Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# DO Response to Board Request CIA - 16## Oswald Pre-Assassination FilesThe Directorate of Operations reviewed the DO records to determine if there were any additional files containing pre-assassination records relating to Oswald. Research identified a document in the Oswald 201 which appeared to be a file inventory. The document identified CI Staff as the file custodian. CIC has confirmed that all CI Staff holdings were incorporated into the 201.Prior to establishing a 201, any documents received would have been placed in an operational interest file. We found no reference to the existence of an operational file. If such a file had existed, however, it might not have been registered in the central index. It was standard procedures that upon opening a 201, the documents from an interest file would be transferred to the 201.Given that Oswald was a subject of the HTLINGUAL operation, it is reasonable to believe that there was a file on him. We destroyed all of the HTLINGUAL files under court order, and no record was made of what files existed. We did not review all of the DO record system to destroy all copies of material which may have been derived from HTLINGUAL material. We know, for instance, that there are HTLINGUAL items related to Oswald in the HSCA sequestered collectionIn sum, the 201 on Oswald contains all the information we are aware of that we had prior to the assassination.
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# Attachment VI
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# Attachment VI## Disposition of CIA/HSCA Sequestered Collection and other Assassination Records.*Summary*. This attachment discusses proposed agreements and understandings between the CIA, the Review Board and National Archives and Records Administration regarding the disposition of JFK Assassination-related records held by CIA which are not already at the National Archives, and the terms under which those records to be declassified will be dealt with.## Discussion.1. "Processing of CIA Assassination Records by September 1998". Per agreement with the Review Board, the declassification review of all records, unless specifically designated for post-September 1998 processing by the Review Board, in the following categories will be completed and the releasable version of the records ready for transfer to the National Archives by September 30, 1998:*   Non-duplicate documents from the CIA-HSCA sequestered collection, the Russ Holmes files and the LA Division working files;*   Documents designated as assassination records as a result of Review Board specific requests for additional information and records (CIA 1-16, CIA-IR 1-37);*   All documents from Lee Harvey Oswald's "A" file and post-1978 201 file; Oswald's 201 file and security file and Marina Oswald's 201 (microfilm version) have already been transferred to NARA;*   Any non-duplicate documents discovered in the recent searches undertaken to ensure full compliance with the JFK Act; any new documents on Oswald will be added to the post-1978 part of his 201 file.2. "Processing of Duplicate Documents and Commitments for the Future Treatment of Assassination Records".*   CIA/HSCA sequestered collection duplicates to be completed and transferred to NARA by September 1999.
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*   Russ Holmes Working Files to be completed and a declassified version transferred to NARA by December 1998.*   Mexico City tapes (186) to be completed and transferred to NARA by September 1999. [CIA-IR-15]*   Post-September 1998 Discovery of Assassination Records.    Diligent searches have been made and we are aware of no assassination records being withheld from the Board. However, given the Agency's decentralized records systems, it is possible that assassination-related documents will be discovered in the future. A guide has been prepared for those officers whose work requires them to review Agency documents and material (Executive Order Review, FOIA, etc.) that may be subject to the JFK Act. Any assassination records that are discovered will be processed according to JFK release standards and forwarded to NARA. A copy of the guide is attached. (TAB 1)*   Referrals not complete by 30 September 1998. The CIA proposes that it complete its review and return to originating agency by April 1999 all unreviewed third agency referral documents which were received prior to 30 September 1998. To date the following referral have been identified for possible post-September 1998 review:    a. Army's Investigative Records Repository (from Review Board):    File on Alfredo Mirabal Diaz                                  --   151 pages    b. SSCI -- Church Committee Records                            --   TBD pages    (to be identified by Review Board staff)    c. JFK Presidential Library:    Records from Robert Kennedy files                                 --   1484 pages    These documents have not been formally designated as Assassination Records. The CIA proposes that these be handled in a manner similar to the John F. Kennedy National Security Files on Cuba that were reviewed in 1996 by a joint CIA-State-DOD-Review Board task force.
