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CLASSIFIED FAX

TRANSMISSION

ARRB

202-724-0088

To:

Barry Harrelson

Fax #:

703-613-3060

From:

Michelle Combs

Subject:

DS&T and DO Briefing Questions

Date:

Pages:

March 31, 1997

17, Including this cover sheet.

COMMENTS:

Banry,

Attached are the final versions of the DS&T and DO briefing questions. There are no changes in

the DS&T questions. Questions have been added to the DO list to reflect our conversation

larch 19 and 20. You, of course, already have our detailed explanations for the earlier DC

uestions. If you have any questions or if there are any problems, please give me a call. I shoul

be in all day. See you tomorrow.

Michelle

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Questions for Follow-up DO Records Briefing

April 1, 1997

1. At what point did the DDP begin to keep records of destroyed records? For

example, in a Cold Warrior footnote, Tom Mangold reports that as any of Angleton's

files were destroyed, "a complete record was carefully maintained about what had been

done. (George) Kalaris signed off on every file and the DCI's office was notified."

(p. 143) Where are these records?

2. Could an archival search be run on specific topics for retired records at the CIA's

Record's Center? Perhaps an ARRB staffer could be present during the search to review

the abstracts and to suggest other fields or topics to be searched?

3. Could a crypt search for records containing relevant crypts be run through

cryptographic reference? How would queries need to be framed and stated?

4. Why is it so difficult to develop a list for all personnel (official, contract,

administrative, or TDY) assigned to the post referenced in RIF 104-10065-10199 from

1959-1964?

5. We have been working to identify all technical and surveillance operations in and on

the Cuban and Soviet consulates and embassies in Mexico City between September 1

and December 1, 1963. How can we frame a search query to determine if we have a

comprehensive and complete list of all operations at that time?

6. How can a search query be framed to document all electronic take produced by the

Mexiço City Station in the immediate wake of the assassination (the first month) and

during the period of Oswald's visit? How can we verify that what exists in the

Sequestered Collection represents all records of the technical production that was

available at the time of the assassination? If additional records or original production

still exists, where would it be stored or filed? What searches could be conducted to

retrieve any additional records? If such electronic take has been destroyed, do records

exist of the destruction?

7. Could you describe the process by which operational funds are proposed, approved,

received, and distributed (circa 1963). What funding and disbursement records exist?

How are they organized? How should a request be formulated to institute a reasonable

search of these records?

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8. We have seen DDP monthly operational reports which contain information on the

allocation/distribution of operational funds. Are there other DDP records which would

reflect how certain projects utilized their funding? How are these records organized?

How should a search query be framed?

9. Various open sources have linked the CLA to various journalists and publishing

companies during the 1960's. How should a query be framed to search for connections

between the Agency and journalists or publishing companies?

10. Did the Agency have any relationship, projects, or contacts with publishing houses

during the time of the assassination and in the aftermath of the Warren Commission?

How would a search be formulated to determine whether or not the Agency had a

relationship with any of the same publishing houses that were also publishing books

about the assassination?

11. How would a query be framed to search for files on any office or person dealing

with organized crime and Cuba? How should a request be formulated to institute a

reasonable search on this topic?

12. Is there a comprehensive record or list detailing the identities of individuals on the

(Interagency Source Register? How are these records organized? How can a search

query be framed to ascertain whether or not a particular individual appears in the

Register,

13. How could a search query be framed to ascertain whether or not a particular

individual was given access to classified information by DCD (then OO)? What kind of

files are assembled in the process of clearing non-Agency contacts/ sources for access to

classified information?

14. ARRB's Request for Additional Information and Record No. CIA-13, dated

November 1, 1996, contained the following questions:

A.

B.

What forms of backchannel communications were there between the

Mexico City Station (including the COS), JMWAVE, or Headquarters

during 1963? By "backchannel" we mean, inter alia, any administrative,

senior staff, or restricted access communications, or any written or

electronic communications other than regular cables or dispatches (of the

type included in the JFK Collection).

Were there, in fact, any backchannel communications between the Mexico

City Station (including the COS), JMWAVE, or Headquarters during the

time periods 27 Sept - 16 Oct 1963 and 22 Nov - 30 Nov 1963?

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c..

To the extent that there were any backchannel communications for the

time periods 27 Sept - 16 Oct 1963 and 22 Nov - 30 Nov 1963 (other than

those currently contained in the JFK Collection), please make such records

available for review.

Why has it been so difficult to answer these questions?

15. ARRB's Request for Additional Information and Record No. CLA-14, dated

December 23, 1996, documented our request for the annual or biannual Station reports

for Mexico City Station for 1963 and 1964. Why has it been so difficult to provide these

reports?

16. The attached Agency document released in 1996 contains the paragraph:

11. A memorandum marked only for file, 16 March 1967, signed M.D.

Stevens, says that J. Monroe SULLIVAN, #280207, was granted a cover

ecurity approval on 10 December 1962 so that he could be used in Projec

QKENCHANT. (Clay) Shaw has # 402897-A.

What do these numbers mean? What does the "A" at the ends of Shaw's number

signify?. Do the files identified by these numbers still exist? Why was Sullivan granted

a covert security approval?

17. During the period 1959-1963, what was the purpose or goal of QKENCHANT?

18. Under what circumstances were non-agency employees given covert security

clearances for the QKENCHANT project?

