IO yam - v - - ACENCI INFORMATION I AGENCY RECORD NUMBER SERIES TESTIMONI AGENCY FILE NUMBER Date O7 02 93 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM FORM ROCKCOM FM 53 1 31000210108 APRIL 14 1975 a ORIGINATOR TO - TITLE TESTIMONY OF JOHN DATE PAGES SUBJECTS CIA JDOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST REVIEW -OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS I II II Inl- II DOCUMENT INFORMATION ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION WARNER Bu 04 14 75 3 ASSASSINATIONS FOREIGN LEADERS THU 07 02 93 Excerpt from testimony pag 2175 ITEM IS RESTRICTED - RELEASED PER JFK Acr 5 yd I 1'3- nj' - any-A WP '16 CWEKBSKON Oi GEM lof2 DECLASSIFIED JFKAssass Rec Gallecti ML 3310 If 1992 NARA data Monday Iipl il 14 1975 WamhingtunP Dc Cg Ge WASHINGTON 0 0 410'First Street 3 3 20003 Phone 202 544-6000 I u GHOST We 4055 Chain Bridge Rd 22030 Phone 170327342400 I Phone Area 20 544 5059WARD 5 PAUL 410 First sum 5 5 11c 20003 10525 TESTIMONY OF Dohald F Chamb rlain John S warmer- PAGE 2127 2164 mp RELEASED PER P L -102-526 JFK Ac - ca '21 ms amt H033 xaoaombna v- - 17o see new a atth 23 - 5 1 them to the Fairfax Police And I said I saw no reason why they should not '0 MR BELIN Did you ever have any knowledge until the Phone Area 20 544-600 1 0 4 last two years of any plans ffduring the 1950's early '5013' - 11143 - 5 involving any assassination attempts by the a 5 NR WARNER I was not aware _ 7 MR BELIN Do you know that'in 1962 Mr Houston wasAI 3 made aware of at least one plan 9 MR WARNER was not aware of that l0 - MR BELIN Do you believe that there is any authoriq 11 that the Agency has to conduct any planned assassinations in 13 peacetime against any foreign leader 'a unease I 13 MR WARNER Certainly we have no specific authoriza 9% 14 tion Whether that comes within the Constitutional authorityqu g gi i 15 the President I am not clear IN a i I 16 MR BELIN Do you think that the President might have authority to direct the Agency to do this 18 HR WARNER I think he might I j i El l9 MR BELIN Under what provision of the if 20 MR Well his inherent authority as Commander- ii 21 in-Chief and PresidentNR BELIN Any other basis_for the Agency undert igg 23 such activitiesMR WARNER None that I know of '1 j 410 First Street 20003 25 MR BELIN At the time of the Patty Hearst kianPang we SECRET -- PER ACEE 7 rent-n Rockefeller Commission Testimony of John S Warner CIA General Counsel 1975 04 14 Source JFK Assass Recrds GRFL Rock Commission testimony castro speeches rock files inventory Box 11 f testimony _ 040475 Chamberlain n Warner