Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLYCIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONSRELEASE IN FULL2000EMPLOYEE BULLETINOIM EB No. 02-9822 July 1998FINAL DOCUMENT SEARCH TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH "PRESIDENT JOHNF. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS COLLECTION ACT OF 1992" (JFKACT)FROM: George J. TenetDirector of Central Intelligence1. (U) As you know, the JFK Assassination Records Review Board (Board) is completing its task of overseeing the search and declassification of all Federal government records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by 30 September 1998. The Board and we want to do everything possible to place before the American people the full story as reflected in government and other records.2. (U) The Agency has been working on this effort since 1992 and has searched all of the obvious databases. We want to make certain that we have left no stone unturned and that no employee has any records that might possibly be considered relevant to the assassination—including any records created [or received] after 1992. The reference to 1992 is largely intended to encompass documents which may have come into our hands since the collapse of the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact.3. (AIUO) In accordance with the provisions of the JFK Act, I hereby direct all CIA personnel to consider documents in their possession or with which they are familiar that might have relevance to the Board's review and that might not have been found in the course of electronic or manual searches over the past six years. Representatives of the Historical Review Program believe that if such documents do exist they would, most likely, be found in files that would not be generally related to the assassination or that would not be "logical" areas for systematic searches. These include working paper files or smaller databases related to countries not normally associated with the assassination. Relevant documents can be in the form of papers, photographs, recordings, tapes, or other media, and can include documents "related to the assassination," such as later investigations, key topics/events within the Oswald/JFK Story, or material related to key figures—such as Nosenko.4. (AIUO) CIA personnel who believe they have information regarding documents relevantADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY
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ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLYto the JFK review that may not have been found in previous searches should contact their component or directorate IRO or the JFK Project Coordinator. Directorate IROs and the Agency' s JFK Project Coordinator are as follows: `Secure PhoneDO / IRO William McNair 44448DI / IRO Barbara Blufer 54644DS&T / IRO Teresa Wilcox 50104DA / IRO Becky Rant 31204DCI Area / IRO Mary Lou Cummings 39058JFK ProjectCoordinator Barry Harrelson 31825/s/Director of Central IntelligenceADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY
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# CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYWASHINGTON, D.C. 20505General Counsel29 July 1998Ronald Haron, Esq.General CounselAssassination Records Review Board600 E Street N.W., 2nd FloorWashington D.C. 20530Dear Mr. Haron:Congratulations on your recent appointment as General Counsel to the President John F. Kennedy Records Review Board ("Review Board"). You have my assurances that, as the Review Board enters its final stages of the review and release of records pertaining to President Kennedy's assassination, you will continue to have CIA's full cooperation.I am in receipt of the 15 July 1998 letter from former General Counsel Jeremy Gunn in which he outlines CIA's outstanding obligations under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, 44 U.S.C. § 2107 ("JFK Act"). While I recognize that much work needs to be done over the next few months, I am confident that J. Barry Harrelson, Senior Review Officer for CIA's Historical Review Program ("HRP"), together with the rest of the Agency team dedicated to document review under the JFK Act, will complete the outstanding obligations set forth in that letter.With respect to the Review Board's request that CIA submit a Final Declaration of Compliance under penalty of perjury, we are in the process of identifying the appropriate CIA official to sign such a Declaration. Both HRP and my office will work closely with you to ensure the Declaration contains the recommendations made in Mr. Gunn's letter.With respect to the suggestion that CIA execute a separate affidavit by an officer from each of the CIA's four Directorates as well as from the DCI area, the Office of Information Management, and the counterintelligence components of the Directorate of Operations, I believe that this is an unnecessarily cumbersome and confusing means by which to attest to Agency-wide record searches. Rather, I propose that the Executive Director of the CIA appoint one senior official as a Records Validation Officer ("RVO"). An RVO has the authority to locate, identify, and preserve records created or maintained by any Agency Directorate or component which are actually or
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13-00000Ronald Haron, Esq.potentially relevant to the subject matter of the search. An RVOalso has authority to execute affidavits or to testify under oathwith respect to all the record searches done by every Directorateor component of the CIA. For your information, this is the usualmethod by which CIA attests under oath to record searches done bymore than one Directorate in criminal and civil litigation beforethe federal courts.I appreciate this opportunity to assure you of CIA'scontinued cooperation with the Review Board. Should you have anyfurther questions or concerns regarding this matter, you maycontact Linda Cipriani of my office at (703) 874-3124.Sincerely,Dawn R Erlenbergerfor Robert M. McNamara, Jr.2
