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104-10059-10236 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (06/20/1975)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch70318 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10059-10236 2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 20 June 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Meeting with Mr. Burt Wides (Senate Staff Member) 1. On the afternoon of 17 June 1975, Mr. John. Leader of the IG Staff visited Mr. Kennedy and asked that the undersigned be present. Mr. Leader said that Mr. Burt WIDES of the Senate Staff had asked to - see Mr. David Whipple and the undersigned. Apparently Mr.: WIDES had read some old files relating to Africa and wanted to clear up some - questions. According-to Mr. Leader the discussion would be informal. However, it was possible that subsequent discussions would, depending on what emerged from these discussions,would be before a larger Senate Staff Group. The files which Mr. WIDES read were WIROGUE, QJWIN and one other (unknown). Itjwas agreed that the undersigned would see Mr. WIDES to see what he wanted, as WIROGUE/1 was run by myself in the early 1960's. 1. is 505 (g1r 7lo yx~oy ~IjU'*j'~ * ' - -~1 2. At approximately 1615 hours the same day I met with Mr. WIDES. No other persons were present. Mr. WIDES explained that Mr. William Harvey had been asked by Mr. Bissell to look into the feasibility of establishing an executive action capability within Staff D . Aside from the allegations related to Mr. Harvey's activities with relation to Fidel Castro, he, Mr. WIDES had noted that'Mr. Harvey's Deputy, - - Justin O'Donnell had gone to the Belgian Congo and had handled an agent encrypted QJWIN. The asset had a similar background as WIROGUE/1 - and had on one occasion according to the files been approached by WIROGUE/1 in Leopoldville with a proposition to establish what Mr. WIDES believes is an execution squad. Moreover, there was a-cable in the file' relating to the above which stated that WIROGUE/1 exceeded his authority written by-the undersigned and sent by Mr. Bronson Tweedy. Mr. WIDES - went on to say that when he was reviewing a summary of the WIROGUE/1 case he noted a statement that WIROGUE/1 would be trained in small arms, demolition and innoculation. Mr. WIDES admitted that since he called

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