Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: IRD
To: CID
Document date: 6/5/96
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

3/31/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10376-10378

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62C-HQ-1029205-1193

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

IRD

TO:

CID

TITLE:

DATE :

' PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

06/05/1996

21

JFKARCA OF 1992

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

RESTRICTIONS :

1B; 1C; 3; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

04/27/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

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373

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: IMMEDIATE

To:

Criminal Investigative

National Security

Attn:

Attn:

Date:

06/05/1996

Ms. Tucker, RM. 4944

Mr.

Swanda

Rm.

4425

Ms.

Buckleitner,

Rm. 4127

Mr.

Kelley, Rm. 7338

Mr. Mirarchi,

ERF

Office General Counsel

Information Resources

Attn:

Attn:

From: Information Resources

FOIPA/ JFK

Contact:

Ms. Carol L. Keeley, Ext. 9494

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CLASSIFICO BY 5668-SU0 RID

Case ID #: (U)

62-HQ-1029205

REASON: 1.0 1C,a

Title:

(U) JEK TASK FORCE

DEOLASSIFY ON: X.

JAK

Synopsis: (U) On 5/29/96, the Assassination Records Review Board

formally advised the FBI of their determinations on FBI

documents.

The FBI has a limited mandated time frame in which to

appeal these decisions.

Classified By:

Reason

Declassify On:

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3, FOIPA/IRD

1.510k

(d)

10/03/2017

Enclosures:

(U) Evidence provided by the JFK Task Force in

support of maintaining the postponement and the documents with

postponements highlighted.

Details:

(U) On 5/29/96, the ARRB formally advised, by letter to

the Director, the determinations voted by them on FBI documents

at meetings held 5/13 - 14/1996.

The ARRB letter will list 147

documents for which the ARRB made determinations.

The FBI is in

agreement with the ARRB's determination to postpone or open

information in 87 of the documents.

the 147 documents,

the ARRB voted to sustain the postponement of information at the

FBI's reconsideration request.

ARRB voted to sustain some, but not all of the information

requested by the FBI or to

release of the information in these 60 documents will reveal the

identities of 114 individuals who were described as potential

criminal informants (PCI), potential security informants (PSI),

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To: Criminal Investigative

From: Information Resources

Re: (U) 62-40-1029205, 06/05/1996

security informants (SI), Cuban sources,

sources of information,

confidential sources

(CS) and established sources; release

foreign counterintelligence information.

(U) The staff of the ARRB advised the JFKTF that the

board members have reconsidered their position on the true name

identities of informants who are living and did not provide

any information when contacted about the assassination of

President John F. Kennedy.

The ARRB will now approve the

postponement of those individuals, whether they are Communist

Party sources, Cuban sources of criminal informants, as long as

the JFKTF can

verify that the person is still living.

The JFKTE

conducts searches ön the identities to provide the Butte

Information Technology Center with as much identifying

information found through research. However, in most cases no

information can be found through name searches at Headquarters

and in the reporting field office.

Therefore, the evidence that

JFKTE reports to the ARRB is that there is no information

available or give a date of birth.

The ARRB. will not approve

postponements without verification of the individuals living

(U) The ARRB also advised the JEKTF of their tentative

schedule for their meeting

dates through November 1996. The

dates are:

6/4-5/96;6/25-26/96; 719-10/96; 8/5-6/96; 9/16-

17/96; 10/15-16/96; 10/29-30; and 11/13-14/96. These dates

should be noted since the JFKTE will advise NSD and CID of the

ARRB's determinations and

seek recommendations from them as soon

as the JEKTE is unofficially notified of their decisions.

(U)

The 60 documents pertaining to the decisions from

the current meeting, which the FBI may wish to appeal, are listed

below by document number with the information to be released.

