Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: MORRIS
To: HARTINGH
Document date: 11/21/1995
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

3/31/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10375-10315

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 62C-HQ-1029205-1016

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: MORRIS

TO : HARTINGH

TITLE :

DATE: 11/21/1995

' PAGES:

5

SUBJECTS :

JFKARCA OF 1992

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

3;4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

03/29/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

V9.1

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

"PATE:"*11-14-2017

107 Hote)

Memorandum

To

From

:

Subject :

Mrs. Morris

John A. Harting Ald

JFK TASK FORCE (JFKTF)

Date 11/21/95

Dep. Dir.

Chief of

Staff

Off. of Gen.

Counsel

Asst. Dir.:

Crim. Inv.

CJIS

Finance

Info. Res.

Insp._

Lab.

National Sec.

Personnel

Training

Off. of EEOA

Off. of Public

& Cong. Affs.

Director's Office

PURPOSE: To advise that on or about 11/28/95, the Assassination

Review Board (ARRB) will order release of information in

six FBI documents, previously postponed (redacted) to protect five

individuals - two identities concealed to protect established FBI

protect statened F8Y

sources (persons who were contacted on a regular basis but were

not informants) one identified as a Potential Criminal Informant

(PCI), one as a Potential Security Informant (PSI) and one

security symbol number with singular identifying information; and

to request Criminal Investigative Division (CID) and National

Security Division

(NSD) positions on the release as to appeal.

RECOMMENDATION: That CID and NSD addend this memo with their

positions as to appealing the ARRB decision to disclose the five

persons named herein and so advise the JFK Task Force and Office

of General Counsel (OGC) by 11/28/95.

APPROVED:

Diresic:

Deputy Director_

Crim. Iny.

- Inío. Res

Chim. Jus. Info.

Inspection

Seris.-

- Laboratory

Finance

_ National Geo

Gan. Counsert mS Personnel

_Training

- Ofice of BEO

Affairs

- Office of Public &

62-HQ-1029205

Cong. Altairs -

Enclosure

626-44-1029205-1016

1

1

Mx. R. Bucknam, Room 7176 (Enclosure)

Mr.

Kennedy, Room 7142 (Enclosure)

Mr.

Shapiro, Room 7427 (Enclosure)

Mr.

P. Kelley, Room 7338) (Enclosure)

Mr.

1

Mr.

Bryant, Room 7110

(Enclosure)

D. Evans, Room 4230 (Enclosure)

Mr.

Loturco,

Room 4026 (Enclosure)

Mr.

Esposito, Room 7116 (Enclosure)

-

Mr.

Room 4944

(Enclosure)

1

-

IRD Front Office, Room 5829 (Enclosure)

Mrs. Keeley, Room 6712 (Enclosure)

624-49-1029208

1

Ms.

Siford, Room 7176

(CONTINUED - OVER)

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Note).

"DATE:' •11-14-2017

Memorandum from John A. Hartingh to Mrs. Morris, dated 11/21/95

Re: JEK TASK FORCE

DETAILS: On of about 11/28/95, the ARRB will formally advise by

letter to the Director the determinations noted by them on FBI

documents at meetings 11/13 - 14/95.

The ARRB made determinations

on 25 FBI documents.

The JFKTE and the ARRB are in agreement with

he disposition of 18 of the documents, with one document pending

further review.

However, the ARRB will order release of

information in six documents (copies attached with pertinent

information marked) identifying five individuals, described below,

wo who were "Confidential Sources" of the FBI,

one PCI, one PSI,

and one symbol number informant with singular information. The

information to be released is summarized as follows, by document

number:

1.

HQ 62-109060-2981 (page 2), NAR 124-10058-10009,

identifies LA 3436 S as "the

daughter of

McElfresh"

The JEKTE was willing to release the prefix and

suffix of the symbol number and the name of McElfresh to be in

compliance with the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act (the

Act) .

The

ARRB determined that the numeric portion of the symbol

number would be upheld, but that the singular identifying

information be released.

In the Letterhead Memorandum, which has

been released in its entirety, McElfresh is interviewed and

identifies

her daughter as Patricia Jane Welch.

JFKTF research

indicates that the daughter is currently living in the same area

with the same identity.

2.

HQ 62-109060-3771, NAR 124-10026-10413, identifies

Brant Coopersmith as a confidential racial source.

The ARRB

determined

this document should be open in full.

A review of his

HO 137-8385 file indicated he was closed in 1965. JFKTF research

through the Butte Information Technology Center (BITC) did not

find any current records on this individual.

3. HQ 62-109060-4526, NAR 124-10058-10086, identifies

PCI George Clark Johnston, who provided information on David

Lewis, a prior roommate.

Mr. Lewis was making claims that he had

names of individuals involved in the Kennedy assassination.

The

ARRB determined this document should be open in full.

A review of

the Headquarters and New Orleans indices and the BITC data bases

did not indicate any records associated with PCI Johnston.

4.

HQ 62-109060-4527, NAR 124-10058-10085, identifies

PCI George Clark Johnston who reported the same information set

out in number 3 above. The ARRB determined this document should

be open in full.

5.

HQ 62-109060-4535, NAR 124-10058-1084, identifies

William S. Morris, described as a confidential source, as

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