</s>104-10061-10386 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 18 December 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, Information Review Committee ATTENTION: Mr. H. G. Bean, Assistant for Information ATTENTION : FOIA Appeal-John W. Donovan (75-577) SUBJECT: REFERENCE: A. Original Request dated 28 March 1975 B. IPS Reply dated 7 October 1975 Appeal Letter dated 13 October 1975 1. Summary of Recommendations: a. Pass requester four Agency documents in sanitized form-excessed portions exempted as appro- private under Title 5 U.S.C. (b)(1), (b(3), and (b)(6). b. Refer one Department of Army name check form DA 340 to Army for their action. 2. Background: In CIA response of 7 October 1976, two DDO originated documents were passed to Subject in sanitized Form and Two DDO documents were denied to Subject received for two DDO Documents were subject was not informed of the DA document in our records, nor was not document referred to DA for their actions. 3. Recommendations : A. On the basis of this review, all the documents classified SECRET have been downgraded to CONFIDENTIAL. b. Memorandum dated 5 March 1962-I recommend that further information 5 March 1972-I requested, as noted in Tab B1, and the remainder withheld on the basis of title 5 U ., S.C ., and 52 (B)(1) and (D)(3). The E2 IMPDET - CL BY 012170 CONFIDENTAL

Summary  
This document is a memorandum dated 18 December 1975, issued under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Act of 1992. It addresses a FOIA appeal (reference number 75-577) by John W. Donovan regarding access to classified records. The memorandum outlines recommendations for releasing sanitized versions of Agency documents and referring certain records to the Department of Army for action. Key actions include downgrading SECRET-level documents to CONFIDENTIAL, redacting names of agency employees and internal organizational data, and providing sanitized copies of historical memoranda from 1950, 1954, and 1962. The document also references a Department of Army name trace request (DA Form 340) for further review.  

Key People  
- John W. Donovan (FOIA requester)  
- H. G. Bean (Assistant for Information)  
- Mr. Strickland (Office of General Counsel, OGC)  
- Agency employees (names redacted)  
- Department of Army personnel  

Key Locations  
- Not specified in the document  

Key Events  
- FOIA appeal process for JFK assassination records  
- Review and sanitization of classified documents by CIA, FBI, and Army  
- Referral of DA Form 340 to Department of Army for action  
- Downgrading of SECRET-level documents to CONFIDENTIAL  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Department of Army  
- Office of General Counsel (OGC)  
- Information Review Committee

JFK Declassified Files

104-10061-10386.pdf

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