MEMO OF CONVERSATION: DAN RATHER AND LES MIDGLEY 3 SEPTEMBER 1975

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Records Related to the Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00425437
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 6, 2025
• Document Release Date: June 12, 2025
• Publication Date: September 6, 1975

I 104-10088-10188 .. � � � �` ; MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION: Mr. Rather said t programs entitled, "T assassinations of Pr Rev. King, and the are particularly conc � APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 CIA HISTORICAL-REVIEW PROGRAM 6 September 1975 ther and Les Midgley ber 1975 rking up. a series of ions," dealing with the dy, Robert Kennedy., by. Wallace. .He said they t they have the facts about that CIA's only records of Oswa aware of his visits to embass' information was made availab that there is absolutely n some indications to the c Mexico at the time Oswa traveler that CIA had % .40 individual than Oswa cWsp of his residence in o was prepared to gi information availab personal knowledge of the believe that any additional information would surface in the Agency as it had been carefully examined from 1963 on, especially by Mr. Belin in the Rockefeller Commission investigations due to his personal interest in the matter. Mr. Midgley referred to the fact that some additional information is coming out from the FBI, and I pointed out ne any possible CIA connection fith Oswald. He said that it seems also, on its face, incredible that CIA had not had Ome contact with an ex-Marine who worked in the Soviet Onion and returned. He said he realized the difference between an interview with him and making him an agent, but wanted to make sure he had covered all the bets. He referred to the work of Mark Lane in this field and I referred to Dick Gregory's paranoia on the subject of CIA connections with the Kennedy death. We went over a variety of matters, but I essentially firmed it up at the end by saying that CIA had no contact with Oswald either during his Ruvian period or afterwards, ame from our becoming Mexico City, which the Warren Commission, a conclusion (and Howard Hunt visited and that the Russian as indeed a different e coincidence of the dates nion. I ended by saying 'I vers under oath, based on the Agency, although I had no atter. I said I could not 000232B � 40 PAGE COPY NO. �� 6 that the Rockefeller Commissi to look into the FBI. We di ments about whether an int exposed, but we left on t that he believed Mr. Ho which Mr. Rather said .time. I said that t Mr. Dulles to�conce said that Mr. Hel the Garrison alle explained by Mr; He be made against CIA. I said I know of no indication that Mr. Helms' agitation was because Mr. Garrison was revealing information about the Agency which Mr. Helms wanted to remain concealed. V. With respect to Oswald's one appearance in our records, I explained that CIA might well have shied off from any interview with him if there was an indication of prior FBI interest. As for the military, I said the Interagency Source Register did not indicate Mr. Oswald was a clandes- tine source and that DCS Joint Debriefing Program with the military services from 1953 on would probably have indicated any military debrief for intelligence purposes, but none appear in our files believed none had been conducted. We parted with my arose which would cast brought to Mr. Rather' expressed appreciat. ad not had a charter d Allen Dulles's com- e agent could ever be mment by Mr. Dulles s on this matter, ould himself at that indicated a desire by tivity.. Mr. Rather also somewhat agitated over I said this was easily ern that such false allegations esponse to Mr. Rather's question, t anything else that tatements would be The two gentlemen scussion. COMMENT: Fr tude, I believe there is a chance that the pr indicate that there is no CIA connection with OswN beyond that noted above. This could make a contribution to knocking down the paranoic belief to the contrary. We � however insure that Mr. Rather does learn anythjg which would cause t e sghtesf�doubf on the above account befT3x.--E'-s-ouce Threprograms in�November. Distribution: Orig - DCI 1 - Review Staff 1 - DDO 1 - DDA 1 - OIG 1 - OLC 1 - OGC 1 - Asst/DCI 1 - ER W. E. Colby Director 1 :' � PAGE .41. 319 COPY NO.