Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA C.A.
Document date: 4/4/98
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 :

124-10379-10052

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 62C-HQ-1029205-3759

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

HQ

TO: [Restricted]

TITLE:

DATE: 04/04/1998

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2

SUBJECTS :

JFKARCA OF 1992

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 05/10/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John Fy Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Note).

• DATE: 11÷14-2017

U.S: Departn

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Office of the Director

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• Washington, D.C.-20535

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; 1998

Merced Bevaqua

Direccion General de Migracion y Extranjeria

Apartado Postal 762-1150, La Uruca

San Jose, Costa Rica C.A

Dear Merced Bevaqua:

4.21-99

CLASSIFIED BY: 56668 SCO/BSR

REASON: 1.5

DECLASSIFY ON: X_

6

(JEK)

I am writing to you about a matter that I believe to be important to the FBI and to the

United States people:

The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act, 44 U.S C: 82107(Supp.

V 1994) (the Act) (copy enclosed) was enacted by the United States Congress and signed into law by

President George Bush on October 26, 1992. The purpose of the Act is to preserve and maintain all

United States governmental documents in one area, the National' Archives and Records

Administration (Archives), for access to those individuals interested in the history surrounding the:

assassination of President. John F. Kennedy. The Act state's that, "[alll government records

concerning the assassination of President John F Kennedy should carry a presumption of immediate

disclosure," and requires all United States government agencies to find all documents related to the

assassination and to review and rélease the identified documents to the maximum extent possible to

the public. The FBI has been working diligently since 1993 to fulfill our responsibilities under the

•Act.

The purpose of this letter is (I) to inform you that the FBI's assassination records contain

information originating, with your agency or your original documents, (2) to respectfully request that

your agency review your information for maximum disclosure to the fullest extent possible, and (3) to

explain the provisions for, your request to protect your information from disclosure

To achieve maximum disclosure of assassination records, the Act established the JFK

Assassination Records Review Board (the Boárd). The Board is an independent Federal agency

charged with overseeing the identification and release of records related to the assassination from the

other Federal agencies: The FBI has assured the Board of our continued dedication of cooperating

with them to meet the objectives of the Act: In that spirit, the FBI would appreciate your agency's

review of the enclosed assassination records and consideration of whether the information can be.

CLASSIFIED SECRET IN ITS ENTIRETY

BY SP CYCLC 16d(6)

62F-H0-1029205-3759

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collegtion Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Hote) :

DATE:

11-14-2017

SECRET

Merced Bevaqua

If your agency has no objection to the release of its information in the enclosed records. please

notify the FBI so that we may take steps to release the records to the Archives. If your agency!

determines that the information cannot be released, please provide an explanation so that the FBI may

présent the evidence to the Board for their, approval. The Act requires the FBI to present. "clear and

convincing evidence" of a harm that would outweigh the need for public disclosure to the Board for

any information that we request to protect from disclosure Such evidence to protect information is

explained in the Act as,

"the public disclosure of the assassination record would compromise the

existence of an understanding of confidentiality currently requiring protection between a Government

agent and a cooperating individual or a foreign government, and public disclosure would be so

harmful that it outweighs the public interest." Upon receipt of your instructions and explanation for

the protection from disclosure, the FBI will provide the information to the Board and request that

they, sustain the request for withholding the information from disclosure.

Please be aware that the Act requires that all information in the assassination collection at

Archives (even in the closed section) be released to the public in the year 2017, including information

that the Board agrees to protect

The Act has provisions to extend postponements (protection of

information from disclosure) past 2017 with the certification of the President of the United States that

the information' continues to meet the requirements for postponement: The FBI will periodically

review the postponed material for the need of this certification

As you know, the FBI normally protects information from your agency pursuant to applicable

Executive Orders and the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts exemptions However, the Act is

a unique Federal law that applies only to JFK assassination records. 'Please note; it is our opinion that

release of information in the JFK assassination records should not in the future affect the FBI's

standard policy of protecting your agency's information in other investigations or in other contexts.

The FBI is committed to the opening of all information related to the assassination to the

United States public, but appreciates that certain information is sensitive and not proper for release

Therefore, the FBI requests your consideration and understanding of this matter and the continuance:

of your outstanding association with'our agency

Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation Please direct any questions to our Legat Office

representative or to Carol L. Keeley, Acting Unit Chief of the Historical and Executive Review: Unit

of the FBI, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W Washington, D.C. 20535; (202) 324/0671;

Sincerely yours

Louis J. Freeh

Director

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