</s>104-10427-10086 - - - CH HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM HELOASE IN FULL OI STONEZ, OHIO, GAZIANIAN HELOCASE IN FULL CALIF. CELT.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIONS CELTA.S ., COUNCIL, GAIZIANIAN CELTI.S, HOUSE of Representatives CELI.S House of Representatives (123-238-8854 WASHINGTON, D.C. 2013 CIA HAG WASHINGTON, DC. 2013 DECLAS: March 26, 1979 REELAS: STANTINO T.CATION REELACION T.T.MATION IN THIS DOCTOR 12/2000 JFK ACT Admiral Stanfield Turner Director of Central Intelligence Director of General Intelligence Mental Intelligence Agency RELEASE Dear Admiral Turner, As you are aware, H. Res. 222, as passed by the House OF Representative on February 2, 1977, authorize the House Committee on Assessinations to investigate the deaths of Committee to Assessations to investigate John F. Kennedy. The Committee on February 3, 1977. Authorized by the Select The Committee is working to draw to document John F ., Kennedy, The Committee's work is now drawing to document the death of will inevitably come your attention to a matter that that I recognize A great deal of material has been generated by your Agency in response to specific requests or concerns of the Select in response of specific requests on certain areas of the custody of a variety of materials. Your Agency is in physical selecting of the subject subject to your agency is in Physical requests under. It can be an anticipated that your Agency is to access to these materials. The purpose of this letter is to assist to these materials, and the purpose of the material and access to information in a form connected to the material is related in- closed outside your Agency without the written concurrence of the House of Representative. Sincerely, LOUIS STOKES Chairman L.S:dm

Summary  
This document is a formal letter dated December 2000 from Louis Stokes, Chairman of the House Committee on Assassinations, addressed to Admiral Stanfield Turner, Director of Central Intelligence. The letter references H. Res. 222, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on February 2, 1977, which authorized the Select Committee on Assassinations to investigate the deaths of President John F. Kennedy and other historical figures. The letter acknowledges that the CIA has generated substantial materials in response to specific requests from the committee regarding areas under its custody. It emphasizes the need for written concurrence from the House of Representatives before releasing information or materials related to these investigations outside the agency’s control.  

Key People  
- Louis Stokes: Chairman of the House Committee on Assassinations, author of the letter.  
- Admiral Stanfield Turner: Director of Central Intelligence (CIA), recipient of the letter.  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C.: Headquarters of the U.S. House of Representatives and CIA.  

Key Events  
- Authorization of H. Res. 222 on February 2, 1977, by the U.S. House of Representatives.  
- Ongoing investigation by the Select Committee on Assassinations into the death of President John F. Kennedy.  
- Request for access to CIA-held materials related to assassination investigations.  

Key Organizations  
- U.S. House of Representatives: Authorized the Select Committee on Assassinations.  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Involved in providing materials for the investigation.  
- House Committee on Assassinations: Conducted the investigation into JFK’s death and other historical assassinations.

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