104-10067-10209 ; ’ THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20505 Office of Legislative Counsel OLC 79-0113/n . - Mr. G. Robert Blakey Chief Counsel and Director Select Committee on Assassinations House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Bob: Herewith are comments on the Nosenko draft. In commencing, it should be noted that Tennent Bagley remains under cover, retired abroad. We are obliged to honor that cover, which he has not moved to have modified. To expose his true status as a former CIA employee could have repercussions in his present situation that we must accept as significant. When he was here. in November 1978, he was advised of steps necessary to remove his cover, in the event he decided to go overt in this - matter; he took no steps to alter his cover status. It remains classified. We therefore request that the example set in the nee Hart. testimony, of referring to Mr. Bagley by the title of Deputy , Chief, SB Division, be followed in this draft. Following are detailed comments: NOSENKO Testimony of Nosenko Page Q@ lines 15 and 18. KGB agents should read KGB officers. Page g lines 3 through 20. Deryabin-and-Golitsyn-ane—identiftied ore : nts~and-purpeses yoname}. Suggest the following There were,factors, however, that. Hmited«the: value of the information supplied to the Committee. by. these~ ex-KGB officers: 1) neither had been assigned to the ~ same KGB Directorate as Nosenko, and 2) one of them had’ information about the KGB that was outdated. . * ‘Introduction, Page’ 3. “Change the first Senténce” of ‘the Last para- ' graph to read "The first individuals interviewed by the Committee were two former KGB officers." po ne er re
14-00000 ‘ «i ° ee j | i i i i. - Page 4 of Nosenko! ‘'s actual testimony, last response. Suggest changing word "defectionist" to “defector. " oS ne ‘Page 6, line 6.. Delete *yomman in Utah" and insert "individual." . Page 6, lines 20 and 21, Delete “and even was: a co-op from CIA. oo Page 32, line 2. Delete cryptonym AEDONOR. . Page 32, lines v1 and 15. Delete and insert “James C. Michaels." ‘ af Page 32, lines 20 and 24-25, Delete name “thomas A. Ryan’ and substitute "James Michaels." = a . Page 32, line 22. Delete SR/CI/KGB. ‘Page 33, Lines 1-3. Delete Thomas _A._Ryan® and insert "James C. Michaels" and "James Michaels" respectively. . | Page 37, line 8. Delete name Ryan") and substitute name "Michaels." - Page 38, line 23. Delete name "Deryabin" and substitute aa " | -Page 43, lines 8, 14, 16, 21, and 22. Name should be "pedoseyev. " Page.48, line 24. Delete ‘name and substitute name "Michaels." Page 51, line 5. Delet insert "U.S. Government property outside the plete area — ae a . ‘ / Third page of statement made by Nosenko to HSCA 8/7/78, last | paragraph. Suggest placing month “October ‘ain buackets after "November" to reflect correct date. LAT one wey Beet oe EE Oe Ee | x Page 51. Deposition of @GCRVER (Michaels). shroughout this ‘deposition, the name "Michael" is used. The formally registered alias was: “dames on Michaels" with a final "Be" Mo ot. vonee nec.
14-00000 - a. Soli ie Testimony Page 56, line 17.. Statement should read, "The transcript. will reflect I asked him to prepare it in his own words on a previous day, a day or two: before.” Ls ; Page 58, Line 9. "assuming" not rassing." Page 59, Line 23. Delete *Uh-uh" and substitute ' "yes." oan | Page 66,. Line. 20. “pelete | comma a and “Py down there" and substitute -“and by SR." Page 69, line.11. Even though Mr. Klein undoubtedly used the word "agents", ‘the word  Nofficers" should be there. ts Testinon Introduction. Date on Line 4 is wrong; should be 1964-67. i . -Pages numbered 4 and 5, | lines. 24-25 and line 57 respectively. a Solie not Soley. cee Page 20, line 20. Change "propose" to "expose." . . | Michaels Testimony | | Page Se line 76 pelete[ rd substitute: "Bloc." Section is Entitled "Letters of: CIA. of 9/1/78 and FBI of 1/8/79" ' Second page of 1 response to Question #3, second paragraph. "In 1976 Nosenko was paid $10, 000...." Date should be changed to 1978. On Question #3 of CIA Response to HSCA Interrogato In fourth paragraph change "In 1976" to. wine 1978 Nosenko" etc... EME ne oh rere :, <¢: Page 7, line 32 of Bagley' s prepared statement and page 25, line 16 of; “his. testimony. Ment ion of penetration of most sensitive level and heart off “intel Tigencey ° ‘Pefer to DDO on. disclosure (of: this ‘information. nae 7 -