The effectiveness of Public Law 102-526, the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 : hearing before the Legislation and National Security Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, November 17, 1993

United States. Congress. House. Committee On Government Operations. Legislation And National Security Subcommittee

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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBUC LAW
102-526, THE PRESIDENT JOHN F.
ASSASSINATION RECORDSKENNEDY
COLLECTION ACT OF 1992
Y 4. G 74/7; K 38/3
The Effectiveness of Public Lau 102.
HEARING
BEFORE THE
LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL
SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
REPRESENTATIVESHOUSE OF
ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
NOVEMBER 17, 1993
Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations
U.S. GOVEliNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
75-321 CC WASHINGTON : 1994
For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402
ISBN 0-16-043551-XTHE EFreCTTVENESS OF PUBUCUW
102-526, THE PRESIDENT JOHN F.
KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS
COLLECTION ACT OF 1992
Y 4. G 74/7: K 38/3
The Effectiveness of Public Lau 102...
HEARING
BEFORE THE
LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL
SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
NOVEMBER 17, 1993
Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations
APR
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U.S. GOVEliNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
"''^ii'dHTC
75-321 CC WASHINCTrON : 1994
For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Oil ice
Superintendent ofDocuments. Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402
ISBN 0-16-043551-XCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
JOHN CONYERS, JR., Midiigan, Cfuurman
CARDISS COLLETS, niinois WILLIAM F. CUNGER. Jr., Pennsylvania
GLENN ENGUSH, Oklahoma AL McCANDLESS, CaUfomia
HENRY A. WAXMAN, California J. DEIWIS HASTERT, Illinois
MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma JON L. KYL, Arizona
STEPHEN L. NEAL, North Carolina CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut
TOM LANTOS, California STEVEN SCHIFF. New Mexico
MAJOR R. OWENS, New York C. COX, California
EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming
JOHN M. SPRATT, JR, South Carolina ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida
GARY A. CONDIT, CaHfomia DICK ZIMMER, New Jereey
COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota WILLIAM H. ZELIFF, Jr., New Hampshire
KAREN L. THURMAN, Florida JOHN M. McHUGH, New York
BOBBY L. RUSH, IlHnois STEPHEN HORN, California
CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York DEBORAH PRYCE, Ohio
THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin JOHN L. MICA, Florida
DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey ROB PORTMAN, Ohio
FLOYD H. FLAKE, New York
JAMES A. HAYES, Louisiana BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont
CRAIG A. WASHINGTON, Texas (Independent)
BARBARA-ROSE COLLINS, Michigan
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
MARJORIE MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY,
Pennsylvania
LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California
GENE GREEN, Texas
BART STUPAK, Michigan
Julian Epstein, Staff Director
Matthew R. Fletcher, Minority DirectorStaff
LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE
JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan, Chairman
CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois AL McCANDLESS, California
GLENN ENGLISH, Oklahoma WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR., Pennsylvania
STEPHEN L. NEAL, North Carolina JON L. KYL, Arizona
CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York DICK ZIMMER, New Jersey
TOM LANTOS, California
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
DirectorJames C. Turner, Staff
Miranda G. KatsoyANNIS, Professional MemberStaff
Cheryl A. Phelps, MemberStaff
Eric M. Thorson, ProfessionalSta/f
Joseph Cirincione, StaffMember
Bennie B. Williams, Clerk
Cheryl G. Matcho,
Rosalind Burke-Alexander, Clerk
Monty Tripp, Minority Professional Staff
(II)CONTENTS
Page
1993 1Hearing held on November 17,
Statement of:
Representative in Congress from the StateConyers, Hon. John, Jr., a
and chairman, Legislation and National Security Sub-01 Michigan,
1committee: Opening statement
James H., Esq., former counsel. Senate Select Committee onJohnston,
Intelligence 44
Esq., president. Assassination Archives and ResearchLesar, James H.,
66Center
Newman, Maj. John M., U.S. Army, Ph.D., author, Kennedy and Viet-
nam 114
Peterson, Trudy Huskamp, Acting Archivist of the United States, Na-
accompanied by Steventional Archives and Records Administration,
D. Tillev, Archivist, Access Staff 9
Closed: Harvey Oswald andPosner, Gerald, Esq., author of "Case Lee
26the Assassination ofJFK"
M.D., diagnostic radiologist. Southern HillsRobertson, Randolph H.,
