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[7]Assassination Records Review Board
[8]600 E Street NW « 2nd Floor » Washington, DC 20530
[9](202} 724-0088 + Fax: (202) 724-0457
[11]March 6, 1996
[13]Mr. John Pereira
[15]Director
[17]Historical Review Group
[19]Center for the Study of Intelligence
[20]Central Intelligence Agency
[22]Re: Assassination Records Review Board Request for Additional Information and
[23]Records No. CIA-9 (Publications and analytical materials)
[25]Dear John:
[27]We would once again appreciate your assistance in obtaining access to CIA records of
[28]possible pertinence to the John F. Kennedy assassination. We request that you locate
[29]CIA or Intelligence Community serial publications for the dates immediately before and
[30]after the assassination (November 20-30, 1963), including such publications as the _
[31]President’s Daily Brief, the President’s Checklist, or any serial publications related
[32]specifically to Cuba or the Soviet Union. In addition to intelligence reports, we also
[34]request that a search be undertaken for any analytical materials bearing upon the
[35]assassination.
[37]As with our previous requests, we would be pleased to discuss with you ways in which
[38]we might better refine this request.
[40]Thank you for your assistance.
[41]Sincerely,
[43]S24 out
[45]David G. Marwell
[46]Executive Director
[48]Boaro Memeers: John R. Tunheim, Chair « Henry F. Graff * Kermit L. Hall + William L. Joyce * Anna K. Nelson
[49]Executive Director: David G. Marwell
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[53]Assassination Records Review Board
[54]600 E.Street NW » 2nd Floor - Washington, DC 20530
[56]CiA HAS f.
[57]DECLAS
[58]RELE
[59]fh THIS
[61]November 27, 1996
[62]VIA FACSIMILE
[64]The Honorable John. M. Deutch eR :
[65]‘Director of Central Intelligence
[67]"The Central Intelligence Agency
[68]Washington, D. Cu. 20505
[70]Re: The Ceritral Intelligence Agency’s Compliance with the JFK Assassination
[71]Records Collection Act, 44 U.S.C. § 2107.
[73]; Dear Mr. Deutch:
[75]Since 1994, the Assassination Records Review Board (“Review Board”) has been
[77]working with a number of Federal agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency,” "
[79]to locate and publicly release records related to the assassination of President Kennedy.
[80]‘These actioris have been taken pursuant to The President John F. Kennedy
[81]Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, 44 U.S.C. § 2107 (Supp. V 1994) (“JFK .
[83]. Act”). We have been working with Mr. John Pereira, Chief, Historical Review Group
[85]and Mr. Barry Harrelson, Senior Review Officer, Historical Review Group of CIA and
[86]have appreciated the cooperation we have received.
[88]The purpose of this letter is to request your agency’ s cooperation in assisting the
[89]Review Board in discharging its responsibility of assuring Congress and the American
[90]people that the goals of the JFK Act have been accomplished to the greatest reasonable
[91]extent. We want to assure the American people that the United States Government has
[92]identified, located, and released all records relating to the assassination of President
[93]Kennedy. Indeed, one of the paramount purposes of the JFK Act is to certify to the
[94]public that the United States Government is not withholding relevant materials related
[95]to the assassination. See, e.g., Assassination Materials Disclosure Act, H. R. Rep. No. 102-
[96]625, Part 1, 102d Cong. 2d Sess. (1992) (“The Federal Government's failure to release
[98]official materials has contributed to numerous conspiracy theories and fueled charges of °
[100]government complicity in the assassination ... a salutary purpose is served in opening
[101]these files [relating to the JFK assassination ] to allay the suspicion of government
[102]cover-up.”).
[104]Boaro Memeers: John R. Tunheim, Chair « Henry F. Graff + Kermit L. Hall + William L. Joyce + Anna K. Nelson -
[105]Executive Director: David G. Marwell
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[113]The Honorable John M. Deutch
[114]November 27, 1996
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[117]The Review Board has recently considered how it, along with the relevant federal |
[118]agencies, can best demonstrate to the American public that a thorough, good: faith, and
[119]records within the control of the United States Government (and that the Government is
[120]not hiding any such materials from public disclosure). Pursuant to the Congressional
[121]mandate under the JFK Act to “create an enforceable, independent, and accountable -
[123]= process for the public disclosure of such records,” 44 U.S.C. § 2107(2)(a)(3),.:tife Review
[124]Board seeks to have the relevant federal agencies provide a complete and specific
[125]accounting of their efforts to locate and release assassination-related records;; ‘eluding
[126]a full explanation for any destruction of such records.
[128]Accordingly, the Review Board requests that each relevant agency adhere to the formal
[129]compliance program (hereinafter “JFK Act Compliance Program”) outlined below and
[130]devised by the Review Board pursuant to its powers under Section 7(j)(1)(A), (B), (C),
[131](D), and (F) of the JFK Act. We hereby request that you undertake the following _
[132]measures by the dates provided (these dates were set in view of the fact that the
[133]Review Board's operations currently are scheduled to expire on September 30, 1997):
[135]intent to comply with thee Act We request that by December 9, 1996,
[136]your agency designate an Agency Compliance Official who ultimately will
[137]be responsible for ensuring that the agency has complied with its
[138]obligations under the JFK Act, including the identification, location, and
[139]organization of assassination records and the transmission of those
[140]records to the National Archives and Records Administration (“National
[141]Archives”). Although the Review Board assumes that Mr. John Pereira or
[142]Mr. Barry Harrelson will serve in this position, we nevertheless await
[143]your formal confirmation. If necessary, your agency may designate
[144]additional persons with knowledge of the measures that have been
[145]undertaken to locate assassination records. ,
[147]We also request that by December 9, 1996, the agency convey its
[148]agreement to adhere to the compliance procedures outlined in this letter.
[149]To the extent that any compliance procedure described below appears to
[150]be unreasonable or to present difficulties that we may not have
[151]anticipated, please explain why and make alternate suggestions to us.
