</s>104-10333-10006 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 CLASSIFIED FAX TRANSMISSION ARRB 202-72-4-0088 To: Barry Harrison Date: March 31, 1997 Fax #: 703-613-3060 Pages: 17, Including this cover sheet. From: Michelle Combs Subject: DS&T and DO Briefing Questions COMMENTS: Barry. Attached are the final versions of the DS&&T & DO briefing questions. There are no changes in the DS&t questions. Questions have been added to the DO list to reflect our conversation March 19 and 20. You, you, of course, already have our detailed explanations for the earlier DO questions. If you have any questions or if there are any problems, please give me a call. I should be in all day. See you tomorrow. Michelle

The document contains a series of questions and discussions related to CIA records and operations connected to the JFK assassination. It outlines queries about technical surveillance operations in Mexico City (Cuban and Soviet embassies) between September 1 and December 1, 1963, including electronic recordings and cryptographic references such as "LICCOOL" (microphones in the Cuban Embassy) and "MKTRAK" (telephone surveillance). It references specific dispatches like BMWM 1254 and addresses challenges in locating comprehensive records of these operations, verification of existing collections, and potential destruction of materials. Additional questions focus on CIA relationships with journalists/publishing companies during the 1960s, including projects like "WURRAISIO" and "WUSENDER," which were linked to book publications about the assassination. The document includes a secret memorandum from March 18, 1997, explaining the ARRB's request for information on CIA records, emphasizing searches into technical operations, funding processes, and connections with media entities. It also references interactions between the Warren Commission, Mexican authorities, and U.S. agencies like the FBI and State Department. Mentions of SSNs are noted but not included in the summary.  

Key People  
- Clay Shaw  
- J. Monroe Sullivan  
- Howard Hunt  
- George Karalis  
- George Bardner Jr.  
- Barry Harrison  
- Michelle Combs  
- John F. Kennedy  
- Warren Commission members  
- CIA officials (e.g., DCI, DCDI)  
- John Pereira  
- Barry Harrelson  
- Jeremy Gunn  
- George Kalaris  
- Kermit L. Nail  
- William L. Joyce  
- Anna K. Nelson  
- David G. Marwell  
- Helms (CIA Director)  
- Lee Harvey Oswald  

Key Locations  
- Mexico City (Cuban and Soviet embassies)  
- Washington, DC (ARRB headquarters)  
- CIA Records Center  
- Warren Commission  
- San Francisco  
- St. Louis  
- New Orleans  
- World Trade Center entities  

Key Events  
- Technical surveillance operations in Cuban/Soviet embassies in Mexico City (1963)  
- Electronic recordings from the Mexico City Station post-assassination and during Oswald's visit  
- CIA funding processes for operational projects circa 1963  
- Connections between CIA and journalists/publishing companies (e.g., Ramparts articles, FRAGER Publishing)  
- Warren Commission interactions with Mexican authorities and U.S. agencies  
- Destruction or retention of surveillance records and transcripts  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- State Department  
- Warren Commission  
- World Trade Center entities  
- New Orleans Police Department

JFK Declassified Files

104-10333-10006.pdf

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