13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROMIBITED a 3 = (Note: I instructed Mr. Wigren to prepare the DERYABIN paper in this format urgently.) G. Ur. Angleton reported that he had asked the Commis— Sioa _ropresentatives certain questions pertaining to our use tector: s. An analysing the Gswald papers: aL | Was the- Commission formally requesting us to | ast ‘defectors. analyse the material? Wo: \Qer ae “vellins thought that the ansver QE this question is yes. However, KK Me. Angleton asked for a formal request from the Commission to this A effect. The FBI. has stated that its > reports are not. to be passed to | _ ABLADLE, which may cause some Compia~ cations. | en . FS b. Would the Commission be-prepared to: assuné the burden of responsibility if such, ‘a defector. should disa- gree with the Commission's opiniges or> come ap with a radically dizferent hypothesis or i Goxpretation? The persons present said that the Commission would. ec. If a defector who had contributed to the analy= sis of the decuments should be unwilling to appear pexson— ally and formally before the Commission, would the Commission exercise its subpoena powers against hin? lr. Rankin thought that if there was a risk involved for the defector, the Commission would not do so. However, Rankin promised to get a formal answer from the Commission on this point. . d. Will the classification we put on our corres= pondence to the Commission be honored? The answer was..that in principle our) classification would be honored. How= ever, \ir.* ‘Rankin warned those present teat orrece CiA should not hope to evade criti- ‘SoighecLassi ors assi~ CieeerON oP” its material. tn I a PROMBITED COPY NO.
REPRODUCTION PROMIRITED 6. Nr. Angleton reported that Mr. Richard Davis is repre— nting tke interests of the Department of State in this inquiry. ix. Thompson had ruled himself out because he was Ambassador to the Soylet Union at the time of the events in question. 3} 7. - ne mattex “which had. been brought to light by the Oswald’ case was the need for a mechanism in the United States Gover mnent to record’ and assimilate our knowledge of the Soviet handling of Ameriéan defectors to the USSR. The Bureau is ~ ' apparently in. some danger of criticism for its failure to keep an eye. oi Oswald after his return. Similarly CIA has not systematically collected nor compiled information on Soviet defector nandling. Berlin Base kad kept a list of -American defectors at one time, but these individuals have not, been debriefed on their return to the West. 8. The Commission representatives at the 14 January 1964 meeting estimated that the Warren Commission would need from three to six months to complete its task. 9. Mr. Bagley raised the question of the desirability of having DSRYABIN participate personally, representing the FEI as an interpreter perhaps, in a debriefing of Marina. \Wessrs. Angleton and Murphy were convinced that CIA must avoid irect involvement with this investigation. Although it is less efficient as a method, we will conten’ curses ves with ‘putting written questions to Marina to be 2a y whatever | Agency the Commission may choose to use. Tennent H. Bagley Chief, SR/CI Qe {~ 92 B424} & REPRODUCTION : | ; GOC2 TG - ; a os “41976 212 COPY NO.
13-00000 REPRODUCTION PROMI ED i. XAAZ- AEF DRocca ncte to ELAS ow . 23 Maren 1964 2 with DULLES 09 Ai March, J Yh tot energie, Dick: a/ 7] és Had a briefing at ANen Dulles! house on Saturday/after- a | = (We were assembled to discusa hig taping session with et” Deryahin,Halan Macinnes,-Donovanand-Hanson-Baldwin in New York tonight. None of the others were present.) . AWD showed me a a letter ha had received from Rankin © recently expressing the desires to reach @ modus vivendi in - order to allay the etary of CIA's pessible sponsorship of Oswald's. ; activity. The point of the communication to AWD was to suggest — that hs serve as Dea nodinwer tox the Commigsion- The letter _ outlined alternative possibilities in this matter (atfidavit from’ the DGI, ete.) | a a In my presence, AWD wrote the answer:: Be. Declining the invitation tos serve as file . teviewer for good and sufficient reasons, : eee a aaa a ! be | Stating hig.willingness to provide a state-" 9261 nar UO MOLAGY viOs 105 | . equinyy wewnsog ROL BIG ihent ge: testiniony to the Commission with vespect to WO Ns Wd his ledge of Oswald during his tenureas DCI, He noted in the tail-off of the letter that as far ag hecould = ~ of O remember-he had never had any knowledge aft any time prior to the date of the assassination, det 9 299 zy gy. | es: OP - Rock . = oe | ; 7 ae - ees Hew PROSIBITED