Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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13-00000SECRETc) (S) *Potential damage to a growing intelligence collection method*. Firms which assist CIA by permitting the use of their documentation in support of non-official cover do so voluntarily and without remuneration. In addition, CIA generally requests that the companies sign secrecy agreements. Therefore, the unilateral release by CIA of information about this association would complicate future negotiations by creating the perception that we are an unreliable partner.*   The official disclosure of one such secret arrangement, even at a 30-year remove, would almost certainly be noted in the corporate board rooms of all firms that have an association with CIA.(S) Release of information on private sector alias documentation would reduce CIA's range of options for supporting its increasing use of non-official cover. The magnitude of the threat this carries is unpredictable. Because of the versatility of non-official cover as well as its unique applicability to certain types of targets, CIA's apprehensions about giving up information that could help adversaries are substantial.*   Non-official cover is the most productive way to gather human intelligence on terrorist organizations, weapons proliferators, narcotics traffickers, members of international organized crime and money launderers, and countries with which we have no diplomatic relations. Almost all of our intelligence on weapons proliferation, for example, comes from NOC officers and assets.d) (C) *Potential physical danger to CIA officers and assets*. Adding to an adversary's knowledge of specific forms of alias documentation used in non-official cover could help unmask CIA officers or assets by the profile of typical documentation CIA is known to carry. With the increased availability of sophisticated statistical analysis, the threat from "profiling" would increase exponentially as more information is released. This is of particular concern when working against hostile targets such as terrorists and narco-traffickers.*   Intelligence collection against targets like these requires a watertight alias documentation mechanism that allows our officers to operate as safely and freely as possible.E) Accommodation addressesc) *Potential damage to a growing intelligence collection method*; andd) *Potential physical danger to CIA officers and assets*.(C) Accommodation addresses were and still are used in support of a wide variety of covert operations involving both official and non-official cover. The potential damageSECRET5
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13-00000SECRETfrom disclosure of specific addresses relates both to present and past users as well as to those individuals who grant, or granted, CIA the right to use their addresses.*   The people who give us the right to use their addresses are in many cases not directly associated with CIA. They may be relatives of CIA employees or simply private citizens. Disclosure of addresses could complicate the search for individuals willing to assist CIA.*   The release of a specific accommodation address, even if it is no longer in use, could enable an adversary to make positive identifications of an entire series of aliases of individuals who used that address in support of their cover package.*   Conversely, an alias that is released can be traced through local postal records to a corresponding accommodation address.*   It is possible to endanger those individuals, including foreign assets, known to have been associated with a given alias, even if the individual who bore the alias is no longer living.SECRET6
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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992SECRET13 December 1996MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive DirectorAssassination Records Review BoardSUBJECT: Response to Questions Posed by theAssassination Records Review Board1.  The attached memorandum and attachments are in response to questions raised by ARRB members during the 16 October 1996 briefing. They are provided to the Review Board for background purposes only. We request that the memorandum and its attachments be returned to CIA once the Review Board has completed its deliberations on these issues.2.  Please note that the author of the memorandum is under cover and her name is classified.![signature]John F. PereiraChief, Historical Review GroupThis memorandum is unclassified when separated from attachmentsSECRET
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13-00000MEMORANDUM FOR: John PereiraHistorical Review GroupFROM: Linda A. JasperDeputy Chief, Office of Central CoverSUBJECT: Response to Questions Posed by the John F.Kennedy Assassination Review Board1. During the OCC briefing of the John F. Kennedy   Assassination Review Board on 16 October 1996, members of the   Board asked three questions to which OCC said it would respond   after additional research. Following are the questions and the   responses:a. How many real businesses or contrived facilities in thecommercial cover program are connected to the publicationsindustry? Response: A few real businesses are loosely connectedwith the publications industry, and the names of a few contrivedfacilities could be perceived as being associated.b. How many companies participated in the commercial coverprogram in the 1960s, and how many participate today? Response:Approximately 500 companies participated in the commercial coverprogram in the 1960s, and circa 1,800 are currently in theprogram.ALL PORTIONS OFTHIS DOCUMENT ARECLASSIFIED SECRETCL BY (0523550REASON 1.5(c)DECL X1; 12 November 2021DRV COV 2-87
