AGENCY RECORD NUMBER RECORD SERIES AGENCY FILE NUMBER AGENCY ORIGINATOR FROM TO TITLE DATE PAGES SUBJECTS DOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST REVIEW . CIA Date: JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM 03/10/05 AGENCY INFORMATION Released under the John F. ennedy Assassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 [(44 USc¢c 104-10331-10030 Case#:NW 53217 JFK PROJFILES - CORRESPONDENCE e107 Wore). Pate: 06-22-2017 DOCUMENT INFORMATION CIA : ASST. GENERAL COUNSEL PAMELA A. MOREAU, ESQ. LETTER: LESAR V. CIA (RE MINUTES OF DCI MORNING MEETINGS) 04/06/1993 3 ~ LESAR JFK ASSASSINATION DCI MINUTES PAPER UNCLASSIFIED 1A RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS 04/29/03 . COMMENTS JFK-M-16 : F10 : 2000.02.08.08:39:17:140054 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED 104-10331-10030 HW 53217 DoclId:32404160 Page 1
rn ; nec d Gd 1S CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY - : . WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505 2:0 Office of General Counsel! OGC-93-51110 6 April 1993 Pamela A. Moreau, Esq. Federal Programs Branch Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice 901 E Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Re: bLesar v. CIA, No. 92-2215 CRR Dear Ms. Moreau: This letter advises you that the Director of Central Intelligence has determined, as a matter of policy, to direct the ' Agency to search the minutes of DCI Morning Meetings for information responsive to the Freedom of Tnformation Act request underlying the referenced litigation. Pursuant to our conversation with James Lesar, the search will be limited to the minutes for meetings occurring on or between the dates 22 November 1963 and 31 December 1979. Responsive portions of the minutes, if any, may constitute "assassination records" under the the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (ARCA), Pub. L. No. 102-526, 106 Stat. 3443 (October 27, 1992). Therefore, responsive portions probably will be transferred to the Agency's Historical Review Group (HRG) for processing under the standards of the ARCA. The HRG, already fully engaged processing the records at issue in the Allen v. DOD and AARC v. CIA cases, probably will not be able to address this information until late summer or early fall 1993. Under the ARCA, the Agency has until 22 August 1993 to complete its review of identified assassination records. The HRG is making its best possible effort to meet that deadline. In light of the Director's decision, I see our options for responding to this litigation as: (1) moving to dismiss the case for failure to exhaust administrative remedies--no administrative appeal. If successful, this would remove plaintiff's argument that he is entitled to some expedited treatment under the ARCA. (2) moving for an Qpen America stay on a first-in, first-out basis. There are a number of FOIA requests that predate the one at issue in this case. For instance, the Allen request predates this one and, therefore, should be processed first, even if the litigation is settled. HW 53217 DocId:32404160 Page 2
Pamela A. Moreau, Esq.. (3) attempting to settle with Mr. Lesar by agreeing to provide him with free copies of whatever responsive portions of the minutes are located and released under the ARCA. In exchange for this agreement, Mr. Lesar must dismiss the litigation with prejudice. Each option has its own merits. Please call me so we may discuss these courses of action. Sincerely, Robert. J. Eatin | Assistant-Géneral Cdunsel HW 53217 DoclId:32404160 Page 3
DCI/OGC/RJE:ig 76105/ 6 Apr 1993 OGC-93-51110 Distribution: - Jack Wright - John Periera - DCI/IRO - EC WGI - Lit file - OGC Chrono - RJE Soft file - RJE Signer PH R PPP Pee 1 HW 53217 DoclId:32404160 Page 4