Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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Question 2: For other than the 201-289248 file on Oswald, please explain when each Oswald file was opened, the purpose for the opening of the file, and the documents that were in the file at the time of the assassination.Response: As noted above, all HTLINGUAL files have been destroyed. Since OS files are usually set up in chronological sequence, a search of files with numbers in close proximity to those recorded for HTLINGUAL was undertaken. This search revealed the approximate opening dates for the four official HTLINGUAL files as:#0077826 Opened approximately July 1952#0090079 Opened approximately February 1953#0093466 Opened approximately July 1953#0119144 Opened approximately May 19553. HTLINGUAL was a Directorate of Operations project involving the opening incoming and outgoing mail destined to and from the Soviet Union, China, Pakistan, and South America. In the Office of Security this project was known as SRPOINTER with subprojects identified as WESTPOINTER, INDIAN, BANJO, and SETTER. The Office of Security actually conducted the opening and monitoring of mail with the acquired information being referred to the Directorate of Operations.4. The Defectors File (#0341008) was established circa 1950 for the purpose of recording information on US citizens defecting to other countries and information regarding foreign nationals considering defection to the United States. This file contained information was from press clippings, Directorate of Operations reporting, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of State, and the various armed services. The pre-assassination documents located in this file relative to Lee Harvey Oswald are:a. Washington Star press clipping of 26 November 1959 entitled "U.S. Defector to Reds Turned to Marx at 15"b. Department of State memorandum dated 25 October 1960 with attached list of American "defectors" from May 1959 to October 1960c. Memorandum for Chief/Security Research Staff dated 31 October 1960 from M. D. Stevens, subject: American Defectors
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d. Memorandum for Deputy Director of Security dated1 November 1960 from M. D. Stevens, subject:American Defectorse. Handwritten chart of defectors dated 26 August1961f. Defector outline prepared in October 1961 listingknown defectors to the USSR, Red China, Cuba, andUnited Arab Republic.5. The index reference to the Defectors File   identifies a list dated 13 September 1966 which was known as   the Defector Machine Listing. This listing was a computer   printout of defectors and provided limited biographic data   on each name. This listing was maintained separately from   the actual Defectors File; notations within the Defectors   File show the Defector Machine Listing as permanently   charged to the Security Analysis Group of the Office of   Security. Efforts to locate this listing or determine its   disposition have been unsuccessful.6. Information regarding the purpose of the Defectors   File was gleaned from a quick review of selected holdings.   An employee of this Office was, recalls the Defector Machine   Listing as being approximately one and one-half inches thick   and in two parts. One part consisted of an alphabetical   index of defector names with assigned numbers. The second   part listed the assigned numbers in numerical order and   contained the limited biographic data on each name.7. The subject file pertaining to Lee Harvey Oswald   (#0351164) was established circa 1960. It appears this file   was created as a separate repository for the numerous press   clippings and reports received from other government   agencies on the defection of Lee Harvey Oswald to the USSR   and his activities following his return to the United   States. The first volume of this file appears to have been   preserved as the pre-assassination file, and the documents   contained in this file are as follows:a. Department of State telegram #1304 from Moscowdated 31 October 1959b. The Washington Post press clipping dated1 November 1959 entitled "Ex-Marine Asks SovietCitizenship"
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c. Department of State Dispatch #234 from Moscow dated 2 November 1959d. Department of State telegram #1448 from Tokyo dated 9 November 1959e. Department of State telegram #1358 from Moscow dated 9 November 1959f. The Washington Post press clipping dated 16 November 1959 entitled "Rebuffed"g. Evening Star press clipping dated 26 November 1959 entitled "U.S. Defector to Reds Turned to Marx at 15"h. Report Summary prepared by Soviet Russia Division forwarded to Office of Security in March 1960i. Department of State Instruction A-273 dated 13 April 1961j. Department of State Dispatch from Moscow dated May 1961 with enclosure of Oswald letterk. Federal Bureau of Investigation report dated 3 July 1961 from Dallas, Texasl. Note to CI/SI dated 28 September 1961m. Form 745 "Indices Search Request" dated 12 October 1961n. Department of State Dispatch #317 from Moscow dated 12 October 1961 with enclosureo. Form G-135a Immigration and Naturalization Service name check form to Central Intelligence Agency dated 5 December 1961p. Navy Department message to Moscow dated 3 March 1962q. Department of the Navy memorandum to the Federal Bureau of Investigation dated 26 April 1962 with enclosurer. The Washington Post press clipping dated 9 June 1962 entitled "Third American in 2 Months4
