ARRB REQUEST - CIA-7: HISTORIES
Originator: ARRB
Document date: 11/08/1995
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

¿SINATION

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Assassination Records Review Board

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

(202) 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457

REVIEW

BOARD

November 8, 1995

CIA HAS NO.OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR

Mr. John Pereira

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

Director

IN THIS DOCUMENT

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-7

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 the

Central Intelligence Agency provide access to any and all internal CIA histories or

retrospective studies or reports on the following topics:

1. The JMWAVE Station;

2. The Mexico City Station;

3. CIA activities with respect to Cuba covering the period October 1, 1962 to

January 1, 1964;

4. Two CIA stations whose identities will be conveyed to you orally;

5. John McCone as Director of Central Intelligence.

In addition, we would like to request:

6. All indices to CIA histories held by the history staff of the Center for the Study

of Intelligence.

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

you question whether a particular type of study or report is encompassed by our

request, please let us know and we can advise you whether we seek to include it.

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

November 8, 1995

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Should any of these requests impose an unreasonable burden on you that we may not

have anticipated, please advise us so that we can work with you to modify or amend

the requests accordingly.

In requesting access to these materials, we are not designating them "assassination

records" and we are not, at this time, requesting that copies be given to the Review

Board.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely yours,

David G. Marwell

Executive Director

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CSI-0385/95

21 November 1995

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-7 (U)

1. The attached request from the Assassination Records

Review Board is forwarded to you for appropriate action.

The request--No. CIA-7, dated

9 November 1995--was received

on 20 November.

We plan to discuss the attached letter with

our History Staff in view of the Board's interest in gaining

access to CIA histories. (U)

We intend to ask the Board to refine the request,

which in some respects is very broad. In any event, we

would propose that the documents that are identified as

responsive be made available at CIA for examination by a

designated

staff member of the Board. (FOUO)

3. The two stations referred to in item 4 of the

letter are Helsinki and Moscow.

(S)

4. Please advise how you would like us to respond to

the Board. (U)

the barion.

John Pereira

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JFK Board Request No.

CIA-7 (U)

DCI/CSI/JPereira:bas/x30335 (21 Nov 95)

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CIA-T

CENTER for the STUDY of INTELLIGENCE

5 December 1995

Mr. David G. Marwell

Executive Director

Assassination Records

Review Board

600 E Street, NW

Washington, DC

20530

Dear David:

CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

RELEASE I FOLL

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This is in response to your letter of November 8, 1995

in which you conveyed the request of the Assassination

Records Review Board to be provided access to "any and all

internal CIA histories or retrospective studies or reports"

on several topics.

We have begun to identify histories and other items

that would meet the Board's request. The CIA Historian is

assisting in this effort.

I suggest that we discuss with you or your staff the

possibility of modifying the request somewhat.

Several of

the items mentioned in your letter cover a broad range of

topics.

It would be helpful, for example, if the pertinent

historical time period for each item were specified, as well

as what topics in the requested items would be of interest

to the Board. This would assist us in excluding sensitive

information that the Board would regard as non-relevant to

the assassination or to the scope of the investigation.

Given the sensitivity of some of the materials

requested, we would prefer that you designate one or two

people to

review. the histories and other items in our

offices.

Please let me know your views on the above suggestions.

We appreciate the constructive efforts that you and your

colleagues have made over the past year to work out reasonable,

secure ways of handling documents.

For our part, we are

committed to being as

responsive as possible to the Board's

interests.

Sincerely,

John

F. Pereira

Central Intelligence Agency

• Washington, I.C. 20505: (703) 351-2698 Fa (705) 2130313

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19 February 1997

MEMORANDM FOR: Fred C. Wickham, Jr.

DO Focal Point for JFK Board

FROM:

J. Barry Harrelson

DCI/CSI/HRG-Senior Review Officer

SUBJECT:

JMWAVE History -

ARRB Request CIA #7

1. We are now at a crossroads on a number of issues,

including ARRB staff requests to review Agency files and

other materials which were not within the JFK assassination

collection.