[153]2. Initial Statement of Compliance. We request that the Agency Compliance
[154]Official prepare, by January 6, 1997, an initial written statement of the
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[160]The Honorable John M. Deutch
[161]November 27, 1996
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[165]agency’s compliance with, the JFK Act (“Statement of Compliance”),
[167]. Setting forth the steps that the agency has taken to locate and process
[168]_ assassination records. The Review Board recognizes that many of the
[169]_ televant federal agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency, have
[171]previously written letters to the Review Board apprising it of their
[172]progress at various stages of ‘identifying and processing assassination
[173]records under the JFK Act. The Statement of. Campliance, while it may
[174]include information previously reported to the Board, is to be the agency’s
[175]comprehensive and final report to the American public of what it has
[176]done to locate records relating to the assassination. This Statement of
[177]Compliance shall include, to the fullést reasonable extent, the following
[178]information:
[180]a. A complete description of all steps that your agency took to
[181]identify and locate assassination records including, but not limited
[182]to, an identification of the major record collections and files that
[183]were consulted in the agency's search, any departmental file
[184]indices consulted, the names and titles of the persons who were
[185]responsible for conducting the searches, the physical locations of |
[186]the records that were searched, the off-site storage facilities (e.g.,
[187]Federal Records Centers) searched, the specific steps that were
[188]taken to locate and retrieve materials in archives, and any other
[189]criteria used by the agency to locate assassination records.
[191]b. | Adescription of the steps that the agency took in direct response to
[192]specific requests of the Review Board to locate certain additional
[193]records or information relating to the assassination. In particular,
[194]we ask that the CIA describe what specific steps it has taken to
[195]address the following requests: CIA-9, Publications and Analytical
[196]Materials (See David G. Marwell letter dated March 6, 1996 to Mr.
[197]John Pereira); CIA-11, Silvia Duran’s Original Statement (See David
[198]G. Marwell letter dated May 3, 1996 to Mr. John Pereira); CIA-12,
[199]JMWAVE Materials (See David G. Marwell letter dated May 22,
[200]1996 to Mr. John Pereira); for HTLINGUAL records (See T. Jeremy
[201]Gunn Memorandum dated October 1, 1996 to Mr. Barry Harrelson);
[202]and for Monthly Operational Reports on Cuban Exile Groups (See
[203]Manuel E. Legaspi Memorandum dated October 17, 1996 to Mr.
[204]Barry Harrelson).
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[208]The Honorable John M. Deutch
[209]November 27, 1996
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[213]c. To the extent that any assassination-related records have been
[214]destroyed by the agency or any agency official, a full and specific
[215]explanation of the circumstances surrounding the destruction of
[216]such records.
[218]d. The status of remaining work that you can now identify that needs
[219]to be completed by your agency in order to comply fully with the
[220]JFK Act, including an identification of the categories of records
[221]that must be processed and transmitted to the National Archives, a
[222]description of any additional searches for files that must be done,
[223]and the projected date(s) for completion of these tdsks.
[225]Shortly after the submission of the agency’ 8 written Statement of
[226]Compliance, we ask that the Agency Compliance Official (as well as any
[227]persons who helped prepare the agency’s initial Statement of
[228]Compliance) be made available to the Review Board for an interview
[230]regarding the location of agency assassination records. The interview will... ee
[232]be used as an opportunity to resolve any outstanding questions regarding
[233]the agency’s search, including any follow-up tasks to be completed by the
[234]agency. The Review Board anticipates that these interviews will be
[235]conducted in January 1997.
[237]LAg ion of jance. By July 1, 1997,
[239]Federal agencies a are re expected t to complete the | process of identification,
[241]location, and declassification of its assassination records at which time
[242]they should submit to the Review Board a final declaration certifying,
[243]under oath, their compliance with the provisions of the JFK Act (the “Final :
[244]Declaration of Compliance”). Because of the volume of CIA records, such  ~
[245]a “final” statement may not be practicable at that time. However, we do
[246]expect that CIA will provide a complete status appraisal by July 1, 1997.
[247]This final declaration shall set forth all of the.information initially set forth
[248]in the initial Statement of Compliance and shall also supplement the initial
[249]Statement of Compliance by detailing any further steps that were
[250]conducted by the agency in identifying and locating assassination records.
[251]The agencies’ Final Declarations of Compliance will be included in our
[252]final report to Congress.
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[256]The Honorable John M. Deutch
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[260]_ November 27, 1996
[262]. Starting on or about August 1, 1997, the Review
[263]Board, pursuant to its statutory authority; may conduct depositions,
[264]under oath, of the Agency Compliance Official along with any other
[265]agency officials with responsibility for complying with the JFK Act. The
[266]decision to take a compliance deposition of an agency will be made ona
[267]case by case basis, taking into account the importance of the agency to the
[268]work of the JFK Act and the sufficiency of the agency’s efforts to account
[269]fully for its compliance with the JFK Act. In the event that the Review
[270]Board decides to commence a compliance deposition of an agency, the
[271]responsible agency designee(s) will be expected to testify under oath with
[272]respect to any and all issues relating to the.agency’s record search,
[273]including the scope of the search, the identity of files searched, the
[274]destruction of any relevant records, and any other matters set forth in the
[275]Final Declaration of Compliance. Any person obligated to appear for a
[276]deposition under oath shall be fully entitled to obtain legal representation.
[278]We look forward to receiving your initial response, by December 9, that designates your
[279]Agency Compliance Official and includes your statement regarding your position with
[280]respect to the provisions outlined in this letter. To'the extent that you have any —
[281]questions or suggestions regarding the Compliance Program, please do not hesitate to
[282]contact our General Counsel, T. Jeremy Gunn, at (202) 724-0088.
[284]Thank you for your cooperation with our work.
[286]Sincerely,
[288]6 WL
[290]David G. Marwell
[291]Executive Director’
[293]ce.
[295]The Honorable Nora Slatkin, Executive Director, Central Intelligence Agency
[296]Michael O’Neil, General Counsel, Central Intelligence Agency
[297]John Pereira, Chief, Historical Review Group, Central Intelligence Agency
[298]Barry Harrelson, Senior Review Officer, Historical Review Group, Central
[300]Intelligence Agency
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[305]10 February 1997
[307]MEMORANDUM FOR:
[308]DI Focal Point for JFK Board
[310]FROM: , Barry Harrelson
[311]DCI/CSI/HRG
[312]JFK Project Officer
[313]SUBJECT: ARRB Request No. CIA-9
[314]REFERENCE: ' “Compliance Letter” to DCI, fr. ARRB
[316]ExDir, dtd. 27 Nov 1996, (attached)
[318]1. The attached request was received from the
[319]Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) in March 1996. It
[320]appears from our records that a copy was not sent to you.
[321](Our normal procedure is to provide the appropriate
[322]Directorate Focal Point a copy of the request as soon as
[323]received.) This is one of several requests placed on hold
[324]while we worked on other ARRB priorities.
[326]2. In the Agency's response to the 27 November
[327]“Compliance” letter (see reference), we asked the ARRB to
[328]prioritize their requests. The ARRB staff has identified
[329]CIA-9 as a “priority” request.
