MCDONALD, HUGH C AND KIMSEY, HERMAN E. [DURING DECEMBER 1975, FILE REVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED RELATIVE TO CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS MADE BY HUGH C. MCDONALD IN HIS BOOK, APPOINTMENT IN DALLAS: THE FINAL SOLUTION TO THE ASSASSINATION OF JFK, ...].
Originator: CIA
From: BROWN, JERRY G., DC/SAG/OS/CIA
To: MEMO FOR THE RECORD
Document date: 1976-01-30 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION

FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : CIA

RECORD NUMBER : 104-10124-10108

RECORD

SERIES : JFK

AGENCY FILE

NUMBER

80T01357A

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM : BROWN, JERRY G., DC/SAG/OS/CIA

TO : MEMO FOR THE RECORD

TITLE : MCDONALD, HUGH C AND KIMSEY, HERMAN E. [DURING

-DECEMBER 1975, FILE REVIEWS

WERE CONDUCTED RELATIVE TO

CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS MADE BY HUGH. C. MCDONALD IN HIS

BOOK, APPOINTMENT IN DALLAS: THE FINAL SOLUTION TO THE

ASSASSINATION OF JFK, ...1.

DATE: 01/30/1976

PAGES

1

SUBJECTS: CONSPIRACY THEO

MCDONALD, HUGH

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CLASSIFICATION : SECRET

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DATE OF LAST REVIEW

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SECRET

30 January 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECTS:

MCDONALD, Hugh C.

SF#189 460

KIMSEY, herman E.

SF#71 129

1. During December 1975, file reviews were conducted

relative to certain allegations

made by Hugh C. McDONALD in

the book, Appointment in Dallas: The Final Solution to the

Assassination of JFK, wherein MCDONALD alleges that he met

the "real" assassin of President KENNEDY in the Office of

then Agency staff employee Herman E. KIMSEY on 27 April 1961.

MCDONALD" nay be 183d Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington,

From research it is

the office referred to by

D.C. (Covert Site--SF#383601) .

"2= Investigation into this matter is being placed in

abeyance.

In the event of further interest in this matter,

David CROWN, Chief/Questioned Documents Section/TSD/DDS&T,

and the writer should be consulted.

3.

During the recent research, no information was

developed to add credence to McDONALD's claims.

The research

included a review of Herman E. KIMSEY's Official Personnel

File (#61 555-D), plus a review of the McDONALD 201 file

(201-853047). Mr. CROWN has developed additional information

ed a 555-D

:..

concerning McDONALD from the 201 file and is holding such

material in the event of further interest.

Jerry

G.

Brown

Deputy Chief

Security Analysis Group

Attachment:

Research Notes - Kirsty fil

SECRET

E2 IMPDET

CL BY 063994

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