</s>104-10128-10257 The Director Central Intelligence Agency Washington D.C. 20505 APPROVED FOR KLLLASE 1983 CIA HISTORICAL-REVIEW PROGRAM JFK ACT RELEASE Dear It is the Agency's understanding that you may 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. Martin Luther King, Jr. As part of the Agency? It is to be to be fully responsible to the Committee's investigation, you were authorized/dictator-dissolve. classified by the Committee that you were representative to the Agency possible because of arrangements worked out between the Agency and the Committee whereby the Committee would obtain this information in secure surroundings and handle it properly once it was acquired. The Committee has now begun its scheduled public hearings in committee with the investigation. These hearings are expected to continue over the next several months. The Agency, of course, has no way of knowing whether you will be called to appear during these public hearings. You are hereby advised that the Agency's agreement with the Committee under which you have been authorized to disclose classified information to Committee representatives does not extend to public circumstances. Consequently, you are not

Summary  
The text is a letter from the Director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to an individual regarding their involvement with the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA). The letter outlines procedures for handling classified information during public hearings. It states that while the individual was authorized to disclose classified information to HSCA representatives in secure settings, such disclosures are not permitted during public hearings. If questioned about classified matters in a public session, the individual is instructed to inform the committee they cannot provide such information and request an executive session for discussion. The letter also mentions the CIA’s inability to support testimony in public sessions and advises the recipient to notify the Agency promptly if called to testify. A phone number (703) 351-5611-1 is included for contacting the Agency, though it may contain formatting errors or redactions.  

Key People  
- Director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- STANFIELD TURNER (likely a misspelling or variant of STANSPIELD TURNER, who served as CIA Director in 1970s–1980s)  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  

Key Locations  
- Washington D.C. (CIA headquarters)  
- Unclear specific locations beyond general references to public hearings and secure settings  

Key Events  
- HSCA’s investigation into the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.  
- Scheduled public hearings by the HSCA committee  
- Procedures for handling classified information during testimony  

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

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