A number of these issues have been pending for

over a year.

2.

One such request deals

with access to review a

number of CIA histories which might provide further insight

into the assassination or provide leads to information which

would do the same.

A

specific history which has been

identified as a priority is the JMWAVE history. It is our

understanding that the JMWAVE history consists of 32

chapters and that they may not be all together in one volume

(see attached) .

In terms of timing, we need to move quickly

on this to find this history and review it.

3. Thank you for your assistance on this. If you have

any questions, please call me (613-1825, 31825) or Gary

Breneman (613-1839; 31839).

. Ray Harrela

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CSI-0307/95

20 February 1996

MEMORANDUM FOR: Lee Strickland

DA Focal Point for

JFK Board Requests

FROM:

SUBJECT:

Bastor Hear leview Group

ARRE request for access to

indices to CIA histories

Reference:

JFK Board Request No. CIA-7,

dated 9 November 1995, item # 6

1. In Request No. CIA-7, the Assassination Records

Review Board requested access

to "all indices to CIA

histories held by the history staff of the Center for the

Study of Intelligence". The History Staff maintains a list

(64 pages) organized by agency component of all histories

produced under the CIA History Program.

We have advised the ARRB staff that access, if

given, would be limited to a designated staff member and

that the review would take place at CIA.

Notes taken would

be limited to JFK/assassination-related items and subject to

Agency review.

3. We would appreciate your view by 26 February as to

the granting access to the list, particularly regarding any

equities that concern the Office of the DA.

A copy of the

list is available for review in CSI/HRG. If you have

questions.

you can contact me at extension 30292 (s).

Barry Harrelson

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CSI-03 07/95

20 February 1996

MEMORANDUM FOR: Becky Rant

DCI Focal Point for

JFK Board Requests

FROM:

Barry Harrelson

Historical Review Group

SUBJECT:

ARRB request for access

:0

indices to CIA histories

Reference:

JFK Board Request No. CIA 7,

dated 9 November 1995, iten

#6

1. In Request No. CIA-T, the Assassintion Records

Review Board requested access to "all indics to CIA

histories held by the history staff of the linter for the

Study of Intelligence".

The History Stall mintains a list

(64 pages) organized by agency component of all histories

produced under the CIA History Program.

2 .

We have advised the ARRB staff that "cess, if

given, would be limited to a designated stafi member and

that the review would take place at CIA. Notes taken would

be limited to JFK/assafsination-related items and subject to

Agency review.

3. We would appreciate your view by 26 February as to

the granting access to the list, particularly regarding any

equities that concern the Office of the DCI.

list is available for review in CSI/HRG. If you have

tact me ac

A copy of the

questions, you can contact me at extension 30292 (s) .

Barry Harrelson

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CSI-0307/95

20 February 1996

MEMORANDUM FOR :

Teresa Wilcox

DS&T Focal Point for

JFK Board Requests

FROM:

SUBJECT:

Reference:

astor dart leview Group

ARRB request for access to :

indices to CIA histories

JFK Board Request No. CIA-7,

dated 9 November 1995, item

# 6

1. In Reguest No. CIA-7, the Assassination Records

Review Board requested access

• to "all indices to CIA

histories held by the

history staff of the Center for the

Study of Intelligence". The History Staff maintains a list

(64 pages) organized by agency component of all histories

produced under the CIA History Program.

2. We have advised the ARRB staff that access, if

given, would be limited to a designated staff member and

that the review would take place at CIA.

Notes taken would

be limited to JFK/assassination-related items and subject to

Agency review.

We would appreciate your view by 26 February as to

the granting access to the list, particularly regarding any

equities that concern the Office of DS&T. A copy of the

list is available for review in CSI/HRG.

If you have

questions, you can contact me at extension 30292 (s).

