Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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S-E-C-R-E-T20 September 1960MEMORANDUM FOR: DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCESUBJECT: Summary of (STESCALADE - Audio OperationAgainst the New China News Agency in Havana1. In May 1959, the New China News Agency (NCNA) opened an office in Havana in the El Medico Building which is occupied partly by business concerns and partly used for residential apartments. Shortly thereafter, the Havana Station obtained the concurrence of Ambassador Bonsal and Miss Carolyn O. Stacey, an Embassy employee, to mount an audio operation against NCNA through the wall of the adjacent apartment in which Miss Stacey lived. In November 1959, the FE Division sent one case officer and one TSD technician to Havana, and the installation of a microphone and tape recorder was completed in Miss Stacey's apartment on 29 November 1959.2. By June 1960, it had become evident that two other rooms occupied by NCNA possibly housed communication equipment and were used for conferences. At that time Bryan Mills FE Division case officer, went to Havana and explored the possibility of improving the operation, He managed to lease an apartment directly over the NCNA office and arranged for a stay-behind agent to occupy this space.3. In August 1960, a team of three TSD technicians who were in Havana on a separate SR Division operation agreed to install the additional equipment required for the NCNA operation. A second FE Division case officer, Robert Neet, came down to Havana; and he, together with the technicians, installed probe microphone and tape recorder in the apartment obtained by (Mills over the NCNA office. About this time the equipment was removed from Miss Stacey's apartment, with the exception of the plastic probe which was left in the wall and plastered over.
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S-E-C-R-E-T4. As an additional security precaution to provide a safe haven, and after consultation with the Acting Chief of Station, a key to an apartment in the same building leased by Mrs. Marjorie Lennox, an Embassy secretary, was obtained, Mrs. Lennox was told that access to her apartment was needed for photographic surveillance purposes.5. The Station was then faced with the probability that time and security would work against holding indefinitely the lease to the apartment over NCNA since the owners of the building were cancelling sub-lessors' contracts and recalling leases. It was, therefore, decided to install transmitters and switches in order to permit continued monitoring of the target from a distant listening post. Another three-man team of TSD technicians consisting of David L. Christ (alias Carswell), Walter E. Szuminski (alias Taransky) and Thornton J. Anderson (alias Danbrunt) documented as tourists had been sent to Havana to install audio equipment in the Chinese Nationalist Embassy before it was due to be turned over to the Chinese Communits. This operation aborted. This team was then sent to work on the installation of the transmitters in the apartment over the NCNA office.6. At 2400 hours on 14 September, Christ, who with the other technicians was working in the target apartment, failed to keep a scheduled appointment with Neet. At 0100 hours on the 15th of September, the apartment of Mrs. Lennox was entered into and searched by Cuban authorities, and she was taken into custody. At 1540 hours on 15 September, Neet, the stay-behind agent and his wife were picked up by the Cuban authorities and detained.7. As of today the agent remains in the custody of the Cuban authorities, His wife has been released and is still in Havana, Neet was released. 