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14-Q0000 104-10332-10023] 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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EILE Glriaenc:
THE DIRECTOR OF
WASHINGTON, DC 20505 29
16 September 1998
Mr John R_ Tunheim
Chair Assassination Records
Review Boara
600 E Street , N
Washington, DC 20530
Re : JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992
Dear Mr Tunheim:
This will respond to your 14 September 1998 letter regarding
Central Intelligence Agency compliance with the JFK Act
I have no doubt whatsoever that the CIA has fully met its
obligations to locate_ review_ ana release n assassination
records as defined in the JFK Act The Agency' S 2 September
1998 Declaration of Compliance-signed_ as you note, by CIA S
Director of Information. Management Edmund Cohen-confirms mY
judgment _ I have full confidence in the scope of the Agency s
searches as described in Mr Cohen S recent declaration
As Director of Information Management Mr _ Cohen is directly
responsible for CIA S records systems and for ensuring the
adequacy of CIA' s search, review_ and release of documents under
the JFK Act Mr Cohen signed the Agency S Declaration of
Compliance because he was the most senior Agency official with
direct personal knowledge that its statements were accurate and
complete. There was no more appropriate signatory_
In sur _ I understand that the appropriate CIA staff cfficers
have worked diligently to locate ana disclose to the JFK Board
all relevant records in the Agency' S possession and that do
not believe any other relevant records are being withheld from
the Board . Mx Cohen S declaration confirms mY understanding
I trust that this will meet your requirements_
Sincerely_
YeqRGtt
George J . Tenet
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Central Intelligence Agency
Washingtoa; O.C: 20505
Special Assistant/EXOIR
CIA SFECPATLeOtBECTIO
CA RELEASE IN FULL
Mr . Cohen , 2000
Jim
Oliver cailed and wanted me to
pass on
the following message :
Talked Judge Tunheim and he is willing
to release the two letters (Cohen 8 Tenet)
and refrain from other derogatory
comments if the Carey declaration
is substantially like the ones Ed signed.
Michelle
He still would like You to give him
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Central Intelligence Agency
CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
RELZASE IN FULL
Washinglon D C_ZOSOS
2000
DECLARATTON OF DAVID W CAREY
I DAVID W _ CAREY _ hereby declare and say:
1_ I presently serve as the Executive Director of the
of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA or Agency) I have
held the position of Executive Director since July of 1997
and have served with the CIA for over 29 years in a variety
of operational_ staff_ and management positions
2 As the Executive Director I am responsible on
behalf of the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) and the
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI) for the
overall daily management of the Central Intelligence Agency ,
for strategic planning and coordination and for the
development and execution of the Agency S annual program _
In order to carry out these responsibilities_ I have been
delegated all authorities vested in the DCI and DDCI except
as prohibited by law or Agency regulation or policy_
3 The purpose of this declaration is to provide an
assurance that the Central Intelligence Agency : (1) has made
a diligent records search to locate ana disclose to the JFK
Assassination Records Review Board the Board) all records
in its possession relating to Lee Harvey Oswald and the
assassination of President Kennedy; and (2) is aware of no
other assassination-related records in its possession being
withheld from the Board _ I make these and the following
statements (including those in the attachments by reference)
based upon
my personal knowledge, information made available
to me in my official capacity the advice of CIA' s Office of
General Counsel and the conclusions I reached in accordance
therewith
4 With respect to the overall issues of search and
review and as explained in the attachments or otherwise
included by reference, the CIA S Directorates of
Intelligence (DI) Operations ("DO" ) Science and Technology
("DSET" ) and Administration 1 DA " ) and the DCI Area
Information Review Officer have certified to me that their
respective offices or directorates have properly and fully
responded to requests from the Board_ Accordingly , I
believe that the Central Intelligence Agency has worked
diligently with the Board to' declassify_ consistent with the
President John F Kennedy Assassination Records Collection
Act of 1992 (44 U .S.C. 2107) and other statutes
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assassination-related records in its possession, in order to
make such records available to the public
5 There are six attachments to this declaration,
which are incorporated reference Attachment I addresses
the universe and scope of documents that have been thes
subject of CIA S review _ Attachment II describes the
methodology and types of the searches conducted _ Attachment
III describes_ in general_ the records declassified and
released (separate detailed indices will be provided when
documents are released to the National Archives and Records
Administration) Attachment IV addresses questions raised
by the Board regarding perceived gaps in our records
including possible loss or destruction of records
Attachment V discusses specific requests from the Board and
incorporates specific CIA responses by reference And
Attachment VI addresses commitments which this Agency makes
with regara to provision to the National Archives and
Records Administration of assassination related documents ,
including any documents which may be newly discovered or
'created subsequent to the tenure of the Board
6 _ Based upon the foregoing and the attachments
(Attachments I through VI_ which are incorporated by
reference) I believe that the CIA is in full compliance with
the President John F Kennedy Assassination Records
Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C_ 2107)
I DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE FOREGOING AND
THE ATTACHMENTS (ATTACHMENTS I THROUGH VI WHICH ARE
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE) ARE TRUE AND CORRECT
Executed this of September 1998
AILLv
DAVID W CAREY
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From the Desk of James R. Oliver
Chief , Historical Review Program
NOTE FOR: James R_ Oliver@DA
FROM: James R. Oliver
OFFICE: Oim
DATE: 09/24/98 11:12:17 AM
SUBJECT: EXDIR Declaration Signature, 23 September 1998
Memorandum for the Record:
This is to confirm that replaced the first page of the ExDir's signed JFK Declaration, dated 23
September, with letterhead stationery to assure that the statement was comparable_to that signed
by Mr. Cohen, as earlier requested by the Board Chairman. The wording of the declaration was
unchanged; only the letterhead stationery
was changed. called Michelle in the EXDIR's Officer to
confirm that the Executive Director would have no problem with such a change (simply replacing
the first page) . She called back, saying that she had asked Mr. Carey, and he had no problem with
this change.
Mr. Harrelson of this office will be hand carrying the EXDIR's declaration to the Board today.
At the
same time, and in accordance with my agreement with Chairman Tunheim of yesterday, Mr:
Harrelson will be retrieving the earlier declaration signed by Mr. Cohen, the DCI letter of 16
September, both of which are being withdrawn: The Judge Tunheim also agreed yesterday that
since the EXDIR had agreed to sign the declaration that there will no longer be a need for the critical
language in their report on this issue.
James R. Oliver
CC: Edmund Cohen@DA
R. Bruce Burke@DCI
Sent o 24 September 1998 at 11:12:17 AM
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Central Intelligence Agency
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Washington D. C 20505
Declaration of EDMUND COHEN
I, Edmund Cohen, hereby declare and say:
1 I presently serve as the Director of Information
Management for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA or
Agency) I have held this position since February 1994; I
have also held the position of Director of the Office of
Information Management since October 1997 I have served
with the CIA for over 30 years in a variety of intelligence,
legal staff and management positions:
2 As Director of Information Management I am
responsible for providing oversight and direction to the
Agency S records and classification management activities ,
and information declassification and release programs I am
also responsible for the development ana maintenance of
automated tools to support these activities I oversee
classification and declassification policies, procedures
and practices _ I manage the Agency Archives and Records
Center and serve as the CIA Archivist and the Agency
Information Review Officer_ I coordinate the conduct of
special searches within the Agency and the release of
information uncovered in such searches I am also the
Agency' s official liaison with the National Archives and
Records Administration and its Office of the Federal
Register , with the Information Security Oversight Office,
and with any other entities on any matters within the
responsibility or authority of the Director of Information
Management
3 I make the following statements basea upon my
personal knowledge, information made available to me in-my
official capacity, the advice of CIA' s Office of General
Counsel and the conclusions I reached in accordance
therewith-
TELuGE JENCE
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Declaration of EDMUND COHEN
4 The Central Intelligence Agency: (a) has made
diligent records searches to locate and disclose to the JFK
Assassination Records Review Board the Board) all records
in its possession relating to Lee Harvey Oswald and the
assassination of President Kennedy; and (b) is aware of no
other assassination-related records in its possession being
withheld Erom the Board.
5 . With respect to the overall issues of search and
review and as explained in the attachments or otherwise
included by reference_ the CIA s Directorates of
Intelligence (DI) Operations (DO) Science and Technology
(DSET) and Administration (DA) and the DCI Area Information
Review Officer have certified to me that their respective
offices or directorates have properly and fully responded to
requests Erom the Board_ In addition to these
certifications_ I have had briefings on the principal
searches conducted and have had all of my questions answered
to my satisfaction_ Accordingly, I believe that the Central
Intelligence Agency has worked diligently with the Board to
locate and declassify, consistent with the President John F
Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992_ as
amended, reprinted at 44 U.S.C. 2107 note, and other
statutes_ assassination-related records in its possession,
in order to make such records available to the public_
There are six attachments nubered I throiigh',VI ,
to this declaration_ which I incorporate herein by
reference Attachment I addresses the universe ana scope of
documents that have been the subject of CIA S review_
Attachent II describes the methodology and types of the
searches conducted. Attachment III describes in general _
the records declassified and released . Separate detailed
indices will be provided when documents are released to the
National Archives and Records Administration Attachment IV
addresses questions raised by the Board regarding perceived
gaps in CIA S records including possible loss or
destruction of records Attachment V discusses specific
requests fron the Board and incorporates specific CIA
responses by reference _ Attachment VI addresses commitments
which this Agency makes with regard to provision to the
National Archives and Records Administration of
assassination-related documents _ including any documents
which may be newly discovered or created subsequent to the
tenure of the Board _
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Declaration of EDMUND COHEN
7 _ Based upon the foregoing and Attachments I through
VI_ I believe that the CIA is in full compliance with the
President John F Kennedy Assassination Records Collection
Act of 1992
I DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE FOREGOING _
INCLUDING ATTACHENTS I THROUGH VI ARE TRUE AND CORRECT
Executed this of September 1998
Edmund Cohen
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Attachment I
Universe and_Scope Of CIA Documente
Addressea Related to the JFK Asgagsination
Summary This Attachment discusses CIA material
examined in order to fulfill the requirements of the JFK
Assassinations Records Collection Act of 1992 (JFK Act) It
addresses the types of CIA documents found in the records of
earlier investigations including that of the House Select
Committee on Assassinations and materials and files
recovered in response to searches conducted in 1992 and
thereafter_ It discusses the process by which documents
became "assassination-related records
Discussion . The Central Intelligence Agency has
provided large nubers of documents and materials over the
years in support of successive reviews and investigations
related to the Assassination of President John F Kennedy _
We estimate that the equivalent of roughly 320 , 000 pages
comprise the "CIA collection of documents associated with
prior assassination reviews including duplicates _ In
addition_ we estimate that in responses to the JFK Act , CIA
has reviewed over 100, 000 pages of docuents from the
National Archives , the Ford_ Johnson _ and Kennedy
Presidential Libraries and miscellaneous papers from the
National Security Council_ the President s Foreign
Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) the Rockefeller
Commission on CIA Activities Within the United States _ and
the Senate Select (Church) Committee to Study Governmental
Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities
The documentation exists in many forms from original
contemporaneous material such as field reporting from
overseas or analytic reports_ to material generated
specifically as an Agency response to investigation
questions The largest "CIA collection, Il as such , is
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Assassinations (HSCA) 1 The HSCA brought together in one
place in 1978 the principal documents retrieved over the
course of years from earlier investigations including the
Warren Commission . the Rockefeller Commission and the
Church Committee
The Warren Comission in 1963 and 1964 was the first
major review of the JFK Assassination Existing records
suggest that CIA provided roughly 4,000 pages of
documentation to the Warren Commission review plus
testimony by Richard Helms and John McCone- The Warren
Commission pursued matters related primarily to events and
actions directly associated with the assassination event _
including materials from CIA S Mexico City Station_ which
were considered relevant because of a visit to Mexico City
by Lee Harvey Oswald shortly before the assassination
The Rockefeller Commission in 1975 and Church Committee
investigation in 1975 and 1976 were focused on allegations
of wrongdoing by the CIA_ Nonetheless , as a part of these
investigations they yielded information which, to manym
appeared to relate in some way to the assassination such as
an operational capability or willingness to consider
assassination as an intelligence method .
From 1976 through 1979 the House Select Committee on
Assassinations (HSCA) pursued additional leads _ generating
still further documentation_ The HSCA ultimately brought
together within its broad scope of investigation many Of the
documents from the Warren Commission_ the Rockefeller
Commission and the Church Committee This collection
ultimately became the m HSCA sequestered collection which
altogether contains an equivalent of over 300 , 000 pages , in
paper photographs _ tapes_ and microfilm media including
duplicates Because the myriad conspiracy theories included
possible Soviet , Cuban _ Mafia or right-wing American
involvement_ the scope of the HSCA investigation included
anything or anyone that might appear to support those
theories _ including historical institutional behavior
patterns Further although this sequestered collection was
considered to be CIA S , it contains documents from other
agencies primarily the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) and over 30, 000 pages 0f HSCA originated material
The HSCA sequestered collection reflects the major corpus of CIA material or
information reviewed by the House Select Committee on Assassinations (or to
which they had access) during the 1976-1979 time frame The pulling together
of this collection was coordinated by the Committee and they defined what it was
to include This Collection has been physically hela by CIA since 1979 _
although CIA was not authorized access until 1992 _ when permission was given by
Congress to review the material in preparation responding to the JFK Act
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The HSCA sequestered collection is contained in 64
boxes of multimedia material including paper _ photographs _
and microfilm which have been loosely organized into major
categories of information_ Boxes 1 through 34 are mostly
material collected by the CIA S' Directorate of Operations
the FBI _ and other Government agencies including field
reporting and handwritten notes They also include
newspaper articles_ name traces performed in response to
requests by the HSCA staff and copies of other documents
such as the CIA Inspector General S 1967 report on CIA plots
against Castro and Richard Helns executive session
testimony before the HSCA .
Boxes 35 through 63 of this collection are largely
records of CIA S Legislative Counsel, Inspector General,
General Counsel_ Office of Security_ and Directorate of
Science and Technology
as well as internal records of the
HSCA staff They consist of reports, memoranda
transcripts cables _ letters_ newspaper clippings ,
photographs _ and charts Box 64 contains 72 reels of
microfilm-the equivalent of roughly 72 more boxes of paper
documents This material includes the file which the
Directorate of Operations maintained on Lee Harvey Oswald
(the 201 file) as well as similar files on additional
individuals Many of the microfilm documents duplicate
other documents in .the other boxes
While not a part of the sequestered collection, a
separate "Oswald 201 File" has served as a CIA repository
for JFK assassination-related material over the years and to
a large extent material in this file is duplicative of
material in the sequestered collection Only a few
documents were in the file at the time of the assassination
The bulk of the approximately 26, 000 pages currently in this
file consists 0f documents collected immediately after the
assassination and during the Warren Commission
investigation Included are a large nuber of third agency
docuents _ primarily from the FBI _ Other major additions to
the Oswald 201 file include relevant Mexico City Station
files and material generated by various FOIA requests and
investigations_ such as that of New Orleans District
Attorney, James Garrison
Assassination-related materials beyond the sequestered
collection and the Oswala 201 file which have been located
since 1992 generally fall into three categories_ First,
there are new documents which have been generated since
1978 , such as defector reports that mention rumors or
perceptions of conspiracies or newspaper or other open
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source materials related to an individual associated with
the assassination_ Second , in a number of cases targeted
areas of inquiry or more precise definitions of areas of
interest by the JFK Board have yielded more information ana
added documents to the collection_ And third_ improved
search techniques have provided better access to those files
which are searchable electronically_ Nonetheless the
material located since 1992 is quite small when compared to
the material in the sequestered collection and the overall
set of material from CIA which has been designated as
"assassination records by the JFK Board.
In accordance with the law, the Board has the authority
to designate records which it considers relevant to the
assassination as Assassination Records These documents
are then subject to review for declassification or as
deemed appropriate by the Board, held for declassification
in the year 2017 The Board has designated the entire
sequestered collection as Assassination Records as well as
selected material generated in the course of searches
subsequent to 1992_ The entire set of these documents is
the equivalent of roughly 320 , 000 pages , including
duplicates
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ATTACHENT II:
Search_Methodology and_Types Of Searches
Conducted
Summary- This Attachment discusses the methodologies
used in conducting the searches _ including what we know of
the searches which were conducted on behalf of the earlier
assassination investigations_ It includes . in referenced
tabs documentation of selected taskings _ It discusses the
distributed nature of CIA s paper recordkeeping systems and
electronic databases and the custom keyword searches that
are used with electronic databases which CIA maintains ,
Discussion The collection of CIA materials contained
in the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)
"sequestered collection " has existed as a discrete body of
records since 1978 _ This material resulted from highly
labor intensive and systematic searches by individuals
familiar with the Agency - S paper files and records systems
in use in the 1960s and 1970s _ Today , the sequestered
collection comprises the great bulk of CIA-originated
documents which can be associated with the JFK Assassination
and related investigations
For most of its history, the Agency has had a system of
records which has been shaped by the divergent requirements
of the directorates in accordance with the wide variance of
focus in their missions_ These basic differences in the
missions of the directorates_ as well as the compartmental-
ization-of-information procedures (the "need-to-know"
concept) have resulted in each directorate keeping its own
set of records in accordance with directorate-specific
guidelines This applies equally to paper records as well
as to electronic databases
Since the late 1970s the Agency has been in the
process of converting to electronic databases which allow
for electronic searches for documents using keyword and
2 Even within a single database, information may--in accordance with information
compartmentalization requirements based on the need-to-know principle--be stored
in separate files by several offices or divisions each with its distinct
recordkeeping criteria and access requirements In order for a search to be
thorough_ a search for one term or a combination of terms must be conducted
across all such files
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other indexing tools which provide much more expedited and
efficient searches Because the most Significant portion of
JFK assassination-related material was generated prior to
this conversion to electronic databases searches of the
sequestered collection or other contemporaneous CIA records
have had to rely primarily upon labor intensive hand
searches
Since 1992 and the passage of the JFK Act , CIA has , in
responding to the requests of the Board, had to devise
search methodologies and techniques to address both the hard
copy and electronic versions of our databases _ With respect
to the hard copy material_ Agency efforts have concentrated
on those component records most likely to yield
assassination-related documents _ Short of a
complete manual
review of all documents in the Agency _ the techniques usea
for searching hard copy materials include expert reviews of
file series and folder names _ including associations with
known related topics retrieving boxes of files from the
Agency- S Archives and Records Center and manually reviewing
those files identified as likely to contain the sought after
materials
Electronic files searches can actually be more complex
than manual searches _ in major part because of the number of
different electronic systems in use The Directorate of
Operations electronic databases _ for instance include most
cables since 1978 and they can be searched using single or
multiple search terms against the full text of these cables _
The Directorate of Intelligence S automated systems include
original source material used for analytic assessments as
well as the products themselves and can be searched through
a
variety of electronic techniques_ The DCI Area
(considered, for this purpose a directorate) maintains the
Executive Registry files which are not normally retrievable
through full text search _ but by index searches _ The
Directorate of Administration maintains a large ana diverse
system of databases and files on employees and contractors
that includes data on security issues_ medical records
training etc The Directorate of Science and Technology
and its subordinate components maintain other electronic
databases unique to individual missions Each of these
systems requires a unique set of access criteria and search
commands and must be searched by information management
experts of the respective directorates
Where possible, automated systems were searched using
key words such as JFK _ Kennedy _ assassination, executive
action _ Oswald, place names and a large number of names
crypts , or
pseudonyms identifying individuals known to have
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been associated with countries _ key installations ,
organizations, or operations that fell within the period
deemed relevant to the history of the assassination
The following categories are examples of the guidelines
for relevancy with which both manual and computerized"
searches were conducted. include _ but are not limited
to_ individuals , organizations places projects_ and
subjects which are considered central to the Oswald/JFK
assassination history and the ensuing investigations
A_ JFK Assassination Investigations
Warren Commission, 1963-64
James Garrison, New Orleans District Attorney , 1966-68
Rockefeller Commission , 1975 (JFK assassination & CIA
anti-Cuban plots aspects only)
Church Committee (Senate) 1975-76 (JFK assassination &
CIA anti-Cuban plots aspects only)
House Select Committee On Assassinations (HSCA )
1976_79
B Key Subiects
Moscow Station_ Mexico City Station and JMWAVE
Station_ as they related to Oswald' s activities or
to possible conspiracies_
KGB interest in Oswald.
CIA anti-Cuban operations 1960-64 if they involve
JFK figures or subjects; most US anti-Castro
activities in 1963 are considered relevant
Cuban exile anti-Castro activities_ leaders , and
organizations 1960-64 _ if they involve JFK figures
or subjects _
Castro assassination activities (plans and attempts)
without limit on time frame
Mafia if related to Castro, JFK , or New Orleans
during Oswald time frames
C_ Key_ Figures Material with the following terms was
considered JFK assassination-relevant unless the
context is clearly not related or the information is
outside the appropriate time period:
AMLASH
AMUG
Maurice Bishop (any reference)
Silvia Duran
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Richard Gibson and the Free Cuba Committee
Howard Hunt
Priscilla MacMillan Johnson
Valeriy Kostikov
Mr . & Mrs George de Mohrenschildt
Yuri Nosenko
Michael & Ruth Paine
David A Phillips
Richard Snyder
Win Scott
Prior to enactment of the JFK Act_ in early 1992 _ the
Chief of the CIA History Staff, through various manual
searches of shelf lists located the I sequestered
collection 61 of the House Select Committee on Assassinations
(sixty-four record center size boxes ) After obtaining the
permission of the Congress his staff surveyed these ana
other related holdings on the assassination In addition
the History Staff located sixteen boxes of Lee Harvey
Oswald' s 201 file and a number of loose folders _ mainly from
Mexico City Station records that had been collected for the
Warren Commission
In October 1993 , following enactment of the JFK Act but
prior to the President S appointment of the Board, CIA' s
Historical Review Group (HRG) requested the directorates to
conduct a name search on Lee Harvey Oswald_ JFK
assassination and any related documents (Tab 1) This
request resulted in a series of meetings and discussions
with various Agency components and Information Release
Officers More than thirty-one additional boxes of
materials were sent to HRG for review Included in this
material were nineteen boxes of JFK working files of Mr
Russ Holmes , a CIA employee who for many years was the
Agency S Eocal point officer with responsibility for
responding to questions related to our assassinated-related
records Also included were two boxes on Nosenko seven
boxes of Latin America Division documents _ and three boxes
from the Bay of Pigs project _ Out of these thirty-one
additional boxes provided to the Board staff_ approximately
twenty-two boxes of material were designated by the Board as
assassination records The preponderant volume of these
records is duplicative of documents in the sequestered
collection
In April 1995, after the Agency received the Board' s
first formal request , and in anticipation of "what are
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likely to be many requests from the Board for information-"
the Agency Executive Director asked each directorate and the
DCI Administrative Officer to appoint a Eocal point officer
for the JFK Assassination review_ (Tab 2 )
In the spring and summer of 1997 _ the Agency arranged
for the Board staff to receive a series of briefings by
representatives of each directorate on the files kept within
the records systems of each directorate_ These briefings
covered aspects of the records systems _ such aas how the
records are organized, maintained, searched and retrieved,
as well as how they had been previously searched for
assassination-related materials
The Board staff requested a number of additional
searches which have now been completed. These requests
were both formal and informal and resulted in responses to
the Board staff which included a wide range of additional
material, some of which was judged relevant to the history
of the assassination This material includes the histories
of various CIA operations and Agency components _ files on
specific individuals involved in either the Warren
Commission or in HSCA investigations and the results of CIA
internal reviews of programs and operations Although many
requests from the Board and responses from the Agency were
handled informally, the significant initial requests are
listed in the table in Attachment V_
Prompted in part by the surfacing of a small number of
new relevant documents , the Board staff requested CIA in the
suer of 1998 to: (a) perform an additional set of searches
on certain specific topics; and (b) issue an Agency-wide
notice reminding CIA employees of the requirements of the
JFK Act _
Specially tailored tasking was sent to the three
Directorate of Operations components ` deemed most likely to
possess records relevant to the JFK assassination of the
kind of concern to the Board (See Tab 3 ) Among other
considerations this special tasking included a list of new
or revised search terms a request for clarification on the
disposition of the James Angleton files_ and the requirement
to focus on potential new information from the debriefing of
defectors in which any reference to Oswala or to the Kennedy
assassination occurs
DCI Tenet issued an Agency-wide Employees Bulletin on
22 July 1998 directing all CIA personnel to "consider
documents in their possession or with which they are
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familiar that might have relevance to the Board' s review_
(EB OIM 98-02-See Tab 4 )
Finally, and in a separate tasking, all directorates
were asked to assure that searches undertaken were
sufficient to enable a directorate representative to provide
a certification of compliance with the JFK Act, and that the
DCI s Bulletin had been forwarded to all directorate
employees (See Tab 5)
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CSI-0331/93
25 October 1993
MEMORANDUM FOR: DO IRO
DI IRO
DA/ IRO
DSET IRO
FROM: John F Pereira
Chief Historical Review Group/CSI
SUBJECT: Request to Conduct Search for
JFK Assassination Records
1 In recent testimony before the HPSCI the Director
indicated that a continuing search for JFK assassination-
related documents was in progress _ In order to assure that
there are no oversights in this regard, we are requesting
the following, by directorate:
DO & DI: A name search on Lee Harvey Oswald for the
period 1980 through 1993 ; a subject search on JFK
assassination (Kennedy assassination, etc.) same
period; all appropriate components be asked to forward
to us any docuents related to the assassination that
were not provided earlier_
DA & DSET: All appropriate components be asked to
forward to us any documents related to the
assassination that were not provided earlier; a file
search when an obvious need is recognized.
2 Information responsive to this request should be
forwarded to the Historical Review Group , 404 Ames Building_
Questions may be directed to Frank Most, 30146 _
fzteca
John F Pereira
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Do/Iks 45 069/,
ER 95-8097
6 April 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR : Deputy Director for Administration
Deputy Director for Intelligence
Deputy Director for Operations
Deputy Director for Science and Technology
Administrative Officer , DI
FROM: Executive Director
SUBJECT: Appointment of Directorate Focal Points
for JFK Assassination Board Requests
1 I would like each of you to appoint a_ focal point
officer for your Directorate who would be responsible for
responding to requests for information from the (President
Kennedy) Assassination Records Review Board _ (AIUO)
2 The Agency has received the first (attached) of what
are likely to be many requests from the Board for information
related to the assassination of President Kennedy and to the
investigations into the assassination_ Up to now _ the Board
has focused on the "sequestered" records CIA had collected
for the House Assassination Committee' s investigation ana
documents that haz been part of che Oswald 201 file_ It is
expected that the new requests will require records searches
to be done for additional information_ (A+O+
3 The Historical Review Group (HRG ) of the Center for
the study of Intelligence (CSI) which has been the Agency S
principal liaison with the JFX Board, will continue in that
role HRG will receive requests Erom the Board, and then
forward them to the Directorate focal points for action -
Responses from the Directorates will be coordinated by HRG _
which will make the responses available to the Board (AttO}
4 _ Please provide the name of focal point officer to
John Pereira, Chief_ HRG
be3o3te-gecycef
by 13 April (AIVO)
Rath{lewr
Leo Hazlewood
Attachment
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JU J0 3 0J: 3i Hiv
SFERET
OIM 98 - 0081
30 July 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief , Counterintelligence Center, DO
Chief_ Latin America Divigion, DO
Chief_ CE Division _ DO
FROM: Lee strickland
Chief_ Information Review Group
Office Of Information Management
SUBJECT : (U) New Search of CI Files Eor JFK
Assaugination Recora6
REFERENCE: (tuo) Bulletin OIM EB No . 02 -98 ,
dated 22 July 1998
1 (U) The JFK Board nag a nuber Of recent
specific directed requeets to agsure that the Agency has
complied fully with the requirements of the JFK Act _ Among
these wa? a request for igsuance of the Reference Employee
Bulletin in which the DCI directea that employees leave "no
s tone unturned" in agguring that relevant documents are
provlded to the Conlgeion _
2 (U) In part becauge relevant new documents have
surfaced within the past few montha
7
the Board has also
requested @peciflc Eocus on renewed searches of the Agency' $
"counterintelligence flleg # The new documente have
gurfaced due Lo a variety Of reabons including referenceg
to asga0binatlon related personalities in recent defector
reportb records made available becauge of the break up 0f
the Sovlet Union , and advanceg in search Capabilitiee due to
digitization of older paper Eiles _
CL BY : 644243
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SEERET
SUBJECT: (U) New Search of CI Files for JFK Aggass ination
Records
3 J In disCugeiong with the Board stafE we have
attempted to focu8 any new taaking on thoge areab in which
they have expregeed their greategt concern _ It i8
iperative however_ that we batisfy the Boara on chese-
Leguee or the Agency will be 8ubject to a determinatlon by
the Boara that we are mot in compliance with the JFK Act _
Becauge of the impending statutory termination of the Boara
and their need to Logue their report_ there 18 sOme urgency
assoclated wlth the conduct and completion of thege
searcheg _ The gearcheg must be completed by 6 August , 1998 .
4 Datababeg to be Searched _ The aadressees to
thig memorandum are requested to pertorm new searches_-using
the search terms in paragraph 5 --On ANY of your Eiles which
may contain Information relating in any way to the JFK
as8a8&inatlon including_ in particular, all records systens
or files contalning information on:
James J Angleton and his fileg
Debrieflngb Of.defectors in which ANY reference to Oswald
or the JFR assasgination occurs (Example IJDECANTER)]
5 _ (U) gearch Ters and Time_Periods These new
Bearches Bhould Eocus on documents Ehat might be retrievable
with the following search terms over the referenced periods
The period 1959-1965 uging ehe gearch terms Executive
Action, Exaction, Ex Action
Post-1978 Information combining ehe term "asgassination"
with Pregident Kennedy John F Kennedy , Kennedy , JFK
presideneial threate _ threats
to 0,s _ President_ attempt
(or attempted) or the crypt GPIDEAL _
Pobt - 1978 Information related to the following terms
Warren Comi8gion Houge Select Comittee on
Aggagginations HSCA , Oswala, Lee Harvey Oswald, Marina
Oswald , Jack Ruby , or GPFLOOR _
2
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8ECRET
SUBJECT : (U) New Search of CI Files for JFK Asgassination
Recordg
6 _ K) Informatlon is albo sought on :
The identity and current location oE perbonnel (either
the current a801gnment of employeee or any knowledge of
current locatlon of retlreee) who partlcipated in
debriefings or the preparatlon of reports on debriefings
of[IJDECANTER _
The degtruction of James J_ Angleton' & files
Such information Ghould be brought immediately to the
attention of the Higtorical Review Program, OIM (Barry
Harrelgon, 31825. gecura)_
Amea
(fz)
Lee 9 . Strickland
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ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY
EMPLOYEE BULLETIN
OIM OIM EB No. 02-98
22 July 1998
FINAL DOCUMENT SEARCH TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH "PRESIDENT JOHN
F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS COLLECTION ACT OF 1992" (JFK ACT)
FROM: George J Tenet
Director of Central Intelligence
1. As you know, the JFK Assassination Records Review Board (Board) is completing
its task of overseeing the search and declassification of all Federal government records relating to
the assassination of President John F Kennedy by 30 September 1998. The Board and we want
to do everything possible to place before the American people the full story as reflected in
govemment and other records.