Center, NashviUe, TN 99Medical
Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by:
Conyers, Hon. John, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Michigan, and chairman. Legislation and National Security Sub-
committee: Opening statement 3
Johnston, James H., Esq., former counsel. Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence: Prepared 50
Lesar, James H., Esq., president. Assassination Archives and Research
Center: Prepared statement 71
Maloney, Hon. Carolyn B., a Representative in Congress from the State
ofNew York: Prepared statement 8
Newman, Maj. John M., U.S. Army, Ph.D., author, Kennedy and Viet-
nam: Prepared statement 119
Peterson, Trudy Huskamp, Acting Archivist of the United States, Na-
tional Archives and Records Adininistration:
Letter dated December 13, 1993, to the Honorable Al McCandless,
process recordsregarding information concerning the standard of
of the President John F. Kennedy records collection 97
12Prepared statement
Gerald, author of "Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald andPosner, Esq.,
the Assassination ofJFK": Prepared statement 32
Robertson, Randolph H., M.D., dieignostic radiologist. Southern Hills
Medical Center, Nashville, TN: Prepared statement 102
APPENDDC
Material submitted for the hearing record 129
Trudy Huskamp Peterson, Acting ArchivistOctober 8, 1993, letter from
of the United States 129
October 1993 Charles J. Sanders and Mark S. Zaid article from South
Texas Law Review entitled "The Declassification of Dealey Plaza: After
Thirty Years, a New Disclosure Law at Last May Help to Clariiy
the F*acts ofthe Kennedy Assassination" 135
November 1993, letter from Alan J. Weberman of Independent Re-6,
search Associates. The attachments to this letter are on file with the
subcommittee 171
November Washington Post7, 1993, G. Robert Blakey article from the
entitled "Murdered by the Mob" 173
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Page
Material submitted for the hearing record—Continued
EdwinNovember 7, 1993, M. Yoder, Jr., article from the Washington
Post entitled "Banality of the Murder' 178 12, 1993, letter and attachments from Stanley S. Siegelman,
editor Radiology, to Chairman John Conyers,M.D., of Jr 182
November 14-16, Walter Pincus and George Lardner,1993, Jr., three-
part series from the Washington Post entitled The Assassination
FUes" 189
November 15, 1993, letter from Hon. Charlie Rose and Hon. William
M. Thomas, chairman and ranking minority member. Committee on
House Administration 220
November 16, 1993, letter from Roger Bruce Feinman, Esq., to Chairman
John Conyers, Jr 222 24, 1993, letter from Louis J. Freeh, Director, Federal Bureau
Investigationof 236
November 29, 1993, Max Holland article from the Nation entitled '^uba,
War"Kennedy and the Cold 238
December letter from Randolph H. Robertson, M.D,, to Chair-27, 1993,
man John Conyers, Jr. The attachments to this letter are on file
with the subcommittee 250
January 3, 1994, letter from Gary L. Aguilar, M.D., to Chairman John
Conyers, Jr. The attachments to this letter are on file with the sub-
committee 254LAW 102-526,THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC
KENNEDY ASSAS-THE PRESIDENT JOHN F.
COLLECTION ACT OFSINATION RECORDS
1992
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1993
House of Representatives,
National Security SubcommitteeLegislation and
OF THE Committee on Government Operations,
Washington, DC.
met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in roomThe subcommittee
House Office Building, Hon. John Conyers, Jr.2154, Raybum
(chairman of the subcommittee) presiding.
Jr., Glenn Eng-Members present: Representatives John Conyers,
lish, and Al McCandless.
Louis Stokes.Also present: Representative
present: James C. Turner, staff director;Subcommittee staff
clerk; and Monty Tripp, minority professionalBennie B. Williams,
staff.
OPENING STATEMENT OFCHAIRMANCONYERS
Mr. Conyers. Good morning. The Legislation and National Secu-
rity Subcommittee will come to order.
of PublicWe are meeting today to review the implementation
102-526, the Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act ofLaw
originated in this committee. Last year the sub-1992, a law which
committee held three separate hearings on this legislation and
closely with the Senate and the administration to shape theworked
final Records Act.
The assassination of President Kennedy was a tragedy that
touched everyone, and continues to be felt even as we near the
who30th anniversary of that event. He was a unique leader
both home andbrought humanity and vision to American policy, at
abroad.
was compounded by lingeringThe tragic loss of the President
suspicion that the government was not entirely forthcoming about
the assassination. Indeed, the 1964 Warren Commission conclusion
that Oswald, acting alone, was responsible for the death of Presi-
dent Kennedy has oeen in question since the first day that it was
made public. And today, many Americans feel that something is
being concealed in the secret files of their government.
Tha