NSA search for records…
Originator: NSA
From: Eugene Yeates
To: Judith Miller
Document date: 11/21/1978
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE: 10/08/98

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY :

NSA

RECORD NUMBER : 144-10001-10268

RECORDS SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR

LUGENE TRAILS,

JUDITH

MEALER, DEPT DA DEFENSEAIRS

TITLE

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY SEARCH FOR RECORDS RE ASSASSINATION

DAIL :

11/21/78

PAGES : 10

SUBJECTS

ALLEGATION

RE ASSASSINATION PLOT AGAINST PRESIDENT KENNEDY

ASSASSINATION, JOHN KENNEDY

DOCUMENT TYPE

: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION

RESTRICTIONS

CURRENT STATUS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

÷09/25/98

OPENING

I CRITERIA

ORIGINATING AGENCY'S DETERMINATION REQUIRED

COMMENTS :

[RJ - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 20755

Serial: D1/LA0-047M-78

21 November 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY AND DEPUTY

SECRETARY: OF DEFENSE

ATTN:

Ms. Judith A. Miller

1. The National Security Agency has made a thorough search of all

records that might contain information pertaining to the Select Committee

on Assassinations' request for information relevant to an allegation by

former Air Force enlisted man, David F. Christensen, that while stationed

at Kirknewton, Scotland, he intercepted information linking an assassi-

nation plot against President Kennedy with a figure in organized crime.

2. No communications or information relating to the Committee's

request has been located. Since no other component of DoD is likely to

have information related to this inquiry, suggest you use the attached

draft as your response. If, however, there is any reason why the attached

draft cannot be used, please consult with us before releasing the infor-

mation in any other form.

3. The attached draft response is unclassified.

EUGESE F. YEATES

Chief

Legislative Affairs

Encl:

a/s

NFIDENTIAL

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PROPOSED RESPONSE TO MR. BLAKEY FROM MR. KESTER

Dear Mr. Blakey:

This letter is in reply to your letter of 15 November 1978 to Secretary

Brown, requesting certain information relating to the investigation of the

assassination of President Kennedy.

Cognizant elements of the Department of Defense have made a thorough and

detailed search in an attempt to find records which might, relate to the matters

as recently

discussed between you and Ms. Miller of my office.

The search efforts included discussions with individuals familiar with

relevant operational procedures existing during the 1963 time frame, a revieii

of records of stored files that might be applicable to your inquiry, and a

physical review of specific records in warehouse storage (recognizing that

most records from this period no longer exist).

The

search efforts described above revealed no information relevant

to your request.

Sincerely,

JOHN G. KESTER

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•On 8 November, Mr. Robert G. Blakey, Chief Counsel and Staff Director

for the House Select Committee on Assassinations, posed a number of questions to

NSA regarding a former Air Force enlisted man's allegation that he had intercepted

information linking an assassination plot against President Kennedy with a figure

in organized crime.

Mr. Blakey subsequently submitted a written request (dated

15 November) to support his verbal one.

In essense, the questions probed NSA's ability to quickly and thoroughly

probe for records from the Air Force site in Kirknewton, Scotland (USA-55,

now closed), for information relating to the allegation.

G809 and N33 personnel reviewed both a listing of data and boxed records

from USA-55, but their efforts failed to reveal evidence of the alleged incident.

The actual traffic from this period was minimal and no other records are extant.

The Director has approved.

Elisio

ED SAPP, LAO, 37475, 21NOv78, 11I

CONTIDENTIAL

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(502) 225-4524

Select Cominittee on Esanssinations

U.E. House di Bicpresentalises

3369 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHiNGTON. D.C. 20515

November 15, 1978

The Honorable Harold Brown

Secretary of Defense

Washington, D. C. 20301

Attention: Mr. John G. Kester

Special Assistant to the Secretary

Dear Mr. Secretary:

This will confirm my telephone conversation of Novenber

14, 1978 with My. Yates of the agency within DOD, requesting

that his agency provide to the Select Conmittee, in connection

with its investigation of the assassination of President

Kennedy, such information that it may have, including what

steps it took to obtain that infomation, in reference to the

matters which Ms. Miller of your siaff and I have discussed.

sincerely,

82 Pates B2:D2

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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CC:

His. Judy Miller

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16 Nov 78

Ed* Sapp, LAO, 3747s

TO:

DIR

SUBJ: Proposed Response to House Assassinations

Committee

Attached for your approval is a proposed draft

response to an inquiry from the House Select Committee

on Assassinations.

The draft will be sent to John G.

Kester,

Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense,

for his signature.

Sahar. Walamith

for EUGENE F. YEATES

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PROPOSED RESPONSE TO MR. BLAKEY FROM MR. KESTER

Dear Mr. Blakey:

This letter is in

resgonse to your letter of 15 Havenber 1978 to the

Secretary

i Deterge requesting certain information relating to the investigation.

of the assassination of President Kennedy.

Cognizant elements of the Department of Defense have made a thorough and

detailed search in an attempt to find records which might relate to the matters

as recently discussed between you and Ms. Mifler of my office.

The search efforts included discussions with individuals familiar with

relevant operational procedures existing during the 1963 time frame, a review of

records of stored files that might be applicable to your inquiry, and a physical

review of specific records in warehouse storage (recognizing that most records

from this period no longer exist).

The search efforts described above revealed no information relevant to

your request.

JOHN G. KESTER

Special Assistant to the Secretary

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(202) 225-4521

Select Committee on Assassinations

U.5. House oi sicpresentalbes

3369 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

November 15, 1978

The Honorable Harold Brown

Secretary of Defense

washington, D. C. 20301

Attention: Mr. John G. Kester

Special Assistant to the Secretary

Dear Mr. Secretary:

This will confirm my telephone conversation of November

14, 1978 with MI. Yates of the agency within DOD, requesting

that his agency provide to the Select Committee, in connection

with its investigation of the assassination of President

Kennedy, such information that it may have, including whai

steps it took to obtain that information,

in reference to tha

matters which Ms. Miller of your staff and I have discussed.

Sincerely,

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB: am

CC :

Ms. Judy

Miller

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