LETTER TO MIKE DELANEY FROM CHRISTOPHER J. WALKER RE NOTIFICATION

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• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
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• Case Number: F-2007-02022
• Publication Date: August 29, 2007

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Mr.
Mike Delaney, HPSCI
OCA 2007-00458
Mr.
Jim Lewis, HPSCI
OCA 2007-00458/1
Mr.
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Andy Johnson, SSCI
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OCA 2007-00458/2
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Lou
s Tucker, SSCI
OCA 2007-00458/3
The
Honorable John P.Murtha, HAC/DEF
OCA 2007-00458/4
The
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Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, SAC/DEF
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OCA 2007-00458/5
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onorable Harry Reid, SEN. MAJ.
OCA 2007-00458/6
The Honorable Mitch McConn
ell Jr. SEN. MIN.
OCA
2007-00458/7
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
, House Speaker
OCA
2007-00458/8
The Honorable John A. Boeh
ner, House MIN.
OCA
2007-00458/9
CIA/OCA/LIAISON
OCA 2007-00458
(29 August 2007)
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 Central Intelligence Agency
OCA 2007-00458
29 August 2007
Mr. Mike Delaney
Staff Director
Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mike:
SUBJECT: Notification
COUNTRY: None
Under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act and the
Japanese-Imperial Government Disclosure Act
(U) Enclosed is a background paper regarding the subject
mentioned above.
(U) If you have any questions regarding this notification
or require additional information, please do not hesitate to call
Sincerely,
Christopher J. Walker
rector of Congressional Affairs
Enclosure
 Central Intelligence Agency
OCA 2007-00458
29 August 2007
Mr. Jim Lewis
Acting Minority Staff Director
Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Jim:
SUBJECT: Notification
COUNTRY: None
ISSUE: (U/~) CIA's Declassification and Release Program
Under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act and the
Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act
(U) Enclosed is a background paper regarding the subject
mentioned above.
(U) If you have any questions regarding this notification
or require add information, please do not hesitate to call
lincerely,
Christopher J. Walker
6~irector of Congressional Affairs
 Central Intelligence Agency
OCA 2007-00458
29 August 2007
Mr. Andy Johnson
Staff Director
Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Andy:
SUBJECT: Notification
COUNTRY: None
ISSUE: (U/~ CIA's Declassification and Release Program
Under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act and the
Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act
(U) Enclosed is a background paper regarding the subject
mentioned above.
(U) If you have any questions regarding this notification
or recruire add' 'opal information, please do not hesitate to call
Sincerely,
C ristopher J. Walker
Director of Congressional Affairs
 Central Intelligence Agency
OCA 2007-00458
29 August 2007
Mr. Louis Tucker
Minority Staff Director
Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Louis:
SUBJECT: Notification
COUNTRY: None
Under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act and the
Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act
(U) Enclosed is a background paper regarding the subject
mentioned above.
(U) If you have any questions regarding this notification
or require additional information, please do not hesitate to call
of the OCA staff at
Sincerely.
Christopher J. Walker
Director of Congressional Affairs
 Central Intelligence Agency
OCA 2007-00458
29 August 2007
The Honorable John P. Murtha
Chairman
Subcommittee on Defense
Committee on Appropriations
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
SUBJECT: Notification
COUNTRY: None
ISSUE: (U/~ CIA's Declassification and Release Program
Under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act and the
Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act
(U) Enclosed is a background paper regarding the subject
mentioned above.
(U) If you have any questions regarding this notification
or re uire additional information, please do not h itate to call
of the OCA staff at F 7
Christopher J. Walker
Director of Congressional Affairs
 Central Intelligence Agency
OCA 2007-00458
29 August 2007
The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye
Chairman
Subcommittee on Defense
Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
SUBJECT: Notification
COUNTRY: None
Under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act and the
Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act
(U) Encloses is a background paper regarding the subject
mentioned above.
