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[2]\q04-10331-40721 | 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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[5]OCC-96-086
[6]19 NOV 1296
[7]MEMORANDUM FOR: John Pereira
[8]Se Historical Review Group
[10]FROM: Linda A. Jasper -
[11]Deputy Chief, Office of Central Cover.
[12]SUBJECT: Response to Questions Posed by the John F.
[14]Kennedy Assassination Review Board
[16]1. During the OCC briefing of the John F. Kennedy
[17]Assassination Review Board on 16 October 1996, members of the
[18]Board asked three questions to which OCC said it would respond
[19]after additional research. Following are the questions and the
[20]responses:
[22]a. |How~many—reai—businesses—or~—contrived—facilities—in_the
[23]commercial,lcover program are connected to the publications
[24]industry? Response: A few real businesses are loosely connected
[25]with the publications industry, and the names of a few contrived
[26]eee rene be perceived as being associated.
[28]b../ How many companies participated in the: commercial cover
[29]program in the 1960s, and how many participate today? Response: |
[30]Approximately 500 companies participated in the commercial cover
[31]program in the 1960s, and circa 1,800 are currently in the
[33]ALLPORTIONS OF CL BY (0523550 /'
[35]THIS DSCUMENT ARE REASON 1.5 (c)
[36]CLASSIFIED SECRET DECL X1; 12 November 2021
[37]DRV COV 2-87
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[48]SUBJECT: Response to Questions Posed by the John F. Kennedy
[49]Assassination Review Board
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[53]c. Could a copy of the secrecy agreement which is signed by
[55](company) officials participating in. the €omfiercial cover program
[57]_ be made available, and has it changed since the 1960s? Response:
[58]Attached is a copy of the secrecy agreement used from 1955 to
[59]1988 and a copy of the agreement used from 1988 to the present.
[60]The only difference is an addendum on the reverse which was added
[61]in 1991 pursuant to the Treasury, Postal Service and General
[63]- Government Appropriations Act of 1991. : -
[65]2. This memorandum and its attachments are for background
[66]information only and must be returned to the Central Intelligence
[68]Agency after review by the John F. Kennedy Assassination Review
[69]Board. ;
[71]Linda A. Jasper
[73]Attachment:
[74]as stated
[76]cc: Fredrick Wickham, IMS
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[89]SUBJECT: Response to Questions Posed by the John F. Kennedy
[90]Assassination Review Board
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[94]Distribution: .
[95]Orig & 1 - Addressee,
[97]1 - DC/OCC - (Lyaspey)
[99]1 - His. Review Board(BHarrelson)
[100]1 - OCC/EXO (EMathias)
[102]1 - oGc (€iprinail)
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[114]SECRECY AGREEMENT
[118]1. I acknowledge the fact that because of the confidential
[119]relationship between myself and the U.S. Government, I will be the
[120]recipient of information which, in itself, or by the implications
[121]to be drawn therefrom, will be such that ite unlawful disclosure
[122]or loose handling may adversely affect the interest and the security
[123]of the United States. I realize that the methods of collecting
[124]and of using this information, as well as the identity of persons
[125]involved, are as secret as the substantive information itself and,
[126]therefore, must be treated by me with an equal degree of secrecy.
[128]2. I shall always recognize that the U.S. Government has the
[129]sole interest in all information which I or my organization may
[130]. possess, compile or acquire pursuant to this understanding. No
[131]advantage or gain will be sought by me.as a result of the added
[132]significance or value such information may have, due to the Govern-
[133]ment's interest in it. ;
[135]3. I solemnly pledge my word that I will never divulge, publish,
[136]nor reveal either by word, conduct, or by any other means such informa-
[137]tion or knowledge, as indicated above, unless specifically authorized
[138]to do so, by the U.S. Government.
[140]4, Nothing in this understanding is to be taken as imposing any
[141]restriction upon the normal business practices of myself or my organi-
[142]zation: i.e., information normally possessed by us or gathered in the
[143]regular course of business will continue to be utilized in accordance
[144]with our normal practices.
[146]Mi
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[149]-
[151]SIGNATURE! SIGNATURE!
[153]JREPRESENTAY YE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT :
[155]OATE ORGANIZATION
[157]DATE
[159]FORM NO. ~ . (t2)
[160]t APR 55 611
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[168]=F SECRECY AGREEMENT
[170]1. 1 acknowledge the fact that because of the confidential relationship between myself
[172]and the U.S. Government, | will be the recipient of information which, in itself, or by the im-
[174]plications to be drawn therefrom, will be such that its unlawful disclosure or loose handling
[175]may adversely affect the interest and the security of the United States. I realize that the
[176]methods of collecting and of using this information, as well as the identity of persons involved,
[177]are as secret as the substantive information itself and, therefore, must be treated by me with
[178]an equal degree of secrecy.
[180]« 2. I shall always recognize that the U.S. Government has the sole interest in all informa-
[181]tion which I or my organization may possess, compile or acquire pursuant to this understan-
[182]ding. No advantage or gain will be sought by me as a result of the added significance or value
[183]such information may have, due to the Government's interest in it.
[185]3. I solemnly pledge my word that I will never divulge, publish, nor reveal either by word,
[186]conduct, or by any other means such information or knowledge, as indicated above, unless
[187]specifically authorized to do so, by the U.S. Government.
[189]4, Nothing in this understanding is to be taken as imposing any restriction upon the nor-
[190]mal business practices of myself or my organization: i.e., information normally possessed by us
[191]or gathered in the regular course of business will continue to be utilized in accordance with our
[192]normal! practices.
[194]SiGHATURE:. . SIGNATURE
[196]REPRESENTATIVE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT
[198]DATE ORGANIZATION
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[206]ADDENDUM
[208]Pursuant to the Treasury, Postal Service and General
[209]Government Appropriations Act of 1991, the following language
[210]shall be incorporated into and considered a part of the
[211]attached nondisclosure agreement:
[213]“These restrictions are consistent with and do not
[214]supersede conflict with or otherwise alter the employee
[215]obligations rights or liabilities created by Executive Order
[216]12356; section 7211 of title 5, United States Code (governing
[217]di'sclosures to Congress); section 1034 of title 10, United
[218]States. Code, as amended by the Military Whistleblower.
[219]Protection Act (governing disclosure to Congress by members of
[220]the military); section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States
[221]Code, as amended by the Whistleblower Protection Act (governing
[222]disclosures of illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public health
[223]or safety threats); the Intzii::ence Identities Protection Act
[224]of 1982 (50 USC 421 et seq.) (gov: -'77 disclosures that cuuid
[225]expose confidential Government agents), and the statutes which
[226]protect against disclosure that may compromise the national
[227]security, including section. 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of
[229]‘title 186, United States Code, and section 4(b) of the
[231]Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. section 783(b)).
[232]The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions
[233]and liabilities created by said Executive Order and listed
[234]statutes are incorporated into this Agreement and are
[235]cont®Pling.~