DCI MORNING MEETING MINUTES EXCERPTS FOR 1978.
Originator: CIA
Document date: 01/01/1978
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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5 January 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 5 January 1978

The Director was on leave; Mr. Blake chaired the meeting.

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Cary advised that progress has been made in expediting House select

Connittee on ASsassinations Counsel Blakey's access to file material.

Shackley noted that additional manpower has been assigned to this task.

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2 February 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THIE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 2 February 1978

• The Director was on the West Coast; Mr. Blake chaired the meeting.

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Miller reported that the llouse Assassinations Committce now wants access to

the Church Comnittee files.

It was noted that the soce has custody ot same

Miller will meet with Congressional Staffers Epstein, Blakey, and Walt to deter-

mine the appropriate procedures.

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6 February 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 6 February 1977

The Director was out of the city; Mr. Blake chaired the meeting.

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Miller advised that the SSCI and the House Assassinations Cormittee are

negotiating regarding granting the latter's staff access to the Church Committee

documents.

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3 March 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 3 March 1978

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waller reported that the House Assassinations Committee may put former

Agency employee Vincent Thill under oath with regard to the allegation that

former BND employee Siragusa tried to recruit him in connection with

assassination plotting against Castro.

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20 March 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR TIE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 20 March 1978

The Director was out of the country; Mr. Carlucci chaired the meeting.

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Waller advised that former Legislative Counsel Maury will be inter-

viewed on "Panorama" today at noon with [dward Epstein, author of Legend:

Waller noted that Epstein was

apparently close to former Deputy Chief of the CI Staff Rocca, and McMahon

added that Epstein also apparently had conversations with former employees

Angleton and Sullivan.

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31 March 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 31 March 1978

The Director was out of the country; Mr. Carlucci chaired the meeting.

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analyst of said in bused a sination committee has preded to the

Agency by E. Howard Hunt.

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I1 April 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR 'TIE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 1l April 1978

meetinge Director was meeting with the sCt Staff; Mr. Carlucci chaired the

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White said that the House Assassinations Committee plans to interview

Former DDO LA employee Ann Goodpasture on the topic of lee Harvey Oswald.

faller noted that Ms. Goodpasture assisted the Agency in its investiga-

tions and is a reliable person.

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21 April 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 21 April 1978

The Director was on leave; Mr. Carlucci chaired the meeting.

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White reported that the llouse Select Committee on Assassinations wants

to interview Mr. Soley of Security, retired DDO employee Manells, and

defectors Nosenko, Golitzyn and Deriabin. Mi. Carlucci noted that from a

conversation he and the Director had with Nosenko regarding his establishing

himself in a new area, he would expect that such a session would be very

disruptive to him.

SA/DDCI Smith suggested that the Committee may be

interested in surfacing the "Monster Plot." Mr. Carlucci responded that if

this were the case, this effort should be headed off and he would be

willing to discuss

the same with Congressman Stokes.

McMahon noted that former DDO employee Goodpasture testified before

the House Select Committee on Assassinations on 12 April and she felt

browbeaten by the Committee.

NcMahon also expressed concern that the

Committee had duplicated classified documents.

White said that Committee

Counsel Blakey apologized for duplicating the documents and regretted that

Ms. Goodpasture felt browbeaten but said she was less than forthcoming as a

witness.

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27 April 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Neeting Minutes of 27 April 1978

The Director was at his EOB office; Mr. Carlucci chaired the meeting.

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Blake advised that House Assassinations Committee Counsel Blakey has

informed him that the Committee has

refused to rescind the moratorium on

Agency records destruction at this time.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 28 April 1978

28 April 1978

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Lapham said that Deputy Assistant Attorney General Keuch was informed

by louse Assassinations Conmittee Counsel Blakey that the Committee wanted to

enroll three people in the Federal witness

Protective Program administered

by the Department of Justice. SA/DDCI Smith said the three individuals

probably were Nosenko, Golitzyn, and Deriabin.

Lapham said this procedure

would be inconsistent with our handling of defectors.

Mr. Carlucci said that

a strategy has been developed regarding how to handle this problem with the

Committee, which

would include the stipulation that the Committee would

interview these individuals here at the Agency.

Smith noted that when

Deriabin appeared yesterday, he refused to testify unless he could be assured

that he could go through the resettlement process all over again. Miller

said this probably precipitated Blakey's idea about suggesting enrolling

these individuals in the Department of Justice progran.

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9 May 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Of 9 May 1978

The Director was in his office; Mr. Carlucci was out of the city; and

Mr. Blake chaired the meeting.

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Mr. Blake outlined his understanding of the House Assassinations Commit-

tee's plans to interview Nosenko at the Agency on 31 May and to have the

session video-taped and audio-taped, in addition to having the usual steno-

type transcript taken.

A lengthy discussion ensued on concerns about the

taping aspects of the session.

