Assassination Records Review Board | 600 E Street NW + 2nd Floor - Washington, DC 20530 ; a : Mr. ny J. Barry Harrelson aa Chief, JFK Project - ‘Historical: Review Program | Office of Information Management aa Central Intelligence “Agency © o Washington, D.C. 20505 ee Re: Status of CIA Response to Assassination Records Review Board’s Requests for Dear Barry: oa I am ‘writing to ‘update you on the Review Board’s understanding of ithe status of CIA’s s. .* fesponses to our formal and informal requests for additional information and records that'the ARRB Staff has requested pursuant to Section 7)(1)(C) Gi), of the President John. ce FE. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, 44US. C.§ 2107 Supp. V wwe sae, recent CIA efforts to respond to our outstanding requests. As we have noted in earlier letters, these requests will be incorporated into the Agency’s final | compliance declaration. As you know, i in requesting these materials, we are not designating them * ‘assassination records” at this time and we are not requesting that . CIA provide copies to: the Review Board. As we have noted, all outstanding ARRB - requests for additional information, both formal and informal, were scheduled to be __, completed by April 1, 1998. Although the April 1 deadline has passed, the Review. . Board still intends to complete all necessary work on the outstanding requests as soon as possible. The Review Board is currently in the process of drafting its final report to -the President and to Congress and it considers the issue of CIA requests for additional - information and records a crucial one. At a meeting with the Review Board staffon _ July 16, 1998, the CLA made a commitment to complete all but three of the outstanding requests, formal and informal, by August 1, 1998. Due to Review Board staff commitmerits, we are willing to extend that deadline to no later than Friday August 7, 1998. . Boarp Members: John R. Tunheim, Chair « Henry F. Graff * Kermit lL. Hall « William L. Joyce « Anna K. Nelson Executive Director: 7. Jeremy Gunn ¢ Deputy Director: Thomas E. Samoluk (202) 724-0088 + Fax: (202) 724-0457 bag
13-00000 J. Barry Harrelson July 2 27, 1998 These requests are complete. This request i is scomplet cA Histories. "Michelle Combs, f the Review: Board Staff is continuing to review the _ approximately sixty histories. designated. for review.: The Review Board staff appreciates the cooperation ithas received from HRP i in our review of the: histories. CIA should continue to make the remaining | ‘histories available i in consultation with the’ Review Board. LARA The Review Board first requested itformation: on the Intelligence Community. co Eo?" Staff on March 1, 1996. On October 1, 1996, CIA agreed to report on the status of a this request within two weeks. While we understand that this request turned out to be more difficult and complicated than originally envisioried, this request has been outstanding for more than two years. The Review Board has not yet received any substantive response. This request must be completed by August 7, 1998. dcB(TRO so list
13-00000 ‘J. Barry Harrelson pee July 2 27, 1998. 3. . CIA Syivia D Duran Materials. This request is s complete, wy se oe JMWAVE nd David Sanchez Morales. aan On May 22 996, the. Review Board requested access to Mall 201 files, personnel Ee files, Office: of Security files,’ P-files, or any other files” relating to fivepersons.__ an allegedly’ Connected to JMWAVE. In response to this request, CIA has provided ys numerous records. which were located in the Sequestered Collection. Since that “time CIA h vic files on three of the five individuals: David re Sh ckley) afd Da apeuprore). Weare still awaiting the Racisey/ Henry. ‘CIA. should document its search process, ritten, response for the record. vs « IA-13 Mexico City Backchannel Communications. - This requést i is complete. CIA-14 Mexico City Station Annual Reports. CIA provided its written response. This request is now complete.
13-00000 J. Barry Harrelson July 27, 1998 Page 4 | CIAA6 Oswald Pre-Assassination Files e: oye Niection: at tthe National full, and dloomplete Teaponse t to this, "The Oswald Securi cu ty File was n | ye Archives. The! Review Board awaits a for rm. | Fequest. me : | “Informal Requests, ee | Each of the following informal requests was previously made to CIA. For reference, they will be referred to by the “Informal Request” (IR) number provided below. CIA-IR-01 Personnel Assigned to Fost from 1959-64 (see RIF 104 109065-10199). . This request j is s complete, | | CIA-IR-02 Location of Cable Identified in TK 1993. 07.2 20, 10. 18: 29 650630. | This request is complete, . ad Bo CIAAR-03 Full Computer Search for List off Documents in HTLINGUAL File. CIA agreed to undertake a ‘Sinputet r run for all HTLINGUAL documents i in April 1997. The Review Board understands that HRP received an initial - _- response. CIA should: dociiment all computer : searches: for these documents and — provide the written: respons 9 the Review: Board... -This. s request m must be" completed by August 7 , 199 oe ey ; 7 CIA-IR-04 Disposition of Angleton’s ae a The Review Board seeks to ensure that it has taken all reasoriable steps ti to account for any files that James Jesus Angleton possessed or controlled that related to the assassination and to Lee Harvey Oswald. Because of the controversy surrounding the disposition of Angleton’s files, the Review Board believes it prudent to obtain from CIA a clear understanding of the types of files that he maintained and their ultimate disposition. (The Review Board does not
