Boc Ref 1D: A4269483 Date: 10/05/98 , Pace: 1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : NSA RECORD NUMBER : 144-10001-10251 RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : . FROM : TITLE : MOU BETWEEN KESTER/BLAKEY DATE : 11/22/78 PAGES : 2 SUBJECTS : YPE : STATEMENT ION : ONS : OPEN IN FULL TUS : IEW : 09/25/98 RI COMMENTS : [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Released on 10-26-2017 under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2017 Note)
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ~ ot - np ee 1. This Memorandum of Understanding shall govern the protection of classified: information of the Department of Defense relating to the | investigation of the House Select Committee on ‘Ageass tnations (Commi ttee) into the agetions of David F. Christensen of involvement deat oe ivalivideet S. pea in the assassination of President John F.-Kennedy. For such purpose, the Department of Defense will make Sergeant Nicholas see gi Eee Fon ny 9 oo Pss yc ml 7 mmm lita i Te oy eB. Stevenson, USAF, ~avai lable for an interview by. a 2 designated member oF ie “the Commi tes: Staff at a time , of mutual convenience but ‘not ieee 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- ' tent af thé 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- - sitanee of ghe allegations. 4, The Committee agrees, for itself .and on behalf of the person | designated by the Committee to conduct bie: interview, not to disclose. : f 7 - : _any. classified information which is revealed in the course of the jnter-- ae: view without the prior written concurrence of the Department of Defense. A representative of the Department of Defense will attend the interview | and advise the Committee representative as to information that is clas- a sified.
5, The Committee's designee who conducts the interview may make a record of the interview and written notes of the responses of SGT Stevenson ° to the Committee! s questions. The Committee agrees that any such notes | 7 may be inspected by the representative of the Department of Defense prior PTR Peat Abo ee Nt to removal from the interview room, and any classified information which | is contained in the notes shall be deleted prior to their removal. if any classified information ‘is contained in the notes, the original version shal] be maintained in the Office of The Special Assistant to oon the Secretary oF Defense, and t the Committee may have access to those a notes ‘as needed. “Any record or transcript ‘of the ‘interview will be left — tn the nossession of the Department of Defense for a review to determine “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 [t as. needed. 6.. Nothing in the Committee' § 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, provided, however, that the Committee will not disclose the information until any related litigation has been concluded by judicial “/. > action that permits disclosure. G. ROBERT BLAKEY = Chief Counsel and Director to the House Select Committee | on Assassinations