“… shington. D.C. 20510 August 12, 1975 2 STAFF 75-2399 0 Mr. Seymour Bolten 24/180 00DT 1970 Assistant to the Director Room 6DO120 Central Intelligence Agency r e s t e Dave Cry17 800 inMy C/9 d . Langley, Virginia Dear Mr. Bolten: / / Seunn This letter is to confirm an oral request by Commi …”
“… he Honorable Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General of the United States, Signed by Mr. Colby. The letter deals with the GAO’s audit of the Central Intelligence Agency. (Attached) 2. Guide to Central Intelligence Agency Statutes and Law dated September 1970 (without the Ryan Amendment on Foreign Intell …”
“… deals with the intelligence community and * in reviews the General Accounting Office’s right to audit and obtain information .. from the Central Intelligence Agency.... Inasmuch as Mr. Keller has treated a subject basic to this Agency’s' capability to carry out work mandated by Congress, I believe it …”
“… rity than I would ordinarily recommend for Government agencies, generally, the purposes sought to be obtained in the establishment of the Central Intelligence Agency are believed to • be of such paramount importance as to justify the extraordinary measures pro posed therein." He went on to say that th …”
“… CIA." . ■. :. . Chairman Vinson replied to the Comptroller General on July 18, 1962, . stating that, "the restrictions you met within the Central Intelligence Agency • -. .. " • are necessary," I believe,- for the proper protection of its intelligence activities e - - : % - " and should be maintained." …”
“… FFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515 August 28, 1978 Mr. Scott Breckinridge Chief Coordinator, HSCA Office of Legislative Counsel Central Intelligence Agency. Washington, D. C. 20505 Dear Mr. Breckinridge: Shepanek's notes: Copy Tom-SE- ger-OGC Present at 29 aug 78 mecting: Ed andilws-SE Dale sum …”
“… . "observed" restrictions with regard to his food f. OMS intake 05/11 3. Define Nosenko's present and past employment arrangements with the Central Intelligence Agency. NW 65990 Docld:32390006 Page 2 03346 Mr. Scott Breckinridge : Page 2 /ci/os CI Tom Kiyam ndanes zo life cc SE CI CI Include: ESCA a. b. c. …”
“… ICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515 16 August 1978 Mr. Scott Breckinridge Principal Coordinator/HSCA Office of Legislative Counsel Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D.C. 20505 Dear Mr. Breckinridge: In connection with this Committee's investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deat …”
“… DING, ANNEX 2 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515 October 30, 1978 Mr. Scott Breckinridge : Principal Coordinator/HSCA Office of the Legislative Counsel Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. C. 20505 Dear Mr. Breckinridge:”
“f the Legislative Counsel Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. C. 20505 Dear Mr. Breckinridge: As discussed on October 30, 1978 with Roger Gabrielson, the Select Committee on Assassinatio …”
“… 3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING. ANNEX 2 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515 FEB 211978 Mr. Patrick Carpentierin . Office of the Legislative Counsel . Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. C. 20505- 1 j Dear Mr. Carpentier: 'In connection with the investigation of the House Select Committee on Assassinations …”
“… 08-10316 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Declassified and Approved for Release by the Central Intelligence Agency Date: 2003 1 SECRET DOHB 70-1-1 CHAPTER III 15 November 1974 ANNEX B THE 201 SYSTEM Rescission: Annex B of Chapter III, CSH …”
“14-00000 INFORMATION R POR1 INFORMA/ON REPORT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United Stales within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18 …”
“NORMATION RPLORT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage laws. Title 13 …”
“6002011 3 10 29 7 1 - 14 E 3Foith TkO(N PEPORii ARION REPOR CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18 …”
“INFORMATION PORT INFORR ‘ON REPORT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 600 2547 This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, …”
“… TION. TO : WHITE HOUSE ATTN: MR. MCGEORGE BUNDY DEPARTMENT OF STATE ATTN: MR. U. ALEXIS JOHNSON 66. 2280 2.99-563 CONF: CAWH FROM: XXXXOOXX CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RE OSWALD INFO: DGD/DCL, DDP, C/C1, C/CI/SI, VR ☐ DEFERRED ROUTINE TO INFO CITE DIR 87520 SUBJECT: LEE HARVEY OSWALD”
“… O. TO FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION: WHITE HOUSE ATTN: MR. MCGEORGE BUNDY DEPARTMENT OF STATE ATTN: MR. U. ALEXIS JOHNSON FROM: XXXXXXXXX CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RE OSWALD 66 23 299-563 ☐ DEFERRED. CONF: ☐ ROUTINE INFO TO INFO CITE DIR 87520 SUBJECT: LEE HARVEY OSWALD REFERNCE IS MADE TO OUR OUT TELE …”
