DEAR MR. RAY:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP59-00882R000300240043-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 43
• Content Type: LETTER

Approved For Release 2001/08/24 :CIA-RDP59-008828000300240043-3
OGC HAS REVIEWED.
Phi13p A. Flay, Bsquire
Qeneral Counsel
Depe~rtment of Com~xce
Washingtan ~~, n. c.
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his is the substantive respor~e to your request of Septe~aer
22r 1958, requesting the advice and. guida:ace oi' the C~tral Intelligence
Agency to help t~ Department of Commerce to deter~?ine thex the
Department may declassify ~y ear all of three naaued. Amerasia docu-
ments fbr x~lease to the Senate Internal. Sect~ity Subittee by
the Deft of Justice. i sent you au irxterim rep7.y on 11 t?ctober.
Z`he document desigaated as "Sy of Eeanc~ic Infazxa~tian on
Japan" as reported by American retwcning to the United :)fates on
the ~. 6. Gripsho],m, August ~5, 192, bears ua classification,
the paint flf view 4f the Central. Intelligence Agency the
documents designated ea "Rail~yy 9't~anspartatictn in Occupied China,
Y+alume I~ Perta Z and II,~ Section A of Part TII" azsd "P9~eli~tinary
F~con~m3.c 8z:rv~y of FCarea," 1~oth dated 19+3 o pry in the Fsr
Eastern Unit of the Bureau of Foreign sr~d Dom~estie Coerce, and
c3.e~sai3"1ed ~r~3.d~entia3.s may' be cvmpl$t~ dec3.assified. >tnsofar
as this ~ is ctmcern~ed, the doc~aents m~,y be released to the
Senate Inta~rnsl Security s~ittee without ir~sirir~ the tuttionm3.
defense of the United States.
Yery truly yours:
4GC:RHL:~vc:~eb
cc: f~C c~rono
subject -Security 3
signer
Lawrence A. Fiaustan
General Counsel