Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: OPCA
To: FINANCE DIVISION
Document date: 09/18/1997
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 :

124-10372-10387

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

62C-HQ-1029205-364

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: OPCA

TO:

FINANCE DIVISION

TITLE:

DATE: 09/18/1997

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

JFKARCA OF 1992

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 3

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 04/27/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collectio

DATE: 11-14-2017

S (12/3171995)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Hote).

372

Precedence:

PRIORITY

Date: 09/18/1997

To:

Finance Division

Attn: Luwanna Greene

From:

OPCA

Historical and Executive Review Unit, Room 11144

(formerly known as the JFK Task Force)

Contact: Carol Keeley,

ext. 0671

Approved By: Collingwood Jahn

Keeley Carol t

Drafted By:

Keeley Carol L

Wilkins LuAnn M: 1mw

Case ID #: 62A-HQ-1029205

Title:

PROCUREMENT OF ASSASSINATION RECORD REVIEW

AND CLASSIFICATION CONSULTATION SERVICES

Synopsis:

It is requested that the services of Margaret Ann Cook

be extended through Fiscal Year 1998.

Details: The Historical and Executive Review Unit (HERU) is

responsible for transferring FBI records covered by the

"President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act

of 1992" (the Act) to the National Archives and Records

Administation (NARA) .

To date over 666,000 pages have been

transferred to NARA and at least 180,000 pages remain to be

transferred.

The Act provides that certain information in records

sent to NARA can be postponed (withheld). One basis for

postponement is the demonstrated need to continue to classify

However, the Task Force is attempting to

minimize the amount of postponed information in part by

declassifying information whenever it is possible to do so.

JFK records contain a great deal of classified information,

relating chiefly to Russian, Cuban and Communist Party USA

(CPUSA) matters.

Much declassification has been accomplished by

Document Classification Unit

personnel assigned to the Task

Force and additional declassification has been achieved through a

review conducted by personnel from the National Security Division

62A #P-1029205-364

• Mrs. Cook was the Supervisor of the DCU analysts

assigned to the Task Force from November 1993 until her

retirement in March 1995 and has served as a classification

consultant to the JFK Task Force since that time. Her experience

and vast knowledge the JFK Act and how it applies to FBI records

cannot be duplicated.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collecti

DATE: 11-14-2017

To: Finance Division

From: OPCA

Re: 62A-HQ-1029205, 09/18/1997

Aot of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

The JEK Records Collection Act not only calls the

release of all records relating to the Assassination of President

Kennedy and the various "conspiracy" theories; it also

established an independent Presidential Review Board to oversee

the identification and release of those records.

Assassination Records Review Board (the Board)

was appointed by

President Clinton, confirmed by the United States Senate and

sworn in on April 11, 1994.

The Board reviews federal agencies'

documents for release and had until October 1, 1997 to fulfIL

its obligation.

Recently President Clinton signed a law

authorizing a

one-year extension for the Board.

The Board has

until October 1, 1998 to complete the review of all records

relating to the JFK Assassination and will not be given another

extension.

Due to the time constraints placed on the JFK Task

Force and Mrs. Cook's unequivicable institutional knowledge, it

is imperative that Mrs. Cook's contract be extended one

additional year.

It is requested that Mrs. Cook's consultation

services be contracted for

one additional year (10/1/97-9/30/98)

at a cost not to exceed $35,000 for the tiscal year.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collecti

DATE: 11-14-2011

Finance Division. From:

OPCA

Re: 62A-HQ-1029205, 09/18/1997

Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Mote).

LEAD (s) :

Set Lead 1:

FINANCE DIVISION

AT WASHINGTON D.C.

Upon reciept of the communication, it is requested that

Margaret Ann Cook's consultation contract be extended for

additional year.

CC:

2 - Mr. Lavonis, Room 8504

(1 - Attn: Luwanna Greene)

1 - Mr. Collingwood, Room

- Mr. Wilkinson, Room

_

Mr. McCarron, Room

- Ms. Proffitt, Room

7262

7262

Ms. Orr, Room 7262

Ms. Keeley, Room 11144

- Mr. Conner, Room 11144

1

- Ms. Wilkins, Room 11144

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