_ a Date: 03/11/05 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM ~ AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : CIA RECORD NUMBER : 104-10332-10007 RECORD SERIES : JFK AGENCY FILE NUMBER : PROJFILES-DECLASS STDS DOCUMENT INFORMATION AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO : TITLE : ARRB-CIA ISSUES: EMPLOYEE NAMES DATE : 01/07/1994 PAGES : 34" 3" SUBJECTS : JFK ASSASSINATION UNIT INDEX ARRB ISSUES DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER CLASSIFICATION : SECRET RESTRICTIONS : 1A 1B CURRENT STATUS RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS DATE OF LAST REVIEW 04/01/03 COMMENTS UFK-M-17 : F8 : 2000.02.14.15:12:41:437044 : UNIT INDEX: 54° PAGES ARE DIFS 4s [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED 104-10332-10007 HW 55157 DBocld:324045270 Page 1
HW 355157 CHO quidals Norn? <, | 7 January 1994 Cul a ) MEMORANDUM FOR: J. Barry Harrelson @ DA FROM: Bryant Rogers SUBJECT: MEETING wf | — . ee JEK Act 6 (1) (B) JFK Act 6 (1) (A) REFERENCE: On 6 Jan we met wit from the 00 to discuss HRG concerns with regard to CIA's contacts in the 60's with well known Cubans and Cuban Organizations. The outcome of this discussion was that the DO agrees that we can release the names of those major players with whom CIA worked with as long as we stay within the 60-63 time frame, with some overlap into 1964 for continuity, when needed. We then discussed our relationships with major anti-Castro organizations. It was agreed that we could release the fact that as a funding vehicle for the US Govt, CIA provided support including funding in general terms. In some cases we may find it necessary to reveal gross ballpark figures for annual budgets. The 00. would prefer that we continue to protect specific funding amounts where possible. They were specifically concerned about releasing specific amounts paid to individuals or families of Bay of Pigs members where individuals could claim that one was paid more than another. In supporting these organizations it was acknowledged by the 00 that we could release generic operational activities such as:publishing journals or financing goodwill tours by prominent exile Cubans to Latin America The DO reminded us that in reviewing. these relationships with Cubans and organizations, it was important to protect CIA personnel, agents and assets and any specifics on tradecraft. When asked about Bay of Pigs training sites, Linda felt that the actual location should still be protected i in spite of the fact that ‘they have been mentioned in open literature. With regard to D0 location numbers (19 for Cuba) she thought this was OK for the 60-63 time frame but would check with LA Div. She had no problem with the release of the Bell location in cables since it was no longer used. ce: J. Barry Harrelson @ DA Richard 0. Kovar-Y- @ DA John F. Pereira @ DA DocId:32404520 Page 2
a MEMORANDUM FOR: Jeremy Gunn, ARRB Staff FROM: Barry Harrelson, ‘ CIS/CSI/HRG a SUBJECT: ‘ Issues re Cryptonyms, Country — Designators, Action Indicators and Employee True Names (U) Attached is memorandum from the DO Focal Point for the ARRB addressing the release of cryptonyms, country designators,. action indicators and employee true names. The’ memorandum is intended to provide guidance to you and your staff and complements information provided in previous ~ discussions. Ellie and I welcome the opportunity to discuss - these issues with your staff. (U) oS i | JFK Act 6 (1) (A) JEK Act 6 (1) (B) Attachment . Unclassified When Separated From Attachment. HW 55157 DBocld:324045270 Page 3
MEMORANDUM. FOR: Chief, Historical Review Group FROM: Fredrick Cc. Wickham, Jr. DO, Focal Point for ARRB SUBJECT: _ Position on Release of Cryptonyms, Country © Designators, Action Indicators and Employee True Names oo ‘ During the period since the ARRB last met, the DO has considered the four issues listed below that have not yet been addressed with the Board. These issues appear throughout the’ JFK collection and by Stating our Position up front we hope to facilitate the Board's review and to reach an agreement that will be mutually Satisfying to the Board and the Agency. withhold only the two-letter digraph.. Treating cryptonyms in this Manner will. protect the nationalities of individuals — and operations that are not pertinent to Oswald Or the JFK - Country File Desi nators - We will delete the first element of operational activity and Operational interest. files in those instances when the credibility of the. narrative is not affected. The first element of the file country name Which is easily discernible, whereas the subsequent two elements relate to type of activity or interest and specific subject. oe Action Indicator (Slug) Lines ~ Generally, we will. release the entire-action indicator line of a document. HW 55157 Occasionally, however, we will withhold portions when the | - . /OFK Act 6 (1) (A) ¢ OPK Act 6 (1) (B) CL BY — 8 ” ; - | = DECL OADR ooh - | _ DRV HUM 4-82. - DoclId: 3274045270 Page 4
