MEMO: ARRB REQUEST RE DCI BUSH REVISITED
Originator: CIA
From: HARRELSON. CSI/HRG
To: WICKHAM/DYER/RANT, DO AND DA
Document date: 09/04/1997
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY

Kuchuen

4 September 1997

MEMORANDUM FOR:

Fredrick C. Wickham @ DO

Kathryn Dyer

Becky Rant ® DA

FROM:

J. Barry Harrelson

OFFICE:

SUBJECT:

REFERENCE:

CSI/HRG

ARRB Request re DCI Bush Revisited

Previous request for files on George Bush;

Hoover, FBI, memo to State did 29 Nov. 19963 referencing a George

Bush at CIA,

New request: any records of Agency contact with George Herbert Walker Bush, DCI 1976-77, prior to his

becoming DCI; was he a DCD contact?

Limit search to 1960-67 timeframe [Bush was member of Congress 1967-71, at UN 1971-72, China

1974-75).

Background: During his "oil field" days, Bush may have had contact with de Mohrenschildt, a friend of

Oswald. There is a letter from de Mohrenschildt to DCI Bush in the collection.

CC:

‹Eileen Wukitch, ® DO

(Mary V. Amoia-Y- ® DO

Sent on 4 September 1997 at 09:32:17 AM

ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY

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Answer 2: The keywords ANGLETON & KALAR/S were utilized in this search; plus

through the perusal of shelflists a folder with DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION was

reviewed. The folder with "destruction" in the title comtained puramaters set for

retention of documents during the various investigations/committees. None of the revien's

surfaced uny authorizution or reference to or listing of Angleton documents being

destroyed. If the timefrume for the said destruction were provided and the position held

by Kalaris were known, the appropriate DCI Chronos and position liaison files could be

seurched.

Question 3: Which office controls the unredacted version of the Family Jewels memo?

Answer 3: Executive Registry shelf lists record two (2) retired boxes containing material

identifiable as "Family Jewels". At the present time those two boxes are being utilized

by the DCHIRO for the Levy search. (79M01476A; boxes 16 & 17). One of the testimony

documents located in a folder titled "White House Correpsondence re: Congressional

Investigations" referenced the "Family Jewels". Per a conversation with DCIRO on

30 April 1997, the GC has found the unredacted version.

Question 4: What records would be kept of requests to or liaison between the Agency

and NSA or FBI in the wake of the assassination (November 23, 1963-September 30.

1964?

Answer 4: The shelf lists for the above timeframe did not indicate high level meetings

with either of the two agencies, therefore, the NSA and FBI liaison folders for 1963/1964

were reviewed. There were no responsive documents in these compartments. The

McCone files are under review by David Borage.

Question 5: What records would be kept of DCI tasking to other intelligence community

agencies in the immediate wake of the assassination (the first month?

Answer 5: No memos re Kennedy were found in DDCI/Walters files for 1963/64. The

DC/IRO has tasked this out through the CMS/IMO. The DCI/McCone files are under

review by David Borage.

Question 6: Where are the personal and working papers of the DCI. DDCl, and the heads

of the directorates? (Personal files, soft files, and official files are included in this request.

Answer 6: During the carly retirement years AOIDCI did retire a number of soft files.

Some DCI files contained records labeled as "Personal". Executive Registry holdings of

personal correspondence would be maintained as temporary to be retained within the

registry for three years then destroyed. No Official Files were noted on shelf lisis.

Question 7: Are there any Agency records on George Herbert Walker Bush prior to his

appointment as DCI?

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Answer Z: Bush was appointed as DCI on 3 November 1975. Earlier Career:

- 1974-1975, Chief. U.S. Liaison Office, People's Republic of China

- 1973-1977, Chairman, Republican National Committee

- 1971-1972. Ambassador to the United Nations

- 1967-1971. Member of Congress, 7ih District, Texas

- Servid in World War Il as naval naviator in the Pacific.

BUSH was run as a keyword and no documents revealed evidence of any correspondence

prior to his appointment as DCI. Navy liaison files from 1963-66 were reviewed with no

responsive documents.

Question 8: What records might still exist on correspondence between the DCI (Helms)

and the Nixon White House on the 1967 IG Report? on the Bay of Pigs? on the

assassination?

Answer &: Helms was DCl from 30 June 1966 through 2 February 1973. The Bay of

Pigs material is presently under review at the History Staff. The tasking memo from the

DCI to the DD's stating that the CLA will not involve itself in assassinations. The

DCI/IRO stated that she has the "1967 IG Report". The Helms files were recalled by

Chris Burgess for Helms use.

Question 9: How are White House requests recorded. What records might there be of

requests from the then Attorney General Robert Kennedy?

Answer 9: White House requests would initially be filed in Liaison with the White House

for the year that the request was received. It might also be transferred to or cross-

referenced to a topic file if significance warrented it. (The Kennedy was Attorney

General from 1961-1964.) Attorney General labeled folders were recalled and reviewed.

The following correspondence from Altorney General Robert Kennedy resides in

Executive Registry files:

- Memo to Heads of Departments und Agencies re NSA Memorandum 16l ensuring the

development of plans, progrums & action proposals to protect internal security.

- Memo of acknowledgement of the appointment of John A. Ross as Deputy for National

Intelligence Progrums:

- Proposed Revision of NSC-5427 re restructing Soviet Diplomas access to U.S. Strategic

Intelligence.

- Our response to a verbal request for information re the Cuban refugee situation in

Muini.

- Verbal & Paper requests ie NIE on Weapons of Mass Destruction.

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