*Doc ID: 6598268 jm DATE: ahillee Pace: 1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : NSA RECORD NUMBER : 144-10001-10193 RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : NSA FROM : NSA; TITLE : SSCI REQUEST FOR REVIEW OF CUBAN PRODUCT | DATE : 02/01/77 PAGES : 4 ~~ CUBAN INTE  poc CLA INFORMATION - SERAFIN TRAVEL TO MEXICO —fRE : MEMORANDUM 2 : 1B : X : 07/01/97 AA Amn CUR DATE OF L OPENING CRITERIA ; ORIGINATING AGENCY'S DETERMINATION REQUIRED COMMENTS ; [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Derived From: NSA/CSSM 123-2, : : Dated 3 September 199] Declassify On: — Source Marked "OADR" Date of source: 3 Sep 91 Released on 11-01-2017 under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2017 Note) -
Doe IB: 6598268 —— MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 1 February 1977 SUBJECT: SSCI Request for Review of Cuban Product 1. On 28 January 1977, Tom Moore of the Senate Select “Committee on Intelligence state came to NSA to review materials requested by SSCI letter R#6009 dated 30 December 1976. The material provided by G Group consisted cf 485 reports on the Cuban agent problem for the period 1961-1965. 2. Mr. Moore had sravionsly seen a single message involving an agent named "Serafin" which the FBI had in their files and had referred the Committee to NSA under the Third Agency rule. 3. Mr. Moore was extremely interested in the material on "Serafin." He volunteered that there was a Cuban agent by the name of "Serafin" who had defected to the U.S. sometime in 1965/66. That same person was killed in October 1976 by persons unknown. There was some significant product in May/June 1963 where "Serafin" was to travel to Mexico - under extreme care. Mr. Moore indicated that he would probably like to review any Cuban [material for- thé" Same “f40Sc2107(5)9)(2\(D) period. . . . (iii) - 4. Mr. Moore made a few notes of specific events but did not request any copies of messages or reports for use by the Committee. 5. Mr. Moore told me today that he and Mr. Ed Greissing (from the SSCI research staff) would be out later this week for an additional review of the material. 6. This completes action on R/S 0008. wy Je IN C. WOBENSMITH f ag 4 “3 Legislative Affairs _ pe PG D/DIR oe To Ok SNS ADLA : . _ : LAO Nes EXEC/DDO Gk: a a \ i R EX REG (w/para 3 omitted) L221 coef
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oA EE anes Se, SP LL a et att a Doc ID: 6598268 MEM RANDUM FOR PHE mecoR! 4 January 1977 ect Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) Inquiry \$sassinations of Kennedy and King Le On 30 December, the undersigned met with Howard ex, = Liebengood, Deputy Staff Director of the SSCI staff and Tom Moore, staff member. The meeting was to permit the Comnittee to read an KSA end-product report on Cuba in response to the Committee's letter #5900 dated 20 December 1976. The Committee staff members exhibited keen“interest in the product and the “two Cuban national names contained therein. The Committee staff also indicated that they intended to broaden the scope of their inquiry and would forward to’ NSA another letter (which has been received and is inclosed) requesting access to all Cuban reports stored in the repository for the period 1961- 2S, 2. After the meeting, the undersigned contacted LTC Don Bennett of Mr. Latimer's office to inform him of the. first letter since it had been sent directly to NSA. LTC Bennett indicated that another DoD component had been asked for similar information. As a result, LTC Bennett stated Mr. Latimer was revising his earlier containing policy on providing to the SSCI information on the assassinations and now had decided on a policy of full cooperation. At Mr. Latimer's direction, ' LTC Bennett will draft a letter to Staff Director Bill Miller suggesting a meeting between the SSCI staff and Mr. Latimer's staff; the EEE IG will focus on projected DoD responses to the Committee’ s inquiry. ISA will be invited to attend these > meetings. - Palace A) eer JOHN C. WOBENSMITH © Legislative Affairs a Incl: . ' Ltr dtd 30 Dec 76 cc: EXEC/DDO re LAO GC EM ors -, PED SE amy PAY Fy