[[ posted on alt.conspiracy.jfk on 8-9-96 by mtgriff@ironrod.win-uk.net (Michael T. Griffith) ]] ============================================================================ -------------------- ASSASSINATION RECORDS ADVISORY 8-9-96 ----------------- AUGUST 9, 1996 CONTACT: TOM SAMOLUK (202) 724-0088, ext. 227 DOCUMENTS FROM MAY 13-14 MEETING SENT TO NATIONAL ARCHIVES Introduction The Assassination Records Review Board today made available an additional 296 FBI, CIA, and House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The Review Board voted to release these documents on May 13 and 14, 1996. CIA Records The Review Board released 132 CIA records, one in full and 131 in part. These documents are from Lee Harvey Oswalds 201" file. The Board determined that some information relating to intelligence sources and methods should not be publicly released at this time. CIA Scelso Documents As previously mentioned in the Review Boards June 13, 1996 advisory, the Board has postponed the name of a former CIA employee who was involved in the assassination investigation. This person used the pseudonym Scelso when testifying before the HSCA. The Review Board voted to release the individuals name in 188 Scelso documents on either May 1, 2001, or three months after the death of the individual whose name is postponed, whichever occurs first. FBI Records The Board also released 153 additional FBI records, 29 in full and 124 in part. These documents relate to the Bureaus post-assassination investigation of Oswald. The FBI has appealed to the President the Boards decisions to release information contained in 33 other documents from the May meeting. The information contained in the redacted portions of these documents has to do with intelligence sources and methods. Six documents from the May meeting were reconsidered at subsequent meetings, four are still being processed by the FBI, and one was released by the the FBI on its own, after the Board had voted to release it. HSCA Documents The Board released 11 HSCA documents, one in full and 10 in part. These documents relate to a variety of topics. The postponed information consists of social security numbers. The Board also sent to the National Archives 26 HSCA documents being made available by consent release. The original documents being released today have been transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration for inclusion in The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection, which is housed at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. Update on Other Assassination Records: FBI Appeals Documents From June Meeting The FBI has appealed the Boards decisions to release information contained in eight documents that the Review Board voted to open at its June 4, 1996 meeting. The information contained in the redacted portions of the documents has to do with intelligence sources and methods. ASSASSINATION RECORDS ADVISORY AUGUST 9, 1996 CONTACT: TOM SAMOLUK (202) 724-0088, ext. 227 ASSASSINATION RECORDS REVIEW BOARD VOTES TO RELEASE CIA, FBI, AND HSCA RECORDS July 9-10, 1996 Board Meeting Totals The Assassination Records Review Board voted on July 9 and 10, 1996 to release 416 CIA, FBI, and House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) documents (including duplicates) related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. CIA Records The Review Board voted to release 257 CIA records, 10 in full and 247 in part. This is the first meeting in which the Board reviewed a significant number of documents from the CIAs JFK Collection, the group of records containing documents which the Agency considers part of the assassination investigation itself. The issues in these documents cover a wide variety of topics including the investigation of Jack Ruby, the Garrison investigation, and JMWAVE, the CIA station in Miami that concentrated on anti-Castro issues. The Board determined that some information relating to intelligence sources and methods should not be publicly released at this time. FBI Records The Board also voted to release 150 FBI records, 64 in full and 86 in part. These records include documents that relate to the investigations of Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby. Other documents in this group relate to the international reaction to the assassination of President Kennedy, including that of the Communist Party. The Board determined that some information relating to informant symbol names and numbers should not be publicly released at this time. HSCA/Warren Commission Documents The Board voted to release 7 HSCA documents, 5 in full and 2 in part. Included in this group of documents is Marina Oswalds Social Security Administration file, which will be open for the first time, with the exception of social security numbers. Two duplicates of previously opened Warren Commission documents that are in the HSCA files were also cleared for release by the Board. Notification to the President and the Agencies Notification of the Review Boards action on the above documents was sent to the President of the United States and the agencies on July 24, 1996. The President has 30 days to agree or disagree with the Review Boards decisions. Other Board-Related Activities After consultation with the appropriate agencies and in compliance with the JFK Act, 402 FBI, CIA, and HSCA documents will be available in full by consent release. The FBI will release 153 documents, and the CIA will release 131 documents. In addition, 118 HSCA documents will be available by consent release. ------------------------- end --------------------------------------