</s>104-10222-10022- JFK-A.C.T. RELEASE CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 1995 6 September 1975 MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION: Dan Rather and Les Midgley 1999 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, and they Rev. King, on the attempt to go. They have the facts about are particularities of the President Kennedy. Robert Kennedy. are particularity on the face, and that they have facts about CIA connection with Oswald. CIA had not had seems also, on CIA face, incredible that CIA had not that it some contact with an ex-Marine who realized that Cia had had union also, with an interview with him and making him an agent, but been an interview within him and the CIA. He referred wanted to make sure he had covered all the difference to the work of Mark Lane on this field and the CIA. He received Dick Gregory death. with the work at Mark Lane in the subject of the Cia. We went over a variety of matters, but I essentially firmed it up at the end by saying that CIA did no contact with Oswald either during his Russian period or afterwards, that CIA's only records by Oswald in Mexico City, which aware it was made available to the Warren Commission, that there is absolutely no basis for a conclusion which some indications to the Senate, there, and the Russian traveler that CIA has been involved in the conclusion of a difficult some indications that the interview was conducted by the Russian individual that Oswald, despite the coincidence of a different of his residence that CTA had interpreted the coincidence by saying I of his residency in these answers under oath, based on information available within the Agency, although I had no personal knowledge of the matter. believe that it had been carefully examined from 1963 on, especially by Mr. Belin in the Rockefeller Commission investigations due to his personal interest matter. Mr. Midgfield referred to the fact that some some information is coming out from the FBI, and I pointed out

Summary  
This document is a memorandum of conversation between Dan Rather (CBS journalist) and Les Midgley (CIA official), discussing CIA involvement in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The dialogue centers on CIA's lack of direct contact with Lee Harvey Oswald during his time in Russia or afterward, noting that the Agency’s records regarding Oswald were shared with the Warren Commission. It references Mark Lane’s work on the JFK assassination, Dick Gregory’s death, and potential connections between Oswald and a Russian individual. The conversation also addresses the Rockefeller Commission’s investigation, which did not have authority to examine FBI activities. Allen Dulles’ comments on intelligence agents and J. Edgar Hoover’s role in concealing CIA operations are mentioned. Les Midgley notes that the Garrison (likely referring to Sirhan Sirhan) sought to obscure CIA activity, though no evidence of such concealment was found. The document concludes with assurances that further inquiries would be shared with Rather if they challenged existing conclusions.  

Key People  
- Dan Rather: CBS journalist working on a series about assassinations.  
- Les Midgley: CIA official involved in the discussion.  
- Allen Dulles: Former CIA Director, referenced in comments on intelligence operations.  
- J. Edgar Hoover: FBI Director, mentioned in context of concealing agency activities.  
- Mark Lane: Investigator and author associated with JFK assassination theories.  
- Dick Gregory: Civil rights activist whose death is noted as part of the discussion.  
- Sirhan Sirhan: Implied as "Garrison," likely a reference to the assassin of RFK.  

Key Locations  
- Mexico City: Mentioned in relation to CIA records about Lee Harvey Oswald.  
- Washington, D.C.: Implied as the location of CIA and FBI operations discussed.  

Key Events  
- Discussions about CIA’s lack of contact with Lee Harvey Oswald during his Russian period or afterward.  
- Reference to the Rockefeller Commission’s investigation into CIA activities, excluding FBI scrutiny.  
- Mention of Mark Lane’s work on assassination theories and Dick Gregory’s death.  
- Analysis of potential connections between Oswald and a Russian individual, including residency claims.  
- Comments on Allen Dulles’ views on intelligence agents and J. Edgar Hoover’s role in concealing operations.  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Central to the discussion on Oswald and assassination investigations.  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Addressed in relation to its exclusion from Rockefeller Commission reviews.  
- Rockefeller Commission: Investigative body examining CIA activities, though without FBI authority.

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