Nikola Tesla FBI Files - Page 17

& 1 Diretor, FBI SAC, New York Rebulet dated April 3 last. April 7, 1950 agents of this office interviewed Mr. J.V» POTIES, Vice President of the Manhattan Warehouse and Stesage Gempany, Sand Street & 7th Avenue, New York City, and at that time . POTES advised that the rulms of his firm required that all persone gaining scenes to geode stored by Kombattan first had to fill out an appropriate for setting forth tìmír names, date of visit, and reason for requesting access to the goods. In a review of the fils pertaining to the storage of the effects of MENOLA TESLA, MK. POTIS wvealed that only one such visit had been made by persons outside of the management of Mahattan Storage itself. This one sccassion took place on Juary 26 and 27, 1963, at which time representatives of the Alien Propert, Custodian made a through review of the entire effects of the TESLA estate. NIKOLA TE 3 The TESLA affects are stored in ros 53 and 51. of Manhattan Storage's house at 52nd Street & 7th Averme, New York City. R. MICHAEL KING, who stated he had been Floor Superviser for approximately 10 years on the floor in question, stated that he could recall only the ene occasion in early 1943 arī gramination was made of the TESIA effects, stated that at that His description of the equipment used would tend to show that a microfila reproduction was made erous photographs were taken by the examiners. of the papers of the deceased scientist. Mi. XIFO added that several group making the examination wore U.3. Havy unifexma, and during the daya reiędred to complete the canimation the civilim meistanis în ti were identified to his only as "TEIEĦAL AUTHORI TIES® KINO, no ether instance of microfilming of the records of plase since that time. 00: 65-12290 April 17, 1950 KIH: JJC 105-1391 It should be noted that the Bureau was informed of the examination tioned above by New York letter (with attachments) dated October 17, 1945, entitled WACKS SUBJECT; SAVA IOBANOVICH; Experiments & Research of XIR TESLA (Dieceased), Espiona.gW-M.. Sempiter AL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IS UNCLASSIFIED 7-3.80 BYSP According to MEL. HSIA eutate hus 1100-2237NOT RECORDED 148 12 28 17 ( V