104-10300-10205 ORANG uM 4 che, i. Reference is nade. to ae nenorandum captioned: es above, ‘dated 32 September 1975. forwarding copies of certain docusents €rou the Office of Security files concerning | These documents wsre requested by ‘ir. Jeffrey Eaydea, Senate Salect Loanittea Staff, who commenced a review of the Files on 25 Septerber 1975, 7 2. The Office of Security: has concluded & sesarate ‘reylew of the files and has hi; ghiignted esrtain contents thereof 2g the SCi. Tne LI Nas requested that materials concerniny tne following items be provided to the Senate Select Cousitres “ ladependent. ai any Senate Select Cemmittes Staff regussts, te I a : Lee saryey Uswald : oo The files contain a raw, unev valuated report: 5 froz[___le ontaining Sis reporting ef an alle- ; ation that Lea Hervey Oswald was in Hew York 4 ELEY in. the Winter of 1362, having contact vith :  & nban. wee (Attached to instant zenorandun, Tab A 43 a covy. of|__}aririnal report, and attendant 9-7. conRIAL Es Suygestiag reecivt of the renert cire2 comm ner [B52 |OGO BESS for FOIA Review on MAR 1977 . SEGRE ue
13-00000 aia, ‘there as no. e¥idence. in, the| __|flles o or - the: ‘file of: ‘the source, “Enrique: Eugenio Abascal | OF ferensuer), #730643," that this inforaation: - _ was orocessed Gut of tha Cifice of Security/ _. Security Research Staff, to frien Nilay. reported | _, the information, However, as Yiley states in’ >.) the repert; "I urged ‘Abascal to go to the FRI. with the information, ‘and offered to arrange 2— meeting. He promised to tell them the stery,. and wade centact through an ageat (O'Brien) ‘whos ne knew bocause of past: activitiss.” Regerding Abascal, his. Office of Security file contains the following. cencerning his . veracity: | Office of Security/Security ! Research staff nenorancum dated 15 Ausust 1956: “‘*Abascal has fer several years furnished information te SES source which has bean = groven to be utterly worthless ane ia usually fictitious.” ering . ' ° - Office of Security/Security | fesearcnh ace . Staff mesorandum cated 19 Yay. 265: . "(Abascal} Kes furaished source with intelligence information which appears | . to be complete fabrication.” | re FBI letterhead cenorandus dated 25 Sestepber 1353 cavtionesd “Hoviniente -- “enecrata Cristiane ( ‘EJ contsins the Following statements about Abascal by ¥3I sources: “One vould only have to ae know Enriane Abascal to know that this Tome ne ew 2 fg Life aacazine-article) was nothing . oe, sat ‘s S Sublicity stunt on Ais part and - : lag Cm . ~ <enn fe esr int has ro insortence whatsoever in 4 : ad ai te aa ra iy gd ae ta 7 oh be poe , ‘ %. & ee 8g _ ua?
13-00000 Ee (store le Es. apparent. the: Office of : Security/ _ Security, Res: arch | ‘Staff had reason to “question. the veracity. ‘of Abascal preciuding further. ‘disseaination of the iufarsation: and that there was- @ reasen to believe . that Abascal would repert the inforsation oa ta the Fale ‘for their action. Arlington House, Publishers Tho ‘files ‘epntain @ raw, unevaluated | wa yepert from containing his reporting of an aliogation that CIA nad partial control of, and: once attempted full control - of, Arlington House, Publishers. (Attached to instant menorandua, Tab z, is a copy of Wiley's original report as wall aS copies of attendant decuments. The files oe. contaia no further clarification ef the So infarnation.} Tnere is no Office ef Security subject “9 - ile in tho name of Arlinyten House or. Arlington Heuse, Publishers. From other sources, it would appear that Arlington, House, Publishers is con- nected with the conservatiys causes af William F. Buckley and the cational Review. | Buckley is a former. Agency casloves aad his close connections with forner Agency employes E. Howard kunt. have recently recelyed extensive publicity. It i belisved _ that numsrons forner Agency employees ara Linked with suczley! & causes, and this coutd be the ‘Teun-lation for the . ‘3 FS aaa giey Lew fer-aneot oda beigimas oe Se Ace rk SPWOSVRREL OG BER AP LTE U3 mei Ces | emf mrt ee |
13-00000 : 3. Your attention is aegein directed te the concerns of . tne O€fice of Secu a3 sxpressed in the referenced neno- randum, that the mee cocuments and all stategents contained therein, even though net classified as such, tbe . arefully aad prodently handled to protect the individuals identified therein. ; Robert #, Gaubine Director of Security. Atts Distribution: Griz &€ 2 - Addresses w/atts - SOA w/o atts - D/Security w/o atts - OS Registry w/o atts DD/PSI w/atts SAG w/fatts ~L_ File w/atts age (ZLOCT7S) joa tt ped bal fal Fat ps é OS/PSI/SAG