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104-10145-10141 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (6/19/1978)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch40221 and id is 1 raw text is: 104101-1 04, - ( 199JUNfy Possible Downstream Problems With HSCA 1. To date the problems with HSCA have not been major, but some of the difficulties to date may assume increased importance in the remaining period of the investigation. This memorandum under- takes to consider some of them. 2. HSCA Requests and CIA Response. HSCA appears to be follow- ing a leave-no-stone-unturned approach to the investigation Just about every name or reference of the files reviewed becomes the subject of a request. Frequently the names are incomplete and identifying material so limited that research. becomes tremendously time-consuming. If HSCA has additional information it has appeared on occasion reluctant to provide it, possibly because it will reveal the direction of the in- vestigation. Two things characterize the present status of HSCA and CIA responses. There are a number of requests that have not yet been answered, and the larger portion of material made available for review has not yet been reviewed by HSCA investigators. CIA recently has made arrangements to improve its responses to requests, but the basic problem will remain. We feel HSCA is falling -behind and that it will be critical of the Agency for its own failures in this respect. 3. Access. The FBI reportedly has provided no direct access to its files for HSCA investigators. CIA is providing direct access to its files with very limited sanitization. The result is the in- kpp e' vestigators have had access to a lot of sources-and-methods material, The criticism that HSCA investigators can make is not in our restrictions, but the effectiveness of our responses. As noted above, steps have been taken to remedy this. 4. Access to Agents. In contrast to very full access to Agency files and documents the line has been drawn on access to agents, One agent was interviewed over CIA objections, following the failure to notify CIA of the intention to interview him as provided for in the working agreements. In one other case of which we are aware we have objected to an agent being interviewed and, in the absence of CIA assistance, he was not contacted-nor interviewed. This is the subject of a formal protest by the HSCA chairman. The DDCI has offered a method, alternative to direct access to the agent, for obtaining the answers desired. 5. Defectors. As a result of the dramatic presentations in the Epstein Book Legen the HSCA has focussed on this issue. Staff members have stated recently that they consider this to be one of the two most -- y i~

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