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HW 355355 yr THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON June 19, 1975 Dear Mr. Chairman: This is in response to your letter of yesterday concerning the meeting we had on a number of matters. Although I generally agree with your recapitulation of the points of agreement, I feel obliged to raise one matter specifically:in order to avoid any misunderstanding of our position. Your letter states that "The Committee appreci- ates your intentions to deliver the NSC and other materials on assassinations by Friday." As I recall, there was no discussion yesterday with respect to the means and manner by which the materials relevant to assassination allegations would be made available to the Select Committee. Your letter seems to assume that copies of these materials will be provided to the Committee for its custody. This matter was not discussed yesterday, and we made no such commitment. With respect to that matter, I should point out that the President has expressed his hope that the Congress will handle the matter of assassination allegations with the utmost prudence. I am sure you share the same goal. How- ever, in view of your announced intention to publish an interim report on these matters, it is our judgment that additional discussions and assurances are necessary before we can responsibly turn over to the Select Committee custody copies of materials which might ultimately, at your dis- cretion, be publicly released in a manner so as to substan- tially affect the ongoing diplomatic and foreign affairs interests of this country. 2 Of course, these discussions should not and will not interfere with access to these materials by the Select Committee staff. Beginning tomorrow morning, materials relevant to assassina- tion allegations will be available for review in the Situation Room at the White House. The Situation Room is staffed on a Docld: 32423542 Page 4
~~ WW 55355 24-hour a day, seven day a week basis; consequently, there will be no impairment of the Select Committee's access ‘to these materials. . As you know, we are still continuing our own internal review of relevant National Security Council and other materials, and these materials will be also available for Select Commit- tee review on a continuing basis when and as possible. Seg. | 4b w Buchen Counsel to the President. € The Honorable Frank Church Chairman, Senate Select Committee to Study Government Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities United States Senate Washington, D. C. 20510 Docld: 324273542 Page 5 ;
HW 55355 DBocld:32423542 Page 6 Robert S. MeNamara ON? Tracy Place, NW. Washington. D.C. 20003 June 6, 1975 Dear Frank: I was sorry to miss you when you thoughtfully returned my call yesterday. Within the past two weeks my name has been associated in the press with discussions of the’ assassination of Castro during 1962. I want you to know that, although I doubt that I have any- thing to contribute to your investigation, if your staff or your Committee wishes to question me about my knowledge of the events of that period, I will be happy to respond. With best wishes, Sincerely, FHL Robert S. McNamara Honorable Frank Church United States Senate Washington, D. C. 20510 LOAN AP med Cay >) it é ( Cn Cfo oe Mes Ae Oe A Wogan H