“rom previous reports that the allegations made by ALVARADO were the NW 65990 Docld:32393817 Page 5 4 thoroughly investigated by Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation representatives in Mexico City in liaison with the responsible Mexican law enforcement authorities. Ref …”
“t the allegations made by ALVARADO were the NW 65990 Docld:32393817 Page 5 4 thoroughly investigated by Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Invest igation representatives in Mexico City in liaison with the responsible Mexican law enforcement authorities. Re …”
“… ATIONS WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (PURSUANT TO 5. RES. 21, $ATH CONGRESS) WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 Mr. Walter Elder Review Staff Central Intelligence Agency Langley, Virginia Dear Walt: January 12, 1976 REVIEW STOAFR 76-0083”
“taff Central Intelligence Agency Langley, Virginia Dear Walt: January 12, 1976 REVIEW STOAFR 76-0083 This letter will confirm verbal requests made by Mr. Dwyer of the Senat …”
“… y at that time to follow his activities? Mr. Hooves. That is true. We have no agents in Russia. Foreign intelli gence is handled by the Central Intelligence Agency, and our responsibility is domestic. We work very closely together. Senator COOPER. Have you had the jurisdiction since the assassination …”
“… ill be asked to testify on whether Lee Harvey Oswald was ever an agent, directly or indirectly, or an informer or acting on behalf of the Central Intelligence Agency in any capacity at any time, and whether he knows of any credible evidence or of any conspiracy either domestic or foreign in volved in …”
“… ? Mr. McCone. I live at 3025 Whitehaven Street in Washington. Mr. Rankin. Are you familiar with the records and how they are kept by the Central Intelligence Agency as to whether a man is acting as an informer, agent, employee, or in any other capacity for that Agency? Mr. McCone. Yes; I am generally …”
“… ined whether or not Lee Harvey Oswald, the suspect in connection with the assassination of President Kennedy, had any connection with the Central Intelligence Agency, informer or indirectly as an employee, or any other capacity? Mr. McCone. Yes; I have determined to my satisfaction that he had no such …”
“… was never associated or connected directly or indirectly in any way whatsoever with the Agency. When I use the term “Agency,” I mean the Central Intelligence Agency, of course. Representative Ford. Does that include whether or not he was in the United States, in the Soviet Union, or anyplace? Mr. McC …”
“… of our records searched to see; if there had been any contacts at any time prior to President Kennedy’s assassi-/ nation by anyone in the Central Intelligence Agency with Lee Harvey Oswald.: We checked our card files and our personnel files and all our records. Now, this check turned out to be negative …”
“in the Central Intelligence Agency, either in the records or in the mind of any of the individuals, that there was any contact had or even contemplated. with him. 121”
“… Cone,, do you have full authority from higher authority to make full disclosure to this Commission of any information in the files of the Central Intelligence Agency? Mr. McCone. That is right. It is my understanding that it is the desire of higher authority that this Commission shall have access to al …”
“… gations, which were made promptly and immediately, that we had no evidence to support such an assumption. - Representative Ford. Did the Central Intelligence Agency have any contact with Oswald during the period of his life in the Soviet Union? Mr. McCone. No; not to my knowledge, nor to the knowledge …”
“contact, nor according to any record we have. Representative Ford. Did the Central Intelligence Agency have any personal contact with Oswald subsequent to his return to the United States? Mr. McCone. No. ' Mr. Rankin. Mr. McCone, your Agen …”
“… intelli gence services. Furthermore, we have no other evidence that he ever worked for Soviet intelligence. Representative Ford. Is the Central Intelligence Agency continuing any investigation into this area? Mr. McCone. No, because, at the present time, we have no information in our files that we h …”
“… resident, and I would like to inform the Commission as to how we discharge that responsibility by quickly reviewing the chronology of the Central Intelligence Agency’s support of President Kennedy’s visit to Mexico City from the 29th of June to the 2d of July 1962. Mr. Rankin. Will you please do that. …”
