ARRB - REQUESTS STATUS
Originator: ARRB
Document date: 06/06/1995
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-ADMINISTRAPIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY

6 June 1995

NOTE FOR: The File

SUBJECT: JFK Board Requests

CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

RELEASE IN FULL

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On 5 June I called David Marwell to clarify parts of

the Board's first three requests (CIA-1, 2, and 3) •

The

following points were made:

- Marwell will arrange to have a Board staffer screen

package of several hundred items provided by the

DA in response to request No. 1 The items consist

largely of HNs and HRs that describe organizations

and appointments.

This would preclude the need to

send the entire package to the Board.

- Regarding reguests No. 2 and 3, the reason that the

Board has asked us to provide information as to the

the present whereabouts of individuals is to help

the Board determine which names should be released.

For example, the Board may conclude that the name of

someone who retired overtly and is living in the US

could be released, as opposed to someone who retired

under cover and lives abroad.

- If the Board wants to interview someone, a specific

request will be sent to us.

wants,

- The background information that we provide on

individuals and crypts listed in the requests is

review of documents.

- On 7 June the Board will hold a "formal" meeting

to review

redactions we have recommended.

John Pereira

ADMINISTRATIVE -

INTERNAL USE ONLY

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General

17 October 1995

(ARRBREQS]

Memorandum for the Record

Subject: Status of Formal ARRB Requests

1. On 17 October, 1995, Jeremy Gunn, General Counsel

for the Assassination Record

Review Board (Board), and I

reviewed the status

of the six formal "Additional

Information Request" received from the ARRB to date:

Reguest No. CIA-1 dated 7 July 1995: Open; partial

response provided July 14, 1995. There are over 500

pages of material pending ARRB staff review.

- Requests No. CIA-2,3,4,5: Completed; these were

requests for information to prepare for specific Board

meetings:

The ArRE staff considers then closed.

Request No. CIA-6 dated 11 September 1995: Open;

waiting response from the Directorate of Operations.

All portions of this memorandum are unclassifed:

Barry Harrelson

RRB file

elson:

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

RELEASE IN FULL

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Assassination Records Review Board

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

(202) 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457

BOARD

October 7, 1996

HAND DELIVERY

CIA HAS NG GSJECTION TO

Mr. Barry Harrelson

Historical Review Group

RELEASE ORGA INFORMATION

C THIS DOUUMENT

Center for the Study of Intelligence

Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, D.C. 20505

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. CIA needs to

do nothing further at this time.

CIA-2-5 Complete

CIA-6 (Cables and dispatches)

CLA originally informed the Review Board staff that these materials could

be made available by December, 1995. CLA 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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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. CIA has made an index available to Review Board staff and the

stat hail ident waitertain se hit ries ma are of opous refer revie, 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.

CLA-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. CLA

will make some further attempts to locate it.

CIA-12 (MWAVE 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.

General Counsel and Associate Director for Research

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PRICACE OF ON FORMATION

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 CIA 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 CIA 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. Marvell

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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 available.

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.

CLA-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 UMWAVE 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.

When research is complete, staft W1l

Review Board staff research us fun collectin pulled /waiteri

russ issues Neff nevi eu

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 CIA.

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.

Sincerely

r. Jeremy Gunn

seneral Counsel and Associate Director for Research

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MEMORANDUM

To:

Barry Harrelson

CIA HAS NO CRIECTION TO

SLAND/OR

WORNATION

RELEASE

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From:

T. Jeremy Gunn

Subject:

Requests to CLA for Records-Related Information- UPDATE

Date:

January 9, 1997

The following is a list of our current requests for information. These should be

considered informal requests for which we await your response. If you have any

additional questions or responses, you should call elther Bob Skwirot or the analysts

identified below. We are willing to formalize any of the requests into our numbered

series if you would so prefer.

partial

response

10/96

pending.

9/6/96

9/5/96

pending

9/6/96

partial

response

10/96

pending

complete

10/96

pending

pending

pending

pending

pending

pending

pending

9/6/96

9/96

8/96

10/17/96

10/24/96

10/24/96

11/06/96

12/10/96

12/10/96

101/07/97

Spas Raikin files. Are all files in collection? I CIA has any

additional files (e.g., personnel, 201, etc.), we would like to

request them.

Spas Rakin file in Box 15 older 34. Who is the person

signing the DCD messages? Did Raikin work for CIA? Did

he work for DCD/OO? What is relationship between

documents in file and Raikin?

Location of cable identiled in JFK

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

number (IN 24738) 7 July 62. We can send fax if helpful.

Marilyn D. Muret files. Are all files in collection? If CLA

has any additional files (e.g.: personnel, 201, etc.), we

would like to request them.

Information on HTLINGUAL

Information on Angleton's filing system at Cl

Location of DRE, CRC, MRA(?) monthly operational

reports

Tapes

Moscow

Tapes of Alvarado Interrogation

New Orleans, Hunter Leake, Clay Shaw, @KENCHANT,

and ZRCLIFF

Claude Bames Capehart

Howard Guebler

Combs

Combs

Legaspi

Combs

Combs

Combs

Legaspi

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Combs

Marr

Legaspi

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Barry Harrelson

Fax #:

(703) 613-6063

Subject:

Informal Request Update

, Date:

January 8, 1997

Pages:

2, including this cover sheet

COMMENTS:

From the desk of..

Robert J. Skwlrot

Assassination Records Review Board

600 E Streer, NW

Washington, D.C. 20530

(202) 724-0088

Fax: (202) 724-0457

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Discussion Topics for CIA Meeting

March 17, 1997

1. New procedures for CIA requests.

2. Names-computer search and listing of all documents in the files on the people and

organizations on the attached list.

3. Who has the Breckinridge files? Are all files together? Document search of all

records?

4. Set up records briefings with OGC, Legislative Affairs, IG's office, and DCI's office.

Is there an index of IG reports?

5. Outstanding CIA Formal Requests

CIA-7 Histories

— They will be made available on a continuing basis.

CIA-8 Intelligence Community Staff records

- Dated March 1, 1996, Nothing has been received.

CIA-9 Intelligence Community publications related to Cuba or USSR

November 20-30, 1963.

- Dated March 6, 1996, Nothing has been received.

CIA-10 Interagency Source Register

- In process. Information has been made available. Followup questions

are likely. Follow up request for a list of names on the ISR between

1959-1964.

.

CIA-11 Sylvia Duran materials

- We need a formal letter for the record explaining what searches were

done and that the letter currently in the JFK collection is the original.

CIA-12 JMWAVE and David Sanchez Morales

- Dated May 22, 1996, Nothing has been received.

CIA-13 Mexico City Backchannel Communications

- Dated November 1, 1996, Nothing has been received.

CIA-14 Mexico City Station Annual Reports

- Dated December 23, 1996, Nothing has been received.

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CIA-16 Oswald Pre-Assassination Files

-Dated January 28, 1997, Nothing has been received

6. Informal Requests to be formalized within the next two weeks.

Personnel assigned to post referenced in RIF 104-10065-10199 from

1959-1964.

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Location of cable identified in JFK 1993.07.20.10.18:29:650630 (Box 34,

Folder 22) Cable # IN24738.

Complete computer search for list of documents in HILINGUAL file.

Information on the disposition of Angleton's files other than in the CI

records already reviewed and in the Mangold v. CIA case documents.

Possible source for tapes of Oswald?

QKENCHANT: purposes, clearances, Clay Shaw, Howard Hunt, Monroe

Sullivan.

Claude Barnes Capeheart: listing of all documents and location of records.

It has be alleged that CBC was connected with the Glomar Explorer.

Whether or not this is true, we are not seeking any records on this issue.

We are, however, interested in any other records on this individual.

Unredacted copy of the "Family Jewels" memo

George Bush computer search

IG Report on the handling of Oswald?

Warren Commission critics: Edward J. Epstein, Josia Thompson, Mark

Lane, Harold Weisburg, and Sylvia Meagher.

Contacts with journalists or publishing houses immediately before and

after the assassination.

Any office or person dealing with organized crime and Cuba.

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Computer search and listing of all documents in the files on the following people and

organizations:

1. Spas Raikin

2. Leo Cherne

3. Hunter Leake

4. Marilyn Murret

5. John McVickar

6. Andy Anderson

7. Byron B. Morton, Jr.

8. Marie Cheatham

9. Paul Garbler

10. Verna Deane Brown

11. George Stanley Brown

12. Howard Guebler

13. Gordon Duane Novel

14. Ed Butler

15. Edward J. Epstein

16. Joshia Thompson

17. Mark Lane

18. Harold Weisburg

19. Sylvia Marr

• 20. INCA (Information Council of America)

21. Permindex

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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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April 16, 1997

Mr. J. Barry Harrelson

Historical Review Group

Center for the Study of Intelligence

Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, D.C. 02505

Approved for Release

by the Central Intelligence Agency

.. Date: 04/25/09

Re:

Status of CIA Responses to Assassination Records Review Board's Compliance

Program and Requests for Additional Information and Records

Dear Barry:

I am writing to memorialize the Review Board's understanding of the status of CIA's

responses to our formal and informal requests for additional information and records

that have been requested pursuant to the Review Board's authority under Section

7()(1)(C)(üi) of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992, 44 U.S.C. § 2107 (Supp. V 1994) (FK Act).

It is important that everyone at the Agency who is responsible for providing answers to

our requests for additional information and records understand that the answers will

need to be incorporated by reference into the Agency's Final Compliance Statement.

Essentially, CIA will need to attest, under oath, that it has made all reasonable and

diligent searches and that its answers are true and correct to the extent of the best,

reasonably available information. In this regard, is important to note that when the

Review Board requests; for example, a 201 file, it is not asking that you identify relevant

records within the Sequestered Collection, Rather, it is asking to review the original

201 file in its current and most complete version.'

'The Review Board has no basis for assuming that.a 201 file as it appears in the

Sequestered Collection today is necessarily complete. It is fully possible that a relevant

document was not identified by CIA or the HSCA in 1978-79 and therefore is not.

included in the Sequestered Collection, or that a relevant document that was initially

placed in the Sequestered Collection in 1978-79 may have been misplaced at some point

during the subsequent twenty years. Therefore, in response to requests for files, it is

not sufficient merely to point to places where responsive records appear in the

Collection. On a case-by-case basis, we are very willing to hear your explanations for

the possible burdensomeness of any particular search or your analysis of why a search

BOARo 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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As we have written in our formal requests and as we have said to you orally, you

should interpret our requests in the broadest reasonable sense. However, to the extent

that you believe that a request poses an unreasonable burden that we may not have

anticipated, or to the extent that you have suggestions to modity or to amend our

requests in such a way as to better reach our goals, you should not hesitate to make

uggestions or seek clarification. However, unless we specifically hear from you to th

ontrary, it is our presumption that CIA will respond fully to the requests as posed

In response to your request, the ARRB staff has now identified six of our outstanding

requests as high priority issues. We would appreciate your forwarding to us as much

responsive material as you are reasonably able to assemble during the upcoming two

weeks with regard to these six issues. We wish to obtain a reasonably complete

response to these requests within one month. These six issues are identified in the text

by double asterisks (**).?

The remainder of this letter is divided into two parts involving first, the formal requests

for intormation and records, and second, the informal requests for information and

records. Please let me know if your understanding of any of the following points

differs from ours so that we can resolve any potential discrepancies."

I. Formal Requests.

CIA-1 Organizational Material.

