</s>104-10099-10085 The Director Central Intelligence Agency JFK ACT ACT 76-3425 Executive Registry 23 NOV 1976 RELEASE Washington DC 20605 OLC 76-3402 Honorable Thomas N. Downing, Chairman Select Committee on Assassinations APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 2015 CLA MISTORICAL 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 and Manassas in the investigations of the Deats of John T. Kennedy torium on the destruction of Agency destroyed once the "Mora- assure you that there is no cause for concern. The "moratorium" was imposed on the designation of CIA records in 1975 during the investigation by the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities and will expire on 10 December 1976, Ato Intelligence Actives and will explore on December 1976. with records controls schedules approved by the Archivist of the United States and subject to review by the Senator Select Committee On Intelligence. Within the next week we will publish in the Federal Reserve Committee, the "moratorium" and the application of the of the destruction "moratourium" and application of records control schedules to the orderly disposition of Agency records. It is CIA's policy to fully support investigative bodies of the Executive, Legislative, or Judicial Branch, and we will continue to do so. Once the "moralorum" is lifted, we will destroy no materials relating to or on-going Freedom of information researchers to the Department of the Department investigation. I assure you that no documents which are aware of as being related to your investigation will be destroyed. Sincerely, I/l George Bush George Bush Distribution: 1 - DDA - Attn. H. Bean 1 - DD/S&T 1 - DDI +S&t Orig - Add'e 1 - DCI 1 - OLC Subject 1 1- DDD 1 - DOCI 1 - ODIC 1- OLC Chrono 1 - DO/D/I <loc_614><loc_893>1 - ER 1 - ORC 1 - DR/DID/I 1- ORC<loc_361><loc_879><loc_436><loc_880>1 - Dr. Falkiewicz OLC:LIM:Indl (22 Nov 1976)<loc_164><loc_898><loc_422><loc_901><loc_164><loc_913>Scott Breckinridge

Summary:  
The document is a response from CIA Director George Bush to Chairman Thomas N. Downing of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) regarding the handling of classified records related to the JFK assassination investigation. It confirms that a "moratorium" on destroying CIA records, imposed in 1975 during the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's review, will expire on December 10, 1976. Bush assures Downing that no materials connected to ongoing investigations, including those of the HSCA, will be destroyed after the moratorium ends. The document emphasizes CIA policy to support investigative bodies and notes that records control schedules approved by the Archivist of the United States will govern the disposition of agency records.  

Key People:  
- George Bush (CIA Director)  
- Thomas N. Downing (Chairman, House Select Committee on Assassinations)  
- Richard Sprague (Chief Counsel, HSCA)  

Key Locations:  
- Washington, D.C.  
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence  

Key Events:  
- Imposition of a "moratorium" on destroying CIA records in 1975  
- Expiration of the moratorium on December 10, 1976  
- Review of records control schedules by the Archivist of the United States  

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

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