Miller said the Committee hoped to use the

tapes for public viewing. SA/DDCI Smith highlighted his meeting yesterday

with Committee Counsel Blakey, who noted that the Committee reserves the

right to determine how it is going to use the information it obtains from

the one to ten one te on Coot a chit out at a very eat e

problems.

Strathern noted that these procedures would discourage any future

defectors. Blake said he would meet with Smith on this topic following the

Smith noted serious problems with the Committee's view that any

information these three individuals provided before they actually defected

is public property.

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11 May 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes Of 11 May 1978

• The Director was at his EOB office; Mi. Carlucci chaired the meeting.

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said that Nosenko would be interviewed for the first time at

1000 here in the building. In response to Mr. Carlucci's question, he

stated that four House Assassination Committee staffers would be present.

Mr. Carlucci said he was considering writing a memorandum designating one

person to oversee this matter. He noted that the memorandum of understand-

ing with the committee was a very broad one, putting the Agency in a very

difficult position.

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12 May 1978

MENORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 12 May 1978

The Director was out of the city; Mr. Carlucci chaired the meeting.

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'Miller noted his understanding that the Shevchenko case was still

being very closely held. He said, however, that the FBI allegedly told the

House Assassinations Committee that Shevchenko was under our control and

the committee wants to interview him.

It is unclear whether this is a ruse

or in fact true.

Mr. Carlucci said he would be meeting with someone fran

the FBI today and would check.

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15 May 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 15 May 1978

The Director was meeting with General Thompson; Mr. Carlucci chaired

the meeting.

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In response to Stein's question it OLC had replied to the House

Assassinations Committee request for the Hart study, Miller said that the

Committee is presently reading the 80-page DDO study. In response to Mr.

Blake's question if the "Hart study" would be sanitized if surrendered,

Mr. Carlucci said that options need to be developed in order for this to

be decided.

Stein said two possible options were to let only Committee

Counsel Blakey read it or to have John Hart speak to the Committee.

SA/DDCI Smith noted that Hart's contract has expired and he will not

testify unless he has some kind of employment relationship with the Agency.

A discussion ensued, after which Mr. Carlucci asked Miller to provide

recommendations on this matter in coordination with OGC. (Action: OLC)

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¿+ May 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 24 May 1978

The Directorwas at his EOB office, and Mr. Carlucci chaired

the meeting.

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SA/DDCI Snith advised that the House Assassinations Committee staffers

are now pursuing the same line of investigation that ClA did when Nosenko

First defected. Stein noted his understanding that Committee Counsel Blakey

has asked for access to Shevchenko.

Smith said that Blakey was aware 01

Shevchenko's status. Miller said that he was working on an answer to

Blakey's request to the effect that the oversight committees have jurisdiction

over this matter because of their broader concerns.

Mr. Carlucci suggested

that Miller discuss this with SSCI Staff Chief Bill Miller and advise the

DCI.

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5 June 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 5 June 1978

• The Director was at his BOB office; Mr. Carlucci was meeting in his

office with Scott Breckinridge and House Select Committee on Assassinations

Counsel Blakey; Mr. Blake chaired the meeting.

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Stein noted that Breckinriüge told House Select Committee on Assassina-

tions Counsel Blakey that his Committee was operating beyond its terms of

understanding with the Agency, and Blakey was presently discussing this

problem with Me. Carlucci.

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6 Jur. i978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes Of 6 June 1978

The Director was at his EOB office; Mr. Carlucci chaired the meeting.

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Highlighting his meeting with House Assassinations Committee Counsel

Blakey, Mr. Carlucci said he told Blakey that the Committee would not have

access to agents. Blakey said that the Agency would have to live with the

conseguences of this decision.

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9 June 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 9 June 1978

The Director was at his BOB office; Mr. Carlucci chaired the meeting.

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Miller said that a llouse Assassinations Committee staffer conducted an audit

to determine if that Committee had been provided all relevant information that it

requested in March on Oswald and Nosenko. He found one document in the Oswald

material that the Committee had not been provided and also found information

in the CI Staff files that the Committee had not seen.

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15 June 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes Of 15 June 1978

The Director was attending an SCC meeting; Mi. Carlucci was out of the

country; Mr. Blake chaired the meeting.

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Miller advised that Congressman Stokes has written the Director a strongly

worded letter regarding Mr. Carlucci's meeting with House Assassinations Committer.

Counsel Blakey on the subject of the Committee's desire to

interview an agent in

Mexico City. SA/DDCI Smith noted that this required a DCI response.

Miller

agreed and noted that Stokes' Committee would be holding hearings with Nosenko

in the Headquarters Building next week.

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16 June 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 16 June 1978

The Direator was en route with the Director/FBI to address the FBI

Academy graduating class; Mr. Carlucci was out of the country; and Mr.

Blake chaired the meeting.

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In response to Mr. Blake's question, Miller said that he was not aware

of' the Director's reaction to the letter from Chairman Stokes (see Morning

Meeting Minutes of 15 June). He added that a memorandum had been prepared

for the Director recommending that he visit Chairman Stokes, explain to him

the issue involved in direct access to an agent, and reassure him that the

Agency will try to obtain answers to any questions his Committee has.

