</s>Date:09/19/94 Page:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY HPSCI AGENCY NUMBER : 135-10001-10276 RECORD NUMBER: RECORDS SERIES : RECORPS SERIES: AGENCY FILE NUMBER # DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : CIA PROM : KNOCHE, E. H. TO : OLSEN, ROBERT B. TITLE : DATE : 04/29/75 PAGES : 30 SUBJECTS : ATTACHING CIA COMMENTS ON CERTAIN QUESTIONS RAISED BY MR. PAUL HOCH. DOCUMent TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : S RESTRICTIONS : OPEN IN FULL CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/19 /94 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Contained in file entitled, "Hoch/Warren Commission Paper" "O/R (V-P) = (U2B Release under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection (R) of 1992 (R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED NW 78141 Dodcid:32201361 Page 1

John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection:

* CIA comments on questions raised by Paul Hoch regarding the Warren Commission investigation.
* The document discusses various topics, including:
	+ Lee Harvey Oswald's defection to the Soviet Union and his return to the US.
	+ CIA's knowledge of Oswald's activities in New Orleans.
	+ The agency's handling of information about Oswald's intention to attend Albert Schweitzer College in Switzerland.
	+ Marina Oswald's contact with CIA.
	+ Richard Helms' meeting with an unidentified man who would have known if Oswald had been a CIA informant.
* The document also mentions the Zapruder film and its use by CIA for internal training purposes.

CIA Connections:

* The agency had no connection with Guy Banister, but considered contacting him as a foreign intelligence source.
* CIA never contacted David Ferrie or other associates of Banister.
* Lee Harvey Oswald was never associated with CIA, and the agency had no knowledge of his activities in New Orleans beyond a single report.

Oswald's Defection:

* The document states that CIA intercepted a letter and money order sent by Marguerite Oswald to her son shortly after he defected to Russia, but this information was not reported to the FBI.
* The mail interest program discussed in the Warren Commission report did not justify a separate investigation.

James Angleton's Statement:

* Angleton's statement "I'm not privy to who struck John" is interpreted as meaning that there were many things going on during the period of anti-war bombings, and he was not aware of every detail.
* The phrase "Who struck John" is a biblical reference with a literary meaning of "I don't know."

CIA's Handling of Information:

* CIA had no connection with an anti-Castro group that held meetings at 3126 Hollandale Street in Dallas or with a Cuban group that allegedly held meetings attended by Oswald at 3128 Harlendale Street in Dallas.
* The agency did not have any knowledge of the identities and activities of three men who reportedly visited Sylvia Odio two months prior to the assassination of President Kennedy.

CIA's Investigation:

* CIA pursued independent investigations of the assassination and developed new information not already provided to the Warren Commission, the Justice Department, or other responsible authorities.
* The agency continued to be alert for new information abroad concerning this matter, and the Oswald file has grown over the years.

JFK Declassified Files

135-10001-10276.pdf

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