</s>104-10428-10205. JFK ACT 01-11/14-99 RELEASE CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL RELEASE in FULL 1946 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 03 January 1985 SUBJECT: Mark ALLEN & HSCA Sequesterated Material 1. Page MOFFETT called today to ask three questions to which he needed the answers for tomorrow's day in court (status call). Our answers follow each question. a. How many pages could we release in 30 to 60 days of the documents already reviewed? We can run an index of the first thousand (which, I have already reviewed) and prepare a package. Index to include document no ., date no. no .- pages, & POIA exemptions claimed. b. How may pages per month thereafter? it would be possible to do 100 to 150 documents comfortably. If documents not not complicated, it would be possibile to do more. c. Reasonable estimate of ops files (2015), projects, target organizations, etc.) which we would not progress for release but would deny by category? See my memorandum the subject of which is Mark ALLIN Case, F81-0351: Status of CIA's Review of Sequestered Material. RBH OUR = Lou DUBE, Larry HELWIG, and RHBH.

Summary  
The House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) was established in September 1976 by House Resolution 1540 to investigate the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., among others. The committee operated until January 1977 but was reauthorized through House Resolution 222, extending its mandate until March 1977. It later continued under House Resolution 433 until the end of the 95th Congress (January 1979). The HSCA's primary objectives included determining the assassins, assessing conspiracies, evaluating governmental agency preparedness for protection and investigations, and recommending legislative reforms. Key figures included Louis Stokes as chairman and G. Robert Blakey as chief counsel. The committee requested extensive documentation from agencies like the CIA, which maintained classified files on targets such as Lee Harvey Oswald. The CIA reviewed 16,350 documents related to these cases, with efforts to determine public releasability. The process involved identifying operational files, intelligence reports, and agent records, with challenges in balancing transparency and national security.  

Key People  
- **Louis Stokes**: Chairman of the HSCA (replaced previous chairman).  
- **G. Robert Blakey**: Chief counsel and staff director.  
- **Mark Allen**: Subject of a case involving sequestered material review by the CIA.  
- **Russell B. Holmes**: Author of the memorandum discussing document release protocols.  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C. (implied as headquarters for congressional committees and agencies).  
- Agency archives (CIA facilities housing classified materials).  

Key Events  
- Establishment of HSCA via House Resolution 1540 (September 1976).  
- Reauthorization through House Resolution 222 (February 1977).  
- CIA's review of sequestered material related to MLK and JFK assassinations.  
- Legal and administrative discussions on document release, including microfilm storage and classification.  

Key Organizations  
- **House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)**: Led the investigation into MLK’s assassination and other cases.  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Maintained classified files on targets, including Lee Harvey Oswald, and reviewed documents for release.  
- **Office of Legislative Liaison (OLL)**: Managed correspondence between agencies and Congress.  
- **Directorate of Operations (DO)**: Handled operational records and document reviews.

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