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21 June 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 21 June 1978

The Director was meeting with Congressman Solarz; Mr. Carlucci was out

of the country; and Mr. Blake chaired the meeting.

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White said that during the House Assassination Committee hearing

last night with Nosenko, the committee

sharply attacked Nosenko's

bona fides after having agreed that this would not be an issue.

response to Lapham's question, McMahon noted his understanding that

Nosenko was

accompanied by any Agency personnel during the hearing.

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22 June 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Of 22 June 1978

The Director was out of the city, Mr. Carlucci was out of the country,

and Mr. Blake chaired the meeting.

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Lansdale reported that as a result of the House Assassinations Committee's

hearing with Nosenko, the latter has asked about having a lawyer represent him.

Lapham is contacting Justice on this matter.

Waller noted his understanding that

the Committee was very rough in its handling of Nosenko, and Mr. Blake added

that Scott Breckinridge is preparing a memorandum on this matter.

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24 July 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Staff Meeting Minutes of 24 July 1978

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The Director outlined the disturbing situation of the House Assassina-

tions Committee having reviewed Agency files revealing sources. He noted

the compromise arranged by Mr. Carlucci and Scott Breckinridge that may

enable the Committee to interview these sources without revealing that they

had worked for the Agency. The Director asked McMahon to review the circum

stances that led to the Committee's inspection of the files. McMahon said

that the Committee had violated CIA's trust and disregarded any groundrules

that had been established.

In response to Camm's question, the Director

and Blake explained the unfortunate incident involving the CIA security

guard. The Director urged that every effort be made to contain this

matter. (Action: DDO)

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26 July 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Staff Meeting Minutes of 26 July 1978

The Director was on leave; Mr. Carlucci was testifying on the Hill;

Mr. Blake chaired the meeting.

Mr. Blake asked letu to explain the disturbing ABC story emanating

that Cubans were involved in President Kennedy's assassination. Castro

also plans to announce CIA activities in Africa to track the Cuban presence

there. Hetu told Reynolds that he hesitated to comment at the present time

but the charge regarding the Kennedy assassination was ridiculous.

McMahon summarized an FBI report that a Cuban Intelligence Service

official has been

in contact with an unidentified journalist in connection

with the World Youth Festival now taking place in Cuba.

stated that the festival will include a tribunal that will condemn CIA

activities throughout the world. It will also reveal the above-mentioned

charge that the CIA tried to prove Cuban involvement in Fresident Kennedy's

assassination.

Former CIA agents will be revealed as well as proof of CIA

activities in Africa. This report also mentioned that a press conference

will be held.

Greaney (for OCC) added that on 21 July an OGC representative paid

off a former agent in New York who had been in prison in Cuba.

She had

been a member of the original 26th of July Movement and seemed to have

become extremely radical and bitter.

Greaney said that he would not be

surprised if this individual appeared at any of the above-mentioned

activities.

LAST EMRY.

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28 July 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Staff Meeting Minutes of 28 July 1978

McMahon advised of a problem with the House Assassinations Committee,

which has requested to review personnel files of employees. According to

Scott Breckinridge, this procedure had been agreed to with earlier commit-

McMahon said that employees are objecting, however, and he thought

they were justified in doing so. Laphan said that the Privacy Act was not

relevant in this matter.

Blake suggested that this seemed an unwarranted

invasion of individual privacy and an incursion by the Legislative Branch

into the Executive Branch. Blake explained what would be found in a

typical personnel file, and Waller added that many fitness reports contain

operational details.

Mr. Carlucci noted that the Department of state does

not allow Congressional investigators to review personnel files. Lapham

said that the Agency would not be on strong legal footing if it denied the

Committee access to the files.

After further discussion, Lapham said that

the Committee could subpoena the information but doing so would be extremely

ime consuming. The Director concluded by suggesting that Do negotiate

vith the Committee and ask it specifically what information it required.

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31 July 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Staff Meeting Miputes of 31 July 1978

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In response to the Director's question about the status of the planned

House Assassinations Committee trip to Mexico, Mr. Carlucci said that it

has been postponed until 9 August.

Hitz mentioned that photos that may

have been obtained from the Agency were shown on the television news last

night. Laphan explained that the Committee had decided to make three

photos public in an attempt to identify the individuals involved. Mr.

Carlucci highlighted the Department of State's problems with this House

Committee.

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23 August 1978

• MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Staff Meeting Minutes of 23 August 1978

Sherman (for OLC) said that a note has been forwarded to the Deputy

Director regarding the possibility that the House Assassinations Committee

will subpoena the Agency for two items, including the 1947 records of the

Mexico City Station.

