a CIA SPECI LECTIONS RELEASENN FULL 2000 “9 f APR 1593 MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director FROM: Thomas A. Twetten Deputy Director for Operations SUBJECT: Declassification of JFK Assassination Documents REFERENCE: Memorandum from Executive Director, dated 13 April 1993, Same Subject (ER 93-2248) 1. Your referenced memorandum has asked that the Directorate of Operations take steps to speed up the process of reviewing JFK records. 2. I had earlier been made aware of the slow pace of the DO review (the ratio of HRG to DO officers was 10 to 1) and I have taken action to alleviate the resulting backlog. On 12 April, the DO work force reviewing these materials was increased to the full time equivalent of four persons. Barring any unforseen difficulties, we anticipate that our increased effort will eliminate the 57,000 page backlog before the end of June. The DO officers currently involved in this review can then turn their collective attention to the additional 135,000 pages to be completed by 22 August 1993. 3. I am hopeful that the extra resources will turn the tide. With this in mind, this Directorate will reexamine the progress of the workforce by mid-May and decide on the feasibility of additional help. Because I have detailed these officers to this project from the FOIA effort, you also need to be aware that my FOIA response capability has been severely strained. A decrease in FOIA case output is inevitable, resulting in one Congressionally mandated effort being in competition with another. 4. I believe that the efforts to protect DO sources and methods have been entirely justified thus. far, particularly our determination to protect liaison involvement, covert employees' names, sources' identities and locations of stations worldwide. I understand considerable concessions have been made already which depart from the DO's normal withholding criteria, such as the release of many officers' names and the contents of intelligence and operational reporting. PPMENES PRARLY RENEE RN GE ONY HW 53217 DBocld:32404169 Page ?
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