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# UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTMemorandumTO: Mr. J. B. Adams DATE: 5-19-75FROM: Legal CounselSUBJECT: SENSTUDY 75K. William O'Conner, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, who has recently been designated by the Attorney General to coordinate all responses by the Department to the Senate Select Committee (SSC), advised on the afternoon of 5-19-75 that he had met with Chief Counsel to the SSC F. A. O. Schwarz and John Elliff, who is the head of the task force of the Senate Select Committee on the FBI. O'Conner stated he informed Schwarz and Elliff that he would not make available Bureau secretaries Mary Ann Massa and M. Ann Mierzejewski, who arë scheduled for interview on Tuesday, 5-20-75, absent an agreement by the Committee that an FBI representative would be allowed to be present during the interview. O'Conner indicated that the Department's stand in this matter regarding the insistence that FBI representatives be present during the interview was backed by the White House, the Attorney General, and the Deputy Attorney General.By way of background, it should be noted that Mr. O'Conner and Associate Deputy Attorney General McDermott were contacted on 5-14-75, and advised of the requested interview of the two aforementioned employees at which time O'Conner and McDermott did not advise of any way in which the employees could be prevented from consenting to interview. While they were upset at the prospect of service personnel, such as steno-graphers being interviewed by the Committee, they indicated at that time they could not see any legal leverage which could be used to preclude such interviews. With this decision in mind arrangements were made to make these employees available for interview.Schwarz told O'Conner he would have to check with the SSC prior to agreeing to allow FBI representatives to be present. O'Conner stated Schwarz was quite upset at the Department's stance in this matter, but indicated he would give O'Conner an answer this evening. O'Conner indicated to Schwarz that the two Bureau employees would be available for interview on the 20th should the Committee agree to the presence of FBI representatives during the interview.1 - Mr. Adams1 - Mr. Wannall1 - Mr-Mintz1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar1 - Mr. Hotis1 - Mr. DalySEE ADDENDUM - PAGE 2
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Legal Counsel to Adams MemoRe: SENSTUDY 75O'Conner requested that the Bureau continue with his plan to have both employees available should the interview take place on the 20th.ACTION:You will be kept expeditiously advised of all developments concerning this matter.ADDENDUM: LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION 5-19-75 PVD:dkgAt 4:15 p.m. Mr. O'Conner advised that he had just been contacted by F. A. O. Schwarz, and Schwarz stated the Committee's position concerning the presence of FBI representatives during the interview of the two secretaries is unchanged. O'Conner related that he told Schwarz that Departmental position is also unchanged in that there will be no interview unless the Committee relents on this position. O'Conner indicated he would keep the Bureau advised and requested that we continue with our plans to have the secretaries available for interview as Schwarz indicated he would again contact O'Conner regarding this issue.NW 88296 Docld:32989588 Page 216
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Airtel1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar5/23/75To: SAC, Atlanta1 - Mr. S. F. PhillipsFrom: Director, FBI (62-116395)PERSONAL ATTENTIONSENSTUDY 75Enclosed for immediate hand delivery to former SA Alan G. Sentinella is an original and one copy of a statement he voluntarily dictated to a Bureau secretary 5/21/75 and which was transcribed subsequent to Sentinella's departure from Washington, D. C.For your information, Sentinella has indicated a desire to review this statement and make any necessary corrections, after which he will furnish you a copy for forwarding to the Bureau which should be by cover airtel immediately after Sentinella makes it available. Direct airtel to Attention, INTD - W. O. Cregar.EnclosureSFP:ekw(6)NOTE: The statement involved concerns Sentinella's testimony before an Executive Session of the Senate Select Committee 5/21/75, contents of which testimony Sentinella indicated to S. F. Phillips of the Senstudy 75 Project he (Sentinella) desired to make available to the Bureau.![ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED]![EX 104]![MAILED & MAY 28 1975]![5 MAY 27 1975]
