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FROM LOUIS STOKES
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TITLE :
NATIONS
INVESTIGATE ASSASSINATIONS OF KENNEDY AND KING
DATE : 12/09/77
PAGES: 15
SUBJECTS:
SENATE LTR 12/20/76 RE:
ANTONIO VECIANA
REPORT 3/0/TRIG-CUI/T23-62 RE: SERAFIN
SSCI INQUIRY 1/4/77 RE: KENNEDY & KING
SENATE LTR 12/30/76 TO NSA RE: CUBAN INTELLIGENCE
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SEN. RFK, AND THE REV. DR. MLK, JR.
LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRMAN
RICHARDSON PREYER, N.C.
YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, CALIF.
WALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.C.
CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, CONN.
HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.
FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.
SAMUEL L. DEVINE, OHIO
STEWART B. MCKINNEY, CONN.
CHARLES THONE, NEBR.
HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH.
ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA.
(202) 225-4624
Select Committee on Assassinations
U.S. House of Representatives
3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
Vice Admiral B. R. Inman
Director
National Security Agency
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland 20755
Dear Mr. Director:
The Select Committee on Assassinations was
established by the House of Representatives pursuant
to House Resolutions 222 and 433 to investigate the
assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. In conjunction with our
investigation into the assassination of President
Kennedy, it has come to the Committee's attention that
the National Security Agency has information which
will be of substantial assistance to the Committee's
inquiry.
The information to which the Committee staff
needs access and which is held by the National Security
Agency is all outlines and summaries and biographical
data relating to the Cuban Intelligence network of
Premier Castro covering the period from 1959 - December 31,
1964 with emphasis on operations by Cuban Intelligence
operatives in the United States and other Latin American
countries, and any analyses of the direction and evaluation
of specific assassination operations.
In addition, the Committee requests that it be
provided access to any other materials you have relevant
to the assassination of President Kennedy or any
investigation into the assassination. Access to all
materials we will receive from the National Security
Agency will be restricted to staff members with a TOP
SECRET security clearance.
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Vice Admiral B. R. Inman
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The Committee requests that it be provided with
these materials as soon as possible, and would very much
appreciate it if we could receive such access prior to
the end of December. Should you have any questions con-
cerning this request, please address them to myself or
our Chief Counsel, G. Robert Blakey.
LS:jwc
CC:
Sincerely,
Louis Stokes
Chairman
Mr. Frank Foster,
Office of Legislative Affairs
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To: DIR
Legislative Affairs
9 Dec 77
THRU: D/DIR
SUBJECT: Corta pondence from
Home Assasinations Committee
1. The Deputy Chief Connial
of the Assccinations Commmer, Mr. J.
Wolf called to say he is sending
a letter to DIR. Lather, do be
drafted Monday, will request
cartain information (unspecificial)
of NSA.
q
2. Committee is investigating assasinations
1/ Posident Konsealy
& M.
Mr. King.
J.Jaste
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Chief, Congressio Activities
22 December 1976
Mr. Burke,
Attached is a request from the SSCI.
I have talked to Fred Cassedy at the FBI
and he says that the Committee is looking
into the Kennedy assassination and that
the SSC provided Veciana's name.
I intend to contact Howard Liebengood
next week and will probably arrange for
the SSCI to review the document out here
at that time.
John
for
Kila
John
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DANIEL K. HOUYE, HAWAII, CHAIRMAN
HOWARD H. BAKER, JR., TENN., VICEM
BIRCH BAYH, INS
AOLA E. STEVENSON, R., L
WILLIAM D. HATHAWAY, MAINE
WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.
CSEPH P. BIDEN, JR., DEL.
ROBERT MORGAN, N.C.
GARY HART, COLD.
CLIFFORD P. CASE, NJ..
STROM THURMOND, S.C.
MARK O. HATFIELD, OREG.
BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.
ROBERT T. STAFFORD, VT.
JAKE GARN. UTAH
MIKE MANSFIELD, MONT., EX OFFICIO
HUGH SCOTT, PA., EX OFFICIO
WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR
HOWARD S. LIEBENGOOD, MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR
MICHAEL J. MADIGAN, MINORITY COUNSEL
Vlnited States Senate
SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE
(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 400, 94TH CONGRESS)
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
SENSITIVE
December 20, 1976
IN REPLY PLEASE
REFER TO R# 5900
Mr. Frank Foster
a
Legislative Affairs Office
National Security Agency
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland 20755
Re: Document Request
Dear Frank:
We understand that you have been apprised of the
Select Committee's interest in an NSA document dated
29 November 1962 regarding a subject of interest to
the Committee, Mr. Antonio Veciana. If you would be
kind enough to contact me at an early convenient date
to discuss Committee access to such a document we
would be most appreciative.
Thank you for your ongoing assistance to the
Committee.
