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104-10330-10068 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (12/09/1996)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch79049 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10330-10068  2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
General Counsel
9 December 1996
David G. Marwell
Executive Director
Assassination Records Review Board
600 E Street N.W., 2nd Floor
Washington D.C. 20530
Dear Mr. Marwell:
The Director of Central Intelligence has forwarded to
me your 27 November 1996 letter for response. I commend the
efforts of the Review Board and its staff in reviewing and
releasing hundreds of thousands of United States Government
documents for greater public understanding about the
assassination of President Kennedy. I also confirm the
Central Intelligence Agency's commitment to continue working
closely with the Review Board in carrying out its statutory
authorities.
With regard to the requests made in your letter, I
understand the Review .Board's desire to demonstrate to the
public that it has carried out its duties thoroughly and
diligently. ..You have requested that CIA appoint an Agency
Compliance Official to be responsible for ensuring CIA's
compliance with its obligations under the JFK Act. The DCI
has full confidence in Mr. John Pereira as Chief of the
Historical Review Group (HRG) and has determined that Mr.
Pereira will continue to act as the CIA official responsible
for ensuring full compliance with the JFK Act and will
remain the Agency's focal point with the Review Board.
You have also requested that CIA provide an Initial
Statement of Compliance. Mr. Pereira and Mr. :Barry
Harrelson, the senior review officer for HRG, as well as the
rest of the HRG staff, have always been available to you
without restriction. The Review Board and your staff have
been provided access to any relevant documents or
information you have requested. As you know, the Review
Board was fully informed as to the steps CIA took to
designate Agency records as part of the President Kennedy
collection. HRG has also arranged for multiple briefings by
senior CIA officials from a wide variety of CIA components
so that the Review Board can better understand the
information it is reviewing. Given the current effective
relationship between HRG and your staff, should you require
additional assurances of this Agency's compliance with the
JFK Act, I suggest that you contact Messrs. Pereira and

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