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Anonymous
Posted: January 4, 2024In:

January 4, 2024   U.S. Secret Service FOIA Office 245 Murray Lane Building T-5 Washington, D.C. 20223 Email: FOIA@usss.dhs.gov   BACKGROUND   Homer McMahon, a former CIA employee at NPIC, testified to the Assassination Records Review Board ...Read more

January 4, 2024

 

U.S. Secret Service FOIA Office

245 Murray Lane Building T-5

Washington, D.C. 20223

Email: FOIA@usss.dhs.gov

 

BACKGROUND

 

Homer McMahon, a former CIA employee at NPIC, testified to the Assassination Records Review Board that in the evening on November 24, 1963, a secret service agent named “William Smith” or “Bill Smith” brought to him while working at the NPIC a film (what is now known as the “Zapruder Film”) and asked for briefing boards to be made of selected frames. 

 

THE REQUEST

 

The request is for documents or any other information sufficient to determine whether Bill Smith or William Smith was an employee of the Secret Service in November 1963.

 

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Anonymous
FOIA Request
Anonymous
Posted: December 29, 2023In:

News Coverage of the Assassination Records Review Board Hearing on the Zapruder Film This video recording is MSNBC coverage of a Zapruder film Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) hearing which contained an interview with Professor Robert Brauneis and MSNBC Legal Correspondent ...Read more

News Coverage of the Assassination Records Review Board Hearing on the Zapruder Film

This video recording is MSNBC coverage of a Zapruder film Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) hearing which contained an interview with Professor Robert Brauneis and MSNBC Legal Correspondent Jay Monahan.
Dates
This item was produced or created on April 2, 1997.
The creator compiled or maintained the parent series, Moving Images Relating to John F. Kennedy Assassination Research, between 1994–1998.
Sound
Audiovisual record(s) in this item have sound.

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Anonymous
FOIA Request
Anonymous
Posted: December 29, 2023In:

Jack Gordon’s Presentation to Dr. Haber’s Class https://catalog.archives.gov/id/589649 This video recording covers Jack Gordon as he presented his opinions on the Kennedy assassination to a group of college students. Gordon suggested that the assassination was the work of a team of assassins ...Read more

Jack Gordon’s Presentation to Dr. Haber’s Class

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/589649

This video recording covers Jack Gordon as he presented his opinions on the Kennedy assassination to a group of college students. Gordon suggested that the assassination was the work of a team of assassins including the “umbrella man,” and that members of the press, including Dan Rather, were involved in a cover-up. Gordon showed the class footage from the Zapruder film.
Dates
This item was produced or created in 1981.
The creator compiled or maintained the parent series, Moving Images Relating to John F. Kennedy Assassination Research, between 1994–1998.
Note: Although this series was created between 1994 and 1998, this item dates back to 1981.
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Audiovisual record(s) in this item have not been edited.
Sound
Audiovisual record(s) in this item have sound.
Access: Unrestricted
Use: Possibly Restricted
Use of these archival materials may be restricted.
Some or all of this material may be restricted by copyright or other intellectual property right restrictions.

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Anonymous
FOIA Request
Anonymous
Posted: December 20, 2023In:

According to federal law, the CIA is generally exempt from searching its “operational files,” unless certain conditions are met. This request is for all past Freedom of Information Act searches and results in which the CIA has conducted ...Read more

According to federal law, the CIA is generally exempt from searching its “operational files,” unless certain conditions are met. This request is for all past Freedom of Information Act searches and results in which the CIA has conducted a search of its “operational files” in relation to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

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Anonymous
FOIA Request
Anonymous
Posted: December 19, 2023In:

Background: On August 3, 1999, it was announced that the heirs of Abraham Zapruder (through their LMH Company) would receive $16 million dollars for the copy of the Zapruder Film then held in the National Archives. ...Read more

Background: On August 3, 1999, it was announced that the heirs of Abraham Zapruder (through their LMH Company) would receive $16 million dollars for the copy of the Zapruder Film then held in the National Archives. LMH Company retained the copyright to the film, which it then donated to the Sixth Floor Museum in December of that year. 

