DCI MORNING MEETING MINUTES EXCERPTS FOR 1976.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
Document date: 02/26/1976
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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26 February 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 26 February 1976

The Director was on the Hill; General Walters chaired the meeting.

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Berend advised that the National Enquirer plans to pursue COS

Cord Meyer for any elaboration or comment he may have on the Enguirer

story concerning President Kennedy's alleged relationship with Mary Meyer.

DDO will alert Meyer to this.

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2 March 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 2 March 1976

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Bolten reported difficulties encountered yesterday

when SSC Counsel Fritz Schwartz objected to an OGC staffer

reading a portion of the SSC's final report.

He asked to

be advised of any further problems in this regard.

assured that the geney would not mate any sustantive

assured that

comments on the SSC's final report.

The Director said we

must be careful not

to leave the impression that the Agency

is endorsing the

report.

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MASHINGTON (AP) - A SFOKESMAN FOR THE SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE

TODAY REFUSED TO CONFIRM OF DEMY A REFORT THAT CUEAN PRIME MINISTER

•FIDEL CASTRO INSTIGATED THE RSSASEINATION OF PRECIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY

IN RETALIATION FOR FIVE ATTEMPTS ON CASTRO'E LIFE.

IN A COFYRIGHTED STORY EY FUSLISHER MANK GREENSPUMS THE LAS VEGAS

SUN SAID TODAY THAT DASTRO INSTIGATEO THE PRESIDENTIAL ASSASSINATIOH

AND

POWERY PROSABLES THAT OF SEM, ROBERT F. KENNEDY BECAUSE CASTRO

BELIEVED PRESIDENT KENNEDY ORDERED THE ATTENTE AGAINST HIM.

THE SUN SAID INFORMATION FOR THE STORY CAME FROM A CONFIDENTIAL

SOURCE AND WAS DOCUMENTED BY A SECRET REPORT IN THE HAMDS OF THE

SENATE COMMITTEE? HEADED SY SEMi FRANK CHURCH: D-IDAHO,

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CRETRO AS SAYING AT A BRAZILIAN ENCASSY RECEFTION THAT MU.S. LEADERS

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KENNEDY'S ASSASSINS WAS LIVING THERE, IT WENT ON TO DUOTE CASTRO AS

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PLANS TO ELIMINATE CUBAN LEADERS: THEY THENGELVES, WILL NOT BE SAFE.!?

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30 April 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 30 April 1976

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Thuermer noted that Time magazine editors have offered

the Director an opportunity to comment on the SSC report.

The Director asked Thuermer to decline this offer. Thuermer

also advised

that Strobe Talbott has withdrawn his request

to see the Director.

Bolten reported that he will meet with a member of the

louse Ethics Committee team investigating the leak of the

ISC report and that the investigator may also

wish to talk

with CIA officers who had access to the report.

Bolten suggested that we maintain a good record of

foreign and public reactions to the SSC report for possible

use with our oversi

resulting trouslicito the report. sorten statec

Bolten stated his

belief that the Agency has been hurt most by allegations

of CIA involvement in Watergate and President Kennedy's

assassination.

he said a study on

the Warren Comnission will be published by the SSC next

month; the theme they are developing is that, because of

CIA plots against Castro, the latter retaliated and was

connected with

President

Kennedy's assassination.

Bolten

suggested

it might be worthwhile

talk with Senators

Schweicker and Gary Hart, the principals behind the study,

as this could prove more damaging domestically than the

SSC report.

sai repot the so shorse he esteaded query post en

CIA involvement in the JFK assassination but could find no

indications of such involvement.

Chamberlain added that,

although investigations could not prove that Castro knew

about CIA plots against him and took retaliatory action

against JFK, they did not disprove this either.

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3 May 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD.

Morning Meeting of 3 May 1976

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Calling attention to yesterday's Washington Post

article on

said this is the

Cubela's

name and the full extent of his activities have

appeared in

on assassinations, whi said this stems from the SSC's report

gave the journalist, George Crile,

enough information

to permit him to piece the story together.

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7 May 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 7 May 1976

The Director and General Walters were out of the city. Procior

chaired the meeting.

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Bolten briefed on a three-hour session he, John Waller and Ted

Shackley had yesterday with SSC members concerning the Committee's

investigation of the Warren Commission and President Kennedy's assassina-

tion.

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11 May 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 1l May 1976

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The Directer noted continuing inquiries with regard to our alleged

involvement in the Kennedy assagsination.

Chamberlain noted that this

matt h thoughly i b him infan the thing we

were remiss on was perhaps Dulles

against Castro, which some theoreticians now feel could have precipitated

Oswald's action.

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12 May 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 12 May 1976

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Bolten advised that the SSC will meet tomorrow to

decide a course of action on their investigation of the

Warren Commission and President Kennedy's assassination;

I.e., whether to issue a report and, if so, what kind.

repeated his opinion that issuance of this report could be

nore damaging to the Agency than most other previous revela-

•ions (see Morning Meeting Minutes of 30 April and 7 and 11

Mavl.

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13 May 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 13 May 1976

The Director was at the White House; General Walters

chaired the meeting.

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Bolten advised that the SSC is meeting today and will

probably call for a special committee to investigate

"now lcads" they have discovered during their investigation

of the Warren Commission report.

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14 May

1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 14 May 1976

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Bolten, called attention to today's Washington Post

article (attached) concerning

the SSC recommendation that

the new oversight

committee reopen the investigation of

President Kennedy's assassination.

The Director noted that

he intends to

call Senator Schweicker to obtain

clarifica-

criticism of CIA and FBI

responses to the Warren

Commission investigation of the assassination.

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I4 MAY 1076

Molives

Songht in

JFK Death

H; Crore Lardnce Jr.

Mashin :ton fast Stall Writer

The Scale intelligeng

rummillee voled resterday

lo recommend a congression.

il investigation of the m1-

diors bchinel the asso.sina-

lion of President John E.

The commitlee look the

melion al i elescel meclin

called lo discuss the results

inquirg ille

Ile shorterines of the Fill..

the Central Intellerme

genes and other poser.

ment aureies that icipael

investigate the murder.

member subcommittee thn!

lock up the contrerorainl is.

suc. Sen. cars N. Harr 112.

Cned lold repeters that le

had soon no cridence la in.

the Warren Con-

mission's linding. that Ice

Harrer Oscall sons kenne-

eg's lone assassin.

But he moied that line re

mainine question, which the

Warren Commissing diel not

806100. 1605 la

"Il's in thal arca."" Ham

said. "hat I think tie lin.

Eering doubts remain."

The other subcommittee

membro. den.

Michaul 5.

Scheiker (R-a, predicter

thal ll rominilice wetlet

release a fairly drailed and.

he himled, troubling repure

later ligi, molis on failur

of lie original incestical.m

of the President's deniis ant

naggine issues that neer to

schurites indirater

he seas bol persuade! theat

Disental meloal alerte ego para

Mat Oennirl firer! ang of the

hullut ihad day in Dallas. "I

hare divass questioner il

Warreg Commission finding

abroat is iron died ll anal loose it

sas ear'" in dold reporters.

"Is she mor's on this sub

WASHINGTON. POST

recommended that the new

The documents were re-

•, leased is Robert Borosage

memorandum for lie reenrel

the permanent Senate Intel.

of the nos proflt Conier for

"Col. King stated

licenee derreight commillec

Nallonal Securily Stories as

that (delelel) unless Fidel

the Somale is considering cs.

pare of a freedomof infor.

nation projeet jointly spon-

and Maul Castro and Che

Cinevara could be elimi.

sored with

Just made public hy the ClA

: Civi: Liberties Union.

nated in one package-.

in response to a frecdon-of-

The records were all male

which is bighty unlikely !

this operation can be a long.

Information larsuit showed

avallable last year In the

drawn-oul affair and the

that Cil. oificials were talk.

Rockefciler Commission and :

ing of assassinaling Cuban

government

then lo the Senale commit-

only be overthrown by the

Premier Fidel Castro and

lec. presumably with lower

use of force."

his rosest advisers in carly

Follising the 19Gl deba. :

March of 1960, apparentig

c/c at the Bay of Pigs, Prest.

jusl in less dags before se.

dent lennedy approved on

cred planning for a Cuban

"CIA Covert Melivilles. Do.

all-out sceret war of sabo.

seas approved by

minican Republic" had er.

lage and propaganda acainst :

the Elsenhower administra-

ersthing crcised from it p8.

the Castro regime under the

cept part of onc paragraph:

: cede name "Oneration alon.

Some crilies of the War-

Il poinled out that the ClA

Foose," whose de facto boss

ren Commission's work hare

harl supplied "internal onpo-

was Altorney General Rob-

silion lenders" with three : ert F. Kennedy.

1003 murder may have bec

•38 cal. reenlvers, three car.

Reporting on a "Mongoose

in relalialion for the Cli's

"bines and accompanying and

sponsorship of

"personal de.

mccling" on Ocl: 4. 1062.

plols lo kill Castro.

fense wrapons attendant lo :

shortly before the Cuban

missile crisis, then-CIA Di-

Ollars • have

their ninjected

reclor John McCone noted

that. tic assassinalion could

• neutralise Truilllo."

that Robert Kennedy, as

be traced to anli-Castro (ill-

According to authorilative

chairman. made plain

ban palles bitter at Kennedy

for the failure of the Bay of

sources. the ClA told the

"dissatisfaction with lack of

Pires invasion and for

While House in that same

aclon in the sabotage fickd."

scorel gestures loward rop.

prochement with the Cuban

Nay 13, 1061, report that it

The documents shower

premier just before he was

also had söme submachine

that the legacy of assassina-

tion involvement continued

guns and grenades in Clu.

• lo pursue the Cla even nt.

In a 197 memo: drailed

dad Trujillo wlich could be i

for last ycar's Investigations

for the Rockefeller commis

provided to the anti-trujillo i

were starting lo bring them

sion, a presidentially ap-

pointed panel thal looked

froup il the so-ahead were

In carly April of 1075, a

inlo ClA ahuses, and made

few wecks before the firal

public last month. Cla coun

(erintelligence officials sald

The spy agency, however,

dcleted this from the doru-

V.S. eracuation of South VI.

they still felt, as they diel in

• elnam, for Instance, CIA

hendquarters here was eri-

1061, that the Warren Com-

mission report should have

given more credence lo the

possibilily of a foreian con-

ACLU national stall conn-

sel John 11. F. Shattuck said

veslerdas that he would con-

inue pressing in rourt for

dently lold of a "potential

coup" being planned azainst

South Vicinamese President

Nguven Van Thieu In hopes

spiracy In light of promising

that the change would bring

Icad's that were not pursued.

continued American support

The Senate Inlelligence

commillee's investigalion ol

ClA-sponsored assassinalinn

"suspend" judgment" go to

whether • the

Commisslon dol still more

dincuments thal have set lo

acknowledged in any

for the belcaguered countr:.

continued- after Kennedy's

deep alarn, fueler by mem-

orics of the 1963 coup that

resulled in the death of

Presklent Ngo Dinh Diem.

According to the rerords

"{Vilh Diem president and

Even on Nov. 22, 1063, Une

reicased yesterdag, Castro's

current allegations against

..day Kennedy

was shot in

assassination uns mentinned

Dallas, a hign ranking Cr.!

as carly as March 0, 1060,

official was meeting in loris

during a meeting of the

with a secret agent who was

e Castro intrale lo nifer

him a pen rigged with a pol

son hypodermic needle for

use on the Cuban premicr.

