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104-10331-10060 > , ay en ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY CSI-0318/95 27 February 1995 MEMORANDUM FOR: | _D DCI /OGC/LD FROM: J. Barry Harrelson t, Senior Reviewer CSI/HRG SUBJECT: Search request for Lawrence P. Keenan REFERENCE: OGC-95-50350, dtd 10 Feb 95 1. We have searched the JFK index and have found no entry under the name “Lawrence P. Keenan” or any variation of the name. The only Keenan in the index is Thomas, an Agency staffer whose file was requested by HSCA. Generally names within a document are not indexed unless the individual is the originator of the document, is the subject of a file or is a key figure in the JFK story. 2. Three of the documents provided by Mr. Lesar were found in the CIA JFK collection; none mention Mr. Keenan's. name. The remaining three documents are not CIA documents, and the copies provided by Mr. Lesar are not from the Agency's JFK collection. The two FBI documents that mention his name do not carry the release stamps used by HRG for documents subject to the JFK Act.. They appear to be from an earlier FBI release. , , 3. There may be other documents in the JFK collection that mention an “FBI officer being sent to Mexico City”, however, they are not retrievable via the index or a reasonable search of the records. ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY
ee ‘ _ ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY Fov af _ From the Desk off D . DCIOGC/LD: HOTEFOR: = J. Barry Harrelson @ DA. FROM: Cent Del ’ DATE: 09/13/94 05:25:30 PM SUBJECT: Keenan v. U.S.DeJ & CIA Koa na “\ Barry, 1. Request that your office conduct a search to determine whether it has any records containing the name of Laurence P. KEENAN (d.0.b. 23 Nov 1924; p.o.b. Dover, NH; SSN 002-16-7106). Since this request is pursuant to a lawsuit under FOIA and the Privacy Act, all that is required is a search reasonably calculated to locate the responsive records. An index search should be sufficient; no hand search is necessary. 2. KEENAN was an FBI agent who.claims to have been involved with investigating Lee Harvey OSWALD's purported contact with Cuban and Soviet agents in Mexico City. The CIA's IP&CRD office responded to Keenan that no records indexed by his name were located, but | am unsure whether your office was.tasked with the initial request. 3. Please do not hesitate to contact me via Lotus Notes or on x76135 if | may be of further assistance. Thanks. Michael ce: . ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY
104-10331-10066] ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY Ee CSI-0333/95 26 May 1995 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Center for the Study a of Intelligence FROM: ' John Pereira Chief, Historical Review Group SUBJECT: Meeting with JFK Assassination Records Review Board - This memorandum is for your information. ~- | aa 1. On 18 May 1995, members of the Directorate of Operations and the Historical Review Group met with the JFK Assassination Records Review Board to discuss the declassification of CIA records. The Board had requested the meeting for purposes of educating its members as. to the categories of information that probably will require ' continued protection, i.e. by deleting words or inserting substitute language. 2. The discussion focused on some 30 documents that describe CIA operations in Mexico City at the time of the assassination. Among the categories of information discussed were: locations of stations, surveillance methods, intelligence liaison relationships, names of agents and staff officers, and pseudonyms and cryptonyms. In a number of instances we suggested alternative ways of: describing sensitive information, which the Board seemed - to find a reasonable approach. 3. No decisions were made by the Board during the three and half hour meeting, but the session was highly productive in terms of providing the Board a basis for understanding material in documents related to sensitive sources and methods. Board Chairman John Tunheim told me that the Board found the discussion very helpful in helping them fulfill their responsibility for approving or disapproving all recommendations to withhold information. The Board's ‘Executive Director, David Marwell said it was a valuable meeting, and he complimented the Agency representatives for being willing to engage in an open-minded discussion: that was “not scripted.” ohn Pereira ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY
1300000 . a ” . - SECRET The following Agency members will attend the meeting with the ARRB on Thursday, 18 May 1995: Eleanor Neiman . Senior Coordinator, Directorate of Operations Latin America Division, Directorate of Operations / ON Robert Eatinger Office of General Counsel William McNair Information Review Officer, Directorate of Operations Latin América Division, Directorate of Operations . John Pereira . Historical Review Group Barry Harrelson Historical Review Group SECRET
104-10331-10072), DATE | TRANSMITTAL SLIP g July {993 TO: Linda Link ROOM NO. | BUILDING 7EO9 OHB REMARKS: Linda, Attached is the note on the JFK records that you requested for If you need anything more, please let me know. | FROM: OM John F. Pereira ROOM NO. BUILDING , EXTENSION | 404 Ames 30373 FORM NO. REPLACES FORM 36-8 (47) 1FEBSs6 241 WHICH MAY BE USED.
