Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# Office Memorandum  • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.TO : A. H. BelmontFROM : W. A. BraniganSUBJECT: (BUREAU INFORMANT 200) - Poline1 - Belmont1 - Branigan1 - Litrento.1 - SchweppeDATE: 4-21-58![signature]ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEDDATE 10/21/02(Bureau Informant 200) is the symbol number designated for information furnished by CIA to the Bureau from its coverage of mail going to and from the (USSR) This designation was approved in your memorandum to Mr. Boardman dated 2-6-58. That memo pointed out the willingness of CIA to furnish us any information obtained from this coverage which we felt would be of interest to us. That memo recommended that Liaison effect arrangements with CIA so that we could review information obtained from that coverage.CIA is furnishing us with certain of the results of the SFIC coverage of Soviet mail under the caption "Project Hunter." Each report received is labeled with a report number, for example, Hunter Report # 19The reports received are reviewed in the (Soume) Unit. When the information fails to indicate which Section or Unit would have a logical interest in the report, the names involved will be searched for identifiable information. When we can locate no such information, a case will be opened if deemed warranted. The objectives of those investigations will be the identification of persons of pro-Soviet sympathies whose dealings with the (Russians) are of a security or intelligence interest, the identification of those individuals who might present logical "hostage" possibilities which could be exploited by the Soviets and the identification of any (Soviet) individual in the U.S. who has indicated weakness or dissatisfaction, a situation which the Bureau might exploit for defection or double agent purposes.Investigations in the field would include a check of office indices and logical sources and informants in order to establish the subject's background, activities, sympathies and the strategic character of his employment. This could culminate in recommendations for interview to clarify certain points not established by investigation and to determine whether the present activities of the subject are inimical to the best interests of the U.S., provided available information does not dictate against such interview and provided the interview can be conducted without compromising (Bureau Informant 200)Information from (Bureau Informant 200) would be forwarded to the field, personal attention SAC, utilizing the following or similar phraseology: "Information has been received from Bureau Informant 200)"![handwritten notes]
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Memorandum to Mr. BelmontRe: BUREAU INFORMANT 200105-67845a most sensitive and reliable source, indicating that John Doe has been in direct contact with...... "The contents of the *Hunter Report* should then be summarized as necessary and paraphrased. Following the reporting of information found in Bufiles on the subject, and instructions regarding the investigation to be conducted a paragraph as follows should also be added: "You are being cautioned that information obtained from Bureau Informant 200 is not to be disseminated outside the Bureau and should not be set forth in any investigative reports. Information from this informant should be utilized for lead purposes. only. You must avoid any statement concerning the scope of the coverage in effect. in this instance and under no circumstances is the subject or any unauthorized person to become aware that we have knowledge of his contact with a person in Russia)"In those instances where an opened or closed case file an aJFK person mentioned in a *Hunter Report* is located at the Bureau, the *Hunter Report* will be forwarded to the appropirate Section Chief or Supervisor for his information and any action he deems necessary. Said Supervisor might desire to advise the field in the manner-described above or place a brief, paraphrased version of the *Hunter Report* into the subject's main file for information purposes.RECOMMENDATION:In view of the extreme sensitivity of this source, the knowledge of the same is to be confined to a need-to-know basis. Therefore, within the Domestic Intelligence Division the Section Chiefs of the Nationalities and Intelligence Section, the Internal Security Section, and the Subversive Control. Section will be advised of the above procedure for their personal information. All supervisors in the Espionage Section will also be informed of this procedure.