Ha

Barry Harnelson

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CSI-0307/95

20 February 1996

MEMORANDUM FOR:

(Walter Voskian

DI Focal Point for

JFK Board Requests

FROM:

Barry Harrelson

Historical Review Group

SUBJECT:

ARRE request for access to

indices to CIA histories

Reference:

JFK Board Request No. CIA-7,

dated 9 November 1995, item

# 6

1. In Request No. CIA-7, the Assassination Records

Review

Board requested

to "all indices to CIA

histories held by the history staff of the Center for the

Study of Intelligence".

The History Staff maintains a list

(64 pages) organized by agency component of all histories

produced under the CIA History Program.

2. We have advised the ARRB staff that access, if

given, would be limited to a designated staff member and

that the review would take place

at CIA.

Notes taken would

be limited to JFK/assassination-related items and subject to

Agency review.

We would appreciate your view by 26 February as to

granting access to the list, particularly regarding any

equities that concern the Office of the DI.

list is available for review in CSI/HRG: If you have

questions,

you can contact me at

extension 30292

(s) .

Bangthou

Barry Harrelson

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CONFIDENTIAL

CIA-T

21 February 1996

MEMORANDUM FOR:

J. Batry Harrelson

FROM:

(Teresa Wilcox@ DST

SUBJECT:

ARRB Request for Access to ndices to CIA Histories

REFERENCE:

CSI-0307/95

As we discussed today, the DS&T does nor object to giving the Assassination Records Review Board access to the indices to CIA

histories, provided the ARRB reviewer is cleared to the level of the classification of the material being reviewed. Please forward any

notes or any other product generated by the ARRB reviewer to me for a classification review. I can be reached at (secure) 37284 if you

have any questions.

CC:

Mary R. McCaffrey C- @ DST

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19 February 1997

MEMORANDM FOR: Fred C. Wickham, Jr.

DO Focal Point for JFK Board

FROM:

J. Barry Harrelson

DCI/CSI/HRG-Senior Review Officer

SUBJECT:

JMWAVE History -

ARRB Request CIA #7

1. We are now at a crossroads on a number of issues,

including ARRB staff requests to review Agency files and

other materials which were not within the JFK assassination

collection. A number of these issues have been pending for

over a year.

2.

One such request deals with access to review a

number of CIA histories which might provide further insight

into the assassination or provide leads to information which

would do the same.

A specific history which has been

identified as a priority is the JMWAVE history. It is our

understanding that the JMWAVE history consists of 32

chapters and that they may not be all together in one volume

(see attached) .

In terms of timing, we need to move quickly

on this to find this history and review it.

3. Thank you for your assistance on this. If you have

any questions,

please call me (613-1825; 31825) or Gary

Breneman (613-1839; 31839) •

J. Barry Harrelson

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HRG FILE

CIA SPECIAL COLLEGE DiNSative - Internal Use Only

•RELEASE AS SANITIZED

3 March 1997

MEMORANDUM FOR:

(Directorate Focal Points for JFK Board)

FROM:

J. Barry Harrelson

DCI/CSI/HRG/JFK Project Officer

SUBJECT:

ARRB Request for Access to Selected

Agency Histories

REFERENCE:

ARRB Request for Additional Information

and Records No. CIA-7, dtd 8 Nov 1995

I. Background

In August 1996 with the concurrence of the Directorate

Focal Points for the JFK Board, Jeremy Gunn, ARRB General

Counsel, was given access to an inventory of Agency

histories (item #

6 of reference) held by the CSI History

Staff.

He made a list of 61 histories which might possibly

contain information of interest to the Board in its search

for additional records relevant to the JFK assassination.

II. Request

The ARRB's request is for access to the selected

histories to determine their relevancy or non-relevancy to

the JFK assassination story. It is not a request to review

the material for release.

Access by the Board's staff will

be limited to one or two members with appropriate

clearances.

Access to particularly sensitive material will

be limited to Mr. Gunn and/or Mr. David Marwell, Executive

Director of ARR. The Board, Mr. Marwell, Mr. Gunn and

their staff "CIA team" have TS/SCI clearances.

III. Procedures

1.

