</s>104-10428-10086 Central Intelligence Agency JFK ACT CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM 9-2-1-98 RELEASE IN FULL 1998 RELEASE The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chairman Committee of Government Operations House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman. The Director has asked me to respond to your letter of April 6, 1992 requesting certain information regarding CIA holding 6, 192 records related to the assassination of President Kennedy. We do have a significant number of records residents Kennedy. No have to have to be a significant member of the FBI or also known as the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, or although to my assassination of the President. By the FBI, or by investigating committees of the Congress, we have to believe that a significant portion of our records could be released if H.J. Resolution 454 were enacted into law. I should also point out that the Central Intelligence Agenda, currently embarking on its own review of assassination. I would expect that this review will result in the public release of a significant body of information. To help the committee understand the nature and number of CIA records pertaining to the assessment, I am enclosing the answers to the specific questions you raised in your letter. Sincerely, 329/15 2004 Stanley M. Moskowitz Director of Congressional Affairs Enclosure

Summary  
The document outlines the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) response to a 1992 request by Congressman John Conyers Jr. regarding records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK). The CIA confirmed it retained approximately 300,000 pages of records connected to the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA), which investigated JFK's assassination. These records include materials from the Warren Commission inquiry, HSCA investigations, and other related topics such as Cuban exile activities, Watergate, and civil rights movements. The CIA noted that about 40–50% of these records originated with the FBI, while a small portion came from the State Department, Immigration and Naturalization Service, or other agencies. The CIA also mentioned it had released 4,432 pages under FOIA requests but emphasized challenges in estimating how many documents could be disclosed if legislation like H.J. Resolution 454 were enacted due to classified information and privacy concerns.  

Key People  
- John Conyers Jr.: Chairman of the House Committee on Government Operations, requested records related to JFK's assassination.  
- Stanley M. Moskowitz: Director of Congressional Affairs at the CIA, responded to Conyers' inquiry.  
- Warren Commission: Investigated JFK's assassination in 1963.  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA): Conducted a congressional investigation into JFK’s assassination in the 1970s.  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C.: Headquarters of the CIA and U.S. Congress.  
- Mexico City: Mentioned as a location for CIA activities related to Cuban exile groups.  
- Cuba: Central to CIA operations discussed in the records.  

Key Events  
- Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (1963): The central event under investigation.  
- Warren Commission inquiry (1963–1964): Initial federal investigation into JFK’s assassination.  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) investigations (1970s): Congressional review of JFK’s assassination.  
- FOIA requests: Public access to CIA records, with 4,432 pages released under such requests.  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Retained and reviewed records related to JFK's assassination.  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Contributed a significant portion of the records to the CIA.  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA): Conducted congressional investigations into JFK’s assassination.  
- Warren Commission: Initial federal investigation into JFK’s assassination.

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