2 The Agency has been working 0 this effort since 1992 ad has searched all of the
obvious databases. want to make certain that we have left nO stone untured and tbat no
employee has ay records that might possibly be considered relevant to the assassination
including any records created [or received] after 1992. The reference t0 1992 is largely intended
to encompass documents which may have come into our hands since the collapse of the Soviet
Union ad Warsaw Pact;
3. (AIUO) In accordance with the provisions of the JFK Act; I hereby direct all CIA
personnel to consider documents in their possession O with which they are familiar thatmight
have relevance to the Board's review ad that might not have been found in the course of
electronic O manual searches over the past six years Representatives of the Historical Review
Program believe that if such documents do exist would, most likely, be found in files that
would not be generally related to the assassination Or that would not be "logical" areas for
systematic searches These include working paper files or smaller databases related to countries
not normally associated with the assassination. Relevant documents can be in the form of papers,
photographs, recordings, tapes, o other media, and can include documents "related to the
assassination;' such as later investigations, key topicslevents within the OswaldFFK
or
material related to key figures--such as Nosenko.
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4. (AIUO) CIA personnel who believe they have information regarding documents relevant
to the JFK review that may not have been found in previous searches should contact their
component or directorate IRO or the JFK Project Coordinator: Directorate RROs and the
Agency's JFK Project Coordinator are as follows:
Secure Phone
DO IRO William McNair 44448
DI RO Barbara Blufer 54644
DS&T RO Teresa Wilcox 50104
DA RO Becky Rant 31204
DCI Area RO Mary Lou Cummings 39058
JFK Project
Coordinator Harrelson 31825
IsL
Director of Central Intelligence
Barry
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ABMENEEPRYIVE TNTERNAb USB ONby
OIM 98-0088
12 August 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR : Deputy Director for Administration
Deputy Director for Intelligence
Deputy Director for Operations
Deputy Director for Science and Technology
Administrative Officer , DCI Area
FROM : Edmund Cohen
Director of Information Management
SUBJECT : Documentation of Searches Conductea in
Support of JFK Act
REFERENCE : Memo _ "CIA compliance with the JFK
Assassinations Records Collection Act
of 1992 dtd 15 Jul 98 _ fr the
Assassination Records Review Board _
1 The purpose of this memorandum is to advise you of
a requirement to provide to the JFK Assassination Records
Review Board a "Final Declaration of Compliance with the
JFK Act _ The declaration must include: a description of
component searches undertaken in response to Board taskings
since 1993 ; information on any possible destruction of
assassination records and a representation that a diligent
search for assassination records was undertaken We are in
need of assistance of your staff in preparing the
description of these items for inclusion in the compliance
response _
2 The referenced memorandum describes the Board' s
requirements for the "Final Declaration in greater
detail_ Jim Oliver. Chief_ Historical Review Program
and Barry Harrelson _ the Agency S JFK Review Focal Point _
are meeting with the Directorate Information Review fficer
and , as appropriate other members of your staff to review
the information needed to support the certifications which
the Agency will need to make
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SUBJECT Documentation of Searches Conducted in Support
of JFK Act
3 In order to meet the 1 September 1998 deadline
prescribed the Board_ we request that the information described in paragraph 1 be sent to Mr Harrelson by close of business _ 21 August 1998_
Edmuna Cohen
2
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Attachment III
Records DeclagsiEed and Releaged .
Sumary- This Attachment discusses the process used by
CIA to declassify JFK assassination-related documents ,
including interaction with the Board and subsequent re-
reviews of materials as well as the personnel resources
engaged in this effort_ It discusses the volumes of records
reviewed, the volues of records declassified, and the
manner in which the material has or will be aade available
to the public
Discussion _ In response to the enactment of the JFK
Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 and in
anticipation of the appointment of the Review Board, CIA_
during 1992 and 1993 reviewed for declassification material
which had been sequestered following the investigation of
the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) in 1978 .
As a result of this effort_ CIA released as declassified to
the National Archives in August 1993 some 127 _ 000 pages of
material from this collection_ Since that time_ additional
releases have been made; approximately 74, 000 pages from the
microfilm part of the collection were declassified and
released in August 1994 and 30 , 000 pages of HSCA originated
material were declassified and released in 1995 _ We
estimate that _ since 1992_ CIA has devoted over 100 work
years to its effort to respond to the JFK Act including
experienced annuitants working as independent contractors)
The development of the declassification review
me thodology was from the beginning in 1992 _ an iterative
process that took into account both the requirements of the
JFK Act to release to the public information relevant to an
understanding of the assassination and the DCI S statutory
mandate to protect intelligence sources and methods under
the National Security Act of 1947 and the CIA Act of 1949-
In the years since 1992 _ considerable effort has been
expended to balancing these two objectives Interaction
with the Board' s staff was a significant factor in reaching
this proper balance The net result is that practices over
this period evolved to the extent that types of material
that had been redacted at the beginning of the process were,
by the end _ no longer considered necessary to withhold_
This has_ of course_ required a_ further re-review of the
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consistent standards were being used for the entire
collection
Each document in the collection was read by an
Historical Review Program (HRP) Reviewer in every case a
retired officer with at least two decades of Agency
experience who examined every word in the docuent with
an eye toward releasing documents unless such release could
be expectea to cause damage to:
Human intelligence assets or their families;
Intelligence methodology clearly requiring continued
protection;
Intelligence operations or activities warranting
continued protection, including relationships with
foreign governments
The reviewed documents were then passed to teams of
officers from the components that generated the documents
(in most cases the Directorate of Operations) who were
responsible for determining current sensitivity_ The senior
HRP reviewers validated the component groups actions prior
to forwarding the materials to the Board _
Names of CIA employees who served all or most of their
careers under cover posed particular problems and, while
many names have been redacted, with Boara concurrence for
release at a_ later date_ the current sensitivity, or lack
thereof _ of retired individuals employment by CIA had to be
checked in each case_ Names of players in the post-
assassination scenario as stipulated by the Board _ were
released as true names or with temporary and traceable
substitute names Identification by the Board of those who
were considered key players was a complicated and time-
consuming task_ Significant review and analysis went into
the decision to release true names of many Cubans connected
with the Bay of Bigs .
Material from the Rockefeller Commission and Church
Committee investigations_ presidential libraries and PFIAB
files which addressed the entire scope of CIA activities
raised issues with respect to relevance to the JFK
assassination. For example, Project MONGOOSE a clandestine
portion of the publicly acknowledged U.S_ anti-Castro
policy_ was released_
Another major issue was consistency in reviewing
duplicate copies of documents _ In one case 47 copies of a
cable were found by different reviewers in separate files
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over the six years of our review process _ The National
Archives ground rules called for release of every copy for
inclusion in the NARA collection; therefore_ each of these
47 copies is included as part of the total collection As
duplicate copies were found, comparison with the 1993
released version revealed not only inconsistencies but
textual phrasing which in a mosaic of relatea documents _
made likely the identification of a
protected individual or
action_ As a result, much re-review of the files was
required and did occur
Another time-consumer was the question of the
identification of overseas station locations traditionally
not revealed--both to protect Agency individuals_ activities
ana sources and to avoid foreign relations difficulties with
foreign governments _ In these cases _ a window 0f time for
acknowledgment of such facilities was negotiated, directly
relevant to such actions as Oswald' s travels and post-
assassination requests for Eoreign government assistance in
the U.S_ investigation_
Except for redaction of names of CIA employees_ true
names of clandestine agents (otherwise identified with
traceable cryptonyms) and currently-sensitive cooperation
with specific foreign intelligence services_ the final
collection in the National Archives will contain very
limited redactions and , in our opinion, none that would
affect an historian S understanding of the Agency S
information on , and relevance to, the event _
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ATTACHMEMT IV,
Perceived Gaps in CIA Recorde
Suary- This Attachent addresses the Board' s
requested explanation for the apparent absence of files
which are known to have existed (or for which there is some
evidence that they existed at one time) but cannot now be
located_ Specifically_ the Board asked for such information
on the following Oswald files; certain files of James
AngLeton; DCI McCone files; William Pawley; and Win Scott
This Attachment also addresses the Board' s request that the
Agency S Declaration identify any other records relating
to Oswald or the assassination that CIA knows to have been
destroyed or removed from CIA files _
Discussion_
Files on Lee Harvey Oswald
(a) The Office of Security (OS) maintained a pre-
assassination subject file on Oswald_ This file contained
newspaper articles and reports from other government
agencies_ As would be expected, the number of volumes of
the subject file grew following the assassination The pre-
assassination material remained in volume one and subsequent
material was filed in volumes numbered II through VI
However _ during a_ February 1997 search, no volume V was
found. A second thorough search of the OS file system
failed to produce any record of Volume V A careful page -
by-page review of the contents of the existing volumes
revealed there is no time gap in the material Therefore_
it is believed the label on Volume VI is simply incorrect ;
it should have been labeled Volume V_
The OS Oswald subject file was reviewed by the HSCA in
1978 however_ it was not stored with the rest of the
sequestered material There is no documentation on why this
file was not incorporated into the sequestered collection
hela by the DO; eight boxes of non-Oswald OS files were in
the collection The Oswald Security File has been reviewed,
declassified, and released to NARA
(b) There has been considerable interest over the years in
locating any electronic surveillance tapes that would have
been made during the period that Oswald visited Mexico (26
September 2 October 1963) A thorough search has been
conducted of the DO' s record system as well as the index to
retired records in an attempt to locate any tapes andlor
fina documentation to resolve their disposition_ We have
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professional opinion is that most likely such tapes were
never returned to Headquarters for retention_ It was normal
practice to recycle audio tapes after they had been listened
to by transcribers and their transcripts made _
Messages between field stations and headquarters used
operational jargon and shortened sentence structures that
can sometimes allow for misinterpretations Thus possible
confusion was created when references to what was being sent
to headquarters referred to 0i tapes- " but really intend
W information from tapes _
In our search efforts we did locate approximately 185
audio surveillance tapes of the Cuban and Soviet embassies
in Mexico City that were recorded during the immediate time
following the assassination (22 November 1963 to January
1964) The fact that these tapes were retained and returned
to Headquarters could account for the fact that some people
recall that some tapes existed which were sent to
Headquarters _
Based upon the search efforts that were undertaken and
the opinions of operational experts consulted, CIA has
concluded that the tapes in question do not exist and were
almost certainly recycled in the normal course of business
before their potential value was identified.
James J_ Angleton (Chief CounterIntelligence Staff, 1954 -
1974)
As noted in a 24 August 1998 memo to the Board, the
files of Mr Angleton were incorporated within the files of
the CI Staff and the Directorate of Operations_ Three
memoranda dated 23 November 1976_ 5 August 1977 and 29
November 1979 detail the review and incorporation into
the DO Central Records System of the Angleton files as well
as all the files found in CI Staff following Mr Angleton S
departure As a result of this review and incorporation of
files there is no identifiable collection of Angleton
files The three memoranda mentioned above have been
included in the Agency' s JFK collection for processing and
release to NARA
John McCone (Director of Central Intelligence, 1961-1965)
Within the McCone papers are several file folders with
notations that indicate documents are missing _ However ,
each folder has an index of the documents that were
originally within it OE all the missing documents only two
refer to the Kennedy assassination One document is
described as Date of Meeting 26 Nov ; Participants DCI &
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Bundy ; Subjects Covered Msg concerning Pres Kennedy' s
assassination The second document is described as Date
of Meeting 19 May 64 ; Participants DCI_ J.J McCloy;
Dinner at Residence Re : Oswald. [The latter is annotated:
"Destroyed 1-28-72 I1 ]
Both documents were noted as missing when the files
were reviewed by the CIA History Staff in November 1986 .
William Pawley (Industrialist; friend of DCI Dulles and
supporter of Anti-Castro activities)
The JFK collection contains a 201 file on Mr Pawley
that ends in 1962 The Directorate of Operations determined
that material through 1965 that should have been in the 201
file was filed in an operational file_ Most of the material
was already within the JFK collection The Board staff
reviewed all the documents within the operational file and
selected additional documents for inclusion in the JFK
collection This material will be processed for release to
NARA _
Win Scott (Chief of Station, Mexico City, 1956-1969 )
The Agency S Retired Record Table (RRT) shows Mr
Scott S Mexico City files were retired as Job 78-00594R on
11 August 1972 These records were retired to the Agency' s
Archives and Records Center under Item Number 40-76 in the
DO Records Control Schedule in effect at that time Files
under Item Number 40-76 were described as:
"Temporary _ Destroy upon completion of a specific job
or as they serve their purpose Return folders and
documents on loan and destroy remaining papers _
The RRT shows Job 78-00594R was destroyed on 12 January
1987 based upon reference to Item Number 40-76 of the
Records Control Schedule
The RRT page showing the disposition of Mr Scott' s
files and the page of the Records Control Schedule which
describes Item Number 40-76 have been incorporated in the
Agency S JFK collection and will be processed for release to
NARA
Certain Station Files
Within the Board' s guidance for CIA S compliance
declaration the Board asked that the Agency specifically
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from two stations in its Final Compliance Statement The
two stations in question are Mexico City for the perioa
1963-1964 _ and Moscow for the period 1959-1962
It has been long-standing practice and policy that
materials that the DO keeps in the field are for imediate
operational needs and that record materials are to be
returned to Headquarters for safekeeping Limited storage
space overseas as well as the risk of physical loss in the
event of civil unrest or the need for evacuation are
contributing factors to this policy Once at Headquarters_
these materials are normally organized topic or subject
rather than by station because this is the way that work is
performed _ Particularly with paper records and the passage
of significant time_ it is extremely difficult if not
impossible to reconstruct with any confidence_ a full set of
documents for any particular station_
We do know that files from Mexico City Station are
listed in the documents found in the sequestered collection
and the Oswala 201 file materials This divergence from
normal practice with respect to these files can be explained
by the obvious high interest of the Warren Commission in the
events in Mexico City surrounding the time of the assassin-
ation (as shown by the fact that they are contained in the
Warren Commission materials) It woula not have been normal
practice at the time for the Agency to keep these records in
this form Thus other than the materials in the sequest-
erea collection and the Oswald 201 file_ we have been unable
to identify collections of records which would represent
files for the two stations for the periods requested.
HTLINGUAL
The Church and Pike Comittees both expressed concern
about HTLINGUAL _ a mail opening project which held
information on American citizens As a result of these
investigations_ CIA was directed by court order to destroy
all HTLINGUAL material It is reasonable to believe that an
HTLINGUAL file existed on Lee Harvey Oswald; however along
with all other files designated as HTLINGUAL files it would
have been destroyed in accordance with the court order
Within the JFK sequestered collection_ there are HTLINGUAL
materials on Oswald materials which were apparently
copied from the HTLINGUAL files before they were destroyed
in accordance with the court order It is not possible
however_ to say that everything 'on Oswala that was hela in
the HTLINGUAL file wound up in the JFK collection (See Tab
2 of Attachment V for more details )
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Records Relating to Qswald or the Assag8ination know to
have been degtreyed Or renoved,
In November 1997 _ the Information Management Officer of
the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) advised that he
had discovered a record which indicated a file that referred
to the Kennedy assassination had been destroyed on "5/1/95"
A search for information on this document revealed that the
document had been created in 1977 ana was described as
"allegations regarding the Lee Harvey Oswald file U It was
included with other docuents grouped under the description:
Individual Case Files Consists of documents
accumulated in investigating complaints , suggestions
or problems of individuals which are brought to the
attention of the IG _ Filed nuerically by case nuber_
Potential cases filed alphabetically-
It has been confirmed that copies of the documents were
made available to the HSCA and are in the sequestered
collection The OIG has reconstructed the file and will
maintain it as a permanent record_ Documentation is
provided at Tab 1.
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C 0 N F T D-& A#IA L
2
06 January 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
TO Barry Harrelson
OIM/ HRG
FROM : Jerry Owens (C)
OIG/ IMO
SUBJECT: (AIUO) Inadvertent Destruction of Records
REF (U) Telecon dated 06 January 1998
1 (U) Per your request , attached is a_ memorandum
written to the Office of the Inspector Generals (OIG)
Deputy and Associate Deputy IG for Investigations The
attached memorandum was also reviewed by OIG /Counsel It
explains in sOme detail the events we discussed in
referenced telephone conversation
2 (AIUO) It is understood by me . the undersigned,
that no further action from the Inspector Generals office is
required, and that this matter may be considered closed _
The Office of Information Management /Historical Review Group
(OIM/HRG) will notify the Assassination Review Board (ARB)
and file a copy of this memorandum in HRG files to refer to
when writing the compliance letter to the ARB
3 (AIUO) It is also understood that original
documents are not required when material is requested for or
being added to the sequestered collection_ and that copies
of the material which were inadvertently destroyed were
previously provided to the HSAC and ARB (or special task
force) before their destruction in 1995
4 (AIUO) With the assistance of HRG < the OIG / IMO has
been able to reconstruct the file and will maintain it as a
permanent record, also adding a copy of the attached to that
file
CL BY 0680987
CL REASON : 1.5 (c)
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SUBJECT: (AIUO) Inadvertent Destruction of Records
5 (AIUO) Your assistance in this matter is greatly
appreciated If you have any further questions regarding
this matter_ please call me on secure X77081. Thank You _
Jerry N _ Owens (C)
CC : D/IG_ INV w/o att
ADIIG_ INV w/o att
IG/Counsel w/o att
OIG IMO w/att
DCI IMO w /0 att
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{arie LCizdifi Gary.I1
Componenz : DA OC
Type 37/77 Girl 44
complaint : Nlajati Ars renaimnn L~2 Hart
Referred ca IC
Date Opened: 22 Msrch 147
Date Cwened r dlal;
Date Clcsed: 31 Hey 1977
Dste Clcsed {i ;~llrv
Inspectors : cox
Catescr
Spec Ccns
Ktion:
{s loler recolution possible?
was grievant satisfied?:
Case Feferred to:
Repcrt Sent to:
Did O32 refer case to Loz?
Did DOJ decice to prosecute?:
Record Center Job JJuiraier 80-01770F1
Box:
Comments:
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Attachment V
SpeaiEic Request8 Fron the Beard
Summary_ The JFK Assassination Records Collection Act
of 1992 mandates a nuber of specific actions on behalf of
all government departments and agencies _ One of these is
to:
make available to the Review Board any
additional information and records that
the Review Board has reason to believe it
requires for conducting a review under
this Act _ 0 (Sec _ 5 (c) 2 H.)
In the exercise of this authority under the Act , the Board
made fifty-three specific requests for additional records
and information in the form of sixteen (16) requests
designated as 0i formal" and thirty-seven (37) designated as
0 informal Ii On each request , the CIA worked closely with
the Board and Board staff to provide the information and/or
documents requested and a written response which records
such actions
Digcussion As a part of this Final Declaration the
CIA has attached at Tab 1 a list of the fifty-three requests
by number and a short description of the subject of each
At the Board' s request this attachment includes at Tab 2 the
specific response to the request numbered CIA-16 (Oswald
Pre-Assassination File)
Beyond the fifty-three requests_ the Board raised two
additional matters which tend to fall within the category of
special requests :
1) A request that the Agency review and declassify the
Board' s interviews of former CIA officer and Mexico City
station employee _ Anne Goodpasture; the Agency S response to
that request is compLete
2 ) A request for Boara staff access to sealed
Rockefeller Comission records held by the Library of
Congress ; these records were given to the Library by
Rockefeller via a deed of gift which requires a letter from
the DCI before access can be granted_ This letter will be
completed by 9 September 1998
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Attachment V_ Tab 1
JFK Assassinations Records Review Board Requests
for Additional Information ana Records
As Of 1 September 1998
FORMAL RESPONSTBLE STATuS
REQUESTS DESCRIPTION COMPONZN REMAININC
ISSOES
CIA L Information on the All directorates
organization of CIA the Office of the COMPLETE
Director and HRP
CIA 2 CIA 2 through 5 were
background questions on the HRP DO COMPLETE
JFK collection; these types
of questions were handled
informally; no written
responses prepared
CIA 3 HRP DO COMPLETE
CIA 4 HRP DO COMPLETE
CIA 5 HRP DO COMPLETE
CIA 6 Cables and dispatches DO COMPLETE
CIA Review of 60 CIA histories HRP , DO_ DSeT CONTINOING
1 History
pending acc0bg
approval _=
CIA 8 'Intelligence Community DCI/ IRO COMPLETE
Staff Records
CIA 9 Intelligence Community DI Documentb
Publications on Cuba or available; being
USSR _ Nov _ 20-30 _ 1963 reviewed by
Board Staff
CIA 10 Interagency Source Register DO COMPLETE;
CIA 11 Sylvia Duran Materials HRP , DO COMPLETE
CIA 12 Files on five persons DO_ DA COMPLETE
allegedly connected with
JMWAVE
CIA 13 Mexico City Back-channel DO COMPLETE
Communications
CIA 14 Mexico City Station annual DO COMPLETE
Reports
CIA 15 Win Scott files from Russ HRP , DO COMPLETE
Holmes files
CIA 16 Oswala Pre-Assassination DO _ DA COMPLETE
Files
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INQRWAL RESRONSIBLE STATUSL
REQUESTS DESCRIPTION COMPONN REIA ININC
ISSOES
CIA-IR-01 Personnel Assigned to Post DO COMPLETE
from 1959 to 1964
CIA-IR-02 Location of Certain Cable HRP COMPLETE
CIA-IR-03 Full Computer Search for D Documents / €iles
KTLINGUAL files available; being
reviewed by
Board Staff .
CIA-IR-04 Disposition of Angleton Files DO COMPLETE
CIA-IR-05 Possible foreign source for HRP _ DO Boara chairan
records on Oswald hag requebtea 0
DO Briefing on
thie mattar _ To
be rebolved
15 September _
CIA-IR-06 QKENCHANT Information on DO COMPLETE ;
purpose and connection with Classified
certain individuals Response
Provided.
IA-IR-07 Claude Barnes Capehart DSET COMPLETE
CIA-IR-08 Unredacted COpY of the HRP DCI IRO COMPLETE
"Family Jewels memorandum
CIA-IR-09 George Bush computer search DA = DO COMPLETE
CIA-IR-10 Determination if CIA IG DCI/ IRO COMPLETE
maintains an index of reports
and determine if one was done
on handling of Oswald maters
CIA-IR-11 Warren Commission critics DO_ DA COMPLETE
(Does CIA maintain files or
records on specified critics
~other than press clippings?)
CIA-IR-12 Contacts with journalists or DO COMPLETE
publishing houses
CIA-IR-13 Office/person deal with HRP Document8
organized crime & Cuba available; being
reviewed by
Boara staEf .
CIA-IR-14 Breckinridge files focal ODCI/ OCA COMPLETE
point for HSCA
investigations)
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INFORMAL RESPONSIBLE STATOS
REQUESRS DESCRIPTION COMPONEN REMA INING
Issus
CIA-IR-15 Mexico station DO COMPLETE _ The
electronic surveillance and tapes from 22-23
surveillance tapes Nov _ 63 have
been processea
and are avail-
able to NARA
Processing the
remaining 168
tapes will be
done by
September 99
CIA-IR-16 U-2 Files Shelflist DSET COMPLETE
CIA-IR-17 DSET records On Castro DSET COMPLETE
assassination plots
CIA-IR-18 Information on One DO Office DO COMPLETE.
CIA-IR-19 Computer search on specific HRP _ DO _ DA COMPLETE
individuals and organizations
CIA-IR-20 "Monster Plot HRP COMPLETE
IA-IR-21 DRE monthly operational DO COMPLETE
reports
CIA-IR-22 A file on Clay Shaw and Jim DO COMPLETE
Garrison
CIA-IR-23 Watch Committee files DCI/ IRO COMPLETE
CIA-IR-24 Defector file DA COMPLETE
CIA-IR-25 Zapruder film DSET , DA COMPLETE
CIA-IR-26 Jordan James Pfuntner DO DA COMPLETE
CIA-IR-27 Security files on five DA COMPLETE
individuals
CIA-IR-28 McCone files DCI/ IRO COMPLETE
CIA-IR-29 Oswala Le Winter DO_ DA COMPLETE
CIA-IR-30 Cherepanov papers DO COMPLETE
CIA-IR-31 Dulles calendar DCI/ IRO COMPLETE
CIA-IR-32 AMWORLD-Information on DO COMPLETE
purpose and relation to Cuban Classified
exile group Response
City
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INFORMAL RESPONSIBLE STATUSL
REQUEISTS DESCRIPTION CQMPONEN REMA INING
ISSOES
CIA-IR-33 FBIS-USR-92-112 DSET COMPLETE
CIA-IR-34 Files of CIA DO _ ODI DCI Aroa
officialsloffices complete; DO
fileg being
reviewed by
Boara btaff _
CIA-IR-35 Oswald related information DO COMPLETE
provided by Source identified
in RIF No 104-10151-10206
CIA-IR-36 Handling of cables in 1963 DO_ DA COMPLETE
CIA-IR-37 William Pawley DO COMPLETE
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Centrel Intelligence Ageocy
Rachingtoa DC %11
24 December 1997
Dr T Jeremy Gunn
Executive Director
Assassination Records Review Board
600 E Street . N.W _ (2nd Floor)
Washington, D.C. 20530
Dear Dr Gunn:
Re: Request for Additional Information and Records
No CIA-16 (Oswald Pre-Assassination Files) and
No _ CIA-IR-24 (Defector File)
This is a partial response to the ARRB' s referent
request for pre-assassination files this Agency _ may have haa
on Lee Harvey Oswala. It is believed the following comments
and two enclosed documents fully respond to the Office of
Security questions The DO response is pending _
1 At Tab A is a 22 December 1997 memorandum
containing information from the Agency S Office of Personnel
Security which provides details about the files it had on
Oswald prior to the assassination plus when and why they
were created. These include the Office of Security file on
Oswala, a general file on Americans who had defected to
another country ana information about HTLINGUAL files
2 Also enclosed at Tab B is a 27 October 1977
memorandum from the Office of Personal Security which
explains the nubering of that Office' s file on Oswald. In
particular, it explains why the "missing- 0 volue Vmay never
have existed_
3 An ARRB staff member has reviewed the Oswald
Security file ana the file on American defectors
4 _ The Oswald Office of Personnel Security file and
those pages of the defector file deemed relevant by the ARRB
staff member have been forwarded to HRG for review and will
be processed according to current release guidelines _
If you have any questions about this response , please
advise
Sincerely,
STS
J . Barry Harrelson
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22 December 1997
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
1 Pursuant to ARRB "Resquet No CIA-16,the Office of
Personnel Security conducted research for and existing pre-
assassination files on Lee Harvey Oswald. The following
responses are provided to those questions which pertain to
the Office of Personnel Security (OPS) These responses are
the best reasonable answers based on available information
Please note OPS was known as the Office of Security prior to
1 October 1994 _
Question 11 Please identifys as specifically as
possible, each file held by CIA on Oswald at the time
of the assassination of President Kennedy _
Response: At the time of the assassination_ the Office
of Security (OS) held two files which contained information
on Lee Harvey Oswald One file entitlea Defectors File"
(#0341008 ) contained a reference to Lee Harvey Oswala, and
the second file was Office of Security subject file on Lee
Harvey Oswald (#0351164) This inforation was reflected in
the automated security database known as the Management Data
Program/ Personnel Security (MDP /PS) These files were
originally miscellaneous files which were converted to the
above numbers circa 1964 _ A hand search was also conducted
of microfiche records which were superseded by the automated
system_ This hand search produced the same results as the
automated search of MDP /PS
2 _ Within the ARRB request is specific mention of an
HTLINGUAL file_ MDP / PS reflects OS maintained four official
files under this project--#0077826 (an administrative file)
#0090079 _ #0093466 (a general file) and #0119144 All of
the HTLINGUAL files were destroyed on 8 April 1994 along
with nuerous soft files Since this material has been
destroyed, OPS cannot definitively state whether these files
contained any information on Lee Harvey Oswala_ The search
of Oswald' s name dia not produce an index reference to any
of these files Attached is all of the available
information regarding the destruction of the HTLINGUAL
files This information was retrieved from the Information
Management Branch/Records Control Section and from a review
of general office administrative files
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Question 21 For other than the 201-289248 file on
Oswald, please explain when each Oswald file was opened, the
purpose for the: opening of the file_ and the documents that
were in the file at the time of the assassination
Response: As noted above _ all HTLINGUAL files have been
destroyea 'Since 0S files are usually set up in
chronological sequence a search of files with nubers in
close proximity to those recorded for HTLINGUAL was
undertaken _ This search revealed the approximate opening
dates for the four official HTLINGUAL files as:
#0077826 Opened approximately July 1952
#0090079 Opened approximately February 1953
#0093466 Opened approximately July 1953
#0119144 Opened approximately May 1955
3 HTLINGUAL was a_ Directorate of Operations project
involving the opening incoming and outgoing mail destined to
and from the Soviet Union_ China_ Pakistan_ and South
America In the Office of Security this project was known
as SRPOINTER with subprojects identified as WESTPOINTER ,
INDIAN BANJO , and SETTER The Office of Security actually
conducted the opening and monitoring of mail with the
acquired information being referrea to the Directorate of
Operations
4 The Defectors File (#0341008) was established circa
1950 for the purpose of recording information on US citizens
defecting to other countries and information regarding
foreign nationals cons idering defection to the United States _
This file contained information was from press clippings _
Directorate of Operations reporting_ the Federal Bureau of
Investigation,
'
the Department of State, and the various ared
services _ The pre-assassination documents located in this
file relative to Lee Harvey Oswala are:
a Washington_ Star press clipping of 26 November 1959
entitled "U.S _ Defector to Reds Turned to Marx at
15
b Department of State memorandum dated 25 Gctober
1960 with attached list of American "defectors
from May 1959 to October 1960
Memorandum for Chief/ Security Research Staff dated
31 October 1960 from M_ D stevens subject :
American Defectors
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a Memorandum for Deputy Director of Security dated
1 November 1960 Erom M_ D, Stevens subject :
American Defectors
Handwritten chart of defectors dated 26 August
1961
f_ Defector outline prepared in October 1961 listing
known defectors to the USSR ; Red China, Cuba , and
United Arab Republic
5 _ The index reference to the Defectors File
identifies a list datea 13 September 1966 which was known as
the Defector Machine Listing _ This listing was a computer
printout of defectors and provided limited biographic data
on each name This listing was maintained separately from
the actual Defectors File; notations within the Defectors
File show the Defector Machine Listing as permanently
chargea to the Security Analysis Group of thbe Office of
Security_ Efforts to locate this listing or determine its
disposition have been unsuccessful
6 _ Information regarding the purpose of the Defectors
File was gleaned from a quick review of selected holdings
An employee of this Office was _ recalls the Defector Machine
Listing as being approximately one and one-half inches thick
and in two parts _ One part consisted of an alphabetical
index of defector names with assigned numbers The
second
part listed the assigned nubers in numerical order and
contained the limited biographic data on each name
7 _ The subject file pertaining to Lee Harvey Oswald
(#0351164) was established circa 1960 _ It appears this file
was created as a separate repository for the nuerous press
clippings and reports received from other government
agencies on the defection of Lee Harvey Oswald to the USSR
and his activities following his return to the United
States The first volue of this file appears to have been
preserved as the pre-assassination file. and the documents
contained in this file are as follows:
a Department of State telegram #1304 Erom Moscow
dated 31 October 1959
b The_Washington_ Post press clipping dated
1 November 1959 entitled "Ex-Marine Asks Soviet
citizenship"
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Department of state Dispatch #234 from Moscow
dated 2 November 1959
a_ Department of State telegram #1448 from Tokyo
dated 9 November 1959
Department of State telegram #1358 from Moscow
dated 9 November 1959
f The_Washington Post press clipping dated 16
November 1959 entitled "Rebuffea"
g _ Evening_ Star press clipping dated 26 November
1959 entitled "U.S. Defector to Reds Turned to
Marx at 15"
h Report Summary prepared by Soviet Russia Division
forwarded to Office of Security in March 1960
i_ Department of State Instruction A-273 dated
13 April 1961
j Department of State Dispatch from Moscow dated
May 1961 with enclosure of Oswala letter
k Federal Bureau of Investigation report dated
3 July 1961 from Dallas Texas
1_ Note to CIISI dated 28 September 1961
m _ Form 745 Indices Search Request" datea
12 October 1961
n Department of State Dispatch #317 from Moscow
dated 12 October 1961 with enclosure
Form G-135a Immigration and Naturalization
Service name check form to Central Intelligence
Agency dated 5 December 1961
p Navy Department message to Moscow dated
3 March 1962
Department of the Navy memorandum to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation dated 26 April 1962 with
enclosure
r The_Washington Post press clipping dated
9 June 1962 entitled "Third American in 2 Months
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Leaves Soviet Home m
S Federal Bureau of Investigation transmittal
of report from Dallas . Texas _ dated 30 August
1962 _
8 In addition to those docuents listed above the
following documents were located in a subsequent. volume of
the Oswala file ana also appear to predate the assassination
of President Kennedy
t Undated sumary of file information on Lee
Harvey Oswala
u
Incoming cable #83858 from Mexico City dated
20 July 1963 (no mention of Oswala)
Incoming cable #01325 from Mexico City datea
17 August 1963 (no mention of Oswala)
w _ Incoming cable #36017 from Mexico City dated
9 October 1963
X_ Outgoing cable #74830 to Mexico City dated
10 October 1963
Y _ Incoming cable #47041 from Mexico City dated
24 October 1963 (no mention of Oswala)
Question 4 : To the extent that Counterintelligence
and the Office of Security maintained pre-assassination
files on Oswald, please explain why those offices
maintained files on Oswald prior to the assassination_
In answering this question_ please make appropriate
references to the Clandestine Services Handkook (CSHB)
and to any other materials (including organizational
charts) that would help explain the jurisdictional and
organization reasons for which CI and OS would have
maintained such files
Response: It is believed that OS holdings on Lee
Harvey Oswald began in 1959 with his travel to Russia during
which he renounced his US citizenship_ Oswald was in
contact with the American Embassy in Moscow_ and the
Department of State prepared reports on these contacts
Most likely because of counterintelligence concerns the
Central Intelligence Agency was included in the distribution
of these reports _ In the beginning this material was
probably retained in the Defectors File As the number of
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documents increased _ a separate file was created to be the
repository of information on the alleged American defector_
There is a notation in the Defectors File that a separate
file exists on Oswald.
