MEMO: PROPOSAL FOR DEALING WITH EMPLOYEES' NAMES
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: CHIEF, HISTORICAL REVIEW GROUP
To: WICKHAM. DO FOCAL POINT FOR ARRB
Document date: 07/29/1996
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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MEMO: PROPOSAL FOR DEALING WITH EMPLOYEES' NAMES

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CIA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

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29 July 1996

MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief Historical Review Group

FROM:

SUBJECT:

Fredrick C. Wickham, JI.

DO, Focal Point for ARRB

Proposal for Dealing with Employees' Names

1.

Cover mechanisms are an integral part of conducting

clandestine operations. We are concerned about individuals that

continue to be dependent on particular cover legends and on the

organizations that cooperatively work with us to provide those

cover legends.

The following proposal is offered to streamline

the process of handling names and minimize the potential damage

an inappropriate release could cause.

A. Incomplete and Unidentifiable names:

a .

We will release

the occurrence of a name when a

common last name appears by itself or in conjunction

with a common first name such that it does not tend

to specifically identify the individual.

b.

We will release the occurrence of a name if it

remains unidentified after a reasonable search is

conducted.

B. Identifiable names for employees that retired

overtly:

In most cases, overt employees' names will be released,

but in some cases overt employees may have

a

portion of their employment remain under cover.

Such

cases will require the same review

as that of an

employee

who remained under cover into retirement.

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= = c.

"covertly:

Identifiable names for employees that retired

a.

We will make a reasonable attempt to locate a

current address and contact the person. If the person

objects to the release of his or her name for reasons

associated with current life style issues, we will

object to the release of the name. If the person does

not have objections based upon personal circumstances we

will review the name for organizational issues. (See

para C. c.)

b. If reasonable efforts fail to locate the

current address,

but it can be determined that the

individual is still receiving a pension, insurance or

other benefit based upon cover legend, we will need to

continue to protect the name since source of income or

benefits can not be altered without prior notification

to the individual.

If we fail to identify a pension or

other

active benefit, we will review the name for

organizational issues. (See para C. c.)

C.

We will make a

reasonable attempt to review the

name to look for identifiable harm to the person's

safety, family, ongoing operational activities, national

security or foreign relations.

Assuming that none of

the previous concerns are identified, we will review the

potential damage to the cover mechanism or cover

provider by the specific occurrence of the name if

released.

2. Because families of deceased employees could be the

beneficiary of pensions or insurance provided under the employees

cover legend, we must review them the same as we would the

employee.

We also have second and third generation officers

following in the footsteps of their parents that could be

negatively impacted by the revelation.

3. Our efforts to locate current addresses will include all

internal record systems maintained by Office of Personnel

Security, Retirement Branch and Insurance Branch.

We will

include a checklist reflecting completion of these searches

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within the documentation when requesting continued protection of

the name.

4. We considered options of contacting IRS or OPM during

our attempts to locate current addressing information, but based

upon the fact that these offices would be unwitting of the cover

arrangement for the individual, it was determined to be an

unreasonable risk to the cover of these officers.

Fredrick C. Wickham,

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MEMORANDUM

March 20, 1996

To:

CC:

Review Board

David Marwell

CIA Team

I. Jeremy Gun

From:

Subject:

The Staff understands the Review Board to accept the following general guidelines on

the release of true names of CIA officers:

When the true name of a CLA officer (i.e. past or present employee of CIA) appears in a

document, the Board will bring to its review a presumption that the true name will be

released. In order to overcome this presumption of release, CIA must provide evidence

demonstrating that release of the name would be harmful. In order to meet its burden

of proving harm, CIA must tailor the evidence to satisfy one of the three categories

identified in Part I (below). However, when the name of an officer is of such

importance that the public interest would not be served in postponing a name, the

Board may release the true name consistent with the principles identified in Part I

(below).

Part I. Categories of Officers.

1. Living officers. For living (present or former) officers, CIA must prove that:

(a) the officer is living outside the United States (or reasonably is expected to

reside or travel outside the United States in the foreseeable future); (b) the officer

is either working or is retired under cover; and (c) the officer objects to the

release of his or her true name. If CIA satisfies this burden, the Board

presumptively (see Part II below) will release a pseudonym and postpone the

officer's true name until the year 2010.

2. Where current status of former officer is unknown. Where CLA has been

unable to contact the former officer because his or her location is unknown, CLA

must present a good faith showing that reasonable attempts have been made to

locate the officer. If the Board is convinced that CIA has made a good faith

shewing that it was unable to locate the former officer, the Board will postpone

the true name until June 1, 1997. However, the Board may postpone the true

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name beyond June 1, 1997, if CIA provides to the Board, prior to May 1, 1997,

additional evidence that satisfies the criteria of either category 1 (above) or

category 3 (below).

3. Names having effect on current intelligence interests. If CLA believes that

the release of a true name may compromise currently existing intelligence

operations or might otherwise cause an identifiable harm, it must provide

evidence that: (a) the officer currently is engaged in clandestine activities; (b) the

release of the true name would compromise ongoing intelligence operations or

would compromise operations with current intelligence value; (c) the release of

the true name would reasonably be expected to cause significant harm to a living

person (including family members), or (d) the release of the true name would

cause a significant harm to the national security or the foreign relations of the

United States. If CIA satisfies this burden, the Board presumptively (see Part I

below) will release a pseudonym and postpone the true name until 2010 or until

such other date as CIA reasonably shows to be a date on which the release could

be made without causing harm.

Part II. Names of Officers Who Are Important to the Assassination Story.

The Board presumptively will postpone the release of names consistent with

categories 1-3 of Part I. However, for certain persons whose names appear in a

context that is important to the assassination story, the Board may nevertheless

vote to release the true name. In all such instances, the Board will notify CIA of

the importance of such a person and provide CIA with the opportunity to

provide additional information in support of postponing the release of the

names. These names shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, with due

consideration being given to the importance of the person to the assassination

story and such evidence of harm as CIA may provide.

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