[1]AAAAN
[2]Iito4-10061-10386 | 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 |
[4]LO 18 December 1975
[6]MEMORANDUM FOR:.. Chairman, Information Review Committee
[8]ATTENTION: Mr. H. G. Bean, Assistant for Information
[9]‘ SUBJECT: FOIA Appeal--John W. ‘Donovan (75-577) ;
[10]REFERENCE: “AL Original Request dated 28 March 1975 .
[12]B. IPS Reply dated 7 October 1975 .
[13]C. Appeal Letter dated 13 October 1975
[15]1. Summary of Recommendations:
[17]a. Pass requester four Agency documents in
[18]. sanitized form--excised portions exempted as appro-
[19]priate under Title 5 U.S.C. (b)(1), (b) (3), and
[20](b) (6).
[22]b. Refer one Department of Army name check form
[23]DA 340 to Army for their action.
[25]2. Background: In CIA response of 7 October 1975,
[26]two DDO originated documents were passed to Subject in
[27]sanitized form and two DDO documents were denied to
[28]Subject in toto. For unknown reasons, Subject was not
[30]informed of the DA document in our records, nor was this
[31]document referred to DA for their action.
[33]3. Recommendations:
[35]a. On the basis of this review, all the documents
[36]classified SECRET have been downgraded to CONFIDENTIAL.
[38]b. Memorandum dated 5 March 1962--I recommend:
[39]that further information be released to the requester,
[40]as noted in Tab Bl, and the remainder withheld on the
[41]basis of Title 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(1) and (b)(3). The
[43]E2 IMPDET -
[44]CL BY 012170
[46]CONFIDENTIAL
[49]14-00000
[51]deletions were made to protect our_proposed opera,
[52](tional usé of Subject as outlined in Paragraph 5,7
[53]‘the name“of an Agency employee and internal organi-
[54]zational data. Seryptensem:
[56]c. Memorandum dated 30 March 1962--I recommend
[57]that further information be released to the requester, °
[59]-as noted in Tab B2, and the remainder withheld on
[60]‘the basis of Title 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(1) and (b)(3).
[62]The deletions were made to protect the names of
[64]Agency employees, and internal organizational data.
[66]d. 3 March 1950 memorandum for the FBI-- -
[68]"originally denied in toto under Title 5 U.S.C. 552.
[69]““(b)(5). I recommend a sanitized version be passed
[70]- to Subject. The deletions were made to protect the
[72]privacy of other individuals, the names and initials
[74]_ of Agency employees, internal organizational data,
[75]_and a file number. The excised portions are exempt
[76]. under. Title 5 U. S. om 552 (b) (1),. (b) (3), and (b) (6).
[78](See Tab B3)
[80]29. September 1954 nemorandun for the Aray--
[82]__) originally denied in.toto under Title 5 U.S.C. 552
[83]“<"(b)(S)...-I recommend a sanitized version be passed...
[84]to Subject. ‘The deletions were made to protect the
[86]privacy of other individuals, the names and initials
[87]of Agency employees, internal organizational data.
[88]The excised portions are exempt' under Title 5 U.S.C.
[90]552 (b) (1), (b) (3), and (b) (65. (See Tab B4)
[92]f. Attached as Tab C is ‘one ‘Department of the
[93]Army. Name Trace— Request. which is not considered a
[94]"record" per 32 CFR'1900.3 (g)(4). Please refer this
[95]document to the Army for their action. Also, advise
[97]the Army we cannot produce a more legible copy of this
[98]document. :
[100]4. The records on Subject exist in microfilm form
[102]only--in two instances (Tabs B3 and_B4) it was impossible
[103]to provide a legible copy. Therefore, in’ these instances
[104]a new copy has been typed and is attached to the original
[105]copy in both versions (full text- and sanitized). Please
[107]make a note of this to requester.
[109]12.
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[117]NAY)
[119]a _ : OETA,
[121]S. Mr. Strickland of occ has concurred in these
[122]recommendations, .
[123]A. B. Swider
[124]DDO Appeals Officer
[125]_ Attachments: -
[127]‘Tab A - References A-C oe
[128]. Tab B - Full Text and Sanitized Versions: ee
[129]“Tab C - Army Document for Referral oe,
[133]_ CONFIDENTIAL