</s>104-10145-10231 JFK ACT APPROVED FOR RELIANCE 1003 RELEASE CIA HISTORICAL REJEJEN PRCIAL. Dear The Agency's records indicate that you have been contacted by representatives of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) in conjunction with the Committee's investigation into the deaths of President John F. Kennedy and the Rev. of Martin Luther King. As part of the Agency's effort to be fully responsive to the point of the agency's efforts to were authorized to disclose classified information to Committee representatives. This was possible because of arrangements worked out between the Agency and the Committee whereby the Committee would obtain this information and secure surroundings and handle it proprietary information required. The Committee has indicated that it plans to hold public hearings in conjunctions with its investigation. These hearings are to commence this month with its stretch over the next several months. The Agency, the course, has no way to know whether you will be called to appear during these public hearings. You are hereby advised that the Agency is agreement with the Committee under which you have Been authorized to disclose classified information to committee representatives does not excluded to disclose classified information, you are not authorized to discloseclassified information during any public hearing in which you may be called in appear. If you are called to appeal in these hearings, if you if you are asked a question which would require that you are disclose classified information, and you are entitled to point out this fact to the Committee and indicate that they are not authorized to to receive the Committee that you you are authorized to should also indicate the Committee you are quite prepared to answer the question in an executive session, and you may request that the Committee convene such a session to hear your response. If the Committee were to insist upon your testimony at this point, you ARE entitled to request that your Committee grant you an opportunity to confer with the Director of Central Intelligence before answering the question. CIA INTERNAL USE OML. 22278

Summary  
The document is a letter from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to an unnamed recipient regarding cooperation with the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA). It outlines guidelines for handling classified information during HSCA public hearings, which are set to commence in the month of August 1978 and span several months. The CIA authorizes disclosure of classified information to committee representatives under specific arrangements but prohibits unauthorized disclosure during public hearings. Recipients are instructed not to disclose classified information unless testifying in an executive session or requesting consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence before answering questions. The letter warns that refusal to comply could result in contempt of Congress if the Committee insists on testimony. Recipients must notify the CIA promptly if called to appear before the Committee and may contact the Agency’s security duty officer via collect call for further instructions.  

Key People  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) members  
- Director of Central Intelligence  
- Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI)  
- Security duty officer (CIA)  
- Recipient (unnamed, likely a CIA employee or official)  

Key Locations  
- Washington D.C. (implied as the location of the CIA and HSCA proceedings)  

Key Events  
- Public hearings by the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) investigating the deaths of President John F. Kennedy and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.  
- Authorization of classified information disclosure to HSCA representatives under specific conditions  
- Guidelines for handling classified information during testimony, including executive session requirements  

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

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00502308_draft_letter_re_hsca_cont_104-10145-10231.pdf

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