</s>Doc ID: 6878995 Doc Ref ID: A4269391 DATE: 01/26/98 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM PAGE:1 IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : NSA AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER :: 144-10001-10159 RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE FILE NUMBER: DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE FROM SENATE SLEET COMMITTEEE ON INTLIGENCE HOWARD LIEBENGOOD FROM NSA, LAO REQUEST OF INFO RE MR. ANTONIO VECIANA TITLE : DATE : 12/20/76 PAGES : SUBJECTS : THE PLAN OF EXECUTION OF VECIANA & ESTEVEZ REQUEST FOR INFO ON UP AT ANTONTO VECICANA VECIAN'S NAME CAN ME UP AT FBI WHEN KENNEDY WAS ASSASSINTATED DOCUMIENT TYPE : MEMORANDUM, LETTERS CLASSIFICATION : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/01/97 ORIGINALING AGENCY : DETERMINATION REQUIRED COMMENTS : CONTAINS-SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION- [RJ] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Released pursuant to Executive Order 14176, DECLASS. OF RECORDS CONC. THE ASSASSIMATIONS OF PRES. JFK, SEN. RFK, AND THE REV. DR. MILK, JR. JR.

Summary:  
The documents detail interactions between the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) and the National Security Agency (NSA) regarding requests for information on Antonio Veciana, a Cuban exile linked to activities surrounding the JFK assassination. A memorandum from December 30, 1976, notes that NSA provided a product dated November 29, 1962, concerning Veciana’s involvement. The SSCI sought access to classified materials, including a document labeled "TOP SECRET" referencing a plan involving Veciana and Gerónimo Estévez, with potential ties to Cuban exile groups in Puerto Rico. A December 22, 1976, request from the SSCI mentions FBI contact regarding Veciana’s name being provided by the SSC. Some documents are withheld but referenced for possible access review.  

Key People:  
- Antonio Veciana (Cuban exile, linked to assassination plot discussions)  
- Gerónimo Estévez (Cuban exile, member of coordinating committee for Cuban democratic organizations in exile)  
- Howard Liebengood (SSCI staffer involved in document requests)  
- Frank Foster (NSA Legislative Affairs Office contact)  

Key Locations:  
- Puerto Rico (mentioned as a hub for Veciana’s activities)  
- Cuba (linked to exile groups and operations)  
- Fort George G. Meade, Maryland (NSA headquarters)  

Key Events:  
- Request by SSCI for NSA documents on Veciana’s role in JFK assassination investigation (December 1976)  
- Reference to a "plan PO ALPHA" involving Veciana and Estévez, with potential execution after recruitment tasks  
- NSA withholding some documents but allowing review for SSCI clearance  

Key Organizations:  
- U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI)  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Cuban democratic organizations in exile (coordinating committee)

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10159.pdf

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