Report of examination…
Originator: NSA
From: NSA
Document date: 06/15/1964
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : NSA

RECORD NUMBER : 144-10001-10289

RECORDS SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

SIGNATOR: ASA

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NSA

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REPORT ON EXAMINATIÓN OF MATERTAL RELATED TO LEE HARVEY OSHALD CASE

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06/15/6

OSWALD, LEÉUBJECTS :

DASUMENEATYOE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION

RESTRICTIONS : 1A

CURRENT STATUS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/24/98

ORIGINAYENG AGENCY'S DETERMINATION REQUIRED

COMMENTS :

[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

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MIMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Report on Examination of Material

Related to lae Barvey Oswald Case

The undersigned have examined all the naterial relating

to the tee Harvey Oswald case provided to us by the warren

Commission and have found no indication that any of the

Itema was used for a cryptographic purpose or for passing

secret information:

a. A detalled examination of the dictlonarles fatled

to show any indication that they had been used in connection

with a dictionary code.

b. A review of the letters of all the correspondents

related to the case, as well as of the Oswald Diary and

other documents, provided no suggestion of the use of an

open code.

c. Perforations which suggested the use of a grille

system appeared on two pages of the Russian novel, GLAZA

KOTORYE SPRASHIVAYUE,

"Questioning Eyes". However, the:

manner of perforating only a few letters does not conform

to any krom system. For purposes of further study, we

would like to obtain the original of the novel on long-term

or permanent loan. We believe, nevertheless, that it is most

likely that the letters were cut out for sone purpose

related to Oswald's photographic experiments.

The appearance of the term "micro dots" on page 44

of Lee Oswald's address book aroused our suspicions,

particularly in that it was associated with the address of

the photographic firm where he was once employed. There

was nothing to indicate to us that micro dots were actually

used and we have had to assuma that appropriate technical

tests vere made by the fBI or CIA.

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Oswald's Soviet made portable radio receiver and

Its associated power supply were examined and tested by

R34 with negative results.

The radio (for purposes of the

tests the power supply was considered an integral part)

conformed closely to one examined by the Baltish in 1959.

A copy of R34'# findinga 18 attached:

fo the names appearing in lee's and Marina's address

book& have been checked against NSA files but no COMI

references have been aiscovered. Collateral references

held in the files have only confirmed known Information.

A copy of the report 18 attached.

g.:

In addition to the Information on the addressed

developed in the personality check, a separate study of

NSA address files is being made.

• While this study 1s

not yet complete, results have so far been negative and

there la no reason to expect that anything beyond what

the personality check has already turned up will be

discovered.

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Ruth F.: Bebb

Carrie B. Berri

Carrie B. Berry

Meredits K, Jarkner

Meredith K. Gardner

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16 June 1964

MEMORANDUM FOR DR. TORDELLA

SUBJECT: Letter for the President's Commission

1. Please note that I have eliminated two items from the origina

Memorandum for the Record on the examination of the Oswald materials.

These are the reference to "micto dots" (paragraph d) and the COMINT

reference in paragraph 1.

I suggest that you informally (possibly by telephone) call the

Commies on attention you appearance of the tem picto dots on

page 44 of Oswald's address book. You might Indicate that this reference

aroused our suspicion but that we do not feel competent to make an

exhaustive examination of the materials for the presence of micro dots -

such examination should be conducted by the PBI or CIA. If micro dots

are actually found, we would be happy to collaborate to the fullest

degree required in the analysis of these dots.

3. I do not believe a statement that we have checked the names

against the NSA files needs to be made since:

8- The results were negative and

It identifies the existence of sensitive COMINI records.

Of course, " we had found something, a positive report would have been

required:

Mr, Amold has reviewed the text of the letter and accepts 4t

as unclassified under the circumstances.

FRANK B. ROWLETT

Special Assistant to the Director

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The material relating to the lee Harvey Oswald case provided by the

Warren Commission was exanined and there was no indication that any of

the items were used for a cryptographie purpose or for passing secret

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President's Commission on the

Assassination of President Kennedy

200 Maryland Avenue N.E.

Washington, D. C. 20002

ATTN: Mr. J. Lee Rankin

General Counsel

Dear Mr. Rankin:

Skilled cryptologists at NSA carefully examined the materials

relating to the log Harvey Oswald case provided by the Warren Cow-

mission. The results are as follows?

8, A detalled examination of the two dictionaries revealed

no indication of their use for cryptographic purposes.

b. In the cortespondence, the Oswald Diary, and the other

documett s examined there were no evidences of the use of any type

of cryptography, to Include the use of an open code.

c. Certain letters had been removed from pages 150 and 152

of the Russian novel, GLAZA KOTORYE SPRASHIVAYUI, "Questioning

Eyes." Eight letters had apparently been cut fron page 152 as follows:

Line 10

Line 11

Ilne 13

Line 16

Ilns 24

Laine 26

Ilne 27

One letter had been removed from page 150; however no significance

Is attributed to the removal of this letter since it corresponds in exact

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position to one of the letters removed from page 152, It was con-

cluded that this letter had boen accidently removed by the cutting

process applied to page 152 and that its removal resulted from the

application of excessive pressure on the cutting tool when the letter

on page 152 was taken out.

The sample is considered too small for any valid conclusions to

be reached as to the purpoges for which the above noted letters were

removed. It is considered most unlikely that this process of letter

removal has any cryptographic implication.

d. The Russian "Tourist" portable radio was examined for

cryptologic evídence. The radio appears to be a normal raceiver and

there

was no evidence of its use for any other purpose.

The names appearing in Lee's and Marina's address

books were checked. No evidence of cryptologic Implication was

found.

Although the results of the examination of the materials provided

by the Commission are essentially negative, further study of these

materials will ba made. It any rasults are obtained, the Commission

will be advised. However, it is considered most unlikely that any

thing beyond what is reported above will be discovered.

Sincarely,

GORDON A. BLAKE

Lleutenant General, USAF

Director

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