</s>104-10104-10404 V VUU SUDJECI KENNEDLY ASSASSADINAINA LUN- GARRISON OGC 68-1343 24 July 1968, Mrs. Charles M. Hilborn 151-40, 88th Street Howard Beach, Queens, New York 11414 Dear Mrs. Hilborne, The Director of Central Intelligence has asked me to answer your letter of July 19, 1968. I assure you that you are the Central Intelligence Agency was not involved in any way you are directly or indirectly, in the assassina- tion of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, or Reverend Martin Luther King. It is my my way that those who spread charges and rumors about about Cia's alleged involvement in these heinous crimes and doing a grave dissessevement in On May 14, 1964, John A. McCone, then the Director of Central intelligence, gave sworn testimony before the Chairman and members of the Warren Commission, That tensionary appears on pages 129-120 of Volume V. Mr. of the Com- mission's report. The following is quoted from Mr. McCones' testimony: "In a form of affidavit, I have gone into the matter in considerable detail personally, in my inquiry with the appropriate people within the Agency with theappropriate people within a latin to L.L. Osweald, in our files re- of law, examined all records in our knowledge of course, Oswald, and we have had knowledge the Soviet Union as he did, putting him in a situation where his name would appear in our name APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 RELEASE CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

Summary:  
The document is a letter dated 24 July 1968 from Lawrence R. Houston, General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), responding to Mrs. Charles M. Hilborn’s inquiry about CIA involvement in the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. The letter explicitly denies any CIA participation in these events. It references sworn testimony by former CIA Director John A. McCone before the Warren Commission in 1964, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was not an agent, employee, or informant of the CIA. The document also states that false claims linking the CIA to James Earl Ray (assassin of RFK) and Sirhan Sirhan (assassin of MLK) lack basis. The letter emphasizes the CIA’s commitment to defending freedom and rejects allegations of involvement in these crimes.  

Key People:  
- Lawrence R. Houston (General Counsel, CIA)  
- John A. McCone (Former CIA Director, testified before Warren Commission)  
- Lee Harvey Oswald (Suspected assassin of JFK, referenced in testimony)  
- James Earl Ray (Accused assassin of RFK)  
- Sirhan Sirhan (Accused assassin of MLK)  
- Mrs. Charles M. Hilborn (Recipient of the letter)  

Key Locations:  
- Howard Beach, Queens, New York (Address of recipient)  
- Washington, D.C. (Implied location of CIA and Warren Commission proceedings)  

Key Events:  
- Testimony by John A. McCone before the Warren Commission on 14 May 1964 regarding Lee Harvey Oswald’s lack of CIA ties  
- Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (1963)  
- Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy (1968)  
- Assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. (1968)  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Warren Commission (Investigated JFK assassination)

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