In response to the Director's question, Morrison said

that the Agency can try to negotiate with the Cormittee regarding this

In response to Mr. Carlucci's question, Sherman said that he did

not think the House as a whole would support a Committee request to issue a

contempt citation against the Agency. The Director asked OLC to organize a

meeting to decide how to handle this situation and to consider whether or

not he should speak to Chairman Stokes.

He suggested the Agency might be

willing to partially satisfy the two items in the subpoena, but providing

all of the materials seems

unreasonable.

The Director noted that he would

like to speak to Hitz within the next day or two. (Action: OLC)

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1 September 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THIE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 1 September 1978

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Mr. Carlucci said John Hart, who is now on contract, will be principal

rieler to the rouse Assassinations Conmittee and expressed concern over any

ricfing in open session on the Nosenko case. He revicwed his exchange with

Chairman Stokes and the latter's resistance to a hearing in executive session.

Lansdale noted that presumably John Hart can be subpoenaed for an open session.

Although the Committee had voted for subpoenas, hitz commented that he was

puzzled they had not yet becn served; and Lansdale observed that the Chairman

took this action to exert pressure.

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6 September 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Staff Meeting Minutes of 6 September 1978

The Director was out of the country; Mr. Carlucci chaired the meeting.

Hitz noted that the subpoena from the House Assassinations Committee

for the history of the Mexico City station, which to our knowledge was

never served, is scheduled for return today. The staff could decide to let

the issue die or to issue another subpoena. Hitz said that it had heen

suggested that the Staff Director review the relevant material so that he

could assure the Committee that it did not add anything further to its

investigation.

Mr. Carlucci noted his understanding that the Committee had

not accepted this compromise. Koehler added that if the Committee did not

receive a supplemental budget appropriation, it would be out of business in

two weeks.

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13 September 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 13 September 1978

The Director and Deputy Director were meeting with Attorney General

Bell and Congressmen Boland, Aspin, and Wilson; Mr. Blake chaired the

meeting.

McMahon noted that the 12 September San Francisco Chronicle carries an

interview with former CIA staff members JIm and Elsie Wilcott regarding

Oswald's alleged relationship with the CIA (attached). They contend that

Kennedy at the As behes went Blake asked Miller to determine if esident

Mr. Blake asked Miller to determine if the

Wilcotts had testified before the House Assassinations Cormittee.

(Action: OLC)

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Miller advised that the House Assassinations Committee has decided to

postpone the Director's testimony until December, by which time it probably

will have completed its report. The Director's testimony would, therefore,

be geared towards "educating the public."

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ÜNINTEL LESHELL FORRES

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•SAN FRANCISCO "CHRONICLE" OF 12 SEPTEMBER 1978.

CAKHIES FULL SAGE INTERVIEN ON PAGE FOUR OF JIM AND ELSIE

WILCOTT, RESIDENTS UF CONCOND, CALIFORNIA, HEADLINED, "COUPLE

TALAS AbOUT OSCALD ANU THE CIA."

JIN WILLCOTT IS IDENTIFIED

AS FORMER CIA FINANCE OFFICER AND ELSIE AS FORMER SECRETARY.

THEY CLAIN TO HAVE SERVED IN TOKYO, WASHINGTON AND MIAMI.

2.

ARTICLE IS ESSENTIALLY A REHASH OF GOSSIP AND INNUENDO.

SIMILAK, WE ASSUME TU WILCUTT'S TESTIMONY BEFORE MOUSE SELECT

COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS UF LAST MARCH AND THEIR APPEARANCE

IN HAVANA LAST MONTH AT "CIA TRIBUNAL."

WILCOTT CLAIMS HE WAS

TOLD IN TOKYO THAT USHALD WAS A CIA AGENT SENT TO THE USSR AND

THAT USMALD SHOT PRESIDENT KENNEDY AT CIA BEHEST. WHILE IN

TONYO, NILCUTT CLAIMS ME HAS DIRECTED TO CULTIVATE PETER DEDIJER

OF THE YUGOSLAV EMBASSY, THEN TURNFO HIM OVER 10 A "RECRUITMENT

AGENT. "

3. PILCOTT. SAID HE IS NERVOUS BECAUSE THE "AGENCY IS NOT

BEYOND RETRIBUTION. "

HE MAS LOST SEVERAL ACCOUNTING JOUS

SINCE ME LEFT THE AGENCY "UNDER VERY STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES."

WILCOTT SAIO HE PLANS TO DO SOME WORK "DEVELOPING INFORMATION'

WITH PHILLIP AGLE..

POUCHING COPY OF ARTICLE.

4. NO FILE. EZ IMPDET.

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ARTICLE APPEARED.

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

12 SEPTEMBER 1978

HINCKLE SLOURNALI

Couple Talks About Oswald

and the CIA

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By Harren Hinckle

The ex-CIA man poured his

eighth cup of coffee and lit his 11th

cigarel. He stared out the open

window into the quiet blackness of

a Concord Sunday night. The other

ex-ClA person sat at the dining

lable and looked frail and nervous.

She was his wilef?

