ees . 7 10a -- ee oe Gassification: ——SECREL ffi fern is te be used fer material extiagted om €lA=cenirslled documents) Oswald. saangleton, p. 86) He stated for the record th regard to. the Warren Commission's investigation (with the CIA's support) of possible Cuban involvement in the assassination: I personally believe that the United States intelligence services did not have the capabilities to ever come to an adjudication (of the Cuban aspect). I don't think the capabilities were there. HSC CI&SSified Deposition of James Angleton; ENACT OSV ETN en tt onentcaen Narn ROCIO 10/5/78/7 p. 93) fy tds oe te oe assified PY lerivation: —o assiti y derivation: _
sh 334 Sa SIUBURUU Bia: Classifications This fgrm is 19 Be ysed dor material satrasted om lA=eentraied.dosumants:) _ As noted above, the CI Staff assumed responsibility in late December 1963 - early January 1964 for the coordination of CIA efforts to assist the Warren Commission in its investigation. At that time, Raymond Rocca, Chief of Research and Analysis for CI Staff, was designated point of contact with the Warren koi Commission. (E ne A i tri es Angleton, 1075778, p. 77.) Rocca's Research and Analysis component was concerned with: “analytical intelligence, analytical brainpower, which meant all source, all overt source comprehension; a study of cases that had ceased to occupy opera- tional significance, that is, closed cases, to maintain the ongoing record of overall quality and quantity of counterintelligence being performed by the entire DDP operational component;... the Deputy Director for Plan (HSCA Classified Deposition of R. Rocca, ¥/17/785 "see also HSCA Classified Deposition of James Angleton, 10/5/78, p. 77.) Mr. Rocca testified that assassination-related information generated by CIA components was directed to his staff (as designated point of contact with the Warren Commission) in the normal flow of day to day ane naa Glassitication: === 20052. 1 Casifieds by, desivations, ag 2 bs & “ae Ma agua dy, ra
Cees EeREL CON TO Oocu ments rom —controved aqocumen 3 HSA Cass Depo oC 2 .Recca fl 2/2¥ work (bid., pp. 16-17.) This information was then teviewed_by R Rocca or his assistants who included es aaa Thomas Hall, Ysoviet Expert) , (Paul Hartman (general ee “a research and search man for the U.S.) Intelligence a —— Community and its resources), and Arthur Dooley . (who ae had transferred to the CIA from the FBI-a number of years prior to the assassination) (Ibid. p. 17.) During the course of the.Warren Commission investi- wn ae oe gation, Hall, Hartman and. Dooley worked with those CIA divisions t producing substantive information related to the assassination. (Ibid.) Mr. Rocca testified that even though CI/R&A was the Agency's point of reference with regard to the Warren Commission, neither his staff nor the CI staff in general displaced the direct relations of Mr. Helms or any other concerned Agency official with the Warren Commission. (Ibid.; Rocca testified thatheither CI Staff nor his staff displaced the CIA's Soviet ee Division (represented by David Murphy, Chief of the e eape) ae) fae) oy) iv pf» r (\e a ; LUE 7 | Clatled i Ke. —
-13- | Classificaiien: —_ en) ara eS Py ae This form is te be used for motasial extercted fom €lA=centralled documents) SR division and his assistant, ténnant Bagley) in cael its contact with the Commission; nor did CI/R&A displace John Scelso in his contact with the Warren Commission.) Rocca testified that in some instances J. Lee Rankin of the Warren Commission would go directly to Helms with requests, and in other instances David Slawson, a Commission Staff counsel, conferred directly with ‘Tom Hall o£ Rocca's staff. (Ibid. p. 36.)* 7 - The record reveals that on certain issues of particular sensitivity Rocca was not permitted to act as the Agency's point of contact with the Warren Commission. He testified that “compartmentalization was observed notwithstanding the fact: that I was the working level point of contact." (HSCA Classified Deposition of Raymond * Although James Angleton functioned as Rocca's direct superior during the course of the Warren Commission ; ; : . ms & investigation, he did. not participate on a regular basis in the Agency's efforts to supply Sta eae .? . information to the Warren Commission nor did he dea 7 on a direct basis with Warren Commission representa~ tives. (excepting Allen Dulles on an unofficial basis; -HSCA Classified Deposition of Raymond Rocca,78/17/78, p. 17-18; HSCA Classified Deposition of James Angleton, 10/5/78, p. 78.) However, Angleton testified to this Committee that he did attempt to keep apprised of developments as the investigation progressed through consultation with Rocca. (HSCA Classified Deposition of James Angleton, 10/5/78, p. 81) Liemtion; p02 EGlsssifisction: : ssified derivation: ——_— 20 ‘ i) te 0 jessities y derivation: ~ bot. &. or) . ‘ i
a se Classification: __ -S = REF (hi form is te be used dar amatesial eateested em €lA—centreted documents) Rocca, 4/11/78, p. 18) Rocca cited by way of example ) the case of the Soviet defector Nosenko. Rocca *. testified that he did not attend any of the Agency . 3 discussions: pertaining-to Nosenka's case (Ibid.) Rather, (as it affected the Warren Commission investi- : gation) responsibility for the Nosenko case was assigned to David Murphy, Chief of SR Division, in we addition to Ri@hard-Héins (bia) | ed, Rocca described the CI staff mail intercept program, ay wv nae HTLINGUAL, as a second example of an Agency matter about which he had no knowledge nor input vis a vis the Agency's support role to the Warren Commission. (Ibid., pp. 19-20.) Rather, James Angleton and Birch Les O'Neal handled the disposition of this particular material (HSCA Classified Deposition of J. Scelso, 5/16/78, p. 113, wherein Scelso states that CI Staff & a. o ° . ¥ including O'Neal, was: repository of _HTLINGUAL intercepts; luk See HSCA Class Dep. s€ BIKA O'nenk , 7f{20{ 7% ; larentaes Mhertin Olneak stotes +hat he dikpnot Knows Wretiar Barren Cmmissie, had knew anes wt he HTLIVEIAL , Prenrarm becans® He vas roth Cee reel ta te prowisAt raat A urten Commi Shion Wt meokerials Ac; tron ; he RTAINGUAL preaam  , foes a rw 3 008% Cigssificgtisn: | lassified, y 4 ciyation: crvations