104-10331-10056 _ # _FEB 18 95 @2:34PM USGOVERNMENT = 6, ; P.2/18 OGC-95-50359 10 February 1995 _MEMORANDUM FOR: — X HRG FROM: gg Paralegal Specialist DCI/OGC/LD oe SUBJECT: Search request for Lawrence P. Keenan REFERENCE: | Keenan v. DOS and CTA Privacy Act request P92-1739 , aes 1. Attached is a letter from James Lesir addressed to the Assistant United States Attorney regarding the above referenced case. Background: Lawrence BP. Keenan states that on or about June 1951, he completed a series of CIA application forms for employment. Mr. Keenan was interviewed at length as a prospective CIA employee. At’ the conclusion of the interviews, Mr. Keenan and the CIA officer who conducted the interview were unable to reach agreement on a starting — salary, as the CIA's offer was too low for Keenan. Based on the CIA's interest in the Plaintiff ag a prospective employee, the Plaintiff assumes CIA would have retained records reflecting this information. 3. Action requested: Please search for any and ail records pertaining to Mr. hawrence P. Keenan. The attached information may assist you on the records search. Because this case is in Litigation, OGC would like a brief written statement that states that HRG has performed a “reasonable and thorough records search” that supports the above referenced case. 4. Your expeditious handling of this matter would be greatly appreciated. I£ you have any questions regarding this information, please contact me on secure 76115. Attachment as stated
Vas na: "40 rs “be: :35Br te ScOVERMERT Aad oo bos ‘OIP . t . . > wie tacos JAMES H. LESAR ATTORM GY AT LAW @ia FP SrRgen ou. We. RaaM Soe WASHINGTON. 6. S. Z2eces THL.SP HONE (SOR! ABS1g 21 Ree” La Feb 3 84S January a7 1995 Kttorney-Advieor arenes Offica of Information & Privacy ; Room 7238 MAIN U.S. Departmant of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530 Re: civil Action No. 94-1909; . . ae lata he Dear Kireten: The CIA has, through you, suggested that it night conduct additional searches for records pertaining to my client, Mr. Lavrence P. Keenan, if Mx. Keerian furnished “additional information which enabled it to conduct such searchaga. Although Mr. Keenan be= lieves that the infermation which he initially furnished the 9 was sufficient to have located some records pertaining to him, he is providing the following additional information in hopes. that the CLA will now he able to Locate responsive records. Mr. Keenan states that en er abent June 191, he completed a F4 series of CIA application forms for employment. At. that time, he resided in the 1600 block ef Connecticut Avenue, M.W. Mr. Keenan Was encouraged toe submit these applications by two CIA women en~ Ployees whe resided at the Same location. : After Keenan completed these applications, he was interviewed at length as a prospective CIA employee. At the conclusion we interviews, Keenan and the CIA offiear who conducted the int 3 were unable to reach agreement on a starting Salary, ag the CIA’ s offer was too low for Keenan. Sasad on the CIA’s “interest ‘in Keenan as a prospective employee, it is clear thet at a nininun, it should have a 201, file an Keenan. For six years Keenan was an FBI Supervisor. For six and a half years he was Forelqn Assistance Inspector in Southeast Asia. During these periods he had frequent aontact with CIA representa tives in investigative matters of mutual interest. Because of this, there should be numerous references to Feenan in CLA files... As an FBI supervisor, Keenan played a role in the FSI’s inves— tigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. ‘This is evidenced by the following decuments: sents Bal Ge
OLLUEE Ig 168 oo: sd USGMER ERT «=. DOT “OTP p.aig dons 1. WNovembex 25, 1963 cable form Ambassador Thomas Mann to the Department of state; . . 2. Nevembex 26, 1963 cables from CIA Mexico City Station Chief Winfield Scott; a , 36 Ambassador Mann‘’a memorandum of telephone conversation December 3, 1963; . 1 ba Legat Clark Anderson’s January &, 1964, venovendum to File; Se - 5. June 5, 1968 Brannigan to sullivan memorandum. - Copies of these documents are attached herato.. t hope that this information will agsist the crx ary earrying now carrying out the searches which should gariier have been nada and should ‘have lecated ‘responsive documants . ginderaly yours, wo ff er gout, lames EH. Lesar