“13-00000 1 1, ,b ASSASSINATION RECORDS REVIEW BOARD Chairman; 1 % John R. Tunheim ve Board Members: Henry Franklin Graff Kermit Hall William Joyce Anna Kasten Nelson Executive Director: David Marwell Po”
“information that is only incidental to the assassination, such as a passing reference to a name. There is a potential risk that sensitive, non-relevant sources and methods would be compromised. We suggest that the Board consider adding wording to this section that accommodates t”
“13-00000 P.4 MAR 18 ‘97 06:53PM SECRET Please also remember that, when we request accesses to these materials, we are not designating them "assassination records" and we are not, at this time, requesting that copies of documents be given to the Review Board. We appreciate ”
“13-00000 •4 3. One of the duties of the ARRB will be to determine what constitutes an "assassination * record." What criteria do you think should be used to make this determination? The definition of "assassination records’’ will be one of the most important and significant”
“the interest of the CIA, the National Archives, the Review Board, and ultimately the public to put in writing our collective understanding of the additional Work that CIA must undertake and the reasonable time frames within which it should be completed. It is our intent to red”
“records be done. This will allow us to recommend to the Board what information warrants continued protection. We appreciate the great responsibility that Congress and the President have given to the Board to inform the American people about the assassination. We share the B”
“13-00000 P 02. % i and to 10 Downing Street by Special Branch in the Pentagon, and was also classified TOP SECRET ULTRA. (b) What do you think of our current security classification system? For example, would you say it operates well, has • integrity, and serves the pub”
“14-00000 3. Section 1400.5 Requirement that assassination records be released in their entirety The introductory paragraph specifies that “no portions of any assassination record shall be withheld—solely on grounds of non-relevance.” This appears to open the door for acces”
“the Subcommittee, on behalf of the members of the Assassination Records Review Board, I thank you for allowing us this opportunity to discuss our work and our future. We urge you to favorably report H.R. 1553. I would be happy to answer any questions that the members of the Su”
“terms of scope rather than intent. Also recommend against asking questions such as "Is it the intent...?’ Heck , yes! Would suggest wording along the lines—“As presently worded, this section would appear to include...." 3. The proposed comment on Section 1400.7 opens the door”
“Review Board (the Board) all records in its possession relating to Lee Harvey Oswald and the assassination of President Kennedy; and (2) is aware of no other assassination-related records in its possession being withheld from the Board. I make these and the following stateme”
“Agency to see that such a step is unnecessary. But we are prepared to make such decisions to the extent they are required to fulfill our own responsibilities. Although it is our perception that CIA may wish to devote additional human resources to this project, we of course lea”
“14-00000 sensitive activities even when the documents contain information that is only incidental to the assassination, such as a passing reference to a name. There is a potential risk that sensitive, non-relevant sources and methods would be compromised. We suggest that t”
“13-00000 Assassination Records Review Board ■ 600 E Street NW • 2nd Floor • Washington, DC 20530 (202) 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457 November 9,1995. CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIMDATIOK AND/OR HAND DELIVERED RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT Mr. John Pe”
“14-00000 % 5. With specific reference to the requirement of 1400.2 (a), the Agency should be concerned about its records within the DO which tie crypts to true names of projects and alias' and pseudos to the true names of individuals. Because we regularly called the DO of”
“document may be warranted. The burden in these instances is clearly on the agency or other entity holding the record to demonstrate that the presumption of release should be set aside. In every instance the question must be answered whether the release of a document would be ”
“13-00000 Final Report of the Assassination Records Review Board records was its belief that the FBI's evidence by employing the sources or methods at issue did not enumerate specific harms that would since the FBI did not cite the laws or treaties result from disclosure. to ”
“13-00000 lun 14:00 FAA ZUZ 724 0457 ARRB 0002 vol. 4/80 fiL T. Jeremy Gunn Executive Director and General Counsel Assassination Records Review Board Prepared Statement for Senate Governmental Affairs Committee AI Hearing on S. 712 AE -C .‘V:J MANC/OH March 25, 1998 ”
“13-00000 subsequent court challenges to the Board's action, and the FOIA cases. 8. If you have any questions concerning the application of the Act to your review of the assassination records, please call RabHEay me on secure extension 76105. 5”
“13 00000" Final REPORT OFrHE ASSASSINATION RECORDS Review Board k. CIA official cover. researchers. The Review Board members accepted CIA's arguments, primarily because i. Review Board guidelines. CIA "official they agreed that the public interest in the cover" is a means b”
“13-00000 2. The purpose of this declaration is to provide the Assassination Records Review Board with my view of the status of Studies as a classified publication available & within the Intelligence Community and as an unclassified publication available to the public. I ma”
“13-00000 2705796 Assassination Records Review Board Work copy S . 600 E Street NW • 2nd Floor • Washington, DC 20530 (202) 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457 October 27, 1996 CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 75 * T'. 4gin YAY Vs TY Y ' RELEASE IN Mr. Barry Harrelson Historical Rev”
“be declared NBR (Not Believed Relevant) and their release postponed until 2017. The Agency position is that the privacy of each individual clearly outweighs the public interest, most of the information in these files has no relevance to the assassination story, and any related ”
“13-00000 -3- initiative to classify records beyond that time when they fall into specific = - categories that, in order to protect the national interest or privacy interests, must continue to be restricted. 3. The crtiteria to be used to determine what constitutes an assa”
“either, the Warren Commission or HSCA investigations; and the product of CIA internal-, reviews of ‘ programs and operations. Those parts of these materials which are determined by the ARRB staff to have relevancy to the assassination story will be reviewed by HRP andi relea”