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13-00000Ronald Haron, Esq.DCI/OGC/LD/LCCipriani:nl 76124 (27 Jul 98)OGC-98-51950Distribution:Original - Addressee1 - GC1 - LCC1 - Lit File - LDG000211 - RDC FYI1 - OGC Registry3
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# Assassination Records Review Board600 E Street NW • 2nd Floor • Washington, DC 20530(202) 724-0088 - Fax: (202) 724-0457August 10, 1998VIA FACSIMILE AND U.S. MAILRobert M. McNamara, Jr., Esq.General CounselCentral Intelligence AgencyWashington, D.C. 20505Re: CIA Compliance With the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992Dear Mr. McNamara:Thank you for your July 29 letter regarding CIA's submission of its Final Declaration of Compliance with the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, 44 U.S.C. § 2107 ("JFK Act"). I am writing to address CIA's desire that one official certify, under oath and on behalf of the entire agency, that CIA has conducted a thorough search for records relating to President Kennedy's assassination. Your letter and concerns were brought directly to the attention of Review Board members for their consideration. We understand that CIA would prefer that each CIA Directorate not be required to certify separately that it has done an adequate search for records on the 'assassination, as the Review Board had requested.The Review Board specifically considered your proposal that the certifying official be a records validation officer appointed by the CIA's Executive Director. The Review Board requests, however, that the CIA's certification be made at the highest levels of the CIA. The Review Board believes that certification by a records validation officer would be insufficient to assure, to the fullest extent possible, public.confidence in the CIA's representations that it has searched for and released all relevant materials relating to President Kennedy's assassination. In view of the importance of the CIA's formal representations regarding its holdings on Lee Harvey Oswald and President Kennedy's assassination, the Review Board requests that CIA's Final Declaration of Compliance be certified, under oath, both by CIA's Executive Director and its General Counsel.I ask that CIA confirm that it will agree to this manner of certification.
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Robert M. McNamara, Jr., Esq.August 10, 1998Page 2Thank you for your cooperation.Sincerely,Ronald G. HaronRonald G. HaronGeneral Counselcc: Linda Cipriani, Esq.,CIAJ. Barry Harrelson, Senior Review Officer,CIA
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ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLYOIM 98-008812 August 1998MEMORANDUM FOR:Deputy Director for AdministrationDeputy Director for IntelligenceDeputy Director for OperationsDeputy Director for Science and TechnologyAdministrative Officer, DCI AreaFROM:Edmund CohenDirector of Information ManagementSUBJECT:Documentation of Searches Conducted inSupport of JFK ActREFERENCE:Memo, "CIA compliance with the JFKAssassinations Records Collection Actof 1992," dtd 15 Jul 98, fr theAssassination Records Review Board.1. The purpose of this memorandum is to advise you of a requirement to provide to the JFK Assassination Records Review Board a "Final Declaration of Compliance" with the JFK Act. The declaration must include: a description of component searches undertaken in response to Board taskings since 1993; information on any possible destruction of assassination records; and a representation that a diligent search for assassination records was undertaken. We are in need of assistance of your staff in preparing the description of these items for inclusion in the compliance response.2. The referenced memorandum describes the Board's requirements for the "Final Declaration" in greater detail. Jim Oliver, Chief, Historical Review Program and Barry Harrelson, the Agency's JFK Review Focal Point, are meeting with the Directorate Information Review Officer and, as appropriate, other members of your staff to review the information needed to support the certifications which the Agency will need to make.ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY
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ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLYSUBJECT: Documentation of Searches Conducted in Support of JFK Act3. In order to meet the 1 September 1998 deadline prescribed by the Board, we request that the information described in paragraph 1 be sent to Mr. Harrelson by close of business, 21 August 1998![signature]Edmund Cohen2ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY
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ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLYSUBJECT: Documentation of Searches Conducted in Support of JFK ActDA/OIM/EdCohen:bkh/31352 (11 Aug 98)share/oim/ed/oim/irg/pjt/jfk/dd draft 980812.docDistribution:Original - Addressees1 - DCI IRO1 - DA IRO1 - DI IRO1 - DO IRO1 - DS&T IRO1 - D/OIM1 - C/IRG1 - C/HRP1 - OIM/HRP/HRO (Barry Harrelson)1 - DA Registry1 - OIM/Subj1 - OIM/Chrono3ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY
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ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY25 August 1998MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORDSUBJECT: (U) Electronic Dissemination of Employee Bulletin(AIUO) I was requested to send the EB 02-98 (Final Document Search - JFK). The request was distributed to all of the Directorate via Lotus notes on Monday 17 August 1998, the notice was placed in the system on the 18th and received by the Directorate personnel on the 19th. Additionally, we placed it on the morning message that people receive when they first log onto the system.![signature of Fredrick C. Wickham, Jr.]Fredrick C. Wickham, Jr.ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY
