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104-10143-10044 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (8/9/1978)

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                                                    9 August 1978


             MEMORANDUM  FOR:  Mr. Ponald F. Masseyd
                               Mr.

              FROM             S. D. Breckinridge
                               Principal Coordinator/HSCA

              SUBJECT       :  1977 Task Force Report on Book V of
                               Church. Committee Report



                   1.  Attached is one copy each, with copy of correspondence
              from me to the Legislative Counsel, concerning release of a
              sanitized copy of the 1977 Task Force Report, commenting on
              Book V of the Church Committee Final Report.  It had been
              felt in the past more desirable to not make this available
              to our two oversight committees, primarily because the SSCI
              is somewhat of a lineal descendant of the Church Committee.
              It is noted that HSCA has seen the Report in both sanitized
              and unsanitized versions; it may well be cited in the final
              HSCA Report.

                   2.  Given the present environment, with pending criticisms
              of CIA's performance in the investigation of the assassination
              of President Kennedy, many of the lines of discussion in the
              1977 Task Force Report have current relevance.  Although portions
              of the 1977 Task Force Report have been sanitized, much of the
              discussion should be meaningful to our oversight committees,
              which may soon be hearing some rather strong assertions of
              past derelictions by the Agency in this same field.  To the
              extent that past criticisms are suspect, it may have a tempering
              influence on reactions to current criticisms of a similar nature.

                   3.  It is requested that you review  the report for
              transmittal to your respective oversight  committees (SSCI and
              HPSCI).  Please note Fred Hitz's reaction  to my proposal.  I
              did not convey to him past reservations  on the point, and you
              may wish to do so.


                                           S. D. Breckinridge dcklicbon nchedue of E.O. H1152
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              Attachments:
                 As stated

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