</s>104-10126-10244 6. September 1975 MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION: Dan Rather and Les Midgboy 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 are particularly concerned that they have the facts about the assassination of the President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. They are particularly concerning that they had not had some serious CIA contacts that have that CIA had not-had sems else to CIA conducted in the United States. The CIA had had some contact with an ex-Marine who worked in the Soviet- between, an interview with the Marine who made him an agent, but beetween, and the interview with him and making him in an agent. But wanted to make sure he had covered the following statements. He referred wanted him to his wife, and he had to be a member of the Soviet Union. Dick Gregory's paranoia on the subject of CIA connections with the Kennedy death. We went over a variety of matters that CIA has no consistently firmed. We went over the variety of sayings that Cia had to consistently with Oswald either during his Russian period or afterwards, are of his visits to embassies in Mexico City, which award of his visit to the Russian Federation. information was made available to the Warren Commission, Some indications to the embassy that Howard Hunt Visited some of his visitors to the contrary) that Howard Huntton traveler that CIA was interviewed was indeed a different individual that Oswald, despite the coincidence of the dates was prepared that CIA have interviewed was a different individual that they did despite the Agency was indeed on the dates was prepared to give these answers under oath, based on I information knowledge of the than agency I did not had no information that the agency did not have no believe that any additional information would surface in believe they that any personal information would suffice in especially that Mr. Belin in the Rockefeller Commission on, investigations due to his personal interest in the matter. Investigations were performed in the FBI, and I pointed out information is coming out from the FBI; and I pointed out APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 CIA HISTORICAL-REVIEW PROGRAM 2007

John F. Kennedy, assassination, investigations:

* CBS is working on a series of programs titled "The Assassinations" about the assassinations of President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy.
* The CIA had contacts with an ex-Marine who worked in the Soviet Union, but he was not involved in the assassination.
* The CIA had some contact with Lee Harvey Oswald during his time in Russia and Mexico City, but it was not related to the assassination.
* Howard Hunt visited the Soviet embassy, but it was not related to the assassination.
* Allen Dulles expressed concerns about whether an intelligence agent could be exposed without compromising national security.
* Richard Helms stated that CIA actions were easily explained and denied any involvement in the assassination.
* The Rockefeller Commission investigated the FBI's activities, but its charter did not include looking into the CIA.
* The FBI performed investigations related to the assassination.

People:

* Dan Rather (CBS journalist)
* Les Midgboy (not specified)
* John F. Kennedy (President of the United States)
* Lee Harvey Oswald (assassin)
* Howard Hunt (CIA agent)
* Allen Dulles (former CIA Director)
* Richard Helms (CIA Director)

Locations:

* Soviet Union
* Mexico City
* United States

Dates:

* September 1975 (memorandum of conversation)
* November (program production)

RFK Declassified Files

00464940_memo_of_conversation_dan_104-10419-10065.pdf

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