</s>104-10406-10-19- OIC 77-5671 Select Committee on a institutions HSCA U.S. House of Representatives HSCOA JFK ACT HSCOA WASHINGTON, D.C. 2019 19-28-98 December 15, 1977 RELEASE December 15. 1977 RELEASE CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM Mr. Douglas I. Douglas International Agency Central Intelligence Agency Office of Legislative Council Release in FULL 1998 Washington, D C. 20505 Dear Mr. Cummins: I write this letter only reluctantly. The relationship between I write this Letter only the Agency has been good. Consume- quantly, it is only reluctantly that I write to draw to your quantity, it only reluctantlythat I have been discussed on several attention formally a matter that we have discussed on several occultention formally that I have discussed. You and I have discovered that I may have several occasions (e.g. 12/7/17/77/77) I have the problem on several occasions. (e ., g.g ., in december, I have decided to do the process of its requirements, the sanitation of ited with the securing access of its materials from third agencies, etc. For the record, it may be helpful to set out several incidence of the organization's efforts to ensure that the organization is well-being mittee staff were at the Agency's several members of the Com- of examine the Inspector General report of 1967. Note were, of examine that the report was not yet yet been and delivered by the CIA courier. The next day. By December 7, of the Inspector general report of 1987. By not yet been delivered to the Committee, these notes that not yet have been delivered by the Committee. delayed is unreasonable. There was no evidence that this kind of Another example: On November 3, 1977, several members of the organization was at the agency's headquarters. of the agency was not at the age of 3. The file file files. They were told that Appendices B and C of the file file to be filed. They could not have access not been sanitized. they could not access and not been Sanitized. access to the Appendees B and I was again requested. The staff A delay of a month in the processing that had not yet seen sanitized, A delay to a month of the processing of Appendies B and c is intolerable. Another example : On: December 5, 1977. Members of the Committee staff discussed with you securing access to various Cia has NC COJECTION TO <loc_624><loc_708><loc_623><loc_723><loc_397><loc_724>DECLASICATION ANDIORATION AND/ANDOR

Summary  
The document is a letter dated December 15, 1977, from G. Robert Blakey to Mr. Douglas T. Cummins, addressing delays in accessing classified CIA materials related to the Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) and its investigations. The letter discusses multiple instances of delayed access to files, including the Inspector General report of 1967 and Warren Commission documents originating from the CIA. It references requests by the King Task Force for information regarding Martin Luther King Jr., with specific dates such as November 11, 1977, and December 5, 1977. The letter criticizes the CIA’s handling of document sanitization and access procedures, noting that materials requested by the Committee were not delivered on time. It also mentions interactions between the CIA and the FBI regarding a Handbook related to the FBI’s archives, which was delayed in being retrieved and forwarded. The author emphasizes the need for improved cooperation and personnel allocation to ensure timely access to critical information for the Committee’s work.  

Key People  
- G. Robert Blakey (signer, Chief Counsel and Director of the Select Committee on Assassinations)  
- Douglas T. Cummins (recipient of the letter)  
- Members of the HSCA Committee staff  
- CIA personnel  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C. (CIA headquarters, HSCA offices)  
- Agency’s headquarters (CIA)  

Key Events  
- Delays in accessing and sanitizing CIA files for the HSCA Committee  
- Requests by the King Task Force for information on Martin Luther King Jr.  
- Attempts to retrieve a Handbook from the FBI for the CIA  
- Discussions regarding the delivery of Warren Commission documents to the Committee  

Key Organizations  
- Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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