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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY

: CIA

RECORD NUMBER : 104-10326-10027

RECORD SERIES

JEK

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

PROJECT FILES

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM : DIRECTOR

TO : WITHHELD

TITLE : WITHHELD

DATE: 06/30/1997

PAGES :

2

SUBJECTS : ARRB RELEASE

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER

CLASSIFICATION :

SECRET

RESTRICTIONS

CURRENT STATUS RELRASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE

OF LAST REVIEW

02/03/99

COMMENTS

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3020552 JUN 97

DIRECTOR 408413

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302055Z DIRECTOR 408414

IMMEDIATE SAN JOSE.

FROM:

LIMITED DISSEM CHIEF/OCC INFO LA/CAG

SLUGS: WINTEL

SUBJECTA

REQUEST FOR STATION ASSISTANCE

REF: NONE

TEXT:

1.

ACTION REQUIRED: REQUEST STATION CONTACT FORMER EMPLOYEE

WHO RETIRED UNDER COVER AND RESIDES IN COSTA RICA

2. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE PRESIDENT JEK ASSASSINATION»

RECORDS COLLECTION ACT OF 1992, HQS REQUESTS STATION'S ASSISTANCE

IN DELIVERING THE INFORMATION BELOW ASAP TO IDEN.

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27 JUNE 1997

DEAR COLLEAGUE:

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT YOUR NAME APPEARS IN DOCUMENTS THAT ARE

BEING REVIEWED FOR RELEASE TO THE PUBLIC UNDER PUBLIC LAW 102-526

*OF 26 OCTOBER 1992, THE PRESIDENT<JOHN>F. <KENNEDY ASSASSINATION>

RECORDS COLLECTION

ACT OF 1992.

THIS MANDATES THE PUBLIC RELEASE

OF ALL INFORMATION IN THESE DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING YOUR NAME WHERE

IT APPEARS, UNLESS THE ORIGINATING AGENCY CAN PROVE BY CLEAR AND

CONVINCING EVIDENCE TO A PRESIDENTIALLY-APPOINTED BOARD THAT ONE

OR MORE LIMITED EXCEPTIONS APPLY. EVEN THEN, THE RELEASE OF THE

INFORMATION MAY ONLY BE POSTPONED FOR NO MORE THAN 25 YEARS.

THOSE EXCEPTIONS AS THEY APPEAR IN THE ACT FOLLOW.

VERY PRO-RELEASE AND REQUIRES A BALANCING OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

UNDER THE BOARD'S INTERPRETATION OF THE ACT, YOUR NAME CANNOT

BE REDACTED FROM THE DOCUMENTS TO BE RELEASED UNLESS WE CAN

PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT THIS RELEASE WOULD POSE A CREDIBLE THREAT TO

YOU PERSONALLY, YOUR FAMILY, OR ANY SENSITIVE ACTIVITY OR

PERSON (S) YOU MAY HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH IN THE PAST.

IF YOU

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BELIEVE THAT ANY OF THESE CONCERNS WOULD BE

RAISED FROM THE PUBLIC

RELEASE OF YOUR NAME, PLEASE ADVISE THE OFFICER WHO DELIVERED THIS

LETTER TO YOU.

YOU WILL NEED TO PROVIDE PERTINENT DETAILS SO THAT

A COMPELLING CASE CAN BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.

(SEE FOLLOWING

GROUNDS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE RECORDS.)

IF THE

BOARD ORDERS THE RELEASE OF YOUR NAME,

ITS RULING CAN BE REVERSED

ONLY BY THE PRESIDENT.

SINCERELY

YOURS,

(BETH

MULLS)

FOLLOWS ARE THE GROUNDS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF

RECORDS:

*DISCLOSURE OF<ASSASSINATION› RECORDS OR PARTICULAR INFORMATION IN

*ASSASSINATION>RECORDS TO THE PUBLIC MAY BE POSTPONED SUBJECT TO

THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS ACT IF THERE IS CLEAR AND CONVINCING

(1) THE THREAT TO THE MILITARY DEFENSE, INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS,

OR CONDUCT OF FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES POSED BY THE

*PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF THE<ASSASSINATION>IS OF SUCH GRAVITY THAT IT

OUTWEIGHS THE PUBLIC INTEREST, AND SUCH PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WOULD

(A) AN INTELLIGENCE AGENT WHOSE IDENTITY CURRENTLY REQUIRES

PROTECTION

AN INTELLIGENCE SOURCE OR METHOD WHICH IS CURRENTLY UTILIZED

BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND WHICH HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY

DISCLOSED, THE DISCLOSURE OF WHICH WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE

CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES; OR

(C) ANY OTHER MATTER CURRENTLY RELATING TO THE MILITARY DEFENSE

INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS OR CONDUCT OF FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE

UNITED STATES, THE DISCLOSURE OF WHICH WOULD DEMONSTRABLY IMPAIR

THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES.