They were lalking about what

life is

like for a ClA couple. It

wasn't long before they got into the

had parts. He made a face as if all

the dirty little secrels were a

stinking rose opening in front of bis

nose.

He bad been a CIA finance

officer for pine years, she a secre-

tary to spies. They served together

in Tokyo, Washington, D.C., and.

Miami. Between them

• they saw

enough to make them want out.

They were told not to talk, but they

knew that, someday, they would.

They held their tongues for more

than ten years. They were alraid.

Now,

the silence of. a thousand.

sleepless nights is over...

i.o invo

Sunday, in..tbeir modest Con-

cord bome, they look lhe unsettling

journey back through the looking

glass into the never never world of

the ClA.

..de one spill flare on. "

The place they described was a

copsy-turvy land.

where old-fash-

ioned values are destroyed in the

name of saving them, a perverse

place of sexual blackmail, betray-

ing friends,

unleashing psycho-

paths and hobnobbing with mob.

sters, of pseudonyms and crypto-

nyms, drunkards and ripoll arlists.

sirly money and dirty tricks and

run-amok assassins; a place where

error and folly were held sacred in

the almighty name of secrecy. One

issassin among those run amok was

Lee Harvey Oswald who, according

lo the lormer ClA money man, was

in the pay of the ClA.

"It was common knowleuge in

in the lale 1950s, shortly after they

the Tokyo CiA station that Oswald

were married.

ides

worked for the agency," he said." We were a two-forone deal"

*"That's true," his wife said.

he Says. There is weary bitterness

the President was

in his. voice:

killed; people in the Tokyo station

We dido't even know. what

were. talking openly about Oswald

Cin was all about when we went to

having gone to Russia for the CIA.

work for them," he said.. They

Everyone was wondering how the

found out soon enough. During her

agency was going to be able to keep

the lid on Oswald. But I guess they

polygraph test for security clear-

ance; the CIA interrogator asked

did," she said.

if.a

elsie, who harl grown up on a farm,

The former CIA Minance officer

one: of those standard polygrapha

is Jim Wilcolt. His wile's name is

questions: Had she had ever had sex

Elsie.::

with the animals. She was flabber-

Wilcott Lestified behind clused

" gasted. "Why, we didn't even know

doors before the House Select

any such thing was possible." she

said. A friend of theirs who went

Commitlee on Assassinations last

through

security clearance had

March.

once worked in a mortuary. The

He said the commitlee had

ClA strapped him into a lie delector

asked bim not lo discuss his lesli-

and asked him if he had ever had

mony, but it was learned from

intercourse with a corpse.

sources in Wasbington that he toid

"the committee the GlAs role in

"I began to get the impression

that there were a lot of weirdos in

Kennedy's assassination: extended

that organizalion," Jim .Wilcolt

beyond covering up Oswald's cin-

said.

•ployment.lo.the involvement' of

other CLA employees in a conspira-

That impression blossomed In

cy to kill the President. it

Tokyo. There was, for instance, the

matter of the Bulgarian ambassa-

He lestified that he overheard

dor's berl. One Saturday morning

CiA agents say "agency people" had

when. Wilcolt: was hokling down

Kennedy murdered because the

security duty in the Tokyo stallon,

President had reneged on à "secret

agreement" with former CIA direc-

tor Allen Dulles to militarily sup-

port the CIA-backed 1961 Invasion

of Cuba.

"CIA people killed Kennedy,'

CONTINUED,

Wilcott was reported by a commit-

lee source to have.told the commit-

tee. Wilcott provided a list of names

of. CiA officials in Tokyo, at the

time who he said. could support his

lestimony.::

CiA officials M

Washington

could not be reacbed-last night lo

comment on their former employ.

ee's allegations.

•tates.

The Vilcotts were recruiter by..

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JIM WI,COIT

and his aides would scatter the cash

on the floor and take off their shoes

and jump up and down on il like

button-down. collared grape crush-

•ers.

i si

.. The money Wilcott handed out

was dirly in more ways than one.

Wilcott said he learned from other

ClA agents that some of his cash

ended. up in the hands of members

¿of the Japanese version

of the

Malia, who performed unmentiona-

ble services for the Tokyo station,

and to psychopathic personalities

the ClA plolled to release from

Vietnamese mental hospitals and

outfit as Viet Cong to pillage South

Vietnamese villages, thereby turn-

ing. the sympathies of our allies

against the insane V.C.

of the Bulgarian ambassador lo

Japan and amid the state secrets

unfolded belween the sheels the

ClA had taped a particulary torrid

exchange of connubial privileges

• bel ween the ambassador and his

wife.!

The tapes were..being tran-

scribed by a young American girl

w'hu was no Scarlett O'Hara, so she

wis manifestly humiliated by the

sexual exuberances she was trans-

lating from the Bulgarian bedroom

vernacular. The Cl men thought

this great sport and had broken out

drinks all around while they kept

playing. the steamy portions over

and over as the young translator

turned redder than wine. When

Wilcolt dared to wonder what this

had to do with national security the

case officers looked al him like he

was some stick-in-the-mud account-

ant.

