</s>104-10054-10406 APPROVED FOR RELEASE-1993 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM DD/02/S.Sullo 15-11/1/4 6 September 1975 MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION: Dan Rather is Los Midgley Dan Rather is working up a series of 3 September 1975 Mr. Rather said that CBS is working as a working up of a series off programs entitled "The Assassinations, dealing with the assassinations of President Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, assassination of President Kenny, Robert Kennedy, are particularly concerned that they have the facts about any possible CIA connection with Oswald. He said that it are particularly concerned that there have the fact about some contact with an ex-Marine who worked in the Soviet some contact with the ex-Marxist who worked as Soviet between an interview with him and making him an agent, but to make sure he had covered all the bets. He referred to the Kennedy death of the subject of CIA connections Dick Gregory's paranoia on the subject to CIA connections with the Kennedy deaths. We went over the variety of matters, but, I essentially firmed it went over and by saying that CIA had no contact with Oswald either during his Russian period or afterwards, aware of his visits to embassies that Mexico City, which was not allowed to pass through the Russian period (and that there is absolutely no basis for a conclusion (and, some indications to the contrary) that Howard Hunt visited the CIA had been interviewed for a long time ago. traveler there that Cia had interviewed for indeed a different of his residence in the USSR. I ended by saying I of the Soviet Union. I entered by saying i of his residency in the Russian Agency. I did not information available within the agency. I asked by based on personal knowledge in matter. I said I could not the agency as it had been carefully examined by 1963 on, the agency's agent as it has been carefully examining the 1963 on investigations due to his personal interest in the matter. Mr. Midgleys referred to the fact that there added additional information is coming out from the FBI, and I pointed out CIA Historical REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 1997 JK JK A 10/23/97 RELEASE 6 6 of 16 PACE COPY NO.

**John F. Kennedy**

* Mentioned as President of the United States who was assassinated
* Connection to Robert Kennedy, his brother and Attorney General at the time of his death

**Assassination**

* Occurred on an unspecified date (implied to be November 1963)
* Investigation mentioned but not specified which agency or individual led it

**Investigations**

* CIA investigation into possible connections with Lee Harvey Oswald
* Rockefeller Commission's charter did not include looking into the FBI
* Allen Dulles' comments on intelligence agents being exposed, but no desire to investigate further

**Individuals and Events**

* Dan Rather working on a series of programs about the assassinations of President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy
* CIA's denial of any contact with Oswald during his Russian period or afterwards
* Mention of Howard Hunt visiting Mexico City, but no indication that he was involved in the assassination
* Discussion of Dick Gregory's paranoia regarding CIA connections to the Kennedy deaths

**Locations**

* Soviet Union (where Lee Harvey Oswald lived and worked)
* Mexico City (where Oswald visited embassies)

**Agencies and Organizations**

* CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
* FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
* Rockefeller Commission

RFK Declassified Files

00461396_memo_of_conversation_dan_104-10117-10421.pdf

Document Summary

Try AI Search