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104-10331-10317 a . 27 September 1995 Note to: HRG and DO reviewers Subject: Phone call from Bill McNair, 21 September, 1995, re AM crypts Bill left the following message on my voice mail: “I have just talked with] | Dc/La Division, | and unless we see a specific incident where giving up an AM” | crypt will betray an asset, then let it go . I don't believe there is any place we will see that. She is will to. give up-a&11 AM crypts simply because there are so many iterations going back...and things have been changed.” fe oa a . ra Barry -HRG Senior Reviewer —
104-10331-10319] -. aoa ove FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 18. October 1995 NOTE FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: JFK Board/Ann Goodpasture 1. At the request of Jeremy Gunn, General Counsel of the Assassination Records Review Board, I called retired red CIA “pranned te contact her to arrange an interview about the Kennedy assassination. Fred Wickham, DO, had agreed that I make the call. , : 2. I explained to Ms. Goodpasture the role of. the Board and the purpose of the interview, and offered to provide any assistance. She said that she would be willing to be interviewed, but did not recall the details of events around the time of the assassination. She asked that she — receive an official statement from CIA releasing her from her secrecy agreement for purposes of the interview, which I agreed to obtain. 3. Ms. Goodpasture said that she had plans to visit Washington in November and could be available for the interview then. She will call me when her plans are firm. . 4. I relayed the above to Gunn, who said that he would call Goodpasture sometime in the next two days. KE John Pereira Dist: File Harrelson Wickham FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
104-10331-10320] 9 November 1995 MEMO FOR THE RECORD .SUBJECT: OCA Job No.80T01614R & Yesterday I had a call from 37762) of OCA inguiring about 80T01614R, box 1 & 2, logged out to me in. 1992. She has no shelf list for this job and could not advise me of the content of these two boxes. She had . notations regarding the History Staff and Russ Holmes relating to this job. I spoke to Norita of the History _ Staff, and she found a brief reference to the job that included the helpful information that the boxes containéd microfilm reels. A return call to (Deéjadded the fact that they were gray boxes. - I next. reviewed ‘the History Staff paper rae es Page's sumarizing their survey of the JFK holdings at Page 2 of that paper refers to JFK box 64: “Box 64 of 80T01357A contains 72 reels of microfilm (although the box is labeled ~CIA/DDO HSCA Records, box 1 of 2,' box 2. has not been found). The History Staff was assured, however, that this was indeed box 64 of Job No. 80T01357A.” I have no recollection of ever receiving any boxes directly from OCA. The JFK boxes were sent to HRG in my name from IMS by Russ Holmes. Apparently he had the OCA records changed to -reflect my name in place of his. Putting all this together I am convinced that the 72 reels in box 64 of 80T01357A came from the two gray boxes of 80T01614R. I called Dee and she accepted this as a likely explanation. She will annotate OCA's records to reflect that - CSI/HRG holds the microfim reels formerly of Job No. | 80T0164R and now box 64 of 80T01357A. 4 Frank S. Most CSI/HRG
104-10331-10324]: 13 November 1995 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Release of Stations and Bases REFERENCE: Memo DD/095-3059, dated 7 Nov. 95, subject release of JFK documents 1. Per phone conversation with Bill McNair, DO/IRO,,on 13 November 1995, the German and locations not addressed in the referenced memo are to be treated the same as the primary station/base that is listed in hat memorandum: i [ lang | - same ag, Ikpeotect) ; Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich,: and Stuttgart - Same as Berlin and Bonn (“no specific damage”, i.e. release in Oswald 201). 2. The above information was given to ARRB staff via phone message left on J. Gunn's voice mail, 13 November 1995. Barry Harrelson CC - HRG files Ellie Neiman HRG Reviewers
104-10331-10322 - eGONFEDENTIAL | 20 November 1995 MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILE SUBJECT: ADDO Briefing of JFK Board 1. On 14 November, ADDO| bbriefed the Assassination Records Review Board and selected staff on the subject of protecting the names of stations that appear in JFK documents. Also attending from the DO were Bill McNair, Fred Wickham, and Eleanor Neiman. Barry Harrelgon and I participated for HRG. (C) ; 2.[ _) reviewea a number of points that were included in a recent memorandum from the DDO to the Board on the subject. He told the Board that the Agency agreed to acknowledge several stations for the relevant period, but that it was important to. protect many others. He said that the Agency would appeal if the Board did not agree to delete the names of stations in the latter category. (C) 3. We discussed possible options that the Board might consider e.g., substituting wording such as “European station”, or writing a summary of certain cables for release without identifying specific stations. (FOUO) 4. he Board was non-comnittal, but clearly was ‘finding it difficult to assess the damage to current CIA operations that would be caused by releasing the locations of stations in 30-year old documents. (FOUO) ohn Pereira CONFIDENT TAL.
