104-10061-10386/- Ome ee ont. Lo 18 December 1975 MEMORANDUM .FOR:... Chairman, Information Review Committee ATTENTION: Mr. H. G. Bean, Assistant for Information ’ SUBJECT: FOIA Appeal--John W. -Donovan (75-577) _ REFERENCE: A. Original Request dated 28 March 1975 . B. IPS Reply dated 7 October 1975 | C. Appeal Letter dated 13 October 1975 1. Summary of Recommendations: a. Pass requester four Agency documents in . sanitized form--excised portions exempted as appro- priate under Title 5 U.S.C. (b)(1), (b) (3), and (b) (6). b. Refer one Department of Army name check form DA 340 to Army for their action. 2. Background: In CIA response of 7 October 1975, two DDO originated documents were passed to Subject in sanitized form and two DDO documents were denied to Subject in toto. For unknown reasons, Subject was not -informed of the DA document in our records, nor was this document referred to DA for their action. 3. Recommendations: a. On the basis of this review, all the documents classified SECRET have been downgraded to CONFIDENTIAL. b. Memorandum dated 5 March 1962--I recommend. that further information be released to the requester, as noted in Tab Bl, and the remainder withheld on the basis of Title 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(1) and (b)(3). The E2 IMPDET - CL BY 012170 CONFIDENTIAL SPT © Semcing meer peat, MERE wate apace,  Sesimw “pdt en 6 ay
14-00000 2 c. Memorandum dated 30 March 1962--I recommend that further information be released to the requester, ° -as noted in Tab B2, and the remainder withheld on the basis of Title 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(1) and (b) (3). The deletions were made to protect the names of ” Agency employees, and internal organizational data. nF d. 3 March 1950 memorandum for the FBI-- - ~ . originally denied in toto under Title 5 U.S.C. 552 ~“(b) (5). I recommend a sanitized version be passed ' to Subject. The deletions were made to protect the privacy of other individuals, the names and initials of Agency employees, internal organizational data, _and a file number. The excised portions are exempt . under. Title 5 U. S. Cc. 552 (>) (1), (b) (3), and (b) (6).. (See Tab B3) , re 29. September 1954 memorandum for the Arny=- _ originally denied in toto under Title 5 U.S.C. 552 “< “(b) (5)... I recommend a sanitized version be passed... “to Subject. The deletions were made to protect the privacy of other individuals, the names and initials of Agency employees, internal organizational data. The excised portions are exempt under Title S U.S.C. 552 (b) (1), (b)(3), and (b)(6). (See Tab 84) f. Attached as Tab C is ‘one ‘Department of the Army Name Trace Request which is not considered a "record" per 32 CFR 1900.3 (g)(4). Please refer this document to the Army for their action. Also, advise the Army we cannot produce a more legible copy of this document. ; 4, The records on Subject exist. in microfilm form only--in two instances (Tabs B3 and_B4).it was impossible to provide a legible copy. Therefore, in these instances a new copy has been typed and is attached to the original copy in both versions (full text- and sanitized). Please make a note of this to requester. _2- cert Nn tbe ts ie Git % & ie on tim ee Otome mo , ae it
14-00000 oe ye nT, 5. Mr. Strickland of occ has concurred in these recommendations, A. B. Swider DDO Appeals Officer _ Attachments? | 7 re . ad ‘Tab A - References A-C a : Tab B - Full Text and Sanitized Versions : “Tab C - Army Document for Referral -3- _ CONFIDENTIAL