*(2) THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF THE ASSASSINATION›RECORD WOULD

REVEAL THE NAME OR IDENTITY OF A LIVING PERSON WHO PROVIDED

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION TO THE UNITED STATES AND WOULD POSE A

SUBSTANTIAL RISK TO THAT PERSON;

* (3) THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF THE<ASSASSINATION›RECORD COULD

REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO CONSTITUTE AN UNWARRANTED INVASION OF

PERSONAL PRIVACY, AND THAT INVASION OF PRIVACY IS SO SUBSTANTIAL

THAT IT OUTWEIGHS THE PUBLIC INTEREST;

* (4) THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF THE<ASSASSINATION›RECORD WOULD

COMPROMISE THE EXISTENCE OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF CONFIDENTIALITY

CURRENTLY REQUIRING PROTECTION BETWEEN A GOVERNMENI AGENT AND A

COOPERATING INDIVIDUAL OR A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, AND PUBLIC

DISCLOSURE WOULD BE SO HARMFUL THAT IT OUTWEIGHS THE PUBLIC

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INTEREST, OR

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF THE< ASSASSINATION>RECORD WOULD

REVEAL A SECURITY OR PROTECTIVE PROCEDURE CURRENTLY UTLIZED, OR

REASONABLY EXPECTED TO BE UTILIZED, BY THE SECRET SERVICE OR

ANOTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING GOVERNMENT

OFFICIALS, AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WOULD BE SO HARMFUL THAT IT

OUTWEIGHS

THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

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BECAUSE OF THE TIME CRITICAL NATURE OF THIS REQUIREMENT,

REQUEST THAT YOU ASK IDEN FOR AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE AND REQUEST

THAT RESPONSE BE CABLED BACK TO HEADQUARTERS VIA IMMEDIATE

PRECEDENCE.

ALL PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS OF THIS LETTER HAVE HAD CONCERNS OR

QUESTIONS; FOLLOWING ARE ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY

ASKED QUESTIONS:

*A.

WHY IS MY NAME IN THE<JFK ASSASSINATION>RECORDS?

WE DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY BUT YOUR NAME MAY HAVE BEEN MENTIONED IN A

CABLE OR DOCUMENT,

OR YOU MAY HAVE COORDINATED OR SIGNED A CABLE

*OR DOCUMENT WITH REFERENCE TO THE<ASSASSINATION. >

B.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

IT MEANS YOUR NAME WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC RELEASE OF ALL

*DOCUMENTS PERTINENT TO THE<ASSASSINATION.> THE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN

RELEASED TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

(NARA) WITH THE NAME REMOVED AND IF WE DO NOT MAKE A COMPELLING

CASE THE PRESIDENTIAL BOARD WILL RELEASE NEW VERSIONS OF THE

DOCUMENTS WITH THE NAMES.

c.

WHAT EXACTLY DOES "RELEASE" MEAN?

IT MEANS THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE DOCUMENT VIA

NARA.

THERE ARE PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHERS WAITING FOR ACCESS TO

THE MATERIAL SO THAT THEY CAN RESEARCH THE VARIOUS CONSPIRACY

THEORIES. WE KNOW OF SOME ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL MOST LIKELY PUT

THE INFORMATION IN COMPUTER SYTEMS SO IT CAN BE EASILY SEARCHED.

D. WHAT IF I DON'I WANT MY NAME RELEASED?

YOU AND WE WILL HAVE TO CONVINCE THE PRESIDENTIALLY APPOINTED

REVIEW BOARD THAT YOUR SITUATION MEETS THE CRITERIA PROVIDED IN

THE GROUNDS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS. (TO

BE ABSOLUTELY FRANK, THIS IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DO AND THE

VERY FEW CASES WHICH WE HAVE WON HAVE BEEN BASED ON VERY SPECIFIC

AND COMPELLING REASONS.)

E. WHAT DO I DO NEXT?

IF RELEASE OF YOUR NAME IS NOT A PROBLEM, PLEASE ADVISE.

IF YOU

DO NOT WANT YOUR NAME RELEASED,

YOU NEED TO ADVISE US OF THAT FACT

AND EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHY LEASE WOULD BE HARMFUL TO YOU AND

NATIONAL SECURITY.

WE HAVE FOUGHT AGAINST RELEASE ON THE

PRINCIPLE OF THE COVER MECHANISM WITHOUT SUCCESS IO DATE, AND WE

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WILL CONTINUE THE EFFORT.

THE BOARD HAS NOT BEEN AND IS NOT

LIKELY TO BECOME SYMPATHETIC TO A PRINCIPLE-BASED ARGUMENT.

F. IF MY NAME IS RELEASED,

WHAT ABOUT MY COVER STATUS?

THE IMPACT OF THE RELEASE OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF YOUR TRUE NAME

AND THE AGENCY WILL HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT CAREFULLY TO DETERMINE

THE VIABILITY OF CONTINUED COVER PROTECTION.

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