</s>204-1033-10118 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET CSI-0353/96 8 October 1996 MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director VIA: Director, Center for the Study of Intelligence VIA : John F. Pereira Chief, Historical Review Group SUBJECT: Courtesy Visit of JFK Assassination Records Review Board, 16 October 1996 REFERENCE: Memo for DCI fr C/HRG, dtd 13 June 96, Same Subject (U) This memorandum provides background information for a meeting between you and the JFK Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB), which is scheduled for 16 October 1986 in your office between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. for the meeting was requested by ARRB Chairman 9:30 a. m. (U] Background: Mr. Tunnelin; recently appointed a federal judge in Minnesota; asked that he and the other four board members have an opportunity to provide you with a brief description of the Board's purpose and activities. The Board's Executive Director, David Maxwell, and General Counsel, Jeremy Gunn also parti- David Maxwell and General Council, Jeremy Gunn also also part- 1993 as required by statute. Their principal responsibility is to ensure public disclosure of all government records related to the assassination of President Kennedy. (FOUO) Topics of the Board May Discuss: The Board Probably will discuss their concern about whether they will be able to complicate their concern whether they are responsible for the implementation of October 1997. This ARRB and its 30-person staff will be unable to process that the ARRB are responsible to use in reviewing all of the thousands of relevant documents that are redacted, which for the CIA comprise the bulk of our documents. (FOOO) The Board may also seek your personal commitment to continue the Agency's dedication to the review of resources-people and computer capability-to-the review of JFK documents. CTA has computer capability -to the board and its staff of the beginning. CL BY CL REASON: 1.0185904 1.5(C) CL DEL ON: 1.50(X1 DRV FROM: MET 10-82 CRANPMM

John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) members:
- Chair: John R. Tunheim
- Dr. Henry Graff
- Dr. Kermit L. Hall
- Dr. William L. Joyce
- Dr. Anna K. Nelson
- Dr. David G. Marwell (Executive Director)
- Dr. T. Jeremy Gunn (General Counsel)

The ARRB was established in 1994 to review and release previously withheld documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Key events and activities:
- The Board's Executive Director, David Maxwell, has worked closely with the CIA to resolve differences of opinion regarding what information can be released to the public.
- The CIA has released approximately 227,000 pages of relevant Agency records thus far.
- The ARRB is planning to review documents that identify companies providing commercial cover for CIA officers and may discuss the potential damage to non-official cover programs if such cover is compromised.

Notable individuals:
- John R. Tunheim: Chair of the ARRB, a federal judge in Minnesota with experience in public affairs litigation.
- Dr. Henry Graff: Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, with expertise in European history and society.
- Dr. Kermit L. Hall: Dean of the College of Humanities at Ohio State University, with expertise in history and law.
- Dr. William L. Joyce: Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections at Princeton University, with expertise in rare book and manuscript collections.
- Dr. Anna K. Nelson: Adjunct Professor of History at American University, with expertise in European history and society.
- Dr. David G. Marwell: Director of the Berlin Document Center (BDC), with expertise in Nazi-era personnel-related files and experience in investigating war crimes.
- Dr. T. Jeremy Gunn: General Counsel and Associate Director for Research and Analysis at the ARRB, with expertise in international law and human rights.

Key documents:
- The "five year plan" for the BDC, which sets five goals and develops a corresponding program to meet them.
- The computer technology introduced by Marwell to improve information retrieval systems at the BDC.

JFK Declassified Files

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