</s>104-10059-10218 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET- -SENSITIVE- 16-75-0509 7 February 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD MEMORDUM FOR The RECORD SUBJECT: Requests-from Mr. Ober for Basic Documentation Circa Mid-1967 1. Subsequent to his second appearance before the Rockefeller Commission on 3 February 1975, Mr. Ober returned to Headquarters the afternoon of 6 February 1975 and the morning of 7 February to continue his review of the files he had developed while Chief, CI/SO. At the request of the Commission, he was particularly interested to in locating documentation which supported the creation of the Special Counterintelligence Operation. 2. He had previously taken note of the 15 August 1967 memorandum from the DDP to C/I but was interested in determining whether there was any other documentation that could be used. In this context I showed him the following list of documents which I had unearthed I in various other and sundry places: TAB A 4 August 1967 memorandum from Mr. Fred Vinson, Jr ., Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice to the Director of Central. Intelligence TAB B The Director's response to TAB A TAB C DIRECTOR'S response to TAB A in WH Division in response to Tab A TAB D WH/COG 67-259, 10 August 1967 -- book message originated Mr. Broe, C/WH Division, to Mr. Houston, General Counsel, actions taken to respond to the 4 August letter of Mr. Vinson (TAB (A) E2 IMPDET CL BY 014848 SENSITHIVE SENSHIVE- SECRET 5862

John F. Kennedy:
- No direct references to JFK in the document.

Assassination:
- No references to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Investigations:
- The Rockefeller Commission is mentioned, but no specific details about its investigation are provided.
- Mr. Ober's review of files and requests for documentation related to the Special Counterintelligence Operation are discussed.

Related Individuals and Events:
- Fred Vinson Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice
- J. Walter Yeagley, Assistant Attorney General, Internal Security Division, Department of Justice
- Stokely Carmichael mentioned in relation to a series of memoranda from the DDI to Mr. Houston

Dates and Locations:
- 3 February 1975: Mr. Ober's second appearance before the Rockefeller Commission
- 6 February 1975: Mr. Ober returned to Headquarters to continue his review of files
- 7 February 1975: Mr. Ober continued his review of files
- 4 August 1967: Memorandum from Mr. Fred Vinson, Jr., to the Director of Central Intelligence
- 10 August 1967: Book message originated by Mr. Broe, C/WH Division, to Mr. Houston, General Counsel
- 9 August 1967: Relay of DIRECTOR 26648 to Brussels
- 11 August 1967: DIRECTOR 27069 sent to Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, and Stockholm
- 31 August 1967: DIRECTOR 28283 bearing on DIECTOR 26641
- 21 September 1967: Memorandum from J. Walter Yeagley to Mr. Lawrence Houston
- 22 September 1967: Memorandum from the General Counsel to the Director of Current Intelligence, Subject "Stokely Carmichal"
- 28 September 1967: Memoranda from J. Walter Yeagley to Mr. Laurence Houston
- 3 October 1967: Memorandum from Mr. Houston to Mr. Yeagly

Evidence, Testimony, or Findings:
- A series of memoranda from the DDI to Mr. Houston in reply to Department of Justice requests for information on Stokely Carmichael and his travels to Europe and Africa
- A 31 October 1967 memorandum for the record prepared by Mr. Ober detailing a meeting held by C/I Staff wherein C/CI states that the President has directed a study made
- A November 1967 memorandum for the record written by Mr. Ober detailing the first meeting between the DDi and DDP on the subject of this study
- DIRECTOR 49260, dated 2 November 1967, sent from the Assistant DDP, Mr. Cord Meyer, slugged RYBAT (MPASHA), levied the requirement on all field stations to produce information which could contribute to this study

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