- *” Déc ID: 6598260 DaTE: 10/05/98 PaGeE:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : NSA RECORD NUMBER : 144-10001-10178 RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : NSA ca : LAO, YEATES TITLE : HOUSE ASSASSINATION COMMITTEE INQUIRY DATE : 11/21/78 Ss: 8 PAGE SUBJECTS : | ALLEGATIONS OF MR. DAVID F. CHRISTENSEN CONCERNING JFK ASSAS DOCUMENT TYPE : MEMORANDUM/MOU CLASSIFICATION :-€ RESTRICTIONS : 1B CURRENT STATUS : X DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/25/98 OPENING CRITERIA : ORIGINATING AGENCY'S DETERMINATION REQUIRED COMMENTS : | . Released on 11-02-2017 under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2017 Note) CR] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED
Doc ID: 6598260 ° : 00 oo eres <i -Legis' tive Affairs ed : 14 November 1978 x) |) 20: DIR SUBJECT: ations Investigation House Assassin May I prief you on the attached at your convenience? , ars nol EUGENE F. ATES ; * *
«= . * Legisle “ve Affairs 14 November 1978 NOTE FOR JUDY MILLER, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SUBJECT: Interview by Mr. Robert Blakey 1. As we discussed, I am forwarding a proposed MOU which we request be executed prior to making arrangements for Mr. Blakey to interview any military or civilian employee of the Department of Defense in connection with allegations made by Mr. David F. Christensen. 2. We: would be pleased to discuss any portion of this proposed MOU with Mr. Blakey or with your office if any questions arise. PE Yeate, RUGENE F. YEATES Chief Legislative Affairs NSA/CSS ' Encl: a/s
’ Doc ID: 6598260 et MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD . 21 November 1978 SUBJECT: House Assassination Committee Inquiry 1. On 17 November 1978, Mike Smith, GC, and I attended an interview conducted by staff members of the House Select Committee on Assassinations in regard to the allegations of Mr. David F. Christensen concerning the involvement of certain individuals in the assassination of President Kennedy. 2. The interview was conducted by Messrs Kenneth Klein and Gary Cornwell and was held in secure spaces provided by Mr. George Murphy, Director of the Senate National Security Office. Both individuals are authorized SI access. 3. The interview was conducted under terms of a Memorandum of Understanding executed between the Committee and OSD on 15 November, 1978 (copy attached). 4. For purposes of the interview, DoD made available Sgt. Nicholas B. Stevenson, USAF, who had been stationed with Mr. Christensen at USA-55, Kirknewton, Scotland, in 1963. Sgt. Stevenson was accompanied by LTC Jéffrey Graham, USAF, Air Force Legislative Liaison. 4USC2107(5)(g)(2)(D) (iii) 5. The Committee staffers were interested primarily din- ‘Sgt. Stevenson's recollections in regard to events described-by Mr . Christensen in a letter to Stevenson written in May-1978. : 6. Sgt. Stevenson briefl described. tté USA-55 site(s mission and confirmed that the [link mentioned in Mr. Christensen's letter could have been intercepted by the site but, to his knowledge, had not been an assigned target. Regarding the specific allegations made by Mr. Christénsen that he had per- sonally intercepted communications relating to the President's assassination, Sgt. Stevenson emphatically stated that he had no knowledge of such an event, though. in. all likelihood, if it had occurred, it would have been widely known within the station and the probable subject of >a CRITIC. 7. Mike's and my role in the interview was concentrated largely . on interpreting SIGINT jargon and emphasing the fact that the sites' mission was and remains properly classified CONFIDENTIAL-HANDLE VIA COMINT CHANNELS. 8. The staffers made no notes and agreed to let us review their report, for.purposes of classification, on or after 20 November 1978. 35
Doc ID: 6598260 9. The staffers remain particularly interested in determining the name of the individual who Mr. Christensen believes relates to the assassination. They will explore means of determining this information to include the possibility of having Sgt. Stevenson call Christensen and a&Sk him for the identity (Stevenson indicated his extreme unwillingness to do this. LTC Graham stated that this request would have to be examined at policy level within DoD). 10. If the Committee is able to determine a specific name, _ the staffers indicated that they would probably initiate a specific inguiry to NSA to again search our materials. EUGENE ft Yoaker Chief Legislative Affairs Encl: a/s cc: DIR D/DIR ADPL GC DDM MS DDO EXEC/DDO G G8
: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING oe ce ‘ se 1. This Memorandum of Understanding shall govern the protection of 5 > classified information of the Department of Defense relating to the | investigation of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (Committee). cesta ‘into the allegations of David F. Christensen of involvement Jeet os  teettvrrlee’ S. min the assassination of President John F.-Kennedy. aon B. Stevenson, USAF, zaval lable for-an- interview y by a 2 designated member of ope | | | po For such purpose, the Department of Defense will make. Sergeant Nicholas. “the Commi ttee™ Staff ‘ata ‘time ne of mutual convenience . but not ‘later than | "November 22, 1978. I 2. The interview wilt be conducted in secure spaces which are : authorized for. the discussion of classified signals intelligence infor- /: mation. » | | | | | ‘3. The interview will be limited in scope to the substantive con- 4 tent of the allegations of Mr. Christensen. Information which deals . with intelligence § sources and methods will not be used in responding t to . ‘questions, except as “such information may directly relate to the sub- | - sstance of the allegations. of 7 4, The. Conmittee agrees, for itself and. on behalf of the person .. designated by the Committee to conduct the interview, not to disclose - : any, classified information which is revealed | in _the, course of the. inter-,. view “without ‘the prior written concurrence of the Department of Defense. A representative of the Department of “Defense will attend the: interview . and advise the Committee representative as to information that is “class | sified.
