</s>104-10096-10133 SECRET INSPECTOR GENERAL OLC 78-1632 7F-955 4 May 1978 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) Task Force Meeting - 4 May 1978, Room 6E60 SUBJECT: HouseSelect Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) Task Forces CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM Attendees Release in FULL: Attendeees Lyle L. Miller, OLC Patrick S. Carpenter, OLG Dick Rinnin, OS 1999G Patrick L. Gabrielson, OLO Ray Reardon, OS Norbert Shepenke, S/A/SO/DO/O/O Ray Reardon, OS Norbert Shepard, SA/D/O Don Gregg, SAJ/DO Bruce Johnson, CI Staff Scott Breedinger, DD/DG Bill Stubbs, DDO/LA Division Scott Breeder, ODG Lavon Strong, PA 1. (S) Mr. Miller opened the meeting by reviewing the past and current relationships between the Agency and the HSCA by reviewing in an agenda attendees between the agency and the HSCA and by requesting that the which focus their discussion topics suggest that the investigation. Mr. Miller explained that this and the discussion will allow all interested offices to develop positions and ensure full coordination. If any major issues explain that they will be submitted to top management in sufficient time for resolution rather than than facing fast minute to top decisions. A copy of the agenda is attached. 2. (s) 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 beached within HSCa offices with a CIA-controlled safe containing sensitive sources and methods of information used 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 considered for the HScA for legal use in memoandum of This position was considered for for the HCSA to draft their reports which necessitate CIA documents at CIA. Instead, sensitive documents will be loaned to the Committee for use during 4/3/1999 interviews, hearings, and dispositions. The documents will repose in the CIA- controlled safe at the HCCA. (OLC, OS Action) RELEASE

Summary:  
This memorandum details a meeting between the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) and the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) Task Force on 4 May 1978. The discussion focused on CIA document sharing protocols, security arrangements, and procedural guidelines for handling sensitive information. Key topics included an addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding between the CIA and HSCA, which outlines a secure safe for storing sensitive materials within HSCA offices. It also addressed restrictions on providing polygraph charts related to Nosenko, the Hart Study (declared internal by the DCI), and Mexico City surveillance materials. The group debated security measures for hearings involving Soviet defectors, including voice masking and location selection. A CIA task force was proposed to review the HSCA’s final report, with emphasis on sanitization procedures and coordination with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) for record retention.  

Key People:  
- Lyle L. Miller (OLC)  
- Patrick S. Carpenter (OLG)  
- Dick Rinnin (OS 1999G)  
- Patrick L. Gabrielson (OLO)  
- Ray Reardon (OS)  
- Norbert Shepard (SA/D/O)  
- Don Gregg (SAJ/DO)  
- Bruce Johnson (CI Staff)  
- Scott Breedinger (DD/DG)  
- Bill Stubbs (DDO/LA Division)  
- Lavon Strong (PA)  

Key Locations:  
- Headquarters Building (proposed hearing location)  
- HSCA offices (CIA-controlled safe location)  

Key Events:  
- Discussion of CIA document sharing protocols and security arrangements  
- Debate over Mexico City surveillance materials and their public release  
- Planning for executive session hearings involving Soviet defectors  
- Establishment of a CIA task force to review the HSCA’s final report  
- Coordination with HPSCI for permanent retention of Committee records  

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

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