Originator: FBI
From: KELLEY, CLARENCE
To: JOHNSON, MARION
Document date: 02/14/1977
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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FROM:

KELLEY, CLARENCE

TO: JOHNSON, MARION

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FOIA APPEAL OF JOHN WOODS RE CD 729A

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Confidential

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OFFICE OF

DIRECTOR

Date:

To:

Subject:

CONFIDENTIAL

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

February 14, 1977

BY COURIER SERVICE

Legislative, Judicial and Fiscal

Branch

Room 2E

National Archives Building

Washington, D. C.

Attention: Mr. Marion Johnson

Clarence M. Kelley, Director

5.1095

Classified by 5.668. 5L5/EH

Declasses on: OARK

(SFA)

REVIEW OF WARREN COMMISSION DOCUMENT 729a IN

ACCORDANCE WITH FREEDOM OF INFORMATION-PRIVACY

ACTS APPEAL OF JOHN R. WOODS II

Per your request, Warren Commission Document 729a

has been reviewed for possible declassification and the results.

of this review are as follows:

Commission Document 729 contains certain information

which cannot be made available to the general public.

information is currently and properly classified pursuant

to Executive Order 11652 in the interest of the national defense

and/or foreign policy.

Under Title 5, United States Code,

Section 552 (b) (1), Document 729a is classified "Confidential"

and is exempt from disclosure. Document 729a is exempt from

GDS in Category one, as described in Executive Order 11652,

and is excluded from automatic downgrading and/or declassifi-

cation.

The information within the document originated

with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

RCMP Security

Service data forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation

retains all designated security classification and is not to

be disseminated outside the Bureau.

Intelligence material

forwarded to the Bureau, is protected in Canada by the

Canadian Government's Cabinet Directive 46.

Intelligence

material is considered an "exempted record" by this Directive,

which means a record that contains information the release of

which:

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Classifed by 4842

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CONFIDENTIAI

Mr. John R. Woods II

1)

2)

3)

4)

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would be contrary to law;

is restricted pursuant to an agreement made

between the Government of Canada and any other

government;

might be considered by any government to be a

breach of faith on the part of the Government

of Canada;

might embarrass the Government of Canada in its

relations with any other government;

might violate the right of privacy of any indi-

vidual or a record that relates to security and

intelligence•

This document is classified "Confidential" in order

to protect information which would reveal cooperation between

the Bureau

and a foreign law enforcement agency.

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

Date:

TO:

CONFIDENTIAL

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

February 14, 1977

BY COURIER SERVICE

Legislative, Judicial and Fiscal

Branch

Room 2E

National Archives Building

Washington, D. C.

Attention: Mr. Marion Johnson

110-95

Classified by 5468 SoD/ Et

Dedesst oN: UADR (JHR

Clarence M. Kelley, Director

Subject: REVIEW OF WARREN COMMISSION DOCUMENT 729a IN

ACCORDANCE WITH FREEDOM OF INFORMATION-PRIVACY

ACTS APPEAL OF JOHN R. WOODS II

Per your request, Warren Commission Document 729a

has been reviewed for possible declassification and the results

of this review are as follows:

Commission Document 729 contains certain information

which cannot be made available to the general public. This

information is currently and properly classified pursuant

to Executive. Order 11652 in the interest of the national defense

•and/or foreign policy. Under Title 5, United States Code,

Section 552 (b) (1), Document 729a is classified "Confidential"

and is exempt from disclosure.

Document 729a is exempt from

GDS in Category one, as described in Executive Order 11652,

and is excluded from automatic downgrading and/or declassifi-

cation:

SHOWN

The information within the document originated

with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) .

RCMP Security

Service data forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation

retains all designated security classification and is not to

be disseminated outside the Bureau.

Intelligence material

forwarded to the Bureau, is protected in Canada by the

Canadian Government's Cabinet Directive 46.

Intelligence

material is considered an "exempted record" by this Directive,

which means a record that contains information the release of

which:

Classifed by 4842

Exempt from GDS; Category 1

Date of Declassification Indefinite

CONFIDENTIAL

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CONFIDENTIAL

Mr. John R. Woods II

1)

would be contrary to law;

2)

is restricted pursuant to an agreement made

between the Government of Canada and any other

government;

3)

might be considered by any government to be a

breach of faith on the part of the Government

of Canada;

4)

might embarrass the Government of Canada in its

relations with any other government;

5)

might violate the right of privacy of any indi-

vidual or a record that relates to security and

intelligence.

This document is classified "Confidential" in order

to protect information which would reveal cooperation between

the Bureau

and a foreign law enforcement agency.

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