[331]3. The initial request is for access not release. We
[332]usually limit access to sensitive material to Jeremy Gunn,
[333]ARRB General Counsel, and one or two of his staff. If the
[334]material is particularly sensitive, access is restricted to
[335]Mr. Gunn and/or the Executive Director of the Board, Mr.
[336]David Marwell. Gunn, Marwell and all members of the ARRB
[337]Staff's CIA team are fully cleared (TS/SCI).
[339]4. HRG reviewer Jim Hanrahan (31809): is the focal point
[340]for this request. Many of the documents described in CIA-9
[341]were part of eight Executive Order Mandatory Review requests
[342](see attachments) from 1994 and 1995. Jim has obtained from
[343]IP&CRD full-text copies of the documents. He will be in
[344]touch with you concerning access to these specific
[345]documents. ,
[347]5. Mr. Gunn will be at IP the week of February 24 to
[348]review documents. Please advise HRG as soon as possible of
[350]SECRET
[351]THIS MEMORANDUM IS ADMINISTRATIVE-INTERNAL USE ONLY
[352]WHEN SEPARATED FROM CLASSIFIED ATTACHMENT
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[356]any concerns or restrictions on access to the mandatory
[357]review documents. -Also please provide any additional
[358]documents responsive to CIA-9 as soon as possible, and
[359]advise us of the status of the search by CQB 21 February
[361]_ 1997.
[363](sl
[365]Barry Harrelson
[367]Attachments:
[368]as stated
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[373]Distribution:
[375]Orig - Addressee w/attachment
[376]1 - C/HRG w/o att
[377]1 - JFK Request File w/attachments
[378]ye - Jim w/o att
[379]1 - Barry w/o att
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[387]MEMORANDUM FOR: Jim Hanrahan
[388]CSI
[390]FROM:
[391]DI/IRO Staff
[393]SUBJECT: Documents Related to President Kennedy
[394]Assassination
[396]1. Per your request, OIR searched for the documents
[397]related to the time period around the Kennedy
[398]assassination.We are still searching for the PICL and the
[399]World Reaction to President Kennedy's Assassination series.
[400]Enclosed are the CIB's and the CIWR's for the dates you
[401]requested. I will be in touch to let you know the results of
[402]our ongoing search.
[404]ohn Loverro)
[406]CL BY:
[408]CL REASON:
[409]DECL ON:
[410]DRV FROM:
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[417]14 May 1997
[419]MEMORANDUM FOR: Jim Hanrahan
[420]CSI/HRG
[422]FROM: { John_Loverro)
[423]DI/IRO Staff
[425]SUBJECT: ARRB ‘Request No. CIA-9
[427]1. The DI/IMO has located the PICL's which you
[428]requested as part of the above request. Copies for 20, 21
[429]and 23 November 1963 are attached. Please call if you need
[431]additional material.
[433](John Loverro}
[435]ADMIN-INTERNAL USE ONLY
[436]when separated from attachments
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[442]MEMORANDUM FOR:
[444]FROM:
[446]SUBJECT:
[448]SECRET Nile
[450]17 June 1997
[452]Barry Harrelson
[453]Senior Review Officer
[454]CSI/HRG
[456]x eo Yn
[458]DI/IRO
[460]JFK Assassination Review Board Request
[462]1. On 11 June 1997 members of the DI/IRO staff, OSS
[463]personnel, and Bonnie Hunter of your staff met with Michelle
[465]Combs and Bob Skwriot of the JFK Assassination Review Board
[467]to discuss DI document retrieval methods. The meeting was
[468]requested by the Board to provide them with a clearer
[469]understanding of DI document searches.
[471]2. and of OSS provided a
[473]detailed overview of the document retrieval process. Ilse
[474]walked the board members through a typical request, document
[475]search, and retrieval. The Board members were satisfied with
[477]the thorough nature of the process and appreciated the time
[479]spent to provide a detailed overview.
[481]3. During our discussions the Board members asked for
[482]five additional topics which they felt might be appropriate
[484]to research on the JFK assassination. These were:
[486]- USSR, Cuba,and Mexico combined with the term assa-
[488]ssination for the period 20-30 November 1963.
[490]- Minsk radio factories(where Oswald was employed)
[491]and possible Cuban training bases in the Minsk region for
[492]the period October 1959 to January 1963.
[494]- Helsinki and visas to try to capture information
[496]on Oswald's visa application. The Board also asked for
[498]information on hotels in Moscow and Minsk where Oswald may
[500]have stayed.
[502]Cit -4
[504]- Information on the freighter "Marion Lykes" plus a
[505]passenger manifest covering the period 19 September to 8
[507]October 1959.
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[514]SUBJECT: JFK Assasination Review Board Request
[515],
[517]- Information on anti-Castro activity by Cuban exile
[518]groups operating in the US for the period January 1961 to
[519]January 1964.
[521]4. Ilse did a search of these topics and was able to
[522]find three documents related to activities of Cuban exile
[523]groups in Miami for the time period specified.These
[524]documents are attached. There were no hits on the other
[526]- requests.
[528](CIS pe
[530]WW oe J. Flynn
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[539]19 June 1997
[541]MEMORANDUM FOR: Barry Harrelson
[542]CSI/HRG
[544]FROM: {John _Loverro
[546]DI/IRO: Staff
[548]SUBJECT: JFK Assassination Board Request |
[550]1. {Dick_Flynd asked me to forward the attached to you.
[551]Documents included are the President's Intelligence
[552]Checklist for 22, 24, and 29 November 1963, the Daily
[553]Summary for 25 and 29 November 1963 and 2,3,4,5,6,9,10,11,12
[554]and 13 December 1963,the Weekly Summary for 22 and 29
[555]November 1963,the President's Intelligence Briefing Book for
[556]26 November 1963, the Current Intelligence Digest for 26
[557]November 1963 and 2 December 1963, Current Intelligence
[558]Memorandums for 25 and 29 November 1963,CIA Memorandums for
[559]23,24,25 November 1963( World Reaction to the Assassination
[560]of Presidet Kennedy), a memorandum on the Analysis of World
[561]Reaction to President Kennedy's Assassination (13 December
[562]1963),FBIS World Reaction Series No. 8-1963,Government
[563]Leaders Expected to Attend President Kennedy's Funeral, 25
[564]November 1963,FBID 25 November 1963 entitled "The Past
[565]Soviet Propaganda Assessment of President Johnson", two
[566]undated memoranda from Job#79T01762, Box 5, Folder 3,several
[567]rough drafts of various papers,and a memorandum entitled
[568]"Rumors About Lee Harvey Oswald" dated 23 March 1964.
