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104-10147-10128 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (5/16/1977)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch11997 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10147-10128 OLC 77-1971 16 May 1977 HSCA MEvORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Telephone Conversation with Mr. Kenneth Brooten, Former Assistant Counsel, House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) 1. On 11 May 1977, the Office of Legislative Counsel received a telephone call from the office of Representative Henry Gonzalez (D., Texas) asking that this office contact Mr. Brooten, who is now practicing law in Florida. It was stated that he had information of interest about the House Select Committee on Assassinations. The undersigned responded to this request but was unable to reach Mr. Brooten until this date, since he was out of town. 2. I reached Mr. Brooten in his office in Florida and identified myself to him as representing the Office of Legislative Counsel of the CIA. I reminded him of the last time we had met in December 1976 when he was still a member of the HSCA staff. He said that he recalled that meeting. Mr. Brooten stated that he had been receiving dribbles of information, which he termed as third hand and hearsayindicating to him that someone who purported to represent CIA was making general inquiries about the modus operandi of Mr. Richard A. Sprague, the former Chief Counsel of the HSCA. When I learned the intent of his call, I asked Mr. Brooten for his permission to have my secretary monitor the conver- sation so that we could have an accurate transcript. He agreed to this. The purpose of his contacting us was to offer his views on how Sprague and his people had operated in the past and would operate in the future. I declined his offer. When I mentioned that Mr. Sprague was no longer with the Committee, Brooten answered most emphatically by saying Sprague hired most of the people on that staff except me. I responded that the HSCA was George Cary's and my account and that I knew nothing about any such inquiries nor would I even know why such questions would be asked. 3. We ended the conversation on a pleasant note and I tried to leave the impression with him that we would not be contacting him further on this matter. Doug as T. Cummins Chief, Coord ation and Review Staff Office of Legislative Counsel Distribution: V0riginal - OLC Subject 1 OLC Chrono 1 - t. to DDCfT1oLa am 1 - OGC (Morrison) 1 SA/DO/O 1 IG 3 1 - Dir/OS 3 OLC:DTC:hms (16 May 1977) T N T'A

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