“41 to r 544-ence 1 Mr. Wallasoh. Did somebody tell youtthat the PBI had primary jurisdiction? Pratos(rvea 2 3 Mr. Halley. No, but the FBI has primary jurisdiction * 4 this is something we are taught in our training courses, in * the United States, vou know, for case”
“mbh 1 Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 SECRET I - ! PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION 2 i ON CIA ACTIVITIES 4= ! Langley, Virginia - Wednesday, April 16, 1975 €t. Deposition of WILLIAM C. STURBITTS, called for 71 -i examination by Counsel for the Commission on CIA Activities, .8; ”
“could not recall the exact identity of these individuals. He indicated that he got the impression that .this information was common knowledge in the news, 83004 field. The Bureau may-wish 'to advise 'CIA- by appropriate channels concerning the information tht the CIA had b”
“mbh 1 Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 SECRET 1 — 1 PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION 21 ON CIA ACTIVITIES A 4z ! Langley, Virginia - • J Wednesday, April 16, 1975 6 1 Deposition of WILLIAM C. STURBITTS, called for 71 examination by Counsel for the Commission on CIA Activities, 6”
“€ ( 1 II. C1A PERSONNEL TO BE INTERVIEWED OR DEPOSED The following list indicates the CIA personnel the Committee has thus far decided to interview, or depose. * Where known, specific persons are identified. In all other cases, the position or program responsibility and”
“%90iI ****a 1-4 1 the performance, of the investigative agencies, specifically 2 the FBI and the CIA and to evaluate the work of the Warren 3 Commission.. •! Do you understand that as well? S4EZ-+95 (ZOZ) hZ00Z 5 Mr. Shaw. Yes. Mr. Goldmsith. Prior to coming here t”
“mbh 1 Phone (Area 202} 544-6000 SECRET 1 — 1 PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION 2 , ON CIA ACTIVITIES • ! Langley, Virginia Wednesday, April 16, 1975 6 Deposition of WILLIAM C. STURBITTS, called for J examination by Counsel for the Commission on CIA Activities, 8 J the witne”
“0 TO P SECRET 60 Phone (Alea 202) 544-6000 1 conversations with Seymour Boultin — 2 Mr. Baron. Walt Elder? 3 Mr. Halley. I talked to Walt Elder on the phone. You know 4 the people who are involved in this thing. I have asked for 5 that, I talked to our attorney, Clarke—”
“program are Fred Cook, Mark Lane, Harold Weisberg, all of whom who have been outspoken critics of the FBI.>- / The Central Intelligence Agency, according to Mr. Rocca, was concerned over the appearance of their ex-employees - Victor Marchetti and George O’Toole. he Mr. Rocc”
“turn out well. (S) 6. After our meeting with Whitten, I spoke with Gunn about how this issue would be handled by the Board. Gunn believed that it was more than likely that the Board would agree to protect him and that he would make the strongest argument he ■ could to them. ”
“confident all would turn out well. (S)■ 6. After our meeting with Whitten, I spoke with Gunn about how this issue would be handled by the Board. Gunn - believed that it was more than likely that the Board would agree , to protect him and that he would make the strongest arg”
“OP DECKEL P hone (A re a 2 0 2 ) 5 4 4 -6 0 0 0 127 1 and saying, look, we want you to go along with this and use 2 Colonel Wimert down there, he is really important to us, and 5 that sort of thing, and was perhaps slightly embarrassed 4 by the fact that they had been doin”
“Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 SECRET 2 1 PROCEEDINGS/ 3 Thereupon, WILLIAM C. STURBITTS, called as a witness by Counsel for the Commission on.CIA 5 Activities, and having been first duly sworn by the Notary 6 Public, was examined and testified as follows: 7 EXAMINATION”
“Report Correspondent also has contacts with the Agency, a fact which concerns Muldoon. i f. Central Investigation Agency - An Atlanta. . detective Agency established a few years ago by Howard COSGROVE, a former Georgia police officer specialized in narcotics operations who ”
“use my judgment, seek out persons who might be of interest, and take advantage of opportunities which might arise; that I would be given recruited agents to handle as the need arose; that, per the limitation concerning my cover, I was not to engage in actual recruitments, but was”
“turn out well. (S) 6. After our meeting with Whitten, I spoke with Gunn about how this issue would be handled by the Board. Gunn believed that it was more than likely that the Board would agree e to protect him and that he would make the strongest argument he could to them. ”