The heavily censored ClA

assassinalion

rector William k. Colb ca-

bled Saigon on April 4. 1915.

"il world be both Insillu-

Force." Presiding was Col.

J.C. King. the chief of the

Western Hemisphere Divl.

sion within the CIA's Dirce•

tional and national disaster

•it there were any remole

connection brewech us mad

such an event ... If things

set complicated at all, ad.

Ile lold the mecting that !: sise and I will recommend

sirongest effort to facilitate

sage ail hasen."

aboul to go. out of kusiness,

tempted coups with various

• degrees of U.S. backing. .

5li2 Commitice," which su.

..persised rovert opcralions..

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17 May 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD. .

Morning Meeting of 17 May 1976

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Bolten noted that Senator Schweicker has accused the

Agency of lying to the Warren Commission and indicated he

has new leads regarding President Kennedy's assassination.

le said the SSC may charge us with noncooperation, as the

elleve we are holding out on documents they have

requested

but which in fact do not exist or we cannot find.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 18 May 1976

18 May 1976

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Bolten reported that during the course of the day he hopes to satisfy

Senator Schweiker's request for material related to the Warren Commis-

sion.

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21 May 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 21 May 1976

The Director was at the White House, and General

Walters was detained

at a meeting.

Proctor opened the

meeting.

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Bolten called attention to George Lardner's article

in today's Washington Post (attached) concerning the Warren

Commission investigation and stated his belief that the SSC

will recommend further investigation by the new Senate

oversight committee.

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• Of CIA Plots

On Castro

By George Lardner Jr.

Washineton Post Otall Wrter i

Top FBI ofticials knew. of

Central Intelligence Agency

plotting to kill Cuban Pre

mier Pidet: Castro, at the,

time the burea was investi

gating the assassination

President Kennedy, It wạr

Icarned yesterday.

The late FBI Director J

Edgar Hoover never inform

ed the Warren Commission;

of the scheming against Cag

tro 'and, according to Seri

Richard iS. „Schweiker" Cir

Pa.), may also have conceal!

ed the information from the

FBI agents'assigned torin

vestigater,tha. Presidents

murder, antin tore bete

"The fact that they would."

withhold" Information from

an investigation of this kind

has rather chilling implies.

tons," sald David. W. Belin

,who served as an assistante

counsel - for.: the, Warren

Commission, "One of the

thirgs we were looking it?

was whether there was angel

Castro Involvement in they

Kennedy assasglnatlon."

strang:

Some critics of the Warm

ren,. Commission have sug

gested:: that the President.

was klled,in retaliation for

the: CiA sponsored plotting

against: Castro.

.: Schweiker, a member. of

the Senate Intelligence com-

mittee; which

last

week

voted;to recommend a new

congresstonal inquiry into

the assassination, said Sen-

ate investigators have just

startedito examine belatedly

discovered" FBI files con-

cerning Castro.

Antley spokesman Te

fuse

Stas comment

When

Withe documents

Wer

discovered earlier.

The Senate committee re

quester

any. such

records

more than a year ago.

..In Mar. 6 letter to Attor

General • Edward H.

evis which." was

released

davily Schweiker

said

that

Recently received ma-

teri

eveal that the FBI,

іт 4190

4 bad: knowledge of

CAM LASH plot,

and'tha

there even exists

Ld captioned "Plans

i mate: Cuban Lead-

to

ersa:

AM

SF was the CIA's

code hain

for a senior Cu-

ban difldl

Tand' Castro inti-

Rolando

Cubelax

/whom

the

spy

• agenc

sited in 1961 as

A8, Col 1

FBI Knew of

FBI, Fron A1

work. lorithe con

sion, suppressed a thic

i important asset inside evidente intelligence

the bae. ahe inteligence subcommit.

"Cuba. Eventually, in the fally

Senaler

tee that has been reviewing

of: 1963 early September millee

*" Chairman "Frank:: the shortcomings of the de

one account AM LASH"Church. (DIdaho) asked theecive work that was done

expressed & resire to plan 3 Justice: Department, includ-

for the Warren Commission,

Castro's "exécution."

ta-ing the FBI, more than a

said he wrote his. May 6 let.

President Kennedy was

year ago for "prompt deliv.

: ter to: Levi after several un-

killed in Dallas on Nov. 22,

ery""

of any

documents

successful efforts. to secure

1963. That same day, the "which relale to the subject

access .to

the documents

E-Senate committee has re of planned or attempted or

from the FBI.

ported, two CIA officials, in i actual assassinations carried

Justice.

secluding one who held him..

out either withire the United

Department

spokesman Robert

Harel

self. out as "the persopali,States or abroad by, or on

said yesterday afternoon

representalive of Attorney

? behalf of; the United Stales

that a letler is being pre-

*General (Robert F) Ken Igovernment, including

the

pared for Levi explaining

"'nedy," met with AM LASH'"Central Intelligence Agency.":

why the records were not

est Paris and offered him a

sis. committee officials said

turned over earlier. Havel

tall-point pen rigged with a all they received were vari

said he did not know the ex-

poison. hypodermic& needley ous memos bearing on the

-act reasons but added:

Tor use against Castron

* ¡CIA's enlistment of Mafia

"Tunderstand it was just

apparently Headers in an earlier effort: an oversight. They were in

*spurned the device as i too! to 'kill Castro.

several boxes."

unsophisticated; but the CIA 1+7 According lo one of these

CyThe: Warren. Commission

rept sporisoring his efforts documents, a 1962 memoran-

was appointed by. President

even after, the Kennedy: as

dum by Hoover, both the

Johnson a week after Ken-

assination as so

FBI director and Attorney

nedy's - assassination, and'

rare:spyagency delivered

General

completed its work on Sept.

mms, tochime inCuba: in awate at that time that

Kennedywere 2471964; in a hurry-up at-

March and Junejof 1964, ac-

e. mosphere-fostered by the

•*ClA had hired Robert:-A.

pording ito; theiSenate com-

' Mabeu, a private; detective

Justice Earl warren Chief

atttees indings, and it was? in Washington; D.C., to ap. Justice Earl Warren.

noluntil June, 1965; that the

Schweiker speculated' yes.

LAnterminated all contact

proach. (Mafia boss Sam] Gi-s terday in a telephone inter.

ancana with a proposition of

vICh AM LASH and his as paying $150,000 to hire some Yew that the FB agents as.

sodiates for, reasons. related

signed to the Warren Com-

to security s

kill Castro."

gunmen to go into Cuba toy mission inquirye, and the

When's, first, disclosed in Reportedly, however ken: feen ipolve of the have

The: Washington Post last: "nedy was told, inaccurately, imation" about the CIA plot.

A LASe need too ea

as it turned out, that the op-

ting against Castro.,

"eration

striking illustration of evi-

ndence. the

CIA: withheld

"Lerminated."

had i been Belin added, that. "there

certainly was nothing like

Senate investigators came, that ever given to the War:

f trom.:the Warren: Commis

ite

across

cross-references

to

ren Commission." He noted

sion in:its inquiry into the : the additional FBI assassina- that: FBI documents were

President's murder. Now. iti..tion files several weeks ago

mupplied-to the commssion

"appears that the FBI, 'w'bich,

did the' primary investiga.t.

while poring over other -rec.,

ords.

in a pontnuingles...all

transmitted undet the signa-

ture.ofJ. Edgar Hoover."

Schweiker implied

that

the recently discovered FBI

files about the plots to kill

Castro were dated before

the

Warren

Commission

concluded its work, but re

'Washing on Post.

12446-62

44, 1476

fused to confirm this

Other sources, howerer.

said the files show that the

FBI knew of the CIA's AM

LASH plot by the summer

of 1964, before the Warren

Commission

had

stopped

necking one garlous leads. u

2era ober, B, Morgan (D.,

NiC another member

wthe intelgence committee,

has. voiced the: suspicion

that Cubela was actuanyie

double agent for Castro:

In any, cases the warren

• Commission was unaware of

his.

activities. It concluded

Lhat there was "no credible

evidence" that anyone but

Lee Harveys Oswald was in-

Volved in the President's as

sassination. and

•"no

evi-

•dence that the Soviet Union

or Cuba were involved."

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26 May 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 26 May 1976

The Director was hosting a Congressional breakfast,

and General

Walters

in Norfolk.

Proctor opened

meeting.

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Bolten reported that the SSC will have its

final meet-

count on.

today to receive

àng x, ay its scecue a toe pages tenorto s on the warren

The report will be

Branch

circulated to Executive

agencies after the SSC has

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11 June 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 11 June 1976

The Director and General Walters were out of the city.

Wells chaired

the meeting.

Chamberlain noted that yesterday we submitted a

rebuttal to the SSC Subcommittee report on

cooperation with

the Warren Commission and that Scott Breckinridge will

discuss the matter

this morning with Senators

• Schweicker

and Gary Hart.

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TOP SECRET SENSITIVE

14 June 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 14 June 1976

The Director was

chaired the meeting.

out of the city.

General Walters

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Calling attention to the CBS interview with Frank

Sturgis in which it was alleged Sturgis was a CIA man,

Thuermer said the Agency issued a formal statement in 1975

that sturgis had never been associated with ciA.

Thuermer

said CBs had previously called him, referring to a New

To a Men so to see contes attached),

connection.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 21 June 1976

21 June 1976

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Bolten reported that Senator Church's SSC will issue its final report,

on CIA and FBI cooperation with the Warren Commission, on 23 June.

Based on circumstantial evidence, the report comes close to charging the

FBI and CIA with a cover-up or deliberate failure to provide information

to the Warren Commission. It also recommends that the matter be pur

sued by Chairman Inouye's SSC; Bolten said it is his understanding that

Inouye will await public and press reaction to the report before deciding

whether to investigate further.

The Director asked that background in-

formation on this report and on recent allegations by a Chilean intelli-

gence officer (see Morning Meeting Minutes of 10 June 1976) be provided

to Falkiewicz for handling of press inquiries. Bolten suggested that, if

press queries on the SSC report become intense, Falkiewicz be prepared

to say more than "no comment"; e. go, a statement that the judgments of

the report are highly speculative and based on circumstantial evidence.

1.;

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 24 June 1976

24 June 1976

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Falkiewicz called attention to David Binder's article in today's New

York Times (attached) and noted that, in comparison to other stories on

the subject, it is a good one. Bolten later commented that Senators Church

and Hart disassociated themselves from Senator Schweiker's "cover-up"

accusations against CIA and the FBI.

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YF.B.I-CLA. LAXITY /

ON KENNEDY FOUND!

It added that the C.l.A. had

also failed to disclose ils spon-

sorship of a Cuban agent, code-

named Am/Lish, who had been

chosen

to organize a coup

against Mr. Castro from 195t

to 1965, and i possible lo kill

Schale Unit Asserts Their

Elfor! Was Inadequale in

Assassinalion Inquiry

him. Nor was

Am/Lash,

reality

Cuban

physician

named Rolando Cubelo,

who

was close to Mr. Castro, ever

askedbout the Kenncily assas

sination, the report said.