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13-00000SUBJECT: Response to Questions Posed by the John F. KennedyAssassination Review Boardc. Could a copy of the secrecy agreement which is signed bycompany officials participating in the commercial cover programbe made available, and has it changed since the 1960s? Response:Attached is a copy of the secrecy agreement used from 1955 to1988 and a copy of the agreement used from 1988 to the present.The only difference is an addendum on the reverse which was addedin 1991 pursuant to the Treasury, Postal Service and GeneralGovernment Appropriations Act of 1991.2. This memorandum and its attachments are for background   information only and must be returned to the Central Intelligence   Agency after review by the John F. Kennedy Assassination Review   Board.![Signature of Linda A. Jasper]Linda A. JasperAttachment:as statedcc: Fredrick Wickham, IMS2
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SECRETSUBJECT: Response to Questions Posed by the John F. KennedyAssassination Review BoardDC/OCC(lh/LJasper,32435 18Nov96 file:jfkboard)Distribution:Orig & 1 - Addressee1 - DC/OCC (Ljasper)1 - His. Review Board (BHarrelson)1 - OCC/EXO (EMathias)1 - OGC (Ciprinai)3SECRET
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# SECRECY AGREEMENT1. I acknowledge the fact that because of the confidential relationship between myself and the U.S. Government, I will be the recipient of information which, in itself, or by the implications to be drawn therefrom, will be such that its unlawful disclosure or loose handling may adversely affect the interest and the security of the United States. I realize that the methods of collecting and of using this information, as well as the identity of persons involved, are as secret as the substantive information itself and, therefore, must be treated by me with an equal degree of secrecy.2. I shall always recognize that the U.S. Government has the sole interest in all information which I or my organization may possess, compile or acquire pursuant to this understanding. No advantage or gain will be sought by me as a result of the added significance or value such information may have, due to the Government's interest in it.3. I solemnly pledge my word that I will never divulge, publish, nor reveal either by word, conduct, or by any other means such informa- tion or knowledge, as indicated above, unless specifically authorized to do so, by the U.S. Government.4. Nothing in this understanding is to be taken as imposing any restriction upon the normal business practices of myself or my organi- zation: i.e., information normally possessed by us or gathered in the regular course of business will continue to be utilized in accordance with our normal practices.SIGNATURE:/REPRESENTATIVE OF U.S. GOVERNMENTDATESIGNATURE:ORGANIZATIONDATE
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# SECRECY AGREEMENT1. I acknowledge the fact that because of the confidential relationship between myself and the U.S. Government, I will be the recipient of information which, in itself, or by the implications to be drawn therefrom, will be such that its unlawful disclosure or loose handling may adversely affect the interest and the security of the United States. I realize that the methods of collecting and of using this information, as well as the identity of persons involved, are as secret as the substantive information itself and, therefore, must be treated by me with an equal degree of secrecy.2. I shall always recognize that the U.S. Government has the sole interest in all information which I or my organization may possess, compile or acquire pursuant to this understanding. No advantage or gain will be sought by me as a result of the added significance or value such information may have, due to the Government's interest in it.3. I solemnly pledge my word that I will never divulge, publish, nor reveal either by word, conduct, or by any other means such information or knowledge, as indicated above, unless specifically authorized to do so, by the U.S. Government.4. Nothing in this understanding is to be taken as imposing any restriction upon the normal business practices of myself or my organization: i.e., information normally possessed by us or gathered in the regular course of business will continue to be utilized in accordance with our normal practices.SIGNATURE:REPRESENTATIVE OF U.S. GOVERNMENTDATESIGNATUREORGANIZATIONDATE
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ADDENDUMPursuant to the Treasury, Postal Service and GeneralGovernment Appropriations Act of 1991, the following languageshall be incorporated into and considered a part of theattached nondisclosure agreement:"These restrictions are consistent with and do notsupersede conflict with or otherwise alter the employeeobligations rights or liabilities created by Executive Order12356; section 7211 of title 5, United States Code (governingdisclosures to Congress); section 1034 of title 10, UnitedStates Code, as amended by the Military WhistleblowerProtection Act (governing disclosure to Congress by members ofthe military); section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United StatesCode, as amended by the Whistleblower Protection Act (governingdisclosures of illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public healthor safety threats); the In ence Identities Protection Actof 1982 (50 USC 421 et seq.) (go disclosures texpose confidential Government agents), and the statutes whichprotect against disclosure that may compromise the nationalsecurity, including section. 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 oftitle 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) of theSubversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. section 783(b)).The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctionsand liabilities created by said Executive Order and listedstatutes are incorporated into this Agreement and arecontrolling."
