“Released under. the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 3/31/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-10379-10061 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  62C-HQ-1029205-3768 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI ~ FROM: HQ TO: [Restricted] TITLE: | DATE: 04/04/1998 - ‘PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : JFKARCA OF 1992 DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 05/11/1999 _ OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : —e?.krkrgxkrk v9.1 Docld: 323222770 Page 1 254
[ ReTeaged, under he John: F. “Kennedy Assageinataon Records Collection Act or 4992, Ads. MSC ae ‘Ho te e}. _ re Te Fy “Federal Burgau of Tavestigaion - Hey woe aa ‘ ‘ 7 = . 2 te moa - ws & , * ‘ : x , : ao Vs "SECRET " ay : “a . , ~“ : , te ’ ‘ see . ° A on 7 “f _ . , ue oe Ss Office of the Director - | eae see T WHERE, stow "Washington D.C 20535 ° op EN LE 4 wee my nen a / , ae oak “2, LL, ‘a “oe z tS a on qu EE Tass a TRBRWISE pear KES See 7 a ne - . oo L . a “ =. 7 - i ie 1 ae i “= ; : : , . a ( a a 2 207 eR -Commissioneé PR. "Murray ° oe Poe ee an of z ¢ I ; “i u eC Royal. Canadian Mounted Police: ; ae rar - gyssrien By Ces aoe S 4 co st 21200 Vanier Parkway. cn Sara vos a “ _ REASON: A, 5 “( D ). po! oe " . - Ottawa; Ontario, Canada KIAOR2 " alone Mae * DECLASSIFY © ON: Ke 2 a a a? ee . ber | Dear, Commissioner Murray” Ce yy ~~ pp it : (JK TE ot Bani writing fo. you: about a matter that believe to be important to the FBI/and to the wae 7 cote : ae oe. &, Ns United States people. J Joe Bt ane ra, ‘ ee o wet pe oN on] Pon we “The Presiderit John F -Keritedy Assassination Records Colléction ‘Act, 44 U: s io §2107(Stipp. Oe oS oy. 1994). (the Act). (copy enclosed) was enacted by the. Unitéd States Congress and. signed’ into law by : ow — , — : — r 7 President George. Bush on October | 26: 1992. The! purpose of the’ Actis: to.preserve and: maintain: all” a fee - United States- governmental documents’ in one aréa, the National Archives and Records cp en a : Administration (Archives), for access to those individuals interested in the’ history: surrouriding the “0 0: ‘ ee . assassination of President’ John F. Kennedy. , The Act States that; “ alll governmerit records ae Ce ey “coricerning: the assassination ‘of President John. F. Kennedy.should. carry a presumption ¢ ‘of immediate , an So " disclosure,” and requires. all United States government agencies:to. find fall documents rélated to the: - m “ 2 a . ” ‘eh tS “assassination andi to réview. and release the: identified’ documents to, the maximum extent: ‘possible to oS he " _ the’ Public. The FBI has been working diligently since 1993 ‘to fulfill: ‘our, responsibilities under. the’, a wl "a _ an ‘Act: : oS . NN : . . n . a an e ‘# a ‘he rs . ve Tee De ea a vs The. purpose of this letter i is: 0) to. ‘inform’ you, that the FBI 5 ‘assassination recdids. contain. . s mo a ‘ too a4 : “information, originating with your. agericy or’ ‘your, original dotuments: (2) to respectfully. request that re < cor = your agency review. your, information for maximum disclosure to. the fullest extent possible, and 3), to-.- a + explain the provisions for your request to. Protect your: ‘information: from disclosure. ” : ~V a aa — fhe, Leng } oy Som re oc ae wt ty : ‘ . ea ay oN ah eg - ar : : ~. . . A - - ao. - : NOP Ge o. a sO “4 er T fe) ‘achieve'n maximum. disclosure, of: assassination’ ‘records, the Act: established the. SEK”. be an at te ” Assassination) Recofds Review: Board (the. Board): ‘The. Board is an independent Federal agency =. San a Me . charged with overseeing the identification’and reléase: of records. ‘elated to the assassination-from the - oe * other Federal agencies. The’ FBIhas.assured the Board’ ‘of-0 our’ ‘continued dedication of ¢ Cooperating’ - fa fete oe with them to imeet the objectives ¢ ofthe Act. ‘In that spirit, the FBI would appreciate your agency’ Ss: ve Ao 2 _ Teyiew of the enclosed assassination records and consideration of whether the information can be - te = : to Ay ae} Ary ot. bys . . . Se an : . . Se os . yoose Log vt - ca a4 u S f seyr te . . to rT hoe er a are ‘. ? ; . po Y ne wes Os <e a BE et ed * CLASSIFIED § AS ENTIRETY Ro a MO 4 a a 7 . ‘ oe ey - : Cf ., et , oe “ere, : . mo no meth o . . ‘ Lo . ay eS . ns wot . an ; - ‘ ve o ry £ . 7 yO . . 2 . Lt . _ = EY Roe aii oa fe, pe a es epee! a a “ Peiio0s ’ To! eae Cte ee ® ff - and F /de . Docta: 32322970". Page 2 ey Ray ST re ae
