</s>104-10095-10118 DATE: TRANSMITTAL SLIP 15 MAR 1977 TO: IC ROOM NO. BUILDING REMARKS: APPROVED FOR-RELEASE-103: CA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM CIA HISTORTICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN TULL. FROM: 00c ROOM No. BUILDINO EXTENSION FORM NO. 241 REPLACES FORM 5-4 (C) WHICH MAY BE USED. ACT 4/12/99 RELEASE

Summary: The document is a memorandum dated March 15, 1977, from George L. Cary, Legislative Counsel, to the Director of Central Intelligence. It addresses a request from Richard Sprague, counsel to the House Select Committee on Assassinations, for information regarding Santos Trafficante, including his connections with Johnny Rossi and Sam Gianciano, his release into the United States, and any subsequent contact. The CIA’s response notes that prior checks with FBI, DOJ, and internal offices indicated limited access to classified information, though a previous exception allowed temporary access to intercepts involving Lee Harvey Oswald and the Soviet Embassy in 1973. The memorandum also references the release of 24 declassified documents related to the JFK assassination via Freedom of Information Act requests, which are linked to the House Select Committee’s investigation. It mentions the committee’s focus on both JFK and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations, with the CIA aligning its response with Justice Department and FBI positions regarding classified information.  

Key People: Richard Sprague, George L. Cary, Santos Trafficante, Johnny Rossi, Sam Gianciano, Lee Harvey Oswald, Hank Knoche, Bernard Fensterwald, Norman Kempster, Andrew Falkiewicz  
Key Locations: Mexico City, United States, Washington D.C.  
Key Events: Request for information on Santos Trafficante, release of JFK assassination documents via FOIA, House Select Committee on Assassinations investigation, 1973 intercepts involving Oswald and Soviet Embassy  
Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice (DOJ), House Select Committee on Assassinations

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