HSCA REQUEST
Originator: CIA
From: M.L. LATTA, PLANS AND REVIEW GROUP, CENTRAL COVER STAFF
To: SA/DO/O
Document date: 1978-01-20 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

12/01/04

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : CIA

RECORD NUMBER: 104-10061-10325

RECORD SERIES : JEK

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

.: 80T01357A

DOCUMENT

INFORMATION

AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM

: WITHHELD

TO : SA/DO/0

TITLE : HSCA REQUEST

DATE

: 01/20/1978

PAGES: 2

SUBJECTS: JFK ASSASSINATION

HSCA REQUEST

CLASSMENTATION PAPER

RESTRICTIONS : 1A 1B'

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 05/21/04

COMMENTS: JFK9 : F64 : 20031208-1021173

Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act ol

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

65924 Date: 10-21-2021

[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

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20 January 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR: SA/DO/O

FROM:

M. L. Latta

Plans and Review Group

Central Cover Staff

SUBJECT:

House Select Committee on

Assassinations (HCSA) Reguest

REFERENCES:

A. Memo for SA/DO/O fI OLC (OLC 77-5685/4),

dtd 28 Dec 77, Same. Subj

B. Letter for OLC fr Chief Counsel/Director

of HCSA, dtd 22 Dec 77

1. This memorandum is in response to the request

in paragraph 4 of Reference A. CCS files contain

information on five of the ll individuals identified

in Reference B as follows:

•a. Alias Dan Carswell (True Name David L.

Christ) -- Approximately 30 documents, virtually

all of which concern the establishment, maintenance

and use of cover for Subject during his Agency

career as a Staff Employee from 1956-70.

b. Louis Posada -- CCS maintains a covert tax

file on Subject containing 58 documents covering

his employment as an Independent Contractor from

1968-75.

Information in this file may be released

only In accordance with the provisions of Section

6103 of the Internal Revenue Code. In the opinion

would nake

of CCS, the time frame of these documents would make.

them irrelevant to the investigation being conducted

by the HCSA Staff.

c.

Cesario Diosdado -- Approximately 25 documents

on Subject, a Bureau of Customs official who assisted

CIA from 1961-68 on a reimbursable basis. Virtually

all of the documents concern arrangements made between

CIA and Customs for the use of Subject. The Commissioner

of Customs should be contacted prior to release of

information in this file.

d. David Attlee Phillips -- 125-150 documents,

virtually all of which concern the establishment,

maintenance and use of cover for Subject during his

Agency career as a Staff Employee from 1953-75.

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e.

Lucien Conein -- 100-125 documents;

virtually all of which concern the establishment,

maintenance and use of cover for Subject during his

career with the Agency as a military detailee and

Career Agent from 1954-68.

2. CCS files on the individuals listed in paragraphs

la, c, d and e above contain forms, memoranda and personal

data concerning administration of cover exclusively. In

the opinion of CCS, identification of specific documents

that could be of interest to the HCSA cannot be made

until such time as the HSCA Staff narrows the focus of its

inquiry.

3. There is no information in CCS files on the other

items listed in Reference B.

Da/Killar

M./ I. Latta

DISTRIBUTION:

¡ Aâse (2)*

HSCA file 10-4h (W/GHs)

RC 12034: Christ 410/@t)

CTC-2956: Posada (Wolate)

RC- 15749: Diosdado(WO/atts)

RC-2500: Phillips (Wo/all)

conein: RC-9321 (Wd/Atto)

MLL/PRG chrono

CCS/PRG chrono via reading board

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