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# MemorandumTO: MR. A. H. BELMONTDATE: March 10, 1961FROM: MR. D. E. MOOREcc Mr. ParsonsMr. ConradMr. BelmontMr. D. E. MooreMr. BraniganMr. W. D. StewartSUBJECT: HUNTER P:ESPIONAGE - RALL INFORMATION CONTAINEDHEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEDDATE 10/26/00 BYHunter is CIA's sensitive project involving the review of mail going to the (Soviet Union). CIA makes available to us results of their analysis relative to this project.On 3-9-61 during a conference on Soviet illegal espionage activities between Special Agents (Papich, Litrento, Duckett and and Messrs. Angleton, Horton and Hunt) of CIA, we were advised that CIA has now established a laboratory in New York in connection with this project which can examine correspondence for secret writing, micro dots and possibly codes. We said the laboratory is fully equipped and they would be glad to make its facilities available to us if at any time we desire an examination of this nature to be made in NYC and time was of the essence and would not permit the material to be brought to our Laboratory in Washington, D.C. We expressed our appreciation for the offer and said that in the event we desired to utilize their laboratory, we would contact them.ACTION: For information.DEM:td.(7).![signature]![signature]![note about Hunter]![signature]REC-22 (105-93589-25)
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-0-14f (Rev. 10-16-70)# SECRET# ROUTE IN ENVELOPEFederal Bureau of InvestigationMarch 10, 1972DirectorCentral Intelligence AgencyWashington, D. C. 20505BY CIA COURIERATTENTION: Deputy Director for Plans, JAMES ANGLETONRE: HUNTER PROJECTDear Sir:1.  For your information, I am enclosing communications which may be of interest to you.2.  It will be appreciated if you will have the investigation conducted as requested in the enclosed memorandum and furnish the results.3.  No further investigation is contemplated with regard to this matter. REC-504.  You will be advised of the pertinent developments in connection with this inquiry.5.  Please note change in caption of this case.6.  Status of case: Completed IncompleteGROUP 1Excluded from automatio downgrading and declassificationVery truly yours,John Edgar HooverDirector.SECRETReference is made to your special notation on Hunter Report No. 27,226, Item 72A13AM.Attached is a list of types of traffic we would like to receive.ENCLOSURE
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# SECRETROUTE IN LOPE[1 - M. 3. Triplett1 - W. 0. Cregar]March 10, 1972RE: PROJECT HUNTERWe are in the process of reviewing the Watch List and will advise you of additions and deletions. The following types of traffic have been of assistance and continue to be of interest to us:1. Current and former [Soviet] exchange students, visitors, researchers and scientists.2. Current and former [Soviet] official visitors.3. Current and former [Soviet] nonofficial visitors whose U.S contacts are subversive, would be of interest to the Soviets because of their access to classified data or are in a position to be of assistance to the Soviets4. U.S. exchange students, researchers and persons who have been in the USSR with American exhibitions and delegations.5. Current and former U.S. students and researchers in the USSR who do not come under official East-West Exchange Program. This does not include the short-term student tours but does Include individuals who are in the USSR for some time. We would, of course, like to receive any traffic on individuals who are there for a short time if they have been sponsored by subversive organizations and subversive individuals or have received special invitations or special treatment from the Soviets6. We have no interest in the hundreds of legitimate travelers who visit the USSR) on regular tours or go to see relatives. We do have an interest in travel and contacts involving persons on the Watch List; known communists, New Left activists, extremists and other subversives; suspected and known espionage agents; individuals known to be of interest to the Soviets because of their specialized knowledge or work on classified matters; individuals who appear to have been compromised, and persons who meet with Soviets connected with organizations known to specialize in propaganda of in obtaining information regarding the U.S.7. Communist Party and front organizations (such as [American Russian Institute, National Council of American-Soviet Friendship] and Ukrainian News), extremist and New Left organizations.105-93089M.E. Triplett(4)(10)-931-96)Original to CIA, Att'n James Angleton by downgrading and declassificationCIA courier 3-10-72.SECRET CUREGROUP 1Excluded from automatio
