</s>Doc ID: 6878993 Doc Ref ID: A4269382 DATE: 03/24/97 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM PAGE:1 IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : NSA RECORD NUMBER : 144-1001-10153 RECORD SERIES : RECORD FILE NUMBER: DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : NSA FROM : NSA : DAVID MARMELL, ARRB RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS POSED BY JFK ARRB TITLE : : DATE : 06/01/95 PAGES : SUBJECTIONS : 1960'S INTERJECTIONS OF SOVIET/CUBAN/MEXICAN DRUG SMUGGLERS WHAT ACTIONS WERE TAKEN FOR NSA BY NSA AND IMMEDIATE JFK ASSASSI 1960' S COLLECTION/DECIPHERING/ANALYZING COMMS CAPABILITIES DOCUMENTS TYPE : LETTER CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTION : : Tb CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 06 /01/05 ORIGINALING AGENCY : DETERMINATION REQUIRED COMMENTS : CONTAINS SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION original patrimonio: to Acka ERJ- ITEM IS RESTRICTED Released pursuant to Executive Order 14176, DECLASS. OF RECORDS CONC. THE ASSASSINTIONS OF PRES. JFK, SEN, RFK, AND THE REV. DR. MLK, JR.

Summary  
The documents detail NSA’s role in intercepting communications during the early 1960s, including Soviet Union, Cuba, and Mexico, as requested by the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB). NSA confirmed its capabilities to collect, decipher, and analyze signals from these regions, noting field sites positioned to monitor USSR, Cuban, and international communications. Post-JFK assassination actions included thorough processing of voice and cipher traffic around the event date, with analysts reviewing patterns for deviations. NSA acknowledged accessing a file on Lee Harvey Oswald in 1986 and holding files related to congressional investigations like the HSCA but not the Warren Commission. Records retention practices were noted as uncertain, with some documents destroyed by 1974 due to executive orders following Church Committee findings. Historical analyses of SIGNT efforts during the Missile Crisis and Bay of Pigs were referenced, with a planned study on the assassination pending completion date.  

Key People  
- David Marvell (ARRB)  
- Claudia C. Collins (NSA)  
- Lee Harvey Oswald  
- Members of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Legislative Affairs Office (LAO) personnel  
- Office of General Counsel (OGC) personnel  

Key Locations  
- NSA headquarters (National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland)  
- Washington, D.C. (ARRB office)  
- Cuba  
- Soviet Union  
- Mexico  

Key Events  
- Early 1960s signal interception operations targeting USSR, Cuba, and Mexico  
- Post-JFK assassination traffic analysis by NSA analysts  
- Access to Lee Harvey Oswald-related files in 1986  
- Congressional investigations (HSCA, Church Committee, Pike Committee)  
- Historical reviews of SIGNT efforts during the Missile Crisis and Bay of Pigs  

Key Organizations  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB)  
- Legislative Affairs Office (LAO)  
- Office of General Counsel (OGC)  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Church Committee  
- Pike Committee

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10153.pdf

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