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104-10423-10226 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (3/22/1977)

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                         S.E C Rp E T             76       P     I

                                              22 March 1977


MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD


SUBJECT:    1963-1964 Miami Station Action to Aid
            USG Investigation of the Murder of John
            F. Kennedy


Basis for My Knowledge About This Topic

     1.   I served from 29 March 1962 to 20 August 1966 in
the Foreign Intelligence Branch of the Miami Station. Duties
included handling a certain number of Cuban exiles resident
in Miami used to support FI operations into Cuba. I also kept
up loose contact with other Cuban exiles who were considered
informants on specialized aspects of Cuban affairs and Cuban
exile affairs. My duties also included workine very closely
with the Station Covert Action Branch and less closely with
the Counterintelligence and Paramilitary Branches. I had
irregular contact with the Station Security Office.

Locating Agency Recordsof  Miami Station Action to Help
Investigate the John F. Kennedy Murder

     2.   During March 1962 to mid-1964 communications security
between Hqs. and the Miami Station was not always good. Hqs.
Cuban Task Force senior and middle grade officers often used
the telephone to communicate requests to.the Miami Station or
to check on developing-  operations.. The feeling at Headquarters
was that the double-talked conversations were fairly safe be-
cause they were flowing by land -lines- and-were therefore not
subject to ELINT/COMINT collection.In 1964-there was a crack-
down on telecons between Hqs and the Miami Station. I believe
this was at Station Chief Theodore G. Shackley's .request. One
reason for reducing telecons was security and the other reason
was that Headquarers officers were not always careful to fol-
low their telecons with a cable or dispatch for the record. I
describe this communication situation because it is quite pos-
sible that immediately following the Kennedy murder Headquarters
may have phoned requiredments to COS, Miami and Miami Station's
Office of Security to conduct investigations and then failed
to follow up with cables for the record.

     3.   From mid-April 1962 until shortly after Mr. Shackley's
departure PCS in.the spring of 1965 the Miami Station sent Hqs.
a situation report by cable at the end of each.work day. Each
operating and administrative component of the Station contributed
to this SITREP, which was produced with specific topical sections
about developments at the Station, in Cuba, in intelligence
reporting and in operations under way.Occasionally the-SITREP
would report results of investigations conducted by Station

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