Freedom of Information Act Request
Originator: NSA
From: Boardman, Norman
To: FBI-FOIA
Document date: 10/08/1976
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

NSA

144-10001-10130

AGENCY

RECORD NUMBER

RECORDS SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : N9347R2

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR

FROM

NSA

BOARDMAN

NORMAN

FBI - FOIA

TITLE :

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST

DATE

PAGES

10/08/76

SUBJECTS :

KESSLER,

ROBERT

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE : LETTER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION

RESTRICTIONS

1B

CURRENT STATUS

X

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

08/12/93

OPENING CRITERIA

ORIGINATING AGENCY'S DETERMINATION REQUIRED

COMMENTS

CONTAINS SENSTTIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION

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ER] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

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Cong. Affain

Serial: N 9347R2

8 OCT 1975

Director

Federal Bureau of Investigazion

Atta:

FOIA Unit, Room 5273

9th & Pennsylvania Avenue

Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

1. Teeeet Inclosed pleasa find a copy of our letter of

referral to you concerning MI. RobeIt Kessler's Freedom of

...

Information Act request to the National Security Agency. Please

be advised that the FBI memorandum dated 26 November 1963,

Subject:

Lee Earvey Oswald Internal Security, contains

classified information furnished you by this Agency.

have reviawed the NSA information which was the basis for

nuch of your meno.

This NSA information was classified

TOP SECRET DAUNT at the time oi your memo.

Our review of

this information reveals that it should continue to be

protected by tha classification TOP SECPET UMBRA.

2. (0) Request you take action to classify the subject

nemorandun.

3.

(1) Additionally, in your processing of this FOI

referral, the NSA information in paragraphs 1 through 1 of

your 26 November 1963 meno is protected from disclosure by

the following exemptions of Title

5 U.S.C. 552 as amended by

Public Law 93-502:

Title 5 U.S.C. 552 (b) (1) - The information is

properly classified in accordance with the criteria for :

classification in Section 1 of Executive Order 11652, and

paragraph 2-303 Of Department of Defense (DOD) Regulation

5200.1-R.

Section 3 of DOD Regulation 5200.1-R and Section 5(B) of

Essecutive Order 11552.

b. Title 5 U.S.C. 552(b) (3) - Statutory Protection.

Under the (b) (3) examption, the specific statutes are Title

13 U.S.C. 793, Title 50 U.S.C. 403(2) (3) and Section 5 of

Public Lar 36-36.

4. (U) Also, the name and initials of liSA personnel and

the iSA organization designator on Brian Murphy's hand written

2.128:

7111Y

ostril in

SARUKED

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meno of 9 February 1976 are protected from release by Title 5

U.S.C. 552(b) (3).

Public Law 36-36 applies.

5.

(J) Reconmend these exemptions be applied.

sincerely,

Original Signed By

NORMAN BOARDMAN

Information Officer

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(Less Incl)

Concur :

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SC/DIR has seen

K. Miller, D4, 3033, & Oct 76, 11

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