T have exe ssined the private papers, writings, aad other property of the Late Dr, Nikola Tesla with the view to determining both thelr Possible usefulness to this country in ite war effort and the poseible hesard attendant on their felling into unfrientiy beads, Thais examination was male at the Manhatten Warchouse, S2nd Street, Ker York City, on Janiary 26-27, and tneladed aid » of the notes and material in De, Teela'e imaediate posssuaton At the tine of his death and nov in the custody of Jour offices For reasons indicated belory no investigation was mide of materdal in trunia which bad remained wotouched in the Daseaeat of the New Yorker Hotel for ten years pricr to Dr. Teclate datthe As a result of this exminstion, 4¢ 4s ay considered ‘Gat there exist mong Dr. Tesld'e papers aad possessions clentific notes, descriptions of hitherto unrevedied nethoce Serioen, cr Sct spperttan thich cold be of significant alse to this country or which would cepstitees ta friendly himda.. I oan therefore see noytschNcal oF ailieny Feason why further custody of the property ehould be retained, Tor’ your records, thare has bees reacred ta your office fle of various written msterial by Dr. Teele which covers ‘typteally and fairly completely the {dees with which he Was, con~ cerned during his later yeare, These docunente are emmerated and briefly abstracted in the attachment to this Leteare (COPIES DESTROYED ee’ ocr ae oooodsCD 13844 a = deruary 3, 1943. No, TAP, Technical 14d, Division 1, Mic. Enclosures onn/e 000006ABSTRACTS OF UR. NENOLA TESLA'S WRITINGS. RETAINED As ExATETTS POR THE ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTOUTAN Fa Ae on Jamary 26 and 27, 1963, an eximination was made of the {ecintoal papers of Dr. wtkols Teale which, after his decstec’ Loy deen stored in the Wenhattan Warehouse in few York Gltyr reas oe amination was nade for the purpose of deternining tf soy 4anes OF significant value in the present United States war sffert coid'ce found mong Mis possessions. Participating in this ersciasracs tare HE Geis S; Newington, Wen fork ottice of the alten Property Susteatans Hr Charles J. Hedetndeat, Washington Office of the Lites roses Gustodten; Drs John G. trinp, Office of Selentitic Reseeck ook toe Teloment Massschisette Institute of Tecnology, Cesbride, Uesreciu- Sektgs wilise coorge, Ofrice of Naval Intelligence, Third’ Neel pie {riots Edvard Felner, Chief Yeoman, USNR; Joh Js Garbett, Chic seo The following papers, which are regarded o3 typical of Nikola Feslaje writings and thoughts in the period of 1925 t= 1502, sent cored for the Purpose of record and are Listed below is the ranien Seite’ Sa hich they were found, together with brief individual aereerte Beabtt a ‘ince: tage D-C pont Greats type of electrostatic belt generator’ The areioke gtates correctly the electrostatic principles employed ta this device and points out that such generators are not sesterle for comerctal ‘spplications, though of undoubted gelentitic value, Tealate wireless toner, erected 19 1500 on Yong Ieland, is stated in this nencrendan to have been cherend to 50 miliicn volte c . 000007-ocess of De-oess: Refining, and Purttying Wetalst 4 dl-page wesorandan probably written abot 1930 deiling wi ‘the above subject and proposing now theories of capilitcity end gurface tension. ‘This correspondence indicated thet this bad Deen submitted to various industrial companies, he = This docuneat, dated Wo= ‘Yeabor 8, 1935, eusnere questicas Faised by Soviet engineera: and setentiate regtrding Tesla's proposal of Wey 16, 1935 Prow ‘thin mover, it 48 dedsced that the proposal concerned the gen eration. of Ligh voltages by electrostatic means, These ease gonsiated of « high-voltage terminal presusably supported en an Sneulating column and charged by # gasecus charge conveying ‘modiun peasing betwecn ground and terainal, fhe 4éees contednad. in this menorandon are feirly eiatlar to the belt—ry slectrostatic gensrator methods proposed byfven dsfgrat end do not appear to offer any umimval estar bet tart of Telegeodmmice, oftfit of Producing terrestris Woticns at Distmcet ~ This document, in the fora of « Letter dated fine 12, 1940, to the Westinghouse Electric & Memfecturing Company, proposes a method for the trancaiseion of Large: sasurte’ of pover over vast distancen by means of mechanical visretions of the earth's crust. The source of porer is 4 nechantedl oF Glactronechanical device bolted to sone Focky protuberance and iuperting poner at a resonance frequency of the earthte crusts ‘The proposed echone appears to be complately visionary and ent ToFeable, Westinghousete reply dndiontas thelz polite rejection of tits ideas - it ion Art af Projecting Concentrated Non-Dispersive if nae aediat = abe ntted el Ste, Sediat = This undated document by Teele describes ‘we slactrostatio method of prodacing very high wlteges md ca Dable of very grest poner. ‘This generator 4s used to accelarste charged particles, premmably electrons.” Such a bem of Biehe ‘open-ended vacvua tube within which the electrons are firet se- celerateds 000008Bxhubtt F (conts) ‘The proposed schene bears sone relation to present means for producing high-energy eathode Faye by the cooperative use of a high-voltage electrostatic generator and an evacuated ‘lnctron acceleration tube. Tt is vell know, horever, tat (uch devices, while of scientific and medical interest, are Incapable of the’tranaeission ‘of large mounts of porer in “nop-dtepersed beans over long distances... Tosla's diaclomures Sn this menorandin vould not ensbla the construction of workable ‘coubinetions of generator and tabe even of Halted power, though ‘he genaral elenente of guch.« combination are succinctly de sorted. Exubst o A gireular by carRsra, ated Septeaber 10, 1938, en- titled pironandous Wen Pover Scon to Be Unleashed®, This de— seribed in popular atyle sove biographical information concero- {ing Nikola Teale end sone dese for the tranaiseion of power fn which he ie stated to be working. Tt appears thet the netted of trineaission is by the mechanics! resonance method outlined in Bubit F, above. pebst § ‘This exhibit consists of « series of letters to represen~ tatives of the British Governnent dated August 28, 1936; Octo ber 26, 1937; Decenber 15, 1937; and April’5, 1938. It inclodas a reply dated Jamary 7, 1938, fron the British Government. ‘These letters offer to the British Goverment, for a fee, the Aisclosure of a nets for accelerating to high energies ximte particles, Such besas would constitute « death ray cepeble of ‘the protection of Great Britein fron air attack, << the method proposed is essentially thet described in Exh Dit F above, Folloving the initial letter dated August 25, 11936, the subsoquant letters atteapt to clear up the matsudar- ‘standings® of the British representatives and to expedite their ‘tceptance of the Tesla proposal, The British reply dated Jam- Sry 7 4a © polite expression of disinterest in the proposal Bepst go tn undated nenorendun written after Tost desertbing several discoveries witch be boli The Firat related to a dynmio theory of gravity which 19 de fseribed an not yet completed, The second stated os a physical ruth the belief that sthare Se no energy dn metter other than hat recesved from the environment", This second statement, which Le discussed at Length in this md other writings of fesla, Indicate bis dabeliet ih the’ wietmpgot sisi cr melas conerey.