</s>104-10067-10007 CONTREDICIAL 29 NOV 12N MEMORANDUM FOR: All Division and Staff Chiefs FROM: Ralph J. Katrosh Chief, Liaison Control Policy and Coordination Staff SUBJECT: DCI Letter to Honorable Thomas N. Downing, Chairman, Select Committee on Assassinations, House of Representatives Attached for your information is a copy of a letter from the DCI to the Chairman of the Select Committee on Assessinations of the House of Representatives. It is suggested that all employees of your component read the attached letter. Rabron Katrosoh JFK ACT JFK Attachment: As Stated Above 4/10/07 RELEAS Distribution: All Division and Staff Chiefs CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 1997 04/20 E2 IMPDET CONFIDENTIAL CL BY 018630

Summary  
The document is a memorandum from Ralph J. Katrosh to division and staff chiefs of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) regarding a letter from the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to Thomas N. Downing, Chairman of the Select Committee on Assassinations, House of Representatives. The letter addresses the moratorium on destroying CIA records related to the assassination investigations of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., which was set to expire on 10 December 1976. The DCI assures that no documents connected to these investigations will be destroyed during this period, emphasizing the CIA’s policy of supporting investigative bodies, including legislative committees. The letter also mentions plans to publish updated agency records management policies in the Federal Register.  

Key People  
- Thomas N. Downing: Chairman of the Select Committee on Assassinations, House of Representatives  
- Richard Sprague: Chief Counsel of the Select Committee on Assassinations  
- George H.W. Bush: Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)  
- Lyle Miller: CIA staff member  

Key Locations  
- Washington D.C.  
- CIA Executive Registry (26-4021)  

Key Events  
- Expiration of the moratorium on destroying CIA records related to JFK and MLK assassination investigations on 10 December 1976  
- Assurance that no documents tied to these investigations will be destroyed during the moratorium period  
- Planning to publish updated records management policies in the Federal Register  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Select Committee on Assassinations, House of Representatives  
- Senate Select Committee on Government Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities

MLK Declassified Files

00280046_memorandum_dci_letter_to_104-10067-10007.pdf

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