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Leaves Soviet 'Home'"s. Federal Bureau of Investigation transmittal of report from Dallas, Texas, dated 30 August 1962.8. In addition to those documents listed above, the following documents were located in a subsequent volume of the Oswald file and also appear to predate the assassination of President Kennedy.t. Undated summary of file information on Lee Harvey Oswaldu. Incoming cable #83858 from Mexico City dated 20 July 1963 (no mention of Oswald)v. Incoming cable #01325 from Mexico City dated 17 August 1963 (no mention of Oswald)w. Incoming cable #36017 from Mexico City dated 9 October 1963x. Outgoing cable #74830 to Mexico City dated 10 October 1963y. Incoming cable #47041 from Mexico City dated 24 October 1963 (no mention of Oswald).**Question 4:** To the extent that Counterintelligence and the Office of Security maintained pre-assassination files on Oswald, please explain why those offices maintained files on Oswald prior to the assassination. In answering this question, please make appropriate references to the Clandestine Services Handbook (CSHB) and to any other materials (including organizational charts) that would help explain the jurisdictional and organization reasons for which CI and OS would have maintained such files.**Response:** It is believed that OS holdings on Lee Harvey Oswald began in 1959 with his travel to Russia during which he renounced his US citizenship. Oswald was in contact with the American Embassy in Moscow, and the Department of State prepared reports on these contacts. Most likely because of counterintelligence concerns, the Central Intelligence Agency was included in the distribution of these reports. In the beginning this material was probably retained in the Defectors File. As the number of
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documents increased, a separate file was created to be the repository of information on the alleged American defector. There is a notation in the Defectors File that a separate file exists on Oswald.9. Both the Defectors File (#0341008) and the file of Lee Harvey Oswald (#0351164) were handled by Marguerite D. Stevens of the OS/Security Research Staff during the pre- assassination time frame. Of the documents listed above, a majority of them contain a notation or the initials of Marguerite D. Stevens, leading one to believe she was the officer responsible for the collection, analysis, and filing of this information.10. The Security Research Staff (SRS) was the component responsible for collecting, developing, and evaluating information of a counterintelligence nature to detect and/or prevent penetration of the Agency's organization, employees, and activities by foreign or domestic organizations or individuals. SRS conducted research in connection with employee loyalty cases and maintained records identifying personalities, environments, and personal traits of individuals who had been of counterintelligence interest over the years. SRS maintained liaison with various government agencies in connection with counterintelligence activities and coordinated the counterintelligence effort throughout OS. Using organizational charts of this time period, SRS reported directly to the office of the Director of Security.11. A representataive of the Office of Personnel Security /Management Staff was queried regarding the mission and functions of SRS during the pre-assassination time period. He made inquiries relating to the above request, and the OPS/Information Management Officer retrieved retired policy records for review. The information on the mission and function of SRS was retrieved from the archived Office of Security administrative and historical files as well as a review of the security file on Marguerite D. Stevens.6
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13-00000![CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RELEASE IN FULL 2000 stamp]16 September 1998MEMORANDUM FOR: Ms. Laura DenkExecutive Director, ARRBFROM: J. Barry HarrelsonJFK Project Officer, HRP/OIMSUBJECT: CIA-16, Oswald Pre-Assassination Files1.  This is further to my letter of 24 December 1997 in response to referent request.2.  That letter, was a partial response which provided the Office of Personnel Security's information. The Directorate of Operations' (DO) response was still pending. The DO response was provided on 2 September 1998 and it is attached.3.  Please note that both responses are contained in the Agency's Compliance Declaration dated 2 September 1998 at Attachment V(2).4.  This completes the Agency's action on CIA-16. If you have any questions about this matter, please advise.Sincerely,![Signature of J. Barry Harrelson]J. Barry HarrelsonEncl. A/S
