Claims
CIA asked that its connection to the Robertson Panel be withheld when the Air Force sought to declassify the panel's report
Documented · occurred Handling What these labels mean →A CIA Deputy Assistant Director (name redacted) wrote to Lloyd Berkner that the Air Force wanted the Robertson Panel report declassified; CIA, Robertson and Goudsmit agreed to release only the paragraph 2 conclusion and recommendation 4a, and Berkner was asked about use of his name 'granted that Agency connection with the Panel is withheld.'
Evidence
| Relation | Record | Note |
|---|---|---|
| documents | cia.gov | CIA-RDP81R00560R000100080014-9 (6 pp, released 2001): letter to Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner, pp1-2; enclosure is DoD news release No. 1083-57, 5 Nov 1957. Letter undated; enclosure dates it to late 1957 or after. Read from page images 2026-10-30 (sha256 4df04e75). |
Ties
| To | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson Panel | subject | 1957–1958 | Structural | cia.gov |
| CIA | withheld its role | 1957–1958 | Documented · occurred Handling | cia.gov |
Claim
A CIA Deputy Assistant Director (name redacted) wrote to Lloyd Berkner that the Air Force wanted the Robertson Panel report declassified; CIA, Robertson and Goudsmit agreed to release only the paragraph 2 conclusion and recommendation 4a, and Berkner was asked about use of his name 'granted that Agency connection with the Panel is withheld.'