JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION , Peleased under the John AGENCY : CIA RECORD NUMBER : 104-10331-10057 Benne dy RECORD SERIES : JFK 5 Wssagsination Records AGENCY FILE NUMBER : PROJFILES-CORRESPONDENCE ollection Act of 1992 ------ ++ ee eee (44 USC 2107 Note). DOCUMENT INFORMATION ase#:NW 53217 Date: Ho-22-2017 AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : JOHN F. PEREIRA TO : DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS TITLE : MEMO: RELEASE OF JFK ASSASSINATION RECORDS- : -PERCEPTION PROBLEM DATE : 06/01/1993 PAGES : 4 SUBJECTS : JFK ASSASSINATION DELETIONS NEGATIVE PRESS DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER CLASSIFICATION : SECRET RESTRICTIONS : 1A CURRENT STATUS.: RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 04/23/03 COMMENTS : JFK-M-16 : F2 : 2000.02.08.10:24:01:043054 ’ HW 53217 DBocld:32404167 Page 1
TO - | op/o 23-/4/9. LLECTIONS RELE N FULL | 1 June 1993 MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Operations VIA: Director Center for Study of Intelligence FROM: John F. Pereira Chief, Historical Review Group SUBJECT: Release of JFK Assassination Records--Perception Problem 1. This is to advise you of a potential credibility problem facing the Agency with regard to release of the President Kennedy assassination records. Paragraph 5 contains a request that you make a determination as soon as possible to solve this problem. 2. As we near the completion of the first review of the hard copy documents related to the Kennedy assassi- nation, it has become apparent that a potentially serious credibility problem looms. This concerns the negative press, congressional, and public reaction that may well be caused by the extensive deletions in the documents that CIA will release to the National Archives and the public. 3. The problem arises from the fact that we are still trying to resolve differences with the Directorate of Operations reviewers as to what information can be released in several broad categories. By and large, these categories do not contain sensitive information, but the accumulative effect of deleting numerous words and numbers in these categories wherever they appear may well give the impression that CIA is not forthcoming and is withholding a lot of relevant information. Examples of the categories are: - cable, dispatch, intelligence report and file numbers - cryptonymns no longer in use ~ methods that are well known, e.g., _ telephone taps, surveillance (fact of) pseudonyms of former employees HW 53217 Docld:32404187 Page>¥ENESTRATOVE —_LHPERNAL-UGE-ONDE
SUBJECT: Release of JFK Assassination Records--Perception Problem - source descriptions used on disseminated reports - old organization designators, phone and room numbers (Attached are examples of documents that appear to have been excessively sanitized because of deletions of this type of information.) . 4. We have been negotiating these points with the DO reviewers one by one for several months. Given the deadline of 22 August 1993 for release of the JFK records, there is not enough time left to continue trying to resolve all the specific differences. 5. Thus, we appeal to you to make a blanket determination as soon as possible as to which of the above categories of information may be released. The Executive Director is aware of this problem and has asked us what should be done to solve it. John F. Pereira Attachments ~ HW 53917 Docld:32404187 Padt EN ESPRAT IVE ——ENPERNAEOSE-ONEY
SUBJECT: Release of JFK Assassination Records--Perception Problem DCI/CSI/HRG/JFPereira:hfs/x30335 (1 Jun 93) Distribution: Original - Addressee (w/atts) 1 - D/CSI (w/o atts) 1 - C/HRG (w/atts) 1 - HRG files (w/o atts) PDMENES TRALEE ——-ENDERNAE—GSE- ONE AW. 53217 DBoclda:32404167 Page 5