</s>104-10151-10778 ER # 76-4021 JFK ACT Welgham,D C 2015 RELEASE 3 DEC 1976, Honorable Thomas N. Downing, Chairman APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 Select Committee on Assassinations House of Representatives CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM Washington, D. C. 2055 Dear Mr. Lyrie Miller, of my staff, has relayed to me the interest. of. Your Chief Counsel, Mr. Richard Sprague, that records related to the investigation of the deaths of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. or not destroyed once the "moratorium" on the destruction of Agence records is lifted. Let me assure you that there is no cause for concern. In 1975 during the moratorium" was imposed on the obstruction of CIA records Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities and will experience during the investigation by the Senate Select Committee to Study explore on 10 December 1976. At that time regular document destruction will begin in accordance with records control schedules approved by the Archivist of the United States and subject to review by the Senator Select Archivist in the Agency's policy in regard to the lifting of the destruction in the agency's application of records control schedule to the orderly disposition of Agency's records was published in the Federal Register's copy of which is agency's It is CIA's policy to fully support investigative bodies of the Executive, Legislative, or Judicial Branch, and we will continue to do so. Once the "motorator" or "or "oratorium" is lifted, we will destroy you to do would appear to relate to your investigations or be interested in your Committee, Further, we'll make available for your review the your disposition of records prepared for the Archivist at the same time these lists are submitted to the SenateSelect Committee at the Intelligence. Material designated for destruction for the lists will not be destroyed until you have no objection, I'm date, I'e date, 15 lists have been furnished to the Senator has no objection. I'c date, it has completed its review, and Select Committee and they will be made available for you review immediately. 2/1836

Summary  
The text discusses CIA policy regarding the destruction of records related to investigations into the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It confirms that no documents connected to these cases will be destroyed once the "moratorium" on record destruction is lifted. The CIA assures that records will be disposed of in accordance with approved schedules, with exceptions made for materials under review by investigative committees. The document references the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities and mentions the availability of disposition lists for review by the House Select Committee on Assassinations. It also notes that destruction of materials designated for disposal will be delayed until no objections are raised by relevant parties.  

Key People  
- Thomas N. Downing (Chairman of the Senate Select Committee)  
- Richard Sprague (Chief Counsel referenced)  
- George Bush (CIA official, signatory)  
- Hal Bean (referenced in distribution list)  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C.  
- Agency headquarters (implied via references to CIA operations)  

Key Events  
- Implementation of a "moratorium" on record destruction for CIA files related to intelligence activities.  
- Review and disposition of records by the Senate Select Committee and House Select Committee on Assassinations.  
- Assurance that materials under investigation will not be destroyed until review is complete.  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations  
- Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)  
- Directorate of Central Intelligence (DCI)

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