CIA has collected information responsive to this request for Review Board

action. The ARRB staff has identified records that it believes will enhance the

will not be fruitful.

'As identified more fully below, the six issues are: CIA-7 (Histories); CIA-16

Oswald Pre assassination files); personnel assigned to a designated post

ENCHANT; the electronic take from the Mexico City Station; and files on Georg

Stanley Brown.

This memorialization follows-up, in large part, on your conversations of March

19 and 20, 1997 with Michelle Combs and on the DO and DS&T briefings to the ARR

staff on April 1, 1997.

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historical understanding of the assassination by providing some background on

CIA records.

CIA should now review the DO and DS&T organizational material and

re-examine some of the proposed redactions. Several documents have been

cleared by the directorate IRO's for either release in full or release with minor

redactions. The ARRB staff will consult with CIA to determine whether these

records should be designated "assassination records" or whether they could be

made available publicly in a manner similar to the material from the 1996 Boston

trip. HRG would like to discuss this issue before the materials are formally put

before the Review Board.

CIA-2 through CLA-5.

These requests have been satisfied and no further action is needed by CIA.

*These are:

DCI

DI

~Organization of the Office of the Director 1963

-Mission Statements for 1959, 1962, 1965 and 1966

-some Office of the Director notices

-OGC and IG Mission Statements for 1964, 1966, 1969, 1975, and 1976

-OLC Mission Statement for•1975 and 1976

-Organization and Functions of the DI pre-1961

-Organizational Charts for 1961, 1964, and 1969

-Mission Statements for 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, and 1970

DA

-Mission Statements 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, and 1974

-Offee od Secure ore ha (ha or or 1958, 1962, 1963, 1966,

1967, 1969, and 1975

-Office of Security Mission Statements for 1958, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1969,

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CIA-6 Cables and Dispatches.

The Review Board first made this request on September 11, 1995. On September

11, 1995, CIA agreed to make these materials available by December, 1995. On

October 1, 1996, CIA agreed to make these materials available by November,

1996.

We are aware that many of the cables requested are already in the JFK files, but

not all are included. Those that we have not been able to locate in the collection

include: Mexico City Station to Headquarters (September 26-30, 1963);

Headquarters to Mexico City Station (September 26-30, 1963); JIMWAVE to

Headquarters (September 26-November 21, 1963);Headquarters to JMWAVE

(September 26-November 21, 1963); and all traffic between the Mexico City

Station and JMWAVE for the periods September 26-October 20, 1963 and

November 22-December 30, 1963.

**CIA-7 Histories.

The Review Board first requested access to several internal CIA histories and to

indices of histories on November 8, 1995. On August 8, 1996, after reviewing a

list of histories that you provided, the ARRB staff designated approximately

sixty histories for which further review was sought. To date, the ARB staff has

reviewed the seven histories that CIA has made available and has made

suggestions with respect to further processing of those seven histories. CLA

should make the remaining sixty-plus histories available.

CIA-8 Intelligence Community Staff records.

The Review Board first requested information on the Intelligence Community

Staff on March 1, 1996. On October 1, 1996, CIA agreed to report on the status of

this request within two weeks. The Review. Board has not yet received any

substantive response to this request.

CIA-9 Intelligence Community publications on Cuba or USSR (November 20-30, 1963).

The LBJ Library has already identified several publications for mandatory

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review.' Michelle Combs reviewed the materials and identified some that should

probably become available to the public. The DI has been tasked to locate the

additional publications that have been requested.

CIA-10 Interagency Source Register.

CIA has provided a full description of the ISR, which should now be submitted

as a formal response to the Review Board's request. Once the formal statement is

provided, this request will be complete. (Under separate cover, the Review

Board is sending to you an additional request for information and records, CLA-

17, which provides a list of names that we request you check against the

Interagency Source Register.)

CIA-11 Sylvia Duran materials.

CIA reports that it has exhausted its reasonable leads for pursuing additional

information. CIA has agreed to provide a formal letter for the record detailing

what searches were done and confirming that the responsive document currently

in the JFK collection is a true copy of the original letter. Once this formal

statement is provided, this request will be complete.

CLA-12 JMWAVE and David Sanchez Morales.

On May 22, 1996, the Review Board requested access to "all 201 files, personnel

files, Office of Security files, P-files, or any other files" relating to five persons

allegedly connected to JMWAVE. It is our understanding that, in response to

this request, several months ago CIA located and inade available for our review

many records resporsive to this reduest. However, it is also our understanding

They include:

Intelligence Report (11/22/63;11/23/63; 11/24/63; 11/26/63; 11/27/63;

12/11/63; 12/13/63; 12/18/63; and 12/20/63).

Intelligence Memorandum (11/23/63; 11/24/63; 11/25/63; 11/25/63; 4/20/64;

and 10/16/64).

President's Intelligence Checklist (11/23/63; 11/24/63; 11/25/63; 11/26/63;

11/27/63; 11/28/63; and 11/30/63).

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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.

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

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

**CIA-16 Oswald Pre-Assassination Files.

The HIRG 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 HIRG for ARRB staff review.

Il. 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

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**CIA-IR-01 Personnel assigned to post from 1959-64 (see RIF 104-10065-10199).

This request, originally made in November 1996, was raised at the DO follow-up

briefing on April 1, 1997. It is our understanding that the DO believes that it is

not able to answer this request. The ARRB staff does not find DO's response to

be credible. We believe that with all of the resources at the Agency's disposal -

including ready contact with individuals who should be able to answer this

question from memory - this question can be answered. The ARRB staff has

provided suggestions. as to how this information could be obtained, including

CIA-IR-02 Location of cable identified in JFK 1993.07.20.10.18:29:650630.

The cable was delivered to the Review Board on March 20, 1997. No further

action by CIA is needed.

CIA-IR-03 Full computer search for list of documents in HTLINGUAL file.

CIA should undertake a computer run for all HTLINGUAL documents. All

computer searches for these documents should be documented in a formal letter

for the record.

CIA-IR-04 Disposition of Angleton's files.

The Review Board seeks to ensure that it has taken all reasonable steps to

account for any files that James Jesus Angleton possessed or controlled that

related to the assassination and to Lee Harvey Oswald. Because of the perceived

controversy surrounding the disposition of Angleton's files, the Review Board

believes it prudent to obtain a clear understanding of the types of files that he

maintained and their ultimate disposition. (The Review Board does not seek to

explore any subjects in Angleton's files beyond those that may have pertained to

the assassination.) To date, CIA has made available certain documents provided

by the CIC and the case files for Mangold D. CIA. The Review Board requests any

additional information in the possession of CIA that would explain the

disposition of Angleton's files.

The ARRB staff has spoken with a retired CIA official who claims to be able to

answer this question from memory, but who refused to do so.

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CIA-IR-05 Possible foreign source for records on Oswald.

CIA was informally requested, more than two years ago, to use its contacts to

pursue certain records related to Oswald that were orally described to CIA. The

Review Board believed that, for reasons of security classification of information,

it would be appropriate for CIA to make the initial inquiries rather than the

Review Board. Under separate cover, we are providing documentation of the

action the Review Board has taken to further this request.

**CIA-IR-06 QKENCHANT.

The Review Board seeks information regarding the purpose of QKENCHANT

and its connection with Clay Shaw, Howard Hunt, and Monroe Sullivan.

The Review Board was initially provided some information in regard to this

request that now appears to be incorrect. CIA is now seeking additional

nformation to correct or to clarify its previous answers. The Review Board seeks

an immediate, full, and accurate response to this request.

CIA-IR-07 Claude Barnes Capehart.

The ARRB staff has reviewed all records that CIA has been able to locate to date.

During the course of this review, additional questions were raised that you

agreed to pursue. You also agreed to conduct additional searches to determine

whether there may be additional retrievable records on Mr. Capehart.

CIA-IR-08 Unredacted copy of the "Family Jewels" memoranda.

HRG will locate this item.

CIA-IR-09 George Bush computer search.

The Review Board provided CIA with a copy of an FBI document, dated

November 29, 1963, prepared under the name of John Edgar Hoover, which

states: "The substance of the foregoing information [on the assassination of

President Kennedy] was orally furnished to Mr. George Bush of the Central

Intelligence Agency...." We have been informed that the DO has no record of a

"George Bush" being in the employ of CIA in 1963 with the exception of Mr.

George William Bush who has already given a sworn affidavit that he is not the

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"George Bush" in question. CIA is now checking whether the search query

included George Herbert Walker Bush prior to 1970. CIA should determine

whether George Herbert Walker Bush is the person to whom the memorandum

refers and should provide a definitive statement regarding the scope of its search

and the basis of its conclusion.

CLA-IR-10 IG Reports.

CIA will determine whether the IG's office maintains an index or inventory of its

reports and determine whether the IG's office prepared a report on the handling

of Oswald.

CIA-IR-11 Warren Commission critics.

We are asking that CIA determine whether it possesses any files or records on

Warren Commission critics Edward J. Epstein, Josiah Thompson, Mark Lane,

Harold Weisberg, or Sylvia Meagher. The Review. Board is not requesting

information per se regarding any FOLA requests by these individuals or any

Public Affairs news clippings?

CLA-IR-12 Contacts with journalists or publishing houses.

The Review. Board seeks to determine to what extent, if any.. CIA might have

attempted to influence any journalists or publishers regarding public discussion

of the assassination. This request, originally discussed in March 1997, was raised

at the DO follow-up briefing on April 1, 1997. The DO had no response and no

time frame for a response.

CIA-IR-13 Office or person dealing with organized crime and Cuba.

The Review Board requested that CIA make a particular personnel file available.

The file was made available by CIA for review. The Review Board will discuss

with you whether any further steps need to be taken.

*To the extent that CLA possesses FOLA files or records on any of these

individuals, and to the extent that those records contain information that was not filed

with the courts, such records are being requested for review by the Review Board.

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CIA-IR-14 Breckinridge files.

CIA (OGC) will determine the disposition of the files of Scott D. Breckinridge.

**CIA-IR-15 Electronic "take" from Mexico City Station.

The Review Board has for some time been attempting to determine whether it

has had access to all of CIA's surveillance "take" from the Cuban and Soviet

facilities in Mexico City at the time of the Oswald visit and in the immediate

wake of the assassination, On numerous occasions, the Review Board has asked

whether there was any surveillance take in addition to what is currently in the

collection.

On March 18, 1997, the Review Board provided additional leads to CIA to assist

it in answering these questions. The DO has agreed to check Headquarters

records for the file referenced in HMMW 12454, to search for the crypts cited in

this document, and to search for HMMA 20307 and other cables or dispatches

cited in this document. The DS&I will query its offices for possible records on

Mexico City and Cuba and for the present location of Staff D records. Regardless

of the outcome of these particular searches, the Review Board continues to seek a

full accounting for all surveillance conducted during the relevant time periods.

CIA-IR-16 U-2 files.

DS&T will provide a folder title print out of U-2 materials for Review Board

examination, check for records filed under Richard Bissell's name, and search for

OSP files. DS&T has also contacted Lockheed for assistance.

CIA-IR-17 DS&T Records on Castro assassination plots.

HRG will furnish the 1967 IG Report to provide possible search query

suggestions for DS&T follow-up.

CIA-IR-18 DO Office.

The Review Board has requested orally information about a particular DO office.

We understand that you are collecting the relevant information.

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CIA-IR-19 Computer searches.

The Review Board has requested that full computer searches be conducted on all

of the following people and organizations. The results of the searches should be

documented.

