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104-10222-10012 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (01/01/1963)

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                                                                     15 September 1977


                           MEMOPANDUM FOR:  Chief, Information Services Staff

                           FROM          :  Charles A. Briggs
                                            DDO Information Review Officer

                           SUBJECT :Appreciation


                                 1.  As you know well, on September 19th, I turn over.
                           responsibility for release or denial of DDO documents -under
                           the Freedom of Information hnd, Privacy' Acts. The experience
                           has been both frustrating and challenging, epitomizing the
                           issues in transition from a totally classified past to a new
                           intelligence environment yet to be defined.  The tension in
                           law between protection of sources and methods and more open
                           government was apparent, daily,- to those involved; good case
                           law was iade as we sought to adhere,to both principles and
                           to regain, through this process, some credibility for the
                           Agency.

                                2.  I've tried  in the past to convey my appreciation
                          for the truly magnificent  support I got from what is now
                          the Privacy and Information Action  Group, through recommenda-
                          tions for the Unit Citation  subsequently awarded by the DCI,
                          through QSI's.and promotions, and  through personal comment.
                          All have workqd long hard hours and all,  those now in PIAG
                          and those who have left, deserve credit  for their profeIsional
                          efforts in this arena; I want to express my  thanks to you for
                          the assistance your people gave to me as the DDO  Information
                          Review Officer.

                                3.  At the risk of -being unfair to some who are more
                          recent arrivals, I want to express particular and very
                          personal thanks tol


                                4.  My debt to Fred Randall                 has been
                         imade a matter of record on seve-ra occasions.   et 'me just
                         -note here that any supervisor who has had the kind of
                         qtaliati'e   backing that* those two gentlemen gave me is
                         fortunate indeed.
                         For OPF, Randall,  Frederick


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