DRAFT MEMO: REQUEST FROM DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL
To: DEPUTY DIR. OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
Document date: 1/1/76
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SUBJECT

POTEROICE

Doputy Director of Central Intallizenco

S. Do Recisinridge

Deputy Inspactor General

Roquest Fron Dela County, Florida, Iss

inforcement Officers

OCC l'agorandus of 25, lugust 1978 (attached)

.1o The request of the Lado County, Morida, lau enforcement officers,

Investigating the Rosell mider, presents probless not encoustered in

sirilar requests from the SSCI and the FBI. At a neeting yesterday

afterzoon it was agreed that the problens should bo sumarized to you,

which this undertakes to do.

2. The attached senorandun mesents the first request, received

orally fros the Dado County officars, Section A of paragraph 3 Lists

atos stars, scellas "bateren" intoration there Day be on ta persons

Listed (one In pseudonys), and the identity of thres others (who are

illontacted la a classified senorandu): Soction B requasis infortatioa on

three Anerican citizent. Section C lists a nuber of questions for

shich Agency replies are atailable; although ve belfeve soze cemot

be releasedo

3. OGG has undertaken to movide a vritten pinion that It 1s

propaz to provide support to local lau enforcenent agencies in cases

such as this, and that it alien pree enoration os

Aserican citizens. Beyond this this) there rescin baste decisions as

to what can be released in providing that support, invalving as it does

the Identities of persos vith whoa the igency has operatioral relation

ships, and basie questions of sources and nathods, as vell as simple

classifications. Uhatevar is released to Dade Colnty polico will be

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outside tho contruu and agree ents that obein i des case di the soci

and tho FBI. The problen is not sanitized release 1n classiled fors, bit

tailed

la lost of the Inforsation 1s In files 0i tra DIO art DJA, it

materials in OIG. Inforation on the persons lestified in Section 1

of persarash 3 of the reguést is contained in 0r I 50 toluces di file

Inders in the 220 file syster. the revieu of the papar would ba a

rajor tast, predictably resulting In a collection d Iriorzation that

coulé not for the large part be released in iserl fam to the polica;

they are seeking investigatire leads, which u1ll rejuira nazes and

associations. Ine Dade County police cannot ba giren free access to

censilerateses

those files, becauso af the sources-ad-netiods senses, tezolrod, a

problen that does not exst to the sane extent vith the FBI ; the Fureau

has b.en given access to office of Security files in connection sith its

inquiry into the Roselli rudere Ins consersus of coss holdinz tha filas

I that the aecurity sobier spaniest, and the valua el waterial

such, that In coobination this portion of the reguest shoul: not be

approvedo

5. Section B of paragraph 3 of the request lists threa icerican

citizens. Valle what we hold Is siniral, there is & question of release

"under the new rules applying to the igency.

6. On the questions in Section 6 di the parcerera 3 oi the request,

the following ansvers can be considered no, vit racenariasions o hou

to treat then:

Qo tho is toe Cuban uho provided the spedcoa" rantioned 1a

the Senate Select Corrittee Report?

CIa does not have this inforation. ia nauspaper reparts

It is unierstood that this is contained in fasthsong by Roselli

given the s50, which nay be able io zovize it.

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who is "3-1" and what 1s the nare or tha anti-destro group

both of which are neation on paze 89 0% the (59C) Report.

Ao thas 19 lanuel Artire, and his group was Imoin as the

Daccratic Revolutionary Frog:

(Coment. Artino and his group lera supparted by cIle

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also lies usod by the l'afia in the Castro oparation, -Iela.

inioration should rat he release?)

111. Si: Did Yarray actually pay loselli $2,700 to defray the

Cubas expenses as sentioned on page 8l of the Repo-t?

do Tes.

(Consent. This can ba released).

IVa l. Ilby was Rosalli approached instead of Giancana or soneons alse?

Ao Because lahew, to whos the igency went for kelp, happenad to

Knos Rosalli, whose help was sought in establishing the contect.

(Corant. Inis can be released).

V.

Ao There was no background cheal. In fact, the identity of these

persons was not knon for so=e tire.

(Consent, This can be reiased).

VI. Clay vas all contact with Roselli stopped in 19658

Ao Cantact was broken in 1953 because the operation was

terminated and the case o-aicer left the country

(Coment. This can ba released).

vil. Q. Hould it be possible for then (the Dade County Folice), to

talk to the ran or ren lao served as Chiel al Station in Miani

during 1960 to 1965?

ho This question r'sts with ligancy cortand letals, It is noted!

the present ADDO was ona of tres

vlii.l, Could they (the Dodg County pélice) talk to the cirreat

Chier oi Station in His-i?

Bo See v1i. This is for igency comand decision.

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¿so?. Voila it ba possiblo for the d:tectivos to tal", ta Jases po

O'Connell, a retared senior O'fice of Security eJa10739?

• This reportedlin: has bien done already, so drasicabl

as bien complied vith alread:

It is noted that until no

there has bien so official conilmation of O'Con:all's

Involve ent, although his rema has been leared to she frasso.

Ess this Intorview was arranged is 10% train.

Xo to Does the CIA have any evidence that tho Giben Intelligence

Service say have been Involved in Posalil's dhath or tiat

Cuban agents were in the liari erea at the time of his death?

(Comment. Ints answer should be releasable).

4o Paragrada 4 of tha OSC verorandus reports Senator Gary Hartsa

staff assistant, 1. Inderfurth, urging early daclessification of certain

Agoncy nescranda. These reveal the nares de persons whose identity should

be protected. Il they are sanitized for release - by rezoral af the

names — they becona reaningless, so far as the Dade Courty folice use

of ther' is comernede

5. Those of us who have not to consider the probless presented by the

request, have sone concera over the propriety of a serber ai the la so derate

attenptirg to use his influence to not oilly tess for ClA support to a local

les enforcesent agency, but to inclute classified inforation to en agancy

not bound to observe the restrictions usually essociatsd vite such infon

cation. There Is sore feeling that uninibitad publication o: nares of

those imolred in the Castro operatiors, any Rava bion a facio= in seca

of the deaths that hava occurred to date, and that a furtherarce af this

practice raises grave questions. In any evest, in addi:1o= to thasa

security questions, it is noted that the current numerous requests that

are bein; received are disrupting other higa miority research baing

dona on related ratter.

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6Jt 19 the besto reason d do tests to sale ults tha

probles that the igency nore appropriately should be cooperating with

with the F.Il and the ssct, organizailons tound to adhere to restai

handling procedures in deallis with classified infortion, ard vnose

interests are sore compatible with the licitations innosed on CIA in

relation to domestic natters irvolving law enforsesent. It 1s felt

entirely appropriete that s

snator Hart be resinied of the difficulties

that CIA has in revlowing'and processing its dosents for transalital

outside the Agency to other goverrpent agencies, In classifled fors, and

hou this 18 coaanded when an azency such as the Dads County police are

Involved: Having bocare Involvad Is resewing the probles, and rou

appreciating the nature of the probles, it is proposed that the ensiers.

that can bo rade to Saction C of paragraph 3 o° the roquest be offered

as notede ¿Dopending on the OGG opinion on release of the nares a

Americans, 1f paroissible, this Inforation also coudd ba proviied.

However, the Intent should be to direst the Dede County police to the

FBi for assistance froa the federal goverment.

S. D. Ered inridge

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