Oswald's Role

By DAVID BINDER

With regard to the role of

57e 9e 19 Tie ten dork Times

Leo Harver Oswald.

who

WASHINGTON, June 23- The

generally held to have been the

Scnate Sclect Committce on In-

lone assassin of President Ken

Lelligence Aclivities said in a

nely, the report says:

report today that the Federal

*Senior C.l.A. officials should

have realizer that their agency

Bureau of Investigation and the

was not utilizing its full capa-

Central Intelligence Agency had

bilily to investigate Oswald's

failed to fulfill their obligations

pro-Castro and anti-castro con

in investigating the assassina-

nections. They should have re

lion in 1963 of President Ken-

. rized

that C.I.A.

operations

against Cuba, particularly op

nedy.

erations involving the assassi-

While concluding that there

nation of Castro, needed to be

was no new evidence

"suffi-

: considered in the investigation.

Icienè to justify a conclusion

Yet the directed their subordi-

that there wis a conspiracy 10

nates to conduct an investiga-

'assassinate President Kennedy."

Lion

without telling them

of

these vital fachs."

ilhe report called for a follow.

The report

notes that the

up intestigation of the murder

Warren Commission harl been

by the new Senate Intelligence

told flatly by the C.I.A. that it

com millec.

had

"no evidence of foreign)

conspiracy."

Tine report is the fifth and last

As for the Federal Bureau of

issued hy the Sclect Committee,

Investigation,

the report said

Ishich was set up to study gov.

that its Director, the late J. Ed-

lernmental

intelligence activi.

ward Hoover, had been so pre-

lies. Previous reports dealt with

occupicd witth what he

de-

scribed as a possible "smear"

ael-to guainst lives of foreign

of the bureau in connection

deares, covert operations andi

with Oswald that he had neg-

le listory or pho C.I.A.

Iccted to call for a broad and

Tho 106-page document denill;

unprejudiced inquiry into the

with the periormance

murder.

of the Federal Governmentsi

Pressure on Hoover Clled

intelligence agencies, domestici

and ioreign, with regard to the

After noting that Mr. Hoover

had been

"pressured by higher

investigation of the Kennedy

Government officials" to con-

murder.

It said that the C.I.A. leader-

clude the F.B.I. investigation

swillly, the repert said:

ship had Ignored the possibility

"The F.B.I. conducted its in-

of a conrection between ils: vestigation in an atmosphere

own

assassination

attempts

of concern

among senior bu-

against

Prime Minister Fidel

reau pificials that it would bel

Castro of Cuha and the murder

criticized and its

reputation!

of President Kennedy.

Further, it arcused the C.l.A. farnished. Rather than address-i

of having deceired the investi-

ing its investigation to all sig-

nificant circumstances, includ

galory commission hended by

sing all possibilities of

Chief Justice Earl Warren abom

conspir-

acy, the F.B.I, incestigalion fo-

its knowlage of laces relating

to the arcassination.

cused narrowly on Lee Harvey

Specificalls, the report said

Oswald. **

that Allen. W.

Dulles, Direcior

As a result of the C.l.A. and

of Contral Intelligence until the

F.D.I. deficlencies,

the Senale

Boring of 1002. haal never doil

report. nsserted.

Warren

the boog Commission of lis

Corsmisson was unble lo per-

kenewise it presens as: 1.si.

Pasta i drourh investigation

1:19.700

Tens 81101158

lºrim.'

or to reach delinitive conclu

Minister Castro, Which rovil:

sions.-

sp..400

have provinked Cuban reall

fory aclichs.

NEW YORK TIMES

pyi

" uncleareport said it was still

both

agencies

had fated to foifill their dutics,

but

suggesicu. as

"concern

with public reputa-

lion, problems of coordination

between agencies, possible bu-

reaucratic

failure and embar-

rassment,- and extreme .com

partmentation of knowledge of

sensitive operations.

Fallure to Follow Lends

As-a result of the shortcom-

Ings, the report went on, two

important leads on a possible

Involvement of persons other

than Oswald went urpursued.

The first lead, 'it said, con-

cerned anunidenuified passen-

& A JUN KŸ6

1963, wine days after the mur

The C.I.A. report

al the time noted that the !light

had been

delajed to pick up

the stranger,

who aid not gi

through Mexican customs ant

who rode in the enckpit of the

airliner. There was no follow

up by the C.I.A., the repor

said

The second lead cited in thi

report involved a Cuban-Ameri

can who crossed from

Texas

to Mexico on Nov. 23, 1963,

he day after the murder, and

went on to Cuba, This person

reportedly returned to the Unit

ed states in March 1064 anc

was described by an informant

"involved in the assassina-

tion.' But neither the C.I.A. nor

the F.B.I. followed up on this

tin, the report said.

Because of the shortcomings

and the remaining doubts, the

select

committee

concluded

with & recommendation that

the permanent Senate intelli-

gence comnitice headerl • by

Janicl k. inougc, Democrat of

Hawaii.

"continue the investi

-Balion in 49 artempt to resolve

these qiestians."

The repuit was prepared by!

lio menters of the select com:

niLice, Gary Hart, Democrat of

Dinade

Richard

Schweiker, Renabisen of Penn-

slvania, and a start ere five this

ness

conference

non.

Mr.

Cloveniler necuse

both the Cild. ard the F.B.I.

of "a cover-up" with regard to

Kenredy

assassinalion in.

quiry. He said that the entire

affair

remained

"a jigsaw.'

Hart

and Senalor

Frank Church lie Idaho Deme-

cont

881108

hendred the

select

enmillor the enter from the

scorer-lad iulumone but also

urged a nes investigation. of

the unexplored leads...

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 25 June 1976

:

25 June 1976

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Falkiewicz reported that he telephoned Ron Nesson yesterday to

complain about remarks troublesome for the Agency made by Nesson in

response to press queries concerning the SSC report on the Warren Com-

mission investigation of President Kennedy's assassination. The Director

thanked Falkiewicz for taking such action.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 28 June 1976

28 June 1976

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?.

Falkiewicz noted Senator Schweiker's 27 June appearance on "Face

the Nation" (attached) and his call for reopening the Kennedy assassination

investigation.

1..

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CIA - JFK COLLECTION

Document Withdrawal Notice

Document No. BUS TEXT

Dated 29 TUsT 1976

Title/Description (U) FACE THE NETIAN TRANSCET FULLTEXT)

has been withdrawn from this file and is located in?

Folder No. 4r? 1974

Pages

This item has been withdrawn because it contains security classified

information or otherwise restricted information.

Comment: PAY EATED UNDER COPURISHT LAW BEQUEST DIgESTIN

FROM COS (QTOT -TU

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29 June 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 29 June 1976

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The Director noted that Senator Schweiker had spoken

with him yesterday about difficulties lie encountered

Scott Breckinridge's presentation on the Kennedy assassina-

tion Warren Commission topic but went on to advise that he

had no particular grief against the Agency.

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7 July 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 7 July 1976

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The Director asked if we are aware of Chairman

Inouye's

position on further investigating President Kennedy's assas-

sination, as recommended by the Church Committee report.

Bolten advised that, prior to issuance of the Church Committee

report, Inouye told

the press that he would wait six months

and then make

Bolten added that it appears

Inouye wishes

to see how much pressure builds up to continue

the investigation.

The Director

asked if there are papers

pertaining to the

Kennedy assassination which are locked up

until some later date.

Knoche replied that the post-mortem

examination of the President involved photographs

and other

items which have been sealed up at the request of the Kennedy

family.

The Director asked if the Church Subcommittee that

investigated the assassination ever requested anything which

the Agency was unwilling to give them.

Bolten replied nega-

tively and said that Senator Schweiker has acknowledged that

the Agency gave him everything they asked for. Bolten added

that there is always a possibility that a document related

to a request could turn up because it was filed in a way

that it could not be found.

believe

we cooperated as fully as possible hat enthough me

another look to make doubly sure that this

is correct.

s.

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12 July 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 12 July 1976

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Knoche noted the allegation by Frank Sturgis that

Ruby met in Havana with Castro ten weeks before the

assassination of President Kennedy (as reported in the

-9 July

Washington Star, article attached) and commented

that Ruby was apparently in Havana in 1902 and 1963. He

added that this topic was covered in the Rockefeller Commis-

sion Report, page 252; that Sturgis was not a ClA employee;

and that bapham and Falkiewicz were occupied over the weekend

in dealing with various inquiries related to the allegation.

La

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MEMORANDUM FOR THIL RECORD

Morning Meeting of 3 August 1976

3 August 1976

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Bolten advised that there was an item on this morning's ABC TV

alleging that President Kennedy was assassinated by "Saul, " who met in

this building with Hugh C. MacDonald. The Director provided a summary

of the ABC story to Malanick and he will check to see whether a Hugh C.

MacDonald was ever in this building (see attached).

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3 ugust 1976

REFERENCES TO CIA ON TELEVISION NEWS

TUESDAY, 2 AUGUST 1976, 0700-0800 HOURS

Hugh C. MacDonald, a career law enforcement official was inter-

rviewed by Rona Barrett

on ABC's "Good Morning America". MacDonald

claims he was a frequent free-lance employee of the CIA and it was

at the CIA Headquarters where he first met the man he calls "Saul"

the man he believes killed President John Kennedy.

Mr. MacDonald has

written a book titled On His Search for Saul.

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9 August 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

:

Morning Meeting of 9 August 1976

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..f.

Providing the Director a memorandum regarding Agency contacts with

but that we did have s stated act wie him in Frol contrare with Ro elli

for some expenses he incurred.

л.+

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Berend requested the Director's guidance in the event he receives

press queries as to whether the Agency and White House have been in touch

concerning allegations against CIA which appear in the September issue

of Playboy (see attached AP ticker).

The Director stated that Berend

should reply that, upon hearing the allegation, the Director inmediately

notified the White House and is in the process of informing our Congres-

sional oversight committees to ensure that they understand there is no

validity to the allegations.

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CIA OPERATIONS CENTER

NEWS SERVICE

Dale. 2 Aug

Ilem No.-

Ref. No..

DISTRIBUTION II

O A CZCAVARVA

FPM-CIA-HUGHESS 490

CHICAGO CRP: - ALARM OVER POSSIBLE DISCLOGURE OF LINKS BETHEEN THE

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AND THE FINANCIAL ENFIRE OF THE LATE

HORARO HUGHES NRY HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE MATERGATE BREAK-IN! AN ARTICLE

IN THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF PLAYEOY MAGAZINE SAYS,

THE ARTICLE ALSO SAID 33 CONGRESSHEN INCLUDING GERALD FORD: A

GOVERNOR AND A CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS GOT FUNDS IN 1960 FROM A CIR

FRONT ORGANIZATION LINKED TO HUGHES.

LARRY DUBOIS AND LAURENCE GOWZALES: WHO WROTE THE COPYRIGHT ARTICLE:

GUOTED FORMER HUGHES AIDE JOHN MEIER AS SAYING THAT IN SEPTEMBER

1958

HE NAE GIVEN A LIST OF POLITICIANS THE CIA WANTED HUGHES SUMMA CORF.

TD PROVIDE WITH FUNDS.

THE WRITERS SAID THOSE ON THE LIST - FORD WAS THEN A REFRESENTATIVE

FROM MICHIGAN - MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN THE SOURCE OF THE MOHEY.

