</s>Assassination Records Review Board Final Determination Notification AGENCY : HSCA RECORD NUMBER : 180-10070-10157 RECORD SERIES : STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS AGENCY FILE NUMBER: December 8, 1995 Status of Document: Postponed in Part Number of releases of previously postponed information: 6 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 Postponents: 3 Postponents; All the postponents in this document represent Social Security numbers. Reason forBoard Action: the text is reduced because the public disclosure of the reaction 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. ennedy Assassination heards Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). assel:NW 88326 Date: NW 83236 Dodl:32244099 Page 1

Summary:  
The documents detail payroll records and authorization forms related to Beverly Ann Smith's employment with the Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA), U.S. House of Representatives. Smith was hired as a Clerk Typist for the John F. Kennedy Task Force, effective October 31, 1977, with an annual salary of $11,500.00. Payroll records indicate her employment spanned at least until October 1978, with no salary increase noted during her first year. The documents include multiple payroll authorization forms, certification statements, and administrative approvals for her position. Social Security numbers are present in the records but redacted as [SSN REDACTED].  

Key People:  
- Beverly Ann Smith (employee)  
- Louis Stokes (authorizing official)  
- Thomas Howarth (Budget Officer)  
- Charles Matthews (Special Counsel)  

Key Locations:  
- Washington, D.C.  
- U.S. House of Representatives  

Key Events:  
- Appointment of Beverly Ann Smith as Clerk Typist for the John F. Kennedy Task Force (October 31, 1977).  
- Payroll authorization and salary adjustments for her position.  
- Certification process to confirm no familial relationships with current members of Congress.  
- Administrative approvals by the Committee on House Administration.  

Key Organizations:  
- Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- U.S. House of Representatives  
- Committee on House Administration

JFK Declassified Files

180-10070-10157.pdf

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