% . * ot * on . fe ra OTP NITE, eet 2 THE “BIRECTOR: OF CENTRAL * INTELLIGENCE” WASHINGTON, DB, C. 20505 .OLC 79-0113/n 19 March 1979 Office of Legislative Counsel Mr. G. Robert Blakey a , . Chief Counsel and Director ow, Select Committee on Assassinations House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Bob: | . oe 7 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 employée 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 . '. Hart testimony, of referring. to Mr. Bagley by the title of Deputy Chief, SB Division, be followed in this draft. | ae Following are detailed comments : NOSENKO a4 . oe Testimony of Nosenko — , ™ ’ Circled Page 3, lines 14 ard. 7, depending on how one counts. - KGB agents should read KGB officers. .. wee 7 ( Circled Page 4, , Lines 3 through 20. Suggest the following - rewrite: | There were two factors, however, that limited 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 been assigned to the same KGB Directorate as Nosenko, and 2) one of .them had information about the KGB that was outdated. . Circled Page 6. Nosenko's actual testinony, last response. Suggest changing word "defectionist" to "defector." . Page 6, line 6. Delete “woman in Utah" and insect “individual.” Page 6, lines 20 and 21. Delete “and even was a co-op From CIA." : Th FOS vie LR doles s frre PST 1 etc vencae me t
I ria any . Pe OTS TE CE ATS PA TL WE OM I CP TRIS Pree S05 Ge te een 8 2c ane es oe Page 32, line 12, Delete cryptonym AEDONOR. Page 32, Lines 20 and 24-25. Delete name ("thomas A. Ryan"} and substitute "James Michaels." | Ss Page 33, lines 1-3. Delete|!fhomas A. Ryan} and insert "James C. Hichaels" and "James Michaels" respectively. Page 37, line 8. Delete name an@ substitute name "Michaels." _ Page 38, line 23. Delete name. "Deryabin" and. substitute ny." Page 43, lines 8, 14, 16, 21, and 22. Name should be "Fedoseyev." Page 48, line 24. Delete name FfRyan"] and substitute name "Michaels." Page 51, line 5. Delete and insert "U.S. Government property outside the Washington area. oe Third page of statement made by Nosenko to HSCA 8/7/78, last paragraph. Suggest placing month "October" in brackets after "November" to reflect correct date (we realize Mr. Nosenko gave this date, but. it is incorrect). , Solie westinony pT wo es ee 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." ; ‘Page. 58, line 9. "assuming "not “assing." _ Page 59, line 23. Delete "ohh and substitute "yes." oe oe po Page 66, line 20. Delete comma “and "by ‘down there” and substitute "and by SR.” - Page 69, line ll. Even sno Mr. Klein undoubtedly used the word "agents", the word "officers" should be there. Murphy Testimony ov . Introduction. Date on Line 4 is wrong; should be 1964-67. | Pages numbered 4 and 5,° lines 24-25 and Line 5r xespectively. cm me ‘Solie not Soley. fof vee oom So & es “s © eeetateepe ee 5 aes - Page 20, line 22. Change “propose” - to “expose. ne . |
14-0000Q | Michaels Testimony Deposition of (Michaels). Throughout this deposition, the paute "Michael" is used. ‘The forrally registered alias. was: ; "James C. Michaels" with a final "s.". Page 5, line 7. Delete "Polish" and substitute "East European." Section #6 Entitled "Letters of CIA of 9/1/78 and FBI of 1/8/79” . ’ Second page of response to Question #3, second paragraph.. "In 1976 _ Nosenko was paid $10,000...." Date should be changed to 1978. Our error. Bagley Testimony Page 7, line 32 of Bagley's prepared statement and page 25, line 16. of his testimony. Substitute "allied service" for| Typewritten Report Page 52, line 5. Change "CIA Staff" to "CL Staff." : Page 71, line 25 and Page 72, line 1. Delete "or the Soviet . Military intelligence. " This indicates targetting priorities. 7 Page 97, lines 14 and 20. “Suggest: insert (Sic) after "agents. oe ae OE - Page 99, line 23. The existence of a Station L is clearly indicated. Suggest put in brackets [in West Eurcpey. Page 110, line 13 and 19." ‘Suggest délation of "American/American's." Page 122, line 17. "A" on | Angleton. Lee Page 127, lines 18 and 19. Delete “several other Soviet intel Ligence peoole who were’ in touch with us in one way Ox another. ae | TG Page 134, line 18. Suggest brackets after "five years" with dates 1362-67 inserted since Mr. Bagley had no control of Nosenko case after October 1967. Otherwise it may appear that Mx. Fithian was referring to the years 1964-59. a Page 138, line 12. _ Change “Your foreign liaison agents" to read » + "Eoreign liaison off icials.. ee,
14-00000 eee ; ee : : =) f understand from your conversation with Rodger that you would . welcowe a letter from the Agency, on this section of the report, for inclusion with it. in the final report. Could we have wore - details? . : - It is understood that this is the last paper we will see that has not already been reviewed. As you know, we are ready to folloy raed ' in a meeting with you on the substantive comments already provi you. | Very truly yours, ? | bed Ay, wale val aly fo Ss. D ‘preckinidge Jahe Principal, ‘Coordinator, HSCA ws Distribution: // Orig - Adse 1 - SA/DDCI 1 - Rininger, OGC 1 - Sevan OS 1 ~Gednaoud » DC/CI - | 1 - Holmes eo CE le a OLC/SDB/ksn (19 Mar 79) a | | acmamaaeina’ oe cesar sence se wide OF Sahih tea - sake kant aceee OO 6.289 I i | 1 ; | j \ } ia se