</s>TOP SECRET UMBRA DATE: 09/12/97 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM PAGE:1 IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY : NSA AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER : 144-1001-10206 RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER: DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : : HSCA FROM : LOUIS STOKES TO : NSA TITLE : INVESTIGATE ASSASSINSATIONS OF KENNEDY AND KING DATE 12/09/77 PAGE : 15 SUBJECTS : SENATE LTR 12/07/76 : RE: ANTONIO VECIANA REPORT 3/0/TRIG-CUI/T23-62 RE: SERAFINA SECT INQUIRY 1/4/76 RE: KENNENDY & KING SENTATE Ltr 12/30/76 TO NSA RE: CUBAN INTELLIGENCE [R] DOCUMENTS TYPE : CLOSURE : MEMORANDUM/REPORT/LETTERS RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS IA, 1B DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/01/97 OPENING CRITERIA : ORIGINALING AGENCY S DETERMINATION REQUIRED COMMENTS : CONTAINS SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION Released pursuant to Executive Order 14176, DECLASS. OF RECORDS CONC. THE ASSASSINTATIONS OF PRES. JFK, SEN, RFK, AND THE REV. DR. MLK, JR. [RI - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Derived From: NSAA/SSM 12.2.1 Dated to September 1991 Declassify On: Source Marked "OADR" Date of source: 3 Sep 91 TOP SECREET UMBRRA

Summary:  
The document details correspondence between the Select Committee on Assassinations (SCA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) regarding access to classified materials related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The SCA requested information from the NSA, including Cuban intelligence network records covering 1959–1964, with emphasis on operations involving Antonio Veciana and other figures. A specific document dated November 29, 1962, was referenced, which contains details about Veciana and potential assassination plans. The SCA sought access to this classified NSA intercept, but the document was withheld from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) and required clearance for review. The NSA provided instructions on how the SSC could obtain the document through Mr. Frank Foster of the Legislative Affairs Office.  

Key People:  
- Louis Stokes (Chairman of the SCA)  
- Howard H. Baker, Jr. (Vice Chairman of the SCA)  
- Frank Foster (Legislative Affairs Office, NSA)  
- Antonio Veciana (Cuban intelligence figure referenced in the document)  
- Geronimo Estevez (Cuban exile mentioned in intercepts)  
- Howard S. Liebengood (FBI official involved in document access discussions)  

Key Locations:  
- Fort George G. Meade, Maryland (NSA headquarters)  
- Washington, D.C. (U.S. Senate and legislative offices)  
- Puerto Rico (location associated with Veciana’s activities)  

Key Events:  
- Request by the SCA for NSA records on Cuban intelligence operations related to JFK’s assassination  
- Reference to a classified NSA intercept dated November 29, 1962, involving Veciana and potential assassination plans  
- Efforts by the SCA to obtain access to the document through legislative channels  
- Withholding of the document from the SSCI and instructions for clearance procedures  

Key Organizations:  
- Select Committee on Assassinations (SCA)  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Legislative Affairs Office (NSA)

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10206.pdf

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