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180-10142-10353 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (8/11/1978)

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HSCA INTERVIEW OF JOSEPH PICCOLO, JR., 11 AUGUST 1978:

  T On 11 August 1978 at 2:00 P.M. Dan Hardway and Charles Berk of the

House Select Committee on Assassinations conducted a two hour interview

with Joseph Piccolo, Jr.  Mr. Piccolo, age 43, is presently an employee

of the CIA working as an operations officer in the Deputy Directorate of

Operations.  He joined the CIA in 1957 and, with the exception of one year

of duty with the Air Force, has continued until the present time in his

employment with the Central Intelligence Agency.

    Prior to the beginning of the interview Mr. Piccolo was asked to read

the CIA's omnibus release letter of 23 March 1978.  After his examination

of the letter, Mr. Piccolo indicated that he fully understood the letter's

meaning.  Mr. Berk then explained to Mr. Piccolo the mandate and purposes

of the Select Committee.

    Mr. Piccolo stated that at the time of President Kennedy's assassination

he was a support assistance analyst in the DDO.  His responsibilities

included maintenance of records, running of traces, and Spanish language

analysis for purposes of operational support.  Subsequent to this position

Mr. Piccolo undertook training during the spring of 1964 to become an

operations officer.  Mr. Piccolo further stated that his professional

areas of interest were mainly concerned with Latin America.  He also in-

dicated that he served in th{CIA's  Mexico City Station from

                              August 1965 to January 1968   It was further

ascertained that Mr. Piccolo was involved in some Agency operations

directed against Cuba during the time periods 1962 to January 1968,

January 1969 to January 1970, and a three month period during 1975.

    Mr. Piccolo was asked if he was familiar with the cryptonym AMNG/l.

He responded affirmatively and stated that A/1 was thefirst Cuban Intel-

ligence Service  (CUIS) defector from the then newly formed DGI, the CIA's


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