(U) If you have any questions regarding this notification
or. recruire add' 'onal information, please do not hesitate to call
of the OCA staff at
/Christopher J. Walker
rirector of Congressional Affairs
 Central Intelligence Agency
OCA 2007-00458
29 August 2007
The Honorable Harry Reid
Majority Leader
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Reid:
SUBJECT: Notification
ISSUE: (U/ ) CIA's Declassification and Release Program
Under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act and the
Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act
(U) Enclosed is a background paper regarding the subject
mentioned above.
(U) If you have any questions regarding this notification
or require additional information, please do not hesitate to call
lbii-ector of Congressional Affairs
 Central Intelligence Agency
OCA 2007-00458
29 August 2007
The Honorable Mitch McConnell
Republican Leader
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator McConnell:
SUBJECT: Notification
COUNTRY: None
Under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act and the~7~u
Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act
(U) Enclosed is a background paper regarding the subject
mentioned above.
(U) If you have any questions regarding this notification
or re . 'onal information, please do not hesitate to call
of the OCA staff at
Sincerely,
rzs op er J. Walker
D' ector of Congressional Affairs
Enclosure
 Central Intelligence Agency
OCA 2007-00458
29 August 2007
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Madam Speaker:
SUBJECT: Notification
COUNTRY: None
Under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act and the
Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act
(U) Enclosed is a background paper regarding the subject
mentioned above.
(U) If you have any questions regarding this notification
or recruire ad onal information, please do not hesitate to call
Sincerely,
ristop er J. Walker
irector of Congressional Affairs
 Central Intelligence Agency
OCA 2007-00458
29 August 2007
The Honorable John A. Boehner
Minority Leader
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Boehner:'
SUBJECT: Notification
COUNTRY: None
Under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act and-the~~y Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act
(U) Enclosed is a background paper regarding the subject
mentioned above.
(U) If you have any questions regarding this notification
reauire ad onal information, please do no itate to call
of the OCA staff at
:? Christopher J. Walker
erector of Congressional Affairs
 SUBJECT: (UCIA's Declassification and Release Program
Under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act and the
Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act
1. (U) This notification provides a final report on the
unprecedented release by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
of Agency-wide records, especially National Clandestine Service's
operational records, in response to the Nazi War Crimes
Disclosure Act (NWCDA) and the Japanese Imperial Government
Disclosure Act (JIGDA). This notification also addresses the
documents withheld from release under these Disclosure Acts.
2. (U) The NWCDA, which was signed on 8 October 1998,
directed U.S. Government agencies to review for declassification
and release records regarding persons who committed war crimes or
acts of persecution as described in the statute or records on
property/goods transactions connected with war crimes activity.
The JIGDA, addressing Japanese war crimes, was enacted in
December 2000.
3. (U) The NWCDA and the JIGDA also created an Interagency
Working Group (IWG), which was established to help locate,
identify, inventory, and recommend for declassification
classified records related to these two Disclosure Acts, and to
coordinate with the appropriate agencies to help expedite release
of such records to'the public.. The IWG is composed of
representatives of the National Archives and Records
Administration, the CIA, the Department of Defense, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, the National Security Council, the
Department of Justice, the Department of State, the United States
Holocaust Memorial. Museum, and three public members.
4. (U) As of 31 March 2007, when these Disclosure Acts
expired, CIA fulfilled all of its commitments. In total, CIA has
declassified and released to the National Archives approximately
145,000 pages in 1,100 files. The declassified files contain
minimal redactions. In all of the files declassified and
released, CIA has withheld in full only 265 pages that pertain
to a particular operation during the 1970s and 1980s. The IWG
concurs with CIA withholding this information.
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 SUBJECT: (U) CIA's Declassification and Release Program
Under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act and the
Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act
5. (U) CIA hopes that the information available to
historians and other researchers at the National Archives will
contribute to the public's understanding and further clarify the
historical record.
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