RESUMPTION OF NORMAL DESTRUCTION OF CIA DOCUMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R002800030001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 2, 2006
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 30, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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OLC 78-1064/5
30 October 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Assistant for Information, DDA
Deputy Legislative Counsel
Chief, Coordination and Review Staff
Office of Legislative Counsel
SUBJECT :-'Resumption of Normal Destruction of CIS
Documents
1. (IUO) I called me concerning your call to him
suggesting that we send letters to our oversight committees informing
them that normal document destruction will begin 1 January 1979. As
I understand it, you want letters sent to put the committees on notice
and thereby giving them a final opportunity to raise any objections rather
than facing the possibility that the committees will raise objections on
I January. Presumably, if the objections are raised now we will have
enough time to work them out.
2. (IUO) I am definitely against sending such letters at this time.
We had extensive and painstaking coordination with the Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence, House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence and the House Assassinations Committee to clear the way
for resuming normal destruction as of 1 January. All Congressional
interests and concerns have been satisfied and they have been put on
notice. If we send letters now we may very well stir up Congressional
reactions and further delay normal destruction. As you undoubtedly
know, the schedules for destruction have been cleared with all committees
of concern as well as the Archivist and only routine documents in no
way connected with any Congressional investigations are to be destroyed.
3. (IUO) I discussed your proposal withi vho had a
vital and integral role in our Congressional coordination, and he strongly
supports the position that we not send any letters at this time. I concur
in the need for such letters to complete the record; however, they should
not be sent until 31 December and only for purposes of notification .
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