LETTER (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP01-00569R000100100067-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2010
• Sequence Number: 67
• Publication Date: October 12, 1984
• Content Type: LETTER

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ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE WY
12 October 1984
Executive Secretary
History Staff Bi-Weekly
Ken spoke last week to a naval strategy seminar at the National War
College on Alfred Thayer Mahan. He is currently attending the Air Force
Academy's three-day biennial military history symposium in Colorado Springs.
Don has an appointment this morning with DDCI McMahon to discuss his
history of overhead reconnaissance. McMahon, who played a leading role in
this activity, was given a copy of Don's 60-page summary chapter to review.
Don also is in correspondence with Dr. James Killian with regard to
fixing a time for an interview.
Our advertisements in the AHA newsletter and in the Chronicle of Higher
Education have produced over 50 applications for our Staff is orian
position. The closing date for applications is 15 October. A considerable
amount of History Staff time has gone into processing and reviewing these
applications.
Section 3 of the new CIA Information Act requires the DCI, in
consultation with the Archivist of the United States, the Librarian of
Congress, and "appropriate representatives of the historical discipline
selected by the Archivist," to submit a report to Congress by 1 June 1985 on
"the feasibility of conducting systematic review for declassification and
release of CIA information of historical value." Ken met with Alan
Thompson, the Archivist's action officer on this, to discuss formation of
the committee.
Several requests have hAAn made or tories.
asked for a history of the there i
CI Staff,
C/SAG asked for histories of covert action; Ken sent him a list of
13 histories on SAC activities. IAD, who is working on
examples of "Excellence," called for a history of th
the Congo; supplied him with the name, number, and location of the
history in which this operation is covered.
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?ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE MY
Diane has sent out to the originating components for review the latest
batch of documents requested from the LBJ Library and the OSD by State
Department historians for use in the Foreign Relations of the United States
series.
has received and installed a new hard-pack for our Wang. This
will give us a back-up in the event of another break-down.
History Staff
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