10410334-10324) CLBY:_ CG //6 37 Gh REASON: [, G@ Secret ECL ON: DIV Hos "7 7-S-9 fa fs Secret 14 December 1995 Memorandum for the Record Subject: 11/13 Meeting Reference: Phone call with Mary Ncnulifte, ARRB staff, 14 December (1995— .. 1. Document Number ‘104-10015-10398) [Request for Clocte ~ reconsideration of release of © of “Good Kubark Asset? }, Board © ths vse upheld initial determination to release. . < 2. Document Number 104-10017-10015. (Request for chee reconsideration/to technical error, marked Release in Ful] clet . by mistake. Board upheld initial determination to release, 7+ S8™ 3. Document Number 104-10052-10087 (Substitute language issue/LICRYPT]. Board would not re-consider since the 30 days deadline as set by law had passed. Mary agreed that this was a procedural problem; she was also caught off guard by the Boards position. In the future substitute language will be provided on timely basis. wif flat rah 4. Names - The Board relea & only those names that the Agency advised could be relegded. Action on Whitten has been postponed until March 1996f the remaining names in the documents under consideration at this meeting plus the names in the documents for which we have received “Request for Evidence” sheets have been postponed until the late January meeting. Please provide addition: informat ion/evidence for these individuals as soon as possible; in the future provide the evidence for protecting a true name on the “Request for Evidence” for that document. The documents with true names pending will be tabled until a decision is made. 5. Stations - The Board released three stations and a base that we had requested he protected: _ {04-10015-10149) : 104-10015-10237 104-10015-10401 104-10017-10069 6. Digraphs - (The only good news). The Board agreed to protect the digraphs across the board; for future meetings digraph will be put on a consent agenda, i.e., the Board will not address document by document. Board also _ agreed to the full protection of service c ts but will continue to address them document by document. Substitute language will be “crypt”. 7. The Board addressed pi documents; they are availablé“for review | this afternoon. y SR
104-10331-10326 HRG INTERNAL USE ONLY 11 January 1996 Memorandum for the Record Subject: ARRB Issues/Request Pa Meeting with ARRB Staff, 5 January 1996 1. Re release of initials (“DSG Mexican Secu in.a Mexico City cable; the Board had upheld the deletion of the initials in a previous meeting. The Board has been notified by Peter Dale Scott (conspiracy theorist) that the initials had been released to NARA in an extract from that document {the Mexico City Chrono). Marwell/Gunn requested.that we do a voluntary (consent) release of the document. They, preter not to sent if back to the Board for action. i. 2' [Request] Were there any audio “pugs” in the cuban Embassy and/or Consulate? 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. ‘Barry cc: C/HRG, Ellie HRG INTERNAL USE ONLY
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13-00000 ‘ . _ . - SECRET . . 20 February 1996 TIMELINES FOR ARRB DETERMINATIONS ARRB “Determination Documents” under Appeal (U) LIAISON ISSUE: Document # 104-10052- 10087 (substitute language) 24 October 1995 - ARRB Meeting 07 November Letter ~ Notification to Agency of ARRB - decisions . Week of 4-8 Dec. - Documents sent to ARRB staff for transfer to NARA/ ARRB staff_ inserted substitute language~" i 12 December 1995 - HRG/DO sees substitute language in context 12/13 Dec. Mtg. - Board refuses to reconsider . substitute language: “30 days set by law had expired”. 14 December Letter to Marwell requesting that the document not be release until discussion re appeal were complete 18 December -- ARRB Staff transfers document to NARA; Steve Tilley, JFK Records, NARA, agrees to hold document 30 days as permitted by JFK law. 18 January 1996 - NARA deadline for release of _document to public/ extended due to furlough and weather 31 January - Steve Tilley informed HRG that he will probably have to release the document the week of 5 Feb. 1 February - Tilley informed| | occ, that ' he would hold the document until directed by ARRB to release 8 February - Appeal to the President/White House. (WH) directs NARA to hold document (U) CL BY: CL REASON: ———L S-6annnnnennnnte Cs DECL ON: aN nani SECRET DRV FROM: LOC te 1