This request is for a copy of the 1999 tax return for LMH Company showing the amount of the deduction for the Zapruder film copyright that was donated to the Sixth Floor Museum.

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Anonymous
FOIA Request
Anonymous
Posted: December 14, 2023In:

I am requesting access to records concerning the preservation of the original film taken of the John F. Kennedy Assassination by Abraham Zapruder in the afternoon of November 22, 1963, which is currently in storage at the National ...Read more

I am requesting access to records concerning the preservation of the original film taken of the John F. Kennedy Assassination by Abraham Zapruder in the afternoon of November 22, 1963, which is currently in storage at the National Archives. 

Specifically, I am seeking the following information regarding the preservation protocols for the original Zapruder film:

  1. Detailed descriptions of the preservation methods and processes currently employed for this film.
  2. Records of any preservation audits, inspections, or assessments conducted on this film, including dates, findings, and any actions taken as a result.
  3. Documentation of environmental conditions (such as temperature, humidity, moisture, and light exposure) where the film is stored. 
  4. Documentation related to monitoring, auditing and remediation of vinegar syndrome, mold growth, or brittleness. 
  5. Information on any preservation efforts, such as digitization or restoration projects, related to this film, since 2002.
  6. Any correspondence or memos related to the preservation of this film.
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Anonymous
FOIA Request
Anonymous
Posted: December 14, 2023In:

I am requesting access to records concerning the preservation of the original film taken of the John F. Kennedy Assassination by Abraham Zapruder in the afternoon of November 22, 1963, which is currently in storage at the National ...Read more

I am requesting access to records concerning the preservation of the original film taken of the John F. Kennedy Assassination by Abraham Zapruder in the afternoon of November 22, 1963, which is currently in storage at the National Archives. 

Specifically, I am seeking the following information regarding the preservation protocols for the original Zapruder film:

  1. Detailed descriptions of the preservation methods and processes currently employed for this film.
  2. Records of any preservation audits, inspections, or assessments conducted on this film, including dates, findings, and any actions taken as a result.
  3. Documentation of environmental conditions (such as temperature, humidity, moisture, and light exposure) where the film is stored. 
  4. Documentation related to monitoring, auditing and remediation of vinegar syndrome, mold growth, or brittleness. 
  5. Information on any preservation efforts, such as digitization or restoration projects, related to this film, since 2002.
  6. Any correspondence or memos related to the preservation of this film.
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Anonymous
FOIA Request
Anonymous
Posted: December 11, 2023In:

I would like to request from the National Archives in College Park, Maryland, copies of the following video cassettes:    Moses Weitzman’s Version of the Abraham Zapruder Film NAID: 597131 Local ID: 541-LIBRARY-53   Moses Weitzman’s Version ...Read more

I would like to request from the National Archives in College Park, Maryland, copies of the following video cassettes: 

 

Moses Weitzman’s Version of the Abraham Zapruder Film

NAID: 597131 Local ID: 541-LIBRARY-53

 

Moses Weitzman’s Version of the Abraham Zapruder Film with Manipulations Done at the National Archives NAID: 596950 Local ID: 541-LIBRARY-53: Format: Video: VHS

Media Occurrence Note: The “slo – mo” and manipulations on this tape were performed by Charles Mayn at the National Archives on August 2, 1996.

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bnstell
Posted: August 29, 2023In:

The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 was supposed to require that all documents related ...Read more

The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 was supposed to require that all documents related to the JFK Assassination would be released. The Act set a 25-year deadline for disclosure of all assassination records, unless “continued postponement [of the record was] made necessary by an identifiable harm to military defense, intelligence operations, or conduct of foreign relations” that was “of such gravity that it outweigh[ed] the public interest in disclosure.” JFK Act § 5(g)(2)(D). However, many documents remain unreleased. The indexes and transparency plans, along with other agency postponement documentation, are available on this JFK website at https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/agency-doc-2022.

Although these documents are not available under the JFK Act, assuming that the heads of departments have properly certified they should be withheld. However, would these records be more easily available under FOIA and what would be the best way to request these documents and prevail?

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