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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM
IDENTIFICATION FORM eeaset uer the John F.
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RECORD
RECORD
AGENCY FILE
AGENCY : CIA
NUMBER : 104-10331-10258
SERIES : JFK CIA MISC EXTERNAL
NUMBER : PROJFILES-CORRESPONDANCE
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
ORIGINATOR
FROM
TO
TITLE
DATE
PAGES
SUBJECTS
DOCUMENT TYPE
CLASSIFICATION
RESTRICTIONS
CURRENT STATUS
DATE OF LAST REVIEW
OPENING CRITERIA
COMMENTS
Kristi A. Kennisto
Office: CtOtLGl
03119/03 10:10 AM
To: Mary V Amoia-Y-@DO
cc: Lisa V. Studlmnann@DA, Richard J. Publ@D, D. Eli
Allison K. Fn@OA
subject: ly ManuscKpt in JFK Collection - ATTORNEY CLI
INFORMATION/ATFORNEY WORK PRODUCT
PRIVATE
HERMAN O. BLY. FT MYERS, FL
PUBLICATIONS REVIEW BOARD, CIA
LETTER:PURSUANT TO MY TELEPHONE CONVERSATION I AM
FORWARDING MY 300-PAGE MANUSCRIPT ON COMMUNISM-THE
20TH CENTURY RED PLAGUE
05/15/97
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BLY, HERMAN 0
PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
UNCLASSIFIED
1A, 1B
02/10/00
JFK-M-16:F10 2000.02.10.10:11:27:607044:
You asked me to review an excerpt of a manuscript titled Communism: The 20th Century Red Plaque by
Herman 0. Bly labelled as copyrighted, and determine whether it should be released to NARA for
inclusion in the collection of administrative files relating to JFK. These administrative files include
n documents such as this one, which might be considered substantive JFK records, discovered after the
bulk of the JFK collection was constructed. After further discussion, I found that the document is already
in NARA's custody but not yet accessible to the public; the issue is whether to pull it out of the collection,
authortze NARA to release it in full, or redact it in some fashion. Although CIO/Legal's preference is to
take it out of the collection, we understand the political difficulties in doing so (specifically an anticipated
strong objection from NARA) and consequently endorse redacting the document, as well as the attached
cover letter and statement of background information, in full for as long as allowable under the JFK Act.
The draft was sent to the Agency in 1997; along with a statement of background information, with a cover
letter requesting review by the CIA Publications Review Board (PR8). None of these documents should
have been considered relevant to the JFK Act. The cover letter and statement of background information
zabeth CIosS@DA. contain no information about JFK whatsoever. The draft itself, while it does include a small amount of
ENT PRIV1LEGED information on JFK, is not a Government record and is consequently not responsive to the Act.
Manuscripts submitted for review to the PRB and housed in its files, such as the draft at issue here.
contain only non-official views, and are not used to further Govemment business. The information in this
manuscript is only the personal view of an ex-employee in his non-official capacity. The copyright label is
a further indication that this was at no lime meant to be con sidered a Government record, but the personal
record of an author.
Nonetheless, because the documents have been released to NARA already, the best solution is to
withhold them for as long as NARA will allow us to do so Because the records will have been
accessioned to NARA by the time they will be released, NARA is the proper agency to address whether
the information is actually copyrighted, and how that impacts release to the public.
Please let me know if my factual understanding is incorrect, or if you have any questions.
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