MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON OIS/DA REVIEW OF AQUATONE AND OXCART RECORDS OF OSA/DS&T

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP93B01194R001700180003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 27, 2013
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• Content Type: MEMO

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mEMORANUDM OF UNDERSTANDING ON OIS/DA REVIEW
OF AQUATONE AND OXCART RECORDS OF OSA/DS&T
1. In December 1985-January 1986 consultations between DS&T/OU, on the
one side and CRD/OIS, on the other, agreement was reached for OIS to include
in the CIA Historical Review Program (HRP) OSA's holdings dealing with
projects AQUATONE and OXCART. (See DCI memorandum of 18 June 1985). The HRP
has the objective of reviewing selected CIA permanent records for possible
declassification and transfer to the National Archives and Records
Administration. These records meet the prime requirement of the HRP for
25X1 records of high historical interest.
2. As a preliminary to historical review, of
DS&T/OU will first screen out material that he, in compliance with the Records
Control Schedule of the DS&T, identifies as temporary records. He will also
screen out records that are under special high classification controls (BYEMAN
and others as encountered); The HRP is limited to records that combine high
historical interest with high degree of declassifiability. He estimates that
the HRP will review some 500 of the total of 950 linear feet of AQUATONE
25X1 records and some 40 of the total of 100 feet of OXCART RECORDS.
3. OIS's review is to begin as soon as possible. For AQUATONE, the
records to be included will be those dated from late 1954 to 1 May 1960, when
the Soviets downed the U-2 piloted by Powers. The OXCART records to be
included are dated from August 1957 to July 1968. Following initial review by
OIS, the results will be coordinated with the DS&T, and then with other Agency
components or outside agencies as necessary. The DS&T will have the ultimate
25X1 authority to decide which documents will be declassified and transferred.
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4. OIS/CRD intends, actual staffing levels permitting, to assign two
reviewers of long CIA experience to AQUATONE and OXCART records until the job
is done. In making its recommendations for action document by document, the
CRU will apply the provisions of Executive Order 12356, 6 April 1982, National
Security Information. This E.O. will be applied to AQUATONE and OXCART
records with the same standards for judging protection of national security
interests that OIS uses in the review of mandatory requests, referrals, and
official manuscripts. There will be no attempt to maximize the number of
documents for release to NARA by relaxing CIA's established standards in
25X1 applying E.O. 12356.
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5. All steps in OIS's review will be taken in coordination and agreement
with the DS&T. The DS&T at each step will have the ultimate authority to make
the relevant decision. Thus, the HRP will not infringe on the DS&T's control
of the records in its custody. OIS will, in effect, be the agents for the
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CONF NTIAL
CONFI NTIAL
SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON OIS/DA REVIEW
OF AQUATONE AND OXCART RECORDS OF OSA/DS&T
DS&T. OIS will apply the DS&T's guidelines for review of its documents and
perform the.exacting and time-consuming work of initially reviewing documents
one by one, coordinating the actions taken with any other Agency component
that has equities in the documents, and then by presenting the results from
those actions to DS&T for a final decision. By its actions, OIS aims to lay
before the DS&T pre-digested packages of reviewed and coordinated records that
will minimize the time and effort the latter will need to decide what to
25X1 release to NARA.
6. The CRD will record the final coordinated results of review in a
computerized system whose characteristics will be determined in conjunction
25X1 with the DS&T and other involved components.
7. When the records have been fully reviewed, recorded, and approved for
release by the DS&T, the Information Resources and Management Division of OIS
25X1 will, together with the DS&T, effect the transfer to NARA.
8. This Memorandum of Understanding will become effective upon signature
of the parties as shown below.
Director of Information Services, DA
Chief, Management Staff, DS&T
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