SSCI request…
Originator: NSA
From: NSA/LAO
Document date: 02/01/1977
Document type: memo

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SSCI REQUEST FOR REVIEW OF CUBAN PRODUCT

DATE : 02/01/77

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CUBAN INTELLIGENCE

INFORMATION - SERAFIN TRAVEL TO MEXICO

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: SSCI Request for Review of Cuban Product

1 February 1977

1. On 28 January 1977, Tom Moore of the Senate Select

Committee on Intelligence staff came to NSA to review

materials requested by SSCI letter R#6009 dated' 30 December

1976.

The material provided by G Group consisted of 485

provided

reports on the Cuban agent problem for the period 1961-1965.

Mr. Moore had previously seen a single message

involving an agent named "Serafin" which the FBI had in

their files and had referred the Committee to NSA under the

Third Agency rule.

3.

Mr. Moore was extremely interested in the material

on "Serafin."

He volunteered that there was a Cuban agent

by the name of "Serafin" who had defected to the U.S. sometime

in 1965/66. That same person was killed in October 1976 by

persons unknown.

There was some significant product in

May/June 1963 where "Serafin" was to travel to Mexico - under

extreme care. Mr. Moore indicated that he would probably

like to review any Cuban diplomatic material for the same

period.

4. Mr. Moore made a few notes of specific events but

did not request any copies of messages or reports for use

by the Committee.

5. Mr. Moore told me today that he and Mr. Ed Greissing

(from the SSCI research staff) would be out later this week

for an additional review of the material.

6.

This completes action on R/S 0008.

WOBENSMITH

LegisLative Affairs

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4 January 1977

SURJIRT:

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) Inquiry

into the Assassinations of Kennedy and King

1 ..

On 30 December, the undersigned met with Howard

Licbengood,

Deputy Staff Director of the SSCI staff and Tom

staff member.

The meeting was to permit the Committee

to read an NSA end-product report on Cuba in response to the

Committee's letter #5900 dated 20 December 1976. The Committee

exhibited keen interest in the product and the

two Cuban national names contained therein.

The Committee

staff also indicated that they intended to broaden the scope

of their inquiry and would forward to NSA another letter

(which has been received and is inclosed) requesting access

to all Cuban reports stored in the repository for the period

1961-1965.

2. After the meeting, the undersigned contacted LTC Don

Bennett of Mr.

Latimer's office to inform him of the first

letter since it had been sent directly to NSA. LIC Bennett

indicated that another Dod component had been asked for similar

information.

As a result, LIC Bennett stated Mr. Latimer was

revising his earlier containing policy on providing to the

SSCI

information on the assassinations and now had decided on

a policy of full cooperation. At Mr. Latimer's direction,

LIC Bennett will draft a letter to Staff Director Bill Miller

suggesting a meeting between the SSCI staff and Mr. Latimer's

staff; the meeting will focus on projected Dod responses to

the Committee's inquiry. NSA will be invited to attend these

meetings.

JOHN C. WOBENSMITH

Legislative Affairs

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Dinites States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

(MUNTUANT TO S. RES. NO, PITH CONCHESS)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

December 30, 1976

IN REPLY PLEASE

REFER TO R$6009

Lieutenant Ceneral Lew Allen, Director

National Security Agency

Fort George G. Meade, Maryland 20755

Dear General Allen:

The National Security Agercy has recently provided the

Select Committee with certain intercept traffic relat-

ing to Cuba in November,

1962. We found this material

most helpful to the Committee's efforts and would most

appreciate access to any and all such traffic remain-

ing extant at the National Security Agency.

Thank you for your ongoing assistance and cooperation.

Sincerely,

7

Howard H. Bakex, Jr.

Vice Chairman

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