</s>104-10453-10165 2017 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 a CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN. / WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505 11 December 1973 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director Federal Bureau of Investigation ATTENTION . Mr. William A. B. Brown . SUBJECT : Conference of the Committee to Investigate Assassinations, Report on Proceedings 23 November 1973-20 1. Herewith a report containing partial coverage on the events during the first session of the Committe to Investigate Assassinations, together with material (which is overt) made available on the floor of the conference. 2. We would be interested in anything you develop on any of the other sessions of the conference. FOR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS: APPROVED FOR RELEASE REC-64 (62) -11/24697-33 Date 27.may1978 RECA-64(2) - 11/24997-33 14 JAN 3 1974 Ex. 104 Enclosure: Report w/atts CIR-316/03107-73 7-7-1/2-SEHUND FILE. 339 3

Summary:  
The document details a conference organized by the Committee to Investigate Assassinations (CIA) on November 23-24, 1973, at Georgetown University’s Gaston Hall. The committee, established in 1969 with headquarters in Washington, D.C., functions as a research clearinghouse for assassination studies and facilitates access to classified materials. Discussions centered on the RFK assassination case, political assassinations (e.g., Martin Luther King Jr.), and related investigations. Speakers included Norman Mailer, Robert P. Smith, and Ronald Van Doren, who addressed conspiracy theories, legal challenges, and historical context. Attendees comprised researchers, journalists, and activists, though no Black participants were noted. Presentations covered media coverage, medical evidence, and political motivations behind assassinations. A bibliography of assassination-related works and publications like *Computers and Automation* were circulated. The document references other organizations such as CARIC (Committee for Action/Research on the Intelligence Community) and ongoing investigations into figures like George Wallace and James Earl Ray. It also notes FBI restrictions on accessing assassination documents and limitations under the Freedom of Information Act.  

Key People:  
- Robert P. Smith (director of research at the committee, discussed RFK case)  
- Ronald Van Doren (spoke on political assassinations, linked to Governor Wallace)  
- Norman Mailer (author, addressed political intelligence and assassination obsessions)  
- James Lesar (attorney for James Earl Ray, discussed MLK assassination)  
- Robert Hanson (counsel for Sirhan Sirhan, criticized FBI’s role in RFK case)  

Key Locations:  
- Georgetown University (Gaston Hall, venue for the conference)  
- Washington, D.C. (committee headquarters and National Archives)  
- Ottawa (mentioned in context of George Bremer’s travel)  

Key Events:  
- Conference on November 23-24, 1973, organized by the Committee to Investigate Assassinations  
- Discussions on RFK assassination, Martin Luther King Jr.’s murder, and political conspiracies  
- Tape recordings of speeches planned for publication  
- Mention of ongoing investigations into George Wallace’s 1972 campaign and James Earl Ray’s involvement in MLK’s assassination  
- Reference to the FBI’s restricted access to assassination documents and Freedom of Information Act limitations  

Key Organizations:  
- Committee to Investigate Assassinations (CIA)  
- Committee for Action/Research on the Intelligence Community (CARIC)  
- Computers and Automation (later renamed *Computers & People*)  
- National Archives (repository for JFK assassination documents)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (involved in restricting research access)

RFK Declassified Files

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