DRAFT OF LETTER FROM (Sanitized) TO DR. EDWIN MAY. DISCUSSES INDEXED DOCUMENTS

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This document, from the CIA's Stargate program, is a draft letter to Dr. Edwin May regarding the evaluation, annotation, and copying of selected documents. Each document is indexed with different symbols denoting its availability and relevance to the program review. The letter requests Dr. May's appraisal of documents marked with an asterisk and the preparation of an unclassified annotated bibliography for the relevant documents. The letter also provides instructions for submitting the annotated bibliography and copies of classified reports.

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 DRAFT
 SG1J
 Dr. Edwin May
 SAIG, etc.
 Dear Dr. May:
 In accordance with the terms of your contract, I am enclosin  an "Indexed" copy of the
 bibliography of SRI reports and documents you had given to   nd a request   SG1 I
 for your assistance in evaluating, annotating and copying selected documents.
 Each document is Indexed with five different diacritical symbols along the left-hand
 margin, each symbol designates:
 * -reports apparently prepared under government contract which are not
 available at the current government program office. The letter ``D" in front of
 the asterisk denotes documents that may have been destroyed when you
 and         reviewed your files.
 + -reports which are available at the program office.
 & -reports not at the program office but which appear to be Interim or progress
 reports for which a final or subsequent report is available.
 7 -reports included in the "sanitized" volume prepared last year by SAIC for
 which a copy of the g~igin~l, unsanitized rem in not at the program office.
 x -documents not of interest for the current evaluation process, e.g., proposals,
 Internal memos and/or letters, administrative reports, draft reports, SRI
 technical papers presented at technical fora or in open publications.
 For documents denoted by the "*" symbol, Orequests your appraisal of their   SG1 I
 potential value to the current program review and evaluation noting that the external
 Review Panel can review only unclassified documents. Please eliminate any of the
 designated documents from the action requested below ifi you believe they do not offer
 information relevant to the panel's review or if the information they contain is provided
 in other available documents. If your copy of any of these documents has been
 destroyed, e.g., those designated by the "D" symbol, please note in your response.
 For the remaining, designated documents that you believe are relevant to the review
 process, please prepare an 'unclassified  annotated bibliography. Annotation should
 comprise 2 or 3 lines of text briefly delineating the principal contents. That annotated
 bibliography and copies of all ~nclassi#ied re or  should be sent to         SG1 I
 CIAIORD, Washington, DC 20505, for receipt NLT 19 June 1995. Copies of classified
 reports included on the bibliography should be sent to   is appropriate      SG1 I
 channels for receipt NLT 15 July 1995.
 If you have any questions about this tasking, please contact   t
 SGFOIA3 or me at
 SG11
 SG1 B
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