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

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch60508 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10176-10016                                                                 - e   under the John Fennedy
-                                                                        \ssassination Records Collection Act of
-1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case.:NW
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26 October 1960p
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TO:     Mr. k111iam K. Harvey
Chief. FI/rivision D.                                        -
From: Anita Potocki
Subject: NSA Telephone Request circa 28 September 1960 to Office of Security,
relayed to FI/Livision L. regarding 1-ossible Access to the Recordings
Allegcd to Have been Liade of the Speech at the Latin American Youth
Cangre'ss on 4 August 1960 in havana by Bernon Ferguson 3iTCHELL.
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 Lilen M. Hanna of the Panama Station prepared
a dispatch forwarded as kiZA-10437 under date of 14 September 1960, referencing
above report and calling attention to the fact that MITCHi.LL had been reported
present at the LAYG Mee'nsig according to disseminated report. HZPA-1C437
was routed to various I H Livision Leaks, none of which brnght the conante
to the azention of appropriate . H Livision officials who alight have been expected
to have had sm.e knosledge of or responsioility for follow-up of such information.
and latter dispatch, therefore did not reSch tnis office until 7 vctober &960,
through the good offices of l.ir. obarYLros,1C/ps/G H. Mr. Cr8wn was the
individual who noted on the cover sheet that i. H Livision, when checked  phone,
had advised that no attempt had been uiade to follow-up this lead or to determine
who in the Agency might have responsibility for reporting such information directly
to NSA or other U.S. Government agencies.
2. Ca or about 28 September 1960, Mr.- J. D. Noell of O/S/SRS received
a telephone call from NSA officials. calling his attention to the existence of a
report CS-3/450. 465 of 21 September 1964. which indicated that CIA had either
had an observer or had contact with someone who had attenckd the LA!G. which
individual had reported per reference that ,ernoa l. .ITCH-.,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 tapes
or record' mentioned in the report, in order that persons familiar with LiITCHZLL
and his manner of speaking might listen to same to check the identification
made in referenced report. bir. Noell relayed this request to the writer immediate-
ly upon receiyt, whereupon within the space of two days or so, the writer in turn
checked with the Office of Chief, WH/ 1.perations. Mr. J. .sterline, who in turn
referred the writer to the Panamanian Leak. , fter a succession of referrals.
the writer ended up talking with a young laay in kanaina Reports Section. whose name
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f 658  Diocld: 2411.5-6 Pagse 1

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