</s>Doc ID: 689110 Doc Ref ID: A4269149 DATE: 12/09/97. JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM PAGE:1 IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : NSA AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER: : 144-10001-10205 RECORD SERIES : RECORD FILE NUMBER :: AGENCY FILE NUMBER : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : NGA FROM : DIRNSNA DOD GC PENDING CONGRESSIONAL REQUESTS TITLE : DATE : 01/05/78 PAGES : SUBJECTS : INFORMATION ACCURIRED BY NSA RELATING TO CUBAN INTELLIGENCE DOCUMent TYPE : MEMORANDUM DOCUMERT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT REVIEW : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/01/97 ORIGINALING AGENCY'S DETERMINATION REQUIRED OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : -CONTAINS SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION- [RI] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Released on 08-12-2022 under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Act of 1992

Summary:  
The document details NSA interactions with congressional committees regarding requests for signals intelligence (SIGINT) information. It references pending inquiries from Senator George McGovern’s Subcommittee on International Operations and Congressman Louis Stokes’ House Select Committee on Assassination, focusing on Cuban intelligence activities during 1959–1964 and foreign influence on U.S. policy. The NSA emphasized the need for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Executive Branch and Congress to govern information sharing, citing concerns over unauthorized disclosure of sensitive cryptologic data. It notes that requests from non-traditional oversight committees were handled case-by-case, with NSA providing access to SIGINT products or briefings as required. The text also references a 1977 letter from Senator Frank Church highlighting discrepancies in CIA and NSA estimates of Saudi oil exports, which influenced subsequent congressional inquiries.  

Key People:  
- Senator George McGovern (Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on International Operations)  
- Congressman Louis Stokes (Chairman, House Select Committee on Assassination)  
- Mr. Ira Nordlicht (House Select Committee on Assassination staff member)  
- Mr. Michael Glennon (Legal Counsel for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee)  

Key Locations:  
- Washington, D.C. (NSA headquarters and congressional offices)  
- Maryland (NSA facility at Fort Meade)  
- Countries referenced: Cuba, Iran (SAVAK), Chile (DINA), Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Soviet Union  

Key Events:  
- Congressional requests for SIGINT on Cuban intelligence networks (1959–1964) and foreign influence on U.S. policy  
- NSA’s handling of non-traditional oversight committee inquiries via case-by-case analysis  
- Development of an MOU between the Executive Branch and Congress to standardize information sharing protocols  
- 1977 letter from Senator Frank Church citing discrepancies in Saudi oil export estimates  

Key Organizations:  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)  
- Senate Foreign Relations Committee  
- House Select Committee on Assassination  
- Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10205.pdf

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