13-00000 SECRET Re{ ___| Bob Shaw, etc., if we don't follow up, I suspect the Board will. Win Scott's inventory: HRG will check JFK collection and with FOIA/OGC re his son's request. New Request: that the Agency facilitate a meeting with Jack Whitten. Gunn said the Board is sympathetic to Whitten's situation and concerns, but given his key role in the story, they want to talk with him. DO action - Fred W. Gunn acknowledged that Whitten would probably not be receptive to a direct request from the Board for an interview. Gunn's Priorities: 1) trip to JFK Presidential Library . 2) indices/inventories to collection 3) 1967 IG Report | 4) CIA - 7 histories 5) CIA - 6 cables Attachment: as stated Cc - C/HRG po DEY Leon Fred we (fared) SECRET
1 3-00000 ” Goon’ inch ft Lepiesfrequa intel Community Staff ' Watch Committee—National Indications Center (abolished 1975) Calendar Year 1963 — See Cynthia M. Grabo, “The Watch Committee . . .” Intemational Joumal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Vol. 3 No. 3 (1927). Fabian a Libraries JFK LBJ Histories esp JMWAVE; Mexico City, Anti-Castro Cubans “Cuba Book” r pursuing tapes —— indices to the segregated collection; ryeknies . oo ms 1967 IG report Reel 48; zz 49 B; oe DB _ZR crypts; CIA-no. 8 (New Orleans); searches for Oswald, Bishop; CIA-1 organization CIA-6 cables — _ CIA-7 histories New Orleans base Geneva Diplomat published by Pahzerky/Perzerki mimeographed newsletter Goodpasture and tape
104-10331-10332 ar ; ite 4 «* * our collection or in HSCA referrals? Action: Frank , wk ° - -HRG. - INTERNAL USE ONLY 12 February 1996 JFK Working Notes Subject: Topics/Issues discussed at Meeting with J. Gunn and ARRB Staff, 1 February 1996 | a Next Meeting: 29 Feb.-1 Mar The Board plans to increase the number of documents being reviewed. (their goal is several hundred per session). They will be addressing the remaining documents from Oswald boxes 1-3 and 7-9 plus new boxes 4-6. Documents from Boxes 10-12 should be available if needed. , Board Actions ~ te . One Re liaison, Gunn said that the approach.of the Board members was to uphold a postponement if the information: a. identities a foreign security/intelligence service b. identities a specific person (foreign official) They are less inclined to protect information when it deals with liaison in general. Request Priorities 1. Access to inventory of CIA History Program 2. Indices/inventories to JFK records 3. 1967 IG Report oo 4. Meeting with Whitten. New Requests/Issues 1. Do we have (Barbara Manell's/testimony to the HSCA in 2. Can we pull together documents related to Bishop and Oswald (or identify where located in collection)? [This request relates to their request that we certify that all files have been searched for Bishop/Oswald connections.] Action: Kathey, Frank 3. Would Nosenko be willing to. meet with the Board? Action: none - will revisit when we reach the Nosenko material in the collection. Barry Harrelson CC: C/HRG Ellie HRG Reviewers HRG INTERNAL USE ONLY
104-10331-10333] 4 . SECRET ARRB Determinations under consideration for Appeal (U) 5 January 1996 - ARRB Meeting The Board released the following stations: oe was tabled pending addition evidence. There are also some liaison equities in these documents. All 34 documents are effected. (S) 25 January - Notification to Agency of ARRB decisions received 1 February- 7 day WH deadline for appeal. 26 February - Documents due National Archives (U) 30/31 January 1996 - ARRB Meeting Stations and Liaison: The Board released 6 new stations/bases ‘) and continued to release | individual stations appear in multiple documents; approximately 30 documents effected. There are also some liaison equities in these documents. (S) Names of CIA Staff Employees: The Board released all names in these documents that we had not provided specific evidence on (see attached list). Whitten was tabled until the 18/19 March meeting. 14 February - Notification to Agency of ARRB decisions received 22 February - White House Deadline for Appeal 15/18 March -~ Documents Due National Archives (U) SECRET 3