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# UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTMemorandumTO: Mr. W. R. WannallFROM: W. O. CregarSUBJECT: SENSTUDY - 751 - Mr. J. B. Adams1 - Mr. T. J. JenkinsDATE: 5/23/751 - Each Assistant Director1 - Mr. W. O. CregarReference is made to my memorandum dated 5/19/75 which attached a copy of a letter to the Attorney General dated 5/14/75, from Senator Frank Church, Chairman, United States Senate Select Committee (SSC) with appendices A thru D. The memorandum noted the ambiguous nature of some of the SSC requests and that Mr. K. William O'Conner, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, who is the Department of Justice coordinator for SSC matters, is presently negotiating the 5/14/75 requests with the SSC Staff.Even though the negotiations are still under way, we believe that ultimately we will be required to provide substantial responses to the 5/14/75 requests. To this end we have begun to gather together the necessary data from our files in anticipation of the substantial responses we will be required to prepare. The various requests set forth in the May 14, letter have been analyzed and specific assignments made to prepare responses. The primary assignments have been made to representatives of several Sections of the INTD. It is anticipated that in some circumstances it will be necessary for these INTD representatives to convey requests for information and material to other Divisions. When such action is necessary contact will be effected through the designated representatives of the other Headquarters Divisions. A list of such other Divisional representatives is maintained by the SENSTUDY Staff on the basis of designations made to assist in previous SSC requests, and is set forth below.| DIVISION         | REPRESENTATIVE   | EXTENSION || ---------------- | ---------------- | --------- || 1-Identification | James T. Stewart | 4219      || 2-Training       | James E. Reilly  | 4132      || 3-Administrative | Fred Woodworth   | 4132      |62-116395EWL/SFP:cmc(17)
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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. WannallRe: SENSTUDY - 7562-1163954-Files and Communications Homer R. Hauer 48706-General Investigative J. William Hines 42767-Laboratory John P. Wilgus 372434638-External Affairs David L. Divan 25359-Special Investigative John E. McHale 252510-Inspection Fred Griffith 283011-Legal Paul V. Daly 254212-Computer Systems Charles D. Neudorfer 3635The listed individuals are considered to be thepermanent representatives to the SENSTUDY project and will bethe primary points of contact within the respective Divisions.It is requested that any Division desiring to change the abovedesignations promptly advise SENSTUDY project on extension 4636.ACTION:None except where necessary to redesignate Divisionrepresentatives.
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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10MAY 1962 EDITIONGSA GEN. REG. NO. 275010-106UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT# MemorandumTO: Mr. J. B. AdamsDATE: 5/22/75FROM: Legal CounselSUBJECT: SENSTUDY 75On 5/21/75, Andy Smith, Supervisor in our Birmingham Office, called Deputy Assistant Director Herington and advised that former SA Robert R. Nichols (EOD: 1/6/47; retired: 5/12/72) had been contacted by the Senate Select Committee for interview. Smith connected Nichols through to Herington, at which time Nichols advised that about ten days ago Lester Seidel of the Senate Select Committee had contacted him. At that time, Nichols was going to Oklahoma City, and has just recently returned home to Birmingham. Nichols stated that at one time he was the case agent in the Atlanta Office on the Martin Luther King investigation, and it was presumed this was the subject matter of the proposed interview.Nichols was advised that the decision as to whether he would consent to interview was entirely his to make. He was reminded that he had signed a secrecy agreement, and was reminded of the provisions of AG Order 501-73 requiring prior authority from the appropriate Departmental official prior to a current or former employee furnishing information he acquired during the course of his employment. He was also advised that he had a right to be represented by a personal attorney if he desired and that he had all the constitutional rights available to him, the same as any citizen. He was further told that if he desired to have an FBI representative available, but not present during the interview, he could so request, noting that the purpose of the FBI representative would be to counsel him concerning sensitive areas which might be explored.It was emphasized to Nichols that the FBI would not and could not recommend the course of action he should take and that the decision with regard to this interview was entirely his to make.# RECOMMENDATION:For information.1. Mr. Adams2. Mr. Wannall3. Mr. Phillips4. Mr. Mintz5. Mr. Hotis6. Mr. HeringtonJH:mtm-
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Mr. David E. Todd20 Cozzolino DriveMillbrae, CA 94030DirectorFederal Bureau of Investigation9th and Pennsylvania AvenueWashington, DC 20535Attention:.Office of the Legal Counsel![U.S. Postal Service stamp, postmarked May 19, 1975]![Christmas 10c US stamp, featuring a depiction of a man on skis, along with text relating to multiple sclerosis]![Handwritten annotation stating 'ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED BY R. ALMYER, DATE: 2-5-07']NW 88296 Docld:32989588 Page 221