THE ARTICLE: THE FIRST OF A SERIES: SAID HUGHES BEGAN WORKING WITH

THE MIN AFTER THE HIR FORCE THREATENED TO CANCEL CONTRACTS WITH HIS

HUGHES MIRCRAFT CO. IT ALSO SAID THAT AFTER HUGHES TRANSFERRED THE

STOCK OF THAT FIRM TO THE HOGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTES THE CIA SEGAN

WEING HUGKES HIRCRAFT AS A COMER.

AS EARLY AS 1960: THE ARTICLE SAID: HUGHES ALLONED AN AIDES ROSERT.

MAHEU: TO FARTICIFATE IN CIA PLANS TO ASSASSINATE CUBAN PREMIER FIDEL

CASTRO. MAHEU HAS ACKNONLEDGED HE WORKED ON SEVERAL ABORTIVE PLOTS

RGAINST CASTRO WITH THE LATE MOOSTERS SON GIANCANA AND JOHNNY ROSELLI.

ROSELLAS KHOSE BODY HAS FOUND THIS WEEKEND NEAR MIAMIS TOLO A SENATE

COMMITTEE HE AND GIANCANA FARTICIFATEO IN THE FLOTE, GIANCAMA WAS

ELAIM LAST YEAR.

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INE ARTICLE SAID THE HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE WAS FIRST GRANTED

TAX-EXCHFT STATUS SHORTLY AFTER HUGHES' INTERESTE LENT $205:000 70

FORMER PRESIDENT RICHARD M. MIXON'S BROTHERS DOMALDS IN 1956. IT SAID

THE LOAN LED TO LONG-TERM COOPERATION BETWEEN HUGHES AND NIXOM.

THE WRITERS SAID HUCHES! ALLIANCES WITH THE CIA AND NIKON ALLOWED

HIHOTO OVERCOME GOVERNMENTAL DEJECTIONS TO THE EXPANSION OF HIS

LAS

VEGNS HOTEL-CASINO ENFIRE AND MIS FURCHASE OF RIE WEST AIRLINE.

iN 1968% DUBON AND GONZALES SAID> HUGHES WAS MOST CONCERNED WITH

BANNING UNDEAGROUND NUCLEAR BOMB TESTE IN NEVADAS SO HE SENT MANEU MU

MEJER TO FLACE THE FINANCIAL MIGHT OF THE HUGHES EMPIRE DEMIND MIXON

ANO CORGRESZIONAL CANDIDATES AMENADLE TO THE SAW.

LATERS WHEN WAHEU WAS TOPPLED FROM HIS POST AS HUGHESS TOP AIDES THE

ARTICLE SAID: NIXON AND THE CIR FEARED WAHEU MAY HAVE GIVEN

CIR-RELATED DOCUMENTS TO FORMER DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRMAN LAWRENCE

O DRIEND WHOM HE HAD ONCE HIRED FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS WORK.

THE ARTICLE SAIO THE REAL REASON FOR THE MATERGATE BREAK-IN MAY HAVE

BEEM THE RETRIEVAL OF AMY SUCH DOCUMENTS FROM O'BRIEN'S SAFE.

ON MEIER'S ALLEGED LIST HERE SENS. PAUL J. FANNIND R-RRIZ.! GORDON

L. ALLOTTE R-COLO./ HaRAM L. FONGS. R-HAMAl! JANES O. EASTLANO?

0-Mass.f Howaso D. CAMwoN: D-Mew. WoRRie CorTon: R-M.H. 5таом

THURMOND: R-G.C.S JOHN 6. TOWER: R-TEX. MALLACE P. BENNETTE R-UTAH!

AND HARRY F. EURO JR.: D-VA.

LU ADDITION TO FORD: FORMER OR CURRENT REFRESENTATIVES ON THE

ALLEGED LIST HERE:

MILAUR MILLS: D-ARK.& CRAIG ROSMERT A-CALIF

ROBERT L. LEGGETT: @-CALIF.,. HERBERT BURKES R-FLA. LARRY MINN IF.

JOE D. WAGGONER JEs D-LA. WILLiAN J. RANDALLS D-ho., JAMES

P.. GRowER JR.: P-W.V.D WiLLiam H. MaRsHas R-Oasod Feans T. Sow:

R-ORIo/ JAMES

H. GOILLEM: R-TENN.! JAMES M. COLLINGS R-TER OLIN E,

TEAGUE, O-TEX.: OMAR BURLESONS D-TER.D HeRAHAM MAZEMS D-TEX.E M.G.

DAHIEL: D-VA.: AND VERNON H. THOMPSONS R-WIS.

THE LIST ALSO INCLUDED FORMER NEVADA GOW. FAUL LAKALTO NOW A SEMPTOS

FROM NEVADA: AND UNSUCCESSFUL OREGON COMCRESSIONAL CANDIDATE JOHN

1032AED 08-09

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 10 August 1976

10 August 1976

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Falkiewicz called attention to an article in the Newport News press

alluding to Congressman Thomas Downing's recommendation that the

Warren Commission report be re-examined. It was noted that Senator

Baker has received a letter from Lee Harvey Oswald's wife, and the

Director alluded to our planned response to Congresswoman Abzug on this

topic, observing that this whole matter promises to be a continuing problem.

Bolten reported that Senator Hart is upset over a WMAL report that

he would not rule out an Agency connection with the murder of John Roselli.

в.;

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CEI.. RAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505

August 10, 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR: DDCI

FROM:

George Bush

Director

SUBJECT:

ATTENDING:

Meeting with Senators Baker and Inouye

Clarence Kelley, Jim Adams, and One

Other, FBI

Messrs.

Miller, Madigan and Liebengood,

•Committee Staff

Senators Baker and Inouye

George Cary

George Bush

Two subjects were covered:

1. The Roselli Matter

Baker asked what we could do about this. I told him I

Inouye was disinclined to have a hearing. I said

that I would like to see an FBI study if there were, as Inouye

had indicated

hided rosted, " leor suegest on gratin at the thesh hat

might have

said the Agency would want to see a full FBI investigation.

Kelley indicated that the Attorney General decided the FBI should

not investigate this matter. It was agreed that Inouye, Kelley

and I would all talk to Attorney General Levi about this.

2. Playboy Story on CIA/Hughes, etc.

Inouye would welcome an investigation by his Committee

on this outrageous article.

I believe Inouye will commission a

staff study in which we would cooperate fully.

TENNISL

SECRET

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SECRET:

' Frankly, these continuing allegations about CIA burn me up and

I told the group that sometimes I felt a little paranoid about

orchestrated tampaign to tear down the Agency. I cited stories

though there was no evidence that there was ar

based on information required through, "freedom of information,"

as continuing to plague us, resurrecting warmed-over dato

and then having it run as if it were brand new.

I guess we

will just have to contend with this for a while longer.

2

SECRET

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→ ARTICLE APPEARED

ON PAGE A-S

VASHINCTON STAR (GREET IT:)

10 MUCUST 1976

The Nation

Baker Asks Data on Roselli Dealh

Sen. Howard Baker, R-Tenn., says he will ast

the FBI and the CIA to provide any information il

has on the murder of John Roselli, an underworld

strongarm man and gambler wno lestilied he

made several CIA-sanctioned altempts to assassi

nale Fidel Castro.

bout whether the panel should investigale link

between the slaying of Roselli that of Sam Ginnca-

na, who was slain in his Chicago home in June

1975. "Both agreed to testify on the same subject,"

Baker said.

were involved in the same

assassination operation.

Justice Silent on Mercenary Probe :

prostite ir old be House interation itiao

results.

Americanserm going vengempten to discrerage

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PLAYBOY

SETTEMBER 1976

an incesligalce report.

By Larry DuBois and Laurence Gonzales

THE PUPPE

••• AND FIE

PUPPEASTERS

UNCOVERING THE SECRET WORLD

OF NIXON, HUGHES AND THE CIA

including

The Buying of the President

The World's Biggest Intelligence Front

The War Within the Hughes Empire

The Untold Story Behind Watergate

Of all the mysteries surrounding the Nedergole i

affair, peshapes the serengese is thal in this, ther mast

PARTI

ASCRIVONS NOTERES

merenghly investigated burglary in historg, ne forl.

licly acrepled motive for the break in ilsolf las rig

been established. Al rague nolion alert e grend of

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is still michely belieedl. Leess in the bemanan of bendis

mnel moties alone aolo diel il anil home il ons deo is

link ie do lorarel Ilogles, I think, is really

infair.

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share ladd escorkeel loos Argines coll' comel ene since: 1150.

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social probless. Delene Hleghes messel tes Negas in

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repres se de elleres of anonie destino ie ale Deriel:

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IOP SECRET CORITIVE

12 August 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 12 August 1976

The Director was en route lo Georgia lo brief Presidential candidate

Carter, and the DDCI was meeting with Senator Hart; Wells chaired the

meeting.

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Bolten called attention to the attached editorial in today's Washington

Post, "Who Killed John Roselli?" Cary reported on the differences between

Senators Baker and Inouye with regard to a Congressional investigation

and Senator Baker's efforts to reverse the Justice position that this matter

is not within FBI jurisdiction.

8. i

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WASHINGION POST

Who Killed

John Roselli?

amount lo a system of justice which 1) only affects

Once lhere was a President sho was murdered.

Jis brother sas murdered 100. A long lon after thay

died some ¡ery strance faeli came to liche. It turner

out that while they were running ta gecernment,

the government was trying to set too deto mubsters

to arrange the murder of someone elre--the head of

a small, hostile neighbor state. li also durned out that

one brother the one who was President appar-

ently had a gilfriene sho was the girlfriend as well

• of the mobsiers. And ond of the mobsters, whose

nickname sas atomo, was prominent on the list of

criminals the President's brother was trying lo put in

jail. The story may sound complicated, but life is con-

plicated, ad the complications in this case got eren

more so. For when a commilee of the Congress

santed the loo mobslors de come and tell then some-

thing

about all this, only one of them the one

named Johnng canc. The other onc, Momo, was

inuri red in his house a weck cfore they wanted

him do testify. Johnny, however. fold his storg to one

committee in the Congress and then came back-qui-

ety- No tell some more thiogs to another commiter

which was in loct lookieg into the murder of the

President. Then Jolnny wont to Florida. Then no one

could find hum. Then some fishermen found him.

Dead. In an on drum.

Due vc haren't loid you the strangest part of all

rel, the pare goure really not going to beliere. It is

that when the arcat national political community of

soloss, scribes, policeraen, spies and inanagers of the

genrral wellocing heard abeut poor Johnny, they

said: "Oh, my cocdness." Some of them went farther,

of course. They said: "Fancy that!" But most of them

didn't say ansthing al all excepl: "Yawn."

Forgive us for lapsing into storsbookese. We do it

for a rcason which is that the simple unadorned facts

of the John and lobert Kennols-Fidel Castro-Cli-

Malia-Somo Glancana-Johnny Hosell-Judith Esner-

Church Conimittee-Schsciker Committee saga need

to be put forward in stark outline for their magni-

tude to be understood. Is it really, as the sophisticaled

wisdom eces. "paranoid" on our part to brood about

the suggestive and possibly monstrous intercennee-

cions boleen all these facts and to wonder why they

are not the object of intense press and govermnent

scruting? What accounts for the general indifference

in high places? Itha: accounts for the engerness with

which we all seem to accept that familar tipolt that

we shall be hearing no more about the latest crime -

¿e. the pronouneement Unit Dle. Hosellos dispatch lo

an oil grom and Beyond had all the carmarks of a

rangland slaving." Those are the good old "car-

morka" a cody isear about sober it is nese lo certain

had sre shall hose mohing mere.