The current status of informants and sources, if found through

research, is noted after the name with living (L), deceased (D),

no record (NR) or date of birth (DOB).

dated beat aveng

(U)

1. HQ 105-82555-3899 (7/159), NAR 124-10018-

10471, will release the identities of PSI's Hyman C. Ginsberg (L),

Gene Insogna (L), and panel source Victor P. Obinsky (L).

The

ARRB sustained the numeric portion of the symbol number NY 842-C.

(S)

2.

HQ 105-82555-463 (6/15), NAR 124-10035-10107,

will release the identities of CSs Horacio Chew (D), Luis Borjon

Parga (NR), Guillermo Ornelas (NR), Ricardo Arellano (D),

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Re: (U) 62-HQ-1029205, 06/05/1996

Information Resources

Abelardo saenz (NR), AdOLIO H. Perez (NR), Jose Estrada (NR),

Jose A. Grajeda (NR), Oscar Ruiz (L), Ramon Marquez (NR), SI'S

Abelardo Espinoza (NR), Ismael Arreola (NR), PCI's Sam Miller

(NR), William F. Felten (L), Albert Greenfield (L), Fred Edens

(NR), Esther Newcomer

(L), Walker Cadd (D), Colon Frank Barlow

(L),

Cecil Medlin (NR), Frank Rosemond (L), Robbin E. L.

Washington (L), Marvin Zimet (D), Tom Bert Dolbow (D), Willie

Burnett (NR),

Trinidad Martinez Jr. (NR), John W. Bean (NR), Barton Edwin

Thomas (NR), Marvin J. Jimet (NR), SOI's Harvey L. Washington

(NR) , Chester Lee Randolph (NR), John Lester Payne (NR), Pedro

Perez Galan (EP 791-S) (NR), Kuey Yee (D), Miguel Izquierdo (EP

810-S).

833320126

4Q 105-82555-3230 (7/90), NAR 124-10035-10225,

will release the identity of PSI Edgar Bayol.(DOB 1907) .

ARRB sustained the numeric portion of WE{1301jS until May 2006.[is-

(U)

4.

48 105-82555-3238 (7/93), NAR 124-10035-10227,

will release the identities of PSI's Luis Jose Cowan (D), Jöse

Emiliano Marrero (NR), and Dimas Armando Torron (DOB 6/23/31).

The ARRB

sustained the postponement of PSI Dionel Cotando

Carrillo (L) until May 2006 with the substitute language name.

(U) 5.

HQ 105-82555-3243 (7/94), NAR 124-10035-10228,

will release the identities of CSs Willis E. Ayres (DOB 1918),

Myrtle P. Walker

(NR), prospective PCI's Stacey H. Faulkner (DOB

1917), Marion Earl Ellis (NR), William L. Stokes (DOB 1924),

Rolland J. Johnston (NR), and

SOI Laura S. Johnson (L).. The ARRB

sustained the postponement of CS Ernest Withers (L) until May

2006 with the substitute language name.

(U) 6. Q 105-82555-4305 (7/184), NAR 124-10035-10346,

will release Cuban Foreign Nationality Source Oscar Gomez

Vidạ1 (D) :

The ARRB sustained the postponement of Joseph Sainz

(L) until May 2006 with the substitute language name and address.

(U)

7. HQ 105-82555-4301 (7/182), NAR 124-10035-

10348, will release PSI's Evangelina Gonzalez (L), Stephen

Courmouza (L), and sources Manuel Gonzalez (NR) and Jose

Fernandez (NR).

The ARRB sustained the numeric portion. of the

symbol numbers LA(4015jS and MM(847s until May 2006. u 5

(U)

8: H8 105-82555-4263 (7/178), NAR 124-10035-

10365, will release PSI'S Jose Miguel Portela (NR), Jose Luis

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To: Criminal Investigative

From: Information Resources

Re: (U) 62-40-1029205, 06/05/1996

Crespin Perez-Alonzo SJ 134-706A-1 (NR), and SJ 492-S, SJ 134-

607A-61.

U) 9. HQ 105-82555-3293 (7/97), NAR 124-10035-10372,

vill release PSI George Bryon Jones (DOB 8/21/40).