1. Spas Raikin

2. Leo Cherne

3. Hunter Leake

4. Marilyn Dutz Murret

5. John McVickar

6. Andy Anderson

7. Byron B. Morton, Jr.

8. Marie Cheatham.

9. Paul Garbler

10. Verna Deane Brown

* 11. George Stanley Brown -

12. Howard Guebler

13. Gordon Duane Novel

14, Ed Butler

15. INCA (Information

Council of the Arnericas)

16. Permindex

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation. OP file starts in 1988. FIRG is

checking on a 201. No OMS file.

ARRE awaits documentation. HRG is checking for a DCD

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation. No OP file. No OMS file. DO

is checking.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation. No OP file. No OMS file.

ARRB awaits documentation. No OP file. No OMS file.

ARRB awaits documentation. OP file. OMS file. HIRG has

requested personnel file.

ARRB awaits documentation. No OP file."

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG will check for files.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG will check for files.

ARRB awaits documentation. HIRG will check for files.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG will check for files.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG will check for files..

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Conclusion

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, we appreciate

your cooperation and assistance.

Cc: Linda Cipriani, Esq.

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WINDTES

SSINATION

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Assassination Records Review Board

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

(202) 724-0088 • Fax: (202) 724-0457

EVIEW

BOAR

December 18, 1997

Mr. John Pereira

Chief

Historical Review Group

Center for the Study of Intelligence

Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, D.C. 02505

Re:

Status of CIA Responses to Assassination Records Review Board's Requests for

Additional Information and Records

Dear John:

I am writing to follow-up on our telephone call earlier today and to convey my serious

concern about the status of CIA's responses to the Review Board's requests for

additional information and records. Although CIA has completed its responses to

several requests, and many others have been answered in part, a significant number of

requests have not been answered - including some that were made more than two

years ago. On many occasions we have been assured that responses would be

forthcoming, only to have promised dates come and go without answers. It is now

extremely important that these requests be answered promptly so that we may conduct

a proper follow-up it necessary. The issues that we can now identify as being of the

highest priority are identified in the text below by double asterisks (**)' and we request

that they be answered within the next month. We request that the remaining requests

be answered by April 1, 1998.

The remainder of this letter is divided into two parts: first, a listing of the formal

requests for information and records, and second, a listing of the informal requests for.

information and records. Please let me know if your understanding of any of the

following points differs from ours so that we can resolve any potential discrepancies.

'As identified more fully below, the issues are: CLA-1 Organizational Material,

CIA-6 Cables and Dispatches, CIA-13 Backchannel Communications, CIA-IR-03

HTLINGUAL Documents, CIA-IR-04 Disposition of Angleton Files, CIA-IR-07 Claude

Barnes Capehart, CIA-IR-15 Electronic "take" from Mexico City, CLA-IR-21 DRE

Monthly Operational Reports, CIA-IR-22 "A" Files on Clay Shaw and Jim Garrison.

BOARD MEMBERS: John R. Tunheim, Chair • Henry F. Graff • Kermit L. Hall • William L. Joyce • Anna K. Nelson

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Formal Requests

**CIA-1 Organizational Material.

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IRO

CIA promptly collected a great deal of information responsive to this request

and made it available for inspection.

On January 7, 1997, the ARRB staff identified a number of these records that

should enhance the historical understanding of the assassination by providing

background information on CIA records. CIA was to have reviewed the DO and

DS&T organizational material during the spring and summer of 1997 to re-

examine some of the proposed redactions. Several documents have been cleared

by the directorate IRO's for either release in full or release with minor redactions.

These are:

DCI

michelle:

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open stit

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-Organization of the Office of the Director 1963

-Mission Statements for 1959, 1962, 1965, and 1966

-some Office of the Director notices

-OGC and IG Mission Statements for 1964, 1966, 1969, 1975, and 1976

-OLC Mission Statement for 1975 and 1976

-Organization and Functions of the DI pre-1961

-Organizational Charts for 1961 1964) and 1969 FAGS Not 64

-Mission Statenients for 1961, 1963, 1964.966, and 1970

_Mission Statements 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, and 1974*

#Organizational Chart 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, and 1966

-Office of Security Organizational Charts for 1956, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1966,

1967, 1969, and 1975

-Office of Security Mission Statements for 1958, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1969,

and 1975

The ARRB staff is willing to consult with CIA as soon as the records are ready to

determine whether they should be designated "assassination records" or

whether they can be made available publicly in a manner similar to the material

from the 1996 Boston trip. CIA should be aware, however, that these materials

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will be presented to the Board at its January meeting. Accordingly, these

materials must be ready for the Review Board staff by January 12, 1998.

,CIA-2 through CIA-5.

These requests have been completed and no further action is needed by CIA.

**CIA-6 Cables and Dispatches.

The Review Board first made this request on September 11, 1995. On

cantidiction

September 11, 1995, CIA agreed to make these materials available by December

1995. On October 1, 1996, CIA agreed to make these materials available by

November 1996. Most recently, CIA has stated that these cables are not available

as a chronological group; if it is not possible or is unduly burdensome to retrieve

ARRR

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these cables, CIA should write a memorandum to that effect.

We are aware that many of the cables requested are already in the JFK files, but

not all are included. Those that we have not been able to locate in the collection

include: Mexico City Station to Headquarters (September 26-30, 1963);

Headquarters to Mexico City Station (September 26-30, 1963); JMWAVE to

Headquarters (September 26-November 21, 1963); Headquarters to JIMWAVE

(September 26-November 21, 1963); and all traffic between the Mexico City

Station and IMWAVE for the periods September 26-October 20, 1963 and

November 22-December 30, 1963.

CLA-7 Histories.

The Review Board first requested access to several internal CIA histories and to

indices of histories on November 8, 1995. On August 8, 1996, after reviewing a

list of histories that CIA provided, the ARRB staff designated approximately

sixty histories for which further review was sought. To date, the ARRB staff has

reviewed twelve histories that CIA has made available and has made

suggestions with respect to further processing of some of those histories. The

ARRB staff appreciates the cooperation it has received from HRG in our review

of the histories. CIA should continue to make the remaining histories available

on a continuing basis in consultation with the ARRB.

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CLA-8 Intelligence Community Staff Records.

The Review Board first requested information on the Intelligence Community

Staff on March 1, 1996. On October 1, 1996, CIA agreed to report on the status of

this request within two weeks. While we understand that this request turned out

to be more difficult and complicated than originally envisioned, the Review

Board has not yet received any substantive response.

CLA-9 Intelligence Community Publications on Cuba or USSR (November 20-30, 1963).

The LBJ Library has identified several publications for mandatory review? The

Di has provided additional documents which were requested. Michelle Combs

reviewed the materials and identified some that should be made available to the

public. No further DI tasking is anticipated on this request.

CA-10 Interagency Source Register, Confident el iespense

CIA has provided a full description of the ISR, which should now be submitted

as a formal response to the Review Board's request. Once the formal statement is

provided, this request will be complete. (Under separate cover, the Review

Board provided an additional request for information and records, CIA-17-Draft,

which provided a list of names that we requested CIA check against the

Interagency Source Register. Several files were requested from this search.

Additional biographical material to narrow the search on several names will be

provided by the ARRB staff.)

CIA-11 Sylvia Duran Materials.

This request is complete.

They include:

Intelligence Report (11/22/63; 11/23/63; 11/24/63; 11/26/63; 11/27/63;

12/11/63; 12/13/63; 12/18/63; and 12/20/63).

Intelligence Memorandum (11/23/63; 11/24/63; 11/25/63; 11/25/63; 4/20/64;

and 10/16/64).

President's Intelligence Checklist (11/23/63; 11/24/63; 11/25/63; 11/26/63;

11/27/63; 11/28/63; and 11/30/63).

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CIA-12 JMWAVE and David Sanchez Morales.

On May 22, 1996, the Review Board requested access to "all 201 files, personnel

files, Office of Security files, P-files, or any other files" relating to five persons

allegedly connected to JMWAVE. In response to this request, CIA has provided

numerous records which were located in the Sequestered Collection. Since that

time CIA has provided the requested files on only one of the five individuals.

We are still awaiting the files on Ted Shackley, Ron Cross, Bart Henry, and Doug

Gupton.

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**CIA-13 Mexico City Backchannel Communications. - need

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

T

on April 1, 1997. An additional clarification question as to whether a "privacy"

channel for sensitive communications existed during the period 1959-1964 was

response

submitted on October 28, 1997. CIA has 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. CIA has provided no response and no time frame for a

response.

CIA-15 Win Scott Files Identified in Russ Holmes Files.

This request is complete.

CIA-16 Oswald Pre-Assassination Files.

The ARRB has reviewed the Oswald file from the Office of Security and declared

it to be an assassination record. Our understanding is that this file will be

processed for review under the JFK Act. 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. Once the formal statement is provided, this

request will be complete.

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Informal Requests

Each of the following informal requests was previously made to CIA. For future

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

'below.

CIA-IR-01 Personnel Assigned to Post from 1959-64 (see RIF 104-10065-10199).

This request is complete.

CIA-IR-02 Location of Cable Identified in JFK 1993.07.20.10.18:29:650630.

This request is complete:

**CIA-IR-03 Full Computer Search for List of Documents in HTLINGUAL File.

CIA agreed to undertake a computer run for all HTLINGUAL documents in

April 1997. To date, no response has been received by ARRB. All computer

searches for these documents should be documented in a formal letter for the

record.

**CIA-IR-04 Disposition of Angleton's Files.

The Review Board seeks to ensure that it has taken all reasonable steps to

account for any files that James Jesus Angleton possessed or controlled that

related to the assassination and to Lee Harvey Oswald. Because of the perceived

controversy surrounding the disposition of Angleton's files, the Review Board

believes it prudent to obtain a clear understanding of the types of files that he

maintained and their ultimate disposition. (The Review Board does not seek to

explore any subjects in Angleton's files beyond those that may have pertained to

the assassination.) To date, CIA has made available certain documents provided

by the CIC and the case files for Mangold v. CIA. The Review Board requests any

additional information in the possession of CIA that would explain the

disposition of Angleton's files.

In addition, the ARRB staff's review of the Mangold v. CIA files designated

additional documents from those files as assassination records. These documents

are: Tab D, documents Nos. 95, 109-116, 120, and 121; and from the Denied

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Documents file: documents Nos. 496, 498, 499, 500, and 510. The Review Board

is awaiting confirmation that these documents are at HRG for processing.

,CIA-IR-05 Possible Foreign Source for Records on Oswald.

CIA was informally requested to use its contacts to pursue certain records

related to Oswald that were orally described to CIA. The Review Board

understands that the CIA has taken steps to pursue these records.

CIA-IR-06 QKENCHANT.

The Review Board seeks information regarding the purpose of QKENCHANT

and its connection with Clay Shaw, Howard Hunt, and Monroe Sullivan.

The Review Board was initially provided some information in regard to this

request that now appears to be incorrect. CIA is now seeking additional

information to correct or to clarify its previous answers. The Review Board seeks

an immediate, full, and accurate formal response to this request. Once the formal

statement is provided, this request will be complete.

**CIA-IR-07 Claude Barnes Capehart.

The ARRB staff has reviewed all records that CIA has been able to locate to date.

During the coure tie evise a da ton questions were raised to deCemine

whether there may be additional.vetievable records on Mr. Capehart. The

Review Board seeks a full and accurate formal response to this request. Once the

formal statement is provided, this request will be complete.