19. Did Clay Shaw receive a covert security approval for the QKENCHANT project?

Why was one needed? Did Clay Shaw receive covert security clearances for any

project other than QKENCHANT

20. What did Clay Shaw do within the QKENCHANT project?

21. Do records exist to account for the disposition of all files on Clay Shaw?

22. Did Howard Hunt have any involvement with the QKENCHANT project prior to

19647

23. Did J. Monroe Sullivan have any involvement with the QKENCHANT project prior

to 1964?

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SECRET

SECRET

24. The DO telephone directories list an Operational Services/ Defector Staff begtnning

in October 1959? What was the Defector Staff? Did it have an operational component?

25. In the period 1959-1964, were DO officers, selected to serve overseas under State

Department cover, legally considered to be "members of the Foreign Service, appointed

"by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate?"

SECRET

SECRET

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MARA SLIN

0457-214147

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SUBJECTA CLAY LOYBHAN (202-8134938.

1.. Subjeot was born on 17 March 1913 11 New Orleans,

coulelana.

2. Standard background information on Subjeat

(parents, marital status, records of aducation and

amploymant, oro.) la laoking Dadause SHAW was a contact

of the Domestio Contaot service.

Traces on subjoat hava been run 11 RID /Maln

Index, the indox of the office of sacurity and the

Central Cover staff.

The firat showad andy & 4951 Fir

Intervlew with SHAW about a former employee of the New,

Orleans Intornational Trade Mart.

the sacond showed

that 00/Contacts Division had raquestad a name trace :

•"about 1949 and that tha check of FBI resorde then don-

ducted was negativa, Central Cover Staff 'had no record.

Some of the 00-s raporte basad on SHAW"a

reporting are on hand.

They are the

following.

1a noted that the source desaription identifles the

'source by job titza.)

•a. 00-B 47958, 26 March 1952, concurne

1 letter written to the puolla relation

Alroctor of the Intarnational Irade

Mart by one Do. Jutta SCHALLER, a trade

consultant to the Bonn Government.

The

Letter la a follow-up of disousnions hold

Now Orleans durina Decembar 1951.

The

letter said that Soviat produation

and

export trado were being advertised and

Documant Number .

1930-492-Y

for FOlA Revlaw on"

VEC 1977

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MAR 34

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promotad by lest Carmen money.

The

In selpz1g, Le now also being publishec

In Hamburg, at a price muan lower than

competitive volumes.

b:

SHAW fidentitled

by job title) has agreed to leasa to the

..

00-8-4933-49, 14 Juna 1949, InfOrmatIon

data late ApIll and early May 1949.

Rakults

of a trip Sial made In March through, May

1949 In West Indios, Cantral Anarioa, and

Norther. south America.

00-1-4934-49, 14 June 1949, same general

subjeat and baokground as above.

•. 00-8-4935-49, 11 June 1919, as above.

=.: 00-8-35477, 29 June 1951.

SHAY FrIP In 1954 In Central and South®

Amerioa and the Caribbean arad.

On 9. May

1961 Ganexal C. 8. Cabell, than DoCI,

addressed the Foreign Polloy Association of

New Orleans.

It is belleved that he was Introducad by clay sunw.

On 3 March. 1969 the Washington Star reported

that Garrison had arrestad SHAN and had made pubilo

charges that sint,. FERRIE, OSWALD, and others had plotted

the assassination

Loutalana Parkway, New Orlaans.

nevEr saw OSWALD.

BERTRAND. Jack S. MARTIN auld that FERRIE had mentioned

AStE

In the apartment of FERRIE at 3300

shaw has said that he

Tle dendes having used the name Clay

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gee can

MALBRARD, PER PI, 102878 (UTX ACTI

SARA S1L..

-= DAiA. 214147

.

SHAW to him.

5.. Montoe SULLIVAN, executive diractor of

tha san Francisco World Trade Center, told the Asroolate¿

Preas that shiw was in san prancisco and touring the

Canter with him on the day of the ussassination.

now ratirad, was formaxly the managing director of the

International Trade Mait in New Osloans.

He 10 51 yeDIs

old.

ramaay.clark, u.s. Attomey General, sald that the

PBI had Investigated Silll late in 1963.

'on the evidonc

that the fBI has, thare was no connection found" with the

assagaination.

Hemorandum No. 84-67, 3 Maran 1967, ¿rom mies

Now Orleans Office, to Director, Domestio Contaor Sarvide.

IE SHAW.

a. The firet contact of the New Orleans offica

of the dos with Clay SHAW occurred In

December 194.8.

A nans check raguest was

roturnad "no Info". on 23 March

was contactad by Mr. Hunter Coaxe of tha

New Orleans office saven times in 1949,

tuice in 1950, Elva times in 1951, nina

timas in 1952, once In 1953,

twica In 1954,

twica in 1955, and twice in 1956.

SHAW

Is the source

of eight 00-g reports sub-

mittad by tha New Orloans offica.

at one

tims he had the

"y" number 145.1.

The

last contadt took placa

on 25 May 19561

On 23 January 1967 Jack S. MARIIN phoned

the New Oxleans office, sald that he was

working on an important undercover deal

foI. Garrison and Detective Loule IVON,

and was calling at IVON's roguest. Ho was

culling to ask the head of the CIA offian

to talaphone IvoN on his unlisted numoer.

the uriter, Mloyd

Ku st he hat to proto does co

8.

produced by CI/ß & 1).

The following additional

mation was provided by the New Orleana office of Des:

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• AT THE NATIONY, ANCHE

S3л69 25 19Y 1936 :5.Hush9n

sakdhad soon sill casually,

dy stEnca.

