</s>104-10248-10191 AUL. IOTIMATIE INTERNAL USE. L.L.I. 23 August 1978 MENORANDUM FOR THE RECORD FROM: Bruce L. Solie Chief, Security Analysis Group SUBJECT: COBB, Viola June (216264, Vol III) 1. This memorandum identifies those Office of Security files which were reviewed by House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) staff members in conjunction with the HSCAA's investigation into the deaths of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2. Under procedures established with the HSCA, certain items of information were not reviewed by HSCa staff members. These items were placed in envelopes, sealed, appropriately identified, and put back into the security evidence, prior these HSCa, and back into security evidence. files should maintain the integrity of each envelope below so that interested parties may know what was and was not reviewed by HCSA staff members." 3. In some instances, the above files contain material marked in the lower right-hand corner with a green circular dot. This mark should alert office of Security personnel to the face of the HCSa staff officer and located in the file at the time of the HSCA review and was seen by an HSCAA staffer(s). This material should not be removed from the file. 4. Attached to this memorandum is a review sheet which identifies the name of the hSCA reviewer (s) and the date of his review. 5. Questions regarding the above procedure and/or the HHSCSA's review should be directed to the Security Analyst/is Group. APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1953 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM JEK ACT Bruce L . Solie RELEASE Attachment ADMINIATIATIVE INTERNATIONAL USE ONLY

Summary  
This memorandum, dated 23 August 1978, details procedures followed by the Office of Security in reviewing files related to Viola Cobb (case number 216264, Vol III) during the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) investigation. The HSCA reviewed certain items from security files but excluded others, which were sealed and returned to their original locations without removal. Files containing material marked with a green circular dot in the lower right-hand corner indicated that the content was reviewed by an HSCA staff member. A review sheet attached to the memorandum lists the names of reviewers and dates of reviews. The document emphasizes maintaining the integrity of sealed envelopes to distinguish between reviewed and unreviewed materials.  

Key People  
- Bruce L. Solie (Chief, Security Analysis Group)  
- Viola Cobb (case number 216264, Vol III)  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) staff members  

Key Locations  
- Office of Security (not specified in detail)  

Key Events  
- Review procedures for security files during HSCA investigation into JFK and MLK Jr. deaths  
- Sealing and returning unreviewed materials to original locations  
- Marking reviewed documents with green circular dots  
- Creation and attachment of a review sheet detailing reviewers and dates  

Key Organizations  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Office of Security  
- CIA Historical Review Program (mentioned in release notation)

MLK Declassified Files

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