</s>104-10062-10101 UNCLASSIFIED ERNAL ONLY CONF.NTIAL SECRET ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET SUBJECT (optional) FROM C/D/DO/TISS/TIPG MAR 10. 2.45 PH 78 ID25 DATE 10 MAN 10.00 DATE OFFICER'S COMMENTS (Number each comment to your conte INITIALS RECIVED FORWARDED S/D /O/O/0/0 2D/010099 Tube: DXO Green ATTIN: N.Shepanck. JFKACT 10. RELEAS 11 12 APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 13 13. CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM 15. #5630 FORM 610 USE PREVIOUS SECRET CONFIDENTIAL INTERNAL USE ONLY UNCLASSIFIED

Summary  
This document is a memorandum from Robert A. Barteaux, Chief of the Information Processing Group at the CIA, dated 10 March 1978, addressed to Donald P. Gregg and Norbert A. Shepanek. It responds to a request from the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) regarding information on James Earl Ray, F. Lee Crisman, Larry Crawford, and other individuals during 1966–1968. The CIA conducted an intensive search of its files and indices but found no records of James Earl Ray’s activities in 1966. References to other individuals listed in the HSCA request also yielded no information indicating they were ever employees, agents, or informants of the CIA. Attached are copies of DCD documents related to F. Lee Crisman and Larry Crawford, including a card deck from CI Staff referencing an article in *Rude Pravo* (a Czechoslovak Communist publication) dated 21 August 1966, which mentions "CZ's Murder/Death" and names appearing in the context of U.S. presidents. Charles Siragusa is noted as an OSS agent assigned from March 1944 to December 1945 and later associated with the U.S. Narcotics Bureau in Rome during the early 1940s.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray: Subject of CIA search for information on his activities between 1967–1968; no records found for 1966.  
- F. Lee Crisman: Mentioned in DCD documents related to the HSCA request.  
- Larry Crawford: Referenced in a card deck from CI Staff tied to an article in *Rude Pravo*.  
- Charles Siragusa: OSS agent (1944–1945) and later associated with the U.S. Narcotics Bureau in Rome.  
- Norbert A. Shepanek, Donald P. Gregg: Recipients of the memorandum.  

Key Locations  
- Rome, Italy: Site of Siragusa’s association with the U.S. Narcotics Bureau.  
- Czechoslovakia: Home to *Rude Pravo*, the Communist publication referenced in the document.  

Key Events  
- CIA search for James Earl Ray’s activities (1967–1968) and other individuals (1966–1968).  
- Reference to an article in *Rude Pravo* (21 August 1966) discussing "CZ's Murder/Death" and names linked to U.S. presidents.  
- FOIA requests and DCD document reviews related to the HSCA investigation.  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Conducted file searches and provided documents.  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA): Requested information on individuals tied to assassination investigations.  
- U.S. Narcotics Bureau: Mentioned in Siragusa’s historical association.

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