</s>104-10425-10096 DD/02/S-SUGO CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM 75-8/31/4- RELEASE IN FULL 1998 6 September 1975 MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION: Dan Rather and Les Midgley 3 September 1975 Mr. Rather said that CBS is working up a series of programs entitled. "The Assassinations, dealing with the assassinations of President Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, JFK ACT Rev. King, the attempt on Gov. Wallace. He said they assassination of President Kenny, they have the facts about JFK-99 any possible CIA concerned that they have had 0-19-99 some also, on its face, incredible that CIA had not had some contact with an ex-Marine who worked in the Soviet RELEASE between an interview with him and made the difference to the work of interview with his and made all the best. He referred wanted to make sure he had covered all the bets. He agreed to the job of Mark Lane in this field of CIA connections Dick Gregory Paranda on the subject of CIA connections with the Kennedy family on the topic of CIA communications We went over a variety of matters, but I essentially firmed it was at the end of saying that CIA no contact with Oswald either during his Russian period or afterwards, that CIA's only records of Oswald came from our becoming aware of his visits to embassies in Mexico City, which that there is absolutely no basis for a conclusion (and some indications to the contrary) that Howard Hunt visited Mexico at the Cine Oswald was there, and that the Russian Mexico at this time was there there, that the Soviet Union individual than Oswald, despite the coincidence of the dates of his residence in the Soviets Union, I ended by saying I was prepared to give these answers under oath, based on in preparation to give them the answers I said I could not personal knowledge of the matter. I said it could not believe that any additional information would surface on, especially by Mr. Belin the Rockefeller Center from 1963 on, investigations due to his personal interest in the matter, Mr. Midgley referred to the fact that some additional information is coming out from the FBI, and I pointed out

Summary: The document is a memorandum of conversation between Dan Rather and Les Midgley dated 3 September 1975 discussing CBS's planned series "The Assassinations," which covers the assassinations of President Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the attempted assassination of Governor Wallace. Rather notes that CIA has no records of contact with Lee Harvey Oswald during his time in the Soviet Union or afterward, and that Oswald's visits to Mexican embassies were only known through CIA awareness. The conversation addresses claims about Howard Hunt's potential connections to Mexico City and Oswald, stating there is no basis for such conclusions. Midgley mentions FBI investigations yielding new information, while noting the Rockefeller Commission lacked authority to review FBI activities. Discussions include Allen Dulles' views on intelligence agents and FBI involvement, J. Edgar Hoover's comments, and concerns about Mr. Helms' agitation over Garrison allegations. The CIA asserts no military debriefing of Oswald was conducted, and any contradictory evidence would be brought to Rather's attention.  

Key People: Dan Rather, Les Midgley, Lee Harvey Oswald, Allen Dulles, J. Edgar Hoover, Mr. Helms, Mr. Garrison, Mr. Belin, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Grimm  
Key Locations: Mexico City, Washington D.C., Rockefeller Center  
Key Events: CBS's "The Assassinations" series planning, CIA investigation into Oswald, FBI investigations, Rockefeller Commission limitations, discussions on intelligence agency involvement in assassination cases  
Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Rockefeller Commission

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