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104-10012-10134 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (4/2/1968)

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for FOIA Review on  SEP 1976


MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central   Intelligence
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2 APR 1968


: Australian Press Request Regarding:
  Anonymous Telephone Calls to United States
  Embassy  in Canberra, Australia, Relative to
  Planned Assassination of President Kennedy
  (Warren Commission Document 971)


Background

     Mr.  Peter Michelmore, an Australian newspaper representative,
has requested that we declassify CD971.. This consists of a memoran-
dum from you to Mr. Rankin dated 22 May 1964 and an attachment dated
29 November 1963. Both relate to crank calls received by the U.S.
Naval Attache in Canberra on 15 October 1962 and 23 Novemberl1963.
CIA first was told about these calls on 24 November 1963 by the Depart-
ment of the Navy - after the assassination of President Kennedy. A
copy of CD971 is attached for your information.

Recommendation

     1. CD971 should not be released at this time. Mr. Goodwin says
he can handle the reply by phone.

     2,  We will initiate preparatory steps t ward releasing CD971. This
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     3.  Upon completion of step 2, we will submit an appropriate rec-
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