</s>104-10140-10089 SECRET CLG RECORD COPY APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 OLC 77-1810 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM: 4 May 1977 memor under MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD HSCA SUBJECT: Meeting with Mr. Stephen Fallis, Deputy Chief Counsel, House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSC) 77-0014/s 1. I met with Mr./ Fallis in his office for about 25 minutes on this date. We had agreed by phone to get together for a general discussion. In addition Mr. Fallis had five summary investigative reports on staffers of the Committee which had wished passed to the CIA Director of Scaffees of this Committee had the following statements and standards of ICID 1/14. I also had a FOIA release concerning James Earl Ray which I wished to provide to the Committee had accordance previous practices. 2. The discussion immediately turned to clearances and Mr./ Falls been rather embarrassed to inform me that the five summary reports had been retained because the Committee has some question about the substance of these reports. For example, he stated that an allegation would be contained wherein an anonymous informant would state that he did not believe the subject of the investigation should be trusted with to handle this type of allegation and they were asking the FBI for more amplification. I told Mr./Fallis that I was not familiar with the details of investigative procedures and could not comment the way or other. 3. Mr./ falls commented that the Bureau had been able to conduct their investigation on these five subjects in a period of about two weeks. submitted group of more than 50 requests for investigation he had been not indicate whether they intended for this to the full number of staffers to receive clearances in accordance with the DCID 1.14. 4. We were discussed procedures in very general terms. I informed him that I wasn not prepared to go over a draft with him today, since some coordination still still in process on the agreement had drawn up. I sincerely committed in the House of Representatives would be dealing with us as according allegations of improper activity by the KCIA. As much as possible, we thought that the same general procedures should apply to be presented with a faith with the accompli wherein may have reached an agreement with the other committees first. I assured Mr. Fallsis that JFK ACT 1967 RELEASE 2. IMPORT C. D. Signor

Summary: The document details a meeting between an unidentified individual (likely a CIA representative) and Stephen Fallis, Deputy Chief Counsel of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA), on May 4, 1977. The discussion centered on clearance procedures for HSCA staff members, with Fallis noting that five summary investigative reports on staffers had been retained due to the committee’s concerns about their content. These reports included allegations from anonymous informants regarding individuals’ trustworthiness. The CIA representative expressed unfamiliarity with investigative details and declined to comment further. Fallis mentioned the Bureau’s ability to investigate five subjects within two weeks, though it was unclear if all staffers would receive clearances per DCID 1/14. Procedures were discussed generally, with the CIA representative indicating coordination was ongoing before sharing drafts. The meeting also addressed HSCA’s security officer, Mr. Morrison, and a non-disclosure agreement developed by the committee. Fallis inquired about collaboration readiness, to which the CIA representative affirmed preparedness after administrative steps.  

Key People: Stephen Fallis (Deputy Chief Counsel, HSCA), Mr. Morrison (security officer with Navy experience), unidentified CIA representative.  
Key Locations: Not specified beyond offices and committees.  
Key Events: Meeting between CIA and HSCA representatives; discussion of investigative reports, clearances, security procedures, and non-disclosure agreements.  
Key Organizations: House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

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