[570]2. Please let us know if the DI/IRO can be of -
[571]additional assistance.
[573](John Loverro)
[575]HANDLE VIA (TALENT -KEYHOLE-COMINT
[576]CHANNELS) JOINTLY
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[584]19 June 1997
[586]MEMORANDUM
[588]SUBJECT: Documents Included in Memo to Barry Harrelson, 19
[589]June 1963
[591]1. The President's Intelligence Checklist, 23(TS
[592]Dinar),and 24, 29 November 1963(TS).
[594]2. Daily Summary 25 and 29 November 1963 and
[595]2,3,4,5,6,9,10,11,12,13 December 1963. (TS Dinar)
[597]3. Weekly Summary 22 and 29 November 1963. (S/NF)
[599]4. The President's Intelligence Briefing Book 26
[600]November 1963.(TS Dinar)
[602]5. Current Intelligence Digest 26 November and 2
[603]December 1963. (S/NF)
[605]6. Current Intelligence Memorandum 25 November
[606]1963. (C) . :
[608]7. Current Intelligence Memorandum OCI No. 2477/63 29
[609]November 1963. (C)
[611]8. Current Intelligence Memorandum SC No.06504/63 5
[612]November 1963.(TS Dinar/NF)
[614]9. CIA Memorandum "World Reaction to the Assassination
[615]of President Kennedy" 23,24,and 25 November 1963.(TS Dinar)
[617]10. Memorandum "Analysis of World Reaction to President
[618]Kennedy's assassination" 13 December 1963. (S/Limited
[619]Distribution)
[621]11. FBIS World Reaction Series No. 8 -1963 26 November.
[622]1963. (Official Use Only)
[624]12. "Government Leaders Expected to Attend President
[625]Kennedy's Funeral" 25 November 1963. (Not Classified) -
[627]13. FBID Special Memorandum "The Past Soviet Propaganda
[628]Assessment of President Johnson" 25 November 1963. (C)
[630]14. Various undated, unattributed memos from Job 3
[631]79T01762, Box 5, Folder 3.(Some pages labeled TS)
[633]15. Various long hand versions of undated, unattributed
[634]drafts. No Job number identified. (One page noted as TS in
[635]longhand; later pages labeled TS Umbra/Sensitive/Chess/Ruff)
[637]16. Memorandum "Rumors About Lee Harvey Oswald" dated
[639]. 23 March 1963. (S)
[641]17. Two documents on file search requests for material
[642]on President Kennedy's Assassination(No Classification)
[644]HANDLE VIA {ALENT-KEYHOLE-COMINT)
[645]CHANNELS JOINTLY
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[652]SUBJECT: Documents Included in Memo to Barry Harrelson, 19
[653]' June 1963
[655]Distribution:
[657]HANDLE VIACTALENT-KEYHOLE-COMINT \
[658]CHANNELS, JOINTLY
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[666]December 10, 1997
[668]Barry,
[670]Welcome back! Here are the two letters we received from the LBJ Library with
[671]the listed materials attached. We can process these documents as assassination records
[672]by designating only the sections of the reports/checklist/memoranda that are
[673]assassination related and declaring the rest NBR. We could include a short
[674]memorandum which explains that these documents are compilations of lots of issues,
[675]and the NBR redactions are unrelated to the assassination. If these materials are about
[676]to be released under the Executive Order and there are no redactions in the
[677]assassination related parts, the Board will probably not need to see them.
[679]As long as you are talking to the Executive Order folks, there were additional
[680]materials (beyond the ones specified in these letters) which the LBJ Library sent to CIA
[681]and I reviewed early last spring. Some of those items also could be designated as
[682]assassination records. I can give you a copy of the list if you don’t have it. It would be
[683]nice to know what has happened to these materials too.
[685]Thanks for checking on this issueSiE1 i If this issue is settled,
[687]CIA-9 may be close to completion.
[689]Michelle
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[693]2313 Red River Street Austin, Texas 78705
[695]June 23, 1995
[697]In reply refer to:
[698]NLJ 95-263 .
[700]HOM TO
[701]ANDIOR
[703]Mr. John Wright 3
[704]Information and Privacy Coordinator - RELEAS . Oe "
[705]Central Intelligence Agency _
[706]Washington, DC 20505
[708]Dear Mr. Wright:
[710]Under the mandate of the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act-and the
[711]provisions of Sectiori 3.4, Executive Order 12356, Harry J. Middleton, the Director of the
[712]Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, has requested the mandatory deciassifi cation review of the
[713]enclosed CIA document from our holdings. _
[715]The enclosed document list identifies the Library file which contains the document. This —
[716]request is from donated historical material; therefore, Freedom of information Act and Privacy
[717]Act exemptions may not be cited.
[719]Would CIA please coordinate declassification review of the document, including any necessary
[720]concurrences from other agencies, and inform the Library of its determination for each
[721]document. Should CIA excise information from any documents, please provide. the Library
[722]with appropriately marked copies. Please determine, where applicable, if information may be
[723]downgraded.
[725]Because of the heightened interest in this material, we ask that you please expedite review
[726]of these documents and respond as soon as possible with the results of your review.
[728]’ ff there is any question concerning this request, please do not hesitate to contact me. | can -
[729]be reached at 512-482-5137, extension 255.
[731]Sincerely,
[733]REGINA GREENWELL
[734]Senior Archivist
[736]Enclosures
[738]UNCLASSIFIED UPON REMOVAL CLASSIFIED ATTACHMENTS
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[761]Name (Last, First, M.L): MIDDLETON, HARRY J, 4
[763]Address: 2313 Red River, Austin, TX 78705 Consulting Agency: CIA ~
[765]File Location: NSF, Intelligence Briefings, President’s Intelligence Checklist, 11/23-12/15/63, Box 1 Date Completed: 6/13/95. —
[767]Comments:
[769]Doc, Doc. Document Dec. Classifi- No. Comments Action
[770]No. Type Description Date cation pp. Taken
[771]1 report President’s Intelligence Checklist 11/23/63 TS/ 157 [SC-NLJ-063/95 B/1]
[773]Codeword
[776]13-00000
[778]Wome oe
[780]> J yndon Baines Tobnson Library
[782](ee in scr In reply refer to:
[783]eo ET NLJ 94-484
[785]AMORMATION
[786]Mr. John Wright
[787]Information and Privacy Coordinator
[788]Central Intelligence Agency
[790]Washington, D.C. 20505 °
[792]Dear Mr. Wright:
[794]Under the mandate of the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act and the
[795]provisions of Section 3.4, Executive Order 12356, Harry J. Middleton, the Director of the
[796]Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, has requested the mandatory. declassification review of the
[797]enclosed CIA document(s) from our holdings.
