77 ; a s LENS STORES, OMI, CHAINMAN RICHARDSON PREYER, N.C. SAMUEL L. DEVINE, OMIG WALTER E. FAUNTROY, 0.¢. STEWART B. MCKINNEY, Corr. YVONNE BRATHWAITE SURKE, CALIF, CHARLES THOME, NEBR. CHRISTOPHER J. BODO, CONN. HAROLD S. GAWYER, MICH. HARGLD E. FORD, TENN. PLOYD J, PITHIAN, IND. ROBERT W. ROGAR, PA. (202) 225-4624 Office of Legislative Counsel Select Committee on Assassinations G.&. Bouse of Representatives $331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2 WASHINGTON, D.C, 20513 004247 December 22, 1977 Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. C. 20505 Dear Mr. Cummins: In connection with its investigation into the circum- stances surrounding the death of President Kennedy, the Select Committee on Assassinations requests that duly authorized representatives be granted access to the files or documents on or referring to the following individuals: 1) Dan Carswell. November 22, 2) Louis Posada. Reported to have been in Dallas on 1963. Jailed in 1976 Cubana Airlines bomb- ing with Orlando Bosch. 3) Cesario Diosdado. Former Customs agent, currently employed by DEA in California. 4) Mitchell Livingston WerBell, III. Chairman of the Board, Military Armament Corporation. 5) David Atlee Phillips. Former CIA employee who was in charge of the Cuban desk in the U. S. Embassy in Mexico City in 1963. 6) Lucien Conein. Former CIA employee, currently in Special Operations at DEA. 7) William Stuckey. Moderator for WDSU-Radio debate between Oswald and Carlos Bringuier in August 1963. 8) Ed Butler. Participant in Oswald~ ~Bringuier wDSsU-~ Radio debate in August 1963. 9) Priscilla Johnson McMillan. interviewed Oswald in Soviet Union. Lee", HW 50955 DBoclda: 32263890 Page 613 Author of "Marina and . COMMITTEE SENSITIVE
HY 0955 COMMITTEE SENSITIVE ecember 22, 1977 ete AY id. ae Stholawe 10) Richard Snyder. American Embassy official in Moscow with whom Oswald spoke regarding his decision to re~- nounce his U. S. Citizenship. 11) -Alexis Davison. Served as doctor at U. S. Embassy in Moscow, where he had occasion to examine Marina Oswald. , In addition, the Committee requests delivery of an un- expurgated version of FOIA Document No. 423-152: Helms Memo- randum for the Record re: Oswald's bank account and finances. This letter serves as confirmation of the prior oral request for and subsequent receipt of the CIA Document Dis- position Index. This letter also serves as confirmation of the December 5, 1977 oral request by Mr. Goldsmith for access to the 57- volume collection of files known as the "Oswald File". The collection of files encompasses the following subjects: a. Life of Lee Harvey Oswald b. Role of the CIA in the Warren Commission investigation. c. Committee and Commission testimony of CIA officials on the subject of the assassination and subsequent investigation. d. CIA action with regard to FOIA requests and suits. Finally, we have received additional information con- cerning item #5 of our December 20, 1977 request. We would like to clarify the item as follows: 5. Counterrevolutionary Handbook. Date: October 10, 1962. Counterrevolutionary Handbook. Date: July, 1964. Thank you for your continued cooperation. Sincerely, A foe Sladae G. Robert Blakey Chief Counsel and Director GRB: jhd COMMITTEE SENSITIVE Boclda: 32763890 Page 614
& =) COMMITTEE SENSITIVE : 4 y=, RICHARDSON PREYVER, 8.0, GAMUEL £. DEVINE, a WALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.C. STEWART &. MG KINNEY, CONN. ; amon E- ronD, ToNm. | Select Committee on Assassinations - - 0 3) 4 2 3 1 (com) 225-2024 G.&. Mouse of Representatives : 3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2 _ WASHINGTON. D.C. 20315 DEC 201977 Office of Legislative Counsel -.  ——s._~—s @OMMITTEE Sensitive ~~ Central Intelligence Agency. ae — aa Washington, D. C. 20505. -- Dear Mr. Cummins: - In connection ‘with its investigation into the ‘Circumstances surrounding the death of President John F. ‘Kennedy, the Select Committee on Assassinations requests that duly authorized representatives be granted access to the following documents: a. Further information on CIA ‘Document #80 re: - Gerald Patrick Hemming. 2. Unexpurgated copy of CIA Item #173. 3. "Unexpurgated copy of CIA Item #250. | 4. Translation of Ramirez. material and any files” _ Pertaining thereto. 5. Counterrevolutionary Handbook. “pate: October ~ 10, 1972. ; 6. Oswald chronology working papers. 7. “ALL Warren Commission documents in the custody of the National Archives which have been with- ‘held from release by the CIA. 8. CIA Memorandum Re: Relation of the Cuban In-. telligence Service to the assassination of President Kennedy. 9. Memorandum from Helms to McCone. Date: June 10, 1964. Re: Plots by Cuban exiles to kill Castro. Ss . | COMMITTEE G_.<SITIVE HW 50955 Docld: 32263890 Page 615 Se
HY 50955 - COMMITTEE SENSITIVE: “This letter serves as confirmation of prior oral requests for items 1-7. Thank you for your continued cooperation. GRB:jhj DocId: 32263890 ‘Page 616 Sincerely, G, Robert Blakey Chief Counsel and Director. COMMITTEE SENSITIVE