“IDEN A CONCLUDED THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE USEFUL TO TAKE WHITTEN'S DEPOSITION AT A LATER DATE. ALTHOUGH WHITTEN HAD IN GENERAL A GOOD MEMORY, IDEN A FELT HE DID NOT ADD ANYTHING 0 *OF SIGNIFICANCE TO HIS PRIOR TESTIMONY BEFORE THE<HSCA.> AFTER THE INTERVIEW, WHITTEN TO”
“COMMITTEE SENSITIVE Phillips, page 3. Bill Kent was running "if Bill Kent got to the point where he felt he would like a little, weight, 5. Sometimes he went down to Miami on a "trouble shooting" mission. as when problems developed with a commercial radio station the Age”
“12 Phone (Area 202) 549-6000 MR. MANFREDI: ■ On the record. 2 BY MR. MANFREDI: Q Mr. Sturbitts, are you familiar with a gentleman by / the name of Frank Sturgis? A Indeed. Q Is your familiarity based on what you have read in 7 the press? 8 A No. It is what is cont”
“the statement, "Under the cover of investigating a leftist campaign to drive U. S. Government spokesmen and recruiters for government agencies from the colleges, I talked over the situation with those listed below, the following report is based on the combined thinking of al”
“Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 SECRET 2 1 PROCEEDINGS/ 2 Thereupon, WILLIAM C. STURBITTS, a called as a witness by Counsel for the Commission on.CIA 5 Activities, and having been first duly sworn by the Notary 6 Public, was examined and testified as follows: 7 EXAMINATI”
“7 operations- or projects. He added that there would, have, also been many Wad hoc" actions. "Under questioning, he, stated that it is possible that he' was responsible for as many as 14 to 1.7 ongoing operations and 3 to 6 developmental stage operations. Most of these, o”
“tected. (C) NW 65924 Docld:32369411 Page 3 CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL APPENDIX. TO HEARINGS VOLUME VI Page 262, Paragraph (698). Add the words "an alleged" in front of "former CIA employee." The point here is that it has never been- made clear that the man known as Carswell was th”
“to this request but was unable to reach Mr. Brooten until this date, since he was out of town. $ дев 2. I reached Mr. Brooten in his office in Florida and identified myself to him as representing the Office of Legislative Counsel of the CIA. I reminded him of the last time we had”
“arranged to have Wiley call Cecil Tighe, SRS, the following Monday and for Tighe to advise Wiley to come to Washington in the near future to discuss the matter with Tighe and Gaynor. Apparently, Allen was removing himself from contact with Wiley at about this time. Apparent”
“TOP SECRET 128 P hone (A re a 2 0 2 ) 5 4 4 -6 0 0 0 1 night. Q 6 2 Mr. Wides. ( If you associate that with (1) NOV o 9 you must have been told more than just, we have an informant. 4 How would it be discussed at the meeting, through this 5 proprietary we have acc”
“Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 SECRET 2 F Do PROCEEDINGS/ Thereupon, 1O WILLIAM C. STURBITTS, called as a witness by Counsel for the Commission on.CIA 5 Activities, and having been first duly sworn by the Notary 6 Public, was examined and testified as follows: 7 EXAMIN”
“CIA Covert. , , Tr. 4 . 1, Agent told Wiley .1 that McCord1 is * out of it anyway and ’that another person is supposed to get in touch with ‘Agentert. Agent • ."Wiley will call McCord tonight for a briefing on handling the Mexican material. Afterwards, Wiley can stall fo”
“-2X33 *ad212255a 1-74 i1 debrief a man who might have other involvement in the Soviets 2 would not, I believe, have fallen within the purview of the 3 0/0 Contacts Branch. A Mr. Goldsmith. Do you have any knowledge of the opera- STREET, S.W. REPORTEPS, BUILDING, WASHING”
“Following the approval of the project funding, McCord contacted Lee Pennington, of the Americanism Committee of the American Legion in Washington, D. C., asking, and receiving wholehearted agreement, for Pennington to provide • cover for Wiley’s work. The cover arrangements w”
“4-00000 ,104-10112-10323, 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 . .. RETURN TO CIA Background Use Only Do Not Reproduco ' 21 August 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. F. I. G. Coleman C/OPS/LSN SUBJECT FBI Investigation of Allegations ”
“42 P hone (A re a 2 0 2 ) 5 4 4 -6 0 0 0 TOP SECRET 1 Mr. Osborn. He was a Deputy undouc. Colmmie.ounk.o Goggmrs % - 2 He had a very high position was 3 his name. 4 Mr. Wallach. I note your attorney is taking notes. May 5 I ask if those will be provided to the CIA? 6”
“EI 12 Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 MR. MANFREDI: • On the record. 2' BY MR. MANFREDI: Q Mr. Sturbitts, are you familiar with a gentleman by / the name of Frank Sturgis? A Indeed. Q Is your familiarity based on what you have read in 7 . the press? 8 A No. It is what ”