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# DO Response to Board Request CIA - 16Oswald Pre-Assassination FilesThe Directorate of Operations reviewed the DO records to determine if there were any additional files containing pre-assassination records relating to Oswald. Research identified a document in the Oswald 201 which appeared to be a file inventory. The document identified CI Staff as the file custodian. CIC has confirmed that all CI Staff holdings were incorporated into the 201.Prior to establishing a 201, any documents received would have been placed in an operational interest file. We found no reference to the existence of an operational file. If such a file had existed, however, it might not have been registered in the central index. It was standard procedures that upon opening a 201, the documents from an interest file would be transferred to the 201.Given that Oswald was a subject of the HTLINGUAL operation, it is reasonable to believe that there was a file on him. We destroyed all of the HTLINGUAL files under court order, and no record was made of what files existed. We did not review all of the DO record system to destroy all copies of material which may have been derived from HTLINGUAL material. We know, for instance, that there are HTLINGUAL items related to Oswald in the HSCA sequestered collectionIn sum, the 201 on Oswald contains all the information we are aware of that we had prior to the assassination.
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# 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY5 December 1996MEMORANDUM FOR:Fredrick C. Wickham @ DODO JFK Focal PointFROM:J. Barry HarrelsonCSI/HRGJFK Project OfficerSUBJECT:Priority Requests from ARRB StaffREFERENCE:REQUESTS:1.  The ARRB Staff is planning to interview Russ Holmes about his JFK Ancillary (working) Files. Dave Marwell has requested that Holmes be given on one day clearance so that he can look to the files. How do you want to handle?2.  Has David Vance Vanek (SSN 482-36-5577) ever worked for the Agency (DO)? Vanek is an army officer who served in Thailand and Vietnam; could have been detailed to Agency. He figures in one of the conspiracy theories that the ARRB staff is currently taking depositions on. Can Do check or is this an OP issue -- we have not had a lot of luck with OP. Initially the ARRB staff was going to make this a formal request, but agreed to hold off for the moment. The theory involves counter-terrorism training and the death of an American with knowledge of JFK assassination.3.  Agency Officers in Moscow: The ARRB staff is researching Oswald's contacts in Moscow. The records shows that he came into contact with other Americans besides Snyder (the Consular Officer). Gunn requested a list of the CIA officers in Moscow a few weeks ago. Based on discussions with Ellie, etc., I told him a list did not exist and would be considered very sensitive if we did prepare one. I ask him to be more specific; if he had names, we would check against Agency records. Since then his staff has located a list of senior officers in Moscow prepared for the HSCA (Eileen has copy). He has now resurrected his requests. Let discuss the next step.4.  Did Mrs. G. Stanley Brown (Verna Deane Stebbens Brown, born 12 August 1928) work for the Agency; what was her status when she was in Moscow as Embassy receptionist/secretary? She is the wife of George Stanley Brown, an Agency employee from 1952-1962. According to the ARRB staff, she had contact with Oswald (see item #3).I will give you a call on Friday to discuss our responses to the above request..CC:ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY
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# Assassination Records Review Board600 E Street NW · 2nd Floor · Washington, DC 20530(202) 724-0088 · Fax: (202) 724-0457October 27, 1996Mr. Barry HarrelsonHistorical Review GroupCenter for the Study of IntelligenceCentral Intelligence AgencyWashington, D.C. 02505## CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS## RELEASE IN FULL## 2000Re: Status of Assassination Records Review Board Requests to CIA forAdditional Information and RecordsDear Barry:I am writing to follow-up on our letter of October 7, 1996, regarding the status ofAssassination Records Review Board requests for information and records from theCIA.Formal Requests:CIA-1Review Board staff review continues. No CIA action needed at this time.CIA-6 (Cables and dispatches)CIA has agreed to make records available (or to have a response ) byNovember 1, 1996.CIA-7 (Histories)Counterintelligence. ÇIA has made material available and Review Boardstaff examination is ongoing.Mexico City. The Review Board awaits CIA's compilation of the portionof the Mexico Station history that was shown to G. Robert Blakey.
