</s>104-10332-10004 2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JULY-20-1-1300 U.S.A. 40-40 AUG JEN JEN 2005 F.I.C. ASSASSINATIO Assassination Records Review Board 600 E Street NW - 2nd Floor - Washington, DC 20530 (202) 724-0088 - Fax: (202) 720-724-0457 CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO April 8, 1996 DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION HAND DELIVERED IN THIS DOCUMENT Mr. Kevin O'Brien Chief, FOI/PA Section Federal Bureau of Investigation 10th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C ., 203535 Re: Additional Information Request No. FBI-12 (Mark Lane) Dear Kevin: The ARRB staff requests access to review references to Mark Lane or the Citizens Committee in Inquiry in the files of FBI Headquarters and the New York field office for the time from November 1963 to date. This request includes, but is not limited to, any communications involving Mr. Lane Intercepted via electronic surveillance. In the event that records responsive to this request have already been transmitted to the JFK Collection, or have already be identified for processing under the JFK Act, please so advice. Thank you for your continuing cooperation. Sincerely yours, David G. Marwell Executive Director BOARD MEMEERS: John R. Tunheim, Chair . Henry F. Graff . Kermit L. Hall . William L. Joyce . Anna K. Nelson EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: David G. Maxwell

Summary:  
The document details interactions between the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) and federal agencies regarding access to files related to Mark Lane and the JFK assassination investigation. It outlines requests by ARRB staff for FBI records involving Mark Lane, including intercepted communications and electronic surveillance data from November 1963 onward. The CIA’s involvement is noted, with references to a restricted document ("ODYSSEY") found in the FBI's Mark Lane file, which was withheld pending CIA review. The text describes KGB activities, including efforts to influence U.S. policy through active measures, and mentions Lee Harvey Oswald’s alleged connections to Soviet intelligence. It also references a forged note attributed to Oswald, circulated to American researchers to discredit the official Warren Commission findings. The document highlights the CIA’s role in disinformation campaigns and the handling of sensitive materials, with delays in releasing certain records until specific dates (e.g., 2017).  

Key People:  
- Mark Lane (investigator and author)  
- Lee Harvey Oswald (assassin of JFK)  
- KGB agents (Soviet intelligence operatives)  
- FBI personnel (including Kevin O'Brien, David G. Marwell)  
- CIA personnel (Barry Harrelson, Fred Wickham)  
- Harold Weisberg, Dan Jones, Howard Hoffman (researchers and authors)  

Key Locations:  
- Washington, D.C. (FBI headquarters, ARRB offices)  
- Moscow (Soviet intelligence operations)  
- Mexico City (Oswald’s alleged connections to Cuban Embassy)  
- New York (investigations and media coverage)  

Key Events:  
- Requests by ARRB for FBI files on Mark Lane and JFK assassination theories  
- CIA’s involvement in withholding restricted documents related to KGB activities  
- Circulation of forged Oswald notes to discredit Warren Commission findings  
- KGB efforts to influence U.S. policy through disinformation campaigns  
- Delays in releasing sensitive records until 2017 or specific agency reviews  

Key Organizations:  
- Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- KGB (Soviet Union intelligence service)  
- U.S. Department of Justice (handwriting analysis, legal responses)

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