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104-10176-10016 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (10/26/1960)

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                                                                            Z6 October 1960p

                           MEIAORANLUM


                           TO:     Mr.  V111am  K. Harvey
                                   Chief, FL/rivision D.

                           From:  Anita Potocki                                                 %

                           Subject: NSA  Telephone Request circa Z8 Septe.ber 1960 to office of Security,
                                    relayed to F/Livision L, regarding 1-ossible Access to the Recordings
                                    Alicled to Have Been Liade of the Speech at the Latin American Youth
                                    Cngerss  on 4 August 1960 in Havana by Bernon Ferguson MITCHELL.

                           Reference;  CS-3/450,465,  disseminated on 21 September 1960.

                                   1,  Referenced report, based on HZP-3852 dated 29 August 1960. was
                           disseminated on 21 September 1960 as C-.-3/450,465 to various U.S. Agencies,
                           including NSA. Separately Lllen M. Hanna of the Panama Station prepared
                           a dispatch forwarded as HZPA-10437 under date of 14 September 1960, referencing
                           above report and calling attention to the fact that M1ITCHELL had been reported
                           present at the LAYG Meei.ng according to disseminated report. HZPA-1C437
                           was routed to various tHH Livision Leaks, none of which brought qth contets
                           to the aneation of appropriate V. H Livision officials who usight have been expected
                           to have had s.e  knowledge of or responsioility for follow-up of such information.
                           and latter dispatch, therefore did notr ech this oice until 7 tc ber 60,
                           through the good offices of Lr              CI/Ops/   H,  Mr.         as the
                           individual who noted on the cove anes     Ad   ~nivialon, when c   y phone.
                           had advised that no attempt had been miade to follow-up-this lead or to determine
                           who in the Agency might have responsibility for reporting suchi information directly
                           to NSA or other U.S. Government agencies.

                                    2. Cn or about Z8 September 1960, Mr. J. D. Noell of O/S/lSRS received
                           a telephone call from NSA officials, calling his attention to the existence of a
                           report CS-31450. 465 of 21 September 1961. which indicated that CIA had either
                           had an observer or had contact with someone who had attended the LAIG, which
                           individual had reported per reference that d.ernoa I*. ATCR: TL had made a
                           speech in Havana on 4 August 1960 which speech had been recorded. Ergo,
                           NSA  was most anxious to ootain either the originals or a copy of the tape
                           or record mentioned in the report, in order that persons familiar with MIITCHELL
                           and his manner of speaking might  itea to same to check the identification
                           made  in referenced report. ),ir. Noell relayed this request to the writer immediate*
                           ly upon receipt, whereupon within the -pace of two days or so, the writer in tar&
                           checked with the Office of Chief* WHI tperations, Mr. J. r.steraine, who in turn
                           referred the writer to the Panamanian Desk..  fter a succession of referrals.
                           the writer ended up talking with a young Lany in i-anama Reports bectis, whose name

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