[799]The enclosed document list identifies the Library file which contains the document(s). This
[800]request is from donated historical material; therefore, Freedom of Information Act and
[801]Privacy Act exemptions may not be cited.
[803]Would CIA please coordinate declassification review of the document(s), including any
[804]necessary concurrences from other agencies, and inform the Library of its determination for
[805]each document. Should CIA excise information from any documents, please provide the
[806]Library with appropriately marked copies.
[808]Because of the “heightened interest in this material, I ask that you please expedite review
[809]of these documents and respond as soon as possible with the results of your review.
[811]If there is any question conceming this request, please do not hesitate to contact me. I can
[812]be reached at 512-482-5137.
[813]Sincerely,
[815]REGINA GREENWELL
[817]Senior Archivist
[819]Enclosures
[820]UNCLASSIFIED UPON REMOVAL OF ATTACHMENTS
[822]Cast ey Fee Arar: Mon: a F sede cot ys . . *
[823]UEP NI BUCA Weel.
[825]2313 Red River Street Autstist, Texas 78705
[827]13-00000
[829]IBRARY T R T
[831]e (Last, First, M.I.); MIDDLETON, HARRY J.
[833]ress: LBJ Library, 2313 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78705
[835]Location: See Below
[837]Cn)
[839]4s |
[841]MR Case Number: NLI 94-484
[843]Page 1 of 2.
[845]Consulting Agency: CIA
[847]Date Completed: 8/4/94
[850]Doc, Document ‘Doc. Classifi- No. . Comments Action
[851]Ty Description Date catfon — : >, Taken
[852]‘_Intelligen ile, "Code M 1 . Box 6 _
[853]. y 7 ok
[854]report Intelligence Report 11/26/63 TS/ 5 {SC-NLJ-082/93 B/1] -
[855]Codeword ,
[856]memo Intelligence Memorandum 11/25/63 TS/ | 9? SC No. 12420/63 B/l ~~
[857]Codeword
[858]4 lt
[859]memo Intelligence Memorandum 11/24/63 TS/ 10 SC No. 12149/63 B/1
[860]a Codeword
[861]memo — Intelligence Memorandum 1123/63 ——‘TS/ 11° SC No. 06509/63 BL
[862]Codeword
[864]President’s Intelligence Checklist
[866]President's Intelligence Checklist
[868]Intelligence Report
[870]11/25/63
[872]11/26/63
[873]11/27/63
[875]undated
[877]TS/ 11”
[878]Codeword
[880]TS/ Te
[881]Codeword
[883]TS/ 16”
[884]Codeword
[888]Codeword
[890]_ [SC-NLI-083/93 B/1] a
[892][SC-NLJ-084/93 B/i) ~~
[894][SC-NLJ-085/93 B/1}
[896][SC-NLJ-086/93 B/1] a iF
[900][ol
[902]13-00000
[906]LIBRARY MANDATORY REVIEW SUBMISSION LIST MR Case Number: NLI 94-484 \.
[907]1e (Last, First, M.1.): MIDDLETON, HARRY J. Page 2 of 2 >
[908]ress: LBJ Library, 2313 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78705 , Consulting Agency: CIA
[909]Location: See Below - . Date Completed: 8/4/94
[910]nments: . .
[912]Type Description . Date - cation pp. Taken :
[913]f, Intelligence Briefings, "President's Intelligence Checklist, 11/23/63-12/5/63," Box 1 m a :
[914]cable Intelligence Report’ ; 11/22/63 TS/ 4” [SC-NLJ-087/93 B/1] Dif :
[915]. Codeword .
[916]report President's Intelligence Checklist’ 11/28/63 TS/ . 14” [SC-NLJ-088/93 B/1] “ ‘
[917]. ; Codeword
[918]a L ,
[919]report, President’s Intelligence Checklist . 11/30/63 TS/ “1 [SC-NLJ-089/93 B/1]
[921]Codeword
[923]13-00000
[925]c O V_E R
[927], Subject: | LBJ Library documents outstanding
[929]FAX
[931]S HE ET
[933]To: _— Barry Harrelson ,
[935]Fax #: (703) 613-3063 CTION TO,
[937]ME ARNO/OR
[938]“ORMATION
[940]Date:  May28,1998 |
[941]Pages: 9, including this cover sheet.
[943]COMMENTS
[945]The following is a list of some of the LBJ Library documents that have not reached us in the
[947]‘review process. As I understand it, these were submitted to you by the library and marked as
[949]assassination records by Michelle. They are related to request CIA-9. As we discussed these are
[950]not the balance of the LBJ library records awaiting review, only the most easily identified.
[952]From the desk of...
[954]Robert J. Skwirot
[956]Assassination Records Review Board
[957]600 E Street NW
[959]Washington, D.C. 20530
[961](202) 724-0088
[962]Fax: (202) 724-0457
[964]13-00000
[966]LBLLIBRARY MANDATORY REVIEW SUBMISSION LIST | MR Case Number: NLI944¢Y =
[967]Name (Last, First, M.1.): MIDDLETON, HARRY J. - _ . Page 1 of 2 | —_
[968]Address: LBJ Library, 2313 Red River Street, Austin, TX. 78705 Consulting Agency: CIA |
[970]File Location: See Below ‘Date Completed: 8/4/94
[972]Comments: oe 7 -
[973]Doc. Doc. Docunent. .. ; : Ooc, Classifi- No. , Comments . Actien
[974]Ho Type —_ Description. . . : Date cation pp. ° Taken
[975]ntelligence File, "Co laterial, Vol, 1." . .
[976]28 report Intelligence Report: 11/26/63 = TS/ 5 {SC-NLJ-082/93° B/1]
[977]. . a Codeword
[978]29 = memo ‘Intelligence Memorandum 11/25/63 TS/ 9 SC No. 12420/63 B/1 |
[979]- | _ ; ; . Codeword
[980]i0 memo Intelligence Memorandum , ‘11/24/63 TS/: 10 SC No. 12149/63 B/I
[981]; oo SO . Codeword
[982]il memo Intelligence Memorandum: _ 11/23/63 Ts/ 11 SC No. 06509/63 B/I
[983]: . i Codeword
[985]SF, Intelligence Briefings, “President’s Intelligence Checklist, 11/23/63-12/5/63," Box 1
[987]Teport President's Intelligence Checklist 11/25/63 TS Oo {SC-NLJ-083/93 B/1]
[988]: ‘ . Codeword : .