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5-19-75Attention:Jack HarringtonOffice of the Legal CounselRemytelcall 5/16/75David E. ToddSenstuly-'75'ENCLOSUREALL INFORMATION CONTAINEDHEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEDDATE 1-25-01 BY![signature]![signature]file62116395![signature] 62-116393-16117 MAY 21 1975LEGAL 19OUNSEL84 JUN 3 1975. CC 67-177553(David Todd)NW 88296 Docld:32989588′ Page 222COPY RETAINED INPERSONNEL RECORDS UNITPERS. REC. UNITReeves
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May 19, 197520 Cozzolino DriveMillbrae, CA 94030Mr. Lester B. SeidelInvestigatorSelect Committee to StudyGovernment Operations withRespect to Intelligence ActivitiesRoom 2308Building 302 - Dirkson BuildingWashington, DC 20510Dear Mr. Seidel:Reference is made to your telephone call to me on May 16, 1975, in which you advised that the Committee was gathering facts concerning the FBI's various CoIntelPros and in particular, you were looking into the CoIntelPro having to do with the Black Panthers. You inquired if I recalled a letter, which had been made public, dated May 11, 1970, from the Director, FBI, to the SAC, San Francisco, which suggested disruptive techniques against the Black Panthers and which mentioned spurious police or FBI reports. I advised you I had no first hand recollection of having seen such a document at that time, but that I had read a recent news item describing such a document.You also indicated an interest in the theoretical question as to whether intelligence functions should be divorced from enforcement functions in order to avoid the dilemma of disclosure versus dismissal, and you suggested that my views on this might be helpful in educating the Committee.For your information, I entered on duty as a Special Agent on January 5, 1942, and retired from the Bureau on December 3, 1971. During the two years immediately preceding my retirement I served as supervisor of a squad of agents which investigated, among other matters, violations and alleged violations of law by the Black Panthers. The only information I have concerning the Black Panthers was learned as a direct result of my official duties. I have made no independent study of them, nor do I have any personal files or written material, either official or otherwise, relating to them.Since speaking with you, I have reviewed Executivo Order $501-73 (28 C.F.R.SS 16.21, 16.22 and 16.23) which specifies that no employee or former employee of the Department of Justice shall produce any material contained in the files of the Department
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Mr. Lester B. SeidelMay 19, 1975Page -2-nor shall he disclose any information acquired in the performanceof his official duties without prior approval of the AttorneyGeneral or appropriate Departmental official.From this, I must conclude that I am prohibited from furnishingyou or the Committee any information along the lines requestedby you unless appropriate authority to do so has first beengiven by an authorized representative of the Departmentof Justice.Very truly yours,![Signature of DAVID E. TODD]DAVID E. TODDcc: Director,Federal Bureau of Investigation9th and Pennsylvania AvenueWashington, DC 20535SACFederal Bureau of Investigation450 Golden Gate AvenueSan Francisco, CA 94102
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# UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTMemorandumTO: Mr. J. B. AdamsFROM: Legal CounselSUBJECT: SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIESDATE: 3/20/75I received by hand delivery from the Department at 3:06 p.m. on March 20, 1975, the attached copy of a letter from Senator Church to the Attorney General dated March 19, 1975, with its enclosed list of requests being made by the Committee.Senator Church requests that the documents involved be supplied to the committee at the earliest opportunity. A review of the requests revealed that the Intelligence Division would have the principal interest in all except request III, A and C, which would be of interest to the Administrative Division. The last item appearing under V, B should be available only through the Criminal Division of the Department or the Attorney General's office.RECOMMENDATIONS:1. That the Intelligence Division and the Administrative Division review the attached request for FBI materials to determine whether we may make a full response to the requests.2. That the required materials be prepared for submission to the Committee and any difficulties be made known at the earliest possible date.62-116395Enc.1 - Mr. Wannall - Enc.1 - Mr. Walsh - Enc.1 - Mr. Farrington - Enc.1 - Mr. Hotis - Enc.1 - Mr. Mintz - Enc.JAM:mfd8 4 JUN 3 1975
