104-10331-10149 theré are references. to CIA 8 April 1998 MER“ on A PIFAB Meeting. Within it “It: is“a‘Helms' _ Status and’ Issues: The ARRB staff has agreed to recommend -... to the Board that the information related to those covert ‘y actions: be considered non-related and the documents designated “Not Believed Related” (NBR). The document will ‘be grouped with similar “NBR” documents and be presented to action at its” 13:A vil: or. 12 May meeting. 2 Alias. Documentation and Accommodation Addresse “The security file of former Agency employee, David Morales (deceased -- true name already released), within the sequestered collection contains documentation on five of his alias. We anticipate similar problems as we re- review other security files within the sequestered collection. The ARRB staff has proposed a compromise resolution to this problem as follows: -- Protect all references to ‘official idocuments reflecting the alias such as (SSN, Drivers: Permit, etc. +i Le Release items designated as pocket litter such as club cards, etc. -- Protect elements of accommodation addresses to avoid identifying specific locations; and -- Then make a decision to actually release or protect the alias itself depending on the timeframe and its importance to the JFK story. “CL BY: +-(0611637. CL REASON: 1.5 C DECL ON: X1 DRV FRM: Multiple SECRET
13-00000 re SECRET If they agree» with, _the Agency ‘and ARRB will delines: which. will be. submitted to the za a Issues: The ARRB will: present. the selected é prepared in ‘Lieu of the records. in® ‘contention. The chart ‘would. inGlude those components that were involved in the Oswald story and anti-Castro activities. These JMWAVE and .  ... DO organization charts have been the subject of several discussions and meetings with the ARRB staff over the past few months. The ARRB staff is clearly leaning toward recommending that the JMWAVE chart be released; an actual _ vote on these records by the Board will not take place until _ the Ma meeting. ARRB Request, CIA-IR. -15, Mexico City Tapes. This. ‘request asked for a thorough search of Agency files and - documents for and CIA “surveillance “take' from Cuban and '- Soviet. facilities in Mexico City at the time of the Oswald visit and in the immediate wake of the assassination. Among the items provided by the DO were five boxes - containing audio tapes from tel-tap on Cuban and Russian - - embassies and facilities. A number of the tapes are dated 22 November 1963; many others are dated 23 November 1963 through December 1963. 7) Status: ‘and. ‘Issues: The ARRB. ‘staff has asked the question,. is,.What = could possibly be sensitive or classified on the tapes given that we have acknowledge tte te tap on the ‘embassies and the existence of the tapes is public knowledge. Barring any additional information from the DO, the ARRB stafiplangs Xo present the issue to the Board at the 13 April meeting and request that it declare at least SECRET
13-00000 SECRET the tapes from 22 and 23 November to be Assassination Records. A vote on releasing the tapes will be delayed until the May meeting. (S) 5. (LITAMIL-9/ -- a CIA Penetration fof the Cuban/ Embassy). The identity of /LITAMIL-9| was inadvertently released in 1993. He is now/identified in true name_as a7 CIA agent fin John Newman's book, — Oswald and_the CIA.| As of 1993, {LITAMIL- 9jwas still alive, living ind and he has family in Cuba | Up to now, the ARRB Board has agreed to protect his identity and crypt and delay the release of his 201 file until the Agency could make some judgments about the potential damage created by the release on additional documents with his name/crypt in them. Status and Issues: The ARRB has requested that we address (LI-9i issue at the May meeting. The DO has confirmed that (t-9) is still alive and living in The HRP/DO JFK teams are currently reviewing é an other /LI-9 } material in the file. It is unlikely that the Board would agree to delay release until 2017, however, there is precedent for delaying release of records on individuals for shorter periods or until death. —_ ~(8) 6. Richard Gibson, CIA asset. ‘Gibson, who presently ‘lives in England, is a left wing journalist who was “associated with the Fair Play For Cuba Committee (FPFCC), an) entity to which Oswald wrote letters and claimed to be a jmember. Gibson did not become an Agency asset until after ;~ (the assassination, however,;-he-had been of interest to the © FBI when he headed the FPFCC. Unfortunately a combination A of previous releases and release by the Board led to press \reports in 1994/1995 about his relationship with the CIA. At ‘ithat time, CIA officers were dispatched to advise him about 7 (the possible compromise and promise him the very best ; attempt at protecting the relationship. ARRB also agreed d / ‘to delay the release of any additional information until the agency and FBI had determined the full | extend of the files a ee ae ~ an ‘Status. and Issues: ~ The Gibson. “doctiments “are “scheduled for ™ “ARRB action at the May meeting. It appears to be possible | - (to reléase Gibson's role in the JFK assassination story and , | ) protect his relationship with the Agency in our JFK assassination records; however, the FBI has a four volumes — file which covers both FBI interest and Gibson's “tN ‘relationship with the Agency. The HRP/DO JFK teams are currently reviewing the Gibsofi thaterial and Iwill be © \- meeting with the FBI to review what they are releasing on = PN \ Gibson and the disposition of their file. f ~ Lo a nn ~ ee ee ne a ee SECRET San.
13-00000 = ask for. “the se tice files of the individual | occupying the | oF ; , during th 1964.” | ee ass required: by. the Board and guarantees. that their “review is focused. The request is for access to review the This isa major. request. The board has’ ‘ ms; i EBS . The ‘chronclogical files OF C. Tracy, ‘Barnes, 1959-1964 oe Office Of. General Counsel: : Lawrence ‘Houston, 1959- 1964 °°" tiethodology Sitn © the ARRB “which provides the” files for possible assassination related material and the Board has no interest in reviewing multiple files which have “3. mothing to, do with the assassination story. . A meeting is “held. between | the ARRB staff, HRP JFK team and the — appropriate: IRO ‘to. discuss. the scope of the request. . * Usually, the’ ARRB staff are first provided shelf lists, indexes, records lists, etc. for the purpose of narrowing/selection what they think is important. HRP assist the IRO or component representatives in reviewing the selected files to ensure they deal with appropriate subjects and timeframes. Once access is approved, the appropriate IRO and component sets up a file review session with the ARRB staff. If material requested is particularly sensitive, access can be limited to the ARRB Executive Director or members of the Board. Any records selected as Assassination Records are subject to review under the JFK Act. This process has be used for numerous requests for access including DCI McCone Files, Family Jewels materials, histories and security files SECRET