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Legal Counsel to Mr. Adams MemoRe: Senate Select Committee onIntelligence Activities(2) The attached airtel to the Washington Field Office be approved and sent making inquiry of that Office concerning allegations contained in the aforementioned letters.pus JBHIPUSnot sent-handled by phone ggs5/6-SAC KUN KEL - ALEXSAC STAMES - WFOAdvise No PersonavehThose offices went FoMr Hoovert's Home AfterMR TOLSON'S case AndMove involved in TRAUSTRIRecords on way material 110Connection w/ wayPLM5/7/75Tom Fisney Div 3admised firsDivisión negotiox- 2 -NW 88296 Docld:32989588 Page 246
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# United States SenateFRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMANJOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMANHOWARD H. BAKER, JR., TENN.BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., MD.RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.PHILIP A. HART, MICH.WALTER F. MONDALE, MINN.WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.ROBERT MORGAN, N.C.GARY HART, COLO.WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTORFREDERICK A. O. SCHWARZ, JR., CHIEF COUNSELCURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSELSELECT COMMITTEE TOSTUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITHRESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, 94TH CONGRESS)WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510April 28, 1975Honorable Edward H. LeviAttorney GeneralU. S. Department of JusticeWashington, D. C. 20530Dear Mr. Attorney General:Last week's issue of _Newsweek_, on page 15, states:## Hoover's SecretsFollowing the death last week of Clyde Tolson, J. Edgar Hoover's close friend and No. 2 man at the FBI, two FBI agents reportedly removed some documents from the late director's house in Washington, where Tolson had been living. Officially, the FBI denies taking any such action, and a friend of Tolson's says the only Hoover documents Tolson had were old canceled checks and tax returns. But _Newsweek_ had reported earlier that some of Hoover's private dossiers, including information "very, very damaging" to persons in the Nixon White House, were left in Tolson's custody, and a source told _Newsweek_ this week that the materials were carted away in a truck.Assuming that the files in question may be part of the so-called "Official and Confidential" files, your testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on February 27, 1975, is instructive. You said that the number of files which you reviewed contained matters relating to "Presidential directives regarding the role of the FBI in the security field" and to the matters related to "domesticENCLOSURE
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Honorable Edward H. LeviPage TwoApril 28, 1975violence", "intelligence activities by hostile nations", "domestic extremist activities", and use of the FBI to gather political intelligence.Furthermore, at the same time, Director Kelley suggested that materials from the "Official and Confidential" files were taken to Director Hoover's home. He stated:Immediately after his death /Mr. Hoover's/ some of his employees, including his personal secretary, went through his files and completed the destruction of the remainder of the files that were purely personal. These were destroyed by shredding. Some I understand were taken out to his home and placed in his home, they being historical I presume to some extent. There is no indication that they were other than personal files.Please determine for the Select Committee whether any documents were removed from Mr. Tolson's or Mr. Hoover's residence by FBI agents or former FBI agents after Mr. Tolson's death. If agents of the FBI did go to Mr. Hoover's or Mr. Tolson's residence to remove files, please provide the Select Committee with a complete description of the documents taken into custody by the FBI. Were any such documents copies or originals of documents relating to the business of the FBI? If so, please describe the subject matter of each such document. Also indicate the individual within the FBI who has custody over these files. Furthermore, I respectfully request on behalf of the Select Committee that such files not be destroyed or removed from the FBI's custody until further notice.Sincerely,Frank ChurchChairmanNW 88296 Docld:32989588 Page 248