Wilcott's fiduciary duties in

the Tokyo station - he was there

from

1960 10 1964.- included

handing out upward of si million a

month in unmarked bills of various

, currencies for the station's dirty

tricks.

Wilcoll said the CLA had a

phobia about fresh currency - they

physically dirtier. its : money: the

ihetter, on

the theory. that used"

money was less traceable: If some-."

, one made the mistake. of bringing "

new bills from the bank, Wilcolt,

Wilcoit's terminal disillusion-

ment. with the CIA began when he

was drafted into a "black opera-

tion" to entrap a friend into becom.

ing a double agent. His friend, was

Pete Dedijer, who he said was a

nephew of Valdimir Dedijer, the

Yugoslav patriot and biographer.of

Tito. Peter worked in the Yugosla-

vian embassy in Tokyo in a finan-

cial post: They met while taking

Japanese lessons and would go out

for a drink togelber after class. CIA

regulations. require that an em-

ployee must report any such cons

tacks with any foreign nationals

• and, when Wilcolt did, the agency.

decided that he should "set up," his

-

The operation look

months and a considerable amount

of CIA cash, which stalion higher:

ups kept urging Wilcott to lavish on

the Yugoslav. "The idea was to 'get

him on the hook' - get him used to

¡ the high life,". Wilcott said. At one

named Dennis, who was head of the:

Tokyo station's Soviet Russia Satel-

lite. Division,: where Elsie was: was:a4

secretary. At one point Dennis

called Mrs. Wilcott into his office

and told her that her hushand

might end up in a compromising

situation with another woman but.

that he would only be doing the

deed for the good of her country.

This did not serve to stir the fires of

her patriotism.

"The ClA was always terrible

to women — particularly the wives

of agents," Elsie Wilcott said. "The

agency was both sgobbish and

sexist."

• ?!

Eventually, Wilcolt was lold

2.

that he was being "phased out" and

a person called

"recruitment

agent" was being "cut in" to. bribe

or blackmail the

• Yugoslav into

spying on his own country. Wileott

was told never to see his friend

again. He doesn't know what hap

pened then — be doesn't even

know it he did a good enough job

corrupting his friend American

style lo make him turn traitor.

Once, when he asked about Feter

Dedijer, Wilcolt was lold that he

had "no need to know."

"CIA people drink like fish."

Wilcott was saying, over his 15th

coffee. The Tokyo station kept

booze in supply the way most

offices keep paper clips." It: was

generally used — along with the

dirty il untraceable cash Wilcolt

handed out - lo coax Japanese

journalists, labor leaders, intellec-

luais and other opinion molders to

see things the ClA way. "The

station controlled every aspect of

Japanese society,". Wilcott. said.

This CLA bounty of liquor. was

readily available to the agents, at

prices amounting to nothing. A CIA

employee could pick up a bottle of

White Horse scotch selling for $12,

in Tokyo for 75 cents at the office.

Double marlinis at military. clubs

frequented by the ClA: were a

nickel. "At those prices you almost

couldn't afford not to drink," he

said.

It was during these after-hours

drinking sessions with other CIA

men that Wilcott became aware of

the nalure of many secret CIA

operations normally hidden by

cryptonyms. "The needl. to know:

principle often went to hell at a

bar," he said. One of. the ClA

• operations he learned about in

.. volved Lee Harvey Oswald..:

The day. Kennedy was shot.

there was rejoicing in the Tokyo

CLA station, Wilcott recalls. Most of

the agents were not, like himself,

"Kennedy liberals," but rather de.

spised the Camelot president for

not sending the military in to

rescue the CIA bunglers at the Bay

of Pigs. The station was abuzz about

Oswald. and, when Wilcott ex-

pressed disbelief al the lalk that

Oswald was a ClA employee, a case

is officer told hiin: "Well, Jim, so and

so, right over there, drew 'an

advance from you for Oswald un.

der a crypto."

CONTINUED

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in the months to come. he was!

to hear constant references to the

station's carlier work on "the Os-'

had been trained for his trip to

lussia al Alsugi Naval Air Station,

a plush supersecret cover base for .

the. Tokyo

3.

noles back then, he says. He wasn't

planning on exposing the CIA. The.

details he remembers have the ring

of lhe authentic.

Cisie and Jim. Wilcott to lavana

last month to lestily before a "CIA

'try.

2200-

The Cubans were understand-

Inly curious about the couple':

experiences in the CLA's Miami

station, which carried on a. full.

scale. secret war against. Cuba

hroughout the '60s. The ClA stor

the Wilcotts told the Cubans wa

Castro and that old CIA stancby,

the Mafia.

The Wilcolts, are

not your

spoke one she record ey have not

hustled a lorum or written a book.

