JFK Assassination System Date: 3/31/201 Identification Form eee Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10372-10053 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  62C-HQ-1029205-1506 | Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: OPCA TO: .DIV6 TITLE: DATE: 03/25/1997 ‘PAGES: 9 SUBJECTS : JFKARCA OF 1992 DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C;3;4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 03/03/1999 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : eee v9.1 108 Doclda:323197271 Page 1
* (12/31/1995) ~ = ~ SECRET FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 03/25/1997 To: Criminal Investigative Attn: Ms. Tucker, Rm. 4944 Ms. Baehre, Rm. 4944 National Security Attn: Mr. Marsh, Rm. 4427 Office General Counsel Attn: Mr. P. Kelley, Rm. 7338 Mr. Campbell, Rm. 7338 Ms. Buckleitner, Rm. 7975 From: Office of Public and Congressional Affairs JFK Task Force, Rm. 6362 AUD INFOP , Contact: Barbara L. Hatch, Ext. 9482 HEREIN 15 Approved By: Keeley Carol Va a 3/ eq Drafted By: Hatch Barbara L:bLny)y Ch i Case ID #: (U) 62-HQ-1029205 (PENDING) Title: (U) UFK ASSASSINATION RECORDS j COLLECTION ACT (JFKARCA) Synopsis: (U) On 1/3/1997, the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) formally advised by letter to the FBI their determinations on FBI documents. This communication advises offices of the information the ARRB protected or released. Classifi Reason Declassify On G- KTF/OPCA 1.5 10/01/3017 Details: (U) On 1/3/1997, the ARRB formally advised the FBI of the determinations voted by them on FBI documents at a meeting held 12/17/1996. The ARRB letter listed 41 documents for which the ARRB made determinations. The FBI does not have any appeal issues with the release of the material. However, the release of the information in these documents will reveal the identities of 105 individuals whom the documents described as potential” criminal informants (PCI), confidential informants (CI), potential security informants (PSI), security informants (SI), racial informants (RS) and sources of information (SOI). The ARRB decisions will also release what was previously classified foreign counterintelligence information. SECRET (yy PL Kol OOGAOD LEC Docld: 323197271 Page 2?
. SECRET To: Criminal Investigative From: Office of Public and Congressional Affairs Re: (U) 62-HQ-1029205 (PENDING), 03/25/1997 (U) The documents concerning the decisions from the December 17 meeting are listed below by document number, with the information to be released. The status of informants and sources, if found through research, is noted after the name with living (LL), deceased (D), no record (NR), or date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) - (U) The FBI provided written justifications presenting the evidence available to protect the individuals, singular information, and classified information related to sources and foreign relations as listed above. However, the ARRB supports the position that the information ordered disclosed is relevant -and significant to the assassination. They opine the pertinence and importance to the assassination outweigh any current harm to the individuals or the FBI's/United States Government's foreign relations, informants or operational aspects. ‘(U) The JFKTF continues to advise CID, NSD and OGC of the ARRB decisions. However, with the narrowed scope of appeal issues, NSD and CID recommendations are not being sought for those decisions documented here. If you have questions, please contact Barbara L. Hatch at extension 9482, Carol L. Keeley at extension 9494, or Carl Valentine at extension 9476. (U) 1. (16/50) SE 89-47-114, 124-10258-10491. While the ARRB sustained the postponement of the numeric portion of SE 711-S (LL), his name and the case number of his informant file until 12/2006, they determined identifying information (names and file numbers in the copy count of all others. source reported in attendance at a meeting should be released. (U) 2. (18/7) DL 89-43-377, 124-10233-10236 releases the names of the following PCI's: Akers, Jim (NR) Ward, Delma (NR) Bowling, Jewel Floyd (NR) Wright, Horace (NR) Clark, June (NR) Fenley, George (NR) Jones, Leonard Pete (NR) Josey, James Artest (NR) Rowland, Earl (NR) Stromie, Dick (NR) Taylor, Joe Leslie (NR) SECRET 2 Docld: 323197271 Page 3
C ©) SECRET To: Criminal Investigative From: Office of Public and Congressional Affairs Re: (U) 62-HO-1029205 (PENDING), 03/25/1997 The ARRB sustained the postponement of the names of sources Hannah Storres (L) and Howard Coles (L); former PSI's Dmytro Rudy (L), John Shuryan (L) and Alan Dietch (L); SOI Shirley Brignol (L); and former SOI Martin Wilner (L) until 12/2006. (U) 16. (20/8) CG 62-6115-117; 118; 119, 124-10228- 10399 releases the name Henry James Goss (NR) and his 137 file number. (U) 17. (20/21) HQ 62-116395-1659, 124-10264-10455 releases singular information which may allow identification of Joaquim Godoy (NR), PSI Domingo Echemendia Escalante (NR), SOI Ovideo Manalich (NR), MM 847-S (NR) and MM 639-S (L). Though referred to by T-symbols in the pages actually processed for this reference, the names and symbol numbers appear in the cover pages of the documents involved. Those cover pages are processed elsewhere in the JFK documents. It is noted the ARRB previously agreed to sustain the postponement of the symbol number MM 639-S, as well