LETTER TO MR. THOMAS K. LATIMER FROM (Sanitized)

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 17, 2004
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: September 8, 1978
• Content Type: LETTER

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Mr. Thomas K. Latimer, Staff Director
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
As discussed during our phone conversation on
7 September 1978, I am forwarding to you a sanitized copy
of the comments on Book V, of the Senate Select Committee's
final report entitled: The Investigation of the Assassination
of President Kennedy: Performance o- t e Intelligence Agencies.
As I said to you, this report has been made available to the
house Select Committee on Assassinations and it is possible
that they might make use of it during the open hearings that
are currently going on. Further, as you and I discussed,
although this paper has been sanitized, it warrants careful
treatment to avoid being misunderstood or misused.
I would appreciate your returning it when you have
finished reviewing it.
Sincerely,
Assistant Legislative Counsel
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OLC 78-2749
8 August 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR: Legislative Counsel
FROM S. D. Breckinridge
SUBJECT 1977-CIA Task Force Report on Book V,
SSC Final Report (Church Committee)
1. In 1976, the Church Committee issued Book V of its
series of final reports, with the title The Investigation of
the Assassination of President John F. Kenne : Performance
o the Intelligence Agencies. In essence, it attempte to
evelap a case showing both derelictions and possibly
suppression of evidence, by the intelligence agencies during
the Warren Commission inquiry.
2. In the fall of 1976 an Agency task force was formed
under the chairmanship of the undersigned, undertaking to
do a detailed review of Agency records that may bear on the
issues treated in Book V of the Church Committee report. A
copy of the final result of that is attached.
3. The HSCA has seen the Task Force report, both in
sanitized and unsanitized form. At least some of its state-
ments are likely to appear in selected form in the final
report of the HSCA. Neither one of our oversight committees
(SSCI or HPSCI) has seen the report in any form (unsantizied
or sanitized).
4. Given the critical approach, we have come to expect
from HSCA, it may be worth considering at this time releasing
a copy of the sanitized report to the two oversight committees
in order for them to have some understanding of some of the
issues that are to be expected in the period ahead.
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Attachment:
As stated
S. D. Breckinridge
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9 August 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FROM S. D. B.reckinridge
Principal Coordinator/HSCA
SUBJECT . 1977 Task Force Report on Book V of
Church Committee Report
1. Attached is one copy each, with copy of correspondence
from me to the Legislative Counsel, concerning release of a
sanitized copy of the 1977 Task Force Report, commenting on
Book V of the Church Committee Final Report. It had been
felt in the past more desirable to not make this available
to our two oversight committees, primarily because the SSCI
is somewhat of a lineal descendant of the Church Committee.
It is noted that HSCA has seen the Report in both sanitized
and unsanit,zed versions; it may well be cited in the final
HSCA Report.
2. Given the present environment, with pending criticisms
of CIA's performance in the investigation of the assassination
of President Kennedy, many of the lines of discussion in the
1977 Task Force Report have current relevance. Although portions
of the 1977 Task Force Report have been sanitized, much of the
discussion should be meaningful to our oversight committees,
which may soon be hearing some rather strong assertions of
past derelictions by the Agency in this same field. To the
extent that past criticisms are suspect, it may have a tempering
influence on reactions to current criticisms of a similar nature.
3. It is requested that you review the report for
transmittal to your respective oversight committees (SSCI and
HPSCI). Please note Fred Hitz's reaction to my proposal. I 25X1
did not convey to him past reservations on the point, and you
may wish to do so.
S. D. Breckinridg
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THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
8 September 1978
Mr. Thomas K. Latimer, Staff Director
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
As discussed during our phone conversation on
7 September 1978, I am forwarding to you a sanitized copy
of the comments on Book V, of the Senate Select Committee's
final report entitled: The Investigation of the Assassination
of President Kennedy: Performance of the Intelligence Agencies.
As I said to you, this report has been made available to the
House Select Committee on Assassinations and it is possible
that they might make use of it during the open hearings that
are currently going on. Further, as you and I discussed,
although this paper has been sanitized, it warrants careful
treatment to avoid being misunderstood or misused.
I would appreciate your returning it when you have
finished reviewing it.
Sincerely,
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Assistant Legislative Counsel
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