The suppresition of courie is that the Gang which

runo congland has its prosous and ile melbode and

linal, despererable as their beag be, they really dicent.

side 1s proper real do pable comerra because they

those dumb chough to get involved in it in the first

place and 2) lends only to punish those who have

committed that the rest of us would regard as hei

nous crimes anyway. Not that these are things people

saÿ-thes re tungs people can be especter to as

sure. But we think in this case the assumptions have

even less validity than they would have on a clear

das, which isn't much. And that is because if se

know anything, we know that the Malia operations in

waich alessers. Glancana and Rosalli figured had be-

come intertiner with the operations of the Urited

States government. Never mind that the decisions of

the carly 1900s which made this so may rank among

the most abominable decisions ever laken in the U.S

goverment. The plain fact is that given the provesca-

live and suerestive history of the two men. il is not

possible for either Congress of the Executive Branch

lo look the other way or lo complaisantly accept tie

carmarks-of-a-ganglam-slaying bromide.

After Mr. Giancana was killed. the Church Commit.

lee inquired of the FEl whether its proposed mecting

with him had figured in his murder. The Ful fi

ported that it had no evidence to this effect. The

then-dirretor of the CIA, William: Colby, Ecll olleril

to state that the ClA had had nothing to do with the

murder-and alr. Colby likewise pronounced the

other day that he was certain the ClA had not done in

Mr. Rosell. The more fact that the questions, lu

which these vere meant to be the answers. had Horn

raised tells us, anyway, that much more in the say of

inuiry is wanted. The newly formed Sonale Solor

Cominittee on Intelligence has now asked the Juli

Department to male an investigation of Mr. Rosclli's

death. We think the Department should comply and

that the investigation, scopite FIl Director Clarence

Kelley's dsclaimer of jurisdiction, should have the

Altorney Gencral's personal attention. Such ailen-

lion is needed because of the elaborate and not en-

tirely reassuring history of relationships belween the

F'Bl and the CIA and the various participants in the

• whole serry saga. We are not suggesting that any

agency of governmentor cren any of those agen-

cy's fringe retainers —were the murderers. We arc

suggesting that there is an overlay of polentially em-

barrassing information sufficiently perrasice lo keep

an asio! lot of people from wanting lo hard this

thing aired. le also think that the Seleet Commillec

should reserse the rigil to pursue the malter. Con-

gress. after all, can hardly be espected to sit illy by

shile its witne.ses are being clone in. Nor du se ser

hos the publie in general and the political estahli:-

mont in particule can turn doir atontion asa: lin-

lil we are all antonel lial a moon geender offort has

been made by to goveramon nhich moons 40m

the Bsermise Branch and the Congress-le discosir

elsai slead al: vee at play in this series of appalling

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WASHINGTON POST

112

THE WASHISGIOY POST

Thurselas: legust l2. lit

FBI Says It Won't Investigale

Murder of Mafioso Roselli.

Unted I'regs laternatlonel

FDI Director Clarence M. Kelley

said vesterday the Flll has no juris-

diction lo incestigale the murder ot

John Hoscili. the underworld figure

who restified he made

sercral

al-

tompls lo assassinate Cuban Premier

Fidel Castro for the ClA.

"There is no jurisdiction, at least

that we know of Kelles said in a

nous conference"

Sen. Howard If. Baker Jr. (R-Tcnn.)

said Monday he would ask kelley and

CIA Director George Bush lo investi-

gate the slasing. Baker is a member

of the Senatr Select Committee on In-

telligenee.

Rosell's heels was foundl lasl Sator.

dav surfal in i chainwelchied. 55.

gallon drum that was floaling in a bay

ncar Miami.

Ile had been missing

since Juls 28. shen hc left his sister's

home lo piar golf. luthoritics in Mi-

ame, who are investigating, said he

died ni asphispiation.

Baker olso stagested tial the intel.

ligence committee look into a possible

connection belseen Roselli's death

and tbat of San Glancana, the Chi.

cano crime ligure sho was shot lo

death in his home in Junc. 1975.

Noselli appeared before the commit.

Ice shorily after Glancana uns mur:.

dorce and testified he and Giancana

had been rccruited by the CIA to kill

Caste. Ile said be made several trips

lo Carbon in the carto 1060s and had

tried unsurerssfully lo kill the Cuban

imples will guison. high-powered rifles

and explosives.

...aber , "0, 1, 2.....

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 24 August 1976

24 August 1976

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Lapham related that Dade County investigators will be in Washington

and have asked us to run name traces on four Cubans thought to be connected

with John Roselli, as well as for the identity of other Cubans who may have

been involved or privy to Castro assassination attempts. The Director

commented that it is to our advantage to cooperate in every way with the

investigators, and in response to the DDCI's query, Lapham explained

that the FBI has opted out of the investigation. Lapham went on to report

that SSCI staffer Madigan's session with Michael Merhige did not go parti-

cularly well and that he is unimpressed with Merhige, who had some diffi-

culty in interpreting the Lapham letter lifting him from his secrecy agree-

ment (see Morning Meeting Minutes of 10 August).

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16 September 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 16 September 1976

Waller provided the Director a copy of the 28 November 1963 CIA

cable referred to in Jack Anderson's 7 September 1976 article (attached)

and noted that efforts are under way to determine what action was taken

upon receipt of the cable and whether it was provided to the Warren

Commission.

In response to the Director's query as to whether the cable

was provided to the SSC Subcommittee (chaired by Senator Sweicker) that

investigated CIA and FBI cooperation with the Warren Commission, Bolten

said that the Subconmittee had access to all Agency material pertaining

to the Kennedy assassination, including the file containing the cable.

The Director asked that we ascertain whether the cable was given to SSe

staffer Madigan or Liebengood and, if so, when.

In response to Waller's

statement that the cable was among 1200 documents CIA released under

FOlA to attorney Melvin Belli, Blake said he would determine the date

it was provided.

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Miller noted Bill Miller's advice that the SSCI voted unanimously to

proceed with their investigation of Roselli's assassination, and stated

that OLC might ask that the Director encourage Chairman Inouye to act on

our CIARDS amendments.

In response to Bolten's advice that the House Rules Committee voted

to establish a new conmittee to investigate the assassinations of President

Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Waller stated that a task force headed by

the IG is already reviewing all material in the Agency's possession pertaining

to the Kennedy assassination.

2

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THE MASHNGTON POST Tuesdy, Splemler 7, 1936

CJ9

CommenCerT

Jack ederor aud Les Whitten.

Bohina John F. Kennedy's Murder

mopeter John

have ten the secret cá the Jonn f

They were under the lose control

In an impromptu, three-hour inter-

oi Florida's Maid

view with Associated T'ress reporter

Kennedy assocsinaiion still him to his

Trafficante. lis gambling enterprises

Danicl Harker, Castro indicated that

deain. He was brutally murdered a

in Havana had been closed down by

be knew about the attempts on his lile

fer wreks ago, his hacked-up body

Castro aftor the 1950 revoiction. In

and warned that U.S. leaders also

stuffed into an oil drum and dumped®

faci, Trafficante had been lodged for a

might not be safe. That was. Sepi. 7,

into Miami's Biscayne Bay.

period in a Cuban jall, an indignily 1063.

Briore he died, Roselli hinted lo as.

that didn'i endear Castro lo hlm.

According to Reselli, Castro calisted

sociales bas he know who had ar

After Trafficante made it back to his the same underworld cientents whom

ranged President Kennedy's murder.

Florida haunts, ho left part of his oi

he had caught plotting against him.

Je was the same conspiralors, he sug.

ganization behind in Havana. Some of

Thes supposedly were Cubans fron

rested, whom he had recruited earlier

his henchmen even managed to de-

Traficanto organization.

1o kill Cuben Premier Fidel Castro.

velop contacts in Casêro's inner circle.

Working with Cuban intelligence, they

By Roseill's cryndic account, Castro

These viere the people Roselli wanted

'allegedly lince up an ex-Marine sharp-

learned the idantity of the underworld

to use to knock off Castro.

shooter, Lee Harrey Oswald, ilo had

contacls in Harana who had been

But Roselli didn't have the stature

been active in the pro-Castro-more.

irging lo knock him off. He halieved,

Inside the Maria to make the nccessary

not altogether without basis, that f'res-

arrangements with Trafficante. c

According to Roselli's

Ident Kennedy was behlori the plo!.

Roselli called in his catron, the Chl-

Oswald may have shot Kenncay or

The Cuban leader, as the supreme

cago godfather Sam (Momo) Giancala,

may have acted as a decoy while oih-

Irong, decided to turn the labies and

to deal with Trafficante.

ers ambushed him from closer raune.

use le same crour to arrange ken-

As Rosall's associates tell it, he ner-

When Oswald was picked up. Roselli

nody's assassination, according to

staried Giancana Chat it wouid be to

suggested, the underworld conspira.

Roselli's scenario. To save Incir ski:s,

their advantage in sin the good will of

lors feared he would crack and die-

the ploticis lined up Lee llarvey Os-

the ClA. Convinced, Giancada flew

close intorination tint might lead lo

wale to pull the trigger.

down to Florida to make the prelimi-

then:. This almost

Rosclli could never be pinned down

nary arrangenchts.

have brought a massive U.S. crack-

on names or details. It was also diffi-

Once Giancane and Trafficanle sei lt

down on the Mafia.

cull lo arsess whather he knce what

up, Moscili used the Havana under-

he was lalking about or whether he

workl to plot Castro's demise. At first,

So Jack Ruby was ordered to clim

increl described what he thonht

bey tried to plant poison pills, sun

Inate Oswald, making it appear as an

might have hoppencil. Certainly there

plied by; the CI", In

act of reprisal against the P'resident's

is no rcal evidence lo support koscili's

pills would have inade it aopcar that . killer. At least this Is hoir Roselli or

slory. Eut there are enough curious

he died of natural causes. Ween this

plained the tragedy in Dallas.

circumstances to justify teling il. Here

faileil, snipers were dispatched lo a

Several key CIA officials believed

are ibe fascinating highlights.

Havana rooltop. They were caught.

that Castro was behind the Kennedy

The word reacued loselli that some assassination.

The ruggediy handsome Roselli, a

of the plotters had been lortured and

It bas also been estoblished that Jack

flamboyant mobster with underworld

that Castro had learned about the ; Ruby, Indeed, had been in Cuba and

contacts in lavana, was recruited by

whole operation.

I had connections in the lavana under

the Centrai Iniclligence Agency in

The CIA called off the Reselli opera-

1960 lo assassinate Castro. He had no

lion in March, 1963, but rocruiled a,

1903,

reported that

American

aulbority, however, over the under-

Castro associalo, Rolando Cubela, lo

gangster lype named Ruhy" had vis.

world cements in Havana.

murder Castro.

iled Trafficante In his Cuban prison.

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CONHDETIAL

PER

OLE 76-2564

10 September 1976

il

r.!

1b

IS

i Bi

MEMORANDUM FOR:

Maurice A. Sovern, 0/SA/D0/0

FROM:

Donald F. Massey

Assistant legislative Counsel

SUBJECT:

9 September 1976 Senate Sclect Comnittee

on Intelligence Requests

1. Yesterday I received several calls involving requests

for CIA information. I need your assistance in answering these

requests.