SUBJECT: Position on Cryptonyms, Country Designators, Action HW 55157 Indicators and Employee True Names context identifies a source or a relationship with a specific liaison service. True Names of Staff Em loyees - In most instances we ' Will release names of employees who have retired in an overt status and were serving in Headquarters when cited in a document. We will continue to protect the true names of employees cited as serving in a field position. References to field personnel in true name are uncommon, however, since ' pseudonyms are normally used in correspondence between Headquarters and the field. Jr. o9 - Wickham, SEK Act -6 (1) (A) JFK Act 6 (1) (B) DoclIda: 324045270 Page 5
Assassination Records Review Board 600 E Street NW + 2nd Floor - Washington, DC 20530 (202) 724-0088 + Fax: (202) 724-0457 November 9, 1995 HW 55157 HAND DELIVERED | Mr. John Pereira, Director Historical Review Group’ . Center for the Study of Intelligence Central Intelligence Agency oe . Washington, D.C., 20505 Re: ARRB requests for evidence Dear John: I thought that it might be helpful to you if I were to provide you with our current _assessment of the status of our review of the Agency's assassination records and point to where we would like to proceed in the future. I would like to begin by acknowledging the efforts made by the Historical Review Group to facilitate our review of records. It has been, as you know, a difficult and time- consuming process both for the Agency and the Review Board. We very much . appreciate the personal cooperation of you and your staff. . We continue to be concerned by the slow progress that has been made. Although we perceive that the task has-been more difficult and time-consuming than Cohgress anticipated;-we-have found that the careful education process in which we have been involved has helped educate us with respect to your concerns and, we hope, has helped demonstrate to you the Review Board's concerns. We must, however, begin to pick up the pace. In many circumstances we are reviewing and then re-reviewing the same documents over and over again. We are also frequently put in the position of not being provided with evidence in a timely manner so that we can make our presentations to the Board. While many of these difficulties are understandable -- and perhaps even inherent to the start-up of the process in which we are engaged -- we must expedite the process. Rather than dealing with dozens of records-at Board meetings, we need to move towards a schedule where hundreds of records will.be reviewed at Board meetings. From our perspective, it seems that it is essential that the Agency be prepared to allocate significant additional resources to the ~ process of reviewing the records and making evidence available to the Board. , * Boaro Memsers: John RA. Tunheim, Chair» Henry F. Graff + Kermit L. Hall - William L.-Joyce - Anna K. Nelson - DocId:324045290 Page 6 EXECUTIVE Director: David G. Marwell
Mr. John Pereira November 9, 1995 Page 2 We also believe that the Agency still is not providing the type of evidence that will be the most convincing to the Board. Where issues exist that the Board has not yet addressed, and where the Agency would like to see postponements upheld, specific information must be provided to support a postponement. General statements, while useful in identifying the underlying issues involved, do not provide the Board with the complete knowledge and understanding of the issue that is necessary to make an . informed judgment regarding release of the information. The Board i is looking forward to receiving the CIA’s evidence in support of the postponement of true names. As you know, we have planned for some time to devote _ the December (12 and 13) meeting to this important issue. HW 55157 Additionally, you will find enclosed with this letter the next in our series of information requests, covering boxes 7-9 of the Oswald collection. We are submitting these requests now in an attempt to give HRG as much advance notice as possible of which records we will be reviewing for the January 4 meeting. Evidence for records to be reviewed January 4 should be provided no later than December 13, 1995. We hope that during HRG’s review of the January documents, the standards outlined in this letter will be kept in mind. If at any point an issue is deemed so sensitive that a briefing is required, ARRB staff will meet with you at your convenience. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely: yours, \ i vecerd Nea Ut ele fen, David G. Marwell Executive Director Enclosures. DoclId: 3274045270 Page
11 December 1995 NOTE FOR THE FILE SUBJECT: Briefing of JFK Board Staff: Cover 1. On°1 December} Barry Gibson, Deputy Chief of the Office of Central Cover, briefed the Executive Director of the Assassinations Records Review Board and othe staff members. Also -participatin from CIA were and Eleanor Neiman of m™s;P | Ge; and Barry Harrelson and I from HRG. ‘ 2. The focus of the briefing was on the. need to protect the names. of former Agency employees that appeared in the | JFK records. Gibson discussed the risks involved for people who retired under cover if they were identified in the © i public record as former CIA employees. He discussed the -efforts made by his office to obtain written statements from the more than 100 individuals whose names appear. 3. The purpose of the briefing was..to assist. the Board in its review of names when it ‘meets ‘on 12=13-December./ The Agency was asked in particular to present, in writing, evidence of risk. for each of the names that will be © discussed at the Board's meeting. "spe Act 6 (1) (A) John F. Pereira JEK Act 6 (1) (B) CL sy OSS ICY cece whe 5 a re aekmean DECLON: = X12 CLEEASON: Cov 2-$7 5 | — HW 55157 Docld:324045270 Page 6
