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[2]\104-10326-10043 | 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 |
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[17]IMMEDIATE CANBERRA.
[19]LIMIT EA/PAMSI/A INFO EA/LGL, CHIEF/EA, DC/BA
[20](GLUGs} (WNINTEL)
[22]( SECLASSIE AUSTRALIAN. DEMARCHE TO USG REGARDING US LEGISLATTO! NON
[23]DECLAS
[25]SIFICATION
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[29]TEXT:
[31]1. ACTION REQUIRED: {PLEASE FAX BY COB 2 OCTJA COPY OF THE
[32](1995 AUSTRALIAN DEMARCHE} TO THE USG REGARDING LEGISLATION ON_THE
[33]DECLASSIFICATION_OF DOCUMENTS. ‘ADDITIONALLY, WE WOULD APPRECIATE.
[35]STATION’ S RECOLLECTION OF LIAISON’ S REACTION TO THE US LEGISLAT: ON
[37]AS ‘WELL.
[39]* 2: THE<JOHN>F.<KENNEDY>REVIEW BOARD<(JFK>BOARD) ESTABLISHED
[40]*BY THE PRESIDENT TO DECLASSIFY ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE<JOHN>
[41]*F.<KENNEDY ASSASSINATION>HAS COME ACROSS TWO{AUSTRALIAN } DOCUMENTS
[42](AND FOUR CIA DOCUMENTS) WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO DECLASSIFY WHICH
[43]REVEAL THE EXISTENCE OF AN AGENCY-AUSTRALIAN LIAISON RELATIONSHIP
[44]. THE REVIEW BOARD HAS BROAD AUTHORITY TO DECLASSIFY DOCUMENTS
[45]*RELATED TO THE<JFK>COLLECTION REGARDLESS OF THEIR _COUNTR’
[46]ORIGIN OR THE SENSITIVITY OF THE SUBSTANCE. (IE HAS. COME®TO,-OUR |
[48]‘BR/PANST THE E F AUECRARGAN GOVERMENT.) THE DOCUMENTS ARE THE
[49]PROPERTY OF ¢ ST INSTEAD WE ARE WILLING TO
[51]A ETWEEN
[52]OUR TWO SERVICES * .THE AGENCY DOCUMENTS WHICH MAKE REFERENCE TO
[53]‘\OUR LIAISON RELATIONSHIP WOULD ‘BE: REDACTED TO TAKE OUT ALL
[54](REFERENCES TO AUSTRALIA.
[55]a! 3. IN OUR EFFORT TO PRESENT A SOLID CASE TO THE<JFK>BOARD,
[56]: MEMO INCLUDES A STRONG ARGUMENT THAT EVEN APPROACHING _ THE
[58]Rostantine ON THE ISSUE OF DECLASSIFICATION OF AN[ AUSTRALIAN)
[60]DOCUMENT WILL STRAIN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. OUR ARGUMENT
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[65]WILL ENUMERATE THE THE UNFAVORABLE REACTION THE (AUSTRALIANS) HAVE = -
[66]HAD TO RECENT DISCLOSURES ‘AND AGENCY REQUESTS FOR PERMISSION TO
[67]DISCLOSE INFORMATION PASSED TO US BY THE/AUSTRALIAN..SERVICES.,]-
[68]EXAMPLES WE. INTEND TO CITE INCLUDE THE (DUTY TO WARN ISSUE WHERE
[69]“-AUSTRALIANS).WERE ADAMANT ABOUT NOT GIVING PERMISSION TO a
[70]DISCLOSE THEIR INFORMATION BECAUSE OF SOURCE PROTECTION 16B7ES) ae
[71]THE (ASIS/ CONCERN ABOUT THE BOOK PUBLISHED BY A FORMER AGENCY =~
[72]EMPLOYEE THAT ALLUDES TO_A_LIAISON RELATIONSHIP WITH THE _
[73]STRALIANS,) THE -RECENT{DEMARCHE] EXPRESSING CONCERN THAT A FORMER °
[74]“AGENCY OFFICER ALLEGEDLY DiSCLOSED_CLASSIFIED (AUSTRALIAN, }.
[75]INFORMATION {(AN ALLEGATION THE DDCI ASSURED THE AUSTRALIANS ‘WOULD
[76]CBE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED)
[77](AUS IAN/GOVERNMENT RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT OUR U.S.