SO 2I1OU5

dountoin law Orleans cantauranto,

and.gxnatingo.nrgdaxchanged.ta.dzct such casua

ancountor. was gust badora stats sudresort in 1065.

called

man 10 van Pulled dom, stero

1067, westtan. by Vi YaruKOV.

ma saticlo chargad that.

intarants in Italy.

Tha TEnda BLOSO sOLUS thEE ta. D.

In sian Defaana I9 aocurlan Sial of pasticipation

in tоо..

nanDasInation: 0019p12907i

It says

In inna an a tacld trade cantor Landor.

tha Cantor-was a carar Lor sinnhaing inti, Cornunlot activity.

cIa pava directivas to siAN.

To tond Trade Contor vas

a branch of "painleci (sio),

tho noseparage in

•It appan1s thrt a1l os tha pravds charges. are

unsane, excops that there was a CIr-sill calaclonship.

£0s..08.

1a known; sunk kas soror asked to uso hir relation-

chly with tha Mo:1d trada centar for ciendastira puspoass

'1a fact,.

ha has not boon in. Italy.?

•10:

:87105an4n.9201

Hern bal letch

12G7• rubjocti. Jerism deflaza di the clay Mar Artaji,

ho courtoes dalla Bota 015. Harol 1061 has in accials

•about sarsi,

Ena asgassination, end. tho, Nosla sirds dansor:

Contrins no kilovant inforiation..

12

# manorandun markad only {oz 1120,

Iú Bacch 1967,

mayons, doyd. tot J. 10:z00 GuaLivan, 1280201,

was giantád a covart accurity soproral on 10 secarbor, 1962

SiO

that

sun hes.

660200%

22.

2787;: cubjeats

im2xa0e sacults on. Perrans

Connectad ustn

sutra Roadisla. Comiercinla" (40sl6 trada Center), £1lo

ВИЛИВШИ ПОЛООК, СІДУ БІЛІ Т НОГКІЛУ рОДОДІ

•n.

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Same page,.

better copy.

QK redacted

Sinca. 25 May 1956 Mr. Hunter LaRke had saan SHAW casually,

by chance,

In various downtown New Orlauna restaurants,

and grostinga vero exchanged.

the last such canual

ancounter vas just bafora BHAll's retIrement an 1965.

On y March 2967 Pravda publiuhad en ärtiolo

aalled

"Clay shaw of, the CIN" datellned Rons, 6 March

1967.

WIlttan by V. TERMAROV.

the article charged that

CIA made une of the satvions of Clay SHAN fOr CIN's OuT

Interants In. Italy.

The

Pravda place notes that the dA

In New Orleans lis adousing SuAl, of partialpation in the

nnasginatIon.congpiracy. It days SHAW apont "sons years"

In Roma as a Horld Trade

canter leader, It claims that

the Centar was à cover-sos finanaing anti-communlat sotlulty.

CIA gave diractives to surh.

The world Trade Cantor was

a branch of "Peruldax" (ula), "which the newspapara in

sultserland openly accused of 'criminal operatione'...."

(Commente

It' appears that all of the prauda charges ara

untrus, excapt that thare was a CIA-SHAW calatlonahlp.

Car as 18 known, SHAW was nover asked to una hla talation-

ship with the Horld Tysda Contex fox alandestina purposas

and, in fact, ha has riot bean in Italy.)

Memorandum from C/SUR/I to C/CI/R & A, 8 March

1967 subjaati. Italian Aspacte of the clay shaw rfials.

The Cartlore dolla Sera of 5 March 1967 has an artiolo

about siLAh,

the assasalnation,

the World Irade Conter.

„Contains no salavant information.

BIgnod M.D. stavena, days that J. Monroc suLLIvaN,.

A namarendun markad only cos file, 36 Maron 80207,

was grantad. a dovert security approval, on 10 Dacembes 1962

so that he could be usad In Projact LJENCHANT.

8402897-л.

1967) Sub lene

Memorandum from C/EUR/I to C/CI/R & A, 24 March

"Trade resulte on Persons conneated with

Centzò Mondiala Commerciala" (Horld Trade Cantos), Illed

ca/ne a colder, clay sunw - working papara.

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PRODUCED AT THE MATIOPLAL

P.13

Hamin

HLBADRU. FIR PIL 108-B98 (JFK, 4O

ATARA GIL.

- DAT 21114]

The 5: March 1967 issue of Il Messaggazo

Jinks sHAN with the Morld Trave center.

Othera linked to tho canter vare traced.

with resulta reportod in this mamorandum.

so ralationship to the Cartieon Investigation

•appears hore.

a report on

"Pasmidex"

sular corporation ulth prinaipal offices.

In Rome,

is alga In the sile because the

Morld Irada Centar and Permidex ara

associatad. Again, thare 1a no Information

here which

relates

signifloantly to the

case Gartison 1a trying to build in New

Oxloans.

The Washington Post,

Outlook, 2 April 1967,

"Sanking Truth in New Orleans In the Midale of the

Night", Gaorge Lardnas, JI.

Garrleon'& man drove RussO to shiW's

French Quartor hama.

RusSO posed aa&

Mutual of oncha salaaman.

He knocked at

doors SHAW answered.. RUSSO sald that he

was Clem BERTRAND.

b.

SILAN Is a 54-year old bachelor and

socialite who ploneared the 33-atory

International Trade Mart in New Orlauna.

He was subpoenaad by Garrison's.

office

According to his Islando,

his questioners

righto.

