OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530 Honorable Frank Church, Chairman: United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities Washington, D.C. 20510: Dear Senator Church: ‘Transmitted herewith is a memorandum prepared by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with attach- — ments which is in partial response to a letter dated April 28, 1976, from Mr. Paul Wallach of your Commit- . So, tee's staff. Po Sincerely, - STEVEN BLACKHURST- Assistant Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination. band pee) pee) ¥3 woe nee ab Se paren \ yOUTIOn, & %: = % Pi m + z 4 = - x ¢ 3 e ne —. 3 : «, . — : . : ~~ a ay Roh Doe ene i ee Ca CO aan - in: mAs. ORT pee rs . Soe’ ’ ' HW 54653 DocId: 32423493 Page 7?
OFFICE OF THE. DIRECTOR UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ' FEDERAL BUREAU OF [INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535 62-116395 May 7, 1976 UNITED STATES SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) _ Reference is made to the April 28, 1976, letter of the SSC containing requests for material from the FBI. Delivered herewith is material responsive to item number. seven of that letter which pertains to communications between | November 22, 1963, and December 31, 1964, from FBI Headquarters to field offices and Legal Attaches concerning the investigation of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In accordance with the request, this response does not include isolated communications to - single offices that relate to particular investigative leads, It contains J — general investigative’ instructions which were sent from FBI Head-" quarters. No response is being made to item four of'the April 28, 1976, letter which requests "All materials reflecting that FBI sources familiar with activities of the Cuban government, Cuban officials, | ee Cuban intelligence, anti-Castro groups, or pro-Castro groups (either within or without the United States) were questioned during the FBI investigation of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy." A search for such materials would involve the review of voluminous ms records, which would be impractical. As can be noted in the response i to item Seven, instructions were issued for contacts of all informants and sources, Results of contacts with sources familiar with Cuban and Castro matters would be scattered throughout not only assassination files, but numerous other Cuban and Castro files. Additionally, if questioning of sources produced no pertinent information, if would not necessarily have been ‘reported to FBI Headquarters by the field olfices. ie . . . tf af e I Satie : | > 4 . “ : BAG, AB ‘ils _. . hog 7 ge . : ‘ - . jes ok. a = . , . Hi fof i na 7, POSE TUS? , 7 os ” o . yaeet Pye ay “ry PV SGi Eo * %s, Ove ne 7 . 2 °4, Rd , . 275.91 - net ete Smee wy Ln tert os, ete we ye a ay hea BE Vases gue a ve as ea Ee rag Hw "54653 peona:32473499 Page @
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY. ATTORNEY GENERAL WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530 LSet Aare ® Honorable Frank Church, Chairman United States Senate Select. Committee on Intelligence Activities Washington, D. C. 20510 Dear Senator Church: re oe ae Transmitted herewith is a memorandum prepared rm by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with attach- - ments which is responsive to letters dated April 15, 1976, and April 29, 1976, from Mr. Paul Wallach of |’ ae your Committee's staff. Please be advised that some of the materials being transmitted are classified, a . SECRET. . . re oe a Oo Sincerely, re: a STEVEN BLACKHURST | = en a Assistant Special Counsel for - ars . Intelligence Coordination * oo a pete | a re <hr of os. SECRET MATERIAL ATTACHED - | > rq.yqt® ae . . . : ne ne we eee, ne be el Oe See bo oe Meet pe VE ow we Leg aa a won ST ee HW 54653 Docld:32423493 Page 9
OFFICF. OF 62~ HW 54653 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE THE MIKECTOR | : R 2) a0 » Peat EN: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535 116395 | a SO May 6, 1976 U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) | Reference is made to SSC letter dated April 15, -1976, requesting delivery of FBI materials concerning FBI investigation of certain Cuban exile-groups in the United States, and SSC letter dated April 29, 1976, specifically designating materials to be delivered. Material responsive to the April 15, 1976, request was voluminous and much of it required. third agency - clearance. During a conversation between SSC Staff Member Paul Wallach and: Special Agent Sammy J, Miller of the FBI, an agreement was reached whereby: access to the excised material would be granted and. subsequent request for specific materials would be made. This was done as.an accommodation to the SSC to expedite handling of the request, By SSC letter dated April 29, 1976, delivery of certain documents from the original material. compiled was requested, This memorandum effects delivery of a portion - of these documents, The remainder will be delivered upon receipt of third agency clearance, ...In response to the portion of the April 15, 1976, request set out in paragraph 6, the following Special Agents handled the investigations of the Cuban exite. groups . specified: in the request: . ; MI. a Tampa - Moses A, Aleman (resigned) William C. Hay (retired) ht SECRET MATER TAL ATTACHED This document is pr epared in response to your request and ts not for dissema- nation outside your Committee. Its use ts limited to official proceed your Committee and the content may nit be dis sclosed to wiauthortzyad porss i nel without the express approval of the FCT , a Doctid: 32423493 Page 10
SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) oe San Juan - John L. Spurgers, Jc. (present employee) — | a Steve D, Evans (present employee) 7 a Wendell W. Hall, Jr. (present employee) _ Dallas - Wallace R, Heitman (retired) Miami - William Mayo Drew, Jv. (present employee) Chicago - David E, Houser (present: employee) New Orleans ~ Warren C,,; DeBrueys (present employee). FBI Headquarters ~ Vinicio Henry. Nasca (present employee): mabe nracnicn CO am Os rs + fe to OM wet eet mote wat OE ag hw we eee : ae Ne Oe 5 west = ea ea ee - aa en ae a ds * PO a AW 354653) Bocld:32423493 Page 11 : . . ]
-2- th regard to delays in delivering materials requested by teh Committee, the Bureau has . that it is doing its best to respond to the mis @ requests in a prompt, yet thorough, fashion. prOfsthe: problems is that the Committee's requests are numeraus and in many cases general. This causes the Bureau to tie up large numbers of personnel unnece- ssarily and causes delay in responding to the Committee's requests. In addition, third agency clearance requirements also cause certain responses to be delayed. In any event the Bureau is making a good faith effort to remedy. any previous oversights, and would like to meet with you and your staff ‘to explain in more detail’ why the recently discovered materials were not made avail- able to the Committee earlier. Sincerely, . MICHAEL E. SHAHEEN, J: Special Counsel for Intellig “ye 4 HW 54653 pocta #2423493 Pagé 15
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506 TOP SECRET ENCLOSURES . June 10, 1976 Dear Bill: We have just received two additional documents from the ' Lyndon B, Johnson Library that Dan Dwyer and Michael. . Epstein had requested when they were in Austin. - , tmame We have reviewed the documents and are making. them a . available to you and your staff on a classified loan basis. , — We must send the documents back to the LBJ Library so please return these copies to my office when you are finished with them. ; st cerely, eanne W. Davis © ot Staff Secretary Enclosures Mr. William G. Miller- ; Staff Director | ; ae Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations With Respect to Intelligence Activities pr United States Senate | a ae Washington, D...C. 20510 . ne 7 OS Po ens HW 54653 Docld:324293493° Page 16
‘ OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530 MALY tak. Honorable Frank Church, Chairman United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities Washington, D. C. 20510 Dear Senator Church: Transmitted herewith is a memorandum prepared by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with attach- ments which is in further response to a letter dateé Acril 28, 1976, from Mr. Paul Wallach of your Committee's staff&. Please be advised that some of the materials belug transmitted are classified SECRET... Sincerely, . STEVEN BLACKHURST Assistant Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination SECRET MATERIAL ATTACHED OUTIOn, & Ae. penny a %, 2 Nn RANe?” 775-1918 Hw 54653 Docld:32423493 Page 17 MRE
OFFICE OF TILE DIRECTOR 62-116395 . . May 24, 1976 tla, ok 4 eo une? %, (3 1 7g.xgt® HW 54653 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: FEDERAL BUREAU OF [NVESTIGATION WASHINGTON $2.0 20535 U. S, SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO” STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH .~: | RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) _ Reference is made to SSC letter dated April 28, 1976, containing a request for access and delivery of. certain FBI material relating to the assassination of | President John F, Kennedy and plots to Kill Cuban Premier Fidel Castro. This memorandum is a partial response to your request. 'This-memorandum effects delivery of. material which completes our response to Items 1 and 5b, Per conversation between Mr. Paul G, Wallach of the SSC Staff ‘and Mr, Sammy J, Miller of FBI. Headquarters on-May 20, 1975, Item 1 material was changed from access to delivery, This memorandum effects delivery of material | | partially responsive to Item 3, Under this Item, only _ Ree material relating to 3d remains to be cleared by a third. oe agency, With respect to 3b concerning Morris Bishop, FBI Headquarters files contain no reference to that name during the period 1962 to 1967 which, according to a conversation between Mr. Paul G, Wallach of the SSC Staff and Mr. Robert.D. Hampton of FBI Headquarters, is the period in which your request is directed, There are references -to this name. before 1962 which do not pertain to the subject of this: request. This memorandum effects delivery of material which completes our response to Item 8c. It should be noted that CIA declined to clear several FBI documents containing CIA information for delivery to the SSC. CIA advised that This document ts prepared in response to your request and is not for dis 7 ation aulsid fe Your Committ ce, Its use ts lratled to official procecd i ae nn i ; onimeitce dni the con lone may ioueb be disclosed to Ute uthorized persone nel u ithout the express approval of ihe Pal, Doeld:327473493 Page 16