This was not unusual on the part of the investigators; large yee quantities of material assembled and made available for review wae never reviewed. (U) C. The treatment of ZRRIFLE emphasizes considerations during the initial period when ZRRIFLE was being studied. It ignores the fact that the Committee has in its possession unrefuted statements, with references to supporting information, showing that these various things were never done. My letter to Blakey (27 Sept 78) outlines a good bit of this. (U) This section of the report is rather badly conceived and uncon- vincingly presented. (U) IV. Helsinki , Page 4. References to CIA files on the Soviet Consul in Helsinki raises a sources~and-methods General references to the name o é Soviet Const should be considered to determine if the story can be told without using that name. (C) V. Untitled, Hand-Written Draft on Non-Interviewing of Oswald On the first page, as a matter of organization, the third sentence describes CIA's "claim that no records existed" as stimulating speculation that Oswald had some relationship with the Agency. In fact, CIA was not making its "claim" in a vacuum, but was responding to allegations which already reflected such speculation. (U) At the top of the second page there is a statement about a DCI affadavit being in response to a Warren Commission request. At the top of the next page the statement is made that the affadavit "was partially instigated by a newspaper article." It may be that the Warren Commission request resulted from the newspaper story, but it is not customary for CIA to issue affadavits as a response to newspaper stories; simply, as stated, it did so in response to the Warren Commission request. (U) On page 6 the crypt KUJUMP is used. (C) Page 10-13 the names of Halligan (P.?), ‘Tampreiie (P.?), and Dennis Densyla (sic) (7.7). (C) - Again at pages 20-21 the names of Citrynell, Webster, and Kiniarelli (T/P?). (C) 3 SiGRe| a nn eee Deen eres et
1714-00000 ScORET In considering why Oswald was not.’ in . fact interviewed so on his return from the U.S.S.R., assuming that he could have been, a the HSCA draft omits information that it was provided to the effect ce that the Soviet Union was allowing large numbers of its. citizens to. migrate and that this had flooded the machinery at that. time." W): VI. Alvarado _ oo. re . The true identity of Alvarado has been protected by the Warren Commission and the Church Committee; it should be handled in this report with the "D" identity being used. (Cc) It is noted that references are made to c) Nexico City co ' Station at pages 7, 8, 11, 13, 17, 22, and 25. The name of Birch O'Neal. appears at pages 9 and 16... Win. Scott appears at page 18. Alvarado's Nicaraguan case officer. Jerez, _ is mentioned at pages 16, 17, and 21. (C) References to intercepted conversat fons appear at pages: a 17, 19, and 26. . . eS Use of the polygraph: ~ It was mentioned in connection a with Alvarado in the Warren Commission report. It is mentioned here at pages 17, 22, and 23. Does it raise a methods question? (Cc). At about Tine 20, page 3, "Alvarado" S name is used where apparently Oswald’ S name was intended. (c) | At page 12 of the draft a statement is made to the effect that Ambassador Mann's. efforts to investigate the possibility of - Cuban complicity were being "restrained." The issue is that what the Ambassador was trying to prove is not necessarily the same thing as an investigation. If he was trying to direct certain | findings, then failure to follow his predilections is subject to a different description. (U) On page 23, the report states that it is unclear whether . the latitude to be given the polygraph operator implied that Alvarado's polygraph was designed to prove his story a fabrication. Actually it is clear from the statement preceeding that one that reliable actions | were wanted, the polygraph operator having. been instructed that Alvarado was to be "well-fed, rested, and not in fear of bodily harm." In other words, he was to be in good shape to ensure that his responses were as reliable as possible. The observations of the report on this point are strange. (C) a ce tn eee Rene Re ss ae eed eat SE
SECRET The treatment on page 26, of Ambassador Mann's interruption, >. is somewhat confused. If the reference to Mann's request “that Cuban diplomatic personnel be arrested," is intended for Duran there is some imprecision. She was a Mexican citizen; ; employed by the Consulate,. not to be catagorized as diplomatic personnel. Did he want others. arrested? (U) On page 28 the draft says that FBI and CIA doubted Alvarado’s veracity. It is correct to say that they had. professional doubts that were vindicated. (Cc) . Page 29 talks about uncertain jurisdictional issues, without - reference to the rather close cooperation between the CIA and the Legal Attache's office on the Alvarado matter, while the Jurisdictional matter was being worked out. ae bee: DOG YI |