1715 hours 16 September and has subsequently returned. to Washington where he is being debriefed. Mrs. Lennox was subsequently released and has also returned to Washington where she is being debriefed, The three TSD technicians remain in confinement, They have been seen in confinement but not contacted by an Embassy officer when he first attempted to secure the release of Mrs. Lennox. Christ was last seen by Neet when they were jointly interrogated the morning of 15 September. At that time Christ did not appear-2-S-E-C-R-E-T
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S-E-C-R-E-Tto have been maltreated.8. According to articles in the Cuban papers the three technicians were arrested while in the apartment over the NCNA office and completing the installation of the equipment. The press article adds that the key to Mrs. Lennox's apartment was found on one of the technicians who identified the apartment to which it belonged. All Cuban press releases have referred to the men by alias and have not. identified them as Government or Agency employees. It is unclear at present what story had been agreed upon by the technicians and station personnel to be used in the event they were caught. (While being interrogated with Neet, Christ indicated that Neet was his boss, and Neet consistently denied any knowledge as to why he was being held,) The sub-lease for the apartment in which the men were caught is in the name of the stay-behind agent with the original lease being in the name of [Mills] the FE Division Case Officer.9. Initial information indicated that the three technicians would be charged with espionage "against the people of China". Subsequent press releases have been unclear on this point. An attempt by Consul Hugh Kessler to contact the three men at 1730-hours on 17 September was unsuccessful. He was not permitted to see them but was told they were in custody.10. The three technicians travelled to Cuba as tourists under very light commercial cover, two of them working for a company in New York and the third, one in Baltimore. In each case the cover company consists of a telephone answering service and a name on the door. Telephone messages and znail zre picked up periodically by an Agency contract employee. The men were provided with this cover as well as unbackstopped home addresses for use when entering or.. leaving Cuba as tourists since the filling out of the landing card requires this information. Subsequent to their detention the home addresses have been partially backstopped so that inquiries will indicate that someone with this alias name had lived in the apartment house in question. Insofar as the cover companies are concerned, efforts are being made to provide a backstop to withstand inquiries from the press should the Cubans reveal this information. In view
