ARRB REQUEST - CIA-10
Originator: ARRB
Document date: 06/17/1996
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

1110.8.

Assassination Records Review Board

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

(202) 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457

11: 15

June 17, 1996

Mr. John Pereira

Director

Historical Review Group

Center for the Study of Intelligence

Central Intelligence Agency.

Washington, D.C. 20505

Re: ARRB Request for Additional Information and Records No. CIA-10

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

IN THIS DOCUMENT

Dear John:

Pursuant to its authority under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992, the Assassination Records Review Board requests that you

provide us with descriptive information regarding the "Interagency Source Register"

cited in the attached document.

Would you please explain the principal function of the Interagency Source Register and

provide some basic background information, including when it began functioning, the

purpose for which was created, which entity or entities in the intelligence community

were responsible for operating it, and which entity or entities in the intelligence

community made use of it. To the extent that the Register may have been discontinued

during the 1958-1965 period, we would like to know why and what type of system

replaced it (if any).

In addition, would you please identify the documents to which you refer in drafting

your response.

This request should be interpreted in its broadest reasonable sense. To the extent that

you are not certain whether certain information comes under the scope of this request,

please let us know and we can advise you whether we seek to include it. Should this

request impose an unreasonable burden on you that we may have not anticipated,

please advise us so that we can work with you to modify or amend the request

accordingly.

BOARD MEMBeRs: John R. Tunheim, Chair • Henry F. Graff • Kermit L. Hall • William L. Joyce • Anna K. Nelson

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KIC

Assassination Records Review Board

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

(202) 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457

111:18

June 17, 1996

Mr. John Pereira

Director

Historical Review Group

Center for the Study of Intelligence

Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, D.C. 20505

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION.

IN THIS DOCUMENT

Re: ARRB Request for Additional Information and Records No. CIA-10

Dear John:

Pursuant to its authority under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992, the Assassination Records Review Board requests that you

provide us with descriptive information regarding the "Interagency Source Register"

cited in the attached document.

Would you please explain the principal function of the Interagency Source Register and _

provide some basic background information, including when it began functioning, the

purpose for which was created, which entity or entities in the intelligence community

were responsible for operating it, and which entity or entities in the intelligence

community made use of it. To the extent that the Register may have been discontinued

during the 1958-1965 period, we would like to know why and what type of system

replaced it (if any).

In addition, would you please identify the documents to which you refer in drafting

your response.

This request should be interpreted in its broadest reasonable sense. To the extent that

you are not certain whether certain information comes under the scope of this request,

please let us know and we can advise you whether we seek to include it. Should this

request impose an unreasonable burden on you that we may have not anticipated,

please advise us so that we can work with you to modify or amend the request

accordingly.

BOARD MEMBERS: John R. Tunheim, Chair • Henry F. Graff • Kermit L. Hall • William L. Joyce • Anna K. Nelson

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: David G. Marwell

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Mr. John Pereira

June 17, 1996

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Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely yours,

David G. Marwell

Executive Director

Enclosure

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FROM:

SUBJECT:

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON 25. D.C.

CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

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Attention:

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Subject Individual is suspected of being a mentally

disturbed intelligence nuisance. It is requested that this office

be furnished any infornation your office can make available which

night support or deny this suspicion, plus any own biographical

Infornation not included in the attached report.

2. The attached information concerning Subject is forwarded

for purposes of identification.

3. Reply by 1 July 1966 would be appreciated. regative reply

may be telephoned using the correspondence file number of this

memorandum for reference.

ISRÀI-23,279

Att: a/s para 2

CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

Release In Full 1996

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ADMINISTRATIVE

AL USE UNLY

21. June 1996

CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

RELEASE IN FOLL

2000

MEMORANDUM FOR:

Fred Wickham

DO Focal Point for

JFK Board Requests

FROM:

SUBJECT:

John F. Pereira

Chief,

Historical Review Group

JFK Board Request No. CIA-10

Interagency Source Register

1.. Attached is request No. CIA-10, dated June 17, 1996

from the Assassination Records Review Board.

The request is

for information regarding the "Interagency Source Register",

which is cited in an attached document.

this

2.

Please advise how you would like us to respond to

request.

Al mosin

John

F. Pereira

Attachments

ISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY

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' ADMINISTRATIVE

INTERNAL USE ONLY

2.1 June 1996

CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

RELEASE IN FULL

2000

MEMORANDUM FOR: Fred Wickham

DO Focal Point for

JFK Board Requests

FROM:

John F. Pereira

Chief,

Historical Review Group

SUBJECT:

JFK Board Request No. CIA-10

Interagency Source Register

1. Attached is request No. CIA-10, dated June 17. 1996

from the Assassination Records Review Board. The request is

for information regarding the "Interagency Source Register",

which is cited in an attached document.

2.

Please advise how you would like us to respond to

this request.

