104-10300-10397 -() UNCLASSIFIED [TERNAL [x] CONF'“ENTIAL = [[]_ SECRET HOUTING AND RECORD SHEET SUBJECT: (Optional) Lee Harvey OSWALD FROM: EXTENSION Michael E. Schneeberger pale Security Analysis Group 24 March 1977 TO: (Officer designation, room number, and building} : OFFICER'S COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom INITIALS fo whem. Draw o line across column after each comment.) fOr 610 “tomeng’s ([] SECRET © [[] CONFIDENTIAL INTERNAL == (]_s UNCLASSIFIED
13-00000 7 OVE EITUIN IMA sere gt 24 March 1977 MEMORANDUM FOR. THE RECORD SUBJECT: Lee Harvey OSWALD OS#351 164 ‘ 1. On 22 March 1977 | Office of Communications, and the undersigned met during a social engagement (a party in his honor prior to his PCS to During social conversations, mentioned an incident which occurred in the Security. Records Division file room relating to the OSWALD security files. was subsequently interviewed by the undersigned a Brown, Deputy Chief, Security Analysis Group, on 23 March 1977 in the Security Analysis Group, Room 3E49, and related substantially the following. 2. Sometime between May 1975 and January 1976 while an Office si Security employee assigned to the Security Records Division file roon, was requested to . search SANCA in the name of Lee Harvey OSWALD. This request EER was in connection with a Freedom of Information case involving OSWALD, i believed that| | also assigned to the Security Records Division, made th This search met with positive results, thus making aware of the fact that OSWALD's name was entered in SANCA. 3. Subsequently, | came across a file which he described as relating to OSWALD, and he intended to file same_with the rest of the OSWALD files on the shelf. | | described this file as covert, thin, and having a | higher file number than the rest of the OSWALD holdings. He could not remember the name which appeared on the outside of the file but thought that it may have been one of OSWALD's akas. He further related that he looked inside the file and believed that it was related to, or possibly identical with, the regular OSWALD holdings. While attempting to refile this covert file, he observed that all of the regular OSWALD holdings were permanently charged to the Security Analysis Group; thus he believes he sent the covert file to the Security Analysis Group. E2 IMPDET [ CL BY 007472 ONT fae ~ ey COO ETE TANG Pow ees ‘. & 4 | CR arn os ah bates eons coe
13-00000 4, Later, heain queried SANCA in the name which he saw on the covert file but found no record. Perturbed, he queried (Indices Chief) as to why he could find no record in the name of a file which he knew existed. He specifically asked |if the name (which he cannot remember now) could have been erased from SANCA. [ replied that she did not think that was | possible. He then apprised k of the above, since | had processed the OSWALD Freedom of Infor- mation Act request. made unknown inquiries for some three to four hours concerning the ible erasure of a name from SANCA and finally told that there was nothing to worry about, that he ({ took care of the matter. L ~ lalso advised that he made his immediate supervisor, | |, aware of the incident. advised that he heard nothing further concerning the incident but privately harbored doubts about the resolu- tion of the incident. He mentioned that he entertained thoughts of reporting the incident to the Inspector General but has not discussed it with anyone subsequently until he apprised the undersigned on the night of 22 March 1977. wa] » Lo |was advised by the Deputy Chief, Security Analysis Group that the Security Analysis Group would make the incident a matter of official concern and would begin immediate inquiries. was cautioned not to vocalize allegations regarding possible erasures of SANCA entries or possible illegal destruction of official files. However, he was told that he was perfectly free to bring the entire matter up with the Inspector General if he felt it necessary. Ys. da... Michael E. Schneeberger ‘Security Analysis Group CONFIDENTIAL