</s>104-10098-10113 ACT APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1963 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE 9 November 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Downing Committee - Discussion - D. Miller 9. Lyle came down this afternoon to talk about where we are going, or more specifically where we have not gone. He doesn't know what happened to where we were not a week or so ago and I told him I don't know where it is now. He said that John Waller had said that he should be coordinated with the DDO that John Walker had said it should be made to talk that I was responsible for the laid it making the rounds; I said that delay but the thought that the principles that he said to raise the rate of talk about addressed and answered. I said it was concerned that people were speaking to the broad principle and that nothing was being done to hold to hold the problem. 2. Lyle said that OLC is taking over the Review Staff registry. I Said that we had that we have been looking into some of the problems associated with this, such as a manpower and extra space. I saw that John Leader and Al Brody were trying to assemble thoughts with this. He Said OLC was taking this could do with them as he wished, but that they were taking Al had assembled as responsible for it; I Said it said that John and and he could do it with them so we wish, but there that they thought would reflect our experience and their recent issues. 3. Lylee is upset that nobody had done anything. He had that nine days had passed that he had had recommendations had still not been acted on. He wants to take something over to SprSprague that he was demonstrated that he are cooperative. He pointed out to him he had already delivered all of the Oswald material that had been cleared to release under FOIA and that Laurie Ziebel was reported planning to provide additional that that the game subject is as it is processed for release. I said that until the ground rules and security arrangements are completed it is very difficult to give him anything else CIA HISTURICAL REVEIL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL

Summary:  
The document details a memorandum from November 1976 regarding discussions within the CIA Historical Review Program concerning administrative and operational matters related to document management and security protocols. Key topics include the transfer of the Review Staff registry to OLC (Office of Legal Counsel), coordination challenges with the DDO (Directorate of Operations), and preparations for FOIA releases of historical records, including a 1967 Castro assassination report. The discussion also covers inventory of materials provided to the Warren Commission on the Kennedy assassination, handling of Martin Luther King Jr.-related documents, and logistical arrangements for meetings with Sprague and his research assistant prior to security formalities.  

Key People:  
- Lyle (individual involved in coordinating document management tasks)  
- John Waller (referenced in discussions about coordination responsibilities)  
- Al Brody (mentioned in context of assembling thoughts on administrative matters)  
- John Leader (associated with manpower and space considerations)  
- Sprague (involved in meetings and security arrangements)  
- Phil Fendig (added to a working group for coordinating responses to requests)  
- Laurie Ziebel (planning to provide additional materials for FOIA release)  

Key Locations:  
- CIA Headquarters (implied through reference to administrative tasks and security protocols)  
- Warren Commission archives (context of Kennedy assassination materials)  

Key Events:  
- Transfer of Review Staff registry to OLC  
- Coordination challenges with DDO and legal review processes  
- Preparation of sanitized 1967 Castro assassination report for FOIA release  
- Inventory of materials provided to the Warren Commission on the Kennedy assassination  
- Discussion of Martin Luther King Jr.-related documents shared with OGC (Office of General Counsel)  
- Logistical planning for meetings with Sprague and his research assistant prior to security formalities  

Key Organizations:  
- CIA Historical Review Program  
- Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)  
- Directorate of Operations (DDO)  
- Office of General Counsel (OGC)  
- Warren Commission (contextual reference to Kennedy assassination materials)

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