</s>104-10322-10101 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 09/N/N27 OL/C/R/SCA 01/10/2018 Mr. Breckimridge 10. 10. DDCI 14 DEC 1978 DCCI 12. Don Vagey DOSE/ORA Tolford to Stiles SECRET SENSITIVE 14. 14. by HAND 15. DEC-1978 FORMA 610 USE PREVIOUS SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL INTERNAL USE ONLY UNCLASSIFIED EDITIONS

Summary  
The document is a memorandum dated 29 November 1978 from Donald F. Vogel, DSCE/ORP, to the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence and other officials. It addresses a request by G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel of the House Select Committee on Assassination (HSCA), for information related to "KITTY HAWK," a KGB source. The memorandum states that "KITTY HAWK" is not a director but a sensitive in-place KGB informant who has not been contacted recently. It notes that while KITTY HAWK volunteered details about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, including claims that he was responsible for the act and had personal knowledge of Lee Harvey Oswald, there are no references to KGB analysis of the assassination or other pertinent information in CIA holdings. The document also mentions Nicholas Shadrin, a FBI-CIA double agent, and his connection to Vienna in 1975. It warns that introducing KITTY HAWK into the assassination controversy may serve as obfuscation.  

Key People  
- Donald F. Vogel (DSCE/ORP): Author of the memorandum.  
- G. Robert Blakey: Chief Counsel of the House Select Committee on Assassination (HSCA).  
- "KITTY HAWK": A KGB source referenced in the document, described as a sensitive informant with claims about the JFK assassination.  
- Lee Harvey Oswald: Mentioned as someone "KITTY HAWK" was personally acquainted with.  
- Nicholas Shadrin: A FBI-CIA double agent linked to Vienna in 1975.  

Key Locations  
- Vienna, Germany: Site of a meeting involving Nicholas Shadrin and the KGB (KGSS).  
- United States: Where "KITTY HAWK" allegedly volunteered information about the JFK assassination.  

Key Events  
- 29 November 1978: Date of the memorandum discussing the HSCA's request for information on "KITTY HAWK."  
- 1966: "KITTY HAWK" reportedly claimed responsibility for President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, involving VIPs possibly linked to Texas oil interests.  
- 1975: Nicholas Shadrin was involved in a meeting with the KGB (KGSS) in Vienna, Germany.  

Key Organizations  
- House Select Committee on Assassination (HSCA): Requested information on "KITTY HAWK" and related matters.  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Discussed internal procedures for handling sensitive intelligence sources like "KITTY HAWK."  
- KGB (Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti): Referenced as the agency associated with "KITTY HAWK" and its operations.

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