</s>104-1043-10121 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM CAMERIDENTIAL RELEASE IN FULL 1998 1858 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief-CI-St-Staife- 1858 SUBJECT C.Allegations of Lee Harvey OSWALD'S Connection with the Agency. L REFERENCE Memorandum of Conversation, Dan Rather/Les Midgety and the DCI, Date 6 September 1975 1. The referent memorandum contains two points which require comments. The first point concerns allegations that were made shortly after the assassination of President Kennedy and that have crept up every-to-often since then in one form or another, the allegations are in the SWALD or another. The allegations so are- that Lee Harvey is totally connected with the agency- The allegations are totally unfunded. 2. The facts regarding 1963 was instructed: a. On 27 November 1963 was introduced by M.M.C.A.C ., President Kennedy, and the Secretary of State, to make a thorough, immediate superior at that time, to to determine whether Lee Harvey was at Headquarters used by the Agency or been connected with it in any conceivable way. He ordered me to make the checks conceivable ways. He orordered me to meet the checks to accept statements of the degree possible possible in not. plained that he was following instructions from Mr. R. Helms, who was the DDP and served as one of the Agencies, key contact officials with the Warren Commission. b. Although I had already checked the Main Index of the night of the assassination, I fechecked the MainIndex and found no record beyond that which I had Already obtained before (plus those that which had been integrated into the records system since which had had been Integrated into the record system records which indicated any Agency connection with OSWALD. JFK ACT 1188-1000 01/1-9-99 Document Number RELEASE RELEASE For FOIA Review on NOV 1976 RECORD COPY CONFIDENTIAL 18 Lp75

Summary  
This document is a CIA historical review from 1998, referencing a memorandum dated September 6, 1975, concerning allegations of Lee Harvey Oswald’s connection to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The memorandum addresses two points: first, the claim that Oswald had ties to the agency, and second, the records available on Oswald prior to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The CIA conducted extensive checks across multiple departments, including the Directorate of Counterintelligence (DCD), Security-Researcher(s) (GRs), Office of Personnel, Medical Services, Covert-Acebem-Steff, and Operational Approval Group (C/O/A). All searches yielded no evidence of any agency connection to Oswald. The CIA also noted that Oswald’s name held little significance before the assassination, and records were not prioritized until after the event. The memorandum concludes that no U.S. government agency had used Oswald as a source or considered him for recruitment.  

Key People  
- **Lee Harvey Oswald**: Subject of allegations regarding potential CIA connections.  
- **Richard Helms**: Former Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) and key contact with the Warren Commission.  
- **Dan Rather** and **Les Midgley**: Journalists and officials involved in discussions about the assassination investigations.  
- **Howard Hunt**: Mentioned as having visited Mexico during Oswald’s stay, though identified as a different individual.  
- **James J. Angleton**: Implied through references to CIA operations and personnel checks.  

Key Locations  
- **CIA Headquarters** (Washington, D.C.): Central location for record-keeping and investigations.  
- **Mexico City**: Site of Oswald’s alleged activities and the Mexico Station’s reporting.  
- **Warren Commission**: U.S. government body investigating JFK’s assassination.  

Key Events  
- **November 27, 1963**: CIA ordered a thorough review of Oswald’s records following JFK’s assassination.  
- **December 4, 1963**: Completion of internal checks confirming no agency connection to Oswald.  
- **March 1964**: Warren Commission staff visited CIA Headquarters to review records and procedures.  
- **September 1975**: Memorandum of Conversation between Dan Rather, Les Midgley, and CIA officials discussing Oswald’s ties and the agency’s role in the JFK assassination investigation.  

Key Organizations  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Conducted internal reviews and maintained records on Oswald.  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Mentioned as having separate records and investigative interests.  
- **Warren Commission**: U.S. government commission tasked with investigating JFK’s assassination.  
- **Office of Security** (CIA): Checked security files for any mention of Oswald.  
- **Rockefeller Commission**: Referenced in discussions about FBI oversight and intelligence agency investigations.

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