AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : -ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE : _ DATE: _ PAGES: SUBJECTS : . | DOCUMENT TYPE : ” ‘CLASSIFICATION : '. RESTRICTIONS: ; CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : “OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Dowld: 322766912 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information HSCA 180-10117-10137 NUMBERED FILES 014673 Document Information HSCA 04/06/1978 33 CIA RUSSIA MEXICO CITY HSCA; METHODOLOGY TRANSCIPT Unclassified Open in Full Redact 08/17/1993 MLK material withdrawn pp. 21-28. Box 274. “ Date: 10/8/201.. .
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EXECUTIVE SESSION CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS = Thur selarf, Apri | G, 1? 78 ~ WEDNESDAY ABRIL 5, 1978. ~ oo & House of Representatives, - x Select Committee on aad a Assassinations, = 7 | | Washington, D. C. . | | | | | “| | ent = g a = The committee met, pursuant to notice at 4:08 p.m., in ~ room 384 of the Cannon House Office Building, “Hon. Louls i$) : Don, oe Q = Stokes, ~chairman of the committee, presiding. z. Present: Representatives Stokes presiding): Preyer, & et Fauntroy, Dodd, Ford, Fithian, Edgar, Devine and Sawyer. e. 1 i Present also: G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Be | pirector; Gary Cornwell, Deputy Chief Counsel; I. Cc. “Mathews rn roe g  Aspeciat Counsel; william Cross, Security Officer; Blizabeth 2 e O Tperning, Chief Clerk; and Marion Wills, beputy Chief. Clerk. Oo -- | Chairman Stokes. A guorum of the committee being ‘present oe! yo ae nM fat this time, the committee is called to order. ir recognize ! 7 te ae 7 Mr, Blakey for a statement with reference to this. @ PRS 22 Mr. Blakey. There are several matters that could be. | 2h 33 [brought up. One of them, I suppose, technically shoula be. | > oe 24 [consiaeres in public session about the deals with the change be ‘ st 7 . 4 , sue 3 1 | 1 | : | “4 Co RS Docld: 32266912 - Page 3 +) ALBERSON REPORTING COMPANY, INC:
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4 in the rules. investigation and conseguently, 3 4 = 5 a a rs) 3. 7 om 3 9 gl | 3 . , ze. S ee | a , o oO £. 2 ora [4 & : & 18. got 2 we 1g ees g 18 &. fe] = 9 L - cow Bee: OSE SS. at . . 24. || . 7 “25 iT} | |. wo le Docla: 32266912 Pade) 5 executive session. Nevertheless, rules goes to the heart of the nature of our current I think it would be Chairman Stokes. Mr. Fauntroy. I So move. Chairman Stokes. It. The clerk will call the roll. Mrs. Berning. Mr. Stokes. Chairman Stokes. Aye. Mrs. Berning. Mr. Devine. Mr. Devine. Aye. Mrs. Berning. Mr. Preyer. Mr. Preyer. Aye. Mrs. Berning. Mr. McKinney. (There was no response.) Fauntroy. Mrs. Berning. Mr. Mr. Fauntroy. Aye. - Mrs. Berning. Mrs. Burke. (There was no response.) Mrs. Berning. Mr. Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer. Aye. Mrs. Berning. Mr. Dodd. Mr. Dodd. Aye. Mrs. Berning. Mr. Ford. -  ALDERSON REPORTING. COMPANY. INC. The chair will entertain such a is’ moved that the meeting go. the. reasons for the change in the appropriate for a motion to. be made to close the meeting. motion into a _