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SECRET8. Protest and peace organizations, such as People's Coalition for Peace and Justice, National Peace Action Committee and Yomen's Strike for Peace.9. Communists, Trotskyites and members of other Marzist-Leninist, subversive and extremist groups, such as the Black Panthers, White Panthers, Black Nationalist and Liberation groups, Venceremos Brigade, Venceremos Organization, Weathermen, Progressive-Labor Party, Worker's Student Alliance, Students for a Democratic Society, Resist, Revolutionary Union and other New Left groups. This would include persons sympathetic to the (Soviet Union, North Korea, North Vietnam and Red China.) Far East10. (Cubans and pro-Castro) individuals in the U.S.11. Traffic to and from (Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) showing anti-U.S. or subversive sympathies.12. Contacts with the (Soviet Red Cross), particularly those nade or received by individuals.13. (Soviet Committee for Cultural Relations with Compatriots Abroad) (contacts with emigres and emigre organizations in U.S.).14. Traffic between U.S. nationals and aliens in the J.S. with individuals attending such institutions as the (Central Komsomol School and Friendship) University. This would include any aliens in the U.S. who have previously been in the (USSR) as students.NOTE: Above sent in answer to special notation on Hunter Report 27,226, Item 72A13AM ((105-67845-38542)) reading as follows: "Your 30 October 1962 statement of HUNTER Project requirements does not cover contacts such as the one reflected in attached item. Please advise whether you wish to see traffic from U.S. nationals or aliens temporarily residing in the U.S. (e.g., foreign students) to relatives or friends studying at (Friendship) University or similar institutions. You may wish to take this opportunity to review, and possibly revise, your above-cited requirements statement."Subsequent to 10-30-62 memo, there have been several oral requests for other types (Items 1,2,3,12 and 14) and "Hunter" asked us if we desired information on New Left and Black Nationalist fields on 1-15-69 and we advised them that we did. They had made a similar inquiry regarding P.O. Boxes utilized by the (Soviets by Soviet Committee for Cultural Relations with Compatriots Abroad) Hunter Report 27,226 was dated January 25, 1972, and transmittal letter was signed by James Angleton,- 2 -SECRET
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# ROUTINE IN ENVELOPEUNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SECRETMemorandumTO : Mr. E. S. MillerFROM : W. A. BraniganSUBJECT: [BUREAU INFORMANT 200]-Policy1-Mr. E. S. Miller1-Mr. J. P. Lee1-Miss M. E. TriplettDATE: February 15, 19731-Mr. Branigan10/26/00CLASSIFIED BYDECLASSIFY ON: 25X/6Mr. FeltMr. BakerMr. CallahanMr. ClevelandMr. ConradMr. GebhardtMr. JenkinsMr. MarshallMr. Miller, E.S.Mr. PurvisMr. SoyarsMr. WaltorsTele. RoomMr. KinleyMr. ArmstrongMr. BowersMr. HeringtonMs. HerwigMr. MintzMrs. Veenan[Bureau Informant 200] is the symbol number designated for information furnished on a highly confidential basis by CIA and referred to by them as "PROJECT HUNTER."Lieutenant General Vernon A. Walters, Deputy Director of CIA, has an appointment to meet with Acting Director Gray on February 16, 1973. In this connection, at 5:50 p.m., on February 15, 1973, Mr. James Angleton, Chief, Counterintelligence Staff, CIA, advised that the reason for General Walters' visit is to discuss PROJECT HUNTER. Specifically, General Walters will raise the question of the Bureau taking the PROJECT over. Angleton stated that Dr. Schlesinger, Director of CIA, had instructed Walters to meet with Mr. Gray prior to his, Schlesinger's, return from overseas planned for February 19, 1973.Commencing in January, 1958, and continuing to the present time, the Central Intelligence Agency has furnished this Bureau with the product of its highly confidential review of mail going to and coming from the USSR. Arrangements for this review were obviously worked out between the Agency and Post Office officials and we are not privy to the details.It is obvious that both incoming and outgoing mail is opened and photographed. At one time in March of 1961, we were advised that CIA had established a laboratory in New York where they could examine correspondence for secret writing, microdots, and possibly codes. At that time CIA offered to make these facilities available if we needed them. During the same approximate time, CIA advised that about 500,000 items per month passed to and from the [USSR] and about 200,000 of these items are screened. Approximately 1,200 items per month received "close scrutiny".On February 15, 1973, Mr. James Angleton advised that at the present time, he has 9 of his people in Washington working on PROJECT HUNTER, and there are 2 additional personnel working in New York, for a total of 11. Presumably, all or most of these people have [Russian] language ability. Angleton furtherCONTINUED - OVERSECRETROUTE IN ENVELOPE