[78]DECLASSIFICATION LEGISLATION AND WHETHER THE LEGISLATION PROVIDES:
[79]ADEQUATE_GUARANTEES_ABOUT ‘NOT DISCLOSING INFORMATION.-PASSED TO: US
[80]-BY{FOREIGN SERVICES WITHOUT EXPRESS AUTHORIZATION. FROM SUCH .
[81](FOREIGN: SERVICES’.| WE WILL ALSO MAKE REFERENCE TO A RECENT. _
[82]APPROACH BY THE| AUSTRALIANS] ASKING FOR OUR OKAY IN THEIR es “ae
[83]DECLASSIFYING SOME OF OUR DOCUMENTS, AND OUR STRONGLY-WORDED ~ _
[84]RESPONSE DENYING PERMISSION AND ARGUING THAT SUCH DISCLOSURE WOULD
[85]BE A BREACH OF TRUST.
[86]* 4. IN ORDER TO BOLSTER OUR POSITION WITH THE<JFK>BOARD
[87]REQUEST STATION] OBTAIN A HARD COPY OF THE (AUSTRALIAN DEMARCHE} ON
[88]THE DECLASSIFICATION LEGISLATION THAT CAN BE ATTACHED TO THE MEMO.
[89]WE BELIEVE THAT SUCH HARD COPY EVIDENCE FROM(THE AUSTRALIANS) WILL .
[90]BOLSTER OUR ARGUMENT SIGNIFICANTLY. . WE ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE
[91]ACTUAL TEXT OF THIS {DEMARCHE) IN HOS..
[92]5. THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THAT WE DO NOT WANT EVEN TO
[93]APPROACH THE( AUSTRALIANS] ABOUT DECLASSIFYING. THE AFOREMENTIONED
[94]DOCUMENTS. WE HOPE OUR MEMO CONVINCES THE BOARD THAT, IN LIEU OF ©
[95]RELEASING THE DOCUMENTS, SUMMARIES THAT OMIT ALL REFERENCE
[96](AUSTRALIA) WILL SUFFICE. .
[97]‘6. FYI: OUR FALLBACK POSITION IF THE BOARD TURNS DOWN THE
[98]CONCEPT OF SUMMARIES, IS TO MAKE CLEAR THAT WE: CANNOT RELEASE THE .
[99]AUSTRALIAN] DOCUMENT, EVEN IN REDACTED FORM, WITHOUT(AUSTRALIAN)
[100]PERMISSION; FURTHER, THAT IF WE SEEK AND ARE DENIED DERM SSTON AND
[101]‘THE BOARD NONETHELESS PROCEEDS WITH THE DECLASSIFICATION, 7T WILL
[102]HAVE A TREMENDOUS NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
[103]‘AUSTRALIAN SERVICES] IN SUM, OUR GOING-IN POSITION IS WE WANT TO
[104]“AVOID RAISING THE SPECTER WITH THE(AUSSIES) THAT THE AGENCY MAY
[105]HAVE TROUBLE PROTECTING THEIR SECRETS. IF THE “BOARD TURNS DOWN
[106]OUR. INITIAL PROPOSAL AND INSISTS WE SEEK( AUSTRALIAN) PERMISSION TO .
[107]DECLASSIFY, WE WILL DO SO. IN SUCH AN EVENT, OUR LEGAL PEOPLE’
[108]‘BELIEVE A STRONGLY-WORDED DOCUMENT FROM THE| AUSTRALIANS} REFUSING
[109]PERMISSION WOULD PROBABLY PERSUADE THE BOARD NOT TO RELEASE THE _
[110](AUSTRALIAN]DOCUMENT. WE WILL KEEP YOU ADVISED ON HOW THIS IS
[111]PROGRESSING AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER GRIST FOR THE MILL AS
[112]WE CRAFT OUR MEMO TO THE BOARD AS WELL AS THE TEXT OF THE
[113]{AUSTRALIAN DEMARCHE] ON DECLASSIFICATION LEGISLATION.
[114]__—1.{ FILE: 005-002-004. CL BY; (715410, CL REASON: 1-5(C) ,|
[115]DECLZON:- -X1,--DRV FROM: HUM 2~--84: —
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[119]REL: _C/EA/PAMSI (HOPTIAK). wi
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