</s>157-10011-10093 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Date: 10/06/93 Page: 1 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : SSCIA AGENCY NUMBER : 157-1001-1009 RECORD NUMBER: 157-1001-1003 RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER # DOCUMENT INFORMATION AGENCY FILLE NUMBER . ORIGINATOR : ROCKETFELLER COMMISSION FROM : ROETHE, JAMES, N. TO : FILE TITLE : SUMMARY OF INTERVIEW WITH PAPICH, SAM J. DATE : 03/05/75 PAGES : 18 Ready PAPICH_SAM J. (INTERVIEW) SUBJECTS : PAPICN_SAM_J. [INTERVIEW] DOCUMMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : 5 RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED CURRENT STATUS : P DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/29/93 to rell. OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : SSCI Box 294, Folder 15 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED NW 50955 DocId: 32203861 Page 1

Summary:  
The document is an interview summary with Sam J. Papich discussing his role as a liaison between the FBI and CIA during the 1960s. It details the relationship between the two agencies, focusing on counterintelligence efforts, jurisdictional disputes, and collaborative projects. Papich notes that while cooperation improved under Hoover’s leadership, tensions persisted due to overlapping responsibilities. He highlights specific cases, such as the arrest of Soviet spy Rudolph Abel, which involved CIA intelligence shared with the FBI. The text also addresses jurisdictional conflicts, particularly regarding domestic espionage investigations, and mentions the CIA’s Domestic Operations Division (later renamed Foreign Resources Division) recruiting foreign agents in the U.S. Papich critiques the lack of clear guidelines for inter-agency collaboration and expresses concerns about the FBI’s handling of counterintelligence matters.  

Key People:  
- Sam J. Papich (FBI liaison to CIA)  
- Jim Angleton (CIA Counterintelligence Director)  
- J. Edgar Hoover (FBI Director)  
- William F. Sullivan (FBI Associate Director, successor to Hoover)  
- Rudolph Abel (Soviet spy arrested in 1957)  

Key Locations:  
- United States (focus on domestic operations)  
- Soviet Union (references to espionage and counterintelligence activities)  

Key Events:  
- Collaboration between CIA and FBI in the arrest of Rudolph Abel  
- Jurisdictional disputes over domestic espionage investigations  
- CIA’s recruitment efforts in the U.S. via Domestic Operations Division  
- Inter-agency conflicts over shared responsibilities and reporting structures  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Domestic Operations Division (CIA, later renamed Foreign Resources Division)

JFK Declassified Files

157-10011-10093.pdf

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