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ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLYSUBJECT: (U) Electronic Dissemination of Employee BulletinIMS/ESG/HCS Fwickham x44448:mjk (21 August 1998)Distribution:Original - C/HRP/OIM1 - C/IMS/ESG1 - IMS/ESG/HCS1 - ESG Chrono FileADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY
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UNCLASSIFIED27 August 1998MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, JFK DeclassificationProject/HRP/OIM/DAFROM: Fredrick C. Wickham, Jr.Chief, Information Management Staff,External Support GroupSUBJECT: DO Results of New Search for JFKAssassination Records1. This memorandum is in response to the request from the staff of the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB). The staff requested that the CIA issue an Agency-wide employee bulletin for a new search for JFK Assassination Records. OIM-98-0081 dated 30 July 1998 was issued.2. DO/Information Management Staff ran a corporate search of *COMET*, the DO's electronic message repository. That search generated some 128 hits. Michelle Combs of the ARRB staff reviewed the search results and selected three records for inclusion in the JFK assassination records collection.3. The three selected documents have been sanitized with Ms. Combs' concurrence. The sanitization is more extensive than JFK guidelines because of the documents' proximity to the present and to current sources and methods.4. The documents are not herewith attached. They are being provided separately by DO/IMS/ESG/HCS.![Signature of Fredrick C. Wickham, Jr.]Fredrick C. Wickham, Jr.UNCLASSIFIED
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UNCLASSIFIEDSUBJECT: (U) DO Results of New Search for JFKAssassination Records.IMS/ESG/HCS FWickham x44448:mjk (28 August 1998)Distribution:Original - C/HRP/OIM1 - C/IMS/ESG1 - IMS/ESG/HCS1 - ESG Chrono FileUNCLASSIFIED
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13-00000CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYWASHINGTON, D.C. 20505Office of General Counsel31 August 1998Ronald G. Haron, Esq.General CounselAssassination Records Review Board600 E Street, NWWashington, DC 20530Re: CIA Compliance With the JFK Assassination RecordsCollection Act of 1992Dear Mr. Haron:This letter responds to your 19 August 1998 request that the Central Intelligence Agency confirm, in writing, who will certify its compliance statement. This is to confirm that Edmund Cohen, the CIA's Director of Information Management, will sign.As Director of Information Management, Mr. Cohen is responsible for providing oversight and direction to the Agency's records and classification management activities, and information declassification and release programs. He is also responsible for the development and maintenance of automated tools to support these activities. He oversees classification and declassification policies, procedures, and practices. He manages the Agency Archives and Records Center, and serves as the CIA Archivist and the Agency Information Review Officer. He coordinates the conduct of all special searches within the Agency and the release of any information uncovered in such searches. Finally, as Director of Information Management, Mr. Cohen is responsible to conduct, on behalf of the Agency, liaison with the National Archives and Records Administration and its Office of the Federal Register, and with the Information Security Oversight Office; and with any other entities on any matters within the responsibility or authority of the Director of Information Management.We believe that Mr. Cohen is clearly the most knowledgeable individual within the Agency, by position and experience, to execute such a certification. Based upon our short telephone discussion, I understand that he is, in addition, at least as senior as the anticipated signatories from other agencies or departments from which the Board has requested certifications. From a practical standpoint, we at CIA make a concerted effort to assure that the most knowledgeable individuals speak on behalf of
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13-00000Mr. Ronald G. Haron, Esq.the Agency on important matters such as this. It is for this reason that we have chosen Mr. Cohen.If you wish to discuss this matter further, please call me on (703) 874-3123.Sincerely,![signature]Robert J. Eatinger Jr.Associate General Counsel2
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Mr. Ronald G. Haron, Esq.DCI/OGC/LD/RJEatinger, Jr. 76123 (31 Aug 1998)OGC-98-52328Distribution:Original - Addressée1 - SA/ExDir (Dunn) (C)1 - PDGC1 - D/OIM1 - ADGC (Burke)1 - CSI/HRG (Harrelson)1 - C/LD1 - RJE Signer1 - Lit File (LDG00021)1 - OGC Registry3
