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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

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INTERVIEW AND MEETING SUMMARY

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INTERVIEW WITH DAVID, PAUL (ALIAS)

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ITERVIE! AD MEETING SU. AC

INTERVIEW WITH:

REGARDING:

Paul David (alias)

Assassination Inquiry

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PRESENT:

July 25, 1975; 608 Carroll Arms

Messrs. WALLACH and DiGenova

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INTERVIEW AND MEETING SUMMARY

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This morning, Joe and I met with Paul David

("P.D.") at the Carroll Arms for approximately

two hours.

George Clarke from the CIA's General

Counsel's

staff was present for the last fifteen

minutes of the interview.

Background:

1948-51 - Assistant to the Chief of-Station. -

1951-54 - Chief Rumanian Desk

1954-58 - Chief of Operations Against Communist

1516 Areas (Eastern Bloc) - (Operations from

Chok bases stationed in Caece

1958-61 - waychief stations

15-16

1961-62 - Special Assistant to Helms

1962-63 - National War College (June 1962 -

July 1963)

1963-64 - Helms' Special Assistant

1965-66 - Chic Station/unna/lagues -6

1966-69 - chief-ofaStationhopiar 2-21

1969-73 - Chief of Operational Services -

Chief of Staff in DDP. (Director

Clandestine Services)

1973

- Chief Career Management Personnel

1973-74 • Chief Plans & Programs for Directorate

Interview Summary:

Bissell "out of the blue" asked P.D. to read

and comment upon Zoogby's Cuban operations paper.

P.D. told Bissell that the paper/proposals "stunk"

(... "much like another Bay of Pigs"). Appar-

ently, Helms also read and liked P.D. 's comments.

After Bissell "left", Helms requested that P.D.

come on board as his staff assistant.

P.D. stressed that he was not in the opera-

tional line of command -

"I provided an interface

for intelligence information."

A typical day in

P.D. 's life:

- Screening cable traffic (7 - 9 a.m.).

Primarily cables relating to positive in-

telligence, to prepare Helms for his daily

9 a.m. hour-long meeting with DCI McCone.

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- Prepared a daily briefing for the White

House on Cuban intelligence.

- Preparing review of books such as "The

Invisible Government" and damage reports

1.e., reports setting forth what sensitive

information exposed by book).

P.D. stressed that he was "out of touch with the

day-to-day operations of Task Force W".

However,

he believes that

• Harvey kept Helms fully briefed.

ordinary man",.

"one of the strongest proponents of compartmentali-

zation and need to know"

In addition, Harvey had

a law degree and a successful FBI stint prior to

joining the Agency.

Harvey had a thyroid problem.

As one of the

"CIA's most interesting characters", Harvey was

often talked about; P.D. has difficulty separating

personal experience from rumors.

Describing

Harvey as a "four martini man at lunch"

which, coupled with Harvey's thyroid medicine,

caused Harvey to be sleepy, etc., after lunch.

In

fact, P.D. told us that this was the "last straw"

in McCone's eyes; i.e., apparently when McCone

called Harvey in to

"discuss" the Kennedys' com-

plaints about Harvey's utterings, it was immediately

after lunch and Harvey either fell asleep or failed

to pay attention.

("McCone did not have an audience."

P.D. added that there was general "bad chemistry"

between McCone and Harvey.

"D. noted Harvey's intense loyalty to "his people'

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