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14-00000S-E-C-R-E-Tof the thinness of the cover, it is uncertain whether this will succeed.11. A cleared and witting law firm in New York has been briefed by Mr. L. Houston on the situation with the thought that inquiries received by the cover company could be referred to the firm of lawyers from whom no comment would be obtained by the press or other inquirers. The law firm has been briefed on the entire situation so that they may be in a position to act if any action by them appears desirable or feasible. It would not appear that much support of any kind can be obtained from the law firm or the law firms in Cuba which are associated with them,12. Insofar as the families are concerned, one of the technicians is a bachelor presently on home leave between two tours in [Japan]. His father, a cook in a diner in the Boston area, has been contacted by the Office of Security, and he will get in touch with Security if he receives any inquiries on this matter. Security, by the same token, will keep in touch with him as the Cubans reveal their intentions and course of action.13. The wives of the other two technicians have been told what has happened and are being contacted at least once daily by TSD staffers and their wives who have been briefed on the situation. A conference with the two wives was held in TSD on 19 September to go over the whole situation and determine if there were any personal problems on which the Agency could be of help. For the time being the wives are telling their neighbors that their husbands are on a trip. This story will be adjusted depending on what course of action the Cuban Government takes, whether the aliases remain unbroken and whether recognizable photographs of the individuals aze released to the press. The two wives so far have taken the bad news exceedingly well.Distribution:DCI - 2DDCI - 1DD/P - 1COPS - 1WH - 3OS - 1CI-I--RUDOLPH E. GOMEZActing Chier, WHS-E-C-R-E-T1/90
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14-0000020 September 1956MEMORANDUM RE STESCALADErecordThere is a folder of sensitive non-CS/material pertaining to this operation, retired under Black Tape wrapping, Job #57-86/78, restricted to Offices of DCI, DDCI, DDP, C/WH, C/WH/PL, C/WH/C, C/CI, C/TSD, Director of Security and General Counsel. China Operations is not cited as an originator, addressee, or info recipient of any of this sensitive material.WH/RMOViviau7334SECRET,06593
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# RELEASE CONTINGENCY OPLAN 62-2## CHART OR MAY REFERENCE:Sectional aeronautical charts as required.## TASK ORGANIZATION:Det. 1, 1045th Operational Evacuation and Training Group, Major Billy B. Campbell, Commander.## 1. SITUATION:Daniel L. Carswell (Alias), Horace H. Thomburg (Alias) and Edward R. Taransky (Alias) are TDY State employees who were apprehended by Cuban authorities in September 1960 and who are now serving ten year sentences. Efforts are being made to secure their release. Since their release may occur without advance notice at a variety of places, i.e. Havana, Miami, Mexico City, Switzerland, Brazil, etc., it is imperative that a contingency plan be formulated to assure the secure reception of these employees.The controlling factor in all phases of the release procedure is that these employees were in Cuba for alias and that during the entire period since their capture their whereabouts and cover stories apparently have been maintained. Therefore it is essential that these aliases be maintained until such time as the employees have returned to Agency control and then have these aliases disappear as quickly as possible.For planning purposes the reception will be Havana, Mexico City or "other areas".## 2. MISSION:Det. 1, 1045th Operational Evacuation and Training Group provide black air transportation then prior of TDY CONUS to the designated safe area.## 3. EXECUTION:A. Black air transport will be provided under that plan at the request of WH, TCS Mexico, or Operational Support Authority(S/305 depending on the release point and point of entry.6594
