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Memorandum to Mr. AdamsRe: Senate Select Committee on Intelligencenegotiations to establish broad guidelines with the concurrence of the Committee that could be used to effectively limit the scope and manner of interviews currently being conducted by staff investigators. I also told him that I thought it would put the Bureau in a most difficult posture because the intelligence community could well feel that the FBI had brought about the loss of the opportunity to have some effective control over Committee access to sensitive information by negotiating our own agreement with Gittenstein. I told him that certainly the Committee would use us as an example to other intelligence agencies and use our experience to their detriment in establishing limitations on the interviews.Mr. Wilderotter said that he understood my position and he would continue to work on the policy paper. He asked to be advised of the time the meeting is to be held with Schwarz on May 8, 1975, and I indicated I would so advise him on learning of it myself from Walter Lloyd of CIA who is making the arrangements. I also suggested that it would be appropriate for Roderick Hills, Associate Counsel to the President, to be present at the meeting with Schwarz in order to have a greater chance of resolving these issues promptly. Wilderotter said that he agreed and would attempt to make arrangements for Mr. Hills to be present at the meeting.RECOMMENDATIONS:1.  That the Bureau provide a representative to be available for consultation by Mr. Mohr as he may request on Friday, May 9, 1975, at 10:00 a.m., in Room G-308, New Senate Office Building.2.  That until appropriate guidelines are established by agreement between the Committee, the White House, and the intelligence community, the Bureau not undertake to counsel or debrief Mr. Mohr or any other witnesses concerning the subject matter of interview, pursuant to agreement with individual staff interviewers.
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Memorandum to Mr. AdamsRe: Senate Select Committee on IntelligenceRECOMMENDATIONS (CONT'D):3. That Inspector Hotis and I, if I am available, attend   the meeting with Schwarz on Thursday, May 8, 1975.![signature]![signature]![signature]- 6 -NW 88296 Docld:32989532 Page 101
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Airtel62 -116395-To: SAC, Buffalo (157-1681)From: Director, FBI (157-27812)KARL EDWARD HAND, JR.EXTREMIST MATTER - NATIONAL GUARD PARTY(BUDED: 4/23/75)1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall1 - Mr. D. W. Moore1 - Mr. E. W. Walsh4/18/75PERSONAL ATTENTION1 - Mr. R. E. Gebhardt(Mr. J. G. Kelly)1 - Mr. J. A. Mintz(Mr. R. F. Olmert)1 - Mr. J. G. Deegan1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar1 - Mr. W. D. FallinReBUairtel dated 4/11/75.A review of the copy of subject's letter to Senator Frank Church dated 4/8/75 and allegations contained therein concerning Agent personnel of your office requires prompt submission of affidavits in refutation of those allegations where facts so warrant.Accordingly, and in view of the extreme likelihood of early inquiry concerning these allegations from Senator Church or other recipients of subject's letter, appropriate affidavits should be drawn and submitted by airtel to FBIHQ by the close of business 4/23/75.In the event one or more of subject's allegations cannot be refuted, you should make specific comment concerning same in your airtel enclosing these affidavits.An extra copy of this communication is furnished Buffalo for inclusion in its file concerning the National Guard Party.1 - Pittsburgh1 - 157-33528 (National Guard Party)PEN: fb(15)SEE NOTE PAGE TWO![MAILED APR 17 1975]![MAY 16 1975]
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Airtel to SAC, BuffaloRE: KARL EDWARD HAND, JR.157-27812NOTE:Subject is a former leader of the white hate National Socialist White Peoples Party in Buffalo, New York. He presently heads an organization known as the National Guard Party (NGP), a neo-Nazi white hate organization which by its objectives would deny certain minority groups of their civil rights. Referenced airtel enclosed copies of a letter written by subject to Senator Frank Church (Democrat - Idaho) of the United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities in which he makes complaint concerning the Bureau's investigation of his organization, himself, and with regard to the arrest of his coleader, William Edward Garrett, in connection with a Federal firearms violation. Subject's letter, copies of which were also directed to Senator John Tower (Republican - Texas) and to the Buffalo "Courier Express," a daily newspaper published in Buffalo, charges the FBI in Buffalo tapped his telephone as well as the telephones of NGP members and supporters; threatened to "frame" subject; threatened to "get" subject; attempted