[989]report _President’s Intelligence Checklist 11/26/63 TSF ‘Y [SC-NLJ-084/93 _B/1]
[990]; Codeword
[991]report President's Intelligence Checklist «11/27/63. TS/ 16 [SC-NLI-085/93 B/1]
[992], , Codeword
[993]L report Intelligence Report ~ undated S! 4 [SC-NLJ-086/93 B/1}
[995]Codeword
[997]13-00000
[998]BI LIBI DAT. BMISSION LU | NR Case Number: NLI 94-484
[999]Name (Last, Fist,M.l): MIDDLETON, HARRY. oo Page 2 of 2
[1000]Address: LBJ Library, 2313 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78705. Consulting Agency: CIA
[1002]File Location: See Below Date Completed: 8/4/94
[1006]0. Type Desertation Date __¢ation 7 Taken
[1007]ntelligence Briefings, " e ident’s Intelligence Checkli (23/63-12/5/63," Box
[1008]b cable Intelligence Report: , 11/22/63 TSt 4 (SC-NLJ-087/93 8B/1J
[1009], ; ; Codeword
[1010]report President's Intelligence Checklist . 11/28/63 TS/ 14 [SC-NLJ-088/93 B/I]
[1011], Codeword
[1012]report - President’s Intelligence Checklist - 1130/63 TS/ 1] (SC-NLJ-089/93 | B/1]
[1014]Codeword
[1016]13-00000
[1018]B A REVIEW ISS s MR Case Number: NLJ 95-211
[1020]Name (Last, Fist, M.L.): MIDDLETON, HARRY J. Page 1 of 1
[1022]Address: LBY Library, 2313 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78705 Consulting Agency: CIA
[1024]File Location: See Below
[1026]Date Completed: 5/24/95
[1027]Comments:
[1028]Joc. Doe. Oacument - Doc. Classifi- No. ., Comnents Action
[1029]io, Type Description Date. cation pp. Taken:
[1031]telligence Briefings, President's Intelligence Checklist, 11/23-12/5/63, Box 1 :
[1033]2 report Intelligence Checklist | 14163 TS ll
[1034]NSF, Country Fi ‘astro’s Spe L1Box20
[1035]4 memo Intelligence Memorandum ~ 11/25/63 Cc 2
[1037]| poe
[1039]152. report . Intelligence Report 12/20/63 § 1
[1041][58 report -—_—Intelligence Report : 1218/63 Ss
[1043]170 = report - Intelligence Report | ~ 12/13/63 s 2
[1045]183 report Intelligence Report 11/27/63 s 2
[1047]188 report Intelligence Report’) i; . 11/24/63 = 2
[1049]190° “report Intelligence Report 11/23/63 So
[1051]NSF, Country File, USSR, Cables, Vol. 1, Boi 217 =
[1053]36 report Intelligence Report . 12/ 11/63 KN) 5
[1055]NSF, Agency File, CIA, Helms Memorandum, Box 10
[1057]i4 memo Intelligence Memorandum , 4120164 oS. 3 [Sanitized 1990/copy enclosed]
[1059]13-00000
[1061]ISSION LIST . - MR Case Number: NLI 95-270
[1063]Name (Last, First, M.L): MIDDLETON, HARRY J. . . Page 1 of 1
[1064]Address: 2313 Red River, Austin, TX 78705 7 Consulting Agency: CIAWH
[1065]File Location: NSF, Situation Room File, 11/22/63-12/31/63, BoxS8 = Date Completed: 6/13/95
[1067]Comments: PCI= Possible Classified Information.
[1068]ioc. (po. ~=~=~=S~C*~C~<“~*‘i ESSSSSCSCSC~<“~*~“‘“*S*S*S*S*SSCS™SCSCSCti SSC*~“;‘“‘“‘S;*SCN@SSTYY’~S~=SWO. =~ COmments SSSC*C*C*~“~“~*~*~*~*~s~s~s~s*s~s~sC RC
[1070]9 Type Description _ Date ; cation pp. . . Taken
[1072]report "Classified Log” 11/22/63- - PCI ‘71
[1073]12/31/63
[1075]13-00000
[1077]LBL LIBRARY MANDATORY REVIEW SUBMISSION LIST MR Case Number; NLJ.95-378
[1078]Name (Lait, int, M..): MIDDLETON, HARRY J. Oo ee Page 1 of 1
[1080]- Address: LB) Library, 2313 Red River Street, Austin, TK 78705 Consulting Agency: CLA/WH
[1082]File Location: See Below | Date Completed: 8/30/95
[1085]ees a so a
[1086]NSF, Committee File, Pr es ident’s Committee-on the Warren Report, Meetings, Vol, 1, Box 14
[1087]2a memcon "Meeting on 10/15/64, of President's..." 10/21/64 § a) (Exempted 1976)
[1088]2b-2 report "Background Paper on Security of..." (10/64). S 5 (Exempted 1976]
[1089]11 memcon "Meeting on 10/13/64 of President's..." 10/15/64 S ‘5 _ [Exempted 1976]
[1090]14 memo Chase to Bundy. 10/13/64 °C 2 [Exempted 1976}
[1091]16s draft From the President . 10/12/64 C 1 [Exempted 1976}
[1092]NSF, Committee File, President’s Committee on the Warren Report; Meetings, Vol, 1, Box 14
[1093]9 memo “Chase to Bundy | , 10/16/64 = § 1 {Exempted 1976]
[1094]9a memo Osborn and Kallen to Carey 10/16/64 = § 6 [Exempted 1976}
[1095]mmi ile, President’ mittee on th W rren Repor ral, Vol. 2, Box I
[1096]25 =memo Ash to Smith ; 11/17/64 Cc 1 {Sanitized 1976/copy enclosed)
[1097]32 memo Bundy to President | 11/6/64 —ss«SS:. I : {Exempted 1977]
[1099]s2a-l report “Procedure for Conducting..." "11/5/64 $ 4
[1101]13-00000
[1103]B: ATOE B J | Oo "MR Case Number: NLI 95-380
[1104]ame (Last, First, M.I.): MIDDLETON, HARRY J. . _ - Page 1 of 1
[1105]ddress: LBJ Library, 2313 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78705. ° 7 | . Consulting Agency: CIA ©
[1107]ile Location: NSF, Committee File, President’s Committee on the Warren Report, Meetings, Vol. 1, Box 14 ’ Date Completed: 8/30/95
[1111]c. Doc. Document . Doc. Classiti- No. Comments Actlon
[1113]. Type Description Date cation pp. : ; Taken
[1115]te
[1117]) memo —_Intelligence Memorandum 1o/ieies = S 8k [Exempted 1976)
[1119]13-00000
[1121]BRARY J TORY REVIEW SSION Lis MR Case Number: NLJ 95-212
[1122]Name (Last, Fist, ML) MIDDLETON, HARRY J. Page lofi
[1123]Address: LBJ Library, 2313 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78105 Consulting Agency: STATE
[1124]File Location: See Below * Date Completed: 5/24/95
[1126]Comments: PCI= Possible Classifi ied Information :
[1128]Document |