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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992SECRETCSI-0042/9527 June 1995MEMORANDUM FOR:Director of Central IntelligenceDeputy Director of Central IntelligenceVIA:Executive DirectorGeneral CounselFROM:Brian LatellDirector, Center for the Study ofIntelligenceSUBJECT:JFK Review Board Actions on CIA RecordsREFERENCE:Letter to DCI fr Executive Director,ARRB dtd 21 June, 1995, Same Subject1. Action Requested. That you disapprove the DO recommen- dation for you to sign the attached letter to the President. The letter recommends that the President postpone the release by the JFK Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) of the names of two CIA employees who retired under cover. (C)2. Background. On 7 June 1995, the ARRB made a formal determination to release in full to the National Archives 16 CIA documents from Lee Harvey Oswald's 201 file. The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 stipulates that the President has 30 days after written notifica- tion of such determinations to either request the disclosure or postponement of disclosure of documents. Appeals procedures also require that the Agency advise the White House Counsel within seven days of notification of Board actions, if we wish to appeal. The Agency was notified on 21 June 1995 (see reference). OGC will unofficially notify White House Counsel within the seven-day period of the DO objection to release. (U)3. This Center has worked closely with the Board and its staff and has declassified about 220,000 pages of Agency records that have been sent to the National Archives. A large percentage contain redactions, however, and it is those excisions that are now being systematically reviewed by the Board which has full access to the unredacted records. The Board will meet more or less monthly and is likely to press for lifting a significant percentage of CIA's redactions. The pending determination is the first taken by the Board involving Agency records. (U)CL BY: 195387DECL: OADRSECRET
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SECRETSUBJECT: JFK Review Board Actions on CIA Records4. The DO Position: The Acting Deputy Director for Operations reluctantly acquiesces to the release in full of the 16 documents with the exception of two that contain the names of two Agency employees who retired in covert status. The DO argues that acknowledging these officers could expose them to physical danger, possibly threaten past operations and individuals with whom they worked, and abrogate our agreement to protect their identities. The two documents (#104-10015-10052 and #104-1005-10153) and the DO's argument for the continued protection of the two former employees are attached. (S)5 CSI Position: After consultation with OGC, we do not believe the Do's damage argument would merit Presidential reversal of the Board's decision. The Board's staff has advised that in the absence of "clear and convincing evidence" of a threat to the personal safety of a retired officer if his or her employment were revealed, the Board does not believe the JFK Act permits withholding names. The DO does not cite evidence that the two officers would be in physical danger. Furthermore, OGC advises that the DO's current policy of liberally rolling back cover for career covert officers who ask to be retired overt would seriously undermine the credibility of such an appeal. (S)6. Recommendation: That you not appeal the JFK Board's decision to the President and thus that you disapprove the DO's recommendation. (U)> [Figure: Signature of Brian Latell]Brian LatellAttachments:A. Documents 104-10015-10052 and 104-1005-10153B. DO DocumentDISAPPROVED:Director of Central IntelligenceDate2SECRET
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SECRETSUBJECT: JFK Review Board Actions on CIA RecordsDCI/CSI/BLatell:aw/30214 (27 June 95)Distribution:Original - Addressee (w/atts)1 - DDCI (w/atts)1 - ExDir (w/atts)1 - Executive Registry (w/atts)1 - Executive Secretariat (w/atts)1 - General Counsel (w/atts)1 - ADDO (w/atts)1 - D/CSI (w/atts)1 - C/HRG/CSI (w/atts)1 - C/HS/CSI (w/atts)1 - CSI file (w/atts)1- CSI chrono (w/atts)3SECRET