The ARRB

sustained the numeric portion of the symbol numbers PG 188-S and

PG 185-S until May 2006.

(U) 10.

HQ 105-82555-3549 (7/131), NAR 124-10035-

10380, will release PSI Jose Gonzalez Mendoza (DOB 3/13/13) . The

ARRB sustained the numeric portion of the symbol number MEX 181,

48, 61, 172, 33, 18 and 19 until May 2006.

(U) 11. HQ 105-82555-3869 (7/154), NAR 124-10170-

10026; will release the singular information about a Legat Mexico

City source, who was described as the "author of the letter, the

Acting Secretary of the Interior and Legat" and the "position of

their

highly placed source."

However, the ARRB sustained the

numeric portion of the symbol number MEX 192, the symbol for the

singular information released, until May 2006.

(U)

12.

HQ 105-82555-3593 (7/136), NAR 124-10162-

10096, will release the identities of PSI's Pedro Alberto

Jimenez (NR), Juan Monarrez Ontiveros (NR), and Vivian

Knedler (NR). The ARRB sustained the identity of PSI Herschel

Bernard

(L) until May 2006.

(U) 13.

4Q 62-109060-7406 (8/43), NAR 124-10067-

10448, will release the remaining portions of the only paragraph,

which was previously totally postponed.

The postponed

information provides specific information regarding microphone

surveillance at 629 Beltline Road, Richardson, Texas, the

residence of Marina Oswald. Prior to providing evidence for the

continued postponement, the document was reviewed by SA Philip J.

Mirarchi, Advanced Telephony Unit, Engineering Research Section,

Information Resources Division.

SA Mirarchi requested continued

postponement of details such as the type of units installed and

their specific location,

as well as wiring and transmitting

We complied with his request, advising the Board of the

consultation and agreeing to the release of the rest of the.

paragraph.

(U) 14. BU 44-214-31 (8/100), NAR 124-10124-10184,

will release the identities of PCI's Russell A. Lanza

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To: Criminal Investigative From: Information Resources

Re:: (U) 62-HQ-1029205, 06/05/1996

(BU 304-C) (D), John Dann (BU 1343-PC) (D), Mary Totoro (NR),

Edward Green (NR), E. Osborne (NR), Robert Alexander Bonner

(BU

305-C) (D): Edwin s. Warnes (NR) , Jose A. Delcado (NR), William

Norman Joseph

Delbert smith (NR), Ray Matty (NR), Charles N. Williams INR (NR).

(D), Julius Ginsburg

(NR) , William R. Masucci

and CS Bernie

Wittstein (D).

will release the identities of racial informants Robert

DL 89-43-378A (8/115), NAR 124-10233-10238,

Darden (L), and Charles Wilson (NR).

(U) 16..

will release the identities of CS Eve Dunn (NR) and PCI Charles

the ident 11te2

HQ 44-24016-921 (9/2), NAR 124-10049-10008,

L. Colston (NR) .

(U) 17. DI 44-1639-3262 (9/13), NAR 124-10076-10296,

again releases the identity of PCI Charles Colston (NR), along

with the case portion of his 137 file number.

1200 (U) 18.

SL 44-1639-1116 (9/5), NAR 124-10065-10090,

will release the identity of former CI Charles Butler Duarte (D),

including a phonetic akaof Chuck Durard and singular information

concerning him.

(U) 19: D1 44-1639-3256 (9/12), NAR 124-10076-10290,

will release the identity of PCI Tom Land (HO 1165-C) (D) and his

20. DI 89-43-A-1A365 (9/57), NAR 124-10063-10133,

will release the identity'of Thomas J. Holt (MM 3924-PC) (DOB

3/12/41).

21:, DE 62-3550-51 (9/66), NAR 124-10276-10007,

will release the identity of PCI Basil Burke (D).

