Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: DAVIS, MALCOLM
Document date: 07/23/1998
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

3/31/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10378-10354

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 62C-HQ-1029205-3952

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: HQ

TO: [Restricted]

TITLE:

DATE: 07/23/1998

• PAGES:

4

SUBJECTS :

JFKARCA OF 1992

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 3;4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 05/19/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

July 23

,1998

Malcolm Davis

Liaison Officer

London

Dear. Malcolm Davis :

I am writing to you about a matter that I believe to be important to the FBI and to the

United States péople.

The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act, 44

U.S.C.§2107(Supp. V 1994) (the Act) (copy enclosed) was enacted by the United States Congress

and signed into law by President George Bush on October 26, 1992. The purpose of the Act is to

preserve and maintain all United States governmental documents in one area, the National

Archives and Records Administration (Archives), for access to those individuals interested in the

history surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy: The Act states that, "[a]ll

government records concerning the assassination of President John F. Kennedy should carry a

presumption of immediate disclosure," and requires all United States government agencies to find

all documents related to the assassination and to review and release the identified documents to the

maximum extent possible to the public. The FBI has been working diligently since 1993 to fulfill

our responsibilities under the Act.

The purpose of this letter is: (1) to inform you that the FBI's assassination records contain

information originating with your agency or your original documents, (2) to respectfully request

that your agency review your information for maximum disclosure to the fullest extent possible,

Assassination Records Review Board (the Board). The Board is an independent Federal agency

charged with overseeing the identification and release of records related to the assassination from

the other Federal agencies. The FBI has assured the Board of our continued dedication of

cooperating with them to meet the objectives of the Act. In that spirit, the FBI would appreciate

your agency's review of the enclosed assassination records and consideration of whether the

information can be released

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1 - Mr. R. Bucknam

1 - Mr. P. Kelley. 1 - Ms. Gawley

1 - Mr. Collingwood 1 - Mr. Campbell

1- Ms. Wilkins

List of additional foreign agency addressees attached.

1 - Ms. Keeley

1 - Ms. Sifford'

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

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Malcolm Davis

If your agency has no objection to the release of its information in the enclosed records,

please notify the FBI so that we may take steps to release the records to the Archives. If your

agency determines that the information cannot be released, please provide an explanation so that

the FBI may present the evidence to the Board for their approval. The Act requires the FBI to

present "clear and convincing evidence" of a harm that would outweigh the need for public

disclosure to the Board for any information that we request to protect from disclosure. Such

evidence to protect information is explained in the Act as, "the public disclosure of the

assassination record would compromise the existence of an understanding of confidentiality

currently requiring protection between a Government agent and a cooperating individual or a

foreign government, and public disclosure would be so harmful that it outweighs the public

interest." Upon receipt of your instructions and explanation for the protection from disclosure,

the FBI will provide the information to the Board and request that they sustain the request for

withholding the information from disclosure.

Please be aware that the Act requires that all information in the assassination collection at

Archives (even in the closed section) be released to the public in the year 2017, including

information that the Board agrees to protect. The Act has provisions to extend postponements

(protection of information from disclosure) past 2017 with the certification of the President of the

United States that the information continues to meet the requirements for postponement. The FBI

will periodically review the postponed material for the need of this certification.

As you know, the FBI normally protects information from your agency pursuant to

applicable Executive Orders and the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts exemptions.

However, the Act is a unique Federal law that applies only to JFK assassination records. Please

note, it is our opinion that release of information in the JFK assassination records should not in the

future affect the FBI's standard policy of protecting your agency's information in other

investigations or in other contexts.

The FBI is committed to the opening of all information related to the assassination to the

United States public, but appreciates that certain information is sensitive and not proper for release.

Therefore, the FBI requests your consideration and understanding of this matter and the

continuance of your outstanding association with our agency.

Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation. Please direct any questions to our Legat Office

representative or to Carol L. Keeley, Acting Unit Chief of the Historical and Executive Review Unit

of the FBI, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20535, (202) 324-0671.

Sincerely yours,

Louis J. Freeh

Director

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Note) .

DATE :

11-1{-2017

Assassination Records Review Board

600 E Street NW • 2nd Floor • Washington, DC 20530

(202) 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457

July 21, 1998

Mr. Malcolm Davis

Liaison Officer

London, England

Re:

United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Records Relating to the

Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Dear, Mr. Davis:

The Assassination Records Review Board, which is an independent agency of the

United States government, is honored to present to your government a request on

behalf of the people of the United States of America.

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy was one of the great tragedies for the

American people in this century. Since the time of his assassination, a majority of the

American people have believed that all relevant information has not become publicly

known. In order to respond to this concern, the United States Congress passed

legislation, signed into law by President Bush, that created the Assassination Records

Review Board. This law is known as the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992, 44 U.S.C. § 2107 (Supp. V 1994). The five members of the

Assassination Records Review Board are citizens of high standing who were appointed

by President Clinton and confirmed by the United States Senate.

The principal mission of the Review Board is to transfer records in government files to

the United States National Archives so that they can be examined by historians,

scholars, and researchers. As a part of its mission, the Review Board has been working

with U.S. government agencies during the past three years -- including the FBI -- to

declassify records to the greatest extent possible. The FBl has notified us that some

information in its files on the assassination originated with your government. FBI

officials have copies of these records that they will make available for your

examination.

The Review Board respectfully requests that your government take all reasonable steps

to help make the information in these records available to the United States National

Archives. Accordingly, we request that your government consent to the release of its

information in these records to the greatest extent possible.

nos., sara.

BOaRD MEMBeRS: John f. Tunhenn, Chay • Henry F Graff • Kermit L. Hall • Witliam L. Joyce • Anna K. Nelson

ExECUTIVE DIRECTOR: T jeremy GuAn • DEPUTY DIReCTOR: Thomas E Samoluk

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Mr. Malcolm Davis

July 21, 1998

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Thank you for your time and attention to these records. If you would find it helpful,

someone from our agency would be pleased to meet with a representative of your

government to discuss these issues further.

Sincerely,

Dr. T. Jeremy Gunn

Executive Director

Enclosures

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