</s>104-10400-10055 2 CA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 1998 JEK ACI A.C.T. 9-1848G 9-12/1/2 RELEAS 6 September 1975 MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION: Dan Rather and Les Midgley Dan Rather and les Midgleys 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, and the Attempt that they have the facts about assassination of President Kenney. Robert Kennedy. They and the Soviet Union. They said that they any possible CIA connection with Oswald. The said that he had any possible Cia connection with the Oswald. some contact with an ex-Marine who worked in the Soviet Union and an interview with him and worked him in the agent, but briton and an interviewer with him in an agent. But wanted to make sure he had covered all the information he referred to wanted him to make Sure he had been covered all all the time. Dick Gregory's paranoia on the subject of CIA connections with the Kennedy death. We went over a variety of matters, but I essentially firmned to have a variety by saying that CIA had no contact with Oswald either during his Russian period or afterwards, with Oswald other during his Soviet period or afterwards, aware of his visits to embassies in Mexico City, which information was absolutely no basis for a conclusion (and some indications to the contrary) that that the Russian some indications were not contrary to the Soviet City, and traveler that CIA has interviewed was indeed a different of his resident CIA had interviewed. I ended by Russian was prepared to give these interviews was indeed an idea of a different personal knowledge of the USSR. Union. I said I could not was prepared that these answers. Agency I although I had no personal Knowledge of the matter. I could have no the Agency as it had been carefully examined from 1963 on, especially due to his personal interest in the 1963. in specialty. Due to this personally interested in the matter, in Mr. Midgiley referred to the fact that some additional information is coming out from the FBI, and I pointed out

Summary  
This document is a memorandum of conversation between Dan Rather and Les Midgley dated September 3, 1975. It discusses CBS's planned series on assassinations, including those of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The conversation centers on CIA involvement in the assassination of JFK and RFK, specifically addressing Lee Harvey Oswald’s potential connections to the agency. Midgley notes that CIA had no contact with Oswald during his time in the Soviet Union or afterward, and there is no basis for claims of such ties. The discussion also references an ex-Marine who worked in the USSR and was interviewed by CBS, though it remains unclear if this individual was a CIA informant. The Rockefeller Commission’s lack of authority to investigate FBI matters is mentioned, as well as Allen Dulles’ comments on FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover’s potential response to allegations against CIA. The conversation concludes with assurances that no further information would cast doubt on the discussion.  

Key People  
- Dan Rather (CBS journalist)  
- Les Midgley (CBS producer or executive)  
- Lee Harvey Oswald (assassin of JFK and RFK)  
- Allen Dulles (former CIA Director)  
- J. Edgar Hoover (FBI Director)  

Key Locations  
- Mexico City (mentioned in context of Oswald’s embassy visits)  
- United States (implied as location of CBS and CIA operations)  

Key Events  
- Planning of CBS series on assassinations (JFK, RFK, Dr. King)  
- Discussion of CIA’s lack of contact with Lee Harvey Oswald during his Soviet period  
- Reference to ex-Marine informant in USSR  
- Mention of Rockefeller Commission’s limitations regarding FBI investigations  
- Allen Dulles’ comments on FBI Director Hoover’s potential response to allegations  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- CBS News (media organization involved in the series planning)  
- Rockefeller Commission (investigative body with limited scope)

RFK Declassified Files

00444474_memo_of_conversation_dan_104-10129-10382.pdf

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