IMPLEMENTATION OF FOIA RELIEF LEGISLATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01370R001501890045-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 6, 2008
• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: September 20, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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OIL 84-3607
20 September 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Management and Planning Staff
Office of Information Services
STAT FROM:
Legislation Division
Office of Legislative Liaison
SUBJECT: Implementation of FOIA Relief Legislation
I have attached a draft memorandum from D/OIS to the DCI
which updates the Director on our efforts to implement the FOIA
relief legislation and which requests the Director to sign the
attached memoranda to the DDO, DDS&T and D/OS. I have not
coordinated the memorandum or the attachments. You may wish to
coordinate these memoranda with various relevant components
prior to sending them up to the DCI. Should you decide to send
this package to the DCI, please let me know so that I may
STAT coordinate this with Thank you for your
cooperation.
STAT
Distribution:
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D/OLL
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DD/OLL
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OLL
Chrono
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LEG
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DP
Signer
OLL/LEG/DP:ngm 6126 (20 Sep 84)
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
VIA: Deputy Director for Administration
FROM: Director, Office of Information Services
SUBJECT: Implementation of FOIA Relief Legislation
1. This memorandum is to inform you of the status of
Agency efforts to implement the FOIA relief legislation and to
request that you sign the attached memoranda to the DDO, DDS&T
and D/OS.
2. In anticipation of passage of our FOIA relief
legislation, OIS has initiated the process of formulating
Agency procedures on designating operational files as exempt
from search review or disclosure under the FOIA. The
establishment of such procedures is critical because under the
terms of our bill there can be no relief from the FOIA until
the DCI designates operational files located within the DO,
DS&T and OS as exempt from the FOIA. Care must be taken to
designate only those files which meet the designation criteria
contained in the bill. This office, OGC and OLL have worked
closely with the DO, DS&T and OS to formulate a process whereby
only those files that can be considered operational are
.recommended for designation. As a result of this preparation,
we hopefully will be in a position to recommend designations of
categories of operational files shortly after enactment of the
bill.
3. In order to officially initiate the process of
recommending designation of files, I would request that you
sign the attached memoranda.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Security
VIA: Deputy Director for Administration
FROM: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Implementation of FOIA Relief Legislation
1. I anticipate that in the very near future, Congress
will enact our much needed FOIA relief legislation. The terms
of this legislation specify that before we can obtain any
relief, I must designate operational files as exempt from
search, review and disclosure under the FOIA. It is therefore
necessary for you to recommend those operational files within
your office which can under the terms of the legislation be
exempted from the FOIA.
2. While it is not necessary to compile a list of every
operational file in the Office of Security which will be
designated, I do expect to receive a list of categories of
operational files that you believe should be recommended for
designation. The function of files contained in these
categories should be specific and well defined and must conform
with the criteria stated in our legislation for designating
operational files. In addition, appropriate steps should be
taken to ensure that the categories of files to be recommended
for designation do not contain any files which do not fit
within the stated function of the category group.
3. I expect to receive your list of recommended file
designations shortly after enactment of the FOIA relief
legislation. Pursuant to a commitment the Agency made with the
HPSCI and SSCI staff, these recommended designations will be
provided to the oversight committees for their review prior to
the actual designation.
William J. Casey
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Operations
FROM: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Implementation of FOIA Relief Legislation
1. I anticipate that in the very near future, Congress
will enact our much needed FOIA relief legislation. The terms
of this legislation specify that before we can obtain any
relief, I must designate operational files as exempt from
search, review and disclosure under the FOIA. It is therefore
necessary for you to recommend those operational files within
your Directorate which can under the terms of the legislation
be exempted from the FOIA.
2. While it is not necessary to compile a list of every
operational file in the Directorate which will be designated, I
do expect to receive a list of categories of operational files
that you believe should be recommended for designation. The
function of files contained in these categories should be
specific and well defined and must conform with the criteria
stated in our legislation for designating operational files.
In addition, appropriate steps should be taken to ensure that
the categories of files to be recommended for designation do
not contain any files which do not fit within the stated
function of the category group.
3. I expect to receive your list of recommended file
designations shortly after enactment of the FOIA relief
legislation. Pursuant to a commitment the Agency made with the
HPSCI and SSCI staff, these recommended designations will be
provided to the oversight committees for their review prior to
the actual designation.
William J. Casey
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Science and Technology
FROM: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Implementation of FOIA Relief Legislation
1. I anticipate that in the very near future, Congress
will enact our much needed FOIA relief legislation. The terms
of this legislation specify that before we can obtain any
relief, I must designate operational files as exempt from
search, review and disclosure under the FOIA. It is therefore
necessary for you to recommend those operational files within
your Directorate which can under the terms of the legislation
be exempted from the FOIA.
2. While it is not necessary to compile a list of every
operational file in the Directorate which will be designated, I
do expect to receive a list of categories of operational files
that you believe should be recommended for designation. The
function of files contained in these categories should be
specific and well defined and must conform with the criteria
stated in our legislation for designating operational files.
In addition, appropriate steps should be taken to ensure that
the categories of files to be recommended for designation do
not contain any files which do not fit within the stated
function of the category group.
3. I expect to receive your list of recommended file
designations shortly after enactment of the FOIA relief
legislation. Pursuant to a commitment the Agency made with the
HPSCI and SSCI staff, these recommended designations will be
provided to the oversight committees for their review prior to
the actual designation.
William J. Casey
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