</s>104-1040-0311 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 FORM 2030- 7-1 MFG-6/2-6 7-7 MFG6/6-6-7/8 CABLE SEC SEC DISISPEN BY PER EUR30 TOTAL COPIES 6- RUN BY ERPRODUCTION BY OTHER TP CABLE SEC SEC DISISTEN BY. PER SECRET IBUSING OFFICE IS PROHIBIT PERSON/UNIT NOTIFIED SECRETI ST AFF ADVANCE COPY ISSUED/SLOTTLED ACTION UNIT RIF RIF FILE VR DOO AT ST AIFF ACTION UNITY 2 2 ACTION # 2 ACTION # E1A836 EYES ONLY" 1 604753 PAGE 01 IN 795558 TOI151902E JAN 76 STAFF LOND 68796 SECRET 1517052 JAN 7S STAFF CITE LONDON 67896 TOI DIRECTOR. CITA LOND TOI DIRECTOR. ACIGIOR CT- RYRYBAT PLKMBALL 7088 NELSON FROM MEYER REFI: ROGER CHANNEL 09348 Dia a cayy the anm 1. REFERENCE FROM DEPARTMENT INFORMS EMBASSY THAT SENATOR A. HART OF SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE WILL BE ATTENDING CONFERENCE AT DITCHLEY 30 JANUARY 1 TO FEBRUARY. HE HAS REQUESTED THAT EMBASSY AT ArRANGE WITH DEREK TONIKIN FOR BRIEFINGS. HE HAS REQUESTed THAT EABASSY OF W.S.U.D.A.B.E.L.D ., S.U ., ARRANGE WITH AND SELECT COMMITEE. THEY ARE THE DIVISION OF LABOR BETWEEN A: SECURITY AND THE SECRET SERVICE AND B. INTEL- LI GENCE AND COUNTERT NEL LI GENGE. HE GOES ON TO REQUEST BRIEFT NGS ON THE COVERT OPERATIONS AND POLIT- ICAL CONTROL OF POLITICAL OPERATIONS WITH THE FORIGN OFFICE. IN ADDITION IN WANTS BRIFINGES ON INTELLIGENCE BUDGET ALLOCATION AND

Summary  
The documents detail extensive diplomatic and intelligence communications from 1975–1976 involving U.S. officials, Senate Select Committee (SSC) members, and foreign counterparts. Key topics include coordination of covert operations with British and European intelligence services, discussions on CIA activities in Latin America and the Middle East, and logistical planning for congressional visits to assess intelligence station operations. The texts reference classified directives restricting SSC access to operational details, guidelines for handling sensitive information abroad, and inter-agency protocols for managing covert actions. Specific projects mentioned include labor initiatives in Ethiopia and South Africa, counterintelligence efforts against right-wing regimes, and security assessments for U.S. personnel stationed overseas. No content directly references John F. Kennedy, the assassination, or related investigations.  

Key People  
- **David Aaron** (SSC staff member coordinating congressional visits and intelligence briefings)  
- **Senator Gary Hart** (planned European trip involving contact with former CIA agent QWIN)  
- **Senator Walter Mondale** (1975 European itinerary focused on CIA station operations)  
- **Richard Sykes** (British Joint Intelligence Committee chairman)  
- **Sir Leonard Hooper** (British official engaged in intelligence coordination)  
- **Donald J. Purcell** (CIA Chief, Covert Action Group)  
- **Clifton R. Strathten** (Deputy Chief, Africa Division, CIA)  
- **John Waller** (CIA Special Assistant to DDO)  
- **William W. Wells** (CIA European Division chief)  
- **Walter Elder** (CIA official handling QWIN matter)  

Key Locations  
- **London, United Kingdom** (intelligence coordination and embassy discussions)  
- **Bonn, Germany** (planned meetings with U.S. Embassy staff and intelligence services)  
- **Vienna, Austria** (East-West station interactions review)  
- **Paris, France** (assessments of "third world" operations)  
- **Ethiopia, South Africa, Spain, Guatemala, Haiti, Brazil, Argentina, Chile** (sites of covert actions and labor initiatives)  
- **Panama, Uruguay, Congo** (mentioned in context of intelligence networks and station activities)  

Key Events  
1. Planning for Senator Gary Hart’s 1975 European trip to discuss U.S.-British intelligence cooperation and potential contact with former CIA agent QWIN.  
2. Development of guidelines restricting Senate Select Committee members’ access to classified operational details and interactions with foreign intelligence services.  
3. CIA covert operations targeting right-wing regimes in Ethiopia, South Africa, Spain, Guatemala, Haiti, and other regions, including support for labor movements and political destabilization efforts.  
4. Senator Walter Mondale’s 1975 itinerary to review CIA “command and control” structures at U.S. embassies in London, Vienna, Bonn, and Paris.  
5. Discussions on station-embassy relations, operational priorities, and security risks associated with congressional inquiries into intelligence activities abroad.  
6. Termination of specific projects, such as the Ethiopian labor program and South African political initiatives, due to exposure risks and operational constraints.  

Key Organizations  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Conducted covert actions against right-wing regimes and managed labor initiatives in Africa and Latin America.  
- **Senate Select Committee (SSC)**: Investigated CIA activities, with members traveling abroad under restricted guidelines to avoid diplomatic/operational risks.  
- **British Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC)**: Coordinated intelligence operations with U.S. officials and provided guidance on covert action protocols.  
- **U.S. Embassy Stations**: In London, Vienna, Bonn, Paris, and other locations, served as hubs for intelligence coordination and station-embassy liaison activities.  
- **Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES)**: European philanthropic organization used to fund trade union initiatives in South America under CIA auspices.  
- **German Federal Intelligence Service (BND)**: Engaged in discussions with U.S. officials on intelligence sharing and operational security.

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