</s>157-1005-102525 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Date: 10/01/93 Page:1 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : SSCIA RECORD NUMBER : 157-10055-10225 AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD SERIES : RECORDS SERIES # AGENCY FILE NUMBER: R891 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : SCCIA FROM : TO : TITLE : TESTIMONY/REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS WITH EXHIBITS DATE : 08/12/75 PAGES : 90 SUBJECTS : TESTimony OF HOUSTON: LAWRENCE RE: CIA AND CASTRO EXHIBITIS ARE INCLUDED DOCUMIENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT DOCUMENTS : T CLASSIFICATION : T RESTRICTATION : REFERRED CURSISTATION : P DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 10/07/93 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : BOX 248-02 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Bx 36 NW 50955 DocId: 32202415 Page 1

Summary:  
The document details a 1975 testimony/report discussing legal and operational matters involving agency officials. Topics include a libel case against Oasis related to Niarchos' ship captain Katopodes, a New York State Supreme Court proceeding, and CIA investigations into the death of Mr. Phoebe (PAUL) in Thailand. The testimony also covers CIA insurance operations from the 1950s-60s, including offshore insurance companies, partnerships with banks for financial management, investment strategies involving Eurobonds, and legal interactions with entities like Mutual of Omaha, the Justice Department, and external counsel. Conflicts of interest and investment decisions for the MH MUTUAL program are addressed.  

The text also references financial and investment management practices within an organization, focusing on fund sources, proprietary profits, and reinvestment strategies. Discussions include handling capital funds, distinctions between economic intelligence and general investment policies, and financial instruments such as Eurodollars, Eurobonds, certificates of deposit, and subsidiaries of U.S. companies. The conversation touches on the dissolution of entities like Air America and the eventual transfer of profits to the Treasury.  

Key People:  
- Houston, Wides, Maxwell, O'Donnell, Kirkpatrick, Dulles, Phoebe (PAUL), Kilham, Joost, Reming, Fleming, Kenney, Thunberg, Warden, Paul  

Key Locations:  
- New York State Supreme Court, Thailand, Washington D.C., Mexico City, offshore jurisdictions, Washington D.C. (multiple references)  

Key Events:  
- Libel case against Oasis, investigation into Mr. Phoebe's death in Thailand, CIA insurance operations, legal interactions with Justice Department, investment decisions for MH MUTUAL program, dissolution of Air America, transfer of profits to Treasury, discussions on fund management and reinvestment strategies  

Key Organizations:  
- CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), Mutual of Omaha, U.S. Attorney's Office, Justice Department, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), offshore insurance companies, banks, brokerage houses, Mutual (investment boards), Air America, U.S. subsidiaries, entities related to bond issuances  

Note: The document contains references to social security numbers, which have been redacted as [SSN REDACTED].

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