9 _ Both the Defectors File (#0341008) and the file of
Lee Harvey Oswala (#0351164) were handled Marguerite D_
stevens of the OS/Security Research Staff during the pre-
assassination time frame Of the documents listed above , a
majority of them contain a notation or the initials of
Marguerite D Stevens leading one to believe she was the
officer responsible for the collection, analysis_ and filing
of this information .
10 _ The Security Research Staff (SRS) was the
component responsible for collecting, developing, and
evaluating information of a counterintelligence nature to
detect and/or prevent penetration of the Agency S
organization_ employees and activities by foreign or
domestic organizations or individuals SRS conducted
research in connection with employee loyalty cases and
maintained records identifying personalities _ environments ,
and personal traits of individuals who had been of
counterintelligence interest over the years SRS maintained
liaison with various government agencies in connection with
counterintelligence activities and coordinated the
counterintelligence effort throughout OS _ Using
organizational charts of this time period, SRS reported
directly to the office of the Director of Security_
11_ A representataive of the Office of Personnel
Security (Management Staff was queried regarding the mission
and functions of SRS during the pre-assassination time
period_ He made inquiries relating to the above request
and the OPS/ Information Management Officer retrieved retired
policy records for review The information on the mission
ana function of SRS was retrieved from the archived Office
of Security administrative ana historical files as well as a
review of the security file on Marguerite D Stevens
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27 October 1997
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
FROM: Janet A Ecklund
Chief Information Management Branch
Office of Personnel Security
SUBJECT : OSWALD , LEE HARVEY
AIN: 0351164
1 The Office of Personnel Security was tasked on 31
January 1997 by the Historical Review Group/Center for the study
of Intelligence HRG/CSI) via the Directorate of
Administration/Information Review Office, with researching pre-
assassination files on Lee Harvey Oswald. The tasking was
generated by the John F Kennedy Board' s desire to review and
declassify relevant material. The results of this review were
forwarded to the HRG/CSI on 27 February 1997
2 _ During the Information Management Branch' s
IMB) research in response to the above tasking it was noted that
Volume V of the Oswald files was not on the shelf where Volumes
I-IV and VI-VII were located. A search of the entire area where
the volumes had been maintained failed to locate Volue V_ The
IMB Files Section was subsequently charged with conducting an
all out search for the missing volume _ The search failed to find
Volume V_
3 _ In July 1997 the Oswald files were reviewed page by
page prior to being turned over to HRG/CSI and another attempt
was made to locate Volume V or to locate persons who might know
what happened to it Volume V was not located nor were any
persons located who were knowledgeable of its status
4 During the complete review of the Oswald files no
time gap was apparent and no one was located who could recall
ever seeing Volume V This would suggest that either Volume V
had been consolidated into other volumes or that Volume V never
existed, but that a numbering error resulted in what should have
been Volume V being labeled as Volume VI The use of Roman
numerals on the cover of the volumes might have caused this
error to occur _
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DO Response to Board Request CIA 16
Oswald Pre-Assassination Files
The Directorate of Operations reviewed the DO
records to determine if there were any additional files
containing pre-assassination records relating to
Oswald. Research identified a document in the Oswald
201 which appeared to be a file inventory _ The
document identified CI Staff as the file custodian _
CIC has confirmed that all CI Staff holdings Were
incorporated into the 201 _
Prior to establishing
a 201 , any documents received
would have been placed in an operational interest file_
We founa no reference to the existence of an
operational file_ If such a file had existed, however
it might not have been registered in the central index
It was standard procedures that upon opening a 201 . the
documents from an interest file would be transferred to
the 201
Given that Oswala was a subject of the HTLINGUAL
operation, it is reasonable to believe that there was a
file on hin_ We destroyed all of the HTLINGUAL files
under court order_ and no record was made Of what Eiles
existed. We dia not review all of the DO record system
to destroy all copies of material which may have been
derivea from HTLINGUAL material_ We know for
instance. that there are HTLINGUAL items related to
Oswala in the HSCA sequestered collection
In sum , the 201 on Oswald contains all the
information we are aware of that we had prior to the
assassination
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Attachment VI
Disposition_ of CIA /HSCA Sequestered_Collection and
other Assaggination_Recorde_
Suary_ This attachment discusses proposed agreements
and understandings between the CIA_ the Review Board and
National Archives ana Records Administration regarding the
disposition of JFK Assassination-related records held by CIA
which are not already at the National Archives and the
terms under which those records to be declassified will be
dealt with-
Digcussion_
1 Processing of CIA Assassination Records by_ September
1998- Per agreement with the Review Board _ the
declassification review of all records unless specifically
designated for post-September 1998 process_ by the Review
Board_ in the following categories will be completed and the
releasable version of the records ready for transfer to the
National Archives by September 30 _ 1998 :
Non-duplicate documents from the CIA-HSCA sequestered
collection, the Russ Holmes files and the LA Division
working files;
Documents designated as assassination records as a result
of Review Board specific requests for additional
information and records (CIA 1-16, CIA-IR 1-37) ;
All documents from Lee Harvey Oswald' s "A" file and post-
1978 201 file; Oswald' s 201 file and security file and
Marina Oswald' s 201 (microfilm version) have already been
transferrea to NARA;
non-duplicate documents discovered in the recent
searches undertaken to ensure full compliance with the
JFK Act ; any new documents on Oswald will be added to the
post-1978 part of his 201 file_
2 0 Processing of Duplicate_ Docuents and Comitments for
the Future Treatment 0f Assassination Records
CIA/HSCA sequestered collection duplicates to be
completea and transferred to NARA September 1999
ing
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Russ Holmes Working Files to be completed and a
declassified version transferred to NARA December
1998 _
Mexico City tapes (186) to be completed and transferrea
to NARA by September 1999 [CIA-IR-15]
Post-September 1998 Discovery of Assassination Records
Diligent searches have been made and we are aware 0f no
assassination records being withheld from the Board_
However given the Agency' s decentralized records systems
it is possible that assassination-related docuents will be
discovered in the future A_ guide has been prepared for
those officers whose work requires them to review Agency
documents and material (Executive Order Review FOIA, etc. )
that may be subject to the JFK Act _ Any assassination
records that are discovered will be processed according to
JFK release standards and forwarded to NARA A copy of the
guide is attached_ TAB 1)
Referrals not complete 30 September 1998 _ The CIA
proposes that it complete its review and return to
originating agency bY April 1999 all unreviewed third
agency referral documents which were received prior to 30
September 1998 _ To date the following referral have been
identified for possible post-September 1998 review:
a Army - S Investigative Records Repository (from Review
Board)
File on Alfredo Mirabal Diaz 151 pages
b_ SSCI Church Committee Records TBD pages
(to be identified Review Board staff)
C JFK Presidential Library:
Records from Robert Kennedy files 1484 pages
These documents have not been formally designated as
Assassination Records The CIA proposes that these be
handled in a manner similar to the John F Kennedy
National Security Files on Cuba that were reviewed in
1996 bY a joint CIA-State-DOD-Review Board task force_
2
by
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3 "Custody 0f CIA Assassination_Records to be_Released in
I 2012
The CIA proposes that the classified versions of Lee
Harvey Oswald S Security File and "A" File along with Marina
Oswald' s original 201 be transferred to the protected
(secure) portion of the JFK Collection At NARA by 30
September 1998 _ The CIA will need to retain custody of the
classified version of the original Oswald 201 and the CIA-
HSCA sequestered collection to complete the review of
duplicate documents by September 1999
In September 1999 _ the classified versions of the
Oswala 201 (original and microfilm from the sequestered
collection) will be transferred to NARA Due to the
sensitive nature of the information in the remaining
sequestered collection_ particularly the NBR material. CIA
proposes that the Agency and National Archives work out a
joint custody arrangement that woula allow these record to
remain in CIA physical custody until 2017
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SBErET Executive Order
8 October 1997
JFR Recorde Revlew Projece
(U) The following i8 intended a8 a
guide for those
people whobe work requires them to review Agency documents
and material8 that may be subject to the President John F
Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 _
Some of the recorda within the: Agency' 8 JFK collection are
assas8ination specific, others are ancillary_ deal
with individualb and events not directly linked with Oswald
or the assas8ination; but they are thought to have had a
relationship to the asgassination; or investigation into the
assassination_
I The Agency ' 8 JFK Collection_
(U) The Agency' 8 JFK records collection 18 made up
primarily of records pulled together for the Warren
Commission and House Select Committee on Asgassinations
(HSCA) There were (81) Records Center-sized
boxes in the original
eigbfYecteone
Of these, the first
seventeen (17) made up the Oswald 201 file The next sixty-
four (64) are referred to as the JFK files" or sequesterea
collection and break down as follows : thirty-four (34) boxes
of DO materials; nine (9) boxes Of Office of Security files;
fifteen (15) boxes Of OLC materials; two (2) boxes each of
OGC and IG materials ; and one (1) box of DDSET documents _
HSCA originated material, including notes by HSCA staff
members _ are found throughout_ the collection_ Box 64
contains seventy two (72) reels Of microfilm_
(U) The microfilm contains copies of complete files to
which the HSCA had access during its investigation_ In
addition to the Oswala 201 file (12 reels) the microfilm
includes 201 files on Cubans Americans and Soviets linked
to Oswald_ the JFK assassination or the various
investigations (approximately 26 reels)and the Cuban
Revolutionary Council and other exile group activities
(approximately 13 reels) ; the personnel files of CIA staff
employees (approximately 5 reels) {
and operational files on
organizations_ projects_ and other subjects of interest to
the HSCA investigation (approximately 16 reels)
CL BY : 611637
CL REASON s(c)
DECLON: Xl
DRV FRM: LOC 3 - 82
~SECREF
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OBerzr
(U) We continue to identify other collections of documents
that properly belong within the JFK collection These
include The Oswald Security File; Agency working files
generated by JFK assassination investigations and requests;
and CIA documents found by other agencies and Presidential
Libraries and referred to CIA for review under the JFK Act _
II_ The Time Frame of JFK Assassination Records
(U) In general the time frame of JFK records commences
when Oswald arrived at the US air base (the 0-2) at Atsugi_
Japan _ in December 1957 and continues through the end of the
Garrison investigation in 1968 _ Note however for
information_which_ is_clearly_related to the story of the JFK
assassination or its investigations there 18 no time frame
Limitation Any document or request that deals with the
assassination Lee Harvey Oswald_ or the various conspiracy
theories should be referred to the HRG / JFK review project
III Key Topics Etc_
(U) Certain individuals_ organizations places ,
projects and subjects are central to the Oswald/JFK story
and the ensuing investigations which causes a number of
documents with no mention of Oswald or the assassination to
fall within the purview of the JFK Act Clearly, it is not
possible to list every category of document which may have
been reviewed and released under the JFK Assassination
Records Act _ The following categories contain examples of
information that are considered to be within the JFK
review_
(U) A JFK Assassination Investigationsi
Warren Commission_ 1963-64
James Garrison New Orleans DA , 1966-68
Rockefeller Commission, * 1975 ;
Church Committee (Senate) * 1975-76
House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)
1976-79
JFK Assassination_ anti-Castro plots and CIA anti
Cuban operations
B Key_subiects
(S) Moscow station_ Mexico City Station_ JMWAVE Station,
and CIA stations in those cities through' which
Oswald passed on his way to and from the Soviet
Union as they related to Oswald' s activities or to
possible conspiracies _
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(AIUO)
G CIA anti-Cuban operations 1960-64 (Mongoose , etc.)
if_ thex involve JFK figures (see comment on
Meagher 8 ~index below) most US anti-Castro
activities in 1963 are considered relevant
(U) Cuban exile anti-Castro activities leaders and
organizations 1960-64 , if they involve JFK figures _
Castro assasgination activities (plans and
attempts)
; no limit on time frame
Mafia_ if related to Castro, JFK or New Orleans
during Oswald time frames (see attached chronology)
(AIUO) C, Key_figures
(the following individuals are considered JFK
assassination-related, unless the context is clearly
unrelated or outside the appropriate time period)
AMMUG Cuban defector;
Maurice Bishop_ alleged to exist (any reference)
Silvia Duran_ employee in Cuban Embassy, Mexico
City;
Richard Gibson and the Free Cuba Committee;
Howard Hunt _ CIA employee ;
Priscilla MacMillan Johnson , journalist;
Valeriy Kostikov KGB officer in Mexico city;
Mr' & Mrs _ George de Mohrenschildt (all documents)
Yuri Nosenko and the dispute over his bona fides ;
Michael_ and Ruth Paine Dallas friends Of Oswalds ;
David Phillips , CIA employee ;
Richard Snyder State Department Officer
Winston Scott_ COS Mexico City
For a more comprehensive list of subjects and individuals
related to the JFK assassination reviewers should consult
Sylvia Meagher S Master Index to the JFK Asgagsination
Investigationg, The Scarecrow Press , 1980
(U) Action Officer: Barry Harrelson (31825)
Attachment : Oswald Chronology
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(U) Attachment :
Oswald Chronology, 1956-1963
~Joins Marines 10/26/56
~Arrive8 Atz sugi (02 Base) Japan 09/12/57
-Returns to US 11/02/58
~Hardship discharge 09/11/59
~Departs New Orleans for Mogcow 09/20/59
via LeHavre London , Helsinki
= ~Arrives MoscOw 10/16/59
~Resides in Minsk 01/07/60 05/22/62
-Departs Moscow via train 06/02/62
~Departs Rotterdam via ship 06/04/62
~Arrives New York 06/13/62
-Fort Worth/Dallas , Texas 06/14/62 04/63
~New Orleans 04/63 09/63
~Mexico City 09/25/63 10/03/63
~Dallas 10/3/63 11/24/63
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AQMANISTBATHE JAHFERAIAIL USE OAllY
23 September 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR: Robert M McNamara@DCI
Robert D. Caudle@DCI
Stephen W. DeVine@DCI
FROM: Edmund Cohen
OFFICE: OIM
SUBJECT: Re: blurb from JFK Board
REFERENCE:
Original Text of Edmund Cohen
Original Text of Edmund Cohen
TO: James R Oliver@DA
TO: James R Oliver@DA
FROM: Edmund Cohen
OFFICE: Olm
DATE: 09/23/98 08.04:16 PM
SUBJECT: : Re: blurb from JFK Board
After reading the note below, spoke with the GC, who working with Bob Caudle, was seeking to have
included in the Board statement the fact that the DCI had sent a letter endorsing my declaration.
suggested to the GC that even with this addition, the JFK Board comment would be most unfortunate.
The whole six year effort was designed to to rest all of the conspiracy theories and this comment
would undercut the effort In addition, it likely would result in significant additional questions, additional
work for OIM, OCA, OGC and PAS, and put the Agency in a bad light suggested that should ask the
EXDIR to sign the declaration. The GC interposed no objection. then spoke with the EXDIR who agreed
to sign a declaration if this would satisfy the situation: informed the GC thafthe EXDIR was willing to
sign and the GC asked me to inform Bob Caudle, which 'I did. After you spoke with Judge Tunheim and
his agreement to: 1) return the Cohen declaration and the DCI letter and substitute the EXDIR
declaration, and 2) eliminate the "blurb, had the EXDIR sign the declaration.
subsequently briefed the DDA, ADDA, ad ADDAIS. of the above
Original Text of Robert D. Caudle
Original Text of Robert D. Caudle
This is what are going to include in their report; according to fax just received from Ron Haron:
"The Board has considered release of all CIA assassination records to be critical to successful
implementation of the JFK Act: Accordingly, the Board requested each of CIA's directorates to certify,
ADMLNLLSTRATIE JNTERNAL USE OALY
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under penalty of perjury, that they had conducted thorough searches and identified all relevant records
The CIA refused. The Board then, as an alternative, asked the highest officials of the Agency the
Executive Director and General Counsel to certify that CIA had met its obligations under the JFK Act
and that no records on Oswald or assassination were withheld. The CIA refused. Instead, the CIA
designated its Director of Information Management to sign CIA's Declaration of Compliance. In the
Board's view, CIA's highest officials should have been willing to certify, under oath, that the Agency has
complied with all the requirements of the JFK Act The CIA's failure to do sO raises serious concerns for
the Board that the CIA has in fact fully complied with the JFK Act
CC: Lanie P. D'Alessandro@DA, R Bruce Burke@DCI, Lee S Strickland@DA, Walter !.
Hazlett@DA, J. Barry Harrelson@DCI
Sent on 23 September 1998 at 08.04:16 PM
CC:
Sent on 23 September 1998 at 08:09:39 PM
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Barbare Blufer, declare end 9tate baead o my pergoal knowledgo and (ho Informalion made
available b me h my oficlel capaclty that
1. em te Informallon Ravew Officer for (IRO) tor lha Dlreclorate of Inlelllgence (Dl) 0
the Cental Inlelligenca Agancy (Agenay): wa8 appolnted lo thls positlon on 6 Oclober 1807 an
have held varloua adminletrelive and proleesionel posilons Wllhln tho Agengy enca (1980) 0m
regponelbla I the revlaw of records mainlalned by ofilces I thaDI thal may conlaln JFK
Aseaeelnetion recorde an.d may be responalve b Aseassination Recorda Revew Boerd (ARRB)
request3;
2. 8lnca asgumIng my present: pasiton, have had Ilmitad contact wlth (ho ARRB: with
reepect l matlera prlor l 6 Oclober' 1087, thls slatement has boen prepared wilh Inputs from my
predeceaseo; Richerd J. Flynn, Wo occupled my current poslllon durng lhe Dre prlclpal contect
wth tha Board
3. Mr. Flynn hes reporled that; t0 ensure that the ARRB glaff underatood the Dl records
system and search capabllllles, the DVIRO end the Dl Inforallon Managemant Oficer, Ms.
Diena Hastngs; briefed the glaff on IJ May 1097 Other Dl parliclpanls at the meelng Wera
Joyce Jump;: Merl Menefee; end Ise Harlman These ficers Were at that tlma aaslgned W tha
DI Office 0 Infomatlon Rasources: Ms. Haslngs focused o the current DI recorde keeplng
Syslem; end, e8 bastl-ia could, the eyatem-that xlstad In tha 19808.` DI partklpants stressed
that lhe Dl records kaaphg 6yetem hes evalved Over Ulme and (hal the DIls . conunuouely stvlng
b achleve grealer coelelencyh our procedures. Dlpartklpenls candlaly Intomed Wtio ARRB
steff that ri o tham attha meeling had firet hand: knowledga of Dl recorda keoplng-W'tha
19803,endb) Lha Gietem-in place akthat Uma was enllrely paper-baged and tharelora could nol
be conaldered &s accurate e8 the present system Members ol lhe ARRB sald (hej underalood
tls-Imltatln:: -
AuMcjFlym-turthec reporled thet based on hl9 recollecton_ Mc-Flyn dls Aiware%ta
Imlled nunbaroitecarde bearches theDI conducted I dlrec raspoico13 ARRL equenu eOn
11 JunoEio97 Diporeonnelmmel wlth membars of the ARRB;: M Flnnayateedtn
moetlng dario;.t give ARRB 8taffers, Mlchelle Combs and Bob Skrbl; en evenmove Heialled
brilaing 0/ Drs documenf search capablllles. Tha loplcs they esked tho Dl t0 eearch are foted h
an attached memorendum 6o Barry Harelson dated 17 Juna 1997. The result of further
bearches ~)ara oummartzed & 19 June {997 momorendum @ member of the.DIJIROI slaff
pepared forMr: Hareleon, CUA 'e polnt of contact on tha JFK e88a8elnatln beuo. Thls
mamorendum /s &l6o attached:
6. On 21 Augual; Mr. Harrelson contacted me {or a further search of Dl rocords, Asklng
specifically (hat lhe DI fllow up on a prevously search by extending the Imeframa covered In
that orlglnel search: Accordlng lo Mr: Harreleon, tha ARRB reguested & search for all documenls
concdmlng Mexdco, Cuba;or ta USSR for thd period from 20 November 4983 b € December
1983. On the basls of thla rquest a earch Was conducted 32 documenls nol belonglng lo (ha
Dl Were localed. The maferlals were tumed over t0 Mr; Harelson.
6. Al employees Of the Dlrectorale of Intelllgenca heve been fumished with e copY o
DCI Tenets 22 July 1998 directive lo al empbyees requlrlng them lo search records hn lhet
posseselon (or Infonatan related b tho JFK aesaseination thal mighl not have been found In tha
courge of tha searches conducted over the pest 6 yoara.
7 . I declare under penalty o/ perjury (hal foregolng ly tue and corect
(CLA
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Berbara
Buferexe
IRO for the Diroctorate of Intelllgerce
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October 24 , 1975
[Bax
MEFIORANDUM FOR: 1l1 Divisions Staffs , and: Groups
SUBJECT President Kennedy Assassination File
Search.
1 Wc are requested to search our files for any
9l2s31Eicd material relating to the assassination of
Presizent Kennedy @peei ficatzt iformation on Lee Harvey
Qsalh_ Jack Ruby Yury Ivanovick Nosenko_ ana the Narrcn
Commission _ Report aydocuents etc. on the three indi-
viduals rcgardless of whether the information is related"
to che assassination or nota
2 The search must be completed as soon as possiple.
A report (even if only a progress report) must be made to
John Michaels Room 7F36 exta 7654 , no later than 1300
Tuesday , 28 October.
~f A_cQi
DOUGHAS P MULHOLLAND
Aftyng Director
Current Intelligence
Cxkan`& .
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File Searach' on President Kennedy' $ Assassination CCI Front Office
1. Office of D/OCI has a file labeled: 'Material regarding
President Kennedy'$ Assassination 1i It contains:
a. Memo entitled: Ruours About Lee Harvey Oswald,
which discusses the ruor-mongering in the world public
regarding the presued assassin _ Memo is Secret and dated
23 March 1964.
b. Listing of government leaders expectdd to attend
Kennedy funeral
C Memo entitled: Fidel Castro'$ Speech, which
contained an "objective analysis" of implications Of Kennedy's
assassination. Meno is Confidential &d dated 25 Nv. 1963
d. FBIS study never: disseminated, entitled:
The Past Soviet Propaganda Assessment of President Johnson_
Studl is Confidential and dated 25 November 1963
e FIBS Daily Report World Reaction Series on
foreign radio and press reaction Of death of Kennedy and
accession 0f Johnson. Official Use Only and dated 26 November
1963
f. Memo entitled: Castro's speech of 27 November
on the President' s Assassination. Speech says Oswald the
innocent dupe of a complex Memo is confidential and
dated 29 November 1963 .
g. Uncaassified cOpY of Wash . Post article on
Castro reaction to Kennedy death November 29, 1963
ha Three copies of Memo entitled: World Reaction
to the Assassination of President Kennedy Deals with idea
of possible coverup in killing of Oswald to seal his lips
and protect the extreme right, whose tool he was. mMemos
TOP SECRET DINAR and dated 5 November 1963
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DECLARATION QF MARY LQLL_CIMMINGS
I, MARY LOU CUMMINGS _ hereby dec lare and say as follows:
1_ I am the Information Review Officer 1 IRO" ) for the
offices of the Director of Central Intelligence (CIA) I
was appointed to this position on 5 January 1998 _ and have
held various administrative and professional positions
within the Agency since 1981 _ I am responsible for the
review of records maintained by offices in the DCI area
(Offices of the Director and Deputy Director (DCIEDDCI)
Community Management Staff(CMS) National Intelligence
Council (NIC ) Office of the Comptroller (COMPT) Officezof
the General Counsel (OGC) Office of Congressional
Affairs (OCA) Office Of the Inspector General (OIG) , Office
of Public Affairs (OPA) Arms Control Intelligence
Staff(ACIS) and Center for the Study of Intelligence (CSI) )
that may contain JFK Assassination records and may be
responsive to ARRB requests
2 memo date 6 April 1995 _ the Executive Director (CIA)
requested that focal points for each Directorate be
appointed to be responsible for responding to requests for
information Erom the Assassination Records Review_Boara-
(ARRB) Until that time the Historical Review Group (HRG )
of the Center for the Studies of Intelligence (CSI) had been
the principal liaison with the JFK Board _ As 0f that date ,
DCI area/ IRO was appointed to be the DCI area focal point_
HRG would continue to receive requests from the Boara
forwarding them to the Directorate focal point for action_
Responses Erom the Directorate were coordinated by HRG _
which then made the responses available to the Board _
3 In an effort to understand the DCI area records systems
and to ensure the conduct of thorough searches and responses _ the
ARRB staff requested a meeting with the DCI area/ IRO and DCI
records management officers Detailed questions were presented in
advance to CIA personnel who then provided complete responses to
the ARRB staff during the summer of 1997 At that time HRG
instructed my predecessor to wait for formal taskings from ARRB
before proceeding with additional searches
See Attachment 1
4 Based on personal knowledge and information reflected in
the records of the DCI area/ IRO , I am aware that the
following searches and reviews were conducted in response to
Boara requests for DCI area records_
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CIA ORGANIZATIONAL MATERIAL
The DCI area IRO made available to the Board the following
records :
Organization of the Office of the Director, 1963 ;
Mission Statements for 1959,1962, 1965 , and 1966 ;
Relevant Office of Director Notices;
OGC and OIG Mission Statements for 1964, 1966,1969,1975,.
and 1976;
OLC Mission Statements for 1975 and 1976;
Names of Personnel Responsible for Liaison with the
Warren and Rockefeller Commissions Pike and Church
Committees and the HSCA_
See Attachment 2
CIA 7 BISTORIES
Sixty-one histories were provided to the Board CSI/HRG _
The ARRB staff is continuing to review the histories to
determine their relevancy to the JFK assassination_
See Attachment 3
CIA 8 Intelligence Community Staff Records
Following the Board' s request of 1 March 1996 _ the records
systems of CMS were searched for JFK assassination related
information with negative results The Boara then asked to
examine CMS shelf listings for the relevant time period, A
redacted copy of the shelf list was delivered to HRG in
April 1998 On 12 August the Board identified 14 CMS records
that they believe may be relevant On 21 August , ARRB Staff
examined the responsive folders
See Attachment 4
CIA-IR-08 Onredacted Copy Of "Family Jewel8" Memoranda
The Board has identified pages '0f the Memoranda to be included in
the JFK Collection_ The Board agreed to the necessary redactions
ana the request was completed
See Attachment 5
CIA-IR-09 George Bush Computer Search
The DCI area provided a response of "no record founa" of any
contact with Bush in the 1960-1967 time frame
See Attachment 6
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CIA-IR-10 IG Reports
On 3 August 1998 , the DCI area IRO informed HRG that OIG does not
maintain an index or inventory of IG cases All reports and
material prepared by the IG on the JFK assassination were'turned
over to the Office of External Affairs (OEXA) There is no
indication that a report on the handling of Oswala was ever
prepared.
See Attachment 7
CIA-IR-14 Breckinridge Files
The OIG located six docuents that may be relevant to the JFK
assassination They have provided a list to HRG _ OGC located
five documents that they made available to the Boara
See Attachment 8
CIA-IR-23 Watch Committee Files
Following a thorough search and review of CMS files , 12 documents
were turned over to the Board .
See Attachment 9
CIA-IR-28 McCone Files
The ARRB staff provided a list of McCone records that they wished
to review The DCI area/ IRO , in turn, gave-the ARRB sttaff
complete access to the McCone files in March 1998 _ The records
selected by the Board' s staff are being processed for release
On 30 April 1998 _ the DCI area IRO was notified that the request
was complete_ The DCI area was then notified on 3 August the
there were missing McCone files that remained of interest to the
Board_ As soon as we receive a list of the missing files_ we
will begin an in-depth review of Executive Registry records in an
effort to locate the missing file
See Attachment 10
CIA-IR-31 Dulles Calendars
The ARRB staff has completed their review of the Dulles calendars
and has requested that some pages be processed for release _
See Attachment 11
CIA-IR-34 File of CIA Officials and/ or Offices
On 5 March 1998 _ the Board requested records concerning DDCIs
Charles Cabell and Marshall Carter and former General Counsel
Lawrence Houston The DCI area, IRO recalled seven boxes of
relevant material from Records Center The boxes were review
ARRB staff during July 1998 and several records were selected for
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further processing OGC is currently reviewing files for
pertinent Houston records
See Attachment 12
5 _ In addition to the formal requests_ the DCI area/ IRO
completed the declassification review of three NIEs documents
from the Ford and Kennedy libraries and an IG Report _
See Attachment 13
6 _ As this declaration demonstrates the DCI area/ IRO including
predecessors to the best of his/her ability has causea thorough
searches of the DCI area systems Of records Eor records related
to the JFK assassination not included in the CIA-HSCA Sequestered
Collection and will place any newly discovered or created
assassination records into the JFK collection
7 I DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE FOREGOING_JAND THE
ATTACHMENTS ATTACHMENTS 1 THROUGH 13 _ WHICH ARE INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE) ARE CORRECT .