“DFo staff ve recalled that a faw months ago, shortly after the CIA. expose first appeared in the New York Times, we received in the mail a -- brochure from The Wackenhut Corporation, 262 Havana, Denver, Colorado This organization was described as a private investigative servic”
“n January 1953 for use as a donor in Project LPCOIN. This clearance was cancelled in September 1956. e. Philip Maurice STERN, son of the above mentioned couple, was granted a liaison clearance in March 1961 when he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. P”
“13-00000 * Messrs. Horak, Vaughn and Wright July 6, 1975 * Page 2- 0 /% s= 4- * ■ dtn 0737 %The "0 My associates and I are currently involved with: 41); The House and Senate investigations of the FA federal intelligence community, i.e. domestic assassina-w tions and W”
“1 (0) (3) The Central Intelligence Agency, according to Mr was concerned over the appearance of their ex-employees - Victor Marchetti and George O’Toole. ■ Mr. advised that his Agency would have coverage 31 2 data (15) of the conference and that he would be happy to pass al”
“would be denied as an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency from the date he entered on duty through the date of his departure. Attachment E is a personal letter received from Mr. Whitten after he was notified that his name might be released in connection with declass”
“14-00000 c. Item 17 - William Harvey - Approximately 50 documents, virtually all of which concern the estab- lishment, maintenance, and use of cover for Subject during his career with the Agency as a Staff Employee from 1947 to 1967. d. Item 27 (1) International Rescue Co”
“would be denied as an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency from the date he entered on duty through the date of his departure. Attachment E is a personal letter received from Mr. Whitten after he was notified that his name might be released in connection with declass”
“GEK I 12 Phone (Area 202) 549-6000 MR. MANFREDI: • On the record. 2 BY MR. MANFREDI: - 1 Q Mr. Sturbitts, are you familiar with a gentleman by / the name of Frank Sturgis? A Indeed. 6 Is your familiarity based on what you have read in Q 7 the press? 8 A No. It is”
“AW 50955 D o c Id : 32203774 P age 21 CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED 11-4-94 du (I) (B) (1)CC) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: C ATEGORIES: HARVEY, William• OCCURRENCE: FAD 0000 woe mta-9 O At yM te9 4ft. HARVEY t”
“SECKET 62 Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 Of course, if these people went out and did something on 2 their own, they could do things we were not aware of, obviously. 3 You can’t — you know what they are doing during their eight or 4 1 ten hours that they are going to work ever”
“4 SECRET 12 Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 MR. MANFREDI: On the record. BY MR. MANFREDI: 3' Mr. Sturbitts, are you familiar with a gentleman by i Q the name of Frank Sturgis? A Indeed. Q Is your familiarity based on what you have read in #,1 the press? 8 A No. It is ”
“IUP DECKEL Phone (A rea 202) 544-6000 128 1 of it, General Bennett and General Philpott feel that they are 2 embarrassed to refute the fact that they had already been doing 3 the work for the CIA t do halcoone 4 Now, all those things were not ordinary garden variety 5 dai”
“An in-h V* "***; ihT AUmdoldil-miEnnm dot GiJ • Bureau of Investigation, denied this allegation in a . letter to The Washington Post and said that the polygraph examinations had been conaucted by another agency. Specu lation centered around the Agency, but after a day or so”
“oFonrT Cor-L Sr * : 11 before being expelled. He has visited the USSR, and several Iron Curtain countries, the Far East, Middle East and Africa, Central and South America, Korea and the Republic of China. His interviews at the front in Vietnam with American enlisted men ”
“$556.70. The New York Times reported on 3 August 1959 that Charles Wiley, his wife, and Joanne Mellor, a British sub ject living in New York City, were "roughed up" when they attempted to join a parade of Eastern Bloc delegates to the WYF. Wiley and company waited until th”
“TOP SECRET 127 Phone (A rea 202) 544-6000 1 Mr. Wides. Were you ever aware, whether you were formally 2 notified or just got a rumble or heard through the grapevine, that the CIA was getting some information about these threats, 4 or some information about groups who might”
“13-000,00 SECRET SUBJECT: Memo to JFK Assassination Records Review Board • the second careers of former employees; • the cover and identity of other employees who worked with the covert employee whose name is released as CIA; and. • the protection of sources and metho”