Classification: This form is t9 be ysed gr ater Sateester gm €lA—cenirsied documents) stat In summary, it was Rocca's testimony that an internally decentralized information reporting function best characterized the organization of this second phase of the Agency's investigative efforts to assist cats Pépa of &, Pecea, 27/7 £ the Warren Commission. (Ebrd., p. 10; HSCA Classified Deposition of James Angleton, 10/5/78, p. 75, 80. See also CIA Doc. Rocca Memo for Record, l April 1975, Subject: Conversation with David W. Belin, April l, oe 197%, wherein it is stated that Helms remained senior official in charge of the overall investigation, with CI staff acting as a coordinator and repository of information collected.) oe Pe oreenen _ Glgssification: | Cesta
Gassification: is form is mate tracted is m™ is to for yale éxiractea om ~——contro 4 = ed Ie rom —conirolle geuments A, Opinions of Warren Commission and CIA Representatives Regarding Warren Commission~CIA Relationship The Committee has contacted both representatives of the Warren Commission staff and those representatives of the CIA who played significant roles in providing CIA- generated information to the Warren Commission. The general cansensus of these representatives is that the Warren Commission and the CIA enjoyed a successful working relationship during the course of the Commission's investigation. (HSCA Class. Depo. of R. Rocca 7/17/78, p. 18) (See also Exec. Sess. Test. of Richard Helms, 8/9/78, PRY 24.) William Coleman, a senior staff counsel for the Warren Commission who worked closely with Warren _ Commission staff counsel W. David Slawson on matters which utilized the CIA's resources, characterized the CIA representatives with whom he dealt as highly competent, cooperative, and intelligent. *e (See HSCA staff interview of William Coleman, 8/2/78.) Mr. Slawson expressed a similar opinion regarding the Agency's cooperation and quality 090623 i  lassified by derivation, —C.-Berk iYQHON: & .
Gassificati ion: Seeret— assificarion: (This form is to be used for material extracted a cexm_i RoPSd Bseiciaheryatens extracted from ClA—centrolled documents ~10~ of work. (Executive Session Testimony of W. , David Slawson, 11/15/77, p. 17;see also JFK Exhibit 23.) J. Lee Rankin, General Counsel for the SS Warren Commission, testified that the Warren Commission and its staff were assured by the CIA Pac that the Agency would cooperate in the Commission's - workth (HScA Class. Depo. of J. Lee Rankin, . 8/7/78, p.4: HSCA Class. Depo. of John McCone, 8/17/78, p. 9) John McCone, Director of Central Intelligence at the time of President Kennedy's assassination and during the Warren Commission investigation, supported Mr. Rankin's testimony in this regard by characterizing the CIA's work vis-a-vis the Warren Commission as both responsive and comprehensive. (HSCA Class. Depo. of John ~McCone, 8/17/78, p. 5) Mr. McCone was responsible for ensuring that all relevant matters were a :
ssification: _—See#et assification: (This form is to be used for material extracted Athis darm_is tojpey sed fOr gyetens extracted from ClA—contralled documents. ~l0a- conveyed by the CIA to the Warren Commission. (Ibid., pp. 5-6) In this regard, Mr. McCone testified that: The policy of the CIA was to give the Warren Commission everything that we had. I personally asked Chief Justice Warren to come to my office and took him down to the vault of our building where our information is microfilmed and stored and showed him the procedures that we were following and the extent to which we were giving him -- giving his staff everything that we had, and I think he was quite satisfied. (Ibid., p. 9) oe ye sce o alicy sOzunot te arth All macendo lt Sa ren Commi ssion Belic’ that’ ALL Relevane eran ts Materials Be Made Promptly Available By j $ f 4 Ae CIA To Warren Commission. Mr. Raymond Rocca, - fesc AI Aby oe i piconenter of ciA .4 ; co pelies Dee eu eeeTl . : oo : ‘ A@? the Warren Commission investigation, ‘Characterized the Agency's role as one of *@ e ° :° full support to the Warren Commission. Mr. Rocca, who served as the Chief of the Research and 099030
Classification; ___—Secxe+- ‘ assification: @ * (This form is to be used for material extracted 4 fridtie dhkm—iortvoted deelnhentaaterial extracted from ClA—controlled documents.) ~1LOb- Analysis Divison for the Counter~Intelligence Staff of the CIA, stated under oath that directive: , an an thy (All material bearing in-ampiwey hat could be of assistance to the Warren Commission should be seen by cue staff and R and A and marked for us i issued very, very strictly worded (“_- indications -- they were verbal in so far.as I know -- that we were to leave no stone unturned. (HSCA ae Depo. of Raymond Rocca, 7/17/78, - 24) Richard Helms had given the following’ j DDE SE a: GiissiiineAieny, Secret, Berar oo - Berk | Classified by derivation: ©