* * CIA-IR-08 Unredacted Copy of the "Family Jewels" Memoranda.

ARRE has reviewed a redacted version of the "Family Jewels." Additional

questions have been raised. At meeting between HRG, ARRB and the DCI/IRO

on December 11, 1997, specific redacted pages were identified for ARRB staff.

review. These pages should be made available as soon as possible.

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CIA-IR-09 George Bush Computer Search.

The Review Board provided CIA with a copy of an FBI document, dated

November 29, 1963, prepared under the name of John Edgar Hoover, which

states: 'The substance of the foregoing information [on the assassination of

President Kennedy] was orally furnished to Mr. George Bush of the Central

Intelligence Agency..." We have been informed that the DO has no record of a

"George Bush" being in the employ of CIA in 1963 with the exception of

Mr. George William Bush who has already given a sworn affidavit that he is not

the "George Bush" in question. It is our understanding that the CIA has

confirmed that the search query included George Herbert Walker Bush prior to

1970. CIA should determine whether George Herbert Walker Bush is the person

to whom the memorandum refers and should provide a definitive statement

regarding the scope of its search and the basis of its conclusion. Any and all

personnel files of George Herbert Walker Bush should be reviewed to determine

whether he had any affiliation with CIA during the 1963 period. Once the formal

statement is provided, this request will be complete.

CIA-IR-10 IG Reports.

CIA will determine whether the IG's office maintains an index or inventory of its

reports and determine whether the IG's office prepared a report on the handling

of Oswald. Since April 1997, CIA has had no response and no time frame for a

response.

**CIA-IR-11 Warren Commission Critics.

We are asking that CIA determine whether it possesses any files or records on

Warren Commission critics Edward J. Epstein, Josiah Thompson, Mark Lane,

Harold Weisberg, or Sylvia Meagher. The Review Board is not requesting

information per se regarding any FOlA requests by these individuals or any

Public Affairs news clippings.' Since April 1997, CLA has had no response and

no time frame for a response.

'To the extent that CIA possesses FOIA files or records on any of these

individuals, and to the extent that those records contain information that was not filed

with the courts, such records are being requested for review by the Review Board.

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CIA-IR-12 Contacts with Journalists or Publishing Houses.

The Review Board seeks to determine to what extent, if any, CLA might have

attempted to influence any journalists or publishers regarding public discussion

of the assassination. This request, originally discussed in March 1997, was raised

at the DO follow-up briefing on April 1, 1997. CIA has had no response and no

time frame for a response.

CIA-IR-13 Office or Person Dealing with Organized Crime and Cuba.

The Review Board requested that CIA make a particular personnel file available.

The file was made available by CIA for review. The Review Board seeks a full

and accurate formal response to this request detailing any and all searches made

and the results of those searches. Once a formal statement is provided, this

request will be complete.

CIA-IR-14 Breckinridge Files.

CIA (OGC) will determine the disposition of the files of Scott D. Breckinridge.

CIA has had no response and no time frame for a response.

YCTA-IR-15 Electronic "take" from Mexico City Station. / rewrite

The Review Board has for some time been attempting to determine whether it

has had access to all of CIA's surveillance "take" from the Cuban and Soviet

per Grann

facilities in Mexico City at the time of the Oswald visit and in the immediate

wake of the assassination. On numerous occasions, the Review Board has asked

whether there was any surveillance take in addition to what is currently in the

collection:

1006

On March 18, 1997, the Review Board provided additional leads to CIA to assist

it in answering these questions. The DO has agreed to check Headquarters

records for the file referenced in HIMMW. 12454, to search for the crypts cited in

this document, and to search for HIMMA: 20307 and other cables or dispatches

cited in this document.

mure

ypc. c.

In addition, the DS&T will query its offices for-possible records on Mexico City

and Cuba and for the presert location of Staff D records, Regardless of the

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outcome of these particular searches, the Review Board continues to seek a full

accounting for all surveillance conducted during the relevant time periods.

CIA-IR-16 U-2 Files.

DS&T has provided a folder title printout of U-2 materials for Review Board

examination and has checked for records filed under Richard Bissell's name. The

contine ear for P so exer the pade: The Dit shoul

continue to search for OSP files.

CIA-IR-17 DS&T Records on Castro Assassination Plots.

The DS&T records should be searched for any records on Castro assassination

plots. The Review Board will providé possible search query suggestions from

the 1967 IG Report.

CLA-IR-18 DO Office.

^ The Review Board has requested orally information about a particular DO office.

,Since January 1997, CIA has had no response and no time frame for a response.

CIA-IR-19 Computer Searches.

The Review Board has requested that full computer searches be conducted on all

of the following people and organizations. The results of the searches should be

documented. Once formal documentation of the completed searches has been

provided, the request is complete.

1. Spas Raikin

2. Leo Cherne

3. Hunter Leake

4. Marilyn Dutz Murret

5. John McVickar

6. Andy Anderson

This request is complete.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARB awaits documentation. HRG is checking for a DCD

file.

This request is complete.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

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7. Byron B. Morton, Jr.

8. Marie Cheatham

9. Paul Garbler

10. Verna Deane Brown

11. George Stanley Brown

12. Howard Guebler

13. Gordon Duane Novel

14. Ed Butler

15. INCA (Information

Council of the Americas)

16. Permindex

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG will check for files.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG will check for files.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG will check for files.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG will check for files.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG will check for files.

CIA-IR-20• Monster Plot.

This request is complete.

ffivet

*CLA-IR-21 Monthly Operational Reports for DRE.

In March 1997, the Review Board requested that the CIA search for monthly

operational reports for the Cuban exile group Directorio Revolucionario

Estudiantil (DRE) records for the period 1960-1964 with particular emphasis on

the reports for August and November 1963. While some of the reports for this

period already exist in the JFK Collection, others, including the reports for

December 1962-April 1964, are missing. We understand that the CIA has done

some research on the missing reports. We request a comprehensive memo on the

creation and disposition of DRE records be provided for the Board. In addition,

we request that the CIA work to discover the identity of "Howard," the CLA

officer mentioned in the DRE files. We request his full name and Office of

Personnel file be provided to the Board.

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**CIA-IR-22 "A" File on Clay Shaw and Jim Garrison.

In July 1997, the ARRB staff was shown an "A" file on Clay Shaw which pre-

dated a 201 file. We were also told that an "A" file on Jim Garrison also existed.

The Shaw file was declared to be an assassination record and it was our

understanding that both files were to be sent to HRG for processing. We have

not yet received confirmation from HRG that the files are in process as

assassination records.

CIA-IR-23 Watch Committee Files.

In his memoirs, George Ball reports that upon first hearing of the shots in Dallas

he called DCI John McCone and asked him to activate the Watch Committee.

McCone replied that he already had. The Review Board requests the files of the

Watch Committee for the period January 1963-May 1964.

CIA-IR-24 Defector File.

The ARRB staff has identified documents on Lee Harvey Oswald from the Office

of Security's "Defector File." It is our understanding that these documents are

now being processed as assassination records. No further tasking on this subject

is anticipated.

CIA-IR-25 Zapruder Film.

The Board has requested any and all records, not previously located in the

Sequestered Collection, on any handling by the CIA of the Zapruder film. In

particular, we are interested in any records of NIIC's handling of the Lapruder

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film or copies of the Zapruder film in November and December 1963. Amy log

books or indexes which would indicate the individuals involved in the

processing and handling of any assassination films should be included in this

request.

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The Review Board requested that a complete search for any records on this

individual be undertaken, including a search of the Interagency Source Register

The ARRB staff provided HRG with additional identification data on this

individual. The Review Board seeks a full and accurate formal response to this

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request. Once the formal statement documenting this search and its results is

provided, this request will be complete.

, CIA-IR-27 Security Files for Five Individuals.

The ARRB staff has reviewed Office of Security files for Richard Case Nagel,

Gordon Novel, Jack Ruby, Harold Weisburg, and Walter Sheridan. The entire

files for Gordon Novel, Jack Ruby, and Richard Case Nagel have been designated

assassination records. Portions of the files for Harold Weisberg and Walter

Sheridan will be designated assassination records. The Novel, Ruby, and Nagel

files should be sent to HIRG for processing. The Weisberg and Sheridan files

should be sent to HRG for ARRB review.

CIA-IR-28 McCone Files.

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In August 1997, the ARRB staff reviewed an index for the files of former DCI

John McCone and identified some files to be reviewed for assassination records.

A meeting should be set up to examine these files.

CIA-IR-29 Oswald Lewinter.

In November 1997, CIA provided a preliminary oral response to whether it has

files on Mr. Oswald Lewinter. CIA should document its findings in writing.

Once formal documentation of the completed searches has been provided, the

request is complete.

CIA-IR-30 Cherepanov Papers.

In the fall of 1963, Paul Garbler, Chief of Station Moscow, copied a series of KGB

papers from the American Department of the KGB's Second Directorate which

had arrived at the embassy from Aleksandr Cherepanov. The Reyiew Board

requests to review these papers.

CIA-IR-31 Dulles Calendar.

In testimony before the Church Committee on May 4, 1977, Richard Bissell made

reference to the existence of a calendar for former DCI Allen Dulles which would

reflect all of Dulles' meetings. The Review Board requests the Dulles calendar

for january 1959 through his resignation as DCI on November 29, 1961.

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CLA-IR-32 AMWORLD.

The Review Board seeks information regarding the purpose of AMWORLD and

its connection with the Cuban exile groups.

The Review Board has been provided some information in regard to this request

that appears to be incomplete. The CIA is now seeking additional information to

correct or to clarify its previous answers. The Review Board seeks an immediate,

full, and accurate formal response to this request. Once the formal statement is

provided, this request will be complete

Conclusion

Please let me know if you have any supplements or corrections to the lists above. We

would very much like to ensure that these matters are handled expeditiously. As

always, we appreciate your cooperation and assistance.

CC:

Assassination Records Review Board

J. Barry Harrelson

Linda Cipriani, Esq.

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February 11, 1998

Mr. John Pereira

Chief, Historical Review Program

Office of Information Management

Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, D.C. 02505

Re:

Status of CIA Responses to Assassination Records Review Board's Requests for

Additional Information and Records

Dear John:

"I am writing to update the Review Board's understanding of the status of CIA's

responses to our formal and informal requests for additional information and records

that have been requested pursuant to the Review Board's authority under Section

7()(1)(C)(ii)of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992, 44 U.S.C. § 2107 (Supp. V 1994) 0FK Act).

As we have written in our formal requests and as we have said to you orally, you

should interpret our requests in the broadest reasonable sense. However, to the extent

that you believe that a request poses an unreasonable burden that we may not have

anticipated, or to the extent that you have suggestions to modify or to amend our

requests in such a way as to better reach our goals, you should not hesitate to make

suggestions or seek clarification. However, unless we specifically hear from you to the

contrary, it is our presumption that the CIA will respond fully to the requests as posed.

Many of these requests have been outstanding for over à year and several for two years.

It should be noted that these requests will be incorporated into the Agency's final

compliance declaration. In requesting these materials, we are not designating them

"assassination records" at this time and we are not requesting that copies be given to

the Review Board.

