</s>104-10066-10164- APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1933 JFK ACT CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM OLC 77-33 Aug 15 2 15PM 717 21 July 1977 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD RELEASE SUBJECT: 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 (O.D.), 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. (u) Present from the Select Committee were: Richardson Pryor (D. ., N.Car.) - In charge of the Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy Samuel L. Devine (R ., OHio) Ranking Minority Member Delegate Walker E. Fountroy (D). D ., D.C.) - in charge of the investigation of the assassination 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. ( U) According the Director were: Sidney Stembridge, Deputy Director of Security George L. Cary, Legislative Counsel Douglas T. Cummins, Assistant Legislative Counsel 5. (C) Chairman opened the meeting thanking the Director for suggesting the meeting and for the cooperation Director forsuggesting the meeting for the Cooperation that the Committee 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 07215

Summary  
A memorandum dated August 15, 1977, records a meeting between the Director of an unspecified agency (likely CIA) and Representative Louis Stokes (D-OH), Chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations. The meeting followed correspondence exchanged in late May and early June 1977. Present from the Select Committee were Richardson Pryor (D-NC), Samuel L. Devine (R-OH), and Delegate Walker E. Fountroy (D-D.C.). From the agency, Sidney Stembridge (Deputy Director of Security), George L. Cary (Legislative Counsel), and Douglas T. Cummins (Assistant Legislative Counsel) were present. The discussion focused on cooperation between the agency and the committee, including the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Chairman expressed gratitude for the Director’s cooperation, and the Director reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to supporting the investigation. The meeting concluded with plans for Mr. Blakey to visit CIA Headquarters for orientation and further discussions on the NDA/MOU.  

Key People  
- Louis Stokes (D-OH), Chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations  
- Richardson Pryor (D-NC), member of the Select Committee  
- Samuel L. Devine (R-OH), Ranking Minority Member of the Select Committee  
- Walker E. Fount, Delegate (D-D.C.), member of the Select Committee  
- G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the Select Committee  
- James Wolf, Legal Unit Counsel of the Select Committee  
- Sidney Stembridge, Deputy Director of Security  
- George L. Cary, Legislative Counsel  
- Douglas T. Cummins, Assistant Legislative Counsel  

Key Locations  
- CIA Headquarters (implied as location for planned orientation meeting)  
- Washington, D.C. (implied as location for the meeting, given participants’ affiliations)  

Key Events  
- Meeting between the agency Director and Representative Louis Stokes on August 15, 1977  
- Discussion of cooperation between the agency and the House Select Committee on Assassinations  
- Agreement to facilitate Mr. Blakey’s visit to CIA Headquarters for orientation and NDA/MOU discussions  
- Reference to ongoing investigations by the committee into the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  

Key Organizations  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Office of Legislative Counsel (implied through personnel like Cary and Cummins)

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