' precisely such.a'fole. .~ Assassination Records Review Board 600 E Street NW - 2nd Floor - Washington, DC 20530 (202) 724-0088 + Fax: (202) 724-0457 CIA HAS BJECT FCG SSIFICATION nee August 23, 1995 ASE OF c| OR IN THIS PoCUMENN FORMATION HAND DELIVERED | Copy prov: ded to John A. Hartingh oe y . BI Inspector-in-Charge . CrP 2y & JFK Task Force Federal Bureau of Investigation a 10th Street and Pennsyivania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20535 RE: Foreign Government Liaison Dear John: This morning, Jack Tunheim, Phil Golrick, and I met with Kenneth Duncan and several State Department representatives regarding how best to. implement the JFK Actas to information obtained from foreign governments through liaison channels. We hada very constructive discussion of the affirmative role the State Department could play in encouraging foreign governments, through appropriate diplomatic channels, to agree to the release of such information pursuant to the JFK Act. The Review: Board, believes that Section 10(b)(2) of the JFK Act contemplates that the State ‘Department play As for now, wé will hold in'abeyancé requésts for evidence on foreign liaison a postponements to which: the FBI has not yet responded: ‘This'will give us the «| opportunity in the near future to work with the State Department and the FBI to. . establish orderly procedures to_persuade.the foreign governments in question that it is: in our countries’ mutual interests to release liaison information in. assassination records. Until such procedures are'in-place;:we reque&t that the FBInot-make further contact. with foreign law-enforcement or other government officials regarding the release of liaison information in asSassination records. ; ee Boaro Memeers: John A. Tunheim, Chair + Henry F. Graff - Kermit lL. Hall « William L. Joyce Anna K. Nelson Executive Director: David G. Marwell DoclId: 32404571 Page 2?
Mr. John A. Hartingh August 23, 1995 Page 2 Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any question. Sincerely yours,.. Associate Directorfor Research and Analysis and Acting General Counsel . ce: Kenneth A.Duncan Department of State HWO55157  Docld:32404521 Page 3
13 February 1996 Note to: .. Bob Skwirot, ARRB Staff Subject: Liaison related documents Reference: Phone call between Ellie and Jeremy, 12 February 1996 Attached are a list and documents (13) which show liaison relationships between the CIA and host services. They illustrate the problem of protecting liaison while releasing stations. These Documents were acted on by the Board at the January 5 meeting. Ss Attachments as stated OFFICIAL USE ONLY WHEN SEPARATED FROM ATTACHMENTS HW 55157 DBocld:324045271 Page 4
HW 55157 ATTACHMENT 104-10017- -10040: Although the Board “Contitiués to protect liaison cryptonym in both paragraphs, ‘the text shows Stat cooperation with the ae a é 104-10017-10058: “Although the’ ‘liaison cryptonym. ‘remains . ee Paragraph 4 indicates liaison with the| 104- 10018-10089: “Board has made~ a - determination. to: ‘reldade “your liaison” in. Paragraph oa in addition to identifyin Station. , ; ; 104-10018-10091: With rélease thats , text,reveals liaison wit e respective ocr services. 104~-10017~-10036: “Although the liaigon cryptonym is protected, the context of the cable clearly shows Station (if released) has a liaison relationship with the 104-10015-10425: The text of’ this cable from Rome,: responding to a multi-~-Station message, states that liaison | traces will follow. Once the identification of the Station | is released, the existence of a liaison relationship with the Italian service in November 1963 is revealed. 104-10015-10420: Cable ‘from[ Jin clear text indicates “no liaison” traces; therefore, if the identification of the Station is released, it will acknowledge the liaison . relationship between the Station and thf s—s—sSY 104-10015-10159: Paragraph 4 contains information that will show that Station had jcal operation directed against the Cuban target in fin November 1963. Also ts ; context of the cable reflec the following Stations have a relationship with their Local liaison 2 | CL BY REASON 1.5(d) DECL X5; X5 DRV LIA 3-87 DoclId: 3274045271 Page 5
HW 55157 104- 10015- 10225: Paragraph 2 of the cable reflects reer Italian liaison. the cryptonyms. — Piease note: 104-10015-10230: Cable reflects that_ to photograph US passports at the] Off fe fof out It can be implied that _ that capability: 1s aus to a Tiatson relationship with the voy i 104-10015-10255: Cable ‘reflects The | a Station had a 7 photo operation in thel sf When reviewed, with 104- 10015-10230, it wild be clear that the operation vefers to 104-10018- 10088: Cable clearl and | ‘Stations have a é fin their: respective countries if the Stations; "are released. shows | that. potn[—] 104-10018-10080: At the bottom of Page 2 of the cable is the phrase * ‘assume| Jstill planned ask its liaison to interrogate.” Release of station and this phrase clearl cLByYL___] REASON 1.5(d) DECL X5; X5 DRV LIA 3-87 DoclId: 32404571 Page 6