</s>104-10145-10363 AD' VISTRAITE ANTERNAL USE OF OLC # 78:5105 APPROVED FOR RELIEFRE LOSS 18 August 1978 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM MEMORANDUM FOR : Deputy Director of Central Intelligence : Deputy Director Of Central Intelligence FROM : S.D. Breckinridge SUBJECT : Proposed Letters to Potential Agency : WITNESSES : : 1. Action Requested: That you review the attached draft letters to present and former Agency employees for use in the near future. 2. Background: The question of preparing a notice to former employees about their non-authorization to testify on classified matters in public hearings had been considered earlier. Attached are draft letters prepared by the Office of the General Counsel. 3. My only problem with the letters in each of the last sentenced by the next to last paragraph in the office of the effect I believe in the next next to the last paragraph is in the effect that the Agency will interceded in behalf of the employee be replaced by a statement that you or the Director, personally, will intercode in their behalf if necessary. 4. Recommendation: That the attached letters be reviewed for approval in the event that the decision is taken to send them to potential witnesses. Your particular- lar attention to the question of intercession, as noted- above, is Requested. S.D.' Breckinnidge Attachment APPROVID: Deputy Director of central Intelligence DISAPPROVEO: Deputy director of Central intelligence DATE: JFK ACT 22307 ACT RELEAS ADMINISTRATIVELENTERNAL USE ONLY

Summary  
The document contains two letters from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) addressed to current and former employees regarding their interactions with the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA). The letters outline guidelines for handling classified information during HSCA hearings, which were investigating the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Current employees were authorized to disclose classified information to committee representatives under secure arrangements but were prohibited from doing so in public settings. If questioned about classified matters during public hearings, employees could request executive sessions or consult with the Director of Central Intelligence before responding. The CIA emphasized that it would intercede to protect employees’ positions if the Committee insisted on public testimony. Ex-employees received similar guidance, with additional instructions to notify the Agency promptly if called to testify and contact the security duty officer at (703) 351-6161 for assistance.  

Key People  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) members and staff  
- Director of Central Intelligence  
- Agency supervisors and security duty officers  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C. (CIA headquarters)  
- Locations where HSCA hearings were held (not specified in the text)  

Key Events  
- Public hearings by the HSCA investigating JFK and MLK assassinations  
- CIA’s guidelines for handling classified information during these hearings  
- Employees’ potential testimony and procedures for safeguarding classified data  

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

MLK Declassified Files

00502534_proposed_letters_to_poten_104-10145-10363.pdf

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