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3. "Custody of CIA Assassination Records to be Released in 2017."The CIA proposes that the classified versions of Lee Harvey Oswald's Security File and "A" File along with Marina Oswald's original 201 be transferred to the protected (secure) portion of the JFK Collection At NARA by 30 September 1998. The CIA will need to retain custody of the classified version of the original Oswald 201 and the CIA-HSCA sequestered collection to complete the review of duplicate documents by September 1999.In September 1999, the classified versions of the Oswald 201 (original and microfilm from the sequestered collection) will be transferred to NARA. Due to the sensitive nature of the information in the remaining sequestered collection, particularly the NBR material, CIA proposes that the Agency and National Archives work out a joint custody arrangement that would allow these record to remain in CIA physical custody until 2017.
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SECRETExecutive Order8 October 1997JFK Records Review Project(U) The following is intended as a guide for those people whose work requires them to review Agency documents and materials that may be subject to the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992. Some of the records within the Agency's JFK collection are assassination specific, others are ancillary. They deal with individuals and events not directly linked with Oswald or the assassination; but they are thought to have had a relationship to the assassination, or investigation into the assassination.I. The Agency's JFK Collection.(U) The Agency's JFK records collection is made up primarily of records pulled together for the Warren Commission and House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA). There were eighty-one (81) Records Center-sized boxes in the original collection. Of these, the first seventeen (17) made up the Oswald 201 file. The next sixty- four (64) are referred to as the "JFK files" or sequestered collection and break down as follows: thirty-four (34) boxes of DO materials; nine (9) boxes of Office of Security files; fifteen (15) boxes of OLC materials; two (2) boxes each of OGC and IG materials; and one (1) box of DDS&T documents. HSCA originated material, including notes by HSCA staff members, are found throughout the collection. Box 64 contains seventy two (72) reels of microfilm.(U) The microfilm contains copies of complete files to which the HSCA had access during its investigation. In addition to the Oswald 201 file (12 reels), the microfilm includes: 201 files on Cubans, Americans, and Soviets linked to Oswald, the JFK assassination or the various investigations (approximately 26 reels) and the Cuban Revolutionary Council and other exile group activities (approximately 13 reels); the personnel files of CIA staff employees (approximately 5 reels); and operational files on organizations, projects, and other subjects of interest to the HSCA investigation (approximately 16 reels).CL BY: 611637CL REASON: 1.5(c)DECL ON: X1DRV FRM: LOC 3-82SECRET
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-SECRET-(U) We continue to identify other collections of documents that properly belong within the JFK collection. These include: The Oswald Security File; Agency working files generated by JFK assassination investigations and requests; and CIA documents found by other agencies and Presidential Libraries and referred to CIA for review under the JFK Act.## II. The Time Frame of JFK Assassination Records.(U) In general, the time frame of JFK records commences when Oswald arrived at the US air base (the U-2) at Atsugi, Japan, in December 1957 and continues through the end of the Garrison investigation in 1968. Note, however, for information which is clearly related to the story of the JFK assassination or its investigations, there is no time frame limitation. Any document or request that deals with the assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald, or the various conspiracy theories should be referred to the HRG/JFK review project.## III. Key Topics, Etc.(U) Certain individuals, organizations, places, projects, and subjects are central to the Oswald/JFK story and the ensuing investigations, which causes a number of documents with no mention of Oswald or the assassination to fall within the purview of the JFK Act. Clearly, it is not possible to list every category of document which may have been reviewed and released under the JFK Assassination Records Act. The following categories contain examples of information that are considered to be within the JFK review.(U) A. JFK Assassination Investigations:  * Warren Commission, 1963-64  * James Garrison, New Orleans DA, 1966-68  * Rockefeller Commission, 1975;  * Church Committee (Senate), 1975-76  * House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA), 1976-79  * JFK Assassination, anti-Castro plots and CIA anti-Cuban operations only.B. Key subjects(S) * Moscow Station, Mexico City Station, JMWAVE Station, and CIA stations in those cities through which Oswald passed on his way to and from the Soviet Union, as they related to Oswald's activities or to possible conspiracies.-SECRET-
