MEMORANDUM: SSC REQUEST
Originator: CIA
From: SAMPSON, R. C/WHD
To: SPECIAL ASST. TO THE DDO
Document date: 03/10/1976
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SECRET

10 March 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR: Special Assistant to the DDO

ATTENTION:

SUBJECT:

REFERENCES:

Mr. Norman Shepanek

SSC Request

A. Review Staff 76-0200/C, 25 February 1976

B. Latin America Division Memorandum to the

Review Staff, dated 25 February 1976

Regarding Reference A:

1. Question number one answered by reference B;

2. Question number two was assigned to CI Staff;

3. Question number three - no action required;

4. Question number four to be answered by SA/DDO;

5. Question number five answered by reference B;

6. Question number six - a sanitized copy of the Gilberto

Policarpo Lopez file was provided the SSC Staff for review in the Head-

quarters Building on 28 February 1976 (via Mr. Elder) after an initial

review by Messrs. Joseph Loftus (LAD), Norman Shepanek and John Walker

(O/SA/DDO); denial of copies of the documents contained in the 201 file

was based. on the fact that the documents, including the photograph, were

provided by an official Mexican Service, that Lopez is a U.S. citizen,

and that the file is an official. 201 file and not releasable; and

pare staff.

7. Question number seven was to be handled by SArDo.

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Richard S.

Sampson

Chief

Latin America Division

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Review Staff: 76-0200/c

Date 25 February 1976

TO

: CIA Task Force

FROM

:. The Review Staff,

Walter Elder

SUBJECT : SSC/HSC Request

RECEIVED: Date 25 FebruarTime _ 1151

The attached SSC letter confirms and expands on.

Review Staff 76-0200/b.

These questions all relate

to the JFK assassination.

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CUNTIS A SMOTMENS: MINOMITT COUNSEL

WInited Siates Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE AGTIVITIES

(PURSUANT TO I. MCE IL, MTM CONCRETE)

WASHINGTON. D.C 20510

February 25, 1976.

REVIEW STAFF.

76-02001

Mr. Walter Elder

Review Staff

Central Intelligence Agency

Langley, Virginia.

Dear Mr. Elder: : .

This is to confirm our discussion of February 20

regarding the deposition of certain requests of the Select

Committee:.

(1) With regard to the Comnittee's letter of February 6,

and CIA's letter response 76-0200/1 of February 11, I asked

that a further attempt be made to identify the initials

"G.N.N.". Those initials follow handwritten comments on a

March 1965 document in the AMLASH file which proposed giving

the Cuban government information which might compronise

AMLASH.

(2) With regard to the Committee's letter of January

12 and CIA's letter response 76-0062/1 of February 11, I

asked that CIA review its files on Osvaldo Dorticos, Presi-

dent of Cuba, to determine if the message received by Dr.

Portell-Villa was placed in those files.

(3) Dan Dwyer and I reviewed the list of CIA person-

nel at the Mexico City station referenced in CIA's letter 76-

0083/3 of February 11 and

agreed the list should remain at

the Agency.

(4) I requested the Select Committee be provided the

current address and telephone number of Mr: John Whiten, the

Desk Chief for Mexico in 1963.

(5) With regard to the Committee's letter of January

29, requesting that two current Agency employees be made

available for interviews, we agreed the Agency should provide

the Committee a letter stating whether of not these elliess,

were readily available for interviews.

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MI. Walter Elder

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(5)

lan Iwyer and I reviewed Agency originated

documesis in CIA's 201 File on Gilberto Policarpo Lopez.

It is cur inderstanding you would reconsider CIA's decision to

deny the Cromittee's request for a copy. of these documents.

(7) with regard to the Committee's letter of January 30,

we agreed:

"e would for the time being narrow the request

in paragiapa l to include only contacts of Director McCone;

(3) We would not alter the requests in paragraphs

2 and 3.

I trust this sumnary accords with your understanding of

our discussion, but please let me know if there is any

misunde=sta ding-

Sincerely,

games Blinato.

James H.

Johnston

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