to bribe his personal friends; used "scare" tactics against friends, relatives, employees and businessmen who do the NGP organization's printing; threatened to shoot subject's dogs during arrest of William Edward Garrett; and lied to NGP supporters and businessmen by indicating the NGP group was planning to blow up certain buildings. Subject's letter alleges these activities are in direct violation of the NGP organization's constitutional rights and requests Senator Church conduct investigation concerning same. Appropriate instructions being directed to the Buffalo Division which, in referenced airtel, indicated Special Agents involved in the controversial arrest of Garrett have submitted memoranda categorically denying allegations concerning the arrest. Bureau files contain no information to substantiate allegations of subject.-- 2 -- NOTE CONTINUED PAGE THREENW 88296 DocId:32989532 Page 103
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Airtel to SAC, BuffaloRE: KARL EDWARD HAND, JR.157-27812NOTE CONTINUED:This has been coordinated with SA R. F. Olmert of the Legal Counsel Division. Bureau deadline being imposed in view of the nature of the allegations made and current investigation into FBI operational activities by Senator Church's committee.NW 88296 Docld:32989532 Page 104
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FBIDate: 4/11/75Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code)Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED MAIL(Priority)TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (157-27812)FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (157-1681) (P)KARL EDWARD HAND, JR., akaEM - NGP(00: BUFFALO)Remylet, 1/23/75, captioned as above; report of SA ROBERT N. SHAW, 10/25/74, at Buffalo, and Buffalo airtel to Bureau, 10/31/74, both captioned "WILLIAM EDWARD GARRETT; EM - NSWPP; UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OR RECEIPT OF FIREARMS, 00: PITTSBURGH."Enclosed for the Bureau are two (2) typewritten copies and for Pittsburgh one (1) copy by Bureau secretary of letter received by the Buffalo Division on 4/10/75, addressed to The Honorable FRANK D. CHURCH, U. S. Senate, Washington, D.C., dated 4/8/75, which is self-explanatory. Buffalo unable to xerox because of poor quality of carbon copy received. Bureau's attention is drawn to the letter's distribution. For the information of the Bureau, Buffalo "Courier Express" is a daily newspaper published at Buffalo, New York. The letter is allegedly signed by KARL HAND, JR. Authenticity of HAND's letter writing activities confirmed in conversations with BU 1471-E, who alerted Buffalo Office prior to receipt of enclosed letter.For the information of the Bureau, incident referred to as section "F." in the enclosed letter refers toBureau (Encls. 2) (AMRM)1 - Pittsburgh (157-1640) (Enc. 1) (AMRM)2 - BuffaloRFU:cas(5)Approved: Special Agent in ChargeSent M Per
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BU 157-1681the arrest of WILLIAM EDWARD GARRETT (Bureau file 157-22471; Buffalo file 157-1388) by Bureau Agents at Buffalo, New York on 10/23/74 at the residence of KARL HAND, 2213 South Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, New York. GARRETT was arrested based on an authorized complaint and warrant at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, charging GARRETT with violation of Title 18, Appendix, Section 1202(a)(1), USC, "Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon". It should be noted that KARL HAND was not present at this arrest and GARRETT was alone in the house.In that arrest Buffalo advised the Bureau in referenced airtel, dated 10/31/74, of the items observed by Bureau Agents at time of arrest, which were as follows:The front windows and door of 2213 South Bailey Avenue are completely covered with chicken wire. There were two large German Shepherd dogs on the premises. Upon entering the residence a five-gallon can was observed behind the stove. with approximately six axe handles. In the upstairs bedroom there was a fully-loaded Stevens Model 77B 20-gauge shotgun, serial number unknown. In the downstairs bedroom there were several boxes of .22 ammunition and numerous loose 20-gauge shotgun shells.It is noted that memoranda have been prepared by the SAs who participated in this arrest of GARRETT on 10/23/74, including SA ROBERT N. SHAW, wherein all categorically deny that any attempt was made to incite GARRETT into doing anything against his best interests. In addition, all SAs categorically deny any threat having been made to shoot dogs found on the premises. It is pointed out that GARRETT was alone in the house at the time of arrest and that at no time was KARL HAND present.It is also pointed out for the information of the Bureau that on 11/7/74, U. S. Magistrate EDMUND F. MAXWELL, Buffalo, New York, released GARRETT and dismissed charge of violation of Title 18, Appendix, Section 1202(a)(1), USC. However, on 11/8/74, the FGJ, Western District of Pennsylvania (WDPA) at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, entered a true bill charging GARRETT with violation of Title 18, Appendix,