2. Mike Madigan, Minority Counsel, called regarding a

proposed overseas trip of senator Gam to CIA stations. The

Senator is primarily interested in the counterintelligence field

and Madigan would like us to structure an itinerary or approximately

ten days around stations where Senator Garn could best learn the

counterintelligence field. Before his departure, Senator Gam

would want a briefing on counterintelligence, however, I suggest

that a visit with George Kalaris would --re:

recent tragedy in Senator Garn's fanily

1/1294

an automobile accident), the trip is ir

Simitived

to tentatively plan such a trip for Oct

556

3.

OKs wo redaction

LAN SUCKI

Madigan is also looking into t

• Jack Anderson column (copy attached).

28 November 1963 cable referred to in t

it-s

by Do (Ellie) Tom)

1. Rick Inderfurth stated that th

pursue the John Roselli matter. In con

they would like to examine by early nex

John Rosell, salvador Glancana,

and Sa

Committee has already been provided a 9

Standing alone- ok

so/itineray-proster

from Howard Osborne, D/OS, to the Del r

mentions two Cubans

involved with Rosel

like access to all files on these two C

Ilke access to all files on other Cuban:

matter. There is some confusion regarding whether the Committee

really wants to examine the Roselli matter or not. Chairman Inouye

some time ago told George Cary the Conmittee would not becone

or ene Be i vestigation

involved because of the FBI investigation. We will get this clarified,

hopefully today,but in the interim please make tentative plans for

assemblying all DDO material on these people.

Attachment: a/s

Donald F. Massey

sapp

=2 IMPDET CL Dr. 053.24

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CONHDENTIAL

1ES8

MAS

OLC 76-2564

10 September 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

Maurice A. Sovern, O/SA/D0/0

Donald F. Massey

Assistant Legislative Counsel

9 September 1976 Senate Sclect Conni ttee

on Intelligence Requests

1. Yesterday I received several calls involving requests

for CIA information. I need your assistance in answering these

requests.

2. Mike Madigan, Minority Counsel, called regarding a

proposed overseas trip of senator Garn to CiA stations.

The

Senator is primarily interested in the counterintelligence field

and Madigan would like us to structure an itinerary of approximately

ten days around stations where Scator Garn could best learn the

counterintelligence field. Before his departure, Senator Garn

would want a briefing on counterintelligence, however, I suggest

that a visit with George Kalaris would suffice: Because of a

recent tragedy in Senator Garn's family (his wife was killed in

an automobile accident), the trip is indefinite but Madigan wants

Sanitived

to tentatively plan such a trip for October or Novenber.

556

Madigan is also looking into the subject of the September 7

• Jack Anderson column (copy attached). He would like a copy ot the

28 November 1963 cable referred to in the article for Senator Baker.

1. Rick Inderfurth stated that the Comnittee was going to

pursue the John Roselli matter. In connection with their study,

they would like to examine by early next week all CIA files on

John Roselli, Salvador Giancana,

and Santos Trafficante. The

Conmittee has already been provided a 9 December 1970 memorandum

from Howard Osborne, D/OS, to the DCI regarding Roselli. This

mentions two Cubans

involved with Roselli. Inderfurth would also

like access to all files on these two Cubans. Finally, he would

like access to all files on other Cubans Involved in the Roselli

matter. There is some confusion regarding whether the Committee

really wants to examine the Roselli matter or not. Chairman Inouye

some time ago told George Cary the Conmittee would not becone

involved because of the FBI investigation. We will get this clarified,

hopefully today, but in the interim please make tentative plans for

assemblying all DDO material on these people.

13 Sapp i

Attachment: a/s

Donald F. Massey

A Ie: MENITIAL

CY IMPDET CL BY. QJ3.24

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OK'' alo redactim

by Do (Ellie) Tou)

Standing alone: OK

su/itineray-proster

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29 September 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 29 September 1976

The DCI was at the White House; the DDCI chaired the meeting.

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Alluding to the upcoming Congressional investigation of the Kennedy

assassination, the doc advised that

to refresh the memories of former and current employees and advised that

a or one are duran

as in the past, there will be a need

OLC has been given the responsibility for doing same and will work with

OGC as

appropriate.

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5 October 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 5 October 1976

In response to Wells' inquiry re the Dade County problem, the DDCI

briefed on a call last week from Senator Hart asking that we expedite

decisions with regard to what material may be released to the Sheriff's

office in connection with the Roselli case.

He observed that after the

necessary work is accomplished, he will review the options with Senator

A brief discussion followed, and the DCI noted we should avoid

the precedent of providing such materials to local authorities.

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8 October 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 8 October 1976

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Cary called attention to the article in today's Post (attached)

concerning the House Select Committee investigation of the assassinations

of President Kennedy and Martin Luther King.

He briefed on background

provided by Chairman Downing's Administrative Assistant, advised that

Downing would like to meet with the Director on 15 October, and suggested

that we discuss the Committee's investigation with the White House.

DDCI noted the need to form a group similar to the Review Staff who,

under the guidance of OLC, would devote full time to the Committee's

Cary stated that Pat Carpentier and Chris May will be the

focal points within OLC.

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Page 14

WASHINGTON POST

Full Inquiry Vowed on JFK, King

Eg Mary Russell

Washineton Pogt Staff Sriter

Richard Sprague, sworn in

jester-

day as the acting counsel and direclor

of the House select committce investl-

gating the assassinations of John F.

Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.,

promised that "no document" and "no

witness" would be begond the reach

of his investigation into the murder of

le two Arcrican leaders.

• Spravue sald the commillee

giren him virtually carle blanche to

louk Into the Kennedy and King

deaths.

House commiltee chairman Thomas

Downing confirmed that the commit.

lee members

would

only the

right lo "seto" Sprague's aclions, but

. would not interfere with his investiga.

tion and were cling him total control

of hirins and firing statt.

Sprague, 5l, built a reputation as a

delermined

proseculor

when

served as ossistant district altorney in

Philadciphia from 1958 to 1974. lic

won convictions in more than 60 first

degree murder cases, losing only one.

• He is best known for the consiction of

Unile Sline Workers prestilent W. A.

(Tong) Boyle in the murder of Josepli

• Yablonski. a union opoonent.

Sprague said jesterday he was ask-

ing immediately that a meeling be see

up belscen himself and the heads ni

• the Justice Department, the FBl and

the ClA.

He said If the CIA or FBI at-

templed lo

withhold malerial. he

hoped Congress would be asked lo

back up the committce with contempt

eilations and "then we could go to the

courts."

Sprague emphasized that he was

: "chiering the investigation

completely open mind." and added. "I

slart assuming nothing. I start from

ground zero."

He said he would altempt lo find

out who did the killings, schat Individ.

ua's nere involved and whether "any

individual or acency allempled, lo

thwart" the investigalions.

A Senate select intelligence commie

lee report rercully rereaied thes the

Marren Commission was not lold of

allempts by the ClA lo assassinate

Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro.

There have heen other revelalions

that the FBI destroyed a note from

•CC Harvey Oswald. In Kie's deatl

rank C. Holloman, the Memphis po

lice chick and a former FIl official.

pulled off King's black securily guard

and transferred Iso firemen from a

slation across the street from shere

King was killed on the day of King's

Sprague said he would conduct the

investicaions of the King and Kennedy

deaths simultancously. He refuser lo

pul a deadline on the investigalions.

saying he would have to go back in

silnesses many limes and ll could lakr

• "space of years."

The select commitlee, formed only

• few weeks ao.

dies at the cud of

the vear.and must be reconstiluted at

the beginning of the nest Congress in

January.

Rep. Heurs Gonzelez (D-Tes) lo rs.

pected to he the new commillre chnir.

. man. Downing is reliring from Con•

gress at the end of the ycar.

Sprague, who is now in the privale

practive of law, said he would he paid

the iop salary

for a

congressional

staff person, ahoul $38,000 or $39,000.

CBS, Moscow Sign Pact

MOSCORE, Oct. * (UPI)- CBS Inc.

signed an agreement jesterday on

cooperation with the Soviet Stale Com-

milice for Television and Radio Broad.

casling. The lass news ayeney said the

agreement provided for

"exchange of

television

and radis 'materials

and

mutual assistane in preparing (ele-

vision and rarin programs" on life in

he Sorlel Unin

and the United

tates. CBS also is competine for U.*

television rights lo the 1980 Olsmpic

games in the Soviet Union.

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12 October 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 12 October 1976

The Directer was at the White House; DDCI chaired the meeting.

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DDCI noted that he had held a small press conference on 9 October

at Washington and Jefferson College and was not completely comfortable

with his answer to one of the questions concerning our view as to whether

the Downing House Select Committee investigation of President Kennedy

and Martin Luther King would develop any new material. He asked Falkiewicz

to examine the transcript.

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TOP SECRET SENSITIVE

29 October 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 29 October 1976

The Director and DDCI were out of the city. Blake chaired the

meeting.

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Noting newsman Ron Kessler's allegations that Lee Harvey Oswald

met with Cuban agents eight weeks before President Kennedy's assassina-

tion, Waller said that this matter was thoroughly reviewed by the Warrer

Commission and Senator Schwelker's former SSC Subcommittee.

Bolten noted

that Kessler and other newsmen are also tryino to determine it ciA pro

prietary organizations

are involved in the current South

Korean scandals.

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Referring to the conversation about Ron Kessler earlier in the

meeting, Berend stated that Kessler claims to have new information

regarding the Kennedy assassination which he would like to discuss

with the Agency.

As a result of guidance he received from Scott

Breckinridge this morning, Berend will advise Kessler today that

(a) the allegation of Oswald's meeting with Cubans in Mexico City

was reported to the Warren Commission and Congressional investiga-

conmittees ang (b) that in view of the upcoming investigatio

y the House Select Committee on Assassinations, we deem it inappropriate

to discuss the matter further with him.

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16 November 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 16 November 1976

The Director was out of the city. The DDCI chaired the meeting.

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Waller adyteed that Richard Sprague, Acting Director of the House

Select Committee on Assassinations, will be here today to undertake a

walk-through of file holdings which have been set aside as relevant to the

Committee's inquiry.

Waller noted that the report of Oswald telling Cuban officials of his

intent to kill President Kennedy alluded to in the article in today's Wash-

ington Post (attached) was from CIA to the FBI dated 1961 and was proven

spurious at the time.

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WASHINGTON POST

House Probers

Will Seck FBI

Oswald Memo

Arspelated Frest

The chairman of a House commillee

Insestigatine assassinalions said ses.

terrav he will subpoena an FBI memo

Indiraline that Lee Harvey Oswald

told Cuban officials he plauned to kill

President Kennedy.

Rep. homas

N.

said he is aware of the memo only

through news reports. The Washing-

Ion lost renorted Salurday that the

10G4 memo had been discoverer re-

cently by the Justice Deparlment.

But he said "I feel sure il was" a

request from his cominittee. estab-

lished to probe the assassinations of

Kennedy and civil rights leader Dr.

Martin Luther King or, that led to

discovery of the memo.

Hie comment. made al a mcelinz of

the pancl, appeared to conflict rith

statements marle In the Associater

Press by an Informer snurce who said

the memo had been provided to a Sti-

ale Intelligence subcommillee earlier

this year.