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SECRET(AIUO) -- CIA anti-Cuban operations 1960-64 (Mongoose, etc.) if they involve JFK figures (see comment on Meagher's "index" below); most US anti-Castro activities in 1963 are considered relevant.(U) -- Cuban exile anti-Castro activities, leaders and organizations, 1960-64, if they involve JFK figures.-- Castro assassination activities (plans and attempts); no limit on time frame.-- Mafia, if related to Castro, JFK, or New Orleans during Oswald time frames (see attached chronology).(AIUO) C. Key figures(the following individuals are considered JFK assassination-related, unless the context is clearly unrelated or outside the appropriate time period)-- AMMUG, Cuban defector;-- Maurice Bishop, alleged to exist (any reference);-- Silvia Duran, employee in Cuban Embassy, Mexico City;-- Richard Gibson and the Free Cuba Committee;-- Howard Hunt, CIA employee;-- Priscilla MacMillan Johnson, journalist;-- Valeriy Kostikov, KGB officer in Mexico city;-- Mr. & Mrs. George de Mohrenschildt (all documents)-- Yuri Nosenko and the dispute over his bona fides;-- Michael and Ruth Paine, Dallas friends of Oswalds;-- David Phillips, CIA employee;-- Richard Snyder, State Department Officer.-- Winston Scott, COS Mexico CityFor a more comprehensive list of subjects and individuals related to the JFK assassination, reviewers should consult Sylvia Meagher's *Master Index to the JFK Assassination Investigations*, The Scarecrow Press, 1980.(U) Action Officer: Barry Harrelson (31825)Attachment: Oswald ChronologySECRET
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SECRET(U) Attachment:Oswald Chronology, 1956-1963--Joins Marines 10/26/56--Arrives Atsugi (U2 Base) Japan 09/12/57--Returns to US 11/02/58--Hardship discharge 09/11/59--Departs New Orleans for Moscow 09/20/59via LeHavre, London, Helsinki--Arrives Moscow 10/16/59--Resides in Minsk 01/07/60 - 05/22/62--Departs Moscow via train 06/02/62--Departs Rotterdam via ship 06/04/62--Arrives New York 06/13/62--Fort Worth/Dallas, Texas 06/14/62 - 04/63--New Orleans 04/63 - 09/63--Mexico City 09/25/63 - 10/03/63--Dallas 10/3/63 - 11/24/63SECRET
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ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY23 September 1998MEMORANDUM FOR:Robert M. McNamara@DCIRobert D. Caudle@DCIStephen W. DeVine@DCIFROM:Edmund CohenOFFICE:OIMSUBJECT:Re: blurb from JFK BoardREFERENCE:Original Text of Edmund CohenOriginal Text of Edmund CohenTO: James R. Oliver@DATO:James R. Oliver@DAFROM:Edmund CohenOFFICE:WIODATE:09/23/98 08:04:16 PMSUBJECT: Re: blurb from JFK BoardAfter reading the note below, I spoke with the GC, who working with Bob Caudle, was seeking to have included in the Board statement the fact that the DCI had sent a letter endorsing my declaration. I suggested to the GC that even with this addition, the JFK Board comment would be most unfortunate. The whole six year effort was designed to put to rest all of the conspiracy theories and this comment would undercut the effort. In addition, it likely would result in significant additional questions, additional work for OIM, OCA, OGC and PAS, and put the Agency in a bad light. I suggested that I should ask the EXDIR to sign the declaration. The GC interposed no objection. I then spoke with the EXDIR who agreed to sign a declaration if this would satisfy the situation. I informed the GC that the EXDIR was willing to sign and the GC asked me to inform Bob Caudle, which I did. After you spoke with Judge Tunheim and got his agreement to: 1) return the Cohen declaration and the DCI letter and substitute the EXDIR declaration, and 2) eliminate the "blurb," I had the EXDIR sign the declaration.I subsequently briefed the DDA, ADDA, and ADDA/IS. of the above.Original Text of Robert D. CaudleOriginal Text of Robert D. CaudleThis is what they are going to include in their report, according to fax I just received from Ron Haron:"The Board has considered release of all CIA assassination records to be critical to successful implementation of the JFK Act. Accordingly, the Board requested each of CIA's directorates to certify,"ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY
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ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLYunder penalty of perjury, that they had conducted thorough searches and identified all relevant records. The CIA refused. The Board then, as an alternative, asked the highest officials of the Agency - - the Executive Director and General Counsel - - to certify that CIA had met its obligations under the JFK Act and that no records on Oswald or assassination were withheld. The CIA refused. Instead, the CIA designated its Director of Information Management to sign CIA's Declaration of Compliance. In the Board's view, CIA's highest officials should have been willing to certify, under oath, that the Agency has complied with all the requirements of the JFK Act. The CIA's failure to do so raises serious concerns for the Board that the CIA has in fact fully complied with the JFK Act."CC:Lanie P. D'Alessandro@DA, R. Bruce Burke@DCI, Lee S. Strickland@DA, Walter I. Hazlett@DA, J. Barry Harrelson@DCISent on 23 September 1998 at 08:04:16 PMCC:Sent on 23 September 1998 at 08:09:39 PMADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY
