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1-10132] 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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8 January 1997
DRAFT
Memo for the Record
6( Subject : Compliance Meeting with ARRB Staff
Date 7 January 1997
Location: ARRB offices
Attendees : CIA: Barry_Harrelgon , CSI HRG
Eileen Wukiecn DO/ IMS / JFK team
ARRB : Jeremy Gunn , General Counsel
Other members of ARRB S CIA team
Purpose : To discuss CIA 9 response to ARRB ' s
Compliance letter dated 27 November , 1996
1_ Gunn stressed that the objective of the ARRB i8
to assure the American public that every attempt has been
made to locate JFK assassination related files/materials and
66 that no secret files remained _ He realizes that it is not
possible for the Agency to say with certainty that all
documents had been located_ In the ARRB S final report he
wants to be abie to say that all reasonable searches were
made and where documents were not found_ ARRB staff was
given appropriate access to ensure the validity of the
respond _
2 Gunn divided records into three categories:
a) Sequestered records and Oswald 201 not an issue
in terms of identifying records
b) Additional information/special requests official
and informal The responses should include tasking and
response memos plus search strategy and files searched if
appropriate In cases of no records additional
documentation may be required.
[Note: I have already requested the DO , etc to provide
specifics on search strategy/files searched in future
responses ; in most cases there should not be a problem
including this information into responses to ARRB staff.]
C Records not previously identified in addition to
releaging HSCA records (sequestered/201 fileletc.) the ARRB
seeks to ensure that all relevant files have been searched
and Ehat all assassination records (as defined today) have
been identified. The ARRB staff has identified Agency
components/ files that they feel may contain relevant records
and should be (or have been) searched _ Gunn said he planned
to send a formal letter listing these offices/files but
wanted to discuss with HRG first
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[Note Category 3 led to a long discussion on agency
records _ The focus was on how the ARRB staff could be
confident that files were searched . ]
3 I explained that the Agency would not be able to say
that all records had been located (lack of a central file
system) Also it may not be possible to provide
documentation that explained the disposition of 1963 records
in all cases I agreed that it would be useful to have
additional briefings on the records to address their
specific requests and concerns I asked him not to send a
formal request until I had the opportunity to discuss his
request with C/HRG and the Directorate focal points_ He
agreed.
[Note: There were numerous questions on how and where do
we have a record center in Indiana? the Agency stores
records Do inventories of all record at the centers exist?
Are there individuals who could address specific office
records and what type of records existed in 1963? ]
4 Specific Offices/Files mentioned bY Gunn as part of
Category 3 :
DCI fileg for the 1958-63 timeframe; specifically
chrono or subject files of John McCone
Richard Helms (chrono/subject files as DCI_ DDCI and
DDP
IG
OGC
DO offices (CI, SAS _ Cuba _ WH /LA)
DI (OCI other analysis and finished Intel)
TSD files on Mexico City; where was TSD in the
organization
DA (what type of pay records would exist 1958-6,3 ;
Angleton 9 accounting records; agents records)
OS_(types of records that existed)
DS&r (U2 files)
Specific Stations explanation of types of records
maintained and disposition of those records
Mexico City' Moscow (Helsinki; JMWave . CTTokyo
Commo types of records maintained in 1963 ; where are
now
DCD/ 00
5 _ Gunn also included CSI on his list of offices to be
searched what other relevant records did we have
(histories working files etc. ) I explained that when
agency components/review projects located JFK related
records they were forwarded directly to HRG JFK team We
had four boxes of LA records (located in Ex Order survey)
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individual documents located in other project (example Bay
of Pigs) or activities The current automated
declassification effort under the Ex - Order is setup to
refer any assassination records to HRG/ JFK team We have
not done any work on these materials since the sequestered
collection and specific ARRB requests are our first
priority_ A discussion of the History staff'9
identification of the Agency' 8 JFK collection followed_ He
would like more information
6 _ Additional questions/issues raised:
6 Is there a records person at the. Agency who can
address their concerns?
Gunn ask if he can go to WTC and/or other Records
Centers and look at shelf lists and the files around a topic
of special interest?
What is on the shelf lists? Would say, for
instance_ these are the files regarding JFK from Sheffield
Edwards?
What are the steps taken in a name trace?
Are records around the specific hit searched?
Is it possible to provide an
explanation of the routing
indicators in the collection?
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