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

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch50987 and id is 1 raw text is: P8-!042 10353 F(A< P pvjw 1 F! 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 fromrrF:: 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 /'LZ - / 03:53 7q2I - T/

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