13-00000 CONFIDENTIAL 7 February 1996 Name Listing Following is a listing of names designated for release in documents reviewed by the JFK Assassination Records Review Board on 30 and 31 January 1996 that Central Cover had identified as being covert: Anderson, FNU © Flick, Charles Harvey, John (four in Central Cover records) Johnson, William (numerous in Central Cover records) - Keenan, Tom a Riefe (Robert, retired overt; rehired annuitant as covert) Rodriguez, Milly Swenson, Mr. Tarasoff, Boris White | 0 CONFIDENTIAL 2 | CL BY: 0563956,7 CL REASON: 1.5 () DECL ON: XI DRV FROM: COV 1-82
13-00000. Note: SEGRET _ f ; . "8 ASSET“ISSUE: | Document # 104-10015-10398 13/14 November 1995 .- ARRB Meeting 28 November Letter - Notification to Agency of ARRB decisions 7 12/13 December _- ARRB Meeting; voted not to ” reconsider 28 December - Deadline for transfer of document to NARA/extended due” to weather and furlough - Agency held this document until week of 22 January when ARRB staff requested that it be transferred to NARA. 25 January . - Document received by Tilley,, \ NARA; will hold’ for 30 days 8 February ~- Appeal to the. President /WH directs NARA to hold document (U) STATIONS ISSUE: Document #s 104-10015-10149 104-10015-10237 104-10015-10401 | 104-10017-10069 12/13 December - ARRB Meeting 27 December - Notification of the Agency of ARRB determinations , 27 January - Documents due to National Archives; extended one week due to weather 7 February - HRG notified that DO will only appeal the[ si station document 8 February - Documents transferred to NARA via ARRB 8 February 7 Appeal to the President/WH directs. NARA to hol document (#104-10015- (S) SECRET 2
104-10331-10335] g ob _ * INTERNAL USE ONLY — JFK WORKING NOTE. NOTE TO: — | HRG JFK Reviewers DO JFK Reviewers SUBJECT: ARRB RELEASES os REFERENCE: Phone call from Fred Wickham, 2 April 1996, 2:00 pm oo 1. NAMES: TARASOFF Proceed to release per (Edger/ briefing of Board on 18 March. Cover Staff will be notified (by Fred) that documents will be available to the public in approximately 2-3 weéks and that they should notify Mrs. Tarasoff per her reques& -:Fred will also advise cover staff that Mrs. Tarasoff's name will be coming’ up in future documents. a oo 2 STATIONS: | Release in the cables from the 30/31 January meeting (reconsidered at the 18/19 March meeting). Future documents will be addressed on case-by-case basis; the letter from the | will be denied in full. . Barry
104-10331-10342 a ? . ; UNCLASSIFIED 27 dune 1994 MEMORANOUM FOR: Gloria M, Boyd @ DA j@DA FROM: | | SUBJECT: JFK Database Extract for NARA REFERENCE: in June 15, we met with Mice Getsey and Bil Grever of NARA te discuss improvements to the JFK database extract. The following issues were discussed and will require action. a oot YR will need to talk witli Steve Tilley (91Q/713-6620/concerning the NARA requirement tha Festricted fields be released to them. — ol it This could result in a modification to tha application. poo Me? aan) ihe Ue 2. HAG should also discuss with Steve 1 illey the new exemption codes and determine what effect they will have on the collection. This 2 could result in a modification to the application. r ee ‘ HAG should print (0 aids on white paper. ae” At NARA would like us te provide ar least one keywerd(subject) per document and any number of keywords per dacument. NARA will be x » “Ld expanding their keyword field to 250 characters. Both of these items require a modification to the application. ¢ ame ke ) ‘5. NARA has preliminary plans to expand the title field from 60 characters to 80 characters: they do not want the field truncated. ( 23 SO ? } However, the title will still be truncated unless HAG modifies their data to 60 character. This will require a modification te the . ‘ Quo Eradivey of doc im MARK & application Qo’ a ar a NARA wants the date time wal Samy ramavedtrom the iO ali. This will require @ modification le application, «7 COMA WHA] < 7 7. NARA would like the Qoenj Lriteria to say a true criteria as opposed to i current canned statement. This will require a She modification te the application and data populaten by HAG. \b\ P ; i < OK Z. mes would ike the box number and folder information prefixed to the comments field. This will require a modification to the application. , NARA will be faxing their new formats and examples to us this week. | will contact you te schedule a meeting to review the above issues. Thank you and | can he reached on 36417{5). ce: [ jaon UNCLASSIFIED
