</s>104-10428-10221 JFK ACT RELEASE IN FULL 1998 01/14-99 6 September RELEASE MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION: Dan Rather and Les Midgley 3 September 1975 Mr. Rather said that CBS is working up a series of programs entitled to CBS is a working up of a series with the assassinations that the CBSsessions, dealing with the assassination of the Assistant Commissioner, Wallace. He said they assassinators the Assistant Secretary, the Governor. Wallace, who said that they are particularly concerned that they have he said that about are particularly concerning on the Cov. They have the same amount of sems also, on its face, incredible that CIA had had had the CIA had not been able to do so. He had had onion and returned, He said he realized that Cia had not between him on his face. He realized that CIA did not have to the work of Mark Lane in the field of CIA correspondence but to the Work of Mark Lane on the subject of CIA conferred to between him he had covered all the bets. He referred with the Kennedy death. We went over a variety of matters, but I essentially firmed it up at the time of his coverage. that Cia's only records of his Russian period had no contact, that CIA's only recorded his own CIA had no contract, information was made available to the Warren Commission, that CIA was only recorded in the Washington D.C. City, which some indications to the contrary; that Howard Hunt visited Mexico at the CIA was interviewed to the Warren Commission. some indications that the CIA had to continue that Hunt visited individual than Oswald, despite the coincidence of things. Mexico at Cia was interviewed was indeed a different individual than Oswald, despite that the coincidence was not being was prepared to give these answers under each of the different was prepared by the CIA. I said that I could, based on individual knowledge that the matter I said I said not in no informational knowledge of the matter. I would not not believe that any room in the Rockefeller Commission on, especially that Mr. Belin in the Rockweller Commission especially by Mr. Berlin in the Rochester Commission. Mr. Midgly referred to the fact that some additional information is coming out from the FBI, and I pointed out CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASEIN FULL

**Names of people, organizations, and agencies**

* John F. Kennedy
* Dan Rather
* Les Midgley
* Mark Lane
* CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
* FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
* Warren Commission
* Rockefeller Commission
* Allen Dulles
* Richard Helms
* Lee Harvey Oswald

**Dates and locations**

* 3 September 1975
* Mexico
* Washington D.C.
* CIA headquarters

**Significant events or activities**

* Assassination of John F. Kennedy
* Investigation by the Warren Commission
* Investigation by the Rockefeller Commission
* Discussion between Dan Rather and Les Midgley about a series on CBS dealing with the assassination
* Mention of Mark Lane's work on the subject of CIA correspondence
* Reference to Howard Hunt visiting Mexico at the time of Oswald's visit

**Connections to JFK, the assassination, or related investigations**

* Discussion about the CIA's involvement in the investigation and their records of Lee Harvey Oswald
* Mention of Allen Dulles' comments on whether an intelligence agent could be a communicator for the FBI
* Reference to Richard Helms wanting to remain informed about the investigation

**Evidence, testimony, or findings mentioned**

* CIA's only recorded contact with Oswald was through a military debriefing for intelligence purposes
* No indication that the CIA had prior knowledge of Oswald's activities
* The Rockefeller Commission did not have a charter to look into the FBI
* Discussion about the possibility of new information coming out from the FBI

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