[1]INATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 |
[2]\104-10326-10070 _+ | 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASS
[4]CONF: CE/EXO INFO: CE/LGL, CE/R/TO, CE/ST, CE/STR, CE/STSWE,
[5]CE/WUMB, CEDORECORD, DC/CE, LIMITED, MDSX, ODPD, RYBAT, FILE, CE/R, CE/W
[6](3/2)
[8]DIRECTOR 795035
[10]012139Z DIRECTOR 795035
[11]PRIORITY MOSCOW INFO MINSK.
[13]FROM: LIMITED DISSEM CE/EXO INFO CE/R, CE/R/IO, DC/CE, CE/LGL,
[14]CE/WUMB : .
[16]SLUGS: WNINTEL RYBAT
[18]* SUBJECT: <ASSASS INATIONS>RECORDS REVIEW BOARD AND DEPT oF STATE
[19]REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPROACHING \ESB/SVBE) FOR OSWALD FILE
[21]REF: NONE
[22]TEXT:
[23]1. ACTION REQUIRED: WOULD APPRECIATE GTATTOM THOUGHTS ON
[25]*BELOW PROPOSAL TO APPROACH RSB/SV SEEKING ACCESS TO FILE ON<LEE>
[26]*<HARVEY ( (OSWALD) ) .>
[28]* 2. THE<ASSASSINATIONS>RECORDS REVIEW BOARD (ARRB),
[29]ESTABLISHED BY PUBLIC LAW 102-526 IN OCTOBER 1992, HAS THE
[30]PRESIDENTIAL MANDATE TO IDENTIFY, SECURE, AND MAKE AVAILABLE ALL
[32]*RECORDS RELATED TO THE<ASSASS INATION>OF <PRESIDENT KENNEDY .> THE
[33]IDENTIFIED (DECLASSIFIED) RECORDS WILL_BE HOUSED IN THE NATIONAL
[34]ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (cd HAS HAD SOME DEALINGS
[35]WITH THE ARRB, BEGINNING WITH THETR REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO THE
[36]RESTRICTED (OSG@ip S “HISTORY FROM THE 1960'S. THE ARRB’S
[38]AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE, EVEN
[40]*DOCUMENTS ONLY MOST TANGENTIALLY RELATED TO THE<KENNEDY> ,
[42]*<ASSASSINATION. >
[44]3. PL 102-526 SPECIFICALLY STATES:
[46]“THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHOULD CONTACT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
[47]REPUBLIC OF RUSSIA AND SEEK THE DISCLOSURE OF ALL RECORDS OF THE
[48]GOVERNMENT OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION, INCLUDING THE RECORDS OF
[49]THE KOMITET GOSUDARSTVANNOY BEZOPASNOSTI (KGB) AND THE GLAYNOYE
[50]*RAZVEDYVATELNOYE UPRAVIENIYE (GRU), RELEVANT TO THE<ASSASSINATION>
[51]*OF<PRESIDENT KENNEDY, >AND CONTACT ANY OTHER FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
[52]*THAT MAY HOLD INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE<ASSASSINATIONSOP
[53]*<PRESIDENT KENNEDY>AND SEEK DISCLOSURE OF SUCH INFORMATION. "
[55]4. THE ARRB HAS REQUESTED STATE AND AGENCY HELP IN GETTING
[56]ACCESS TO THE KGB RECORDS ON OSWALD. THE RECORDS, ORIGINALLY HELD
[57]—SEoRES—
[60]13-00000-
[62]SECRET
[64]WHENOT) 98-1333007 GEWSTND RYBAT ‘Yy PAGE: 2
[65]*IN MINSK, WERE FLOWN TO MOSCOW IN ‘63 FOLLOWING THE<ASSASSINATION, »
[66]THEN RETURNED TO MINSK WHERE THEY ARE STORED TODAY. WHEN
[67]APPROACHED BY STATE AND THE ARRB, THE BELARUSIANS HAVE SHOWN
[68]SAMPLES FROM TRE FILE BUT HAVE NOT AGREED TO ARRANGEMENTS TO copy.
[69]THE ARRB CHARTER EXPIRES ON 30 SEPT 98 AND THE OLD KGB FILE(S) IS
[71]A MAJOR OUTSTANDING REQUIREMENT. STATE HAS MANAGED TO GET THE
[72]SUBJECT AS THE NUMBER ONE TALKING POINT ON VICE PRES GORE’S RECENT
[73]CONFERENCE DISCUSSIONS. THE BELARUSIAN RESPONSE WAS TO TRY IT
[74]AGAIN LOCALLY IN MINSK, OFFERING INCREASED "COPY FEES".
[76]5. THE ARRB CHAIRMAN HAS COME BACK TO STATE TO ASK THEY
[77]CONTACT _THE_ AGENCY -WETH-PHE—FOLLOWING_ REQUEST.:__J@. ANTTHENS TAUETON.
[78]SHECK WITH~PHEAESB/SVRy TO DETERMINE WHETHER-THE RUSSIANS RETAINED
[79]*A COPY OF THE<LEE HARVEY OSWALD’S>KGB FILE IN MOSCOW? CAN WE GET
[80]ACCESS TO THE FILE AND, PRESUMABLY, OBTAIN A COPY FOR THE ARRB?
[81]WE NOTE THAT THE ARRB WILL PROBABIY—PUSH_HARD_TO_DECLASSLEY¥—THB
[82]RUSSIAN DOCUMENTS AS WELL. (OBVIOUSLY SUCH-A~ REQUEST—COULD” HAVE
[83]7 SEVERAL IMPLICATIONS” WHICH-SWE MUST CAREFULLY CONSIDER, I.E.; THE
[84]USSTANS MIGHT ASK FOR FILES OF THE ROSENBERGS OR OTHER NOTORIOUS
[85]PERSONALITIES. THE HQS CONTEXT IS THAT WE ARE GRAPPLING WITH |
[87]$RRB ON A VARIETY OF OTHER SERIOUS DECLASSIFICATION/DISCLOSURE
[88]#SSUES AND WE MIGHT BE ABLE IN A BETTER NEGOTIATING POSITION IF
[89]\GOULD BE SEEN AS ASSISTING THEIR EFFORTS TO GET THE OSWALD FILE.
[90]6. OBVIOUSLY SUCH AN ACTION HAS TREMENDOUS IMPLICATIONS AND
[91]WE WELCOME A FULL DIALOGUE FROM STATION-ON THIS MATTER,
[93]REGARDS. = >
[95]| 6. FILE: NONE. CL BY: 714549, CL REASON: 1.5(D)>
[96]ON: XS, DRV FROM: LIA 3-82.
[98]CABLETYPE: GECO STAFF 4.0.1.>
[100]RELNO: DORELS0100952954
[102]ORIG: CE/EXO(CHENGMD, 39263); AUTH: AC/CE/R (BANNERMAN); COORD:
[103]C/CE/R/IO (ZERRUSEN), C/CE/WUMB (WARD); INFO: CE/LGL (WATSON) ;
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