[1130]Deser{ ptfon Taken
[1132]61 memo Hartiman toBundy = ses °C + 1 Atha
[1134]bla notes Walton's "Visit to Moscow" - 12/63  C 5 4
[1136]NSF, Country File, USSR, Mikoyan Conversations, Vol, J, Bo x 228 '
[1138]Ja / memcon "Soviet press reaction to President..." 11/25/63 c 1 dechere ce 23 4
[1139]db “ memcon =—s- "Miikoyan conversation: with Mrs, Kennedy" 11/25/63 OC 1 wf Ce47 aa
[1140]YSE, Country File Val. 1, Box J
[1142]31” airgram La Paz A-477 | «R64 Cc 5‘! ((Sanitize
[1144]59 aicgram Madrid A442 | ‘1216/63 PCE Sa
[1146]61” sirgram Madrid A-437 | 121363 ak
[1148]78 cable = Madrid uss oo. 127163 c 1% CIA S&S Ysore
[1150]only
[1152]13-00000
[1154]LBI LIBRARY MANDATORY REVIEW SUBMISSION LIST _ oe MR Case Number: NLI 95-26, -
[1155]Name (Last, First, M.I.): MIDDLETON, HARRY J. . or Page 1 of 1
[1157]Address: 2313 Red River, Austin, TX 78705 _ : _ Consulting Agency: CIA
[1159]File Location: NSF, Intelligence Briefings, President's Intelligence’ Checklist, 11/23-12/15/63, Box 1 ' Date Completed: 6/13/95
[1160]Comments: . ° . —_
[1162]Doc. Doc. Document... doc. Glassif{- No. | coments... Aetlon |
[1163]No. Type Description Oate cation = PP. | _ Taken ;
[1164]1 report ‘President’s Intelligence Checklist . 11/23/63 - TS! 15°: [SC-NLJ-063/95 B/1)
[1166]-Codeword
[1168]13-00000
[1170]‘A E - INTERNAL USE ONL
[1172]6 September 1998
[1174]MEMORANDUM FOR: (Barbara T. Blufer/@ DI
[1176]. CIA
[1177]FROM: J. Barry Harrelson
[1179]JFK Project Officer
[1181]OFFICE: OIM/HRP
[1182]SUBJECT: ; ARRB Request CIA-9: President's Intelligence Checklists
[1183]REFERENCE:
[1184]Barbara,
[1186]Could you take a few minutes before the ARP to look at how we.are handling the Checklists.
[1187]ARRB has requested 11 (Nov. 20-30); Jim Hanrahan is reviewing.
[1189]Have you finished your review of the 24 documents sent previously? If so could you bring them
[1190]with you. ;
[1192]The two items you gave me to review last week are not considered “assassination records"; you
[1193]can close the book on them.
[1195]The ARRB staff will not complete its review of Di documents until the end of this week. Hopefully
[1196]they will not select many as assassination records (AR). If possible, | would like to set up coordination
[1197]session at IP. [ will call you as soon as | know how many assassination records we have.
[1199]Thanks for you help.
[1201]Barry
[1203]cc: James R. Oliver @ DA (bcc: Bonnie K. Hunter-Y-)
[1204]Sent on 6 September 1998 at 03:23:55 PM
[1206]13-00000
[1208]MEMORANDUM
[1209]September 12, 1998
[1210]To: Laura Denk
[1211]Executive Director
[1213]CIA Team Leader
[1215]From: Michelle Combs A Ay
[1217]Associate Director for Research and Review
[1219]‘Ben Rockwell 6. Lal
[1221]Analyst
[1222]Subject. CIA-9 Publications and Analytical Materials ”
[1224]The Review Board’s Request for Additional Records and Information CIA-9 asked the
[1225]CIA to locate CIA or Intelligence Community serial publications for the dates
[1226]immediately before and after the assassination (November 20-30, 1963), including such
[1227]publications as the President’s Daily Brief, the President’s Checklist, and any serial
[1228]publications related specifically to Cuba or the Soviet Union. Review Board also
[1229]requested that a search be undertaken for any analytical materials bearing upon the
[1230]assassination.
[1232]In response to the Review Board’s request, the Directorate of Intelligence (DI) searched
[1233]for serial publications which might contain information of relevance tothe —--
[1234]assassination, special or ad hoc reports pertaining to the assassination, and raw
[1235]intelligence reports on topics which might pertain to the assassination. All the material
[1236]s supplied by the Directorate of Intelligence have been reviewed by the Review Board
[1237]staff. Material within these publications, relevant to the assassination of President John
[1238]Kennedy, was designated as assassination records. Due to the sensitive and worldwide °
[1239]nature of the information contained in most of these Directorate of Intelligence
[1240]publications, only material relevant to the assassination was designated as an
[1241]assassination record. These designated records will be processed and sent to the JFK
[1242]Collection at the National Archives.
[1244]The Directorate of Intelligence supplied copies of the following serial publications for
[1245]the period November 20-30, 1963 or containing information which from the period
[1246]November 20-30, 1963.
[1248]13-00000
[1250]4
[1252]The President's Intelligence Checklist, the predecessor of The President's Daily Brief,
[1253]an all-source daily summary of intelligence information designed for the
[1254]President and a small number of high level officials.
[1256]The Daily Brief of the Central Intelligence Bulletin, a larger and more detailed all-
[1257]source publication with a wider distribution.
[1259]The Weekly Review - Office of Current Intelligence, an all-source weekly
[1260]compendium of events available on Fridays.
[1262]The Weekly Summary - . Office of Current Intelligence, a more limited version of The
[1263]Weekly Review mentioned above. The Weekly Summary only contained material up
[1264]to the SECRET level.
