HSCA NOT TO CONTACT OR INTERVIEW ANY CURRENT OR PAST AGENTS OR ASSETS.
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: IMMEDIATE MEXICO CITY
Document date: 05/31/1978
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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INFO: FILE, VRA DDOOL, CICA•SA CACCSO CACI-LI CACMS.

C/EPS/COMP, C/EPS/EG-2. C/OED/NOC=2. C/OG/DMS, C/PCS, CAPCS/CAC,

C/PCS/LSN, C/PM. CASIA, CASIA/FL, DDO/DO, ICS, ODPD-D, OLC, SA/DOLO,

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1.

INSTRUCTIONS PARA 30 REF B, CORRECT.

HSCA IS NOT TO CONTACTI

OR INTERVIEW ANY CURRENT OR PAST AGENTS OR ASSETS.

WE DID AGREE

WITH MR. CORNWELL THAT IF HE WISHED TO INTERVIEW ANY NON-OFFICIAL

COVER OFFICERS THAT WE WOULD ARRANGE SUCH INTERVIENS IN THE

UNITED STATES AFTER HIS RETURN FROM MEXICO.. WE ALSO AGREED-TO

ASSIST IN. SO FAR AS POSSIBLE IN LOCATING AND ARRANGING INTERVIEWS

OF FORMER STAFF EMPLOYEES FLICK, MUNRO AND ZAMBERNARDI.

20.

MR. CORNWELL MIGHT BE CONFUSING NOC'S WITH AGENT ASSETS,

HOWEVER. IHE DISTINCTION WAS EXPLAINED TO HIM AT HOS BY THE

THREE STAFFERS MENTIONED REF A AND MR. SCOTT BRECKINRIDGE, FORMER

DEPUTY IG, WHO HAS BEEN DETAILED AS THE AGENCY FOCAL OFFICER TO

ASSIST THE ASCA BY THE DOCI.

3.

PRIOR TO MEXICO TRIP MR. CORNWELL SUBMITTED LIST OF NAMES

OF PERSONS HE WISHED TO INTERVIEW. TRACES RUN ON ALL

INDIVIDUALS AND CORNWELL THEN GIVEN LIST OF PERSONS WITH WHOM

THERE NO AGENCY RELATIONSHIP AND NO HOS OBJECTION TO HIS

CORNWELL TOLD THAT FORMER AGENTS/ASSETS ON HIS

LIST WOULD NOT REPEAT NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW.

COS CORRECT IN REFUSING TO ALLOW CORNWELL AND ASSOCIATES

TO INTERVIEW FORMER

AGENTS OR

ASSETS.

5.

NO FILE.

E2. IMPDET.>

ORIG;

C/LAASTE (STURBITTS); COORD:

OLC CBRECKINRIDGE), SA/D0/0

(SHEPANEK), C/POS (PAGE); DO/LA/N

(DESMOND); AUTH: C/LA/MGSB

(HAWKINS); REL: C/LA

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