HW 53217 DoclId: 32404561 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 COMMENTS [R] - Page 1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION Ollection Act of 1992 cot 10335-10005 (44 USC 2107 Nate). sFK ase#: NW 535217 Date: Ne—-24—-2017 PROJFILES-ARRB REQUESTS DOCUMENT INFORMATION ARRB ARRB REQUEST - CIA-6: CABLE AND DISPATCH TRAFFIC 09/11/1995 10 JFK ASSASSINATION UNIT INDEX ARRB REQUEST PAPER SECRET 1A RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS 05/06/03 JFK-M-19 : F6 : 2000.02.16.08:50:23:577044 ITEM IS RESTRICTED 104-10335-10005 Peleased under the John Kennedy WSsassination Records UNIT INDEX
Assassination Records Review Board 600 E Street NW - 2nd Floor - Washington, DC 20530 ' (202) 724-0088 + Fax: (202) 724-0457 September 11, 1995 - CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASS Sik HATE GN AND/OR Mr. John Pereira, Director RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION Historical Review Group WN THIS DOSUMENT Center for the Study of Intelligence Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D.C. 20505 RE: ARRB Additional Information Request No. CIA-6 Dear John: As a part of our examination of the documentary record surrounding the assassination — of President Kennedy, we would like to conduct a systematic review of cable and dispatch traffic between the CIA's Mexico City station, CIA headquarters, and JMWAVE during the period immediately surrounding Lee Harvey Oswald's visit to Mexico City and the assassination of President Kennedy. It is our understanding that although copies of many of the cables and dispatches are already in the Oswald and JFK files, not all cables and dispatches are included. We hereby formally request the CIA to assemble all of the cable traffic and dispatches 5 for the period September 26, 1963 through October 20, 1963 and November 22, 1963 HW 53217 ‘through December 30, 1963 between: (a) the Mexico City station and headquarters, and (b) the Mexico City station and JMWAVE. Because it may be appropriate in the future for us to examine all similar traffic between CIA headquarters and JMWAVE during this period, would you please provide us with your best reasonable estimate of the amount of time and effort that would be entailed in assembling cables and dispatches between headquarters and JMWAVE for the same period identified above? Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Sincerely yours, a G UL__£ David G. Marwell Executive Director Boarp Memeers: John R. Tunheim, Chair « Henry F. Graff « Kermit L. Hall « William L. Joyce - Anna K. Nelson Executive Director: David G. Marwell DoclId: 32404561 Page 2?
HW 53217 CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS - RELEASE IN FULL 2000 ADMINTSTRATIVE- INTERNAL _USE-ONEY 12 September 1995 MEMORANDUM FOR: Fred Wickham DO Focal Point for JFK Board Requests FROM: John F. Pereira Chief, Historical Review Group REQUEST: Assassination Records Review Board Request No. CIA-6 1. Attached for the DO's response is Request No. CIA-6 from the Assassination Records Review Board, dated 11 September 1995. 2. The request is for cables and dispatches between Mexico City Station and Headquarters, and between the Station and JMWAVE for two periods in late 1963. The Board also has a question about similar traffic between Headquarters and JMWAVE for the same time ‘periods. 3. Please advise how you would like us to:'reply to the Board. I suggest we discuss what arrangements would be appropriate for providing access to the documents requested while assuring proper protection of sensitive information. John F. Pereira DoclId: 327404561 Page 3
HW 53217 -Assassinatio n cords-Re 600 E Street NW-: 221 Or. Wa hington | ‘DC 20530. (202) 724-0088 + ‘Fax: (202) 724-0457 CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO. DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR °: - October 27, 1996 | RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION _INTHIS DOCUMENT ~- Mr. Barry Harrelson Historical Review Group Center for the Study of Intelligence Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D.C. 02505 | Re: Status of Assassination Records Review y Board Reque’ts to ) CIA for Additional Information and Records : Dear Barry: I am writing to follow-up on our letter of October 7, 1996, regarding. the status of Assassination Records Review Board requests for information and records from the CIA. . Formal Requests: CIA-1 Review Board staff review continues. No.CIA action needed at this time. CIA-6 (Cables and dispatches) CIA has agreed to make records available (ort to have a response ) by November 1, 1996. CIA-7 (Histories) Counterintelligence. CIA has made material available and Review Board | staff examination is ongoing. Mexico City. The Review Board awaits CIA’s compilation of the portion of the Mexico Station history that was shown to G. Robert Blakey. Boaro Memeers: John R. Tunheim, Chair + Henry F. Graff + Kermit Lb. Hall + William L. Joyce - Anna K. Nelson Executive Dtrector: David G. Marwell DoclId: 327404561 Page 5
