</s>104-10659-10411 2018 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET. SPOT REPORT SUBJECT: POSSIBLE Identification of Person Possible Identification of Person DATE: 31 July 1978 in Photograph Released by the House Select Committee Newscast, Channel 5, WTTG REFERENCE: 1. On 30 July 1978 the House Select Committee on Select Committee on Assassinations REFERENC: 30 July 1979 Newscast, Channel5, WTGTG Assassinations (HSCA) released several photographs and com- posite drawings of persons who the committee hoped might be able to "HSCAA) released various light on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (WTGTG) The only thing that matters most is that the assassination of on 30 July, the CTA Career Associate Petr Sergevich Deryabyn, who saw the CIA, reported that the photograph showing a profile view of a man is a that of Nikolayevich Sergeyvich Leonov, a "journee view of the man as a KGB officer. 2. The July-August 1976 edition of the Soviet public- tion Intinskya America contained an article entitled to Your Heartbreak America contained a letter written in connection with Castro's 50th birthday, the article praised Castro highly and implied a personal acquaintance between Leonov and the CIA leader. between Leonovo the CIA had a physical briefly of F. Castro. "Deryabryn comments that he knows journalist" Leonov to be a KGB officer who was worked in Moscow that Leonov's implied personal accomplishments withieves that Leonovo's implied personal accomplishments with Castro in fact stems from his official position in a KGB Officer. 3. Two photographs released by the HSCA were provided to the Committee by the Agency. They were obtained through a joint operation with the Mexican intelligence service in 1963. The Agency did not authorize release of the photographs by the HScA to the press. SECRET 3 876

Summary:  
The document details a 1978 report by the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) regarding photographs and composite drawings released in July 1978. These materials were part of an effort to identify individuals potentially linked to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A CIA Career Associate, Petr Sergevich Deryabyn, noted that a photograph showing a profile view of a man was identified as Nikolayevich Sergeyvich Leonov, described as a KGB officer. The report references a 1976 Soviet publication, *Intinskya America*, which included an article praising Fidel Castro and implying a personal acquaintance between Leonov and Castro. Deryabyn asserts that Leonov’s alleged personal connection to Castro stemmed from his official role as a KGB officer. Two photographs provided by the HSCA were obtained through a 1963 joint operation with Mexican intelligence, though the CIA did not authorize their release to the press.  

Key People:  
- Petr Sergevich Deryabyn (CIA Career Associate)  
- Nikolayevich Sergeyvich Leonov (KGB officer)  
- Fidel Castro (implied personal connection to Leonov)  

Key Locations:  
- Moscow (Leonov’s reported workplace)  
- Mexico (site of 1963 joint intelligence operation)  

Key Events:  
- Release of photographs and composite drawings by HSCA in July 1978  
- Publication of *Intinskya America* article in July-August 1976  
- Joint CIA-Mexican intelligence operation in 1963  

Key Organizations:  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- KGB (Soviet Union)

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