Beis sitar (104. 10146. 2 oO seem sof e . 1 LON & + ‘4 ee _ NOTE FOR: Pat Carpentier, OLC/C&R | FROM: Oo Gary M. Breneman, OGC Mr. Ashbaugh's memorandum of 3 March 1978 -- has been revised per your suggestion. While itis _not the intention of OGC to interfere in your relation- 7 ship with the Committee's investigation, this Office has an interest in seeing that the cover of Agency yes 7 "employees is protected while at the same. time ad- "~ .vising the employee’ concerning the perils of perjury. This interest, of course, becomes a duty when the employee, as in this case, comes to OGC for guidance . .., on these matters. It.would seem particularly impor- : i: tant to have OGC input in this matter given the ' sensitive nature of the Committee's investigation _ ‘vis-a-vis the Agency in an attempt to.avoid even | the appearance of providing misleading information. A bunk
x } oe! : OGC 78-1353 oe 3-March 1978. MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD { GO ge 0776) © FROM: = ——-—‘: Bill Ashbaugh Be Office of General Counsel a, SUBJECT: + Contact with House Select ommittée on Assassinations 1. Subject, an Office of Security employee under/Department of Defense». cover, was contacted by a staff member of the House Seléct Committee on Assas- sinations on 27 February 1978. Mr. Jeremiah, Aker arranged a meeting with the subject to take place on 2 March 1978 in order to discuss subject's knowledge of the Dr. King assassination. Subject came to work for the Agency in 1974 but ~ worked for the Mzmphis Police Department at the time of the ‘assassination. Subject has previously been questioned about his knowledge of the Dr. King assassination by the Department of Justice. 7 2. Subject came to the Office of General Counsel {6% guidance concerning protection of his cover while dealing with the Committee. It was the initial opinion of the undersigned that a member of this Office should accompany the — subject to the 2 March meeting in order to advise those present of subject's true employer and ask that such cover be protected since current employment was not material to their investigation. \ . oo 3. The undersigned notified Pat Carpentier of the Office of Legislative Counsel of subject's meeting of 2 March 1978, Mr. Carpentier is acting as | the Agency liaison with the House Select Committee on Assassinations. - Coincidentally, present at the time in Mr. Carpentier's office was Gary Cornwell whois the Associate Counsel for the House Select Committee on Assassinations. ' After explaining the situation to both men, it was their opinion that the under- signed should not accompany the subject and-that subject should stick with. his Department of Defense cover during the questioning. Mr. Cornwell is aware of subject's true employer and. feels that his knowledge is sufficient . ‘notice to the Committee at this stage of the inquiry. The undersigned passed this advice along to the subject. 213 S% Re
34-00000 1 ee) > | ce: OLC UU . Lk 4. Subject subsequently advised the undersigned that he was questioned on 2 March by four attorneys and one investigator from the Committee staff. He was not placed under oath, but was asked about his employment to which he responded using his Department of Defense cover, Subject will notify the undersigned if he is contacted by the Committee in the future. Riel Achbargh Bill Ashbaugh