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104-10331-10048 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (11/1/1994)

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                                 SECRET,

           C/HRG

           Subject: Agee Interview


           Attached is a memo prepared by Charles Dollar recording his
           actions ,on the Agee Interview. At that time, the DO
           concurred with John Carver in having NARA take deletions for
           the agency.  Unfortunately, Dollar went beyond the agreement
           and made changes without notifying the Agency.  Tilley has
           pulled the open copy off the shelf for the present.

           The DO is reconsidering the earlier position and may propose
           that we take the past Agency position of neither confirming
           or denying comments by Agee.  The Dollar Redacted copy at
           NARA would be replaced by a full text copy.

           This raises several questions:

           1. How to acknowledge review of the document without giving
              official status to the document?  Our no objection to
              release stamp on a document is generally considered an
              official release by the Agency.

           2. Is there a problem if we do not indicate that we have
              seen the document?

           3. How do we treat documents of similar nature?  Attached is
             anartl by Wilcott which contains information on the
                              To take any deletions would confirm what
              he is saying.  (I am sure that the Lesar types have a
              copy of the article.)

           4. There are numerous letters, interviews, testimony, etc.,
              of private citizens (many former agency employees, but
              not all) in the HSCA referred material.  Until now we
              have been taking deletions when requested by DO.  Is
              there a problem with picking and choosing those we take
              deletions in and those we ignore?

           One approach to the problem would be to review and redact as
           appropriate only official documents such as testimony and
           depositions.  Letters, articles, interviews, etc., by
           private citizens would be release in full with no Agency
           comment or with a different stamp.

           I have not discussed the above issues with the DO.  Hal,
           Chuck and I have had several discussions and agree that the
           problem is broader than the Agee ifterview and that our
           current guidelines are not adequate.


Let me know when you have time to discuss.

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