They told him thay had avidanco

of a meting with FERRIE and OsWALd.

That night GarIleon's man raided SHAW's

apartment and confiscated whips, chains,

• black not cap, a cape and hood. russo

told reporters that he did not know clay

sHAN, but he identified the man arrested

by Garrison as Clem BERTrAND.

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Mir. OrAYTA. No; I think in each ease it will depend eo much on the divation

with the particular person. If l person cumes in and be to very igltated or

mething of that kind, it night dietate a lotally different approach than a ditten

ent kind of this;

Mr. DulLEs, Wouldn" it be useful though to sire I don't want to bugtest

what the Secretary of State should do in this, but in the light at this erpert

ence, would there not be some benent possibly la gluing people in the fild the

resalt of the experlence gained in this perticular cane?.

Mr. OBAxI. Well; the general approach,. and other matters related to it,

42-

are touched on in orientetion courses for erasular oficers and so on. I taini

ant loak on Consul snyder's actious, that he bebated very much ilke a respos.

sible Hureign Bervice Oiicer.

Toat heppened long before I was in the Department, no I. can say that

3

without any involvenient. But il memed to me that ho did just what-de

shonid beve done, despite the onfortunate attermate. And it shows to me, at

leant, that the balming and orientation that these people are getung le rialty is

Testimony of Mbram Lhayes

Legal Advisor, Dept. of State

• MB, DucIA. I realize that you ought not to prescribe hard and tant rules

that there is a broad range of discretion that should be exercised here. But I

Just rales the question as to whether a good deal, of expertence hasn't been Batoed

. In this case in that very feld

Vol.s

Mr. CHATEA Well, it may very well ba that more attention to that particular

• aspect shonld be given In the orientation courses and so on. Those thinge

tand to reflect what is hot at the moment jon toon, and it you haven't had

trouble with something. for a pretty long time, it tenda maybe not lo get

mentlosed.

Representative fonD. II Oswald had peridated that day, October 81, In de

Warren Commission,

manding the form that in & prerequiate under your deinition for renuaciation,

wald Snyder have been required to five it to him and permit him to sign it?

Mi. CHAYRE..I tok it it haid been ta ordiary office hours when the con.

milate was open for business, and if Snyder was satisied that he was competent,

that Ouwald was competent, he toald have to give him the form, yes, sir.

Representative Forn, Does Hayder. bate the authority to make a debermine.

tion of competenes?

MT. UHArms. No; he docut have the authority to make a determiation or

competence, and I suppose it is possible at some point to get the leue tried in

court. But I think a consalar affloer would probaby be acting withhe his

discretion if he saw sambody tho sas drunk of Lathy or something and just

sald; "Well, I am not gotug.to fire you this until I am sure that your actlon is

your ict" Ather all; when the consul accepta the oath, be is certifying that it

is the act of the persm. in i meaningtal sense, and so'it ho thought. that the

perfectty clear that he had so reason to donst that Oswald was fully competent.

And to II Orwald had been there at a time when the ofles was open, or had

I think Furder would have been under an obligation to five beer the forma.

Referentatire Fams. The only technical reasor ar basia upon which Hayder

could bave dened Oswald the right that day was the tart that It wan on a

Satartey, a nos working-hour period of the lambasky.

Mr. ClAyTa. Yes; I thipk he had every right to try to dissuade bim, or per

sunde him not to act or perinade him to think it over and come buck the next

day, 'But if after all of that Oswald still had seld "But I want to do it nov

and il the office was open for basinens, then I think be woald have bad to do it.

Mr. Dulse I think it might be wetul if it has not been done bo introduce

at this point as an exhibit, the form of oath of renunciation. Here le the for

malized oath and I think-it woald be well to have this in our recards unless

It le already in our records.

(Commiaston Fchibit Na DIT Was marked tor tolen

Hon and racetred to

• enidence,)

Representative ora, When Oswald eame back on November 8 I bellere thi

it order 7. 2a, intendone, ho did not one bales a sirene ta o

to do with him excep

Want :21

26.

Representative Fues, Coald you tell un ii a bit more detall the process that

you fallowed or the procedure that you carided out when you frat got into the

Yon mentloned yesterdey son got a call of you tere directed by. I belter

the secretary of State or by somebody in higher anthority to take

certata steps.

Wil yon tell us who cilled you, what you did in the

MT. Onaina. It was the evening of the day,

5 oclock on tho

day of the arrassination. It may. have

becaüse I think

I remember I went home for an hour and then came back to catry out this

aignment fit, Bail, once it beenpe known that Onwald had mme blatary as

a detector GeORGe WiLBalL

Mr. Dorkss. Ball is the Under

D.C

Mr. OzArks. He was then the delh

ng, Becretary, berause the Becretary of Bitate

as you recall was on a piano over the Pictic,. No be was the Acting Becretary.

But even tl' he had been the Under Becretary he te my ellent

Representatite Porn. He still had some autsority.

Sir. CHAT. Yes; he directed me to gather together the Ales ta the Depurtment

on Oswald, and so prepare & report to. be: arallable for him tie irst thing in the

morning covering as best tre could within that time pen the contrete that

Oswald bad with the Department.

We got the passport fle. We got the security arise file. We got the special

consular services file which covered Mrs. Onwaldy visa and the, repatriation

loan:" I think those three fles were the ories that we hed It may have been

there was a smaller fourth ile, but I think those three were the ones.

Representative Foes, What wonld that smaller tourth file be?

