</s>104-1042-10237. 5K D JFK ACT CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM 01-07-99 RELEASE IN FULL 1998 RELEASE Central Intelligence Agency (c:07-7-5337) Washington, D.C. 50505 (703) 3517617 21 August 1978 Herbert B. Hetu Director of Public Affairs MEMORANDUM FOR: See Distribution Lavon B. Strong MEMORDUM FOR : See Distribution FROM: Deputy Director of Public Affairs Joe Trenton Story SUBJECT: DOP provided us this draft (by phone) of the article Joe Trenton has written entitled. "Was Howard Hunt in Dallas the day JFK Died." It drags out the old "Dallas" story as well as the one on Hunt." The Director was asked about the story today in Dallas. We will need to consider what response the .- Agency should make to Inquiries. Lavo Lavón B.Strong Distribution: ADDO C/CI OGC Breckenridge,0GC OLC OS6694

Summary:  
The document includes a 1978 CIA memorandum and related media coverage discussing allegations that E. Howard Hunt, a former CIA operative convicted in the Watergate scandal, was present in Dallas on November 22, 1963, the day of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. The memo, reportedly authored by CIA officials James J. Angleton and Richard M. Helms, claims Hunt’s presence in Dallas required concealment to protect the Agency. It suggests Hunt may have been tasked with arranging Oswald’s murder or preventing him from testifying about Russian involvement. The document references a 1965 House Assassination Committee investigation that placed Hunt in Dallas on November 22, 1963, and notes CIA sources’ speculation that Hunt’s alibi (shopping in Washington) was fabricated by the Agency. Hunt denied these claims, asserting he was in Washington with witnesses. The Select Committee on Assassinations (SCA) is mentioned as planning hearings to examine the memo and other evidence, including a Cambridge firm’s analysis of audio recordings indicating four shots were fired at Kennedy’s motorcade. The text also links CIA officials Helms and Angleton to internal investigations into KGB infiltration, with allegations that one may have been a mole. References to Lee Harvey Oswald’s ties to Soviet intelligence and the Warren Commission’s findings are included, though no direct connection to Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination is made in the document.  

Key People:  
- E. Howard Hunt (convicted Watergate conspirator, alleged Dallas presence on JFK assassination day)  
- Richard M. Helms (former CIA director, implicated in memo about Hunt’s activities)  
- James J. Angleton (former CIA chief, linked to memo and KGB mole investigations)  
- Lee Harvey Oswald (assassin of JFK, tied to Soviet intelligence per CIA sources)  
- Allan Dulles (late CIA director, met with Angleton during Warren Commission investigation)  
- Cleveland Cram (CIA station chief in Ottawa, involved in mole investigation)  

Key Locations:  
- Dallas, Texas (site of JFK assassination and Hunt’s alleged presence)  
- Mexico City, Mexico (Oswald’s last known location before Dallas)  
- Washington, D.C. (Hunt’s claimed alibi location)  
- Ottawa, Canada (Cram’s former CIA station chief role)  

Key Events:  
- 1963 JFK assassination and subsequent Warren Commission investigation  
- 1965 House Assassination Committee inquiry into Hunt’s Dallas presence  
- 1978 CIA memo alleging Hunt’s involvement in covering up his activities  
- Select Committee on Assassinations (SCA) hearings planning to examine evidence  
- Cambridge firm analysis of audio recordings suggesting four shots were fired at JFK  
- Internal CIA mole investigation linked to KGB infiltration  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Select Committee on Assassinations (SCA)  
- KGB (Soviet intelligence agency, alleged penetration of CIA)  
- Warren Commission (investigated JFK assassination)

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