Executed in
Znc
Virginia on this
2R day
of
(UiGL 1998 _
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Mary Lou Cummings
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DECLARATION OF BECK-Y L. RAN
[, Becky L. Rant; declare and say as follows:
[_ [an the [nformation Review Officer (IRO) for thc Direclorale of Administration (DA) of the
Central Intelligence Agency (Agency) _ [ was appointed to this position On 3 February [997. and have held
various administrative and professional positions within the Agency since [965. [am responsible for the
review of records maintained by offices in the DA, Office of the Deputy Director of Administration
(ODDA ) Center for CIA Security (CCS-formerly the Office of Security ((OS)) Office of Human Resource
Management (HRM), Office of Medical Services (OMS), Office of Finance and Logistics (OFL) Office of
Communications (OC), Office of Training and Education (OTE), Office of Facilities and Security Services
(OFSS). Agency Technology Services (ATS) Center for Security Evaluation (CSE), that may contain JFK
Assassination records and may be responsive to Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) requests.
2. To ensure that the ARRB staff understood the DA records systems and search capabilities, the
DAIRO and DA Infonation Management Officer (DAJIMO) briefed the staff on 17 March 1997. The
briefing focused on the DA records systems that existed in the [960s and the current records systems
Questions that were provided by the staff t0 the briefing were discussed and an individual from the
Office of Communications (OC) attended t0 answer questions related to cable processing in the 1960s. In
addition to OC participation, the Offices of Finance & Logistics (OFL), Human Resource Management
(HRM), and Security (OS) provided written responses to the list of questions submitted by the Staff. It was
agreed that the additional questions raised by the staff during the briefing would be tasked to the directorate
formally by the Agency JFK Focal PoinUHistorical Review Program (HRP) An outline of the records
briefing and & copy of the advance questions and the answers provided appear as Attachment 1
3. Based on personal knowledge and on information reflected in the records of the DAJIRO. [ am
aware.Of the following searches that were conducted in response to specific AARB requests for DA records:
CIA 1 - Information on Organization of CLA
The DA provided from the records of the Regulatory Services GroupIODDA copies of Agency
regulations and notices pertaining to the organizational structure of the Agency during the lime periods
specified by the ARRB staff: DAJIRO gave approval for the cleared staff members to review the material
Subsequently the DAJIRO approved release of the following items:
31 mission statements and organization charts for the DDA (DDS) and Office of Security (full
release)
2 organization charts and mission statement of the Office of Communications (OC) (sanitized)
16 Agency mission, function and organizalion charts (full release with concurrence of the other
directorates) (Attachment 2)
CIA-7-Histories
The DA JFK Focal Point reviewed the index of histories produced by thc CIA Hislory Program
for releasc lo the ARRB and approved acccss with cerlain restrictions. Therc is nO record in the DAIRO's
officc that the staff requested acccss t0 the DA histories On the list (Attachment 3)
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONL Y WHEN REMOVED
FROM SECRET ATTACHMCNT
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CIA-12-JMWA VE 5 Files
The DA conducted file searches in OS and HRM for records o Theodore Shackley, Ronald Cross,
Bart Henry, Doug Gupton, David Morales We were subsequently advised by HRP that the David Morales
OS file was part of the collection so the OS searched for records on the four names only. OS
identified files on Shackley, Cross and Gupton which Were reviewed by the ARRB staff HRM identified
files on Morales and Shackley which were provided to HRP. Neither office surfaced records on Bart
Henry. (Attachment 4)
CIA-16-Oswald Pre-assassination Files
The Office of Security identified a multi-volume file and provided answers to questions posed by
the ARRB staff. (Attachment 5). The OS file was reviewed and in April 1998 was released t0 the
National Archives NOTE: The attached 17 February 1997 OS memorandum describes records holding
related to HTLINGUAL and states that the files were destroyed in April 1994.
CIA-IR-03 HTLINGUAL File
See CIA-16 above and Attachment 5
CIA-IR-07 Claude Barnes Capehart
Capehart'$ Office of Security file is in te sequestered collection The DA JFK Focal Point
provided input on the question of protecting Capehart' $ relationship with global marine. (Attachment 0).
In coordination with the DS&T, HRP responded to the ARRB staff:
CIA-09 George Bush Computer Search
The Offices of Security and Human Resource Management reviewed the files of George Herbert
Walker Bush and found no documentation indicating that Mr. Bush had an affiliation with CIA during the
1963 time period Attachment 7
CIA-IR-1l1 Warren Commission Critics
The Offices of Security, Human Resource Management and Information Management were tasked
with records searches on Edward Epstein, Josiah Thompson, Mark Lane, Harold Weisberg and Sylvia
Meagher: No records were found on Lane and Thompson Weisburg and Epstein security files were made
available for ARRB staff review. An OS impersonal file was identified but had been destroyed in 1994
HRM found only an OSS service card on Weisberg which has been supplied to HRP. OM identified a file
on Epstein. Several FOLA and PA files also were identified. Attachment 8. Contains the DA response and
the final HRP response letter coordinated with the DAJIRO.
CIA-IR-13 Office/Person Dealing with Organized Crime & Cuba
The Offices of Security, Human Resource Management and Finance & Logistics provided
responses to this request The Official Personnel File of Charles Ford was given to HRP, OS provided a
description of the OS file contents and OFL provided travel and financial records. Attachment 9
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CIA-IR-19 Computer Search on Specific Individuals and Organizations
The Offices of Security, Human Resource Management, Medical Services, Training Education
conducted searches 0n the following individuals with described results:
Cherne, OPF provided to HRP; OS file made available for staff review
Leake, OPF provided to HRP, OS and OMS files made available for staff review
Garbler; OPF provided to HRP, OS, OTE, OMS files made available for staff review
Vema Deane Brown, OPF provided to HRP
John A. McVickar; OPF provided to HRP
Byron Morton, No records
Marie Cheatham, No Records
The Offices of Security and Human Resource Management conducted searches on the following
individuals with results noted:
Spas T: Raikin, OS File described in attachment; No HRM record
Marilyn Murret, Index card only , No HRM record
Andrew Anderson; OS File(may or may no be correct file) made available, No HRM Record
Howard Geubler; No OS or HRM records
Gordon Novel, OS found cross reference to GARRISON file, No HRM Record
Edward S. Butler; OS found cross reference to GARRISON file, NO HRM Record
The Office of Security found no records on INCA (Information Council of the Americas) or
Pemindex: Attachment 10
CIA-IR-21 DRE Monthly Operational Reports
HRP requested and was provided the Official Personnel File of George Joannides
CIA-24 Defector File
The Office of Security provided a description of "Defector Files" maintained by OS in a 17
February 1997 memo (See attachment 5)
CIA-IR-25 Zapruder File
The Offices of Security, Human Resource Management, Finance & Logistics searched for records
on William Green of Kodak Labs All reported negative results. HRM confirmed that Homer McMahon
was an NPIC employee and provided bio information Attachment 11
CIA-IR-26 Jordan James Pfuntner
The Office of Security conducted a search and reported that the OS file had been destroyed in
1980-81. Attachment 12
CIA-IR-27 Security Files on 5 Individuals
The Office of Security conducted a records search for files on the following individuals:
Richard C. Nagell
Gordon D. Novel
Jack L. Ruby
Walter J. Sheridan
Harold Weisberg
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The Nagell, Novel and Ruby files were designated assassination records and copies were provided
to HRP The Sheridan and Weisberg files were made available and were reviewed by the ARRB Staff:
(Attachment 13)
CIA-IR-29 Oswald LeWinter
The Offices of Security, Human Resource Management; Facilities Security Services conducted
searches for information on Oswald Winter: HRM and OFSS reported negative results OS found
information in an impersonation/crank file. The DAIRO coordinated with the DO 0n a statement that was
provided to the ARRB staff: Attachment 14
CIA-IR-36 Handling of Cables in 1963
The DAIRO provided coordination approval o a memorandum prepared by HRP describing
cable handling procedures Attachment 15
List of 38 Names of Interest to the ARRB-Provided by HRP 8/5/98
The Offices of Security and Human Resource Management searched records for information on 38
individuals listed in the attachment; The OS and HRM responses are attached. Attachment 16
4 As this declaration demonstrates, Iand my predecessors to the best of our ability have caused
thorough searches of all relevant DA records systems for records responsive to the JFK ARRB requests for
information: In addition, the offices of the Directorate of Administration have certified to me that all
employees have been furnished with a copy of DCI Tenet's 22 July 1998 directive to all employees
requiring them to search records in their possession for information related to the JFK Assassination that
might not have been found in the course of the searches conducted over the past 6 years:
5. Ideclare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct
Executed this 21 day of August 1998.
e Yot
Becky L IRant
Inforation Review Officer
Directorate of Administration
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Directorate of Administration
Briefing for the
JFK Assassination Records Review
Board Staff
0n
Records Management in the DA
17 March 1997
Carol M, Johnson Becky Rant
DA Information Management Officer DA Information Review Officer
2B17 IP Bldg: 2B17 IP Bldg:
703-613-1205 Secure 31205 703-613-1204 Secure 31204
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Directorate of Administration
TOPICS
CIA Information Services Strategic Plan
Information Management Program Segments
Information Management Goals
Organization of Records Management-In the Agency
DA Information Management Officer (IMO)
DA Information Review Officer (IRO)
Deputy Director for Support (DDS)
7
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Deputy Director for Administration (DDA)
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DA Records
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Directorate of Administration
CIA Information Services Strategic
Plan
''Information and Records Management; including
Classification Management; is a fundamental and
essential business requirement for the Agency:'
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sThe CIA's Information Services shall _ensure
that each official record is appropriate, accurate;
secure and retrievable throughout its life cycle
regardless of physical form or media:"
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TrelUoe Onl
Directorate of_Administration
Information Management Program
Segments
Records Management
Classification Management
Information Disclosure
Information Automation
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Adrninistrative-InternaLUse Oply _
Directorate of Administration
Information Management Goals
An effective and efficient information management
ensures that records are available:
to meet day-to-day business needs
to ensure the continuity and consistency of records
to provide corporate memory and history
to protect the rights and interests of the organization, the
employees and the public
to meet Jlegal requirements
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Organization of Records
Auochste Deputy Dlrector for Admlobtratlon
Information Services
Management in the Agency
This slide js Administrative Internal Use Only
DIInfo Mgt_ *
Recruitment
& Trainingt_
Policy Research
Agency Information
& Audit*
Records Management
Panel
Archive
OIT member
Preservation *
System
Development*
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Directorate of Administration
DA Information Management
Officer (DAJIMO)
The DAIIMO is the Deputy Director for Administration's
representative for issues relating to records and
classification management:
The DAZIMO is responsible for protecting equities
consistent with existing statues, EO guidance and
internal rules and regulations governing the creation,
maintenance and use, and disposition of information:
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Directorate of Administration
DA Information Review Officer
(DAJIRO)
The DAIIRO is the Deputy Director for Administration's
representative for reviewing all DA relevant information for
release to the public under FOIA, PA,
and other
information release programs.
The DAIIRO is responsible for protecting equities
consistent with existing statutes, EO guidance and internal
rules and regulations governing the review and release of
classified information, specifically, in response to:
FOIAIPAIEO Requests
Congressional Inquiries
DOJ Inquiries/Litigations
IG Investigations
Special Searches & Other Release Programs
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Directorate of Administration
Deputy Director for Support
(DDS)
5
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Office of the DDS (ODDS)
Office of Security (OS)
Office of Personnel (OP)
Office of Medical Services (OMS)
Office of Logistics (OL)
Office of Finance (OF)
Office of Communications (OC)
Office of Training (OTR)
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Directorate of_Administration
Deputy Director for
Administration (DDA) - 1997
Office of the DDA (ODDA)
Office of Personnel Security (OPS)
Office of Facilities & Security Services (OFSS)
Office of Finance & Logistics (OFL)
Human Resources Management (HRM)
Office of Medical Services (OMS)
Office of Communications (OC)
Office of Information Technology (OIT)
Office of Training & Education (OTE)
Center for Security Evaluation (CSE)
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Adminictratiue Iotet ~U3e Orty
Directorate of Administration
DA Records
Information Management Officers
Core functions
1960s
1990s
Records Life Cycle
Creation
Maintenance & Use
Disposition
File organization
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Directorate of Administration
DA Records
Records Control Schedules
Temporary
Permanent
Records Storage
Short term
Long term
Accountability
Personal
Organization
Search & Retrieval
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Directorate of Administration
DA Records
Access
Safeguarding
Preservation
Hardcopy
Electronic
OGC Retention List
Automation
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Types of Questiong for DA Records Briefing
March 17,1997
Budget and_Finance
1. In Cold Wartrior (p. 52) Mangold refers to & Cgecet slugh fund which was tightly
controlled by Angleton and never audited by,the usual procedures According to
Mangold, it was thuis fund which allowed Anglebon to run his own operations without
supervision Did the fund exist? Wug thg fund ever audited? Are there any records of
C "operational expenses for the period 1959-632
2. Mangold &lso refers (p. 53) to &n unnamed CI/B&F officer who Bay8 he worked for
Angleton from 1958-1964 and never dealt with him directly on a single matter Ig there
a list of B&F officers egsigned to the (I Staff from 1959-63. Do their record: gtill exist?
3. We have seen Directorate of Operations monthly operational reports which contain
information on the allocation / digtribution of operetlonal funds Are there other DO or
DA records which reflect how a
certain project utilized its funding? Can this type of
information from the early 1960'*s still be retrieved?
4. Whet ecords &re kept on disbursements to sources in the field? I, hypotheticelly ,
LHO had received money from the Agency, whet records would exist?
Personnel
1. What recoras are maintained on contract personnel?
Secity
1. For the between 1955-65, what wes the universe of files that OS had on
individuzls Or g-oups?
2. How @re Offce of Security records indexed?
3 , What was the function of the Office of Security /Security Regearch Staff (OS /SRS)?
were defector recordg kept in thig component?
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4, In the OS/SRS;memo of Oct 31,1960; written by Marguerite D. Steveng, the file
numberg of &everal defectors are listed; "Robert Edward Webster, EE-18854; Lee
X YK Harvey Oswild,MS-liay; Libero Ricciardelli, MS-8295; Viadimir Sloboda, MS-10565;
and-oseph Dutkanlzz, MS-10724. What do the "MS" &nd "EE- @le prefixes designate?
How are these deglgnationg asslgned?
5. Doe OS ecurty clearanceg for non-employees sources) to receive
access to clasalfed fiiformation? Whaf kinds of fileg &re created by thls process? How
~r long Zre these 6fes Haintained For exampley Shaw was given a security clearance
andhad aqceg9,to,clagefied Information based on his 1_ 'responsibillties" as & source for
the Damestc Contacts Divigion (DCD):
6: Where are records that would degcribe liaison (etc:) cooperation Or operations
"betweer OS and @flocated? How @e these records orgariized?
7 Where are records regarding operations that OS participated in or Ian located. For Vlu
example, where are the OS records on the Cestro &gsassination attempts?
8. Eow many fileg did OS have on Oswald? Which OS components maintained files on
Oswald? dld OS have any files on Oswald?
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Budget and Finance
Question 1 In Cold Warrior Mangola refers to a CIA secret
slush fund which was tightly controlled by Angleton and not
audited ugual procedureg Dia the funa exist ? Wag the funa
audited? Are there any records of CI operational expenses for
the period 1959-63 ?
According
to C/Financial Service Division (FSD/OFL ) who
contacted 2 former finance officer who was a secretary in CI in
1957-60 , Lo the best of their recollection CI did not have their
Own finance officez C/fsD also talked to another officer during
that era who did not recall that CI was one of the early offices
to do their own certification 0f expenses It was his feeling
that there very well may have been a CI fund that was not
handled in the usual way however it is very unlikely to
impossible that any fund was not audited/certified in sOme
Eashion (i_ e reviewed certified decentrally and only
reported on Ehe books in some aggregate amount) He conented
that he has never in discussion with finance officers neard of an
account managed by staff officers that wasn t certified
someone in finance
Question 2 Mangola also refers to unnamed CI/BeF officer
who says he worked for Angleton from 1958-64 and never aealt with
him directly on a single matter Is there a list of BeF
officers assigned to the CI staff from 1959-63 ? Do their records
still exist?
OFL The Career Management Officer stated that we would
need the name of the Bar officer in order to identify if helshe
was assigned to the CI/Staff CMO also stated that he does have
some ola records during that time period pertaining to
assignments but the list he has is alphabetical by name_ The
current procedure is that the soft file maineained in OFL
contains the assignment of each officer in the biographical
profile_
HRM Has microfilm staffing complements for the 1959-63
timeframe These staffing complements were created on a
quarcerly basis and are broken down the office (location)
level With the correct directorateloffice name we can visually
search these microfilm records find the correct office and
produce hardcopy reports listing the emplovees on the rolls for a
given quarter The hardcopy report could be reviewed to break
down the office listing by occupation and create a list of names
associated with the occupation (i.e BaF officers assigned to CI
from 1959-63 The employee name coula then be used to located
current or archived HRM files _ CAUTION 1 ) If an individual came
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and left an office during the same quarter they might not appear
on the staffing complement 2 1 If ar individual was TDY to an
office they would not appear on the staffing complement of that
office 3 ) If an individual Was being paid by their home office
tniey would not appear on the staffing complement of the outside
office they were supporting_
Quegtion 3 We have 8een DO monthly operational report8
which contain information on the allocationldibtribution of
operational fundg Are there other DO or DA recordg which
reflect how a certain project utilized it8 funding? Can thi8
type of information from the early 19608 stil1 be retrieved?
The DO operational fund records would contain expenditures
against 2 certain project or operation However according to
C{FSD the system that preceded the General Accounting System
(GAS) was RCA 501 (not sure what this contained) but in all
probability has been destroyed_ would have this type of
information also _ More information may have been recorded in 201
files similar to today S automated systems
Question 4 What records are kept on disburgements in the
fiela? If hypothetically LRO had receivea money from the Agency
what records would exist?
According to che OFL Recozds Cortzcl Schedule station
accounting containing indigenous persoz-el are kept for 56 vears ,
station accounting not conta:ning indigenous personnel are kept
20 Years_
Personnel
Question 1 What records are maintained on contract
personnel?
Responsibility for reco-ds maintained on independent
contracc personnel was transferred to OFL o/a 1 October 1996 _
Staff contract personnel files continue to be maintained by HRM .
Office Contract Personnel Files contain many of the same
items found in the staff Official Personnel File (OPF )
application info, actions (Staff contracts only) clearance info,
secrecy agreement etc and also contract info (agreements
amendments . terminations etc.) A separate payroll file was also
maincained.
IC' s fee for task
Staff Contracts hired for job--not to exceed 5 years
Contract files can be opened /maintained/retired in true
name pseudo _ alias or crypt depending upon the sensitivity of
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Security
Quegtion 1 For the perioa between 1955-65 _ what wab the
universe of fileg that OS had on individuals or groups?
OPS located information wilch _describes che categories-of
files created: during. this ime frame_ but it is.impossibleto,
8 ~ 5-6-2 :.ig is a1l inclusive:
Ge-eral Usually unsolicited corresponaence of crank
veriety ani junk
Secuzity Research Staff possibly material of
count erintelligence interest
DC? contacts persons who travel abroad andlor have
specific information
Contractor Employees industrial contractors with
collateral andlox SCI accesses
Miscellaneous Includes publications _ organizations _
intelligence services , etc _
Alien Foreign nationals who were of interest
New Building Persors involved with construction of
original Headquarters Building
Regular Files which included staff employees , contractors
GSA/GSI etc.
Question 2 How are Office of Security records indexed?
Prior to 1964 all index records were maintained on 3x5 inch
index cards When the information was know these cards
included names (primary _ alias_ telecodes) file numbers
kin/relatives location/residence , DPOB citizenship, occupation,
polygraph nuber reference source data information codes
remarks SSN _ sex _ employer and file retirement data To locate
2 file record, the subject of interest was searched in this card
syst em _
During mid-1964 these index cards with the exception of
impersonal entities , were under conversion to a keypunch system_
The impersonals (companies publications intelligence services ,
organizations etc. ) were maintained on carcs until much later_
possibly mid-1970s Aside form the subject name indices the
Office of Security also indexed information of interest within a
file record_ This information could include associates_
companies publications , other government agency reports
'information_ etc
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Quegtion 3 What wa8 the function of the office of
SecuritySecurity Regearch Staff (OS/ SRS) ? Why were defector
recordg kept in thi8 component ?
Tne -Security Research Scaff_(SBS) was. the_ componenc
responsible-for collecting-_ developing. and evaluating
i34orMatzor: of & counteriztelligence nature to detect anaior
prevent penetration of the Agency- S orgarization employees and
aciivities by foreign or aomestic organizations or individuals
S?S conaucted research in connection with employee loyalty cases
and mairtained records identifying personalities environments ,
and personal traits of individuals who had been of
counterintelligence interest over the Years SRS maintained
liaison with various government agencies in connection with
counterintelligence activities and coordinated the counter
intelligence effort throughout OS SRS reported directly to the
Director 0f Security
Question 4 In the OS / SRS memo Of Oct 31, 1960 written by
Marguerite D_ Steven8 the file number8 Of geveral aefectors are
listed_ What do the MS ana EE file prefixed degignate? How are
these designation8 assignea .
As noted in question 1 records were categorized according
to the type and the older file nubers reflected the file
category "M" designated a miscellaneous record; "S" designated
8 Security Research Staff record Tnerefore "MS " most likely
referrea to a miscellaneous record 0f interest to the Security
Research Staff "E" or # EE designations covered subjects of
interest to the Domestic Contacts Division for
information/intelligence purposes It appears that at least sOme
of these alpha designations were converted, to nuerical values
circa 1964
Question 5 Does Os process security clearances for non-
employees (e.g. sources) to receive access to classified
information? What kind of files are created by this process?
How long are these files maintained _
Security clearances per se are not processed for non
employees (sources /contacts) The Office of Security conducts
appropriate national agency checks to try to determine the
reliabili of those individuals who are of interest for contact
purposes because of their foreign travels_ specific scientific
information_ etc In a few instances an ad hoc
clearance/validation mav be requested in the event some
classified information would be revealed in the course of
acquiring intelligence from these sources The validation period
is normally five years_ and any files created are maintained in
the individual S name for a period of ten years after the
validation period has expired The DO would most likely have
further information on a particular source
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Quegtion 6 Where are record8 that woula describe liaigon
(etc) cooperat ion or operationg between OS and CI located? How
are thege record8 organized?
v - *r :he snorr furnarou: 6i7e izposed 0: respondinig Co this
requez- 7i3 information colli be readily loceted to provide afi
'answe: to this guestion . It is believed that if information of
this nature does exist it may be locafed in archived policy or"
admin strative files of the Qffice of Security andior Securi
Research Staff Retrieval and retiew of this information would
require an extensive researci: effcrc Officers wno May possess
knowledge of this type of ~ecorc were queried and it was
suggestea that info responsive tz this question poss ibly be
located in DO records
Question 7 Where are records regarding operations that OS
participated in or ran locatea? For example , where are the OS
records on the Cagtro as8as8ination attempts?
Records on operations and/or projects in which the Office of
Security was involved in the past have most likely been
destroyed, unless they are maintained because of congressional
directives or the records control schedules The Office Of
Personnel Security has the capabili- of retrieving
a
listing of
any current records with the pref:x or Ii project I or u operation"
If the title does not include these wc-ds retrieveal would be
more difficult unless an exact neme cr acronym is known for a
partizular operation or project
Question 8 How many files aia OS have on Oswala? Which QS
components maintained {iles on Oswala? dia OS have any files
on Oswala?
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Thark you for agreeing o participate in briefing the JFY
Kssassina-:on Recoras' Review Boara (ARRB ) to be hela on Monday ,
17 March, at 2 : 00 P.m . in 2C06 IP Bldg _ I regret the short
no-ice Ks we aiscussed , the ARRB has askea for information
relating to the creation_ transmission_ and dissemination of
cables and your name instantly came- Co mina . Their ~specifit
Quescions are:
1 Can you describe the cable process in place in the Agency
during the
1960-1964 time period?
Prior to 1962 messages were delivered to tbe DPD
(Development Products Division) at 1717 E Street or to the
Comunications Center at (L" street. In addition there
also was a
Q building that received special traffic_
After 1962 messages came into the CIA Headquarters and
were processed in different areas depending On the
types of traffic_
Imagery traffic would be sent to to a specific floor
for the imagery personnel _ Intercept and Special Programs
would either be passed to a Special Sections Area of the
Comunications Center or to the Cable Secretariat.
2 How did cables come in?
Messages came in Erom the field via the Brandy Station State
Channels OI military channels
3 - How were they decrypted?
Messages were deciphered using a OTT (One Time Tape)
or a OTP (One Time Pad) process
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4 - What nappened ErOm cne :ime 8 cale was sent from a field
site unti] it arrived
on a desk at Headquarters?
Mesbages sent from a field site would be passed to a
communicator / 'encrypted' and-transmitted via
Higb Frequency Radio_ The message received from Brandy
and relayed to headquarters and then it was decrypted.
The analyst of Lhe Cable Secretariat would then read tbe
message and match what read against customer
requirements _ They then woula have a typist type the
disbemination on tbe message The message then woula be
picked up Erom tbe message center by the various staffs
and or divisions
5 - How were cables disseminated?
See item four
Please let me or Becky Rant DA/ IRO , know if you have any
other questions or concerns prior to the briefing
CC: Becky L Rant
Andrea E. Boyce
Sent on 13 March 1997 at 03:17:34 PM
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27 Febzuazy 1997
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Hazvey Oewald (#0251164 ) Thib irformation was refleczed in
sne auzomazea secuzi-y dazabage know as che Managemenk Daza
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1242372-137 wes zez-_evez {-O5 Svela EcEE72- 8= 222
Ieezzmia-io3 Mazagemez- Eza-2-/?233-25 Cziizz_ Sez-i32 222
173m 2 ~eview 2= s2zezal 02ice 2z.i_iszzaz_v2 {.ie5
Questio2i (Z) Ozhez ihaz {oz ihe 201-239246 {ile
33 Oswal:, 2lezse exzleiz whez e2ch Oswali file was
opene3, #2e puzpcse :83 ihe opezi:g 0= -he iile, end
:he aocumezzs chaz weze 17 2h2 {:1e ar -h2 ::me c= 2he
essassi-asioz_
Respoasei (T) As noiec above , 2l1 ETi_NCJAL :iles tave
3ee- aes--cyea. Sizce 0S -iles are usually sez 2? i7
chzonclogical sequence _ a seazch 0f :iles wi-h numbezs in
clise pzoxin:-y Zo chose recozaed 407 ETLZNGJAZ wzs
Lzjerzakez Tlis seazch revealed che approximate opering
jazes :o- ihe {our official ETLINGUAL iles as
#0077525 Openea 2pproximately July 1952
#0020072 Opened appzoximately Februazy 1953
400934 66 Opened appzoximately July 1953
#011914 4 Opened appzox:macely May 1955
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(U) HTLINGUAL wab a Direciorate of Operations project
that involved opening incoming and outgoing mail aestined :o
ana E-om che Sovier Dcion _ Ciina Pakiscan and Souch
America In OS th:s projec: was known as SRPOINTER with
subprojects identified as WEST?OINTER _ INDIAN , BANJO and
SETTER _ 0S conducced the accual opening and monizoring of
mail with the acquired inforazion referred to the
Direczorate of Opezations
(U) The Defec-ors File (#0341008) was established circa
1950 for the purpose of recording information on OS citizens
defecting to other countries and information regarding
foreign nationals considering defection to the United States
This compilation 0f information was received from press
clippings_ Directorate of Operations_ reporting_ the Federal
3ureau of Investigazion the Department of Statec and the
various armed services The pre-assassination documents
iocaced in this file relative to Lee Hazvey Oswald are:
a Nashingtoa_Star press clipping of 26 November 1959
entitled "U.S . Defeczor :o Reds Turned to Mazx a:
15"
b Department of Staze memorandum aated 25 October
1960 wizh actached list of American "defectors"
from May 1959 to Oczober 1960
Memorandum for Chief/Security Research Staff dated
31 October 1960 from M_ D Stevens subject :
American Defectors
Memorandum for Deputy Director of Security dated
1 November 2960 from M . D Stevens _ subject :
American Defectors
Handwritten chart Of defectors dated 26 August
1961
f Defector, outline prepared in- October 1961 listing
known defectors Co the USSR Red China_ Cuba and
Uniced Arab Republic
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() The indez reference -C she Defeczors Fiie
ideniifzes a 1is2 cazec 13 Sep-embez 1955 wcicr was Ynow? 25
:he Defeczor Maceine _is-En5_ ~his 1 s-4n5 was 2 compuce
prizzou: cf jefec-o-s w_ich refleczed limi-ed tiograpr:c
Gaza or each name ~cis iisi 25 was Mizinza:ned sepazezely
E-om ~he aczual Defeczozs File; nocazions wichin :he
Defeceozs File show ihe Defeczoz Machine Listing 25
pezmanez-ly chazged 20 ~he Security Analysis Gzou? of OS
Eforzs Zo loczze teis lis-ing or deter:ne the a:spositioz
nzve beer unsuccesszel
(J) Informa-ic? Fegarai?g ~he PL-?ose of ihe Defeczozs
File wzs
sleanez {-31 2
Geick ~eview 6f seleczed hcle:ess-
Kazie Naiai 02 ~Lis czice ac cje rime wzs assisjed :O she
Secuzi-y Paalysis Gzoi? 2nd zecails ihe Defeczoz Macei-e
_is-in5_ 7zom hez ~ezclleczioz/ -Xls mac-ije 12s-i-5 was
2prz3xmazely 3Je 222 oze-hal: Laches ihiek azc tas :- :wC
~arzs 3ze pez- czzs szec 8f 22 alp-abe-Ecel izzex 2:
jeze2-87 Zajes Kzr 2ss.2723 =bess 7he secczi 2as~
Iis222 2h2 2ssis-ef =Ebess :- =imezizai.C-ces 2z2 cz--2:2ef
18G12e2 1-202722133 32 ea2h -a.=
{Ci 7he Specza Isvesiesez_ozs 2-a3c3 c= I=ves-isa-_3Z3
Sivisicz :5 :32 cezzez= ~peza-E-g c3mpc-2z- e3comzassizg mOs-
8= ~ne Secezety Azalysis Gzor? =-i075 s-ill coacuc-ed :2
2?S Cz:1 Jeweli c= eis oE.ce was querzed rega-zijg cz-ice
22144ng5 zelaiag =0 -.2 Jezeczz= Mackine _s2i25. Ms
Fewel] iad 20 kowledze 8= =he 1is-i2g 2jj sueges-ed Wiiliaj
Ci_32- 25 2 -esolzze M= C:ibez- , CZC Liaisoz 02eicez ,
~orli ZO3 Fecel] tne 145-2251 o7.-ed := iizy Gave been
Zesezoyez, 2zc suggeszez coziaz-ing Zachary ?il_5 0f -22
Couzzez:zzelligence Cezzez (CZC)
(C) CZC 2ssumed mazy cf Ehe flaczions previously
conauczed by the Secuzi-y Analysis Gzou?_ Mz 71115 was
quezied Fega-cing 2he pcssEb.lE-y che Jefeczoz Maci_ae
Lis-ing may jave bee: ~zazsiezzec 20 CI? cu-in9 ~he
real:s-menz of Zusies _ Mz Fil15 ajvised 132 De:es-or
Maczine Lis-ing couli J03 be locaced 17 CIC holiings ; 232 ce
has made inguries wiih %izec-oraze cf Opezaziors
councerparis regarcing Ehe liscing
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Scerz]
(3) The Sucjec: file pesza_ning 22 vee #azvey Oswala
(#C251-54 ) was es-ablisned ci-za 1560 . I0 appears Eris file
was czeazed as 2 sepazaze repos:-cry {cz Ehe rumezous Press
c EPpincE 2nc re?C-Es ~ece:vec I~om oznez goveznmei
agencies 07 ihe jefeceion cf bee Harvey Oswala to rhe USSR
2nd cis aczivizies following ns rerur? Zo the Unizec
sze-es Fhe {i-s: volume of this file 2ppeazs to hzve been
Fzesezvec a5 Zhe pze-assass_zztion Eile and zhe Gocumezzs
cozie_Jec 12 this {ile are 2s =ollows
2 Depar-men: 0z Staze zeles-am 41304 f-om Mescow
aazed 31 Oczober 1989
3 The Wasi:ZERQn 225- zzess clippijg dazez
1 Novem)ez 1959 ez-*-lec "Zx-Mazine Asks Soviet
Ci-izezse:?"
