CLASSIFICATION REVIEW OF THE GENERAL DONOVAN PAPERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP93B01194R001300100025-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 26, 2001
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: April 25, 1978
• Content Type: MFR

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25 April 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
FROM:
R W el., ecor s Review Branch
SUBJECT: Classification Review of the General Donovan Papers
C/RRB met on 25 April 1978 with C/IMS/DDO to discuss the handling
of third Agency material in the General Donovan collection. It was
noted that.OSS R&A section material transferred to the Department of
State had been unilaterally declassified by State without reference to
other contributing agencies. It was agreed that CIA as the successor to
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would be exempted as wou reports revealing
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tion is being conducted to declassify as much material as possible for
turnover to the Executor of the Donovan estate and ultimate transfer to
Princeton University. AC/RRB/Silver Team will advise the
review team leader.
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25 April 1978'
MEMORANDUM FOR: RRB Team Leaders and Personnel
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Chief, Records Review Branch
SUBJECT: Consumer Evaluations of SO Reports
1. A number of SO reports have source evaluations attached.
Some of the evaluations are carbon copies and others are originals.
All are signed in true name by the analyst making the evaluation.
The question arose as to whether the evaluations constitute an
integral part of the report or whether they may be detached as
extraneous.
2. Chief, RRB sought an opinion on this matter from A/RMO/DDO
who referred the question to ISAS/RAB, The lattjATINTL
in turn sought the views of NARS, Colonel Tagge, reportATINTL
on 25 April 1978 that Colonel Tagge determined tha We evaluations
are part of the report. The rationale is that if documents, such as
the SO reports, are listed on the Records Control Schedule as permanent,
any attachments to the documents also take on permanent status.
3. The ruling obviously prevents declassification of SO reports
to which are attached evaluations containing the true names of CIA
personnel. The evaluations as a whole would provide a list of
Agency employees. Moreover, some CIA personnel making the evaluations-----
may have been under cover at the time or, as in at least one case
surfaced thus far, may be currently serving under cover.
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26 April 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR: Records Review Branch Team Leaders
FROM:
and Personnel
Chief, Records Review Branch
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SUBJECT: Consumer Evaluations of SO Reports
REFERENCE: Chief, Records Review Branch Memorandum,
Same Subject, Dated 25 April 1978
1. Paragraph 3 of reference states that evaluations
attached to SO reports contain the true names of CIA
personnel, which prevents declassification of such reports.
2. However, some reports are surfacing that contain
initials and not the full names of the evaluator. In order
to avoid unnecessary complexity in handling the evaluations,
those documents which contain initials only of the evaluator
will be treated in the same manner as those with a complete
name.
3. Also, many of the evaluation sheets are not classified
although they are attached to classified documents. It is not
necessary to stamp a classification on such sheets since they
are considered to bear the classification of the document to
which they are attached.
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