“CIA · From: J. BARRY HARRELSON · To: JAMES R. OLIVER · JFK-M-16 : F13 : 2000.02.14.13:40:22:733054 : · Release: Redact”
Agency records spanning Oswald's 201 file, the Directorate of Plans, and the Mexico City and Miami stations.
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CIA · From: CIA HEADQUARTERS · To: MEXICO STATION, CIA · JFK26 : F11 : 1993.07.20.09:03:57:460620 : · Release: In Part
CIA · From: MEXICO STATION, CIA · To: CIA HEADQUARTERS · JFK26 : F11 : 1993.07.20.09:09:38:780620 : · Release: In Part
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The CIA Records within the JFK Assassination Records Collection offer insight into the agency's activities and its connection to the assassination investigation. These records include materials related to Lee Harvey Oswald's 201 file, a standard intelligence dossier, and documents concerning the Directorate of Plans, the CIA's covert operations arm. The collection also contains files from the CIA's stations in Mexico City and Miami, locations of interest due to Oswald's travels and anti-Castro Cuban exile activities, respectively.
The historical significance of these records lies in their potential to illuminate the CIA's knowledge of Oswald before the assassination, its intelligence gathering in Cuba and Mexico, and its internal assessments of the event. The types of records include internal CIA reports, such as a draft history of the Bay of Pigs, and files on individuals like Valentin Sergeyevich Loganov and Claire Booth Luce. Also present are records from other agencies, including FBI documents and reports from Senate committees like the SSCIA and HSCA, which investigated the assassination and intelligence agencies. Many documents are partially or fully redacted, reflecting ongoing security classifications.
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“CIA · From: J. BARRY HARRELSON · To: JAMES R. OLIVER · JFK-M-16 : F13 : 2000.02.14.13:40:22:733054 : · Release: Redact”
“CIA · From: BARRY HARRELSON. OIM/HRP · To: WITHHELD · JFK-M-16 : F8 : 2000.02.09.14:05:07:593044 : · Release: Redact”
“CIA · From: HARRELSON. JFK PROJ OFF. OIM/HRP · To: EDMUND COHEN. DIRECTOR, OIM · JFK-M-16 : F8 : 2000.02.09.13:59:17:077044 : · Release: Redact”
“CIA · From: BRIGGS. VIENNA VA · To: BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT. LEXINGTON KY · JFK-M-16 : F10 : 2000.02.10.10:21:10:827044 : · Release: In Part”