</s>104-103311-10076 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET CSI-0042/95 27 June 1995 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence Deputy Director of Central intelligence VIA: Executive Director General Counsel FROM: Brian Latelli Director, Center for the Study of Director, Centre for the CIA Records Intelligence SUBJECT: JFK Review Board Actions for CIA Records REFERENCE: Letter to DCI for Executive Director, ARB dtd 21 June, 1995, Same Subject 1. Action Requested. That you disapprove the DO recommend- dation for you to sign to attached letter to the President. The letter recommends that the President postpone the release by the JFK Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) of the names of two CIA employees who retired under cover. (C) 2. Background to release in June 1995, the ARRB made a formal determination to release In full of the National Archives 16 CIA nomination to Lease in full of 30 days after written notice- John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 stipulates that the Presidential Archives Collection Act Of 1992 stipulatives that the Director has 30 days After written notice - postponement of disclosure of documents, appeals procedures also require that the Agency advise to the White House counsel within seven days of notice of board actions, if we wish to agree that the Notice of Board Actions, we refer to the OCC will will officially notify White House Counsel within the seven-day period of the DO objection to release. (U) 3. This Center has worked closely with the Board and its staff and has declassified about 220,000 pages of Agency records that have been sent to the National Archives. A large percentage contacts have been Sent to the Nation Archives. A huge percentage now being systematically reviewed by the Board which has full access to the undated records. The Board will meet more or less monthly and is likely to press for lifting a significant percentage of CIA's reductions. The pending determination is the first taken by the board involving Agency records. (0) CL BY: CL: 195387 DECL: OADR SECRET

Summary: The document outlines a 1995 internal CIA memorandum regarding the release of names of two former CIA officers who retired under covert status. The Acting Deputy Director for Operations recommended withholding the names of these individuals (Document No. 104-10015-10052 and Document No. 104-1001-10159) due to potential risks to ongoing operations, individual safety, and credibility of covert activities. The CIA argued that releasing their names could expose past operations, endanger associates, and compromise the agency’s ability to protect identities. The recommendation was made in response to a determination by the JFK Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) to release these records under the 1992 Presidential Assassination Records Collection Act. The CIA also noted that declassifying approximately 220,000 pages of Agency records had been completed, with ongoing review by the ARRB. The memorandum includes redacted social security numbers and references to specific documents and locations such as Mexico City and Trinidad.  

Key People: John Deutch (Director of Central Intelligence), Brian Latelli (CIA Director, Center for the Study of CIA Records), William H. McNair (DO/IRO), L. Kay Oliver, C. Bustos, R.W. Herbert.  

Key Locations: Mexico City, Trinidad, Washington D.C., United States.  

Key Events: Review by the JFK Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) of CIA records; recommendation to withhold names of two covert retirees; legal and operational concerns over disclosure under the 1992 Presidential Assassination Records Collection Act; declassification of Agency records for National Archives.  

Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), JFK Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB), Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of General Counsel (OGC).

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