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180-10142-10353 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (08/11/1978)

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HSCA INTERVIEW OF JOSEPH PICCOLO, JR., 11 AUGUST 1978:
On 11 August 1978 at 2:00 P.M. Dan Hardway and Charles Berk of the
House Select Committee on Assassinations conducted a two hour interview
with Joseph Piccolo, Jr. Mr. Piccolo, age 43, is presently an employee
of the CIA working as an operations officer in the Deputy Directorate of
Operations. He joined the CIA in 1957 and, with the exception of one year
of duty with the Air Force, has continued until the present time in his
employment with the Central Intelligence Agency.
Prior to the beginning of the interview Mr. Piccolo was asked to read
the CIA's omnibus release letter of -23 March 1978. After his examination
of the letter, Mr. Piccolo indicated that he fully understood the letter's
meaning. Mr. Berk then explained to Mr. Piccolo the mandate and purposes
of the Select Committee.
Mr. Piccolo stated that at the time of President Kennedy's assassination
he was a support assistance analyst in the DDO. His responsibilities
included maintenance of records, running of traces, and Spanish language
analysis for purposes of operational support. Subsequent to this position
Mr. Piccolo undertook training during the spring of 1964 to become an
operations officer. Mr. Piccolo further stated that his professional
areas of interest were mainly concerned with Latin America. He also in-
dicated that he served in thECIA's Mexico City Station from December
1957 to January 1960 and from August 1965 to January 1969 It was further
ascertained that Mr. Piccolo was involved in some Agency operations
directed against Cuba during the time periods 1962 to January 1968,
January 1969 to January 1970, and a three month period during 1975.
Mr. Piccolo was asked if he was familiar with the cryptonym AMMUG/l.
He responded affirmatively and stated that A/l was thefirst Cuban Intel-
ligence Service (CUIS) defector from the then newly formed DGI, the CIA's

2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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