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3. Request for black transport should ind ie:1.  Request that RELEASE CONTINGENCY OPLAN 62-2 be implemented.2.  Port of entry.3.  Dute, Local time, and ciršleld desired for pick up,4.  Dasired destination.5.  Other requirements, ie,, stretchers or bunks in the event aubjects are hospital cases.6.  Mane, organization and telephone number of requesting party.7.  Name and telephone nucber of KUBARK contents et loading and off-loeiing points。C. The following personnel are knowledgeable and charged with the responsibility of activating Whin plan:1.  Major Richart. I. Skaner, PC/ASD/DO/P    Organization: Air Support Division, DD/P    Home Phone: JE 3-11-09    Office Phone: Sterile Nembars MB 8-5285, EX 3-8515    Extension 6862,7664,7367    Red Line 10582.  Mr. Robert Marrero    Organization: Air Support Dizisica, W/F.    Hane Phone: JA 4-3598    Office Phone: Same as 1.3.  Major Billy B. Cachell, Comender, Dat. 1.    Organization: Dat. 1, 1045th Coeurstlonal Evaluation and Training Crow, Egli Air Force Base, Floridu.    Home Phone: 662737    Office Phone: Eglin Air Force Desu, Florida 6315904.  Major Kenneth R. Burton, Ops Offfor, Det. 3.    Organization: Dat. 1, 1045th Operatimal. Evaluation and Training Group, Eglia Mr Forse Ваза, Florida)    Home Phone: 66245%    Office Fhone: Eglin Air Force Beze, Firida 631213S-E-C-R-E-T
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14-00000S-E-C-R-E-T- 3 -D. Det. 1. furnish 1 C-54 and crew in standby capacity until further notice. Standby capacity is herein defined as capability to position the aircraft at any port of entry in east, south or southwest U. S. from Boston to Los Angeles within 15 hours.E. Assuming the subjects will be released in Havana or Mexico City, Det, 1 will prepare mission folders for flights from most probable ports of entry to Isolation and Andrews Air Force Base.```[RICHARD I. SKINNER]```Distribution:Orig. & 1 - CI Staff3 - CS3 - CP3 - MS3 - C/FE3 - C/TSD3 - CCG3 - TFW3 - C/WH3 - EPD/DDR1/200
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1104-10066-10107 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 199203/30/ADV C/LA 16062ACTION: LA INFO: PRECEDENCE FRP: ,2, . . . .C/OG/DMS, -4, C/EPS/EG-2, STAFF78 1631411 PAGE 001 IN 1631411TOR: 291533Z NOV 78 LMIM 29191SECRET 291523Z NOV 78 STAFFCITE LA/MIAMI 29191TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR.WNINTEL RYBAT SLANKREF: LA/MIAMI 29190 1631398IDEN: 1400 SW 16TH STREETMIAMI, FLA. 33145TEL (305) 858-4406. E2 IMPDETEND OF MESSAGESECRETAMMUG-105645
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# 104-10066-102382025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992SECRETFRP: , , ,DEFERRED TELEFACTION: IP/DP-9 (127) INFO: FILE, RF, ODPD-D, (11/W)78 0723553PAGE 001TOP: 191126Z MAY 78BRUS 51185SECRET 191115Z MAY 78 DEFERRED TELFPOUCHCITE BRUSSELS 51185 (GOERLICH ACTING)TO: WASHINGTON.FOR: EUR/BNL INFO DC/EUR/NW, EUR/AS/A, SA/DO/0SUBJECT: VLAAMSE MILITANTENORDEREF: BRUSSELS 51113 07058371. FOLLOWING NOTE RECEIVED FROM NIGALE; ONLY FIRST   SENTENCE DIFFERS FROM NITRUST'S ORAL STIFFARM OF REF, IN   TELLING US WHAT WE ALREADY SURMISED ABOUT LACK OF KNOWN VMO-   AMCIT CONTACT IN 1968-70.> "WE HAVE NO INFORMATION CONCERNING CONTACTS BETWEEN> VMO MEMBERS AND AMERICAN CITIZENS BETWEEN 1968 AND 1970. IT> APPEARS TO US INOPPORTUNE TO PREPARE A REPORT ON THE SUBJECT> OF THE VMO FOR PASSING TO MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATTIVES> COMMITTEE. WE ARE ALSO OPPOSED TO THE PASSAGE OF ARTICLES FROM> OUR QUARTERLY OR SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS TO SAID COMMITTEE."2. FILE: 008-002-009/3. E2 IMPDET.END. OF MESSAGESECRET6821
