MEMO: SEARCH REQUEST FOR LAWRENCE P. KEENAN
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: WITHHELD
Document date: 02/10/1995
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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10 February 1995

MEMORANDUM FOR:

(Barbara Stanley

HRG

FROM:

(Pamela D. Parker

Paralegal Speclalist

DCI/OGC/LD

SUBJECT:

REFERENCE:

gearch request for Lawrence P. Reenan

Keenan y, DaI and CIA.

Privacy Act requent P92-1739

1.

Attached is a letter from James Lesär addressed to

the Assistant United States Attorney regarding the above

referenced case.

2.

Background: Lawrence P. Keenan states that on or

about June 1951, he completed a series of CIA application

forms for employment. Mr. Keenan wag Interviewed at length

as a prospective CIA employee.

At' the conclusion of the

Interviews, Mr. Keenan and the CIA officer who conducted the

Interview were unable to reach agreement on a starting

salary,

as the CIA's offer was too low for Keenan.

Based on

the CIA's Interest in the Plaintiff ad a prospective

employee, the Plaintiff asgumes CIA would have retained

records reflecting this information.

Please search for any and all

records pertaining to Mc. Lawrence P. Keenan.

The attached

Information may assist you on the records search.

Because

this case 18 In Iltigation, OGC would Ilke a brief written

statement that states that HRE has performed a "reasonable

and thorough records search" that supports the above

referenced case.

4. Your expeditious handling of this matter would be

greatly appreciated.

If you have any questiong regarding

this information, please contact me on secure 76115.

Gandhi Satu

Pamela Parker

Attachment as stated

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JAMES H. LEBAR

ATTORNEY AT LAM

DISTSTREET, M.W.. ROOM SON

MARMINGTON. D.G, 20000

ТЕЕЕРНОМІСЗОРДАЗТОГІ

Rec'd Feb 3.1995

January 27,

2995

Kirsten Moncada

Attarney-AdvisaI

office of Information & Privacy

ROOM 7238 MAIN

U.S. Department of Justice

washington, D.C. 20530

Re:

CIvil Action No. 94-1909:

Keenan te Deptuof Justiare et ale

Dear Kirsten:

he cIA has, through yau

suggested that it might conduct

diitional searcias for records pertainin

to my client,

IZUrAnCE P. Keenan, 1f MI. Keenan furnished additional Intormation

which enabled it to conduct such searchar.

Although Mr. Keenan be.

lieves that the intoruation which ha initially furnished the cri

was sufficient to have located sone records pertaining to him, he

ls providing the following additional information in hopes that the

CIA vill now be able to locate responsive records.

Hit. Reenan states that on or about June 1951, la completed a

series of CIA application forms for employment.

At that time,

resided in the 1600 block of connectiout avenue, N.W.

My. Keenan

was encouraged to subnit these applications by two CIA women em-

ployaes who resided at the sane location.

After Reenan completed these applications, he was intervieved

at length as a prospective cIa aiployee.

At the conclusion of the

Interviews, Keenan and the CIA officer who conducted the intervlew

were unable to reach agreeneat on a starting salary, as the cials

offer was too low for Reenan.

Basad on the CIl's interest in

Keenan as a prospective employee, it is clear that at a minimum, it

should have a 201, file on Reenan.

For six years keenan was an IBI Supervisor.

For six and a

half years he was Foreign Assistance Inspector In Southeast Asia.

During thase periods he had freguent contact with CIA representz-

tives in investigativa matters of mutual interest.

Because of

this, there should be sumarous referencas to reenan lu CIA files..

As an FBI supervisor, Reenan played a role in the FBI's laves-

tigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. This

Is evidenced by the following documents:

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November 15, 1963 cable IOr Ambassador Thonas Mann to

the Department of state;

November 26, 1963 cables from CIA Mexico City

Station

Chiat Winflald scott:

Ambassador Mann'& mazorandum of telephone conversation

December 3, 1963;

Pila;

Jogat Clark Anderson's Januazy 8, 1964, Memorandu to

5. June 5, 1965 Brannigan ta Sullivan memorandum.

copies of these documents are attached berato.

and should have located responsive documants.

sincerely yours,

Sir Teren

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