Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: NO
Document date: 01/31/1997
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

3/31/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10378-10041

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 62C-HQ-1029205-3369

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

HQ

TO :

NO

TITLE :

DATE: 01/31/1997

'PAGES:

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SUBJECTS :

JFKARCA OF 1992

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 3

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/04/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: IMMEDIATE

Date:

01/31/1997

TO :

New Orleans

Attn:

SAC

From: Office of Public and Congressional Affairs

JEK Task Force, Rm. 6362

Contact: Joe

Iazetta, Ext. 8688

Approved By: Keeley Caro al

Drafted By: Iazzetta Joe

Fields Brian J

Case ID #: 62-HQ-1029205 (Pending)

Title: John F. Kennedy Records Collection

Act of 1992 (the Act)

Synopsis:

The Act established the Assassination Records Review

Board

(the Board) to over see the governments' production and

compliance with the Act.

The Board reviews the proposed

postponements in documents

sent by each agency to the National

Archives and Records Administration (NARA) decides what

postponements the Act allows or opens the document in full. The

Board's responsibilities include having agencies search other

subjects and areas to find any additional material not already

identified as assassination records. The establishment of the

Board by the Act also limited the time for their duties to be

The Board must complete their tasks by September

With this deadline in mind, the Board sent letter

requesting additional information.

Details: On November 29, 1996, the Board sent a letter to the

FBI setting forth a formal compliance program with stated

deadlines.

The Board's goal is to assure Congress and the

American public that all was done to accomplish the intentions of

the Act.

The letter requested the FBI to designate an "Agency

Compliance Official" and prepare a "Statement of Compliance"

Members of the JFK Task Force and the Board's staff met on

January 15, 1997, to clarify the Board's expectations of the FBI

considering the November letter.

At this meeting the Board's staff requested that the

New Orleans office be searched for any records related to the

"William Walters' teletype", to include any records that may have

logged the communication into the New Orleans office, and any

record that would verify Mr. Walters scheduled duty time and

ittendance for the duty.

New orleans shole lau H-102 9205-3369

the listed items. If New Orleans is aware of any administrative

records they may have maintained outside the normal index

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U5C 2107 Hotel.

DATE: 11-14-2017

To: New Orleans From: Office of Public and Congressional

Affairs

Re: 62-HQ-1029205, 01/31/1997

systems, they should include those areas in the search. If any

documents related to the matters are found, please forward the

documents to the JFK Task Force.

Pursuant to the Act any material categorized as an

assassination record must be sent to the NARA in its original

form.

The Act established the process of handling the documents

and the FBI must follow the Act.

If New Orleans believes their

office needs, a copy, they should copy the document or material

before sending to the JFK Task Force.

If you have any questions, please call Joe Iazetta at

(202) 324-8688.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act. of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Hote) .

DATE: 11-14-2017

TO: New Orleans From: Office of Public and Congressional

Affairs

Re: 62-40-1029205 01/31/1997

LEAD (s) :

Set Lead 1:

ATt RECEIVING OFFICES

Conduct searches of your office for any records

pertinent to the "William Walters' teletype" including logging

the teletype into New Orleans and verification of Mr. Walters

time and attendance for that shift. Forward any material related

to this request to FBIHQ, the JFK Task Force, attention Joe

Iazetta, Room 6362. The results should be sent to the JFK Task

Force by 2/13/97.

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