MEMORANDUM - March 20, 1996 GIA HAS NO OBJECTION 12, FICATION AND/OR To: ., Review Board THIS DOCUMENT cc: David Marwell CIA Team From: ——sT. Jeremy G N Subject: Board Guidelines on Rele re . A The Staff understands the Review Board to accept the following general guidelines on the release of true names of CIA officers: _ When the true name of a CIA officer (i.e. past or present employee of CIA) appears ina document, the Board will bring to its review a presumption that the true name will be . released. In order to overcome this presumption of release, CLA must provide evidence demonstrating that release of the name would be harmful. In order to meet its burden of proving harm, CIA must tailor the evidence to satisfy one of the three categories identified in Part I (below). However, when the name of an officer is of such importance that the public interest would not be served in postponing a name, the Board may release the true name consistent with the principles identified in Part I (below). Part I. Categories of Officers. 1. Living officers. For living (present or former) officers, CLA must prove that: © _ (a) the officer is living outside the United States (or reasonably is expected to reside or travel outside the United States in the foreseeable future); (b) the officer _ is either working or is retired under cover; and (c) the officer objects to the release of his or her true name. If CIA satisfies this burden, the Board presumptively (see Part I below) will release a pseudonym and postpone the officer’s true name until the year 2010. 2. Where current status of former officer is unknown. Where CLA has been unable to contact the former officer because his or her location is unknown, CIA must present a good faith showing that reasonable attempts have been made to locate the officer. If the Board is convinced that CIA has‘made a good faith showing that it was unable to locate the former officer, the Board will postpone the true name until June 1, 1997. However, the Board may postpone the true HW 55157 Docld:324045270 Page 9
name beyond June 1, 1997, if CIA provides to the Board, prior to May 1, 1997, additional evidence that satisfies the criteria of either category 1 (above) or category 3 (below). 3. Names having effect on current intelligence interests. If CLA believes that the release of a true name may compromise currently existing intelligence operations or might otherwise cause an identifiable harm, it must provide evidence that: (a) the officer currently is engaged in clandestine activities; (b) the release of the true name would compromise ongoing intelligence operations or would compromise operations with current intelligence value; (c) the release of the true name would reasonably be expected to cause significant harm to a living person (including family members), or (d) the release of the true name would cause a significant harm to the national security or the foreign relations of the United States. If CLA satisfies this burden, the Board presumptively (see Part II below) will release a pseudonym and postpone the true name until 2010 or until such other date as CIA reasonably shows to be a date on which the release could be made without causing harm. Part Il. Names of Officers Who Are Important to the Assassination Story. HW 55157 The Board presumptively will postpone the release.of names consistent with categories 1-3 of Part I. However, for certain persons whose names appear ina context that is important to the assassination story, the Board may nevertheless vote to release the true name. In all such instances, the Board will notify CIA of the importance of such a person and provide CIA with the opportunity to provide additional information in support of postponing the release of the _ names. These names shall be reviewed ona case-by-case basis, with due consideration being given to the importance of the person to the assassination story and such evidence of harm as CIA may provide. DoclId: 327404570 Page 10
26 June 1997 Memorandum to: Jeremy Gunn ARRB Staff From: Barry Harrelson JFK Project Office CIA/CSI/HRG Subject: | Employee Names Scheduled for ARRB Review “Reference: 201 File and “A” Names Lists (We request that this memorandum and its attachments be “xreturned to CIA once the Review Board has completed its deliberations on the names discussed below.) 1. The above reference lists identify the protected CIA employee names in the Oswald 201 file and on the ARRB staff's key figures list scheduled for action by the ARRB at its 9-10 July 1997 meeting. This memorandum is a partial response to the ARRB's request for evidence and addresses those individuals on the list currently employed by the Agency and the changes in status of names. 201 List Current employees requiring continued protection. (see attached Cover Staff reports): Release: FNU Coplewood Joan Field N. Judkins FNU Patten Harrison L Scott Carl Trettin W. Walker Corrections: Remove incorrec Add Barbara Graham (B. Graham) - incorrectly dropped from latest list CL BY: . CL REASON: 1.5(c) DECL ON: X1 DRV FRM: COV 2-87 HW 55157 DBocld:324045270 Page 47