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SECRETMemorandum from W. A. Branigan to Mr. E. S. MillerRE: BUREAU INFORMANT 200advised that the U. S. Postal Service had raised a question asto CIA's necessity to continue PROJECT HUNTER in view of possiblesecurity problems within the Postal Service.The Bureau has always handled PROJECT HUNTER materialon a strict need-to-know basis. The material received is handledon one desk in the Domestic Intelligence Division where it isscreened for items of possible investigative use and retention.Material of no interest is destroyed. HUNTER material can beonly transmitted to our field divisions in paraphrased formand can only be used for investigative purposes. The materialcan never be incorporated in any communication which is intendedfor dissemination outside of the Bureau. HUNTER material thatis retained is kept in a Special File Room in the Records Branchat the Identification Division Building. Periodically CIA hasbeen furnished with general guidelines as to the material whichwould be of special interest to our needs. For example, we arecurrently interested in material concerning current and formerSoviet exchange students, visitors, researchers, and scientists.[^5]We are likewise interested in Americans who are in the USSR foran appreciable period of time. We are interested in Americancommunists and other extremists who may be corresponding withpersons in the USSRWe have always considered the product from PROJECT HUNTERas valuable to our investigative interests. In this connection,it has provided us with the identities of Americans in contactwith Soviet exchange students in the United States who offer somepotential as informants regarding the Soviet students' activities.We know from highly confidential sources that a proportion ofthese students have already been recruited by one or the otherof the major Soviet Intelligence Services. We know also thatmany of the exchange students will subsequently be posted to theUnited States in some official capacity.[^5]PROJECT HUNTER has identified numerous individualsfrom the United States and from other areas of the world inattendance at the Central Komsomol School and Friendship University.[^5]CIA has permitted us to furnish them the names ofspecific individuals in whom we have an investigative interest,and this has been valuable in covering their activities. Theproduct from HUNTER has also been valuable in identifying Sovietswho plan to and later visit the United States[^5]- 2 - SECRET CONTINUED - OVER
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SECRETMemorandum from W. A. Branigan to Mr. E. S. MillerRE: BUREAU INFORMANT 200The Soviet Union is currently building up the number of trade representatives who will be assigned in various areas of the United States where we normally would not have coverage. We anticipate that PROJECT HUNTER would be valuable in providing leads for any necessary coverage of these people. (5)With the relaxation of tensions between the U. S. and the USSR the volume of correspondence has obviously increased. We do not currently know what that volume is. To the best of our knowledge, CIA has maintained this PROJECT smoothly and without hitch. It would be necessary to now examine what security problems the U. S. Postal Service is experiencing.ACTION:The above is submitted for possible use by the Acting Director for the visit of General Walters.![signature]CONFIRMED WITH GEN. WALTERS FOR 2:00 P.M.TODAY, 2-20-23![signature]![signature][DDK/DMA3]-3-SECRET
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# Memorandum ROUTE IN ENVELOPEOPTIONAL FORM NO! 10MAY 1962 EDITIONGSA GEN, REO, NO. 27UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTTO : Mr. D. J. Brennan, Jr.FROM : S. J. PapichDATE: January 16, 1969ALL INFORMATION CONTAINEDHEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEDDATE 10/26100 BYSUBJECT: BUREAU INFORMANT 200)- PolicyUTILIZATION OF SOURCE IN THENEW LEFT AND BLACK NATIONALIST FIELDSOn January 15, 1969 (Richard Ober) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), suggested to the Liaison Agent that the Bureau should-mot overlook the utilization of the Agency's Hunter project for the development of leads in the New Left and Black Nationalist fields. Ober admitted the traffic involving individuals in these areas might be light but that the Bureau might wish to give consideration to placing stops on certain key personalities.The Hunter project for which we have given the designation of Bureau Informant 200) essentially consists of specialized coverage of mail between the United States and Russia) If we have some reason to believe that one of our subject's is communicating with anybody in the (Soviet Union) it might be worthwhile to place a stop.We should bear in mind that this coverage is extremely sensitive and the handling of any matters involving (Bureau Informant 200) should conform with the ground rules which have been established. (See (Mary Triplett, extension 631, Soviet Section.)ACTION:The above information is being directed to the attention of the Internal Security Section and the Racial Intelligence Section.1 - C. D. Brennan1 - G. C. Moore1 - M. E. Triplett1 - Liaison1 - S. J. Papich18 FEB 5 1969SJP: clbStops not warranted on black extremists at this time.
