“retired to NARA's vaults as part of the records of the Watergate and Iran-Contra investigations. The b. Transferring these HSCA records to the National Archives will protect their existing classification. Departments of State and Defense have routinely retired classified records ”
“ers, many observers will consider your decision on this question a test of your new openness policy. 9. Options: CIA's three principal options are to keep the Agency's HSCA records closed and in our hands, to open them entirely, or to transfer them to the National Archives. Befor”
“e 4 3 SECRET SECRET 10. Recommendation: I recommend that CIA transfer its entire HSCA collection (as defined and identified in this report) at its existing classification to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), for continuing declassification review by A rchiv”
“edibility of CIA's openness policy. If Congress should decide to open all HSCA records, however, CIA would be hard put to keep its HSCA collection closed. b. Opened: To open the HSCA collection would require the permission of Congress. Indeed, CIA would presumably not consider th”
“ould request affected components to transfer custody of the 64 boxes of material in question to CSI. 2. Today, I called Michael O'Neil, Special Assistant to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Mr. O'Neil serves as the focal point for questions arising with respect to the”
“Program. To retire this HSCA collection to the National Archives offers some significant advantages: a. It would get the collection off our hands. Retiring the records to the National Archives, which is by law the eventual repository for all permanent US Government records, shoul”
“nsfer them to the National Archives. Before making my case for the third option, I should note the f ollowing considerations with respect to the first two: a. Closed: To maintain the status quo would keep the collection classified, closed and in CIA's hands , sequestered by Congr”
“case for the third option, I should note the following considerations with respect to the first two: a. Closed: To maintain the status quo would keep the collection classified, closed and in CIA's hands, sequestered by Congress until 2029. CIA would, however, remain subject to th”
“13-00000 ARRB 0007 1-.09/16/57 ***** TUE 12:37 FAX 202724 0457 :..... 5 -6- E. Referrals 0v**w 1. HSCA referrals (Numbered files. Security Classified Testimony, etc.) -status: most of these records have been reviewed. The database suggests * that a percentage of them ”
“t this proposal addressed remains--the widespread allegations, given new impetus by Oliver Stone's " JFK," that CIA was part of a conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy. That CIA has a closed collection of records concerning the Kennedy assassination is well known, both beca”
“f Strategic Services operational records to NARA, as well as all CIA records so far declassified und er the Agency's Historical Review Program. Although CIA has not previously transferred classified records to NARA, the tra nsfer of this HS CA collection, resulting from a congres”
“August 1993. The total number of pages released by CIA prior to or during August 1993 was €. approximately 123,000. An additional release of >• approximately 30,000 pages of HSCA material from the sequestered collection was made in 1995..* d. Box 64 of the sequestered collec”
“of postponed records from the CIA- HSCA Sequestered Collection and the Holmes Collection would be transferred in September 1999 after duplicates have been processed. To the extent CIA believes that certain other records, particularly those designated as NBR, must remain in C”
“14-00000 Issues: Non-related (36,000+ pages) and OP (10,000 pages) material in microfilm collection The “segregated” records statement negates our claim that material in the Microfilm is “non-related”. We can point out that the HSCA requested, but did not review a lot of ”
“rity and privacy information than the CIA, whose motives would appear self-serving, if not sinister. 11. Action: If you wish to retire the Agency's House Select Committee on Assassinations collection to the National Archives, the following actions (from the offices noted) will be”
“t CIA has retired since 1984), so that it can be usefully researched as it is declassified. Moreover , many of the records in this collection (especially photographs, carbon flimsies, and Thermofax) need expert preservation, which NARA is organized to provi de . NW 65990 Docld:32”
“14-00000 -2- These types of records need to be reviewed on the same word-to-word basis as the board has reviewed records thus far. But we have a new problem: how should the Board review records from the sequestered collections where the relevance to the assassination is n”
“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”
“the agreed NARA deadline for the remaining files. 17. (S) The inadvertent releases of former employees names resulted in a few individual complaints but no known foreign government or liaison service complaints. Four foreign governments opposed release of their information, ”
“nson, DDA (Mike Sednaoui, CI Staff Bill Sturbitts, DDO/LA Division John Leader, OIG Lavon Strong, PA 1. (S) Mr. Miller opened the meeting by reviewing the past and current relationship between the Agency and the HSCA and by requesting that the attendees focus their discussion upo”
“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”
“attest, under oath, that it has made all reasonable and diligent searches and that its answers are true and correct to the extent of the best, reasonably available information. In this regard, is important to note that when the Review Board requests, for example, a 201 file, i”
“Additional information/special requests - - official and informal. The responses should include tasking and response memos plus search strategy and files searched if ’ In cases of “no records” additional appropriate. documentation may be required. [Note : I have already re”