LSA Ea Se Seite ITE _the Secretary of | Defense, and the Committee may have access to those m hee Wadena Fe tore 5. The Committee's designee who conducts the interview may make a record of the interview and written notes of the responses of SGT ‘Stevenson to the Committee's questions. The Committee agrees that any such notes “may be inspected by the representative of the Department of Defense prior to removal from the interview room, and any classified information which is contained in the notes shall be deleted prior to their removal. If any classified information is contained in the notes, ‘the original -version shall be maintained in the Office of The Special Assistant to notes as needed. “Any. record or “transcript ‘of the. ‘interview wil] be left in the possession of the Department of Defense for a review to determine its classification. lf the transcript or record contains classified information, it will remain in the possession of the Department of | Defense, and the Committee may have access to it as needed. 6. Nothing in the Committee! S undertaking affects the Committee's right to invoke in the future any subpoena power available to it to secure and disclose the information related to Mr. Christensen's allega- tions, provided, however, that the Committee. will not disclose the information until any related Titigation has been concluded by judicial action that permits disclosure. 4 G. ROBERT BLAKEY Chief Counsel and Director to the House Select Committee on Assassinations we leg
7 nowhere 7 eo. : . @ MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING: BETWEEN JOHN G. KESTER, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND G. ROBERT BLAKEY, CHIEF COUNSEL AND DIRECTOR TO THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS 1. This Memorandum of Understanding shall govern the pro- tection of classified information of the Department of Defense relating to the investigation of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (Committee) into the allegations of pavid F. Christensen of involvement by the Government .of Cuba in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. For such purpose, the Department of Defense will make SGT Nicholas B. Stevenson available for an interview by a designated member of the Committee Staff at a time of mutual convenience but not later than. | 22 November 1978. 2. The interview will be conducted in secure spaces which are authorized for the discussion of classified signals intelli- gence information. | | 3. The interview will be limited in scope to the substan- tive content of the allegations of Mr. Christensen. Information which deals with intelligence sources and methods will not be used in responding to questions. | 4. The Committee agrees, for itself and on behalf of the person designated by the Committee to conduct the interview, not to disclose any classified information which is revealed in the
Doc): 98260 @ | . oe,  ) | ! course of the interview without the prior written epneurrence Of the Department of Defense. A representative of the Department will attend the interview and advise the Committee representative as to information that is classified. | 5. The Committee's designee who conducts the interview may make a record of the interview and written notes of the responses of SGT Stevenson to the Committee's questions. The Committee agrees that any such notes may be inspected by the Department! s representative prior to removal from the interview room, and any. classified information which is contained in the notes shall be deleted prior to their removal. If any Classified information is contained in the notes, the original version shall be maintained in the Office of the Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, and the Committee may have access to those notes as “needed. _ Any “record or transcript of the interview will be left in the possession of the Department of Defense for a review to determine its classification. If the transcript or record contains classified information, it will remain in the Department's possession, and the Committee may have access to it as needed. a | 6. Nothing in the Committee's undertaking affects the Committee's right to invoke in the future any subpoena power available to it to secure and disclose the information related to Mr. ‘Christensen' s allegations provided, however, that the Committee - will not. disclose the information until any ‘related litigation has been concluded by judicial action that permits disclosure. JOHN G. KESTER — G. ROBERT BLAKEY