</s>104-10412-10355 JFK ACT 01-05-99 RELEASE CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE 185558 MEMORANDUM FOR: OALlegations of Lee Harvey. OSWALD'S SUBJECT Connection with the Agency. SUBJEFENCE Memorandum of Conversation, Dan Rater/Les Midgley and the DCI, Dated 6 September 1975 1. The reference memorandum contains two points which require comments made the first point of the assassination allegations that made the most important statement of President Kennedy had that have crept up every so often that Lee Harvey Oswald had been connected with the agency. that Lee. Kennedy and that have been concerned up every 50 often that Lee-Harvey Oswald had not been connected to the Agency The allegations are totally unfunded. 2. The facts regarding this matter are as follows! a. On 27 November 1963 I was instructed by a. The information contained in the Agency at home, to make a thorough examination of the agency that was made at the headquarters to determine whether Lee Harvey OSWALD had ever been conceivable way. He ordered me to make the checks to accept and personally intermediates postcards. He also ex- to accept that he was following instructions from Mr. R. planned that he has following instructions to the agency Agency's key contact officials with the Warren Commission. b. Although I had already checked the Main Index I on the night of the assessment, I that he had already found the record beyond that the MainIndex and found no record beyond items which had been integrated into the records system since the assassination)). There was nothing in the DDO which indicated any Agency connection with OSWALD. Document Number 1188-1000 FOR FOIA Review on. NOV 1976 RECORD COPY 18.0P75

**John F. Kennedy and the Assassination**

* Lee Harvey Oswald had no connection with the CIA, according to a thorough examination by Dan Rater/Les Midgley on November 27, 1963.
* The Agency checked various departments, including DDO, DCD, Division, Office of Security, CRS, and Personnel Administrative Office, with negative results.

**Investigations**

* The Warren Commission was informed that Oswald had no connection with the CIA.
* The Rockefeller Commission did not have a charter to look into the FBI.
* Allen Dulles' comments on the matter were limited, and he believed Mr. Hoover was on the right side of the page.

**Related Individuals and Events**

* Dan Rather and Les Midgley discussed the possibility of a CIA connection with Oswald for their series "The Assassinations".
* Howard Hunt visited in the CIA said that Oswald was indeed a different traveler than one they were aware of.
* The FBI had some additional information coming out, which was not available to the Rockefeller Commission.

**Dates and Locations**

* November 27, 1963: Dan Rater/Les Midgley conducted a thorough examination of the Agency's records regarding Lee Harvey Oswald.
* September 1975: Dan Rather and Les Midgley had a conversation about their series "The Assassinations".
* Mexico City: The 201 file contained no records that had been originated by monitoring of Oswald's activities in Mexico.

**Significant Events or Activities**

* The Agency checked various departments regarding Oswald, with negative results.
* The Warren Commission was informed that Oswald had no connection with the CIA.
* Dan Rather and Les Midgley discussed the possibility of a CIA connection with Oswald for their series "The Assassinations".

**Evidence, Testimony, or Findings Mentioned**

* No records were found in the Agency's files regarding Lee Harvey Oswald.
* The Warren Commission was informed that Oswald had no connection with the CIA.
* Dan Rather and Les Midgley discussed the possibility of a CIA connection with Oswald for their series "The Assassinations".

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