In response to your request, the ARRB staff has identified an additional eight of our

outstanding requests as high priority issues. We would appreciate your forwarding to

us as much responsive material as you are reasonably able to assemble during the

upcoming month with regard to these issues. We wish to obtain a reasonably complete

response to these requests within one month: These issues are identified in the text by

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double asterisks (**).' Some previously identified priority requests remain in progress

and also continue to be identified by double asterisks. Plese note that all ARRB requests

for additional information, both formal and informal, are scheduled to be completed by

April 1, 1998.

The remainder of this letter is divided into two parts involving first, the formal requests

for information and records, and second, the informal requests for information and

records. Please let me know if your understanding of any of the following points

differs from ours so that we can resolve any potential discrepancies.

Formal Requests

**CIA-1 Organizational Material.

As of February 1, 1998 and with the exception of the Directorate of Operations

records, HRP has provided ARRB with the records identified by the ARRB staff

which have been cleared by the directorate IRO's for either release in full or with

redactions. Consultations are now underway between HRP and ARRB as to the

best means of making these documents publicly available. Additional

consultations are in process with the DO for the release of their records.

CIA-2 through CIA-5.

CIA-6 Cables and Dispatches.

CIA-7 Histories.

These requests have been completed and no further action is needed by CIA..

CIA's formal response has been recéived. This request is now complete..

After reviewing a list of histories that CIA provided, the ARRB staff designated

approximately sixty histories for which further review was sought. The ARRB

'As identified more fully below, the issues are: CIA-8 Intelligence Community

Staff Records, CIA-12 JMWAVE and David Sanchez Morales, CIA-14 Mexico City

Station Annual Reports, CIA-IR-06 QKENCHANT, CLA-IR-09 George Bush Computer

Search, CIA-IR-11 Warren Commission Critics, CIA-IR-18 DO Office, CIA-IR-27

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staff is reviewing these histories on a constant basis and continues to make

suggestions with respect to further processing of some of those histories. The

ARRB staff appreciates the cooperation it has received from HRP in our review

of the histories. CIA should continue to make the remaining histories available

in consultation with the ARRB:

**CIA-8 Intelligence Community Staff Records.

The Review Board first requested information on the Intelligence Community

Staff on March 1, 1996. On October 1, 1996, CIA agreed to report on the status of

this request within two weeks. While we understand that this request turned out

to be more difficult and complicated than originally envisioned, the Review

Board has not yet received any substantive response.

CLA-9 Intelligence Community Publications on Cuba or USSR (November 20-30, 1963).

The LBJ Library has identified several publications for mandatory review? The

DI has provided additional documents which were requested. Michelle Combs

reviewed the materials and identified some that should be made available to the

public. These records should be marked for processing as soon as possible.

CIA-10 Interagency Source Register.

CIA has submitted a classified description of the ISR as a formal response to the

Review Board's request. As a follow up, ARRB has requested that CIA check a

provided list of names against the Interagency Source Register. Several files of

individuals were requested from this search. Additional biographical material to

narrow the search on several names, will be provided by the ARRB staff.

They include:

Intelligence Report (11/22/63; 11/23/63; 11/24/63; 11/26/63;11/27/63;

12/11/63; 12/13/63; 12/18/63; and 12/20/63).

Intelligence Memorandum (11/23/63; 11/24/63; 11/25/63; 11/25/63; 4/20/64;

and 10/16/64).

President's Intelligence Checklist (11/23/63; 11/24/63; 11/25/63; 11/26/63:

11/27/63; 11/28/63; and 11/30/63).

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• ...CLA-11 Sylvia Duran Materials.

This request is complete.

**CIA-12 JMWAVE and David Sanchez Morales.

On May 22, 1996, the Review Board requested access to "all 201 files, personnel

files, Office of Security files, P-files, or any other files" relating to five persons

allegedly connected to IMWAVR. In response to this request, CIA has provided

numerous records which were located in the Sequestered Collection. Since that

time CIA has provided the requested files on only one of the five individuals.

We are still awaiting the files on Ted Shackley, Ron Cross, Bart Henry, and Doug

Gupton.

CIA-13 Mexico City Backchannel Communications.

CIA has provided a formal response to this request. This request is complete.

**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. To date, CIA has provided no response.

CLA-15 Win Scott Files Identified in Russ Holmes Files.

This request is complete.

CIA-16 Oswald Pre-Assassination Files.

CIA has placed the Oswald Security File in process for inclusion in the JFK

Collection, ARRB awaits a formal, full, and complete response to this request.

Informal Requests

Each of the following informal requests was previously made to CIA. For reference,

they will be referred to by the "Informal Request" (IR) number provided below.

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CLA-IR-01 Personnel Assigned to Post from 1959-64 (see RIF 104-10065-10199).

This request is complete.

CIA-IR-02 Location of Cable Identified in JFK 1993.07.20.10.18:29:650630.

This request is complete.

**CIA-IR-03 Full Computer Search for List of Documents in HTLINGUAL File.

CIA agreed to undertake a computer run for all HTLINGUAL documents in

April 1997. The ARRB understands that an intial response from the Directorate

of Operations has been received by HRP but that responses from other CIA

entities are incomplete. All computer searches for these documents should be

documented in a formal letter for the record.

**CIA-IR-04 Disposition of Angleton's Files.

The Review Board seeks to ensure that it has taken all reasonable steps to

account for any files that James Jesus Angleton possessed or controlled that

related to the assassination and to Lee Harvey Oswald. Because of the perceived

controversy surrounding the disposition of Angleton's files, the Review Board

believes it prudent to obtain a clear understanding of the types of files that he

maintained and their ultimate disposition. (The Review Board does not seek to

explore any subjects in Angleton's files beyond those that may have pertained to

the assassination.) To date, CIA has made available certain documents provided

by the CIC and the case files for Mangold v. CLA. The Review Board requests any

additional information in the possession of CIA that would explain the

disposition of Angleton's files.

In addition, the ARRB staff's review of the Mangold v. CIA files designated

additional documents from those files as assassination records. These documents

are: Tab D, documents Nos. 95, 109-116, 120, and 121; and from the Denied

Documents file: documents Nos. 496, 498, 499, 500, and 510. ARRB has now

received confirmation that these documents are either already in the Sequestered

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CIA-IR-05 Possible Foreign Source for Records on Oswald.

CIA was informally requested to use its contacts to pursue certain records

related to Oswald that were orally described to CIA. The Review Board

understands that the CIA has taken steps to pursue these records. An update on

this request was provided in January 1998.

i*CIA-IR-06 OKENCHANT.

The Review Board seeks information regarding the purpose of QKENCHANT

and its connection with Clay Shaw, Howard Hunt, and Monroe Sullivan.

The Review Board was initially provided some information in regard to this

request that now appears to be incorrect. CIA is now seeking additional

information to correct or to clarify its previous answers. The Review Board seeks

an immediate, full, and accurate response to this request. Once the formal

statement is provided, this request will be complete.

**CIA-IR-07 Claude Barnes Capehart.

The ARRB staff has reviewed all records that CIA has been able to locate to date.

CIA has conducted the additional searches requested by ARRB. The Review

Board seeks a full and accurate response to this request. Once the formal

statement is provided, this request will be complete.

CIA-IR-08. Unredacted Copy of the "Family Jewels" Memoranda.

At meeting between HIRG, ARRB and the DCI/IRO on December 11, 1997.

specific redacted pages were identified for ARRB staff review. These pages

should be made available as soon as possible.

**CIA-IR-09 George Bush Computer Search.

The Review Board provided CIA with a copy of an FBI document, dated

November 29, 1963, prepared under the name of John Edgar Hoover, which

states: "The substance of the foregoing information [on the assassination of

President Kennedy] was orally furnished to Mr. George Bush of the Central.

Intelligence Agency…..." We have been informed that the DO has no record of a

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Mr. George William Bush who has already given a sworn affidavit that he is not

the "George Bush" in question. It is our understanding that the CIA has

confirmed that the search query included George Herbert Walker Bush prior to

1970. CIA should determine whether George Herbert Walker Bush is the person

to whom the memorandum refers and should provide a definitive statement

regarding the scope of its search and the basis of its conclusion. Any and all

personnel files of George Herbert Walker Bush should be reviewed to determine

whether he had any affiliation with CIA during the 1963 period. Once the formal

statement is provided, this request will be complete.

CIA-IR-10 IG Reports.

CIA will determine whether the IG's office maintains an index or inventory of its

reports and determine whether the IG's office prepared a report on the handling

of Oswald, Since April 1997, CIA has had no response and no time frame for a

response.

**CIA-IR-11 Warren Commission Critics.

We are asking that CIA determine whether it possesses any files or records on

Warren Commission critics Edward J. Epstein, Josiah Thompson, Mark Lane,

Harold Weisberg, or Sylvia Meagher. The Review Board is not requesting

information per se regarding any FOIA requests by these individuals or any

Public Affairs news clippings.' Since April 1997, CIA has had no response and

no time frame for a response.

CIA-IR-12 Contacts with Journalists or Publishing Houses.

The Review Board seeks to determine to what extent, if any, CIA might have

attempted to influence any journalists or publishers regarding public discussion

of the assassination. This request, originally discussed in March 1997, was raised

at the DO follow-up briefing on April 1, 1997. CIA has had no response and no

time frame for a response.

To the extent that CIA possesses FOIA files or records on any of these

individuals, and to the extent that those records contain information that was not filed

with the courts, such records are being requested for review by the Review Board.

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CIA-IR-13 Office or Person Dealing with Organized Crime and Cuba.

The Review Board requested that CIA make a particular personnel file available.

The file was made available by CIA for review. The Review Board seeks a full

and accurate formal response to this request detailing any and all searches made

and the results of those searches. Once a formal statement is provided, this

request will be complete.

CIA-IR-14 Breckinridge Files.

CIA (OGC) will determine the disposition of the files of Scott D. Breckinridge.

CIA has had no response and no time frame for a response.

**CIA-IR-15 Electronic "take" from Mexico City Station.

The Review Board has for some time been attempting to determine whether it

has had access to all of CIA's surveillance "take" from the Cuban and Soviet

facilities in Mexico City at the time of the Oswald visit and in the immediate

wake of the assassination. On numerous occasions, the Review Board has asked

whether there was any surveillance take in addition to what is currently in the

collection.

On March 18, 1997, the Review Board provided additional leads to CIA to assist

it in answering these questions. The DO has agreed to check Headquarters

records for the file referenced in HMIMW 12454, to search for the crypts cited in

this document, and to search for HMMA 20307 and other cables or dispatches

cited in this document®

CIA has provided a partial response to this request and additional specific

questions have been conveyed to HRP by the Review Board. In addition, the

Board is still awaiting a response on the present location of Staff D records.

Regardless of the outcome of these particular searches, the Review Board

continues to seek a full accounting for all surveillance conducted during the

relevant time periods.

CIA-IR-16 U-2 Files.

DS&T has provided a folder title printout of U-2 materials for Review Board

examination and has checked for records filed under Richard Bissell's name. The

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Review Board staff continues to review these indexes. In addition, a new index

has been provided to the Review Board for examination. The DS&T should

continue to search for OSP files.

CIA-IR-17 DS&T Records on Castro Assassination Plots.

A response has been received from CIA. This request is now complete.

**CIA-IR-18 DO Office.

The Review Board has requested orally information about a particular DO office.

Since January 1997, CIA has had no response and no time frame for a response.

CIA-IR-19 Computer Searches.

The Review Board has requested that full computer searches be conducted on all

of the following people and organizations. The results of the searches should be

documented.. Once formal documentation of the completed searches has been

provided, the request is complete.

