74-00000 _., Page 21. The last sentence in the paragraph ending five lines | sk from the bottom. This makes the same point which page 2000584 on another draft does. Does this draft supercede that earlier draft? (U)  - Page 23. In having reviewed earlier the considerations that go into opening a file, the-writer feels free to talk about "the seemingly long delay" in his opening. If one doesn't understand what they are writing about in the beginning, they will never discuss it accurately. the information is in the system whether there is a separate 201 file. Isn't the file something of a management or clerical convenience? (U) On page 26, the HSCA draft wrestles with the problem of the computer symbol "AG." The recollection of a person 15 years after the fact appears to receive a little bit more credence than the Agency records. It also takes two pages of writing to discuss it. When the. - symbol was instituted isn't the issue; it is the meaning of the symbol which counts, which refers to a defector, which Oswald was. The. discussion is left up in the air, which possibly reflects the effect of the theory they had that "AG" meant agent. The breathless way the. Committee investigators tried to develop this provided some of the more cynical humor we had the opportunity to engage in until they finally asked us what "AG" meant. (U) Page 32. Is the paragraph in the middle of the page accurate? Is that what CIA said? (U) Page 34. The Committee spends a lot of time playing with the thought of dual and hidden files. It really hangs all of these on what Bill Harvey thought about when he was first trying to figure out how to do ZRRIFLE. Yes, almost anything is possible, but the investigators were told enough times that no second system could be designed without someone having to know. In any event, it is certain that the confused statement at the top ‘of page 34 referring to “operational detail indicative of an Agency (sic) relationship with the CIA" is merely a reflection of the state of mind of the author. (U) Page 44. This is Egerter's name. (C) Page 60. Do we object to making it public that Mrs. McMillan was) | denied a security clearance? (C) Page 66. What is the story on Snyder's serving as a spotter? Didn't we provide an explanation about why the Snyder file had been red-flagqged? Is it merely that they don't like it? (C)
14-0000 weet SOR AS Gn pdt tan at ch SS SSB SU OBER RRR Ge Tie Page 74-77, J. Walton Moore was: discussed several times. (C) Page 78-82. Do we have a problem with the use of Gaudet's--name in the discussion of him? More specifically, have we reservations about publishing the evaluation of our relationship with Gaudet, as shown on. . page 80? (C) , Page 86-88. This deals again with Oswald's visa in Helsinki. Does it replace an earlier draft? In any event, would we object to a discussion of the epee Consul Golub and the references to "CIA dispatches Page 90. The discussion of CIA cable traffic lets one infer that it was from Mexico City. However; it doesn’t say so in so many words. Consider whether we can live with this. (C)
14-00000 . 1 od os" CONFIDENTIAL ggg recoro cory ce | a a Co, 7 ASCH | OLC 79-0113/7 29 January 1979 MEMORANDUM FOR: William Sturbitts, LA/DDO Dick Rininger, OGC Ray Reardon, 0S ~ Russell Holmes FROM ; S. D. Breckinridge . ' Principal Coordinator, HSCA SUBJECT : Comments on HSCA Interim Drafts - _The Committee may be looking to us soon for comments on these preliminary drafts. The next time we see them, it will be on the five-day countdown, with security being the primary problem. My feeling is that we ought not to take substantive issue in the Final exchange except on very important points. We should save our ammunition for any security issues that require special consideration. Therefore, we have to make our points on these current replies. I would like to get these replies back to HSCA very soon in so we are a little ahead of the game instead of behind it. Could you meet with me at 1300 hours, Thursday, 1 February, in the Conference Room in _ 6D-5317? hee hy My S. D. Breckinridgé /K¢s_ Attachment 268 DERIVATIVE CLBY LS! C z 20 ECL BATE VN ON Gpbdade ES ROMA 34 3 é P2AIVED FAG: CONFIDENTIAL OS™”