7 July 1993 NOTE FOR: b . SUBJECT: JFK Assassination Files Our goal is to meet the 22 August 1993 deadline for completing the processing of the JFK Assassination records. We have added personnel on evening and weekend shifts to perform the indexing of documents, which is a major task remaining to be completed. There are several outstanding issues that we plan-to discuss with the JFK Review Board, once the President appoints the members. We are advised that the appointments - will probably be announced by the end of July, but that it is unlikely that the Board will be in full operation by 22 August. Among the issues to be discussed with the Board are the relevancy of certain sensitive operational records; the handling of MHCHAOS (US persons) files; and processing of microfilm which includes duplicatory material. John F. Pereira Chief, Historical Review Group
SUBJECT: JFK Assassination Files DCI/CSI/HRG/JFPereira:hfs/30335 Distribution: Original - Addressee 1 - C/HRG 1 ~- HRG files (7 Jul 93)
04-10331-10073 a 7, ¢ * ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY From the Desk of Robert J. Eatinger NOTE FOR: John A. Rizzo. Douglas F. Garthoff Becky L. Rant L. Kay Oliver @ DA J. Barry Harrelson @ DA | William H. McNair @ DO DA Kathryn |. aaand Di DI ‘DST DO. Mark Mansfield ; David P. Holmes : FROM: Robert J. Eatinger DATE: .. 06/22/95 10:23:44 AM SUBJECT: JFK Act Review - Procedures for Appealing to President | spoke today with Marvin Krislov of the White House Counsel's Office. They have.set up the following procedures for agency heads to appeal to the President the determinations of the JFK. Assassination Records Review Board. . - Within 7 days of receiving the notification letter from the Board; if the agency head wishes to appeal, he or his GC should send a letter to White House Counsel, attention Marvin Krislov, detailing the specific determinations that it wishes to appeal to the President. The letter should explain why the Board's decision should be reversed under the standards of the JFK Act. White House Counsel will make recommendations to the President within 3 weeks in order to meet the "30-day period. if necessary, White House Counsel will call for a meeting or other discussions . to flush out the issue. Mr. Krislov advised me that the White House Counsel will be predisposed to disclosure, so the agency heads should very carefully pick their disputes. Mr. Krislov encouraged the Agency to work out issues to the extent possible with the Board. Mr. Krislov also added that if we know a particular issue will be appealed, that we may not want to wait for the formal notification letter from the Board to make Counsel's office aware of the issue and to brief our concerns. ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY
13-00000 _ ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY et | advised Mr. Krislov that | would be his point of contact for CIA issues. Finally, | advised Mr. Krislov that the DCI had received the first notification from the Board, but | did not currently know whether he would wish to appeal any of the determinations. | did state that there was some concern over the Board's decision to release the names of some Agency employees w who had retired under cover. ce: ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY
104-10331-10077 e tem . SECRET From the Desk-of Robert J. Eatinger NOTE FOR: j@oci J. Barry Harrelson @ DA FROM: Robert J. Eatinger DATE: 06/29/95 04:38:07 PM SUBJECT: JFK names So far, the 00 has. learned that C. Bustes (full name Charlotte Bustos-Videla} lives in (Jacksonville, FR It has a PO Box, but not a home address. The DO/IRO called the bank that receives her retirement check. He asked the bank to call her and have her call her old friend - about her retirement. The bank called Bill back and stated that Ms. Bustos had never heard of the old friend and was not interested. Bill is now stumped on where to go. Bill did contact R.W. Herbert. Mr. Herbert said revelation might cause some embarrassment to friends and associates. He will think over the weekend about operational cencerns. Mr. Herbert has relatives in Argentina, and a son whe is an investment banker i in London. Further, he is president of two companies, one in Argentina and one in Addis Ababa. — lalso spoke with Jeremy Gunn, Acting GC for the Review Board. | advised him that we were considering appealing on two names, but had asked the DO to review the evidence of potential harm so we could make an intelligent decision. | asked him to find out whether the Board would be receptive to a request for reconsideration short of appealing to the President. He thought such an approach wouldbea good idea, but, obviously, had to talk to the Statf Director and Board Members.. He is in New Orleans this week attending Board hearings, but will be back in town next week. ce: SECRET
404-10331-10080 : te SECRET ° CSI - Internal Use Only 3 January 1996 Note To: D/CSI Subject: JFK Appeal a 1. 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 oO memorandum is currently (this a.m.) being redone in. DO/ IMS oa 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. So 2. HRG reviewers are not convinced that the “LIGRYPT issue” (Attachment A) should be appealed. While the DO . ° makes a good case on the particular document in question, given the extensive information on 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 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 andthe German _hases. I raised the State issue with OGC ( | ‘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. CC: C/HRG Administrative Internal Use Only When Separated From Attachment SECRET CSI - Internal Use Only
