Romero_Trial_Transcript_8_25_04_53_2

8-25-04 Trial Transcript
12 as part of this --
13 A. Yes, absolutely.
14 Q. -- project?
15 A. I would say more than some. I would say the majority.
16 Q. Have you reviewed any of them for this case?
17 A. Yes, I have.
18 Q. And can you describe in any further detail the way in
19 which these documents are declassified and are available today
20 to researchers such as yourself?
21 A. Yes. When the U.S. government decides to declassify
22 something, it may decide that the material in it is still too
23 politically explosive or too -- or perhaps not -- they are not
24 certain enough of the information in it, and so when there are
25 names in a politically, either politically sensitive case or
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1 in a case where -- well, I would say politically sensitive is
2 really the most important thing, you will see that these names
3 are redacted out. In other words, they are -- you will see a
4 black line in the documentation.
5 In virtually all -- well, all the declassified
6 documents that use -- have extensive use of names and are also
7 politically sensitive, you will see them, the names blacked
8 out, although a lot of the content will be there.
9 Q. Where are these documents maintained?
10 A. They are maintained in two places. In the Library of
11 Congress and in the National Security Archives, which you can
12 access through the Internet. So they are very easy to get
13 now.
14 Q. They are easy to get. And do you have ways in your
15 professional expertise to ascertain the validity of a document
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