as singular information provided by that source, until 2006. (U) 18. (20/25) DE 62-5245-EBF, 124-10180-10284 releases the name Robert B. Klinger, along with his title and place of employment. The ARRB sustained the postponement of the numeric portions of DE 406-CS (one location), DE 862 (two locations) and the case portions of their file numbers until 12/2006 ; (U) 19-20. (20/36, 20/37) HQ 62-117290-778; 787, 124- 10182-10274, 10278 releases the date a subpoenaed informant was to appear before a closed HSCA hearing. The ARRB sustained the postponement of the numeric portion of his symbol number, CO 80-C, until 12/2006. (U) 21. (20/53) HQ 67-117290-213X, 124-10190-10017 releases the birth dates of six named HSCA representatives. The ARRB sustained the postponement of their social security account numbers until 12/2006, to prevent an unwarranted invasion of their privacy. SECRET Docldad:323197271 Page 6
O : © SECRET To: Criminal Investigative From: Office of Public and Congressional Affairs Re: (U) 62-HQ-1029205 (PENDING), 03/25/1997 (U) 22. (15/177) 89A-DL-60165-143, 124-10261-10409 releases the words "Full investigation authorized 11/9/93." These words appear in a document entitled "Oleg Maximovich Nechiporenko, Colonel KGB, retired; FCI-R (Intelligence Officer) oo: Dallas," revealing we had opened a full investigation on this individual rather then merely collecting coincidental information on his travel to the U.S. to attend and speak at a symposium sponsored by The Assassination Symposium on Kennedy. (U) 23. (18/119) HQ 62-116395-1477 (Part one of two parts, only), 124-10184-10329 releases reference to an FBI "operation" against the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City handled by the San Diego Field Office in the early 1960's ty 24. (19/78) BA 89-30-273, 1na-10238-10307 release the'words "Washington, D.C., and"... The ARRB sustained the words ("telephoned the Embassy of Laos" until 10/2017. Cs p 2 (19/6) LA 89-75-862, 124-10178-10188 releases t words "approximately 4". The ARRB sustained the 4 postponement of the numeric portion of LA 4863}s and the case CS portion of the file number until 12/2006. }#£=*” (Uy 2 (20/28) HQ 62-117290-456X5, 124-10181-10193 releases “a the. information concerning the elsur logs which includes the information contained in the logs. The ARRB sustained the postponement of the entire symbol and file numbers until 10/2017. Le u (8) 27. (20/34) HQ 62-117290-984X3, 124-10181-10239 releases the classification portion of the Chicago file number and the words between the symbol number and the Chicago file number. The ARRB sustained the postponement of the entire symbol number and the case portion of the Chicago file number until 10/2017. (2 (20/35) HQ 62-117290-996X2, 124-10181-10245 releases al references to the Russian, Polish, and Yugoslavian Embassies, information in brackets concerning "UNSUB; KGB AGENT aka Sasha, ESP-R and the words "National Security Elsurs". The RRB sustained the postponement on all references concerning the (french, West German, Moroccan, and United Arab Republic Embassies PS J ntil 10/2017. SECRET Docld: 323197271 Page fF
To: or rn Criminal Investigative From: Congressional Affairs Re: (U) 62-HQ-1029205 ( (PEN. 29. (19/100) © SECRET DING), 03/25/1997 NY 89-75-850, Office of Public and 124-10184-10054 releases information concerning General Dico Dimitrov's attempt to contact_a Diplomat the words(an Israeli'] until 10/2017. Cs) te releases al CIA also releases all references to thi 30. (18/116) HQ 62-116395-1214, The ARRB sustained the postponement of 124-10186-10053 1 references to the operation codenamed "Tumbleweed". operation, The CIA documents are but ‘Sustains the postponement of the word | "Ok1ahona™ ,) as follows: releases dere source and two Polish officials information already released t 104-10001-10163 104-10016-10016 104-10005-10188 104-10015-10056 104-10015-10057 104-10015-10432 104-10015-10433 104-10052-10019 104-10055-10025 104-10055-10026 104-10055-10102 104-10055-10103 104-10055-10104 104-10063-10246 31. (18/11) ils concerning a identification of the source. postponement of the numeric portion of the source's symbol number until 12/2006. ( & 32. (18/74) CG 62-6115-519, 124-10006-10292 Cs) =) Whe Gin New York between our cs) When put together with is information allows for the The ARRB sustained the HQ 62-109060-1st NR 4455, 124-10175- 10009 releases information identifying({two Soviet Officials in Washington as being the subjects of FBI investigations. some of this information was not clearly defined as such, obtained from technical coverage which is still operationa Docld: 323197271 Page & Though SECRET i ee
~ SECRET To: Criminal Investigative From: Office of Public and Congressional Affairs Re: (U) 62-HQ-1029205 (PENDING), 03/25/1997 K 33. (18/111) HQ 62-109060-2nd NR 6682, 124- 3) 10159-1035 eleases (information obtained from technical coverage Cs which reveals the FBI's investigative interest in specific Soviets in this country.) The ARRB sustained the postponement of the entire symbol number [assigned to the technical coverage |until cs) 10/2017. cc: 1 - Mr. Esposito, Rm. 7142 1 - Mr. R. Bucknam, Rm. 7176 1 - Mr. Shapiro, Rm. 7427 1 - Mr. Bryant, Rm. 7116 1 - Mr. Lewis, Rm. 7110 1 - Mr. Collingwood, Rm. 7240 1 - Mrs. Keeley, Rm. 6362 1 - Ms. Hatch, Rm. 6362 1 - Mr. Valentine, Rm. 6362 oe SECRET Doclda:323197271 Page 3