The source said the memo was writ-

len In 1064 be FBI Dircelor d. Erlear

Hoover, who quoted a bureau inior-

mant as saving Oswald lold Cuhan of-

ficlals he planned lo kill Kennerty. Ae-

cording to the source, the informant

said his Iniormation

came direelly

from Cuban Premier Fidel Castro.

• The Informant said the information

was based on a report Castro had re-

ceired from officials of the Cuban em-

bassy in Mexico City, the snurce sald.

Oswald fisted the embassy on sept

20, 1063, about Ise months before

Kennedy's assassinalion in Dallas.

The source said he harl read the

memo. but discounted its significance

since Castro had made a similar state-

ment publicle In August, 1967, in an

Interolen will a Brilish Journalist.

In Its second official mecling, the

committee held a hrief pohlic session

and contirmed Michard A. Spracue. a

ormer arcinment prosecuror,

chef runel. Sprague said he Intends

lo bire 160 en 170 Incestloators.

The panel' also acreer in form lwe

subcommitree in probe the Kenners

onel King slagines simullanenusly.

Hen. Samurl lo Doesne of shin, rank-

ind Repoblican on lor comerrillee.

questrel the godson. saline il sould

require esceasire sail.

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17 November 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 17 November 1976

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Bolten called attention to continuing press coverage of the

investigation into President Kennedy's assassination (see attached

Washington Post article, and expressed his concern over David Belin's

statements which seem to imply that Belin believes documents have been

destroyed and that there was a cover-up by CIA and FBI. Stating that

he believed Bolten misinterpreted Belin's comments, the DDCI added

that Belin has always held the view that the passage of time would

make it too difficult to assemble the facts.

At the Director's

request, the DDCI will call Belin to learn first-hand what he

told press representatives. The Director asked if we know the

accuracy of press allegations that FBI files contain a 1964 memo

written by FBI Director Hoover which indicates that Lee Harvey

Oswald told Cuban officials he planned to kill President Kennedy.

After a brief discussion, the Director asked that Lapham ask the

Justice Department if such a memorandum exists.

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Ponya Atti

WASHINGTON POST

Hill Investigator Told King

Documents Were Destroyed

Assented Press

A lawyer for the Mouse commillce

probing the murder of the Rev. Dr.

Martin Luther Kine Jr. said yesterday

that documents reloting lo the case

• have been destroyed since the investi

• gation bogan.

Chief counsel Richard d. Sprague

sald he has not been oificially noti.

through a

spokesman it the documents he ras

referring to were the same as those

mentioned in the published allera.

lions. lle replied "no comment." but

added that his information did not

come from news reports.

At the unexpected public session of

the House Select Committee on Assas-

sinations, Gonzalez asked stall atlor.

fied of the destruction but said he harl

• Iearned of le "from an individual ho

has interviewed other people."

Sprague said the documents "sould

• have bcen in unssession of law rn-

forcemenl authorilicg"

and

"relevaut lo nur imvestigation."

"I have been advised that the de. "

: struction bas (laken place) since ll

• was announced lin Scalember) thal

• Chis commillee would be investigal.

• Ing" the murders of King and Presi-

• dent Kenneds, he said.

Sprague would not say which law

enforrement agency had

the docu.

ments. However, commitlee member

Henry B. Gonzalez (D-Tex.) said he he-

lieved they had been in the possession

of authorilics in Tennessee. where

King was killed in 1968.

The Memphis Police Department

has denied that any documents relat.

Ing lo the King case have been de.

stroyed. Ll. William Schultz said that

all of the King files were turned over

to the stale attorney general in lem-

phis.

There have been published allega-

lions that some of the incuments

were hurneel in Scolember chen the

erasement destroyed recoools of lis

nelliarree dicision. These

rcroris

were bure os the alcoarment lacce

ncs Roher! Ozer If he had any reason

to belleve that documents relating lo

the King case had been destroyed

"since the constitutlon of this commit-

Lee."

"Yes, sir," Ozer replier. "I believe

there are some documents that have

been destroyed."

Jemes Earl Ray pleaded guilly lo

the King slaying and is in prison. In

recent jears be has made efforts lo

obtain a new trial, claiming his guilty

plea was coerced.

Yesterday's hearing, expected lo be

held in secret, was opence to the put-

lic alter a motion to co into ciccutive

session failed on a 6-10-6 volc. Kep.

Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) led the

argument to open the hearing, saying,

"An important mission I think we

have is to conduct a public open lo.

rum" Into the

two

murders.

which

have been "gnawing at the conscience

of the public."

L'roblems in Reopening

Kennedy Inquiry Cited

DES MOINES, NOv. 16 (UPI)A

David Belin, a Des Moines allorney

who served on the staff of the Warren

Commission investigaling Kennedy's

death and later directed a blue ribbon

panel's

investigation

domestic

abuses by the Central Intelligence

Agency, sail the House Select Com-

millee on Assassinations, which nict

for the lirst time Monday, faces insur-

mountable problems in reopening the

investigallon of the Kennedy assassi-

nalion.

Intelligence sources have warned

that the commitlee may find certain

documents missing from the ClA or

FBI files and have suggested that the

• probe be broadened to include a possi.

ble cover-up by the two agencies and

by U.S. Intelligence officerg in the

years following the November, 1903.

assassination.

the dogarment heel allesally ron.

Meeter succillance during the 1900s.

voleran government Investigalor sa,'

problems in

oblaining

credible cri

dence and the possible destruction of

keg documents could limit the sue-

cess of a new probe into the assassma-

• lon of P'restent Kennedy.

"Il's going lo be very dillicult lo

put things logether 13 years after the

fact," Belin said. "I think it's impera-

Live that the FBI and CIA grant com•

plete access to their files. but I think

there will be problems obtaining the

cvidence.

"I would, have great concern about

the destruclion of any documents."

Belin called for a reopening of the

assassination probe cartier this year,

predicling that a congressional inves.

ligation would support the Warden

Commission's conclusion that Lce

• Ilarvey Oswald killed Kennces.

However, he said the "Cuban eon-

nection" Oswald's possible involie.

ment with Cuban Premier Filel Cos.

tro, had not been esplored.

Belin said documents reechtly re-

leased lo him by the ClA under a

Freedom of Information Act request

"nuld be Interpreted as simporting

The reports or a nassile relatenship

conment."

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18 November 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 18 November 1976

The DCI was out of the city. DDCI chaired the meeting.

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In response to the DDCI's inquiry, Lapham advised he is checking

as to whether any of our employees have reccived subpochas from the

House Select Committee on Assassinations.

In response to the DDCI's inquiry, Lapham advised that we have

not yet heard from Justice on the existence of a 5 June 1964 memorandum

containing information that Oswald told Cuban officials he planned to kill

President Kennedy (see Morning Meeting Minutes of 17 November).

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WASHINGTON POST

douse Unit Opeis

Probe of Stayings

C/JEK, Dr. King

By Richard la Lions

Washinaton Post Slall Seller

The House Selcet Commillee on is:

sessinations has beyun what mas

be

the biggest am

concressional

most expensive

of

investigations as

it

secks final answers lo the murdcrs.of

John F.

Kenners and the Rei. Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

The committee

vesterday Issued

ahout 10 subpoenas secking informa-

carlous agencies

shonting dentis of President Kennedy

In Dallas in 1063 and of Dr. King in

Memphis in 1958. The commiltee. cre-

alert by the House in September, is

secking anssers lo lingering ques.

lions as do whether Lee. Harsey Os.

whether James Earl Ray alone killed

King or whether the accused assassins.

were part of larger conspiracles.

The commilter stolf sould not say

specifically what the first subpoenas

souche. But thee reportedly were sent

to las enforcement agenoles that had

expresstd wiltineness to turn over the

matecials but santed them submilled

under subpoena.

The committee will have only begun

its work when it espires with the end

of the 9ith Congress on Jan. 3. Dut il

is expected to be socedily reconstl.

luted and to continue ils work on a

greatly expanded scale.

The probe could last the full two-

gear life of the 05th Congress. Now

that the llouse has decided the Inveg.

tgation is needed, it would he politi.

cally irricull do cut ll short because

Ibat woulil leave the committee open

lo charges of corer-up.

The commillee is now operatingon a •

burcel of $150.000 and has assembled

a sialt of about 25 with headquarters

in three rooms ol an old FBl building

back of the liEst headquarters which

the House has taken over as an anncx.

Chict Counsel Richard A. Sprague

is working up a budget proposal that

calls for a stall nt 170 persons next

vear. such a stall could run the cost

up lu sa milllon or sid million if the

incestion ion lasts more than a year.

The hi:-'se reach! renarcasional in-

verinations sere the senate Waler..

enle incoctantion in 1037d and the

House Judiciary Committee's inquiry

Moal recommended impeachment ni

President dison in 10rl. The Sreatr

insestigation cost nhout 52 millien

orce 19 months and had a professional

stalf of 23 with backup persounel. The

impeachment inquiry cost ncarly $1.5

million and had a stall of just over

100 al the peak.

The proposed cost of the 'assassina.

tion inquiry has raised some esebrows

at the Capilol. But Chick Counsel

Sprague, a lough Pennsylvania prose-

cutor who won a murder conviction

against ousted Uniled Minc Workers

President WA. (Tong) Boyle in the

killing of UMW rebel Joseph Yablon-

ski, tells members that if they are go-

ing lo make an investigation they

should do il righl-lo end the doubls,

not conduct a halfway investigation

that leaves them hanginy.

To Sprague the job Is a criminal in.

vestigation of two homicides, from

scratch. By contrast, the impeachment

inquiry did no Investigating ot ils

own. It assembled and evaluated in.

Cormation collected by others-much

of it on Nixon's lapes.

At a meeting this week, the assassi.

nation commitlee, 'on Sprague's rec-

ommendation, created two subcommil.

• tees lo conduct concurrent investi-

gallons of the lwo deaths. One,

headed by Rep. Richardson Preyer

(D.N.C.), will look into the death of

Kennedy. The other, headed by Dele-

gate Waller E. Fauntroy (D.D.C.), will

investigate the death of Dr. King,

silh whom he worked in the 19605.

The proposed budyet would assign

"lo each of these subcommitlees 15 al.

torneys, 25 investigalors and 10 back.

up personnel.

Ever since the luo leaders were

killer, abere have been doubls shit

Donald. she sas killed before he was

brouche lo trial, and Ray, who

olcadeel guilty and never went to trial,

acted alone. Congressional leaders

had resisted pleas for further Inquir.

ics.

But this year the House sent ahead

because of new Information, such as

revelations about efforts by the Cll

• to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Cas.

tro before Kennedy's assessination.

and the request by black members of

• Congress for a Joint Iquirs into the

Rep. Thomas N. Downing (D.Va.),

as chief sponsor of the resolution

creating the commillee, was named

chairman. But he will retire from

Congress al the end of the year. It

tradition is followed, Rep. Henry B.

Gonzalez (D-Tex.), commitlee sice

chairman and longlime sponser of a

similar resolution: will become chair-

man in January.

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19 November 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 19 November 1976

The Director and DDCI were en route to Plains to briel President-

elect Carter.

Wells chaired the meeting.

Mulholland reported that the Cuban weekly Bohemia yesterday

carried a story that the Agency was involved in 21 plots to kill Castro.

He stated that the story was probably lo counter U.S. press reports that

Castro was involved in President Kennedy's assassination and also might

be in preparation for Castro's planned series of press conferences, which

are now scheduled to be held sometime in December.