404-10331-10082 4 ae . a > Cm 4 a . HRG INTERNAL USE bby 11 January 1996 Memorandum for the Record Subject: ARRB Issues/Request . a Meeting with ARRB Staff, 5 January 1996 23 Nov. 1963,\)at their 3 August 1995 meeting. However, the Board staff has been notified | br Peter Dale Scott, a conspiracy theorist, that the were released to NARA in an extract from that document (the Mexico City Chrono). Marwell and Gunn requested that’ we" do a voluntary (consent) release of the.document: They prefet $ not to sent it back to the Board for action. 2. [Request] Were there any audio “pugs” in the Cuban Embassy and/or Consulate? 0 3. Goodpasture Interview: According to Gunn, Goodpasture says there was a working copy of Oswald's telephone conversation tape. She heard it and believes it might have been taken to Dallas by the FBI. She also wrote some “protest” letters concerning linking the unidentified man with Oswald. {NOTE: Goodpasture's comments ties in with Hoover's comments, which were later denied, that Dallas FBI agents listened to a tape of Oswald calls; also Warren Commission staffer Slawson remembers listening to an Oswald tape. To date we have .found no evidence in the JFK collection that such a tape existed. Also I am not aware of any “protest” letters from Goodpasture. } [Request] Marwell ask if there were records that would show if such “working tapes” were made? 4. Gunn would like to make a joint (CIA/ARRB) visit to the JFK and LBJ Presidential Libraries in February. CC: C/HRG, Ellie HRG INTERNAL USE ONLY
404-10331-10083 e i 11 January 1996 Memorandum for the Record Subject: ARRB Meeting 5 January 1996 nd Reference: Meeting with David Marwell, Jeremy Gunn and Mary McAuliffe, 3:00 p.m., 5 January 1996. 1. The Board acted on 35 plus documents (Mary did not - have final count). They released the six additional stations that we had requested be protected: Rome Madrid Brussels - FO er | ____jana the Hague were released again. |was table pending addition information. London, Ottawa and Paris were also released in this set of documents. In addition there are references toCliaison Contact} and traces released in several of the documents. The Agency's recommendations on digraph and file numbers were upheld. Mary said, beyond these issues, there were no serious problems in this set of documents. 2. I ask how the Board would react to a “window” approach” to the issue of releasing stations. Gunn said there appears to be support for such an approach. However, the window would have to be wider than Nov./Dec. 1963. He suggested expanding the window to cover the Warren Commission period in 1964. If a document mentions Oswald, he expects the Board would lean toward releasing it regardless of the timeframe. 3. Gunn expressed concerned that our position was being eroded by the lack of a clear understanding of where the line is (i.e. the Agency's failure to appeal) and the failure to provide evidence/best information prior to the meeting of the Board. He felt that we may see some erosion in areas where the Board had accepted the Agency's postponements (digraphs, file numbers, liaison). Several times, Marwell and Gunn returned to the issue of providing best information/defense upfront. If the staff is unable to answer questions about why the Agency is protecting or does not know what a particular item is, the Board takes this as a lack of evidence and leans toward release. ery Harredson 6 — “ CL. BY: = CL REASON: = | DECL ON: io SE Secret. cc: C/HRG, Ellie
13-00000 _ SUBJECT: © Organization Crypts in the JFK File i} 8. ODENVY ~- FBI 9. ODFOAM - Secret Service 10. ODOATH ~ Navy - INS po 11. ODURGE | 12. ODYOKE - U.S. Govt. a 13. PBPRIME - U. S. (American Cits.) | 14. PBRUMEN - Cuba | | 15. PBSWING - U. S. Embassy or Official i: Installation 16. WOFACT - CIA 17. WOMACE - DDO ‘cc: DO/IRO- APPROVED: Group
13-00000 ; ' SUBJECT: Organization Crypts in the JFK File DCI/CSI/HRG/BJHarrelson:hfs/xx30335: (16 Sep 93) Distribution: Original - Addressee . 1 = C/HRG :1.— Frank M. 1 - Barry H. i- HRG file
13-00000 * Hs, € . 3 i A ot a eat ile wisi eg eee Gm ‘ ie i ae ae “4 L936. a4 ww BsOeM oF DL Tenia uNit Te Slate 4 S503 Pas « JH SS PS gp: soe a oa | # oa « / DRART. LEITER TO ANTHONY LAKE, NATIONAL SKCURTTY COUNCIL Honorable Anthony Lake The Roard’s rejection of postponements proposed -° under these Sections of the Act dismisses the face that the intelligence agencies are uniquely qualified to assess the harm So intelligence operations which would result from disclosure et the identities of intelligence assets or revelations about intelligence souxces and methods. % remains essential thar the U.S. government stand by assurances. to persons and foreign ~ governments thac information they provide on the basis of these assurances will remain confidential for as long as is necessary to protect these persons or governments. It is similariy essential that sources, methods, and techniques which have bad value in the past and could be expected to have value in the