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13-00000SECRETCentral Intelligence Agency![Central Intelligence Agency Logo]Washington, D. C. 20505The PresidentThe White HouseWashington, D.C. 20500Dear Mr. President:Under the "President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992," this agency has been reviewing and forwarding to the National Archives all of its records relating to the assassination of President Kennedy. As a part of that process, those records and specific information within records which were determined to require continuing protection were postponed from release under the guidelines of the Act.The Assassination Records Review Board appointed by you is responsible for reviewing the postponed materials not only of this agency, but all government departments involved in this effort. The Board then makes a determination that a particular postponement was justified under the Act or that it was not. If the latter occurs, the agency then has thirty days in which to present its case to you and ask you to concur in the continued postponement.We are now at the point where the Board has made a determination to release the names of two former Agency officers who served in a covert status during their Agency careers in a number of overseas posts. The position of the Acting Deputy Director of Operations and one in which I concur, is that release of these two names would do harm to the Agency and its operations and, postponement is proper under the Act. In addition, the revelation of these two names would not add to public understanding of assassination issues in any substantial way. Thus, I recommend that you direct the continued postponement of the two names.On behalf of the Agency, I thank you for your consideration of this request.Sincerely,John DeutchDirector of Central IntelligenceEnclosureUnclassified When SeparatedFrom EnclosureSECRET
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13-00000SECRETThe PresidentDCI/CSI/HRG/BHarrelson:pn/x30210 (27 Jun 95)Distribution:Original - Addressee (w/enc)1 - DCI (w/enc)1 - DDCI (w/enc)1 - ExDir (w/enc)1 - Executive Secretariat (w/enc)1 - Executive Registry (w/enc)1 - General Counsel (w/enc)1 - ADDO (w/enc)1 - D/CSI (w/enc)1 - C/HRG/CSI (w/enc)1 - C/HS/CSI (w/enc)1 - CSI file (w/enc)1 - CSI chrono (w/enc)2SECRET
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SECRET26 June 1995MEMORANDUM FOR: L. Kay OliverBrian LatellFROM: William H. McNairDO/IROSUBJECT: JFK Information ReleasePer SA to ADDO, please consider this as the official-DDO response and include it in your memo.The DDO reluctantly acquiesces to release of documents cited in ARRB Memo of 21 June 1995 with the following exceptions:Document No. 104-10015-10052, CIA Cable, DIR 74673:C. Bustos, originated the cable and testified about it using her pseudo. She retired in a covert status and resides in the United States. Release of her name as a CIA employee will damage cover credibility, expose her to the public as a CIA employee subject to any physical threats which might ensue, and abrogate our agreement with her as to our willingness to protect her identify in return for her willingness to engage in clandestine operations on behalf of the CIA. We would also point out that she was later assigned in several overseas locations including Mexico City and a posting as *COS in Trinidad*. Exposure of her as a CIA employee would also endanger any operations in which she might have been engaged. Substitution of her pseudo in lieu of true name would allow the identification of a person yet protect the persona itself.Document No. 104-10015-10153, CIA Cable, DIR 85039:R.W. Herbert was chief of WH Div at the time and signed off on this cable as authenticating officer. He was an "*integrated State Officer*" who retired in a cover status. His present residence is unknown but his overseas assignments as an U.S. State Department officer would be compromised by exposure of him as a CIA officer. It is believed that exposing him as a CIA officer would not only endanger his operations and those associated with the operations, but would also place him in physical danger in that his field of operations involved anti-Cuban operations.SECRET
