</s>104-10140-10113 C RECORD COPY APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 OLC 77-3379 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM 21 July 1977 my MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD HSCA 77-0047/7 MEMORDUM Meeting between Director and Representative Louis Stokes (D.), Ohio) Chairman, House Select Committee Stokes(D), Ohio) on Assassinations 1. (U/IUO) The Director met with Representative Louis Stokes (I), Ohio), Chairman, House SELECT Committee on Assasinations, in accordance with correspondence that they had exchanged in late May and early June of this year. 2. (C) Present from the Select Committee were: Richardson Preyer (D), N.Car.) In charge of the investigation of the assassination of President John (D). Kennedy Samuel L. Devine (R ., Ohio) - Ranking Minority Member Delegate of the Investigation of the Assassination of of the Investigation Of the Assassiation of Dr. Martin Luther King 3. (UI) Present From the Committee staff were: G. Robert Blakey - Chief Counsel and Staff Director James Wolf - Legal Unit Counsel 4. (I) Accompanying the Director were: Sidney Stembridge, Deputy Director of Security George L. Cary, Legislative Council Douglas T. Cummings, Assistant Legislative Counsel 5. ((C) Chairman Stokes opened the meeting thanking the Director for suggesting the meeting and for the cooperation that the Committee had had from the Agency. The Director responded to the Chairman by stating that he wished the Agency to be fully cooperative with the Committee and gave the JFK ACT 1963 RELEASE 2:0:1:0.0:0-0.6550-2

Summary  
A memorandum records a meeting held on 21 July 1977 between the Director of an unspecified agency (likely the Central Intelligence Agency) and Representative Louis Stokes (D), Ohio), Chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations. The meeting followed correspondence exchanged in late May and early June 1977. Present from the committee were Richardson Preyer (D, N.C.), overseeing the investigation into President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, and Samuel L. Devine (R, Ohio), Ranking Minority Member of the committee’s investigation into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Committee staff included G. Robert Blakey (Chief Counsel) and James Wolf (Legal Unit Counsel). Accompanying the Director were Sidney Stembridge (Deputy Director of Security), George L. Cary (Legislative Council), and Douglas T. Cummings (Assistant Legislative Counsel).  

Chairman Stokes thanked the Director for cooperation, and the Director reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to supporting the committee. Discussions focused on a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with Blakey indicating these could be finalized by September 1977. Security concerns, particularly leaks to the press, were addressed, with both parties agreeing to prevent such issues. The meeting concluded after approximately 20 minutes. Post-meeting, Blakey and Wolf arranged for Blakey to visit CIA headquarters for orientation and further discussions on the NDA/MOU.  

Key People  
- Louis Stokes (D, Ohio), Chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations  
- Richardson Preyer (D, N.C.), member of the committee overseeing JFK assassination investigation  
- Samuel L. Devine (R, Ohio), Ranking Minority Member of the committee’s MLK assassination investigation  
- G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Staff Director for the committee  
- James Wolf, Legal Unit Counsel for the committee  
- Sidney Stembridge, Deputy Director of Security  
- George L. Cary, Legislative Council  
- Douglas T. Cummings, Assistant Legislative Counsel  

Key Locations  
- CIA Headquarters (implied via reference to planned visit)  
- Washington, D.C. (implied as location of meeting and committee operations)  

Key Events  
- Meeting between the agency Director and House Select Committee on Assassinations on 21 July 1977  
- Discussions on Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)  
- Agreement to finalize NDA/MOU by September 1977  
- Planning for Blakey’s visit to CIA headquarters for orientation  

Key Organizations  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (implied via reference to Director and staff)  
- Legislative Counsel Office (via mention of Cary and Cummings)

MLK Declassified Files

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