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         Memo, PAO-TA, 2 Aug 94, Proposed Downgrading of Classified Documents for
         cognitive Sciences Laboratory Volume I of 2 (U)
         Ist Endorsement, S-64,114/PAG-TA 5 Aug 94
         PSP
         TO: PAG-TA
         1. PSP has reviewed the enclosed documents and provides the following comments,
              a. The documents were received with some information blacked out. We are
         unable to determine the significance or sensitivity of this missing information.
         We do note that it is sometimes possible to read through portions of the black
         strikeovers. Accordingly, the original pages bearing strikeovers should not be
         released as unclassified. Rather, machine copies of these pages should be made
         for release purposes.
              6. The expertise and subject knowledge of PSP personnel are not adequate
         to overrule previous determinations made by SAIC or PAO-TA. PSP defers to the
         prior reviewers.
         C. We noted two instances that bear a second look by PAG-TA.
              (1) Yellow sticker tab 1: handwritten phonetics were bracketed for
         deletion, but typed Phonetics were not. We have bracketed the typed phonetics
         as we believe this was an oversight.
              (2) Yellow sticker tab 21 On this and the next few pages, a name
         is deleted in the "th-Lerviewdr" line, but 16f+ in the "Comments" line. We are
         not sure why the diflarent treatment was given to the two data. We are not
         suggesting it is wrong, merely noting the apparent anomaly.
         2. As contractor products for the US Government, these documents are subject to
         Freedom of Information Act requests. Their release in part as unclassified
         documents may trigger such requests by allowing the documents to become more
         widely known. PAG-TA needs to be prepared to field FOIA requests and defend any
         information withheld in terms of the exemptions permitted by the FOIA. if
         necessary, PSP can assist PAO-TA with any actual FOIA requests.
         3. PSP point of contact is
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