“(MOSCOW, PARIS, MEXICO CITY, AND BUENOS AIRES) AND EXTRAPOLATE FOR THE WHOLE DDO. NEVERTHELESS, WE WILL ATTEMPT TO RESPOND TO REF FROM THE BA PERSPECTIVE___ - ______ ___ ____ _——---------------- ---- —- ‘ I3. OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF CIA USE OF STATE COVER IN ARGENTINA WILL ”
“13-00000 SECRET MHFNO : 98-0457370 SENS IND : PAGE: 3 OR THREE-TIMES PER YEAR-' STATION OBTAINS REPORTING OF ANOTHER-THREAT ON LOCAL JEWISH OR U.S. INTERESTS, INCLUDING THIS EMBASSY. IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, PUBLICATION OF CIA USE OF OFFICIAL COVER MIGHT ENDANGER PEOPLES' LIV”
“13-00000 SECRET MHFNOA.98-0480597 SENSIND: PAGE: 2 C IN WHICH SIX STATION OFFICERS WERE REMOVED FROM PARIS, WAS DRIVEN IN LARGE MEASURE BY AN UNSCRUPULOUS POLITICIAN LOOKING FOR HEADLINES,,-- / INTEGRATED STATE COVER OF OUR SMALL GROUP OF---- j UNILATERAL OFFICERS IS AMO”
“Secret - Working Paper Notes from Briefing of ARRB Staff on Stations? (11 October 1995 - ARRB conf, room)’ CIA Attendees: Bill McNair .Lee Carle 4 ( John Goins Chuck Briggs Hal Bean Barry Harrelson Bill re Stations: acknowledging the stations thereby putting the host”
“10 AGAGA______ , '104-10331-10318 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Secret Working Paper Notes from Briefing of ARRB Staff on Stations (11 October 1995 ARRB conf, room) CIA Attendees: Bill McNair Lee Carle John Goins Chuck”
“GIVEN THE PRESS SCRUTINY OF CIA ISSUES IN JAPAN, THERE IS NO DOUBT IN OUR MIND THAT SUCH A RELEASE WILL BE NOTICED BY THE JAPANESE MEDIA. 3. . PLEASE PREPARE YOUR ARGUMENTS IN AS COMPLETE A MANNER AS POSSIBLE. WE RECOMMEND THAT QUOTES FROM AMBASSADOR MONDALE, SUPPORTING ST”
“be preparing to appeal those releases and requests State Department's assessment as to the damage to foreign relations should the location of CIA stations be publicly acknowledged. (S) It remains essential that the U.S. Government stand by assurances to persons and foreign g”
“(CAA), BUT RATHER A "HYBRID" CAA, TO USE THE RSO'S PHRASE. THIS MEANS THAT FSN’S HAVE LONG HAD OFFICES ON THE THIRD FLOOR, WHERE THE * EXECUTIVE>OFFICES AND REPORTING OFFICES (INCLUDING STATION) ARE LOCATED. NEEDLESS TO SAY, STATION IS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE LOCAL CONFIGURA”
“13-00000 Secret 1 13 February 1996 et- Note to: Bob Skwirot, ARRB Staff Subject: Liaison related documents* Reference: Phone call between Ellie and Jeremy, 12 February 1996 Attached are a list and documents (13) which show liaison relationships between the CIA and h”
“13-00000 RE 09 restore the Shah to power.—Over the years, the Shah had shown his gratitude by allowing the Agency to use Iran as a base for electronic and radar surveillance of the Soviet Union. The CIA station chief in Iran usually maintained much closer contact with the S”
“the United States. The service probably would terminate its cooperation) (with the Station on the current joint teltap operation in order to be able to defend itself against domestic critics. SECRET”
“13-00000 _______ . SECRET MHFNO: 98-0457370 SENSIND: PAGE : 2 ENDLESS-NUMBER-OP MEETINGS TO BUILD WILL BE GONE WITH THE FIRST PUBLICATION LOCALLY CONFIRMING OUR USE OF STATE COVER. 4. MOREOVER, BILATERAL U.S.-ARGENTINE RELATIONS HAVE NEVER BEEN CLOSER; THESE WOULD BE TAR”
“recent decision insofar as it concerns the Agency’s use of ) .State Department cover. In this regard,, we will be < forwarding a more comprehensive memorandum addressing the damage issue prior to the next Board meeting, and we would also'like to offer the Board the opportunit”
“THIS AS AN ONGOING ) REQUIREMENT, ANY PRESS OR SERVICE APPREHENSION REGARDING OUR PRESENCE, SUCH AS COULD RESULT FROM ARRB TYPE RELEASES, COULD FORCE US TO FURTHER RESTRICT OUR UNILATERAL OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS -- SOMETHING WE WISH TO AVOID. H. LOCAL MEDIA (E.G., JAPAN AND”
“13-00000 SECRET Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D.C. 20505 FEB 0 2 1996 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Intelligence Coordination, Intelligence and Research, Department of State SUBJECT: Appeal of Unfavorable Determination by the JFK Assassination Records Review Board”
“USE OF STATE COVER, IT COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO SUSTAIN SOME UNILATERAL ACTIVITY DUE TO A POSSIBLE INCREASE OF FRENCH SCRUTINY OF OUR OFFICERS (SEE BELOW). G. HAVE THERE BEEN PAST IMBROGLIOS OVER CIA PRESENCE OR ACTIVITIES THAT THIS RELEASE COULD RESURRECT? A”
“liaison issued We later noted that the only other appeal thus far involves the FBI, and the White House has told the Bureau to resolve the matter with the Board. (S) 3. Pereira noted to the staffers that we're dealing with very short deadlines involving enormous volumes of mat”
