</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

Summary  
The document outlines a 1996 meeting between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the JFK Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB), scheduled for October 16, 1996. The ARRB, established under the JFK Assassination Records Review Act of 1992, seeks to ensure public disclosure of government records related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Key topics discussed include the release of documents, protection of sensitive information (e.g., identities of covert agents, foreign liaison relationships), and the ARRB’s request for access to non-JFK-related records that may provide contextual background. The CIA emphasized its commitment to collaboration with the ARRB but highlighted categories of information requiring continued confidentiality. The document also references the ARRB’s planned review of documents identifying companies providing commercial cover and a request to withhold details about the Warren Training Center as a CIA facility.  

Key People  
- **John R. Tunheim**: Chair of the ARRB, a federal judge in Minnesota.  
- **David G. Marwell**: ARRB Executive Director; previously served as Director of the Berlin Document Center (BDC), an organization managing Nazi-era personnel files under U.S. control until 1994.  
- **T. Jeremy Gunn**: ARRB General Counsel, a legal scholar with expertise in international law and church-state issues.  
- **Dr. Henry F. Graff**: Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University; member of the ARRB.  
- **Dr. Kermit L. Hall**: Dean of the College of Humanities at Ohio State University; ARRB member.  
- **Dr. William L. Joyce**: Associate University Librarian at Princeton University; ARRB member.  
- **Dr. Anna K. Nelson**: Adjunct Professor of History at American University; ARRB member.  

Key Locations  
- **Washington, D.C.**: Headquarters for the ARRB and CIA operations.  
- **Warren Training Center**: A CIA facility requested to remain undisclosed by the ARRB.  
- **Berlin Document Center (BDC)**: Formerly under U.S. control, managed Nazi-era personnel files; David Marwell’s prior role there is noted but not directly tied to JFK.  

Key Events  
- **16 October 1996 Meeting**: Scheduled between CIA and ARRB to discuss document release protocols, sensitive information protection, and collaboration on reviewing records.  
- **ARRB’s Review of Documents**: Planning to assess materials identifying companies providing commercial cover, with potential implications for non-official cover programs.  
- **CIA Collaboration**: Ongoing efforts to identify additional releasable documents while balancing the need to protect classified information.  

Key Organizations  
- **JFK Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB)**: Established in 1993 under U.S. law, tasked with overseeing public disclosure of JFK assassination records.  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Engaged in discussions with ARRB regarding document access and sensitivity classifications.  
- **Berlin Document Center (BDC)**: Previously managed by the U.S., now under German control; referenced in David Marwell’s background but not directly linked to JFK.

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