</s>Doc ID:76878996 Doc: DATE:12/09/97 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM PAGE:1 IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : NSA AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER: 144-10001-10162 RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER # : AGENCY FILLE NUMBER :: DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : NSA FROM HAROLD PARISH FROM: HOUSE ASSASSINTATION COMMITTEE -FR7 TITLE : HOUSEASSASSINATIONAL QUERY RESPONSE TO CONGRESSIONAL QUERY DATE : 01/02/79 PAGES : 2 SUBJECTS : USA-55 MATERIAL INTERCEPT STATION KIRKNEWTON, SCOTLAND 1963 COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC PASSING BETWEEN SOVIET UNION & CUBA -FR- DOCUMIENT TYPE : MEMORANDUM CLASSIFICATION : CLASSIFICATIATION : CURRENT STATUS : A, 1B DATE OF LAST AGENCY : 07/01/97 CURRENT STATION : DATE Of LAST AGENCIES : 07 /01/ 97 OPENING CRITERIA : DETERMINATION REQUIRED ORIGINALATING AGENCY S DETERMATION REQUIRERED COMMENTS : CONTAINS-SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION- Released pursuant to Executive Order 14176, DECLASS. OF RECORDS CONC. THE ASSASSINSATIONS OF PRES. JFK, SEN. RFK, AND THE REV. DR. MK, JR. JR. ERJ- ITEM IS RESTRICTED: Derived From: NSA/CSM 123-2-2.2-3.2.3. Dated 3 September 1991 Declasify On: Source Marked "OADR" Date of source: "OADR"

Summary  
The document details a 1979 NSA memorandum responding to a congressional inquiry by the House Assassinations Committee regarding potential intercepts of communications related to an assassination plot against President John F. Kennedy in 1963. The query focused on material from the USAF Intercept Station at Kirknewton, Scotland (USA-55), which allegedly intercepted an ILC message containing information about the plot. NSA conducted a search of records and found no direct evidence of such an intercept. Three boxes of undisturbed 1963 material were examined, containing audio tapes and logs from other intercepts, including traffic between the Soviet Union and Cuba (1962) and operations at USM-42 sites (1961). Personnel with experience in ILC intercept policies confirmed the existence of a mission at Kirknewton in 1963 but noted all reporting was forwarded to NSA. The search for 1964 records and additional materials from USA-35 and 1961 periods yielded no relevant findings. The memorandum concludes that no evidence supports the reported intercept, with an estimated four months required to scan 1963 intercepts for potential matches.  

Key People  
- Harold Parish (NSA official)  
- Carroll Baldwin (N3, involved in record checks)  
- House Assassinations Committee (congressional inquiry initiator)  

Key Locations  
- Kirknewton, Scotland (USA-55 intercept station)  
- USM-42 sites (German/Czechoslovakian border)  
- Puerto Rico (Naval Security Group Activity at Sabena Seca)  

Key Events  
- 1978: NSA initiated search for records related to a potential 1963 ILC intercept involving JFK assassination plot.  
- 1979: NSA conducted record checks, reviewed audio tapes and logs from other intercepts, and interviewed personnel with ILC experience.  
- 1979: Determination that no direct evidence of the reported intercept was found; no relevant materials in 1964 or 1961 records.  

Key Organizations  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- House Assassinations Committee  
- Naval Security Group Activity (Sabena Seca, Puerto Rico)

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10162.pdf

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