1. Spas Raikin

2. Leo Cherne

3. Hunter Leake

4. Marilyn Dutz Murret

5. John McVickar

6. Andy Anderson

7. Byron B. Morton, Jr.

8. Marie Cheatham

9. Päul Garbler

10. Verna Deane Brown

11. George Stanley Brown

This request is complete.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG is checking for a DCD

This request is complete.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

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12. Howard Guebler

13. Gordon Duane Novel

14. Ed Butler

15. INCA (Information

Council of the Americas)

16. Permindex

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG will check for files.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG will check for files.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG will check for files.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG will check for files.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRG will check for files.

CIA-IR-20 Monster Plot.

This request is complete.

**CIA-IR-21 Monthly Operational Reports for DRB.

In March 1997, the Review Board requested that the ClA search for monthly

operational reports for the Cuban exile group Directorio Revolucionario

Estudiantil (DRE) records for the period 1960-1964 with particular emphasis on

the reports for August and November 1963. The CIA has provided a partial

response to this request on the issue of the DRE reports for December 1962-1964

and the identity of the "Howard" mentioned in the DRE records.

The Review Board still requests that the identity and Office of Personnel file of

the case officer responsible for the DRE during the December 1962 to April 1964

time period be made available for Board review.

**CIA-IR-22 "A" File on Clay Shaw and jim Garrison.

The Shaw and Garrison files have been declared assassination records. Copies of

both files have been marked for processing. This request is complete.

CIA-IR-23 Watch Committee Files.

• In response to this request, CIA has provided eight Watch Committee reports for

Board staff review. Portions of six of these reports have been identified as

relevant and marked for processing as assassination records. The CIA should

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submit a response documenting its searches for relevant material. Once this

statement is received by the Review Board, this request is complete.

CIA-IR-24 Defector File.

This request is complete.

CIA-IR-25. Zapruder Film.

CIA has provided a partial oral response to this request. There is no record of a

"William Green" at NPIC in November 1963 and CIA has been unable to locate

any log books or indexes from the period still in existence. It is the Board's

understanding that CIA is still completing its search of NPIC records. When

complete; CIA should document its searches in a final response.

CIA-IR-26 Jordan James Pfuntner.

A response has been received from CIA. This request is complete.

**CIA-IR-27 Security Files for Five Individuals.

The ARRB staff has reviewed Office of Security files for Richard Case Nagel,

Gordon Novel, Jack Ruby, Harold Weisburg, and Walter Sheridan. The entire

files for Gordon Novel, Jack Ruby, and Richard Case Nagel have been designated

assassination records. Portions of the files for Harold Weisberg and Walter

Sheridan will be designated assassination records. The Novel, Ruby, and Nagel

files should be sent to HRP for processing. The Weisberg and Sheridan files

should be sent to HRP for ARRB reyiew.

CLA-IR-28 McCone Files.

In August 1997, the ARRB staff reviewed an index for the files of former DCI

John McCone and identified some files to be reviewed for assassination records.

A meeting should be set up to examine these files.

CIA-IR-29 Oswald Lewinter.

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CIA-IR-30 Cherepanov Papers.

In the fall of 1963, Paul Garbler, Chief of Station Moscow, copied a series of KGB

papers from the American Department of the KGB's Second: Directorate which

had arrived at the embassy from Aleksandr Cherepanov. The Review Board

requests to review these papers.

CIA-IR-31. Dulles Calendar.

In testimony before the Church Committee on May 4, 1977, Richard Bissell made

reference to the existence of a calendar for former DCI Allen W. Dules which

would reflect all of Dulles' meetings. The Review Board requests the Dulles

calendar for January 1959 through his resignation as DCI on November 29, 1961.

**CLA-IR-32 AMWORLD.

The Review Board seeks information regarding the purpose of AMWORLD and

its connection with the Cuban exile groups.

The Review Board has been provided some information in regard to this request

that appears to be incomplete. The CIA is now seeking additional information to

correct or to clarify its previous answers. The Review Board seeks an immediate,

full, and accurate formal response to this request. Once the formal statement is

provided, this request will be complete.

CIA-IR-33 FBIS-USR-92-112

In January 1998, the Review Board requested a review of FBIS-USR-92-112 and

any other files or information on thé Kennedy assassination which might exist in

FBIS files and are not already in the public domain. CIA has been provided with

a copy of an FBIS report with this number which consists of a translation of an

Izvestiya report entitled, "Case No. 31451: What information Does the KGB

Dossier on the Man Known as the Murderer of U.S: President John Kennedy

Contain?"

On February 1, 1998 CIA provided an oral response to this request indicating

that all FBIS material is unclassified and in the public domain and that FBIS has

no past or current file on Lee Harvey Oswald or the Kennedy assassination. The

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Review Board seeks a written response to this request. Once the formal

statement is provided, this request is complete.

CIA-IR-34 Files of CIAOfficials and /or Offices

The Review Board requests the office files of the individuals occupying the

following positions during the period 1959-1964:

files of the Office of the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, 1959-1964.

General Charles Cabell 1953-1962

General Marshall Carter 1962-1965

files of the Office of the Deputy Director for Plans, 1959-1964.

Richard Bissell 1958-1962

Richard Helms 1962-1965

the Chronological files of C. Tracy Barnes 1959-1964.

Office of the General Counsel, Lawrence Houston 1959-1964.

Operational Diaries of William Harvey 1962-1963.

ANYONE ELSE???? Maybe Colby as DDO and DCI or Helms as DCI??

Conclusion

Please let me know if you have any supplements or corrections to the lists above. We

would very much like to ensure that these matters are handled expeditiously. As

always, we appreciate your cooperation and assistance.

Sincerely,

T. Jeremy Gunn

Executive Director

CC:

Assassination Records Review Board

J. Barry Harrelson

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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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March 5, 1998

Mr. J. Barry Harrelson

Chief, JFK Project

Historical Review Program

Office of Information Management

Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, D.C. 20505

Re:

Status of CIA Responses to Assassination Records Review Board's Requests for

Additional Information and Records

Dear Barry:

I am writing to update the Review Board's understanding of the status of CIA's

responses to our formal and informal requests for additional information and records

that have been requested pursuant to the Review Board's authority under Section

7(j)(1)(C)(ii)of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992, 44 U.S.C. § 2107 (Supp. V 1994) (FK Act).

We appreciate recent CIA efforts to respond to our outstanding requests. As we have

written in our formal requests and as we have said to you orally, you should interpret

our requests in the broadest reasonable sense. To the extent that you believe that a

request poses an unreasonable burden that we may not have anticipated, or to the

extent that you have suggestions to modify or to amend our requests in such a way as

to better reach our goals, you should not hesitate to make suggestions or seek

clarification. As has been noted in earlier letters, these requests will be incorporated

into the Agency's final compliance declaration. In requesting these materials, we are

not designating them "assassination records" at this time and we are not requesting that

copies be given to the Review Board. All outstanding ARRB requests for additional

information, both formal and informal, are scheduled to be completed by April 1, 1998.

As noted in your meeting with Michelle Combs on February 27, 1998, we recognize that

some requests, such as CIA-7, are ongoing and will continue. In addition, the ARRB has

formulated some new requests, CIA-IR-34 and IR-35, which should be completed as

quickly as possible.

The remainder of this letter is divided into two parts involving first, the formal requests

for information and records, and second, the informal requests for information and

records.

BOARD MEMBERs: John R. Tunheim, Chair • Henry F. Graff • Kermit L. Hall • William L. Joyce • Anna K. Nelson

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: T. Jeremy Gunn • DEPuTY DIRECtOR: Thomas E. Samoluk

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Formal Requests

CIA-1 Organizational Material.

As of February 1, 1998 and with the exception of the Directorate of Operations

records, HIRP has provided ARRB with the records identified by the ARRB staff

which have been cleared by the directorate IRO's for either release in full or with

redactions. Consultations are now underway between HRP and ARRB as to the

best means of making these documents publicly available. Additional

consultations are in process with the DO for the release of their records.

CLA-2 through CIA-5.

These requests have been completed and no further action is needed by CIA.

CIA-6 Cables and Dispatches.

CIA's formal response has been received. ARRB is evaluating this response.

CIA-7 Histories.

After reviewing a list of histories that CIA provided, the ARRB staff designated

approximately sixty histories for which further review was sought. The ARRB

staff is reviewing these histories on an ongoing basis and continues to make

suggestions with respect to further processing of some of those histories. The

ARRB staff appreciates the cooperation it has received from HIRP in our review

of the histories. CIA should continue to make the remaining histories available

in consultation with the ARRB.

CIA-8 Intelligence Community Staff Records.

The Review Board first requested information on the Intelligence Community

Staff on March 1, 1996. On October 1, 1996, CIA agreed to report on the status of

this request within two weeks. While we understand that this request turned out

to be more difficult and complicated than originally envisioned, the Review

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CIA-9 Intelligence Community Publications on Cuba or USSR (November 20-30, 1963).

lichelle Combs is reviewing these materials to identify those which will becom

ssassination records. Once identified, these records should be marked fo

processing as soon as possible. This request is otherwise complete.

CIA-10 Interagency Source Register.

CIA has submitted a classified description of the ISR as a formal response to the

Review Board's request. As a follow up, ARRB has requested that CLA check a

provided list of names against the Interagency Source Register. Several files of

individuals were requested from this search. Additional biographical material to

narrow the search on several names will be provided by the ARRB. staff.

CIA-11 Sylvia Duran Materials.

This request is complete.

CIA-12 JMWAVE and David Sanchez Morales.

On May 22, 1996, the Review Board requested access to "all 201 files, personnel

files, Office of Security files, P-files, or any other files" relating to five persons

allegedly connected to JMWAVE. In response to this request, CIA has provided

numerous records which were located in the Sequestered Collection. Since that

time CIA has provided the requested files on three of the five individuals: David

Morales, Theodore Shackley, and Doug Gupton (P). We are still awaiting the

files on Ron Cross (P) and Bart Hengy

CIA-13 Mexico City Backchannel Communications.

CIA has provided a formal response to this request. This request is complete.

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. CIA has provided an oral response. Once a written response is

received, this request will be complete.

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CIA-15 Win Scott Files Identified in Russ Holmes Files.

This request is complete.

CIA-16 Oswald Pre-Assassination Files.

CIA has placed the Oswald Security File in process for inclusion in the JFK

Collection. ARRB awaits a formal, full, and complete response to this request.

Informal Requests

Each of the following informal requests was previously made to CIA. For reference,

they will be referred to by the "Informal Request" (IR) number provided below.

CIA-IR-01 Personnel Assigned to Post from 1959-64 (see RIF 104-10065-10199).

This request is complete.

CIA-IR-02. Location of Cable Identified in JFK 1993.07.20.10.18:29:650630.

This request is complete.

CIA-IR-03 Full Computer Search for List of Documents in HTLINGUAL File.

CIA agreed to undertake a computer run for all HTLINGUAL documents in

April 1997. The ARRB understands that an initial response from the Directorate

of Operations has been received by HRP but that responses from other CIA

entities are incomplete. All computer searches for these documents should be

documented in a written response for the record.

CIA-IR-04 Disposition of Angleton's Files.

