Post by Moses on Jun 6, 2005 11:09:39 GMT -5
CIA Removes Papers from University’s “Scoop” Jackson Archives
Government officials have removed several documents from the archives of the late Sen. Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson housed at the University of Washington’s Allen Library in Seattle.
The five-member document-security team, which included three CIA officials as well as staff from the Defense and Energy Departments, spent several days at the library in early February going through 1,200 boxes of material, the Everett Herald reported February 15.
Carla Rickerson, head of the Special Collections Division, told the newspaper that up to 10 documents were removed, although she wouldn’t reveal their exact number or subjects, citing the university’s privacy policies. She said the items, now considered classified, are being held in a secure on-campus location until they can be declassified.
The February 8 Seattle Post-Intelligencer said the review was prompted by the staff’s discovery of a classified document, which was sent to the government for declassification. After Jackson’s widow donated the materials to the university following the senator’s death in 1983, library staff removed classified information before opening the archives to the public.
Posted February 18, 2005.
Government officials have removed several documents from the archives of the late Sen. Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson housed at the University of Washington’s Allen Library in Seattle.
The five-member document-security team, which included three CIA officials as well as staff from the Defense and Energy Departments, spent several days at the library in early February going through 1,200 boxes of material, the Everett Herald reported February 15.
Carla Rickerson, head of the Special Collections Division, told the newspaper that up to 10 documents were removed, although she wouldn’t reveal their exact number or subjects, citing the university’s privacy policies. She said the items, now considered classified, are being held in a secure on-campus location until they can be declassified.
The February 8 Seattle Post-Intelligencer said the review was prompted by the staff’s discovery of a classified document, which was sent to the government for declassification. After Jackson’s widow donated the materials to the university following the senator’s death in 1983, library staff removed classified information before opening the archives to the public.
Posted February 18, 2005.