[1266]According to the Directorate of Intelligence, only one analytical report on Cuba or the
[1267]Soviet Union, dated November 15, 1963, was issued near the relevant period. The
[1268]Review Board staff read this report but did not designate it as an assassination record.
[1270]The Review Board staff also examined The President's Intelligence Briefing Book, dated
[1271]November 26, 1963, a compendium of information on major intelligence issues affecting
[1272]the national security of the United States, which was prepared for President Lyndon
[1273]Johnson. This briefing book was not designated as an assassination record.
[1275]In addition, the DI was asked to search for intelligence reporting on anti-Castro activity
[1276]by Cuban exile groups in the United States from January 1961 - January 1964. The
[1277]Weekly Review - Office of Current Intelligence for April 5, April 12, and April 19, 1963 were
[1278]found to contain relevant information on exile.raids on Cuban targets. The relevant
[1279]portions of these documents were designated as assassination records.
[1281]: Finally, the Directorate of Intelligence (DI) searched for records based on-subjects
[1283]supplied by the Review Board staff. The DI database is searchable only by general
[1284]subject headings assigned from a master list and coded to particular documents. This
[1285]database is not searchable by keyword. In response to the Review Board’s request, the -
[1286]DI supplied raw intelligence reports (not finished analytical intelligence documents) for
[1287]the period November 20 - November 30, 1963 for the USSR, Cuba, and Mexico.
[1288]Documents relevant to the assassination of President John Kennedy were designated as
[1289]assassination records.
[1291]The DI reported that there were no DI intelligence reports on the following subjects
[1293]- searched at the request of the Review Board staff:
[1295]13-00000
[1297]USSR and assassination
[1299]Cuba and assassination
[1300]Mexico and assassination
[1301]Minsk radio factories
[1303]Cuban training bases in Minsk
[1304]Helsinki and visas
[1306]Hotels and Moscow
[1308]Hotels and Minsk
[1310]Freighter “Marion Lykes”
[1312]e:\combs\cia-9wu.wpd
[1313]File 4.20.1 and 4.20.4
[1315]13-00000
[1317]a ReBECRET
[1318]14 September 1998
[1319]FOR DI REVIEW: CIA #9, LBJ Library Material -
[1320]NOTE: Review only the material outside of the blue
[1321]highlighting. Inside the blue highlighting is declared non-
[1322]relevant. .
[1324]Attachments:
[1326]I. THE PRESIDENT’S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
[1327](11 items, see below)
[1329]1. 20 November 1963, 8 pages
[1330]2. 21 November 1963, 8 pages CIA Sprr> .
[1332]. we ae a
[1333]22 November 1963, 7 pages REY
[1335](23 November 1963, 14 pages
[1336]24 November 1963, 11 pages
[1337]25 November 1963, 11 pages
[1338]26 November 1963, 10 pages
[1340]27 November 1963, 16 pages
[1342]wo oF nN WN B® WwW
[1344]28 November 1963, 14 pages
[1345]10. 29 November 1963, 10 pages
[1346]11. 30 November 1963, 10 pages
[1347]II. McCone Files: Two items: White House Briefing for the
[1349]DCI, 7 April 1964, 6 pages; and Khanh‘s Data on “Population
[1350]Control,” 5 May 1964, 3 pages
[1352]III. McCone Files: Two items: re South Vietnam, 11
[1353]September 1963, 3 pages; NSC ExCom Meetong on Vietnam,
[1354]18 September 1963, 4 pages
[1356]IV. McCone Files: Two Items: The Diem Regime, 8 October
[1357]1963, 4 pages; Special OCI Memoranda on Coup Plotting in
[1358]South Vietnam, 7 October 1963.
[1360]TOP SECRET ;
[1362]13-00000
[1364]c
[1366]va
[1368]Washington, D.C. 20805
[1370]14 September 1998.
[1372]cad Binet Aad
[1374]CIA SPEC 6 COLLECTIONS
[1375]Ms. Laura Denk, Esquire ary
[1376]Executive Director
[1378]Assassination Records Review Board
[1379]600 E Street, NW
[1381]Washington, DC 20530
[1383]Reference: CIA-9, Intelligence Community Publications
[1384]on Cuba or USSR (November 20-30, 1963)
[1386]Dear Ms. Denk:
[1387]This is in response to referent request.
[1389]Searches were made for information responsive to the
[1390]request and materials were provided for examination by ARRB
[1391]staff. From that examination, staff members selected a
[1393]. number of documents to be included within the JFK
[1394]Collection. Those documents have now been included with the
[1395]JFK Collection and are being processed for released to NARA.
[1397]This concludes the Agency’s action on this request. If
[1398]-you have any question, please advise.
[1400]Sincerely,
[1402]J. Barry Harrels
[1403]JFK Project Officer
[1405]13-00000
[1407]get
[1409]Ms. Laura Denk, Esquire
[1411]HRP/OIM: apd/(14 Sep 98)
[1413]Distribution:
[1414]Original - Addressee
[1415]1 - Subject File
[1417]13-00000
[1419]. ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY
[1421]21 September 1998
[1423]MEMORANDUM FOR: J. Barry Harrelson@DCl
[1425]FROM: (Barbara T. Blufer }
[1426]DIRO-
[1428]OFFICE: DI/RO
[1430]SUBJECT: Disposition of the DI/IRO on the release of Country Names in the 11
[1431]PICLs Reviewed by
[1432]Me for the ARRB
[1434]REFERENCE:
[1436]1._ In light of the additional details, laying out the background of negotiations on the PICLs conducted by
[1437](Linda Cipriani,in OGC and articulated in a note to George last week--not sent to me, | concur with the
[1438]inclusion of country names of even the non-relevant titles in the text of the reviewed PICLs. It's always
[1439]easier to make appropriate decisions when one is armed with the full knowledge of the background. In
[1440]light of my very short tenure in dealing with this issue, | would appreciate in the future receiving any $e
[1441]background or additional information on prior negotiations that ha¥ bearing on decisions | must make.
[1442]Additionally, having that background information ahead of any review or disposition saves time and effort,
[1443]and result in the best decision not only for the DI but also for the Agency.
[1445]2. This concludes the DI action on this matter. A signed copy of this memorandum will be sent to Barry
[1446]for his records.
[1448]Cc: Robert.J. Eatinger@DCl
[1449](Linda C. Cipriani@DC!
[1450]W. George Jameson@DI
[1452](Kathleen K, Boster@DI
[1454]\) Re
[1456]James R. Oliver@DA
[1458](Michael D. Smith@D!
[1459]Sent on 21 September 1998 at 11:34:13 AM
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