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# NIN TY-FOURTH CONGRESSPETER W. RODINO, JR. (N.J.), CHAIRMANJACK BRODKI, TEX.EOWARD HUTCHINSON, MICH.ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, WIS.ROUENT MC CLORY, ILL.DON EDWARDS, CALI۴۰TOM RAILSEACK, ILL.WILLIAM L. HUNGATE, MO.CHARLES E. WIGGINS, CALIF.JOHN CONYERS, JR., MICH.HAMILTON FISH, JR., N.Y.JOSHUA EILBERG, PA.M. CALDWELL BUTLER, VA,WALTER FLOWERS, ALA,WILLIAM S. COHEN, MAINEJAMES R. MANN, S.C.CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, CALIF.PAUL 5. SARBANES, MD.JOHN M. ASHBROOK, OHIOJOHN F. SEIBERLING, OHIOHENRY J. HYDE, ILL.GEORGE E. DANIELSON, CALIF.THOMAS N. KINDNESS, OHIOROBERT F. DRINAN, MASS.BARBARA JORDAN, TEX.RAY THORNTON, ARK.ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN, Ν.Υ.EDWARD MEZVINSKY, IOWAHERMAN BADILLO, Ν.Υ.ROMANO L. MAZZOLI, ΚΥ.EDWARD W. PATTISON, Ν.Υ.CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, CONN.WILLIAM J. HUGHES, N.J.MARTIN A. RUSSO, ILL.# Congress of the United States## Committee on the Judiciary### House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20515Telephone: 202-225-3931April 25, 1975RECEIVEDMAY 2 1975OLAThe Honorable Edward H. LeviAttorney General of the United StatesDepartment of JusticeWashington, D. C. 20530GENERAL COUNSEL:EARL C. DUDLEY, JR.STAFF DIRECTOR:GARNER J. CLINECOUNSEL:HERBERT FUCHSWILLIAM P. SHATTUCKALAN A. PARKERJAMES F.FALCOMAURICE A. BARSOΟΖΑARTHUR P. ENDRES, JR.THOMAS W. HUTCHISONDANIEL L. COHENFRANKLIN G. POLKTHOMAS E. MOONEYMICHAEL W. BLOMMERALEXANDER B. COOKCONSTANTINE J. GEKASALAN F. COFFEY, JR.ΚΕΝΝΕΤΗ N. KLEEDear Mr. Attorney General:In the most recent issue, April 28, 1975, of Newsweek's "Periscope" section, it is alleged that following the death of Clyde Tolson, J. Edgar Hoover's close friend and top assistant, FBI agents removed documents from the late FBI Director's house, in which ?Mr. Tolson had been living. The article further alleges that the documents removed were of the nature of private dossiers.During the hearing of the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights of the House Committee on the Judiciary, on February 27, 1975, it was asserted that papers delivered to the home of 'J. Edgar Hoover after his death were of a purely historical or personal nature. In keeping with the Subcommittee's oversight jurisdiction of the FBI, I respectfully request that the Department of Justice make an independent investigation of the allegations made by the Newsweek writer and report back to the Sucomittee within a reasonable time. This investigation should cover these points:1.  Were any documents or other material removed from the home of the late FBI Director by agents of the FBI, or others under the direction of the FRI or the Department of Justice, after the death of Clyde Tolson?2.  If it is determined that documents or other material were removed, on whose authority was such action initiated?![illegible text, signature, date and enclosure information]
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The Honorable Edward H. LeviApril 25, 1975Page 23. What was the nature of the material removed?4. For what purpose were the materials removed?5. Was it the same material delivered to the home of J. Edgar Hoover after his death?6. If it is true that the materials delivered to the home of J. Edgar Hoover after his death were of an historical or personal nature, and that all or some of these same materials were removed after the death of Clyde Tolson, what legal rationale can be used to give the FBI any interest in, or authority to remove, such documents to their own possession?Your prompt consideration of this matter is appreciated.Sincerely,Don EdwardsChairmanSubcommittee on Civil andConstitutional RightsDE:ss
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# MemorandumTO : MR. JENKINSDATE: 5/5/75FROM : D.W. MOORE, JR.SUBJECT: CLYDE A. TOLSONFORMER ASSOCIATE DIRECTORThe April 28, 1975, issue of "Newsweek" magazine on page 15 under its "Periscope" section, referred to Mr. Tolson's death and claimed that 2 Agents reportedly removed documents from Hoover's residence where Tolson had been living. The article, captioned "Hoover's Secrets," carried the FBI's denial of such action and also stated that a friend of Tolson's said the only Hoover documents Tolson had were old cancelled checks and tax returns. However, the article added that "Newsweek" had reported earlier that some of Hoover's private dossiers, including information "very, very damaging" to persons in the Nixon White House, were left in Tolson's custody. "Newsweek" further claimed that a source advised that the materials were carted away in a truck.Mr. Kelley has asked of Messrs. Callahan, Jenkins, Adams and Moore, "Do you have any idea where such a story got started? Ky."My memorandum to you of 4/17/75 captioned as above (copy attached) pointed out that Tony Marro, "Newsweek" reporter, contacted my office that date advising he had heard from a source to the effect that 2 Agents were sent to Tolson's residence the day of his death with a truck and carted away some files which were subsequently brought to the home of Mr. John P. Mohr, former Assistant to the Director. Upon checking with Mr. Mohr, Marro was advised there was absolutely no truth to the story. It should be noted that Mr. Mohr also advised at that time that most of the furnishings at Mr. Tolson's home have been removed over the past several months and that there were some associates of the family and Annie, the housekeeper who had stopped by the house on the day of the death with some empty boxes to help remove additional furnishings.Enc.1 - Mr. Callahan 1 - Mr. Moore1 - Mr. Jenkins 1 - Mr. Heim1 - Mr. Adams 1 - Mr. Malmfeldt(CONTINUED)
