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[8]7 October 1961
[10]MEMORANDUM FOR: The Director
[11]Federal Bureau of Investigation
[13]ATTENTION: Mr. Sam J. Papich
[15]SUBJECT: COURT FOSTER WOOD
[16]INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA
[18]Reference is made to a 25 March 1961 and a 6 July 1961 in-
[19]vestigative report on captioned Subject which have previously
[20]been, furnished to this Agency.
[22](Michael Weimer Stratton, born 21 January 1941, Austin, Texas,
[23]who iS a current Agency employee, has recently been interviewed
[24]concerning his knowledge of Court Foster -Wood whom |§tratton) had $
[25]known since mutual attendance in high school. Attached is a de-
[26]tailed report of the information furnished by [tratton] concerning
[27]his knowledge of Wood.
[29]Since [Strat ton} personally has sufficient reason to question
[30]the activities of Wood and the activities of the associates of
[31]Wood, [Stratton] has been advised to discontinue any further contact
[32]with Wood.
[34]It would be appreciated if your Bureau would furnish this
[35]Agency any additional information brought to your attention con-
[36]cerning Court Foster Wood and of particular interest would be any
[37]information received by your Bureau concerning past association
[38]of Court Foster Wood with[Michael Weimer Stratton}
[40]The above information is for your use only and should not be
[42]. disseminated outside your Bureau.
[44]-FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE:
[46]R. L. Bannerman
[47]Acting Director of Security
[49]Attachment:
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[66]SUBJECT: Court Foster Wood
[68][Michael Weimer Stratton} has recently advised that Court *
[69]Foster Wood was a relatively close high school friend of [Stratton)-
[70]_during mutual attendance at GeorgesMason High School, Falls Church,
[71]Virginia, during 1957 to 1959. [Stratton]described Wood as an
[72]‘average high school student who had no particular problems with
[73]the exception that there were domestic difficulties between the
[74]father and mother of Wood.
[76](Stiatton] became acquainted with the parents of Wood and made
[77]' occasional visits to their home during the above period of time.
[78]The father of Wood, Foster Wood, is an attorney who was then living
[79]in Falls Church. Some time ago the father and mother of Court Wood
[80]split up and Court Wood and father moved into an apartment on
[81]Columbia Road, Washington, D.C. .
[83](Steatton advised that after graduation from high school in
[84]June 1959 he lost any close contact with Wood who then started to
[85]attend George Mason College, where he seemed to ‘have an interest
[86]in philosophy.$ Stratton\ started to attend a military school and
[87]Wood expressed extreme Opposition to military schools. >
[89](Stfattoa) married in 1960, which also helped to move [Stratton]
[91]somewhat out~of the social circle of Wood. ${Stratton] believed that
[92]for approximately a year, during 1959 to 1960, he did not actually
[93]see Wood but advised that after this period.in which he did not
[94]see Wood he has had a number of contacts with Wood, many of which
[95]occurred during mutual attendance at the University. of Virginia
[96]Extension School (night school) in early 1961. On one occasion
[98]3 YStratton attended a party at the apartment occupied by Wood and
[100]; ‘Father St the invitation of Wood, and on this occasion came into
[102]contact with the 'new set of friends" of Court Wood, whom Stratton] $
[104]described as being “beatnik_types." Girls in attendance at the
[105]party, according to Stratton} appeared to be of the "street pickup"
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[108]After the above party Wood occasionally telephoned fStratton|s
[109]and about Christmas 1960 Wood called and stated that he was going
[110]to Cuba_under the auspices of the _Fair Play for Cuba Committee.
[112]3 (Stratton) called on Wood after the return of Wood from Cuba and at
[113]that time Wood lauded Castro very highly. The father of Wood was
[114]“also present and [Stratton obtained the impression that the father
[115]was also in sympathy wit Castro. S{Stratton recalled that he again,
[116]at a later date, had visited the Wood apartment, this being an
[117]occasion when Wood had been visiting somewhere in Falls Church
[118]and contacted [Stratton] to ask Stratton }to take Wood home. On this
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