13-00000 (plore any. subjects i iri | Angleton’s S: files es beyond those that may: ‘have : a the assassination.) To'date, CIA has. made available certain’ ovided-by the ¢ CIC and the case files for Mangold: v. CIA. The « would explain the disposition: of ‘Angleton’s s files. ‘This Tequest must be aw understands that the CIA has. taken steps to > pursue these records. CIA. \ provided . an n update ¢ on: this. ‘request in June 1998. ‘ “CIAIR-06 QKENCHANT. . “The Review Board seeks information regarding the purpose of QKENCHANT _ and its connection with Clay Shaw, Howard Hunt, and Monroe Sullivan. — _ Provides, its written Tesponse, this request will be complete. Revie oard was provided s some e information informally by CIA with Tegan ‘to. this request that we now believe to be incorrect. CIA is now seeking _ additional information to correct or to clarify its: previous. answers; The Review. an ‘CIAIR7: Claude Barnes es Capehart 7 “This request i is complete. 7  CIAIR-08 “Unredacted Copy ¢ of the “pany Jewels” Memoranda. ~ : “Michelle Combs of the Review Board staff has identified pages from the “Family _ Jewels” memoranda for inclusion in the JFK Collection. Review Board has received confirmation from CIA that these pages will be processed ; as assassination records. This request is complete. ‘CIA-IR-09 George Bush Computer Search. This request is complete. ew Board requests any additional information i in the possession of CIA that 7 - Board seeks an immediate, full, and accurate response to: this request. Once CIA mo
13-00000 J. Barry Harrelson July 27, 1998 Page 6 . - ca ciao IG Reports. ee ! ~ ‘ LA ROCA will determine whether the IG’s office reports and. determine whether the IG’s of Oswald. Since : April : 1997, (CIA has h : informat Affairs news Slippines. 1 Since ‘Apr 1997, by thes has | a nc no time frame for a response. This request must ‘be comy Pl x attempted to influence any journalists or we ova the. assassination. This request, bprpere dis The Review Board requested that CIA make a parr petsonn fi LE / Review Board staff has marked documents in | r | WF assassination records. The Review Board has réceive SJ placed these documents in the review process. The Review Board alsoseeksa he Me full and ra written response to this request detailing any é and all searches 'To the extent that CIA possesses FOIA files or records on any of these. individuals, and to the extent that those records contain information that is not publicly available in court records, such records are being requested for review by the Review Board.
13-00000 J. Barry Harrelson. . ) those searches. Oncev we receive this written response, “ ~The Review: Board has for sometime been attempting to determine ‘whether CIA has provided access to all of CIA’s surveillance “take” from the Cuban and | _ Soviet facilities in Mexico City < at the time of the Oswald visit and in the Of immediate wake of the assassination. Audio surveillance tapes from the period “after the assassination have been identified by CIA and the Review Board staff. On numerous occasions, the Review Board has asked CIA. whether there was any surveillance take i in addition t to what i is s currently in in ‘the collection. ~ iestions. The DO has agreed t to check. ‘Headquarters _ — ponies in HMMW 12454, to search for the crypis cited in CIA has provided. a partial response to this request and additional al specie _ questions. ‘ha ve been conveyed to HRP by the Review Board. ‘Review Board Reds to seek a full accounting £ for all surveillance conducted . _ during the relevant time periods. ‘DS&T has provided a folder title printout of U-2 materials for Review Board . examination and has checked for records filed under Richard Bissell’s name. oF Michelle Combs, of the Review Board staff, continues to review these indexes. The DS&T should continue to search for OSP f files.
13-00000 . J. Barry Harrelson +» July 27,1998. Page 8 This request is complete. ne . The Review Board has made oral requests from CIA for information abou _’. provided atime frame for a response. : This The Review Board has requested that full computer searches be conducted on all _of the following people and organizations. CIA should document the results of its searches. Once CIA formally documents its completed searches, the request will be complete. This request must be completed by:August 7, 1998. | Review Board awaits documentation. Review Board awaits documentation. | HRP will check for
13-00000 J. Barry Harrelson July 27, 1998 . - This request is. complete. . cua Zapruder! Film. i ae = CIAIR-26 Jordan James Phuntnér. —_ ‘This request i is complete. Dow Security Files for Five Individuals. The entire Office of Security files for. Gordon Novel, Jack Ru oy, an J - Case Nagel and portions of the Office of Security: files for Harold Weisber Walter Sheridan have been ‘designated. assassination records. ARRB coe. received: confirmation that these'records have been put into’ the tevie Process, aso assassination records. This request i is complete, . CIA-IR-28 McCone- Files. a Michelle Combs, of the ARRB staff, has examined the requ fs and ACIATR-29 Oswald Le Winter. This request is complete.
13-00000 ng translati ofthe iles s of the Office of the. » Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, 1959-1964. /Y General Charles Cabell 1953-1962, “ General Marshall Carter: 1962-1965
13-00000 J. Barry. Harrelson . july? 27; / 1998 the Ott Bissell. 1958-1962 “ , Renan Helms. 1962-1965 . 4 to: —— shortly. the L OF 1 before August 7, 1998. 4 source. She did not ‘designate any of i RED ecords f from the. reviewed. S material. AS: a follow- up, the Review: Board has. eres access: to: the 2 201 of | August 7, 1998, CIAAR-6 Handling of cables in 1963. This response is complete. CIAIR37 William -Pawley.. The Review Board requests access to review all files on William Pawley and any... ey ~-files on his possible connection with Cuban: exile’ groups i in the 1962-1963 time - > frame. The CIA should document its search process. This request must be y completed by August 7, 1998.
J. Barry Harrelson oh Page 13 you | hav any, supplements or corrections to the. lists above. We solution. to each of the requests. As always, we appreciate a eer Assassination Records Review Board Fo . Mr. James Oliver 7 —