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REGARDING YOUR POTENTIAL QUESTION FROM DURENBERGER

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
General CIA Records [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP86B00885R000100060016-3
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
K
Document Page Count: 
1
Document Creation Date: 
December 20, 2016
Document Release Date: 
June 14, 2007
Sequence Number: 
16
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
February 22, 1984
Content Type: 
MEMO
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Approved For Release 2007/06/15: CIA-RDP86B00885R000100060016-3 22 February 1984 John, Regarding your potential question from Durenberger: 1. notes that the Director gave a firm commitment that we would voluntarily review historical records for 11ossible declassifi- cation. The game plan is that once FOIA is passed will be ready to move to implement this "historical access program. Durenberger apparently promised to obtain additional resources that might be necessary for this program. The Historian, will be asked to identify topics of potential interest to historians/academicians. These topics would then be cleared by the system. If agreement were reached, these materials would then be reviewed for declassification. He emphasized that he's talking about old material, probably 30-40 years old. 2. believes the Director's commitment was so strong that we might be o igated to implement such a program whether or not the FOIA bill goes through. Approved For Release 2007/06/15: CIA-RDP86B00885R000100060016-3
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