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104-10330-10130 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (9/25/1998)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch19096 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10330-10130 MEMORANDUM September 25, 1998 To: Laura Denk Executive Director cc: Bob Skwirot CIA Team Leader From: Michelle Combs Associate Director for Research and Review Subject: No Evidence of Contact Between Lee Harvey Oswald and the CIA's Office of Operations One of the enigmas that has surrounded Lee Harvey Oswald's defection and re-defection is the question of whether the CIA's Office of Operations (later the Domestic Contacts Division) interviewed or took note of Oswald either before his trip or upon his return from the Soviet Union. The available evidence is somewhat contradictory. The CIA has long claimed that Oswald was never a source, asset, or employee of the CIA. Yet, a November 25, 1963 memorandum discusses the recollections of a CIA staff officer that the Agency considered interviewing Oswald. Further, another former CIA officer has stated that he recalls reading an OQ debriefing report in the. summer of 1962 from a former Marine re- defector who had worked at the Minsk Radio Factory. The Review Board could not corroborate the recollections of the two former CIA officers with additional records or information. In an effort to clarify the mystery, the Review Board searched for records that might confirm or deny any contact between Oswald and the CIA before or after his time in the Soviet Union. In the early 1960's, the Office of Operations (00) was a part of the Directorate of Intelligence. This office, which interviews American citizens who might have come into contact with information or individuals of intelligence interest overseas, later became the Domestic Contacts Division (DCD) of the Directorate of Operations. This office normally only contacts individuals after receiving questions or requirements from intelligence community customers looking for particular types of information. The Review Board staff examined 00 records and operational histories to gain an understanding of 00 practices in the late 1950's and early 1960's. The Review Board staff could find no evidence of contact between Oswald and 00 either before or after his time in the Soviet Union. Had Oswald departed for his trip to the Soviet Union through New York City, as did most travelers, he possibly might have come to the attention of 00. The Review Board staff did not locate any reference or record to Oswald's departure from New Orleans via freighter that predates the assassination. The Review Board staff also could not locate any information to

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