“ence Community as opposed to the Warren Commission. During the course of this st udy, additional Age ncy files have been reviewed. These files have been examined in an effort to resolve cert …”
“ence Community as opposed to the Warren Commission. During the course of this st udy, additional Age ncy files have been reviewed. These files have been examined in an effort to resolve cert …”
“rmation provided the Warren Commission, files have a lso been requested and 餐 NW 66000 DocId:3227136 0 Page 2 11 Mr. Rocca added that, to his knowledge, Mr. Helms' orders were fo …”
“… ong we took care of as best we could. (Ibid., pp. 10-11.) However, it was Mr. Helms' recollection that the CIA provided information to t he Warren Commission primarily on the basis of the Commission's specific requests. Under NW 66000 DocId:32271360 Page 3 CcitesupraMcCont Rankin testimony] effec …”
“… ldsmith: Laxity Mr. Hems, I take it from your testi- mony that your position is that the anti-Castro plots, in fact, were rele- vant to the Warren Commission's work; and, in light of that, the Committee would like to be informed as to why the Warren Commission was not told by you of the anti-Cast …”
“the Warren Commission about our operations. Mr. Goldsmith: If the Warren Commission d id not know o f the operation, it certainly was not in a position to ask yo …”
“… deposition, p.16) had Thus, the evidence indicates that Helms to trav e approached McCone to discuss informing the of past and ongoing CIA Warren Commission anti-Castro assassina- t cost tion plots might have Helms Todoso would have meant his job informing McCone that plots were still being cons …”
“… al of Helms' non-disclosure to the Warren Commission: Mr. Goldsmith : Do you think Mr. Helms was acting properly when he failed to tell the Warren Commission about the assassination plots? Mr. Scelso: No, I think that was a morally highly re- prehensible act, which he cannot possibly justify unde …”
“ice. (Scelso dep., p.153) III. Introductory Section/SS+M NW 66000 The length of time required b y th e CIA to respond to the Warren Commission's requests for information has been shown to have been dependent upon 1) the availability of information and 2) the complexity of the issue …”
“… rotect its to smpreded the Warren Commissions investigati on These are: 17 Mr. Rocca, as the day to day CIA working level contact with the Warren Commission stated that on the average it took less than one week for the CIA to transmit its information to the Warren Commission, after s uch in- for …”
“pro- tect its sensitive sources and methods di dtrave which effect the quality of the information t oker the Warren Commission and it s staff were given access. (Rankin at p.23) in In some instances as a result the As made the • withholdiorlimit Agency w e unilatera …”
“… quote, all of p.5) Mr. Scelso's characterization is supported by examination of the background to the first major CIA report furnished the Warren Commission regard mission regarding ) Lee Harvey Oswald's trip to Mexico City. (Cite.) Much of the informa- S31Janmemo tion provided to the Warren Co …”
“uch of the informa- S31Janmemo tion provided to the Warren Commission in this report was based upon sensitive sources and methods, identification of which had been deleted completely from the report. CIA The p …”
“… ssion for copies of the FBI's materials which sup- ported or complimented the FBI's five volume report of Decmeber 9, 1963 submitted to the Warren Commission. Papich provided O'Neal with this report which indicated that some United States Agency in Mexico. L Papich queried O'Neal whether the FBI …”
“is matter with Scelso who in turn, after a discussion with Helms, was directed by Helms to p repa re CIA material to be passed to the Warren Commission. O'Neal wrote: ( He (Scelso) was quite sure it was not the Agency's desire to make available to the Com- mission at least in this manner--v …”
“… u. Jan, 1964 CIA dissem to FBI, CSC1-3/779/510) when Helms, To expressed his concern regarding exposure of Agency sources by the FBI to the Warren Commission. Helms wrote that the CIA had become aware that the FBI had already: en called to the att tion of the Commission, through its attorney, tha …”
“… IA Mexico City Station. That cable indicated that knowledge of Agency sources and techniques was on that date still being withheld from the Warren Commission. Therein, it stated that on Saturday, February 1, 1964, CIA wasto present a report on Oswald's Mexico City activities to the Warren Commiss …”
“… d in the four compilations discussed above, a chart has been prepared which illustrates the flow of written information from the CIA to the Warren Commission and the U.S. Intelligence Community concerning President Kennedy's assassination. This chart sets forth the C IA'S designation for each doc …”