future not be compromised. ‘fo require disclosure of the identities cf intelligence assets or revelation of sources and methods, including the confidential cooperation of foreiqn govermments, would enervate U.S. intelligence and - counterintellrgence prodrame and discourage the confidential cooperation om which the successful conduct of effective intelligence is dependant. The intelligence community believes that the harm whach would result from such disclosures would demonstrably impair the national security of the United States and that the clear and convincing evidence standard does act require that it divine, with absolute precision, the specific mannex in which that harm will arise. The National Counterintelisgence Policy Board xespectfully requests, thercfore, that these concerns be brought to the attentson of the Board and that the position of the intelligence conmunity with cespect to the disclosure Of intelligence asser adentstice and intelligence sources and inctheds be considered ia any subsequent review of final determinations by the Board. Respectfully yours, Nora Slatkin, Chairperson National.Counterincelligence Policy Board ae To DRAFT LETTER TO ANTHONY LAKE, NATIONAL A BCORTTY COUNCIL "OTe, PLE
404-10331-10089 Lot -o oo SECRET * From the Desk of Robert J. Eatinger MOTE FOR: (kb ol FROM: Robert J. Eatinger DATE: 07/19/95 08:53:41 AM SUBJECT: Specter Request Joan, please print off and give to Jeff, | have spoken to the Historical Review Group (HRG), which is processing the JFK collection under the JFK Act, regarding the two questions that-Sen. Specter posed to the DCI. Here is their response. Specter asked the Ci whether there is anything in the JFK collection about to be released: 1. concerning Oswald's connection(s} te foreign powers not previously disclosed: and 2. concerning Oswald's connection(s) te foreign powers that CIA did not give to the Warren Commission. Response te Guestion 1: There is no information to be disclosed that links Gswald to any foreign powers other than those previously released (Cuba, USSR). However, there will be additional details made public about these contacts. For instance, the Russian intelligence officer who met with Oswald j in Mexico City has written a book that has information not previously known to CIA. Also, under the JFK Board may release more). Response te Question 2: The HAG is unaware that any of this information was not previously shared with the Warren Commission. However, it is possible that there may be some additional details or specific documents that the Warren Commission did not have. The HRG would have to review the Warren Commission Report, then compare the specific documents provided to the WC with the documents: in the collection to see if there is any difference. To do this, the HRG would have to dedicate a couple of reviewers to the task for a significant peried of time. | told the HRG that | would get back tc them on whether this comparison was required by the DCI. FYL, The House Select Committee on Assassinations’ report indicated that the infermation CIA had not shared with the Warren Commission related te assassination plots against Castre, not to Oswald's activities, ce: J. Barry Harrelson @ DA SECRET
SECRET 2 August 1995 MEMORANDUM FOR: { | SA/DCI Office of the Director FROM: - John F. Pereira C/Historical Review Group/CSI SUBJECT: JFK Assassination Records . ; “3 Per your request, attached are the two documents referred to in the JFK Assassination Board's letter to the Director of 31 July 1995. The sole remaining issue concerned the release of the cryptonym “LIENVOY”. All other issues have been resolved. We are discussing with the DO the question of whether to appeal. In my view, we are unlikely to appeal. LY oo ; John F. Pereira Attachments SECRET
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“DISPATCH _ 71 ‘Chief, Western Hemisphere Division ee ol CAN JUDGE INDEXING " chief of Station, Mexico City. x GPFLOOR/Transmittal of|LIENVOY| Tape ACTION REQUIRED - REFERENCES ster ACTION; None REFERENCE: MEEI 3832 , Transmitted herewith ie the tape mentioned in referenced cable, tov fw att é, rw Attachment 3 | a | Document Number Ot I~ 945 As stated h/w Distribution: fo FrPOIA Review ah SEP 1976, = C/Wap w/att h/w . ~. 4 ~ Files | CS COPY CROSS REFERENCE TO DISPATCH SYMBOL AND MUAMBER DATE EMMA 26394
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404-10331-10092 _ . oe ‘ SECRET 24 January 1996 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Historical Review Group FROM: “Fredrick C. Wickham, Jr. DO, Focal Point for ARRB SUBJECT: Position on Release of Information Pertaining to: Employee Names and the JFK Assassination Records “ages 1. At its monthly meeting on 30 January the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) will address the issue of employee names contained within the JFK collection. The names of employees who retired under cover must continue to be protected. “Because we could not determine the cover status of several ‘retirees named in the JFK collection, their names also must continue to be protected on the basis that ‘they might have retired under cover. 2. The attachment lists those whom we have identified as having retired in overt or covert status. - Wickham, Jr. Attachment as stated CL BY {198172 REASON 1.5 (c) DECL X1 DRV COV 2-87 SECRET