CABLE RE RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON WHO WAS AN ACQUAINTANCE OF OSWALD.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: BERN
To: DIRECTOR CIA
Document date: 11/27/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Assassination Records Review Board

Final Determination Notification

AGENCY : CIA

RECORD NUMBER : 104-10015-10395

RECORD SERIES

JFK

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 201-289248

Released under the John

438a381nation Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Cased:NW 53199 Date:

06-06-2017

October 31, 1996

Status of Document:

Postponed in Part

Number of releases of previously postponed information: 7

Reason for Board Action: The Review Board's decision was premised on several

factors including: (a) the significant historical interest in the document in question; (b)

the absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause harm to the

United States or to any individual.

Number of Postponements: 5

Postponement # 1 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it reveals the identity of an intelligence agent that

properly may be withheld under Section 6(1)(A) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: The information is the true name of the individual whose pseudonym is John

Scelso.

The postponed information will be opened in full on either May 1, 2001, or three months after the

decease of the individual, whichever occurs first.

Release Date: 05/2001

Postponement # 2 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly

may be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Crypt

Release Date: 08/2006

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Postponement # 3 (Page 1):-

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly

may be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: Crypt

Release Date: 08/2006

Postponement # 4 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it discusses sources and methods that properly

may be withheld under Section 6(1)(B) of the JFK Act.

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Substitute Language: Crypt

Release Date: 08/2006

Postponement # 5 (Page 1):

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because it reveals the identity of an intelligence agent that

properly may be withheld under Section 6(1)(A) of the JFK Act.

Substitute Language: The information is the true name of the individual whose pseudonym is John

Scelso.

The postponed information will be opened in full on either May 1, 2001, or three months after the

decease of the individual, whichever occurs first.

Release Date: 05/2001

Board Review Completed: 08/06/96

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JEK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY

RECORD NUMBER

RECORD SERIES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

CIA

104-10015-10395

JFK

201-289248

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DOCUMENT

INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR

CIA

FROM

TO

DIRECTOR CIA

BERN

TITLE

CABLE RE

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON WHO WAS AN ACQUAINTANCE

OF

OSWALD.

DATE

11/27/63

PAGES

•1

SUBJECTS : GIBSON, RICHARD

OSWALD, LEE H.

OSWALD CONTACT

CLASSIFICATION SECRET

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMEN'T

RESTRICTIONS : 1A, 1E

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

: 12/13/93

OPENING CRITERIA

COMMENTS OSWI: V7 1993.12.13.17:14:49:900028:

[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

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FROM:

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Signed:

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INFO: DCI, DDP, C/CA 2, VR

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INFO

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reasons and coordinato

11 appropriato.

CITE DIR

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FEAT GIFLOOR

REF BERN 2492, 2507

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REQUEST YOU CONSULT WITH ODENVY AND INANITION ON WISDOM AND SECURITY OF HAVING

OSIENSIBLE CONSULAR OFFICER CALL IN GIBSON AND QUESTION HIM ABOUT A POSSIBLE

CONNECTION WITH OSWALD IN VIEW OF OSWALD'S AND GIBSON'S KNOWN CONNECION WITH

FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE. WHAT DOES BERN THINK OF THIS? COULD IT BE DONE

AITY BETTER WAY? ADVISE. PLEASE, SLUG ALL OSWALD CASE TRAFFIC GPFLOOR.

END OF MESSAGE

C/S COMMENT: *IN 68312--Station comments on INANITION (2) memo

concerning Richard Thomas Gibson who was an acquaintance of Oswald.

*$59139--INANITION (2) review of file material regarding

Gibson, Oswald, ete: failed to reveal any indication

that Gibson in recent

contact with Oswald.

CLASSIFICATION REVIEW

Document Number 155-607

CONDUCTED ON 4 MAY 1976

for FOlA Review on

_ IMPDET CL BY 0/2208

APR 1976

D: 200-5-41

IS COPYI

201289248

DC/EE Peter K. HEIMANN (by phone)

authority of

RICHARD HELMS

COORDINATING OFFICERS

OFFICER

GROUP 1

Excluded from automatic

downgrading and

declassification

REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED..

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