DE: 62-3550-155 (9/71), NAR 124-10275-10286,

will release the identity of sOl/EsI Reinaldo Gonzalez (NR), as

well as his address.

(U) 23. LA 89-75-690 (9/78), NAR 124-10063-10293,

will release the identity of Carl Danielson (DOB 11/30/33) and

the case portion of his 134 file number.

(U) 24. LV 55-1-37 (9/84), NAR 124-10270-10026, will

-release the identity of Leonard Shafer (D), along with the words

"been a symbol, informant," concerning him.

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To: Criminal Investigative

From:

Re:: (U) 62-40-1029205, 06/05/1996

Information Resources

(U) 35.

SE 89-47-5 (9/115), NAR 124-10063-10340,

will

release the identities and singular information such as residence

identifiers and places of employment for Informant Wally

sonnenberg (Wallace A. Sonnenberg) (DOB 7/9/28), and PCI's Dick

Hooper (Richard McLeod Hooper) (D), Robert Jasper (NR), David

Dawson (NR), Francis Swanson (NR), Homer Rouse (NR), Fred

White (NR), George Alsup (NR), Gary Howard Simer (Probable DOB

12/15/36), and Fred Eng (SE 808-C) (DOB 8/25/12) .

(U) 36.

WMFO 89-75-220 (9/125), NAR 124-10276-10215,

will release the identity of PCI Melvin L. Weatherington (NR), as

well as the case portion of his 137 file number and singular

identifying information.

(U) 37.

release the phrase "PCIs presence,

LA 89-75-100 (9/73), NAR 124-10270-10105, will

and

" which is singular to the PCI

could expose his identity since the document states that

George Joseph King was with the PCI at work when the President

was

assassinated.

The ARRB sustained the postponement of PCI •

James Kemble LaFleur and the case portion of the informant file

until May 2006.

(S) 38.

HQ 105-82555-1428 (7/16), NAR 124-10087-10340,

will release singular information which will reveal the identity

of the asset used in this foreign counter-intelligence operation.

language "informant symbol number.

HQ 105-82555-1247

will release the information fromla technical source monitoring (S]

telephone conversations between the United States and the soviet

Unionand the investigative file and subject of a soviet official

2017.

40-41.

НД 105-82555-3521, 3882 (7/124, 156), 124-

10158-100451

124-10170-10029, will

release the word "Russians?"

in the context of the Soviet

Ambassador to the U.s. providing

information to the U.S. Ambassador at Large in August 1996. The

ARRB sustained the postponement of the source symbol number

We 279-5* until October 2017. CS

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To: Criminal Investigative From:

Information Resources

Re:* (U) 62-HQ-1029205, 06/05/1996

(W)*)

42-43.

HQ 105-82555-1NR1538, 2NR1571 (7/17, 20),

NAR 124-10023-10223, 124-10158-10049, will

release information

in

August 1996 that will reveal a telephone surveillance on the

Soviet Embassy, Washington, D.C.

17/104, 135,

44-47.

4Q 105-82555-3331, 3583, 4633, & 4655

65, 208) , NAR 124-10158-10032, 124-10169-10066, 124-

10046-10082, & 124-10172-10016, will release in August 1996

words

describing coverage of the Soviet Embassy and investigation of

Soviet officials.

The ARRB sustained the postponement of the

symbol number WE 527-S* )until October 2017. (5]

(4)(4) 48. +062-109060-4781 (8/30), NAR 124-10079-10233,

will release in August 1996 information concerning the FBI's

knowledge of a KGB operational method of developing contacts.

(VI) 49. HQ 44-24016-INR2141 (8/19), NAR 124-10101-

10027, will release in August 1996 information which identifies

the FBI's investigative interest in two Soviet officials.

(UT).

50. HQ 105-82555-4700 (8/65), NAR 124-10172-10035,

will release in August 1996, information which identifies the

FBI's investigative interest in a Soviet official.

51. HQ 105-82555-2957 (7/77), NAR 124-10157-10025,

will release a summary of conversation of an individual in the

Hungarian Legation in Washington, b.C.

