</s>104-10151-10238 General National Archives Services and 76-659/7 Administration Records Service Washington, DC 20408 JUN 5 1978 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM JU8 1978 JU9 1978 CAA HISTORTICAL REVEIEW PROGRAM ASCA Admiral Stanford Turner RELEASE IN FULL Director Central Intelligence Agency Central Intelligence Agent Washington, DC 20505 Dear Admiral Turner: As you are aware, the Honorable Louis Stokes, Chairman at the House Select Committee on Assassinations, has requested that a temporary moratorium, extending through December 31, 1978, is imposed on the select Committee of all records and documents in the custody of the destruction of all record records (CIA), including those eligible for disposal under agency records, disposition schedules. A copy of his letter is enclosed. In accordance with 44 44 USC records, and 4 CFR 101-101-406-7(7), the Central Intelligence agency is authorized to retain all disposable records and documents it is custody through December31, 1978. The records and papers in its custody through November 31,1978. records to the authorized because of the potential value of CIA stances surrounding the deaths of President John K. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The National Archives and Record- Service has no objection to CIA applying its approved disposition schedules to its records after that date. Your cooperation in this important matter is appreciated. Sincerely, James B. R. RHOADS JAMES B. RIHADS Archivist of the United States Enclosure ce: Honorable Louisville Stokes 2/18/16

Summary  
The document outlines a request by Honorable Louis Stokes, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations, for a temporary moratorium on the destruction of records related to the deaths of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., extending through December 31, 1978. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is authorized under U.S. Code 44 USC and 4 CFR to retain disposable records in its custody until November 31, 1978, due to their potential value regarding the assassinations. The National Archives and Records Service agrees to allow the CIA to apply its approved disposition schedules to records after December 31, 1978. The document includes a copy of Stokes’ letter requesting the moratorium and references the CIA’s compliance with legal provisions governing record retention.  

Key People  
- Honorable Louis Stokes (Chairman, House Select Committee on Assassinations)  
- Admiral Stanford Turner (CIA Director)  
- James B. Rhoads (Archivist of the United States)  

Key Locations  
- Washington, DC (Central Intelligence Agency headquarters; National Archives and Records Service location)  

Key Events  
- Request for temporary moratorium on record destruction related to JFK and MLK assassinations  
- Authorization for CIA to retain records until November 31, 1978  
- Agreement by National Archives to allow post-December 31, 1978, disposition of records  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations  
- National Archives and Records Service

MLK Declassified Files

00507442_letteras_you_are_aware_t_104-10151-10238.pdf

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