Jepe--me_- 3= Sza-e 3isza-ch 4234 2-3m Mosczw
:azez 2 Nzvembez :8E8
Jepaztmez- 32 Sza-e ~eleszam :-448 Ezom Zok?
Zazed 9 Novenbez :e83
Jepazcmez= of Staze ~eleg-am #1358 Ezom Moscow
faced 9 November 19E9
Zhe Was::ZE-Q7_ 2oe2 7-ess clipeizg Zazed 15
Nzvember 1959 e3ci-lec "Rebufzec"
S Erecizc Sa press cl:pping caced 26 Novembez
1959 enci-led "U.S . Jefeczor Eo Reds Tuzned Zo
Mazx ar 15"
r Repoz: St_mma-Y pepared by Sovie: Russia Division
{czwa-dec 20 Ozfice ~: Secuz:-y 12 Mazzh 1960
Jepazimezi c: Sza-e Icsizjciion A-273 Cated
13 Apr:1 1951
j _ Depa--mert of Scaze ?ispacch Irom Moscow dated
May 1961 wizh enclosure of Oswald leccer
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X Federa: Brreal c: invest gazion -eporz datec
2 July i5e1 I~Om 3alias _ Texas
Noze t 2i/s; Gaze: 28 September 1962
Ti Form 745 "Incices Seazch Request" aazed
12 October 1562
2 Department of Staze Dispatch #217 irom Moscow
aated 12 October 1961 wizh enclosure
0 Form G-135a Immig-ation and Naturalizazion
Sezvice name check {oz7 to
Central Inzelligence
Agency cated 5 December 1961
2 _ Navy Departmert messace to Moscow catei
3 March 1962
Depar-meat 0= the Navy memozanaum Z0 the Federal
Burezv c: Izvestigatioz dazed 26 April 1982 with
enclosuze
The_WashiJUED?_2osz 2-ess clipping dazec
9 Juze 1962 ejzizlec "Fhira Anezican i2 2 Months
Leaves Soviet :ome I6
S Federal Bureau 0f izvestigation transmizzal
cf repoz- trom Dallzs , Texas _ dazed 30 August
1962 _
{J) In addizion to ahose aocumenzs lisced above _ the
following documents were located in a subsequent volume of
aJe Oswald file and also appeaz to predate the assassination
of Presiaent Kennedy _
t Undated summaxy of {ile information on Lee
Harvey Oswald
u Incoming cable #63558 fzom Mexico City dated
20 July 1963 (2o menzion of Oswald)
Incoming cable #02325 from Mexico City dated
17 August 1963 (no mention of Ogwald)
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W ~nzoming cacle #2602 7 E-om Mexco Cify cazed
c Oczober 39E2
Y Ou-gciog cabie #74220 20 Mex:zo Cify Gazed
20 Oczobez 1962
Y incoming cable #47041 from Mexico City dated
24 Oczober 1963 (2o menzion 0f Oswala)
Queetion4i (U) To . che exzeni chaz Counterintelligence
and zne Office 0f Securiey mainzained pre-assassination
Eiles on Oswala, please explain why zhose ofices
mainzained files on Oswald pric Zo the assass_nazion_
In answering chis Question, please make appropriate
references co tne Clandestine Sezvices Zancbook (CSHB)
and 2o any other Materials (including orgecizazional
ciazzs) iraz would help explain ane juriscic-ional and
czgazization rezsors {or which CI ani OS would fave
maizzainea sucn files_
Resrrasei (J) 32 is believed iiez Os hole:ngs 07 Dee
Zazey Oswala began 17 1959 wich his tzevel to Russia Glring
miici ne ~enoiaced nis US citizensh:?_ Oswala wes in
conzecz wish the Ameziczn Embassy in Moscow _ and che
Depez-meat of State prezared ~eports 07 these contacts
Most 14kely because cf counterintelligence concerjs_ the
Ceztzal Intelligence Agency
was incluaed 12 the distribution
of shese ~eporzs_ I2 ahe beginciag this material was
ProbablY retained in the Defeczors File As che number 0f
jocumezzs on this pezson iacreased _
1 2 separate {ile wZs
czeazez t? be zhe ~epositozy of informacion on the alleged
Amezican efector Theze is 8 notation in the Defectors
7ile that 2 sepazeze file exiszs on Oswala
(U) Both the Defectors File (#0341008 ) and che file of
Dee Hazvey Oswald (#0351164 ) were handled bY Marguerice D
Szevens of the OS/Security Resea-ch Staff during che pre Y
assass_aation time frame Of the documents listed above a
majority of them concain a nozation Ox zhe initials of
Mazguezize D , Stevens leading one to believe she was the
officez responsible for the collection_ analysis_ and fil
of this information
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(U) The Seclricy Reseerch Szaff S?S) was che
componen: responsible Ecx collec-:nc jeveloping 23c
evalua- :n5 infcrmazion cf 8
counzezin-eliigence Ga-lre 10
aezec: anc/or pzevert pene-zzzior 0f ine Agency 5-
ozgarizetion_ employees , ajc ac:vi-ies by {oreig? 8=
domeszic z2rions or :ndivicuals S?5 concuctec
research i2 comneczion w:er employee 12ral-y cases and
mainzained recozis identisying pezsoral:-ies, environmenzs ,
ajc pezsonal tzaiis of :ndividuals wnc Gaj bee? 0=
coinzerintelligence Latezes: ove= che yeass S?S maijzainec
1i2:507 Ki-h vaz_ols govezzmez- agenc:es 17 cozecz_or wich
CoLE-ez_a-ellegence azziviiies 232 coczi:za-ec ihe
couzez__-elligezce ez{czz #szousholi CS _ Osing
czgezizazional cjazzs 0f cl_S #Eme pez:oc, S?S repcz-ea
eirec-ly 20 2he cEfice cf :2e 3:-eczc= c= Secusi-y
{5} Jc= S-ef3= c 3he 335/Mazasejez= Si2f= was quezzec
rega-i:zs 2h2 Zissicz 272 EEC-1235 ~= S=3 duri=5 222 Fze-
ess2ssi-2-13- :102 pez:oc . X-_ 3-2-33 safe 127-1-125
Fei2-e25 :3 -h2 abcve ~es_e3=' 2z2 -h2 3?s Izeczarioz
Ma_age.es- C:eice- Rczca xiez Fe--ievez ~e-1-23 p2_icy
-ecc-is :cz -etiew Fhe 12233622102 3- :22 G:ssioz 2j2
=S 2C-:0- o= S3S was rezzievez :-3m ihe 2zz_ived Ofice 0f
Secui-y acui-isizazive a22 niszozical 41125 2s weli 2s a
Feview of :he sec-zi-y f.le c3 Mazsuez:-e 3 Szevezs_
3 . (T)" 7o3 volr ineczzazio2. a p232-DV-page ~eview 32
222 joc:ez-s coz-aizez 12 ib2 Jefecz?-s 7.i2 (22 vcl_mes)
azz vee Zazvey Oswali' s 2:12 (7 vc_zmes} jes J03 3ee?
conauc-ed {o= -h2 pLzposes c= this ~esues3 J1z 2{{3-25
weze cojcen-zazea 3? che Pre ~ 2ssassizezioz -ime f-ame
4 (T) Fhis ~eview was concuczec ~y {azie Nakzi,
o25ic3/-m3 , secl-e 40552 .
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Gaze- 4 Ecklund
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ADMINLSTBATIVE HAHTERALAL USE ONt+
13 June 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR: Jack Wright DA
04 x 5
FROM: Eldon I. Hatch
Information Review Officer , ODDA
SUBJECT: Review o Organizational Structure for Ihe year 1958-68 and 1975-79
refereNCE: ARRB Additional Information Request CIA-1
1_ The attached documents relating to subject have been reviewed for release t0 (he
Asszssiation Records Review Board and are lo be handled in accordance with the level of classification
security indicated on the documents The documents have not been reviewed for release to other than
properly cleared personnel.
2 If you have any questions. please call me on 30683.
Zpxo6 Aala
Eldon I. Hatch
Attachments: as
Handcarried to Jack Wright
CC:
ADMINSTRAFIVE WNTERNAC USE ONLY
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2 6 FEB 1996
MEMORANDUM FOR : Barry Harrelson
Historical Review Group
FROM : Lee S Strickland
DA Focal Point for JFK Boara Requests
SUBJECT : ARRB Request Eor Access to Indices to CIA
Histories
RZFZRENCE : A _ JfK Boazd Request NO CIA-7 _
dtd 9 Nov 1995 Item # 6
B _ CSI-0307/05 _ dta 20 Feb 1996 _ same subject
1 Per You= request_ I have reviewed the list provided to
me of al1 histories produced under the CIA History Program for
release to the Assassinations Recoras Review Boara (ARRB)
Regarding equities that concern the Office 0f the DA I reviewed
pages 38 through 48 and pages 51-54 ana have no problem granting
access to the list except {or those noted on page 40 _ 42 46 _
and 48 If this list is to be provided unclassified, then the
station names as marked would need to be redacted . If this list
is to be provided classified, the DA pages may be passed without
sanitization_
2 Is the ARRB allowed to request access to any Agency
docuent if unrelated to the JFK Assassination? We couid be
set ting a_ preceaent i€ we grant the ARRB access to see this
entire list Potentially, the ARRB : could request access to any
number of Agency documents totally unrelated to the JFK
Assassination (i e_ 201 files)
3 If you have questiors _ I may be reachea on extension
30554 secure
C
Lee S _ ricklanc
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27 1998
MEMORANOUM FOR:
Bonnie K. Hunter-Y- @ OCI
FROM: Frieda P. Omasta
OFFIcE:
AQA/IRO
SUbJECT:
CIA-12 (Shackley et al)
REFERENCE: Shackley. Cross Gupton (CIA-IR-121 DAIIRO No. 12
Bonnie:
This is with respect to Your 26 February 1998 nate wherein
ad William Morris Keat In; an effort
You asked that we check HRM for personnel files o Roa Cross, Bart
to the status of this particular (CIA-IR-12) up-to-date, | provide the
My records show that 0 18 July 1997
requested that
Gupton We were advised by we conduct file searches 0 Ted Shackley, Ron Cross, 8art
and
Gupton
ad as outlined in a 22 1996 letter from ARRB to John Pereira,
are Pseudonyms used by CIA personnel who testified to the HSCA that Cross, ad
Notwithstanding, we lasked OPS and HAM t caduct searches on these
advised that HRM had located files 0 Ted
individuals in a effort to locate On 22 Oecember 1996,
is my understanding that Becky
Shackley ad would provide them to
via this office ance arrived from RC. gave yau the OPF yesterday: HAM advsied further that It
and Guptan but failed to locate ay fles an these individuals in had attempted ta lacate files 0 Cross,
further advised that if in the future You have light of the fact that gnly the pseudos had beea provided: We
access to the true names, We will glady search again.
0p23 December 1997, (advised Barry that OPS had lcated files
in OPS for review.
were unable to locate
0n Ted Shackley, Ron Cross ad Guptoa and that the files were
date but are in the
a record on Bart It is my understanding that You have not reviewed
process %f making arrangements (a d 50. Sue-Ann Pierson these files to
she will be glad t You i this matter (4Q0001. conducted the search back in July ad
am certain that = 3
And lastly. Ihave no recard ol ever
received a
HAM ta da s0_ request ta search o William Morris Kent
will request OPS and
Please let me know i have misinterpreted the status af this
request Thank yau Frieda
Original Text 0( Frieda ?.
Oriqinal Taxt of Frieda P Omasta
New MemalStandard
2
February
Henry;
Henry.
bring tasking
fallowing:
Barry
Doug Henry Barry. May
Henry
Barry files:
Barry they
tey Henry
Ooug They
Henry:
having
Accordingly.
Omasta
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L
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27 February 1997
MEMORANDUM FOR : J _ Barry Harrelson
Niszorical Review Group
Center for the Study cf Intelligence
FROM Janet A_ Ecklund
Chief_ Information Management Branch
Ozfice of Personnel Security
SUBJECT Request No _ CIA-16 from JFK Board
REFERENCE CSI 97-062 dated 31- January 1997
1 _ (U) The Ozfice of ?ersonnel Security has researched
this request {rom the Assassination Recoras Review 3oara
releting Eo the existence 0f pre-assassination files on Lee
Hazvey Oswald
2 (U) In response to the speciic questions listed
in Mr Marwell' s letcez to che Historical Review Group, the
following responses are provided to those three questions
pertaining to the Office Of 2ezsonnel Security (OPS) These
responses are the best reasonable answers based on available
information_ Please note 02S was known as the Office of
Security prior to 1 Oczober 1994 .
Queetion li (U) Please identify,
as specifically as
possible_ each file held by CIA on Oswald at che time
of the assassination of President Kenneay_
ReeronBei (U) At the time of the assassination_ the
Office of Security (OS) hela cwo files which contained
~Iaet
information;on Lee. Haryey Oswald. A, file enticled Defectors
"
File (#0341008 ) concained a reference: .to Lee. Harvey . Oswald,
Regraded Confidential CL BY : 0605636
When Separated From CL Reason : 1.5 (c)
Secret Actachmenc DECL ON = X1
DRV FROM COV 1 -8 2
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SeeRET
and che Office of Security aleo had a_ bubject file on Lee
Harvey O8wald (#0351164 ) Thie information was reflecced in
che automaced becurity databage known as che Management Data
Program_ Pergonnel Security (MDP / PS) These files were
originally miscellaneous files wnicn were converced Lo the
above numbers circa 1564 _ A hand search was also conduczed
of microfiche records which were superseded by the aucomazea
system_ This hand search produced che same resulis as the
aucomated search 0f MP /2S _
(U) In Your request specific mention is made of an
4TLINGUAL file_ MP/25 reflects OS maintained four official
files under this project--#0077826
(an administrative file)
#0090079 #0093466 (a general file) and #0119144 All 0z
the HTLINGUAL files were destroyed on 8 April 1994 along
with numerous sofz files_ Since this material has been
destroyed, OPS cannot
definitively szate whether these files
contained any informazion on Lee Harvey Oswala. A search of
Oswald' s name did not procuce an index reference to any 02
these files
(U) Attached is 2ll 3f che available inzcrmation
regarcing the deszruccion cz che STiINGUAZ files Tr:s
information was reizieved Erom Lydia Hoffman of the
Information Management Branch/Records Control Section and
Erom a review of genezal ozfice administrative files
Question2i (U) Other chan for the 201-289248 file
on Oswald, plezse explain when each Oswala file was
opened , the puzpose for the opening of the file_ and
che documezts that were in the file at che time of the
2ssassination
Reeponsei (U) As noted above , all ETLINGUAL files have
been destroyed Since OS {iles are usually set up in
chronological sequence , a search of files with numbers in
close proximity Co those recorded for HTLINGUAL was
undertaken This sea-ch ~evealed the approximate opening
dates for che four official HTLINGUAL files as
#00778 26 Opened approximately July 1952
#0090079 Opened approximately February 1953
#0093466 Opened approximately July 1953
#0119144 Opened approximately May 1955
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(U) HTLINGUA wab a Dreczorate of Operations project
chat involved opening incoming and outgoing mail aestined :o
and Ezom che Soviet Urion Ciina _ Pakistan and Souch
America In OS h:s project was know as SRPOINTER with
subprojects identified as WEST?OINTER _ INDIAN BANJO _ and
SZTTER _ 0S conducced the aczual opening and monizoring of
mail with the acquired inforaiion referred to the
Directorate of Opezations
(U) The Defeczors File (#0341008 ) was established circz
1950 for the purpose Of recording information on US citizens
defecting
to otner countries and information regarding
foreign nationals considering defection to the Unitea States
This compilation of information was received from press
clippings_ Directorzze of Operations_ reporting_ the Federal
Bureau of Investigazion the Department of State_ 2nd the
various armed sezvices The pre-assassination documents
iocated in this file relative co Lee Hazvey Oswala 2re
a WashingzQi_Star press clipping of 26 November 1959
entitled "U.S . Defec-or 2o Reds Turned to Mazx 2:
15"
D Departmen: of Staze memorandum aated 25 October
1960 wich aciached list of American "defectors"
from 1959 to Oczober 1960
Memorandum for Chiez/Security Research Stafi dated
31 October 1960 from M . D Stevens subject :
America- Dezectors
Memorandum for Deputy Director of Security dated
1 November 1960 from M D Stevens_ subject :
American Defectors
Handwritten chart of defectors dated 26 August
1961
f Defector. outline prepared in- October 1961 listing
known defeccors to ihe USSR _ Red China Cuba and
United Arab Republic_
ECCDCT
May
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(T) The indey ~eference -0 che Defeczors File
ideniif.es a 1isf dazec 13 Se?-embez 1565 wrich was kow as
sne Defeczor Mackine Liszing_ ~his l4sc4n5
was 2 com?u:ez
pr:azou: cf aefec-ozs wcich reflec-ea limi-ed biograpr:c
caza Or each name ~cis 14steng was mainze_nec sepazacely
I~om ihe aczual Defeczo-s 7ile; ocations wichin che
Jezeczczs 7ile show :he Defeczcz Machine Listing 2s
pezmanez-ly chazgec 20 ihe Security Analysis Gzou? of OS _
Eiiozis Z0 locaze this lisiing or determ_ne che dispositioz
hzve beer unsuccessz )
(T) Iniorma-:c? Fegaring ~he pl-pose of the Dezec-ozs
File was gleanez Izot 2
cuick ~eview 6f seleczec nclz:?ss _
Ka-_e Naiai of #Lis ciice a: cje time was assisaed :0 fhe
Secuzi-y Analysis Gzo? 2nd ~ecails ihe Dezeczoz Mack:ne
cis-ing_ 7zom ner rezcllec-ic_ seis macline lis-129 was
2przcx-ta-ely 32e 222 oze-helf LJches ihi2k 2zc was 17 ZwC
2arzs_ 3-2 Paz- cczs:s-ec c= a- alpzabe-_cal iziex 22
jezef-c7 Zames 6is 259 3222 zzbezs 7h2 secczi ~asz
113223 3h2 2ssis-ef =bezs : cemesicai czcez 2z2 c=-zeizes
iiGi-ez ~ZE23G82133 3- 2acr 2aje
(C} Zhe Specie_ Isvesiiga-iozs 2-a2c= c= Izves-isa- Zz3
Sivisicz 15 -he CEr-efi ~pe--izg c3m?c?2j: ejcomzassizg MOs =
2= ihe Secuz:ry Azalys_s G-or? =--i075 szill concuczed 1-
O?8 . Ga:: Jewell c= ~.is oE:ce wes qerzed ~ega-z:-s czice
20l24n55 relaf:ag ~o -82 Jefecz;= Mac-ize uisci2g_ Ms
Cewell bai 20 kowlezge cf che 1is-in5 aja suggeszez Wiiliaj
C1132=- 25 a ~esolz?2 M-_ Giibez- , CZC Liaisor 02icez,
couli oz ecall ~pe 228-2252 v31ned :- Mzy Gave bee?
cestzoyec , a2c suggeszez 2ozzac-ing Zachary ?il:5 0= -h2
Couzzez:zzelligeace Cez-ez (CZC)
(C) CZC 2ssumez mazy 0f che fiaciions previously
concuczed by the Secuzi-y Aralysis Gzou? Mr 7i1-5 was
quezied Fega-cing :he possib l:-y the Defeczoz Maceije
Lis-ing may nave beez izazsze-zed 20 CIC juzing -Je
realeszmenz 0f cusies Mz Fil5 acvised :he De:ec-oz
Machne Lisring couli Jo2 be locaced 17 CIC holdincs ; 2nd ce
nas made inguiries 6iih cizec-orate of Operatiors
councezparis regarding che listing
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(U) The subject file periaining to bee Hazvey Oswala
(#0251164 ) was escablished circa 1960 It appears chis file
was created as a geparate reposizory for the numerous press
clippings and reports receivec Erom ocher government
agencies on the defection of Lee Harvey Oswala to the USSR
and his activities following his return to the United
states _ The first volume of this file appears to have been
preserved as the pre-assassinacion file, and the documents
contained in this file are as {ollows :
8 Department of Staze telegram #1304 from Moscow
dated 31 Oczober 1955
b The_Washington_Post press 'clipping dated
1 November 1959 entizled "Ex-Marine Asks Soviet
Citizenship"
Department 0f Staze Dispatch #234 from Moscow
dazed 2 November 1959
Department of State ielegram #1448 from Tokyo
aated 9 November 1959
Department of State telegram #1358 from Moscow
datea 9 November 1959
f _ The_Washingron_Post press clipping dated 16
November 1959 eztitlec "Rebuffed"
g _ Evening_Star press clipping dated 26 November
1959 entitled "U.S. Defector to Reds Turned to
Marx at 15"
h Report Summary prepared by Soviet Russia Division
forwarded to Office 0f Security in March 1960
Department of Siace Inscruction _A-273 dated
13 April 1961
j Department of Scace Dispatch from Moscow dated
May 1961 with enclosure of Oswald letter
5
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X Federal Eureau of Investigat ion report datea
2 July 1961 Erom Dailas_ Texas
Note Co CI/SI aatez 2 8 September 1961
T; Form 745 indices Search Request" dated
12 October 1961
n Departmenz of State Dispatch #317 from Moscow
dated 12 Octobez 1961 with enclosure
0 Form G-1352 Immigration and Naturalization
Service zame check {orm to Central Intelligence
Agency datea 5 December 1961
P Navy Department. message to Moscow dated
3 March 1962
Departmezt of the Navy memorandum to the Federal
Bureau of Iavestigation datea 26 April 1962 with
enclosure
The_Washinoton_Post press clipping dated
9 June 1962 entitlec "Third American in 2 Months
Leaves Soviet Home I
S _ Federal Bureau 0f Investigation transmittal
of report from Dallas , Texas _ dated 30 August
1962 _
(U) In addition to chose documents listed above , the
following documents were locaced in a subsequent volume of
che Oswald file and also appear to predate the assassination
of President Kennedy _
t Undated summary of file information on Lee
Harvey Oswald
u Incoming cable #83 858 from Mexico City dated
20 July 1963 (no mention of Oswala)
V Incoming cable #01325 from Mexico City dated
17 August 1963 (no mention of Oswald)
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SZCDET
w Incoming cable #35017 from Mexico City dated
9 October 1962
Y Outgoing cable #74830 to Mexico City datea
10 Oczober 1962
Y Incoming cable #47041 from Mexico City aated
24 October 1963 (2o mention of Oswala)
Queetion_4i (U) To the extent that Counterintelligence
and the Office of Security maintained pre-assassination
files on Oswald, please explain why chose offices
maintained files on Oswald prior Zo the assassination_
In answering this question, please make appropriate
references to the Clandestine Services Handbook (CSi3)
and to any other materials (including organizational
charts) that would help explain the jurisaictional and
organization reasons or whicn CI and OS would have
maintained such {iles_
Resronbei (U) I2 is believed tnat OS holdings on. Lee
Harvey Oswala began i2 1959 with his travel to Russia during
which he renounced his US citizenship_ Oswala was in
contact with the American Zmbassy in Moscow and the
Department of State prepared reports on these contacts
Most likely because 0f counterintelligence concerns_ the
Central Intelligence Agency was included in the distribution
of these reports In the beginning this material was
probably retained in the Defectors File As the number 0=
documents on this pezson increasea , a separate file was
created to be zhe repository of information on the alleged
American defector Theze is a notation in the Defectors
File that a separate file exists on Oswald .
(U) Both che Defectors File (#0341008 ) and the file of
Lee Harvey Oswald (#0351164) were handled by Marguerite D _
Stevens of the OS/Security Research Staff during the pre -
assassination time frame Of the aocuments liszed above _ a
majority of chem contain a notation or the initials of
Marguerite D Szevens , leading
one to believe she was the
officer responsible_ for the collection_ analysis, and filing
of chis information
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(O) The Security Regearch Szaff SRS} was che
componen: responeible {cr collec-:nc jeveloping. anc
eval uaing infcrmazion cf a
coun-ezinzeli:gence naflre 10
aezec: anc/ox pzevert pene-zz-ion 0f ne Agecyt 5
ozgarization employees 2nc acziviiies by :oreis 0>
domes-ic orgacizations
or Lndivicuals S?S concuczed
research i2 conneczion w:ir employee l2lty cases ajd
ma_nzained recozis identisying pezsorai:-ies _ env_ronmenzs
ajc pezsonal tzaizs of Lncividuals whc raz bee? c:
coinzeziatelligence Latezes: ovez zhe Yea-s S?S main-ainec
1_ so2 wizh vaziols govez-mez- agencies :2 corneceior wizh
coL=zezinzellegence azzivi-ies 272 coc-i:zazec ihe
courzezi_-elligezce e:Ecri- ftzousholi Cs Using
~zgaziz2-ional chazzs 0= crlS ~ime pez:oc,/ SRS repcz-ej
Zirec-ly 23 22e cEfice cf ~he 3_-eczcz c= Seczzi-y_
(5} J- S-a-3= 8= ~22 32S/Mazagenez= Szas: Kas Quezzez
~egezi:-s 3h2 E_Saicr 222 #2-ic25 8= 233 alze=g 222 2-e-
2ssassi_2-132 -ia2 2ezzoc _ K= 3-2-3- Saz2 127-1-12
Feiefe2s EC -h2 abcve ~eq-e33. 2zz -n2 3?8/1-22-2-18=
Mazazemez- C:eice- Rozce xief -e--ievez ~e-1-e4 ?ciicy
-eccsis :c3 Fetiew_ 7he =Czti--82 3- 322 Eissio= 2nc
:22123 0= S?S was reczievez {-37. fhe azc_ived O.eice 0=
Secuz:-y acn_zs-zarive azc 6isio-zal 21i25 2s weli 2s 2
-eview o= she sec-zity 241e C? Mazsuezi-e 3_ Szevezs
3 . (5} Fo3 yolz izzo-tazio2, 2 page-DV-pae review 0f
2h2 aocenez-s coz-a:zez 1- ihe Jefecz?fs 7112 (22 volumes)
2-2 bee Eazvey Oswali' s 41l2 (7 volemes} J25 J05 bee3
conzuc-ez iOr 2h2 puzposes c= ihis ~equesz Ouz 2:2o-25
weze coacezizezea 32 2h2 2-e-ass2ss__2-_02 2ime i-ame
4 _ (Z) This -eview was concuc-ed Fy {zzie Najai,
o25/c3/-m3 seclse 40552
0 G~~
Jaze- A Ecklund
Atzachmez:
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3)
27 February 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR : T_ Jeremy 'Gunn
Executive Director
Assassination Records Review Board
FROM: J_ Barry Harrelson
Senior Reviewer
SUBJECT : ARRB Request No _ CIA-IR-7 For Information
On Claude B _ Capehart
1 _ The following is responsive to subject request _
2 _ The Agency has made a thorough search of its
records for information on Claude 8 Capehart and can
state:
2 Mx Capehart was never an employee of the
Agency;
b Mr Capehart was however a2 employee of a
company with which the Agency had contracts ;
The Agency has files on Mr- Capehart because of
its contractual relationship with his employer _
a All such files have been mace available to and
were reviewea by ARRB staff members
3 If you require anything further in this regard,
please advise_
J Barry Harrelson
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TDMZIST:47Z+Z =ATERNLL_[ISE CNLY
9 February 1999
MEMORANDUM FOR : J Barry Harrelsor
CSI JFK Projecr Officez
FROM: Frieda Omasca
ae2_O_xxv&
Associace Inforzaticn Review Officer, ZPA
SUeJECT CZA-Ir-09 Geczze Bus-/ArRS Reglesz
1 Tl_s is with reference Zo youz 2 Fabruary 199:
memoranaum (attachea) and ou=
teleprore conversation Or
5 February wnerein you requescec thac the Dizectorate o=
Admiciszzazion (DA) review any &rc all pezsonnel files 0=
Georse Hertert Walker Eush to Cecezmine wtethez ne hac azy
affiliacior wich CIA auring Ehe 1983 pezioc.
2 Te Office 0f Perscrnei Secuzi-y aza tre Ozeice 02
Euan Rescizce Maragenect have -eviewec i-5 {iles arc rave
been uzable CC iird ary cocumerza-_or 2o srcw trac Ceczze
;.W _ Susr rad ary affiliation wi=m CZA cuzice tre 1953
pezicd.