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Moore to Jenkins Memo (cont'd.)Re: CLYDE A. TOLSONBased upon a request from Mr. Mohr to Mr. Callahan, a Bureau clerk did go to the residence of Mr. Tolson on the day of his death whereupon he delivered some 24 boxes and 6 rolls of tape. The clerk merely delivered the boxes and tape and then left the residence. We have no idea what was placed in the boxes nor how this story started in the first place.RECOMMENDATION:For information- 2 -NW 88296 Docld:32989588 Page 253
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MR. JENKINSD.W. MOORE, JR.CLYDE A. TOLSONFORMER FBI ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR4/17/75Tony Mirro, "Newsweek" magazine, Washington, D.C., called this morning advising that he had heard from a source who has been reliable in the past, to the effect that two Agents were sent to the home of Clyde Tolson Monday evening, 4/14/75, the day of his death, with a truck and carted away some files which were subsequently brought to the home of Mr. John P. Mohr, former Assistant to the Director.Upon checking with Mr. Mohr, Mr. Morro was advised that there was absolutely no truth to his story. It should be noted that Mr. Mohr advised that most of the furnishings at Mr. Tolson's home have been removed over the past several months and that there were some associates of the family and Annie, the housekeeper, who had stopped by the house sometime Monday with some empty boxes to help remove additional furnishings. As you know, Hr. Mohr is the Administrator of Mr. Tolson's estate and stated that there was simply no truth to the allegation that any Agents had gone to the home in a truck to transfer any files to his residence, as alleged.RECOMMENDATION:For information.1 - Mr. Callahan1 - Mr. JenkinsMr. AdamMr. MooreMr. Heim1 - Mr. MalmfeldtJMM:jo(7)
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# UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTMemorandumTO : Mr. J.. B. Adams DATE: 5-5-75FROM : Legal CounselSUBJECT: SENSTUDY 75By memorandum dated 4-30-75, directed to the Deputy Attorney General and the Director of the FBI, signed by Chief Counsel of the Senate Select Committee (SSC) Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr., the SSC had made additional requests of the FBI. Their requests are divided into four separate areas which are as follows: (1) Request for prior changes in the Manual of Instructions, to those sections of the Manual of Instructions which they have already had access to. (2) Request to review certain sections of the Manual of Instructions not previously furnished the Committee. A review of this list discloses generally these sections do not pertain to foreign or domestic intelligence investigations and some do not appear to be within the ambit of Senate Resolution 21 which charters the authority of the SSC. Regarding the sections of the Manual of Instructions, the request stated they would be satisfied with reviewing them at FBI Headquarters. (3) Request certain sections of the Manual of Rules and Regulations be made available for review by SSC representatives at FBI Headquarters. As in request #2, some of the sections do not appear to be within the scope of Senate Resolution 21. Among the sections of the Manual of Rules and Regulations requested are such sections as those concerning disciplinary matters and administration of offices. (4) A general request conerning the Bureau's filing procedures including information concerning our indexing system, list of classifications used in FBI filing system, and a set of forms used by the Bureau. (Attached is a copy of the memorandum.)It was pointed out regarding this request to senior staff member of the SSC, Mark Gitenstein, that some aspects of this request appear to be outside of the scope of the Committee's authority as set forth in Senate Resolution 21. Gitenstein explained that while this mayMAY 19 1975Enclosure1 - Mr. Adams - Enc.1 - Mr. Bassett - Enc.1 - Mr. Cleveland - Enc.1 - Mr. Decker - Enc.1- Mr. Gebhardt - Enc.1-Mr. McDermott - Enc.1 - Mr. Mooney - Enc.1 - Mr. Walsh - Enc.1 - Mr. Wannall - Enc.1- Mr. Mintz - Enc.1- Mr. Cregar - Enc.1Mr. Hotis - Enc.1- Mr. Daly - Enc.