The ARRB sustained the

postponement of the symbol number WE 527-S* until October 2017. C S

(4) +5652 40 105-82555-3673 (7/140) , NAR 124-10172-

10033,

will release in August 1996, the file numbers involving

Soviet matters.

(U/12) 53. HQ 62-109060-4950 (8/30), NAR 124-10053-10357,

will release in August 1996, the file number involving an

investigative program for the tracing of items restricted from

shipment to the soviet Union.

54.

4Q 62-109060-4697 (8/28), NAR 124-10160-10029,

will release the following phrases and file numbers, which were

postponed to protect the informant and the FBI's interest in

Yugoslavia, "his Yugoslav principal," "100-18406 (Yugoslav

involved in a double agent operation.

"105-20022 (Filip Curcic)," and "who is

The ArrB sustained the

postponements of the numeric portion of the symbol number,

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To: Criminal Investigative

Re:' (U) 62-HQ-1029205, 06/05/1996

From: Information Resources

cG 6666ts, and the case portion of the informant file number C5-

until May 2006.

(87 55.

HQ 105-82555-1594 (7/22), 124-10158-10047,

will release. all the singular information previously postponed to

protect a technical surveillance of the Polish government.

ARE sustained the postponement of the symbol number, [WF 1498-5*](5J

until May 2006.

(5) 56. HQ 105-82555-5347 (8/85), NAR 124-10062-10452,

will release all the information related to the FBI's

investigative interests in two Polish officials. The ARRB

"informant symbol number."

(A)

57. HQ 105-82555-4572 (9/20), NAR 124-10040-10451.

will release a file number appearing on a search slip.

The

subject of the listed file is Finnish Intelligence Activities in

the United States. JRU)

will mendade the phrase "ICI-cuba (a)" appearing in the

+2 62-109060-7843 (9/53), NAR 124-10073-10270,

reference line of the document as part of a cited communication's

caption.

The subject name in that caption is Antonio Veciana.

It will also release the Miami file number for Veciana (202-25).

(4 $ 59. HQ 62-109060-INR7843 (9/54) , NAR 124-10073-

10271, will also release the Miami file number

for Antonio

Veciana, 202-54, which appears on two pages.

(U)) 60. HQ 62-109060-78538 (9/55), NAR 124-10073-10284

will again release the phrase "FCI - Cuba

(H), " appearing in the

reference line of the document.

As above, the phrase follows the

name Antonio Veciana

in the cited document's title.

(U) The FBI provided written justifications arguing the

need to protect the individuals,

singular information, technical

information, classified intormation related to methods, sources,

and 'toreign relations as listed above.

supports the position that the information ordered disclosed is

relevant and significant to the assassination and that it

outweighs any harm that would be caused to the individuals or the

any harm that word be?

FBI's/United States Government's foreign relations to be

disclosed.

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To: Criminal Investigative

From: Information Resources

Re:' (U) 62-HQ-1029205, 06/05/1996

LEAD (5) :

Set Lead 1:

ALL RECEIVING OFFICES

(U) CID, NSD and Engineering Research Facility, IRD,

review the appropriate documents and reply to OGC and JFKTF with

their position as to appealing the ARRB decisions by 6/10/96.

CC: 1 - Mr. Kennedy, Room 7142

1

-Mr. Collingwood, Room 7240

1 - Mr. R. Bucknam, Room

7176

1

Mr. Shapiro, Room

1

Mr. Loturco, Room 4026

Mr. Esposito, Room

1

1

1

1.

Mr. OBrien, Room 6296

Mrs. Keeley, Room 6362

- Mr. Valentine, Room 6362

- Ms. Siford/Mrs. Leeper, Room 7176

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agreed to the proposed disclosure or, if he is dead, that an

attempt was made to contact his

survivors, the CID

cannot support

the release.

b) CS Ernest Columbus Withers - Appeal - This

individual was unable to provide any information relating to the

Kennedy assassination that would justify a public compromise of

his identity.

