ARRB REQUEST - CIA-15: WIN SCOTT FILES FROM RUSS HOLMES FILES
Agency: CIA
Originator: ARRB
Document date: 04/16/1997
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

Released under the John

AGENCY : CIA

RECORD NUMBER: 104-10335-10013

RECORD SERIES : JFK

assassination Records

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

PROJFILES-ARRB REQUESTS Collection Aet of 1992

i44 USC 2107 Notel.

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

Case#:NW 53217 Date:

06-24-2017

AGENCY ORIGINATOR :

ARRB

FROM

TO

TITLE

: ARRB REQUEST - CIA-15: WIN SCOTT FILES FROM RUSS

HOLMES FILES

DATE: 04/16/1997

PAGES

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SUBJECTS : JFK ASSASSINATION

UNIT INDEX

ARRB REQUEST

WIN SCOTT FILES

RESTRICTIONS

SECRET

: 1A

CURRENT STATUS :

RELEASED IN PART

PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE

OF LAST REVIEW

05/06/03

COMMENTS :

JFK-M-19 : F15: 2000.02.16.10:33:10:090044: UNIT

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CIA HAS NO OB ISCTION TO

DECLASSIFICA: ON AND/OR

RELEASE OF CI

•ORMATION

IN THIS DA

Mr. J. Barry Harrelson

April 16, 1997

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that all of the records provided were located in the Sequestered Collection.

As stated in the second paragraph at the beginning of this letter, we seek to

review the original files that we have requested. The DO provided no response

and no time frame for a response.

CIA-13 Mexico City Backchannel Communications.

This request, dated November 1, 1996, was raised at the DO follow-up briefing

on April 1, 1997. The DO provided no response and no time frame for a

response.

CIA-14 Mexico City Station Annual Reports.

This request, dated December 23, 1996, was raised at the DO follow-up briefing

on April 1, 1997. The DO provided no response and no time frame for a

response.

CIA-15 Win Scott files identified in Russ Holmes Files.

CIA has completed its response and no further action is needed.

**CLA-16 Oswald Pre-Assassination Files.

The HRG reportedly received a lengthy answer from the Office of Security on the

LHO files and a formal response to the Review Board's request is in process.

Oswald's Office of Security file has been located and will be delivered to HRG

for review in April. Access to other files will require a special request from HRG

to the Office of Security and should be requested by HRG for ARRB staff review.

II. Informal Requests.

All of the following informal requests have previously been made to CIA. For future

reference, they will be referred to by the "Informal Request" (IR) number provided

below.

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SECRET®

CIA SPEC: 420011ONS

REL:

2050

28 January 1997

Mr. T. Jeremy Gunn

General Counsel and Associate Director

for Research and Analysis

Assassination Records Review Board

600 E Street, NW

Washington, DC 20530

Re: Request for Additional Information

and

Records No. CIA-15 (Documents in Win Scott's

Files Identified from Russ Holmes Files)

Dear Jeremy:

Enclosed are the documents which you requested in your

letter to Mr. John Pereira, dated January 6, 1997:

HMMA 22668,

2 January 1964

Reel 67-REP-155, 21 December 1963 (attached

to HMMA 22668)

Memo for the Record from David Phillips, dtd

5 August 1963

Mexico City 4409, dated 2 May 1963

Memo for the File from Scott, Subj: Amb. Mann .

dated 8 November 1963

These documents are located in the Microfilm collection

(Reel 64, Box 19,

Folder A).

Attached to each document is

the redacted version which

was forwarded to

the National

Archives.

Sincerely,

J. Barry Harrelson

Historical Review Group

Enclosures:

Documents, as stated above

UNCLASSIFIED WHEN SEPARATED FROM ENCLOSURES

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HRG/JBH:maq (28 Jan 97)

Distribution:

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FOR OFFICIAL

USE ONLY

MEMORANDUM FOR:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

CSI 97-008

7 January 1997

CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Fred Wickham

RELEASE IN FULL

DO Focal Point for ARRB

2000

John F. Pereira

Chief,

Historical Review Group

• n.

JFK:Board Request No. CIA-15,

Documents in Win Scott's Files

1. Attached is Request No. CIA-15, dated 6 January

1997,

from the Assassinations Records Review Board.

asked to search for and provide copies of specific documents

related to

Scott's personal files."

ARRB.

Please advise what response we should provide the

The letter asks

reply by 26 February.

ShaPerian

John F. Pereira

Attachment

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

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SINATION

RECO

EVIEW

BOIRD

Assassination Records Review Board

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

(202) 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457

January 6, 1997

Mr. John Pereira

Director

Historical Review Group

Center for the Study of Intelligence

Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, DC 20505

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

IN THIS DOCUMENT

Re: Request for Additional Information and Records No. CIA-15

(Documents in Win Scott's Files Identified from Russ Holmes Files)

Dear John:

During our continuing review of the Russ Holmes files, we have come across a record,

which apparently was provided to the HSCA, that identifies a list of certain documents

containing "information relating to Kennedy assassination from Win Scott's personal

files." We are attaching a copy of the record for your reference. We have been unable

to locate the following documents recorded on the list:

- HMMA 22668, 2 January 1964

- Reel 67-REP-155, 21 December 1963

- Memo for Record from David Phillips dated 5 August 1963;

Subject: Termination of Publication of Respuesta

- Mexico City 4409, dated 2 May 1963

- Memo for File from Scott; Subject: Amb. Mann, dated 8 November 1962

We request that you search for these documents and provide copies to the Review

Board. We would appreciate your response by February 26, 1997. If this does not

provide you with sufficient time, please let us know, in writing, by what date you

believe you will be able to respond to this request.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely

T. Jeremy Gunn

General Counsel and Associate Director

for Research and Analysis

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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OR HSCA:

Attached is info relating to Kennedy assassination

from Win Scott's personal files.

Taken from Box 3,

Vol, It, rile is entitlea

"Ambassador MANN"

Contains:

HMMA 22668, 2 January 1964

Reel 67-REP-155,

21 Dec. 1963

~ Copy of DIRECTOR 85039, 27 Nov.: 1963

- Mexico City 7104, 27 November 1963

• Mexico City 7093,

26 November

Mexico City 7092, 26 November 1963

- Mexico City 7084,

26 November 1963

Memo for Record from David Phillips

dated 5 August 1963; Subject: Termination

of Publication of Respuesta

Mexico City 4409, dated 2 Nay 1963

Memo for File from Scott, Sübject: Amb.

MANN. dtd 8 Nov

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