They, waited a decarle to tell the

House investigators what they

knew about Oswald. They are not

eager to be on television, and Elsie

Wilcott declined to have-her pic-

lure taken. They prefer. the ano.

nymily of Concord, where they

lave lived for several years.

.:;"?

!!? i

Jim Wilcott said be had lost

several accounting Jobs. "under

very strange circumstances" since

he left the CIA in the late '60s. The

agency is not.beyond retribution;

he says. He Is still, frankly, nervous.

The Wilcotts are the first former.

• CIA couple to go public." They

decided to tell what they know, ir

for no nobler reason, to sleep belter

nights.

i sun. :

"Wilcott Is going lo do some:

work "developing Information"

with Phillp Agee, the former CIA

agent turned author and anti-ClA

crusader. But Wilcott says he will

not lake a dime for anything.he:

writes concerning the CIA.

"I don't want people to thiok.

I'm doing this for the money," said

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1.5 September 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Staff Meeting Minutes of 15 September 1978

The Director was testifying before the HPSCI; Mr. Carlucci was at

a meeting at the Department of State; Mr. Blake chaired the meeting.

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Miller noted that the House Assassinations Committee is holding an

open hearing today and plans to release some new information that may

generate press inquiries.

Hetu noted that he had a copy of the Committe

report, which makes a convincing case that Nosenko was a

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18 September 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 18 September 1978

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Hitz advised that the oversight committees have not said anything

about the 15 September hearing before the House Assassinations Conmittee on

In response to the Ditector's question, McMahon said that he was

glad that this last problem area had been surfaced.

Hitz noted that some members of Congress have also been disturbed

about the House Assassinations Committee's procedures. Lapham advised that

John Hart came to him on 14 September to ask about the advisability of

changing his status from an independent contractor to an Agency employee to

ensure his immunity from possible libel suits resulting From his testimony

before the Assassinations Committee on 15 Septenber.

Laphan dissuaded hir

from doing so.

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Referring to another newspaper article, the Director asked about

former CI Chief Angleton's allegation that the Agency knew about the bugs

in our Embassy in Moscow before Nosenko revealed the same.

Shackley

advised that this question has been researched several times and no record

testimony on 15 September, Hart said that general indications of the taps

existed but no specific information.

TOF SECRET SENSITIVE

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Picking up on the Director's suggestion to surface employee concerns,

Taylor noted his understanding that employees at large do not understand

the Nosenko case.

Waller noted increasing confusion can be expected among

employees regarding the Epstein book, stories about a rivalry between

Angleton and former DCI Colby, and the pro- and anti-Nosenko forces. He

opined that putting the above in perspective might also be helpful. Mr.

Carlucci said that John Hart, who represented the Agency in testifyng

before the House Assassinations Committee on 15 September, tried to put the.

Nosenko case in perspective and his transcript is available for anyone who

is interested. HIs report on this matter is also available. Dirks and

Bowie noted that they were not familiar with the background of this case.

The Director then proceeded to highlight it, and EADCI Ratliff suggested

that a similar review might be helpful for employees.

The Director suggested

that consideration be given to this matter.

AUr SECHET SENSITIVE

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20 September 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Staff Meeting Minutes of 20 September 1978

"e.

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The Director reported that after the 10 September staff meeting he

asked waller and SA/DCI Williams to draft a Director's Note on the Nosenko

He asked Stein and Hetu to review the resulting draft and suggested

that it be published as soon as possible. (Action: DDO and PA)

Lapham reported that tormer ci Chier Angleton will appear in executive

session before the House Assassinations Committee on 22 September.

DCI Helms is also scheäuled to appear. Laphan said that he wrote Angleton

advising him of the ground rules for such sessions.

TOP, SECRET SENSITI

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TOP SECRET SENSITIE

25 September 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Staff Meeting Minutes of 25 September 1978

The Director was out of the city; Mr. Carlucci chaired the meeting.

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Hitz advised that the House Assassinations Conmittee intends to inter-

view individuals regarding alleged Mafia links with CIA. Blake said that

he expects retired Office of Security employee James O'Connell will be

requested to testify.

Mr. Carlucci said that he has asked the Committee

to treat Mr. O'Connell in the same way the Church Committee did. Blake

continued that former Director of Security Osborn has said that he will

not testify unless he is subpoenaed to do 5o.

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teene open. ...0...-

TOR SECHET GENSITIVE

27 Septerber 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECOED

Morning Mecting of 27 September 1978

The Director was out of the city; Mr. Carlurci chaired the meeting.

Miller noted that Santos Trafficante is scheduler to appear before the

House Assassinations Committee regarding Agency/Matia Links.

reiterated that former CI Staff Chief Angleton will be testifying before

the Cormittee in executive session.

Mr. Carlucci asked that Miller investi-

gate why Angleton was granted executive session but Agency officials were

(Action: OLC)

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TOP SECHET SENSITIVE

29 September 1978

PIEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Staff Meeting Minutes of 29 September 1978

The Director was out of the city; Mr. Carlucci chaired the meeting.