3 This concluces DA accicc cr tlis requesz
Attachmercs
ABHIRSTRATIIE CTEFNALiiSz QNEY
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~CMI VTS C NA_ CSe Znzy
11 Februazy 1993.
MEMORANDUM FOR : J _ Barzy Hazzelscr
JFK Pzoject Qfficer
FROM : =Yeda
Tanase ZE;&7
Associaca Inzc-zariar Zeview 0:2.225 , ECA
SUBJZCT : CIA- Ir 1i A3z: R2g-2s7 ic= Sea-zh C:
Warren Ccmnissicr Cz:iics (2A/zRC Nc 23)
1 Th_s is with refererce CC vcu= 2 Febzuezy 1933
memorancu (Tab A) and our subsequeri celerrcre ccrvezsa-izr
on 6 Februazy wherein yol recuescec cra: che Dizec-ozaze c=
Acminisiracion (DA) search {jr { l2s C= recozzs cr wazrer
Comissior czitics Ecwaza J Ezs-eiz ~xsial ~hcmcscr , Wa-k
Lane, Eazolz Weisbers, or Sylvia Meastez_
2 Eased uzon the 1in:-ec cicg-e?_iC i-E33.2-ic5
proviced Ci Subjects_ che Cieice 0f Zezscrze_ Secezify
(o2S) che Ozfice 0f Euman Rescuzze Ma_agemezz {ZW} 2zc Cr2
cffice of cre Publicazior Rev2 Zcaz: czecrczec eEczzls-
sea-ches No recoris werz Iccazec cr icsiar Z-cmrsor Cz
Mazk Lane As You kraw OeS Locatec 2 :1i2 Cr Eazol&
Neisbers as a result 02 is searci iz resporse 2? CZA :Z-27
(DA/z3o No 14) At youz reclesz , or 6 Zebruazy 1992 {Zab
9) we requeszed that o2S mare azzazgemezzs tz haye Eris {1l2
reviewed DY che ArRRB Co determije wi:cr cocumeccs are
Assassinatzon Records AccordizelY, CzS 2:4 Zoc acc-ess 2re
Neisbers {112 in this CIA-iz-i1 respcrse_
3 As a result of DA ' s searches {Zab C; #9 iscazec cze
Eollowirg i les and/or inforzatior:
Zcard J Epsteiz AIV 0 482 753 {:ourc :- CeS ;
Fiie {ouzc 12 FE2
sarold Neisberg czmrurer Srizzcuz {a--acreci
:curc i2 63
Syia Meagker CzS acsea ~a - -refe nas a-
:merscra- Eoider rega-dizg Suc;ecz azc 3 2,; R2zra--3
Magaz ze ar-icle '~ticn 'ere Zescrzped 3 aczzria:za "M:r Ere
Jeccrds Corsjol Schedule cn Jazal-[ 1334 .
ACMIV-SZ?A~743 31724+ YS= Stc?
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MINISTRATIVE DRERNAZ USE CNL Y
Please let Me kncw wren YOU wanc Me 2o request the
es on Edward Epstei: Ezcm O2S aza ?r5 Meacwhile, this
oncludes DA action on CIA-IR- 11 1f vol havz arv
quescions_ plzase feel fr22 EC cal} ne cr 31201_
Accachments : As Statec
AMVSTR4V3 DFZ4L 357 OAESY
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UNCLASSIFIED
E <--'K-)i
From the Desk of Becky L. Rant
3 | DAInformation Review Office
NOTE FOA: J. Barry Harrelson @OCI
Gary M Breneman-Y-@DCI
FROM: Becky L. Rant
OfFice: DAIRO
DATE: 08/14/98 09:10:11 AM
SUBJECT: Response to CIA-IR-11
Barry &
have reviewed the draft response to CIA-IR-11 dated 13 August 1998 and following are my
comments and requested changes:
Paragraphs 1 and 2 OK
Para 2a: EPSTEIN, Edward J. ~The DO found 'no files identifiable with subject; a file was found
on an individual with the same name but; with research, it was determined that the individual was not the
Edward J. Epstein who is the subject of this request. DA searches found a Center for CIA Security.
formerly the Office of Personnel Security, file and a Publications Review Board file on subject, as well as
three "hits" to records destroyed pursuant to normal records destruction schedules: The destroyed
records involved three Freedom of Information requests that mention Epstein's name in the subject line_
None of the requests were for information on Epstein.
Para Zb: LANE, Mark
4th line Please change Public Affairs to Privacy Act request
Para 2c: MEAGHER, Sylvia Fn
A reference to the fact subject made a Privacy Act request was
found: In addition, the Center for CIA Security found that it had, at oe time, a folder on subject and a
1968 Ramparts Magazine article. Both subject's Privacy Act request file and the impersonal folder have
been destroyed pursuant to normal record control schedules.
Para 2d: defer to DO
Para Ze: WEISBERG, Harold
11th line Please change Otfice of Security to Center for CIA Security:
In so far as DA equities are concerned, concur with dratt letter once the above changes have
been incorporated:
Becky
CC: Frieda P. Omasta@DA
Sent o 14 August 1998 at 09:10:11 AM
;1:
UNCLASSIFIED
Gary:
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EnoQEEICIAHse O4LY
From the Desk of W, Curtis Chaloner
OPSICDIIMB (40552) THIS IS 4 VOICE ACTIVATED COMPUTER. UPPERCASE IS FOR
EFFICIENCY & IS NOT MEANT AS A BREACH OF CYBERSPACE ETIQUETTE.
NOTE FOR: Becky L Rant
Frieda P. Omasta
Janet A. Ecklund
FROM: W: Curtis Chaloner
OFFICE: OPSICOMMB
OATE: 06/09/97 04:22;02 PM
SUBJECT: Recoro SEARCH, CHARLES €. FORO. AIN 0038497
OEAR BECKY , conoucteo A Review OF SUBJECT'S SECURITY FILe TO IncLuOE Microfiche & HAROCOPY. BELOW ARE MR:
Ford'S ACTIVITIES FROM 1959 THROUGH 1964, PER YOUR REQUEST .
Microfiche-CHRONOLOGICAL OROER
16 JAN 59-CRYPTOGRAPHIC CLEARANCE
AUGUST 1959-VACA TION IN CANAOA FOR 2 AYS
15 MAR 61-ESTABLISHMENT OF PO BOx LETTER AOORESS FOR SUBJECT
30 MAR 62-MFR, SUBJECT WAS PROVIDEO AN ALIAS (FISCALINII FOR TASK FORCE w" TO TRAVEL TO NEW YORK ON 31 MAR 62
TO CONTACT AN ATTORNEY In THAT city_ Attoaney GENERAL ROBERT KENNEOY OFFERED HIS SERVICES TO HELP SOME OF
The CUBAN PRISONERS SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL IN CUBA. SUBJECT RECEIVED VERBAL APPROVAL FOR HIS ALIAS:
05 JUN 62-SUBJECT WAS UNAWARE OF REINVESTIGA TION & WAS NOTIFiEd BY SECURITY:
28 JUN 62-ANOTHER NAME WAS AOOEd TO SUBJECT:S LETTER AODRESS
03 DEC 62-SUBJECT WAS BRUEFED TO A SENSITIVE OPERATION CONDUCTEO JOINTLY BY THE CI STAFF & OOSHOS
20 FEB 63-REQUEST FOR CIA IOENTIFICATION CARO IN ALIAS
06 MAR 63-MFR REGARDING AN AUtomOBIle ACCIOENT
10 MAY 63-REVOCATION OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC CLEARANCE
02 JUL 63-REA SSIGNMENT PROCESSING FORM, APPROVED FOR OOMESTIC ASSIGNMENT
08 JUn 63-SUBJECT GRANTED A "0" CLEARANCE
31 JUl 63-MFR REGAROING An INOividUAl WHO BROKE INTO SUBJECTS HOUSE & ATTEMPTED TO ASSAULT HIS 14 YEAR OLD
OAUGHTER. THE ASSAILANT WAS ARAESTEO. NO HARM TO OAUGHTER
harocopyChROnOLOGical OROER
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~oa Oftitciat USt UNLT
02 & 10 MAY 62-MEMOS REGAAOING BACKGROUNO INVESTIGATION FROM U.S. ARMY
27 Jun 62-CIA BRING-UP- To-OATE BACKGAOUNO InvESTIGATION TWX. FAVORABLE
22 MAY 6j"0" CLEARANCE REQUIREMeNt INFORMATION 1962 FAVORABLE BACKGROUNO INVESTIGA TiON
26 FEB 64 & 25 MAR 63-POLYGRAPH SCHEDULING MEMOS
becKy, IF WE CAN BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE, PLEASE LET US KNOW. THANKS, CURT:
cc:
Sent on 9 June 1997 at 04.22.02 PM
FOR QCECAAt USE ONLY
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New v(elPersonalized
Ci BY: 462125
C_, REASON: Socion 5
OE_Om:
Ofv Fam:
From the Czsk of Becky L. 3ant
DAIRO
NOTE FOR: Barry Harrolson
FROM: Becky L. Rant
OFFICE: DAIRO
DATE: 09/17/97 10.57:20 AM
SUBJECT: Travel Records
Barry:
am forwarding to you today >pies of the microfilmed accounting ledgers re Charles
Ford's travel.
The OFL IMO worked with RCF and the copies are scmewhat better than thosa saw
previously.
This reilects the search atter our :isit to OFL to define search terms: am also iorwarding
for
information the paperwork that apprcved the destruction of financial accountings aiter 6 years 3
your
months. Please call if you have any queSticrs: Becky
CC:
New Note Personalized
YOU
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~UNFIDENTIAL
cL 8x: 0863879
Cl ReAsok Skjm L.S c
Oecl 0* X1
L
Drv Frm cov 1.82
TO: Becky L Rant
FROM: Jeanne Kardaras
OFFICE: HRMIMSIINFO COOROINA TOR
date: 03/26197 03.14.55 PM
SUBJECT: Re: CSI access to OPFs in Helms Research
Becky thanks for Your note: (Il be sure You a Frieda are kept advised of all file requests that come to me:
have received the file on Charles D. Ford from Record Center that Barry H: (JFK)
requested and am forwarding the file thru you for your info would appreciate it if Pat could handcarry the file to John Pereira as
Barry instructed since he (Barryl is off all week
Have a wonderful Easter will be off on Thurs Fri (my flexl Take care:
Jeanne
cc: Frieda P, Omasta
Seat on 26 March 1997 at 03:14.55 PM
CONEIOENTIAT
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Aduntnnc)Y' Intecn4i Qoly
Augusu (V9s
MEMORANDUM FOR: Historical Review Program
ATTN: JFK Project Officer
~T
FROM: Frieda Omasta
Associate Information Review Otfice. DDA
SUBJECT: CIA [R-19 (DARO V 52)
1 This is in response I0 vour 5 August /998 memorandum a(ached) wherein vou requesied that
the Directorate of Administration DA ) conduc: sejrches on (he following names idenufied in
CIA-IR-19 of the 27 July /998 ARRB memorancum (atached) . Specitically. upon the DA $
review of the 27 July memorandum we Jdvised vour office thar we had no record of ever
having been tasked (0 ~onduc: searzhes on these njmes_
Andrew Andy Anderson
Howard Gueble;
Gordon Duane Vorel
Ecward Scannel Suticr [II. Direztor 'nixrzJOn Cjuncil Ji #e Amencas (INCA
The Cznte: ior CIA Seze::y CCS, ~oncuc:e: ? s2jc] Menorancum Jjched) in {he
Pezsonnel Security Manage ent Jata ?rogzmPe:sinnel! Secury VDPPPS) dataoase and_
based upon ;he iniorzzarion 2rovided. 'rJs Jdle *€ Centity inJl the cJmes oi Cordon Duane
VOVEi Jnd Edwad Scznnel 3L7LER are ~oss-reierenced in Volume II of the following
securty fiie:
"GARRISON CASE" AiV0 601 !:3. vois [-III
Vo records were located in CCS 0 Howard Gueole: or Andrew (Ancy! Anderson_
Plcase let us know If vcu nezd the volume rererzed !0 above. Veznwhile. unless vou Jdvise us
(0 the cotrary. this ~onc:udes DA Jcrien o CLA IR-19
1 [F you have Jny questions. piease feel free (0 ~ail me 0 3[201.
Auachments
Jouln Oeiv
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CONF IDENTTAL
28 . July,1997
MEMORANDUM FOR : J _ Barry Harrelson
DCI/CSI/HRG
FROM:
[ZuUacZ
Associate Information Review Officer, DDA
SUBJZCT : Priority Request
~. from JFK Board
1 This is in response to your 3 February 1997
memorandum (copy attached) wherein you requested_ on behalf
of the ARRB Staff 2 comprehensive file search on the individuals listed below Specifically, the request is for
access to records Of possible pertinence to the JFK
assassination.
A Leo Cherne
B _ Hunter Leake
C Paul Carbler
D_ Byron 3 Morton _ Jr
2 Marie Cheatham
7 Verna Deane Brown
C _ John A: MMcVickar
2 In response to Your 3 February memorandum_ the Office of Human Resource Management (HRM) the Office 0f Meaical Services (OMS ) the Office of Personnel Security
(OPS) and the Office of Training (OTE) conducted thorough
searches and attached are copies of their response
memoranda
3 In discussions with Jeanne of HRM , it is my understanding that you still have the files that HRM located
on Cherne Leake , Garbler Brown ana McVickar_ HRM was unable to locate records on Morton and Cheatham
As noted in OMS 10 February memorandum OMS
located medical charts on Leake _ Garbler and George Brow which
You can review if you make arrangements with OMS as noted in OMS memorandum _ Also note that if a file exists
on Verna Brown _ it will be included with her husband ' s
chart OMS was unable to locate records on Cherne Morton Cheatham or McVickar
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CONF_JENTIA
5 _ As noced in OPS memcranaum_ 0?8 was abie to
locate files on Cherne jeake ara Garbler _ however after 2
carezul review_ chey determineda chat cnere 13 20 information
contained in the files chat 1:2ks the izdivijuais co or
pertains to JFK or co the JFK assassinatior also
founa reference in Verna Dean 3-own nusbanc S fil2 tbat she
was employed by the Depaztment % State.-
6 OTE was only able to locate a_ reccrd or Z2ul
Garbler _ However _ the record coes not periain tc che JFK
assassination.
7 _ This concludes DA aczion on chis requesz If you
have questions _ please feel f-22 20 cal1 me on 3-201
Attachments : As Stated
CONF-DENZZA_
UNCLASSIFIED UPON RZMOVAL
OF ATTACHENTS
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From the Desk of Jeanne Kardaras
Human Resource Managementllnformation Coordinator
MOTE FOR: J. Barry Harrelson @ OCI .
FROM: Jeanne Kardaras
dATE: 12/23/96 12.25.48 PM
SUBJECT: Priority Requests from JFK Board dated 17 December 1996
have completed my search of all Human Resource Management records &d have not found ay information 0 the following two
individuals listed in your request:
a. Spas T. Raikin SSN: 085-30-7690, DOB: Oct 26, 1922
b. Marilyn Dorothy Murret - DOB: July 14, 1928
The searches undertaken were reasonably calculated to retrieve all responsive records.
Please advise if can be of further assistance
Jeanne
cl by: 0663879 , cl reason: 1.Skcl decl on: X1, drv from: cov 1-82.
cC: L Moore
Frieda P. Omasta
Lee $. Strickland
V: Amoia-Y- @ DCI
TONfHBENTWN
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Mary
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20 December 1996
MEMORANDUM FOR : J Barry Harrelson
CSI_ HRG , JFK Project cfficer
FROM : Janet A Ecklund
Chief_
1
Information Management Branch
Office of Personnel Security
SUBJECT : Priority Requests from JFK Board
REFERENCE Request dated 17 December 1996
1 _ (C) In resporse to referenced request for "additional
{iles" searches on Spas T_ Raikin and Marilyn Dorothy Murret, the
Ozfice 0= Personnel Security conducted appropriate searches 0f
che Menagement Data Program/ Personnel Security (MDP /PS) MD? /?S
is the automated database 0f security recorcs used by the Office
0f Personnel Securicy The searches uzdertaken were reasonablY
calcu_ated to uncover 211 responsive recorcs
2 . (C) The 0zic2 cf Pezsonnel Secu-:-y has a fil2 cn Spas
? Raiki- (40134663) Fhis fi1l2 refleces rrzz in Augus: 1957
Foreign Documenis Diviszor/oo recues-ed 2 cieararce on spes T
Raiki? fcr enclassiiied contraci empioymerz wich Projecz U.S
Scirz Publiceczons Researci Service ir New York City on an
ewi tting basis_ The Cffice 0f Securicy responded there was nc
information wnich wculd preclude use 0f Mr Raikin On 31
January 1967 the Office 02 Security again granted approval for
Mr Raikin to be used as an unwicting independent contractor with
the U.S . Joint Publicariors Researcn Service
3 _ (C) The Office cf Personnel Security does not maintain
2 security file on Marilyz Dorochy Murret, but there is an index
recora to an media articie daced 1971 irom Computers and
Aucomazion. This arcicle contaizs tne szatement that Marylyn
Murrett 1s Lee Harvey Oswala' 5 cousin and tha- evidence indicates
she was involved in espionage activities in Russia and Asia
(U) This review was prepared by Kacie Nakzi,
OPS /CD/ IMB _
secure 40552
CL 2Y : 0605636
CL REASON : 1 . 5 (c)
DECL ON : X1
DRV FROM : SEC 5-82
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12 Augusl 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR: Breneman
FROM: Frieda P-Omasta
OFFICE: ADAIAO
SUBJECT: Re: PRIORITY CIA IR-19 (DAIRO 32c) JFKIARRB
reFerENCE: INCA & Permindex
As mentioned in my note of a few minutes ag0, noted below is CCS's search response re INCA &
Permindex. My records show that all DA action is now complete regarding CIA IR-19 DAIRO 32a, 32b
and 32c): As you were advised in my memnoranda dated 6 and 7 August 1998, the Garrison (Volume Il
refers t0 Gorder Duane NOVEL ad Edward Scannel BUTLER) and the Andrew Clarence Anderson files
are available for your review in CCS: Please contact Curt if you wish to see those files. Frieda
Original Text of W. Curtis Chaloner
Original Text of W. Curtis Chaloner
TO: Frieda P. Omasta @DA
TO: Frieda P. Omasta@DA
FROM: W.Curtis Chaloner
OFFICE: CCSIPSICDIMB
DATE: 08/12/98 12:46:19 PM
SUBJECT: 3Re: PRIORITY CIA IR-19 (DAIRO 32c) JFKJARRB
Frieda, per our telephone conversation CCS has no record for the organizations listed below: Thanks,
Curt.
Original Text ot Frieda P. Omasta
Original Text of Frieda P. Omasta
Curt:
Thank you very much for your status report wlrespect to your search o the 38 names and your search re
INCA and Permindex
Pursuant t0 a call that received moments ago from Gary Breneman, would it be possible for you to
advise as t0 whether you have located any information on INCA and/or Permindex Gary is frantically
trying to close out IR-19 and your response will assist him greatly: Thanks in advance for addressing
these two items separately. Frieda
Original Texl of W. Curtis Chaloner
Original Text of W. Curtis Chaloner
TO: Frieda P. Omasta@DA
New MemolStandard
civ &
Gary
Gary,
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MEMORANDLM FOR: J. Barry Harrelson, Gary Breneman
FROM: Frieda P. Omasta
OFFICE: ADAIRO
SUBJECT: Re: PRIORITY Name Traces for JFKIARRB Andrew (Andy) Anderson
rEFERENCE: CIA IR-I9/DAIRO 32b
Barry:
Below is the HRM response wlrespect to its search for files on Anderson, Guebler; Novel and Butler.
CCS is still working o CIA IR-19/DAVIRO 32c wlrespect to its search for records'on INCA and
Permindex
Frieda
Original Text of Daniel J. Mulqueen-Y-
Original Text of Daniel J. Mulqueen-Y-
TO: Frieda P. Omasta DA
TO: Frieda P. Omasta@DA
FROM: Daniel J. Mulqueen-Y-
OFFICE: HRM
DATE: 08/07/98 01:25.05 PM
SUBJECT: :Re: PRIORITY Name TRaces for JFKIARRB Andrew (Andy) Anderson
Frieda;
have completed searches for Andrew Anderson as Anderson for maximum hits, 0n Howard
Guebler under Guebler; on Gordon Novel under Novel and Edward Butler under Butler; all last names for
maximum possible hits My searchs on these four individuals produced no no records, and no
indexed data on one and all.
note the presumption "Evidently; he (Anderson) was & tormer employee because he had a AIN
number of 0 800211_ An AIN number is an Agency Identification Number, not necessarily suggesting an
"employee" relationship. An "EIN" is &n Employee Identification Number, but what categories of
employment fall under it, Im not prepared to say.
Dan
Original Text of Frieda P. Omasta
Original Text of Frieda P. Omasta
Dan,
Barry Harrelson, the JFK Project Officer, is requesting that you search once again under the name of
Andrew (Andy) Anderson in light of the fact that CCS has located a file on one Andrew Clarence Anderson
(AIN 0 800211). Evidently, he was a former employee: regret that we did not have this information prior
t0 tasking you the first time.
New MemolStandard
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6 May 1997
MEMORANDUM FOR: J. Barry Harrelson oci
FROM: Becky L Rant
OFFICE: OAIIRO
SUBJECT: ARRB Special Request - Zapruder Film
REFERENCE:
Barry: HRM'$ response follows to your request for the address of "Holmer McMann This sounds like the individual you
described-spelling different As stated, McMahon resigned in 1970 ad the Agency has no current address or record of whether or not
he is still alive. If you want Us to pull the file to determine his address while he was a employee, let me now. That info, o/ course, is 28
years old.
To: Becky L Rant
FROM: Jeanne Kardaras
ofFiCE: HRMIMSIINFO COORDINA TOR
DATE: 05/05/97 04:41:06 PM
SUBJECT: Re: ARRB Request
Becky
have located information 0n & former employee named Homer Albert McMahon, DOB: 6 Jan-1928. who (first) EOD d 22 1952 ad
resigned o 20 March 1953 (GS-031 - his title was photographer. He reEOO'd on 30 Oct 1960 ad resigned 0 11 Sept 1970 . (GS-H1/ .
his tide was photographer &d he was assigned to NPIC. HRM would have n0 address listing for this individual Mr. McMahon '$
retired official personnel file is at Record Center.
Please advise if may be of further assistance
Jeanne
cc: Frieda P. Omasta
Sent on 5 1997 at 04*41:06 PM
cc: Friada P. Omasta
Teresa Wilcox @ OST
AUMIiSTRA-TWE__JINTERNAL USE ONLY
Ua r-25
Becky
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NOTE FOR: Barry Harrolson oci
FROM: Thomas C. Benza
OFFICE: OFl
daTE: 12/24/97 08;37.39 AM
SUBJECT: Search Results Bill Green ad Claudc Barnes Capchart
'Office of Finance and Logistics has search ils liles for ay information 0 Mr. William Green at Eastman Kodak. There were no
responsive records. We also ran a check o Mr. Claude Barnes Capehart also with negative results
question please call me on extension 58032.
cC: Frieda P. Omasta, Becky L. Rant
Sent 0 24 December 1997 at 08.37:39 AM
UNCLASSIFIED
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Aamnhstat tif Wttanat UsE-8ttt
To: Frieda P. Omasta
FROM: Jeanne Kardaras
OFFicE: HRMIMSinfo COOROINA ToR
date: 07123/97,12.55.29 PM
SUBJECT: ;Re: ARRB Request : Green & Capehart
Frieda
Based on information provided, have found n inlormation on the following individual:
Bill (William) Green at the Eastman Kodak Iab
The search undertaken was reasonably calculated t0 uncover all responsive records Please advise if may be of further assistance
Jeanne
cc: Becky L. Rant, J. Barry Harrelson OCL, Thomas C. Benza, W: Curtis Chaloner
Sent o 23 July 1997 at 12+55.29 PM
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TOR AFFiCIAt USt TNLY
24 July 1997
MEMO?FNDUM FOR : J_ Barry Harrelson
DCI/CS I/FRG
VIA: Becky Rart
DDA/ IRO
FROM Janet A_ Ecklund
Chief_ Information Management Branch
Office of Personnel Security
SUBJECT: Assassination Records Review Soard Nane
Trace Request-on William Greer
REZERENCE: Lotus Ncte dated 23 July 1967
1 : Ir response to the referenced request, the Office
cf ?ersonnel Security' $ Managemer - Dzca Program/zersonnel
Secuzicy (MDP /25) dacabase was searcned 2s regues-ed.
2 _ The searches under-aken were reasorabiy caiculated
to ~etrieve ali responsive cccumerzS Sese: 3PC- :r2
inzcrmation prov_aec, 28 Secr-i- recz-cs were i22a-2d.
3 _ This menorancun :s prcvided {35 wor~ i-f3-ma-icr
ard appropriate disposi-or_ ?ie2s2 ii-ec- afy Eiher
incuizies regarding tnis Je-ter 30 in Cur-is Cralcer a:
4j552 (secure)
W _ Cur-is Chaloner
Eor
Jazet 4 Ecklund
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TO: J Barry Harrelson@DCI
FROM: w. Curtis Chaloner
OFFICE: CCSIPSICOIMB
OATE: 08/13/98 12.54.16 PM
SUBJECT: EjRe: JFKIARRB Request (PRIORITY) CIA-IR-26 (DAIRO 34)
Barry, the Center for CIA Security had a file for a PFUNTER, Jordan J. DPOB (2) 07: 1902, Akron,
Ohio. This file was destroyed circa 1980-1981 following the Records Control Schedule Thanks, Curt:
Original Text o Frieda P. Omasta
Original Text of Frieda P. Omasta
Curt;
On behalf of ARRB, please conduct a search for records on Jordan James Pfunter: Please respond
directly to J. Barry Harrelson with a copy to Becky and me. Thank you. Frieda
CC: John K Reilly@DA, Becky L Rant@DA, Frieda P. Omasta @DA, Gary M:
Breneman-Y-@DCI
Sent on 13 August 1998 at 12:54:16 PM
FOA OFFIEtAt US ONLY
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From the Desk of Frieda P. Omasta
NOTE FOR: W: Curtis Chaloner OA
FROM: Frieda P. Omasta
OFFICE: AOA/IRO
DATE: 02/06/98 05.26.24 AM
SUBJECT: PRIORITY . CHA-IR-27 ARRB Request for Security Files o 5 Individuals (DAIIRO No. 141
Curt:
In response to CIA-IR-27, o 26 September 1997 OPS advised Barry Harrelsoa (JFK Project Officer) that security records are available
for review by his office 0 the following individuals:
NAGELL, Richard C.
NOVEL, Gordon 0_
RuBY, Jack L
SHERIOAN, Walter J.
WEISBERG , Harold
Barry has just advised that the files o Nagell, Novel and Ruby have been identified as Assassination Records Accordingly. they have
requested that OPS transfer these files to DCIICSIHRG (J. Barry Harrelson} for inclusion in these records. Barry has further advised that
a copy of the documents from each file would be acceptable if OPS prefers
This is with respect to the files on Walter J. SHERIOAN and Harold WEISBERG. Barry has asked that arrangements be made for these
files to be reviewed by the ARRB to determine which documents in each of these files are Assassination Records In light of a shont
deadline, it is requested that the arrangements be made early in February: Once documents have been selected. Barry will need copies of
those documents as well,
Please Becky and me posted with respect to these requests Thaaks in advance for your assistance Frieda
cc: Becky L Rant OA
J. Barry Harrelson Ocl
Katie Nakai
Sent o 6 February 1998 at 05.26.24 AM
AQMINISIHATWVE_INIEDAAL usE @ALy
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26 September 1997
MEMORANDUM FOR : J_ Barry Harrelson
DCI/CSI/HRG
VIA: Becky Rant
DDA/ IRO
FROM: Janet A_ Ecklund
Chief, Information Management Branch
Office of Personnel Security
SUBJECT Records Search Request for the
Assassination Records Review Board
REFERENCE Lotus Note dated 26 September 1997
1 In response to the referenced request, the Office
0f Personnel Security' s Management Data Program/ Personnel
Security (MDP /PS) database wzs searched .
2 The searches undercaken were reasonably calculated
to recrieve all resporsive docuents Based upon the
information provided, the following security records were
iocazed_ These securicy reccris are available for review b'y
your office 2fter prior wricten nocificaticn_
NACELL , Richari C AIV 0 264 170
NOVEL , Gorcon D . AIN 0 526 113
RUBY , Jack L AIN 0 261 219
SHERIDAN _ Walter J AIN 0 101 572
NEISBERG , Earold AIN 0 018 231
3 This memorandum is provided for your information"
and aprropriate disposition Please direcc any further
inquiries regarding this matter to w _ Curtis Chaloner at
40552 (secure)
W _ Curtis Chaloner
for
Janet A _ Ecklund
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26 Novernber 1997
MEMORANDUM FOR: J. Barry Harrelson
FROM: Frieda P. Omasta
OFFICE: ADA/IRO
SUBJECT: Assassination Records Review Board Request
REFERENCE: Lewinter aka Lewirter
Barry:
With Curt's respanse referred to below. this concludes DA action o this request. HRM and OFSS were negative As you know, OFSS
led OPS to the fiies as summarized by Curt Frieda
Original Text of W. Curtis Chaloner
Original Text of W: Curtis Chaloner
From the Oesk of
From the Desk of W. Curtis Chaloner
Information Review (40552)
NOTE FOR: J. Barry Harrelson @ OCI
FROM: W._ Curtis Chaloner
OFFIcE: 0 PSICOIIMBINFORMATION REVIEW
DATE: 11/26/97 12:24.59 PM
SUBJECT: Assassination Records Review Board Request
Barry, attached is the official 0PS response Thanks;, Curt.
OOC1.OOC
cc: Janet A. Ecklund
Becky L. Rant
Frieda P Omasta
Sent 0 26 November 1997 at 12:24.59 PM
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Memorandum For The Record
Subject : Lewinter, Oswald
Oswald LeWinter came to the attenticn of the Cf4:-2 2f
Security in December 1991 CIA/Fuclic Af-airs afv sed
Lewinter apparently approached thne Sritish Ercadcas-ize
Corporacion (ZBC) claiming to be a former CzJ c:eizez
Lewincer unteered Co provide inormatizr abci- Azezfy
operations cverseas_ Fis offer was in ccriinc-ic: '~i= 2
six part teievisicn series beirg produced X'j rre E23 c232d
upon the bcck I The Agency" by Jcrz Ranelas:
Lewinter is a kncwn fabrica-oy ard ras use: cre #-iimiz]
aliases ; Oscar LeWinter, Ibrahiiir Razin, Tazi- Zefiz-er
Lewinter is indexed Zo che OS cran} file_
Lewinter is 2-S0 kzcwn as 2 fasricatir tz -2 CCC.
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"ziz? rctice "(1 i2 1990; 2 burn not ze 2l2-38 ~ca :ieliigez=2
~zraUc:-y. In ihis case, -he aler- acvisad ~az Lewi--er wee 2f
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10 March 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR :
T Jeremy `Gunn _
Executive Director_ ARRB
FROM: J _ Barry Harrelscn
Senior Reviewez . FRP
SUBJECT : ARRB Request No CIA-IR-36 _ For Informacion
On Processing of Incoming Cables
1 The followirg and the 2ttachment are responsive Zo
subject request The atcachmenc is ar extract of che
pertinent text from 2 memoranaum provided by the Direccorase
0f Operations
2 If you have any questions corcerning this response,
please acvise.
J B2rry Harrelson
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ATTACHMENT TO 10 MARCH 1998 MEMQZ JNDM_RE;_CIA-TR-36
1 Per the Review Soard stzf€- S request the following
is a_ brief explanation 0f how the Direccorate of Operacions
(DO) processed cables in the 1963/1964 time-frame As we
are unable Eo locate any definitive records on the subjec:,
and in ali probability none ever existed, the information
provided is based solely on che memory of DO officers
familiar with procedures in place at che time
2 Each area division in the DO maintained and stafzed
its own registry _ Although each registry was configured to
meet each division S unique requi-ements_ there were common
functions performed bY all the registries to include:
collecting sorting and Celiverizs of incoming cables ;
maintenance of incoming and outgc -g cable "chronos
collecting and delivering of inconing and outgoing pouch
material; and the issuance ana maintenance of 'pseuao anc
alias card files
3 To tne specific question regarding processing 0f
cables or 2 daily basis_ usually six day per week _ each
registry collected its incoming cable traffic from a central
processing point then called the Cable Secretariates within
the 0eeice ~f Communicattors The incoming cables were che?
