</s>104-10331-10001 2021 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 morey SECRET File 2.0 OTE 92-1403 10 February 1992 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence VIA: Director of Training and Education Director, Center for the Study of Intelligence FROM: J. Kenneth McDonald Chief, CIA History Staff SUBJECT: Survey of CIA's Records from House Select Committee on Assassinations Investigation 1. As you requested on 16 January, the History Staff has now surveyed CIA's records from the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) investigation into the assassination of President, I can now give you a full account of our interim report, I am now giving you a Full Account of our findings, and of my recommendation for transferring this HSCA collection through CIA's historical Review Program 2. After the Office of Congressional Affairs arranged permission from Congress to the Secretary of State and arranged sequenced 64 congress for this History Staff are committed these and other related holdings at Headquarters and Warrenton) Records Center. As a result of careful, persistent, and deployed to the CIA, we have seen all the documents that CIA means certain-that we have been all the documentation, that CIA collected for the HSCa investigation of 1977-1979. The summary of our findings and follows is documented in more detail in attachment and which 3. General Description: The HSCAA collection (defined as all three CIA records provided that Committee for its 1977-1979 investigation) is a large and chaotic collection. Beyond the 64 boxes sequestered by Congress that have been involved in FOIA litigation, there are 16 boxes of Oswald's 201 included in the CIA collection, there were 16 boxes on Oswald's Station records) that were collected for the Warren Commission investigation. Most of this material can be found on microfilm in the sequestered collection. Of the boxes, 34 have material collected by the Directorate of Operations, while C. BY 0986542 DECL OADR SECRET

Summary  
The document compiles declassified government records organized into numbered boxes and reels, detailing U.S. intelligence activities, including files on Martin Luther King Jr., Cuban exile operations, JFK assassination inquiries, and CIA/FBI surveillance. Box 43 contains security files for MLK Jr., while Box 56 includes FBI reports on racial violence in the U.S. in 1967, the Black Power movement, and references to MLK. Other boxes reference HSCA requests for information on Cuban exile groups, CIA operations against Cuba, Warren Commission materials, and FBI background checks on Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife, Marina. The records also include surveillance files from Mexico City, Moscow, and New Orleans, as well as CIA projects targeting Soviet and Cuban interests.  

Key People  
- **Martin Luther King Jr.**: Mentioned in CIA security files (Box 43) and FBI reports (Box 56) related to racial violence and the Black Power movement in 1967.  
- **Lee Harvey Oswald**: Subject of FBI background checks and 201 file, with connections to Cuban exile groups and Soviet activities.  
- **Clay Shaw**: Identified as a former CIA contract source until 1956; referenced in HSCA records.  
- **Jack Ruby**: Investigated for his role in Oswald’s death; mentioned in multiple files.  
- **David Atlee Phillips**: CIA officer linked to Cuban operations and surveillance activities.  
- **Richard Helms**: Former CIA director; referenced in HSCA materials.  
- **James J. Angleton**: CIA counterintelligence chief; connected to surveillance projects.  
- **Silvia Duran**: Mentioned in connection with Oswald’s activities and Cuban exile networks.  
- **William Pawlson**: CIA officer involved in operations against Cuba.  

Key Locations  
- **Mexico City**: Center for CIA surveillance of Soviet and Cuban embassies, including Oswald’s movements.  
- **Moscow**: Linked to Oswald’s alleged Soviet Union activities.  
- **New Orleans**: Highlighted for Oswald’s connections to organized crime figures.  
- **Washington, D.C.**: Headquarters for CIA/FBI operations and HSCA investigations.  

Key Events  
- **FBI Investigations (1967)**: Reports on racial violence, the Black Power movement, and MLK Jr.’s activities.  
- **HSCA Requests**: Inquiries into Cuban exile groups, assassination plots, and CIA/CIA operations.  
- **CIA Surveillance Operations**: Projects like LEMPIY, LILYRIC, and LIMITED targeting Soviet and Cuban interests in Mexico City.  
- **Warren Commission Materials**: Referenced in HSCA records; earlier investigation into JFK’s assassination.  
- **FBI Background Checks**: On Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife, Marina, including passport applications and name traces.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Provided documentation on MLK Jr., Oswald, and racial violence investigations.  
- **House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)**: Conducted 1977–1979 inquiry into JFK’s assassination, reviewing CIA/FBI records.  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Custodian of surveillance files, operations against Cuba, and name traces requests.  
- **National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)**: Repository for declassified records.  
- **Cuban Revolutionary Council (CRC)**: Mentioned as a subject of CIA surveillance.  
- **Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front (CDRF)**: Referenced in HSCA materials as part of Cuban exile networks.

MLK Declassified Files

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