Mr. CHArEd I can't remember. It was duplicates if iI was anything. Oh, that

Is right, me had a visa file end an' B0B Ale so thoms were the four. The 80B

Ille, that in Special Cunnilar Services, In the office, in the Bureau of Becurity

and Capsular-Aftaire

egregentative Tora You got thi order on or about & delock the 22d ol

Nopember?.

MT. ORATES, The 228; J01, sir:

Bareen tell Fan, And gon lowed orders to have these fles brought te,

or did you go and get them yourself?

Bepregenttive Foss. Or what happened?.

state Dept: emplou

tipo or loem went dory to get, them. I don't think we fust called over. the tele

phone and asked tbeza to be bevught up.:

(Discuesion off the record.)

МТ. ОПАТШ, Я і шЕ поС

In Mottat in Thos T.

ton that one of there two gehtlemes, elthes

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FAX TRANSMISSION

ARRB

202-724-0088

FAX:

To:

Barty Harrelson

Fax #:

703-613-3060

From:

Michelle Combs

Subject: DO Briefing Questions

Date:

Pages:

March 14, 1997

3, including this cover sheet.

COMMENTS:

We may add additional questions but this should give you an idea of the topics. Have a good

weekend.

Johnd

do tie quest int

your reactions

Some cared the in

Retun

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DRAFT

Types of Questions for Follow-up DO Records Briefing

March 17, 1997

1. At what point did the DDP begin to keep records of destroyed records? For

example, in a Cold Warrior footnote, Tom Mangold reports that as any of Angleton's

files were destroyed, "a complete record was carefully maintained about what had been

done. (George) Kalaris signed off on every file and the DCT's office was notified."

(p. 143) Where are these records?

2. Could an archival search be run on specific topics for retired records at the CLA's,

Record's Center? Perhaps an ARRB staffer could be present during the search to review

the abstracts and to suggest other felds or topics to be searched?

3. Could a crypt search for records containing relevant crypts be run through

cryptographic reference? How would queries need to be framed and stated?:

4. Why is it so difficult to develop a list for all personnel (official, contract,

administrative, or TDY) assigned to the post referenced in RIP 104-10065-10199?

5. We have been working to identify all technical and surveillance operations in and on

the Cuban and Soviet consulates and embassies in Mexico City between September 1

and December 1, 1963. How can we frame a search query to determine if we have a

comprehensive and complete list of all operations at that time?

6. How can a search query be framed to document all electronic take produced by the

Mexico City Station in the immediate wake of the assassination (the fist month) and

during the period of Oswald's visit? How can we verify that what exists in the

Sequestered Collection represents all records of the technical production that was

available at the time of the assassination? If additional records or original production

still exists, where would it be stored or filed? What searches could be conducted to

retrieve any additional records? If such electronic täke has been destroyed, do records

exist of the destruction?

7. Could you describe the process by which operational funds are proposed, approved,

received, and distributed (circa 1963). What funding and disbursement records exist?

How are they organized? How should a request be formulated to institute a reasonable

search of these records?

DRAFT

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8. We have seen DDP monthly operational reports which contain information on the

allocation/ distribution of operational funds. Are there other DDP records which would

reflect how certain projects utilized their funding? How are these records organized?

How should a search query be framed?

9. Various open sources have linked the CIA to various journalists and publishing

companies during the 1960's. How should a query be framed to search for connections

between the Agency and journalists or publishing companies?

10. Did the Agency have any relationship, projects, or contacts with publishing houses

during the time of the assassination and in the aftermath of the Warren Commission?

How would a search be formulated to determine whether or not the Agency had a

relationship with any of the same publishing houses that were also publishing books

about the assassination?

11. How would a query be framed to search for files on any office or person dealing

with organized crime and Cuba? How should a request be formulated to institute a

reasonable search on this topic?

12. Is there a comprehensive record or list detailing the identities of individuals on the

Anterageng Source Register? How are these records organized? How can a search

query be framed to ascertain whether or not a particular individual appears in the

Register,

13. How could a search query be framed to ascertain whether or not a particular

individual was given access to classified information by DCD (then OO)? What kind of

files are assembled in the process of clearing non-Agency contacts/ sources for access to

classified information?

DRAFT

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SATION

P.2

ARD

Assassination Records Review Board

600 E Street NW • 2nd Floor • Washington, DC 20530

(202) 724-0088 Fax: (202) 724-0457

SECRET

MEMORANDUM

March 18, 1997

TO:

FROM:

John Pereira and Barry Harrelson

Jeremy Gunn

SUBJECT: ARRB Questions Submitted for DO Briefing

I would like to address some of the concerns that you expressed at our meeting

yesterday, where we briefly discussed the Review Board's Proposed Questions for the

March 17 briefing regarding DO records. We understand that you have some concerns

about the scope of the topics raised. We very much appreciate your recognition of the

importance that we attach to the ARRB's independence and we again wish to

emphasize the fact that we fully understand your proper concern for the protection of

information that is unrelated to the Kennedy assassination.

I would like to emphasize that the questions that we sent to you were not intended as in

depth research queries, but rather as topical talking points for discussion. We prepared

the questions, at your request, in order to give the persons conducting the briefing an

understanding of the types of issues in which we were interested. They represent issues

that we wish to explore in our quest for additional information and records to facilitate

the completion of the ARRB's responsibilities under the JFK Act:

We appreciate your acknowledgment that the ARRB is not necessarily obligated to

justify to CIA the questions it deems relevant to the assassination. Nevertheless, in

order to facilitate and coordinate our efforts, we are very willing to offer the following

additional explication of those questions that we understand may häve been considered

by the Agency to be excessively broad:

SECRET

BOARD MeMI

une: John R. Tunhalm, Chair • Honry F. Graff • Kermit L, Hall • Willlam L. Joyce • Anna K. Noison

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: DavId G. Marwell

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Question # 5:

We have been working to identify all technical and surveillance operations in and on the

Cuban and Soviet consulates and embassies in Mexico City between September 1 and

December 1, 1963. How can we frame a search query to determine if we have a

comprehensive and complete list of all operations at that time?

