JFK WORKING NOTES: ARRB REQUESTS
Originator: CIA
From: BARRY HARRELSON
Document date: 02/01/1996
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1 February 1996

JFK Working Notes

Subject: ARRB Requests

References: J. Gunn's List of topics/requests (attached)

25 Jan 1996

31 January. 1996

Intel Community Staff records for 1963:

HRG has identified records; will

requeste from ARRB

ask for written

Watch Committee--National Indications Center records,

1963 :

Have requested copy of the article he cites; will

discuss with Patten, etc.

If we have the records, will

ask for written request; if not, will direct to

appropriate organization.

Fabian Escalante's 201 file:

Gunn has reviewed the file; has some questions. Ellie

is handling.

• Presidential Libraries

JFK: Reguested a joint trip in Feb/early Mar (apparently

members of the Board member have a special interest in JFK

library; Gunn has visited the library and feels a joint

effort would be the most effective way to approach the

records.)

I suggested a visit 27/28 Feb or first week in Mar

to scope the collection and determine what will be

required to review the records. We would send a review

team later in the year.

LBJ: According to Gunn, the LBJ Library's assassination

records collection is rather small.

The ARRB has requested

that the library copy the records and send them to

Washington.

Gunn does not think the LBJ Library reviewed

the

"Cuban" records when they identified the assassination

records.

If LBJ sends the records to the ARRB, we will

review the records at the ARRB offices. As for the

"Cuban records," we can address them later.

Histories (see CIA-7 below.)

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"Cuba Book" - Cuban. Counterrevolutionary Handbook (Gunn will

obtain copy released to NARA.

Pursuing tapes: Does the Mexican Government have any

records or tapes from the (joint tap operation in 1963? The

ARRB wishes to contact the Mexican Government but is

concerned about the protection of the joint tap. Would the

Agency be willing to facilitate?

This issue came up before, and, as I recall, the DO was

not inclined to get involved.

However, if the Board

is determined to pursue on their own, they will

probably be raising the subject with unwitting Mexican

officials.

indices to the segregated collection; inventories:

Gunn said this was one of their priorities; Mary remembers

the various

inventories and indices

from her days in thei

History Staff.

The is no complete index or inventory to the

collections; there are a number of list/inventories

prepared by various people including Russ Holmes over

the years.

We found them incomplete and did not use

them in our review.

We can make them available with

the understanding that they may not reflect what is in

any give file or folder.

These inventories will

raise

the visibility of the Working Files (Russ Holmes) so we

should be ready to address that issue.

1967 IG report Reel 48; zz 49 B: Priority; would like to

present to the Board in the near future.

We can start a "re-review" next week.

ZR crypt; has a document with "ZR" in red over Oswald name.

What does it mean?

Ellie working.

Searches for Oswald, Bishop: The Oswald-Bishop-CIA story is

a favorite among conspiracies; one theory has Dave Phillips

as Bishop. Can the Agency certify that all files have been.

the Agency ee,

checked and that there are no records of Oswald connection

with "Bishop" or CIA?

This theory was well researched during the HSCA

investigation; suggest that we revisit the question

after the ARRB staff has reviewed the documents in the

JFK records. I will discuss with Gunn.

CIA-1 organization request (dated 7 July 1995) : Gunn will

review the material we have collected.

No action required

for the present

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CIA-6 cables request (dated 11 September 1995) : What is the

status?

Do action; Fred W. to follow-up.

CIA-7 histories (dated 8 November 1995) : What is the status?

(HRG/DO agreed that the Mexico City and JMWAVE were

reasonable requests, however, the rest of the request was

too broad; Pereria letter to Marwell dated 5 December

proposed discussions on the possibility of

modifying/refining the reguest.) Gunn said that he,

Marwell, and Mary were willing to meet we us to discuss the

request.

Mexico City Station - ready for Gunn's review;

JMWave - DO searching for; Ellie has action;

Others - Recommend that we set up meeting in near

a one an in near

j.

future to discuss CIA-7.

New Orleans base: Will the organization material from CIA-1

contain information on New Orleans?

Probably not; I will contact DI/IRO re records on the

00 office in New Orleans.

Geneva Diplomat, etc.: According to a letter received by the

ARRE, this was a limited distribution "spook"

newsletter

circulated in Geneva in 1963; it is supposed to have

predicted the assassination of JFK.

Told Gunn I would pass on the request but doubted that

we would find anything. It is not the type of item

that would be in our files even if such a newsletter

existed.

Maybe run a check on the name of newsletter

and/or individual (Pahzerky/Perzerki).

tappasture and tape: Goodpasture says that a "working

was made of Oswald's phone conversation(s) in Mexico

City; a copy was with the transcript.

to it, she thinks it may have been sent to Dallas by FBI.

The ARRB is very interested in pursuing this lead; Marwell

had previously asked me if there were records that would

show that such "working tapes" were made.

Gunn wants to

know what the Manells, Bob Shaw,

and others in Mexico City

at the time knew about the Oswald working tape.

Also ask

about the Angleton inventory of Win Scott's Safe

I have asked to see the relevant parts of Goodpasture's

deposition; will request except relevant to the

request.

We may consider having someone talk with

Goodpasture to see how sure she was that there was a

se how sure she.

tape.

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Re Manelle,

Bob Shaw, etc., if we don't follow up, I

suspect the Board will.

Win

Scott's inventory: HRG will check JFK collection

and

with FOIA/OGC re his son's request.

New Request: that the Agency facilitate a meeting with Jack

Whitten.

Gunn said the Board is sympathetic to Whitten's

situation and concerns, but given his key role in the story,

they want to talk with

him.

DO action - Fred W.

Gunn acknowledged that Whitten would probably not be

receptive to a direct request from the Board

for an

interview.

Gunn's

Priorities:

1) trip to JFK Presidential Library

2) indices/inventories to collection

3) 1967 IG Report

4) CIA - 7 histories

5) CIA - 6 cables

Rang

Barry Harrelsoi

Attachment: as stated

CC - C/HRG

DO JFK team

Fred w. (faked)

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Gunn's list of topics/reguests

Intel Community Staff

Watch Committee-National Indications Center (abolished 1975)

Calendar Year 1963

See Cynthia M. Grabo, "The Watch Committee ..." International Journal of

Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Vol. 3 No. 3 (19??).

Fabian

Libraries

JFK

LBJ

Histones

esp JMWAVE; Mexico City, Anti-Castro Cubans

"Cuba Book"

pursuing tapes

Lucy A. Dillinger, Gestetner S

indices to the segregated collection; Tenteries

1967 1G report Reel 48; Zz 49 B;

ZR crypts;!

CIA-no. 8 (New Orleans);

searches for Oswald, Bishop;

CIA-1 organization

CIA-6 cables

CIA-7 histories

New Orleans base

Geneva Diplomat

published by Pahzerky/Perzerki

mimeographed newsletter

Goodpasture and tape

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