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104-10059-10236 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (6/20/1975)

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           20 June 1975  j


MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT:  Meeting with Mr. Burt Wides (Senate Staff Member)



       1. On the afternobn of 17 June 1975, Mr' John.Leader of the
IG Staff visited.Mr. Kennedy and asked that the undersigned be present,
Mr. Leader said that Mr. Burt WIDES of the Senate Staff had asked to
see Mr. David Whipple and the undersigned. Apparently Mr, WIDES
had read some old files relating to Africa and wanted to clear up some
questions. According-to Mr. Leader the discussion would be informal.
However, it was possible that subsequent discussions would, depending
on what emerged from.these discus sions,would be before a larger Senate
Staff Group. The files which Mr. WIDES read were WIROGUE, QJWIN
and one other (unknown). Itjwas agreed that the undersigned would see
Mr. WIDES  to see what he wanted, as WIROGUE/1 was run by myself in
the early 1960's.


       2.  At approximately 1615 houirs the same day I met with Mr. WIDES.
 No other persons were present. Mr. WIDES explained that Mr., William
 Harvey had been asked by Mr. Bissell to look into the feasibility of
 establishing an executive actions capability within Staff D. Aside
 from the allegations related to Mr. Harvey's activities with relation to
 Pidel Castro, he, Mr. WIDES had noted that'Mr. Harvey's Deputy,
 Justin O'Donnell had gone to the Belgian Congo and had handled an agent
 encrypted QJWIN. The asset had a similar background as WIROGUE/1 .
 and had on one occasion according to the files been approached by WIROGUE/1
 in Leopoldville with a proposition to establish what Mr. WIDES believes
 is.an execution squad. Moreover, there was a cable in the filer relating
 to the above which stated that WIROGUE/1 exceeded his authority
 written by the undersigned and sent by Mr. Bronson Tweedy. Mr. WIDES
 went on to say that when he was reviewing a summary of the WIROGUE/1
 case he noted a statement that WIROGUE/1 would be trained in small arms,
'demolition and innoculation. Mr. WIDES admitted that since he called


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