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# Legal Counsel to Adams MemorandumRE: SENSTUDY 75be technically accurate the Committee felt it was necessary for them to come to a general understanding as to Bureau operations and that this would assist them in their review of FBI operations in the domestic and foreign intelligence areas. Gitenstein also indicated it was the Committee's feeling that Senate Resolution 21 was intended to be construed liberally and that in general it required that the SSC be furnished by the various intelligence agencies that information which would be necessary for them to carry out its mandate. It was also explained to Gitenstein that concerning their requests involving prior changes in various sections of the Manual of Instructions that they had not placed a cutoff date as to how far back the Bureau had to go to comply with this request. Gitenstein indicated that we could use 1-1-60 as the cutoff date.RECOMMENDATIONS:(1) Recipients review requests pertaining to their Divisions and furnish in memorandum form their response to the Legal Counsel Division.(2) The Legal Counsel Division will, upon receipt of responses from the interested Divisions, prepare the necessary communication to the Senate Select Committee to be approved by the Attorney General and furnished to the Committee.-2-
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(FAOS--4/30/75)MEMORANDUM FOR DEPUTY ATTORNEYGENERAL TYLER AND DIRECTOR KELLYApril 30, 1975This memorandum concerns paragraph IV of the attachment to Senator Church's letter of March 19 to the Attorney General.On behalf of the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, I would like to request the following:1. Superseded Sections of the Manual of Instructions.Certain sections of the Manual currently in effect have been produced to us. We had intended by the request to ask for the relevant superseded sections (note the absence of the word "current" in Section IV as compared to Section IIIA) and we did indicate previously to the liaison staff that we were interested in superseded sections. But without regard to that, it is clear from documents such as the Director's letter of August 7, 1973 to the Attorney General that certain superseded sections will be highly relevant in analyzing the question of legal authority, as well as in understanding particular events in earlier years. We would appreciate their being sent to us promptly or if that causes mechanical problems, being able to promptly review them at the FBI in order to select particular portions for copying. At a minimum we would be interested in superseded Manual provisions for the sections set out in Appendix A.
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2. Sections of the Manual of Instructions Not Previously   Produced. Based upon the previous production to us of the table   of contents to the Manual of Instructions, we have identified   certain additional sections of the Manual which we would like to   examine. Rather than having these made available to us in the   first instance in our offices, we suggest that they be made avail-   able to Mark Gitenstein, and other designated members of the staff,   for initial examination at the FBI offices. A listing of those   sections is annexed as Appendix B.3. Manual of Rules and Regulations. Again, based upon   the procedure whereby we were first furnished with the table of   contents of the Manual of Rules, we have identified those sections   which we want to examine initially. To expedite matters, these   sections, identified in Appendix C, could be examined by Mr. Gitenstein,   of other designated staff members, at the FBI offices.4. Filing System. It would also be most helpful if you   could provide the Committee with any other written materials on   administration of any of the filing or information systems, manual   or automated, which are used in the course of intelligence or   internal security activities. This does not fit within our prior   request but should serve to make future requests more focused.I have in mind specifically any memoranda prepared bythe Bureau on its indexing system and the so-called Clerk's Manual,
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if such a document exists, Please also provide the Committee witha list of the classifications used in the FBI's filing system as wellas a complete set of printed forms used by the Bureau (*e.g.*, FD-165,etc.).* * * *We believe that all the foregoing material will helpexpedite and focus the inquiry. I assume that Mr. Hotis willcontact me promptly to arrange for our review of this material.![Signature of Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr.]Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr.,Chief Counsel,Senate Select Committee toStudy Governmental OperationsWith Respect to IntelligenceActivities
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Appendix ASectionSubject36 Espionage84 Registration Act86 Sabotage87 Investigations of Subversive Organizations and Individuals88 Sedition95 Treason97 Voorhis Act105 Internal Security - Nationalistic Tendency107 Internal Security Informants and Confidential Sources; and Foreign Counterintelligence Assets122 Extremist Matters and Civil Unrest130 Extremist Informants and Sources