“selected subjects the volume of information provided to the U.S. Intelligence Community as oppo sed to the Warren Commission. During the course of this study, addi tional Agency files have been reviewed. These files have been examined in an effort to resolve certa …”
“… t on this basis: "the CIA was to t urn over and t o develop any information bearing on the assassination that could be of assistance to the Warren Commission." (Ibid., p. 26.) A different view of the CIA's role regarding the supply of CIA's information to the Warren Commission was propounded by R …”
“… long we took care of as best we could. (Ibid., pp. 10-11.) However, it was Mr. Helms' recollection that the CIA provided information to the Warren Commission primarily on the basis of the Commission's specific requests. Under NW 66000 DocId:32271360 Page 3 CcitesupraMcCont Rankin testimony] effec …”
“have never been asked to testify before the Warren Commission about our operations. Mr. Gold smith: If the Warren Commission did not know of the operation, it certainly was not in a position to ask you …”
“… e deposition, p.16) had Thus, the evidence indicates that Helms to trave approached McCone to discuss informing the of past and ongoing CIA Warren Commission anti-Castro assassina- t cost tion plots might have Helms Todoso would have meant his job informing McCone that plots were still being cons …”
“… al of Helms' non-disclosure to the Warren Comm ission: Mr. Goldsmith: Do you think Mr. Helms was acting properly when he failed to tell the Warren Commission about the assassination plots? Mr. Scelso: No, I think that was a morally highly re- prehensible act, which he cannot possibly justify unde …”
“for infor mation has been shown to have been dependent upon 1) the availability of inf ormation and 2) the complexity of the issues pre- sented by the req uest. On this point, Mr. Helms testified that when CIA had been able to satisfy a Commission re- ہیں۔ quest, the CIA would th”
“… of WC staffers.) at times However, nstances, riching сте спро Concern for protecting its the CIA'S senstive sources and methods, caused the Warren Commission to experience greater difficulty relevant in getting information than when the protection of such sources and methods wa s not at issue. J. …”
“… CIA's concern for revealing the existence of sensitive technical operations, as outlined above, was evident from the ception ception of the Warren Commission. Mr. Scelso commented that "we were not authorized at first to reveal all our technical operations." (Scelso dep. p.158) Scelso further tes …”
“… ote, all of p.5) Mr. Scel so's characterization is supported by examination of the background to the firs t major CIA rep ort furnished the Warren Commission regard mission regarding ) Lee Harvey Oswald's trip to Mexico City. (Cite.) Much of the informa- S31Janmemo tion provided to the Warren Co …”
“sitive sources and methods, identification of which had been deleted completely from the report. CIA The policy limiting Warren Commission know- ledge of CIA sources and methods was articulated as early as December 20, 1963, at which time a cable was sent from CIA headquarters …”
“… ssion for copies of the FBI's materials which sup- ported or complimented the FBI's five volume report of Decmeber 9, 1963 submitted to the Warren Commission. Pap ich provided O 'Neal with this report which ind icated that some United States Agency i n Mexico. L Papich querie d O 'Nea l whether t …”
“… ussed this matter with Scelso who in turn, after a discussion with Helms, was directed by Helms to prepare CIA material to be passed to the Warren Commission. O'Neal wrote: ( He (Scelso) was quite sure it was not the Agency's desire to make available to the Com- mission at least in this manner--v …”
“… u. Jan, 1964 CIA dissem to FBI, CSC1-3/779/510) when Helms, To expressed his concern regarding exposure of Agency sources by the FBI to the Warren Commission. Helms wrote that the CIA had become aware that the FBI had already: en called to the att tion of the Commission, through its attorney, tha …”
“… IA Mexico City Station. That cable indicated that knowledge of Agency sources and techniques was on that date still being withheld from the Warren Commission. Therein, it stated that on Saturday, February 1, 1964, CIA wasto present a report on Oswald's Mexico City activities to the Warren Commiss …”
“… in the four compilations discussed above, a chart has been pr epared which illustrates the flow of written information from the CIA to the Warren Commission and the U.S. Intelligence Community concerning President Kennedy's assassination. This chart sets forth the C IA'S designation for each doc …”
