</s>104-10310-101116 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET 21 File:SSC/LA 20 May 1976 MEHORANIUM FOR: Special Assistant to the DDO FROM: : Jackson R. Horton Chief, Domestic Collection Division 29,6 SUBJECT SCC Request for Information on Lyes Brothers Steamship Company and Owen Johnson Barnett) SUBJECTE : Review Staff Memorandum 76-0421/A dated 19 May 1976 REFERENCE: 1. The Domestic Collection Divisiion (CCD) utilizes the Lyes Brothers SteamshipCompany/ primarily as a source of foreign intelligence information. Secondly, JCD provides introductions for Cover and Commerical Staff officers to Lynes Brothers/officials for General and discussions on, and on occasion, this assessment data from Lyes 27 information. Secondary, JD provides instructions for cover and informations. informational. Secondally, JD provided additional information for operational information on the CDD file on the company for the year 1982. Correspondence in the DCD file to the company that for the 1982. 1963 and 1964 was confined to responses to military services requests for the registration of various Lyes brothers/employees in the for the Registration of various Lykes brothers/ employers in the utilize an employee of LyesBrothers who was a member of a U.S. delegation to the USSR-for the collection of foreign Intelligence information on The Soviet Union. 2. DCD records indicate that (Owen Johnson Darnell) was considered a "source lead" in years prior to 1965 but he was never used as a source. His file was routinely destroyed but in June 1971, along with a other files was routinely damaged by June 1971. It was also a as authorized by "source heads" which had been inactive for five years. Jackson R. Horton JACKSON R. Horton SECRET E 2 HIDDET CL BY 010650 7/mc

**John F. Kennedy**

* No direct connection to the assassination or investigations mentioned in the document.

**Assassination**

* No information related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy is mentioned in the document.

**Investigations**

* The document mentions a review staff memorandum (76-0421/A) dated 19 May 1976, but no details about its content are provided.
* No connection to any investigations into the JFK assassination is mentioned.

**Related Individuals and Events**

* **Lyes Brothers Steamship Company**: Utilized by the Domestic Collection Division (DCC) as a source of foreign intelligence information. The company's employees were registered with military services in 1963 and 1964.
* **Owen Johnson Barnett**: Considered a "source lead" prior to 1965 but never used as a source. His file was routinely destroyed, except for damage caused by water in June 1971.

**Dates and Locations**

* 20 May 1976: The date the document was written.
* 19 May 1976: The date of the review staff memorandum (76-0421/A).
* 1963 and 1964: Years when Lyes Brothers Steamship Company employees were registered with military services.
* June 1971: Month when Owen Johnson Barnett's file was damaged by water.

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