Until very recently, we had seen no evidence that CIA had microphone surveillance of

the Cuban compound. However, Dispatch HIMMW 12454 (no IDEN number attached)

found in Box 23, Folder 9 of the Sequestered Collection, makes reference to LICOOLS

(concealed microphones inside the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City). Though the

dispatch reports that the last LICOOL ceased functioning in 1961--before the period in

question-the prior existence of this capability and the fact that the dispatch discusses

the possibility of reactivation prompts the question of whether all technical and'

surveillance operations against the Cuban and Soviet Consulates have been identified

to the ARRB. In addition, the dispatch refers to MKTRAP, a telephone hot mike

operation which was re-actuated from a basehouse in November 1963. The specific hot

mike telephone PRIMPULSE appears to have been in operation during 1963. Are there

records from this operation? Are there any other operations that may have picked up

Oswald's visit?

Question # 6:

How can a search query be framed to document all electronic take produced by the

Mexico City Station in the immediate wake of the assassination (the first month) and

during the period of Oswald's visit? How can we verify that what exists in the

Sequestered Collection represents all records of technical production that were available

at the time of the assassination? If additional records or original production still exists,

where would it be stored or filed? What searches could be conducted to retrieve any

additional records? If such electronic take has been destroyed, do records exist of the

destruction?

This question is a follow up to question # 5. If MKTRAP was in operation from

September 1-December 1, 1963, where are the records or transcripts describing the take?

Was the take ever retained or reviewed? Do any original tapes or transcripts still exist?

Where might these records be found? Were any other technical operations in progress?

The various project files for the technical operations known to exist during this period

are spotty and incomplete. How can the ARRB know if it has reviewed records of all

the technical operation take for the relevant time period?

SECRET

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Question # 9:

Various open sources have linked the CIA to various journalists and publishing

companies during the 1960's. How could a query be framed to search for connections

between the Agency and journalista or publishing companies?

The two 1967 Ramparts articles mention connections between the Agency and

journalists worldwide. The primary focus of this question is on any connection between

the Agency and any journalist who might have covered the assassination domestically.

Additionally, we would be interested in any publishing company involved in

publishing books about the assassination. HSCA staff notes (RIF 180-10142-10087)

summarize several files dealing with contacts between the Agency, publishing houses,

and authors. For example, the file identified as QKOPERA/Liaison ZRBLESS outlines

a memo by (Gunnar W. Beckman CA/PROP on the status of negotiations between

Praeger Püblishing/and Milovan Djilas. ZRBLESS is identified as a subproject of

WUBONBON. Further, the staff notes mention a project involving "Praeger and

publication" [sic], a separate project involving "the Freedom Fund and distribution"

(sic], and a third project to provide news service to the foreign press through

Continental Press. Each of these projects appears to have been in operation in 1963-64.

Question # 10:

Did the Agency have any relationship, projects or contacts with publishing houses

during the time of the assassination and in the aftermath of the Warren Commission?

How would a search be formulated to determine whether or not the Agency had a

relationship with any of the same publishing houses that were also publishing books

about the assassination?

This question is a follow up to question # 9.. One record that is already in the collection

(RIF 180-10142-10087) summarizes the Project File of WUPUNDIT and notes two 'one

time only' operations in 1963-WURAISIN and WUTRANSIT which were responsible

for publishing two books each. In addition, WUSENDER is reported to be a 'one time

only' operation responsible for three books in 1964. If these books have domestic

implications or are on subjects related to the assassination, they would be relevant

documents.

We hope that this additional explication may help you and the DO understand our

approach to the issues raised in our questiong. Should any of our requests impose or

you or your staff a burden that we may not have anticipated - or which would entai

work of dubious value or benefit — please advise us so that we can work with you to

modify or amend the requests accordingly.

SECRET

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Please also remember that, when we request accesses to these materials, we are not

designating them "assassination records" and we are not, at this time, requesting that

copies of documents be given to the Review Board:

We appreciate your continuing cooperation and helpfulness.

cerely yours,

-...

'. -

•T. Jeremy

Gunn

General Counsel and Associate Director

for Research and Analysis

SECRET

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-DISPATCH

COSE MeXICo CLLY.

Sequestered Collection Box 23, Foide?

PESTISSIAT ACTION

KA.PƠ'K

SECRET

MANTO POR IMADIN

NO HOCKING PEOWIALO

ONLY QUALIFIRO DESE

CAM MUSSE IMORAINS

MCIOFILA

SUBINET

PERUMEN.

LITAT/LXEROD GONIHANOR SA UAR OS GHYPtINIH

The station's une of certalu oryptonyas adentifying techalcal

apCratIOnE coRdIat. PBRUMEN TELIDE 1A MEXICO LAS CAUSES CONSUAION 10

Headquartera elouenta couponalble dor sourcing and dissemination os

Intormation produced; and Yos supporting the estire complax of

¡operations 1tnelі. The cryptonyns In question ase (a) LIFEAT

(U) LIHRODE (C) UKTRAP (d) LICOOL/l] and (e) PEIMpULsE.