- : Mr. airy 7 Harrelson - October 27, 1996 Page2 Other Histories. No response has been received to our agreement that CIA identify within two weeks the histories that can be made available and those that should be subject to further discussions. CAs (Intelligence community staff) CIA had promised to provide a report to the Review Board within two - weeks. Nothing has been made available. - : CIA-9 (Publications and analytical materials) We have received no materials responsive to this request. Additionally, - « "no response has be received from CIA regarding the list of publications - that are identified in an LBJ Library finding aid that the Review Board staff provided. - CIA-10 (Interagency source register) CIA has not yet made available the records that it had agreed to provide within two weeks. (wes Osure MA on) 5 CIA-11 (Duran’s original statement) CIA has agreed to make some further attempts to locate Duran’s original statement. — CIA-12 (MWAVE materials) CIA has agreed to make materials available on a rolling basis. Informal requests: Spas Rankin. CIA has made the Spas Rankin file available to the Review Board. Review Board staff cis, continges. When research is complete, staff we, discuss issues with Coan ca \ho che A~ pos \eck | We 1 Nee let revi eos IN 23738. CIA is searching for cable number IN 23738 (7 July 1962). ~ Cop 4 sont Marilyn Murrett. CIA has made the Marilyn Murrett file available-to the Review - Board. Review Board staff research continues. When research is complete, staff WW 53217 Docld: 32404561 Page 6
: Mr: ri Baty y Harrelson Octobér 27, 1996 Page 3 will discuss issues with CIA. - “ HTLINGUAL. It is the Review Board staff's: understanding that CIA continues its search for HTLINGUAL records and will provide an oral briefing on the subject. It is also our understanding that some HTLINGUAL records have been . located, but that they have not yet been made available to the Review Board. Recent. and additional informal requests that we have discussed with you: Operational Reports for Cuban Exile Groups. The Review Board staff has been _, = unable to locate in the collection monthly operational reports for the DRE, CRC a Or MRR for the period between March 1963 and March 1964. Please advise us _ whether these records exist and when: ‘we may review them. f - Moscow. CIA has been asked to search for additional information regarding 'Mosco as discussed with Michelle Combs on October 24, 1996. Tape. CIA has been asked to search for additional information regarding a tape “as discussed with Irene Marr on October 24, 1996. Please let me know of any inaccuracies in this letter or any suggestions that you have. Thank you for your help and cooperation. HW 53217 General Copns and Associate Director for Research DoclId: 327404561 Page 7?
HW 53217 Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D.C. 20505 4 February 1998 CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RELEASE IN FULL T. Jeremy Gunn, Esq. Executive Director 2000 Assassination Records Review Board 600 E Street, N.W. (2nd Floor) Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Mr. Gunn: Re: _ARRB Request No. CIA 6, for Information CIA Cable Traffic For Specific Periods The following is responsive to referent request. Via referent request, the ARRB asked for additional information on cable traffic and dispatches between CIA headquarters, Mexico City and JMWAVE. Specifically, the staff asked that the Agency provide as a package all such cables and dispatches for the periods 26 September through 20-October 1963, and 22 November through 30 December 1963. As you know, within the sequestered collection, there are several chronological dispatch/cable collections, but the earliest that any of them commence is 1 October 1963. In general cable traffic and dispatches are not available as a chronological collection and ‘thus, for the period 26 through 30 September 1963, it is not possible to provide cables and dispatches in a chronological/package form. During the periods in question, the Office of Communications (OC) only held cables long enough to ensure that they were successfully transmitted to the named recipient. On occasion, because processes and resources required to perform cleanup activity varied, cables were sometimes held for longer periods but not with the intention of creating a long-term reference collection. In addition, the offices of record for the origination of cable traffic and dispatches did not create cable and dispatch files for reference collection purposes. The originating office maintained a temporary paper cable chrono, usually retained for not more than ninety days. Then, because this temporary chrono copy was not the “official” or “record” copy, it was destroyed. Accordingly, DoclId: 32404561 Page @
we can only assume that those chronological compilations which do exist were assembled and preserved solely because of the assassination of the President and, none had an earlier start date than 1 October 1963. There is no electronic repository for cables and dispatches from the stations. Once cables were printed out they went to the addressee and then into specific files. If you require anything further in this regard, please advise. Sincerely, HW 53217 DBocld:32404561 Page 9
SUBJECT: ARRB Request CIA 6, for Information on CIA Cable Traffice for Specific Periods ! Distribution: Orig - Adse 1 - C/HRG 1 - Eileen/DO . 1 - Appropriate Directorate/IRO (DO and DA) ray ! - ARRB Request Chrono aA ARRB Request CIA 6 Barry te t HW 53217 DBocld:32404561 Page 10