</s>104-10104-10405 "JER WILL CHECK CLASSIFICA N TOP AND BOTTOM UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL SECRET OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP TO NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 1 The Director 2 Mr. Rocca 3 4 5 6 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH COMMENT RECOMMENDATION FILE REFORM CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE Remarks: 1. Please draft a reply . 2. Within 2 hours. 3. Please recommend who should sign the letter. Alternatively should some Security Officer call on her and go over the letter with her? 1.Please quote that letter that part of the Warren Commission report dealing with McCone's affidavit on the report of Oswald's Identifi-s action with the Agency. OVER FOLD HERE TO RETURN TO SENDER FROM: NAME, ADDRESSION AND PHONE NO. DATE UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL SECRET FORM NO. 237 Use previous editions 1-67 (40) JFK ACT APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 RELEASE CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

Summary: The document contains a letter dated July 19, 1968, from Barbara Hellen (Mrs. Charles M. Hilborn) to Richard Helms, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The letter addresses public allegations about CIA involvement in assassinations, referencing claims by Mort Sahl, an entertainer with alleged connections to federal activities. Sahl is said to have mentioned James R. Ray and Sihrin as suspects linked to the murders of Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Hellen questions the CIA's secrecy, freedom of speech regarding such allegations, and whether the agency should be held accountable for its actions. The letter concludes with a request for clarification on the CIA’s role in these events.  

Key People: Barbara Hellen (Mrs. Charles M. Hilborn), Richard Helms, Mort Sahl, James R. Ray, Sihrin  
Key Locations: New York, Queens, Washington, D.C., Louisiana  
Key Events: Alleged CIA involvement in assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Robert F. Kennedy; public allegations about CIA secrecy and activities; reference to Lee Harvey Oswald’s connection to the CIA  
Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Klu Klux Klan (KKK)

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