</s>104-10333-10008 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 104- 10333-7099 UNCLASSIFIED 59 p.p. NOTE FOR: J. Barry Harrison @ DA Gloria G. Boyce @ DA (Barbara St. Stanley @ DA FROM: John F. Pereira DATE: 12/07/2014 05:00:00 PM SUBJECT: 12/09/2014 07:00PM Meeting with Jeff JFK Board Staff I've confirmed with David Marvell that we will meet with him and several of his staff in Ames at 10:00, tuesday, 20 December. For D/CSI: Marvel asked us to provide background on our JFK review process to him and the four or five members of His staff who will be on board. Among them will be Sheryl Walter, their General Counsel. I've invited Bob Eatinger, OSC to participate. CC: Brian Latelli @ DA UNCLASSIFIED

Summary  
The document details the management and release of JFK assassination-related records by the CIA and the Assassinations Records Review Board (ARRB) under the Presidential Records Act of 1992 and the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992. It outlines the scope of sequestered materials, including 63 boxes of hard copy files, 72 microfilm reels (equivalent to approximately 163,000 pages), and the Oswald 201 file (17 boxes). These records encompass CIA operational cables, reports on Lee Harvey Oswald, Cuban defectors, anti-Castro activities, and materials reviewed by the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA). The process involved sanitization of sensitive information, classification decisions, and coordination with agencies like FBI, NSA, DIA, and NARA. Key challenges included defining "assassination records," resolving legal disputes over withheld documents (e.g., Jim Lesar litigation), and balancing transparency with national security concerns. Meetings between CIA staff and ARRB members occurred from 1994–1996, culminating in the transfer of declassified materials to NARA by September 30, 1998.  

Key People  
- **David Marvell**: Executive Director of the ARRB; coordinated record reviews.  
- **John F. Pereira**: CIA Historical Review Group Chief; participated in ARRB meetings.  
- **Gloria G. Boyce**: Likely associated with ARRB or oversight.  
- **Barry Harrison**: CIA Historical Review Group member; managed JFK-related records.  
- **Robert Blakey**: HSCA Chief Counsel; oversaw sequestered materials access in 1979.  
- **Laura Denk**: ARRB Executive Director; oversaw final document transfers.  
- **Lee Harvey Oswald**: Central figure in assassination records, referenced in microfilm and files.  
- **David Atlee Phillips**: CIA official involved in HSCA record provision.  
- **James Angleton**: Former CIA Deputy Director; mentioned in context of Cuban defector materials.  

Key Locations  
- **CIA Headquarters (Ames Building)**: Site of record reviews and meetings with ARRB.  
- **Washington, D.C.**: Headquarters for ARRB, NARA, and HSCA.  
- **Mexico City**: Mentioned in station files and cable exchanges related to Oswald.  
- **National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)**: Final repository for declassified records.  

Key Events  
- **1975–1978**: HSCA investigation into JFK assassination; requested CIA records for review.  
- **1977 Memorandum of Understanding**: Established guidelines for preserving sequestered documents for 30 years.  
- **April 1979**: HSCA visited CIA to finalize access to sequestered materials.  
- **1992–1996**: CIA and ARRB reviewed records under the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act, addressing sanitization, classification, and legal disputes.  
- **1998**: ARRB finalized review of sequestered materials, resolving privacy and classification concerns.  
- **September 30, 1998**: Deadline for transferring all release-in-full documents to NARA.  

Key Organizations  
- **CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)**: Maintained and provided records for HSCA and ARRB reviews.  
- **ARRB (Assassinations Records Review Board)**: Oversaw declassification, review, and transfer of materials to NARA.  
- **HSCA (House Select Committee on Assassinations)**: Requested and reviewed sequestered CIA records during its investigation.  
- **FBI**: Provided records for review, including files related to JFK investigations.  
- **NARA (National Archives and Records Administration)**: Final repository for declassified assassination-related materials.  
- **SSCI/HPSCI (Senate/House Permanent Select Committees on Intelligence)**: Participated in discussions about record classification and oversight.

JFK Declassified Files

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