</s>104-0422-10355 2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 CONFIDENTIAL. 16 Subject - Original INSPECTOR CENTER 77-1908 8 0 AUG 1977 MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting Deputy Director of Central Intelligence : S. D. Breckinridge FROM : Deputy Inspector General : SUBJECT Comments on Book V, SSC Final Report, The Investigation of the Assassination of President Kennedy: Performance of the Intelligence Agencies 1. Forwarded herewith is the report of a review that Mr. Knoche requested last fall. The undersigned was designated as chairman or coordinator of an Agency working group that was to conduct the study. It proved a more ambitious undertaking than had been anticipated. It proven the extensive files of CI Staff on the Warren Commission inquiry into President Kennedy's assassination LA Division on its Cuban operations during the period preceding and following the death of the President Kennedy. The most pains- taking extensive research conducted, and major files proved to taking extensive the research because, and the major files provided of the Office of Security and the Office Of Inspector General presented a less formidable problem. 2. The attached report, with its annexes, is the formal result of the effort. If the attachments seem bulky, it is the result of additional back-up materials are being held for the recovered that additional back up materials are not being held to the the result of a conscientious and painstaking effort, conducted with high standards of review and testing kept foremost in mind. We have that there is a little likelihood of oversight, or omission in high standards that the work was so extensive and carefully done that we feel there. small chance of surprises remaining in CIA files on. this subject. 3. In brief, we found that many of the presentations of Book V of the Final Report of the Senate Select Committee were based on incomplete information or the distorted perceptions. While the record was not perfect, the performance at the time under the CIA was not performed, the Senate Committee was remains that evidence of a Castro conspiracy to assistinate President Kennedy still has not been discovered. The Warren Commission and RETURN TO CIA JULITITIAL Background Jse Only e. W/R/2/1717 Do Not Reproduced.

Summary: The document contains fragmented and partially redacted records involving Antonio Carlos Vicianas, a Cuban national with ties to anti-Castro activities in the 1960s. Vicianas contacted CIA officials in Havana in 1960, requesting visas for relatives of individuals involved in plots against Fidel Castro and weapons such as MI rifles. His interactions with U.S. agencies included requests for financial support and discussions about Cuban political groups like Alpha-66. A 1977 sanitized file on Vicianas was shared with Senate investigators, though no direct link to Martin Luther King Jr. or his assassination is present.  

Key People:  
- **Antonio Carlos Vicianas** (Cuban national, former public accountant, associated with anti-Castro groups)  
- **Mr. X-Baxter** (mystery witness in JFK assassination inquiry, referenced in Washington Post article)  
- **Lee Harvey Oswald** (subject of CIA-FBI communication regarding his 1963 interactions with Soviet and Cuban embassies)  
- **Clare Boothe Luce** (American diplomat and author, mentioned in context of Cuban exile operations)  

Key Locations:  
- Havana, Cuba  
- Mexico City, Mexico  
- New York City, USA  
- Dallas, Texas (linked to JFK assassination inquiry)  

Key Events:  
- Vicianas' 1960-1962 interactions with CIA regarding anti-Castro activities and weapon requests  
- CIA withholding information about Oswald's 1963 contact with Soviet Embassy from FBI  
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence review of Vicianas' file in 1977  
- JFK assassination inquiry involving a mystery witness (Mr. X-Baxter) and Cuban terrorist groups  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Cuban exile organizations (e.g., Alpha-66, Fair Play for Cuba Committee)  
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Summary  
The documents detail fragmented and garbled information regarding Lee Harvey Oswald’s alleged activities, including claims of financial transactions at the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City, interactions with Nicaraguan officials, and possession of a green passport, pistol, and specific clothing items. U.S. authorities investigated "GD's" assertions about Oswald’s actions, while "DP" retracted statements under Mexican police pressure. Ugarte’s travel to Mexico for intelligence-related purposes and ties to the Nicaraguan Secret Service are noted. References include a 1953 classified message about an individual’s claims of receiving money in Mexico City and interactions with Cuban officials. Later sections discuss CIA interest in Oswald as an intelligence source, allegations against the CIA regarding plots against Fidel Castro and JFK, and internal agency memos on Oswald’s behavior. Sworn testimony by Richard Helms and discussions about the CIA’s alleged role in JFK’s assassination are mentioned, alongside investigations into Oswald’s potential connections with Soviet officials.  

Key People  
- Lee Harvey Oswald  
- Alvaro Alvarao  
- Richard Helms  
- Robert Dietz Morrow  
- Fidel Castro  
- Jack Ruby  
- Clay Shaw  

Key Locations  
- Cuba  
- Mexico City  
- Washington D.C.  
- Paris  

Key Events  
- CIA interest in Oswald as an intelligence source  
- Allegations against the CIA regarding plots against Fidel Castro and JFK assassination  
- Internal agency memos on Oswald’s behavior  
- Financial transactions at the Cuban Embassy involving Oswald  
- Ugarte’s travel to Mexico for intelligence-related purposes  
- Retraction of statements by "DP" under Mexican police pressure  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Cuban government  
- U.S. Department of Defense  
- Nicaraguan Secret Service

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