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# SECRETCSI - Internal Use Only3 January 1996Note To: D/CSISubject: JFK Appeal1. Attached is an advance copy of the memorandum for the DCI being prepared by DO/IMS (with OGC's help) requesting an appeal of certain ARRB decisions. The memorandum is currently (this a.m.) being redone in DO/IMS for technical reasons (wrong font, distribution, etc.). The DDO is expected to see it this afternoon or tomorrow. After DO approval, the memorandum will pass through OGC (Smith) and CSI for comments before going to the DCI.2. HRG reviewers are not convinced that the "LICRYPT issue" (Attachment A) should be appealed. While the DO makes a good case on the particular document in question, given the extensive information on liaison with the Mexicans that has been released in documents dated after November 22 1963, HRG reviewers question this as an appeal issue. I discussed the issue with John, but we did not come to a final HRG position.3. HRG reviewers support the appeal in Attachment B and John agrees.4. HRG reviewers can support the appeal of the four stations in Attachment C. However, we believe that opening a Nov/Dec 1963 window for Oswald related documents might be a better approach. We are concerned that the State Department has not been part of the discussion--the impact on cover and foreign relations of acknowledging stations. Although the DO is appealing the release of these four stations, it has agreed to acknowledge all of the South and Central American stations plus London, Paris, Ottawa, Bonn and the German bases. I raised the State issue with OGC (Linda Cipriani). She agreed on the need to include State in the discussion; once the decision is made to appeal, she will contact her counterpart at State. I have not had an opportunity to discuss the State issue with John.![signature of Barry]CC: C/HRGAdministrative Internal Use OnlyWhen Separated From AttachmentSECRETCSI - Internal Use Only
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104-10331-10118 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992SECRETCSI-0353/968 October 1996MEMORANDUM FOR:Executive DirectorVIA:Director, Center for the Studyof IntelligenceFROM:John F. PereiraChief, Historical Review GroupSUBJECT:Courtesy Visit of JFK AssassinationRecords Review Board, 16 October 1996REFERENCE:Memo for DCI fr C/HRG, dtd 13 June 96,Same Subject(U) This memorandum provides background information for ameeting between you and the JFK Assassination Records Review Board(ARRB), which is scheduled for 16 October 1996 in your officebetween 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. The meeting was requested by ARRBChairman, John Tunheim as a courtesy call.(U) Background: Mr. Tunheim, recently appointed a federaljudge in Minnesota, asked that he and the other four Board membershave an opportunity to provide you with a brief description of theBoard's purpose and activities. The Board's Executive Director,David Marwell, and General Counsel, Jeremy Gunn will also parti-cipate. The ARRB members were appointed by President Clinton in.1993 as required by statute. Their principal responsibility is toensure public disclosure of all government records related to theassassination of President Kennedy.(FOUO) Topics the Board May Discuss: The Board probablywill discuss their concern about whether they will be able tocomplete their work by the congressionally-imposed deadline ofOctober 1997. This concern relates to the very time-consumingprocess that the ARRB and its 30-person staff is obliged to usein reviewing all of the thousands of relevant documents that areredacted, which for CIA comprise the bulk of our documents.(FOUO) The Board may also seek your personal commitment tocontinue the Agency's dedication of resources--people andcomputer capability--to the review of JFK documents. CIA hasworked closely with the Board and its staff from the beginning.```CL BY 0185904CL REASON: 1.5(c)DECL ON: X1DRV FROM: MET 10-82```