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sorted by registry pezsonnel accczc:ng co pre-defined
guidelines _ These guidelines were unique to each Civisior
an2 were f-equently alterez to Mee changing operational
requirements Sorted cables were iien aelivered to specific
operational/area desks A_ "chzono copy of each was
maintained, on a_ temporary basis , usually for 90 days and
then destroyed_
4 Outgoing cables were created and coordinated by
appropriate operational/area desks and usually released by
the cxief of the division or a designated releasing officer_
"Releasea" cables were then hand deliverea or sent by
pneumatic tube system a system long ago dismantled from
the original Headquarters building) to Cable Secretariate
for processing into the Agency 5 comunication network_
V Chrono" copies of outgoing cables were forwarded to the
registry for 2 90 hold and then cestroyea.
5 _ IE is important co note that the cable scenario
outlined here is general in nature and that throughout their
existence registries and their procecures were frequently
altered until che registry system 2s described above was
eliminated in che mid-1980 S
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Alvarado, Gllbcrto
sdax
Arcacha-Smith, Scrgio
Azcuc Esucbio
Cabcll, Earle
Calderon, Luisa
Chbcmc, Lco
Cobb, Junc Viola
Concin, Lucicn E
dc Mobrenschildt;
Diasdado, Ccsar
Duran, Silvia Tirado d
Ferric, David W.
Garrisiod, Jamcs
Ganro dc Paz, Elena
Guricrez Menoyo,
Hall, Loren
Gerald Patrlck
Jobnson, Priscilla
Post
Kantor; Marvin
Kostikov, Valeriy Vladimirovich
Martin, Jack
Masferer y Rojas, Rolando
McMillan Frlscilla Johnson
McVickar; Joba
NegclL Richard Cesc
Odio, Sylvia
William D.
Procuza, Maria Teresa
Raikin, Spas
Manucl
Ruby, Jeck
Salvat Juan Manuel
Sbaw ,
Soydcr; Richard E
;orgis, Frank
(aka Fioriri)
Tcciana Antonio Carlos Blanch
Robcrt Edward
Vebll; Mitchell Livingston II
{us ( 2 ]l
Lopcz,
George
Hoy
Bugeoc
Heming;
Mary
Antony
Pawley,
Ray;
Roque,
Czy
Anthony
Vebster,
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TO: Frieda P. Omasta@DA
FROM: W. Curtis Chaloner
OFFICE: CCS/PSICDIIMB
DATE: 08/1 4/98 09*07:44 AM
SUBJECT: _Re: ArAB 38 names DAVIRO 33
Frieda; thank you for the kind words, however; do not deserve them as was not completely thorough.
The oversight was not intentional. Please see attached. Thanks, Curt:
TX
OGCRECD.DOC
Original Text of Frieda P. Omasta
Original Text of Frieda P. Omasta
Curt;
Thanks SO very much for your most thorough and prompt response this request However; would you
please let uS know what, if any, records you may have found on four othef names that are identified on the
original list? Thanks Frieda
Elena 'Garro de Paz
Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo
Jack Ruby
Clay Shaw
CC: John K Reilly@DA, Becky L. Rant@ DA, J. Barry Harrelson@DCI, Gary M:
Breneman-Y-@DCI
Sent on 14 August 1998 at 09:07:44 AM
ABAAHSTAA TLVE WIEANALUSE QNL (
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14 August 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR J_ Barry Harrelson
JFK Project Officer
FROM : John K . Reilly
Chief_ Infornation Management Branch
Cencer for CIA Security
SUBJECT Records Search Request
HSCA Names Erom ARR3
REFERENCE : ADA / IRO MFR caced 13 August 1998
1 In response to the referercec request , Persorzei
Security' s Management Data 2rog-an/ ?ersonzel Security
(MP /2S) database and te predecessor :o MDP _ the Securi-y
Aucomated Name Check Accivicy (SAVCA) were searched .
2 _ The searches uraertaker were reasonably calcuiazec
to retrieve 2l1 responsive GocumerzS Basea upon che
informatior provided, che Cer-ar 133 CzA Secirity has
locaced Secuz:-y Recorcs wric: =2 0= zay Zoc be
iden-ifiable_ specizic Co 2-ci0- ~ezerenced Co wiih Yolz
reglesc _ ?res2 recorcs 2fe 2-a -eb-e 433 ~evien cY.Yo==
ozzice after prioz 'zi-ze? zoi ica-ior
3 20z? , Jack' ara SFAN C_az 2ze cross-referercec Zo
AIN 7 191 639 , she Gazrison Fiie_ CX ras possess_on 0= sce
Garrison File
4 Tle Cencer for CI} Secuzity ras no record 0f 2
GARRO DE Paz _ Eiena or GUFZZRBEZ MENOYO , Eloy
5 . Tlis memorancum is provcez {o7 yolz inzormacior
2nd appropriate aisposicicn _ 2l2232 airec- any furiher
inquiries regarding chis Maccer :o' 'N Curtis Chaloner 2-
40552 (secure)
N Curtis Chalorez
for
John K. Reilly
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13 August 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR : J _ Barry Harrelson
JFK Project officer
FROM : John K. Reilly
Chief _ Information Management Branch
Center for CIA Security
SUBJECT Records Search Request
HSCA Names from ARRB
REFERENCE : ADA/IRO MFR dated 07 August 1998
1 In response to the referenced request , Personrel
Security' s Management Data Program/ Personnel Security
(MDP /PS) database and the predecessor Eo MDP the Security
Aucomated Name Check Activity (SANCA ) were searched .
2 The searches undertaken were reasonably calculated
to retrieve all responsive documents Based upon the
informacion provided, the Center for CIA Security has
located Securicy Records which may or may not be
identifiable_ specific to andlor referenced Eo , with yolr
request (attachment A ) These records aze available ior
review by your office after prior wriccen notification_
3 Actachment B reflects Security Records which may
or may not be identifiable_ specific_ andlor referenced Eo
your request which were destroyed under the Records Control
Schedule
4 Attachment C reflects those individuals whom the
Center for CIA Security has no record .
5 _ This menorandum is provided for your informacion
and appropriate disposition Please direct any furcher
inquiries regarding this matter co W _ Curtis Chaloner at
40552 (secure)
'N . Curtis Chaloner
for
John K. Reill[
ATTACHMEMT A
The following Securicy Records are in che possession oE
Informacion Managenert Branch or enrouce and are available
for your office' s review here ac CCS/ IM3 _ The Cencer for
CIA Securitf defers Co the Assassinacions Records Re ie
FAR OFFICZA_[ISE QNLII
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Board regarding documents which could be cons idered
relevant
Post 1978
Memoranda
CHERNE _ Leo AIN 0 053 082 UNKNOWN
CONEIN _ Lucien E AIN 0 005 025 YES
DEMOHRENSCHILDT George AIN 0 000 775 NO
DIOSDADO , Cesar AIN 432 469 NO
DURAN , Silvia Tirado de AIN 0 351 164 = Oswald File
CCS record reflects listing as Duran _ Silvia_
FERRIE _ David w _ AIN 7 191 869 = Garrison File
Ferrie is also cross-referencea to AIN 0 546 933 Whelan _
John Edward) which was destroyea, according to the Records
Control Schedule , on 30 April 1997
FIORINI Frank AIN 0 353 459 = Sturgis File
HALL , Loren Eugene AIN 0 348 627 YES
AIN 7 191 869 = Carrison File
CCS record reflects listing anc Security File (hardcopy) as
Loran not Loren
JOESON _ Priscilla Mary Post YES
AIN 0 071 589
CCS record reflects listing under McMillan_ Priscilla J _
KANTOR _ Marvin AIN 0 539 326 YES
CCS record reflects listing also as Kantor , Melvin
KOSTIKOV , Valeriy V _ AIN 0 261 091 NO
MCMILLAN , Priscilla Johnson YES
AIN 0 071 589
CCS record reflects McMillan also cross-referenced to
Alliluyeva _ Svetlana The Security File (hardcopy) refleccs
ATTACHENT 1 CONTINUED
Stalina_ Svetlana I The McMillan Securizy File (hardcopy)
reflects Macmillan- not McMillan _
MARTIN , Jack CCS records reflect the cnzee following
individuals who ma or may noc be identiEiable nith 'Iour
request
MARTIN _ Jack M. AIv 1 254 257 '{ES
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MARTIN _ Jack S AIN 0 651 268 YES
MARTIN _ Lawrence J _ AIN 0 634 475 YES
MASFERRER Y ROJAS , Rolando NO
AIN 0 036 859
CCS record reflects listing as Masferrer_ Rolando Rojas_
Masferrer is also cross-referenced to AIN 0 780 397
(Montreuil , Raymond A. ) NO
MCVICKAR _ John Anthony AIN 0 269 351 YES
CCS record reflects listing as McVickar, John A
NAGELL _ Richard Case AIN 0 264 170 YES
ODIO , Sylvia AIN 0 351 164 3 Oswald File
AIN 0 351 164-6 =-Oswald File
PAWLEY _ William D AIN 0 078 435 NO
RAIKIN _ Spas AIN 0 134 669 YES
SNYDER _ Richard E: AIN 0 038 984 YES
STURGIS _ Frank Anthony AIN 0 353 459 YES
WEBSTER Robert Eawa-d AIN 1 258 236 YES
CCS record reflects listing as Webster Robert
Webster is also cross-referenced to AIN 0 387 123
(Whittaker _ Frederick) YES
WERBELL _ Mitchell Livingston III YES
AIN 0 027 686
CCS record reflects listing as Werbell _ Micchell L
ATTACHENT B
The following Security Records 'were destroyed in accordance
with the Records Control Schedule
DESTRUCTION DA TE
ARCACHA ; SMITH , Sergio AIN 0 52.3 948 1994
AZCUE LOPEZ , Esuebio AIN 6 352 83 8 25 October 1994
CABELL _ Earle AIV 0 93 3 554 circa: 1930 -1921
COBB _ June 4-V 0 216 264 1994
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GARRISON _ James AIN 0 535 449 1994
HSCA list reflects Garrision_ James cCS has no record _
HEMMING _ Gerald Patrick AIN 0 592 464 circa 1980-1981
HSCA list reflects Heming or Henning _ CCS has no record of
either
HEMING _ Gerald Patrick AIN 0 429 229 04 August 1995
HSCA list reflects Heming or Henning_ CCS has no record of
either
MASFERRER Y ROJAS _ Rolando
AIN 0 352 772 25 October 1994
CCS record reflects listing 2s Masferrer Rojas Rolando
Arcadio
PAWLEY _ William D_ AIN 0 350 653 24 October 1994
CCS record reflects listing as Pawley , William
PAWLEY , William D AIN 0 346 416 20 October 1994
CCS record reflects listing as 'awley, Willian.
PAWLEY . Willia D: AIN 0 121 104 circa 1980-1981
PAWLEY _ William D_ AIN 0 357 552 circa 1980-1981
PROENZA _ Maria Teresa AIN 0 342 000-A circa 1980-1981
CCS recora reflects listing as. Proenza , Teresa
PROENZA _ Maria Teresa AIN 0 317 003 1994
CCS recora reflects listing as Proenza _ Teresa
ATTACHMENT B CONTINUED
SALVAT ROQUE Juan Manuel
AIN 0 219 999 circa 1980-1981
CCS record reflects listing 88 Salvat , Juan Manuel
SNYDER _ Richara E. AIN 0 389 179 03 June 1995
STURGIS _ Frank Anthony AIN 0 343 309 cica 1980-1981
CCS record reflects listing as Strgis_ Frank
STURGIS _ Frank Anthony AIN 0 ,349 691 1994
CCS record reflects listing as Sturgis , Frank _
VECIANA , Antonio Carios 3iarc:
AIN 2 285 167 1994
WERBELL _ M-tchell Liirgston
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AIN 0 256 167 1994
CCS record reflects listing as Werbell_ Mitchell Livingston _
ATTACHMENT C
The Center for CIA Security has no record of the following
individuals
ALVARADO _ Gilberto
CALDERON . Luisa
RAY _ Manuel
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Declaration of Teresa F Wilcox
I, Teresa F Wilcox, hereby declare and say as follows
1 (AIUO) I am the Information Review Officer IRO) for the
Directorate of Science and Technology (DSET) I was appointed to
this position in February 1996 and have heid various professional
positions within the Central_Intelligence Agency since 1985 I am
responsible for the review of records maintained by offices in the
DSET _ to include the Offices of the Deputy Director for Science ana
Technology and the Associate Director for Science and
the Office of
tecberat{
Service (OTS) the Office of fechnozody€
Collection (OTC) the Clandestine Information Technology
Office (CITO) the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS)
the Office of Development and Engineering (ODGE) the Office of
Advanced Analytic Tools (AAT) the Office of Advanced Projects
(OAP) and the Office of Research and, Development (ORD) In
addi
tionr
I am responsible for searching and reviewing certain
records of the former National Photographic Interpretation Center
(NPIC)
2 (AIUO) I am aware that the DS&T has searched appropriate
records systems for information responsive to all requests the DScT
has received_ I have obtained this knowledge through my personal
experience as well my conversations with, and my review of the
records of_ the former DSET IRO Anthony R Frasketi_ and the DSET
Information Management Officer_ Marsha A Hubbs
3 (AIUO) The following is a description of DS&T searches
and review of documents undertaken in response to Board taskings
the DSET has received,
CIA-IR-07 Claude Barneg Capehart The DSET made
deletions to security records located by the Directorate Of
Administration The DScT Searched ODDSET records for
Capehart s medical file The DSET forwarded the medical file
to the Board for its review _
CIA-IR-08 Family Jewels Memorandum _ The DS&T reviewed a
package of documents forwarded by Barry Harrelson The DS&T
advised the Board it had no objection to ARRB access _
CIA-IR-15 Electronic take' Erom Mexico City Station_
This memorandum addresses the portion of the action_ In
addition the Board is still awaiting a response on the
present
iocation
of Staff D records Regaraless of the
outcome of these particular searches the Review Board
continues to seek a full accounting for all surveillance
conducted during the relevant time periods
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In conducting a search for the above information the
DSET located in OTS records a file with the folder title,
"Mexico_City Mexico " We forwarded the entire contents of
that folder for the period 24 1961 to 10 June 1965 , with
one Three
'Opezazionay HoSthfv
Reports were Soewergegtion
to the Board The dates coverea were 1-30 September
1963 1-31 October 1963 ; and 1-30 November 1963 The
attachment to Dispatch HMMA 20307 dated 4 December 1962 was
not included It was a poor t quality audio tape in Spanish,
between two individuals talking about office procedures _ No
substantive information was exchanged during this
conversation .
The DS&T also conducted a search of OTC records This
office would have inherited the Division D records of the
Directorate of Operations (DO) We reviewed old DO Records
Retirement Requests ; there are no shelflists (folder-
inventory) associated with these Records Retirement Requests
since the Division D records were recorded initially in the DO
system_ We forwarded for the Board' s review the six Records
Retirement Request whose job numbers reflected the years 1959
to 1962 _ We advised the Board that Records Center records
indicated the records disposition as follows:
1 59-S-477 : Destroyed September 1977
3 60-S-182R: Destroyed May 1980
60-S-402 : Transferred to FI/D (DDO) December 1977
4 . 61-S-157R: Four boxes transferred to FIID (DDO) March
1972; three boxes destroyed, May 1980
5 . 62-S-885 : Destroyed (no date given)
6 . 625000986R: Transferred to the Office of SIGINT Operations
(DSET)
These were the only Records Retirement Requests in the
possession of OTC that are in the time frame relevant to the
JFK assassination As their descriptions indicate, they do
not appear relevant to the request
The DSET also conducted a search of CITO records _ This
DScT office inherited some files from OTC when CITO was
established_ We searched its records in the event sOme
Division D records were held by CITO These searches
identified no responsive records
Searches of OTS , OTC , and CITO records used the following
keywords
surveil*
Russian
USSR
Cuba *
audio*
electron*
@ebacsy
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CIA-IR-16 0-2 Files _ The DSET provided the Board a copy
of the U-2 shelflist We also searchea for records filed
under Richard Bissell name We received no follow-on
request from the Board.
CIA-IR-16 FBIS-USR-92-112 . The DSET provided to the
Board a translation of articles about a KGB file on Oswald.
CIA-IR-17 DSet Records on Castro Assassination Plots _
Records of the ODDS&T OTC _ and OTS were searched for the
following keywords Castro Oswalt. Oswald, assas* and
KDBADGER _ In addition_ we searched OTS records on the
following: Project ZRRIFLE _ Mollusca Cubela Black Leaf
ballpoint pen_ hypodermic syringe Artime siiencer gambiing,
aerosol cigar depilatory wiretapping Phyllis McGuire, skin
diving suit sea shell_
ana project
AMLASH _ As a result of
these searches we provided to the Boara a document titled,
M Handwriting Analysis AMLASH-1 , II dated 7 April 1965
CIA-IR-25 Zapruder Film A search was conducted on
records of the National and Mapping Agency (records of
the former National
753
Interpretation Center (NPIC)
and Office of Imagery us_ the terms Zapruder_ JFK,
Commission and 1963 Hits on year 1963 did not reveal any
pertinent information We located no record of a "William
Green 01 at NPIC in November 1963 We located no books or
indexes regarding the processing or handling of any
assassination films We also reviewed an audiotaped
interview with a former NPIC employee , and made minimal
deletions to the tape.
CIA-IR-33 Search Of FBIS records for any files On Oswala,
and request for information On how FBIS-USR92-112 wag filed.
No past or present files were found An explanation on how
FBIS-USR-92-112 was filed was provided_
Review of three Ford Library Documents (178-10003-10453
178-10004-10087 178-10002-10394 Made deletions and deferred
to the DO on 178-10002-10394 Made deletions to Summary
Report on CIA Investigation of MKNAOMI
Review Of two terb The DSCT advised that the terms
should not be released because of ongoing CIA activity at the
location_
Review OE Aliae Documentation ie8u0 (104-10220-10179 ,
10181 and -10188) Requested that Board postpone release of
specific information. A search of OTS records indicated OTS
had no records on particular documents in the 1960s and 1970s _
Review Of a slug in current 480 Requested that the
Board postpone its release because the slug is in current use-
's
ing
log
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Review Of Organizational Charts of al1 Agency
directorates for the years 1958-1968 (CIA-1) Requested
deletions
Raview Of the propoged release OE an Agency facility_
Provided information about DSET activities at risk if this
facility were acknowledged.
Review Of records regarding the release oE the name Of
Jobe Marie Mankel _ Provided information about the potential
chilling effect on current operations
Review of documents concerning a certain entity in the
CIA Sequestered Collection which are Not Believed Relevant
(NBR) to the JFK assassination_ Four documents had been
previously released (one was released in full and three were
sanitized) eight documents had been denied in full The
Board determined that four documents were NBR
Review Of the Board' 8 request to review an index
resulting Erom the CIA' g History Staff' g review of 61
histories for any connection to the JFK assassination_ The
DSET concurred in the Board' s review of the index_
4 _ (U) Based on this information I have concluded that the
DSET has diligently searched and reviewed all requests for
information from the Board that the DS&T has received_
5 _ (U) I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing
is true an correct
Bt Executed in Langley , Virginia on this 21 of August 1998 _
J+u;lox
Teresa F Wilcox
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JFK Declaration Of FREDRICK C WICKHAM JR
I, Fredrick C . Wickham, Jr declare and say as follows:
1 (U) I am the JFK Focal point Officer ("FPO" ) for
the Directorate of Operations ("DO" ) of the United States
Central Intelligence Agency ("CIA" ) I have held technical
positions associated with the design and implementation of
computer systems_ information management positions including
the DO IMO, and currently manage the DO information review
and release programs I have been with the CIA since 1967
and have been associated with the JFK records review
activity since 1992 and the JFK FPO since 1995_
2 (U) I have obtained the information contained in
this declaration based upon my personal knowledge and
experience, as well as conversations with the DO Information
Review Officer, the DO Information Management Officer and
individuals taking action on the specific requests .
3 (U) DO records were predominately paper with a
hard copy card index in the 1960' s and an electronic index
in the 1970' s . The indices were based upon names that meet
specific collection requirements or projects that were
undertaken in the performance of our mission Searches that
exceeded the capability of the indices required manual paper
file searches_ I am aware that the DO searched the central
record system, which includes retired records _ and hand
searched the convenience files and specialized files located
within various offices Specialized collections are often
extremely sensitive and therefore only reside within the
components _ During our newer searches we have not found any
significant documents in the DO files dated 1978 or prior
that appear to have been missed bY the searches through
1978_ We did locate one set of tapes which we know was made
available to the Warren Commission but was not included in
the HSCA sequestered collection_ We also found one file
that was only partially included in the HSCA sequestered
collection
CL BY 0524343
REASON 1.5C
DECL X1
DRV MIS 5-82
SESRE
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4 (S) Many of the searches performed today are not
significantly different than the ones done during the period
of the various commissions and committees The searches
performed since 1995 still use the index to the central
record system the same as in 1978 but we have a couple of
new databases that were not available in 1978_ We now
capture all cable traffic electronically and are able to
perform text searches of that repository That repository
post-dates the HSCA So it is not useful in locating older
records Additionally, we have converted a small amount of
very sensitive paper files into computer searchable form
While these specific collections are part of the DO' s record
system, they were not electronically searchable nor were
they included within the indices to the DO' s central records
system_ We have searched all of these records systems for
information responsive to requests the DO has received_
Some of the specific requests could not be satisfied by the
electronic searches and we resorted to manual paper searches
in an effort to locate the information
5 _ (U) The DO provided several briefings to the
Assassination Records Review Board and their staff, starting
in 1995, to describe the records created by the DO and the
record system that manages that information We also
described what is meant by the need to continue protection
0f sources and methods and the impacts the revelation of
information would have on the lives of individuals and
current operations The presenters included the Agency' s
General Counsel_ Deputy Director for Operations_ Chief of
the Information Management Staff and several other DO
managers associated with the conduct of operations and
protection of sources and methods _ We also provided
detailed descriptions of current operations We provided
information about specific individuals whose lives or
livelihood would be threatened as examples of harm that
would occur if certain information was released .
Additionally,
we presented a description of the operational
environment that existed and the intensity under which
searches were performed in the wake of the assassination_
6 (U) The CIA issued an Agency-wide employee
bulletin for a new search for JFK Assassination records (OIM
98-0081 , dated 30 1998 ) As requested by the ARRB , the
DO distributed the employee bulletin via Lotus Notes on 17
2
{BeRzT
July
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August and placed it on the morning message that people
receive when they first log onto the system_
7 _ (U) We have received numerous specific requests for
additional information Based on
personal knowledge and on
information reflected in our records _ I am aware of the
following efforts that were conducted in responding to
specific ARRB requests for DO records _ I have abbreviated
the questions to save space:
CIA-1 Information on the organization of CIA
(U) The March 1995 ARRB request called for the
availability of "comprehensive organizational charts
(or the best available substitutes) "1 The request
contained about three pages of various requirements,
including:
A= organizational charts 0f the Directorate of Plans
(DDP) ; "CIA Stations in Mexico City (1960-68
only) Miami other stations that we will discuss
orally;- 11 any other offices any pro-Castro groups ,
or anti-Castro groups;
Bs names and affiliations of all CIA personnel
responsible for liaison with the Warren Commission, the
House Select Committee on Assassinations ,
C _ all manuals _ handbooks , guides explaining:
organizational structure, filing systems ,
for drafting memoranda ;
D copies of the instructions, guidelines, and other
materials used by your reviewers;
(U) Over a thousand pages of material were
provided in responding to this request
(U) In 1997 the ARRB further requested that 35
pages from CSN 5-50 , 2 pages of the JMWA VE chart, and
3
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13 pages from Regulation No . 1-130 and HR #1 be
reviewed for release _
(U) Although the AARB staff had access to all of
the requested material_ in January 1998 the Agency
answered that the various CSN 5-50 pages contained
basic information regarding the mission and functions
of the Office of Operations (now the Directorate of
Operations (DO) ) and could not be released. However, in
April 1998 , we agreed to provide structure charts for
the DDP in 1961 and 1963 , with Division and Staff
titles and a JMWAVE Chart _
CIA-2 Confirmation of/Queries About Some Information
(U) The ARRB request was dated 1995 and was
six pages of file code numbers , crypts, names , dispatch
designators_ and cable location designators and
requested identification thereof. A variety of methods
of responses was utilized, (some dated June and July
1995 and some undated) to answer, including
a paired
listing (returned to CIA) microfilm file summary
sheets and descriptive sheets
CIA-3 Confirmation of/Queries About Some Information
(U) This ARRB request was dated June 1995 and was
three more pages of queries similar to CIA-2 _ A
variety of methods of responses was utilized, some
dated June 1995 and some undated) to answer, including
a paired listing marked (returned to CIA) microfilm
file summary sheets , and handwritten notes
CIA-4 Confirmation of/Queries About Sone Information
(U) This four-page ARRB request dated June 1995
was for "descriptions of each crypt , a brief
identification of each individual and
indications of whether these crypts, operations , and
~ECRTT
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individuals are presently active or inactive It This
request was answered orally and by informal notes
CIA-5 Mn
Queries About Some Information
(U) This ARRB request was dated July 1995 and was
for identification of some twelve crypts, names , file
codes or acronyms This was answered by a
paired
listing dated July 1995 (Returned to CIA)
CIA-6 B " Request for Systematic Review Of Traffic
(U) This request was dated September 1995 and was
for "the CIA to assemble all of the cable traffic and
dispatches for September 26 , 1963 through October
20 , 1963 and November 22 _ 1963 through December 30 ,
1963 between" Mexico and Headquarters and
Mexico City and JMWAVE .
(C)
The DO provided a classified response in
January 1998 All cable traffic and dispatches for the
period September 26 _ 1963 through October 20 _ 1963 and
November 22 _ 1963 through December 30 , 1963 between:
(a) the Mexico city Station and Headquarters , and (B)
the Mexico City Station and JMWAVE are not available as
a chronological collection_ The Office of
Communications (OC) only held cables long enough to
ensure that they were successfully transmitted to the
recipient Because processes and resources to perform
cleanup activity varies cables were sometimes held for
longer periods but not with the intention of becoming
a
long-term reference collection The offices of record
for the origination of cable traffic and dispatches did
not create files in this manner _ The desks maintained
a temporary paper cable chrono . These were not usually
retained for more than 90 days _ There is no electronic
repository for cables and dispatches from the stations_
Cables were printed out and went into specific files
dealing with subjects or operations Accordingly, it
is not possible to recreate as a collection all of the
requested cables and dispatches _
5
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CIA M 7 Review Of CIA Histories
(S) ARRB staffers Jeremy Gunn and Michelle Combs
have reviewed all of the requested histories except one
still under pre-review by the component because of
sensitive information we expect this to be resolved
in the near future. They were granted access to
identify any relevance to the assassination of
President Kennedy They selected a number of pages to
be included within the materials to be declassified and
released to the National Archives The histories
reviewed were as follows
record of Paramilitary Action Against the Castro
Government of Cuba , written by Colonel J_ Hawkins ,
USMC , on 5 May 1961_ and controlled by WH division.
Domestic Operations Base , written Perry E_
Crookham, in May 1967 , and controlled by SO
Division_ We are also aware that relevant parts of
Pp _ 29-31 have been released in the Bay of Bigs
declassification project _
The TS history entitled Foreign Intelligence
Staff/Division D 1948-1965 written by Fred Griffin,
Frank B_ Rowlett, and Vyrl E_ Leichliter, in April
1974 , and cohtrolled by CIA History Staff_
The Stockholm Station, Volume I, II, and III, 1942 -
1967 , written by William D 0' Ryan, in November
1967 and controlled by EUR Division.
The Oslo Station, 1943-January 1968 . This history
was written by William D 0 ' Ryan and Elizabeth Hart,
in 1967-1968 , and controlled by EUR Division _
Covert Action Project Funds _ FY 1964 and FY 1965
(With Historical Perspective Decenber 1947 January
1964) written by CA Staff, in January 1964, and
controlled by CA/ PEG -
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The Helsinki Station, February 1951-February 1964 ,
Volumes I, II and III written by Melvin W Jokinen
and Hank Jarvinen in 1967 _ and controlled by EUR _
Domestic and Areawide Operations (WH/ 6) August 1963
30 June 1967_ written by Maurice Currie, in June
1968 _ and controlled by WH Division_
Soviet Russia Division Reports and Requirements
1945 1966, Volumes I, II, and IiI, written by Mrs _
Elizabeth Sanford Peyton and Anthony Arnold , in June
1973 , and controlled by SB _
Madrid Station Spain , Volume I and II, 1942 -
1966, written by David Wright and Gardner
MacPherson, in April 1967
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Division
The Ottawa Station, 1953- 1968 , written by William
D. 0 Ryan , in April 1968_ and controlled by EUR
Division
CIA Participation in Police Assistance Programs for
Developing Countries , 1955 October 1965 , written
by Robert Bowling, Geraldine LS Jelsch, and Lyle T
Shannon, in October 1965 , and controlled by CI
Staff_
History of Lisbon Station , April 1942 October
1965 written bY Robert Ruth and John C_ Bishop, in
October 1965 , and controlled by EUR Division
The Maritime Branch (MB) at Headquarters April
1951 1966, written by S H. Chapman , in June
1968 and controlled by SO Division
History of The Hague Station 1942 1966_ written
by Marion Linde and William D_ 0 ' Ryan in 1967 , and
controlled by EUR Division
The Alaska Station (Plans for operations Aimed at
Soviet Siberia From Alaska) 1949 1964 , written by
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controlled SB _
Western Europe Operations Directed at Cuba 1962
1964 , written by WE Division Officers in July 1967,
and controlled by EUR Division
Major Policy Authorizations for the Conduct of
covert Paramilitary Activities bY CIA, 1948 1966,
written by Alfred T Cox in August 1968 _ and
controlled SO Division _
Iceland The History of the Reykjavik Station ,
1950 1966 , written by Rolfe Ae Haatvedt in
February 1967 and published in February 1968 , and
controlled by EUR Division
History of Station Port of Spain , August 1949
November 1967 _ written by Stannard K Short in March
1969 and published in 1969, and controlled by WH
Division.
Monrovia Station Liberia December 1958 August
1969 _
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and Louis B Spaeth in October 1969 and published in
January 1970 , and controlled by AF Division
The Algiers Station , 1947 1965 , written by M. 'S
Caver in December 1972 , and controlled by AF _
History of the Copenhagen Station , 1943 1968 ,
written William D_ 0 Ryan in early 1969 and
published in October 1969, and controlled by EUR
Division .
The History of Tunis Station, March 1956 October
1968 _ written by Louis B Spaeth in October 1968 and
published in December 1969 , and controlled by AF
Division .
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Dean L Dodge in June 1968 and published in July
1969, and controlled NE Division
History of the Brussels Station, 1942 1968 ,
Volumes I and II, written by William D_ 0 ' Ryan in
Autumn 1968 and published in 1969, and
controlled by EUR Division .