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# ROUTE IN ENVELOPEUNITED STATES GOVERNMENTMemorandumTO: W. A. BranigantDATE: August 24, 1966FROM: M. E. TriplettSUBJECT: BUREAU INFORMANT 200From 8-14-65 through 8-13-66, 3028 *Hunter Reports*transmitting 6077 items were received from *Bureau Informant 200*. This is a slight increase (almost 3%) in number of items over the previous year.Although items were received on a continuous basis, the number dropped during the period of August, 1965, through January, 1966. This is believed to be due to the reorganization, transfer of personnel and change in supervision over the *Hunter Project at CIA* which was taking place during this time.From February, 1966, to the present, there has been a marked increase in number of items received. The average for the past four months has been 627 per month, whereas the average for the same period last year was 421. There has been no significant change in the type of material except that more items are being received regarding subjects on whom the source has not furnished information previously, necessitating more research. The value of this material is shown by the fact that there was an increase of 53% in number of new cases opened on the basis of information furnished by the source.Approximately 580 letters were written on information furnished by *Bureau Informant 200* during the past year. This is an increase of approximately 9% over those written the previous year. More than 260 new cases were opened and 96 cases were reopened. The majority of new cases were opened on the basis of travel to the *(USSR)* and contacts of U.S. citizens, Latin Americans and (Cubans) in the U.S. with individuals in the *(USSR)*. Information was sent to the field to assist in pending investigations and for information. In some cases, data was extracted from several items, summarized and sent to the field in one communication under more than one caption to show relationships between various subjects.An analysis of information received from the source during the past year is attached.ENCLOSURE:EX-110 (05-93087-78)END Enclosure..None. This is for your information.SEP 12 1968
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10-30-62RE: PROJECT HUNTERAfter an extensive review of 2500 Hunter Reports since our last memo captioned as above and dated 8/21/62, we have made the following observations in the interest of economy in regard to Project Hunter as it related to our Bureau and your Agency to insure time will not be unnecessarily expended by our Bureau processing unwanted material and to save your Agency the expense involved in the preparation of such material.I Traffic Which Holds No Interest:1.  (Soviet-bloc) immigrants desiring to repatriate to (USSR). These people are interviewed by INS and INS refers anything of interest to us.2.  Americans traveling to the (USSR) as such travel is permissible and several hundred people a year visit the USSR) while on tour abroad as well as Soviets returning to visit relatives. We, of course, have an interest in such travel involving people on the CIA Watch List, known Communist Party members, and suspected intelligence agents.3.  U. S. professors in Academic Research corresponding with each other. It is not likely if U. S. professor is passing any data he would identify himself at the same time.II Traffic of Specific Interest:1.  All data re (Cuba) This serves to identify pro-Castro followers in the U. S.2.  All data re U. S. (Cubans) in contact with (Cubans) attending (Friendship University in Moscow)3.  All material emanating from (Puerto Rico) of an Anti-U. S. nature and pro-Soviet4.  Data re U. S. peace groups going to (Russia) and while in(Russia)5.  Data indicating death of any U. S. Communist abroad.6.  Data re7.  Any data on
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[RE: PROJECT HUNTER]8. Any traffic from or, to U. S. Students in (Moscow) or to U. S. persons who were former students in (Moscow)9. Any traffic between U. S. persons who are with a current exposition or a previous exposition in the (USSR)