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Mr. Barry HarrelsonOctober 27, 1996Page 2Other Histories. No response has been received to our agreement that CIA identify within two weeks the histories that can be made available and those that should be subject to further discussions.CIA-8 (Intelligence community staff)CIA had promised to provide a report to the Review Board within two weeks. Nothing has been made available.CIA-9 (Publications and analytical materials)We have received no materials responsive to this request. Additionally, no response has be received from CIA regarding the list of publications that are identified in an LBJ Library finding aid that the Review Board staff provided.CIA-10 (Interagency source register)CIA has not yet made available the records that it had agreed to provide within two weeks. (was Oswald on)CIA-11 (Duran's original statement)CIA has agreed to make some further attempts to locate Duran's original statement.CIA-12 (JMWAVE materials)CIA has agreed to make materials available on a rolling basis.Informal requests:Spas Rankin. CIA has made the Spas Rankin file available to the Review Board. Review Board staff research continues. When research is complete, staff will discuss issues with CIA.IN 23738. CIA is searching for cable number IN 23738 (7 July 1962). - copy sentMarilyn Murrett. CIA has made the Marilyn Murrett file available to the Review Board. Review Board staff research continues. When research is complete, staff
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Mr. Barry HarrelsonOctober 27, 1996Page 3will discuss issues with CIA.HTLINGUAL. It is the Review Board staff's understanding that CIA continues its search for HTLINGUAL records and will provide an oral briefing on the subject. It is also our understanding that some HTLINGUAL records have been located, but that they have not yet been made available to the Review Board.Recent and additional informal requests that we have discussed with you:Operational Reports for Cuban Exile Groups. The Review Board staff has been unable to locate in the collection monthly operational reports for the DRE, CRC, or MRR for the period between March 1963 and March 1964. Please advise us whether these records exist and when we may review them.Moscow. CIA has been asked to search for additional information regarding Mosco as discussed with Michelle Combs on October 24, 1996.Tape. CIA has been asked to search for additional information regarding a tape as discussed with Irene Marr on October 24, 1996.Please let me know of any inaccuracies in this letter or any suggestions that you have. Thank you for your help and cooperation.Sincerely,T. Jeremy GunnGeneral Counsel and Associate Director for Research
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# 13-00000![Assassination Records Review Board logo]# Assassination Records Review Board600 E Street NW - 2nd Floor - Washington, DC 20530(202) 724-0088 - Fax: (202) 724-0457re CIA-IR-0118 DEC97December 18, 1997CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONSRELEASE IN FULL2000Mr. John PereiraChiefHistorical Review GroupCenter for the Study of IntelligenceCentral Intelligence AgencyWashington, D.C. 02505Re: Status of CIA Responses to Assassination Records Review Board's Requests forAdditional Information and RecordsDear John:I am writing to follow-up on our telephone call earlier today and to convey my serious concern about the status of CIA's responses to the Review Board's requests for additional information and records. Although CIA has completed its responses to several requests, and many others have been answered in part, a significant number of requests have not been answered - including some that were made more than two years ago. On many occasions we have been assured that responses would be forthcoming, only to have promised dates come and go without answers. It is now extremely important that these requests be answered promptly so that we may conduct a proper follow-up if necessary. The issues that we can now identify as being of the highest priority are identified in the text below by double asterisks (**)¹ and we request that they be answered within the next month. We request that the remaining requests be answered by April 1, 1998.The remainder of this letter is divided into two parts: first, a listing of the formal requests for information and records, and second, a listing of the informal requests for information and records. Please let me know if your understanding of any of the following points differs from ours so that we can resolve any potential discrepancies.[^1]: As identified more fully below, the issues are: CIA-1 Organizational Material,CIA-6 Cables and Dispatches, CIA-13 Backchannel Communications, CIA-IR-03HTLINGUAL Documents, CIA-IR-04 Disposition of Angleton Files, CIA-IR-07 ClaudeBarnes Capehart, CIA-IR-15 Electronic "take" from Mexico City, CIA-IR-21 DREMonthly Operational Reports, CIA-IR-22 “A” Files on Clay Shaw and Jim Garrison.BOARD MEMBERS: John R. Tunheim, Chair Henry F. Graff Kermit L. Hall William L. Joyce Anna K. Nelson
