157-10008-10139 JFK Assassination System = - CO Date: Identification Form "Agency Inform:tion AGENCY: SSCIA RECORD NUMBER: —157-10008-10139 RECORD SERIES: MEMORANDUM AGENCY FILENUMBER:  62-104090-79 . Document Info: mation ORIGINATOR: SSCIA FROM: BRANIGAN TO: MR-SULLIVAN TITLE: PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION DATE: 02/07/1964 PAGES: 2 a SUBJECTS : Lae , . CIA LIAISON | PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION ON THE ASSASSINATION OF PRES KENNEDY DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified Ts SC . oe RESTRICTIONS : a CURRENT STATUS : © Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 04/13/1994 - OPENING CRITERIA : Box 466-15 COMMENTS : ; v9.1 NW 47129) Decld:32203647 Page i. , 2/23/201
mae 148, oiTOr : UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SSC} BOX #. 466-15 Mohr 1 - Hr, Belmont Coie Memorandum 1 - Hr. Belmo 6 7 ae (or et - Mr. Sullivan Se cn —— To: MR, SULLIVANUY)¢ Date ey oo FROM > MR, mn SUBJECT: ~PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE | ASSASSINATION GF PRESTOUNG SENNEDY ste meee seen na tate ane ag eteerente -~ Mr, Stokes Tele. B ~ Mr r Pap 1 ch . Gandy - Hr. Branigan l 1 1 - Mr. Lenihan ] I ju ‘ ! in receipt of a communication fron the-Central Intelli! ence. * “ Arency (CIA) with respect t) the taeans. by which inforsation,{ / which has been or may be acjuired by CI4, sho uld be made. ’ 7 known to the Presidential Commission. ; ee ae oe ae ad a Se Os 2 ied Lo the, ~~" In this conmunication, which is attached, CIA reviewed in seneral terus their investicative interest in the assassination investisation. CIA advised that they would arranve directly with the Connission for the protection of information ceveloped by them and they anticipated that certain of their personnel would appear before the Co:auission, CIA requested: j woot ad Oa Ltd a Pursuant to ar Liaison Arent's request, we are Cds oa f ocean 1, That the Bureau not disseminate infor- mation received from CIA without prior concurrence of that Agency. ‘@HBBtnemenamas 2. %In those instances in which CIA provided — information which we consicered pertinent to the Comnission's interests and/or complementary to information developed: or received by the Bureau, we should refer the Commission ; “ to CIA. In such cases CIA asked to be advised of such = referrals in order that they could initiate action. ; = preparatory to meetin: a request which could be anticipated directly from the Commissicn. ei as 3. CIA requestec that in any instance in 1 whiéh the above procedure docs nct meet the needs of the Dureau that we inform them throuct our liaison in order that the matter can be resolved, UNRECCRDED COPY FILED AL Se areerewes meted Oy 7 (OF oe. Oe Rete ae YS sation PRE ATS ee ooo Se a, EY ye ie 3 = yw esol anes a a ae 5 oe Task FORCE eee a es SURA ots aoe avi aut er ae “RELEASE i in FULL... Do, re so Spacer wee 7 > aaa EN RAE “ASE IN PART. ’ ee 1 TOTAL DENIAL HW 47129 Docld:32203647 Page 2 . a!
Memo for Mr. Sullivan RE: LEE HARVEY OSWALD 105-82555 either false or exaggerated. He identified Nikolai B. Rodin as the head of Department Io. Te: Atty semi n€gimation was gubsequgntly \@ |bbin the Summer of 1963 corroborated byfour informant averrer$3 \C of these sources furnished anv specific information indice Tg Saviet plans to assassinate leaders of the Western mations. Both said, however, that Department 13 is « highly secret organizetion and operates its own agents indepencenily of other sections of the Kb. The Legal Attache in [.onn im June, 1962, reviewed infor- mation furnished to the Germans by Bogdan Steshiasky which tadicoted that he was recruited by che KG jn. 1952, trained at am inte sence school in Kiev, then trensferre:! to kharlshorst in East Berlin in 1954 where he operated as a KGR officer until 1958. His princi™.: duties were to service dead drops in West German cities and corm. es propaganda material. In 1°58 h: was told that because he ha proves himself he would be given an important mission wainst Ukrainian emigre groups in the West. Thi» mission turned out to be the as-iln- ment to assassinate Dr. Lev. Kebet and Stefan Bandera, emiure fo. .lt in Manich. He murdered Rebet 11 1958 and Bandera in 1959 usins 2 a ingenious weapon manufactured b, the KGB which emitted a poison © into the face of the victims anl which made death appear to Se iF heart attack. ws ge After Stashinsky's confession to the West Germans, forver Congressméin Charles J) Kersten on 3.18.62 advised the Attorney | oe" that he was to participate in the trial in West Germany as cen... 5 copy of his letter was sent to the Bureau which indiceted that °- desired to show the officia® ccnnections between Stashinsk¥ ona. 8 Soviet Government and requestct a conference with the Attorines | > Kersten's statement to the German court as reported in the | - Correspondence," a publicaticr in Munich, included the follesis statements concerning Stashit . y: "He was to learn English. ©) 1%> his fiel@ would probably be Wat Britain and the U.S." . On 12-3-63 the Admin strative Assistant to the Atters General furnished to the Bureau copies of a letter from Keret. President John F. Kennedy, a cupy of which was sent to the .t° a General, dated 11-7-63 in which he pointed eut that the Senate 1 cei! Security Subcommittee wanted Ct! hring Stashinsky to the U.S. testimony but the State Departcent sas opposed. He advocated Stushinsky to the U.S. -te expose activities of the Soviet for. {In his letter, he said "before is defection Stashinsky was bo ' trained for high-level killing in Enland and the U.o. Theives undoubtedly others in’such training." Bet HW 47129 Docld:32203647 Page 3
ic @ Memo for Mr. Sullivan SUE Ly . RS: LEE HARVEY OSWALD ~ 105-82555 4 ‘ There is no indication that Lee Harvey Oswald was ever recruited or trained by Department 13. During interview in. 1962 The claimed that he worked ina sadio factory in Minsk while he was in Russia. His.diary and correspondence to his mother end brother while he was in Russia plus the interviews of his widow confirmed this. It is considered very unlikely that Oswald would have been recruited by Department 13 becaitse of his: suicide attempt a few days after his arrival in Russia; his demanding and arrogant personality and critical remarks about the Soviets contained in his diary, in correspondence with tic American Embassy in 1961 and his correspondence ywith his mother ind drother in 1961-62. It is inconceivable that the Soviets sould have used an individucl of this kind to carry out assassination of leaders of Western countries even if the Soviets have such plans. . ACTION: f : None. The above is for information. 4 Kf NW 47129 Docld:32203647 Page 4