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BU 157-1681Section 1202(a)(1), USC and Title 18, Section 922(a)(6) and Section 924(a), USC (State Firearms Control Assistance Act). Bond recommended by AUSA, Pittsburgh was $35,000 cash or surety.GARRETT was again arrested by a team of Agents led by SA ROBERT N. SHAW on 11/8/74, based on aforementioned indictment in WDPA, for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and for violation of the State Firearms Control Assistance Act. At this time KARL HAND was present but the aforementioned arrest was effected on the sidewalk in front of 2213 South Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, New York, without incident. There were no dogs present at this time.No further action being taken by this Office in regards to the letter of KARL HAND.-- 3 --NW. 88296 Docld:32989532 Page 107
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# UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTMemorandumTO : Mr. W. R. WannalFROM : W. CregarSUBJECT: SENSTUDY 751 - Mr. J. B. Adams1 - Mr. J. A. Mintz1 - Mr. J. B. HotisDATE: 4/14/751 - Mr. W. R. Wannall1 - Mr. L. F. Schwartz1 - Mr. W. O. CregarAssoc. Dir.Dep. AD Adm.Asst. Dir.:Admin.Comp. Syst.Ext. AffairsFiles & Com.Gen. Inv.Ident.InspectionIntell.LaboratoryPlan. & Eval.Spec. Inv.TrainingTelophone Rm.Director Sec'yThis memorandum reports the results of an ExecutiveCommittee Meeting of the Ad Hoc Coordinating Group on CongressionalReview for the Intelligence Community on 4/11/75.The Executive Committee, hereinafter referred to asEXCOM, was chaired by Mr. W. E. Colby in his role as the Directorof Central Intelligence (DCI). Present at the meeting wereMr. Roderick Hills, Counsel to the President; Mr. James WilderotterAssociate Counsel to the President; Mr. Thomas K. Latimer, SpecialAssistant to the Secretary of Defense, as well as senior officialsof State Department, National Security Agency (NSA), Office ofManagement and Budget, and the National Security Council.Mr. Antonin Scalia, Assistant Attorney General, was scheduledto represent the Department of Justice; however, due to ascheduling foul up Scalia never made the meeting.The following matters of interest were discussed atthis meeting:SENATOR CHURCH'S STATEMENT"The Washington Post" edition of 4/10/75 contained theresults of an interview with Senator Frank Church, Chairman ofthe Senate Select Committee (SSC). According to this article,Church stated the Committee reserves the right to make publiceventually any documents it receives and is accepting nothingwith "strings attached." Mr. Roderick Hills advised the EXCOMthat he and Mr. Wilderotter had a meeting with SSC Staff Director,William Miller subsequent to the Church statement. Both Hillsand Wilderotter came away from this meeting believing thenewspaper report was an overstatement of Church's intent.Considerable discussion followed Mr. Hills' comments. Mr. Colbynoted that by letter dated 3/11/75 to Senator Church he confirmeda previous conversation with Senator Church wherein the SenatorEnclosuresWOC:lmhImhENCLOSURE
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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. WannallRe: Senstudy 75recognized that certain aspects of intelligence activities must receive special consideration and treatment (a copy of Colby's letter is attached). By letter dated 3/12/75, Senator Church confirmed the receipt of Colby's letter and again stated that in the event the SSC inquiry touches on such sensitive areas, Senator Church and Colby should discuss jointly what procedures should be followed (copy of Senator Church's letter is attached).Following the meeting Mr. Wilderotter advised me that the White House will prepare a letter to Senator Church recognizing that Congress can, at its discretion, declassify material it receives but strongly urging that such declassification action not be taken unilaterally by the Senate Select Committee without the approval of the agency originating the information. Wilderotter stated that the White House expected to speak for the Executive Branch with a strong voice and that individual agencies should take no action regarding the Church statement until the White House has had the opportunity to clear the air with Senator Church.SECRECY AGREEMENT AND EMPLOYEE NOTICEAttached is a copy of a CIA employee bulletin dated 3/12/75. This bulletin relieves CIA employees from the secrecy agreement should they be interviewed or should they have to testify before the SSC. At the EXCOM meeting Mr. Wilderotter suggested all agencies of the intelligence community employing a secrecy agreement prepare such an employee notice as well as a letter to Senator Church advising him that the individual agency was relieving their employees from the secrecy agreement. Mr. Colby charged the Security Committee of the United States Intelligence Board (USIB) with preparing a draft of such a bulletin and letter for the guidance of member agencies and departments.It is the opinion of Assistant Director Mintz concurred *IN* by the Intelligence Division that a general letter to all employees from the Director releasing them from their obligation under the FBI employment agreement concerning secrecy for purposes of possible interviews by representatives of the Senate
