</s>104-10012-10063 ACT CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL DD/02/25/50.0 APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1892 15-5/31/1/2 RELEASE CA HISTOCIAL REVIEW PROCRAM 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, King, and the attempt on Gov. Wallace. He said they are King, and they attempt to gov. Wallace, He said that they any possible CIA connection with Oswald. He has facts about seems also, on its face, incredible that CIA had not had it union contact with an ex-Marine who worked in the Soviet Union contact on an ex. Marine who worked on the Soviet between an interview with him and made that difference wanted to make sure he had covered all the bets. He referred to the work of Mark Lane in this field of CIA referred to Dick the Kennedy death. Wanted to mark Lane on the subject of CIA connections with the Kennedy Death. We went over a variety of matters, but I essentially firmed up at the end by saying that CIA has no contact, with Oswald either during his Russian period or afterwards, that CIA's only records of Oswald came from our becoming that CIA is only records to embassies in Mexico City, which information is visits to embassies on Mexico City. which that CIA was absolutely no basis for a conclusion. some indications that Oswald was contrary; that Howard Hunt visited traveler that CIA was there, and that the Russian traveler than CIA had said 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 of his residency in the USSR. I said by saying no information available within answers under oath, based on personal knowledge of the Soviet union. I could not the Agency that any additional information would surface in especially by Mr. Belin in the United States examined from 1965 on, investigations due to his personal interest in the matter. Mr. Midgly referred to the fact that some additional information is coming out from the FBI, and I pointed out

**People:**

* John F. Kennedy
* Lee Harvey Oswald
* Richard Helms
* Allen Dulles
* Mark Lane
* Dan Rather
* Les Midgley

**Dates and Locations:**

* September 3, 1975
* Mexico City
* Soviet Union (USSR)
* United States

**Significant Events or Activities:**

* Assassination of President Kennedy
* Attempt on Gov. Wallace's life
* Investigation into CIA connections with Oswald
* Discussion between Dan Rather and Les Midgley regarding the CBS series "The Assassinations"
* Meeting between Richard Helms and Dan Rather to discuss CIA records and potential connections to Oswald

**Connections to JFK, the Assassination, or Related Investigations:**

* CIA investigation into possible connections with Oswald
* Discussion about CIA's only records of Oswald being from embassies in Mexico City
* Reference to Mark Lane's work on CIA connections with the Kennedy death
* Mention of Allen Dulles' comments on whether an intelligence agent could ever be exposed

**Evidence, Testimony, or Findings:**

* No CIA contact with Oswald during his Russian period or afterwards
* CIA's only records of Oswald came from embassies in Mexico City
* Some indications that Oswald was a Soviet agent, but no concrete evidence
* Howard Hunt visited the Soviet Union and met with an individual who may have been Oswald, despite the coincidence of dates
* Richard Helms' agitation over false allegations being made against CIA

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