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The following bear on declassification of Star Gate:
· CDA Language; specificlly references to open-world
cooperative activities and "DCI Declassification Committee"
. Unclassified review of Stargate
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· DIA response to CIA request for declassifying Star Gate
program elements and DIA's sponsorship;
-CIA declassification authority under executive order
12958?
. FOIA and Prvacy Act requests from Targ, former SRI
investigator.
· Memo to SRI; informing them of ORD intentions to declassify
former CIA-SRI association
. Past revelations in the open press; Numerous references to
DIA and CIA activity in this area in open-source, none
officially acknowledged.
· Archiving of DIA and CIA files?
· "Studies in Intelligence" article by Ken Kress
· Pending press attacks
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a. Declassify DIA's sponsorship of STAR GATE and
downgrade and declassify all technical reporting associated
with STAR GATE,
b. Decompartment and remove all other classified STAR
GATE documentation from "Limited Distribution" and evaluate
this documentation for further declassification,
c. Transfer all DIA documents associated with STAR GATE,
after declassification consideration, to CIA for archival
purposes and further declassification review, and
d. Continue to assist CIA in executing the Blue Ribbon
Panel Review by providing unclassified or declassified
information relating to the program when requested by the
panelists.
4. We anticipate interim recommendations from the NRC
Blue Ribbon Panel review by the end of June.
In the
meantime, CIA will transfer to the NRC all unclassified DIA
STAR GATE documents which CIA obtains.
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will continue to be transferred as they are reviewed.
Classified documents will not be reviewed by the NRC until
they are declassified. We anticipate continued examination
of all classified files by the DCI declassification review
committee until its decisions are made final.
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