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CIA|February 25, 1977|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10110-10295

SourceCIATextOCR availableRecordNAID 104-10110-10295

NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR CANCELLATION OF

CIA · From: CHIEF, CCS · To: CHIEF, CONTROL DIVISION, OP · JFK40 : F20 : 1994.03.07.14:17:59:250028 : · Release: Redact

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CIA|September 18, 1975|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10121-10119

SourceCIATextOCR availableRecordNAID 104-10121-10119

FORM: NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR CANCELLATION OF OFFICIAL COVER BACKSTOP FOR MORALES, DAVID S.

CIA · JFK44 : F22 : 1997.09.13.15:53:59:090031 : · Release: Redact

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CIA|July 10, 1974|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10110-10307

SourceCIATextOCR availableRecordNAID 104-10110-10307

NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR CANCELLATION OF FORM.

CIA · From: CHIEF, CCS · To: CHIEF, CONTROL DIVISION, OP · JFK40 : F20 : 1994.03.07.15:01:18:000028 : · Release: Redact

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CIA|September 1, 1971|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10121-10226

SourceCIATextOCR availableRecordNAID 104-10121-10226

FORM: NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR CANCELLATION OF OFFICIAL COVER BACKSTOP.

CIA · From: C/OFFICAL COVER STAFF · To: C/CONTROL DIVISION · JFK44 : F22 : 1997.09.22.19:54:26:920102 : · Release: Redact

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CIA|August 31, 1970|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10123-10379

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NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR CANCELLATION OF OFFICIAL COVER BACKSTOP FOR JAMES W. MCCORD, JR.

CIA · From: CIA · To: CIA · JFK44 : F11 : 1994.04.11.10:33:29:380007 : · Release: In Part

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CIA|January 14, 1970|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10119-10168

SourceCIATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 104-10119-10168

NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR CANCELLATION OF OFFICIAL COVER BACKSTOP.

CIA · From: CHIEF, CENTRAL COVER STAFF · To: CHIEF, RECORDS AND CONTROL · JFK43 : F18B : 1997.07.01.17:48:19:983106 : · Release: Redact

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CIA|February 12, 1969|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10131-10069

SourceCIATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 104-10131-10069

FORM - NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR CANCELLATION OF OFFICIAL COVER BACKSTOP RE GUY VITALE.

CIA · From: FRANKLIN, JAMES W. · To: CHIEF, RECORDS & CONTROL · JFK46 : F16 : 1994.04.26.16:40:45:440028 : · Release: Redact

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CIA|June 1, 1968|PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10131-10002

SourceCIATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 104-10131-10002

FORM - NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR CANCELLATION OF OFFICIAL COVER BACKSTOP.

CIA · From: FRANKLIN, JAMES W. · To: CHIEF, PERSONNEL OPERATIONS DIV. · JFK46 : F7 : 1994.04.06.17:06:08:280028 : MOSTLY ILLEGIBLE · Release: Redact

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CIA|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10111-10071

SourceCIATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 104-10111-10071

FORM - NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR CANCELLATION OF ((DELETION)) RE DAVID L. CHRIST.

CIA · To: CHIEF, CONTROL DIVISION, OP · JFK40 : F25A : 1994.03.11.13:50:48:970028 : · Release: Redact

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