CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IN THE PERSONAL PAPERS OF A UNITED STATES CONGRESSMAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87-00058R000200210004-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 19, 2012
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 16, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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16 May 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Information Services
Chief, Classification Review Division
SUBJECT: Classified Documents in the Personal Papers
of a United States Congressman
1. In previous discussions concerning the problem of classified
documents finding their way into the "personal" papers of members of the
Legislative Branch of the Government, we had concentrated on the papers
of retired senators. This was because our attention had been drawn by
the papers of former senators Ervin, Church, and Mansfield, and because
publications by the Senate History Office gave us some grasp of the size
of the problem. There is no equivalent History Office in the House of
Representatives yet, though an Historian has been selected for their
Bicentennial (1989). There was always a suspicion, however, that
because of their shorter terms and larger numbers, the problem of Repre-
sentatives' "personal" papers was probably even worse than the Senators'.
2. Today the National Archives lifted the lid a bit on Pandora's
Box. A mandatory request we handled under the new program of aiding IPD
was a request from the University of North Carolina to declassify 14 CIA
documents from the private papers of the late Congressman Allard K.
Lowenstein, who apparently deeded his papers to his alma mater before
his murder (1980). As you can see from the attached papers, the Univer-
sity of North Carolina apparently sent 150 classified documents to the
National Archives from the Lowenstein papers. The portion of the list
that was enclosed with our part of the request shows 45 documents. Of
these 45, one was not marked, seven were marked LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
(not strictly speaking a classification) and 37 were classified. The
highest classifications are SECRET/NOFORN/NO CONTRACT/ORCON, SECRET/EYES
ONLY, and EXDIS.
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3. The University of North Carolina has, along with the University
of Washington (Seattle), and Princeton, the reputation of being the most
cooperative of all non-federal repositories with regards to weeding out
classified material from these "private" congressional collections.
However, according to NARA personnel, the University of North Carolina
has no facilities for storing classified material, so we must assume that
these papers have not received proper protection since they left Capitol
Hill. How many other classified documents reside in Congressmen's papers
around the U.S.--unidentified or ignored--we can only surmise.
Mr. Lowenstein was a congressman for two years, 1971-73, but was
a member of the U.S. delegation to the UN in 1977-78. The Lowenstein
case gives you some idea of how many documents a congressman can gather
unto himself at least in this situation.
4. I am making this a matter for the record because it is part of
that much larger problem that has received some attention and for any
further action you believe is warranted.
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information and Privacy Coordinator
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has sent us a number
of classified documents from its collection of the Papers of Allard
Lowenstein which we believe may be of interest to your agency. Enclosed
are copies of the items for your review for possible declassification.
Pages 48-61, 179-82, 277-93, 297-300, 302-399 and 559-62 are also being
coordinated with the Department of State.
Please send your review determinations, including all sanitizing
instructions, to this office and refer to our project number NND 856105.
The National Archives will notify the University of North Carolina of
your decisions.
Sincerely,
JO ANN WILLIAMSON
Chief, Archives Review Branch
Records Declassification Division
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
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CHAPEL HILL
Ms. Jo Ann Williamson, Chief
Archives Review Branch
Records Declassification Division
National Archives and Records Administration
Washington, DC 20408
the Univrnlls of Noah Carolina al Chapel Hill
Wilson I.ihrary 024 A
Chapel Hill. N C. 27514
I am enclosing a list of the classified federal records we have found
in the Allard Lowenstein papers, and the documents themselves, which are
contained in four envelopes.
Please review these documents for declassification. If your office is
unable to determine declassification of any of the documents, we would like
to have those reviewed under the mandatory review provisions of Executive
Order #12356.
The breakdown of documents into the four envelopes is as follows:
#1: 1-50
#2: 51-84
#3: 85-141A
#4: 142-150
Please note on the attached list that numbers 101 and 102 have been omitted,
and numbers 141A and 150 have been added.
Thank you very much for your help.
Sincerely yours,
Mitchell F. Ducey
Archivist, Lowenstein Papers
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