</s>104-10332-10021 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 #1 ile SECRET 26 September 1996 MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director Assassination Records Review Board FROM: John F. Pereira Central Intelligence Agency SUBJECT: Reconsideration of Release of "Warrenon" in the Lopez Report toved 1. The attached memorandum is provided in support of our request that the JFK board reconsider its decision to release the reference to Warrenon Records Center in the Lopez Report (p. 44). 2. We request that this memorandum and attachment be returned to CIA once the Board has completed its deliberations on this issue. Attachment Joh Revena SECRET

Summary: The documents detail CIA interactions with the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRRB) regarding the disclosure of "Warrenton" references in the Lopez Report. The CIA requested reconsideration of ARRB's decision to link Warrenton Records Center to CIA operations, arguing that public identification of the Warrenton Training Center (WTC) would compromise national security by exposing its role as a clandestine facility supporting global communications, covert operations, and emergency relocation for the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). The WTC is described as a SECRET facility with four stations (A, B, C, D), used for training, intelligence activities, and housing sensitive equipment. The CIA emphasized risks including personnel safety threats, mission disruption, and vulnerability to counterintelligence efforts, citing past security incidents such as suspicious package placements and physical breaches at the WTC. A classified directive dated 07 Nov 97 outlines implementation of security protocols for the WTC, specifying its designation as a CIA facility and distribution to agencies like OIM/IRG, DDA, OM Legal Advisor, DO/OSS, CFMG/OFSS, Do/CCO, DC/WTC, DG/WTC, and OPFS Registry. The document is marked SECRET with classification level 16 and references file path "g:/ipcrdwp/general/lsa/arrb_wtc.doc."  

Key People:  
- John F. Pereira (CIA official requesting ARRB reconsideration)  
- Judge John Tunehne (ARRB Chairman)  
- Brian S. Latelli, Rebecca V. Strode, Regina A. Genton, Edmund Cohen, James R. Oliver, Linda C. Cipriani, J. Barry Harrison (recipients of internal communications)  
- OIM/IRG/LSStrickland, OM Legal Advisor, DO/OSS, CFMG/OFSS, Do/CCO, DC/WTC, DG/WTC, OPFS Registry (CIA and agency personnel involved in security directives)  

Key Locations:  
- Warrenton Training Center (WTC), including stations A, B, C, D  
- Vint Hill (closed facility referenced in WTC context)  
- National Communications System (NCS) facilities  
- White House and Department of State locations  

Key Events:  
- CIA request to ARRB to withhold "Warrenton Records Center" references due to national security concerns  
- Discussions on WTC's classification as a SECRET facility and its operational sensitivity  
- Implementation of security protocols for the WTC per classified directive dated 07 Nov 97  
- Historical context of past appeals by CIA and FBI regarding JFK-related document releases  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB)  
- Office of Inspector General (OIM/IRG)  
- Department of Defense (DDA, Do/CCO)  
- Office of Legal Counsel (OM Legal Advisor)  
- Office of Security Services (DO/OSS)  
- Federal Protective Service (OPFS Registry)  
- National Communications System (NCS)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Office of the Deputy Director for Administration (OFSS)  
- Department of State (DOS)  
- National Security Council (NSC)

JFK Declassified Files

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