{ 04-10067-10388 ~ OLC 79-0113/5 — 25 January 1979 SUBJECT: Comments on HSCA’ Drafts I. Miscellaneous Issues - HTLINGUAL Index Cards. Page 2. Names of Egerter, O'Neal, Rocca (C) Page 3. Names of Hartman and Egerter (C) Page 6. Egerter' s name (C) . TI. Miscellaneous Issues - Lee Harvey Oswald's 201 | Opening Sheet - - "AG" os This draft reflects the insistence of HSCA investigators in = “pursuing the meaning of “AG" on a random basis for some time, rather: than making a formal request to the Agency. They asked a series. of people who would not have had the working-level technical knowledge with which to answer this question. . When a request was finally made to the Agency, the answer was forthcoming. "AG" is computer Tanguage for American defector to the East. (C) The only reason that this was ever worth considering (not that an answer was not officially available). was the working thesis that "AG" meant Agent. Having wasted so much time in pursuing the question in a furtive and groping fashion, they now feel it necessary to spend 5 1/2 pages discussing it further. What "AG" means is clear and accurate; exactly when this particular piece of computer language was developed is the subject of disagreement, but that is of no real significance. (U) Page 1. Rocca's name (c) Page 2. Rocca's and Egerter’ S names (¢) Pages 3-6. Hartman's name  (C) II]. ZRRIFLE A. The assertions of. Harvey's "known" antagonism and hatred of "the Kennedy's" are at least dubious, if not seriously distorted. (U) For the purposes of perspective, Harvey came to the Cuban operation late in the game. The point is he was not involved in the Bay of Pigs operation and any personal attitude he held on that DE spulv Active CLBY CL DECL THREW OF 1 phil i282 / fhe vy ued SEQRET —— eennsorRou evar ncse eee eae ewer aan em ee oon erermncmente poo f/h-
activity was removed in ‘time from the actual event. ‘In fact,: he: was the seco man to run the. Cuban ‘Task Force: subsequent. to ‘the ‘Bay of | Pigs U oo, . . ' Harvey was a tough, blunt. man. “He called things the way. he saw them. This characteristic possibly was responsible for his - reassignment from the Cuban program, but more importantly, he. would - - have had no illusions on that score. -Reportedly, he did feel that. the Administration was uncertain in what.it wanted to do against Cuba; he reportedly believed that it lacked determination and fortitude. He finally told the Attorney General that they (Robert Kennedy and General Lansdale) had to make up their minds; they wanted dramatic vo operations against Cuba, but without the publicity that such activities — . inevitably would generate. In making this point, he reportedly . a told them that they wanted "to do it with mirrors." | This appears _ to have led to his replacement at the personal request of ‘the Attorney General. (U) , . It is safe to assume resentment on Harvey’ Ss part. However; he was a realistic and experienced government employee, and does not — exactly fit the fantasies that inexperienced persons may. wish to. — - weave about him. He was a man more likely to particularize in such matters, and such resentment as he would have felt would have been directed at the Attorney General rather than as Suggested 1 in the. draft report, "the Kennedy’ ss" (u) Harvey was a man who uniquely kept his own ‘counsel. ‘There. would be very few who would truly have been privy to his views... It is doubted that the Committee has competent evidence. on this score, whatever the generalized descriptions that it might have received. (C) -  Assertions of what is "known" about Harvey's general attitude towards "the Kennedy's" may provide a convenient hook for ascribing to him the motive that would serve as the basis for looking at ZRRIFLE as a possible instrument of the President's association. ZRRIFLE, because of Harvey's involvement in plotting against Castro is a proper subject for attention by the Committee, but the basis for this speculative aaa departure serves more to distort the record than to Muminate it U , B. At the bottom of page 2 a statement is made that the CIA made the ZRRIFLE file available only after “repeated requests." The first request for this information that was made to the office that provided it came from the HSCA investigator working the problem. His unacceptable churlish manner received the direct response it merited, which may explain why he never approached that office again. The material was requested in January and was made available in January. The information was made available at once, but languished for weeks. before he took advantage of it. 2° eat an Rant eke : 8 Ore, SEULE hae peereememes tee nee