</s>104-10009-10222 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 PDIPR.4635/ $6 NOV 1968 Sir Charles C. F. Spy Director General Australian Security Intelligence Organisation G.P. O. Box $1086 Melbourne Dear Charles, Thank you for your letter of 15 October Coffee's recommending against the declasification of WARren Commission document CD-971. I might RATING TO monition that our inquiry to you in August (1968) INCLUDING was an anticipation of further pressure for the INCLUDINE was in anticipation of the further pressure the which has not materialized. Accordingly, there is NAVYLOKE not, at the present time, any intention to release of 27.7. CD-972. of 27-7. Should the question be raised at some future time, the points made by you in your letter provide every reason to keep the document out of the public domain. With kindest regards, FILRO IN 1042-947C Sincerely, Minin Document Number J/s/ Richard Holms 01/2/1/2 Document Number SEP 1976 Richard Helms Director 01/1-FLEE CCI DCCI Distribution: 1- ADDP 1- CPE Orig - Addoe Signature Recommended: 1- PMI 2- DCI 1- PMI 1-PMI/AN 2- DDCI 1- DDP Deputy Director for Plans Date DDP/FE/PMI//AN/Amos Taylor, Jr. (X 5502)aib (25 November 1968) 5061

Summary: The document is an internal communication dated 25 November 1968 regarding the declassification status of Warren Commission documents CD-971 and CD-972. It references a prior inquiry from August 1968 by Sir Charles C. F., Director General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), which anticipated potential pressure for release. The sender notes that no current intention exists to declassify these documents, citing concerns about their public disclosure. The correspondence involves Richard Holms, identified as a document number and date (SEP 1976), and includes distribution details involving PMI, DCI, DDP, and other organizational designations.  

Key People: Sir Charles C. F., Richard Holms, Amos Taylor, Jr.  
Key Locations: Melbourne, Australia; Washington, D.C. (implied by reference to U.S. agencies)  
Key Events: Discussion of declassification status of Warren Commission documents CD-971 and CD-972; prior inquiry from August 1968; internal agency deliberations on document release.  
Key Organizations: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (via DCI, PMI, DDP designations).

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