An HRG reviewer will screen the 61 selected

histories to determine if they have some substantive

relationship or connection to the JFK assassination story

(locations, time-frames, events, individuals, etc.).

a. It so, Hre will contact the Directorate Focal

Point for the JFK Board* and request that a responsible

component official review the selected history to

determine the level of access that may be given the

ARRB: (1)

access to the table of contents; (2) access

to selected pages/chapters, or, (3) access to the full

= chistory.

If the history is viewed as too sensitive to

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be reviewed by the ARRB staff, the issue will be

- discussed with the Executive Director of the Board

and/or the Chairman.

b. If HRG concludes that the history is not

related to the assassination story, Mr. Gunn will be

asked to refine his request or drop that particular

history from his list.

A certification by the Agency

that the history contains no JFK assassination-related

information may be required.

2. After review by the appropriate Agency component,

the Directorate Focal Point will advise HRG of the approved

level of access.

3. HRG will then advise Mr. Gunn of the level of -

access

and make arrangements for him or a member of his

staff to review the history in designated Agency offices as

appropriate.

4.

Notes taken by any ARRB member are subject to

review

by the responsible Agency component.

If the ARRB

member identifies a history or any part of it as having

relevancy to the JFK assassination story,

HRG will again

review it to confirm the relevancy.

The identification of

relevant information in a history does not automatically

make the history an assassination record under the JFK Act.

Further discussion with the ARRB staff would be required to

determine how that information will be dealt with and its

possible release.

5. It you have any questions regarding this request,

please call me on extension 31825) or Gary Breneman,

extension 31839.

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J. Barry Harrelson

Attachment:

ARRB Request No. CIA-7

* If the history or a part of any history involves DO

equities, HG will advise the DO Focal Point and refer the

history directly to the DO JFK team working with CSI/HRG.

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Addressees:

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DO-JFK Focal Point

Dick Flynn

DI-JFK Focal Point

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DA-JFK Focal Point

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I6 Repent Aces.

TO ARRA

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21 May 1998

MEMORANDUM FOR:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

REFERENCE:

Mary Lou Cummings/ DCI/IRO

Jerry N. Owens /(C), DCI/OIG/IMO

(U) Presidential Assassination Review

Board (ARB) Request for Segments of The

Office of the Inspector Generate

January 1952 - December 1971

Memo dtd 01 April 1998 from

Barry Harrelson, JFK Project Leader

(AIUO)

As requested in referenced memorandum, the

OIG/IMO has reviewed subject segments the ARB has asked to

read. In addition, Counsel to the Inspector General has

also reviewed the material.

2. (AIUO) Both agree that there is no reason why the

ARB can not be given access to the attached portions of

subject report under the conditions of ref memorandum. OIG

concurs with this request.

(C) If you have any questions regarding this

matter, please call (Jerry Owens on secure X77081%

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24 August 1998

MEMORANDUM FOR: Laura Denk

Executive Director, ARRB

FROM:

J. Barry Harrelson

JFK Project Officer, HRP/OIM

SUBJECT:

CIA-7, Request to Review Histories

1. This is in response to referent request.

2. The ARRB staff requested that it be permitted to

review the histories of CIA activities and components which

have been prepared over the years by, or under supervision

of, the CIA History Staff for possible leads to Oswald/JFK

assassination materials. CIA provided a list of all

histories for review by the ARRB staff. From that list,

certain histories were selected by the ARRB staff to be read

either entirely or in part.

Most of the selected histories

turned out to have no information relating to the JFK

assassination story. Those passages thought to have

information related to the assassination were marked by ARRB

staff for inclusion within the JFK collection and have been

placed in the queue for processing and release to the

National Archives.

3. This completes the Agency's action on this request.

If you have any question, please advise.

J. Barry Harrelsop

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MEMORANDUM

September 12, 1998

To:

Laura Denk

Executive Director

CC:

From:

Bob Skwirot

CIA Team Leader

Michelle Combs: Mickelle Combs

Associate Director for Research and Review

Subject:

CIA-7 Histories

The CIA History Staff has written or guided the writing of numerous histories on

projects, offices, divisions, or special events within the history of the CiA. In response

to the Review Board's Request for Additional Records and Information CIA-7, the CIA

provided an index to all the histories in the collection. This index was reviewed by

former Executive Director T. Jeremy Gunn and more than sixty histories which might

have contained information relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy

were selected for review by the Review Board staff. Due to the sensitivity and breath of

information contained in the CIA histories, access was limited to two members of the

Review Board staff.

