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[9]8 January 1997
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[12]Memo for the Record
[14]Subject: “Compliance” Meeting with ARRB Staff
[16]Date: 7 January 1997
[18]Location: ARRB offices
[20]Attendees: CIA: Barry Harrelson, CSI/HRG
[21]Eileen Wukitch, DO/IMS/JFK team
[23]ARRB: Jeremy Gunn, General Counsel
[24]Other members of ARRB's CIA team
[26]Purpose: To discuss CIA's response to ARRB's
[27]Compliance letter dated 27 November, 1996
[29]1. Gunn. stressed that the objective of the ARRB is
[30]to assure the American public that every attempt has been
[31]made to locate JFK assassination related files/materials and
[32]that no “secret” files remained. He realizes that it is not
[33]possible for the Agency to say with certainty that all
[34]documents had been lecated. In the ARRB's final report, he
[35]wants to be able to say that all reasonable searches were
[37]ee, made, and where documents. were not found, ARRB staff was
[39]given appropriate access to ensure the validity of the
[41]respond.
[42]2. Gunn divided records into three categories:
[43]a) Sequestered records and Oswald 201 --.not an issue
[45]in terms of identifying records.
[47]b) Additional information/special requests -- official
[48]and informal. The responses should include tasking and
[49]response memos plus search strategy and files searched if
[50]approprjate. In “cases of “no records” additional
[51]documentation may be required.
[53][Note: I have already requested the DO, etc., to provide
[54]specifics on search strategy/files searched in future
[55]. responses; in most cases there should not be a problem
[56]-including this information into responses to ARRB staff.]
[58]_*.¢) Records not previously identified -- in addition to
[59]releasing HSCA records (sequestered/201 file/etc.), the ARRB
[60]seeks to ensure that all relevant files have been searched
[61]and that all assassination records (as defined today) have
[62]been identified. The ARRB staff has identified Agency
[63]components/files that they feel may contain relevant records
[64]and should be (or have been) searched. Gunn said he planned
[65]to send a formal letter listing these offices/files but
[66]wanted to discuss with HRG first.
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[76][Note: Category 3 led to a long discussion on agency
[77]records. The focus was on how the ARRB staff could be
[78]confident that files were searched. ]
[80]3. I explained that the Agency would not be able to say
[81]that all records had been located (lack of a central file
[82]system). Also it may not be possible to provide
[83]documentation that explained the disposition of 1963 records
[84]in all cases. I agreed that it would be useful to have
[85]additional briefings on the records to address their
[86]specific requests and concerns. I asked him not to send a
[87]formal request until I had the opportunity to discuss his
[88]request with C/HRG and the Directorate focal points. He
[89]agreed.
[91](Note: There were numerous questions on how and where -- do
[92]we have a record center in Indiana? -- the Agency stores
[93]records. Do inventories of all record at the centers exist?
[94]Are there individuals who could address specific office
[95]records and what type of records existed in 1963? ]
[97]4. Specific Offices/Files mentioned by Gunn as part of
[98]Category 3:
[100]DCI files for the 1958-63 timeframe; specifically
[102]chrono or subject files of John McCone
[104]Richard Helms (chrono/subject files-as DCI, DDCI and
[105]DDP.
[107]IG
[109]occ .
[111]DO offices (CI, SAS, Cuba, WH/LA)
[113]DI (OCI, other analysis and finished Intel)
[115]TSD files on Mexico City; where was TSD in the
[117]organization
[118]‘DA (what type of pay records would exist 1958-63;
[119],. Angleton's accounting records; agents' records)
[121]os.Atypes of records that existed)
[123]DSET (U2 files)
[125]Specific Stations - explanation of types of records
[126]maintained and disposition of those records -
[127]Mexico City, Moscow, JMWave, (Tokyo .
[129]Commo - types of records maintained in 1963; where are
[130]they now
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[134]5. .Gunn also included CSI on his list of.offices to be
[136]searched -- what other relevant records did we have
[138](histories, working files, etc.) I explained that when
[140]agency components/review projects located JFK related
[142]records they were forwarded directly to HRG JFK team. We
[144]had four boxes of LA records (located in Ex Order survey),
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[155]individual documents located in other project (example Bay
[156]of Pigs) or activities. The current automated
[157]declassification effort under the Ex. Order. is setup to
[158]refer any assassination records to HRG/JFK team. We have
[159]not done any work on these materials since the sequestered
[160]collection and specific ARRB requests are our first
[161]priority. A discussion of the History staff's
[162]identification of the Agency's JFK collection followed. He
[163]would like more information.
[165]6. Additional questions/issues raised:
[167]Is there a “records” person at the. Agency who can
[168]address their concerns?
[170]Gunn ask if he can go to (WT@ and/or other Records
[171]Centers and look at shelf lists and the files around a topic
[172]of special interest?
[174]What is on the shelf lists? Would: they say, for
[175]instance, these are the files regarding JFK from Sheffield
[176]Edwards?
[178]What are the steps taken in a name trace?
[180]Are records around the specific hit searched?
[182]Is it possible to provide an explanation of the routing
[183]indicators in the collection?
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