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104-10331-10201 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (9/29/1998)

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                                      From the Desk of Lee S. Strickland
                                    Chief,  Information Review Group / CIA


             NOTE  FOR:     Donald R. Cryer@DO
             FROM:          Lee S. Strickland
             OFFICE:        OIM
             DATE:          09/29/98 11:39:08 AM
             SUBJECT:    URGENT: Points for DDO Decision re   JFK Board

             Don,

                    As you know, OlM has been working with the JFK Board to ensure that all critical DO equities are
             protected despite the Board's penchant to release everything even remotely related to the JFK
             assassination. However, in the last few days of the Board's tenure, their demands have become more
             strident and we need your approval on the following strategies for negotiations today.

                     1. The Walt Elder document.. This is a summa of the Agency'
             in Washingtonjwith Iden substituted for ord  and the name '       The details
             liiffiffthif ument reveal that it was a   inaos   We believe we may be able to have the
             Board defer release if we provide an oral, classified briefing on the facts to the 5 cleared Board members
             - as we have on several other occasions this year on other matters. If you approve this classified briefing,
             we would also advise the Board that.if they do not agree to defer, we will, without question, recommend an
             appeal to the President.

                    2. The Mexico  City Station History. Largely agreed, the sticking pdints are a few segments
             which contain the root part of the relevant crypt (LICASA) and other details which reflect that our asset
             wsn that we ot lots of good stuff, etc.' We ask your concurrence to compromise on the
             base of the crypt (CASA) since it reveals nothing more than has already been released BUT stand fast
             and firm on the details of the source (ad thegoodness ofthe tak and tell the Board -- nicely of course --
             that they may release CASA but we will again go to theiildent on the remainder.

                     3. The Administrative Traffic. .Surely one of their more ridiculous demands. However, they
             have the authority and the precedent since the FBI gave them tons of such material. They want every
             scrap of paper which documents the Agency's processing of the Board's requests. It could cover, for
             example, all of my and your e-mail which concems the Board. We would like to say no and seek their
             agreement  b addressing only the 57 cables which concern our (and the Board's interaction)(ie
                            on tneir requests AND the 5 underlying declarations that were completed recently and
             which formed the basis for the ExDir's public declaration. Each of these documents would be properly
             redacted before release. This is a prudent compromise in my view since it well preserves the CIA's


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