</s>104-10143-10090 OLC RECORD COPY (0)0 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL OLC 78-02099/1 3 March 1978 MEMORANDUM FOR: John McMahon, Deputy Director for Operations FROM: Lyle L. Miller, Acting Legislative Counsel SUBJECT: House Select Committee on Assassinations Review of 201 Files (C) 1. (C.) As you are aware, to facilitate the review of CIA documents by the House Select Committee to assistinations, procedures were agreed upon between the Director and Chairman Stokes to allow, under appropriate security safeguards, unsanitized access to CIA documents under appropriate Security safeguards, unsanitized the subject of interest by HSCA and who are so files of persons who are requested to CIA for any information we may have so often in the written 2. (c.) This facilitating procedure is intended to apply only to information pertinent to the inquiry by the Committee into the assassinations of Martin Luther King and President John F. Kennedy. Also, I am sure you agree that material falling within the following categories is deserving of protection from risk of exposure and appropriate protection in providing material to the Committee. a. Any information revealing ongoing sensitive operations. b. The names of any persons whose identity could result in kidnapping or assassination if disclosed. c. The name of current or former CIA sources who have not been identified as of direct C. The HSCa. JFK A C. interest by the HSC. CIA AAPPROVED FOR RELEASESGRAM 2/1073 RELEASE RELEASE.OR REVEF.FULL.C.M.R.G.RGRAM RELEASE,OR REF.RCHAM.ROGRAM RELEASE-FULL-R.C-R-C.R-G.M-C-M-G-M.G-RGR-GRA-M -5.03/23/85 -1999-0-0.0-00-00.00-9.00.0.9.0

Summary  
This memorandum outlines procedures for allowing the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) unsanitized access to CIA documents related to the assassination investigations of Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy. The process is governed by security safeguards to protect sensitive operations, identities of individuals at risk, and unconfirmed sources. The memo specifies that only information pertinent to the HSCA’s inquiry into these assassinations will be shared. It also notes categories of material exempt from disclosure, including ongoing operations, names of persons whose exposure could lead to kidnapping or assassination, and identities of CIA sources not yet publicly identified. The document mentions coordination between the HSCA staff and CIA to resolve any issues arising during the review process.  

Key People  
- John McMahon (Deputy Director for Operations, CIA)  
- Lyle L. Miller (Acting Legislative Counsel, CIA)  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C. (implied via reference to CIA and HSCA operations)  

Key Events  
- Establishment of procedures for HSCA to review CIA documents related to MLK and JFK assassination investigations  
- Implementation of security safeguards to protect sensitive information  
- Coordination between HSCA staff and CIA to address access issues  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

MLK Declassified Files

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