Doc 0000027651

The image shows a stylized graphic of a bank vault door on the left, with a glowing blue light emanating from the right side of the vault. To the right of the vault is text in a distressed, white font that reads "THE BLACK VAULT." Below this title, in smaller white text, is a description of the document's origin from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection." The text also states that the collection contains over 20,000 pages of declassified CIA documents. Finally, a URL, "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com," is displayed in bright yellow text at the bottom. There are no photographs of people, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or obvious evidence of experimental procedures visible in this image. ... CENTR.'L JNTElltGENCE AGE~C'i WASHINC,ON.. D.C. 10WlS • Cener11 Counsel • c. Honorable Rex Lee Solicitor of tbe C~neral United Strltes u.s. Department of Justice washington, DC 20530 Dear Mr. Lee: Re: John Cary Sim~£ et ai. v. CIA t.A. S2-l9 l (b.t. C1r. June 10, 1983) N~. on .10 J~ne 1983, the Court of Appeals, with Circuit Judge Bork dissenting in part, entered an opinion edverse to the Central lntelligence Agency (CIA). As you are aware, Circuit Judge I6wards, speaking for the Court, held that the CIA had not properly sustained its cl2ims that certain individual researchers involved in the HKOLTAA project WEte •intelligence 60urces• for purposes of 50 o.s.c. S403(d)(l) and, thus, for exemption (J)(3) of the F eedorn of Information ·. ISSUES . PRE~ENT£D 1. l .J •• - \ : .: J , 1 'I ··~• ;. ·7-;;5:J-' . ' ..2. DISCUSSION -2-3-'~-, ... . . ' .. Under Sims-II, most CIA case officers will feeJ personaliy obligated and duty-bound to warn their agents that the CIA cannot guarantee .the anonymity essential to that ·relationship. · (.) .· ., --- .. . ---· . ~ _Si nc_er ely 1 .~:~~-~A~-. Stanley. ...4 orkin . General Cou~sel · _ . . -- -...---- , • ·. - l • .. p ' . .·' ·' .. ~ . Penny Bevis Centor for Natloaal Security Studies 122 Maryland Avenue, ME washtngton, DC 20002 Dear Ms. Bevis• 'i'bl.s is a final reaponae to your 2 August 1981 rceedoa of InfortU1tion Act (POlA) re-quest (your C•l41) for copies of CIA r•cords documenting tbe comments of Agency case offloera the S!es teat. The processing of yGur requeat included conce~ning a search for records up through the date of our 17 Auguit ltiJ r.eceptance letter. :t· ~: .. We have completed e thorough search for records responelve to your request and located two documents below wblch we have llste~ determined be released to you ln segre9able fora pursuant to ~ay POIA exemptions (b) (3) and (b) (5). tn referenc~ to exemption . . (b) (SJ, the Agency 11 asatrtlng the attorne-y-work product, . ,. and deliberative proceas privileges aa In atto~ney-cllent embodi~4 ~: ~ .... that Copies of these docuaents and an explanation of ~xeaptton. oxe~pt!ons are enclose~. .. ·' DOCUI(l_~ .. 1. Undate4 notea • ... ~· ' 2. 13 July 1981. M~morandua, official responsible for theae determination• 11 ~he Mr. The document is a typed letter on official CIA letterhead. It includes a large, dark redacted block obscuring a significant portion of the lower half of the page, and a smaller redacted area near the date. The letterhead features the "CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY" and "WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505" in black. The date "13 July 1983" is visible. The document discusses a court case, "John Cary Sims, et al. v. CIA," and mentions the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). There is a numbered heading "1. ISSUES PRESENTED" followed by another large redacted area. The bottom right corner shows the number "2". . ,. and deliberative proceas privileges aa In atto~ney-cllent embodi~4 ~: ~ .... that Copies of these docuaents and an explanation of ~xeaptton. oxe~pt!ons are enclose~. .. ·' DOCUI(l_~ .. 1. Undate4 notea • ... ~· ' 2. 13 July 1981. M~morandua, official responsible for theae determination• 11 ~he Mr. J. £d'4ln Dietel, Deputy General Counsel ot tbo Central ·;.,..~. . ~ J. . ntell~genee Agency. / '~ .::?....,...,.J · You have the r lgbt to app4tal the atove declelona by addceasln9 ~ ._.., your appeal to the CIA Jnformat ton Rev lev Co~t~rDl ttee, In ay care.~ . , '~-': Should you deelde to do tble, please ••plain the baate of your· ·i ,·~:\ -~ npe•l .. . ,: .. .... a ~: . ; . IT o • t ._ · :~ .. ~~~;.;~~~ .:,,' •. ' / •. . . .. -'~. . ?'("• • ~ ~ •• ~ :.:. -:~·-.- .· . Ali. _ieea:·~for your pa~tlcular request bove been vah•ed. <.;.~r;·i:t~r~r " ., · . , we a .. p~ olo .. g ..... ise tor the length of time it has. taken ua to " . eomplet~ ./ .. the proeeealn9 9f your request, but ve have been inundated by a l&rge quaber of t~queats over the paet several years. Onder the·.~ ' ! ~... . ~ ~ - · ' ~' ; . . . . . · -'. . .:. . r. ,,. . ' ' .. . - ... ------44 ve have done our best to be fair to all of our circumstanc~s, requesters. Thus, we establishP.d 9ome years ago the policy of first-received, first-answered. Thank you for your patience an~ consideration while were processing your request. ~e Sincerely, n. John Wright Information and Privacy Coordinator Enclosure IPD/FPO/ksk/17 Apr 85 Distribution: Ocig - Adse w/encl D1 - Chcono ---F83-0735 GIP (b} (3) (b) (5) Denier: J. Ed"A~in Dietel, OGC~ .~c !J fees waivej PE01L The visible content on this page primarily consists of blank white space, characteristic of a page that may have contained redacted information or belonged to a document with minimal content on this specific page. There is a handwritten annotation in the lower right corner that reads "-2-3-4-". Additionally, the word "DISCUSSION" is center-aligned near the top of the page. A handwritten numeral "2." is present in the upper left quadrant. The rest of the page appears to be devoid of any other significant visual elements, such as photographs, stamps, or structured data. The page contains a block of typed text. The text discusses CIA case officers and their obligations regarding agent anonymity. There are no images, stamps, or other visual elements typically found in official documents, and no visual evidence of experimental procedures. The page appears to be a straightforward textual excerpt with no contextual visual information. The page contains a signature, the name "Stanley Sporkin," and the title "General Counsel" written in type. There is also a handwritten notation at the bottom of the page which reads "-6-7-8-". The rest of the page is blank and features scattered dark speckles, likely due to the age of the document. There are no photographs, forms, diagrams, tables, or explicit visual evidence of experimental procedures. This document is a typed letter. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, forms with filled-in fields, diagrams, schematics, organizational charts, or tables. There are some small ink spots and smudges scattered across the page, particularly in the upper right corner and also towards the bottom. There is a circular stamp with "22 APR 1985" written inside, and some unidentifiable dark ink splatters near it in the upper right quadrant. There are no visible redactions or obscured content. The page is entirely text-based, appearing to be a standard official response letter. This page contains a typed letter with a handwritten signature and marginalia. The letter, dated April 17, 1985, is from John H. Wright, Information and Privacy Coordinator, and discusses the agency's policy of first-received, first-answered requests. Below the signature, a handwritten note reads "DECAL" within a circular annotation. There are no photographs, stamps, diagrams, or structured data visible on the page. The text itself references a request numbered "--F83-0735 GIP (b) (3) (b) (5)" and mentions "fees waived," hinting at administrative processes related to information requests.