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104-10331-10154 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (3/5/1997)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch83988 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10331-10154 2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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                                                          5 March 1997



           Memorandum  For:  Fred Wickham, DO Focal Point for JFK
                             Linda-Ciprian,  OGC Focal Point for JFK

           From:             Barry Harrelson
                             JFK Project Officer

           Subject:          (U) CIA Employees Names in JFK Records


                 (AIOU) In meetings on March 4, 1997, I raised with
           David Marwell  and Jeremy Gunn my concerns with the large
           number  of employee names scheduled for review in May 1997
           and the potential  harm to the Agency if most of these names
           are released.   I found both receptive to our concerns and
           willing  to re-open the issue of the release of CIA employees
           true names  with the Board.  Marwell cautioned, however, that
           they  could not predict the Board's response and that we
           should move  expeditiously to provide our evidence to the
           Board.

           (  )  If you agree with my assessment of the situation  (see
           below),  I recommend  we move quickly to engage upper
           management  and prepare the necessary material. Please
           provide  your response as soon as possible.

           Background

                 (AIOU) In March 1996, the ARRB agreed to protect the
           names  of all Agency staff employees that appear in JFK
           documents  until May 1997.  The agreement reflected the
           Board's  recognition of the need to facilitate the document
           review,  and that it would take time for the Agency to
           collect  evidence to defend individual names.

                 (AIOU) Jeremy Gunn's memo summarizing the Board's
           approach  to the release of CIA employee names describes a
           name-by-name  approach and sets categories and specific
           requirements  for the release or protection of an individual.
           Even  if the DO is able to complete the research on all
           employees  protected to date (590), it is unlikely that it
           will  be able to develop the type of evidence required by the
           Board  to protect most individuals.  Under a name-by-name
           approach,  we can expect a majority of the names to be
           released.


                                          CL By:     611637:
                                          CL Reason: 1.5 (c)
                                          DECL On:   X1
                                          DRV From:  PER 9-87;COV 1.1-86


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