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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. WannallRe: Senstudy 75Select Committee would be unwise. It cannot be predicted what level of FBI employee will be contacted for interview or whether any employee contacted would have sufficient factual knowledge in order to provide a full responsive reply to Committee questions. Moreover, an employee without a full understanding of the material being inquired about may not be aware of the sensitive nature of the answers that might be given.As written, the employment agreement provides that the burden is on the employee to determine prior to disclosure whether information may be disclosed and that the Director of the FBI is in a better position than the employee to make such a determination. Therefore, it is the opinion of Mr. Mintz and the Intelligence Division that if no general letter of release is issued to all employees, any member contacted for interview may rely upon the provisions of the employment agreement as guidelines for his or her appropriate response. Specifically, such an employee would be obligated to bring to the attention of the Bureau any such request for an interview and in addition, he or she would be obligated to describe the general nature of the inquiry. At such time as request for interviews are made we will be in a better position to determine whether the employee is the appropriate person and to evaluate the sensitivity of the material in question.REVIEW OF WHITE HOUSE DOCUMENTS BY SENATORS CHURCH AND TOWERMr. Hills advised that both Senators Church and Tower have tentatively agreed to review sensitive White House documents the SSC is interested in in White House space. They have tentatively accepted the fact that should they believe such documents are necessary for retention in SSC files, they will accept a paraphrase of the original document. This arrangement has not been completely agreed to by Senators Church and Tower but Mr. Hills is hopeful such an arrangement can be worked out.BRIEFING OF THE SSC BY THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY STAFF.Mr. Colby advised that during the week of 4/13/75 he and Mr. John Clarke, Associate Deputy to the Director of Central Intelligence for the Intelligence Community, will brief the Senate
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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. WannallRe: Senstudy 75Select Committee staff on how the Director of Cental Intelligence manages the intelligence community. Later in the month, Colby is hopeful that those senators making up the Committee will also visit CIA Headquarters for a similar briefing.## KEY ISSUESMy memorandum of 4/7/75 reporting the results of the last EXCOM meeting identified eleven key issues which the White House was particularly interested in (copy of the key issues attached). As reported in the 4/7/75 memorandum the FBI has been designated to prepare the paper entitled "Intelligence Files and Privacy." Mr. J. Dennis Miller, Legal Counsel Division, will prepare this paper. He will work with Mr. John Brock, Office of the Secretary of Defense, as well as Mr. Bob McBrien of Treasury. The White House is very interested in the preparation of these key issue papers and has asked that the person responsible for preparing each paper have ready a comprehensive outline as to how the paper will be constructed on the occasion of the next EXCOM meeting scheduled for Friday 4/18/75.## THIRD AGENCY RULEAttached herewith is a paper entitled "Third Agency Rule" prepared by CIA'S General Counsel. It is designed to acquaint the intelligence community with a background of the third agency rule and to insure that all members of the community adhere to the third agency rule when responding to requests from the Select Committees of the Congress. It is to be noted Mr. Wilderotter expressed the hope that all agencies in the intelligence community will respond to a third agency request within a 48 hour deadline. Both the military and CIA felt such a short deadline was impossible but all indicated they would try to provide responses within 48 hours when clearance to pass information to the Select Committees of Congress under the third agency rule is requested.
