Originator: NSA
From: Yeates, Eugene 
To: SA/S&SDOFD
Document date: 11/21/1978
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE: 03/24/97

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER

NSA

: 144-10001-10146

RECORDS SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : LAO-047M-78

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR :

NSA

FROM

YEATES

EUGENE

TO : SA/S&SD0FD

TITLE :

PAGES

AGES :

11/21/78

3

SUBJECTS :

INVESTIGATION, HSCA

DOCUMENT TYPE

MEMORANDUM, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION

RESTRICTIONS

CURRENT STATUS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

1B

08/12/93

OPENING CRITERIA

ORIGINATING AGENCY'S DETERMINATION REQUIRED

COMMENTS :

Released on 11-02-2017 under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2017 Note)

[R]: - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 20755

Serial: D1/LAO-047M-78

21 November 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY AND DEPUTY

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

ATTN:

Ms. Judith A. Miller.

The National Security Agency has made a thorough search of all

records that might contain information pertaining to the Select Committee

on Assassinations' request for information relevant to an allegation by

former Air Force enlisted man, David F. Christensen, that while stationed

at Kirknewton, Scotland, he intercepted information linking an assassi-

nation plot against President Kennedy with a figure in organized crime.

2.

No communications or information relating to the Committee's

request has been located. Since no other component of DoD is likely to

have information related to this inquiry, suggest you use the attached

draft as your response.

If, however, there is any reason why the attached

draft cannot be used, please consult with us before releasing the infor-

mation in any other form.

•3. The attached draft response is unclassified.

lege 5. 190

EUGENE F. YEATE

Chief

Legislative Affairs

Encl:

a/s

Released on 11-02-2017 under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2017 Note)

CONTIDEN

An Amar

RHORCH At GOS, NO 11652, Cotopory &

Ducality Upon #alification by the Oriotster

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PROPOSED RESPONSE TO MR. BLAKEY FROM MR. KESTER

Dear Mr. Blakey:

This letter is in reply to your letter of 15 November 1978 to Secretary

Brown, requesting certain information relating to the investigation of the

assassination of President Kennedy.

Cognizant elements of the Department of Defense have made a thorough and

detailed search in an attempt to find records which might relate to the matters

as recently discussed between you and Ms. Miller of my office.

The search efforts included discussions with individuals familiar with

relevant operational procedures existing during the 1963 time frame, a review

of records of stored files that might be applicable to your inquiry, and a

physical review of specific records in warehouse storage (recognizing that

most records from this period no longer exist).

The search efforts described above revealed no information relevant

to your request.

Sincerely,

JOHN G. KESTER

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CC:

DIR

D/DIR

ADPL

EX REG

GC

EXEC,

G8

Exec, DDM

N33

D1

D9

M/R:

On 8 November, Mr. Robert G. Blakey, Chief Counsel and Staff Director

for the House Select Committee on Assassinations, posed a number of questions to

NSA regarding a former Air Force enlisted man's allegation that he had intercepted

information linking an assassination plot against President Kennedy with a figure

in organized crime.

Mr. Blakey subsequently submitted a written request (dated

15 November) to support his verbal one.

In essense, the questions probed NSA's ability to quickly and thoroughly

probe for records from the Air Force site in Kirknewton, Scotland (USA-55,

now closed), for information relating to the allegation.

G809 and N33 personnel reviewed both a listing of data and boxed records

from USA-55, but their efforts failed to reveal evidence of the alleged incident.

The actual traffic from this period was minimal and no other records are extant.

The Director has approved.

ED SAPP, LAO,

3847s, 21Nov78, 1lK

CONFIEL

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