</s>104-10147-10039 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, Rev. King, and the attempt on Kennedy. He said they are particularized, and on attempt on Wallace. Kennedy, Kennedy, and they are particularised with Owen Oswald. We said that it seems also, on its face, incredible that CIA had not had some contact with an ex-Marine who worked in the Soviet- Union, and returned. He had said he realized that CIA did not had between, and he said he had realized the difference- between. He made sure he had covered all the bets. He referred to to the work of Mark Lane in his field and I referred to Dick Gregory to make sure he covered all of the bets - He referred. with the Kennedy death. We went over a variety of matters, but I essentially firmed it up at the end by saying that CIA has no contact- with Oswald either during his Russian period or afterwards, that CIA was only records embassies in Mexico City, which that CIA has only recorded embassies for a conclusion. (and information was made available to the Warren Commission, that there was absolutely no basis for a conclusion, (and some indications that the CIA was conducted there, and that the Russian traveler that CIA was interviewed was indeed a different individual than Oswald, despite the coincidence of the Russian of his residence in the Soviets Union. I ended by saying I was prepared on available within the Agency, although I had no was prepared for the Soviet Union. personal knowledge of the matter. I said I could not believe that it any additional information would surface in the Agency as it had been carried into Rockefeller Commission 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 JFK ACT APPROVED FOR RELEASE 93 CIA HISTORIC

**John F. Kennedy**

* Assassination: discussed in the context of a CBS series, "The Assassinations," which will cover the assassinations of President Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Rev. King, and the attempt on George Wallace
* Attempt on his life: mentioned as part of the series, with Owen Oswald being particularized

**Lee Harvey Oswald**

* CIA connection: denied by CIA, with no contact between Oswald and CIA during his Russian period or afterwards
* CIA records: only recorded embassies in Mexico City, which were made available to the Warren Commission
* FBI investigation: mentioned as providing additional information, but not related to CIA's charter

**Investigations**

* Rockefeller Commission: discussed as having no charter to look into the FBI, despite its interest in the matter
* Warren Commission: received information from CIA regarding Oswald's activities

**Individuals and Events**

* Dan Rather: discussed a series of programs on CBS about assassinations, including President Kennedy's
* Les Midgley: participated in a conversation with Dan Rather about CIA's connection to Oswald
* Mark Lane: mentioned as having done work in the field related to the assassination
* Dick Gregory: mentioned as having made sure he covered all his bets regarding the assassination
* Allen Dulles: commented on whether an intelligence agent could ever be exposed, and believed that J. Edgar Hoover would have taken care of it at the time

**Dates and Locations**

* September 3, 1975: date of conversation between Dan Rather and Les Midgley
* Mexico City: location where CIA had recorded embassies, which were made available to the Warren Commission

RFK Declassified Files

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