(404-10132-10293 ® rs SUBJECT: {Optional} [] UNCLASSIFIED ‘a MTERNAL * ONLY Lee Harvey OSWALD FROM: - TO: (Officer designation, room number, and building} ar FORM 3-62 Michael E. Schneeberger Security Analysis Group DATE RECEIVED C/SAG LL? LIYLE. S)a%) / Pe/s 61 USE PREVIOUS EDITIONS [[] SECRET FORWARDED (] CONF**ENTIAL ROUTING. AND RECORD SHEET at _ RETURN TO CIA Background Use Only Do Not Reproduce . CI SECRET EXTENSION NO. _| BATE 6009 |. 24 March 1977 OFFICER'S COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom INITIALS fo whom. Draw a fine across column after each comment.} fate A) Ah as mre ln huff (-] CONFIDENTIAL pW Aatk- weborn of Ge Jeo INTERNAL USE ONLY [] (-] UNCLASSIFIED
14-00000 te See A EAA BB rte itor x88 on Lob, donsninntth es sae AVE Te rey mR gee fF ry ) GORE TAL ) + om 24 March 1977 MEMORANDUM FOR. THE RECORD SUBJECT: Lee Harvey OSWALD OS#351 164 - I. On 22 March 1977 ___.,| Office of Communications, and the undersigned met during a social engagement (a party in his honor prior to fi. During social conversations, mentioned an incident which_occurred in the Security Recor — Division..- file room relating to the OSWALD security files. ae was subsequently interviewed by the undersigned a Jerry _ Brown, Deputy Chief, Security Analysis Group, on 23 Ch the Security Analysis Group, Room 3549, 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 room,. Was requested to search SANCA in the name of! arvey OSWALD. This request was in connecti a Freedom of Information case involving OSWALD, and{ [believes that erom—maae thats assigned to ecurity Records Di on, madé the_reauest This search met with positive results, thus making | p3 aware of the fact that OSWALD's name was entered iff . 3. Subsequently, [| came across a file which he described as relating to OSWALD, and he intended to ith the rest of the OSWALD: files on the shelf. [_jaescrited this file as covert, thin, and having”a ighér 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 COOSA TAIT Ay CL BY 007472 ‘ ir er co if 4 | rr
14-00000 9 ite/ ny wh og e & 4. Later,[ again queried SANCA in the name which he saw on e covert file but found no record. Perturbed, he queried | (Indices Chief) as to why he could find no record in the n a file which he knew existed. He specifically asked Jir the name (which he. t remember now) could have been erased from SANCA. eplied that 5 i i possible.,,He then apprised of the above, since [had proces the OSWALD Freedom of Infor- mation” ACt request. made unknown inquiries for some three to four hours concérning the»wpossible erasure k that was of a name from SANCA and finally told that there was nothing to worrv about, that he 3took care of the matter os ised that he’ made his immediate supervisor, aware of the incident. advised that Card nothing further concerning | € 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. Luk, , 5. | was advised by the Deputy Chief, Security Analysis GFoUs ftHEt the Security Analysis Group would make the incident a matter of official concern and would begin immediate inquiries .og lwas 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. Michael E. Schneeberger Security Analysis Group