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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. WannallRe: Senstudy 75## INTERAGENCY REGISTRYAttached is a memorandum from Mr. Colby to all USIB principals dated 4/10/75 describing the establishment of a registry to insure that the community is kept informed as to materials which will formally be provided to the Select Committee by all elements of the intelligence community. The Colby memorandum notes that in order to make the registry useful it is essential that it include the following:File copies of documents or other materials which each intelligence community element provides to a Select Committee wherein the originating agency considers the material to involve aspects of community activities. (The Bureau would have very few items of this nature other than agreements or understandings the Bureau might have with other elements of the intelligence community.)The second requirement of the registry is that an abstract of each response to a Select Committee be provided to the registry for its retention. The Bureau has already established a procedure for providing such abstracts to the registry.## RECOMMENDATIONS:1. In light of the Church statement in "The Washington Post" and the subsequent conversations the White House has or contemplates having with Senators Church and Towers, it is recommended that we continue to disseminate all responses to the SSC except in those sensitive matters that require close administrative control. In those instances it is recommended that we advise the Staff Director that such information responsive to their request is available at Bureau Headquarters and may be reviewed by himself or a senior staff member of the SSC.- 5 -CONTINUED - OVERNW 88296 Docld:32989532 Page 112
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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. WannallRe: Senstudy 752. That Liaison Officer Frank Schwartz, the Bureau's representative on the Security Committee of USIB, present the Bureau's position regarding the issuance of an employee bulletin.5/1/75D.E. Moore, Division, Security committeeAdvised that Security committee has not been charged with drafting employee bulletin and the division will think it will be. KS- 6 -
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#MOR16ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS ENVELOPEIS UNCLASSIFIEDDATE 1/19/01 BY SP2ALM/NW 88296 Docld:32989532 Page 114![Envelope fastener]
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# CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYWASHINGTON, D.C. 2050511 MAR 1975The Honorable Frank ChurchChairmanSelect Committee to Study GovernmentalOperations with Respect to IntelligenceActivitiesUnited States SenateWashington, D. C. 20510Dear Mr. Chairman:This letter will confirm and reduce to writing someof the matters agreed upon at our recent meeting.At the outset, I should like to express my deeppersonal appreciation for the candor and helpfulness ofyou and Senator Tower in that meeting and for yoursensitivity to the respective responsibilities under ourConstitutional framework of the Select Committee and theCentral Intelligence Agency in the area of your review.For my part, I should like to renew again, for myself andthe CIA, my promise of cooperation with respect to theimportant work of the Select Committee. In my judgment,a spirit of good faith and cooperative effort is not onlynecessary to enable your Committee to discharge itsresponsibilities fully and expeditiously, but is indeed inthe best interests of the intelligence community as well.I am convinced that a responsible and thorough review ofU.S. intelligence activities will serve to vindicate theCIA and enhance the public's understanding of the importantcontribution that the intelligence efforts of this nationcan make toward the goal of preserving and strengtheningour democracy.NW 88296 Docld:32989532 Page 115