</s>104-10067-10108 General National Archives Services and 78-159/7 Administration Records Service Washington, DC 20408 JUN 5 1978 CIA HAS NO CONJECTION TO Gio #78-158/7/12 DECLASSCIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT Admiral Stanfield Turner Director DELEASSE OF THIS IDCUMENT Central Intelligence Agency Washington, DC 20505 Dear Admiral Turner: As you are aware, the Honorable Louis Stokes, Chairman at the House Select Committee on Assassinations, has requested that a temporary moratorium, extending through December 31, 1978, is imposed on the destruction of all records and documents in the custody of the Central Intelligence agency (CIA), including those eligible for distruction of records and documentation schedules. A copy of his letter is enclosed. In accordance with 44 USC USC 2009, and 41 CFR 101-101-104-406-7(b), the Central Intelligence AGENCY is authorized to retain all disposable records and documents is in its custody through December 30, 1978. This action is authorized because of the potential December 31. 1978. records is authorized by the Select Committee's investigation into the circum- records of the Select Commission's investigation and the record- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The National Archives and Records Service has no objection to CIA applying its approved disposition schedules to its records after that date. Your cooperation in this important matter is appreciated. Sincerely, James B. Rhoads JAMES B. RHOADS Archivist of the United States JFK ACT Enclosure 11/11/99 RELEASE CE: Honorable Louisville Stokes CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL #6076

Summary  
The letter dated June 5, 1978, from James B. Rhoads, Archivist of the United States, to Admiral Stanfield Turner, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), addresses a temporary moratorium on the destruction of CIA records related to the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) investigation. The HSCA requested that all records and documents in CIA custody, including those eligible for destruction under disposition schedules, be retained through December 31, 1978, due to its ongoing inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. The National Archives and Records Service expressed no objection to the CIA applying its approved disposition schedules after December 31, 1978.  

Key People  
- James B. Rhoads: Archivist of the United States  
- Admiral Stanfield Turner: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Honorable Louis Stokes: Chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  

Key Locations  
- Washington, DC (CIA and National Archives headquarters)  

Key Events  
- Temporary moratorium on CIA record destruction through December 31, 1978, to support HSCA investigation into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination  
- Authorization for CIA to retain records until December 31, 1978, under 44 USC 2009 and 41 CFR 101-101-104-406-7(b)  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- National Archives and Records Service  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

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00280095_letter_concerning_request_104-10067-10108.pdf

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