[Re leaseg under the ‘John F. Kennedy Assassination’ Records: Collection Act or. i992 (ad WSC. 2107 Hote}. ran Fone s } “BATE Ai-La- 2017. eS “CO a es IN A TON ey ets - [Commissioner I. P. R. abel om coe . 7 tm oe oe oe ; ; If “your. agency | has no objection to the fsleasé fi its ‘information i in the enclosed records, please.” me “ vo notify: the’ FBLso that we- may take steps to ‘release thet ‘tecords to the Archives. Tf £your agency.’ ese . Ness _, deterniines that the information cannot be released, please ptovide an explanation so that the FBI may, oe AS ue “present the evidence to the Board for théir approval. The ‘Act requirés the FBI to. present “clear ands Sa Oe convincing evidence” of.a’ ‘harm that would outweigh the need for public disclosure to ‘the Board for « Dre ch Yo ap 2 any information: that we request to protéct from disclosure. -Such evidence to’ protect information’ is. ore moo BO explained i in ‘the Act as, “the public disclosure:of the.assassination record. would compromise-the’ ~ . re a ” mo 7 _ ‘existence of a an understanding of donifidentiality currently requiring protection between a Government Oy se .2 2s") | agent and-a cooperating individual ora foreign government, and public disclosure would beso. [aa Do AGS: 7 harmful that. Mt. outweighs the public interest.’ Upon receipt. of. your: instructions and éxplanation, for’ ce} the protection: from disclosure, the FBI will provide the information, to the Board and request that... re here Ahey st sustain, the request for withholding the information from disclosure’ a a Soa ON eo oa ne 2 . “Please bea aware e-that the. Act’ requires thattall information j in ‘the assassination collection at. rare wo - ; “Archives (ever in. the closed: section) be ‘released to: -the public’ in the year, ; 201 7, including ‘formation - Be that thé Board: agrees: to’protect.” The Act has provisions to extend’ postponements' (protection ‘of 6 fae mY ‘information from disclosure) past 2017 with the: certification of the: President of the United States that re the information’ continues to meet the requirements for postponement. ‘The FBI will- periodically woe oe “review ‘the Postponed material for the néed- of this certification: Aa - . .? . toe . ~ - _ . . ’ e . . * f 7 ae Fn, ‘ < . ve . . “s . . -t x ‘ ' ane . a < eS : \ = vw a . : . ra f° woof aa J ot e st oe . 6 7” eet As. you know, the FBI normally protects information from your agency pursuant to applicable’ co a "tk. Executive Orders and the Freedom of Information and Privacy ‘Acts. exemptions. ‘However; the Actis¢ "0 8) yore ON Oe unique Federal law, that applies only to. JFK assassination records. Please note, itis our opinion that > 0° Ls AON, nee oy 4% release of information; in the JFK assassination records should not ‘in’ the. future affect thé FBPs’. 28 oe ee ye eo standard policy of protecting, your agency’ Ss. information : in other investigations ¢ or: in other: ¢ contexts. Oe a “fy op . . . nena at a) . , iit ' sys - ~ Tne im . ere = An . ‘ . coe en - The FBI IS cominitted to the Opening of all jnforfnation. relatéd to the assassination to the” 7 Y aa ee United States:public, but. appreciates that certain information i Is sensitive,and not proper | for’ release. ” . 4 °- Therefore; the FBI requests your consideration and understanding of this matter and the fontinuance oo an eee, of your outstanding association with ¢ our- “agency. = oo pg ta pe aloes ‘ . ? z i~ a 2 oe * Thank j you, in, advancée, for’ your coopération. Please’ direct arly giiestions to’ our 1 Legat Office, Bo ae “repiésentative or to. Carol L. Keeley, Acting Unit Chief of the Historical‘and Executive Review Unit., ar MS ene ; Of the FBI, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. : Washington, D: C. 20535, (202) 324- 0671 oo os eT Von ey ee a ae - ~ yy we nae Oe, Set Sours, - ie re ‘Louis: Freeh. “a 7 oO oD ey ate ° an /Director_ A rr ae \ “UY 1