</s>104-10067-10005 JFK ACT INSPECTOR GENERAL OLC 76-3614 76-3613 8 December 1976 RELEASE MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Meeting with Staff Members from the House Select Committee to Assassinations - 8 December 1976 1. On this date, Mr. Sidney Stembridge, Deputy Director of Security, Mr./Douglas-T. Cummings, of my office, and I met with the three Counsellors of the HouseSelect Committee, and Mr. I met Assassinations-Messers, Robert Lehner, Robert Tannenbaum, and Stephen Falls. At the very end of the meeting, Mr ., Richard Spraague, Chief Counsel of the Committee, who was unable to at 1400 hours. in and we are agreed to meet on Friday, 10 December, 2. The purpose of the FBI background investigations for staff of Understanding concerning FBI background Investigations for staff members of the Assassinations Committee. Since this is a new world for these gentlemen, they did not have a very clear comprehension executive Order 1940 had been despite the fact that this DCID 1/4 and Mr. Fallis most of the talking and the initial thrust appeared to be that they did NOT wish to become involved with DCID I/4/14 consumed in the investigation. He talked with much time would be consumed that in the investigations. He asked with him about modification of those standards after further discussion by Mr. Stembroidge and I, he seemed to have a better understanding of the issue was left to talk to in accordance with DCID 1.14. The issue was kept to Mr. Sprague. 1/14 route, particularly after they talk to Mr .- Mr. Spraague. 3. There were some general remarks towards the end of the meeting concerning the sanitationization of material and one direct question came from that discussion "What material would you question show us? I carefully explained the sensitive areas sure to show us how? I can tell you that they would be in each case they would not be told there would be blank but in in a written report. I further told that they were to give the most professional and complete support to this Committee- and the meeting. Mr. Steinbridge asked Mr. Fallsis his findings and of the Meeting, Mr .. Stembridge asked Mr./ Fallis his feelings on obtaining a professional security officer for the staff. Mr./ Fallsis repllied that they very much wanted this and asked Stembridge how 04/28

Summary: The document details a meeting on 8 December 1976 between FBI officials Sidney Stembridge and Douglas-T. Cummings with staff members of the House Select Committee to Assassinations, including counsellors Robert Lehner, Robert Tannenbaum, and Stephen Falls. The discussion centered on FBI background investigations for committee staff, addressing concerns about involvement in the assassination investigation of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. Stembridge and Cummings clarified procedures under DCID 1/14, emphasizing cooperation with the committee while maintaining sensitivity around investigative materials. The meeting concluded with plans to meet again on 10 December. A separate news article snippet from *The Washington Star* (6 December 1976) mentions the House Select Committee’s appointment of deputy counsels, including references to Martin Luther King Jr. and JFK, though it focuses on committee structure rather than investigative details.  

Key People: Sidney Stembridge, Douglas-T. Cummings, Richard Spraague, Robert Lehner, Robert Tannenbaum, Stephen Falls, Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy  
Key Locations: Washington D.C. (meeting), New York City (references to legal work)  
Key Events: Meeting between FBI officials and House Select Committee staff on 8 December 1976; appointment of deputy counsels for the House Select Committee to Assassinations; discussions about FBI background investigations and investigative protocols  
Key Organizations: House Select Committee to Assassinations, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)

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