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26 November 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 26 November 1976

Waller critiqued the item in today's Washington Post by Ronald Kessler,

"CIA Withheld Details on Oswald Call, " related that David Phillips advised

this morning that statements attributed to him are misleading, and closed

by noting that the one fact we allegedly withheld concerned only Oswald's

request for a fice trip to the Sovict Union. A brief discussion followed on

the possible source of Kessler's material, and later in the meeting, the

under signed recalled that a few years ago the IG and LA Division were con-

cerned over a manuscript done by deceased former COS/Mexico Win Scott

and then in the hands of his widow. The DDCI noted that we will examine

our records on this.

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Cary noted his understanding that the visit here by Richard Sprague

of the House Select Committee on Assassinations went well.

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Frie tra

WASHINCTON POS

G

a dare

Вето!:

doors sail she informed Oswali

•soon dies in iale segtem...

Ingrid the Russian cmier. mis

¿ool lease to obtain permission from

1o iale His ember, 1083-claht comersation was picked up an ide

in reviels. Oscald went off and re-

before lne ascaesalto at surero. l leanseripe was mi

¡sire: lader in the alas lo inform

Fredere Pennedy-led liarrgoes engulated in the ClA office: 1" ire

Moron ibal be bad eblaineel the nee.

2al iriophone the Soviet do rasse American embassy in Mesico Cil,.

eucer: permission. Duran

nico Cllo and trind to doic a

The station chief at that Virg is cilal the Soriel

ri?assy and tas

The inle Winston Al. Scoll, V.in

dred ronald's application dor a visa

l eschance for unsociled ini

malian, heg Banded a free lilp in

sonals reviewed all transcris::

mould lake three to loser months lo

mating from wirclaps on soug, ag

process, Intormed of this. Duran said.

"col redly angry and red.

"The Oswald transcript, accoriny in

He sis coslicdlaling." 'oran said she

a ClA translator sho

weraed..um

aud recorded in the Crate lift Senil, aroused no let of Intered.

bad do eull for bele freen the Cuban

licrace Agency al the lime. Bu: ie 1.41

consul she gol into a shouting match

ophies usualiy picked up to 10:aa

with. Oswalel and told him lo gel nit.

cripts ine nest day.". he ad. "Ting Durad soil she never sar hiin aenin.

thes wanted richt away,"

Shae that transcripe consat: is

However, Burn's story covered onls

I mal'er of some dispute, and the Cin

the Coral dan of Oscald's diredlas

arsion durine its investigation of e

sarg lt routinely destrosed the tape

sire no Merico Cils. Cossale later :e.

halyre the assassination. But sonne

rerteel in al leller to "neclinis" he

The unanswered quedion is why

renple she sai the transcript or

har in the Soviel. Embassy.

How Interested the ClA was in

the exietence of the Cll tripphone

increcot of Orwald's contop run In

ilnice Chly and the content: ot the

alicerel ranscrint have lon erri-

Fire Mashinaton

f,al ba: alen veriüed that : he

Parlor In turn over Ine

cilher the Fill or the

Karton Coinmission.

Ingrad, the Cll save the FTl In

16l0b08, 1067. only a brier orpnit say.

hod Cossall har madle contacl with

Ine Russians. It rare to 1!a8rmg

Comicans a transcrint 01 1a damed

heard the lape before the assassina Oswald's dealings with the 1wo -

tion recall that Oswald ses trying to bassics is uncertain.

The translator and typis no han-

One ef then is David A. Phillies. a ded the transeript of the intercented

enverention recalled that the level

former ClA officer, she now huss o mborest was biah. Bal lie CIl's

the lasucialion of Belleed Inicklichce mom aeliong lead lu a direrent 191-

Officers and is a. leading duiender cliclon.

•C ClA activilios. Phillips

The arenes anileel until red.

tioned in Mexico Cile at the time.

The transcript cerealed. linllips ee netivities. And ils lelelyped report

called. Thal Oswald told the doviel made no mention of Oswald's offer

entbasse: "I base information you

of information in exchonge lor a true

would be interested in, and I know

s'ou can pay my wage lo Hussia.

trip lo Russia or el his allerent. lo

Iravel lo Cuba and Russia.

sure toiler to include in the transcrint

asial's niter of information ani his

succession thal the Mussians woul

wail in pay his sony to the Sovich

The stenerapher sho laped up the Inber d. 1963" the teletyne message

Iraneript and the translator ho pre said,

da reliable and sensilive source

parcel il harl similar recollecliness.

m Ilexico reported thal an American

"He said he had some Information male. who identified hinself as Lee

The Pril, has also determined that

1o CId. lor unexplained reasons. lold

Warren Commission

leared of mins! di Orwald's seliviting

o9 .en8en Cily only aller tory 85519-

sinalinn. The fact is, howeser.

tie C. minnitored and 1app.p991999/rrl

his concersalion with both ibe Has-

gan and Cuban embaccies in ilerico

Cit: In the fall of 1037. beinre Ken.

16 8a8 the C'1.0's hellet that the Loo

rinhussies sere hoarily invoired in

busines airl lial, soccifl

Intercire in Mexion.

engn mas celling lo one of lie two

enuntries pilussia or Cobal ind le

santed them les pay foo il. lle sald

he has lo meet tlicms."

The Warren Commissing 891.

cluded the Mussians and Corbans were

not much impressed bu ess da This

siew is supported be Soirn turan.

a Mresican eitizen ale dork. in the

Cuban embasir at the tini it iss

809d. 97. 19868. sudd rcealls the meed-

Mexico Cily inquiring

the embassy had received ang news

conccrning a telegram which hea been

sent lo Washineton."

That sons strielly a routine handlin

I te malter. and similar lo 1h

standard reports made lo the till at

that time on other contacts with the

comunists by American cilizens in

isabliconer retitios nirec.ce at ine

C'niled Slairs.

So, 888ºll 8:08 98ill parage a leon de lars

In a joint leeries in Mesice Cils

o:81:10899800 18898 looked sorel nils.

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WASHINGTON POS

0087

101

swald Call

in aner lenncar's assassinaten. licers stalined al the time in liesice

Haror Conmiscion too oll trans

relationship with

sought lo conceal. The Cl. has de

made in Mealeo Cils. Orwald's oiler

of incormatin dos the Mussians in cole

ries. tor gassage mas emiller trom

the iransemind. and the Cll claimed

artiries in Mesico Cily until aller

the assassination.

The siniticance of the ClA actions

is dirticull to assess. The FBl in the

Call ot 1003 was already showing in.

dermittent interest in

mighe or might not have intensitied

thal incorest il it harl bect lale

David if. Belin,

who was an as.

sislant counsel lo

the Warren Cmn-

mission and later execulice dirs or

of the Rockefeller commissions 00e

of the ClA, said that if the tarren

Cummission had knosen oi rossald's

mation, il would have been less sure

that. lbe assassination

wats not part

of a foreign conspiracy.

Belin called on the Cll le mike

1sssale and his eontaels soill the

Belin, a staunch delcheer of the

Warren Commission's colosion tal

Orall was the lone assassin who

killer kennedy, said he recognizes

the Clit's coneern about disclosing

sceret sources and Intelligence loch.

ninues.

But he said a grraler na.

tional

interest would be served hy

disclosing the truth.

• ClA spokesman soccilically de.

nier that the ageney has a renort sl

1ho led the Senate iniellicene cons.

Whether the new information sonid

milleo's probe of the disassmation.

hare allertod

the

Warren Commis.

said that investigalion

have

sion's deliberations is also an open

laken on an entirel disorid di.

question.

The

commission

invesli-

rection and perspeelive" if the com.

saled the pussibilite of a foreign con-

millen had bion aware of (swall's

spiracy and concluded there sas no

conversations.

cidence to show Uswald seted on

In interviews will The Post. Melin.

behalf of a foreign power.

who documented the ClA plots against

Seerhcless. there is sel no ex-

Castro in his capacily as escrutire

planation for the Clo's handling of

director of the Rockeleller commis

Oswald's conversations. The ClA lo

sion, revered the Cll also did nol

day reluses to comment, saving il

tell the Warren Commission

n? d

would not be appropriate in the light

report from an alleard wilness in a

of an impending investigation by the

meeting in Alexico Cile hetwoon Us

House Seleet Commiltee on assas.

wald and Cuban intelligence agents.®

sinalions.

Al the lime, Cuban asents coordi.

When asked if thes could explain

nated their more important activities

the archer's notinus, some ClA of-

with agents of the kon.

'the soviet

Intelligence service.

"The nuener is asare al ou

ne such specifie allegation, ael thal

was echunked," the spokesman said.

P. 2 -j 2

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30 November 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 30 November 1976

The Director was out of the city. The DDCI chaired the meeting.

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Cary highlighted his session yesterday with House Assassination

Committee Staffer Sprague and noted work under way to expedite necessary

clearances for Sprague and staff. The DDCI urged that the Inspector

General and General Counsel to hasten their review of material that can

be released on the Kennedy assassination under FOIA. The DDCI concurred

in Bolten's suggestion that the Inspector General's critique of the

26 November Washington Post Kessler article be declassified and pro-

vided to Sprague as soon as possible.

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1 December 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 1 December 1976

The Director was at the White House.

The DDCI chaired the

meeting.

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In response to Cary's advice that he will meet with Richard Sprague

this morning to provide Agency information relating to the Kennedy assassi

nation, the Does stated that yesterday he provisionally cleared Sprague in

order that we might move ahead rapidly in granting Sprague access to clas-

sified documents on the matter.

Cary noted that Justice has agreed to use

DCID 1/14 clearance requirements and is anxious to proceed with clearances

for the HSC members and staffers. He added that he will leave with Sprague

a draft of the secrecy agreement that we worked out with the sscI.

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2 December 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 2 December 1976

The DCI was attending an NSC meeting. The DDCI chaired the

meeting-

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*Cary briefed in considerable detail on his 4-hour session yesterday

with the Acting Director of the House Select Committee on Assassinations,

Richard Sprague, who tabled a number of questions that we will be responding

to. The DDCI cautioned against our assuming responsibility for tracking

down the identity or whereabouts of individuals. In response to his inquiry,

Blake noted work under way to expedite clearances and obtain appropriate

sccrecy agreements. The DDGI asked thai consideration be given to his or

the Director's meeting with Chairman Gonzalez.

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3 December 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 3 December 1976

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Cary noted that Reader's Digest wishes to talk with Walter Elder

regarding Lee Harvey Oswald and Nosenko.

The Director asked that

Falkiewicz advise Elder not to grant the interview.

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6 December 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting of 6 December 1976

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Cary noted that he talked with Richard Sprague last Friday about the

DDCI's suggestion that the DCI and/or the DDCI meet with Representatives

Downing and Gonzales, current and future HISC Chairmen (see Morning Meet-

ing Minutes of 2 December). In response to the DDCI's explanation that the

meeting would be to discuss security arrangements with the Committee, the

DCI agreed to meet with Downing and Gonzales but suggested meeting also

with Representative Preyer, the senior Democrat handling the investigation

of President Kennedy's assassination.

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8 December 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Morning Meeting Minutes of 8 December 1976

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the House sedit that he on Asses letting hiche a sprair coor of

Assassinations, Richard Sprague, today

and added that Sprague has suggested that Chairman Downing and Sam

Devine be present when they meet with the DCI.

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