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================================================== Page 1 ================================================== Aaaa 604,1033270027 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET 26 September 1996 MEMORANDUM FOR : Executive Director Assassination Records Review Board FROM: John F Pereira Central Intelligence Agency SUBJECT : Reconsideration of Release of "Warrenton in the Lopez Report / 1_ The attached memorandum is provided: in support of our request that the JFK boara reconsider its decision to release the reference to Warrenton Records Center in the Lopez Report (p. 44) 2 We request that this memorandum and attachment be: returnea to CIA once the Board has completed its deliberations on this issue Attachment 4 L lezz- SECRET # | ((r 8al/ ================================================== Page 2 ================================================== 13-00000 SFCRET OFSS-96-3975 25 , September 1996 MEMORANDUM FOR : Information Review Officer Directorate of Administration VIA: Deputy Director for Administration Director of Facilities and Security Services Chief Facilities Management Group, OFSS FROM: Chief , Warrenton Training Center , FMG / OFSS SUBJECT : (S) Warrenton Training Center Cover Considerations 1 (S) This memorandum is written pursuant to yesterday' s discussion with regara to the release of JFK-related documents that refer to 0i Warrenton and/or derivatives 0f a Records Center _ It documents executive-level $i evidence II as to why Warrenton cover needs to be protected_ In brief significant damage to mission _ people and the very existence of the Warrenton. Training Center (WTC) would occur as a result of the second- and third- order effects of any confirmed affiliation with the Agency 2 _ (S) As background, the Central Intelligence Agency has gone to great lengths to protect sensitive missions and prevent identification of covert personnel as Agency employees The latter is especially profound as the very lives of these employees are often placed in jeopardy at hostile overseas posts _ The anonymity provided by cover is essential to their protection Furthermore the Warrenton Training Center (WTC) provides the sanctuary whereby Department of State and Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Project Office (DTSPO) personnel can train alongside Agency employees without fear of being tagged" as working for the Agency _ 3 (S) The cover mechanism itself is very fragile Per mandate of the cover providers the National Communications System (NCS) and the Department of the Army , the affiliation of WTC and the Agency , is classified SECRET vice CONFIDENTIAL - WTC CL BY : 2004977 CL REASON : 1.5 (c) DECL ON : Xl DRV FROM: LOC 5-82 ================================================== Page 3 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT: (S) Warrenton Training Center Cover Considerations cover operates solely on the ability to sustain plausible denial In. spite of previous rumors of an Agency affiliation_ categorical denial of such has worked to the point that the media currently refers to WTC as a Secret military installation In addition, the public-at-large truly believes that WTC is a military installation Given a generally inquisitive media (one radio station two newspapers all with connections to affiliates in the Washington Metropolitan Area) and recent publicity over a WTC ground water contamination issue_ the re- lease of references to 0 Warrenton" in the JFK-related documents would precipitate an unwelcome focus on WTC This woula lead to the real possibility that cover woula be compromised. 4 (S) With the closure of Vint Hill, WTC is the sole remaining federal facility in the Warrenton area As a result the affiliation of Agency records or "Records Center under any ruse will provide a_ direct link to the Warrenton Training Center This will pose severe problems for installation activities While the Agency Archives and Records Center is located at Station "A, the media frequently refers to. WTC in its entirety _ Activities at the other three WTC . Stations that woula be compromised are as follows a Station B serves as the principal training site for the Office of Communications DTSPO , and the Department of State_ However _ it also is the site of sensitive activities engaged in by personnel from the Directorate of Operations the Office: of Engineering and Development the Directorate of Intelligence_ and the Office of Technical Collections It is also a training site for covert employees from all Directorates to include foreign language imersion for officers assigned overseas In addition_ secret Communi wide conferences are held at this low-profile location Within the past year _ conferences have ranged from the Agency S NOC Conference to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to the strategic planning meeting by Community Executives_ Ambassadors_ and members of the White House Cabinet in preparation for the Bosnian Peace Talks b Station C serves as the Agency S primary transmission site for world-wide communications 2 Top ty- ================================================== Page 4 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Warrenton Training Center Cover Considerations C Station D serves as the Agency- S primary receiving site for world-wide communications It also handles a significant quantity of message traffic for the White House and 'member organizations of the Intelligence Community on a 24-hour basis This message traffic is vital to national security preparedness WTC S cover allows it to maintain a very low profile_ It is that low profile which protects the personnel and missions as