“… ers, head quarters components remained on a 24-hour alert for close support of the embassy and the Secret Service. So, not only was the Central Intelligence Agency and its various components involved in this for a period of 2 months in close collaboration with the Secret Service, but by bringing in t …”
“… s where they share this responsibility, and in going through this chronology, it points out the type of exchange and cooperation that the Central Intelligence Agency tries to afford both the Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in matters where we have a common respon sibility. I wo …”
“… information between intelligence agencies of the Government could be mate rially improved. Mr.' McCone. I think the exchange between the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Secret Service is quite adequate. I am not informed as to whether the exchanges between th …”
“… But in this particular case, Oswald in the Soviet Union, whose responsibility was it to transmit the information, whatever it was, to the Central Intelligence Agency? Mr. McCone. Well, it would be the State Department’s responsibility to do that. - Whether there really exists an order or orders that in …”
“… ve they do, either. Mr. McCone. I am not sure they should. Representative Fobd. It wouldn’t be your recommendation that you, the head of Central Intelligence Agency, should have that information? Mr. Dulles. In a case of an American defecting to a Communist country, shouldn’t you have it?. Mr. McCone …”
“… e, it would be an impossible task to transmit all information available in the State De partment and Immigration Service as files to the Central Intelligence Agency. It would not be a productive exercise. What must be transmitted and is being transmitted, while I cannot recite the exact regulations is …”
“… uld be a matter well within the purview of the State Department to keep all the way through, because we do not have responsibility in the Central Intelligence Agency for the conduct or behavior or anything else of American citizens when they are abroad unless there is some special consideration applyin …”
“… uld be argued, however, that the unique ness of this individual case was such that the Department of State might well have contacted the Central Intelligence Agency to keep them abreast of the developments as they transpired. This is not—and when I say this, I mean the Oswald case—is not an ordinary r …”
“Did the Central Intelligence Agency investigate any aspects of Oswald’s trip to Mexico? Mr. McCone. Yes; we did. Representative Ford. Can you give us any information on tha …”
“… h other, from other, information we determined that Oswald was in the United States at that particular time. Representative Ford. Did the Central Intelligence Agency ever make an investigation or did it ever check on Mr. Ruby’s trip to Cuba or any connections he might have had with the Castro governmen …”
“… ot been listed previously in this series, who are involved in the Garrison case, and who have or have claimed to have a connection with the Central Intelligence Agency. One, William Clarens WOOD, is a former staff employee. II. PERSONNEL 1. Thomas Edward BECKHAM (aka Mark EVANS) a.”
“… CEIPT Mr. Michael Goldsmith, House Seleut Committee on Assassinations 3391 House Annex #2 HSCA 2 August 1978 Office of Legislative Counsel. Central Intelligence Agency Room 7 D 35 FROM: Washington, D.C. 20505 2nd & D Streets, SW., Wash., D. C. 20515 THE DOCUMENTS LISTED HEREON ARE FORWARDED FOR: INFORMATIO …”
“URN COPY 2- PINK, ADDRESSEE HOLD BAC 3 CANARY, OLC HOLD BACK TO: TRANSMITTAL AND DOCUMENT RECEIPT ca FROM: Office of Legislative Counsel Central Intelligence Agency Room 7 D 35 Washington, D.C 20505 2 Aug 78 c. Michael Goldsmith Select Committee on Assassinations House of Representatives. 3551 louse Ann …”
“… il 17, 1968 Rosen - Sullivan — Tavel ----- ROM : S. J. Papic 40 Trotter ------------ Heimos — Tele, Ficom --- URJECT: MURKIN 1 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), MEliten 2 0) (3) furnished the following to the Liaison Agent on April 17, 1968: * A CIA source, characterized as being very rel …”
“… r --------------- Tele. Room ------ - ROM : S. J. Papich);7 Hcimes -------------- MEliten „ Gandy 1 UBJECT: MURKIN Richard Ober, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), V NE furnished the following to the Liaison Agent on April 17, 1968: A CIA source, characterized as being very reliable, advised …”
“… • Trotter Tele. Room A FROM Mr. J. A. Sizo Holmes Gandy - 0 SUBJECT: MURKIN At 6:35 pm 4/22/68, John Mapother, Clandestine Service, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), furnished the following information to Night Supervisor James F. McGuire by telephone: 0 CIA sources in Panama have reported two A …”