INQUIRY FROM JAMES ANGLETON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R000600280008-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 15, 2007
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 24, 1978
• Content Type: MFR

Approved For elease 2007/02/16: CIA-RDP81 M00980R000600280008-8
24 November 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Inquiry From James Angleton
1. Mr. Angleton telephoned me Wednesday afternoon
at about 1640, aitd we talked to about 1700. He said
that he phoned me as my name had been given in the letter
to him from the DDCI as being a point of contact for
getting answers to questions of security that might arise
in his testimony before HSCA. I can phone him on KE 8-\348.
2. I said that I do sit astride traffic between the
HSCA and the Agency, and that while I am in a position to
get answers from the appropriate people in question, and
would undertake to do so, I am not necessarily competent
to provide the answers myself. I pointed out that we
were speaking at the end of the day before Thanksgiving,
and I may experience some problems in getting a response
quickly. He said that he is in no hurry, although I am
sure that he will want a fairly early answer.
3. He complained about not having been given notice
of the Hart testimony, obviously feeling himself a party
at interest. I made no reply. He inquired who nominated
Hart to testify. I did not say, but I did say that when it
became apparent that the Committee was getting into the
bona fides issue on Nosenko and the manner of his handling,
we sought a hearing in executive session. This was denied
us and when a name was requested for the Committee's public
hearing, John Hart was nominated as qualified to speak on
.the subject.
4. Angleton said that the testimony had opened up a
number of doors. I replied that it had been the Agency's
intention to limit the scope of the testimony. We wanted
to hold testimony away from the issue of what Nosenko told
us, as there remained operational considerations. The
decision was to refer to the bugging of the embassy in
Moscow and to refer to Soviet penetration of an ally, without
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 specifying it. Beyond that the issues were held
handling of Nosenko as it bore on the case in general.
A b n to point to doors and
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7. Angleton complains abou
attorney, whom he named as Wallace Duncan. I alerted Dick
t having to retain an
is this question that must be addresse .
records, including checking is
hours. He is to give HSCA a line-by-lane commentary. It
.the Agency. He is making a ine y
h' own testimony of some six
6. Angleton wishes to re
1' -b -line review of HSCA
view certain documents in
ments as slanderous and perjure .
n
Katzenbach meeting. As I cou
I did not reply; I do recall Hart's saying to me that there
is very little by way of records connecting Angleton with
the handling of the case. Angleton described Hart's state-
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said was untrue. He says e
ot recall these statements
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had a roved hostile interroga ion
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(Angleton) had inspected t
held; he said this was untrue. He also said thahichgheton
' of Nosenko,
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5. Angleton said L a
cility where Nosenko was
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h t Haxt had stated that he
and the responsible DDO elements.
I said that the intent ha e
not to.open them, and that this was how it had been done.
I said that there would still be reservations about telling
.this Committee a3out the operational considerations. In
any event, I olIhave competent thevGeneralnCounsel.
on this, and would
S. D. Breckinridge
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