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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992/04/SECRETFRP: , , , ,DEFERRED TELEPOUCHACTION: IP/DP-9 (127) INFO: FILE, RF, ODPD-D, (11/W)78 0723553PAGE 001TOR: 191126Z MAY 78BRUS 51185SECRET 191115Z MAY 78 DEFERRED TELEPOUCHCITE BRUSSELS 51185 (GOERLICH ACTING)TO: WASHINGTON.FOR: EUR/BNL INFO DC/EUR/NW, EUR/AS/A, SA/DO/0SUBJECT: VLAAMSE MILITANTENORDEREF: BRUSSELS 51113 07058371. FOLLOWING NOTE RECEIVED FROM NIGALE ONLY FIRST   SENTENCE DIFFERS FROM NITRUST'S ORAL STIFFARM OF REF, IN   TELLING US WHAT WE ALREADY SURMISED ABOUT LACK OF KNOWN VMO-AMCIT CONTACT IN 1968-70."WE HAVE NO INFORMATION CONCERNING CONTACTS BETWEENVMO MEMBERS AND AMERICAN CITIZENS BETWEEN 1968 AND 1970. ITAPPEARS TO US INOPPORTUNE TO PREPARE A REPORT ON THE SUBJECTOF THE VMO FOR PASSING TO MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATTIVESCOMMITTEE. WE ARE ALSO OPPOSED TO THE PASSAGE OF ARTICLES FROMOUR QUARTERLY OR SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS TO SAID COMMITTEE."2. FILE: 008-002-009/3. E2 IMPDET.END OF MESSAGESECRET![signature]
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# 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992SECRETFRP:DEFERRED TELEPOUCACTION: IP/DP-9 (791) INFO; FILEVORF, UDPD-D, (11/W)78 0705837ACTION PAGE 001TOR: 161246Z MAY 78SECRET 1612127 MAY 78 DEFERRED TELEPOUCHCITE BRUSSELS 51113 (GOERLICH ACTING) BRUS 51113TO: WASHINGTON.FOR: EUR/BNL INFO EUR/A, SA/DO/O, DC/EUR/NW.SUB: WNINTEL NIFLAIR NIGALE - FLEMISH ORDER OF MILITANTSREFS: A. WASHINGTON 213077B. BRUSSELS 51014 06616011. NITRUST HAS RESPONDED ORALLY TO OUR NOTE CONCERNING   PASSAGE OF WIGALE INFORMATION ON THE VLAAMSE MILITANTENORDE   (VMO) TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS. GIST OF HIS   COMMENT: HE WILL NOT PASS US INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE VMO-   AMCIT CONTACTS, BECAUSE THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT WILL   PLACE SUCH INFORMATION AT RISK; AND IN GENERAL HE WILL NOT   APPROVE PASSAGE OF NIGALE INFORMATION ON THE VMO TO CONGRESS   BECAUSE HE HAS INSUFFICIENT ASSURANCE THAT THE MATERIAL WILL   NOT LEAK, DESPITE OUR ASSURANCES THAT THE SUBJECT WOULD BE   HANDLED AS CLASSIFIED AND SENSITIVE.2. WE ARE AWAITING WRITTEN REPLY TO LEARN WHETHER THERE   ANY GIVE IN NITRUST ATTITUDE. RE AMCIT ASPECT, WE SUSPECT   THERE IS MEASURE OF POSTURING ON NITRUST'S SIDE. IN REF B   ACOS/NIGALE-75 DISCUSSION, LATTER REMARKED THAT TO BEST HIS   KNOWLEDGE THE ONLY KNOWN VMO CONNECTION WITH AMERICAN WAS   INCIDENT IN ABOUT EARLY 1977 WHEN ORGANIZATION MET BRIEFLY   WITH AN AMERICAN NAZI PARTY MEMBER WHO HAD BEEN EXPELLED FROM   UK AND PASSED THROUGH BELGIUM. HE DISCUSSED THE CASE WITH US   AT THE TIME (NAME OF TRAVELLER NOT RECALLED BY N-75 OR ACOS).3. THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN DISLODGE NITRUST'S OBVIOUS   MIND SET ON THE CONGRESSIONAL SITUATION. QUESTION OF CONGRESS   ASIDE, IF HEADQUARTERS CAN PROVIDE SPECIFICS ON FOIA MECHANICS   WHICH WE CAN USE TO COUNTER (N) TRUST'S ASSERTION THAT RTACTION   CANNOT PROTECT LIAISON SOURCES PROVIDING INFORMATION ON   AMERICANS, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE SUCH POINTS WITH NITRUST.SECRET6822
