CIA Memorandum on FOIA Appeal of John W. Donovan (75-577)

Ta04-t0061-10386 (2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 |

LO 18 December 1975

MEMORANDUM .FOR:.. Chairman, Information Review Committee

ATTENTION: Mr. H. G. Bean, Assistant for Information
’ SUBJECT: FOIA Appeal--John W. -Donovan (75-577) -
° REFERENCE: "A. Original Request dated 28 March 1975 .

B. IPS Reply dated 7 October 1975 .
C. Appeal Letter dated 13 October 1975

1. Summary of Recommendations:

a. Pass requester four Agency documents in
. sanitized form--excised portions exempted as appro-
priate under Title 5 U.S.C. (b)(1), (b) (3), and
(b) (6).

b. Refer one Department of Army name check form
DA 340 to Army for their action.

2. Background: In CIA response of 7 October 1975,
two DDO originated documents were passed to Subject in
sanitized form and two DDO documents were denied to
Subject in toto. For unknown reasons, Subject was not

-informed of the DA document in our records, nor was this
document referred to DA for their action.

3. Recommendations:

a. On the basis of this review, all the documents
classified SECRET have been downgraded to CONFIDENTIAL.

b. Memorandum dated 5 March 1962--I recommend:
that further information be released to the requester,
as noted in Tab Bl, and the remainder withheld on the
basis of Title 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(1) and (b)(3). The

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— - deletions were made to protect ©ur_proposed opera,
(tional use of Subject as outlined in Paragraph 5,7
‘the name of an Agency employee and internal organi-
zational data. Senyptonygmn:

c. Memorandum dated 30 March 1962--I recommend
that further information be released to the requester, ‘:+
-as noted in Tab B2, and the remainder withheld on
“the basis of Title 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(1) and (b) (3).
The deletions were made to protect the names of
” Agency employees, and internal organizational data.

d. 3 March 1950 memorandum for the FBI--
originally denied in toto under Title 5 U.S.C. 552
~“(b) (5). I recommend a sanitized version be passed
‘ to Subject. The deletions were made to protect the
privacy of other individuals, the names and initials
of Agency employees, internal organizational data,
_and a file number. The excised portions are exempt
. under. Title 5 U.S.C. 552 (>) (1), (b) (3), and (b) (6)..
(See Tab B3) oe

ae 29 September 1954 memorandum for the Arny=~
_, originally denied in.toto under Title S$ U.S.C. 552:
“<“(b) (5)... I recommend a sanitized version be passed...
“to Subject. The deletions were made to protect the
privacy of other individuals, the names and initials
of Agency employees, internal organizational data.
The excised portions are exempt under Title 5S U.S.C.
552 (b) (1), (b) (3), and (b) (6). (See Tab 84)

f. Attached as Tab C is one ‘Department of the
Army Name Trace Request which is not considered a
"record" per 32 CFR 1900.3 (g)(4). Please refer this
document to the Army for their action. Also, advise
the Army we cannot produce a more legible copy of this
document.

4. The records on Subject exist. in microfilm form
only--in two instances (Tabs B3 and_B4) .it was impossible
to provide a legible copy. Therefore, in these instances
a new copy has been typed and is attached to the original
copy in both versions (full text- and sanitized). Please
make a note of this to requester.

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— 5. Mr. Strickland of occ has concurred in these
recommendations, oo,
A. B. Swider
DDO Appeals Officer
Attachments: =F

‘Tab A - References A-C a vo
: Tab B - Full Text and Sanitized Versions vs
“Tab C - Army Document for Referral

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