[rts on gomlFIDENTIAL © at ~ CIAHISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE AS SANITIZED s1 March 1975 a 1998. a Memorandum For: C1/RMO . Subject: FOI Request Regarding List of West to East Defectors, Including Lee H. OSWALD. 1. Paul L. HOCH, whe has previously requested information on Lee H. OSWALD and on the Assassination of President kennedy, has now submitted a request to do ' the National Archives for the release of a 1960 ay memorandum from the Department of State to CIA. Attached to the memorandum was a list of 12 US defectors to Communist countries. 2. The Department of State has reviewed the document and has made its decision as follows: | a. Thewenorandum can be declassified, but CIA should be involved in the decision because the memorandum contains. mention of BCID ‘4/2 and one of its provisions. = b. The list attached to the nemorandum Should not be released to the public domain because it contains subjective judgements regarding US citizens and thus could constitute an invasion of privacy. The Department lists three exceptions to this point: William MARTIN, Berneon MITCHELL, and Lee H. OSWALD. 3. We suggest that CIA concur with the Department of State, except as follows: . a. The memorandum should be released, except for the sentence beginning with “Using the defi- nitions of DCID 4/2". Bute Ek to i -
13-00000 -_ b. The list attached to the memorandun should remain classified, except for Lee Harvey OSWALD's es name. Concurrence of release of MARTIN's and MITCHELL's mame should be sought from NSA, the Agency for whom they worked at the time of their defection. M. Paul Hartman CIRA/RS Distribution: .... oo, Original and CI/RMO C/CIRA FOIA Requests Folder CIRA/RS Chron OSWALD's 201 fet fret fend pet font a i a 6 i] H i I i i an ' '
13-00000 - ~ a. = UNCLASSIFIED a cae , O CONFIDENTIAL - 7 Gl SECRET SUBJECT. CT: (Optional é e FROM: . en EXTENSION [OATE SENT Charles E, Savige . 25 March 1972 IRS/DDA, 2550 ut 5659 [suspense oate . “|. 1 April - 1975 TO: (Offices designation, room number, and DATE . ; building) - . OFFICER'S COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom INITIAL hom. i tt seceiven | FORWARDED s . | to whom Draw a line ocrass“column after each comment.) l. DDO/F1O . | | via ‘ “ 2B1415  (CT-5, AMBER) at Cs 9 fs. 03 6. 7. 8. | UNCLASSIFIED +. Boa8 en Senarated - , fron Eaclosime 12. RITURN TO: ae avers boaathe ate (aistas? on 3749 ca SECRET CJ “CONFIDENTIAL ve O DHCLASSIFIED Up
13- 08000" Lot TOP SECRET x} SECRET [_] conripenria, | |_| UNCLASSIFIED Request Now:  75-45k Suspense _ MEMORANDUM FOR: DDO/FIO ATTENTION — ; | _. FROM 3. Information Review Staff, DDA woe, oo Fo Room 2E42 Headquarters Building . on a ~ SUBJECT > Ma Freedom of Information Act Request “|. Declassification and/or release of the attached document(s) has been requested under the provisions of Ruesutive-Order—11¢52and/or. the Freedon of '. Information Act. The requester is Paul L. Hoch _ . 2.0 The worksheet attached to each document should be completed by the reviewing officer. Do not detach it from the document. If more than one document is involved, it 't would be appreciated if they could be returned at the same tine, rather than in piecemeal fashion. ae 3.. A: ‘response is ‘requested by April 1975  - (Te it ‘is tapossible “to meet this deadline, please notify. this office CIRSIDDA >» x5659) prior to this date. The IRS action officer is Charles Savige ° ee ‘The attached Form 3533 should be filled out and returned to. this office along with the document(s) and worksheet(s). It is used to compile ' Mdnagement data on total Agency resources devoted to this program . and to compute requester fees. i -§. Remarks: This document is from the Warren Commission RG. State/INR sent it to the Agency earlier, but later decided. that the clearances should be obtained by NARS. (It's also being sent to the FBI.) I don't believe © that it was reviewed by you the first time around, You'll note that, with . the exception of three names, State has denied. the release of the “List of American Defectors."? -Il£f our Agency objects.to any additional materials being released, wea will be the official deniers--but (¢ only for Spent materials. probe E-¥Sin ae a aed Chief, IRS/DDA~ Attachments: Form 3533 Other: Letter, Hyland to Rhoads, Ll Mar 75. Letter, Cumming to Helms, 25 Oct 60, w/attach, S. Administrative - Internal Use Only , when separated from attachments ’ (| TOP SECRET SECRET [| CONFIDES TIAL [ |unctasstrrep EAS am 0 . (21.47) LT Spril 1975 . rt oe