The Review Board seeks to ensure that it has taken all reasonable steps to

account for any files that james Jesus Angleton possessed or controlled that

related to the assassination and to Lee Harvey Oswald. Because of the perceived

controversy surrounding the disposition of Angleton's files, the Review Board

believes it prudent to obtain a clear understanding of the types of files that he

maintained and their ultimate disposition. (The Review Board does not seek to

explore any subjects in Angleton's files beyond those that may have pertained to

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the assassination.) To date, CIA has made available certain documents provided

by the CIC and the case files for Mangold o. CIA. The Review Board requests any

additional information in the possession of CIA that would explain the

disposition of Angleton's files.

In addition, the ARRB staff's review of the Mangold o. CIA files designated

additional documents from those files as assassination records. These documents

are: Tab D, documents Nos. 95, 109-116, 120, and 121; and from the Denied

Documents file: documents Nos. 496, 498, 499, 500, and 510. ARRB has now

received confirmation that these documents are either already in the Sequestered

Collection or have been marked for processing.

CIA-IR-05 Possible Foreign Source for Records on Oswald.

CIA was informally requested to use its contacts to pursue certain records

related to Oswald that were orally described to CIA. The Review Board

understands that the CIA has taken steps to pursue these records. An update on

this request was provided in February 1998.

CLA-IR-06 QKENCHANT.

The Review Board seeks information regarding the purpose of QKENCHANT

and its connection with Clay Shaw, Howard Hunt, and Monroe Sullivan.

The Review Board was initially provided some information in regard to this

request that now appears to be incorrect. CIA is now seeking additional

information to correct or to clarify its previous answers. The Review. Board seeks

an immediate, full, and accurate response to this request. Once a written

response is provided, this request will be complete.

CIA-IR-07 Claude Barnes Capehart.

CIA's response has been received. This request is now complete.

CIA-IR-08 Unredacted Copy of the "Family Jewels" Memoranda.

At meeting between HRP, ARRB and the DCI/IRO on December 11, 1997

specific redacted pages were identified for ARRB staff review. These pages

should be made available as soon as possible.

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CIA-IR-09 George Bush Computer Search.

The CIA's response to this request has been received. This request is now

complete.

• CIA-IR-10 IG Reports.

CIA will determine whether the IG's office maintains an index or inventory of its

reports and determine whether the IG's office prepared a report on the handling

of Oswald. Since April 1997, CIA has had no response and no time frame for a

response.

CIA-IR-11 Warren Commission Critics.

We are asking that CIA determine whether it possesses any files or records on

Warren Commission critics Edward J. Epstein, Josiah Thompson, Mark Lane,

Harold Weisberg, or Sylvia Meagher. The Review Board is not requesting

information per se regarding any FOLA requests by these individuals or any

Public Affairs news clippings.' Since April 1997, CIA has had no response arid

no time frame for a response.

CIA-IR-12 Contacts with Journalists or Publishing Houses.

The Review Board seeks to determine to what extent, if any, CIA might have

attempted to influence any journalists or publishers regarding public discussion

of the assassination. This request, originally discussed in March 1997, was raised

at the DO föllow-up briefing on April 1, 1997. CIA has had no response and no

time frame for a response.

CIA-IR-13 Office or Person Dealing with Organized Crime and Cuba.

The Review Board requested that CIA make a particular personnel file available.

The file was made available by CIA for review. Documents in this file have been

marked for processing as assassination records. The Review Board seeks

confirmation that these documents have been placed in the review process. The

'To the extent that CIA possesses FOIA files or records on any of these

individuals, and to the extent that those records contain information that was not filed

with the courts, such records are being requested for review by the Review Board.

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Review Board also seeks a full and accurate formal response to this request

detailing any and all searches made and the results of those searches. As soon as

CIA provides a written statement that the searches are complete and confirms

that the identified documents are being processed, this request will be complete.

•CIA-IR-14 Breckinridge Files.

CIA (OGC) will determine the disposition of the files of Scott D. Breckinridge.

CIA has had no response and no time frame for a response.

CIA-IR-15 Electronic "take" from Mexico City Station.

The Review Board has for some time been attempting to determine whether it

has had access to all of CIA's surveillance "take" from the Cuban and Soviet

facilities in Mexico City at the time of the Oswald visit and in the immediate

wake of the assassination. On numerous occasions, the Review Board has asked

whether there was any surveillance take in addition to what is currently in the

collection.

On March 18, 1997, the Review Board provided additional leads to CIA to assist

it in answering these questions. The DO has agreed to check Headquarters

records for the file referenced in HMMW 12454, to search for the crypts cited in

this document, and to search for HMMA 20307 and other cables or dispatches

cited in this document.

CIA has provided a partial response to this request and additional specific

questions have been conveyed to HRP by the Review Board. In addition, the

Board is still awaiting a response on the present location of Staff D records.

Regardless of the outcome of these particular searches, the Review Board

continues to seek a full accounting for all surveillance conducted during the

relevant time periods.

CIA-IR-16 U-2 Files.

DS&T has provided a folder title printout of U-2 materials for Review Board

examination and has checked for records filed under Richard Bissell's name. The

Review Board staff continues to review these indexes. In addition, a new index

has been provided to the Review Board for examination. The DS&T should

continue to search for OSP files.

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CIA-IR-17 DS&T Records on Castro Assassination Plots.

A response has been received from CIA. This request is now complete.

CIA-IR-18 DO Office.

The Review Board has requested orally information about a particular DO office.

Since January 1997, CIA has had no response and no time frame for a response.

CIA-IR-19 Computer Searches.

The Review Board has requested that full computer searches be conducted on all

of the following people and organizations. The results of the searches should be

documented. Once formal documentation of the completed searches has been

provided, the request is complete.

1. Spas Raikin

2. Leo Cherne

3. Hunter Leake

Com

This request is complete.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRP is checking for a DCD

4. Marilyn Dutz Murret

5. John McVickar

6. Andy Anderson

7. Byron B. Morton, Jr.

8. Marie Cheatham

9. Paul Garbler

10. Verna Deane Brown

11. George Stanley Brown

12. Howard Guebler

13. Gordon Duane Novel

14. Ed Butler

This request is complete.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRP will check for files.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRP will check for files.

ARRB awaits documentation. HRP will check for files.

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mirients

ARRB awaits documentation. HRP will check for files.

15. INCA (Information

Council of the Americas)

16. Permindex

ARRB awaits documentation. HRP will check for files.

CIA-IR-20 Monster Plot.

This request is complete.

CIA-IR-21 Monthly Operational Reports for DRE.

In March 1997, the Review Board requested that the CIA search for monthly

operational reports for the Cuban exile group Directorio Revolucionario

Estudiantil (DRE) records for the period 1960-1964 with particular emphasis on

the reports for August and November 1963. The CIA has provided a response to

this request on the issue of the DRE reports for December 1962-1964 and the

identity. of the "Howard" mentioned in the DRE records.

CIA has now provided the Office of Personnel file of Mr. George E. Joannides,

the case officer responsible for the DRE during the December 1962 to April 1964

time period. The documents for the relevant time period have been reviewed by

Michelle Combs and marked for processing as assassination records. Once

confirmation is received that these records are in process for review, this request

is complete.

CIA-IR-22 "A" File on Clay Shaw and Jim Garrison.

The Shaw and Garrison files have been declared assassination records. Copies of

both files have been marked for processing. This request is complete.

CIA-IR-23 Watch Committee Files.

CIA has submitted a response to this request and the ARRB has received

confirmation that the relevant documents have been marked for processing as

assassination records. This response is complete.

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CIA-IR-24 Defector File.

This request is complete.

CIA-IR-25 Zapruder Film.

CIA has provided a partial oral response to this request. There is no record of a

"William Green" at NPIC in November 1963 and CIA has been unable to locate

any log books or indexes from the period still in existence. It is the Board's

understanding that CIA is still completing its search of NPIC records. When

complete, CIA should document its searches in a final response.

CIA-IR-26 Jordan James Pfuntner.

A response has been received from CIA. This request is complete..

CIA-1R-27 Security Files for Five Individuals.

The ARRB staff has reviewed Office of Security files for Richard Case Nagel,

Gordon Novel, Jack Ruby, Harold Weisburg, and Walter Sheridan. The entire

files for Gordon Novel, Jack Ruby, and Richard Case Nagel have been designated

assassination records. Portions of the files for Harold Weisberg and Walter

Sheridan will be designated assassination records. A meeting has been set for

March 6, 1998 to designate these files. Once confirmation is received that these

five files have been marked for processing as assassination records, this request

will be complete.

CIA-IR-28 McCone Files.

In August 1997, the ARRB staff reviewed an index for the files of former DCI

John McCone and identified some files to be reviewed for assassination records.

A meeting should be set up to examine these files.

CIA-IR-29 Oswald Le Winter.

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CIA-IR-30 Cherepanov Papers.

In the fall of 1963, Paul Garbler, Chief of Station Moscow, copied a series of KGB

apers from the American Department of the KGB's Second Directorate whicl

nad arrived at the embassy from Aleksandr Cherepanov. The Review Boar

requests access to review these papers.

CIA-IR-31. Dulles Calendar.

In testimony before the Church Committee on May 4, 1977, Richard Bissell made

reference to the existence of a calendar for former DCI Allen W. Dulles which

would reflect all of Dulles' meetings. The Review Board requests the Dulles

calendar for January 1959 through his resignation as DCI on November 29, 1961.

CIA has reported that this material has been located and will be made available

for review.

CLA-IR-32 AMWORLD.

The Review Board seeks information regarding the purpose of AMWORLD and

its connection with the Cuban exile groups.

The Review Board has been provided some information in regard to this request

that appears to be incomplete. The CIA is now seeking additional information to

correct or to clarify its previous answers. The Review Board seeks an immediate,

full, and accurate response to this request. Once a written statement is provided,

this request will be complete.

CIA-IR-33 FBIS-USR-92-112.

In January 1998, the Review Board requested a review of FBIS-USR-92-112 and

any other files or information on the Kennedy assassination which might exist in

FBIS files and are not already in the public domain. CIA has been provided with

a copy of an FBIS report with this number which consists of a translation of an

Izvestiva report entitled, "Case No. 31451: What Information Does the KGB

Dossier on the Man Known as the Murderer of U.S. President John Kennedy

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On February 1, 1998 CLA reported that all FBIS material is unclassified and in the

public domain and that FBIS has no past or current file on Lee Harvey Oswald or

the Kennedy assassination. The Review Board seeks a written response to this

request. Once the formal statement is provided, this request is complete.

• CIA-IR-34 Files of CIA Officials and /or Offices.

The Review Board requests the office files of the individuals occupying the

following positions during the period 1959-1964:

files of the Office of the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, 1959-1964.

General Charles Cabell 1953-1962

General Marshall Carter 1962-1965

files of the Office of the Deputy Director for Plans, 1959-1964.

Richard Bissell 1958-1962

Richard Helms 1962-1965

the Chronological files of C. Tracy Barnes 1959-1964.

Office of the General Counsel, Lawrence Houston 1959-1964.

Operational Diaries of William Harvey 1962-1963.

CIA-IR-35 Source identified in RIF number 104-10151-10206.

On February 27, 1998, the Review Board requested information about a source

and possible information on Lee Harvey Oswald given by this source to the CIA.

CIA-IR-36 Handling of cables in 1963.

As a follow up question to CIA-6, On February 27, 1998, the Review Board

requestes hellogical cables of the doctorat of gulation odenins the

which was applicable in 1963.

CIA provided a response to this request on March 4, 1998. This response is now

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CIA-IR-37 William Pawley.

The Review Board requests access to review all files on William Pawley and any

files on his possible connection with Cuban exile groups in the 1962-1963

timeframe.

