Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Use 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 3/31/20] Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-10378-10041 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  62C-HQ-1029205-3369 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HQ TO: NO TITLE: DATE: 01/31/1997 ‘PAGES: 3 ’ SUBJECTS : JFKARCA OF 1992 DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 3 CURRENT STATUS: Redact _ DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 05/04/1999 OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE ‘COMMENTS : gsm v9.1 Docld:32321883 Page 1 107
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 © e 5 _ ff . ee FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Precedence: IMMEDIATE Date: 01/31/1997 To: New Orleans Attn: SAC From: Office of Public and Congressional Affairs JFK Task Force, Rm. 6362 Contact: Joe Iazetta, Ext. 8688 Approved By: Keeley Caro Drafted By: TIazzetta Joe Fields Brian J Case ID #: 62-HQ-1029205 (Pending) Title: John F. Kennedy Records Collection ‘ Act of 1992 (the Act) Synopsis: The Act established the Assassination Records Review Board (the Board) to over see the governments' production and compliance with the Act. The Board reviews the proposed postponements in documents sent by each agency to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) decides what postponements the Act allows or opens the document in full. The Board's responsibilities include having agencies search other subjects’ and areas to find any additional material not already identified as assassination records. The establishment of the Board by the Act also limited the time for their duties to be accomplished. The Board must complete their tasks by September 1997. With this deadline in mind, the Board sent letter requesting additional information. Details: On November 29, 1996, the Board sent a letter to the FBI setting forth a formal compliance program with stated deadlines. The Board's goal is to assure Congress and the American public that all was done to accomplish the intentions of the Act. The letter requested the FBI to designate an “Agency Compliance Official” and prepare a “Statement of Compliance”. Members of the JFK Task Force and the Board's staff met on January 15, 1997, to clarify the Board's expectations of the FBI considering the November letter. - At this meeting the Board's staff requested that the New Orleans office be searched for any records related to the “William Walters' teletype”, to include any records that may have logged the communication into the New Orleans office, and any record that would verify Mr. Walters scheduled duty time and attendance for the duty. ( ore LQ I29 205 F369 New Orleans shout conduct HO 7 of its office for the listed items. If New Orleans is aware of any administrative records they may have maintained outside the normal index Docld: 32321883 Page 2
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 WSC 3107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 OC : O bm. To: New Orleans From: Office of Public and Congressional Affairs Re: 62-HQ-1029205, 01/31/1997 systems, they should include those areas in the search. If any documents related to the matters are found, please forward the documents: to the JFK Task Force. Pursuant to the Act any material categorized as an assassination record must be sent to the NARA in its original form. The Act established the process of handling the documents and the FBI must follow the Act. If New Orleans believes their office needs, a copy, they should copy the document or material before sending to the JFK Task Force. If you have any questions, please call Joe ITazetta at (202) 324-8688. Docld: 32321883 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kenedy Assassination Records Collection Act. of 199? (44 USC 27107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 oO O , oe woe To: New Orleans From: Office of Public and Congressional Affairs Re: 62-HQ-1029205, 01/31/1997 LEAD (s): Set Lead 1: ene ALL—RECETVING OFFICES Conduct searches of your office for any records pertinent to the “William Walters' teletype” including logging the teletype into New Orleans and verification of Mr. Walters time and attendance for that shift. Forward any material related to this request to FBIHQ, the JFK Task Force, attention Joe Iazetta, Room 6362. The results should be gent to the JFK Task Force by 2/13/97. 7 Docld: 32321883 Page 4