DEAR MR.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00450R000100070032-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 11, 1998
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: May 13, 1966
• Content Type: LETTER

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i 1 3, 1966
(Addressee)
I an ti k ng the libea y of writing to you con-ceruing cer*:a . x
litijptlve dif 'iciult+.es which we erroonter e 1 intend no cr t tl cirri
of the practises of your e e ncy. Mier the purpose of this cet :r
is to suggest areas in which wiges in your pra2edures would assist
s&e in our defense of claims filed ag st the United States
P 'euasnt to the provisions of 5 U,S,C_:, 91, e 4,:h age nay : re-
quired to submit litigation repot o t,,,) the ie~.aative fio
s ela .m filed a sst the United S ea tev. hs a matter of no mat
procedure, the Departne t sakes a "C411" ('Form Ao. Rev
lil.l-be) on each involved szevcy, after a claim has `been filed ii
t1in Court oaf .ims,, setting out what. he llti?istion repWl SWAM
e taain in the woy oar i002Mti , da, wm,eats, and d&+: n esss j i
p~roperlir defend a inst the clamn ..
Ib general, the litigation reports we receive frogs goveran t&1
armies are sufficiently detailed to eble us to prepare a respon-
sive plesdU4 and to suggest areas in which discovery and pretrial
investigetiesl are necessary. However, we are a amtering some
parobleu s In the pretrial investisstica period because of the de=
asrl ction of records, doeu cents, and other data concerning possible
clefs against the tsitee States before the statutes of limitations
haft expired on such el aine . This has been partiaul.aaa :,fir noticeable
relattive to claim arising from fit comttrac`t$ 'ili ere the
biped claim, period, as a result of administrative p ceedi rigs D sore
tines covers twelve yews or more. T addition, to often encounter
situations where the agency forwards to qua Its claim file but not
Inspector's ~ ~ which daily tees , Prro eas ~lhs a and other
necessary for trial of the cl i.m. The
latter records remain in the field office or are trawferred to a
records center where they are held for a limited period and then
did o
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Eecauw of the Mid, K, I agnal1t1es ereted by early de"
strruction of records, you aim male to msidmt 1t1ng
regulation re firing be of
all ,7 ;r^r. s ?rd doeaaeaUg
pertinent to act 3M pd mix4Ai eta agg' ,s' et : x i,`c.ed 3t-ral es,i
for a a tam Periods of sc (7) yews after knoo. wney aetiou
Liti is a is the Cburt of Cites bas also L.rt&a q` ?ted =ether
area Vhere 468Mly pMe8 wes a et'L cw def rase of cleJ.ats again t
the ikted States. In eq#90vt of fir Asa c racto s have
came to rely v3.y a t wd agioeering c wb c , i : ire ny
eases, they have grre years aft the c2& tie v L case, era
thich 3b.o3M In conjecture and apacu3at cn. Diher- c: sim re litiw
Oted yw" later, we OMWURM eariece dMictz y in eel ec; ittg
the M rr cost and drag data. This d ieu1ty is usra1-
ly o cnsd by iaade uate ea tiaa aced ratian of ecat ane
ing derma daring t ftrw -we alhea the claLsa ariee.
1t 't w1sh to ec mdse r gnirbag cc ats a wt end wring
ds from cmtractars am *2"m %bm meted 3M 1, ro ag S.aItt-
laftsUve vceftrw f fecurbs 3M anal,' ig s= h Cats.
. It is it that i nc is in the tea arms discussed above
sadU Lowe to the he-A fstal'ests of lute aoalwm c x hen the DDarart-
meat called up= to datma cJ ime tiled again t. the United tatez .
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