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

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch79047 and id is 1 raw text is: '104-10330-10060  2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
SECRET
15 October 1996
MEMO    UM FOR: Assassination Records Review
Board
FROM:            John F. Pereira
Chief, Historical Review Group
SUBJECT:         Forei n  vernment 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 this time because this is the
first instance that this type of coreign  iasondocument 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 but  ll
-hespecisic issue of the six                           ocuments
(documents: ;104-10012-10078, 104-10012-10079, 10-4-10012-10080,
104-4 Q 2-.10081, 104-1.000-9 102'22, 104-10009-1022.4) .
2. (S) Conclusion: CIA does not object to the release of the
information in these six documents, but is only concerned about
protecting foreign governm~ent information. Therefore, the Agency
does not object to the release of the four CIA documents in the
redacted form nrnnsed by the Board. With regards to the two
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,
for reasons described herein, it-isot possiblTto even seek th
consent of                at this time, nokr-jould it be likely
ithat                would give it. Rather than goingto the ,
a ns_.1.tsabetter judgment or requesting the
CL BY:j2224130
CL REASON: 1.5(d)
DECL ON: X5
DRV FM: LIA 3-82
FCRFT

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