</s>104-10067-10063 SECRET APPROVED FOR RELEASES 1963 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM JFK ACT OLC 78-1632 4 May 1978 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD RELEASE MEMORDUM House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) Task Force Meeting - 4 May 1978, Room 6E60 Attendees Lyle L. Miller, OLC Patrick L. Carpenter, OTC Dick Ringeringer, OGC Patrick L ., GABRIELSON, OLC E. Jones, OS Rodger L. Gabberson, OLO Ray Reardon, OS Don Gregs, SA/D/O/DO/DO /DO/O Ray Reardon, CDA Don Greges, S/A/D /O/O Bruce Johnson, CI Staff Scott Breckridge, DD/DIG Bill Sturbitts, DDO/LA Division John Leader, OIG Lavon Strong, PA 1. (5) Mr. Miller opened the meeting by reviewing the past and current relationship between the Agency and the HSCA by by requesting that the attendees focus their discussion upon issues suggested in an agenda which reflected predictions of the future issues suggested by an agenda Mr. Miller explained that this and follow-on discussions will allow all interested offices to develop positions and ensure full coordination. If any interested offices are to develop situations and ensure that the organization time for resolution ratios, they will be submitted to top management in sufficient of the agenda is attached. 2. (S) Significant points of consensus were: Providing CIA Documents -- An Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding is being drafted. In essence, it provides a CIA security headband within HSCa offices with a CIA-controlled safe containing sensitive sources and methods information used in resulting from interviews, and dispositions. (OLC Action) -- No documents will sent to the HCSA for use in report drafting. This documents will be sent to with the original Memorandum or Understanding which called the HSSCA for draft their reports which necessary CIA documents at CIA. Instead, sensitive documents will be loaded to the Committee for use during interviews, hearings, and depositions. The documents will repose in the CIA-controlled safe at the HScA. (OLC, OS Action) 6802 SECRET

Summary:  
The text consists of multiple declassified CIA memoranda from May 1978 detailing internal discussions between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA). Key topics include document handling protocols, security arrangements for sensitive materials, and logistical planning for hearings related to Soviet defector Yuri Nosenko. The HSCA requested access to CIA records, but the agency resisted providing certain classified documents, opting instead to share sanitized versions or technical explanations. Discussions centered on controlling information flow, ensuring witness availability (e.g., Arkady Shevchenko), and securing sensitive materials during hearings. The CIA emphasized maintaining operational security and limiting access to interview notes and surveillance data.  

Key People:  
- **Yuri Nosenko**: Soviet defector whose credibility was under scrutiny; his interviews were scheduled for May–June 1978.  
- **Gary Cornwell**: Deputy Staff Chief of the HSCA, proposed storage arrangements for sensitive materials.  
- **G. Robert Blakey**: Chief Counsel for the HSCA, coordinated interview logistics and witness availability.  
- **Roger Gabrielson**: CIA representative involved in meetings with HSCA staff.  
- **Arkady Shevchenko**: Soviet defector requested for interviews by the HSCA.  

Key Locations:  
- **CIA Headquarters** (Room 6D-0120): Site of Nosenko’s interview.  
- **Committee offices**: Storage location for sensitive materials in a secure safe.  

Key Events:  
- **HSCA hearings**: Planning for executive and public sessions involving defectors like Nosenko, Golitsyn, and Deryabin.  
- **Document control**: CIA resisted sharing polygraph charts, Hart Study, and Mexico City surveillance data, opting for restricted access or sanitized versions.  
- **Witness availability**: Discussions on securing Arkady Shevchenko’s cooperation and logistical support for interviews.  

Key Organizations:  
- **House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)**: Investigating JFK assassination; requested CIA documents and witness testimony.  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Provided limited access to materials, emphasized security protocols, and coordinated with HSCA on document handling.  
- **Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC)**: Managed internal coordination and documentation for the HSCA-CIA interactions.  

Note: The documents do not reference Martin Luther King Jr., his assassination, or related investigations.

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