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TO : IMMEDIATE MOSCOW _ PARIS_ MEXICO CITY _ BUENOS AIRES
FROM LIMITED DISSEM IMS / ESG INFO DO/ IRO , CHIEF_ LA LA/FIG_ LA/ FIGSC _ CIC/ LA CIC / EUR EUR / SG EUR / SGF CHIEF_ EUR _ DC / EUR _ C/CE/R/xo
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SUBJECT CONTINUED PROTECTION OF COVER As METHOD
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1 ACTION REQUIRED : NEED YOUR RESPONSE NLT 9 FEBRUARY_ TO MEET THE BOARD- IMPOSED DEADLINE
2 THE<JFK ASSASSINATION>RECORDS REVIEW BOARD (ARRB) IS A PRESIDENTIALLY APPOINTED BOARD WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RELEASING
#ALL RECORDS RELATING TO THE<ASSASSINATION OF<PRESIDENT KENNEDY >
WITH A VERY FEW LIMITED EXCEPTIONS THE MOST RELEVANT EXCEPTION
FOR THE AGENCY IS WHERE THERE IS CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THAT THE THREAT TO THE CONDUCT OF US INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES AND FOREIGN RELATIONS OUTWEIGHS THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND THAT DISCLOSURE WOULD REVEAL AN INTELLIGENCE METHOD CURRENTLY UTILIZED AND NOT OFFICIALLY DISCLOSED
3 LAST WEEK , THE DDA AND THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR ADMINISTRATION WERE CALLED TO TESTIFY ON THE CONTINUED
WITHHOLDING OF INFORMATION (THAT WOULD OFFICIALLY CONFIRM THATECIA
VIILIZES STATE TINCLUDING SPECIFICALLY CQNSULAR COVER: THIS CASE [S MADE DIFFICULT BY THE FACT THAT STATE COVER IS SO WIDELY DISCUSSED IN THE PUBLIC MEDIA INCLUDING THE MANY BOOKS AUTHORED BY FORMER CIA EMPLOYEES HOWEVER THE USG HAS NEVER OFFICIALLY RELEASED THE FACT OF STATE COVER ALTHOUGH THE ISSUE WAS BRIEFED IN DEPTH _ THE BOARD HAS REQUESTED ADDITIONAL CONCRETE DAMAGE VIS A-VIS THE COUNTRTES SPECIFIED IN THE DOCUMENTS AT
ISSUE MOSCOW PARIS MEXICO CITY AND BUENOS AIRES
4 ACCORDINGLY _ WE NEED YOUR SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGE THAT COULD ARISE IF OFFICIAL USG DOCUMENTS WERE RELEASED JWHICH_CONE-TRMS -CIA-USEQF
STATE COVER TFIAT DAMAGE COULD TAKE THE FORM QF HARM OR INTERFERE WITL CIRRENT DIELQMATIC INTERESTS THE
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FOLLOWING -QUEST-TONS MAY ASSIST IN THE FORMULATION OF YOUR
RESPONSE OF COURSE INPUT FROM STATE COLLEAGUES WOULD BE WELCOME
(AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT STATE FEELS VERY STRONGLY ON THIS
ISSUE AND HAS ALSO FILED A PERSONAL STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF
STATE)
(A) IF THE STATION IS UNDECLARED _ WOULD THIS DISCLOSURE
LEAD TO CLOSER EMBASSY SCRUTINY OR OTHERWISE INTERFERE WITH
OPERATIONS ? GIVE EXAMPLES
(B) OTHERWISE _ IS CIA UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE HOST
GOVERNMENT TO REDUCE PRESENCE OR MORE FULLY DECLARE PRESENCE _ OR
UNDERTAKE NO UNDECLARED ACTIVITIES? DESCRIBE PRESENCE DESCRIBE
THOSE ACTIVITIES TO RESTRICT CIA (E.G _ SERVICE TO SERVICE
LLEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES OPPOSITION POLITICAL INITIATIVES _ AND
MEDIA ACTIVITIES )
(C) DESCRIBE SOME PARTICULAR ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD BE
IMPERILED?
(D) ARE THERE NEW INITIATIVES WITH THE HOST GOVERNMENT AND
SERVICE WHICH COULD BE IMPERILED (E.G _ COUNTER-NARCOTICS WHERE
PREVIOUSLY NONE ) ? DESCRIBE
(E) IS CIA PRESENCE INHERENTLY SENSITIVE
BECAUSE OF HOSTILE POPULATION ELEMENTS OR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES?
(F) IS THERE POSSIBILITY OF HOSTILE USE (E.G RUSSIAN ON
CUBAN) TO DISCREDIT US EMBASSY As A "NEST OF' SPIES OR SIMILAR?
(G) HAVE THERE BEEN PAST IMBROGLIOS OVER CIA PRESENCE OR
ACTIVITIES THAT THIS RELEASE COULD RESURRECT?
(H) HAVE OFFICIAL USG RELEASES SUCH AS FOIA EVER APPEARED IN
THE LOCAL MEDIA (E G JAPAN AND CAMPAIGN FINANCING OR PERU AND
FOIA RELEASED CONCERNING VLADIMIRO MONTESINOS TORRES) REFERRED
TO BY HOST GOVERNMENT EITHER ON THE RECORD OR OFF THE RECORD
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