HSL: mlh
Sincerely,
Haward Kilbengord
Howard S. Liebengood
Minority Staff Director
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NOTE: In response to the United States Senate Select
Committee (SSC) On Intelligence request #5724 re Antonio.
Veciana, the attached document has been withheld from
SSC. (access only)
Please advise how, if at all, NSA desires this
document to be described to the SSC so that SSC may then
obtain its own clearance from NSA for access to the
document.
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Cuban
FR
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CUIB-1
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[Puerto Rico]: (SERAFIN]
Msg Nr: [M]
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3/0/TRIG-CUI/T23-62
IS 29 Nov 62 P
28 Nov 62
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refinery 
plan (1 wd G) ((A)) 
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recruiting task and when the 
conditions exist.
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Cuban
3/0/TRIG-CUI/T23-62
The plan for the execution of VECIANA ((B)) and ESTEVEZ ((C))
is less important than the other. What information [do you have
about] plan PO ALPHA?
Despite detection of the plan you may carry out the plan of
action against VECIANA.
Listen tomorrow to the transmissions about the concrete
End of message.
Robjectives.
✓ MIKE 18 November [XG]
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:: ((B)) ANTONIO VECIANA, Puerto Rican spokesman for ALPHA 66.
((C)) Probably GERONIMO ESTEVEZ, Cuban exile in Puerto Rico and
a member of the coördinating committee of Cuban democratic.
organizations in exile.
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JFK,
SEN.

The SSC may obtain the attached document from NSA as
follows:
A classified document surfaced by the FBI which originated
from NSA contains the name of ANTONIO VECIANA. The document,
dated 29 November 1962, can be requested from Mr. Frank Foster,
Legislative Affairs Office, Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755..
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SEN. RFK, AND THE REV. DR. MLK, JR.
CONFIDENTIAL
NSA requests that the attached document be described to
the Senate Select Committee as follows:
The document is classified TOP SECRET CODEWORD and can
be identified as 3/0/TRIG-CUI/-T23-62, dated 29 November
1962. It is a record obtained by NSA in the course of a
lawful foreign intelligence operation and makes mention
of an ANTONIO VECIANA. The SSC can obtain this document
from the NSA by requesting it from Mr. Frank Foster,
Legislative Affairs Office, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
20755.
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Jerry,
We have sent copies to EXEC/DDO,
GC, V and G. Suggest that it should.
also go to DIR & D/DIR.
дати
John
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT:
4 January 1977
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) Inquiry
into the Assassinations of Kennedy and King
1. On 30 December, the undersigned met with Howard
Liebengood, Deputy Staff Director of the SSCI staff and Tom
Moore, staff member. The meeting was to permit the Committee
to read an NSA end-product report on Cuba in response to the
Committee's letter #5900 dated 20 December 1976. The Committee
staff members exhibited keen interest in the product and the
two Cuban national names contained therein. The Committee
staff also indicated that they intended to broaden the scope
of their inquiry and would forward to NSA another letter
(which has been received and is inclosed) requesting access
to all Cuban reports stored in the repository for the period
1961-1965.
2. After the meeting, the undersigned contacted LTC Don
Bennett of Mr. Latimer's office to inform him of the first
letter since it had been sent directly to NSA. LTC Bennett
indicated that another DoD component had been asked for similar
information. As a result, LTC Bennett stated Mr. Latimer was
revising his earlier containing policy on providing to the
SSCI information on the assassinations and now had decided on
a policy of full cooperation. At Mr. Latimer's direction,
LTC Bennett will draft a letter to Staff Director Bill Miller
suggesting a meeting between the SSCI staff and Mr. Latimer's
staff; the meeting will focus on projected DoD responses to
the Committee's inquiry. NSA will be invited to attend these
meetings.
John C. Wolemnite
JOHN C. WOBENSMITH
Legislative Affairs
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BIRCH BAYH, IND.
ALAI E. STEVENSON, JR., ILL.
WILLIAMD. HATHAWAY, MAINE
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JAKE GARN, UTAH
MIKE MANSFIELD, MONT., EX OFFICIO
HUGH SCOTT, PA., EX OFFICIO
WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR
Alnited States Senate
SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE
(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 400, DITH CONGRESS)
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
December 30,1976
IN REPLY PLEASE
REFER TO R#6009
Lieutenant General Lew Allen, Director
National Security Agency
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland 20755
Dear General Allen:
The National Security Agency has recently provided the
Select Committee with certain intercept traffic relat-
ing to Cuba in November, 1962. We found this material
most helpful to the Committee's efforts and would most
appreciate access to any and all such traffic remain-
ing extant at the National Security Agency.
Thank you for your ongoing assistance and cooperation.
Sincerely,
Howard H. Baker, Jr.
Vice Chairman
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