</s>104-1048-10104 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 1993 JFK ACT SECRET 09-18-98 RELEASE OTE 92-1403 10 February 1992 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence Director of Training and Education Director, Center for the Study of Intelligence VIA: Director, Director, Center, for the study of Intelligence FROM: J. Kenneth McDonald Director, CIA History Staff SUBJECT: Survey of CIA History Staff Committee on Assassination Investigation Surveyed on CIA Records from House Select Select SUBJECT: 1. As you requested on 16 January, the History Staff has now surveyed CIA's records from the House Select Committee on Assassination CIA records from all the House select Committee on President John Kennedy as the President of the United States. For 30 years, the President's President John F. Kennedy was promised to be the President for the National assassination of CIA records from full account of our findings, and of its recommendation for full account to our assessment of the CIA's history. The CIA was the first of all HSCA Archives through existing classification to the National 2. After the Office of Congressional Affairs arranged permission from Congress for History Staff access to the secretary, the CIA was responsible for the investigation of the other related holdings at Headquarters, and we examined these and secretaries. The Department of the Department of Defense and the Department's Department of Homeland Security and secretaries, and the members of the National of our findings were result of careful, persistent, and by no determined inquiries, at least one of the following statements, and no other related holders we were seen all the documents that CIA collected for that we have seen all of the documents contained in the summary of our finding which follows is documented in more than one in of our searching. 3. General Description: The HSCa collection (defined as all records that the CIA provided to that Committee defined as 1977 records that are provided are that Committee members as Beyond the 64 designation) is a large and chaotic collection. involved in FOIA litigation, there are 16 boxes of Oswald's 201 file resolved in FOIA legislation, there is no evidence of the Mexico City Station records) that were collected for the mission in the investigation that were material can be found on microfilm in the sequestered collection. The Federal Office of Director of Operations, 34, while in the required collection of the Directorate of Operations. <loc_118><loc_873>material collected by the Directorate of Operations: 34,while SECRET CL BY 0965642 <loc_721><loc_905>DECL. BY 0986542 DECL OADR

The document compiles declassified government records related to investigations into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK), including materials from the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Warren Commission. The collection spans 1963–1978 and includes sequestered records, surveillance files, FBI reports, and HSCA staff notes. Key topics involve CIA operations in Mexico City and Cuba, surveillance of Soviet and Cuban embassies, FBI investigations into Lee Harvey Oswald’s activities, and connections between Oswald and anti-Castro groups. While no direct evidence of CIA involvement in JFK’s assassination is found, references to Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) appear in security files and HSCA records, likely tied to broader anti-Castro intelligence operations. The document also notes the declassification of technical systems and codeword controls under the CIA Historical Review Program, emphasizing protocols for disclosure and foreign relations impacts.  

Key People  
- **Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK)**: Mentioned in security files (Box 1) and HSCA records, referenced alongside anti-Castro activities.  
- **Coretta Scott King**: Listed with MLK in Box 15.  
- **Lee Harvey Oswald**: Central to the 201 file, FBI reports, and surveillance records; linked to Cuban exile networks.  
- **Jack Ruby**: Included in HSCA requests and CIA security files (Box 2).  
- **Clay Shaw**: Mentioned in HSCA requests and FBI investigations.  
- **E. Howard Hunt**: Referenced in discussions of Cuban operations and Mafia connections.  
- **Silvia Duran**: Subject of surveillance and FBI reports; linked to anti-Castro activities.  
- **David Ferrie, Frank Sturgis, David Phillips, James McCord, Richard Helms, DCI Casey, DCII (Director of Central Intelligence)**: Identified in investigative files or program guidelines.  

Key Locations  
- **Mexico City**: Central to CIA operations, including surveillance of Soviet/Cuban embassies and anti-Castro groups.  
- **Cuba**: Mentioned in HSCA reports on Cuban exile activities, intelligence operations, and Oswald’s alleged ties.  
- **Soviet Union**: Surveillance of the Soviet embassy in Mexico City; referenced in cables and dispatches.  
- **Washington, D.C. (National Archives)**: Site of declassification processes and record storage.  

Key Events  
- **HSCA Investigation**: Review of JFK assassination, including chronologies, witness testimony, and CIA/FBI correspondence.  
- **Oswald’s Activities**: Detailed in the 201 file, including passport/visa records, contacts with Alvarado, and alleged ties to Cuban exiles.  
- **CIA Surveillance**: Monitoring of Soviet/Cuban embassies, anti-Castro groups, and individuals like Silvia Duran.  
- **FBI Reports**: Included in HSCA files on Oswald, Nosenko interrogations, and Mexico City activities.  
- **Declassification Processes**: Guidelines for sanitizing technical systems and codeword controls under the CIA Historical Review Program.  

Key Organizations  
- **CIA**: Central to the collection; referenced in security files, surveillance operations, and internal reviews.  
- **FBI**: Involved in investigations of Oswald, Nosenko, and anti-Castro networks.  
- **HSCA (House Select Committee on Assassinations)**: Primary focus of the records, including staff notes, chronologies, and requests for name traces.  
- **Warren Commission**: Mentioned in correspondence and reports on Oswald’s passport/visa and CIA involvement.  
- **National Intelligence Council**: Referenced in guidelines for declassification protocols.

MLK Declassified Files

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