described above Removal of that protective cover by act or deed_ would provide easy targets of opportunity for counter- intelligence activities terrorist activities demonstrations and emotionally unstable individuals 5 _ (S) In summary any affiliation of WTC and the Agency = no matter how insignificant the individual occurrence or document release may seem has the very real potential to jeopardize lives_ disrupt the Agency mission , disrupt world-wide classified message traffic_ and, thereby _ do irreparable harm to the national security of the United States 3 ATAtnn ================================================== Page 5 ================================================== 13-00000 CONFIDENTIAL CL BY: 705641 CL REASON: Section 1.5 € DECL OM: X1 DAV FRM: COV 1-82 TO: John F. Pereira Brian $. Latell FROM: Rebecca V. Strode OFFICE: DCI DATE: 10120197 02.21:49 PM SUBJECT: Re: Release IssuelJFK Board Thanks: passed along to DJEXDIR and EXDIR. The DIEXDIR may want Brian Latell to provide some more background on this issue at the meeting tomorrow: Original Text of John F. Pereira Original Text of John F. Pereira Following is in response to questions raised by the EXDIR: 1. Members of JFK Board: Chairman: Judge John Tunheim (Federal District Court, Minnesota) Four other members: Henry Graff; History Professor Emeritus, Columbia U. Kermit Hall; Dean of Humanities, Ohio State William Joyce; Assoc. Librarian, Princeton U. Anna Nelson; History Professor , American U. 2. Intermediate steps before eppeal to President: 0) We &re discussing our concerns with JFK Board Staff, and will esk the Board to reconsider its decision: b) WeIl propose that & senior Agency officer brief the Board on the sensitivity of Warrenton. 3. Who would make the appeal to the President ? Thus _ the process calls for the Agency's General Counsel to forward the appeal to the White House Counsel, with the approval of the EXDIR andjor DCL 4. Has there been an &ppeal to the President before ? CIA has submitted one appeal, in early 1996. The issues concerned identification of certain European stations &nd liaison relationships The White House directed the Board end the Agency to "work it out" which was done: After the ADDO briefed the CONFIDENTIAL far, . ================================================== Page 6 ================================================== 13-00000 CONFHDENTIAL Board, & compromise was reached. The FBI has submitted three appeals, none of which was successful 5. Does ISCAP have & role ? Thus far , ISCAP has had no role with regard to JFK, &s far aS we are aware: cc: Regina A. Genton, Brian $. Latell, Edmund Cohen " DA, James R: Oliver DA, Linda C. Cipriani, J. Barry Harrelson Sent on 20 October 1997 at 02.21:49 PM CONFIDENTIAL ================================================== Page 7 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET OIM-97-0010 14 November 1997 MEMORANDUM FOR : (U) Executive Director Assassination Records Review Board FROM : (Uu) Deputy Director for Administration Central Intelligence Agency SUBJECT : (S) Required Protection of Warrenton Training Center (WTC) a8 CIA Facility 1 (S) This memorandum is submitted pursuant to the decision by the Assasgination Recordg Review Board (hereafter "ARRB" Or "Board" ) to release the term "Warrenton Records Center" in the context of a CIA facility and the Board' & subsequent decision on 17 November 1997 to reconsider this isgue It provides additional information as to why Warrenton Training Center ("WTC" ) a8 a CIA facility must be protected Erom public disclosure and hence the cover of this clandegtine facility 1 maintained: 2 (U) As a preliminary matter , I would respectfully ask the Board and staff to note the classified nature Of this document to limit access to those individuals properly cleared, (s) The documente at iague contain the term "Warrenton: Recorde Center" however the actual name of the CIA facility at Warrenton i8 the "Warrenton Training Center In point of fact = even CIA pergonnel tend to use the terms interchangeably . CL BY: 0700265 CL REASON: 1.5(c) DECL ON: X1 DRV FM: LOC 5-82 SECRET ================================================== Page 8 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protection of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility and to return this memorandum for retention to Agency representatives at the conclusion of your deliberations 3 (S) As we advised previously , identifiable and serious damage to the mission , the people_ and the very existence Of WTC could reagonably be expected to occur as a result of any confirmed affiliation with the Agency - Before examining with particularity the damage that would flow from disclosure I believe that it would be helpful to understand in some detaii the activities which currently constitute the WTC mission and what new _ costly and critical activities are being developed for WTC 4 (S) WTC i8 much more than a records archive for the CIA operating under the relatively fragile cover of the National 2 Communications System (NCS) of the Department of the Army _ While it does serve this function, and thus houges at the site known a8 Station A some of the Agency' 9 most important and 3 sensitive Top Secret Codeword material. it is 'currently the very heart Of the CIA 8 worldwide communications effort_ a critical 2 (S) Pursuant to claggification guidelines promulgated by the Director Of Central Intelligence_ this fact is currently and properly classified at the SECRET level 3 (S) Becauge of the geneitivity of CIA records _ the Archivist of the United States has authorized the CIA to maintain this archive for both permanent and temporary recordg 'pending ultimate