He was subsequently opened as a symboled source,

providing information on racial matters. Absent a showing either

that he has been contacted about and has agreed to the proposed

aisclosure or, if he is dead, that an attempt was made to contact

his survivors, the CID cannot support the release.

c) PCI Stacey Herrington Faulkner - Appeal -

This individual was unable to provide

the Kennedy assassination that would justify a public compromise

of his identity. She provided information primarily regarding

the Ku Klux Klan. It is unclear whether this individual is still

alive. Absent a showing either that she has been contacted

and has agreed to the proposed disclosure or, if she is dead,

that an attempt was made to contact her survivors, the CID cannot

support the release.

d) Laura Sanders Johnson - Appeal - This

individual was unable to provide any information relating to the

Kennedy assassination that would justify a public compromise of

her identity.

She was subsequently opened as a symboled source,

providing information on the C.P. and Progressive Party. Absent

a showing either that she has been contacted about and has agreed

to the proposed disclosure or, if she is dead, that an attempt

was made to contact her survivors, the CID cannot support the

release.

e), Rolland J. Johnson - Appeal - A

determination to release cannot be made inasmuch as no

information has been provided regarding the status of the

individual as an FBI source or whether or not he is still alive.

f) PCI William L. Stokes - Appeal - This

individual was unable to provide any information relating to the

Kennedy assassination that would justify a public compromise of

his identity.

Klux Klan.

Absent a showing either that he has been contacted about and has

showing eithee the the

he provided information primarily regarding the ku

It is unclear whether this individual is still alive.

agreed to the proposed disclosure or, if he is dead, that an

attempt was made to contact his survivors, the CID cannot support

the release.

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9)

cs Myrtle P. Walker - Appeal - This

individual was unable to provide any information relating to the

Kennedy assassination that would justify a public compromise of

his identity.

She provided information regarding racial matters

with particular regards to pro-segregation type organizations.

It is unclear whether this individual is still alive.

Absent

showing either that she has been contacted about and has agreed

to the proposed disclosure or, if she is dead, that an attempt

was made to contact her survivors, the CID cannot

support the

release.

b) - PCI Marion Barl Ellis - Appeal - A

Tab 6) No recommendation - The sources were

administered by the NSD; accordingly, the NSD should make the

appeal determinations.

Tab 7)

a) Evangelina Gonzalez and Stephen Courmouza -

No recommendation - The sources were administered by the NSD;

accordingly, the NSD should make the appeal determinations.

b) Manuel Gonzalez and Jose Fernandez - Appeal

--...-

A determination to release cannot be made inasmuch as no

information has been provided regarding the status of the

individuals as FBI sources or whether or not they are still

alive.

Tab 8 - 9) No recommendation - The sources were

administered by the NSD; accordingly, the NSD should make the

appeal determinations.

Tab 10)

a) No recommendation - The source was

administered by the NSD; accordingly, the NSD should make the

appeal determination.

b) Jose Gonzalez Mendoza (Mex-239); Mex-18;

Меx-19; Меx-181; Меx-48; Меx-61; Mex-172; Mex-133 - Appeal - The

FBI's criminal intelligence gathering activities in foreign

countries, as furthered by the Confidential Sources Abroad

Program, is a matter of sensitivity which is subject to

compromise through release of symbol numbers and identities of

the sources.

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Tab 11) Mex 192 - Appeal - The FBI's criminal

intelligence gathering activities in foreign countries, as

furthered by the Confidential Sources Abroad Program, is a matter

of sensitivity which is subject to compromise through release of

symbol numbers and identities of the sources.

Tab 12 - 13) No recommendation - The sources were

administered by the NSD; accordingly, the NSD should make the

appeal determinations.

