</s>104-10331-10209 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 wurk cop SECRET CL BY (61197) CL REARDE Radio 1.6 DECL X 2 DECL 1S6: COV 287 21 November 1997 MEMORANDUM FOR: John Pereira @ DCI Fredrick C. Wickham @ DO Lisa Stickland @ DA Lee Cipinari @ DC1 FROM: J. Barry Harrison JFK Project Officer OFFICE: CSHRG SUBJECT: ARRB meeting 17 November - Results REFERENCE: 1. Reconsideration of the release of Warrenon's CIA Records Center: The Board accepted the Agency's request for reconsideration; postponed until 2017. 2. CIA use use of State Cover. The Board did not find not find the Agency 's evidence persuasive; released. This determination affects all documents (3 duplicates) that were pending Board action. Future documents will be impacted by this decision. Copies of the documents have been sent to DO and OGC for consideration/appeal review. 3. Release date of Nosenko NBR records: The Board moved the release date from 2017 to 2010 giving the Agency the right to review and appeal at that time. 4. Cuban Revolutionary Council (CRRC) Financial Records: The Board Accepted the ARRB staff's recommendation (concured in (CIA) that only "General Statement for Month" records for January 1980 and to January 1995 the process of reassessment Records, and that the approximately 6,000 remaining pages of financial records to have to have "no" no "beloved relevance" (NRB") to the JFK assassination. 5. Ramparts Damage Assessment Document: The Boardaccepted the ArRB staffs' recommendation concoured by CIA) that the paragraphs on the one relevant SECRET

Summary:  
This memorandum from November 21, 1997, details decisions made by the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) following a meeting on November 17, 1997. Key points include: The ARRB accepted the CIA's request to postpone the release of Warren Commission records until 2017. The use of State Cover by the CIA was deemed insufficient evidence, leading to the release of affected documents. The release date for Nosenko NBR records was moved from 2017 to 2010, allowing the agency to review and appeal. Cuban Revolutionary Council financial records were restricted to "General Statement for Month" entries for January 1980–January 1995, with remaining pages labeled as having no bearing on JFK assassination (NBR). The Ramparts Damage Assessment Document was processed to release a specific SECRET paragraph about the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Oswald’s return to the U.S., while the rest of the memorandum was marked NBR. The ARRB approved protecting book cable dissemination lists in full, even if they contained releasable content. Document #104-10072-10332 was rejected for full protection, with the document sent to the Department of Justice (DO) for review. Additional documents were accepted for release or NBR designation. The ARRB’s decisions will be published in the Federal Register by December 1, 1997, with a seven-day appeal period for the CIA.  

Key People:  
- John Pereira (DCI)  
- Fredrick C. Wickham (DO)  
- Lisa Stickland (DA)  
- Lee Cipinari (DC1)  
- J. Barry Harrison (JFK Project Officer, CSHRG)  
- Eileen Waught (DO)  
- Kathryn Dyer (DCI)  
- Becky Dyer (DCA)  

Key Locations:  
- Washington, D.C. (implied via agencies mentioned)  

Key Events:  
- ARRB meeting on November 17, 1997  
- Release decisions for Warren Commission records, Nosenko NBR records, Cuban Revolutionary Council financial records, Ramparts Damage Assessment Document, and book cable dissemination lists  
- Publication of ARRB determinations in the Federal Register by December 1, 1997  

Key Organizations:  
- Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Department of Justice (DO)  
- Department of Defense (DOD)  
- International Rescue Committee (IRC)

JFK Declassified Files

104-10331-10209.pdf

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