The origlaal.

moanlig of trione cryptonyse la balaz forpardad under separato coves,.

The purpore of thie dispatch fa to subait for station corment

•Nince sta laception.

records which lick considerable detall concorniag the Intrjoadies or

cha operation,. (1) to urge n nore precise une os cryptoayaa 1u

raporting. this aotivity which would banesit Headquarters personne.

respondiblo fos sonitoring und supporting those OpoxatIous Aud (2) to

suggest a sou administrativa adjuatuents which voula dispel tou presady

confusion vantioned in this dispatch.

3.. The inltial effort agalnst the target wan PBIMPULSE: It vas

Introduced into the targut using LIFEAt assots and vas actuated iron

the LIrRaT vy baBelouno.

Thia 1s mentionad anily to complete the recoro

and dues not portain to

.the' intaat of this discussion.

ProperLy

spoaking the

initial atfort begine with the activation of LIfeat/.

LIERODE 1E FObruary 1959, s8 Indicated 1n MOLl 12358.

Subsequently

right (8) 1lfn1, attenpta more nade during 1980-1961 agalast tie dase

target.

The LICOOLE NOTO MONItORAd ITON A MObIlO LP (not LIFIRE),

Busehoudo ABLi and Baschoune BAKER, and the lattar cano to be referrad

to as the LIEñoDE bago.

The soat productive operation of this sort

BuenA to have bean LICOOL/11, actlvated on 9 May 1959, acoording to

MEXI 3881, datad 15 Hay 1959.

According to our rocorda the last ulcOO,

ceaned tunctioning during lato 1961.

plesso cOnfIta.

Attacbsont . u/B/o

Diutribution

O du 8 - COS, 10zIc0 Clty 8/att

IS COPY

CROSS RIPANENCE

OISPATCH BYNBOL NAD NUMERA

HAIN 12454

CLASITICATION

SECRET

a150 -6 - 3.2/6

1 Apr1l 1964

MOS TIRE NUMBIA

50-6-32/6

NANGING

HH/3/Mlexico/L Sarichez

TYPISI

j 5940

RI

Chrono

TSD/ASB

1

-

TSD/Photo

CASSDIMANNO

DAIL

NH/EL

ESD/ASB

TSD/Photo

ОНЕЖЕ ВИНОЇ

C/HHD

'DATE

lofin.

(06)

form 53

USE PREVIQUE DITION

KIng

DISPATCH

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CONTALATION OF.

DISPRICH

SECRET

DUPATCH SIMASE 2S»

IDIHW 12454

4..

At that tino a different technique vas planaod.

The COLlOWIAN

bolefly outilnen the development of the oporationa unich the starton

dab1+W911Y 501084,tO28 "NKTRAD"S

: 5 february 1962: Request for operation recalrod et..

HICBARITY by HArYBy C. MILPOND.

& TOD:-Ha5,1962:. DeBisa aud construCtiOn Of HiTRAD.

Di'Varch 1969

: MKTRAP: dolivered to LIFEAT CO LOr

placesent in targot area.

70 March 1963

MKTRAP LAstAlled by LIFEAT assure and

initili IP tests performed iron LIFEAT VI basedoue

With DAERtITe resulta.

14. March 2982.

up tests conducted with ravined derloy

¡ina consoctions vith poslilva rasulta."

6-13 ApTII I962: DesIgn and cOnstructIon of Le equipront.

16 AprIl 1962 : InstallaCtion of LP egulpuent la

LITEAT VI bABehOuse.

XTRAP, although nored tron roos to roon, renainod la Diace withis

the target ares, though inactive nost of the tine.

During soreuber

1963 UKTRAP MAS re-ACtUAted ITON a BACONd LIFEAT basehousa toM as

BANAtiOUSE CHARZIS.

The photo durvelllaNce of PaRUMAN IPELIDE veS put IntO DIlOCt.

U3118

LAYCLOUge DATER (LITANIA RARA) at tha dune tIMO that MATRAP WaS

actuatéd.

Tasa photo coverago, the basehouse, PBRUKEN IPELIde and the

activity for which the cryptonya vas sirat nuthorized have all been

Identified as LITRODE which has created considerablo confusion here at

Hoadquartera.

according to scanty lloadquarter'a records tha tallordes

operatIons have utilized these based agallat the targot:

LIFEAT VI

BAsebOuder ABLE LAd DAER

D. Lt000L

•. LIFEIT/LIERODE

d. "JUSTRAT"

• LIFEAT VI

LIYEAT VI, Banehouse

BASER, BusehOuse CHARLIE

ЕЗОВДДИДО ВАТІК

e. PHOTO

Hoadquartera has the improssion that the priscipal factors thèt

contributed to the suspenaion of NATRAp activily fron LIfEAT Vl.. verg

the physical deterdoration of the douse Itsell and the divorce of the

basebouso tauparts.

The clIent LIlENT Projoct Outlino, Indicatos that

LIFEUD 11 Aid LITTUD 17 More obtaininE e alvorco and were terminated

as of SO Septaaber 1982.

Headquarters nonuses they vere the occupanto

•I LIFEAT VI.

yet the projoct outline does not shou that the beso

WAS

closed. 'LIFEST VI Was llAted'on paxo 20 oI tho outline as an' sotive

unet.

On the other hand, paro 15 of the outline atates thei LIFELD 221

and LIFEUD 23 are occupying the "LIERODE photo basehouse"..

out that

they bare never been lavolved 10, LIfEsT vork.

