” Doc ID: 6598289 DATE: 12/04/97 PaGE:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : NSA RECORD NUMBER : 144-10001-10163 RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : DOCUMENT INFORMATION 44USC2107(5)(g)\(2)(D) b(v) ORIGINATOR : NSA aaa weseeeenneeeenetes FRR a nn +R TITLE ; | RECORDS SEARCH FOR THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS DATE : 12/13/78 PAGES : 2 SUBJECTS : INFO FROM USA-55 ON INTERCEPT RE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION DOCUMENT TYPE : MEMORANDUM CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : 1A, 1B CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/01/97 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) ook a nore t a i _ ue PaareT EE ee Fay, hows ae hs a . ae 4 ce 2 aR SPA |
13 December 1978 Records, ‘Search: eons -the Select: Committee: on Assassinations.. (25086) 0n. 9: ‘NevEhb ees 1978: N33. [d: received a eal from G8 ..:- 9-- atish): Concerning ‘retrieval of information. from: Stored Récords. feels Hise. 2 (£142) ; “In the’ discussion’ with Mr. Harold Parish,~ Chief, -G809, it was © ; : “Learned : athat. he: was preparing-a response tol Jlegislative. Affairs-:h--- 2 27 st GOLD»?! concerning ‘information given to the House Assassinations Committee. ~ : ‘According: to Parish,: ‘thescommittee was reviewing a claim. ‘py a former Air _ Force sergeant that traffic from entnaiting “Out. stl Twa” Sntercepted _and was forwarded ‘in 1963-from his -- --..: ' assigned duty station at USA-55 (Kirknewton, Scotland) - to NSA; ‘that he ~ ‘recalls a 1963° intercepted ‘item reflecting a possible ‘assassination a, “attempt on President. ‘Kennedy... The Committee Staff requedSted NSA, to make a- y 1 Sea eis to determine if aa 1963 Files on the alleged message. exiete., _ ey TS Bash i ia 9: ~ (Wu) ‘According to Me. Parish traffic from USA-55 would. not eve: me for this records ‘search: attorts. Those - Sin attendance were: E under the John F. | Kennedy Assassination : J Records Collection Act of 1 1992 (44 USC 2017 Note) in The following points were made at, this mectiige - . came es wo edhe been forwarded. for retirement to the Agency Records. Penn ® (this, eliminates that organization as a possible Fie location. )- mr BS . te, 44USC2107(5)(g)(2)(D) ‘ b wos 3. Ww) (8109) ~vas: “requested” to; and ava" provides . the Bl Stored Records Listing (Bl listings were to be searched becaysé* tals ee ee ee! ts . that organization is the predecessor of G8, and traffic from USAT5S . -' TauSc2107 ey ge) ‘,would have been received by Bl during 1963. ° This procedure ‘pakes into b (iii) consideration the. possibility that files stored under - the? Bl ia ahd “in 1962 may not have been redesignated.) : ee . # i. cl “ ° ° . 4. (U) On fhiis same date, a brief meeting was held in the Legislative. Affairs Office to review the status “and discuss the appropriate procedures oc 6 ° eo 6 - Eugene Yeates, ‘Chief; ‘Tepistanive Affairs nn oS Legigiative Affairs oe Don Wigglesworth, Chief, N33, Agency Records. Officer N33 . aa 08" my a. (u) Hetived Records Storage was ruled out as a possible ‘ “Location since intercept. traffic is not forwarded to the center as ‘he record material for long term or permanent retention. b. (U) Bl Stored Records. Liatdngs have been reviewed. While no specific description relating to subject/station location appears .in the listings of 1963 files, there were three boxes of .1963 files not  idenieretad. by subject. oe Released on 11-02-2017
ON “() It pas enced by - those present that a review of. ‘the ; documents three ‘unidentified ‘bags would constitute a reasonable effort. to” ooo, alleged ixecards ; ; epee oe “€e-On 13 November; | 1 -three - 1963: boxes, ispecifically ‘Looking: for .1963: messages from: USA55: Fiction Kennedy! ©. “The* lites’ dertibr? in:the: hae “Was. 1962. This. dnfeoettion.* 4 ANY ;: passed on: to. the  Legtelative: ‘Affairs Office. Me, ae . ee s Pa See > : . 7 ~ (U) On 16 Novenber 1978[_]discussed with “Mr. Wigglesworth . 5 the. proposed written.response to the Committee. ‘This -respqnse ee . that a reasonable seaneh was made and no such record was found.: waa Bidiage ae — . ai Le TUSCDIOTG \(g)(2)(D) oa ae -(U) On 21 November ‘1978[-] requested ovate oath “aaattioial-E ‘search be made of materials dated later than 1963. The reason for: this;/ ‘search is that most materials in the unidentified’ boxes are dated 1962" ‘and 1962, but-the box listing says it contains 1963 files. The BL: ‘= xecords listing was again reviewed for any 1964 boxes: that _ “might,- be” .-"- appropriate for searching for 1963 files. According: to ec , Blone conversation with the undersigned on 22 November 1978, nothing on 0 “the list merits such a search. *.. see” oo. — oO i