</s>104-1032-1023 JFK ACTO INSPECTOR GENERAL 05-24-99 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 8.5% RELEASE 1999 Executive Realtor 07-3660 MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting Director of Central Intelligence FROM John H. Walker Inspector General SUBJECT House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) 1. This memorandum is to alert you to possible future difficult- ties with the HSCA during the period lying immediately ahead. Some conscious consideration should be given to the problems that could of the result of the reported purpose for the two-month extension ariseous consideration of the Washington Post story states that the re-establishment of the Committies post-story states budget, and to justify a full-fledged investigation. 2. The difficulties that HSCa has experienced to date seem to have resulted from the tactics of Richard Sprague, the Staff Director and Chief Counsel of the Committee, as well as the projected costs of the proposed changes. The committee has spoken in uninhibited terms about use of the polygraph and stress has been involved in the issue. Congressional criticism about the lack of concern for civil liberties. From our point of view other statements attributed to him are equally from the Department of Defense, the Department's Department of Justice and the Los Angeles Times is making it December 1976 he was quoted in the right to reveal the identity of undercover CIA agents. The New York Times on 6 January 1977 quoted Representative Edwards criticism of nation public, chiefly though hearings, even if the discussion makes infor- might affect individuals or government agencies only indirectly con- protection with the assistance. This presentation is the classic problem of is inconsistent with early representations by him to Lyle Miller in- on the responsibility of Mr. Sprague's conduct of the reflective well dicating and method to respect the sensitivities about intelligence sources and methods. During the period that Mr. Sprouse was making his first plan number of newspaper stories contributed to him to HCSA sources a alleging CIA withholding information from the Warren Commission. On 17 January 1977 Jack Anderson and Les Whitten in the Washington post.

Summary: This memorandum from Inspector General John H. Walker to the Acting Director of Central Intelligence outlines concerns regarding potential conflicts with the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) during its investigation into the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It references challenges faced by the HSCA, including allegations that the CIA withheld information from the Warren Commission, disputes over access to classified materials, and media scrutiny of the committee's methods. The document notes tensions between HSCA staff director Richard Sprague and intelligence agencies, with claims of unauthorized disclosure of CIA agents' identities and accusations of fabricated evidence. It also highlights budgetary issues, security concerns, and the potential for leaks or demands for access to sensitive operations related to Cuba, Mexico City, and Paris, which could complicate future investigations.  

Key People: John H. Walker (Inspector General), Richard Sprague (HSCA Staff Director), Congressional investigators, CIA personnel, Representative Christopher J. Alder, Rep. Richard Pryor (D.N.C.).  

Key Locations: Washington, D.C., Mexico City, Paris, Los Angeles.  

Key Events: HSCA investigation into JFK and MLK assassinations, allegations of CIA information withholding, disputes over polygraph use and civil liberties, budgetary conflicts, media scrutiny, and debates over access to classified materials.  

Key Organizations: House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Department of Justice, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post.

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