</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 January 1981 OGC RECORDS RETENTION REQUIREMENTS LIST Listed below are names and subjects of legal interest to CIA, Records concerning such names and Subjects should not be destroyed or otherwise disposed of without the concurrency of the OGC attorney who placed the item on the OGC List. New entries to the OGG List are indicated by an asterisk. This Addendum replaces the more voluminous OGG LIST dated December 1979 and the most recent addenda thereto. In the future, as in the past, an Addendum will be published to the January 1981 OGG list on an irregular basis and winched the White House completed in the Office of the General Counsel. The White House has completed the Office in the conjunction with the attached OGG Lot List dated January 1981. Between issues of the more volumesous OGC List, Addenda will be cumulative-that is, you only need to refer to the mostrecent addendum and to the OGC List dated January 1981. The Addenda and larger List include the initials of the OGG Attorney who placed this person or subject on the list. Records Management Officials are encouraged to call on that that they may have any additional information regarding the person or subject cited on these lists. A list of OGG attorneys and their extensions is provided for this purpose. Attachment UNCLASSIFIED WHEN SEPARATED FROM ATTACHMENT

Summary  
The provided text consists of a list of legal cases, administrative records, and references to U.S. government operations primarily involving the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and related entities. It includes mentions of Cold War-era intelligence programs such as Project MKULTRA, Operation CHAOS, and covert actions in Latin America (e.g., Chilean coup of 1973). Legal cases referenced include FOIA requests, lawsuits against the CIA, and civil litigation involving journalists, activists, and political groups. One entry tentatively references a case titled "Weisberger v. CIA, Martin Luther King (Lz)," suggesting potential legal involvement between the CIA and MLK, though no further details are provided. The document appears to be an administrative or reference list rather than a detailed investigation report on MLK’s assassination.  

Key People  
- Weisberger (linked to CIA and MLK in one entry)  
- John Halkin (journalist who sued the CIA for withholding information)  
- William Colby (former CIA Director involved in Church Committee hearings)  
- Roy Cohn (lawyer associated with anti-communist activities)  
- Members of the Socialist Workers' Party, Black Panther Party, and National Lawyers Guild  

Key Locations  
- Chile (contextualized in references to 1973 coup)  
- South Africa, Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom  
- U.S. federal courts and agencies  

Key Events  
- Legal battles over government transparency (e.g., *Halkin v. Helms*, FOIA lawsuits)  
- CIA programs: Project BLUEBIRD, CHICKWIT, Operation CHAOS  
- Covert operations in Latin America (e.g., Guatemala intervention of 1954)  
- Investigations into Nazi war crimes and uranium production  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- Socialist Workers' Party  
- Black Panther Party  
- National Lawyers Guild  
- Uranium producers (e.g., Westinghouse Electric, Rio Tinto Zinc)

MLK Declassified Files

02481015_ogc_records_retention_req.pdf

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