This Indicatos that

LIFT IsOns and the photo nork agaluat the PBRUSEN DIgOt aSE NOW

being conducted fron tro different basebonses.

The projoct outline

also Indicatos ther whilo 1t had been plasaod to have this base servo

поям

sta

VAS FATYIONS EDITION

CLASSIPICAPION

RAPOX

SEGRET

CONTINUED

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CONTiATION OF

DiSFAICK

UNGRATEN SYMBAI ANA NUNDRA

101H38 12151

КАРОК•

SECRET

"LIFEATAXIRAY", cochnical disficultlos nade tula Inposerble,

therefore theao two agonts were not being includlod under LIFEAT

project..

above, Lie stardon utilizad anothor birent baschoude, aldo called

•ABOnOuse chaRuld, sltuated approximately alx allon tron target.

Please confiru the accuracy of the tureroing and supplonent lt by

Inforasss deadquartera the baselouaes. and toepers Involred and the

aporations they are currantly nonitoring:

dendquartors requeits station'a consonts on the tollonius

SURGESTIONS:

photographie coverage.

prepared. to Include LIFElD I and 23.

mast a reparate project be .

The project should

cover thair sala

sles, basehouse rent, and osulpaent

ехранвав,

arrangement alallar to LITABBY and LIDoctRot.

This setivity.

idantialad Muta a ser cryptonys woula.

•L1=inato, rurther confuston sheu diacusalay photographli

COVeragO DI PBRUMEN TRELIDE.

presently operative.

Headquarters de not amare od any -52-6, 27

If eng are conteuplated.. CyI-52-6,

Fébruary 1958, roguires special Headqurtora upproval prior

to any action taken.

If succeasiul, a declaion can be 21de

It that tlue whather a new projoct da necessary or whether

ean adequately be covered undor LIFEAT, depending on

being utilized in the operation.

C.

The original Intent of thie cryptonys 18

discussed In the separate covor attachuent aud the activity

na8

bean assigned file number 50-6-32/6.

Is the oparation

W111X09 LIFEAT assets, It is surrestod that 1t renalu.

under LIftit project and be identified so LItbaT/Llions 1a

all correspondonce.

Ploaso Intoru Hbadquartera of tha ascets

preseatly used for LIFEAT/LIKRODE cOverago.

d.

MKTRAP.

sUrIOT would predor the station.not usa this

стуроу ІЙ ТАрОтІЛ (цІ раТІСинІ сура ов coverage. It

1y singestod thet s new cryptonya, in the LI sortes.

be

util1zed to roference tula sctivity. Tha proment cryptonya

jofers to a techaique whiah hasprogressad fros the

developsental into the operational staga and should aoro

appropriataly be ldentifled with s regular Station cryptonya.

Is tale operation le being rorked by LIFEAT asHOLe,

then

1t alght bu 1dentifled eith a dual cryptonya lIfEAt/ul. A

noperato file number.

"thin the LIFEAT BEXLED, Can d

artigned to cover "iXTRA»" lI the stattoo ronuonto 1t, but

It does not Been

necessary since othor LIfLAT targets do. not

nava separata file numbera

esther.

consolidated projact.

If the station pretero, all

rechaical operations

- LIERODE,

UKTRAY, LICOOL, PHOTO -

directed agRinge PBRULEN TPELICE caN be Lunded and

adainistored under one projeat.

OLIVER G. GAZDOND

54.- 6.- 3.21:

CS COPY

ELITNITICATION

T0AM

UESTRIY:94E EGITION.

CONTINUES

PIER NO

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ATTACILENT TO

ННИИ 12451

CRYPTONTH 1 -Vada to 1dont12y Stallon's unllateral colophone

PRIVEN TriLIDE in Hexloo Clty.

MEXX 3382, Febrüary 21, 1959)

CRYPTONYM C -

Idéntiísal the cochalcal nomanclature, or a

nike deleptione A/& Inatallation.

Do taLla

of the syston are containod in HullA 20307.

СКІРТОНТИ D - Concealed alcrophonas.

CRIPTONTH E - not alke tolophone.

54-6-22/6

CS COPY

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EIX RECORDS

009-16-960ex

Crona roferenciar sione

status 1n Synten:

RECORD NUMBER : 180-10142÷10087

RECORD ARRIXS& CIA SIGRICATED COLLICIION

AGENCY FILE NUMBER & 2S-06-03

Othos Minnay squitY: Nono

DOCUMINI INFORNATION

ORIGINATOR

• HSCA

FROM

10

CIA

TALE VARRIS CONNLESION AND MEXICO

DATA

00/00/78

PAdES

62

DOCUMENT TYPE

REPORT

SUBJECT (B)

EXICO, VCI CIA, FILES

CLASSIFICATION

•ACLASSIFIED

RISIRICTIONS

CURRENA STATOS

POSTRONED

IN PART

DATE OF LAST RIVIEN

08/07/95

COMMENTE

Дох: 12

Date las 01/26/96

•I Y

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mexico.

I dup from Cable chrono, Osualdi

Miss-file and: 1:x-7241

• A December 21, 1963.

I DIR 90466 (420-750)

"дізді:

DIR 97829(498-204) - NOTE: The

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appeared before the Harien

ammission on 28 Janson

re inhat the Commissio

in Mexico

response to DIR: 97839

reports thatstation las

reported all sinfo availabl

also notes that alti

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sties seei further investi-

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F-28429

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