trangfer to the National Archives no booner than 50 yeare after their origination _ This records center currently: houges nearly 130 , 000 cubic feet Of recordg clagsified up. to. and including Top Secret codeword and compoged oE various media ranging from paper to original imagery Erom our national aerial and gatellite surveillance platforms In addition,- the center algo houges the CIA' 8 vital' records which would provide the basi8 for continuity of operations should' digagter befall CIA headquarters In addition and becauge of the gecurity offered, the Center gerves a similar role for the National Security Council and the OEfice Of the Management and Budget SECRET only ================================================== Page 9 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protection of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility element in our foreign Signals intelligence effort _ and a principal location for training and conferencing Of officers engaged in highly clandestine technical intelligence collection activities The facilities at WTC in support of these efforts include : Station B serves as the principal communications training site not for CIA (and thus for CIA communicators who are sent worldwide under official or non-official cover) but also houses the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service (DTS) Program Office which is responsible for various CIA/Department of State communications efforts and the actual Department of State Communications School This site also supports extensive and very sensitive (a) technical procurement testing and training, (b) human operational activities , and (c) conferencing; examples in thi8 regard include covert employees of the Office of Technical Collection which procures , distributes, tests and repairs equipment for our signals intelligence program as well a8 other technical collection platformg such as the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle which hag played and continues to play a critical role in the Bognian theater; (S) The Office of Technical Collection 18 a component within the Directorate of Science and Technology which i8 responbible for the development _ deployment and management of the CIA 8 Signale Intelligence (SIGINT) and Meagurement and 8ignature Intelligence (MASINT) programg a8 well a8 other technical intelligence collection programg By way of example our SIGINT program includes unilateral activitie8 directed against foreign communications networks_ liaigon activities with cooperating foreign governments , and gupport activities for the DO= 8 human intelligence misaion _ 3 SECRET only ================================================== Page 10 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protertion of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility covert employees of the Office of External 5 Development and the various area divisions of the Directorate of Operations (hereafter "DO" ) which are responsible for clandestine human intelligence 6 operations overseas ; senior officials of the Administration , Ambassadors_ and senior executive branch offices in preparation for diplomatic initiatives, such as the Bosnian Peace Talks ; and members and staff from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Station C serves as the CIA' 9 mary transmit site for high frequency (HF) covert communications (covcom) and thus maintains communications with our most sensitive and secret officers and asgete operating overseas largely with non-official cover; and Station D serves a8 the Agency' 8 primary receive site for world-wide clagsified and encrypted communications with 5 (S) The Office of External Development (OED) 18 one of the most gensitive components within the Directorate of Operationg and 18 respongible for the recruitment and placement of "non-official cover" (NOC) officers overseab who are responsible for the recruitment and management of foreign nationals who provide clandegtine bervices for CIA 6 (S) The various DO area divisions utilize WTC for immersion language training, covert communications training_ and .other seminars and studies where guch training could not be accomplished chrough the Department of State Or identified CIA facilities because of their pending overseas aggignments _ Hence , if WTC was aggociated with CIA, then the pregence of a student at WTC would berve to identify that officer a8 a goon-to-be-asgigned espionage officer for American intelligence an identification inconsistent with their pending diplomatic or commercial cover and the success of their mission _ SECRET pril ================================================== Page 11 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protection of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility our covert foreign stations and bases _ and , also processes a 8ignificant volume of highly sensitive message traffic for the White House and the Secretary of State 5 , (S) As detailed on the attached annotated photographs _ WTC and its four constituent stations are a critical support element for the clandestine intelligence collection mission of the CIA and the United States Whether gending a message to a covert foreign national asset in Havana , or receiving a message Erom the CIA Chief of Station in Moscow or supporting military and diplomatic representatives in Bosnia_ WTC is a_ element in that effort Moreover it i9 extremely vulnerable to physical attack because of the proximity of uncontrolled public roads and spaces _ Accordingly, and as considered in more detail in paragraph 6 below any affiliation of WTC with the CIA, no matter how ingignificant the individual occurrence