Nikola Tesla FBI Files - Page 135

CI (S) (6)X(1) SECRET He Also, the Soviet Union has allegedly had access to some of Tesla's papers, possibly in Belgrade and/o]] else where, which influenced their early research into directed energy weapons, and Butler feels access to much of Tesla's papers on lightning, beam weapons and/or "death rays" would give him more insight into the Soviet beam weapons program. This is Butler's area of expertise and responsibility. has been unable to locate any Tesla papers or copies of same in the classified or unclassified libraries at WPAFB. However, there are reports that some portions of them were shipped by the Custodian of Alien Property Office in Washington, D.C. to a technical research lab at WPAFB, possibly the "Equipment Lab", now closed for some years or reorganized into another organization. 7 nd are both desirous of learning, the locations of such papers of Sesla ga how ckist in the U.SH for both intelligence and research purposes. Therefore, would like to examine FBI files relating to Nikola Tesla and possibly any on Sava Kosanovic, his nephew who received the bulk of his papers after Tesla's death, and may possibly have been the subject of FBI investigation. travels to the Washington, D.C. area on FTD business periodically and can review FBI files at FBIHQ relating to Tesla and Kosanovic. REQUEST OF THE BUREAU The Bureau is requested to conduct full indices checks on both Nikola Tesla and Sava Kosanovic. NEW YORK Should there be such files at FBIHQ, `as well as at New York. It is requested that Bureau consider granting the above of FTD, official access to same, in the interest of uitional security. LEADS AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK Will conduct same indices check as requested of Bureau and advise the Bureau and Cincinnati of results and confirm such files and references still exist there, -3SE ET 135