</s>104-10333-10011 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 AGENCY: IN-ERNAL USE ONLY PRIVILIZED A-ORNEY WORK PROJECT OGC-94-5216 19 September 1994 MEMORANDUM FOR: David P. Holmes Deputy General Counsel FROM: Robert J. Rainerg. Jr. Assistant General Counsel Litigation Division, OGC SUBJECT: DCI Sources and Methods Authority With Respect to JFK Assassination Records SUBECT: 1. Per your request, I have attached a copy of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (ARCA) Pub. L. 102-526, 106 Stat. 344-3459, reprinted at 44 U.S.C. § 2107 note. For your convenience, i have high-lighted the permanent provisions that will aid in responding to an inquiry regarding the state's official statement in responding: to an authority regarding the statement's effect and methods 2. The clear language and intent of the law is to super-sede structure that prohibit disclosure of information, except for some irerelevant subject areas, such as tax records. The statue provides that it is such that precedence over any other law provides it that it takes precedence over other law decision constructing such law, or common law doctrine that would otherwise prohibit this disclosure of Information subject to the Act. ARCA § 11/4) this language, taken with the provisions that may be protected and set a strict procedural scheme by which information is to be reviewed under the ARCA, effective methods informations to be viewed under the ARCA. The authority with respect to anintelligence sources and methods Act authority with the ARCA. 3. Section 6 of the ARCa provides the grounds for which the release of information may be posted. The statute contemplates that all information will eventually be released. to the public that later than 25 years after the statute to the publication of the information was made available ARCA (which occurred in October 1992) unless the president certifies that continued postponement is necessary. ARGA

Summary  
The text details the legal framework and administrative processes established by the Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (ARCA) to manage and disclose records related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. It outlines the scope of "assassination records," which include documents, materials, and artifacts connected to the assassination or subsequent investigations. The document emphasizes the role of the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) in reviewing and determining disclosure of these records, while balancing transparency with national security concerns. Proposed regulations under ARCA faced debates over broad definitions that could inadvertently include non-relevant or sensitive information, prompting discussions on clarifying regulatory scope to protect classified data and privacy. The 1995 federal regulations formalized procedures for the ARRB to assess and make available records, including handling of audiovisual materials and establishing public access mechanisms at the National Archives.  

Key People  
- **Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB)**: Central authority overseeing record disclosure and review.  
- **David P. Holmes**: Deputy General Counsel, recipient of internal memoranda.  
- **John F. Pereira**: Liaison for CIA Historical Review Group.  
- **Barry Harrelson**: DCI/RO official involved in regulatory debates.  
- **Sheryl Walter**: General Counsel, ARRB.  
- **Robert J. Rainerg Jr.**: Assistant General Counsel, author of memoranda.  

Key Locations  
- **Washington, D.C.**: Headquarters for federal agencies and the ARRB.  
- **CIA Headquarters**: Site of internal discussions on regulatory scope.  
- **National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)**: Custodian of assassination records and location of public reporting rooms.  
- **Federal Register**: Medium for publishing proposed regulations and notices.  

Key Events  
- **Enactment of ARCA (1992)**: Established legal framework for disclosure of assassination-related records.  
- **ARRB Review Board Proceedings**: Determination of record release or postponement under national security grounds.  
- **Proposed Regulations (1995)**: Finalized guidelines for identifying "reasonably related" records and handling artifacts.  
- **Public Access Initiatives**: Establishment of reporting rooms at NARA for reviewing assassination materials.  
- **Debates Over Regulatory Scope**: Concerns about overly broad definitions risking exposure of non-relevant or sensitive information.  

Key Organizations  
- **Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB)**: Oversight body for record disclosure and review.  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Raised concerns about national security implications of broad declassification.  
- **Department of Justice (DOJ)**: Involved in regulatory interpretations and compliance.  
- **National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)**: Custodian of public records, including assassination-related materials.  
- **Office of Management and Budget (OMB)**: Participated in administrative procedures for record management.

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