Conclusion

Please let me know if you have any supplements or corrections to the lists above. We

would very much like to ensure that these matters are handled expeditiously. As

always, we appreciate your cooperation and assistance.

Sincerely,

T. Jeremy Gunn

Executive Director

CC:

Assassination Records Review Board

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HAND DELIVERED

Mr. J. Barry Harrelson

Chief, JFK Project

Historical Review Program

Office of Information Management

Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, D.C. 20505

Re:

Status of CIA Responses to Assassination Records Review Board's Requests for

Additional Information and Records

Dear Barry:

I am writing to update you on the Review Board's understanding of the status of CIA's

responses to our formal and informal requests for additional information and records

that the ARRB Staff has requested pursuant to Section 7(j)(1)(C)(i) of the President John

F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, 44 U.S.C. § 2107 (Supp. V

1994) OFK Act).

We appreciate recent CIA efforts to respond to our outstanding requests. As we have

noted in earlier letters, these requests will be incorporated into the Agency's final

compliance declaration. As you know, in requesting these materials, we are not

designating them "assassination records" at this time and we are not requesting that

CIA provide copies to the Review Board. As we have noted, all outstanding ARRB

requests for additional information, both formal and informal, were scheduled to be

completed by April 1, 1998. Although the April 1 deadline has passed, the Review

Board still intends to complete all necessary work on the outstanding requests as soon

as possible. The Review Board is currently in the process of drafting its final report to

the President and to Congress and it considers the issue of CIA requests for additional

information and records a crucial one. At a meeting with the Review Board staff on

July 16, 1998, the CIA made a commitment to complete all but three of the outstanding

requests, formal and informal, by August 1, 1998. Due to Review Board staff

commitments, we are willing to extend that deadline to no later than Friday August 7,

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The remainder of this letter is divided into two parts involving first, the formal requests

for information and records, and second, the informal requests for information and

records.

Formal Requests

CLA-1 Organizational Material.

The Review Board staff has marked these materials for processing as

assassination records and CIA provided a written response. This request is

complete.

CLA-2 through CIA-5.

These requests are complete.

CIA-6 Cables and Dispatches.

This request is complete.

CIA-7 Histories.

Michelle Combs, of the Review Board staff, is continuing to review the

approximately sixty histories designated for review. The Review Board staff

appreciates the cooperation it has received from HIRP in our review of the

histories. CIA should continue to make the remaining histories available in

consultation with the Review Board.

CIA-8 Intelligence Community Staff Records.

The Review Board first requested information on the Intelligence Community

Staff on March 1, 1996. On October 1, 1996, CIA agreed to report on the status of

this request within two weeks. While we understand that this request turned out

to be more difficult and complicated than originally envisioned, this request has

been outstanding for more than two years. The Review Board has not yet

received any substantive response. This request must be completed by August 7,

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CIA-15 Win Scott Files Identified in Russ Holmes Files.

This request is complete.

CIA-16 Oswald Pre-Assassination Files.

The Oswald Security File was released to the JFK Collection at the National

Archives. The Review Board awaits a formal, full, and complete response to this

request.

Informal Requests

Each of the following informal requests was previously made to CIA. For reference,

they will be referred to by the "Informal Request" (IR) number provided below.

CIA-IR-01 Personnel Assigned to Post from 1959-64 (see RIF 10410065-10199).

This request is complete.

CIA-IR-02 Location of Cable Identified in JFK 1993.07.20.10.18:29:650630.

This request is complete.

CIA-IR-03 Full Computer Search for List of Documents in HTLINGUAL File.

CIA agreed to undertake a computer run for all HTLINGUAL documents in

April 1997. The Review Board understands that HRP received an initial

• response. CIA should document ali computer searches for these documents and

provide the written response to the Review Board. This request must be

completed by August 7, 1998.

CIA-IR-04 Disposition of Angleton's Files:

The Review Board seeks to ensure that it has taken all reasonable steps to

account for any. files that james jesus Angleton possessed or controlled that

related to the assassination and to Lee Harvey Oswald. Because of the

controversy surrounding the disposition of Angleton's files, the Review Board

believes it prudent to obtain from CIA a clear understanding of the types of files

that he maintained and their ultimate disposition. (The Review Board does not

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seek to explore any subjects in Angleton's files beyond those that may have

pertained to the assassination.) To date, CIA has made available certain

documents provided by the CIC and the case files for Mangold o. CIA. The

Review Board requests any additional information in the possession of CLA that

would explain the disposition of Angleton's files. This request must be

completed by August 7, 1998.

CLA-IR-05 Possible Foreign Source for Records on Oswald.

The Review Board informally requested CIA to use its contacts to pursue certain

records related to Oswald that were orally described to CIA. The Review Board

understands that the CIA has taken steps to pursue these records. CIA provided

an update on this request in June 1998.

CIA-IR-06 QKENCHANT.

The Review Board seeks information regarding the purpose of QKENCHANT

and its connection with Clay Shaw, Howard Hunt, and Monroe Sullivan.

The Review Board was provided some information informally by CIA with

regard to this request that we now believe to be incorrect. CIA is now seeking

additional information to correct or to clarify its previous answers. The Review

Board seeks an immediate, full, and accurate response to this request. Once CIA

provides its written response, this request will be complete.

CIA-IR-07 Claude Barnes Capehart.

This request is complete.

CIA-IR-08 Unredacted Copy of the "Family Jewels" Memoranda.

Michelle Combs of the Review. Board staff has identified pages from the "Family

Jewels" memoranda for inclusion in the JFK Collection. Review Board has

received confirmation from CIA that these pages will be processed as

assassination records. This request is complete.

CIA-IR-09 George Bush Computer Search.

This request is complete.

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made and the results of those searches. Once we receive this written response,

this request will be compleie

CIA-IR-14 Breckinridge Files

CIA (OGC) will deter- ine se disposition of the files of Scott D. Breckinridge.

CIA has not responded and has not provided a time frame for a response. This

request must be completed by August 7, 1998.

CIA-IR-15 Electronic "take" from Mexis City Station.

The Review Board has for some time been attempting to determine whether CIA

has provided access to all oi CLA's surveillance "take" from the Cuban and

Soviet facilities in Merico City at the time of the Oswald visit and in the

immediate wake of the assassination. Audio surveillance tapes from the period

after the assassination have heen identified by CLA and the Review Board staff.

On numerous occasions, the Retiew Board has asked CIA whether there was any

surveillance take in addition to what is currently in the collection.

On March 18, 1997, the Review Board provided additional leads to CIA to assist

it in answering these questions. The DO has agreed to check Headquarters

records for the file referenced in HMMW 12454, to search for the crypts cited in

this document, and to search for HMMA 20307 and other cables or dispatches

cited in this document

CIA has provided a partial response to this request and additional specific

questions have been couveyed to HIRP by the Review Board.

In addition, the Board is still awaiting a response on the present location of

Staff D records. Regardless af the outcome of these particular searches, the

Review Board continues to seek a full accounting for all surveillance conducted

during the relevant time periods.

CIA-IR-16 U-2 Files.

DS&T has provided a folder title printout of U-2 materials for Review Board

examination and has checked for records filed under Richard Bissell's name.

Michelle Combs, of the Reriew Board staff, continues to review these indexes.

The DS&T should continue to search for OSP files.

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13. Gordon Duane Novel

14. Ed Butler

15. INCA (Information

Council of the Americas)

16. Permindex

ults

Review Board awaits documentation. HRP will check for

files.

Review Board awaits documentation. HRP will check for

files.

Review Board awaits documentation. HRP will check for

files.

Review Board awaits documentation. HRP will check for

files.

CIA-IR-20 Monster Plot.

This request is complete.

CIA-IR-21 Monthly Operational Reports for DRE.

In March 1997, the Review Board requested that the CIA search for monthly

• operational reports for the Cuban exile group Directorio Revolucionario

Estudiantil (DRE) records for the period 1960-1964 with particular emphasis on

the reports for August and November 1963. The CIA has provided a response to

this request on the issue of the DRE reports for December 1962-1964 and the

identity of the "Howard" mentioned in the DRE records.

CIA also provided the Office of Personnel file of Mr. George E. Joannides, the

case officer responsible for the DRE during the December 1962 to April 1964 time

period. The documents for the relevant time period have been reviewed by the

Review Board staff and we have marked them for processing as assassination

records. This request is complete.

CIA-IR-22 "A" File on Clay Shaw and Jim Garrison.

This request is complete.

CLA-IR-23 Watch Committee Files.

This response is complete.

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CIA-IR-30 Cherepanov Papers.

On April 2, 1998, Michelle Combs examined the English translation of the

Cherepanov Papers. She did not designate any pages as assassination records.

This request is complete.

CIA-IR-31 Dulles Calendar.

Michelle Combs has examined the Dulles calendars for January 1959 through

November 29, 1961. She designated some pages as assassination records and

marked those pages for processing. This request is otherwise complete.

CIA-IR-32 AMWORLD.

The Review Board seeks information regarding the purpose of AMWORLD and

its connection with the Cuban exile groups.

The CIA has provided the Review Board with some information in response to

this request that appears to be incomplete. The CIA is now seeking additional

information to correct or to clarify its previous answers. The Review Board seeks

an immediate, full, and accurate response to this request. Once CIA provides a

written statement, this request will be complete. This request must be completed

by August 7, 1998.

CIA-IR-33. FBIS-USR-92-112.

The CIA has provided to the Review Board its written response to this request.

This request is complete.

CIA-IR-34 Files of CLA Officials and/or Offices.

The Review Board requests the office files of the individuals occupying the

following positions during the period 1959-1964:

files of the Office of the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, 1959-1964.

General Charles Cabell 1953-1962

General Marshall Carter 1962-1965

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files of the Office of the Deputy Director for Plans (DDP), 1959-1964.

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Richard Bissell 1958-1962

Richard Helms 1962-1965

the Chronological files of C. Tracy Barnes 1959-1964.

Office of the General Counsel, Lawrence Houston 1959-1964.

Operational Diaries of William Harvey 1962-1963.

The Directorate of Operations has provided indexes to the records of the DDP

and specifically to the records of Richard Bissell, Richard Helms, and C. Tracy

Barnes. Michelle Combs has marked specific files for review and has designated

documents as assassination records. The review of the DDO records is expected

to be completed shortly. The CIA should make available the additional files on

or before August 7, 1998.

CLA-IR-35 Source identified in RIF number 104-10151-10206.

On April 2, 1998, Michelle Combs of the ARRB staff reviewed the 201 on this

source. She did not designate any assassination records from the reviewed

material. As a follow-up, the Review Board has requested access to the 201 of

Boris Vladimirovich Zhuravlev, who is also named in the document. The

Review Board requests that the records on the possible information on Lee

Harvey Oswald mentioned in RIF 104-10151-10206 be located on or before

August 7, 1998.

CIA-IR-36 Handling of cables in 1963.

This response is complete.

CIA-IR-37 William Pawley.

The Review Board requests access to review all files on William Pawley and any

files on his possible connection with Cuban exile groups in the 1962-1963 time

frame. The CIA should document its search process. This request must be

completed by August 7, 1998.

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Conclusion

Please let me know if you have any supplements or corrections to the lists above. We

are interested in a prompt resolution to each of the requests. As always, we appreciate

your cooperation and assistance.

Sincerely,

Laura Denk

Executive Director

CC:

Assassination Records Review Board

Mr. James Oliver

Linda Cipriani, Esq.

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