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Appendix B| Section | Subject                                                                                         || ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- || 4       | Surveillances and Raids                                                                         || 8R      | Data Processing Section, Computer Systems Division                                              || 19      | Applicant and Employee Investigations Conducted for Other Agencies                              || 23      | Bomb Threats Explosives and Incendiary Devices                                                  || 27      | Civil Rights                                                                                    || 28      | Civil Rights Act of 1964                                                                        || 29      | Conspiracy                                                                                      || 75      | Neutrality Matters                                                                              || 78      | Passports and Visas                                                                             || 90      | Selective Service Act                                                                           || 102     | Coordination with Other Government Agencies                                                     || 103     | Foreign Police Cooperation                                                                      || 134     | Assaulting the President of the United States and Threats to the President of the United States || 136     | Antiriot Laws                                                                                   || 144     | Police Killings                                                                                 || 146     | Protection of Foreign Officials and Official Guests of the United States                        |
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Appendix CPart ISection 9 - Disciplinary MattersPart IISection 1 - Authority--Training--Submission of InformationSection 2 - Supervision--Availability-Resident AgenciesSection 3 - Administration of OfficesSection 4 - CommunicationsSection 5 - Dissemination of InformationSection 6 - Publications, Press, and Public ContactsSection 7 - Payments--PropertySection 8 - Miscellaneous RegulationsSection 9 - Classification--Character--Copies--Abbreviations
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4-312 (Rev. 12-11-73)Date of Mail 4/30/75Has been removed and placed in the Special File Room of Records Section.See File 66-2554-7530 for authority.> ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED> HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED> DATE 1-25-01 BY> ![signature]Subject JUNE MAIL SENSTUDY '75Removed By 79 MAY 28 1975File Number 62-116395-Permanent Serial Charge OutNW 88296 Docld:32989588 Page 263 DOJ/FBI
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# MemorandumTO: Mr. J. B. AdamsFROM: Legal CounselDATE: 4-30-75SUBJECT: H. R. 214; LEGISLATION TO REQUIRECOURT ORDERS FOR THE INTERCEPTIONOF COMMUNICATIONS BY ELECTRONICAND OTHER DEVICES, FOR ENTERINGRESIDENCES, FOR OPENING MAIL, AND FORINSPECTION OF CERTAIN RECORDSReference Legal Counsel to Mr. Adams memorandum,4-28-75, reporting that the Subcommittee on Postal Facilities, Mail, andLabor Management, House Post Office and Civil Service Committee, isgoing to open hearings concerning captioned bill on 5-6-75, and that theDepartment of Justice will be requested to provide testimony.Mike Cavanagh, Assistant on the Subcommittee staff,called Inspector Bowers on 4-29-75 stating the Subcommittee Chairman,Charles Wilson (D-Calif.), had instructed him to request a copy of theHoover report to the President in June, 1970, on behalf of the Committeeon Interagency Intelligence since this report contained information regardingmail openings and possibly mail covers. Cavanagh was advised that wehave received prior requests from Congressional committees for thisdocument and all such requests are being referred to the White House. Hewas told to contact James Wilderotter in the office of the Counsel to thePresident at the White House. Wilderotter is the individual to whom wehave previously referred a similar request for this document from theSenate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities.Charles Whitley, Administrative Assistant to CongressmanDavid Henderson (D-N.C.), Chairman of the House Committee on Post Officeand Civil Service, on 4-30-75 told Bowers that the Postal FacilitiesSubcommittee had scheduled the hearings regarding this legislation hurriedlyafter it was determined that the Subcommittee on Government Informationand Individual Rights, Committee on Government Operations, chaired by1 - Mr. Adams1 - Mr. Cleveland1 - Mr. Gebhardt1 - Mr. Wannall1 - Mr. White1 - Mr. Walsh1 - Mr. Mintz1 - Mr. Bowers