</s>104-10065-10363 SECRET JFK ACT 7-22-97 RELEASE OLC 78-1632 4 May 1978 MAY 11 | 55 PH 78 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD MEMORDUM FOR The RECORD SUBJECT: House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) Task Force Meeting - 4 May 1978, Room 6E60 Attendees Lyle L. Miller, OLC Dick Ringeringer, OCC Patrick L. Carpenter, OTC E. Jones, OS Rodrick S. Gabrielson, OLC Ray Reardon, OS Norman S. Sheppard, O/A/DO/O/O Bruce Johnson, DDA Don Gregg, SA/D/O Mike Sednaoul, CI Staff Scott Breckridge, DD/IG Bill Sturbbs, DDO/LA Division John Leader, OIG Bill Stribbs, PDO/PA 1. (S) Mr. Miller opened the meeting by reviving the past and current relationship between the Agency and the HSCA and by requesting the past that the attendees focus their discussion upon issues suggested in an agenda. which reflected predictions of the future course of the HScA by requesting that the Mr. Miller explained that this and follow-up discussions will allow all information issues develop, they will be submitted to top management in sufficient information issues related to the following discussions. If any time for resolution rather than facing fast minute ad hoc decisions. A copy of the issue is attached. 2. (5) Significant points of consensus were: Providing CIA Documents -- An Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding is being drafted. In essence, it provides a CIA security benchmark within HSCa offices with a CIA-controlled safe containing sensitive sources and agents, and Cia-controlled in or resulting from interviews, hearings, and depositions. (OLC Action) -- No documents will be sent to the HCSA for use in report drafting. This position is consistent with the original Memorandum or Understanding which CIA documents for the HSCA to draft their reports which necessitate CIA documents - at CIA. Draft their sensitive documents will be loaned to the Committee for us to use, sensitive in the CIA-related safe at the HCCA. The documents will repose in the CIA-controlled Safe at the HHSCA. (OLC, OS Action) # 06272 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 1997 Jor 7/27/97

Summary  
This document details a meeting of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) Task Force on 4 May 1978, held in Room 6E60. Attendees included representatives from multiple U.S. intelligence and investigative agencies, including the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), Office of Counterintelligence (OIC), Office of Security (OS), and others. The meeting focused on coordination between the HSCA and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) regarding document sharing, security protocols, and procedural guidelines for the HSCA’s investigation into assassination-related matters. Key topics included the provision of CIA documents to the HSCA, restrictions on accessing sensitive materials, handling of polygraph data, review of internal studies, surveillance operations in Mexico City, and logistical arrangements for hearings involving defectors like Bernardo de Torres and Nosenko. The document outlines decisions to limit CIA document sharing, establish a task force for reviewing the HSCA’s final report, and protocols for managing sensitive materials post-investigation.  

Key People  
- Lyle L. Miller (OLC)  
- Dick Ringeringer (OCC)  
- Patrick L. Carpenter (OTC)  
- E. Jones (OS)  
- Rodrick S. Gabrielson (OLC)  
- Ray Reardon (OS)  
- Norman S. Sheppard (O/A/DO/O/O)  
- Bruce Johnson (DDA)  
- Don Gregg (SA/D/O)  
- Mike Sednaoul (CI Staff)  
- Scott Breckridge (DD/IG)  
- Bill Sturbbs (DDO/LA Division)  
- John Leader (OIG)  
- Bill Stribbs (PDO/PA)  

Key Locations  
- Room 6E60 (meeting location)  
- Headquarters Building (proposed secure venue for hearings)  

Key Events  
- Discussion of CIA document sharing protocols and restrictions.  
- Review of the Hart Study as an internal CIA document.  
- Coordination on handling polygraph data and Mexico City surveillance materials.  
- Planning for executive and public hearings involving defectors like Bernardo de Torres and Nosenko.  
- Establishment of a CIA task force to review the HSCA’s final report.  
- Determination to refer Committee materials to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) for retention.  

Key Organizations  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)  
- Office of Counterintelligence (OIC)  
- Office of Security (OS)  
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI)

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