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Executed this 28th day of August 1998.![Signature]Barbara BluferIRO for the Directorate of Intelligence
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Neil Hentley父 – wBoxOctober 24, 1975MEMORANDUM FOR: All Divisions, Staffs, and GroupsSUBJECT : President Kennedy Assassination File Search.1. We are requested to search our files for any classified material relating to the assassination of President Kennedy, *specifically* information on Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, Yury Ivanovick Nosenko, and the Warren Commission. Report any documents, etc. on the three individuals regardless of whether the information is related to the assassination or not.2. The search must be completed as soon as possible. A report (even if only a progress report) must be made to John Michaels, Room 7F36, ext. 7654, no later than 1300, Tuesday, 28 October.DOUGLAS P. MULHOLLANDActing DirectorCurrent Intelligenceسرنز Cuban le.!!Post & Ye 1
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File Searach on President Kennedy's Assassination - OCI Front Office1. Office of D/OCI has a file labeled: 'Material regarding President Kennedy's Assassination." It contains:a. Memo entitled: Rumours About Lee Harvey Oswald, which discusses the rumor-mongering in the world public regarding the presumed assassin. Memo is Secret and dated 23 March 1964.b. Listing of government leaders expected to attend Kennedy funeralc. Memo entitled: Fidel Castro's Speech, which contained an "objective analysis" of implications of Kennedy's assassination. Memo is Confidential and dated 25 Nov. 1963d. FBIS study, never disseminated, entitled: The Past Soviet Propaganda Assessment of President Johnson. Study is Confidential and dated 25 November 1963e. FIBS Daily Report - World Reaction Series - on foreign radio and press reaction of death of Kennedy and accession of Johnson. Official Use Only and dated 26 November 1963f. Memo entitled: Castro's speech of 27 November on the President's Assassination. Speech says Oswald the innocent dupe of a complex plot. Memo is confidential and dated 29 November 1963.g. Unclassified copy of Wash. Post article on Castro reaction to Kennedy death - November 29, 1963h. Three copies of Memo entitled: World Reaction to the Assassination of President Kennedy. Deals with idea of possible coverup in killing of Oswald - to seal his lips and protect the extreme right, whose tool he was. Memos are TOP SECRET DINAR and dated 25 November 1963
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# DECLARATION OF MARY LOU CUMMINGSI, MARY LOU CUMMINGS, hereby declare and say as follows:1. I am the Information Review Officer ("IRO") for the offices of the Director of Central Intelligence (CIA). I was appointed to this position on 5 January 1998, and have held various administrative and professional positions within the Agency since 1981. I am responsible for the review of records maintained by offices in the DCI area (Offices of the Director and Deputy Director(DCI&DDCI), Community Management Staff (CMS), National Intelligence Council (NIC), Office of the Comptroller (COMPT), Office of the General. Counsel (OGC), Office of Congressional Affairs(OCA), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Office of Public Affairs (OPA), Arms Control Intelligence Staff (ACIS), and Center for the Study of Intelligence (CSI)) that may contain JFK Assassination records and may be responsive to ARRB requests.2. By memo date 6 April 1995, the Executive Director (CIA) requested that focal points for each Directorate be appointed to be responsible for responding to requests for information from the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB): Until that time the Historical Review Group (HRG) of the Center for the Studies of Intelligence (CSI) had been the principal liaison with the JFK Board. As of that date, DCI area/IRO was appointed to be the DCI area focal point. HRG would continue to receive requests from the Board forwarding them to the Directorate focal point for action. Responses from the Directorate were coordinated by HRG, which then made the responses available to the Board.3. In an effort to understand the DCI area records systems and to ensure the conduct of thorough searches and responses, the ARRB staff requested a meeting with the DCI area/IRO and key DCI records management officers. Detailed questions were presented in advance to CIA personnel who then provided complete responses to the ARRB staff during the summer of 1997. At that time HRG instructed my predecessor to wait for formal taskings from ARRB before proceeding with additional searches.See Attachment 14. Based on personal knowledge and information reflected in the records of the DCI area/IRO, I am aware that the following searches and reviews were conducted in response to Board requests for DCI area records.
