</s>Assassination Records Review Board Final Determination Notification AGENCY HSCA RECORD NUMBER : 180-10068-10319 RECORD SERIES : STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS AGENCY FILE NUMBER: December 8, 1995 Status of Document: Postponed in Part Number of releases of previously postponed information: 7 Reason for Board Action: The Review Board's decision was premised on several factors including: (a) the significant historical interest in the document in question; (b) the absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause harm to the United States or to any individual. Number of Postponements: 3 Postponments: All the postponents in this document represent Social Security numbers. Reason forBoard Action: This text is redacted because the public disclosure of the redaction could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, and that invasion of privacy would be substantial that it outweighs the public interest. Substitute Language: SSN Date of Next Review: 2017 Board Review Completed: 10/24/95 Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records: Collection Act of 1392 (14 US) 107 Noel: Cassel HW 8926 Date: 2023 NW 8326 Dodc: 3224385 Page 1

Summary:  
The document contains payroll records and administrative forms related to Robert P. Buras Jr., an employee of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA). Buras was hired as a Staff Investigator at $24,000 annually effective August 15, 1977. His employment with the HSCA ended February 28, 1978, following a salary dispute involving duplicate payments from the New Orleans Police Department. Calculations detail discrepancies between his reported earnings ($16,667.67) and actual payroll records ($1273.00 monthly base pay). The HSCA sought clarification on his compensation, with Buras requesting unpaid leave instead of further salary payments. The document includes redacted social security numbers (SSNs), noting their presence without disclosing the numbers. It also references administrative approvals for payroll adjustments and employment recommendations by Cliff Penton, dated August 15, 1977.  

Key People:  
- Robert P. Buras Jr. (Staff Investigator, HSCA)  
- Louis Stokes (Chairman, Select Committee on Assassinations)  
- Cliff Penton (Recommended Buras for employment)  
- Kenneth D. Klein (Assistant Deputy Chief Counsel, approved Buras' hiring)  

Key Locations:  
- New Orleans, Louisiana (New Orleans Police Department)  
- Washington, D.C. (U.S. House of Representatives)  

Key Events:  
- Buras' appointment to the HSCA as a Staff Investigator in 1977  
- Salary disputes involving duplicate payments from the New Orleans Police Department and HSCA  
- Request for unpaid leave instead of continued salary payments  
- Payroll authorization forms and administrative approvals for employment adjustments  

Key Organizations:  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- U.S. House of Representatives  
- City of New Orleans Department of Police

JFK Declassified Files

180-10068-10319.pdf

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