MEMO FOR: FOI REQUEST REGARDING LIST OF WEST TO EAST DEFECTORS, INCLUDING LEE H. OSWALD
Originator: CIA
From: CIRA/RS
To: CI/RMO
Document date: 03/31/1975
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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31 March 1975

Memorandum For: CI/RMO

Subject:

FOI Request Regarding List of West to East

Defectors, Including Lee H. OSWALD.

1. Paul a. Hoch, who has previously requested

information on Lee H. OSWALD and on the Assassination

Ho OS ALD

of President kennedy, has now submitted a request to

the National Archives for the release of a 1960

memorandum fron the Department of State to CIA.

Attached to the memorandum was a list of 12 US defectors

to Communist countries.

2. The Department of State has reviewed the

docunent and has

made its decision as follows:

The menrandun can be declassified,

but CIA should be involved in the decision because the

memorandum contains mention of DCID 4/2 and one of its

provisions.

b. The list attached to the memorandum

should not be released to the public donain because it

contains subjective judgenents regarding US citizens

and thus could constitute an invasion of privacy. The

Department lists three excoptions to this point:

Willian MARTIN, Bernon MITCHELL, and Lee H. OSWALD.

3.

We suggest that ClA concur with the departmen

of state, except as follows:

a. The menorandun should be released,

sxcept for the sentence beginning with "Using the defi-

nitions of DCID 4/2".

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The list attached to the menorandum

should remain classified, except for Lee Harvey OSWALD's

Dame.

Concurrence of release of MARTIN's and MITCHELL's

name should be sought from isA, the Agency for whom they

worked at the time of their defection.

M. Paul Hartman

CIRA/RS

Distribution:.:

Original and 1 - CI/RMO

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C/CIRA

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FOIA Requests Folder

1 - CIRA/RS Chron

1 - OSWALD's 201

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Request No.:

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April 1975

MEMORANDUM FOR: .

DDO/FIO

ATTENTION

FROM

SUBJECT

Information Review Staff, DDA

Room 2E42 Headquarters Building

Mandatory Declassification Request andfar

Freedom of Information Act Request

Declassification and/or release of the attached documents) has been

requested under the provisions of Executive Order 11652 and/or the Freedon of

Information Act. The requester is Paul L. Hoch

The worksheet attached to each document should be completed by the

reviewing officer.

Do not detach it from the document. If more than one

docunent is involved, it would be appreciated if they could be returned at

the same time, rather than in piecemeal fashion.

3..

A response is requested by 1 April 1975

.." If it is impossible

to meet this deadline, please notify this office (IRS/DDA, ×5659) prior

to this date. . The IRS action officer is Charles Savige

4.. The attached Form 3533 should be filled out and returned to this

office along with the documents) and worksheet(s). It is used to compile

management data on total Agency resources devoted to this program and to

compute requester fees.

•5.

Remarks: This document is from the warren Commission RG. State/ INP

sent it to the Agency earlier, but later decided that the clearances should

be obtained by NARS.

(It's also being sent to the FBI.) I don't believe

that it was revieved by you the first time around. You'll note that, with

the exception of three names, State has denied the release of the "List of

American Defectors.!' •If our Agency objects to any additional materials being

Robert Sinnot.

Chief, IRS/DDA

Attachments:

Form 3533

Other: Letter, Myland to Rhoads, I1 Mar 75.

Letter, Cumming to Helms, 25 Get 60, w/attach, S.

Administrative - Internal se Only

when separated from attachments

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