</s>104-10051-10172 00/02/05.Suld 15-8/1/17/4 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, and they assassination of President Oswald. Robert Kennedy. He said that they are particularly concerned that they have the facts about assassinations of President Roosevelt, who said that it sounds also, on its connection with Oswald. The fact that it some contact with an ex-Marine who worked in the Soviet between an interview with him and making him an agent, but between an Interview with him with all the agents, but to the work of Mark Lane and covered all the bets. He referred Dick Gregory's paranoia on the subject of CIA connections to the Work of Mark Laine on the basis of the Soviet with the work at Mark Lane on the topic of CIA communications with Gregory's paranoidion on that subject of CIA connections We went over a variety of matters, but I essentially firmed it up at the end by saying that CIA had no contact with Oswald either during his Russian period or afterwards, that Oswald eitherduring his Russian Period or afterward, aware of his visits to embassies in Mexico City, which was a member of the United States. that there is absolutely no basis that a conclusion (can) are of his actions to the contrary) for Howard Hunt visited Mexico. He also said to the Secretary of the Secret Union that he would visit traveler that CIA has interviewed was indeed a different of his residence in the SecretUnion. I ended by saying I of his residency in the Society. I said by saying "I did not information available within the Agent. Oath, based on of his knowledge of the matter, I said I could not believe that knowledge of this matter. I could no the Agency as it has been carefully examined from 1963 on, the agency had to have been carefully examining from 1965 on, investigations due to this personal interest in the man Mr. Midglegley referred to the fact that some additional information is coming out from the FBI, and I pointed out APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1992 JFK ACT CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE

Summary: The document is a memorandum of conversation between Dan Rather (CBS news correspondent) and Les Midgley (CBS executive) dated September 3, 1975, discussing CBS's planned series on assassinations, including those of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Lee Harvey Oswald. They address CIA involvement in Oswald's activities, noting that the CIA had no contact with Oswald during his time in the Soviet Union or afterward. The discussion references Mark Lane's work on assassination theories, Dick Gregory's alleged paranoia about CIA connections, and Allen Dulles' comments on intelligence agency roles. It also mentions the Rockefeller Commission's lack of authority to investigate FBI activities and notes that military records do not indicate Oswald was a clandestine agent. Howard Hunt's visit to Mexico is referenced, as well as concerns about false allegations related to Mr. Garrison and Mr. Helms. The document concludes with a note on the need for caution in public disclosure of information and distribution details to W.F. Colby.  

Key People: Dan Rather, Les Midgley, Allen Dulles, Mark Lane, Dick Gregory, Howard Hunt, Mr. Garrison, Mr. Helms, Mr. Dillard, W.F. Colby  

Key Locations: Mexico City (mentioned in context of Oswald's embassy visits), United States (context for diplomatic and intelligence activities)  

Key Events: CBS planning a series on assassinations; discussion of CIA-Oswald contact; Rockefeller Commission investigation limitations; military records review; references to false allegations and intelligence agency scrutiny  

Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Rockefeller Commission, CBS News

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