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# CIA - 1 ORGANIZATIONAL MATERIALThe DCI area/IRO made available to the Board the following records:Organization of the Office of the Director, 1963;Mission Statements for 1959,1962,1965, and 1966;Relevant Office of Director Notices;OGC and OIG Mission Statements for 1964, 1966,1969,1975, and 1976;OLC Mission Statements for 1975 and 1976;Names of Personnel Responsible for Liaison with the Warren and Rockefeller Commissions, Pike and Church Committees and the HSCA.See Attachment 2# CIA - 7 HISTORIESSixty-one histories were provided to the Board by CSI/HRG. The ARRB staff is continuing to review the histories to determine their relevancy to the JFK assassination.See Attachment 3# CIA - 8 Intelligence Community Staff RecordsFollowing the Board's request of 1 March 1996, the records systems of CMS were searched for JFK assassination related information with negative results. The Board then asked to examine CMS shelf listings for the relevant time period. A redacted copy of the shelf list was delivered to HRG in April 1998. On 12 August the Board identified 14 CMS records that they believe may be relevant. On 21 August, ARRB Staff examined the responsive folders.See Attachment 4# CIA-IR-08 Unredacted Copy of "Family Jewels" MemorandaThe Board has identified pages of the Memoranda to be included in the JFK Collection. The Board agreed to the necessary redactions and the request was completed.See Attachment 5# CIA-IR-09 George Bush Computer SearchThe DCI area provided a response of "no record found" of any contact with Bush in the 1960-1967 time frame.See Attachment 6
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# IG ReportsCIA-IR-10On 3 August 1998, the DCI area/IRO informed HRG that OIG does not maintain an index or inventory of IG cases. All reports and material prepared by the IG on the JFK assassination were turned over to the Office of External Affairs (OEXA). There is no indication that a report on the handling of Oswald was ever prepared.See Attachment 7.CIA-IR-14 Breckinridge FilesThe OIG located six documents that may be relevant to the JFK assassination. They have provided a list to HRG. OGC located five documents that they made available to the Board,See Attachment 8CIA-IR-23 Watch Committee FilesFollowing a thorough search and review of CMS files, 12 documents were turned over to the Board.See Attachment 9CIA-IR-28 McCone FilesThe ARRB staff provided a list of McCone records that they wished to review: The DCI area/IRO, in turn, gave the ARRB staff complete access to the McCone files in March 1998. The records selected by the Board's staff are being processed for release. On 30 April 1998, the DCI area/IRO was notified that the request was complete. The DCI area was then notified on 3 August the there were missing McCone files that remained of interest to the Board. As soon as we receive a list of the missing files, we will begin an in-depth review of Executive Registry records in an effort to locate the missing fileSee Attachment 10CIA-IR-31 Dulles CalendarsThe ARRB staff has completed their review of the Dulles calendars and has requested that some pages be processed for release.See Attachment 11CIA-IR-34 File of CIA Officials and/or OfficesOn 5 March 1998, the Board requested records concerning DDCIS Charles Cabell and Marshall Carter and former General Counsel Lawrence Houston. The DCI area/IRO recalled seven boxes of relevant material from Records Center. The boxes were review by ARRB staff during July 1998 and several records were selected for