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SECRETDEFERRED TELEPOUCH78 0705837 PAGE 002 BRUS 51113TOR: 161246Z MAY 78HE IS OF COURSE AWARE OF OUR "SOURCES AND METHODS" POSITION,BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT HE'S NOT PERSUADED THAT WE ARE HOLDING THELINE.4. FILE: 008-002-009/3. E2 IMPDET.END OF MESSAGESECRET
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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992SECRETPRECEDENCEACTIONS C/EA-8 (004) INFO: FILE, VR, C/OG/DMS, C/PCS, C/PCS/CAC, ODPD-D,SA/DO/0, (14/W)78 0782088 PAGE 001 IN 0782088TOR: 010944Z JUN 78 HONG 59794SECRET 010929Z JUN 78 STAFFCITE HONG KONG 59794TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR.WNINTEL RYBATREFS: A. DIRECTOR 231428B. HONG KONG 59696 0768840C. DIRECTOR 2301131. REF C WAS PASSED FBIS UPON RECEIPT BY COMMO/HONG KONG.   DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR HONG KONG AND OTHER ADDEES CLEARLY   INSTRUCTED PASSAGE FBIS.2. ASSUME OTHER STATIONS ALSO DISTRIBUTED FBIS WHICH MEANS   REF C IS PRESENTLY HELD BY FBIS UNITS AND IN VIEW OF ITS   SENSITIVITY, RECOMMEND HEADQUARTERS RECALL ACTION. E2, IMPDET.END OF MESSAGE SECRET
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# 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992SECRETAPR 28 12 06 PM '78FRP:DEFERRED TELEPOUCH*/25/CONF: IP/DP-9- INFO: FILE, RF, ODPD-D, (11/78 0624404 PAGE 001 WASHINGT 213077TOT: 271847Z APR 78SECRETDEFERRED TELEPOUCH 271846Z WASHINGTON 213077TO: BRUSSELS.FROM: E/BNL INFO EUR/A, SA/DO/0, DC/E/NWSUBJECT: WNINTEL NIFLAIR NIGALE - FLEMISH ORDER OF MILITANTS1. THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS, IN CONNECTION   WITH ITS INVESTIGATIONINTO DEATH OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., HAS   ASKED FOR INFORMATION IN RTACTION FILES ON A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS   AND ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING FLEMISH ORDER OF MILITANTS (VLAAMSE   MILITANTENORDE - VMO). COMMITTEE REQUEST IS NOT LIMITED TO IMMEDIATE   PERIOD SURROUNDING ASSASSINATION, BUT PRESUME ITS INTEREST FOCUSES   ON ASSASSIN'S ESCAPE ROUTE AND SUPPORT HE OBTAINED WHILE IN EUROPE.   WE HAVE NO INFORMATION ON HOW THE VMO CAME TO THE COMMITTEE'S   ATTENTION.2. WE NOTE THAT THE ONLY INFORMATION WE HAVE SO FAR DISCOVERED   EVEN MENTIONING THE VMO IS THAT CONTAINED IN POSITIVE INTEL (NIGALE   SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEWS OF EXTREMIST ACTIVITIES). WE HAVE NOT YET   DREDGED THESE UP FROM LIBRARY IN VIEW NIGALE PROVISION OF THE   MATERIAL.3. WOULD LIKE TO BOTH HONOR COMMITTEE REQUEST AND PRESERVE   RELATIONSHIP WITH NIGALE, IF POSSIBLE. THEREFORE, REQUEST YOU   DISCUSS COMMITTEE REQUEST WITH NIGALE MANAGEMENT. DOES NIGALE HAVE   ANY INFORMATION WHICH INDICATES A CONTACT BETWEEN THE VMO AND   AMERICANS DURING PERIOD MARCH 1968 TO 1970? WOULD THEY BE WILLING   PROVIDE IT? ALSO WOULD NIGALE PREPARE   REPORT ON VMO FOR PASSAGE TO COMMITTEE?PLEASE ALSO ASK NIGALE FOR PERMISSION TO PASS TO COMMITTEE VMOEXCERPTS FROM THE SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEWS, EITHER SOURCED TO NIGALE ORUNSOURCED IF NIGALE WOULD PREFER. PLEASE STRESS THAT ANYINFORMATION PROVIDED WILL BE CLASSIFIED AND HANDLED AS SENSITIVE.4. FILE: 8-2-9/3. E2 IMPDET.>   ORIG: AC/E/BNL (KRUMVIEDE, 9384)/E/BNL/R (ALTHEA GUY, 9175);   COORD: SA/DO/O (MR. GREGG - IN SUBSTANCE), E/BNL/B (HARRIS),   EUR/A (LACLAIR); REL: DC/E/NW (THOMPSON). CL BY 034537.END OF MESSAGESECRET#06320
