Date:09/07/94 : Page:1 \ JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : SSCIA Peleased under the John RECORD NUMBER : 157-10004-10295 7 Renneay WSsassination Records RECORDS SERIES : ollection éct of 1992 MEMORANDUM (44 USC 2107 Note). : ases#: NW 53244 Date: AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 6-13-2017 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO : ELDER, WALTER TITLE : RE: CHURCH COMMITTEE REQUEST DATE : 00/14/76 PAGES : 2 SUBJECTS : CHURCH COMMITTEE REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS em MEXICO CITY » JMWAVE DIR OSWALD, LEE HARVEY DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : U RESTRICTIONS : 1A, 1B, DONOR REST., REFERRED CURRENT STATUS : X DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/07/94 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED AW 53244 Docld: 32202164 Page 1
10 February 1976 , ee | | CIAHAS eR oUF | in DECLASS IP UMENT MEMORANDUM FOR: The Review Staff ee ATTENTION: Mr. Walter Elder VIA: SA/DDO SUBJECT: SSC Request . ber REFERENCE: RS 76-0083/A (14 January 1976) 1. Re question number 1 of reference: Attachment "A" contains ** the names of Agency personnel who were in Hexico City, Mexico, during «ome thé period 1 September 1963 through 31 December 1963 and who are still on duty. Attachment "B" contains the names of Agency personnel who we were in iflexico City during this same period but are now retired or no _— longer on duty. It is understood that these attachments will be retained in the Headquarters building for use by the Committee Staff. 2. Re question number 3(a) of reference: ‘For your background, the Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil (DRE) was a Cuban student bess exile entity founded in September 1960 as an anti-Communist revolutionary is organization dedicated to the overthrow of the Castro regime. The parent Peat organization of the DRE was the Directorio Revolucionario (DR), a revolu- Pan tionary organization of Cuban students opposed to the Batista regime _ which actively joined the Castro forces by organizing a guerrilla move- ment which contributed greatly to tie collapse of the Batista regime. The Castro government, themselves of student origin, recognized the DR power and by-passed them politically by forming the new regime without their participation. The original DR became Communist controlled and directed. While the Agency had no role in the founding, the DRE was an entity used by the CIA as a unilateral asset in pursuing U.S. policy objectives. CIA support to the DRE ceased on 30 September 1966 and formally terminated on 1 January 1967. At that time DRE files were reviewed and ~ material dealing with CIA support and operations were either destroyed or turned over the JMWAVE Station. The DRE was expected to continue as an organizational entity and continue its activities independent of CIA. 3. The DRE files of both Station JMWAVE and ileadquarters that are available have been reviewed and Lee Harvey Oswald's name does not appear in these files. WAVE cable 8049 (in 66782) of 22: November 1963, states in the third sentence, "according (MMSBEEYfiles, Oswald", undoubtedly refers to the DRE files maintained in the DRE office in Miami, Florida. E2 IMPDET. S_E-G-R-ET CE BY. 009360 +: so MA. ae hoe eet sy ae falta J i HW 53244) DBocld: 32202164 “page 2.
_ SESE Tnese entity files were independent of the JMWAVE Station files. Had ie Station JEAVE referred to its files in WAVE 8049 the cavle would have Be been worded, "accordingf AMSPEBEJStation files. The file of /AMHINT=53i5 "7 Be a former executive of the DRE, has also been reviewed and no. reference a to Oswald was found. The file number which appears on WAVE 8049 is no : longer in use and the contents of this former file were transferred into Oswald's and other 201 files by the CI Staff. A tape of the radio debate cited in WAVE 8049 is included in the Oswald 201 held by the CI Staff. ee c 4. Re question number 3(b) of reference: We have been'unable to pe determine if Station JMWAVE was instructed to review its files for Pe information on Oswald. For many years the CI Staff has been tne focal aes point for tne collation of any and all information concerning Oswald and if the JMWAVE files on any Cuban groups contained information on Oswald .such information should be reflected in Oswald 291 file. Latin America Division — / Attachments: A & B as stated (ey 11 GLA __ SE RET ' to oe ae renin ee ‘een a “get oz eee an ee oe AS ales pb an HW. 53244 Docld: a cccret “Page 3)