“SECRE1 0 determined that the Logal Attackehad made inquiries in "‘Paria’in response to leads which had been sent from"Bureats Headquarters. This matter is being highlighted because it was a vitally important- operation to CIA and the Agency. had received, indications that i”
“This CIA base currently is undeclared to the 0 host government. (U) 3.104-10055-10072 and 104-10054-10007 (foreign government activity/liaison). (S) Regarding the release of the reference to the passpc camera foreignon page 3, it government is not thesuch undertakes US”
“13-00000 SECRET - 2 - Paris, he felt, would provide some understanding of "third world" operations. Bonn, he felt, would be a good example of the inter relations of a CIA Station with the Military and the Foreign Service. 3. Mr. Aaron stated that he had already sought ”
“approach the Turks. Mr. Wadsworth counsels that all cards be laid on the table, and he bases his reasoning on his belief that the Turks will know about it anyhow and that RFE is likely to get further if it comes clean. The NE Division on the other hand hopes that the approach”
“13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT: Foreign Government Information Australia government. As such, CIA consents to the release of these documents with the redactions proposed by the Board. 15. (S) Proposal for Future Coordination: With regards to any other foreign government inform”
“CIA has already disseminated sol any to the SSC information concerning sensitive technical operations against certain Embassies and diplomatic establishments in the U.S. ACTION: purposes. WOC:bcw ...... FZS.RA 8”
“13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT :Reconsideration of Releases in Scelso Testimony and Lopez Report __ ___ ___________________ described above, but also result in reluctance by Mexican —liaison to provide simi1ar assis tance in thefuture.The Mexican Government would likely be subjec”
“13-00000 SECRET press services.” It may be argued that although Forum World Features continues to be protected to a degree by deletion of its name in the Senate Report, CIA dis closure to newspaper editors, if it in fact took place and depending on how it was handled, pri”
“problems should bo - handled. Fart of Mr. Lang’s desire for porsonn. talks with officials of the Department of Stato grows out of in wich to get backing for hia position. - ‘ . 4. In a sense, AFE 1a the last NCFE bastion to bo sealed. - Mr. Leng’s statement that he has rece”
“14-00000 Slbht SECURITY INFORMATION 42858 -""p-mleu Riegtary 4 23 June 1953 MEMORANDUM FOR: DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE . SUBJECT: Your Meeting with NCFE with afternoon. According to my. informanta (I have not talked to Arthur Page), the Executive Committee of ”
“13-00000 SECRET tending to confirm the liaison relationship. We request that the last seven words of line four, paragraph "h", be replaced with substitute wording such as "the public security facilities”. (U) 4. 104-10004-10213 (source) (S) We request that the ARRB recons”
“13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT: Foreign Government Information Aus tral ial government.As such, CIA consents to the release of these. 1’ * documents with the redactions proposed by the Board. 15. (S) Proposal for Future Coordination: With regards to any other foreign government”
“13-00000 SECRET press services.” It may be argued that although Forum World Features continues to be protected to a degree by deletion of its name in the Senate Report, CIA dis closure to newspaper editors, if it in fact took place and depending on how it was handled, pl”
“13-00000 SECRET MHENO: 98-0430861 -SENS IND: PAGE: 2 FOLLOWING QUESTTONS-MAY ASSIST IN THE FORMULATION OF YOUR— RESPONSE. OF COURSE, INPUT FROM STATE COLLEAGUES WOULD BE WELCOME (AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT STATE FEELS VERY STRONGLY ON THIS ISSUE AND HAS ALSO FILED A PERS”
“characterized this as a problem of "DO culture." At the same time, he cited the specific example of the Mexicans /declining to meet the DCI on his recent Latin American trip as illustrative of Mexican sensitivity to the liaison issue. We later noted that the only other appeal”
“13-00000 -2- 4. CIA-sponsored activities at the Helsinki Youth Festival was the next item presented. A full report was given which fallowed care fully the post-mortem written by the CA Staff. 5. As for CA activities in the remainder of Latin America, the following count”
