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we we Cem aye uy a r Taney mee tale ae Aree es Seaen aon ere a ———-— reviewed concerning Aristotle Socrates Onassis. - is Jones to Bishop memo RE: ARISTOTLE SOCRATES ONASSIS . —— i 3 . ae a er DETAILS: ALLS: att oy “~ In accordance with Mr. -Tolson's request, Bufiles have been \ ae Onassis, a wealthy ship and airline owner, is described in various - “ public source ‘material as having been born in 1906. However, FBI identi- fication records and information obtained from Passport Office files, reveal pe eee ee ee ee eee ee 2 | md Or 1. 21. ate se i a i Ullal Le Wed {USL AACLyY I Un wanuary a@a, 1800, @t OAlVILAa, Greece. Onassis was the subject of a security-type investigation by the FBI during 1943-1944 based on allegations that he had expressed sentiments inimical to the war efforts of the United States. This was ata time when Onassis had come to the United States from Argentina in connection with an attempt v to sell two oil tankers to the War Shipping Administration. Our investiga- tion at that time failed to disclose that Onaséis was engaged in any activity inimical to the United States. However, in 1945 allegations were received that Minaaste miaht hava haan anga red fn tea Aa with flareman and Ttalian Sates firms under fictitious names. Allegations were also made after the w: the war <=: that Onassis had been engaged in smuggling tobacco into Argentina to awid ~ the high import duty. No¢Confirmation of these allegations has been received. Our files reveal that we conducted an extensive Fraud Against the @""*- Government investigation in 1954 regarding alleged violations by Onassis wee of the citizenship provision of the shipping laws which require that American flag vessels be owned by citizens of the United States. It waa alleged that TW eee Be SEY a Wee ee ee ee ee Ween 17 vessels had been purchased by companies owned or controlled by by Onassis by making false statements that these ships were being acquired by American interests. In December, 1955, Onassis pleaded six of these companies’. guilty in a civil action in the U. 8, District Court, Washington, D. €., wee and agreed to pay the Government seven million dollars. Our files reveal “* that this matter has been satisfactorily settled by Onassis. In a separate" action in the U. 8, District Court, Washington, D. C., during Decembe?, 1955, a plea of guilty was accented from Onasais on charges of criminal yee, conspiracy to defraud and of making false statements to the Government. hs ae The court fined Onassis’ companies a total of $160, 000, but took ‘Ro 0 tadivie Seis Seed nef Pty