HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS' REQUEST.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: SHEPANEK, NORBERT A., PCS/LOC, CIA
To: BRECKENRIDGE, SCOTT, HSCA
Document date: 7/11/78
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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11 July 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Scott Breckenridge

Principal Coordinator, House

Select Committee on Assassinations

FROM

SUBJECT

REFERENCES

: Norbert A. Shepanek

Policy and Coordination Staff,

Liaison and Oversight Control

: House Select Committee on

Assassinations' Request

: A. OLC Memorandum for the Record,

13 June 1978

B. PCS/LOC Memorandum to PC/HSCA,

26 June 1978

C. PCS/LOC Memorandum to PC/HSCA,

29 June 1978

I. In discussing the paragraph 3 requirement in

reference A for names of the Chiefs and Deputy Chiefs of

the 6 Research Section in 1960-62 with one of the former

Deputy Branch Chiefs of SR-6, we were made aware of the fact

that SR-6 had a Section called the Research Section which

later was called the Operational support section.

inder the impression that the ASCA was interested in th

i Chiefs

We had been

identities of the Chiefs and Deputy Chiefs of SR-6, which was

provided under reference C.

2.

As nearly as we can determine at this time, the

Research Section of SR-6 had no Chief or Deputy in 1960.

Mr. Rudolph Balaban was made Section Chiet from September

1961-62.

Mr. Balaban resigned in 1970 and

we have no

address. He had been assigned to the Section from August

1960 to April 1964.

3. One of the ranking officers in the Section and an

Acting Chiet was Mr. Donald b. Poole, retired, c/o Marvir

Hayes, 3006 Scotty Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32216,

(904) 731-3967.

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4.

In June 1962, the Research Section became the

Operational Support Section.

Assigned to the Section was

Mr. Richard L. Winch

Maryland

20854, 295-3530ewas assigned Done Pher 1960

to April

1964.

5. Other member of the Section included:

a.

Eleanore E. Reed, retired

(November 1956 - January 1964)

b.

retired

(October 1958 - October 1962)

c.

Mildred Edgerton, retired

(September 1957 - April 1964 or December 1966)

Please let us know if there is any HSCA interest in

the Research Section or in any of the personnel mentioned.

Narbert A. BRepanek

PCS/ LOC:NAShepanek:kaj (1542)

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