HSCA REQUEST DATED 9 MAR - 30 AUG 78; OLC 78-1455, MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS.
Originator: CIA
Document date: 04/25/1978
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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MEMORANDUM FOR:

ATTENTION:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

Legislative Counsel

Mr. Rodger S. Gabrielson

Robert W. Gambino

Director of Security

House Select Committee on Assassinations (U)

1.

(U/AIUO) Action Requested: None; for information

only.

2. (C) Background: Reference is made to the attached

requests from the House Select Committee on Assassinations

(HSCA) dated 5 and 6 April 1978 (OLC 78-0986/1, OLC 78-1455/1,

and OLC 78-1454/1).

The HSCA has requested access to all

files and index references concerning eight individuals,

including two former staff employees of this Agency.

Committee has also asked a number of questions regarding

E. Howard Hunt, criteria

governing the opening of

a 201 file

during the years 1958-64, Lee Harvey Oswald and his 201

HTLINGUAL material

regarding Priscilla Johnson Mac-

Millan, identities of all Soviet Russia Division

case officers,

chiefs

and deputy chiefs of station assigned to (Tokyo Station)

from 1963-64, and American defectors to the Soviet Union, 3-3

during the years 1958-63.

(C) Your Office was telephonically advised on

14 April 1978 that the Office of Security had material

available for review regarding Abram Chayes (second 5 April

inquiry--priority handling requested) but had no record or

could not positively identify Monica Kramer, Loring Marie

oretta Hyde, and Rita Naman.

Overt source

material (a

newspaper clipping)

sunday Dispatch on 1 December 1963, Lorena Estlow

wife of Dr. Carl D. Hyde, older brother of Ruth Hyde Paine,

friend of Marina Oswald.

A search of records of the Office

of Security in the names Lorena Hyde and Lorena Estlow

disclosed some limited and dated (1949) information on a

Lorena Estlow.

She was described as one of a number of

participants from 15 states who came to Washington, D.C., in

the summer of 1949 to attend the Interracial Workshop.

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(S) Your Office was also advised, telephonically,

on 19 April 1978 that the Office of Security has material

vallable for review concerning Edward Jay Epstein, Charlotte

Bustos, and Ann Goodpasture (first 5

April request.

Material on Marvin Kantor is not available at this

time.

(C) It is our understanding that the Office of

Inspector General

will make information available on

E. Howard Hunt which should satisfy the HSCA's requirements.

It is also understood that

the remaining questions, alluded

to

above, will be

addressed by the Directorate of Operations.

(C) Please contact Mr. Bruce Solie (red line 9126)

one done tateria.

or Mr. John Sullivan (red line 1893) of this Office when

the staff members of the HSCA are ready to begin their review

Robert W.

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