Most of the reviewed histories did not contain information relevant to the assassination

of President Kennedy. Sections of five histories were designated as assassination

records: DCI-8, CS HP-334, MISC-25, DDO HP 324, and CSHP 194. These sections will

be reviewed, processed, and placed in the JFK Collection at the National Archives.

The Review Board staff also reviewed the just published classified history, Fifty Years of

the CIA which was published in honor of the CIA's Fiftieth Anniversary. This history

contained no information believed relevant to the assassination.

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25 September 1998

MEMORANDUM FOR:

Bob Skwirot

FROM:

Charles A. Briggs-Y-

OFFICE:

DCI/CSI/HRG

SUBJECT:

Mexico City Station History

REFERENCE:

The Mexico City Station History contains at least 99 separate cryptonyms, for the most part

concorning projects, but in some cases, individuals, covering the period 1947 to June 1969. In

evory case, there is identifying information included with the crypt, ranging from a brief

paronthetical phrase to several pages of detail. Since the information far exceeds that thought

relevant to the JFK story, both in time and substance, an approach designed to provide a maximum

amount of information and guidance for historians concerned with the JFK assassination, with a

minimum of gratuitously useable leads for curious or hostile FOlA requestors concerning CIA

activities generally, was chosen and is reflected in the version the Board has for consideration.

The norm in handling cryptonyms when the entire crypt is not released is to protect the

digraph - the location indicator. What l've done here, to avoid unraveling, in effect, the whole

history of Station activity for subsequent curiousity seekers, is to reverse the process, releasing the

digraph and protecting the root - specifically because the text identifies each crypt. The Board is

familiar with the decision to release almost all Ll-crypts in full - while protecting identifying

information. The major relevant Ll projects (LIENVOY, LITEMPO, LICALLA, etc.) have had both the

full cryptonym and most of the details released.

Station and Operation Directorate division histories are among the most sensitive documents

in the Agency. They are very tightly controlled within the area divisions - they are not available to

clearod employees in other directorates or, traditionally, outside of the division within the Operations

Diroctorate. Thus concern about the release of the Mexico City History pages that, viewed through

the widest of lenses, do not appear to be relevant to the JFK story, is very great.

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September 28, 1998

Memorandum for the Record

Subject: ARRB Actions, September 28, 1998

1. The Board directed that the substitute language in the first of the two outstanding

foreign documents be "an official service."

2. In the second foreign document, the Board accepted the release of the LHO paragraph

in full and postponed the rest of the document.

3. The Board ordered the tax record documents referred to the IRS.

. On the Brigade medical files, the Board directed Mr. Skwirot to attempt to reconstruct

the "white-banded" version of the document.

On the Mexico City History, the Board intends to release the two surveillance

operations (p. 229 and p. 296-298). Mr. Skwirot is to tag five or six other disputed

issues for consideration by the Board on Septembe 29.

6. On the CI History, the Board directed Dr. Combs to work for a green document with

CIA (Wukitch/CI) and report back by 10:00 a.m. Tuesday. If this is not possible, the

Board will consider Dr. Combs' recommendations. (Note: Wukitch advises that CI

Staff hours commence at 0900.)

7. Elder document: No change.

Jim/ lee — my staff has some as

far as it can. with the Merito City

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Assassination Records Review Board

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

(202) 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457

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BOARD

Octöber 71996

HAND DELIVERY

Mr. Barry Harrelson

Historical Review Group

Center for the Study of Intelligence

Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, D.C. 20505

CIA HAS NO CS.AUTAM TO

DECLASSIFICATION ANO/OR

RELEASE OF CIA. INFORMATION

Re:

Status of Assassination Records Review Board Requests to CIA for

Additional Information and Records

Dear Barry:

I am writing to memorialize our conversation of October 1 regarding the status of

Assassination Records Review Board requests for information and records from the

CIA.

