</s>104-10222-10184- THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20505 Executive Registry 77-1988 Office of Legislative Council CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM OLC-78-2411/a JFK ACT 5 July 1978 05-24-99 RELEASE RELEASE IN FULL Mr. G. Robert Blakey Chief Counsel and Director Select Committee on Assassist(HISTORICAL REVIEW Program House of Representatives Washington, D C. 20515 RELEASE in FULL Dear Mr. Blakey: 1999 29 June, concerning exchanging information on the This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of status of requests by your Committee. As you will recall, I had stated to you earlier that we do not wish at this time to engage in a new listing do not visit and this time is stating on the fear with the press and responses, as it will inter- when we finish this phase I will be in a position you, responses themselves. Also, I have had stating on you, when to take the time to give you an up-dated status report take the same time togive you an an-date status I am sure that you would prefer for us to con- centrate on the responses and then your own records will serve your main purpose until then. I am also sure that the actual status of responses to am also will control the Committee's consideration as to what has been done, in contrast to what some list may show. S.D. Breckinridge Principal Coordinator HSCA Attachment: SDB:hfs Distribution: Orig - Adse w/o att 1 - OLC Sub/w/oatt 1 - Olc Chrono w/O att 1 - C.C. Gregg 1 - Mr. Reardon 1 - Mr. Hal Clark 1 -Mr. Smith S/V/DCDCI 1 - Mrs. Shepank, 1 - Mr Sturbitts; 1 . Mr. Holmes 1 - Mr. Shepanck, 1- Mr. Sturbits; 1 -Mr .. Holmes

Summary:  
The document is an exchange of correspondence between G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director of the Select Committee on Assassination (HSCA), and Scott Breckinridge, Principal Coordinator of HSCA. It outlines the status of requests for documents related to investigations into the deaths of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blakey instructs Breckinridge that the CIA will not provide a new listing of response statuses due to concerns about press engagement and public responses. Instead, Blakey emphasizes focusing on actual responses and notes that the Committee’s records will serve as the primary reference until further updates. The document references the CIA Historical Review Program and includes distribution details for various officials.  

Key People:  
- G. Robert Blakey (Chief Counsel and Director of HSCA)  
- Scott Breckinridge (Principal Coordinator of HSCA)  
- S.D. Breckinridge (Principal Coordinator/HSCA, mentioned in an earlier correspondence)  
- Louis Stokes, Richard Payney, Samuel L. Diving, Sandall L. Devine, Karol L. Samper (members or associates of the Select Committee on Assassination)  

Key Locations:  
- Washington, D.C. (CIA and HSCA offices)  
- House Office Building, Annex-2 (U.S. House of Representatives)  

Key Events:  
- Exchange of correspondence regarding document requests for the HSCA investigation into JFK and MLK deaths  
- Discussion on administrative procedures for handling response statuses from agencies  
- Reference to the CIA Historical Review Program and its role in providing records  

Key Organizations:  
- Select Committee on Assassination (HSCA)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- U.S. House of Representatives  
- Office of Legislative Council (CIA)

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