1. Mr. Helms, Mr. Murphy and I met with Mr. Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Mr. J. Walter Yeagley, Mr. William E. Foley, and Mr. Harold F. Reis on the Nosenko case on 2 April 1964. Mr. Helms outlined the problems forseeable in our future relations with Nosenko and asked the opinion of the Justice representatives on what we could do to control the situation. I pointed out that his technical status was one of exclusion and parole for more technically deferment of inspection and parole).
2. After some discussion, Mr. Foley stated it was his opinion that Agency representatives could take any action necessary to carry out the terms of the parole. Mr. Katzenbach asked Mr. Foley to check this and let me know and Mr. Foley later confirmed this position by telephone. I, in turn, after the meeting reviewed the parole agreement and provided an interpretation thereof for the Director of Security. a copy of which is attached hereto. Also I informed Mr. Foley of this interpretation.
LAWRENCE R. HOUSTON
General Counsel
Declassified 19 September 1978
by Anthony A. Lapham,
General Counsel
3 April 1964
MEMORANDUM
FOR: Director of Security
SUBJECT: Parole Status of Defectors
1. On 2 April 1964 we had a discussion with the Department of Justice on the status of aliens whose inspection by I&NS is deferred upon arrival at our request and who are then paroled to this Agency. It was the position of the Department of Justice that we were responsible for taking any action necessary to carry out the terms of the parole.
Declassified (paragraph 1 only)
19 September 1978
by Anthony A. Lapham,
General Counsel.
/s/Lawrence R. Houston
LAWRENCE R. HOUSTON
General Counsel