Or document release may seem has the very real potential to jeopardize lives, negatively affect the Agency misgion, and thereby do irreparable harm to the national security of the United States _ 6 (S) But in addition to this established misgion and extant risk8 , there are new activities at WTC in direct support of the nation' 8 leadership which must be ' considered specifically, the establishment of the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) Emergency Relocation Site (ERS) and an alternative ERS site for the Secretary of State WTC has been chosen to be the primary DCI ERS given its location, communications, information serviceg 1 and life support capabilities Needless to say , the fact that WTC i8 not an officially recognized CIA facility adds a dimengion of secrecy which will be needed to enable the DCI to continue his work during any emergency situation. Additionally, active consideration is being given to algo designating WTC as the 5 SECRET key ================================================== Page 12 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protection of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility Agency' 8 primary Emergency Communications Center_ Given the amount of time, money and resources which will be expended to ingure that the' facility is maintained in such a way that it will be prepared for any emergency situation, it would certainly be in the best interests of the US Government not to permit any official affiliation, no matter how minor, of WTC and the CIA 7 _ (S) The preceding descriptions of ongoing and planned activities at WTC presents , I believe_ an intuitive sense of the damage to national security which would follow from a linking of WTC with CIA_ In sum, the conduct of covert communications and support activities as well as the presence of officers who will soon be serving overseas under cover in highly sensitive positions can not take place at a_ facility linked to CIA_ But there are some very specific damage issues that I wish to highlight and, they include : (S) Serioue and Imediate Impairment to_Phyetcal and Pergonnel Security: Our Department of the Army cover allows u8 to maintain a relatively low profile in the Warrenton community and a very low profile outside of the immediate area _ If WTC became recognized a8 a CIA facility, the increaged vigibility and scrutiny would place ' employees_ facilities, and daily operationg at greater riek In sum, WTC would become an easy "target of opportunity" for the media 1 foreign counter- intelligence agents , terrorist and militia activities, demongtrators , and emotionally unstable 'individuals Facts, exampleg , and gpecific concerns include : WTC , like most domestic CIA sites, is a very lightly guarded facility in terms of personnel guards and phygical fencing_ It survives and SECRET ================================================== Page 13 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protection of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility 7 maintains gecurity through a low profile_ In the past in the United States_ identification of CIA facilities have led to a number of surreptitious entries_ bombings _ and physical disruptions Simply stated, CIA is a target for both hostile 8 individuals and organizations ; On the individual level and in the past three Years_ WTC has experienced an increase in security incidents including a physical breach of Station D compound security, two suspect package incidents _ and additional unsolicited contacts and "gate 9 turn-around" incidents ; (S) As detailed on the attached annotated photographs the array of communications equipment and its proximity to public spaces and roade i8 clear For example_ Station C has two gates_ 8 the first is only 50 feet Erom a public road and the second is approximately 600 Eeet _ There are no electronic intrusion alarms on the fence line and most often, One security officer is pregent at a gate_ All facility gigns simply state: "Warrenton Training Center NCS 1 U.8: Army 1 Admission By Permit Only" (S) The current Kagi prosecution provides ample evidence of the ribk8 poged the public identification of CIA domestic facilities. Any individual intent upon geeking retribution for perceived wrongs quite naturally geek8 a target providing the largest posgible public notice and while CIA headquarters 18 an excellent target a covert facility is even a better target , and a covert facility supporting the foreign egpionage activities of the CIA i8 the best poggible target for a political and' public statement (S) The breach of compound gecurity was by an out-of-state vehicle which followed an employee through a remote and the driver had no credible_ explanation for their actions ; the incident 18 considered suspicious and unexplained. The suepect package incidents include a box which was placed (not dropped) next to our facility which we believe was intended to test and thus observe our responge to suspicious . packages _ Gate turn-arounds number 8 - 10 per month and include only thoge vehicles which ignore clear gigng that are entering a clagsified government facility but proceed in any event to our gate; it i8 instructive to note' that, very few of these individuals state' 7 SECRET only by gate they ================================================== Page 14 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protetion of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility Moreover, in the past several years _ the federal government has had a_ heightened awareness of the violent domestic organization threat posed by the self-styled "militias" which have a stated intent to destroy government