SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE REQUEST (ROSELLI/MAHEU/GIANCANA MATTER).
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: ROBERT W. GAMBINO
To: THE REVIEW STAFF
Document date: 9/2/75
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SEP 1975

NEMORANDUA FOR: The Review Staff

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SUBJECT

:' Deputy Diroctor for Admiaistration

Senate Solact Committoe Request

(Roselli/Mahou/Giancana Mattor)

1. Reforence is mado to a 28 August 1975 senorandun for

The Review Staff (OS 57525),

sane subjact, which respouded to

i request fron the Sonate Solect Committeo conceraing the

Boselli Naheu/Giancana natter.

2. As indicated ln reference, the pertinent Office of

Security filos concerning this matter vare to be nado available

to desimated Senate Seleci Connitzee Staff wesbors, wishin tho

ostablished franework for the Senate Selsct Committee's roview

• Office pi security files.

On 28 August 1975 fIon 1530-1345

S. Hunt and r. Stanley I Seich of the Office

of Security net wich lit. Andrew Possal, Senate Selact Committes

Staif neaber, in order that Mr. Postal

could reviey cited files.

A brief description of the Offico of Security filos

and saterials therein which were nada available for Nr. Postal's

reviow appears below:

Salvatore Glancana (SP9564 450): Ar. Postal

reviewed those docusents within the Giancana filo

thic pertain to the Roselli Manou Glancana matter,

but was not snowa material unrelated to this natior-

ar. Postal

revieved"

Roselll file, i

that the docunonts contained therein prinarily con-

CoIn the Rosolli/Mabou/Giancana Castro assassination

attempt as weil as subsequent contacts with individ

uals and/or investigations conceraing this nattor by

the Agency.

However, Mr. Postal was not shown cortain

docusents which aro unrelated to this sattor.

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Robert 1. Maheu (S5#1l1 540):

Mr. Postal

roviowed only a suall portion of the labeu file and

was shown only thoso docunents therein which portain

to the Castro assassination plans and subsequent

contacts with individuals concerned with this aatter.

The Mahou filo was discussed with Mr. Postal in general

toims, and a verbal description of selectod docusents

was providod. It. Postal's limited review of the

Mahou file rosulted pricarily fron the late hour com-

bined with the

length of time involved to separato

Iclated/unrelated docusents for his review. Ho vas

satisfiod that ho was shown any documents pertinent to

his inquiry

d.

Willian K. Harvey (SF*32 814): Again, in

view of the late hour, and with Mr. Postal's

concur.

ronce, a verbal description of the lillian k. darvey

file

as provided.

Mr. Postal was satisfied with

tals

description and folt that any pertinent infor-

nation contained withir that filo vas nade available

to his.

Sheffield Edwards (SF$31 S70): Nr. Postal

was advised that the Colonol Edwaris

"File continod

nothing of relevance to the Roselli /Mahau/Giazcana

mattor other chan copies of recent senoranda pro-

parod in connection wich the Rockofeller Cornission

or Senate Select Committee Iequests.

A verbal revier

of the file was provided to Hr. Postal, which fülfilled

his requirenents.

f.

Director of Security,-Chronological Files

1960-1963:

Sr. Postal was advised that a thorough

rovier of these

taken and had sisclosed only one mesorandus related

to the Hoselli/llaheu/Giancana matter, a copy of which

was shown to hit.

Postal then requested that a

varial revior of randon samples fron those citono-

lozical files bo provided.

Per his request, approxi-

mazoly thros envolopes fron these files were opened,

and a genoral versal doscription of the contents vas

provided

to hin.

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During the above rovier, Mr. Postal took approxizately

five pages of notes on legal-sized paper from various menoraada

which wore shown to his.

His notes wore prinarily taken curing

his reviow of the roselli file.

Within the Roselli file,

Ms, Postal also askod that he ba providad vich copios of

tHo

documents.

Mir. Postal ves advised that he should forsally

request thesa documents from The Revien Staff, to which he

agrood.

The two documents of interost to vir.

Postal aro

described below:

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A 21 March 1953 blue offico nerorandus, from

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Howard Osbom to Mrs. Eltzabeth Dunlevy, in which

Mr. Osbora queried tha DCI as to who should bacone

the office of record concoming the Roselli matter

In viow of HI. Jack Earnan's departure from the Agency.

b.

A 29 March 1957 menorandus for the racord,

fron Mr, Howard J. Osbora, describing & noeting hold

batween Hi. Osborn and the DCI. Cited neeting con-

cerned the initiation of an lurostigation into

the

Roselll/Maneu matter by Nr. Jack Earnan of the

Inspector Genoral's office and Mi. Osborn's seeking

guidance as to his dealings with Mr. Esrman during

this investigation.

MT.

Postel seemed satisfied with the infornation nade

availablo to his during this review session and connanted that

he was convinced that the office of Socurity had provided ala

with all pertinent intonation relatod to the Rosolli, Mahaul

Glancana Batter.

Alr. Postal expressed reservations, hoverer,

concerning his

having ben provided with all pertinent docu-

nonts within the Agoney and indicated a desire to check further

with the Inspector General and tho Deputy Directorate for

Operations.

Nr. Postal was advised that any such inquiries

should be directed to The Review Staff.

Copies of the two docuonts requested by Mr.

Postal

will be soIraIded

to The Roview Staff upon recoipt of the

formal request.

Distribution:

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1 - D/Security

I - OS Registry

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OS/PSI/SAG/JSHunt: jan (29August75)

Robert N. Garbino

Director of Sacurity

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