</s>Assassination Records Review Board Final Determination Notification AGENCY : HSCA RECORD NUMBER : 180-10147-10259 RECORD SERIES : STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS AGENCY FILE NUMBER: December 8, 1995 Status of Document: Postponed in Part Number of releases of previously postponed information: 4 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: 2 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 so 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 1932 (44 US) 107 Noel: Cassell NV 89325 Date: 2026 NW 83236 Dodc:32277340 Page 1

Summary  
The document includes a notification from the Assassination Records Review Board regarding a postponed release of staff payroll records (Record Number 180-10147-10259) related to the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA). The review board determined that releasing the information would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy due to the presence of Social Security numbers, which were redacted. The document was postponed for release in 1995 and scheduled for further review in 2017. It also contains payroll authorization forms for Thomas Wayne Sacco, who was appointed as a Research Attorney with the HSCA’s Martin Luther King Task Force on March 27, 1973, with an effective salary of $18,000 annually. The forms include administrative details about his employment, including approval by the Committee on House Administration and references to H. Res. 356 (95th Congress). A memorandum dated March 23, 1978, confirms Sacco’s appointment and salary. Additional payroll certification forms require employees to declare relationships with members of Congress, with Sacco stating he is not related to any current 95th Congress members but is related to a member from the 59th Congress (specific relation unspecified).  

Key People  
- Thomas Wayne Sacco: Appointed as Research Attorney with HSCA’s Martin Luther King Task Force; employed under payroll records reviewed by the Assassination Records Review Board.  
- I. Charles Mathews: Special Counsel who confirmed Sacco’s appointment and salary details in a memorandum dated March 23, 1978.  
- Louis Stokes: Signature on payroll authorization forms as authorizing official.  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C.: Headquarters of the U.S. House of Representatives and HSCA.  
- NW 83236, Dodc:32277340: Address or code associated with document filings.  

Key Events  
- March 27, 1973: Thomas Wayne Sacco’s appointment as Research Attorney with the Martin Luther King Task Force/HSCA.  
- March 23, 1978: Memorandum confirming Sacco’s salary and position details.  
- 1995: Assassination Records Review Board decision to postpone release of payroll records due to privacy concerns involving Social Security numbers.  

Key Organizations  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA): Involved in Sacco’s employment and the review of assassination-related records.  
- U.S. House of Representatives: Administrative body overseeing payroll authorization and certification processes.  
- Committee on House Administration: Approved Sacco’s appointment and salary adjustments.

JFK Declassified Files

180-10147-10259.pdf

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