communications capabilities and facilities We know Erom information provided by federal law enforcement authorities, that the target list of such organizations includes federal communications centers and WTC Stations C and D exactly fit this target profile; By way of examples in this regard, in June of this year_ the Sheriff of ' Fauquier County reported to WTC information regarding, first, a local militia group and , second , "unusual" comments from individuals living near Station C that we were communicating with UFO' 8 ; , Any higher profile would realistically and 8eriously threaten the physical and personnel security of WTC . And _ as evidenced by the attached map of WTC , such threats do not need to penetrate the fence line: Agency officials are of the opinion that 2 bomb commenburate with the One which exploded at the Oklahoma City federal bullding could do subatantial damage to the Agency' 8 communlcatlons equipment and could KIll numeroub federal employees at WIC Erom outside the fence line Io CIrcumbtances we- do not control and could not prevent _ or imply that they know that WTC i8 a CIA facility and , hence , it woula appear that our cover , in fact , i8 quite good. 8 SECRET ================================================== Page 15 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protection of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility (S) Dikely Future_ Compromiee 0f Covert Employees in Qvergeae_ Aggigmente: As discussed above _ numerous CIA employees involved in communications technical intelligence collection_ and human intelligence collection train and operate at WTC for the exact reason that it provides a secure environment disassociated from the CIA_ We know from ample evidence that foreign intelligence services have as a primary goal the identification of US citizens who appear to be ordinary public servants or private business people but are_ in 10 actuality, clandestine intelligence officers Simply stated, the identification of this facility with CIA will label any and every individual asgociated as a likely intelligence officer and thus gubgtantially negate their operational ability if not place their lives in jeopardy _ (S) Loge of Eergency RelocatLon Site for DCI: Emergency relocation site8 (ERSs) whether they be for the President or Cabinet officials have value only as long as their identity 1s secret The public disclosure of the fact that WTC would serve as such an ERS site which could come from a general compromise of WTC as a CIA facility plug subsequent visual surveillance woula negate Agency planning in this regard, vitiate expenditures and leave the Agency with few realistic options for burvivability_ We must assume that any 10 (S) We know from Captured STASI (the former intelligence service of East Germany) and clandestinely-acquired KGB files that subetantial resources have been directed at such identifications__ Typically, a suspect American will be surveilled for gome time in order to identify his or her target and cooperating foreign national8 To identify a communicator i8 One Of the higheet prioritiee since it provides a possible entree to cryptographic compromige a8 well as an opportunity to "roll-up" or identify the numerous human intelligence. collection officers who on that particular communicator to trangmit information back to the United states SECRET rely ================================================== Page 16 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protection of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility entity which had the willingness and capability to attack the CIA would be inclined to inflict the maximum damage _ Identification of WTC even as a generic CIA facility poses an unacceptable risk to this aspect to CIA continuity of operations (S) Petential Compromige Qf Clageiffed Communigatione Qr Technical CoLlection Platforme: In addition to the foregoing phygical threat to our communications facilities (e.g. the potential to destroy towers satellite dishes and transmitting facilities by terrorist act) the disclosure of WTC as the transmit and receive site for CIA classified communications to foreign embassy sites as well as foreign assets in the field presents a significant opportunity for any number of foreign nations to enhance their signals and communications intelligence efforts at our expense While the scope and clasgification level of this memorandum does not permit a detailed discussion , I am convinced that this disclogure would make WTC a target of hostile foreign intelligence services_ (S) Loge 0f Covert Quiek Reaction Procurement CapabtLtty: In gupport Of OTC and other tenant elements , WTC u8e8 its Army cover to procure items on a non - 11 attributable basis to CIA These items are acquired in near real time with minimal delay and direct delivery 11 (S) The official term for such procurements is "SC-1" or "Sterility Code 1" which means that the tangible itemg purchaged cannot be traced to CIA but only to a. non-gensitive government agency _ For example , if an officer i8 assigned undercover to a foreign Capital and is undeclared to that country, then it would be most imprudent to carry a personal' computer and a cellular telephone which could easily be craced to CIA: At a minimum, that officer would be subject to foreign counter-intelligence surveillance and all of his or her contacts compromised (i.e. identified and neutralized) 10 SECRET key ================================================== Page 17 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protection of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility If the WTC cover is eroded due to affiliation with the