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# 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 199202/37/SECRETFRP: . . . . .STAFFCONF: C/PCS INFO: FILE, VR, D/DCI, DDO-5, CSRF, AGC/DDO, C/AF-9,C/CA-3, C/CA/SDG-3/C/CCS, C/CI-4, C/CMS, C/CMS/MS, C/CMS/PEB, C/DCD-3,C/DEF/AAC/EA-BC/EPS/COMP, C/EPS/EG-2, C/EUR-6, C/FR-4, C/IID, C/IMS,C/INT/ST/C/LA-8,C/LSN/MIL, C/NE-6, C/OG/DMS, C/PCS/CAC, C/PCS/DEF,C/PCS/INT, C/PCS/ITC-4, C/PCS/LSN, C/PCS/NAR-2, C/PCS/TC, C/PM, C/SE-5,C/SIA/C/SIA/EEC/SIA/FL, C/SIA/IA, C/SIA/IC, D/OLC, DDC/DO, OSPD-D,OGC-2, SA/DO/O (105/P)78 0763280PAGE 001TOT: 270110Z MAY 78DIRECTOR 230113SECRETSTAFF 270057ZADIRECTOR 230113TO: PRIORITY WWSB, LUXEMBOURG.BOOK CABLEWNINTEL RYBAT1. THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA),   CHAIRED BY REPRESENTATIVE LOUIS STOKES, HAS BEEN INTERVIEWING   A NUMBER OF RETIREES AND EX-EMPLOYEES AND HAS BEEN GOING   THROUGH MATERIAL FURNISHED TO THEM BY THE AGENCY. THROUGH   THIS PROCESS COMMITTEE STAFF MEMBERS HAVE OBTAINED A NUMBEP   CF NAMES OF NONOFFICIAL COVER OFFICERS AND AGENT CRYPTONYMS.   IT IS NOW THE INTENTION OF THE COMMITTEE TO SEND STAFF   MEMBERS TO A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES TO INTERVIEW INDIVIDUALS IN   THE FIELD. WE ARE, OF COURSE, MOST CONCERNED ABOUT THE   PROTECTIONYDF OUR SOURCES AND THE IDENTITIES OF OUR NONOFFICIAL   OFFICERS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE ANXIOUS TO ASSIST THE   WORK OF THE HSCA. WE SHALL THEREFORE EXAMINE EACH REQUEST   ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS,2. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CHAIRMAN STOKES TO DEVELOP   MUTUALLY ACCEPTED GUIDELINES FOR HANDLING HSCA REQUESTS. THESE   ARE:A CONTACTS WITH FORMER AGENCY EMPLOYEES LIVING ABROAD:IF WE KNOW WHERE SUCH EMPLOYEES ARE, WE WILL INFORMTHE COMMITTEE. WE CANNOT, HOWEVER, UNDERTAKE TO FIND THEM IF WEDO NOT KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.B INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT AND HAVE NOT BEEN AGENTS,BUT WHO MIGHT HAVE INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THEINVESTIGATION:THE NAMES OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS WILL BE FURNISHED USBY THESHSCALAND WE WILL CHECK TO ENSURE THAT SUCH AN INDIVIDUALSECRET05822
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SECRETSTAFFPAGE 002TOT: 270110Z MAY 75 DIRECTOR 23011378: 0763280WOULD NOT BE IN A POSITION TO REVEAL PREVIOUS OR CURRENT AGENCYASSETS OR OPERATIONS.C. NONOFFICIAL COVER OFFICERS:HSCA STAFF MEMBERS MAY INTERVIEW NOCS BUT NOT REPEAT NOTIN COUNTRY. NOCS WILL BE FLOWN TO OTHER AREAS FOR INTERVIEWS.ADDITIONALLY, NOCS WILL USE ALIASES AS APPROPRIATE.D. AGENTS, PAST OR PRESENT:HSCA STAFF MEMBERS MAY NOT REPEAT NOT CONTACT ORINTERVIEW AGENTS.3. IF YOU ARE APPROACHED IN THE FIELD WITH A REQUEST FROM AN   HSCA STAFF MEMBER TO BE PUT IN TOUCH WITH NCCS OR AGENTS AND   YOU HAVE NOT HAD PRIOR HEADQUARTERS NOTIFICATION OF SUCH A REQUEST,   YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONSULT: HEADQUARTERS PRIOR TO MAKING ANY   COMMITMENT. E2 IMPDET.ORIG: C/PCS (PAGE)X10521 COORD: SA/DO/0 (GREGG)X1398; CGC ( )X9212; OLC (BRECKINRIDGE)X1133; AUTH: JOHN N. MCMAHON, DDD, 1414;REL: FRANK C. CARLUCCI, DOCI, X1155.<END OF MESSAGESECRET