“2. % assassination-related records in its possession, in order to make such records available to the public. 5 . There are six attachments to this declaration, which are incorporated by reference. Attachment I addresses the universe and scope of documents that have been the sub”
“for public release wherever possible. In, fact the Committee encourages such reviews to continue inasmuch as they can provide for more expeditious release of assassination materials to the public. 2. Third agency rule" adhered to in review of documents. The legislation on it”
“13-00000 ■ 8.5 - H-E ‘5e‘0o:S The Honorable Robe.: M. rates Page 2 Would you be opposed to a provision requesting agencies, whenever possible, to self-certify materials which may released without agency objection? What recommendations can you make with regard to the ne”
“13-00000 fi6 Assassination Records Review Board 600 E Street NW • 2nd Floor • Washington, DC 20530 (202) 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457 CiA HAS NO C CTO DECLASAIFIC/ RELEASE- . ARMALON IN iHic November 27,1996 VIA FACSIMILE The Honorable John M. Deutch Director o”
“13-00000 ION ia O €‘st Assassination Records Review Board W • H • 600 E Street NW • 2nd Floor • Washington, DC 20530 (202) 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457 Ew „or September 23, 1998 The Honorable George Tenet Director of Central Intelligence The Central Intelligence Ag”
“privacy of each individual clearly outweighs the public interest, most of the information in these files has no relevance to the assassination story, and any related information exist elsewhere in the collection. At ARRB staff request HRP is preparing five OP files for review b”
“13-00000 DRAFT b Assassination Records Review Board 600 E Street NW • 2nd Floor • Washington, DC 20530 (202} 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457 Ew CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO j - DECL ASSIFICATION AND/OR October 17, 1997 RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION 1 IN THIS DOCUMENT Mr. John”
“extent possible. As you are aware, it is important that there be a proper review of all the records so that still sensitive information that might warrant continued protection can be identified to the Board. For the past several years a team of experienced reviewers has been”
“13-00000 inclusiveness, and as a result learn a bit more about the operations of our government and our foreign policy in the early 1960's, I think we will benefit. My only concern would be that the search becomes so broad that it delays action of the release of documents c”
“13-00000 , APR 22 ■ Je 10.42 P.3 ‘APR 22 ‘92 08^47 2. CIA or other agencies that originate documents should conduct initial review of material to determine whether it can be released. Material- withheld from public release could then be made available to Review Board. 3”
“10 A6666______ , '104-10330-10100. 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ER 97-4602----------- TIOM % th %B 7O Assassinat”
“13-00000 ■ 04/16/97 WED 16:11 FAX 202 724 0457 ARRB £002 Assassination Records Review Board 600 E Street NW * 2nd Floor • Washington, DC 20530 (202) 724-0088 ■ Fax: (202) 724-0457 April 16, 1997 Mr. J. Barry Harrelson Historical Review Group Center for the Study of Int”
“13-00000 04/23/97 WED 15:53 FAX 202 724 0457 ARRB @002 CA 8 0 OBJECTION TO tit LASCATION AND/OR RELER A OF CIA INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT Assassination Records Review Board Guidelines for Review of Postponements in the Segregated Collections Adopted: April 23, 1997 • ”
“by Wickham, have been performing the initial review. Pereira pointed out that we are not only reviewing the assassination records, but those records bearing on the House Assassinations Committee’s investigation of the assassination. Pereira identified the five academic historia”
“not be able to complete its work wittun the original three-year timetable set by Congress for the following reasons: First, the authors of the original legislation believed that our task would take three years. That estimate was based on the best available information at the ”
“13-00000 PAGE 29 Federal News Service, JUNE 4, 1997 records are. The bulk of our work has been with federal agencies that hold assassination records. But we've also, at the direction of Congress in the bill that was passed, entertained a search for records wherever they mi”
“of those files. At this time, we do not propose that you make any major changes that would delay the formal submission of the initial Compliance Statement to the Review Board.1 1 We note that the initial draft statement generally describes the records identified in response ”
“13-00000 Dora CIHRG IS yon TThina ary oral comments DRAFT Vicki Pepper in the a to call. Dave SUGGESTED AREAS TO BE ADDRESSED IN REPORT LANGUAGE (IF NOT ADDRESSED IN THE TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION) 6/5/92 1. Initial Review of assassination materials. Tt should be made clear ”
“responsibility included preserving national security related documents. b) What do you think of our current security classification system? For example, would you say it operates well, has integrity, and serves the public interests?. The current system is extremely expensive”
“classification I am com— determinatic ed Review Board that has nolparticulg expertise in makings" classification determinations and is unfamiliar with the assassination material is bound to result in delays in releasing the material. It will also result in a duplication of ”
“received bipartisan support in Congress. During consideration of H.R. 1553, I stated my firm intention for this to be the final extension of authorization for the Review Board. Accordingly, I believe that it is ofutmost importance that all federal agencies holding assassinatio”
“13-00000. DRAFT 1 proceeds. However, the Committee does not intend to vest unfettered discretion in the Review Board to request any and all records of agencies without regard to their relationship to the assassination. The Committee expects that the Board will request on”
“13-00000 9 WED 15:53 FAX 202 724 0457 _____ ARRB CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO @001 DECLASS Fi, L RELEASE OFCATION AND/OR 9 % IN* THIS S INFORMATION’ UUV UMENT COVER SHEET To: J. Barry Harrelson Fax#: 703-613-3063 Subject: Segregated Collections Date: April 23, 1997 P”
“are CIA-originated cables, dispatches, memoranda, reports, and correspondence. i. There are questions of privacy that we believe the Board may want to consider in- determining what information is to be released to the public. Some of the records contain, for example, medica”
“Review Board sustained CIA's i. Review Board guidelines. The Review postponements regarding official cover in Board postponed references to foreign intelli executive branch documents unless the U.S. gence cooperation with the CIA. government had previously officially dis cl”