“policy toward Cuba in the early 1960's will be ready for public release in the coming months. The 710 records that the CIA made available for Review Board action at the January meeting is the highest monthly number of records released to date. In addition, a total of 289 HSC”
“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 ”
“tional Archives, the following actions (from the offices noted) will be needed: a. Request permissio n from Congress. Congressional Affairs) b. (Office of Transfer responsibility for court-ordered FOIA declassification review from CIA to the National Archives. (Office of the Gene”
“13-00000 SECRET Cuban Revolutionary Council (CRC| financial records. ARRB staff plans to recommend to the Board that monthly summaries be considered ARs and the remaining material be designated NBR. Samples of these documents have been provided to DA, DO, and DCI/IRO. If y”
“outside the Government, certain information relating to the National Lawyers Guild and its subunits. Accordingly, if there is CIA information derived from the FBI's investigation relating to the National Lawyers' Guild, Agency records, files or indices must be appropriately ”
“ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (NARA) WITH THE NAME REMOVED AND IF WE DO NOT MAKE A COMPELLING CASE THE PRESIDENTIAL BOARD WILL RELEASE NEW VERSIONS OF THE DOCUMENTS WITH THE NAMES. C. WHAT EXACTLY DOES "RELEASE" MEAN? IT MEANS THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL HAVE ACCESS TO TH”
“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”
“cords to NARA for years. In accordance with statutory guidelines, NARA must ensure the confidentiali ty of investigatory sources and the proper protection of personal privacy and national security information, including intelligence sources and methods. NARA would continue the co”
“13-00000 SECRET Cuban Revolutionary Council (CRC) financial records. ARRB staff plans to recommend to the Board that monthly summaries be considered ARs and the remaining material be designated NBR. Samples of these documents have been provided to DA, DO, and DCI/IRO. If y”
“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”
“13-00000____ Robert M. McNamara, Jr., Esq. July 15, 1998 Page 12 individual for certain important components of CIA execute an affidavit on behalf of that component certifying, under penalty of perjury, that a diligent search for assassination records was undertaken. Acco”
“post-dating the 1978 HSCA investigation. We want the CIA to explicitly confirm, for example, that it is not aware of any undisclosed 1980's or 1990's intelligence or records”
“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 Y ujpfsu/so PKI 11.04 TAA 2u2 144 nu The Honorable Dan Burton January 30, 1998 . Page2 willingness to respond to follow-up requests more quickly. While there are a significant number of requests outstanding, the increased responsiveness of the CIA bodes well for ”
“13-00000 r.o view, therefore, condition number (3) has been satisfied. Accordingly, with the exception of the case of Hurwitz v. United States, there appear to be no ongoing court cases. relating to MHCHAOS or HTLINGUAL files that necessitate the retention of those materia”
“14-00000 A J 2 6 Fee 1996 3 MEMORANDUM FOR: Barry Harrelson Historical Review Group FROM: Lee S. Strickland . DA Focal Point for JFK Board Requests SUBJECT: ARRB Request for Access to Indices to CIA His tories REFERENCE: A. JFK Board Request No. CIA-7, dtd 9 Nov 1995”
“13-00000 09/16/97 TUE 12:36 FAX 202 724 0457 ARRB -3- - target dates: . Completion of final review of 63 boxes by January 31,1998. -time line: 9/30/97 box 40 (priority 1) 10/31/97 box 48 (priority 1) 11/30/97 box 56 (priority 1) 12/31/97 box 63 (priority 1) 1/31/98 ”
“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”
“4-00000 ✓ In the letter to David, I would add at the end of the third paragraph: “Our Office of General Counsel provided some legal comments on the scope of the definition that we've included in the attached.” In the attachment under the comments to Section 1400.1: Aft”
“14-00000 ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY 24 February 1997 MEMORANDUM FOR: Lee Strickland @ DA DA Focal Point for JFK Board FROM: J. Barry Harrelson CSI/HRG, JFK Project Officer SUBJECT: Records Briefing for ARRB Staff REFERENCE: 1. Meeting with you, 21 February, ”
“13-00000 Robert M. McNamara, Jr., Esq. July 15, 1998 Page 8 1. CIA Should Describe More Specifically its Searches for Assassination Records_____ _____________________ We consider it essential that CIA describe with more specificity the searches that it conducted for rec”
“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 Robert M. McNamara, Jr., Esq. July 15, 1998 Page 11 relating to Oswald or the assassination. As part of its overall representation, we request that CIA attach to the Final Declaration its complete formal response to the Review Board's request for an accounting o”
“14-00000 page 15 This Eatiagoe Z. Genicual Comment From 3/10/95 In the letter to David, I would add at the end of the third paragraph: “Our Office of General Counsel provided some legal comments on the scope of the definition that we've included in the attached.” In th”
“13-00000 Messrs. Aly and McBride June 9, 1997 Page 3 equities in the records, declassify them, and simply hand them across the table to other agencies for their review. It has been our own experience that sessions of this sort greatly simply the review process by giving a”
“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”
“the 1993 search request issued by the Historical Review Group ("HRG") and unclassified versions of memoranda from components of CIA that describe their searches or search results. In addition, we recently requested CIA to re-undertake its searches based on the discovery of cer”