- (gp ETON PAORNPITED wt -~3- (Note: I instructed Mr. Wigren to prepare the DERYABIN paper in this format urgently.) ‘6. Mr. Angleton | reported that he had asked the Commis— sion. representatives certain questions pertaining to our use of defector 3 an. analysing the Oswald papers: ok Was: the- Commission formally requesting us to oe defectors. analyse the material? an YWellins thought that the answer © YS this question is yes. -However, - = . . Mx. Angleton asked for a formal | ; request from the Commission to this a : . effect. The FBI. has stated that its -"". reports are not to be passed to . mae » which may cause some compib- ~ cations. . 2 le a b. Would the Commission be-piepared to assane the ‘burden of responsibility if such; a defecta showla disa~ . - gree with the Commission's opinigus OF=:COMR, Sip with a ; radically different hypothesis or i expretation? The persons present said that the Commission. would. c. if a defector who had contributed to the analy-— . sis of the documents should be unwilling to appear person— ‘ally and formally before the Commission, would the Commission, exercise its subpoena powers against hin? ir. Rankin thought that if there was a risk involved for the defector, the ’ Commission would not do so. However, . Rankin promised to get a formal answer from the. Commission on this point. . d. Will the classification we put on our corres-~ pondence to the ‘Commission be honored? The: ‘answer. was that in principle our classification. would be bonored. How— ever, \itks.: oatd ae bane te svade orl > oe ‘that CBA’ sBould not hope to evade criti- ni of 4 . — cory 5. ———— “TORI Co HW 53216 pécta:32379009 “Page 155°
— PROBED. Lo syemes7 ~4- 7 ~ 6. Mr. Angleton reported that Hr. Richard Davis is repre~ senting the interests of the Department of State in this inquiry. Mr. Thompson had ruled himself out because he was Ambassador to the Soxiet Union at the time of the events in question. 7. One matter “which had. been brought to light by the Oswald. ‘case was the need for a mechanism in the United States Government to. record’ and assimilate our knowledge of the Soviet handling oF. ‘Anerican defectors to the USSR. The Bureau is ~ } apparently. in: some danger of criticism for its failure to keep | an eyoonSswald after his return. Similarly.CIA has not | systematically collected nor compiled information on Soviet defector handling. Berlin Base had kept a list of. American defectors at one time, but these individuais have not. been debriefed on their return to the West. 8. The Commission representatives at the 14 January 1964 ‘meeting estimated that the Warren Commission would need from three to Six months to complete its task. ; _ -9& Me. Bagley raised the question of the desirability of having DERYABIN participate personally, representing the ‘FBI as an interpreter perhaps, in a debriefing of Marina. . | Hessrs. Angleton and Murphy were convinced that CYA must avoid direct involvement with this investigation. Although it is ,less efficient as a method, we will content, ov ourselves with ; ‘patting written questions to Marina to be y whatever Agency. the Commission may choose to use. .e . Tennent H. Bagley Chief, SR/CI Lal-2 8924 § | PROWIBITED = ce HW 532716 Docld:32373009 Page 156
AW 53216 - 404-10268-10005 . | XAAZ-211EY PRocca WNete To HELA S om ~~ 23 March 1964- aI with DULZES on ar i March, : ‘Dicks | Uf fp pete: i recently expressing the desire to reach a modus vivendi ie: ; outlined alternative > possibilities in this matter (aifldavit from REPRODUCTION PROLIBITED Had a bricfing at ANlen Dulles! house on saturday/stter- ——_ Paaeine ‘(We were assembled to discuss his taping session with Yor’ tenight. None of the others were present.) : AwD showed me a letter ha had received from Rankin | ‘order to allay the story of CIA's possible sponsorship of Onwala'a . activity. The ore of the communication to AWD was to-suggest ~ a, that he serve as ve aS file xevinwse fox tha Gammisnion. The letter. Sy) Vane . his ledge of Oswald during his tenure as DCI, He zg. 8. Lf the DCI, etes).. a & a > - In my. presence, -AWD wrote the answer: = zZ j a... Declining the invitation to serve as file = an .. reviewer for good and sufficient reasons, & > a : be: Stating bia-willingness te provide a state- ; § 4 ine oe Satiniony to the Commission with respect to —! noted in the tail-off of the letter that ap far a as he could - remember -bs bad never had any knowledge. a any time prior to the date of the assassination, » 1 " Soy 40 A84 ays * 7° ? “Rock 7 a3 Har o% - “Sun Docld: 32373009 ‘page 157