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Hitz advised that the !louse Assassinations Committee has completed its

public hearings until November.

the major equities of the Agency seem to

have been protected to date.

Hitz commended Scott Breckinridge for the

excellent way in which he has interfaced with the Committee during this

Mr. Carlucci concurred. In response to Waller's question about

permer CI Stafi Chief Angleton's executive session testimony before the

Conmittee, Hitz said that he had not yet heard anything.

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TOP SECRET CONDITIO

6 Cctober 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR. THE RECORD

Staff Meeting Minutes of 6 October 1978

the met Director was meting with senator Jackson; Mr. Carlucci chaired

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In response to Stein's question, Mr. Carlucci said that former CI Staff

Chief Angleton provided the House Assassinations Committee a deposition.

Angleton was informed that the Agency had not been given sufficient time to

prepare the information that he had requested to review.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 1l October 1978

11 October 1978

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Lapham said that as a result of John Hart's testimony before the

House Assassinations Committee, we can no longer clain an FOlA exemption

to some materials previously denied and in coordination with the Do will

be releasing a few documents related to the Nosenko case.

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TOP SECRET SENSITIVE

13 October 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Staff Meeting Minutes of 13 October 1978

The Director was out of the city; Mr. Carlucci chaired the meetina.

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Hitz reported that Miller (OLC) dissuaded the House Assassinations

Committee from trying to subpoena Shevchenko. The Conmittee still wants to

talk to him, however. Hitz noted that the President's amusing remark

esponding to a press inquiry about Agency payments to Shevchenko helped t

iffuse the pressure that had been building regarding Shevchenko's expenses

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IP SECRET SENSITIVE

16 October 1.978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 16 October 1978

The Director was out of the city; Mr. Carlucci chaired the meeting.

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Hitz said that Ed Ryan will be briefing the House Assassinations Committee

staff today on Division D, formerly of DDO and a

predecessor of OSo.

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SECRET

J1 December 1978

MEVORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Staff Meeting Minutes of 11 December 1978

The Director chaired the meeting: Mr. Carlucci was testifyina before

the House Assassinations Committee. (U)

Miller noted his understanding that Mr. Carlucci's testimony before

the House Assassinations Committee was going well. (U)

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(Mr. Carlucci and litz joined the meeting at, this point.) (U)

3

SECRET

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In response to the Director's question, Mr. Carlucci said that his

appearance before the House Assassinations Conmittee went well, and this

was a tribute to the efforts of Scott Breckinridge. He saic he put in a

strong word for the necessity of protecting sources and methods and felt

that he got all of the Agency's points across.

a a che las note to a hot a

question, Carlucci said that this should be the last hearing and that a

report remained to be completed, bit the Agency will ke assisting the

Committee in revising it.

The Cormittee is still interested in contacting

one source, but Mr. Carlucci plans to decline its request.

He concluded by

saying that this exercise seems to indicate that it is possible to take a.

strong stand before such committees as Jong as it is fair.

The Director

conmended both Breckinridge and Mr. Carlucci for their efforts in handling

the Agency's relationships with this Committee.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 13 December 1978

13 December 1978

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Laphan noted receipt of a detailed FOIA request from attorneys for

former CI Chief Angleton regarding John Hart's testimony before the House

Assassinations Committee.

Since he has already contacted lawers, Anqleton

appears to be ready to bring suit against the Agency if he does not receive

a response within ten days.

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15 December 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Staff Meeting Minutes Of 15 December 1978

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The Director expressed concern about former C/CI Angleton's lawyers'

contention that after agreeing to grant Angleton access to Agency files

on 5 October, he was later denied access to the files in December and

advised to submit an FOIA request.

Lapham said that he would check into

this matter.

Mr. Carlucci then explained that Angleton had asked for

access to the files two days before he was to appear in executive session

before Congress and he was therefore granted access to prepare for his

testimony.

He did not come to review the files prior to his Congressional

appearance, howevet, and then later asked for substantially more informa-

tion later

in December. At that point he was referred to the FOIA channel.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 27 December 1978

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Lapham outlined his meeting yesterday with former C/CI Angleton regard-

ing the latter's lawsuit.

Angleton is seeking access to classified documents

to rebut former employee

Hart's testimony before the House Assassinations

Committee.

Laphan suggested that the Agency may want to consider granting

Angleton access to these documents apart from his lawsuit. Doing so would

require at least obtaining an updated clearance for Angleton. In response

to the Director's question if Angleton had been seriously maligned by the

Hart testimony, Laphan said that it was difficult to say, but Angleton

certainly thinks so.

In response to McMahon's comment, Lapham agreed that

the Agency could make these documents available to the Committee, but the

Committee is running out of time, and Angleton would not want to comment on

them without seeing them personally.

In response to Laphan's question,

attendees noted that former employees were permitted to review classified

papers prior to testifying before the Church Committee. (AIUO)

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