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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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30 October 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Chief; CI Meeting with Mr Paul Waliach Chief
Counsel of Senate Select Committee on Intel-
ligence:
This meeting occurred on Wednesday 29 October 1975
as a result 0f concern- on the part of Senate Select
Committee officers. that_ the 'Agency was not forthcoming
with file material related to the Lee Harvey Oswald case,
i.e the assassination of President Kennedy _ The foiiowing points
were made by the principals as indicated.
Chief CI To open the mee ting Mr _ Kalaris made 1 clear
that the Agency is anxious to demonstrate that we have
nothing to hide and that all pertinent material was made
available to the Warren Commission He added that the
procedure for making material available to the Senate
Staff posed certain problems with regard to sources ,
me thods and liaison _
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which were delaying the turnover 0f
material. He then presented several examples of the
sanitization process in which cables taken directly from
the 201 file were edited S0 that a11 evidence of source,
method and liaison information was removed.
Chief Counsel As _ an opening reply Mr Wallach stated
that his position was that he_ considered that the Senate
Committee should have the same access as the Rockefe#ler
Commission. He added that in his discussions with several
senators on his committee they had mentioned reports that
a Rockefeller reviewing Official by the name of Belin who
had had access to the original file,had appeared on several
talk shows and was going to write a_ book based on his
review of Agency hoidings on the' Oswald case
Chief_ CI Mr _ Kalaris then pointed out that there were ceftain particularly
sensitive aspects of the material
which could not be released for use outside of the building_
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He gave two examples of,.this_ One was the fact that the
Mexican Government security (iiaison] contact
on the case
was the (current President OF Mexico- He said and Mr:_
Wallach- agreed, this was Obviously a_ matter which had to
be: protected. The second: case was the Mexican Governen
penetration of the Cuban EmbassY . Again Mr. Wallach
agreed.
Chief, CI Mr _ Kalaris then suggested that the answer
might very weli be for the Senate Committee review Officers
to work with 'the Original file with the exception of those
particulaily sensitive items which would either be steri-
lized or summarized, Mr _ Kalaris added that to establish
the sensitivity of these items he would be willing for
the sterilizations/summarizations to be spot checked against
the originals by the Senate reviewers
Chief Counsel Mr . Wa llach conferred with his colleagues
and then agreed that this would be acceptable. He did
inquire as to approximately how many such items there would
be He was informed by Mr _ Kalaris that it was somewhat
difficult to access but that there should not be more than
100 such items
Chief Counsel Mr _ Wallach commented that it would be
necessary for his people to take notes , but he would agree
that these notes not be taken from the building: The
purpose of the notes is. simply to allow the reviewers to
Keep track of where they have been and what they have Seen
It was agreed at a 'minimum that their notes would be 'checked
with us
Chief, CI At this point Mr Kalaris called Mr _ Blee and
requested approval 0f the above procedure. Mr . Blee
concurred.
Chief Counsel Mr _ Wallach commented that his people would
tab those sterilized or summarized items which they wanted
to discuss and we would confer with them: On those points.
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Mr _ Wallach mentioned that Mr; Proctor (DDI) is a
family friend and he wanted to make Contact phone _
At: the end of the the reviewers; returned the
three files: 0f other agency documents and Offered their
motes for review It was "agreed they would return on
Monday. to start reviewing files and" that We- would have
at least 15: volumes : ready for them: Mr Wallach was to
call on
Friday to confitm our readiness
Robert G. Wali
Deputy Chief, CI/oG
Cc: Chief, CI
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SA/ DDO
Review Staff Walt Elder
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