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104-10330-10060 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (10/15/1996)

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                                   SECRET





                                      15 October 1996



       MEMOf jbUM FOR: Assassination Records Review
                         Board

       FROM:           John F. Pereira
                       Chief, Historical Review Group

       SUBJECT:        Foreign Government Information




       (We request that this memorandum be returned to CIA once the
       Board has completed its deliberations on the issues discussed
       below.)

           1.  (S) Issue: This memorandum will address CIA's position
      on the review and declassification of foreign government
      information that appears in the JFK collection. This issue has
      come to CIA's attention because of the recent review by the JFK
      Board of                   documents.  The Agency believes it is
      important to address this issue at thistime because this is the
      first instance that this type of Edocument has
      been reviewed by the Board and it is possible that such
      information will appear again in CIA's collection. This memo
      will, therefore, focus on the larger issue of a United States
      Government (USG) agency's legal obligations in the dissemination
      and declassification of foreign government information 1buE  -17 3~




           2. (S) Conclusion: CIA does not object to the release of the
      information in these six documents, but is only concerned about
      protecting foreign governeent information. Therefore, the Agency
      does not object to the release of the four CIA documents in the
      redacted form Dronosed by the Board. With regards to the 3
                          the Agency has no authority to unilaterally
      agree to their release in any form. Pursuant to its legal
      obligations, CIA ordinarily seeks the consent of the foreign
      government prior to declassifying their information (However,
      or  reasons described hei idti   sff 5possibl-to   even seek
      consent of                at thio rLme, nor  6uld it be likely
      that                wouid give it.  Rather than goingto. the
                       a s ltsubetter-judgment or requetsting th

                                                CL BY: i222413O .
                                                CL REASON: 1.5(d)
                                                DECL ON: X5
                                                DRV FM:  LIA 3-82

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