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104-10147-10164 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (8/1/1978)

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                                    SECRET       01eCOY41/509

                                                 OLC #78-; 9'o 4

                                                 1 August 1978



              MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

              SUBJECT    HSCA Interest in Nosenko


                   1.  Ray.Reardon of the Office of Security has been
              interviewing Agency employees connected in some way with
              the handling of Nosenko during the period of his confine-
              ment, to see in particular if any drugs had been administered
              to him.  One employee, Tom Ryan of SE Division, was not
              interviewed as he was awaiting interview and deposiion by
              HSCA personnel; as he was deposed last week Ray and I inter-
              viewed him today.  In essence, he recalled no such use;
              Reardon will do a separate memo on that point.

                   2.  We had heard that Ryan had been told that he
              might be called to testify at public hearings, and asked
              him if he minded telling us what the interests of the
              HSCA investigator were. He stated that he was asked about
              the treatment of Nosenko, including the question of drugs.
              One general question was asked about the question of bona
              fides, which he avoided answering by saying that any
              answer would have to be a long one, and that what he
              felt at different times would be different; the questioner
              did not persist.

                   3.  One swallow does not make a spring, but this may
              be an indication that the HSCA is now focusing on the treat-
              ment of Nosenko, rather than the issue of bona fides. So
              far as Ryan is concerned, he is under
              cover and would be unable to testify at public heap ngs
              without severely complicating his future service.



                                                S.D. Breckinridge
               Distribution:
                 Orig. - OLC/Subj
                    1  - OLC/Chrono
                    1  - SA/DDCI
                    1  - C/CI Staff
                    1  - C/SE Division
                    1  - Mr. Shepanek

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