MINUTES - PLANNING MEETING STAR GATE DECLASSIFICATION 19 SEPTEMBER 1995
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This document is minutes from a planning meeting that took place on September 19, 1995, regarding the declassification of the Stargate program and related documentation. The meeting was attended by various individuals, including representatives from the Classification Review Department, the Historical Review Group, and the Center for Studies in Intelligence.
The main points discussed were as follows:
- The Agency Review Panel (ARP) needed to be briefed on the Congressional directive and obtain their approval to proceed.
- A plan to review and declassify the documentation within two years was to be included in the Management Plan to Congress, contingent on Congress approving the use of additional billets and funds for the task.
- The possibility of having the National Archives implement the declassification under CIA guidance and funding was explored.
- Support from a FOIA group was offered for future Freedom of Information Act requests.
- It was noted that the recent records management person assigned to the Office of Research and Development (ORD) was not senior enough to lead the declassification process, and someone from the ORD staff would need to be assigned as the lead person.
Overall, this document provides insight into the planning and considerations surrounding the declassification of the Stargate program.
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agreed that he would provide the leadership to accomplish the
declassification if no other organization accepted the task but contingent
upon the provision of the additional billets and funds noted above.
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noted that the National Archives needs to be appraised of the
document transfer from DIA to CIA
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Minutes - Planning Meeting
Star Gate Declassification
19 September 1995
Attendees:
Chief of Classifications (representing
Classification Review Department)
hief, Historical Review Group
, Information Review Officer, DD/S&T
Chief, Review Declassification Team
Director, Center for Studies in Intelligence
ORD
Contractor
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Chief, S G 1 I
The meeting was held to discuss how to accomplish the review and declassification
of the Star Gate program and related documentation in accordance with
Congressional direction.
The principal results of the discussion were:
- Brief the Agency Review Panel (ARP) on the Congressional direction and
obtain their approval to proceed as planned (subsequently arranged with
for 1330 hours on 9/28 in room 7D02).
- Include in Management Plan to Congress the plan to expeditiously review
and declassify the documentation (complete within 2-years) contingent
upon the approval of Congress to use some of the billets and funds
previously provided to accomplish this task.
- Explore the possibility of having the National Archives implement the
declassification of the documentation under funding and guidance
provided by CIA.
offered the support of her group in responding to future FOIA
noted that the recent records management person assigned to
ORD was not senior enough to lead this task and implied that ORD would
need to assign someone from the ORD staff to be the lead person to
implement the declassification plan.
Approved For Release 2003/09/16 : CIA-RDP96-00791 R000100030074-4