</s>104-10095-10058 JFK ACT Walgreens, DC 20505 RELEASE OLC 76-3402 Honorable Thomas N. Downing, Chairman Select Committee on Assassinations House of Representatives House of Representative Washington, D.C. 2015 PROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM. Dear Mr. Chairman: Mr. Lyle Miller, of my staff, has relayed to me the interest of your Chief Counsel, Mr. Richard Sprague, that records of importance in the investigation of the deaths of John F. Kennedy of your Father Luther King, Jr. not not destroyed once the "mora" torium" in the destruction of the agency records is lifted. Let me assure you on the destruction or no. Agency records is limited. Let Me The "moratorium" was imposed on the Destruction of CIA records in 1979 during the investigation by the Senate Select Committee to Study Government Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities and will expire on 10 December 1976. At that time regular document destruction will begin in accordance with records control schedules by the Secretary of the Senate Committee with records controlled by the Department of the on Intelligence. Within the next week we will publish in the Federal Register the Agency's policy we regard to the lifting of the destruction, moratorium and the application of records control schedules to the orderly position of Agency records. It is CIA's policy to fully support investigative bodies of the Executive, Legislative, or non-support Branch, and we will continuing, legislative, or government branch, we will destroy no materials relating to on-going Freedom of Information requests, cases subject to litigation, or cases under current investigation. I assure you that you no documents which we are aware of as being related to your investigation will be removed. Sincerely, Distribution: George Bush Orig - Add'e 1 - DDA - Attn: H. Bean 1- DD/S/T 1 -- 1 -- DDCI 1 - OLC Subject 1 -- DDD/T 1- DDC1 1 -- OLC Subject 1 -- DD/T 1 -- ERCI 1- OLC Chrono 1 - ERC1 1 -- 0CC 1 - Mr. Falkirkiewicz 1 - 1 -- EPCI 1 - 0CC 1- Mr. DDDI 1- ERCi OLC-LIM:n.ndl (22 Nov 1976) <loc_128><loc_932>1 - Scott Breckinridge

The document is a communication from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) regarding the release of records related to the assassination investigations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It states that the "moratorium" on destroying CIA records, imposed in 1979 during the Senate Select Committee to Study Government Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities investigation, will expire on 10 December 1976. The CIA confirms that regular document destruction will resume in accordance with records control schedules after this date. It emphasizes that materials related to ongoing investigations, litigation, or Freedom of Information requests will not be destroyed. The text notes the Select Committee on Assassinations (House of Representatives) and its Chief Counsel, Richard Sprague, expressed interest in records concerning both Kennedy and King. No specific details about the assassination methods, suspects, or evidence are provided.  

Key People:  
- Thomas N. Downing (Chairman, Select Committee on Assassinations)  
- Richard Sprague (Chief Counsel, Select Committee on Assassinations)  
- Lyle Miller (CIA staff member)  

Key Locations:  
- Washington, D.C.  
- CIA headquarters (implied by reference to agency records)  

Key Events:  
- Expiration of the CIA records destruction moratorium on 10 December 1976  
- Senate Select Committee investigation into government operations and intelligence activities (1979)  
- Ongoing interest in assassination records by legislative committees  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Senate Select Committee to Study Government Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities  
- House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations

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