MEMO: RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS POSED BY THE JFK ARRB

"10 A6666_____ , 104-10331-10121 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 • SECRET OCC-96-086 19 NOV 1996 MEMORANDUM FOR: John Pereira Historical Review Group FROM : Linda A. Jasper Deputy Chief, Office of Central Cover SUBJECT : Response to Questions Posed by the John F. Kennedy Assassination Review Board 1. During the OCC briefing of the John F. Kennedy Assassination Review Board on 16 October 1996, members of the Board asked three questions to which OCC said it would respond after additional research, Following are the questions and the responses: -______ a. How-many-real businesses-or-contrived—facilities-in the ‘commercial cover program are connected to the publications industry? Response: A few real businesses are loosely connected with the publications industry, and the names of a few contrived facilities could be perceived as being associated. b. How many companies participated in the commercial cover program in the 1960s, and how many participate today? Response:’ Approximately 500 companies participated in the commercial cover program in the 1960s, and circa 1,800 are currently in the - - —"