MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE RE DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW OF

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 3, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: December 15, 1981
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
and the
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE
PROJECT TITLE: Declassification Review of 1950-54 Department of State Records.
SCOPE: This project will consist of a r -view for declassification of the
most historically significant raions of the 1950-54 central
decimal files of the,. .6 of State (R.G. 59) and of the 1950-
54 records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State
(R.G. 84) appraised as having continuing value. The declassifi-
cation reviewers will use the 1950-54 systematic review guidelines
developed by the Department of State for use by the Archivist of
the United States. The reviewers will also use applicable guide-
lines issued by the Departments of Defense, Energy, and Justice and
by the Central Intelligence Agency and the National: Security Council.
The project will, require careful., page.-by-page review using all
guidelines currently available and coordination for final declassifi-
cati.ondetermination' with.responsibleagency experts.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this project i.s to declassify and prepare for release
to the public the historically significant protions of the 1950-54
Department of State records. This objective should be accomplished
on or before January 1, 1986.
PRODUCTS: 1. Declassified 1950-54 Department of State records arranged,
reboxed,.and labeled.
2. 1950-54 Department.of State records identified as. requiring.
further national. security protection, segregated, arranged, reboxed,
and labeled.
3. A listing of the. record items requiring continued national
security protection.
4. 1950-54 Department of State records accessioned into the
National Archives.
ORGANIZATION: The project will involve National Archives and Records Service (NARS,
and Department of State personnel. The project will be organized
as follows:
State Dept. review
completed
1. NARS: The Project Director will be:
Edwin A. Thompson
Director, Records Declassification Division
Office of the National Archives, NARS
The NARS project team will consist of a supervisory archivist/
project coordinator and at least two archivists/team leaders and
approximately 22 archives technicians/reviewers.
NLC Review
Completed.
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2. Department of State: The Project Liaison Officer will be:
John R. Burke
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Classification/Declassification
Department of State
The Department of State will assign one or more staff members to
work with the NARS project team on an as needed basis.
NARS
RESPONSIBILITIES: The National Archives and Records Service agrees to:
1. review the most significant portions of the 1950-54 State
Department Records (R.G.s 59 and 84) using all current applicable
guidelines for declassification,
2. coordinate with agency experts the review of record items not
declassifi.able under those guidelines,
3. participate with Department of State personnel in revising the
systematic review guidelines provided by the Department of State,
4. prepare for researcher use the record items which have been
declassified,
5. segregate, arrange, and rebox the record items determined by
competent agency authority to require continued national security
protection,
6. prepare and submit to the Department of State a listing of the
segregated items,
7. provide professional archival direction, supervision, and
space necessary to accomplish the review,
8. employ, train, and maintain a staff of approximately 25 qualified
persons to conduct the review, and
9. accession the 1950-54 records of the Department of State into
the National Archives upon completion of this project.
DEPT. OF STATE
RESPONSIBILITIES: The Department of State agrees to:
1. maintain high level management support for the project,
2. provide the project liaison officer with sufficient resources to
complete the project,
3. issue, maintain and keep current the Department of State guide-
lines necessary to accomplish the objective, and
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4. respond to Freedom of Information Act and mandatory review
requests on the 1950-54 records of the Department of State until
completion of this,project.
SCHEDULE: This project will begin on or about March 1, 1982, and should be
completed by March 1, 1986.
TERMINATION: Either party may terminate this agreement upon 90 days notice in
writing. Outstanding financial or other obligations incurred by
either party will be settled to the extent of the commitment at
the time of termination.
COST: The Department of State agrees to reimburse the National Archives
and Records Service in the amount of $162,000 in F.Y. 1982. At
the commencement of each fiscal year, beginning in F.Y. 1983 and
thereafter through F.Y. 1986, both parties will agree to a funding
limitation for the project.
BILLING: The Department of State will furnish NARS with required fiscal
citations, the correct billing address, and one signed copy of
this Memorandum of Agreement.
NARS will bill the Department of State quarterly based on the fundin;
limitation. Standard Form 1080, Transfer of Funds, will be used
for billing purposes.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
By By
James W. Moore
Assistant Archivist
Title: for the National Archives Title:
Date: Date:
Please provide the following when Agreement is approved:
Funds Citation:
Agency Billing Address:
AUTHORITY: This Agreement is made under the authority of the Economy Act,
approved June 30, 1932, as amended (31 U.S.C. 686).
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