“t o t he U.S. Intelligence Community as opposed to the Warren Commission. During the course of this study, additional Agency files have been reviewed. These files have been examined in an effort to resolve certai …”
“ring on the assassinatio n that could be of a ssistance to the Warren Commission." (Ibid., p. 26.) A different view of the CIA's role regarding the supply of CIA's information to the Warren Commission was propounded by R …”
“… g we took care of as be st we could. (Ibid., pp. 10-11.) However, it was Mr. Helms' reco llection t hat the CIA provided information to the Warren Commission primar ily on the basis of the Co mmis sion's specific requests. Under NW 66000 DocId:32271360 Pa ge 3 Ccit esupraMcCont Rankin testi mony] …”
“you of the anti-Castro assassination plots. Mr. Helms: I have never been asked to t estify before t he Warren Commission about our operations. Mr. Goldsmith: If the Warren Commission did not know of the operation, it certainly was not in a position to ask you …”
“… eposition, p.1 6) had Thus, the evidence indi cates th at Helms to trave approached McCone to discuss informing the of past and ongoing CIA Warren Commission anti-Castro assa ssina- t cost tion plot s might have Helms Todoso would have me”
“A Warren Commission anti-Castro assa ssina- t cost tion plot s might have Helms Todoso would have me ant his job informing McCone that plots were s till being …”
“arren Comm ission: Mr. Goldsmith: Do you think Mr. H elms was ac ting properly when he failed t o te ll the Warren Commission about the assassination plots? Mr. Scelso: No, I think that was a morally highly re- prehensible act, which he cannot possibly justify unde …”
“… protect its to smpreded the Warren Commissions investigation These are: 17 Mr. Rocca, as the day to day CIA working level contact with the Warren Commission stated that on the average it took less than one week for the CIA to transmit its information to the Warren Commission, after such in- form …”
“… f WC staffers.) at times However, nstances, riching сте спро Co ncern for protecting its the CIA'S senstive sources and methods, caused the Warren Commission to experience greater difficu lty relevant in getting information than when the protection of such sources and m ethods was not at issue. J …”
“… in t he four compilat ions discussed above, a chart has been prepared which illustrates the flow of written information from the CIA to the Warren Commission and the U.S. Intelligence Community concerning President Kennedy's assassination. This char t sets fo rth the C IA'S designat ion for each …”
“… effort to resolve these gaps. Where significant substantive issues have arisen related to the kind and quality of information provided the Warren Commission, files have also been requested and 餐 NW 66000 Do cId:32271360 Page 2 11 Mr. Rocca added that, to his knowledge, Mr. Helms' orders were fol …”
“… nt Kennedy's ass assin ation (Ibid. p. 23.) He testified to the Committee that the CIA made every effort to be as responsive as possible to Warren Commission requests. (Exec. Sess. Text. of Richard Helms, 8/9/78, p. 10.) Mr. Helms added further testimony regarding the manner in which the CIA prov …”
“at the CIA provided information to the Warren Commission primarily on the basis of the Co mmis sion' s specific requests. Under NW 66000 DocId:32271360 Page 3 CcitesupraMcCont Rankin testimony] ef …”
“… d them? How was I to kn ow that? And besides, I was not the Director of the. Agency and in the CIA, you did not gó traipsing around to the Warren Commission or to Congressional Committees to to any- pl ace els e without the Director's permis- sion. Mr. Goldsmith: Did you ever discuss with the Di …”
“… d eposition, p.16) had Thus, the evidence indicates that Helms to trave approached McCone to discuss informing the of past and ongoing CIA Warren Commission anti-Castro assassina- t cost tion plots might have Helms Todoso would hav e meant his job informing McCone that plots were still being con …”
“… sal of Helms' non-disclosure to the Warren Commission: Mr. Goldsmith: Do you think Mr. Helms was acting properly when he failed to tell the Warren Commission about the assassination plots? Mr. Scelso: No, I t hink that wa s a morally highly re- prehensib le ac t, which he cannot possibly justify …”
“… onal public service. (Scelso dep., p.153) III. Introductory Section/SS+M NW 66000 Th e length of time required by the CIA to respond to the Warren Commission's requests for information has been shown to have been dependent upon 1) the availability of information and 2) the complexity of the issue …”