Tab 14) PCI Russell Lanza, PCI John Dann, PCI Mary

l'otoro, PCI Edward Green, PCI E. Osborne, PCI Robert Bonner, PCI

Edwin S. Warnes, PCI Jose A. Delcado, PCI Willian Delbert Smith,

PCI Ray Matty, PCI Charles N. Williams, PCI Norman Joseph, PCI

Julius Ginsburg, PCI William R. Massucci and CS Bernie Wittstein

- Appeal - These individuals were unable to provide any

information relating to the Kennedy assassination that would

justify a public compromise of their identities.

They were

familiar with certain phases of gambling activity in the Buffalo

It is unclear whether these individuals are still alive.

Absent a showing either that they have been contacted about and

have agreed to the proposed disclosure or, if they are dead, that

an attempt was made to contact their survivors, the cId cannot

support the release.

Tab 15) Robert Darden and Charles Wilson - Appeal -

These individuals were unable to provide any information relating

to the Kennedy assassination that would justify a public

compromise of their identities.

They provided information

primarily on racial matters.

It is unclear whether these

individuals are still alive.

Absent a showing either that they

have been contacted about and have agreed to the proposed

disclosure or, if they are dead, that an attempt was made to

survivors, the CID cannot support the release.

Tab 16 - 17)

a) BA 818-S - No recommendation - The source was

administered by the NSD; accordingly, the NSD should make the

appeal determination.

b) PCI Lila Edith Wills and Charles L. Colston

and CS Eve Dunn - Appeal - These individuals were unable to

provide any information relating to the Kennedy assassination

hat would Justify a public compromise of they identities.

inclear whether these individuals are still alive. Absent a

showing either that they have been contacted about and have

agreed to the

proposed disclosure or, if they are dead, that an

attempt was made to contact their survivors, the CID cannot

support the release.

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Tab 18) PCI Charles Butler Duarte - Appeal - This

individual was unable to provide any information relating to the

Kennedy assassination that would justify a public compromise of

his identity.

It is unclear whether this individual is still

alive.

Absent a showing either that he has been contacted about

and has agreed to the proposed disclosure or, if he is dead, that

an attempt was made to contact his survivors, the CID cannot

support the release.

Tab 19) PCI Tom Land - Appeal - This individual was

unable to provide any information relating to the Kennedy

assassination that would justify a public compromise of his

identity. It is unclear whether this individual is still alive.

Absent a showing either that he has been contacted about and has

agreed to the proposed disclosure or, if he is dead, that an

the release.

Tab 20) Thomas J. Holt - Appeal - A determination to

release cannot be made inasmuch as no information has been

provided regarding the status of the individual as an FBI source

or whether or not he is still alive.

Tab 21) PCI Basil Burke - Appeal - This individual was

unable to provide any information relating to the Kennedy

assassination

that would justify a public compromise of his

identity. It is unclear whether this individual is still alive.

agreed to the proposed disclosure or, if he is dead, that an

proposed taclosure or

attempt was made to contact his survivors, the CID cannot support

the release.

Tab 22) No recommendation - The source was administered

by the NSD; accordingly, the NSD should make the appeal

determination.

Tab 23) No recommendation - The source was administered

by the NSD; accordingly, the NSD should make the appeal

determination.

Tab 24) Leonard Shafer - Appeal - This individual was

unable to provide any information relating to the Kennedy

assassination that would justify a public compromise of his

identity. It is unclear whether this individual is still alive.

Absent a

agreed to the proposed disclosure or, if he is dead, that an

attempt was made to contact his survivors, the CID cannot support

the release.

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b) PCIs David Dawson, Francis Swanson, Homer

Rouse, Fred White, George Alsup, Gary Howard Simer, Fred Eng.,

Melvin L.

Weatherington and James Kemble La Fleur - Appeal -

These individuals were unable to provide any information relating

to the Kennedy assassination that would justify a public

compromise of their identities.

It is unclear whether these

individuals are still alive.

Absent a showing either that they

have been contacted about and have agreed to the proposed

disclosure or, if they are dead, that an attempt was made to

contact their

survivors, the CID cannot support the release.

