Doc ID: 6606916 , Date: 12/16/97 PAGE: 1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : NSA . RECORD NUMBER : 144-10001-10215 RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : FROM =e SA ICHAEL EWING SA TITLE : FOIPA REQUEST RE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION DATE : qONGe HEL _ PAGES - SUBJECTS : JFK RECORDS DOCUMENT TYPE : LETTER CLASSIFICATION : U RESTRICTIONS : 1A URRENT STATUS : X DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 03/12/97 OPENING CRITERIA : ORIGINATING AGENCY'S DETERMINATION REQUIRED COMMENTS : [RJ] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Released on 11-01-2017 under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2017 Note)
Doc ID: 6606916 a ro | @ on Aad fo: . 7 fatter National Security Agency . . October 2, 1981 Attention: Q32 Mr. Charles Sullivan | | te Me Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755 Dear Mr. Sullivan: | —— . tee Thank you for your letter of September 25 “regarding my FOIPA request of September 8, — a te va Under the provisions of the. FOIPA, I would A -, gf like to reformulate and renew my request, and provide OT gee some additional information that may perhaps assist you in locating the material I.requested. While your letter ~ a stated that a thorough search had failed to locate any ‘“~#*~ ° 44% information pertaining to my request, I tend to believe pe that the material I am requesting has somehow been overlooked during your search. a Since my request was very broadly worded, pepe and since your letter made no reference to claiming | SO BYP any exemptions, I gather that you were simply unable ~ AY ! to find any material in NSA files pertaining to my (108 request. Yet, let me reiterate that I believe such material must -exist somewhere within your agency. I can specifically state of my own knowledge that in a letter of October 7, 1980 to Congressman Louis Stokes (the former Chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations), Robert L. Keuch (the Special Counsel to the Attorney General and an assistant Attorney General ) wrote that in late 1979 the Department of Justice did in fact request NSA advice and assistance in regard to the House Committee's acoustical evidence relating to the President's murder. Mr. Keuch's letter to Congressman Stokes specifically stated that NSA was “asked to assist in a review of acoustics reports relevant to the Kennedy assassination." The Special Counsel to the Attorney General went on to write that "NSA informed the Department that they did not possess the specialized equipment or expert personnel to assist in such a review." Thus, it seems apparant that NSA was in fact. consulted by the Department of Justice, and that NSA's technical personnel did in fact review the request and reach a determination.that they were not qualified to become substantively involved in analyzing the acoustical evidence. Thus, I gather that there must in fact be a certain amount of file material or documents within your agency pertaining to the Department's request and its handling by NSA. That is the material thet I am again hereby requesting.
Doc ID: 6606916. @ a @ Mr. Charles Sullivan “October 2, 1981 Page Two In renewing and reformulating this request, I am specifically requesting that (if you have not already done so) you. check with your agency's liaisons to the Department of Justice and House of Representatives (including former liaison to the Select Committee on Assassinations) to see if they can assist in locating the material I am requesting. Perhaps that is where the paperwork on this matter would be located, Let me also apologize if I seem ‘to be | bpadgering you on this request, but it seems to- me that there must in fact be some material responsive to my request that exists within the agency. And I'm sure you can understand the importance that those of us who worked on the House Committee attach to obtaining and reviewing as much information as we can obtain regarding .the acoustical evidence that we believe establishes a high probability that two gunmen. did in fact fire at the President on November 22, 1963. . Thank you again for your assistance. Wis. A f ‘ Michael Ewing — P. O.. Box 288 Norwalk, Towa 50211
. Doc ID: 6606916 © 7 | eo National Security Agency - September 8, 1981 Attention: Q32 Mr. Charles Sullivan Fort George C. Meade, MD 20755. Dear Sirs: Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act, as amended, bam requesting copies of some files of the NSA. Specifically, Tr am requesting copies of any and all file material - anything the NSA has in its possession ~ relating to any work or review conducted by NSA in response to the Department of Justice's request for assistance in 1979 regarding the acoustical evidence on the assassination of President Kennedy set forth by the House Select Committee on Assassinations. I am'a former staff member of the John F. Kennedy Task Force of the Select Committee. It is my understanding that the Department of Justice requested NSA +0 review the acoustical evidence relating to the President’s assassination, and make recommendations as to whether NSA could perform any additional work on this material. I believe this occurred in the fall of 1979. - In any event, I am requesting copies of any and all file material or other material that NSA -has relating - to this proposed acoustical work, as well as any additional information it may possess regarding the Kennedy assassination acousstical evidence. . While it is my understanding that NSA declined to become involved in handling the acoustical evidence, I am requesting copies of all material relating to this request from the Department and the NSA? S handling of it. _In accordance with the provisions of the FOTPA law, I shall expect an initial response to this request within ten working days after you have received it. Thank you for your assistance, Sincerely, . a Michael Ewing P. O. Box 288 Norwalk, Iowa 50211