Doc ID6598317 . DATE: 10/05/98 Pace: 1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : NSA RECORD NUMBER :. 144-10001-10253 RECORDS SERIES : | AGENCY FILE NUMBER : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : NSA FROM :— : LAO TO : DISTRIBUTION IN NSA TITLE ; HOUSE ASSASSINATIONS COMMITTEE INQUIRY DATE : eke AGES : p SUBJECTS : INTERVIEW CONDUCTED ON MR. DAVID CHRISTENSEN DOCUMENT TYPE : MEMORANDUM CLASSIFICATION : -€- RESTRICTIONS : 1B CURRENT STATUS : X DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/25/98 OPENING CRITERIA : ORIGINATING AGENCY'S DETERMINATION REQUIRED COMMENTS : CR] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Released on 11-01-2017 under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2017 Note)
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD . 21 November 1978 ‘Doc 1D;-6598317 _ 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 PF.’ Christensen concerning the involvement of certain individuals in the assassination of President Kennedy. 2. The interview was conducted by Messrs Kenneth Klein anc 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 a of Understanding executed between the Committee and OSD on 15 November, 1978 (copy attached). 4. ‘Ker 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 Py LTC Jettrey Graham, USAF, Air Force Legislative Liaison. 5. The Committee staffers were interested primarily in Sci. Stevenson's recollections in regard to events described by Mr. Christensen in a letter to Stevenson written in May 1978. — A eee 6. Sgt. Stevenson briefly described the USA~55- "site [| mission and confirmed that the[_._———C ] 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. Christensen that he had ner- 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 Aub ject of a CRITIC. : 7. Mike's sad. my role in the interview was concentrated larcely on interpreting SIGINT jargon and emphasing the fact that the sites' mission was and remains properly classified CONFIDENTIAL-HANDLE VIA COMINT CHANNELS 3 8. The staffers made no notes and agreed to let us review their report, for purposes of classification, on or after 20 November 1978. Released on 11-01-2017 under the John F. KannBay Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2017 Note
Doc ID: 6598317 | © @ 7 ' 9. The staffe remain particularly interésted 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 ask 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 Getermine a specific name the staffers indicated that they would orobably initiate a speci ic inquiry to NSA to again search our materials. " EUGENE TE Yoate, Chief Legislative Affairs Encl: | - a/s cc: DIR D/DIR ADPL GC : ; DDM . en 7 : , M5 , DDO. EXEC/DDO G G8
@ @ 1& Noxd 97%” MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ae \ ee ee eee “1. This Memorandum of Understanding shall govern the protection of a “- elassified information of the Department of Defense relating to the - investigation of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (Committee into the allegations of David F. Christensen of involvement Jlerst ax. ~ tvetivir oat | = oe min the assassination of President John F. .Kennedy. For such purpose, the Department of Defense will make Sergeant | Nicholas the. ‘Committee Staff. ata time ‘of mutual convenience but not later than . November 22, 1978. | 2. The interview will 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- oO tent of the allegations, of Mr. Christensen. Information which deals - with intelligence sources and methods will not be’ used in responding to questions, except as such information may directly relate to the sub- stance of ‘the allegations. ? a h, The Committee agrees, for itself and on behalf of the person, Z “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 Defens A representative of the Department of Defense will, ‘attend the interview and advise the Committee representative as to information that ‘is clas- - sified. i ak)
inkaek Sepia Hens bemioarg Binh ake S AE SN ‘the Secretary of Defense, and the Committee may have access to those ~~ ._ 5. The Committee's designee who conducts the interview may make 2 record of the interview and written notes of the responses of SGT Stevenson to the Committee's questions. The Committee agrees that any “doch 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. any classified information fs contained in the notes, the original version shall be maintained in the Office of The Special Assistant to.. notes as needéd. “Any. record or transcript of the ‘interview will be left in the possession of the department of Defense for a review to determin its classification. If 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, provides, however ,. that the Committee will not disclose the “information until .any related litigation has been concluded by judicial action that permits disclosure. - an a, Oe Spt 73 Vax - Aafia Cab. . KESTER | GT ROBERT A Ses pecial Assistant to the i Chief Counsel and Director to ecrétary and Deputy Secretary the House Select Committee on efense .- Assassinations -