T, Jeremy Gunn, Esquire 7. %It is the intent of the Executive Branch that neither the review guidelines nor the release of documents pursuant to these guidelines shall be deemed to constitute an official Executive Branch acknowledgment of the identity, scope, details, and specific mechanisms of official cover in other information disclosure law matters. 8. It is the understanding of the Executive Branch that no release under the authority of the JFK Act shall be deemed to constitute official executive acknowledgment in other information disclosure law matters unrelated to the Act. . Your acknowledgment of receipt and concurrence below would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely yours, ; ‘Lee S. Strickland Chief, Information Review Group Receipt and general agreement acknowledged — in my capacity as Executive Director, Assassination Records Review Board: T. Jeremy Gunn Date HW 55157 Docld:32404537 Page 14
¥ $ $ i 3 4 = < % x . “ = £ kd & £ > 3 £ ° ACTION: Axa 12/23/97 = U53.  erzUz B47 1558 COPIES TO: M WZ a *% s/S o, V@ rn “lew 30" WiIS; dsm December 18, 1997 STATE A 002/003 Assassination Records Review Board 600 E Street NW.- 2nd Floor « Washington, DC 20530 (202) 724-0088 + Fax: (202) 724-0457 9722779 The Honorable Madeleine K. Albright Secretary of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Albright: In accordance with the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, I am writing to inform you that the Assassination Records Review Board has made additional formal determinations concerning the public disclosure of State . Department records at its meeting on December 15, 1997. Enclosed is a list of the determinations that the Review Board has made. These decisions were premised on several factors including the historical interest in the ; documents and the absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause You have seven days to appeal these decisions to-the President. You are invited to send _ your representative to the Review Board to examine our copies of the documents for which determinations have been made and to discuss the determinations with the Review Board staff. Executive Directo Enclosure ce: Ms. Margaret Grafeld, Director, Office of Information Resources, Management Programs and Services, Department of State _ Boano Memecens: John A. Tunheim, Chair - Henry F. Graff « Kermit L. Hall + William L. Joyce + Anna K. Nelson . Executive Dinecror: T. Jeremy Gunn + Deruty OtRecror: Thomas £. Samoluk HW 55157 Docld:32404537 Page 15
a 7 . reurat vx.u4 “xLUL 041 L906 SEALE A ot , ; : 1003/7003 Ss Assassination Records Review Board YK 600 E Street NW - 2nd Floor « Washington, DC 20530 | . (202) 724-0088 + Fax: (202) 724-0457 | ue December 22, 1997 Mr. Strobe Talbott. - Deputy Secretary of State _ Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 ’ Dear Mr. Talbott: I am writing in response to your December 17, 1997 security-classified letter to _ Assassination Records Review Board Chairman John R. Tunheim. Inasmuch as the Executive Director is the statutorily designated liaison of the Review Board to Federal agencies, I anv taking the liberty of responding to you directly.--—-~-~+——- ek Your letter identified State Department interests in several records that are scheduled for.an upcoming Review Board meeting. Although the Review Board is well aware of the general interest that you describe in your letter, the Board has not received evidence (or argument) from the State Department regarding the particular records at issue. Even if the Board were to agree with the general propositions stated in your letter, it is not clear that the opening of the documents at issue would release any information that is not already effectively in the public domain. The Review Board strongly urges the Department of State to provide evidence that is specific to the documents at issue. I would be pleased to make arrangements for your designated representative to review the specific records so that he or she might provide evidence that would assist the Review Board in its decisions. Boaro Memeens: John &. Tunheim, Chair + Heary F. Graff + Kermit L. Hall - William L. Joyce «Anna K. Nelson _ Executive Director: T. Jeremy Gunn - Derury Dtrecroa: Thomas E. Samoluk HW 55157 DBocld:32404537 Page 16
. SECRET CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY | WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ER 97-5738 26 November 1997 - The Honorable John Raymond Tunheim Chairman ' Assassination Records Review Board 600 E. Street N.W. Washington, D.C. Dear Judge Tunhein: (Cc) I have just received informal word of the. decisions the JFK Board made at its 17 November 1997 meeting. Most of the Board’s decisions-~-those relating to the CIA presence in Warrenton, CIA’s involvement in various non-governmental. organizations, and the details of CIA welcome. I must, however, urge the Board’ to reconsider its decision to release documents ina form . that would reveal the Agency’s use of i (C) We stand behind the position that we have’ presented in writing and in discussions’ ‘with the Board on previous occasions. I would welcome an opportunity to have a senior CIA representative meet with the Board at your convenience to explain why the Agency considers this , information so sensitive and to’ answer any questions you may (| have. Meanwhile, I offer the following summary of our fundamental concerns. oe SEK. Act 6 (1) (A) JPKNACE.. 6 (1) (B) CL BY: CL REASON: 1.5 (c) DECL ON: X1 DRV FROM: COV 2-87 SECRET HW 55157 DBocld:32404537 Page 17
HW 55157 SECRET Judge Tunheim clearly illustrates the purpose behind the Director's statutory obligation to protect intelligence methods from unnecessary and inappropriate disclosure. (S) ee continues to be an important intelligence method. Its use is undiminished Since the 1960s, and it will remain essential for the foreseeable future. I urge the Board to reconsider its ace ecisi i 2far as it concerns the Agency’s use of In this regard, we will be forwarding a more comprehensive memorandum addressing the damage issue prior to the next Board meeting, and we would also like to offer the Board the opportunity for a personal appearance by a senior CIA representative should that be appropriate. Sincerely, 2 SECRET Docld:327404537 Page 16°
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