Agency: HSCA
Originator: HSCA
From: CIA
Document date: 03/27/1978
Document type: NOTES

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

2/4/2016

AGENCY :

HSCA

RECORD NUMBER:

180-10141-10225

RECORD SERIES : CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 13-11-5A

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: HSCA

FROM:

CIA

TO :

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

03/27/1978

8

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Caset: NW 53080 Date:

05-31-2017

MEXICO CITY STATION

CIA, FILES

DOCUMENT TYPE: NOTES

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 1A; 1B

• CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/01/2003

OPENING CRITERIA :

COMMENTS :

Box 5

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UNCLASSIFIED..

SUBJECT: (Optionol)

FROM:

Rodger

OLC/CGR

S. Gabrielson

TO:

(Oficer designation, room number, and

building)

INTERNAL

USE ONLY

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OLC 78-1065/10

28 March 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR:

FROM

SUBJECT

Mr. Shepanek

O/SA/DO/O

: Mr. Rodger S. Gabrielson

OLC/C&R

: Sanitization of HSCA Researcher Notes

1. (S) Attached for your review, appropriate sanitization, and

classification is a copy of the notes taken by HSCA researcher Dan

Hardway on his interview of Robert F. Krandle.

2. (U) Please use black grease pencil to excise and directly above

the excised information please write in a sanitized description of the

information excised, for example: employee, asset, etc.

(U) Please send us a copy of the notes after your sanitization

and we will forward to the Committee. All original notes will be kept in this

office under the name of the particular researcher involved.

Rodger S. Gabrielson

Padar o Matre pro

Attachment:

As Stated

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SEGRE!

KENNEDY

Sind to DDO

INVESTIGATION INTERVIEW SCHEDULE

Identifying Information:

Name Robect F. Krandle

Address

City/State_

Date of Birth

Social Security.

Date_

3/27/78

Place_

LANgLEY

Telephone

M Or S_

Spouse_

Children

Physical Description:

Height

Weight

Ethnic Group

Color Eyes

Hair

Special Characteristics

Personal History:

a. Present Employment:

Address

Telephone

b.

Criminal Record

1.

Arrests

2. Convictions

Additional Personal Information:

a.

Relative (s): Name

Address

b. Area frequented:

c. Remarks:

Investigator

Date

HArdway

3/27/31606

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Interrew of Robert I Krandle,

3/27/78 by Dan Hardway

Mr Krandle said that he

inderstood the release letter

and had no questions about

it

Mr. Krandle said that he

sle du

of c1 softtile

ee Ma ande was assignes

o menco spectically to

"task force". These were

asslople on this tack fore

his was i

particular target. The reason

paple mas

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that they wanted heavy

coverage on Cuban

targets an apriority

basis

Mr. Krandle was the

nor officer on the Cuban

duti

called" third corntr

to Cuba Kandle also handled.

three exile agents: one who

personiel

Mr. Krandle said that

he was aware of the Cuban

embassy surveillance

piration but knousno

Letails. He said that he

thoright anne soodposture

san tha photo operation and

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SEGRET

who san the telephan

sun on that tha

Mi. Krandle said that

Mr Krandle stated that

he does remember seei

transcripts from the Cuban

They

The does not know who

hillips got them fron

No Krandle said tha

Be was deputy mexica

m 1972 Te

retired a Headquarters team

"bolended and melted down"

all files she maternalich.

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Mr. Krandle said that

Nin Seatt wasa "veryunusual

power

When you were in his presence

you knew who was boss"

Krandle said that Scott used

the "brute force approach' in

no filing system, everything

was collected. The syster

begand has it that Scott

lid nat deign to commun.

cate with his division chie

but went straight to the

top level of agency officials.

Mr Krandle said

that he had been very

impressed with Barbara

Manell. He said she was

bright, sharp, campetant,

and had a reputation in

the station for thoroughness.

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month after his arrival

the mathis to do matin

edered that esport

surveillance operation. He

said that Robert Feldman

was the support chief

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