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Mr. John PereiraDecember 18, 1997Page 6## Informal RequestsEach of the following informal requests was previously made to CIA. For future reference, they will be referred to by the "Informal Request" (IR) number provided below.CIA-IR-01 Personnel Assigned to Post from 1959-64 (see RIF 104-10065-10199).This request is complete.CIA-IR-02 Location of Cable Identified in JFK 1993.07.20.10.18:29:650630.This request is complete.**CIA-IR-03 Full Computer Search for List of Documents in HTLINGUAL File.CIA agreed to undertake a computer run for all HTLINGUAL documents in April 1997. To date, no response has been received by ARRB. All computer searches for these documents should be documented in a formal letter for the record.**CIA-IR-04 Disposition of Angleton's Files.The Review Board seeks to ensure that it has taken all reasonable steps to account for any files that James Jesus Angleton possessed or controlled that related to the assassination and to Lee Harvey Oswald. Because of the perceived controversy surrounding the disposition of Angleton's files, the Review Board believes it prudent to obtain a clear understanding of the types of files that he maintained and their ultimate disposition. (The Review Board does not seek to explore any subjects in Angleton's files beyond those that may have pertained to the assassination.) To date, CIA has made available certain documents provided by the CIC and the case files for *Mangold v. CIA*. The Review Board requests any additional information in the possession of CIA that would explain the disposition of Angleton's files.In addition, the ARRB staff's review of the *Mangold v. CIA* files designated additional documents from those files as assassination records. These documents are: Tab D, documents Nos. 95, 109-116, 120, and 121; and from the Denied
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# MEMORANDUMJuly 20, 1998To: Jeremy GunnExecutive Directorcc: Bob SkwirotCIA Team LeaderFrom: Michelle CombsAssociate Director for Research and ReviewSubject: CIA-IR-01 Personnel Assigned to Post in 104-10065-10199 from 1959-1964In response to ARRB's first informal request, CIA provided several documents from the Directorate of Operations which contained lists of the CIA employees assigned to the country post found in record number 104-10065-10199. These lists of CIA employees were not designated as assassination records.e:\combs\cia-ir01.wpdFile 4.20.1 and 4.20.4
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13-0000012 September 1998MEMORANDUM FOR: Laura DenkExecutive Director, ARRBFROM: J. Barry HarrelsonJFK Project Officer, HRP/OIMSUBJECT: CIA-IR-1, CIA Personnel Assigned to Postfrom 1959-641. This is in response to referent request.2. Searches were made for information responsive to the request and materials were provided for examination by ARRB staff. No documents were selected for the JFK Collection.3. This concludes the Agency's action on this request. If you have any question, please advise.![signature of J. Barry Harrelson]J. Barry Harrelson
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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 199217 September 1998MEMORANDUM FOR: Ms. Laura DenkExecutive Director, ARRBFROM: J. Barry HarrelsonJFK Project Officer, HRP/OIMSUBJECT: CIA-IR-35, Source Identified in RIF Number104-10151-1-2061. The following is in response to subject request.2. Searches were made for information responsive to subject request and materials were provided for examination by the ARRB staff. From that examination, staff members selected a number of documents. Those documents have now been included within the Lee Harvey Oswald 201 file to be processed and released to NARA.3. This concludes the Agency's action on this request. If you have any questions, please advise.![signature of J. Barry Harrelson]J. Barry Harrelson