Agency , past procurements could be retroactively compromised while subgequent procurement activity would necessitate involving headquarters elements indirect delivery and forwarding to WTC . The loss of response time would negatively impact on the operational capabilities of WTC tenant organizations (S) Loee of Secure Trainiong and ConferenceCapabilLtx: Station B 18 often used as a conference. facility not by Agency groups but also by other US Government organizations " For example= Secretary of State Warren Christopher S pre-planning session for the Bosnian Peace Accord Talks was held at WTC based on the need for a discreet location in which Department of state (Dos) officials_ to include two ambassadors_ and the military could secretly discuss strategic planning without undue attention (media coverage) If CIA affiliation is acknowledged in any way WTC' s value to the entire US Government i8 greatly diminished_ Addi tionally, it8 value to the Agency is algo diminished in that pergonnel from OED and other operational elements who use this facility would be running a greater risk of exposure and cover compromise if they visited WTC _ Since access roads can be monitored and registration lists ,and/or luggage tagg can be obtained at hotels used to accommodate some of these visitors_ their asgociation with the CIA would be much harder to protect (S) HetghtenedSarutiny_ 08 Clageffied Miggfon : For more than 40 years WTC has operated as an Army facility- We have been a good Ii neighbor" and have developed close working relationships throughout the town'. To confirm what many have suspected but could never prove (or what a few "knew" but willingly protected) will have a negative 11 SECRET only ================================================== Page 18 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protection of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility impact on our credibility and will create an "open season" for the local media and others a8 they quite naturally attempt to learn and all aspects of our mission thoge clandestine officers who could come and go previously with little notice will now be a highly 12 visible target - (S) Endangerment of Department Qf State QEfigerg and Logg of WTC a8 Training Site for_ Deg: As the Department of State is an integral part of WTC , their concerns must also be taken into consideration They have advised of their 9ignificant concerns that a loss Of WTC cover will lead to the mis-identification of DoS communicators overseas as CIA officers They have stated that it i8 the fact of the current WTC cover which permits them to train Dos communicators alongside Agency communicators at a very efficient cost The only solution to the log8" Of cover would be to move the Dos communications school to another location, a_ very costly endeavor in both time and money - 8 (S) In summary, it is my congidered judgment that the release of the term "Warrenton Records Center" which will create an affiliation of WTC and the CIA; would cause _major disruptions to CIA operations_ poggible phygical harm to CIA facilities and personnel _ and hence identifiable and serious damage to the national security of the United States Accordingly, I respectfully request that the Board defer release of such information: In doing 80 , I am mindful of the Board' s mission 12 (S) It is not unreasonable to believe that the logs of cover for WTC would require a five fold increase in phygical security personnel at WTC and even then security could not be ensured given the proximity of the facility to public spaces and roads 12 SECRET any ================================================== Page 19 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protection Of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility and the necessity for the American public to have the fullest possible disclosure regarding the assassination of President Kennedy , however , I believe that this reference is not relevant to the public' 8 understanding and that disclosure would cause harms gignificantly disproportionate to any public benefit 9 (U) If the Board should have any questions with regard to this matter, I have asked Lee Strickland, who serves as Chief Of the' Agency' 8 Information Review Group , to be available to the Board in order to provide such additional classified or unclassified information as might be required. Richard D_ Calder (S) Attachment Annotated View Of WIC Station C 13 SECRET ================================================== Page 20 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protection of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility Station C Main Road Auxi Lary Tover Hain Towers Auillary Tove Atillary Tose Auxillary Tover' nuxilLaEy Tow Auillary Tower 14 SECRET ================================================== Page 21 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protection of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility (S) Attachnent Annotated View of WTC Station D Station D Satellite Dish Satellite Dish IF Totze1 M Tover Satellite Dish Satellite:Dishe Gate 'Nain Road 15 SECRET ================================================== Page 22 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET SUBJECT : (S) Required Protection of Warrenton Training Center as CIA Facility OFSS_ FMG /WTC / SNAlcivar kak/49570 (07 Nov 97) modified OIM/ IRG/LSStrickland/31289 (13 Nov 97) Distribution: Orig Addressee 2 DDA 1 OIM/ IRG Chrono 1 C/OIM/ IRG 1 D/OIM 1 OIM Legal Advisor D/OFSS 1 c/FMG/OFSS 1 Do/CCO 1 C/wTC FMG/OFSS 1 DC/WTC 1 OFSS Registry g: ipcrdwplgeneral lss" arrb wtc.doc 16 SECRET

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