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# EXECUTIVE SECRETARIATROUTING SLIP|     |           | ACTION | INFO |     |       | ACTION | INFO || --- | --------- | ------ | ---- | --- | ----- | ------ | ---- || 1   | DCI       |        | X    | 11  | OPA   |        |      || 2   | DDCI      |        | X    | 12  | DDA   |        |      || 3   | DDCI/CM   |        |      | 13  | DDI   |        |      || 4   | ADCI/MS   |        |      | 14  | DDO   |        | X    || 5   | EXDIR/CIA | X      |      | 15  | DDS&T |        |      || 6   | CHMN/NIC  |        |      | 16  | D/OIM |        | X    || 7   | IG        |        |      | 17  | HRP   |        | X    || 8   | GC        | X      |      | 18  |       |        |      || 9   | COMPT     |        |      | 19  |       |        |      || 10  | OCA       | *      | X    | 20  |       |        |      |SUSPENSE DATE: 21 September 1998DOCUMENT NO: ER 98-4210Contact Betsy Quint-Moran (x37929) regarding suspense items.COORDINATION/ROUTING:EXDIR office to take lead in preparing and coordinating response with OGC.SUMMARY:The JFK Assassination Records Review Board has received the Agency's Final Declaration of Compliance. The Board is requesting certifications by the individual directorates, as well as the office of the DCI, or alternatively that the EXDIR and the General Counsel certify that CIA has met its obligations under the JFK Act and certify that no records on the assassination or Lee Harvey Oswald have been knowingly withheld. Absent the requested certifications, the Board considers depositions of senior Agency officials necessary and requests the DDO be made available ASAP, but no later than 21 September, for examination.Date: 14 September 1998Received in ER: 14 September 1998Action Officer: Tracie Matecka x37932![logo of DN EXEC REG]
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# FAX TRANSMISSIONASSASSINATION RECORDS REVIEW BOARD600 E STREET, N.W. SECOND FLOORWASHINGTON, D.C. 20530202-724-0088FAX: 202-724-0457To: George Tenet, DCI Date: 9/14/98Fax #: 703-482-3064 Pages: 3, including this cover sheet.From: John R. Tunheim, ChairSubject: CIA Compliance with the JFK ActCOMMENTS:
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# Assassination Records Review Board600 E Street NW 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20530(202)724-0088 Fax: (202) 724-0457September 14, 1998VIA FACSIMILE AND U.S. MAILThe Honorable George TenetDirectorCentral Intelligence AgencyWashington, D.C. 20505"Re: CIA Compliance With the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992Dear Mr. Tenet:We have received the CIA's Final Declaration of Compliance (dated September 2, 1998) regarding the completion of CIA's work under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, 44 U.S.C. § 2107 ("JFK Act"). On behalf of the Board, I am writing to express the Board's disappointment that CIA has been unwilling to have the most senior officials of your agency attest to CIA's compliance with the JFK Act.The Board had first asked CIA to submit separate certifications from each directorate, as well as the office of the DCI, attesting to their searches for assassination-related records. We stressed these measures to obtain assurance that all components of the CIA had complied with the JFK Act, as well as to assure the American people that the U.S. Government had left no stone unturned in releasing records on the assassination of President Kennedy. The CIA refused to submit separate certifications, insisting it was their practice for one official to speak on behalf of the entire Agency. The Board then requested that CIA's most senior officials, the Executive Director and General Counsel, certify CIA's Final Declaration of Compliance under the JFK Act. CIA refused.In 1992, CIA Director Gates testified to Congress that he was "determined personally to make public or to expose to disinterested eyes every relevant scrap of paper in CIA's possession" that related to the Kennedy assassination. *See The Assassination Materials Disclosure Act: Hearing on S.J. Res. 282 Before the Senate Comm. on Governmental Affairs, 102d Cong., 2d Sess. 55 (1992)*. The Board has merely asked that CIA's highest officials confirm that they are fully confident that this commitment has been fulfilled. While we recognize the substantial documentation provided by CIA to demonstrate its work under the JFK Act, we are disappointed that CIA has been uncooperative in responding
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13-00000The Honorable George TenetSeptember 14, 1998Page 2to this most simple of requests. For me personally and for other members of the Board, this raises significant concerns as to whether CIA's highest officials actually have confidence in the reliability of the results for which the Review Board and CIA have expended considerable effort, energy and resources over the past five years. Such concerns may be noted in our Final Report.Therefore, the Review Board specifically requests that CIA submit certifications by the individual directorates, as well as the office of the DCI, or, in the alternative, that the Executive Director and the General Counsel certify that CIA has met its obligations under the JFK Act and certify that no records on the assassination or Lee Harvey Oswald have been knowingly withheld. We continue to believe that these more stringent certifications are needed, in part because of CIA's belated discovery of core records relating to the assassination.Absent certification by the highest levels of CIA, as sought by the Board, the Board considers depositions of senior Agency officials to be absolutely necessary. Accordingly, pursuant to our authority under the JFK Act, the Board requests that CIA make the Deputy Director for Operations immediately available for deposition. The Directorate of Operations has been the primary repository for records directly relating to Lee Harvey Oswald and the assassination. In fact, the Directorate of Operations only recently uncovered additional records relating to a KGB source with information relating to Lee and Marina Oswald. We ask that the Deputy Director of Operations be made available for examination as soon as possible, but no later than September 21. He will be expected to testify on behalf of the Directorate of Operations regarding its record systems, and its searches for assassination records, including searches conducted by the Counter-intelligence staff.Thank you for your cooperation, and please inform us as soon as possible regarding CIA's compliance with this Review Board request.Sincerely,![Signature of John R. Tunheim]John R. TunheimChair