“13-00000 -3- Mr. Murphy seemed particularly interested in the level of activity in Italy and our efforts to cut it back. 9. At one point in the briefing, I spoke of the change in status of the African-American Institute and told of our negotiations with the Ford Foundati”
“14-00000 ESATIVE (€ slhdiea 10. It seems likely that Ramparts* interest in a num- ber of the 42 unexposed project organizations is based on factors unrelated to the actual CIA dealings with them. 11. The Headquarters elements that are or were responsi ble for the projec”
“maintain covert relation ships with contract agents notionally associated with it. d. The liaison between CIA/opa and RFE was not, during the period under consideration, fully satisfactory in this instance. Quite minor problems became serious because of a lack of complete un”
“13-00000 4 • cage-’- 47. SECRET are . ■ Hussein and the U.S. Government became increasingly concerned about the strong and strident propaganda voice of Radio Cairo. Both parties shared a 24 2 desire to counter its anti-American, anti-Hussein line (which was not/new), s”
“13-00000 SECRET press services." It may be argued that although Forum World Features continues to be protected to a degree by deletion of its name in the Senate Report, CIA dis closure to newspaper editors, if it in fact took place and depending on how it was handled, pl”
“bases his reasoning on his belief that the Turks will know about it anyhow and that RFE is. likely to get further if, it comes clean. The NE Division on the other hand hopes that the approach can be that of a private committee and that no mention need be made of CIA's interes”
“13-00000 4 Hussein and the U.S. Government became increasingly concerned about the --------------------------- :---- :---- —----------- •------------------------ ( 24 1 strong and strident propaganda voice of Radio Cairo. Both parties shared a 2 desire to counter its anti”
“proposals were technically sound. As far as these capital expenditures are concerned the 10 Division had completed its review and recommended their approval in order that there be no delay in getting this additional transmitter equipment in place. . 4. I would strongly sugg”
“« Il U 1. . 3 PAGE THREE DE HO 0155 SECRET ‘ ! 1} CURRENT FBI RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL . SECURITY AGENCY {NSA} AND CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA} COMPONENTS € PK. .j_IN NEW YORK. THE STAFF MEMBERS HAVE REQUESTED THAT THEY BE (D)CB) GIVEN A TOUR AND BRIEFING AT THE”
“13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : Reconsideration of Releases in Scelso Testimony and Lopez Report politics, nor has it undertaken such activity anytime in the recent past.--- Nevertheless, any public -confirmation—bythe U.S. Government of those activities would risk an adverse r”
“.FD-36 (Bov. 5-22-64) .1 F BI. 0 Date: 3/17/67 Transmit the following in CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO (Type in plaintext or code) BE AESIEICADON AND/OR. DECLASSIFICATIONATION RELEASE OF CA INFORMATION Via AIRTEL' % (Priority) IN TS DOCUMENT. E 6718-97 JmSLE KSR TO: DI”
“.■ sensitivity to our' involvement ’ * in past "election. Mentioned the reaction to the announcement on covert actions by DCI. Gunn ask if stations = liaison relationship; Bill said the other service can not say it did not know the CIA was operation in its own country - - w”
“€ Ern: vtt’g i/SN-irn/T /ddo. IVS FR 73-180 7 May 1973 MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Operations SUBJECT: Foreign Resources Division Operational Activities with Possible Flap Potential 1. At thr risk of stating the obvious, almost all of the operational activities”
“POLITICIAN KIM DAE JUNG FROM TOKYO OVER TWO DECADES AGO, IS STILL TREATED AS A PARIAH TODAY. 7. IMPACT ON CONTINUING OPERATIONS: OUR ONGOING COOPERATION WITH A JAPANESE LIAISON SERVICE IN PURSUIT OF A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST GROUP COULD BE TOTALLY DISRUPTED BY DISCLOSU”
“the Japanese and Ambassador Mondale have strongly recommended against confirming the existence of the station. The Japanese are very sensitive to any public acknowledgement of our liaison relationship. Wickham noted that the Board is trying to document Oswald' s travels, and”
“•(3 Page 3 SECRET SECURITY ixFORMAaG TRSA-1272. 9. Accordingly, RUSSO described a personal friend in the Division of Communications and Records of the Department who had had - considerable experience in censorship work and offered to make in quiries of this individual fo”
“13-00000 situation in private with his superiors. But Bob and his cohorts at FI/D were / one step ahead of Ambassador Meyer. They had figured out a way to intercept 2. his cables and the replies he received from Washington. So shortly after each State message was sent. Bob ”