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# FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMANJOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMANHILIP A. HART, инск,HOWARD H. BAKER JR., TEΝΝ.VALTER F. MONDE, MI!DAPRY GOLDWATER, AR'Z,YALTER D. HIDDLESTON, KY.CHARLLS MCC. MATHIAS, JR.; MD.OGEI-T MORGAN, N.C.RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.DARY HART, COLO,WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR## United States SenateSELECT COMMITTEE TOSTUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITHRESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, 94TH CONGRESS)WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510March 19, 1975The Honorable Edward H. Levi.The Attorney GeneralWashington, D. C. 20530Dear Mr. Attorney General:On behalf of the Senate Select Committee To Study Governmental Operations With Respect To Intelligence Activities, Senator Tower and. I want to thank you for the opportunity we had on February 26, 1975, to discuss the work of the Committee. I want to express my personal. appreciation for your willingness to assist the Committee to meet its responsibilities under the mandate of S. Res. 21. I believe we are in agreement that the work of the Committee should proceed as expeditiously as possible.Toward that end we are seeking initial documentation from various agencies whose activities fall within the mandate given us by the Senate. Enclosed with this letter is a copy of an initial request for documents relating to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which has been previously discussed with staff representatives of the Bureau. With the unanimous approval of the Committee, I respectfully request that the documents be supplied to the Committee at the earliest opportunity.We expect to make similar initial requests for documents to other parts of your Department that fall under the mandate of S. Res. 21.I trust that our respective staffs will continue to work together in the spirit of mutual cooperation which we both recognize is necessary to ensure a thorough and expeditious investigation.With kind regards,Sincerely,Frank ChurchChairman62-116395-160ENCLOSUREALL INFORMATION CONTAINEDHEREIN 12 UNCLASSIFIED.DATENW 88296 Docld:32989588 Page 226![OFFICE OF THE ATTONNY GENERAL Has 19 1975 FEDALE]
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# FIRST REQUEST FOR FBI DOCUMENTSI. Legal AuthoritiesAll memoranda discussing the legal authority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to (1) investigate internal security matters, (2) collect intelligence information, and (3) engage in counter-intelligence activities; together with copies of all constitutional and statutory provisions, executive orders, presidential directives, Attorney General opinions and memoranda, and any other materials asserted as sources of such authority.II. Jurisdictional AgreementsAll delimitations agreements, jurisdictional agreements, agreements for coordination, and memoranda or understanding, between the FBI and any other Federal departments or agencies, insofar as they pertain to internal security, intelligence collection, and/or counter-intelligence matters, operations, or activities.III. OrganizationA. A detailed current organizational chart reflecting all divisions, sections, branches, and units of the FBI, and the subject matters assigned to each by generic and numerical designation.B. A list of names, titles, and offices of assignment of all Intelligence Division personnel at FBI Headquarters, down to and including unit chiefs, together with the number of personnel below the level of unit chief categorized by unit or other office of assignment.C. At the field level, the titles and the number of FBI field office agents as agents assigned to internal security, intelligence collection, and/or counter-intelligence matters, operations, or activities, together with the percentage of total agent man-hours devoted to such matters, operations, and activities.![ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN ICCCIFIED DATE 1-25-01 BY redacte]![redacted numbers]NW 88296 Docld:32989588 Page 227
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-FIRST REQUEST FO FBI DOCUMENTSRage two## IV. Policies and ProceduresA. The table of contents of the FBI Manual of Instructions, and those portions of the Manual of Instructions which pertain to internal security, intelligence collection, and/or counter-intelligence matters, operations, or activities.B. The table of contents of the FBI Manual of Pules and Regulations, and those portions of the Manual of Rules and Regulations which pertain to internal security, intelligence collection, and/or counter-intelligence matters, operations, or activities.## V. Studies and ReportsA. The Special Report of the Interagency Committee on Intelligence (Ad Hoc), dated June., 1970.B. The original report on COINTELPRO activities prepared by the Committee headed by Assistant Attorney General Henry Petersen.
