AUSTRALIAN PRESS REQUEST RE ANONYMOUS TELEPHONE CALLS TO US/EMB IN CANBERRA ON PLANNED ASSASSINATION OF JFK
Originator: CIA
From: ROCCA, RAYMOND G., C/CI/R&A
To: DCI (HELMS)
Document date: 1968-04-02 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

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AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY

RECORD NUMBER

RECORD SERIES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

CIA

104-10012-10134

JFK

201-289248

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM

ROCCA, RAYMOND G., C/CI/R&A

TO

DCI (HELMS)

TITLE

AUSTRALIAN

PRESS REQUEST RE ANONYMOUS TELEPHONE CALLS TO US/EMB IN

CANBERRA ON PLANNED ASSASSINATION OF JFK

DATE

PAGES

SUBJECTS

04/02/68

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FOREIGN PRESS

AUSTRALIA

CRANK CALLS

JOCUMENT TYPE

"TASSTFICATION

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

SECRET

RESTRICTIONS :

1B, 4

CURRENT STATUS :

RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

08/13/93

OPENING CRITERIA

COMMENTS

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Heleased under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

65924 Date: 10.21-2021

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SECRET

DD/P 8-1350

Document Numbor 1126 - 986

for FOlA Review on

SEP 1976

XAAZ- 36317

2 APR 1968

MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence

Executive Registry

168-7505/2

SUBJECT

: Australian Press Request Regarding:

Anonymous Telephone Calls to United States

Embassy in Canberra, Australia, Relative to

Planned Assassination of President Kennedy

(Warren Commission Document 971)

Background

Mr. Peter Michelmore, an Australian newspaper representative,

has requested that we declassify CD971.. This consists of a memoran-

dum from you to Mr. Rankin dated 22 May 1964 and an attachment dated

29 November 1963. Both relate to "crank"' calls received by the: U.S.

Naval Attache in Canberra on 15 October 1962 and 23 November 1963.

CIA first was told about these calls on 24 November 1963 by the Depart-

ment of the Navy - after the assassination of President Kennedy. A

copy of CD971 is attached for your information.

Recommendation

1. CD971 should not be released at this time.

Mr. Goodwin says

he can handle the reply by phone.

2. We will initiate preparatory steps toward releasing CD971. This

entails clearance with U.S. naval intelligence and the Australian security

service (the latter as a matter of courtesy).

3.

Upon completion of step 2, we will submit an appropriate rec-

ommendation.

DMS

TRAVEL PROSEMA

ASSHONGT

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XAAZ-173

MA67

EDEX

PREPARE FOR FIRKINS

CURE NO. (2, 3)

Raymond G. Rocca

C/CI/R&A

IF/MB

RYDAT REST. GONS

CABLE IDEN (1D)

Attachments

INFU (8)

FOR FILiNG

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