</s>104-10063-10434 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 MEMORANDUM FOR: MEMOORANDUN FOR: D. D. Lavery, OGG Via: A. Addona, PD/O/PICG Subject: Classification of EX 3600 Subject: Your request for la-couple sentences, of factual data as to why this document is classifiedified? Here, they are: 1. Ex-post-documents. Classified! Here, there are: data as: to why the DOCUMENTS since I was not associated with Operation to the EX-post duritums. Since I was associated with the following reasonable summits, I can only offering the CHICAGO's conductors, was one of the most sensitive, now, during the following reasons. operations conducted. CHIACOS, one of which was most sensitive. (in waiting by the DCI, the DDP-egis, repeatedly sanctioned in waiting) by the DOP-egigs, was deemed so sensi- handling it was controlled by/through each section was restricted in myway, that any think it follows logically, restricted handling if it was controlled by/follows logically, whether in mylaw, that's any think I think I have been classified at a form/for Informal one would have been HCHACOS whether classified. a form-for SECRET. Classification today. Does the information does, in this document warrant classification today, I think it would have Been classified at. current classification of CONFIDENTIAL is proper. Reading Date 8011

**John F. Kennedy**

* President of the United States at time of assassination
* Shot on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas
* Killed by gunshot wound to head

**Investigations**

* Warren Commission established to investigate assassination (1963-1964)
* Commission's findings: Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in shooting Kennedy
* Criticisms and controversies surrounding commission's investigation

**Related Individuals and Events**

* Lee Harvey Oswald: accused of assassinating President Kennedy
* Jack Ruby: killed Oswald on November 24, 1963, while in police custody
* CIA: involved in Operation Mongoose, a covert operation to overthrow Fidel Castro
* FBI: monitored Peace Movement groups, including those mentioned in this document

**Evidence and Testimony**

* EX 3600 documents: classified information related to CIA operations
* Memorandum from DDP-egis (April 7, 1977): discusses classification of EX 3600 documents
* Criticisms of current classification of CONFIDENTIAL for EX 3600 documents

JFK Declassified Files

104-10063-10434.pdf

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