Oh Beanie

John F. Pereira

Attachments

ADMINISTRATIVE -

NEERNAL USE ONES

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Mr. Barry Harrelson

October 7, 1996

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which will be processed as an assassination record. Gunn will then

determine whether there are any additional portions of the history that

should be added to the Blakey version. CIA will compile the "Blakey

version" as soon as possible and Gunn will promptly thereafter review the

documents.

Index. CIA has made an index available to Review Board staff and the

stA his iment availertain histories ria may be apprise or rece and

will raise with Review Board staff any questions regarding the requests

where the basis for the request is unclear. CIA will begin to make

histories available on a rolling basis. Review Board has agreed to review

histories promptly once they are made available. Although it was not

discussed at our meeting, we would very much appreciate it if you would,

within the next two weeks, identify which histories you are prepared to

make available and those that CIA believes should be subject to further

discussions.

Cram's multi-volume counterintelligence history. Although Cram's

history was not specifically discussed at our meeting, the Review Board

staff understands that the history has been located and the Review Board

staff awaits its being made available.

CIA-8 (Intelligence community staff)

CIA will provide a report to the Review Board staff within two weeks.

CLA-9 (Publications and analytical materials)

The Review Board staff provided CIA with a list of certain publications as

they appear in an LBJ Library finding aid. CIA will report back on

recommended action to the Review Board promptly.

CIA-10 (Interagency source register)

CIA has compiled information responsive to the request. CIA will make

coke available within two weeks.

CIA-11 (Duran's original statement)

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Mr. Barry Harrelson

October 27, 1996

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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.

CIA-8 (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. (was Uswald on)

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.

liscuss Issues with CLA

decies issues with resea files des cel lesten is complete, sta a

TRRIS seth

review

loc/waitin

IN 23738. CIA is searching for cable number IN 23738 (7 July 1962). - Copy sent

Marilyn Murrett. CIA has made the Marilyn Murrett file available to the Review

' Board. Review Board staff research continues. When research is complete, staff

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CIHRG

CONFIDENTIAL

20 February 1997

Mr. T. Jeremy Gunn

General Counsel

Assassination Records Review Board

600 E Street, NW

Washington, D. C. 20530

Re: (U) ARRB Request for Additional Information and

Records No. CIA-10 (Interagency Source Register)

Dear Jeremy:

Register"; specifically,

a. What is the function of the register?

b. When did it begin?

c. What are the purposes of the register?

d. Which entity or entities are responsible for

operating the register?

e. Which entity or entities in the intelligence

community have made use of it?

f. To the extent it fell into disuse during the

period 1958-1965, what, if any, system replaced

(C) Please find enclosed for your review DO Instruction

50-46 entitled,

"The Interagency Source Register." This

three-page instruction fully answers questions a, cy and d

above. With respect to question e, at this time I know of

no way of determining exactly which entities within the

intelligence community made use of the register. It can be

assumed that all such agencies knew about it and used it to

some extent.

With respect to b and f, we will continue to

search for data which will provide answers. We request that

the enclosure be returned when the Staff completes its

deliberations on this issue.

CL BY :

611637

CL REASON: 1.5(c)

DECL ON:

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(U) If you have any questions in this regard, please

call

me at 613-1825.

Sincerely.

Ban Han 1

Barry Harrelsol

Enclosure:

As stated

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Distribution:

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1 - HRG File w/o enc

1 - ARRB Request File w/enc

- DO (Fred Wickham) w/o enc

- JFK/DO (Eileen Wukitch) w/enc

1 - Barry w/o enc

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Central Intelligence Agency

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Washington, D. C. 20505

13 August 1998

Ms. Laura Denk, Esquire

Executive Director

Assassination Records Review Board

•600 E Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20530

Dear Ms. Denk:

Reference: (C) ARRB Request No. CIA-10, for information

on the Interagency Source Register

(U) The following is responsive to referent request.

(C) The Interagency Source Register (ISR) is simply a

device whereby agencies within the intelligence community

which recruit or deal with sources of foreign positive

intelligence outside the United States try to keep from

bumping into each other in the pursuit of such information.

It is for the further purpose of ensuring a source cannot

gain an unwarranted advantage by dealing with more than one

agency.

Each agency is responsible for registering an

individual as a source with the ISR before using the

individual.

(C) The ISR was established in 1957 by the Intelligence

Advisory Committee, predecessor to the U.S. Intelligence

Board.

The ISR was not used extensively during the years

1958-1965 and we know of no system or procedure which took

it's place.

(C) The first ISR regulations were in the form of

basic procedures each agency was to follow, procedures which

have gone through a number of reiterations.

ARRB staff

members have reviewed the classified, current written

instruction governing the existence and use of the ISR.

CL BY:

(0611637)

CL REASON: 1.5 (c)

DECL:

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CONE IDENTIAL

Ms. Laura Denk, Esquire

(U)

I believe that this information is fully

responsive to your request on the ISR and accordingly,

completes our work on CIA-10.

Sincerely,

J. Barry Harrelson

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