</s>157-10008-102446 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Date: 10/07/93 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM 1/28/16 Page:1 IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : SSCIA AGENCY NUMBER : 157-10009-10246 CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO CLASSIFICATION AND/OR RECORD NUMBER: 157-1008-10246 RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED RECORDS SERIES : 61/198 AGENCY FILE NUMBER # R560A DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : SSCIA FROM : TO : TITLE : INTERVIEW AND MEETING SUMMARY DATE : 07/25/75 PAGES : SUBJ: SUBJECTS : INTERVIEW WITH DAVID, PAUL (ALIAS), SUBJJ: ASSASSINSTATION INQUIRY DOCUMent TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMent CLASSIFICATIATION : T RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED CURRENT REVIEW : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10 /07/ 93 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : BOX 438-12 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED NW 50955 DocId: 32203754 Page 1

John F. Kennedy, assassination, investigations, related individuals and events:

- July 25, 1975: Interview with Paul David (alias) regarding Assassination Inquiry
- Present: Messrs. Wallach and DiGenova; George Clarke from CIA's General Counsel's staff
- Background:
  - 1948-51: Assistant to the Chief of Station
  - 1954-58: Chief of Operations Against Communist (Curtis Rumanian Desk)
  - 1961-61: Special Assistant to Helms
  - 1962-62: Special Assistant to Helms
  - 1963-64: Helms' Special Assistant
  - 1965-64: War College (June 1962-6)
  - 1969-73: Chief of Operation Services; Chief of Staff of DDP
  - 1973-74: Chief Plans & Programs for Directorate
  - 1973-54: Chief Career Managers

Interview Summary:

- Bissell asked P.D. to read and comment upon Zoogby's Cuban operations paper, which P.D. described as "stinking" (much like another Bay of Pigs!)
- Helms also liked P.D.'s comments
- P.D. stressed that he was not the operational line of command; he provided an interface for intelligence information

Typical day in P.D.'s life:

- Screening cable traffic (7 - 9 a.m.) relating to positive intelligence, to prepare Helms for his daily hour-long meeting with DCI McCone
- Prepared a daily briefing for the White House on Cuban intelligence
- Preparing review of books such as "The Invisible Government" and damage reports

P.D. stressed that he was not involved in day-to-day operations of Task Force; however, he believed that Harvey kept Helms fully briefed.

Harvey:

- Described as a "four martini man" at lunch
- Was a "furious man" and had a thyroid problem
- P.D. has difficulty separating personal experience from rumors
- P.D. noted Harvey's intense loyalty to his people (including Helm's) but was likely to have been extremely close-mouthed

JFK Declassified Files

157-10008-10246.pdf

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