106-10334-40343] 28 July 1994 Results of 25 July meeting with Mike Getsey and Steve Tilley re JFK database extract. + The following item numbers are keyed td memo of 27 June, same subject. #1. “restricted data" -- NARA will accept disk with restricted data withheld. Issues will be re-visited after a decision on disposition of CIA's classified (retention) JFK collection. #2. Exemption Codes -- .The Agency is not required to. use the additional exemption codes or add them to its system, however, they must be accounted for in the extract disk. } Getsey suggested that this could be done by the extract program. Question: is it possible to add a couple of codes without a major programming problem? #3. White paper for Iden Aids - yes. #4. Keywords -- NARA has no problem with the length of CIA's 15 character field for keywords, however, with the current format NARA can only search on the first keyword. Each keyword needs to be a separate entity on the extract disk. #5. Title Field -- NARA is expanding the title field to cut down on the number of truncated titles. Does not effect HRG system which is already 250 characters. #6. “Identification Number" -- Move date/time ID number to Comment Section along with box numbers and folder information (#8). #7. “Open Criteria" -- Field can be blank. Use only for special restrictions on documents; unlikely that CIA will have documents that require using this field. Need to delete canned statement.
104-10331-10344) a - | + ADMINISTRATIVE -- INTERNAL USE ONLY y OCA 1180-92 MEMORANDUM FOR: J. Kenneth McDonald Chief, CIA History Staff FROM: ‘E. Page Moffett @puty Director of Congressional Affairs SUBJECT: Request for Access to HSCA Records REFERENCE: - Your Memorandum dtd 13 April 1992; Same Subject (CSI 92-0201) 1. In the reference, you requested approval for all members of CSI to have access to all records that CIA holds relevant to the HSCA investigation into President Kennedy's assassination. Upon receiving this approval, CSI would request affected components to transfer custody of the 64 boxes of material in question to CSI. ‘2. Today, I called Michael O'Neil, Special Assistant - to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Mr. O'Neil serves as the focal point for questions arising with respect to the segregated HSCA collection. I informed Mr. O'Neil of your request, noted that the DCI had promised an expeditious review of these documents, and requested his concurrence to proceed with the transfer of custody. Initially, Mr. O'Neil wondered whether this action would frustrate the purposes of the Joint Resolution currently being considered by the Congress. Specifically, since the documents would be provided to a Review Board pursuant to the,resolution, would transfer at this time to the CSI hinder that purpose? [I told Mr. O'Neil that if the Joint Resolution passed in its current form, we would instruct the CSI to transfer the holdings to the Board. If the Joint Resolution did not pass, we would have a head start on reviewing the documents. ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY
13-00000 . ADMINISTRATIVE - , INTERNAL USE ONLY SUBJECT: Request for Access to HSCA Records aS * .3.° I then informed Mr. O'Neil that the new historical review group would have at least fifteen officers and that this group would likely review the material. Mr. O'Neil then stated that he concurred in the transfer of custody and in the request for access by CSI personnel. 4. Based on this conversation, I have signed the reference indicating my approval of your request. During -the course of your review, you should continue to coordinate closely with Litigation Division, OGC, and this Office to ensure that decisions to release are consistent with litigation and other requirements. 4. Please call me on x35467 if I may be of any further assistance. e o E. Pa hl cc: C/DO/IMS C/LD/OGC 2 ADMINISTRATIVE ~ INTERNAL USE ONLY