We discussed the following formal requests:

CIA-1 (Organization materials)

CIA has made records available to the Review Board. The Review Board

staff will continue its review and make recommendations to the Board

and will request further information, if necessary, from CIA. CLA needs to

do nothing further at this time.

CIA-2-5 Complete

CIA-6 (Cables and dispatches)

CIA originally informed the Review Board staff that these materials could

be made available by December, 1995. CIA now agrees to make the

records available (or to have a response) by the first of November, 1996.

CIA-7 (Histories)

Mexico City. CIA has shown the Mexico City history to Gunn. CIA will

compile the portion of the history that was shown to G. Robert Blakey,

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

staff has identified certain histories that may be appropriate for review.

CIA will make available those histories that are of obvious relevance, 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.

CIA-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

records available within two weeks.

CIA-11 (Duran's original statement)

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CIA has been unable to identify to date Duran's original statement. CIA

will make some further attempts to locate it.

CIA-12 OMWAVE materials)

CIA will begin to make materials available on a rolling basis.

With respect to the informal requests, it is our understanding that:

CIA is inquiring into matters related to Spas Raikin. The Review Board staff will

discuss issues with CIA once the pending research is completed.

CIA is locating a cable number IN 24738 (7 July 62), which is identified in record

number 1993.07.20.10.18:29:650630 (Box 34, F 22), p. 2.

CIA is inquiring into matters related to Marilyn D. Murrett. The Review Board

staff will discuss issues with CIA once the pending research is completed.

CIA is continuing to search for HTLINGUAL records, particularly those

identified in Church Committee index that was provided to CIA by Review

Board staff. CIA is prepared to provide oral briefing on HTLINGUAL.

Please let me know if you have any supplements or corrections. We would very much

like to ensure that these matters are handled expeditiously.

As always, thanks for your cooperation and assistance.

Associate Director for Research

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BOARD

Assassination Records Review Board:

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

(202) 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457

CIA HAS NG USUEG AON TO

DECLASS SAMOA AND/OR

OSMATION

IN THIS PHO

October 27,1996

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 Board Requests to CLA 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 CLA action needed at this time.

CIA-6 (Cables and dispatches)

CIA has agreed to make records available (or 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.

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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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 availáble.

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 Oswald 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.

Review Board staft research continues. When research is complete, staft wil

discuss issues with CLA

files fum collection pulled /warten

ARRIS stett reuren.

IN 23738. CIA is searching for cable number IN 23738 (7 July 1962). = Copy seut

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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will discuss issues with CLA.

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,

or MRR for the period between March 1963 and March 1964. Please advise us

whether these records exist and when we may review them.

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.

Sincerel

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Assassination Records Review Bd

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

(202) 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457

November 8, 1995

CIA HAS NO OSJECTION TO

DECLASSIFIGARON AND/OR

RELEASE OF GIA INFORVATION

IN THIST

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-7

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 the

Central Intelligence Agency provide access to any and all internal CLA histories or

retrospective studies or reports on the following topics:

1. The JMWAVE Station;

2. The Mexico City Station;

- 3. CIA activities with respect to Cuba covering the period October 1, 1962 to

January 1, 1964;

4. Two CIA stations whose identities will be conveyed to you orally;

~ 5. John McCone as Director of Central Intelligence.

In addition, we would like to request:

6. All indices to CIA histories held by the history staff of the Center for the Study

of Intelligence.

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

you question whether a particular type of study or report is encompassed by our

request, please let us know and we can advise you whether we seek to include it.

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

November 8, 1995

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Should any of these requests impose an unreasonable burden on you that we may not

have anticipated, please advise us so that we can work with you to modify or amend

the requests accordingly.

In requesting access to these materials, we are not designating them "assassination

records" and we are not, at this time, requesting that copies be given to the Review

Board.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely yours,

David G. Marwell

Executive Director

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