History of the Rangoon Station , 1947 July 1968 ,
Volume II_
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1968 and published in January 1969 , and controlled
by FE Division_
The Africa Division , 1959 1967 , written by W_ H.
Dunbar in December 1971 and published in June 1972,.
and controlled by AF
Operations in Angola 1942 1967 , written by
Lester C . Houck in 1970 , and controlled by AF _
The Conakry Station, February 1959 June 1968 ,
written by M_ S _ Caver in September 1971, and
controlled by AF_
Operations in Mozambique, 1942 1969 , written by
Lester C . Houck in September 1971, and controlled by
AF
The Bangkok Station, 1945 1965 , Volune IIi,
written by Gerard Campagna in 1971, and
controlled by FE _
The Phnom Penh Station, 1953 1965 , Volume II,
written by Allen W _ Ginder. in February 1974, and
controlled by CIA History Staff and DDO
History of the Bukavu Base, September 1963 June
1967 _ written by Lester C _ Houck and Roscoe N
Sandlin, Jr _ in August 1969 , and controlled by
Africa Division
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Dunbar in March 1971, and controlled by DDP _
The Khartoum Station , November 1955 July 1969 ,
written by Lawrence Ra Devlin in November 1972 , and
controlled by DDP _
The Melbourne Station and Canberra Base , 1954
1966 , written by Ruth Hyde in June 1970 , and
controlled by DDP _
Covert Action Operations Soviet Russia Division,
1950-1968 , written Donald M. Jameson in December
1972 , and controlled by CE _
History of Guatenala Station, December 1960-March
1965 _ written in March 1965 by Paul L_ Loeb and
controlled by WH _
History, Japan FI/D Operations , 1950-1955, written
in June 1970 Vyrl E_ Leichliter and controlled by
the successor component to FI/D_
The Illegal Border-Crossing Program, 1946-1959 ,
written by Anthony Arnold, George N . Belic, Boris
Ilyin and John Basarab in July 1971 and controlled
by CE.
Air Support of Cuban Operations 1960-1962 , written
by Andrew Russo in January 1973, and controlled
History Staff_
Counterintelligence Operations Soviet Russia
Division, 1946 1965 , Volumes I and II, written by
Frederick Walters in August 1972 , and controlled by
SB _
Memorandum for the Record on HS-Misc 13 (file of CA
material) dated 11 April 1978 , written by Eulalie
Hammond .
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The Cuban Invasion Maritime Aspects , 1961 ,
written by Savilion H_ Chapman in November 1966, and
controlled by Special Operations Division
The Covert Actions Project Funds FY 1964 and FY 1965
(With Historical Perspective) December 1947
January 1964_ This TOP SECRET history was written by
CA Staff in January 1964 , and controlled by CA/ PEG _
Funding Covert Operations , 1960
" 1964 . This TOP
SECRET history was written by CA and Cover Staff
Officers in September 1964 , and is controlled by
CA/ PEG.
Foreign Intelligence Staff/Division D, 1948-1965
This TOP SECRET history was written by Fred Griffin,
Frank Ba Rowlett, and Vyrl E. Leichliter in April
1974 , and is controlled by CIA History Staff_
History of the Vietnamese Generals Coup of 1 '-2
November 1963 , Saigon Station Log and Analysis_ This
history' s access is controlled by FE / VNC or its
successor
The following were very sensitive and we discussed the
collections with ARRB staffers An agreement was
reached to provide access to specific sections that may
contain relevant information :
Covert Action Project Funds : pages preceding Tab 1,
and pages 1 through 6 under Tab 1 .
Foreign Intelligence Staff/Division D: Sections III
(1952-1965) (pages 39 through 50) and IV (Division D
Contributions to US National Policy) (pages 51
through 57)
CIA-10 M Interagency Source Register
(U) This request was dated June 1996. The DO
provided a classified response to the ARRB together
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with a copy of DOI 50-46, "The Interagency Source
1i Register, and advised that an unclassified response
was not possible_
CIA-11 P M
Sylvia Duran Materials
(U) This request was dated 1996 and was $1 in
particular [for] a 'ten-page statement' she may
have given to the Mexican police_ 11 IMS_ ESG "searched
its main index system, its 'names' data base , and hard
copy files Ii The Agency response, dated October 1997 ,
indicated to the ARRB that such 'statement' has
ever been found and we cannot confirm that it ever
"1 existed.
CIA-12 M Files on five persons allegedly connected
with JMWAVE
(U) This ARRB request was dated 1996 for "all
201 files, personnel files, Office of Security files,
P-files, or any other files related to David Sanchez
Morales Ted Shackley Ron Cross Bart Henry and
Doug Gupton _
(U) The DO maintains no files on former employees,
such as Morales, Shackley, or Gupton (P)
(U) In a response dated August 1998 , the DO
responded to DA/OIM/ HRP / JFK that we were unable to
identify Ron Cross and Bart Henry as true names ,
registered aliases, or pseudonyms and, therefore, could
not provide any files_
CIA M
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(U) The DO provided a_ classified response
explaining that these types of communications are
usually administrative matters, e.g. contain
sensitive personnel information and they are not placed
in operational files or saved, collectively, in other
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databases _ Unfortunately, there is no way of
retrieving these cables through a reasonable search
using any generic or specific term, since cables were
not captured any organized filing process _
CIA 14 Mexico City Station Annual Reports
(U) The DO was asked for specific annual reports from
Mexico City.
(S) We informed the ARRB that we were successful in
locating an official DO file which contained station
"annual reports" for the years 1957 through 1973 _ The
file included two dispatches which forwarded the RMDs
from Mexico Station for the years 1960 and 1961 _
However , the RMDS , which were sent as separate
attachments (sent in a different pouch from the
covering dispatch memorandum) were not present in the
file (NOTE: Attachments which contained true names
of CIA officers or assets or information that would
identify operational sources with CIA were customarily
sent in separate transmissions as a security measure if
a pouch (es) were compromised) We also note that in
a speed letter, dated 1978 _ written DDO/ LA/ STB to
OLC , that the RMDs for Mexico City Station, for the
years, 1962 , 1963, or 1964 could not be located.
(S) Based upon further review_ we are providing an
updated response to the ARRB as follow: The only
report that was annually required 0f a station was that
relating to its ability to meet its mission directives ,
now called "operational directives" These annual
reports called the Station' s "Relative Mission
Directives" (RMD) were used to compose an overall
annual division or staff submission to the Deputy
Director for Operations , as an evaluative tool_ The
RMDs _ themselves are a sumary of station activities
reported to Headquarters in other correspondence during
the course of the year, were used to compile a division
level evaluation--in a sense, an annual report card--on
how it was doing against operational requirements The
station reporting was extracted into the larger
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division summary , much as it is today. The RMDs from
year-to-year could and often did change with the
operational requirements the Agency was expected to
fulfill As such, the RMDs for each station had value
only as data to the larger examination of how the
Agency performed its intelligence mission in a given
year and what trends or changes this review would
suggest for the ensuing year_
(U) Station reporting of the type described above
would be treated as transitory information and as such
meet the definition of a temporary record. It is
entirely possible and quite probable that these
facilitative reports were systematically destroyed.
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
authorized the Agency to destroy facilitative reports
in 1954 (NARA Reference : II-NNA-105 7) ; the destruction
of intelligence collection requirement files in 1962
(NARA Reference : NN-163-1) and operational management
objective files at the subcomponent level (which would
include reports from_ Stations and base) in 1977 (NARA
Reference: NC1-263-77-10) The 1977 authorization
remains in force today.
CIA G 15 Win Scott files from Russ Holnes files
(U) The Retired Record Table RRT shows
Mr Scott' s Mexico City files were retired as Job 78 -
00594R on 11 August 1972 _ These records were retired
to the Agency S Archives and Records Center under Item
Number 40-76 in the Records Control Schedule in effect
at the time Files under Item Number 40-76 were
described as:
"Temporary _ Destroy on completion of specific job
or as serve their purpose _ Return folders and
"1 documents on loan and destroy remaining papers _
The RRT shows Job 78-00594R was destroyed on 12
January 1987 _
The RRT page showing the disposition of Mr
Scott' s files and the page of the Records Control
Schedule which describes Item Number 40-76 have been
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incorporated in the Agency' s JFK collection and will be
processed for release to NARA _
CIA R 16 E Oswald Pre-Assassination Files
(S) The Directorate of Operations reviewed the DO
records to determine if there were any additional files
containing pre-assassination records relating to
Oswald_ Research identified a document in the Oswald
201 which appeared to be a file inventory_ The
document identified CI Staff as the file custodian.
CIC has confirmed that all CI Staff holdings were
incorporated into the 201
(S) Prior to establishing
a 201, any documents
received would have been placed in an operational
interest file_ We found no reference to the existence
of an operational interest file If such a file had
existed, however, it might not have been registered in
the central index _ It was standard procedure that
upon opening a 201, the documents from an operational
interest file would be transferred to the 201 _
(S) Given that Oswald was a subject of the
HTLINGUAL operation, it is reasonable to believe that
there was a file on him_ We destroyed all of the
HTLINGUAL files under court order, and no record was
made of what files existed. We did not review all of
the DO record system to destroy all copies of material
which may have been derived from HTLINGUAL material.
We know for instance, that there are HTLINGUAL items
related to Oswald in the HSCA sequestered collection_
(S) In sum , the 201 on Oswald contains all the
information we are aware of that we had prior to the
assassination
CIA-IR-01 S Personnel Assigned to Post from 1959-1964
(S) The request for a
listing of personnel
assigned to Moscow 1959-1964 was discussed with Board
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Staff_ Instead of a
listing, the files on individuals
who were assigned to Moscow and a history of the Moscow
Station were made available_ In addition, the staff
interviewed a former COS Moscow The Board staff is
satisfied with the' response and will prepare its own
documentation
CIA-IR-03 Full Computer Search for List Of HTLINGUAL
Files
(C) First, as an outcome of the Pike and Church
Committees investigations all HTLINGUAL files which
were identifiable, as such, were destroyed under court
order Copies of materials from these files that
have been made prior to the destruction order and put
into other files have , however, surfaced as files are
reviewed. This includes material in the HSCA
sequestered collection
(C) The DO ran a search on the term HTLINGUAL "1
Some records were identified as destroyed. Some were
not SO marked but are not locatable under the job
number identified; however, given that there is no
requirement to record destroyed records under the
Federal statutes for disposition programs and given
limited resources for noting files destroyed, this is
not uncommon The HTLINGUAL search further identified
files because they had been the subject of Freedom of
Information Act queries; however , these were not
HTLINGUAL files per se, but files which contained the
FOIA requester queries for HTLINGUAL information
(U) ARRB staff member Michelle Combs has reviewed
the HTLINGUAL file run and has selected some folders
for review. OIM has identified that have only
redacted records for the large FOIA case that is
listed- IMS /ESG/HCS i8 retrieving its records for
unredacted copies of the records and will make them
available_
CIA-IR-04 L
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(U) The DO provided the following unclassified
response about the Angleton Files: The files that
Kalaris mentioned in Mangold' s book were incorporated
with the files of the CI staff Per memorandum dated
1976-1979 the CI files were reviewed and incorporated
into the DO record system. Items that were duplicates
or not worthy of retention were destroyed. The memos
describe the file collection and the process that was
followed_ Because the files that were once known as
Angleton" S have been dispersed within the DO records,
are no longer identifiable as a collection_
CIA-IR-06 L QKENCHANT
(U) IMS/ESG/HCS initially provided
a classified
response to DA/OIM/ JFK for this request in February
1998 _ In a follow-up response for declassification of
the response, IMS /ESG/HCS worked with the providing
office and then approved DA/OIM/ JFK' s unclassified
response
CIA-IR-07 Claude Barnes Capehart
(U) The DO provided a classified response , which
stated that we found no record when conducting
a name
trace for records on Capehart Subsequently, we were
advised by the CIA' s Project Manager, Mr J. Barry
Harrelson , that this request was primarily being
researched by the Directorate for Science & Technology_
CIA-IR-09 L George Bush
(S) The ARRB requested information about George
Bush because of a reference to "George Bush of the
Central Intelligence Agency" in a certain FBI document
dated November 1963_
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(S) IMS/FAB provided a main index search response
to IMS/ESG/HCS _ A_ 201 (that dated back only to 1977)
and a DCD file were located.
(U) DA/OIM/ JFK responded to the ARRB in February
1998 that the M search determined the Agency has no
record of any association with George Herbert Walker
Bush during the 1963 time period_ Ii
CIA-IR-11 M Warren Commission critics (Does CIA
maintain files or records on specified critics other
than press clippings?)
(U) The DO provided an unclassified response for
"any files or records on Warren Commission critics
Edward J Epstein, Josiah Thompson , Mark Lane, Harold
Weisberg, or Sylvia Meagher below_ In addition to
these records , our research did surface a reference to
a file titled "Garrison Investigation of Kennedy
Assassination" which was opened in 1969 and closed in
1996_ At the direction of the ARRB staff_ no material
in response to FOIA requests or news clippings in
Public Affairs was included.
A Edward J. EPSTEIN The DO has no identifiable
information on subject _ Our search did surface the
name Edward Epstein; however , by using additional
biographic data known about subject, we were able to
dismiss this name as a false "hit "
B Josiah THOMPSON Subject was of operational
interest to the DO circa 1962 ; therefore, a 201 file
does exist on this individual ARRB staff member Combs
reviewed this file in August 1998 _
C . Mark LANE Our search produced references to two
documents : (1) An Agency dispatch from Germany dated
23 January 1970 , and (2) An OGC letter dated 29 March
1977 _ Both of these documents are available for
review_ The OGC letter concerns a 1976 FOIA request
Mark Lane was one of the individuals requesting the
FOIA action L L which involves two dispatches dated 1967
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and 1968 _ Because these two documents are the subject
of a FOIA request, are not included in this
response _
D Harold Weisberg There is a 201 file on subject
which contains very limited information This file can
be made available for review by an ARRB staff member
The DO retired records system, CARD , has a reference to
an Agency dispatch (EGBA-87605, 1969) which indicates
subject was in correspondence with Julius Mader This
document was in the files when it was reviewed staff
member Combs in August 1998
E Sylvia Meagher We found no DO information_
CIA IR-12 Contacts with journalists or publishing
nouses
(U) The DO provided both an unclassified and
classified response about contacts with journalists or
publishing houses , regarding whether CIA might have
attempted to influence any journalists or
publishers
regarding public discussion of the assassination
11 Searches with generic terms such as "journalists,
1i Pi 11 "1 "publishers_ 'publishing houses , and "media- would'
not produce meaningful responses This question
required the research of crypts mentioned in various
10 documents in the JFK "assassination records _ These
crypts referred to projects managed under the overall
guidance of a staff in the DO and in all instances were
projects concerning press and propaganda programs
designed to promote anti-communism and to counter
Soviet press and propaganda initiatives worldwide
Specifically, the various projects were developed for
the following reasons (Corresponding cryptonyms to
these projects were provided in a classified document ,
and are not included below)
As to counter Soviet activities in international
intellectual organizations in order to unite and
promote anti-Communist intellectuals
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B _ to be involved in book publishing matters and the
international distribution of anti-Communist books _
C . to purchase and distribute books _
D_ to cover the international mailing of American
books translated into Spanish and French languages _
Ez to purchase and mail books to selected addressees
in Latin America and Africa
F_ to cover a worldwide news and feature story
service.
G as a' Press and Propaganda Developmental and Target
of Opportunity project involving Latin America
CIA-IR-13 L S Organized Crime
(S) As part of DA/OIM/ JFK' s research, IMS /ESG/HCS
11 was requested to do a trace on "Charles Ford . The
trace resulted in no hits_
(S) Later, to answer CIA-IR-03 on HTLINGUAL
material, a computer run was made The list contained
a citation to testimony to Congress by Charles Ford in
September of 1975 . A copy of Ford' s testimony to a
Senate Committee regarding a Mafia connection to
assassination plots against Castro was provided to
DA/OIM/ JFK in February 1998 _
(U) At the request of HRP JFK, several project
Crypts were searched and results provided in connection
with this request _
CIA IR-15 Mexico City Station electronic
surveillance and surveillance tapes
(S) The Directorate of Operations has checked
Headquarters records for files referenced in HMMW 12454
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and for files on the crypts cited in this document and
searched for HMMA 20307 and other cables or dispatches
cited in this document As previously explained, the
crypts in HMMW 12454 have been researched. The dispatch
was apparently written in haste and in truncated
language without correct knowledge of the operational
crypts for the specific operations in Mexico City The
crypts in the dispatch are the more generic crypts for
teltap operations not for the then-current operations
in Mexico City, which are in question_
(U) There has been considerable interest over the
years in locating any electronic surveillance tapes
that would have been made during the period that Oswald
visited Mexico (26 September 2 October 1963) A
thorough search has been conducted of the DO' s record
system as well as the index to retired records in an
attempt to locate any tapes and/or find documentation
to resolve their disposition We have discussed this
issue with operational experts and their professional
opinion is that most likely tapes such as these were
never returned to Headquarters for retention. It was
normal practice to recycle audio tapes after they had
been listened to by transcribers and their transcripts
made _
(U) Messages between field stations and
headquarters used operational jargon and shortened
sentence structures that can sometimes allow for
misinterpretations _ Thus , possible confusion was
created when references to what was being sent to
headquarters referred to "tapes" but really intend
"information" from tapes .
(U) In our search efforts we did locate
approximately 185 audio surveillance tapes of the Cuban
and Soviet embassies in Mexico City that were recorded
during the immediate time following the assassination
(22 November 1963 to January 1964) The fact that
these tapes were retained and returned to Headquarters
could account for the fact that some people recall that
some tapes existed which were sent to Headquarters
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(U) Based upon the search efforts that were
undertaken and the opinions of operational experts
consulted, CIA has concluded that the tapes in question
do not exist and were almost certainly recycled in the
normal course of business before their potential value
was identified.
CIA-IR-18 Information on one DO Office
(S) The DO provided an unclassified response on
the 1 Defector Staff" listed in CSN 5-50 revised in
October 1959 and the "CIA Defector Coordinator,
DDP / CDC , 1i revised in October 1963_ The P Defector and
Contract Personnel Branch" had the symbol SR/OS /D.
Only Soviet Bloc formerly Warsaw Pact countries)
defector cases were handled by this branch Staffs and
branches identified, among other duties . were
responsible for identifying, debriefing, and resettling
foreign defectors 0f intelligence interest_
CIA IR-19 Computer search on specific individuals
and organizations
(U) The DO provided an unclassified response to
the ARRB Staffs' request to review Agency files on some
38 names who were the subjects of the HSCA _ All files
and traces were reviewed by the ARRB 'staffers on 19 and
20 August
A Leo Cherne, (Leopold Chernetsky) ,
a US citizen, was
born in 1912 _ has Office of Security file #53082 , has
201 file #07662 (two volumes) has an A-file #048058 ,
and subject does have a pseudo _
B Hunter Leake has an A-file (#105075) DCD file
number , pseudo not found
C _ John McVickar_ Trace results only.
D_ Andy Anderson . No identifiable traces running
11 variations of "Andy.
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E. Byron B Morton Jr Trace resulted one document
F . Marie Cheathan _ Trace resulted in one document
G . Paul A= Garbler. Our records reveal that Garbler
had three pseudos assigned to him_ Also, Garbler had
four aliases on record.
H_ Verna Deane Brown _ The trace resulted in one
document
I George Stanley Brown . Results of trace search was an
A-File .
J _ Howard Guebler_ There was one trace result, who may
or may not be iden to Subject which is an index card_
K. Gordon Duane Novel_ Trace resulted in three index
cards _ He is the subject of 201-0834822 and has an A
file (#A185210) ; however, the A file has been
incorporated into his 201 file. No record of a pseudo
on this name
L_ Ed Butler Trace resulted in an A file (#121440)
on Edward Scannell Butler, III, the Director of INCA.
M_ INCA Information Council of the Americas)
AllStar trace search on 11 INCA " provided the following
index card(s) information that may or may not be iden
to the M Information Council of the Americas, Inc .
N _ Permindex. One trace result was found.
CIA-IR-20 F / Monster Plot NBR
(U) This is a large number of files from the
microfilm part of the collection that Michelle Combs
reviewed and then crafted a 10 SECRET" classified memo
identifying the reels and folders of the files that
1i were then declared "Not Believed Relevant
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CIA-IR-21 S DRE Monthly operational reports
(U) This request involved "Howard" and some
extensive research for the name as a true name , pseudo,
or alias for anyone out of JMWAVE and/or connected to
the DRE operation _
(U) We also did extensive research for DRE monthly
reports _ In the JFK collection there was a gap in the
reporting between December 1962 and April 1964 _
(U) This also covered the question of George
Joannides' Performance Appraisal Reports and their
inclusion in the collection with some redactions
CIA-IR-22 "A" file on Clay Shaw and Jim Garrison
(U) The DO provided this unclassified response:
"It was the DO' s understanding that there were
illegible markings on pages of the copy of the "A"
file on Clay Shaw Legible copies were promised
and have recently been delivered .
The DO has recently provided a copy of the "A"
file on Jim Garrison "
CIA-IR-26 R F Jordan James Pfunter
(U) IMS /ESG /HCS did a records search on subject
name The information is contained in a 201 file and
an A file_ This information was provided to the ARRB by
DA/OIM/ JFK in February 1998 , and they were advised that
other information was available from a Third Agency .
CIA-IR-29 L Oswald Lewinter
(U) The ARRB provided the name to be traced.
Apparently he is/was claiming to be an Agency employee
and the Acting Assistant Director of Counter Espionage .
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(S) A name trace was run The resultant
information was included in an IMS /ESG /HCS
"clarification memo" for the ARRB The text, which was
"1 classified "Secret, reads as follows:
"Oswald LeWinter is a naturalized US citizen and
a man of at least four other names T
George
Mearah, Oscar LeWinter, Razin LeWinter and
Ibrahimin Razin_ Although he appeared in the
East German Who' s Who in CIA, the CIA has never
had any official affiliation with Lewinter_
LeWinter was the subject of an Agency "burn
11 notice- in 1990; a burn notice alerts the
intelligence community- In this case, the alert
advised that LeWinter was an intelligence
swindler, peddler_
1
and fabricator (C)
CIA has a report of an
episode involving
an
intelligence fabricator and convicted drug
dealer Oswald LeWinter, AKA George Mearah, born
2 April 1931, in Vienna , Austria In July 1990,
a CIA representative overseas reported that
LeWinter, using the name of George Mearah,
contacted hin and offered to put high-level GDR
officials Wishing to defect in touch with our
representative and in turn the CIA_ This
contact would be in exchange for help and a
presidential pardon that would wipe the slate
clean and leave LeWinter (Mearah) without a
record as a convicted felon . Leinter (Mearah)
claimed this was important [because] he was
married (for the third time) and starting a new
life; he was reportedly considering quietly
acquiring Israeli citizenship_ This contact was
not followed up because of the "burn notice_ "i
CIA-IR-30 K B Cherepanov Papers
(U) This undated and undocumented request from the
ARRB was derived from a passage in the book Molehunter
(pp. 121-123) regarding the Cherepanov papers _
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IMS ESG /HCS located a workbook copy in English and
provided access to ARRB staffer Michelle Combs She
was further offered access to the original Russian
copies _ Combs then wrote a memorandum dated April 1997
that identified the collection as papers that
"primarily examine the habits, potential vulnerabil-
ities and KGB approaches made to various members of
II the American Embassy staff_ Combs went on to say that
"no information of believed relevance to the assassin-
ation of President John F Kennedy was found in these
papers _ No pages were designated as assassination
I1 records _
CIA-IR-32 M Ga AMWORLD
(C) The confidential draft of the IMS ESG HCS
response was shown to ARRB staffer Combs in February
1998 _ That text follows:
Pi (C) **CIA-IR-32 AMWORLD _ The Review Board
seeks information regarding the_purpose_ of
AMWORLD and its connection with the Cuban exile
groups After a thorough search of the DO
records system, to include telephonic
communications with various DO Latin American
Division officers we formulated the following
as a definition of the purpose of the AMWORLD
operation_ The AMWORLD operation was a covert
Agency effort to provide support to several
Cuban exile groups _ This was an D autonomous"
operation designed to bring the exile groups
under the direct: control of Manuel Artime
Buesa AMWORLD' s mission was to cause a
popular
uprising in Cuba through the use of propaganda
and paramilitary forces to ultimately overthrow
Fidel Castro_
(C) The Agency provided direct and indirect
financial aid and technical advisory support to
these groups but did not participate directly
in the day-to-day operations ART IME was
responsible for recruitment of AMWORLD
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personnel ; he obtained sites for training and
deployment , and he had primary responsible for
day-to-day operations AMWORLD was based in
three locations _ The AMWORLD propaganda
efforts were based in Costa Rico The
paramilitary efforts were run out of the
Nicaragua base The third base was located in
Miami to service' AMWORLD requirements including
the collection of operational leads_ servicing
of dead drops and assisting in the vetting of
11 AMWORLD personnel _
(C) Combs asked two follow up questions Was part
of the program to put in place a government in exile?
Was there ever a government in exile? IMS /ESG/HCS put
these questions to LA and DO/ IRO _ The DO/ IRO has
provided the following additional write up , classified
confidential:
(C) Based on file reviews and recollections
from officers involved in the Cuban program ,
there was never a Cuban Government in Exile
During the planning for the Bay of Pigs
operation it was envisioned that after the
invasion site had been secured , Miro Cardona and
the Cuban Revolutionary Council would be flown
to the area to establish a new Cuban Government
The invasion site was never secured.
(C) The AMWORLD Project begun well after the
failure Qf the Bay Of Pigs invasion and after
the release of Manuel Artime Buesa and other
of veterans from Cuban sons _ was
designed to support and unite several Cuban
exile groups under the control of Artime in an
effort to enhance the cohesion of the exiles and
augment Artime 8 capability to launch propaganda
and paramilitary attacks against the Cuban
mainland_ The overall mission of AMWORLD was to
foment a popular uprising in Cuba which coula
lead to the ultimate overthrow of Fidel Castro
There is no evidence that AMWORLD ' s mission even
remotely came close to fruition and no evidence
that a projected government in exile was ever
considered as a viable option
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CIA-IR-34 Te ee Files of CIA officials/offices
(U) IMS /ESG/HCS ran a computer search for 'OPI 40"
files_ This computer run was then made available to
ARRB staff member Michelle Combs for review Her
review encompasses some 42 boxes from a variety of
retired DDP files _ The identified folders were gathered
in an aggregate of seven boxes (including one that is
exclusively microfilm and microfiche of so-called
Registry logs)
(U) The ARRB staff member' s review is about half
completed. She has SO far selected some 44 records
tota ling 123 pages to be included in the JFK
collection _ When the ARRB staff menber' s review is
completed, the selected records will be copied and
subjected first to a duplicate check by DA/OIM/ JFK
reviewers, then reviewed by those reviewers, then
reviewed by HCS reviewers _
(U) We have been unable to locate any "operational
diaries" by William Harvey .
CIA-IR-35 S Oswald related Information
(S) The surfacing of a report in the continuing
Oswald 201 file attributed to IJDECANTER prompted the
ARRB to request a review of that defector- s 201 file_
Certain such reporting records will be included in the
JFK collection as records in Oswald' s 201 A Board
request for an updated search of records for Oswald
related material generated some 128 hits_ which were
reviewed by Ms : Michelle Combs of the ARRB staff_
Three records_ selected by, Ms Combs and sanitized with
her concurrence, were selected for inclusion in the JFK
assassination records collection
CIR-IR-36 Handling of Cables in 1963
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(U) The DO provided an unclassified response to
the ARRB staff' s request for a brief explanation of how
the Directorate of Operations processed cables in the
1963/1964 timeframe We are unable to locate any
Agency-wide definitive records on the subject for this
time frame_ and the information provided below is based
solely on the memory of DO officers familiar with
procedures in place at the time and in the specific
offices in which they served ,
(U) Each area division in the DO maintained and
staffed its own registry_ Although each registry was
configured to meet each division' s unique requirements,
there were common functions performed by all the
registries to include: collecting, sorting, and
delivering of incoming cables ; maintenance of incoming
1I and outgoing cable "chronos; collecting and delivering
of incoming and outgoing pouch material; and the
issuance and maintenance of "pseudo and alias" card
files_
(U ) On a daily basis , usually six days per week,
each registry collected its incoming cable traffic from
a' central processing point then called the Cable
Secretariat, within the Office of Communications The
incoming cables were then sorted by registry personnel
according to predefined guidelines_ These guidelines
were unique to each division and were frequently
altered to meet changing operational requirements _
Sorted cables were then delivered to specific
operational/area desks_ A "chrono" copy of each
incoming cable was maintained, on a temporary basis,
usually for 90 days , and the receiving office placed
a
copy into an operational file based upon subject or
activity.
(U) Outgoing cables were created and coordinated
by appropriate operational/area desks and usually
released by the chief of the division or a designated
releasing officer "Released" cables were then hand
delivered or sent by pneumatic tube system (a system
long ago dismantled from the original Headquarters
building) to Cable Secretariat for processing into the
Agency' s communication network_ "Chrono" copies of
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outgoing cables were forwarded to the registry for a 90
day hold and the sending office placed a copy in the
appropriate operational file_
(U) There was a centralized processing section for
the directorate that received copies of the cables to
review them and update the central index cards
CIA-IR-37 William Pawley
(U) The DO provided an unclassified response to
the ARRB' s request to review all files on William
Pawley and any files on his possible connection with
Cuban exile groups in the 1962-1963 time frame The
Agency' s 201 file on Pawley consists of three volumes ,
the same as in the JFK sequestered collection, and
November 1962 is the date of the last record indexed to
his 201 However, the Agency holds operational files
for the period 1963 to 1965 which related to Pawley_
Those files were made available for review by the ARRB
staff and they selected a number of documents for
inclusion in the materials being processed for release
to NARA _
Unnumbered Request G 4 Worldwide Query
(U) In March 1998 the ARRB asked "whether a
worldwide query was sent out the after the
assassination for all case officers to query their
sources for any information on the assassination and
Oswald_ Are or would all the answers be in the
collection?"
(S) The following information has been identified:
1 A_ A "book message , that is a message to all stations
and bases DIR 84608 , dated 22 November 1963 (date/time
group 2220542) was sent This message advised all
stations and bases about the assassination of President
John F_ Kennedy The message advised all to be "on
11 alert This cable is found in Oswald' s 201 file, Box
1 Volume 3 _
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B_ A "book cable_ 1T DIR 85133_ dated 26 Nov_ 1963
(date/time group 2623192) was sent This message was
sent "routine" but with ten addressees on a "prior-ity
"i basis _ The ten "priority" addressees were: Paris,
Rome , Madrid, Copenhagen , Oslo, Helsinki, Brussels, The
Hague , London, and Ottawa This cable advised all
stations and bases of the identity of the alleged
assassin by name of Lee Harvey Oswald . This cable can
be found in Oswald' s 201 file, Box 1, Volume 4 _
C Neither of these two cables indicates that a
"routing" coding was to be used to ensure that all
responses , if any , would be classified to Oswald' s 201
file_
8 (U) I DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE
FOREGOING IS TRUE AND CORRECT_
Executed in Langley, Virginia on this of September
1998 _
Fredrick C.
Hne:
Jr _
JFK FPO, Directorate of Operations
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1 D/OIM/ DA
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C/IMS ESG i
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