</s>104-104422-10057 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 CONFIDENTIAL 1 30 October 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD - SUBJECT: Chief, CI Meeting with Mr. Paul Wallach, Chief Counsel of Senate Select Committee on Intel- ligence This meeting occurred on Wednesday, 29 October 1975 as a result of concern on the part of Senate SELECT Committee officers that the Agency was not not forcoming with a material that was not for forwarding the materials that the President Kennedy was to use. I.I. the American President Kennedy (Who) following points were made by the principals as indicated. Chief, C1 - To open the meeting Mr. Kalaris made it clear that the Agency is anxious to demonstrate that it have nothing to hide and that all pertinent material was made available to the Warren Commission. He added that the available to and the Senate Committee. He also added the Staff posed certain problems with regard to sources, methods and liaison, which were delaying the turnover of methods to the liaison, where they were delaying to the sanitation process in which cables taken directly from the 201 file file were edited so that all evidence of source, method and liaison information was removed. Chief Counsel - As opening reply Mr. Wallach stated that his position that he considered that the Senate Committee should also had his access as the Rockweller committee should added that he has access to the Rockwaller senators on his committee that he had mentioned reports that a Rockefeller reviewing official by the name of Belin who has has been awarded the name on Belin and several talk shows and was going to write a book based on his review of Agency holdings on the Oswald case. Chief, CT - Mr.Kalaris then pointed out that there were certain particularly sensitive aspects of the material which could not be released for use outside of the building. E2 IMPDET CONFEDENTIAL 1 CL. BY 064737

Summary  
A memorandum dated 30 October 1975 details a meeting between the Chief of CI (Mr. Kalaris) and Paul Wallach, Chief Counsel of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, regarding access to materials related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. The discussion centered on the CIA’s handling of sensitive information, including restrictions on releasing certain documents due to their potential impact on national security. Mr. Kalaris emphasized that some materials could not be disclosed outside the agency and proposed sterilizing or summarizing such items for review by the Senate Committee. He cited examples of sensitive content, including a Mexican government contact linked to the case (then-current President of Mexico) and information about the Cuban Embassy’s involvement. The meeting also addressed procedural concerns, such as ensuring Senate reviewers could access materials without compromising security. Mr. Wallach expressed agreement with the proposed approach but requested clarification on the number of restricted items, which was estimated to be under 100. The document notes that reviewers returned agency files and planned to resume work after a weekend, with follow-up confirmation scheduled for Friday.  

Key People  
- Paul Wallach (Chief Counsel, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence)  
- Mr. Kalaris (Chief of CI)  
- Mr. Blee (CIA official, presumably involved in approving procedures)  
- Mr. Proctor (DDI, referenced as a family friend of Wallach)  

Key Locations  
- Washington D.C. (implied through reference to Senate Committee and CIA operations)  

Key Events  
- Meeting between CIA and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence regarding access to JFK assassination materials  
- Discussion of sensitive information restrictions and procedures for reviewing sterilized/summarized documents  
- Planning for continued review of agency files by Senate reviewers  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence  
- Office of the Chief, CI (CIA internal unit)

JFK Declassified Files

104-10422-10057.pdf

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