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CIA|January 6, 1975|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10128-10235

SourceCIATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 104-10128-10235

SPECIAL ACCESS AND/OR BILLET APPROVAL FOR PHILLIPS, DAVID A.

CIA · From: JOHN T. WILLIAMSON · To: CHIEF, CIB · JFK45 : F3B : 1997.08.23.13:20:53:090031 : · Release: Redact

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CIA|January 6, 1975|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10128-10279

SourceCIATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 104-10128-10279

SPECIAL ACCESS AND/OR BILLET APPROVAL FOR PHILLIPS, DAVID A.

CIA · JFK45 : F3B : 1997.08.23.14:35:01:280031 : · Release: Redact

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CIA|July 13, 1973|PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10120-10663

SourceCIATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 104-10120-10663

SPECIAL ACCESS AND/OR BILLET APPROVAL FOR CLARE BOOTHE LUCE

CIA · JFK43 : F38 : 1998.02.21.11:40:19:340109 : SAME FORMS FOR DIFFERENT ACCESSES · Release: Redact

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CIA|January 18, 1973|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10112-10352

SourceCIATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 104-10112-10352

SPECIAL ACCESS AND/OR BILLET APPROVAL FOR LUCIEN E. CONEIN.

CIA · JFK41 : F2 : 1993.07.23.16:13:27:060280 : · Release: Redact

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CIA|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10120-10655

SourceCIATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 104-10120-10655

SPECIAL ACCESS AND/OR BILLET APPROVAL

… 04-10120-10655 RECORD SERIES : JFK AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 80T01357A DOCUMENT INFORMATION AGENCY ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM : TO : TITLE : SPECIAL ACCESS AND/OR BILLET APPROVAL DATE: 07/13/1973 PAGES : 1 SUBJECTS : LUCE, CLARE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER ! CLASSIFICATION : SECRET RESTRICTIONS : 1B CURRENT STATUS …

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CIA|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10120-10660

SourceCIATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 104-10120-10660

SPECIAL ACCESS AND/OR BILLET APPROVAL FOR CLARE BOOTHE LUCE

… 4-10120-10660 RECORD SERIES : JFK AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 80T01357A DOCUMENT INFORMATION AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO : TITLE : SPECIAL ACCESS AND/OR BILLET APPROVAL FOR CLARE BOOTHE LUCE DATE : 07/13/1973 PAGES : 1 SUBJECTS : LUCE, CLARE DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED REST …

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CIA|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10120-10662

SourceCIATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 104-10120-10662

SPECIAL ACCESS AND/OR BILLET APPROVAL

… 04-10120-10662 RECORD SERIES : JFK AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 80T01357A DOCUMENT INFORMATION AGENCY ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM : TO : TITLE : SPECIAL ACCESS AND/OR BILLET APPROVAL DATE: 07/13/1973 PAGES : 1 SUBJECTS : LUCE, CLARE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER CLASSIFICATION : SECRET RESTRICTIONS : 1B CURRENT STATUS : …

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CIA|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10120-10659

SourceCIATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 104-10120-10659

SPECIAL ACCESS AND/OR BILLET APPROVAL FOR CLARE BOOTHE LUCE

… ECORD SERIES : JFK AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 80T01357A AGENCY ORIGINATOR FROM : : DOCUMENT INFORMATION CIA TO : TITLE : DATE : PAGES : SPECIAL ACCESS AND/OR BILLET APPROVAL FOR CLARE BOOTHE LUCE 07/13/1973 1 SUBJECTS : LUCE, CLARE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER CLASSIFICATION : SECRET RESTRICTIONS : 1B CURRENT …

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High confidenceCurated metadataCIAPaper - Textual DocumentRelease 2021