Tab 44 - 60) No recommendation - All sources mentioned

were administered by the NSD; accordingly, the NSD should make.

the appeal determinations.

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SECRET

Electronic Communication from Information Resources Division,

FOIPA/JFK, to National Security Division, dated 6/5/96

Re:

JFK Task Force (U)

ALINE COTTONEL SPORT TELON IRED, 8/2A5E SO

on 5/29/96, the Assassination Records Review

Board

(ARRB) voted to release information in 60 documents that would

reveal the identities of 114 individuals who were described as

potential criminal informants (PCI), potential security

informants (PSI),

security informants (SI), cuban sources,

sources of information, confidential sources (CS) and established

sources. (U)

NSD has reviewed referenced Electronic Communication

(EC) and requests

that the JFK Task Force pursue appeal of

documents containing FBI informant identities and symbol numbers,

where indicated, in the documents attached to this EC numbered as

follows:

#1 thru #12

#14 thru

#38

#54

NSD continues to maintain that the identity of bonafide

sources/informants should not be released since these individuals

have received expressed promises of confidentiality.

To violate

this promise of confidentiality would serve to undermine the

FBI's ability to obtain vital information from potential future

sources of information and, even more important, jeopardize the

personal

families. NSD disagrees with the ARRB position that the

historical aspect of the release of the identity of these

individuals outweighs the potential harm to them.

Once

confidentiality is granted, the FBI is obligated to protect the

identity of bona fide sources/ informants absent statements by

to the contrary. (U)

#13 - NSD recommends the FBI appeal the release of

information concerning certain aspects of the microphone

surveillance of Marina Oswald's residence based on a

recommendation from the Advanced Telephony Unit, Engineering

Research Section of the FBI at Quantico, VA. (8(U)

#39 = NSD recommends the FBI appeal the

release of information from a technical source monitoring

telephone conversations between the United States and the e

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(Soviet Union inasmuch as disclosure of same would have an adverse

(5)

effect on foreign relations between the United States and Russia,

as well as other countries, should they be confronted with public

i corner to on terrot pried

diplomatic and other telephone conversations. (*-CS

#40 thru #50 - NSD recommends the FBI appeal the

release of information that would reveal telephone surveillance

of the Soviet Embassy, Washington, D.C. and investigation of

Soviet Officials.

AS

articulated

by the Task Force,

investigative methods and techniques such as telephone

surveillance may vary in application, but do not normally

diminish in importance with time.

Public exposure of the FBI's

specific use of same would cause harm to the FBI's foreign

counterintelligence investigative capabilities. In addition, the

Russian Government would likely complain that technical coverage

of their Embassy or diplomats in the United States constituted a

Finally, the United States

is currently allied with Russia, with Russian troops under

United States command in Bosnia; and the FBI is currently

attempting to establish friendly relations with Russian

sovernment orticlals to Ilght terrorism, organized crime, drugs

and other criminal activities.

Revelation of our investigation

of a Soviet official and use of technical surveillance would harm

these developing relationships and could cause the Russian

Government to feel compelled to publicly address these

embarrassing revelations. (X(4)

#51 - NSD recommends the FBI appeal the release of

information which reveals technical surveillance of Hungarian

officials or establishments as such disclosure would compromise

investigative methods and harm U.S. foreign relations with

Hungary raising much the same concerns as are addressed above

with regard to Russia. ($ (U)

Yugoslavia.

Two such file numbers to be released contain top

secret code word information received from NSA concerning Russia

and India which NSA believed were of investigative interest to

the FBI.

To reveal this file number would reveal NSA's highly

sensitive interception of traffic concerning Russia and India and

the raI's interest therein] (s)

#55 & #56 - NSD recommends the FBI appeal the release

of information which reveals technical surveillance of the Polish

Government's newspaper and investigation of Polish officials as

an adverse effect on U.S. foreign relations with Poland.

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