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# UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTMemorandum: Mr. J. B. AdamsDATE: 5-15-75FROM : Legal CounselSUBJECT: SENSTUDY 75The purpose of this memorandum is to advise that the Department has named Deputy Assistant Attorney General K. William O'Connor of the Civil Rights Division to be responsible for their responses to Congressional Committee requests.At the request of Assistant to the Deputy Attorney General Robert McDermott, SA Paul V. Daly and Inspector John B. Hotis attended a meeting with Deputy Assistant Attorney General K. William O'Connor, Assistant to the Attorney General Jack Fuller, and Assistant to the Deputy Attorney General Robert McDermott. McDermott announced at the meeting that O'Connor was taking control of the Departmental responses to the Congressional Committees. He noted that the Department has been having some problems keeping track of and inconsistencies in its responses to the various Congressional Committees. Mr. O'Connor was generally briefed as to the status of our responses to Congressional requests and to the Rockefeller Commission. He requested, however, that he be briefed in a more detailed manner in the immediate future.ACTION: For information.1 - Mr. Adams1 - Mr. Wannall1- Mr. W. O. Cregar1 - Mr. Mintz1 - Mr. Hotis1 - Mr. Daly
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# UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTMemorandumTO : MR. W. R. WANNALLFROM : MR. W. O. CREGARSUBJECT : SENSTUDY 751 - Mr. J. B. Adams1 - Mr. J. A. MintzDATE: May 8, 19751 - Mr. J. B. Hotis1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall1 - Mr. W. O. CregarThis memorandum reports the results of a meeting between representatives of the Senate Select Committee (SSC) Staff and Bureau officials at Quantico, Virginia, on the evening of 5/5/75.On 5/5/75 Mr. John Elliff, who heads the task force of the SSC looking into the FBI, met with officials of the Bureau at Quantico. Elliff was accompanied by Mark Gitenstein and Mary DeOreo. FBI officials present were Assistant Director W. R. Wannall, Inspectors Thomas W. Leavitt, Hunter E. Helgeson, and John B. Hotis as well as Section Chief William O. Cregar.At the outset of the meeting, Mr. Elliff provided the Bureau representatives with a memorandum the subject of which was entitled "Intelligence Division Position Paper on Jurisdiction," dated 2/13/75, copy of which is attached. Elliff's memorandum contained a series of questions along with the rationale for these questions which provided the basis for the Quantico meeting. We are not considering these questions a formal request from the Select Committee. Mr. Elliff and the Staff of the Select Committee are aware that formal responses that the Bureau might be expected to provide the Committee can only be predicated on written requests to the Attorney General (AG) from Senator Frank Church or the Committee's Chief Counsel.It is noted that under paragraph one of Elliff's memorandum he notes the Committee has not been supplied the following documents.(1) A position paper dated 7/31/72.(2) Appendices I, J, K, M, and P to the Intelligence Division "Paper on Jurisdiction" dated 2/13/75.62-116395Enclosure / ENCLOSUREWOC:ekw(6)